Residual 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] -
Act 118Sale of heavy truck or trailer: state sales and use tax exemption for federal excise tax imposed on -
Act 361Inactive boards and councils repealed; assets, property, contracts, and pending matters provisions for certain councils and board [Sec. 77m, 93m, 100m, 108g-r, 120g, r, 125m, 126m, 148m-161m, 203p-211p, 222m, 247m, 254b-x, 272f, 320m, 328m, 396d-417r, 634m, 797m, 990r, 1065m, 1308k, m, 1700m, 2530v-2531w, 2724m, 2725m, 3482m, 3582r, 4109b, 4416g-4467r, 9101 (10j), (10k)] -
Act 55Literacy improvement and literacy development grants revised and authority transferred to DCF from the Governor; Read to Lead Development Council transferred to DCF from the Office of the Governor, membership revised, fund sunsetted [Sec. 65, 65b, 78-86, 88-93, 568, 568b, 720d, 723d, 811, 812, 1007, 1007b, 1031, 1031b, 1678m-s, 9406 (1q)] [65b, 568b, 720d, 723d, 1007b, 1031b, 1678m, r, s, 9406 (1q) -- vetoed] -
Act 55Automatic fire suppression systems for certain buildings on fairgrounds: DSPS requirement and enactment or enforcement of ordinance requiring prohibited if certain conditions are met -
Act 240Horse racing at local fairs and regulation of local fairs revised; DATCP and state aid provisions -
Act 207Birth parent whose rights were terminated: if deceased, DCF may disclose identity under certain conditions; procedure for biological parent to obtain identifying information about his or her child; requests for genetic or medical information about the birth parent does not require a physician’s statement, deceased birth parent and offspring is under age 18 provision -
Act 134Bone marrow or organ donation: leave from employment provisions created -
Act 345Child taken into custody: placement with parent of sibling who has legal custody of the sibling permitted; notification of relatives provision -
Act 101Children placed with temporary volunteer host families: DCF to establish plan using nonprofit volunteer programs, report required [Sec. 9106 (2e)] [partial veto] -
Act 55Family members prevented from visiting or communicating with resident or ward in a facility, home, or dwelling in which the resident is receiving care and services may petition court for visitation; conditions, expedited hearing, sanctions, remedies, and definition provisions -
Act 343GPS device or technology: placing on person's vehicle or obtaining information from the device re the person's movements without consent made a misdemeanor; exceptions provided -
Act 45Habitually truant pupil: notification to parent or guardian by first class mail and simultaneously by electronic communication permitted -
Act 52Reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions re participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities and permanency planning for children 14 years of age or older: incorporating federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act changes into the Children’s Code and Juvenile Justice Code -
Act 128Representation and distribution of nude child: criminal penalty exception for parents does not apply when the purpose is for sexual arousal, gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary gain -
Act 370School accountability report performance categories replaced with letter grades and other revisions; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties revised; UW--Madison Value-Added Research Center to approve alternative examinations a school may consider; waiver requirement and JCF duties [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under “School – Evaluation and testing”] -
Act 55Veterans home: parent of armed forces member who died while serving is eligible to be a resident [Sec. 1458] -
Act 55Child and family support obligations: public employee income continuation insurance and duty disability benefits may be assigned for support or arrearage payments [Sec. 1401, 1473, 1782, 4252, 4605-4607, 9306 (2)] -
Act 55Child or family support income withholding orders; deferred prosecution agreements re domestic abuse surcharge and GPS surcharge; certain DCF and DHS appropriations modified; home visitation program grants; references to Milwaukee County by population -
Act 172Children First program eligibility criteria modified re residency -
Act 331DCF to certify to DOR delinquent payments of centralized receipt and disbursement fees owed re persons not receiving child support agency services [Sec. 1852] -
Act 55Financial institutions required to honor a notice of levy or request to enforce a lien in favor of other states re child support [Sec. 1849-1851] -
Act 55Termination of child and spousal support enforcement services by DCF [Sec. 1762m] -
Act 55Uniform Interstate Family Support Act: effective date of amendments changed -
Act 82Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity: filing fee eliminated for actions brought by certain entities [Sec. 4613] -
Act 55Agricultural loan guarantee programs administered by WHEDA revised -
Act 316Farm tractor may be operated on highway without being registered with DOT for special occasions, parade purposes, antique vehicle clubs, or occasional personal use [Sec. 4329m] -
Act 55Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle) operated or transported on highways: regulations revised re lighting, marking, width, weight, no-fee permit, sales, and definition of farm tractor -
Act 232Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle) revisions re definitions, highway weight limit exceptions, no-fee permits, width limitations, length limit, height limit, tracks that will not injure the highway, farm equipment sales, and STH bridges; DOT directed to not prepare certain report -
Act 15Special interest vehicle hauling restrictions revised re motor trucks or truck tractors and transporting property for hire -
Act 324Vehicle size and weight limit permit revisions re I 39 corridor and I 41 corridor; DOT duties; specific highway information signs provision -
Act 360Seasonal weight limit exception for vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting agricultural crops on highways: dates modified; DOT appendix report not required -
Act 235Producer led watershed protection grants created, emergency rule provision [Sec. 485, 2629, 9102 (2)] -
Act 55UW Board of Regents’ authority over agricultural land expanded; Building Commission and UW—Madison provisions -
Act 230Arts Board funding increased to match federal aids to individuals and organizations -
Act 377Child welfare services and juvenile delinquency-related federal funds: limits on DCF use of the funds eliminated [Sec. 722, 1701] -
Act 55Dietetic internship program established under the WIC program; federal moneys, DHS duties, and FTE position provisions -
Act 276Family planning and related preventive health services: DHS to apply for federal grants and distribute funds to the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and other entities under certain conditions -
Act 151Federal moneys received by DWD transferred to LIRC re unemployment administration and equal rights functions (remedial legislation) -
Act 194Oil overcharge funds, federal: program governing expenditures eliminated [Sec. 87, 793] -
Act 55Poison control system: federal matching funds [Sec. 4109d] -
Act 55St. Croix Valley Business Incubator: WEDC grant to the River Valley Economic Development Corporation, federal moneys provision [Sec. 3977m] -
Act 55Liquid manure transported along highway rights-of-way: utility permit and driveway permit requirements created; penalty and appeal provisions -
Act 231Revised Uniform Partnership Act adopted, with modifications -
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