DRL name changed to Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and some Comm.Dept functions transferred; certain unfair trade practice rules transferred from DATCP; administration of laws re erosion control at commercial building construction sites transferred from DNR; technical assistance for American Indian economic development; manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling program transferred from Comm.Dept; DOA provisions [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] -  Act 32
Oil absorbent materials that contain waste oil: disposal in solid waste disposal facility prohibited unless certain conditions are met, free-flowing oil provision -  Act 152
Petroleum inspection fund transfer to transportation fund [Sec. 9210 (1)] -  Act 32
petsPets, see Animal
pharmacyPharmacy
Health care benefits provided to certain assistance program recipients: modifications to third parties required to provide information to DHS and from which DHS may recover payments; pharmacy benefits manager provision  -  Act 189
Pharmacy management services at state treatment facilities: request for proposals requirement eliminated [Sec. 1663] -  Act 32
Vaccination administered by a pharmacist: minimum age lowered [Sec. 3212q] -  Act 32
Electronic prescription of schedule II controlled substances permitted in non-emergency cases -  Act 159
Patient health care records: DHS to set fees a health care provider may charge for copies [Sec. 2649x-2664, 3509, 9321 (4)]  -  Act 32
Physician assistants: medically related actions authority expanded; nurse practitioner and advanced nurse prescriber provision -  Act 161
Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases  -  Act 2
Voluntary and informed consent to an abortion revisions; restrictions on the use of abortion-inducing drugs; repeal of certain abortion prohibitions -  Act 217
Volunteer health care provider: expansion of services that may be offered re outpatient surgery [Sec. 2664f-j]  -  Act 32
physician assistantPhysician assistant, see Physician
pierPier, see Port
plantsPlants, see also Farm produce
DATCP's pest abatement authority not limited to agricultural lands -  Act 254
Vegetation obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs: DOT permit system for maintenance and removal of revised; signs attached to buildings near highway right-of-way provisions -  Act 230
platsPlats
Development moratorium ordinance: city, town, or village may enact under specified conditions including burden on public facilities and public safety or health threat  -  Act 144
pleasant prairie, village ofPleasant Prairie, Village of, see Kenosha County
Administrative suspension of motor vehicle operating privileges: attending review hearing by telephone, video conference, or other remote communication mechanism permitted; review of arresting officer's record and written arguments also permitted; holding hearing in the county the offense took place not required under these options -  Act 242
Animals killed by vehicles: bear, wild turkey, and certain small game provisions created; law enforcement officer and hunting or trapping approval conditions -  Act 251
Authorized emergency vehicle: exemption from open door of a motor vehicle on a highway prohibition under certain conditions -  Act 184
Blood test fee: person in court on an OWI-related offense assessed costs associated with certain tests, alternative test exception [Sec. 3490g, r, 3552m, 9309 (1d)]  -  Act 32
Bodily substance thrown or expelled at a public safety officer: intent to cause bodily harm removed as an element to qualify as a felony; JRCCP report -  Act 72
Carrying a concealed weapon licensing provisions created, background check and training required; other provisions re electric weapons, transporting unloaded firearms and unstrung bow or crossbow, disorderly conduct, photo ID cards for former law enforcement officers, prohibited places and sign specifications, and out-of-state licensees and reciprocity; exemption from emergency rules and penalty provisions; DOJ duties and report required -  Act 35
Combined protective services departments: certain class cities and towns authorized to provide and limitation of villages removed [Sec. 1140, 1141, 1686-1690, 1697-1713, 1717, 1728, 3194, 3495-3498, 3539, 3562-3567]  -  Act 32
Electronic juvenile court records re Children's Code or Juvenile Justice Code proceedings made available to law enforcement, juvenile court, municipal court, court of criminal jurisdiction, and certain prosecutors, attorneys, and guardians ad litem; restrictions on information re physical and mental health and sensitive personal matters; Director of State Courts, CCAP, confidentiality, and forfeiture provisions  -  Act 270
Failure to report a missing child or the death of a child and hiding or moving the corpse of a child: prohibition and penalties created; JRCCP report -  Act 268
Law enforcement and fire fighting personnel: retirement, health care, and arbitration provisions revised for populous county and first class city; ``public safety employee" definition [Sec. 1139r, 1145s, 1684p, 1715p, 2406d, 2408cv, cx, 2409cy, it, iv, 2424hr, jp, 9332 (1r), (2r)] [2406d — partial veto]  -  Act 32
MERA and SELRA changes: collective bargaining limited to base wages, exception for certain public safety employees; referendum and consumer price index provisions  -  Act 10
Motor vehicle accident: reporting requirements and violation penalties modified, demerit point requirement added; requirements for rendering assistance or removing a damaged vehicle after a reportable accident revised, forfeiture provision -  Act 256
Obstructing a law enforcement officer by providing false information or evidence: convicted person may be assessed costs of the investigation; exceptions for recanting reports of or being a victim of abusive conduct or the report did not lead to criminal charges or a conviction -  Act 269
Penalty surcharge receipts: certain unencumbered balances transferred to re officer training [Sec. 523, 540, 626, 627, 686-692, 696, 722, 732, 735, 751] -  Act 32
Police and fire fighters in municipalities other than Milwaukee: disciplinary provisions revised [Sec. 2409cp, 9332 (1c)] -  Act 32
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
School district's use of a pupil's law enforcement and juvenile court records for athletic code disciplinary actions re 2011 WisAct 105 expanded; reductions in cost of compensation or fringe benefits to Milwaukee school districts without modifying existing collective bargaining agreements re 2011 WisAct 10 and 2011 WisAct 32 -  Act 165
Self-defense resulting in death or great bodily harm: court presumption criteria created, civil liability immunity provisions, and criminal activity by the actor and public safety worker exceptions -  Act 94
Sexual assault: procedures for evidence with DNA on it when no suspect has been identified [Sec. 2682m, 2704m]  -  Act 32
Sexually explicit conduct by a person under age 18: evidentiary recordings remain in possession of court or law enforcement agency, defense inspection provisions; attempt at specified sex crimes against children made a felony; victim in certain sex crimes against children can be an individual the perpetrator believed to be under 18; JRCCP report  -  Act 284
Soft tissue injury or great bodily harm to an officer while resisting or obstructing an officer made a felony; battery by prisoners expanded to include soft tissue injury; definition provision -  Act 74
Tobacco and nicotine products: prohibition on providing or purchasing cigarettes for minors expanded; definition and compliance investigations of retail outlets provisions  -  Act 249
Traffic stop information collection and analysis requirements, law enforcement training programs, and reports: 2009 WisAct 28 provisions repealed -  Act 29
Trafficking of a child prosecution time limit revised and TPR provision; knowingly accessing certain child pornography materials made a felony; restricting evidence about complaining witnesses expanded re specified sex crimes; crimes expanded re interception of communications by law enforcement with judicial approval; crime victim compensation re sex crimes against children; JRCCP report  -  Act 271
Family planning project for low income females between certain ages created, federal waiver required; family planning demonstration project repealed [Sec. 1439n, 1441b, 9421 (7)] [1439n, 1441b — partial veto; 9421 (7) — vetoed]  -  Act 32
Low-income assistance for weatherization and other energy conservation services funding [Sec. 325d-326m]  -  Act 32
Low-income dental clinic grants, federal funding provision [Sec. 634x, 2648L] -  Act 32
Public Defender Board: income and assets used in determining indigency [Sec. 3559d, h] -  Act 32
W-2 program revisions; transitional jobs demonstration project eliminated (ARRA moneys); DCF provision [Sec. 1346, 1348-1361f, 1362-1367, 1368-1371, 1385, 2391, 3568-3570, 9308 (4), (5i), 9408 (3i), (3j)] [1385 — partial veto] -  Act 32
populationPopulation, see Census
populous countyPopulous county, see Milwaukee County
pornographyPornography, see Obscenity
portPort
DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re individual and general permits, piers and wharfs, land grading, bridges and culverts, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, general permitting for certain wetland restoration activities, and notices DNR is required to provide; legislative review of general permits; report required -  Act 167
Grandfathered piers and wharves: deadline for registering with DNR extended -  Act 25
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway: exemption from DNR permit requirement re placement of pier containing a floating toilet facility -  Act 153
postage and postal servicePostage and postal service
Advertising and promotional direct mail: sales and use tax exemptions created [Sec. 2181p, 9441 (1d)]  -  Act 32
poultryPoultry
Meat and poultry inspection fee repealed [Sec. 373e, 2309g] -  Act 32
power of attorneyPower of attorney
Parent with legal custody of a child: power of attorney to temporarily delegate certain powers to another person permitted; provisions for organizations that facilitate designations including criminal history search and child abuse reporting; foster home license exemption, Indian child, and juvenile court jurisdiction provisions; DCF rule requirements -  Act 87
pr _program revenue_PR (Program revenue), see specific subject
preliminary proceedingsPreliminary proceedings, see Court — Procedure
preschoolPreschool, see Kindergarten
prescriptionPrescription, see Drugs
presidential electorsPresidential electors
Presidential preference primary date changed, dates of related election events also changed -  Act 45
prevailing wagePrevailing wage, see Wage — Payment
primary electionsPrimary elections, see also Presidential electors
Comptroller, office of: elective office created for counties with population over 750,000; duties specified; report, election ballot, and primary provisions -  Act 62
Identification requirement for voting in elections created, ``proof of identification" and noncompliant REAL ID provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee may be waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign; signature requirement re voting in person; durational residency requirement increased; straight party ticket eliminated; deadline for late registration and absentee voting in person changed; GAB special registration deputies discontinued; voter registration information and list revisions; proof of residence modified re university, college, and technical college student IDs -  Act 23
September primary date changed and renamed ``Partisan Primary"; absentee ballot changes and military and overseas electors provisions; fee exception for duplicate DOT issued ID for voting purposes -  Act 75
Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: plaintiff may designate county in which to bring the action; appellant may select court of appeals district in which to appeal the judgment or order of a circuit court; certain actions commenced by a prisoners shall be venued in Dane County  -  Act 61
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