State of emergency declared by the Governor: exemptions from certain taxes, fees, and licensing or permit requirements for work performed by non-Wisconsin residents or businesses; JSCTE appendix report -
Act 84Condemnation authority: ``business entity" defined and replaces ``corporation" [Sec. 42m, 1066v-y, 1067g, r, 1092m, 1993m, 4594m] -
Act 55Eminent domain: federally financed program or project required to make additional payments in compliance with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 [Sec. 1073, 1076] -
Act 55Natural gas distribution and transmission lines constructed by natural gas public utilities: conveyance of property re condemnation; certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) from PSC required -
Act 148DETF and governing boards purchasing authority, DOA provision [Sec. 282s, 326q, 327b, d, 330n, 333r-339n, 345b-355s] [vetoed] -
Act 55LTE and part-time employee hours threshold changed re employer contribution to health insurance premiums; compensation plan salary group revisions re certain DETF executives; JCOER provision -
Act 58STAR Project adjustments to benefit programs re ``eligible employee" [Sec. 1382d-L, 1405d, 1409m, 9412 (1c)] -
Act 55WRS and DETF operations (remedial legislation) -
Act 187WRS coverage for new participating employers, election in writing required; public utility employees exclusion -
Act 174Bone marrow or organ donation: leave from employment provisions created -
Act 345Collection agency: employees may work from home under certain conditions; ``collector” and ``solicitor” definitions modified -
Act 239Epinephrine auto-injectors: physician, physician assistant, or advanced nurse practitioner may prescribe to an authorized entity, definition provisions; liability exemption for trained employees of authorized entity -
Act 35Franchisor excluded as the employer of a franchisee or employee of franchisee for specified purposes unless certain conditions are met -
Act 203Income computation for income tax purposes: exclusion for job creation sunsetted [Sec. 2124d, 2246d, 2366d] -
Act 55One day of rest in seven: employee may voluntarily choose to work without, written statement required [Sec. 3078bg, 9351 (4u)] -
Act 55Real estate practice law revisions re terminology, licensing, association with a firm, independent contractor, independent practice, time-share salespersons, and Real Estate Examining Board provisions; statute of limitation for filing an action against a real estate broker or salesperson; definition of ``employee”, UI, and emergency rules provisions -
Act 258State right to work law re labor organization membership or payments to as condition of employment prohibited, misdemeanor provision -
Act 1Substance abuse screening and testing required for certain job training and work experience programs; substance abuse treatment provision; appropriation and DCF duties [Sec. 723n, 1739, 1740, 1742, 1789, 1790, 9106 (2c)] -
Act 55UI law changes re recovery of employer UI debt under the federal Treasury Offset Program, work-share programs, and combined-wage claim determinations -
Act 86W-2 revisions re behaviors that constitute refusal to participate [Sec. 1724-1733] -
Act 55Wage subsidy not more than minimum wage: DCF and W-2 agency to negotiate with employers of persons in Transform Milwaukee Jobs Program, Transitional Jobs Program, and Trial Employment Match Program [Sec. 1721, 1743, 1744] -
Act 55Work injury supplemental benefit fund reimbursement terminated; worker's compensation operations fund and uninsured employers fund revisions, DWD duties specified [Sec. 735, 2943-2951, 2992, 2997-3018, 9351 (1), (2), 9451 (1)] -
Act 55WRS and DETF operations (remedial legislation) -
Act 187Charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations: registration and other requirements revised; DFI rules modified [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 60.01, 60.02, 60.03, 60.04, 60.05, 60.06, 60.07, 60.075, 60.08] -
Act 163State civil service revisions re hiring process, probation, reinstatement, restoration, layoffs, discipline, and just cause; grievance process for certain adverse employment actions created; discretionary merit award program created; DOA, DPM, Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection, and WERC duties; performance evaluation, employee files retention, and review of certain documents provisions; study and report required [partial veto] -
Act 150WERC unencumbered moneys in certain appropriation lapse to general fund, limited to 2015-17 fiscal biennium [Sec. 9213 (1v)] -
Act 55DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service; exempting construction of certain electric transmission lines from PSC certification -
Act 299Emission standard for residential or commercial wood stoves: DNR prohibited from promulgating a rule or enforcing a federal regulation more stringent than standard currently in effect -
Act 303Energy efficient commercial building design: DOA to provide certification for federal tax deduction [Sec. 393p] [vetoed] -
Act 55Energy savings performance contracting revisions re water conservation and metering accuracy improvement [Sec. 1949b-q] -
Act 55Industrial wind turbines: PSC to conduct review of health studies and may propose rule changes [Sec. 9136 (1j)] -
Act 55Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include -
Act 344UW Board of Regents powers and duties revised, including faculty and academic staff appointments, termination, and layoffs; EEB repealed; UW System funding provisions and financial audit required; UW--Stevens Point differential tuition; public records law re final candidates for UW System positions; ``single prime contracting" for construction projects permitted; energy conservation projects [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin -- Regents"] -
Act 55Agricultural chemical cleanup fund transfer to environmental fund [Sec. 9202 (1)] -
Act 55Brownfields grant program: matching requirement [Sec. 3975, 3976, 9350 (1)] -
Act 55Brownfields grant program: WEDC to consider DOA recommendations requirement eliminated [Sec. 3977] -
Act 55County and town conditional use permit process cannot impose a requirement preempted by federal or state law and cannot require interstate hazardous liquid pipeline operators to obtain insurance under certain conditions [Sec. 1922am, 1923e, 1936u-1938e] -
Act 55Development zone tax credits that expired repealed; research credit calculation modified [Sec. 850-853, 2119, 2124, 2125-2150, 2184-2186g, 2214-2221, 2247, 2248, 2254-2285, 2317-2322, 2340-2345, 2368-2399, 2433-2437, 2448-2453, 2467b, 2497-2504b, 3971b, 3998b-4001c, 4025b] -
Act 55Environmental impact statement for major highway project in Wood County required [Sec. 2551u] [vetoed] -
Act 55Environmental improvement fund: revisions to programs funded by; clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program modified, ``nonprofit noncommunity water system" replaced with ``serves a local governmental unit" [Sec. 53, 868q, 869, 1023, 3918, 4119-4183] -
Act 55Environmental remediation project on school district-owned property: funding provisions [Sec. 1006t, 2010e-2012m, 3395m, 3421r, t] -
Act 55Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: general obligation bonding authority increased; environmental fund provision [Sec. 636g, 870] -
Act 55Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture and sale prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug and ordinance provisions -
Act 43Pollution abatement debt service: appropriation changed to sum sufficient [Sec. 640] -
Act 55Railroad crossing: certain cargo tank motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials required to stop [Sec. 4348] -
Act 55Residual contamination after a hazardous substance cleanup: requirements revised; voluntary party liability exemption created, partial cleanup provision; DOJ, DNR, and DATCP duties -
Act 204Roark, Eugene M. ``Gene”: life, public service, and contributions to conservation efforts in the state commended upon his death [SJR68] -
JR12Inheritance by a parent who abandons a minor child prohibited; “abandoned” defined -
Act 224DOR Lottery Division employees: conflict of interest exception re employment with a vendor [Sec. 4548g, r] -
Act 55Electronic voter registration provisions created; special registration deputies eliminated and election registration officials created; testing chief inspectors permitted; further revisions re electronic voting systems, electronic voter registration list, absentee ballots, veteran ID cards, and proof of residency; Elections Commission and Ethics Commission members subject to standards of conduct for state public officials and filing statements of economic interest clarified; limit on political action committee contributions to certain segregated funds and campaign contributions for other persons established; GAB and DOT duties -
Act 261Campaign finance laws (chapter 11) revised including requiring specified entities to register with GAB and file periodic reports, contribution limits, and coordination; reconciliation provision -
Act 117Electronic voter registration provisions created; special registration deputies eliminated and election registration officials created; testing chief inspectors permitted; further revisions re electronic voting systems, electronic voter registration list, absentee ballots, veteran ID cards, and proof of residency; Elections Commission and Ethics Commission members subject to standards of conduct for state public officials and filing statements of economic interest clarified; limit on political action committee contributions to certain segregated funds and campaign contributions for other persons established; GAB and DOT duties -
Act 261GAB eliminated and replaced with an Elections Commission and an Ethics Commission; investigations, advisory opinions, and reports provisions; DOA, JCF, and JCLO duties [partial veto] -
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