Wisconsin Legislature: LeMahieu, Sen. Devin (9th Sen.Dist.; R)

Election law revisions re write-in candidate registration, reconvening of board of canvassers to count absentee and provisional ballots, caucus used to nominate certain candidates, date an ordinance or resolution must be submitted to electors at the next election, affixing a sticker to a ballot, and a school board referendum - SB121

Election recount revisions re fees - AB124

Election recount revisions re fees - SB96

Electioneering at a retirement home or residential care facility on day when special voting deputies are scheduled to be present prohibited - AB240

Electioneering at a retirement home or residential care facility on day when special voting deputies are scheduled to be present prohibited - SB161

Electronic voter registration provisions created; special registration deputies eliminated and election registration officials created; testing chief inspectors permitted; further revisions re electronic voting systems, absentee ballots, and proof of residency; GAB and DOT duties - AB389

Electronic voter registration provisions created; special registration deputies eliminated and election registration officials created; testing chief inspectors permitted; further revisions re electronic voting systems, absentee ballots, and proof of residency; GAB and DOT duties - SB295

GAB eliminated and replaced with an Elections Commission and an Ethics Commission; investigations, advisory opinions, and reports provisions; DOA and JCF duties - SB294

Income tax and sales tax field audit revisions re notification, deadline for determinations, and statistical sampling; definition and administrative rule provisions - AB219

JSCTE eliminated - AB641

JSCTE eliminated - SB502

Kinship care payments denied based on arrest or conviction record: petitioning DCF for hearing permitted - AB282

Kinship care payments denied based on arrest or conviction record: petitioning DCF for hearing permitted - SB202

Legislator prohibited from concurrently holding office as county executive - SB707

Maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways increased - AB27

Maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways increased - SB26

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services - AB664

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services - SB591

Motorboat towing a person on water skis: restrictions on operating modified re mirror - SB180

Municipal budgets: publication notice requirement for certain actions modified - SB310

Photo ID cards issued by local governments can only be used for government employment purposes and may not be used for voting, registration for voting, or to obtain public benefits - SB533

Physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers authorized to provide information for or certify that a person with disabilities is eligible for certain DNR hunting and fishing approvals - AB112

Physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers authorized to provide information for or certify that a person with disabilities is eligible for certain DNR hunting and fishing approvals - SB88

Private campgrounds: immunity from civil liability - AB174

Private campgrounds: immunity from civil liability - SB131

Raffle regulations revised re alternate raffle, tickets, and number of raffles; DOA authority removed - AB14

Raffle regulations revised re alternate raffle, tickets, and number of raffles; DOA authority removed - SB8

Real estate transfer fee return: person who conveys real property required to file even if the conveyance is exempt from the fee, exemption provision - SB279

Revised Uniform Partnership Act adopted, with modifications - AB837

Revised Uniform Partnership Act adopted, with modifications - SB657

Sales tax holiday on specific days in August and on certain products created; exception and DOR provisions; JSCTE appendix report - AB781

Sales tax holiday on specific days in August and on certain products created; exception and DOR provisions; JSCTE appendix report - SB627

Shoreland zoning standards codified re setbacks for ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and proposed principal structures with certain exemptions; prohibition on the regulation of nonconforming structures expanded; impervious surface area regulations provision - AB603

Shoreland zoning standards codified re setbacks for ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and proposed principal structures with certain exemptions; prohibition on the regulation of nonconforming structures expanded; impervious surface area regulations provision - SB477

Sick leave eliminated for state senators and representatives to the Assembly - SB183

Small claims court fee increased - AB139

Small claims court fee increased - SB114

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB756

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - SB550

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - SB433

State and local construction project contracts: preference to bidder that ensures the percentage of employees are Wisconsin residents is at least the same percentage as neighboring state’s hiring of state residents requirement - SB373

Statute of limitations for second-degree or third-degree sexual assault - AB252

Statute of limitations for second-degree or third-degree sexual assault - SB170

Subsidized guardianship payments re CHIPS: eligibility expanded to include person with significant emotional relationship with the child or the child’s family; conditions specified; DCF duties - AB339

Subsidized guardianship payments re CHIPS: eligibility expanded to include person with significant emotional relationship with the child or the child’s family; conditions specified; DCF duties - SB253

Trespassing while armed on any technical college or UW System campus building or grounds: exemption from law prohibiting persons with a license to carry a concealed weapon from carrying a weapon on campus; similar provision in administrative code repealed [Admin.Code UWS 18.10] - AB480

Trespassing while armed on any technical college or UW System campus building or grounds: exemption from law prohibiting persons with a license to carry a concealed weapon from carrying a weapon on campus; similar provision in administrative code repealed [Admin.Code UWS 18.10] - SB363

Unpaid income or sales taxes: interest does not accrue while taxpayer is subject to a DOR audit; interest rate on amount past due, but not delinquent, reduced over time - AB226

Variable rate loan revisions re interest rate - SB127

Whistling Straits, the Kohler Company, and Herbert Kohler, Jr. congratulated for hosting the 97th Annual PGA Championship on August 10-16, 2015 - SJR48

WRS annuity: determination using the three highest annual earnings periods changed to five highest; JSCRS appendix report - SB328

WRS minimum retirement age increased; JSCRS appendix report - SB329

Abandoned U.S. savings bonds: escheat provisions created; DOR duties - AB721

Abandoned U.S. savings bonds: escheat provisions created; DOR duties - SB603

Actions against financial institutions prohibited re offers, promises, agreements, or commitments not in writing; definitions and conditions provisions - SB103

Adverse possession against real property owned by the state or a political subdivision prohibited - AB459

Adverse possession against real property owned by the state or a political subdivision prohibited - SB314

Animal lawfully shot by a youth but not killed: adult or hunting mentor permitted to kill the animal at the request of the youth - SB444

Approved high capacity well: additional approval not required for replacement, reconstruction, or transfer; notifying DNR required - SB239

Assessor’s certification: DOR authority to suspend - SB431

Barns used principally for social events and built before 1965: exemption from building code requirements under certain conditions; DSPS duties - AB947

Barns used principally for social events and built before 1965: exemption from building code requirements under certain conditions; DSPS duties - SB742

Broadband infrastructure: PSC duties imposed re expansion grant program, underserved areas, promotion of economic development, model ordinance, and certification as a Broadband Forward! community - AB820

Broadband infrastructure: PSC duties imposed re expansion grant program, underserved areas, promotion of economic development, model ordinance, and certification as a Broadband Forward! community - SB699

Care management organizations: DHS may contract with a county or long-term care district to operate outside their geographic area; disposition of property and assets upon dissolution of a long-term care district; federal waiver and creation of nonstock, nonprofit corporation or service insurance corporation provisions; OCI duties - AB856

Care management organizations: DHS may contract with a county or long-term care district to operate outside their geographic area; disposition of property and assets upon dissolution of a long-term care district; federal waiver and creation of nonstock, nonprofit corporation or service insurance corporation provisions; OCI duties - SB687

Charitable 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] - AB778

Charitable 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] - SB631

Class ``A” beer retailers and brewers authorized to sell beer in growlers, definition provision - SB283

Commercial radio and television station property: sales and use tax exemption modified, motor vehicle provision; JSCTE appendix report - AB716

Commercial radio and television station property: sales and use tax exemption modified, motor vehicle provision; JSCTE appendix report - SB590

Corr.Dept to charge a fee to probationers, parolees, and persons on extended supervision who are placed with the county pending disposition of revocation proceedings; reimbursement to counties provisions modified - AB522

Corr.Dept to charge a fee to probationers, parolees, and persons on extended supervision who are placed with the county pending disposition of revocation proceedings; reimbursement to counties provisions modified - SB389

Corrections System Formulary Board created in Corr.Dept re therapeutic alternate drug selections in the state correctional system - SB84

CPA certificate applicant requirements revised; Accounting Examining Board to research establishing continuing education requirements by rule, report required; administrative rule revisions re updating practices and standards [Admin.Code Accy 1.001, 1.002, 1.003, 1 subch II (title), 1.101, 1.102, 1.201, 1.202, 1.301, 1.302, 1.401, 1.404, 1.405, 2 (title), 2 subch I (title), 2.001, 2.002, 2 subch II (title), 2.101 (note), 2.101, 2 subch III (title), 2.202, 2 subch IV (title), 2.305, 2 subch V (title), 2.401, 2 subch VI (title), 2.501, 3 (title), 3 subch I (title), 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.055, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3 subch II (title), 3.11, 3 subch III (title), 4 (title), 4 subch I, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.035, 4.037, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4 subch II, 5 (title), 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5 subch I (title), 5 subch II (title), 5 subch III (title), 5.304, 5 subch IV (title), 5.401, 6 subch I, 6 subch II (title), 6 subch III (title), 6 subch IV (title), 6.303, 6.304, 7 (title), 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.035, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 8 (title), 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.04, 8.05, 9 (title), 9.01, 9.02 (note), 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06] - AB725

CPA certificate applicant requirements revised; Accounting Examining Board to research establishing continuing education requirements by rule, report required; administrative rule revisions re updating practices and standards [Admin.Code Accy 1.001, 1.002, 1.003, 1 subch II (title), 1.101, 1.102, 1.201, 1.202, 1.301, 1.302, 1.401, 1.404, 1.405, 2 (title), 2 subch I (title), 2.001, 2.002, 2 subch II (title), 2.101 (note), 2.101, 2 subch III (title), 2.202, 2 subch IV (title), 2.305, 2 subch V (title), 2.401, 2 subch VI (title), 2.501, 3 (title), 3 subch I (title), 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.055, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3 subch II (title), 3.11, 3 subch III (title), 4 (title), 4 subch I, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.035, 4.037, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4 subch II, 5 (title), 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5 subch I (title), 5 subch II (title), 5 subch III (title), 5.304, 5 subch IV (title), 5.401, 6 subch I, 6 subch II (title), 6 subch III (title), 6 subch IV (title), 6.303, 6.304, 7 (title), 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.035, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 8 (title), 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.04, 8.05, 9 (title), 9.01, 9.02 (note), 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06] - SB532

Dairy plant and food processing plant licensing: definition of ``dairy product” and related terms revised - SB512

DATCP enforcement action types expanded for which a court may order a defendant to reimburse costs - AB760

DATCP enforcement action types expanded for which a court may order a defendant to reimburse costs - SB584

Deceased prison inmate: procedures relating to burial or cremation, unclaimed corpse, notification to relative, prohibition on cremation re homicide, and charges to prisoner’s estate - SB585

Decommissioned or closed production plant that is exempt from property taxes: utility aid payments revised - SB252

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization computing: Internal Revenue Code revision - AB48