Wisconsin Legislature: Dane County

Firearms and ammunition manufacturers, importers, dealers, trade associations, shooting range owners, and sportsmen's clubs: bringing actions against prohibited; civil liability immunity provisions [vetoed] - AB-56

Health care provider statement of apology or condolence is inadmissible in a civil action or administrative hearing [vetoed] - AB-1021

Ice holes or openings in lakes, ponds, or streams created by aerating water: alternative warning methods allowed for certain organizations; liability exemption, penalties, and owners of riparian property provisions - Act 395

Manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of products may be held liable if injured party proves the specific product or chemically identical product that caused the injury was manufactured, distributed, sold, or promoted by the defendant, in addition to other considerations; relevant production period provisions [vetoed] - SB-402

Medical malpractice case: introduction of collateral source payments and evidence of the injured person's obligations of subrogation or reimbursement resulting from collateral source payments allowed; damage award provision [vetoed] - AB-1072

Medical malpractice case: introduction of collateral source payments and evidence of the injured person's obligations of subrogation or reimbursement resulting from collateral source payments allowed; damage award provision [vetoed] - AB-764

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages created; report from board of governors of the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund required - Act 183

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages created; report from board of governors of the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund required [vetoed] - AB-766

Mobile telephone service contracts: provisions for suspension or termination by members of the military called into active service; action for damages provision - Act 473

Motor vehicle operator involved in an accident resulting in death or great bodily harm: law enforcement officer may request a test for controlled substance, alcohol, or other drugs; OWI arrest provision - Act 413

Newborn umbilical cord blood donation: health care provider to offer information on options; civil liability provision - Act 56

Operating a motor vehicle with a cancelled, suspended, or revoked privilege or knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license: penalties for causing property damage, injury, great bodily harm, or death - Act 412

Person injured by manufactured product: criteria established re liability of manufacturer, distributor, or seller [vetoed] - SB-58

Private campground: civil liability immunity to owner, operator, employees, and agents [vetoed] - AB-55

Punitive damages: proof the plaintiff must provide modified; voluntary intoxication or drugged condition not a defense [vetoed] - SB-447

Register of deeds prohibited from recording certain instruments containing an SSN; liability for damages; federal tax lien, vital records, and certain memorial provisions; removing or obscuring SSN before recording permitted - Act 139

State of emergency re natural or man-made disasters, enemy action, or declared by the Governor or federal government: death, injury, and property damage liability immunity for providing equipment, materials, facilities, labor, or services under direction of certain officials; immunity does not apply if act or omission involved reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct - Act 459

Telephone record pertaining to another person: obtaining, soliciting, or selling without the person's consent for fraudulent reasons prohibited; definitions, Internet, damages, and penalty provisions - Act 261

Animal condemnation re BSE or CWD: disease indemnity revision [Sec. 1753-1755] - Act 25

Construction defect claims against contractors and suppliers re home construction or remodel: procedures created; contractor required to provide certain brochure to potential claimant with the contract; condominium association and Comm.Dept provisions - Act 201

Double-decked bus restrictions re operation on highways modified; liability provisions; local authority must approve route and inspect routes annually - Act 11

Failure-to-stop violation: liability imposed upon the owner of the vehicle; certain defenses accepted - Act 411

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages revised [vetoed] - AB-509

Operating a motor vehicle with a cancelled, suspended, or revoked privilege or knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license: penalties for causing property damage, injury, great bodily harm, or death - Act 412

Private campground: civil liability immunity to owner, operator, employees, and agents [vetoed] - AB-55

Rental vehicle damage: provisions revised re definition of ``accident", storage and government fees, repair estimates, theft, and use of credit - Act 173

State of emergency re natural or man-made disasters, enemy action, or declared by the Governor or federal government: death, injury, and property damage liability immunity for providing equipment, materials, facilities, labor, or services under direction of certain officials; immunity does not apply if act or omission involved reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct - Act 459

Dane county exposition center grant revisions; sunset provided [Sec. 145e, 1751h] - Act 25

Dane County Regional Airport: state aviation facilities named the ``Fritz E. Wolf Aviation Center" - Act 424

``Georgia O'Keefe Memorial Highway": STH 19 portion in Dane County designated and marked as - Act 137

Madison, Town of, authorized to modify ERTID boundaries under certain conditions; DOR provision - Act 246

Multijurisdictional drug offense cases: penalty assessment funding for prosecutor positions in Dane, Milwaukee, and St. Croix counties [Sec. 87p, 359v, 394m, 415o, vm, y, 416k, 91111 (1c)-(1e)] - Act 25

Nursing home MA reimbursement: DHFS to treat Columbia, Dane, Iowa, and Sauk counties as one labor region - Act 301

Streetscaping project for Village of Oregon; local contribution required [Sec. 9148 (5f)] [vetoed] - AB-100

Absentee ballot revisions re requests by facsimile or email, deadline to request, military electors, witness, prepaid return postage, notice of hours, opening ballots in public, automatic mailing, observation in certain nursing homes and other facilities, alternate site, election observers, electioneering, and option to count absentee ballots at a central location - Act 451

Audiovisual recording of a child's statement or deposition permitted in certain court and administrative proceedings - Act 42

Cigarettes sold to consumers in this state: direct marketing regulations created; restrictions re sale to persons under age 18; definitions and DOR duties [Sec. 1779t, 1930-1935, 1948-1980, 1982-2003, 2145, 2145g, 2454] - Act 25

Data center and business management system projects and reports [Sec. 9101 (11k), (12k)] [vetoed] - AB-100

Database re properties on which groundwater standards are exceeded: appropriation into which fees are deposited changed [Sec. 234, 2202] - Act 25

Driver record authentication: electronic certification permitted [Sec. 2455] - Act 25

Elections Board database projects: DOA assistance re vendor selection for computer conversion project and creation of campaign finance database [Sec. 9101 (10q)] - Act 25

Elections Board information technology development projects: JLAC to request performance evaluation audit [Sec. 9130 (2q)] - Act 25

Electronic communication with a child: court may grant when determining custody but not as a replacement for physical custody; conditions and parenting plan provisions - Act 174

Electronic processing of vehicle title and registration applications by dealers: requirements created, license revocation or suspension for noncompliance [Sec. 2099, 2100, 2243, 2244, 2259, 2260, 9148 (1), 9448 (3)] - Act 25

Electronic voting system standards: generation of paper record; recount of votes; access to software components; minimum font size on ballot requirement removed; Elections Board authority specified; municipality and county contract provision - Act 92

GPS tracking of persons on parole, probation, extended supervision, supervised release, or conditional release for committing a serious child sex offense; residency requirements and sex offender registry Web site provisions; Corr.Dept, DHFS, and court duties specified; report required - Act 431

Information technology integration standards: DOA to prescribe for state agencies and enable local governments to integrate data, application, and business processes - Act 220

Internet equipment used for broadband market: income and franchise tax credits and sales and use tax exemptions created - Act 479

Internet listing of delinquent taxpayers: DOR required to establish posting of; list limited to debts over $25,000.00; separate page for 100 largest accounts; public requests and corporate tax provisions [Sec. 1431s, 1432c, 1456c, 1474c, 1657c, 2012c, 2013c, 9441 (3)] - Act 25

Justice information system surcharge increase [Sec. 393, 440, 2451] - Act 25

Open enrollment program: DPI to study online application and reporting system [Sec. 9137 (3m)] - Act 25

Pending state contracts and orders: every state agency in executive, legislative, and judicial branches required to post certain information to the Internet; Ethics Board to maintain the site; Investment Board exception - Act 410

Physician information and health care information database: data procedures, DHFS study, reports, and memorandum of understanding with DRL [Sec. 313m, 2067g, 9101 (6), (7q)] [9101 (6) — partial veto; 2067g, 9101 (7q) — vetoed] - Act 25

Public library revisions re county tax, recurring payments and wages, investing gifts or endowments, remote access to electronic database, and membership of public library boards - Act 226

School and school district performance report distribution revised; Internet and notice provisions - Act 62

Special education transition services and vocational opportunities available in counties: DPI, DWD, and DHFS to establish clearinghouse of information; Internet provision - Act 218

State budget report and compilation publications discontinued; distribution in optical disk format in lieu of printed format permitted [Sec. 63, 64, 682-684, 686-692] - Act 25

Statewide automated child welfare information system confidentiality and information sharing [Sec. 1023, 1226, 2462] - Act 25

Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act established, electronic signature and register of deeds provisions; Electronic Recording Council created - Act 421

Virtual charter school: definition created; teaching or instructional staff license or permit requirements; nonresident tuition provision [vetoed] - AB-1060

Custodial interrogation recordings by law enforcement officers: requirements created; juvenile and adult provisions; definitions and exceptions; OJA grant program - Act 60

GPS tracking of persons on parole, probation, extended supervision, supervised release, or conditional release for committing a serious child sex offense; residency requirements and sex offender registry Web site provisions; Corr.Dept, DHFS, and court duties specified; report required - Act 431

Sex offenses against children: certain penalties revised; child pornography surcharge created; computers used to facilitate a child sex crime provision; OJA grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services to sexual assault victims created - Act 433

Microchip implanted in an individual: requirement of prohibited; forfeiture provision - Act 482

Statewide automated child welfare information system: revisions re entering information about certain individuals, access to information by Corr.Dept and certain county agencies, and notifying individuals before their information is entered into the system - Act 406

Telephone record pertaining to another person: obtaining, soliciting, or selling without the person's consent for fraudulent reasons prohibited; definitions, Internet, damages, and penalty provisions - Act 261

Unauthorized acquisition of personal identifying information: requiring the entity that possesses the information to notify the individual; notice requirement exception; local government ordinance prohibited; definitions, civil claims, and law enforcement provisions - Act 138

Child care licensing and quality rating [Sec. 346d, 962d, 1076d, 1077d, 1094d, 9321 (8f), 9421 (10f)] - Act 25

Child care subsidy eligibility under W-2 [Sec. 1077r, 1079s] - Act 25

Child unattended in child care vehicle: prohibition created; fine provision; convicted person may not receive kinship care payments, certain child care licenses may be denied, and if death was a consequence, foster care and teaching licenses may be denied for set period - Act 184

Guardian appointment and subsidized guardianship payments; eligibility re MA, child care subsidy, and adoption assistance; federal waiver provision [Sec. 330, 843, 844, 851-855, 884, 885, 924-936, 938, 940-950, 952, 1024-1026, 1028-1044, 1078, 1080, 1081, 1150, 2441-2444, 2458-2461, 9121 (1)] [926 — vetoed] - Act 25

Sexual assault of a child by a stepparent or a volunteer or employee of a substitute care facility: prohibitions and penalties provided - Act 277

Shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies prevention: CANPB to prepare informational materials and distribution requirements; training for day care providers; instruction in schools required; DHFS duties specified - Act 165

TANF program and child care subsidy changes; program for certain training for parents and child care providers continued; provision re DLTCL lending library [Sec. 1049-1058, 1059x, 1075, 1083m, 1086-1092, 1095c-1101, 1104-1106, 1188p, 1599, 9154 (1k), 9254 (1m)] [1075, 1095c, 1106 — partial veto; 1092, 9154 (1k) — vetoed] - Act 25

Anatomical gift: powers and duties of coroners and medical examiners over the decedent specified; DHFS authority set - Act 230

DNR random or preference selective systems re trapping or hunting permits or licenses: person may designate a person who can designate a minor to exercise the privilege if the person dies before using the permit or license - Act 88

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded to include sterilization, abortion, experiments re in vitro human embryos, procedures re fetal tissue, assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killings; health care providers and health facilities employees revisions; definitions, disciplinary actions, liability, damages, and patient health care records provisions [vetoed] - AB-207

Health care provider statement of apology or condolence is inadmissible in a civil action or administrative hearing [vetoed] - AB-1021

Motor vehicle operator involved in an accident resulting in death or great bodily harm: law enforcement officer may request a test for controlled substance, alcohol, or other drugs; OWI arrest provision - Act 413