Acts Index

Regulatory Ombudsman Center established in Comm.Dept; references to the Business Development Assistance Center repealed [Sec. 204p, 3002r, 3082f, g]  -  Act 28

Reinvested capital gains: procedure created for certain persons to defer taxation; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1535, 1544, 3073] -  Act 28

Renewable energy grant and loan program lapse to general fund [Sec. 9210 (3f), 9237 (9f)] -  Act 28

Shelter for the homeless and transitional housing grants: appropriation changed from annual to biennial; December 31 lapse deleted; award of grants permitted except to the extent that doing so would reduce federal funding [Sec. 215p, 9110 (12u)] -  Act 28

Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and places of employment, exceptions specified; certain existing exceptions eliminated; smoking in private clubs, sports arenas, and bus shelters specifically prohibited; enforcement by person in charge required; definitions; local ordinance provision re public property and entrance to certain establishments, such as restaurants  -  Act 12

Targeted microloans pilot program for the creation of new businesses established in Comm.Dept -  Act 265

Technology transfer grant and loan program for research institutions created in Comm.Dept, definition provision  -  Act 265

Tenant Resource Center in City of Madison: one-time grant for foreclosure education and assistance to state residents; Comm.Dept appendix report [Sec. 10, 9110 (1), 9210 (1)]  -  Act 2

Thermal system insulation: Comm.Dept to regulate the business of installing and maintaining; council and state inspector position created; licensing, definition, continuing education, and forfeiture provisions -  Act 16

Underground petroleum storage tank: Comm.Dept authority to contract for removal; lien provision; action of backfilling the excavation specified [Sec. 216s, 219, 219e, 680, 2155]  -  Act 28

WDF earmarks to the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation of Racine County (CATI) and to Urban Hope Corporation deleted; annual grant to CATI, matching funds from nonstate sources and agreement required [Sec. 199, 207, 3009, 3033k] [199, 207 — partial veto]  -  Act 28

WDF grant created for converting manufacturing facilities to the production of, or manufacturing equipment for production of, renewable energy -  Act 265

WDF grants to organizations in the building trades for job training and retraining, including green building and alternative energy systems installation; conditions and Comm.Dept duties [Sec. 8, 9110 (2), (3), 9210 (2), (3)]  -  Act 2

Wetland map review, wetland identification, or wetland confirmation: DNR to provide, for a fee, upon request of person who owns or leases the land; building permits or other construction approvals required to include information re construction on or near wetlands; memorandum of agreement with Army Corps of Engineers provision; DNR informational brochure on laws that apply to wetlands -  Act 373

WHEDA authorized to issue bonds for and make loans for the refinancing of qualified subprime loans; definition and DOA provisions; Comm.Dept appendix report [Sec. 763, 765, 770-775, 777, 778, 9325 (1)] -  Act 2

Wisconsin venture fund created; advisory council established; grants to Wisconsin Angel Network [Sec. 196, 3074m, 3075, 9110 (16u)] -  Act 28

Wisconsin Workforce Development Association grants for video conferencing system to be used by job centers around the state -  Act 270

WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.: grant for intellectual property management services for U.W. Extension and other U.W. institutions and colleges except for Madison and Milwaukee [Sec. 199, 9110 (10q)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Woody biomass harvesting equipment: income and franchise tax credit created; definition provisions and Comm.Dept duties -  Act 269

commercial code Commercial code

Bulk transfers of inventory: Uniform Commercial Code provisions repealed -  Act 110

SSN prohibited on instruments under the corporate registration system and Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code  -  Act 347

Uniform Commercial Code: documents of title provisions revised (article 7) -  Act 322

Uniform Commercial Code: general provisions repealed and recreated (article 1) -  Act 320

commercial driver_s license _cdl_ Commercial driver's license (CDL), see Motor vehicle — Driver's license

commercial mobile radio Commercial mobile radio, see Telecommunications

commitment Commitment, see Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

communicable disease Communicable disease, see Disease

community action agency Community action agency, see Organization, Miscellaneous

community_based residential facility Community-based residential facility

CBRF, adult family homes, and adult day care centers: licensing and certification fee revisions [Sec. 1314, 1393, 1400, 1401] -  Act 28

Fee for follow-up inspections of health care and long-term facilities: DHS may assess [Sec. 1315, 1389, 1395, 1398, 1403, 1419, 1420, 1421, 9322 (2)] -  Act 28

Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and places of employment, exceptions specified; certain existing exceptions eliminated; smoking in private clubs, sports arenas, and bus shelters specifically prohibited; enforcement by person in charge required; definitions; local ordinance provision re public property and entrance to certain establishments, such as restaurants  -  Act 12

community integration program _cip_ Community integration program (CIP), see Medical assistance

community living arrangement Community living arrangement, see Mental retardation

community supervision Community supervision, see Parole or probation

commuter rail Commuter rail, see Railroad — Passenger service

compensation for victims of crime Compensation for victims of crime, see Crime victim

competency Competency, see Mental health

comprehensive planning _smart growth_ Comprehensive planning (Smart growth), see Land use planning and control

compulsory education Compulsory education, see School — Attendance — Compulsory

computer Computer, see Data processing and its subheadings

condemnation of property Condemnation of property, see Eminent domain

condolence certificate Condolence certificate, see name of specific individual

condominium Condominium, see Housing

confidentiality Confidentiality, see Privacy

conflict of interest Conflict of interest, see Ethics

congress Congress, see United States — Congress

congressional medal of honor Congressional Medal of Honor, see Medal of Honor

conservation Conservation, see Energy conservation; Farmland preservation; Land and Water Conservation Board; Natural resource; Soil and soil conservation; Water supply

consideration definition re lotteries Consideration definition re lotteries, see Gambling

consolidated court automation programs _ccap_ Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP), see State Courts, Director of

constitution, wisconsin Constitution, Wisconsin

Interim successors for legislators, virtual meetings, and temporary locations in event of a disaster or emergency; Wisconsin Constitution provision re effective date for interim successors -  Act 363

constitutional amendments _ first consideration Constitutional amendments — First consideration

Continuity of government: striking ``enemy action in the form of an attack" and inserts ``severe or prolonged, natural or human-caused, occurrence that threatens the life, health, or the security of the state". Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR-59] -  JR-14

County executive granted veto power over appropriations modified: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [SJR-11] -  JR-27

Partial veto of an appropriation bill: Governor may not reject part of a bill section without rejecting the entire bill section. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [SJR-61]  -  JR-40

construction Construction, see Building; Contractor; Public works

consumer price index Consumer price index, see Consumer protection

consumer protection Consumer protection, see also Credit

``Child's container" containing bisphenol A: retail sales and manufacturing or selling at wholesale prohibited; definition, label requirements, and penalty provisions; DATCP and DA authority specified; JRCCP report -  Act 145

Consumer protection operations: funding and positions reduced; annual funding from no-call telemarketer registration PR [Sec. 177j, 194p] -  Act 28

Homestead tax credit formula changes; consumer price index provisions [Sec. 1741s-1742, 9343 (3x)]  -  Act 28

Payday loan and motor vehicle title loan regulations and licensing requirements created; payday lender zoning, disclosure, DFI, Division of Banking, and penalty provisions; annual report required [partial veto] -  Act 405

Substances that create a fire hazard when mixed with organic matter: repealing the prohibition on selling or distributing packages that lack warning labels (remedial legislation)  -  Act 239

Telecommunications requirements: funding for DATCP revised; PSC to assess in proportion to gross operating revenues; consumer protection assessment extended to commercial mobile radio (wireless) and landline telecommunications providers [Sec. 179, 2460d, 2476] -  Act 28

contaminated property _brownfields_ Contaminated property (brownfields), see Environmental protection

contraceptive Contraceptive, see Birth control

contractor Contractor

Construction contractor registration provisions; Comm.Dept may promulgate initial rules as emergency rules without the finding of emergency [Sec. 2074f, h, 2155m, 2156c, 9110 (17r), 9410 (2i)] -  Act 28

Construction contractor regulations re withholding on payments to independents and single-member LLCs; DOR rule-making without finding of emergency; ``willful misclassification" defined re penalty [Sec. 1777m, o, 1778q, 9143 (1q), 9343 (3i)] [1777m, 9143 (1q) — partial veto; 1777o, 9343 (3i) — vetoed] -  Act 28

Construction employees: penalty for ``willful misclassification" as nonemployees; emergency rules provision [Sec. 2158h, 2210m, n, 2217h, 9156 (3i)] -  Act 28

Construction employees re painting or drywall finishing: penalty for ``willful misclassification" as nonemployees; JRCCP report -  Act 288

Prevailing wage applicability thresholds, records, and publicly funded private construction projects; local and municipal public works projects [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Wage — Payment"] -  Act 28

Worker classification compliance re employee and nonemployee: DWD duties re promoting and achieving compliance; stop work order, penalties, and LIRC provisions  -  Act 292

contracts Contracts, see also Collective bargaining; Contractor; Insurance — Policy; Interstate compact; Interstate relations; Intrastate relations; Mortgage; Power of attorney

Apprentice employment on state public works projects permitted; regulations and reports; Internet posting provision [Sec. 2207n] [partial veto] -  Act 28

Business contracts for services or equipment: automatic renewal and extension clause provisions created; disclosure form and reminder notice requirements; right to match provision voids the contract; exclusions specified  -  Act 192

Child welfare provider revisions re surplus revenue and rates for out-of-home care; performance-based contracting system established; DCF to certify need for new group home or increasing capacity at an existing one, emergency rules provision -  Act 335

City and village laws revisions -  Act 173

Contractual services during a hiring freeze or furloughed period: restrictions created; exception re SPD use of private attorneys [Sec. 104L] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Contractual services purchased by executive branch agencies: reduction required; report and JCF authority [Sec. 9157 (2L)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Contractual services purchased by executive branch agencies to be performed within the U.S. when available; exceptions re federal money and U.W. System -  Act 136

DHS funding re new community reintegration program for Wisconsin Resource Center inmates and contracted services for Corr.Dept inmates on community supervision [Sec. 340h]  -  Act 28

Foreclosure reconveyance and foreclosure consultant regulations created; stay of eviction action provision; DATCP and AG duties; JRCCP report [Sec. 558, 717, 848, 849, 851, 852, 9357 (1), (2)] -  Act 2

Forward Wisconsin, Inc.: authorization and funding for Comm.Dept contracts deleted [Sec. 87, 197, 3010, 3011]  -  Act 28

Future service contracts: new category created -  Act 115

Operator's licensing tests: DOT contract with third-party testers (law enforcement agencies) [Sec. 2216e, 2916b, 2917g, r, 2918m, 2962g, r] -  Act 28