Acts Index

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

Law enforcement services: city or village may abolish its police department and contract with county sheriff to provide; villages under certain population, city in more than one county, and 911 telephone service provisions -  Act 40

State building projects: laws governing revised re threshold for approval by Building Commission, threshold re bids on contracts that must be publicly solicited, threshold for which the Governor may authorize repairs or construction in emergency situations and the definition of emergency, and Governor may delegate certain approval authority to DOA Secretary; allocation of assets and liabilities and disposing of property upon dissolution of a village changed -  Act 391

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

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

village _ elections Village — Elections

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions -  Act 248

village _ finance Village — Finance

Municipal court contract with collection agency re forfeitures, assessments, and surcharges: local governments to share in cost of collection -  Act 305

Oil pipeline terminal facility taxation: annual distribution to governments where facility is located [Sec. 454, 456, 1470-1473, 9441 (4)] -  Act 25

Public construction contracts: minimum bid amount raised re lowest responsible bidder requirement  -  Act 202

village _ health, board of Village — Health, Board of, see Public health

village _ officers Village — Officers

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions -  Act 248

village _ ordinance Village — Ordinance

Amoritization ordinance may not be used by county or municipality to remove nonconforming building premises, structure, or fixture that may be lawfully used  -  Act 81

County shoreland zoning ordinance: enforcement requirement eliminated re annexing city, village, or town and incorporated territory or town incorporated as a fourth class city [vetoed] -  AB-299

Drug paraphernalia possession, manufacture, or delivery by persons 17 years old and older: city, village, or town allowed to enact and enforce an ordinance prohibiting  -  Act 116

Forestry operations: nuisance declaration and certain zoning ordinances prohibited if generally accepted forestry management practices are followed -  Act 79

Neighborhood electric vehicle: city, town, or village may, by ordinance, allow operation on certain roadways  -  Act 329

State minimum wage law to be construed as enactment of statewide concern; uniform living wage throughout the state is a matter of statewide concern; city, village, town, or county ordinance establishing a living wage prohibited and existing ordinances voided -  Act 12

village _ taxation Village — Taxation

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

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [vetoed]  -  AB-58

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, referendum, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [Sec. 707m, 1251c, 1260r, 1260s] [1251c — partial veto; 707m — vetoed] -  Act 25

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions: exception created re charges assessed by a joint fire department  -  Act 484

village _ trustees Village — Trustees

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions -  Act 248

village _ zoning Village — Zoning, see Land use planning and control

vital statistics Vital statistics

Birth certificate fees increased; clarification re deposit in CANPB appropriation [Sec. 1257, 1258] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Marriage certificate: correction of erroneous information under certain conditions -  Act 69

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

vitamin Vitamin, see Drugs

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

volunteerism Volunteerism, see Children; Dentistry; Fire department; Medical service; Organization, Miscellaneous; Physician; Youth

voter registration Voter registration, see Elections — Registration

voting Voting

Voter registration and voting: photographic ID issued by this state or the federal government required. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR-36] -  JR-39

voting machine Voting machine

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

vroman, brent Vroman, Brent

Life and military service commended [AJR-6] -  JR-8

vulnerable adult Vulnerable adult, see Mental health; Mental retardation; Senior citizen

w - W -

w_2 W-2, see Wisconsin Works

wage Wage

UI law revisions; study required -  Act 86

wage _ minimum Wage — Minimum

Paid vacation hours revised for nonrepresented state employees subject to Federal Labor Standards Act minimum wage and overtime requirements -  Act 21

State minimum wage law to be construed as enactment of statewide concern; uniform living wage throughout the state is a matter of statewide concern; city, village, town, or county ordinance establishing a living wage prohibited and existing ordinances voided -  Act 12

wage _ payment Wage — Payment

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

Substance abuse by employees required to be paid the prevailing wage re public works projects: prohibitions re possessing, distributing, or delivering a controlled substance or being under the influence of a controlled substance or alcohol while performing work; employer required to have a written program for substance abuse prevention and remove an employee from work under set conditions -  Act 181

wallace, andrew Wallace, Andrew

Life and military service commended [SJR-58] -  JR-33

war War, see International relations

ward Ward, see Guardian and ward

warehouse Warehouse

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

warner, richard Warner, Richard

Life and military service commended [AJR-91] -  JR-65

warns, robert ii Warns, Robert II

Life and military service commended [SJR-3] -  JR-15

warrant Warrant, see Service of process and papers

waste Waste, see Solid waste management

wastepaper recycling Wastepaper recycling, see Recycling

wastewater Wastewater, see Sanitation and sewerage management

water _ pollution Water — Pollution

Clean water fund program projects: approval of construction plans by DNR revised [Sec. 2152-2155]  -  Act 25

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

Motor vehicle salvage dealer license revisions re storm water discharge and refrigerant recovery permits  -  Act 339

Nonpoint source, priority watershed, and lakes: bonding increased [Sec. 463, 463c, 465] -  Act 25

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions  -  Act 347

Soil and water resource management projects: appropriation from environmental fund created to pay principal and interest costs; general obligation bonding increased [Sec. 148, 258, 460] -  Act 25

water supply Water supply

Nonpoint source, priority watershed, and lakes: bonding increased [Sec. 463, 463c, 465] -  Act 25

Safe drinking water loan program: appropriation revision re expending all federal moneys received [Sec. 246]  -  Act 25

Safe Drinking Water Loan Program: deadline revised (remedial legislation) -  Act 159

Water reservoir in the Village of Wonewoc: community development grant provided [Sec. 9108 (6k)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Water well in the Town of Ithaca: community development grant provided [Sec. 9108 (5k)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Well drilling and pump installing: DNR registration and licensing duties; enforcement of requirements by DNR; well abandonment and property transfer inspections provision  -  Act 360

waterfowl Waterfowl, see Bird; Game bird

watershed Watershed, see Water supply

waterways and water power Waterways and water power, see also Harbor; Lakes; Port; Shoreland zoning; Wetland

Cassville Mississippi River Ferry: grant for operation [Sec. 276t, 9148 (3f)] -  Act 25

Fox River Navigational System Authority funding and budget process revisions; Commission repealed; sale of surplus lands [Sec. 40, 54, 272, 273, 273g, r, 678-680, 2119, 9101 (10t), 9105 (14q), 9118 (1q)] -  Act 25

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

Navigable water fees: PR appropriation converted from continuing to annual [Sec. 241m] [vetoed]  -  AB-100