Acts Index

Transporting MA recipients to obtain medical care: advance authorization requirement eliminated; DHS reports to JCF re contracting with entity for MA management services and effectiveness of manager program [Sec. 1321, 9122 (4f)] [9122 (4f) — partial veto] -  Act 28

U.W. Board of Regents: awarding WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. grants for the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program; appropriations for a business plan competition program and emerging technology center at U.W. La Crosse, private contribution provision; reports required  -  Act 265

Wind energy system: PSC to establish common standards for political subdivisions to regulate construction and operation of; definition, ordinance, enforcement, and PSC review provisions; exception for certain electric generating facilities with a certificate of public convenience and necessity; Wind Siting Council created and report required  -  Act 40

residential care Residential care, see Senior citizen

residential property Residential property, see Housing

resort Resort, see Recreation

rest area Rest area, see Recreation

restaurant Restaurant

``Class B" license: municipal quota exception for full-service restaurant on a golf course in Bayfield County, fee and special provisions applied -  Act 73

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

restitution to crime victim Restitution to crime victim, see Crime victim

restraining order Restraining order, see Court — Procedure

retail establishment Retail establishment, see Mercantile establishment

retirement _ private plans Retirement — Private plans

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

MA eligibility: independence account assets disregarded; modified to exclude certain retirement assets [Sec. 1327]  -  Act 28

retirement _ protective service Retirement — Protective service, see also Death benefit

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

retirement _ public Retirement — Public, see also Retirement System, Wisconsin; Veteran — Pension

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

Populous city pension obligation bonding; legislative findings and determination cited; report requirements [Sec. 1460-1462, 1471, 1475, 1476, 1497, 1498, 1500]  -  Act 28

retirement system, wisconsin Retirement System, Wisconsin

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

MA eligibility: independence account assets disregarded; modified to exclude certain retirement assets [Sec. 1327]  -  Act 28

Mandatory temporary reduction of public employees' work hours or days (July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011): treatment of earnings for WRS purposes stipulated [Sec. 772r, 775h, 779d] -  Act 28

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

retirement systems, joint survey committee on Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on, see Legislature — Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on

retraining of employees Retraining of employees, see Unemployment — Relief measures

revenue, department of Revenue, Department of, see also specific subject

``Agricultural use" definition revised re growing of short rotation woody crops -  Act 401

Ambulatory surgical center assessment created; DOR duties [Sec. 601s, 681g, 1623m, 2433x, 9143 (4u)]  -  Act 28

Biodiesel fuel production tax credit: effective date delayed [Sec.1554d, 1643d, 1709d] -  Act 28

Class ``B" and ``Class B" permits for tribal applicants: DOR required to issue [Sec. 2318em, it]  -  Act 28

Consolidated tax statements: DOR may require [Sec. 1678, 1779] -  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

Corporate income and franchise tax: combined group tax credit sharing [Sec. 1621km, Ld, 9343 (21b)]  -  Act 28

Corporate income and franchise tax: combined reporting technical and minor policy changes [Sec. 1537, 1538b-1539d, 1599d, 1619, 1620b-1621e, 1621f-1621k, L, m-r, 1798, 9343 (21b)] -  Act 28

Corporate income and franchise tax: election to include members of controlled group in combined report [Sec. 1621eb, 9343 (21b)] -  Act 28

Disregarded entity for sales and use tax purposes: separate return provisions [Sec. 1833, 1833b, 1852, 1852b, 1855, 1855b, 9443 (9), (9d), (14q)] -  Act 28

DOR debt offset program expansion; IRS agreement provisions [Sec. 1805-1812, 1815d, 3224-3226, 9443 (6)]  -  Act 28

Emergency services expenditures by county or municipality may not be less than 2009 expenditures; DOR duties [Sec. 1900k] -  Act 28

ERTID tax increments applied to another ERTID created by the same political subdivision authorized, conditions specified -  Act 66

Ethanol and biodiesel fuel pump tax credits: computation order [Sec. 1583, 1670, 9343 (2), (14), 9443 (2)]  -  Act 28

Financial record matching program re state delinquent debts [Sec. 602, 1804, 9443 (7)] [1804 — partial veto]  -  Act 28

Income tax reciprocity between Wisconsin and Minnesota: DOR in conjunction with Minnesota Department of Revenue to study, report required -  Act 359

Intoxicating liquor manufacturer or rectifier permitted to sell or provide free taste samples directly to consumers for consumption on or off the premises; licensing, DOR, and winery permit provisions [Sec. 2318j-x] -  Act 28

Jobs Tax Benefit created [Sec. 620, 1540d, 1569, 1593b, 1598d, 1625d, 1654, 1677b, 1688d, 1702d, 1720, 1741b, 1873d, 3070, 9110 (6), (7), 9443 (11)] -  Act 28

Legal Services, Division of, created in DOA; authorized to provide and charge for legal services to executive cabinet agencies only; classified attorney positions in specified agencies deleted [Sec. 31, 48, 560, 3408, 9457 (1)]  -  Act 28

Local property assessor certification renewal: notary requirement eliminated (remedial legislation)  -  Act 234

Managed Forest Land Program revisions, DNR and DOR duties -  Act 365

Military family relief fund created; individual income tax checkoff for donations created [Sec. 540s, 602s, 665ss, 668s, 1593e, 2773s, 9136 (2c), 9343 (5c)] -  Act 28

Property taxes and personal property taxes: revisions re refunded or rescinded taxes reported to DOR, charge-back to taxing jurisdiction of taxes owed, and when payment is due -  Act 171

Records re income, franchise, or sales tax returns: penalties for failure to provide; standard response time, standard for noncompliance, and penalty waivers to be set by rule [Sec. 1796, 1854] -  Act 28

Regional (Dane County, Chippewa Valley, and Chequamegon) transit authorities created; provisions re referenda and funding Dane County highway projects [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Regional planning"]  -  Act 28

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

School levy tax credit revisions [Sec. 629d, e, 1815b, 1906d, 1917d] -  Act 28

Second Harvest Food Banks in Wisconsin that are members of Feeding America: individual income tax checkoff for donations; distribution to certain municipalities specified [Sec. 602s, 632i, 1593g, 9343 (6q)] -  Act 28

Seller's permit: list of persons with revoked permit on DOR Internet site [Sec. 1814, 9443 (1)]  -  Act 28

Tax laws: enhanced enforcement to increase state tax revenues; annual report required [Sec. 1815g] [vetoed]  -  AB-75

TID administrative procedure revisions, DOR duties -  Act 312

TID created before certain date may be designated as distressed or severely distressed, conditions specified; DOR and donor TID provisions -  Act 310

TID number 4 in Village of Elmwood: DOR certification of a value increment -  Act 170

TID number 6 in City of Sheboygan and TID number 18 in City of Waukesha: provisions modified and DOR duties  -  Act 176

TID number 10 in City of Chippewa Falls: filing certain forms with DOR -  Act 5

TID number 2 in City of Racine: life extended -  Act 67

TIF districts: DOR to impose annual fee; administrative appropriation modified re municipal costs [Sec. 606, 1456, 1489, 1490, 9443 (4)] -  Act 28

Tribal tax refund and sharing agreements expanded; use tax credit for purchases made on Native American lands [Sec. 1815, 1841, 1841b, 1848, 2338, 2401, 9443 (8), (14q)]  -  Act 28

revenue bonds Revenue bonds, see Bonds — Municipal

revenue limits for schools Revenue limits for schools, see School — Finance

revenue sharing, state Revenue sharing, State, see Shared revenue

rib lake, village of Rib Lake, Village of, see Taylor County

richland county Richland County

Court interpreter pilot project in seventh judicial administrative district authorized [Sec. 609, 9109 (1), 9409 (1)]  -  Act 28

right of privacy Right of privacy, see Privacy

right_of_way Right-of-way, see Motor vehicle — Regulation; Railroad; Road

rivers Rivers, see Waterways and water power

rn _registered nurse_ RN (Registered nurse), see Nurses

road Road, see also Motor vehicle — Regulation

Bicycle and EPAMD distance from parked vehicle requirement limited to school bus or motor bus, audible signal when passing deleted; opening motor vehicle door on a highway without checking traffic first prohibited, passengers under age 16 and forfeiture provisions -  Act 22

Business advertising sign in highway right-of-way prohibited, exceptions and penalty provisions -  Act 227

Failure-to-stop requirements expanded to include vehicle that departs a highway or certain premises; reporting requirement and owner liability provisions -  Act 62

Huron Road beautification project: DOT grant to Village of Bellevue required [Sec. 294p, r, 9150 (4c), 9450 (14d)]  -  Act 28

Lightweight utility vehicle: limited-purpose operation on highways allowed, pilot program provision  -  Act 157

Littering: maximum forfeiture increased, large item of solid waste provisions -  Act 368

Low-speed vehicles: operation on certain highways with speed limit of 35 mph or less permitted, exceptions and ordinance provision; neighborhood electric vehicle redefined as a low-speed vehicle and electric power requirement removed; forfeiture and demerit point provisions -  Act 311

Municipality's highways: transfer of jurisdiction and ownership to American Indian tribe or band or agency of the U.S. government on behalf of a tribe or band permitted; dispute resolution procedure and public use re vehicular traffic provisions -  Act 231

Petition or resolution to discontinue a public way or public facility: if a railroad crossing is included, a copy must be sent to the Commissioner of Railroads -  Act 107

Petition or resolution to discontinue a public way or public facility: if a railroad crossing is included, a copy must be sent to the Commissioner of Railroads -  Act 223