2013 Acts Index

Agricultural vehicles: operation on highways provisions revised re implement of husbandry, agricultural commercial motor vehicle, size and weight limitations, lighting and marking requirements, rules of the road, and sales of farm equipment; no-fee permit for exceeding weight and length limitations sunset provision; DOT duties - Act 377

Energy emergencies: DOT may authorize certain vehicles transporting propane or heating oil to exceed special weight limits; exception to DOT report requirements - Act 217

Length limit increased for certain vehicle combinations operated on the highway without a permit re ``drive-away method in saddlemount combination" - Act 220

Overall length limit for vehicle combinations: recreates an exception repealed by 2011 WisAct 243 - Act 99

Overweight permits for transporting raw forest products or lumber near the Michigan border: additional highway routes specified; report required [Sec. 2175g-i, 9345 (5r)] [2175i -- vetoed] - Act 20

Overweight vehicle violation penalties revised [Sec. 2166-2173, 9345 (2)] - Act 20

Vehicle operating under a Michigan border permit allowed to operate in Florence County; compliance with current Michigan law and DOT report provisions - Act 34

Vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under a Michigan border permit: operating authority revisions; DOT report provision - Act 48

business Business, see also Corporation; Corporation -- Taxation; Industrial development; Minority enterprise

Angel investment tax credits: limit on total amount all taxpayers may claim eliminated [Sec. 1344, 1457] - Act 20

Certification of business for capital gain deferral and exclusion transferred from WEDC to DOR, long-term deferral and Wisconsin assets deferral provisions; individual income tax rates reduced; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1305-1320, 1459, 2058, 2059, 2069, 9337 (12), 9450 (1)] - Act 20

Commercial property: DOR to assess for property tax purposes by request and under certain conditions [Sec. 463d, 1287d, 9337 (2q)] - Act 20

DETF progress on modernizing business processes and integrating information technology systems: annual report required; supplemental appropriation and FTE position flexibility; governor and JCF duties [Sec. 713, 9112 (1), 9212 (1)] - Act 20

Disabled veteran-owned businesses: state procurement and certain construction contract requirements modified; contracts let by commissions and special purpose districts provision - Act 192

DVA grant to VETransfer, Inc. re training and assistance to veterans engaged in entrepreneurship; annual report and audit provisions [Sec. 412, 788] - Act 20

Efficiency initiatives: reimbursing businesses for assisting local governmental units in establishing [Sec. 54m, 413s, 9101 (4q), 9401 (2q)] - Act 20

Enterprise zone tax credit certification: requirement that a business's capital investment in property equal at least 10 percent of gross revenues replaced with a significant capital investment as defined by WEDC [Sec. 2080, 2081, 2083, 2084, 2086, 9350 (1)] - Act 20

Fund of funds investment program created; DOA, LAB, JCF, and SWIB duties; investment manager, venture capital funds, and report provisions [partial veto] - Act 41

Gain from small business stock: federal tax treatment adopted [Sec. 1297h, 1298n, s, 1453e] - Act 20

Integrated business information system: appropriation modified and name changed to enterprise resource planning system [Sec. 187, 422, 423, 476, 477] - Act 20

Manufacturing and agriculture credit limited to tax imposed on business operations [Sec. 1345hf-k, 9337 (15d)] - Act 20

Minor violations of agency rules by small businesses: agency discretion in imposing penalties revised, recording every instance and reasons for its decision required - Act 296

Rule-making procedure revised; various DWD rules repealed re Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), Wisconsin Job Opportunity Business Subsidy (WISJOBS) Program, and mining damage claims [Admin.Code DWD 82, 805, 811, 816, 820, 830] - Act 332

Solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for providing a public record: regulations created; DATCP duties; penalties, definitions, and exception provisions - Act 247

Tax credits sunsetted re relocated business, community development finance, biodiesel fuel, dairy and livestock farm, dairy manufacturing, meat processing, woody biomass, food processing plant, Internet equipment, film production, HIRSP assessment, fuel pumps, postsecondary education, water consumption, beginning farmer, research facilities, and qualified research [Sec. 1304d-f, 1331d, 1338b-u, 1344b-d, em-g, 1345b-e, 1347b-f, 1348d, e, 1383j, 1390b-u, 1395b-e, f-h, 1396b-1398f, i-L, 1419h, 1426b-u, 1431b-e, es-h, 1432b-1434f, i-L] - Act 20

Tax revisions re lowest individual income tax bracket, technical college district property tax relief aid and tax levy, depletion, carry-back and carry-forward of net operating loss, jobs tax credit, relocated business deduction or tax credit, manufacturing and agriculture credit, research credit, state historic rehabilitation credit, electronic medical records tax credit, and sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property used in commercial printing - Act 145

Workforce Advancement Training Program expanded - Act 328

Workforce training program: grant appropriation increased; DWD required to use funds for reducing waiting lists for certain technical college programs, collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses, and enhancing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities through public and private organizations; DWD budget request provision - Act 139

Workplace wellness program grants created re small businesses; definitions, appropriation, and sunset provisions - Act 137

bytof, joyce a Bytof, Joyce A.

Life and service to the Fox Valley community commended upon her death [AJR 99] - JR29

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cabinet form of government Cabinet form of government, see Governor -- Cabinet

cable television Cable television, see Television

campaign finance Campaign finance, see Elections -- Campaign expense

campground Campground, see Recreation

campus police Campus police, see Police

canpb CANPB, see Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

canvassers, board of Canvassers, Board of, see Elections -- Officials

capital gains tax Capital gains tax

Certification of business for capital gain deferral and exclusion transferred from WEDC to DOR, long-term deferral and Wisconsin assets deferral provisions; individual income tax rates reduced; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1305-1320, 1459, 2058, 2059, 2069, 9337 (12), 9450 (1)] - Act 20

capitol Capitol, see State capitol

carbone cancer center Carbone Cancer Center, see University of Wisconsin -- School of Medicine and Public Health

cbrf CBRF, see Community-based residential facility

cdl _commercial driver_s license_ CDL (Commercial driver's license), see Motor vehicle -- Driver's license

cell phone Cell phone, see Telephone

cellular telephone Cellular telephone, see Telephone

cemetery Cemetery, see also Funeral and funeral director

Funeral and cemetery aids: language clarified that only DHS administers the program [Sec. 1040g, 1211c-h] - Act 20

``Land surveying" replaced with ``practice of professional land surveying" and definition revised; license replaces certificate of registration; examining board and section names changed; apprenticeship path to licensure eliminated; certain registration exemptions eliminated; other revisions re town survey to erect monuments, cemetery authority plat or map, ordinary high water mark included on certain maps or plats, subdivision plats, certified survey maps, and recording certain plats - Act 358

Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation project prohibition on additional lane on I 94 adjacent to Wood National Cemetery repealed [Sec. 1535] - Act 20

Veterans home admission requirements revised; burial in state veterans cemetery eligibility revised; DVA and residency provisions [Sec. 765, 791, 795-801, 803-806, 9349 (1)] - Act 20

center for independent living Center for independent living, see Persons with disabilities

certificate of title Certificate of title, see Motor vehicle -- Certificate of title

certified public accountant Certified public accountant

CPA examination: qualifying institutions broadened - Act 21

Rule-making procedure revised; various Accounting Examining Board rules modified and repealed [Admin.Code Accy 1.003, 1.101, 1.205, 9.01, 9.06, 9 Appendix A] - Act 210

WEDC grant or loan over certain amount: recipients required to submit a schedule of expenditures; independent CPA provision [Sec. 2055k] - Act 20

cesa CESA, see Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

chaney, felmers o Chaney, Felmers O.

Life and dedicated service to the people and City of Milwaukee honored [AJR4] - JR2

charitable corporation Charitable corporation, see also Organization, Miscellaneous

PEG, PEO, charitable organization, professional fund-raisers, and fund-raising counsel: regulation of transferred from DSPS to DFI; annual financial report filing modified [Sec. 787, 869, 1227, 1237, 1238, 1461, 1715, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1936, 1974, 1989, 1990, 2161, 2179, 2180-2182, 2183, 2184-2187, 2188-2217, 2232-2253, 2267, 9138 (1), 9438 (1)] - Act 20

Qualified charitable gift annuity provisions created and exemption from OCI regulation; gift annuities chapter of the statutes repealed - Act 271

Resale store owned by nonprofit organization: property tax exemption created [Sec. 1278k, 9337 (8d)] - Act 20

charter school Charter school, see School

chemotherapy Chemotherapy, see Medical service

child abuse and neglect prevention board Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

CANPB grant match requirement [Sec. 946-948, 9306 (4)] - Act 20

Child abuse and neglect prevention materials and services: fees for providing go to new appropriation for CANPB [Sec. 343] - Act 20

Children's Trust Fund unencumbered balance transferred to certain appropriation [Sec. 344, 9205 (1)] - Act 20

child abuse or neglect Child abuse or neglect, see Children -- Abuse and neglect

child care Child care, see Day care

child custody, placement, support, or welfare Child custody, placement, support, or welfare, see Children -- Adoption; Family -- Support

child labor Child labor

Work based learning program: school boards and governing bodies of charter and private schools may create for pupils in grades 9 to 12 [Sec. 1828g, 1858p] [1828g -- partial veto] - Act 20

child welfare Child welfare, see Children -- Protection and services

children Children, see also Juvenile court; Juvenile delinquency; Youth

BadgerCare Plus, BadgerCare Plus Core, and certain MA changes made by 2013 WisAct 20 delayed; repeal of BadgerCare Plus Basic and Badger Rx Gold delayed; extension of coverage under HIRSP and dissolution timetable modified; time-limited guaranteed issue under Medicare supplement and replacement policies - Act 116

BadgerCare Plus, BadgerCare Plus Core, and certain MA programs' eligibility requirements modified; transitional MA benefits and BadgerRX Gold Program eliminated; federal approval provision; income eligibility exceptions if health benefit exchanges are not operational by deadline [Sec. 348, 350, 351, 355, 356, 1046-1054, 1057, 1058, 1070, 1072, 1073, 1074-1076, 1078-1085, 1089, 1090, 1091-1100, 1100v-1155, 1198, 1219, 1265t, 1898, 1995, 1997, 9318 (14), 9418 (7)-(9), (10i)] - Act 20

BadgerCare Plus, BadgerCare Plus Core, and certain MA changes re 2013 WisActs 20 and 116: changing the timing of eligibility changes and other changes - Act 117

Child psychiatry consultation program: DHS to create and administer; qualified consultation provider criteria and report required - Act 127

Children's Mental Health, Office of, created in DHS; director is appointed by the governor; annual report required [Sec. 40, 1232, 2000] - Act 20

DCF to expand distribution of demonstration project funding re reducing out-of-home care for children in Milwaukee County to other counties [Sec. 370, 819, 820, 872-880, 893, 894, 909-916, 918-920, 933, 934, 2319-2323] - Act 20

DNR duty revisions re reports of violations, citation procedure re wetland discharge violations, minimum age for sturgeon spearing license, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council membership, and publishing class 1 notices for certain permit applications - Act 69

Foster care and kinship care rates increased [Sec. 922c, 924c, 929, 9406 (3e)] - Act 20

Foster Care Continuation Program sum certain funding deleted; Transition to Independent Living Program created [Sec. 895, 896] - Act 20

Security freeze of credit report of protected individuals: provisions and penalties created; DOJ and DATCP duties - Act 78

children _ abuse and neglect Children -- Abuse and neglect, see also Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board