Acts Index

Guardianship and conservatorship laws revised -  Act 387

Protective service system laws revised; provisions re admissions, transfers, definitions, nursing homes, attorney fees, hearings, procedural rights, guardian ad litem, evaluations, power of attorney, emergency protective placement, psychotropic medication, modification and termination of protective placements, SPD, and annual reviews and reports; court, county, and DHFS duties specified -  Act 264

pp plans _preferred provider plans_ PP plans (Preferred provider plans), see Medical practice, Group

pr _program revenue_ PR (Program revenue), see specific subject

preferred provider plans _pp plans_ Preferred provider plans (PP plans), see Medical practice, Group

pregnancy Pregnancy, see Maternal and infant care

prenatal care Prenatal care, see Maternal and infant care

prening, brian r Prening, Brian R.

Life and military service commended [AJR-20] -  JR-9

prescription Prescription, see Drugs

presentence investigation Presentence investigation, see Court — Procedure

prevailing wage Prevailing wage, see Wage — Payment

printing _ state Printing — State, see State printing

prison Prison, see also Jail; Juvenile detention facility; Mental health — Hospitals and institutes; Parole or probation

Adult correctional health care services: Corr.Dept to submit plan to JCF re management and cost of delivery of services [Sec. 9109 (2r)] -  Act 25

Correctional facilities strategic plan: requirement created [Sec. 9105 (14x)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Court may prohibit defendent, during term of confinement, from contacting victims of the crime; probation and penalty provisions -  Act 32

Female offender reintegration program grants [Sec. 880] -  Act 25

Imprisonment for noncompliance with a municipal court order: consecutive with or concurrent to other imprisonment permitted -  Act 192

Indian gaming receipts appropriation: use for wastewater treatment at Jackson Correctional Institution and for state aid for the arts [Sec. 163, 290, 291, 417, 427, 428, 743, 744, 9409 (1)] -  Act 25

Inmate pharmaceuticals: pilot project for privatization of supplying and distributing [Sec. 9109 (2q)] [partial veto]  -  Act 25

Long-term care for certain inmates: Corr.Dept to study and report on options [Sec. 9109 (3q)] [partial veto]  -  Act 25

Sexual reassignment surgery or hormonal therapy re appearance of opposite gender: Corr.Dept prohibited from using state or federal funds to provide or facilitate  -  Act 105

Unit supervisor positions deleted [Sec. 2221m] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Wine used in a religious service in a jail, prison, or house of correction: clergy may possess and give no more than 2 ounces -  Act 67

prison industry Prison industry, see Prisoner — Work program

prisoner _ work program Prisoner — Work program

Inmate products produced as part of technical college courses: revision re sale in the open market [Sec. 2239m-2240r] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Private business prison employment program appropriation transfer [Sec. 9209 (2)] -  Act 25

prisoner of war _pow_ Prisoner of war (POW), see Veteran

privacy Privacy, see also Data processing — Privacy issues

Elder abuse law revisions re terminology, reporting of, investigations, services, and confidentiality; counties permitted to assist adults-at-risk who are under age 60; ``financial exploitation" defined -  Act 388

Facsimile soliciter who received notice that a person does not want to receive facsimile transmissions may not disclose the facsimile transmission number; notification by telephone accepted; document must include name of person transmitting the document -  Act 61

Health care review records: confidentiality and privilege provisions revised; ``quality improvement activity" defined; liability and evidence provisions [vetoed] -  SB-578

Medical records disclosed by DETF: different release requirements from other personal information (remedial legislation) -  Act 152

Personal information disclosure to DOR: DOT, DRL, and DWD to provide; state agencies issuing occupational licenses included [Sec. 1194, 1446, 1464, 1733, 2252, 2253, 2261-2263, 2284] -  Act 25

Sexually violent person commitment procedures revised; definitions modified -  Act 434

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

Statewide trauma care system: confidentiality of all information and documents regarding, exception for health care services review; civil liability immunity -  Act 315

Technical changes re ``medical support liability program" and clarification re program as part of the state's child and spousal support and paternity establishment programs [Sec. 1118, 1203, 1230] -  Act 25

Treatment record confidentiality: release without written consent exception modified -  Act 485

``Treatment records" and ``registration records" re mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, and drug dependence: definitions changed; confidentiality exception re release to physician in a medical emergency modified; good faith exception to liability for release of records eliminated -  Act 449

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

WC law revisions re payment of benefits, maximum compensation amounts, work injury supplemental benefit fund, hearings and procedures, program administration, and general coverage; penalty and report provisions -  Act 172

Worthless check violations: deferred prosecution program established; DA duties set and authorized to contract with private entity to administer, conditions specified; confidentiality, collection agency, and fee provisions  -  Act 462

private school Private school, see Parochial and private educational institutions

privatization Privatization, see Contracts

privileged communication Privileged communication, see Privacy

prize Prize, see Sales

probate code and court procedure Probate code and court procedure, see also Estate of deceased person

Nonprobate transfer of real property on death: new mechanism created -  Act 206

Register of deeds: county ordinance to revise cutoff time to file documents permitted; technical changes re recording certain real estate, tax lien, and probate documents; location of county highway register revised; plat, map, and plan forms modified -  Act 41

Wisconsin Probate Code remedial modifications -  Act 216

probate registrar Probate registrar, see Register in probate

probation Probation, see Parole or probation

product liability Product liability

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

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

Weight gain, obesity, or related health condition caused by the consumption of food: civil liability exemption from claims for food manufacturers, marketers, packers, advertisers, distributors, and sellers; attorney fee provision  -  Act 325

program revenue _pr_ Program revenue (PR), see specific subject

property, abandoned Property, Abandoned, see Housing; Treasurer — State

property damage Property damage, see Damage (to property)

property tax Property tax

BCPL may invest moneys in the purchase of land in this state under certain conditions; DNR required to set aside moneys under the stewardship program to acquire certain land from BCPL -  Act 352

Brownfield definition revised to include abandoned residential property re assignment of property contaminated by hazardous substances -  Act 93

Calculation of aids in lieu of taxes [Sec. 1260m, n] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Contaminated property: residual contamination after cleanup under administration of agency with authority over the site, DNR and notification provisions; ERTID revisions; local governmental exemption from solid waste management standards under certain conditions; voluntary party liability exemption modified -  Act 418

Debt related to property tax: county or municipality may certify to DOR for setoff from state tax refunds; definition provision -  Act 454

Levy limit for counties and municipalities [Sec. 1251c, 1254m-1258m, 1260b, c, 9435 (4)] [1251c, 9435 (4) — partial veto; all other sections vetoed] -  Act 25

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

Manufacturing property tax refund: payment of interest modified -  Act 405

Monroe, City of, authorized to transfer tax increments from an existing TID to a specific TID -  Act 331

Personal property taxes on improvements to leased land: collection of modified -  Act 241

Premier resort area tax provisions; list of businesses expanded; DOR to provide appropriate guidance [Sec. 437p, 452n, 1692a-xn, 9441 (2m)] -  Act 25

Property tax installment payment: grace period created -  Act 349

Raw forest products: exemptions from harvesting on tax delinquent land created re maintaining railroad tracks, pipelines, and utility right-of-way -  Act 423

School levy property tax credit calculation: reference to repealed provision eliminated (remedial legislation)  -  Act 399

School levy property tax credit increased [Sec. 1717] [partial veto] -  Act 25

Tangible personal property tax revision [Sec. 1518m] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

TID creation by counties in which no cities or villages are located authorized; approval of all town boards required -  Act 357

TID creation by Village of Kimberly: DOR to proceed dispite failure to publish certain public notices  -  Act 385

TID creation simultaneous with subtracting territory from an existing TID without adopting a resolution containing the 12-percent test: city or village authority granted under set conditions; DOR provisions -  Act 328

TID expenditure period and project costs for certain city modified -  Act 46

TIF approved purposes re towns: ``agricultural project" expanded to include ``farm product warehousing and storage, refrigerated" -  Act 330

TIF law technical changes -  Act 6

Town that has entered into a cooperative boundary agreement with a village or city authorized to use TIF; cooperative plan required with application -  Act 13

property tax _ assessment Property tax — Assessment

Tax revisions: appealing determination of the board of assessors, DOR authority to reduce taxes and certain costs, a spouse's tax liability, bona fide angel investment credit, employer re single-owner entity, qualified retirement fund, refund of sales or use tax received erroneously, estate tax interest, mailing tax-related documents, earned income tax credit, and audit of emissions inspectors contracted with DOT -  Act 49

property tax _ exemption Property tax — Exemption