Wisconsin Legislature: Veterinary medicine

American Indian grant funding for veterans; benefits coordinator position provided [Sec. 564d, f, t, v, 610n, q, 846m, 1089m] - Act 33

Special distinguishing registration plate re Purple Heart Medal: with DVA approval, DOT to specify color and design of plate; ``combat-wounded veteran" displayed on plate; exempt from 7-year design interval - Act 71

STH 27 designated and marked ``Citizen Soldier Heritage Highway"; contributions required - Act 218

``Taps" sounded at military honors funeral by student: tuition voucher provided - Act 42

Veterans and certain family members: owners of certain cemeteries may not prohibit burial of - Act 70

Veterans cemeteries: eligibility for burial expanded - Act 58

veteran _ educationVeteran — Education, see also National guard

Tuition reimbursement program: basis modified; part-time study grant program funding made biennial [Sec. 564g, m, 1088m-1089j, 1092g-r, 9358 (1f)] [1089g, 1092q, 9358 (1f) — partial veto; 1092r — vetoed] - Act 33

U.W. nonresident tuition exemption to persons who served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces and are Wisconsin residents for veterans benefits purposes; certain reimbursement provision - Act 185

Veteran educational grant program revisions; DVA allowed to acquire property for headquarters and museum; Iraq War definition; benefits to persons who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom - Act 83

veteran _ hospitals and homeVeteran — Hospitals and home

DVA program re payment of stipends for persons to attend school, receive credentials, and work at veterans facilities [Sec. 564, 1090, 9158 (1)] - Act 33

Southern Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center: DVA to submit plan to JCF re necessary staffing and funding [Sec. 9158 (1v)] - Act 33

Veteran residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities in northwestern Wisconsin: DVA given authority to develop and operate - Act 102

veteran _ organizationVeteran — Organization

STH 13 bridge over Flambeau River in town of Fifield in Price County designated ``Freedoms Bridge" to honor Korean War veterans; contributions provision - Act 68

veterans affairs, department ofVeterans affairs, Department of

Adjutant general, county veterans' service officers, and DVA duties re certain information on U.S. armed forces, including the national guard - Act 163

Appropriation revisions - Act 1

Boland, Raymond G.: service to the state commended and congratulations upon retiring from the DVA [AJR-46] - JR-40

DVA bonding authority increased [Sec. 690] - Act 33

DVA program re payment of stipends for persons to attend school, receive credentials, and work at veterans facilities [Sec. 564, 1090, 9158 (1)] - Act 33

Southern Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center: DVA to submit plan to JCF re necessary staffing and funding [Sec. 9158 (1v)] - Act 33

Veteran educational grant program revisions; DVA allowed to acquire property for headquarters and museum; Iraq War definition; benefits to persons who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom - Act 83

Veteran residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities in northwestern Wisconsin: DVA given authority to develop and operate - Act 102

veterans_ service officerVeterans' service officer, see Veterans affairs, Department of

veterans trust fundVeterans trust fund

MA costs re nurse stipends: payment of state share from veterans trust fund [Sec. 465m] - Act 33

veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine, see also Animal — Disease

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians: continuing education requirements revised; complaint provision - Act 103

Veterinary diagnostic laboratory: appropriation created for receipt of federal funds [Sec. 388] - Act 33

victim of crimeVictim of crime, see Crime victim

video games of chanceVideo games of chance, see Gambling

vietnam veterans memorial project, incVietnam Veterans Memorial Project, Inc., see Organization, Miscellaneous

villageVillage

City or village annexation limitations: territory is in same county, boundary agreement, and payments to town from which land is annexed - Act 317

Fireworks permit issued by a municipality: civil liability exemption for certain damages - Act 298

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages repealed [vetoed] - AB-255

Incorporation of a town into a city or village: procedure revised; Incorporation Review Board created - Act 171

Incorporation of town surrounded by navigable waters into a village: method created [vetoed] - AB-85

MA supplemental payments to county, city, town, or village nursing homes revised re MA trust fund - Act 100

Multiple municipal health departments among cities or villages in Milwaukee County authorized; city-city local health department authorized - Act 158

Nonmetallic mining reclamation: financial assurance provision for city, village, or town requirements - Act 308

One- and two-family dwelling code enforcement revised for smaller municipalities - Act 90

One- and two-family dwelling code enforement re 2003 WisAct 90: smaller municipalities exemption extended - Act 295

Political subdivision may not prohibit an employee of a political subdivision from being a candidate for elective office; leave of absence and federal Hatch Act provisions - Act 79

TIF program: technical and substantive changes; ``mixed-use development" defined; technical modification to the environmental remediation TIF program - Act 126

Town consolidating with a contiguous city or village: additional method created - Act 93

village _ financeVillage — Finance

Fees imposed by political subdivisions [ Sec. 1532p] [vetoed] - SB-44

Fees imposed by political subdivisions: relationship to service for which it is imposed required - Act 134

Fire calls on certain highways re vehicle fire: reimbursement procedure for town and certain cities and villages modified - Act 205

Incarceration costs: city, village, or town may seek reimbursement from prisoner - Act 28

Municipal courts may contract with collection agencies to collect forfeitures, assessments, and surcharges; cost sharing provision with local governments - Act 140

village _ officersVillage — Officers

Bonding requirements of certain city, village, town, and county officers eliminated - Act 204

village _ ordinanceVillage — Ordinance

Amoritization ordinance may not be used by county or municipality to remove nonconforming building premises, structure, or fixture that may be lawfully used [vetoed] - AB-858

Livestock facility siting and expansion: standards, zoning ordinance, conditional use permits, and political subdivision procedure provisions; Livestock Facility Siting Review Board created; DATCP and DOJ duties specified - Act 235

State minimum wage law required to be construed as an enactment of statewide concern; living wage ordinance permitted but must conform to state minimum wage law [vetoed] - AB-633

village _ taxationVillage — Taxation

County tax levy for library services: exemption for city, town, village, or school district modified; county board approval required [vetoed] - AB-431

Local levy limit exceptions re city or village that annexed territory under certain conditions, levy by 1st class city for school purposes, and adoption of resolution by certain towns; reconciliation provision re SB-44 [vetoed] - SB-206

Local levy limits created; referendum provision; sunset provided [Sec. 943m, 1532m] [vetoed] - SB-44

visually impairedVisually impaired, see Blind and visually impaired

vital statisticsVital statistics

Burial agreements funded with trust funds or life insurance proceeds: DHFS to prescribe affidavit of death; invoice of costs required; civil liability immunity for financial institutions re release of funds - Act 167

Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth created; state registrar duties set - Act 300

Hospital and ambulatory surgery center data collection [Sec. 214b, 215c, 458r, 2092c-2095rt, 9124 (10k), 9224 (3k), 9424 (11k)] [2092c-f, i, j, 2093bg, bh, 2094L, x, 2095re, rn, 9124 (10k) — partial veto; 2094c-g — vetoed] - Act 33

Inpatient health care facility fee revenues: use of funds [Sec. 457] - Act 33

Name change of a minor: procedure revised - Act 65

Sex offender registered with Corr.Dept: name change prohibited; penalties provided - Act 52

vocational rehabilitationVocational rehabilitation, see Persons with disabilities

vocational, technical, and adult educationVocational, technical, and adult education, see Technical college

volunteerismVolunteerism, see Dentistry; Senior citizen

voter registrationVoter registration, see Elections — Registration

votingVoting

Election administration costs financing and establishment of an election administration fund re federal Help America Vote Act [partial veto] - Act 35

Help America Vote Act of 2002 administration costs: DOA and Elections Board directed to request JCF to transfer moneys - Act 296

Voter registration, voting requirements and procedures, and administration of elections: laws revised; Help America Vote Act of 2002 provisions; LAB, JCF, and Elections Board duties - Act 265

Voting re resumed eligibility and notice re resumed eligibility or ineligibility: court, Corr.Dept, and jailer requirements created - Act 121

voting machineVoting machine

Voter registration, voting requirements and procedures, and administration of elections: laws revised; Help America Vote Act of 2002 provisions; LAB, JCF, and Elections Board duties - Act 265

w - W -

w_2W-2, see Wisconsin works

Universal banking and credit union revisions; discharge of governmental liens under the Uniform Commercial Code provision; priority of certain wage claim liens - Act 63

wage _ minimumWage — Minimum