``Vietnam Veterans Day" designated March 29; Governor to issue a proclamation -  Act 36
William D. Hoard Day: October 10 designated as -  Act 327
homes for the agedHomes for the aged, see Senior citizen
homestead _ exemptionHomestead — Exemption
Homestead exemption: value of certain property increased; land owned by husband and wife provision  -  Act 80
homestead creditHomestead credit
Homestead tax credit formula changes; consumer price index provisions [Sec. 1741s-1742, 9343 (3x)]  -  Act 28
honesty testing deviceHonesty testing device, see Lie detector
honeyHoney, see Bees
Ambulatory surgical center assessment created; DOR duties [Sec. 601s, 681g, 1623m, 2433x, 9143 (4u)]  -  Act 28
Conduit revenue bonds: two or more political subdivisions authorized to create a commission to issue; AG duties; WHEDA and WHEFA bonds re affordable or elderly housing projects or health facility information technology projects provisions; JSCTE appendix report -  Act 205
Critical access hospital assessment created, MA and DHS provisions; health care provider loan program through U.W. revised re amount and rural areas; rural physician residency assistance program established through the U.W. School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Family Medicine, annual report to JCF required -  Act 190
Electronic medical records tax credit program: effective date delayed [Sec. 1582, 1662, 1728] -  Act 28
Emergency management: chap.166, Wis.Stats, recodified -  Act 42
Employee who is a volunteer fire fighter, EMT, first responder, or ambulance driver: employer required to allow employee to be late to work or absent if the employee was responding to an emergency, conditions specified; discrimination, complaint, and exception provisions -  Act 140
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
Free-standing pediatric teaching hospital: DHS required to issue a single certificate of approval [Sec. 1289m, 1417r]  -  Act 28
Health care providers and insurers required to disclose to consumer upon request information re median billed charge for certain health services, specified charge information for the most frequent presenting conditions, and public information regarding quality of health care services; DHS duties and hospital and forfeiture provisions -  Act 146
Hospital assessment increased; DHS duties and MA provisions; independent rural hospital supplements [Sec. 1294d, 3416b, 9122 (5i), (6i), 9222 (4i), 9422 (13i)]  -  Act 28
Hospital assessment revisions; MA and DHS provisions; report required [Sec. 6, 11-14, 29-32, 34-40, 46, 47, 49-66, 69, 70, 556, 557, 9122 (1), 9222 (1), 9322 (1), 9422 (1)]  -  Act 2
Hospital certificate of approval: DHS to issue one that covers UWHCA's inpatient and outpatient facilities that satisfy requirements for a hospital; MA reimbursement provision [Sec. 48, 68] -  Act 2
Newborn hearing screening required; State Laboratory of Hygiene duties specified -  Act 279
Patient health care records: laws revised re access, inspection, fees, statutes related to evidence, electronic format, and forfeiture for noncompliance; health care provider definition expanded [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Medical service"] -  Act 28
Pharmacist duty to dispense contraceptive drugs or devices: requirements created, does not abrogate pharmacist's legal and ethical obligations re Wisconsin law; DHS duty re hospital pharmacy complaint [Sec. 1419c, 2995nd]  -  Act 28
Technology transfer grant and loan program for research institutions created in Comm.Dept, definition provision  -  Act 265
hotel and motelHotel and motel
Carbon monoxide detector requirements for buildings with one or two dwelling units, exceptions and building inspector provisions -  Act 158
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
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
Subsidized private sector employment position program created as part of W-2; provisions re hours per week, monthly grant, and federal waiver [Sec. 1161c, 1172c, 1173c] [1173c — partial veto] -  Act 28
house of correctionHouse of correction
Commitment of prison inmate: alternative petition procedure modified; jail and house of corrections provision  -  Act 260
Carbon monoxide detector requirements for buildings with one or two dwelling units, exceptions and building inspector provisions -  Act 158
Condominium materials: electronic disclosure permitted -  Act 357
Conduit revenue bonds: two or more political subdivisions authorized to create a commission to issue; AG duties; WHEDA and WHEFA bonds re affordable or elderly housing projects or health facility information technology projects provisions; JSCTE appendix report -  Act 205
Energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, LEED certification for public building projects, graywater and rainwater systems; DOA, Building Commission, and Comm.Dept duties; report and lease provisions [vetoed] -  SB-616
Energy efficient improvement or renewable resource application to residential property: municipality or county authorized to make a loan to owner and collect repayment as a special charge which may be collected in installments, property tax provision -  Act 11
Housing re low-income, retirement homes for the aged, WHEDA financed, or owned by nonprofit associations: property tax exemption provisions [Sec. 1515m, 1516d-h, 9143 (3d), 9343 (21cd)] -  Act 28
Joint local governmental self-insured health insurance plan: county housing authority may participate  -  Act 369
Marina condominium provisions modified -  Act 352
Mixed-use zoning ordinance clarified; communities required to enact a traditional neighborhood development ordinance to report to DOA on status of compliance; state housing strategy plan to include a bicycle- and pedestrian-oriented design in residential developments -  Act 351
Private roads within manufactured and mobile home communities: private owner may enter into agreement with municipality or county re traffic regulation enforcement  -  Act 129
Receivership for abatement of residential nuisances: all cities, towns, and villages allowed to apply to circuit court  -  Act 125
Recovery zone facility bonds: waving allocation and requiring Comm.Dept to develop a system to reallocate, other units of government may apply; industrial revenue bonds for ``project" facilities and housing authority included in intergovernmental cooperation agreements; counties granted authority to issue IDB -  Act 112
Residential real estate transaction: tort action against the transferor (seller) for fraud or intentional misrepresentation permitted; definition provision -  Act 4
Sale of mercury-added products regulated, including fever thermometers, manometers, thermostats, instruments and measuring devices, switches and relays, and specified household items; public, parochial, and charter schools prohibited from purchasing or storing free-flowing elemental mercury, a device containing mercury, or a mercury-containing compound, exceptions provided; DNR duties -  Act 44
Student housing: property tax exemption created; residency requirements and U.W. Madison provision [Sec. 1515m, 1516c, 9343 (21g)] -  Act 28
TIF district one-year extension for affordable housing purposes authorized [Sec. 1488s-ue, 1489e, i, 9457 (2i)]  -  Act 28
Time-share license: exemption from recording contract or other evidence of purchase requirement -  Act 133
housing _ rentHousing — Rent, see Landlord and tenant
housing and economic development authority, wisconsinHousing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin
Conduit revenue bonds: two or more political subdivisions authorized to create a commission to issue; AG duties; WHEDA and WHEFA bonds re affordable or elderly housing projects or health facility information technology projects provisions; JSCTE appendix report -  Act 205
Homeowner Eviction and Lien Protection program created in WHEDA; reports to JCF required; Comm.Dept appendix report [Sec. 7, 15, 762, 779] -  Act 2
Household Abuse Victims Emergency Network (HAVEN) shelter serving certain counties: WHEDA grant to City of Merrill for renovation [Sec. 9125 (1f)] [vetoed]  -  AB-75
Housing re low-income, retirement homes for the aged, WHEDA financed, or owned by nonprofit associations: property tax exemption provisions [Sec. 1515m, 1516d-h, 9143 (3d), 9343 (21cd)] -  Act 28
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
WHEDA property tax deferral loan for persons over age 65: maximum loan amount increased -  Act 199
WHEDA transfer of surplus to general fund [Sec. 9225 (1c)] -  Act 28
humane treatment of animalsHumane treatment of animals, see Animal — Treatment
hungerHunger, see Nutrition
hygiene laboratoryHygiene laboratory
Newborn hearing screening required; State Laboratory of Hygiene duties specified -  Act 279
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identification cardsIdentification cards
Customer access to toilet facility for use by employees of a retail establishment: persons with certain medical conditions allowed to use under set conditions; forfeiture, civil liability immunity, forged statement, and ID card provisions  -  Act 198
Electronic payment mechanisms for fees and deposits paid to DOT permitted; convenience fee authorized [Sec. 296, 307, 670, 671, 1933, 2851, 2993] -  Act 28
Federal security verification mandate fee renamed ``license issuance fee" for operator's licenses and ``card issuance fee" for ID cards [Sec. 2922, 2960] -  Act 28
ID card for medical surrender of cancelled driver's license: no fee to be charged; DOT may order surrender of revoked license [Sec. 2950-2952, 2957-2959, 2961, 9350 (2), 9450 (2)]  -  Act 28
Photographs on motor vehicle operators license and ID cards: DOT to make available to DOJ in digital format; DOJ to provide electronic access to certain law enforcement agencies  -  Act 167
implied consent or alcohol concentrationImplied consent or alcohol concentration, see also Drunken driving
Drug violation re Uniform Controlled Substances Act: court or DOT may suspend motor vehicle operating privilege  -  Act 8
Intoxication test prior to arrest: law enforcement officer may request of a person involved in an accident causing death or substantial or great bodily harm -  Act 163
OWI law revisions re court ordered ignition interlock device, eligibility for an occupational license, first offense provisions, increased penalties, felony crimes, expanding a Winnebago County sentencing pilot program to other counties, revocation, trial court sentencing authority, and fee increases; court may not release certain persons after conviction but before sentencing -  Act 100
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