2013 Acts Index

Involuntary commitment proceedings: procedure for the corporation counsel to make a limited appearance in certain cases; three-person petition provisions - Act 340

Real estate broker license: training and experience requirements established; licensed attorney, building contractor, and nonresident broker provisions - Act 133

Special counsel appropriation transferred from DOJ to DOA and modified [Sec. 1p, 28, 252, 379m, 2160] [379m -- partial veto] - Act 20

attorney _ fee Attorney -- Fee

Legal services contract on contingency fee basis: executive agencies prohibited from entering unless the governor makes a written determination, DOA duties specified; limitations specified; report required - Act 105

Theft of telecommunication or video services: first offense penalty changed; attorney fees permitted in civil suit against person who committed the theft; JRCCP report - Act 89

attorney general Attorney General, see also Justice, Department of

Assistant AG and assistant SPD pay progression plan [Sec. 463, 2014, 2015] - Act 20

Patent or pending patent: regulations created re written communications to enforce or assert rights in connection with; DATCP and AG duties, penalty and exemptions provisions; JRCCP report - Act 339

Presentence investigation report access by the assistant AG in certain cases - Act 108

atv _all_terrain vehicle_ ATV (All-terrain vehicle), see Recreation vehicle

audiologist Audiologist, see Trades and occupations

audit Audit, see Financial Institutions, Department of; Legislative Audit Bureau; Parochial and private educational institutions; Public Instruction, Department of; Revenue, Department of; Veterans Affairs, Department of

audit committee, joint legislative Audit Committee, Joint Legislative, see Legislature -- Audit Committee, Joint Legislative

aviation Aviation, see also Gasoline -- Taxation

Aerial approach ordinance is initiated by a committee of the governing body of the county or municipality that owns the airport - Act 297

Aircraft parts, maintenance, and labor: sales and use tax exemptions created - Act 185

Airport fueling system: delivery specified for motor vehicle fuel tax purposes [Sec. 1506-1508, 9437 (7)] - Act 20

County property tax levy exemption for towns on Madeline Island re airport operation or maintenance or public health or economic development services under certain condition; JSCTE appendix report - Act 282

DOR may collect from motor vehicle fuel tax, alternate fuel tax, or general aviation fuel tax refunds for debt owed to state or municipality [Sec. 1509] - Act 20

Drones: use of by law enforcement restricted, definition and search warrant provisions; penalties for use of weaponized drone and using a drone equipped with recording or transmitting equipment, exceptions specified; JRCCP report - Act 213

Poberezny, Paul: life and public service of the founder of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) commended upon his death [SJR53] - JR15

Recreational aviation defined and considered a recreational activity for which a private property owner has limited civil liability and the aviator assumes some risk - Act 318

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background check Background check, see Criminal identification and investigation

badgercare BadgerCare, see Insurance -- Health

badgerrx gold program BadgerRX Gold Program, see Drugs

bail Bail, see Court -- Procedure

bakery Bakery, see Trades and occupations

ballast water Ballast water, see Water -- Pollution

ballots Ballots, see Elections -- Ballots

bank Bank, see also Financial institution

``Bank services" of a bank service corporation expanded and services to nonparticipant banks requirement repealed; services provided by credit union service organizations expanded; Division of Banking and Office of Credit Unions duties - Act 22

Mortgage loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage bankers: regulations and definitions modified; DFI duties; reports, audits, and advertising provisions - Act 360

Rule-making procedure revised; various DFI rules modified and repealed re authorized activities of credit unions, control procedures for credit unions, and record retention by financial institutions [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 9.01, 41.01, 47; DFI-CU 54.05, 57.01, 57.03, 59.03, 60.01, 60.03, 60.05, 60.06, 61 (title), 61.01, 61.02, 61.03, 61.04, 65, 66.02, 67.01, 67.02, 67.03, 67.04, 67.05, 68.02, 68.03, 68.06, 70, 72.12, 72.13, 74; DFI-SL 6.01, 6.03; DFI-SB 6.01, 6.03, 6.05] - Act 277

Securities registration requirements: exemptions created, definitions modified, registration of certain Internet sites with the Division of Securities, and other revisions; reporting by certain financial institution holding companies provisions - Act 52

bank _ deposit _ public Bank -- Deposit -- Public

Redeposit programs of public depositories [Sec. 575aw] - Act 20

banking, division of Banking, Division of

``Bank services" of a bank service corporation expanded and services to nonparticipant banks requirement repealed; services provided by credit union service organizations expanded; Division of Banking and Office of Credit Unions duties - Act 22

Payday loans and consumer loans: definition of ``default" revised [Sec. 2178d, f] - Act 20

Rule-making procedure revised; various DFI rules modified and repealed re authorized activities of credit unions, control procedures for credit unions, and record retention by financial institutions [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 9.01, 41.01, 47; DFI-CU 54.05, 57.01, 57.03, 59.03, 60.01, 60.03, 60.05, 60.06, 61 (title), 61.01, 61.02, 61.03, 61.04, 65, 66.02, 67.01, 67.02, 67.03, 67.04, 67.05, 68.02, 68.03, 68.06, 70, 72.12, 72.13, 74; DFI-SL 6.01, 6.03; DFI-SB 6.01, 6.03, 6.05] - Act 277

barber Barber

Barbering and cosmetology licensing requirements revised - Act 205

Cosmetologist required training hours reduced; cosmetology and barbering licensure requirement exemption for a service performed prior to a live performance or production of a moving or still image for public release or broadcast; recognition of accredited schools of barbering, cosmetology, aesthetics, manicuring, and electrology; DSPS duties - Act 356

baseball Baseball, see Athletics

battery, lead acid Battery, Lead acid, see Motor vehicle -- Equipment

bayfield county Bayfield County

Elk introduced into specified counties; DNR duties and hunting season provision [Sec. 560, 573] - Act 20

bear hunting or pursuit Bear hunting or pursuit, see Hunting

bed and breakfast Bed and breakfast, see Hotel and motel

beer Beer, see Alcohol beverage -- Regulation

beverage Beverage, see also Alcohol beverage

Interest rate on tax overpayments or underpayments modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1440e, 1444d, 1500f, j, 1508r, 1896w, 1897h, j, 1961n, 9337 (4i)] - Act 20

Political subdivisions may not limit the sale of certain food and beverages [Sec. 1269m] - Act 20

Single-owner entities disregarded as separate entities for income tax purposes: sales and use tax provisions apply to room tax, local food and beverage tax, local rental car tax, and state rental vehicle fee [Sec. 1277, 1502, 1503, 1504, 9437 (3)] - Act 20

bicycle Bicycle, see also Moped

Bearskin State Trail expansion to the Hiawatha Trail funding [Sec. 509zm] [vetoed] - Act 20

Commercial quadricycle: definition, ordinance allowing consumption of alcohol beverages on, and prohibiting driver from consuming alcohol, penalty provisions - Act 106

Railroad crossings: use of by pedestrians limited and pedestrians prohibited from going around a crossing gate or barrier, penalty provisions; other penalties increased; contact information at private crossings required - Act 219

Transportation alternatives program and grants created; bicycle and pedestrian facilities program, transportation enhancement activities program, safe routes to school program, and traffic marking enhancement program eliminated [Sec. 302, 303-314, 1560-1564, 9145 (5v), 9245 (3x)] - Act 20

bids and bidders Bids and bidders, see Contracts; Purchasing, Government

bifurcated sentence Bifurcated sentence, see Sentences and penalties

billboard Billboard

Alerts for missing adults at risk: require DOJ to allow law enforcement to use the integrated crime alert network to disseminate reports to outdoor advertisers and broadcasters; definition, input from certain organizations, and FTE position provisions - Act 264

Relocated nonconforming outdoor advertising signs due to state highway projects: provisions created, local ordinance consideration [Sec. 1556m-t, 9345 (7c), 9445 (7c)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Transportation alternatives program and grants created; bicycle and pedestrian facilities program, transportation enhancement activities program, safe routes to school program, and traffic marking enhancement program eliminated [Sec. 302, 303-314, 1560-1564, 9145 (5v), 9245 (3x)] - Act 20

Vegetation obstructing an outdoor advertising sign: permittee to compensate DOT for removal of trees over certain diameter; definitions, ``cross-vista" sign, and arborist provisions - Act 231

biodiesel fuel Biodiesel fuel, see Fuel

biogas Biogas, see Energy conservation

biotechnology Biotechnology, see Industrial development

biron, village of Biron, Village of, see Wood County

birth certificate Birth certificate, see Vital statistics

blood alcohol concentration _bac_ Blood alcohol concentration (BAC), see Implied consent or alcohol concentration

blue book Blue Book

Kringle designated as the state pastry; Blue Book provisions [Sec. 1b, c] - Act 20

board of review Board of review, see Property tax -- Assessment

boat Boat, see also Harbor

Amphibious motor vehicles: registration exemption - Act 13

Great Lakes research vessels owned by DNR: moneys received from rental of appropriated to DNR [Sec. 285, 288] - Act 20

bonds Bonds, see also Debt, Public; Sureties

Authorized state building programs in 2007-09 and 2013-15: reductions in general obligation bonding authority [Sec. 9104 (11i)] [vetoed] - Act 20

bonds _ municipal Bonds -- Municipal

Conduit revenue bonds commission: WHEDA approval repealed and technical and definitional changes [Sec. 1266-1269] - Act 20

Interest charged on special assessments revised; levy limit exception re debt service on certain special assessment B bond - Act 222

boulder junction, town of Boulder Junction, Town of, see Vilas County

bow and arrow hunting Bow and arrow hunting, see Hunting

bridge Bridge, see also Street

ATV and UTV operation on highway bridges permitted on closed roadways under certain conditions, ordinance provision - Act 316