Acts Index

Biennial budget bill consideration: earmark transparency report required; LFB and JCF duties, Internet provision  -  Act 220

Child support incentive payments to counties: DCF to develop plan, JCF approval required [Sec. 9108 (2i)] [partial veto] -  Act 32

Community partnerships between school districts and foster home agencies and community-based nongovernmental agencies: DOA to submit funding plans prepared by DPI and DCF to JCF [Sec. 9101 (3i)] -  Act 32

DOA Secretary required to lapse to the general fund from unencumbered balances of executive branch agencies, other than sum sufficient and federal revenue appropriations, for fiscal biennia 2011-13 and 2013-15, U.W. System exception; JCLO lapse for 2011-13 and 2013-15 biennia required [Sec. 9230 (1), 9255 (1)] -  Act 32

Economic development tax credit program: credits allocated by Comm.Dept increased; JCF approval required  -  Act 4

Expenditure authority reduced -  Act 10

Family Care, Family Care Partnership, PACE, and IRIS: revisions to 2011 WisAct 32 re enrollment cap, expansion, and certain funding allocation; JCF review of contracts required -  Act 127

GAB expenditures on voter ID public informational campaign reviewed by JCF; public inspection of statements of economic interests modified [Sec. 357m, 9118 (1q)] [357m — vetoed] -  Act 32

General program operations funding reductions: Board of Regents to submit to DOA Secretary a plan to allocate, JCF approval [Sec. 9152 (3)] -  Act 32

GPR appropriation reduced -  Act 27

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; multiconsortia created with contracts, tribal governing body, and transfer of county employees provisions; cemetery, funeral, and burial expenses program modified; LAB audit required; incentive program for local fraud detection created and JCF approval required [for section numbers, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"]  -  Act 32

Justice information surcharge revenue structure revised; OJA funding re statistics on civil legal services to indigent persons eliminated; child advocacy center grants, justice information sharing program appropriation, drug offender surcharge fund deficit plan and Milwaukee County grant provisions [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Justice Assistance, Office of"] -  Act 32

MA program and federal waivers: 2011 WisAct 10 provisions re DHS to study changes and promulgate rules revised; JCF review and report required [Sec. 1423k-1424q, 1430d, e, 1435y-1437f, 1437j-1438m, 1439w, x, 1441bg-1442h, 1453e-L, r, s, 1457p, q, 1459e-o, 1461g-1462h, 1465n-1470b, 9421 (1i)] [1439w, x — vetoed]  -  Act 32

Motor vehicle registration plate decal or sticker system re 3rd-party vendor, JCF approval [Sec. 9148 (9i)]  -  Act 32

Seal-a-Smile dental sealant program supplemental funding, JCF approval [Sec. 9121 (12f)] -  Act 32

State agency attorney pay progression plan, JCF approval [Sec. 9155 (3c)] [vetoed] -  AB-40

State agency operations, contracts, and grants: disclosure of expenditures, Internet provision, computer upgrade exemption with JCF approval [Sec. 215m] [partial veto]  -  Act 32

State capitol building security costs in 2011: JCF appropriation [Sec. 778m, n, 9455 (2u)] -  Act 32

Stewardship Program revisions re easements, reasons for prohibiting public access, JCF review threshold, and aids in lieu of property taxes; DNR appropriations and local government nonbinding resolution provisions [Sec. 587-589, 601, 825-834, 837-840m, 862m, 863-865, 1748de, e, 9335 (2)]  -  Act 32

Student information system: DPI to establish working with the Office of Governor, fee provision, JCF approval [Sec. 520, 2437, 9137 (1)] -  Act 32

Traffic stop information collection and analysis requirements, law enforcement training programs, and reports: 2009 WisAct 28 provisions repealed -  Act 29

U.W. Board of Regents' use of broadband services and its relationship with Wisconsin's Research and Education Network (WiscNet): LAB audit required; third-party entity and service to hospitals provisions [Sec. 335m, 970b, d, 1015x, 9152 (2c)] [1015x — partial veto] -  Act 32

Vacant FTE positions in the executive branch: Governor may abolish with JCF approval [Sec. 218g, i, p]  -  Act 32

Veterans home to be located in Chippewa Falls: DVA may contract with private entity to operate, LAB audit provision; transfer to veterans trust fund certain unencumbered balances, JCF approval; DOA cost-benefit analysis required [Sec. 65, 234, 698-701, 1242, 1249-1269, 2665] [9101 (2u) — partial veto; 234 — vetoed] -  Act 32

WRS eligibility revised, DETF duties and emergency rules promulgation; WRS structure and benefits study and health insurance options study required; JCF, reports, and audit provisions [Sec. 1153d, h, 1156c-t, 9115 (1q)-(4q), 9143 (2q)] [1156k, t, 9143 (2q) — partial veto] -  Act 32

legislature _ legislative organization, joint committee on Legislature — Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on

DOA Secretary required to lapse to the general fund from unencumbered balances of executive branch agencies, other than sum sufficient and federal revenue appropriations, for fiscal biennia 2011-13 and 2013-15, U.W. System exception; JCLO lapse for 2011-13 and 2013-15 biennia required [Sec. 9230 (1), 9255 (1)] -  Act 32

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs -  Act 10

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs: 2011 WisAct 10 provisions repealed  -  Act 27

legislature _ member Legislature — Member

Becker, Dismas P.: life and public service [AJR-2] -  JR-12

Brown, Cecil B., Jr.: life and public service [AJR-74] -  JR-18

Cates, Richard Lyman: life, public service, and contributions to the legal profession commended upon his death [AJR-57]  -  JR-20

Franke, Harry: life and public service [SJR-70] -  JR-23

Gower, John: life and public service [AJR-107] -  JR-15

Hephner, Gervase A.: life and public service [AJR-61] -  JR-10

Highway Safety, Council on: requirements for legislative members modified -  Act 245

Hilgenberg, Steve: life and public service [AJR-22] -  JR-6

JLC membership modified -  Act 8

McCormick, John E.: life and public service of former state legislator and Milwaukee Circuit Court judge [AJR-30]  -  JR-13

Nikolay, Frank L.: life and public service [AJR-113] -  JR-14

Otte, Carl: life and public service [SJR-18] -  JR-3

Peterson, Richard: life, public service, and military service commended [AJR-68] -  JR-9

Roberts, Virgil D.: life and public service [AJR-44] -  JR-21

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept and LAB duties, public employee and WRS provisions, reports required [partial veto]  -  Act 7

legislature _ procedure Legislature — Procedure

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, legislative review of proposed rules, JCRAR duties, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state -  Act 21

Biennial budget bill consideration: earmark transparency report required; LFB and JCF duties, Internet provision  -  Act 220

Enrolled bills to the Governor: modifying the 2011-12 session schedule to extend the March 15, 2012 deadline [SJR-72]  -  JR-22

Floorperiod beginning on February 22, 2011 extended to March 7, 2011 [Jr1 AJR-1] -  JR-5

Floorperiods for 2011-12 session established and budget deadline extended [SJR-1] -  JR-1

Governor's budget message deadline extended [SJR-15] -  JR-2

Tax rate increases in certain cases: two-thirds vote required; statewide advisory referendum provision  -  Act 9

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

Creditable military service calculation for WRS participants revised re death or disability benefits; differential wage payments treated as earnings for WRS purposes; JSCRS appendix report -  Act 116

WRS required contribution rates and annuity multiplier revised and employer may not pay any employee required contributions, city and county of Milwaukee and local government defined benefit pension plan provisions; JSCRS appendix report -  Act 10

legislature _ review of administrative rules, joint committee for Legislature — Review of Administrative Rules, Joint Committee for

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, legislative review of proposed rules, JCRAR duties, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state -  Act 21

Construction of one- and two-family dwellings: rules promulgation that would increase costs provisions, DSPS and JCRAR duties [Sec. 2738k, 2739c-L, 9310 (1i)]  -  Act 32

legislature _ rules _ joint Legislature — Rules — Joint, see also Administrative rules

Joint rules revised, new rules created [Joint rules 2, 3 (title), (1)(a), (c), 7 (intro.), (1), (3), (4)(b), (c), 11 (2) (intro.), 12 (2) (intro.), (a), (f), 13, 14 (3), 21, 22, 23 (2), (3), (4), 27, 31 (1)(intro.), (d), (4), 32 (1)(b), (e), (f), (j), 33 (1), 34, 41 (3)(b), 43, 44 (2), 45 (1)(a), 48 (title), (1), (2), (4), 51 (intro.), (2), (4), 51m, 52 (intro.), (1)(c), (e), (5) (intro.), (a), (b), 53 (1), (2)(a), 54 (1), (2), (2m)(a), 55 (1), 57 (2) (intro.), (a), 59, 60 (2), 62 (1), 64 (1)(a), (2), 73 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 74, 75, 76 (1), 77 (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), 78, 79 (intro.), (1), (4), (6), 81 (1), (2)(b), (3) (intro.), (b), (4), 81m (2) (intro.), (b), 82 (intro.), (1), (1m)(g), (2)(a), (b), 83 (1), (2), (3), (4)(a), (5), 84 (intro.), (4), 87 (intro.), (3) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), 96, 98 (3), 99 (intro.), (3), (4), (5), (14), (16), (27m), (28), (36), (38), (40), (50), (50m), (54), (58), (59), (63), (66), (71), (75), (82), (83), (89)] [SJR-2]  -  JR-29

legislature _ session Legislature — Session, see Legislature — Procedure; Special session, 2011 — January; Special session, 2011 — September

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

Capital gains from Wisconsin-source assets: income tax exclusion; WEDC and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1754, 1761, 1763, 1866, 2862] -  Act 32

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report -  Act 49

Homemade wine and fermented malt beverages: standards for which a license or permit is not required and occupational taxes not owed revised; no fees may be charged at a competition, exhibition, or tasting and municipalities may regulate by ordinance; JSCTE appendix report -  Act 200

Income tax deferral for long-term Wisconsin capital assets provisions created; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1764, 2863] -  Act 32

Wine or fermented malt beverages made at supply stores and not sold or offered for sale: exceptions to manufacturing license or permit and occupational tax requirements; operator's license provision; JSCTE appendix report -  Act 179

levy or levy limit Levy or levy limit, see Municipality — Taxation; Property tax; Property tax — Assessment; School — Board; Technical College System Board

lfb LFB, see Legislative Fiscal Bureau

liability Liability, see Claims; Contributory negligence; Damage (personal injury); Medical malpractice; Product liability; Public liability; specific subject

liability insurance Liability insurance, see Insurance — Motor vehicle

libraries Libraries, see also Supreme Court

DPI revisions re division name changes, participation in a public library system, and deleting obsolete references (remedial legislation) -  Act 158

Military instruction counts toward initial training requirement re application for credential issued by DSPS, a board under DSPS, or other specified credential; demonstration provision  -  Act 120

Public education law revisions re pupil expulsion, teacher evaluations, SAGE contracts, special education services, pupil transportation costs, school libraries, MPS teaching days, law enforcement records re conduct of a pupil, physical education credits, and tax levy -  Act 105

Public libraries: local government maintenance of effort requirement repealed [Sec. 1171-1176] -  Act 32

School board and public library board permitted to transfer certain donations to charitable organizations exempt from federal income tax or community foundation under set conditions  -  Act 163

license and permit License and permit, see specific subject

license plate License plate, see Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

lie detector Lie detector

Employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing cases: awarding of compensatory and punitive damages eliminated; DWD provision -  Act 219

lien Lien

Special charge under the property assessed clean energy (PACE) program: third party allowed to collect installment payments, lien provision, written guarantee of certain savings-to-investment ratio under set conditions, and third party technical review -  Act 138

lift device Lift device, see Public safety

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

lights Lights, see Bicycle

limitation of action Limitation of action

Prosecution may be commenced at any time for first-degree sexual assault of an adult and attempts to commit first- and second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree sexual assault -  Act 282