Wisconsin Legislature: LFB

legislature _ procedureLegislature — Procedure

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

Floorperiods for 2009-10 session created [SJR-1] - JR-1

Governor's budget message deadline extended to and additional floorperiod created for February 17, 2009 [SJR-8] - JR-2

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

legislature _ retirement systems, joint survey committee onLegislature — Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on

Abandoned employee retirement accounts of a retirement system of a 1st class city may be retained by the retirement system; JSCRS appendix report - Act 191

Domestic partnership: requirements for forming a legal relationship created; retirement and group insurance benefits; legislative public policy statement cited; JSCTE and JSCRS appendix reports [for section numbers, see entry under ``Family"] - Act 28

Educational support personnel retirement benefits under WRS revised; JSCRS appendix report [Sec. 795, 796, 9315 (1e), (1f)] - Act 28

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report - Act 15

Presumption for employment-connected infectious disease established for fire fighters, EMS providers, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers; JSCRS appendix report - Act 284

Protective occupation participants: funding for actuarial study of impact on WRS re increase of normal form annuity [Sec. 9131 (2g)] - Act 28

legislature _ sessionLegislature — Session, see Extraordinary session, 2009 — February; Extraordinary session, 2009 — May; Legislature — Procedure

legislature _ tax exemptions, joint survey committee onLegislature — Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on

Biofuels: financial assistance for biorefinery, ``agricultural use" definition revised, Bioenergy Advisory Council, forestry diversification program, Biofuels Production Facility Regulatory Review, marketing orders, personal renewable fuel production and use, income tax credit for blender pumps, offering unblended gasoline to motor fuel dealers, renewable motor vehicle fuel sales goals, state fleet provisions; reports required; OEI, DATCP, DNR, Comm.Dept, and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report - Act 401

Biotechnology and manufacturing research: sales and use tax exemptions created for machinery, tangible personal property, and equipment and personal property used in raising animals sold to biotechnology business; ``animal" defined as bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1851, 9443 (12)] - Act 28

Community theater: property tax exemption for property owned by a nonprofit entity and operated as, conditions specified; JSCTE appendix report - Act 152

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

Food sold by certain licensed child care facilities: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - Act 204

Internal Revenue Code provisions re IRAs: adopting sections 512 and 811 and the federal Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008; JSCTE appendix report - Act 161

Manufacturing sales and use tax exemption re tangible personal property; appendix report [Sec. 1571, 1643, 1709, 1830f-1832b, 1834, 1835, 1842-1843c, 1843g-1846, 9443 (5f), (14q)] - Act 28

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

Sales and use tax administration modernized for state, county, and stadium districts re voluntary collection by out-of-state retailers; sales and use taxes imposed on specified digital goods, exception provision; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 16, 41, 71, 73, 106-108, 154-156, 198-200, 215-218, 221, 225-540, 542-552, 554, 559, 719, 720, 9443 (1), (2)] - Act 2

Ticket sales to youth sports league events: sales and use tax exemption; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1837, 1838] - Act 28

Trail groomers owned by nonprofit snowmobile or ATV clubs: property tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - Act 155

leopold, aldoLeopold, Aldo

Aldo Leopold Climate Change Center and Interactive Laboratory: grant to assist with construction; DOA to review and approve plans [Sec. 19gd, 640, 655uc, 657ec, 9106 (1) (o), (23)] - Act 28

levy or levy limitLevy or levy limit, see Property tax

lfbLFB, see Legislative Fiscal Bureau

liabilityLiability, see Crime and criminals; Damage (personal injury); Medical malpractice; Motor vehicle — Accident; specific subject

liability insuranceLiability insurance, see Insurance — Miscellaneous; Insurance — Motor vehicle; Medical malpractice

librariesLibraries

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in the City of Eau Claire: grant for remodeling; Building Commission determination re additional funding from nonstate donations [Sec. 19ge, 9101 (1)(p), (24)] - Act 28

Library aid funding from universal service fund; use for contracts with providers for specialized library services authorized [Sec. 251-253, 818-822, 2461, 2463] - Act 28

Public library board for 1st class city: county board of supervisors member requirement modified; majority of seats currently filled constitutes a quorum - Act 207

Public library system aid in 2008-09 fiscal year: payment made from universal service fund [Sec. 9239 (1), (2), 9439 (2)] - Act 28

license and permitLicense and permit, see specific subject

license plateLicense plate, see Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

licensed practical nurse _lpn_Licensed practical nurse (LPN), see Nurses

lie detectorLie detector

Employment discrimination, unfair honesty testing, and unfair genetic testing: action in circuit court to recover compensatory and punitive damages - Act 20

lienLien, see also Mortgage

Commercial real estate lien revisions; correction instrument provisions created; application to widen, extend, or lay out a street, alley, or other specified public place to include a lis pendens - Act 348

Homeowner Eviction and Lien Protection program created in WHEDA; reports to JCF required; Comm.Dept appendix report [Sec. 7, 15, 762, 779] - Act 2

Release of vehicle liens: DOT duties and fee revisions; creditors required to file electronically [Sec. 669, 1927, 2852, 2900, 2906-2913, 9450 (11)] - Act 28

Towing and storage lien revisions - Act 201

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

lieutenant governorLieutenant Governor

Olson, Russell A.: life and public service [SJR-83] - JR-39

life insuranceLife insurance, see Insurance — Life and accident

light, heat, and power companyLight, heat, and power company, see Electric utility; Public utility

limitation of actionLimitation of action

DNA evidence connected to certain felonies: time limit for commencing prosecution revised; reconciliation of 2005 WisActs 60 and 276 - Act 203

limited liability company _llc_Limited liability company (LLC), see Corporation

lincoln countyLincoln County

Household Abuse Victims Emergency Network (HAVEN) shelter serving certain counties: WHEDA grant to City of Merrill for renovation [Sec. 9125 (1f)] [vetoed] - AB-75

Wisconsin River monitoring and study of point and nonpoint source pollution from City of Merrill to the Castle Rock Flowage dam [Sec. 273s, 2574h] - Act 28

lions clubs of wisconsinLions Clubs of Wisconsin, see Organization, Miscellaneous

liquefied petroleum gasLiquefied petroleum gas, see Fuel

liquorLiquor, see Alcohol beverage — Regulation

lircLIRC, see Labor and Industry Review Commission

literacyLiteracy

Adult literacy grants: maximum amount eliminated [Sec. 2255m] - Act 28

Cops-n-Kids Reading Program in the City of Racine: OJA grant provided [Sec. 9101 (6f)] - Act 28

litteringLittering, see Solid waste management

livestock and meatLivestock and meat, see also Animal — Disease

Animal slaughter fee created, to fund meat safety inspections and animal health programs; may not be on per-head basis; funding for animal health inspection; testing and enforcement to be from agricultural chemical cleanup fund; meat and poultry inspection provisions [Sec. 177, 180f, 2037r] - Act 28

Beginning farmer and farm asset owner refundable tax credits created; requirements set [Sec. 627, 1540d, 1584, 1589b, 1593b, 1598d, 1625d, 1667, 1677b, 1686, 1702d, 1733, 1741b, 1873d, 1974] - Act 28

Capital gains exclusion percentage decreased; provision re sale of farm assets [Sec. 1543, 1543b, 9343 (13)] - Act 28

Concentrated animal feeding operations: WPDES application fee revisions; report requirements [Sec. 275fn, 2628t, 2665m, 9137 (2i)] - Act 28

Dairy and livestock farm investment credit extended and amount claimed increased - Act 294

Livestock operation nonpoint program: notice of discharge project funding [Sec. 2607-2609, 2620-2622, 9437 (1)] - Act 28

Meat processing facility investment credit created [Sec. 17, 85, 100, 109, 113, 114, 132, 147, 165, 169, 177, 191, 207, 541, 800] - Act 2

llc _limited liability company_LLC (Limited liability company), see Corporation

Energy efficiency improvement loans and water efficiency improvement loans: political subdivision authority and special charges provisions revised - Act 272

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

Land Recycling Loan Program: funding cap eliminated [Sec. 2588, 2589] - 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

lobbyingLobbying

GAB federal aid moneys: use expanded re lobbying regulation and ethics laws [Sec. 591, 592] - Act 28

Lobbying database and website upgrade: funding provided; license fees increased; JCF contract review [Sec. 20e-n, 9419 (1q)] - Act 28

lodging houseLodging house, see Hotel and motel

lodi, city ofLodi, City of, see Columbia County

logoLogo, see Organization, Miscellaneous; School — Health program

logs and loggingLogs and logging, see Forestry

long_term careLong-term care, see Insurance — Health

low_income personsLow-income persons, see Poor