2013 Acts Index

Form contractor is required to provide before consumer signs a contract for residential repair or construction: change ``10 business days" to ``10 days" (remedial legislation) - Act 150

Portable electronics insurance: certain provisions of WCA do not apply - Act 230

Residential contractors prohibited from promising to pay or rebate property insurance deductible re specified repairs or replacements; consumer may cancel a contract for repairs or replacement if it is paid by insurance and all or part of the claim is not covered, written notice required; consumer required to inform contractor if property insurance claim is to pay for activities; and penalty provisions - Act 24

contaminated property _brownfields_ Contaminated property (brownfields), see Environmental protection

continuing education Continuing education, see Teacher -- Certificate

contractor Contractor

Form contractor is required to provide before consumer signs a contract for residential repair or construction: change ``10 business days" to ``10 days" (remedial legislation) - Act 150

Lump sum contract: sales and use tax exemption created for items and services sold as; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1479, 1497, 9337 (8), 9437 (10)] - Act 20

PECFA transferred from DSPS to DNR; contractor registration and federal aid for costs re petroleum spills provisions [Sec. 210b, 214, 217-222, 283, 522-528, 1597-1599, 1634-1709, 1996, 1998, 2056, 2057, 2122-2125, 2127-2130, 2265, 2280, 9138 (7), 9238 (2L)] - Act 20

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

Rented personal property re heavy equipment for construction, mining, or forestry: property tax exemption under certain conditions; JSCTE appendix report - Act 144

Residential contractors prohibited from promising to pay or rebate property insurance deductible re specified repairs or replacements; consumer may cancel a contract for repairs or replacement if it is paid by insurance and all or part of the claim is not covered, written notice required; consumer required to inform contractor if property insurance claim is to pay for activities; and penalty provisions - Act 24

contracts Contracts, see also Collective bargaining; Contractor; Insurance -- Policy; Interstate compact; Interstate relations; Intrastate relations; Mortgage; Power of attorney

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

Form contractor is required to provide before consumer signs a contract for residential repair or construction: change ``10 business days" to ``10 days" (remedial legislation) - Act 150

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

Health care information organization under contract with DHS and DETF: additional funding and contract requirements [Sec. 346, 1901, 1902] - Act 20

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

Milk contractor financial statement requirements modified [Sec. 1894p-s] - Act 20

Milwaukee County governance revisions re county board supervisors' compensation, term, authority, and expenditures; county executive authority; contracts and intergovernmental cooperation agreement approval; annuitants of the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement System; and research department and lobbying services provisions; obsolete statutory reference deleted; referendum required; JSCRS appendix report - Act 14

Peer-run respite center re mental health conditions or substance abuse: DHS to contract with peer-run organizations, appropriation provision - Act 129

Procurement of goods and services for state agencies revisions re threshold for requiring bids and contract reviews; certifying disabled-veteran owned, woman-owned, or minority business; and bidders list [Sec. 55-62, 74-84, 97, 111-113, 425, 532, 9301 (2)] - Act 20

Residential contractors prohibited from promising to pay or rebate property insurance deductible re specified repairs or replacements; consumer may cancel a contract for repairs or replacement if it is paid by insurance and all or part of the claim is not covered, written notice required; consumer required to inform contractor if property insurance claim is to pay for activities; and penalty provisions - Act 24

Single prime contracting: DOA required to use for projects with construction costs over a certain amount; qualified and responsible bidder certification provisions [Sec. 21, 139-155, 9301 (1), 9401 (1)] - Act 20

Sponsorship agreements between DOT and a sponsor permitted; use of fees or services specified [Sec. 324, 518, 1518, 1544, 1555, 1556] - Act 20

Substitute teaching and paraprofessional staffing services for a special education program: school district, county, and CESA may use state special education aid to contract with a public or private agency to provide - Act 255

Vehicle or vehicle combination used by a utility or under contract to a utility transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways without a permit: maximum width and projection beyond the front bumper provisions - Act 369

WEDC board members and employees with contract authority: private interest in a public contract provision created - Act 43

Weights and measures department: municipalities required to establish may contract with a private service provider [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1593v] [vetoed] - Act 20

contributory negligence Contributory negligence

Sport shooting range: civil liability immunity and zoning conditions exceptions under certain conditions - Act 202

controlled substance Controlled substance, see Drugs; Drugs -- Criminal acts and law enforcement

controlled substance board Controlled Substance Board

Cannabidiol (or CBD oil extract) is not a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and may be dispensed by a physician for treatment of a seizure disorder; CSB approval required - Act 267

cooperative associations Cooperative associations, see also Electric utility

Renewable energy credits revision; allowing a natural gas public utility to provide service in a municipality served by another natural gas utility; removal of natural gas service lateral by public utility at customer's request - Act 300

Renewable energy portfolio: exception to electric provider's renewable energy percentage for years 2015 and thereafter created - Act 290

Substance abuse prevention provisions for employers and employees performing work on public utility projects in public rights-of-way; expanding ``move over or slow down" law to include public utility vehicles displaying flashing warning lights - Act 291

Vehicle or vehicle combination used by a utility or under contract to a utility transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways without a permit: maximum width and projection beyond the front bumper provisions - Act 369

cooperative educational service agency Cooperative Educational Service Agency, see Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

coroner Coroner

County medical examiners and assistants: payment of salaries revised - Act 68

corporation Corporation, see also Business

Dissolution or revocation of certificate of authority for a corporation or LLC by DFI: follow-up notice on DFI's Internet site; class 1 notice in official state newspaper provision [Sec. 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980-1982, 9114 (1)] - Act 20

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

Limited lines travel insurance: OCI allowed to issue license to a firm; travel retailer authorized to offer and disseminate under certain conditions; travel insurance producer provisions - Act 212

Nonstock corporation annual report form: DFI to furnish upon request but not required to automatically mail [Sec. 1978] - Act 20

UI law revisions; delinquent payment of unemployment insurance contributions; penalties and report provisions; JRCCP report [partial veto] - Act 36

corporation _ stocks and bonds Corporation -- Stocks and bonds

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

corporation _ taxation Corporation -- Taxation, see also Income tax -- Deduction; Property tax

Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and business assets: Internal Revenue Code revisions [Sec. 1297d-f, 1304g, gm, i-m, 1372b, 1383b-f, 1408b, c-g, 1419d-f, 1453d, dm] - Act 20

Economic development surcharge eliminated for farming, partnerships, and individuals [Sec. 1501d-s, 9337 (2u)] - Act 20

Economic development tax credit program: total amount increased, allocation modified [Sec. 2075, 2075m] - Act 20

Economic development tax credits: authorizing transfer to another Wisconsin taxpayer, conditions specified; WEDC duties and JCF review - Act 184

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

Enterprise zone tax credit: original equipment manufacturer requirement eliminated [Sec. 2082, 2085, 9350 (2)] - Act 20

Full-time job requirement for WEDC tax credit programs modified [Sec. 1333, 1385, 1421, 1468, 2060, 2061, 2070-2073, 2077-2079, 9350 (4)] - Act 20

Historic rehabilitation tax credit revised [Sec. 1348eb-ef, 1398fh-fs, 1434fg-fs] - Act 20

Internal Revenue Code changes adopted re retirement plans, health care spending, pension funding, and related expenditures; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1288-1297, 1353-1372, 1374-1383, 1399-1408, 1409-1418] - Act 20

Jobs tax credit: amount awarded to certified persons revised [Sec. 2065, 9350 (3)] - Act 20

Jobs tax credit and enterprise zone tax credit calculation revised [Sec. 1339-1343, 1391-1395, 1427-1431, 2063, 2066, 9337 (4)] - Act 20

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

Qualified research in biotechnology or manufacturing: sales tax exemption for items used in expanded to members of combined group of corporations; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1489-1494, 1496, 9337 (9)] - Act 20

Qualified research tax credits: members of pass-through entities allowed to claim [Sec. 1298p, 1343b, c, 1348f-j, 1352d, e, 1395am, ar, 1408bg, h, 1431am, as] - Act 20

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

corr.dept Corr.Dept, see Corrections, Department of

correction bills Correction bills, see Statutes -- Revision

correctional institution Correctional institution, see House of correction; Jail; Juvenile detention facility; Prison

corrections, department of Corrections, Department of

Community youth and family aids: Corr.Dept allocation to counties set for 2013-15 fiscal biennium [Sec. 2139-2141, 2143-2147] - Act 20

Community youth and family aids: juvenile corrections daily rate set [Sec. 2135, 2136] - Act 20

Furniture procured through prison industries [Sec. 114b, bd, 9301 (1e)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Juvenile residential aftercare expanded to include supervised placement in an independent living situation [Sec. 341, 2137, 2138, 2336] - Act 20

Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center: appropriation amount Corr.Dept is required to transfer to DHS [Sec. 816] - Act 20

OJA eliminated and most functions transferred to DOJ; programs for reintegrating incarcerated American Indians transferred to Corr.Dept; some homeland security programs transferred to DMA; youth diversion grant reductions [Sec. 29, 30, 37, 38, 43, 44, 161-185, 339, 382, 386, 387, 416-420, 428, 433-454, 460, 584, 615d, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 2142, 2148, 2157, 2340-2342, 2345-2347, 2360, 9101 (1), 9126 (2), 9201 (1), 9208 (1)] - Act 20

Out-of-home care for child with an individualized education program (IEP) and who is a full-time student: extending care to age 21 or until the child is granted a high school diploma; conditions and exemptions to emergency rules and rule-making procedures provisions; appropriation revisions - Act 334

Prerelease pilot program for prisoners and contract with Freedom Life Skills, Inc. established; report required [Sec. 340d, r, 381d, g, 9108 (1L), 9408 (1L)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Registered out-of-state sex offender who becomes a resident of this state: law enforcement notification and dissemination to the public provisions - Act 343

Revolving fund from moneys of probationers, parolees, or persons on extended supervision who absconded: requirement repealed [Sec. 335-338, 340, 342, 2131, 2149, 2151-2153, 2158] - Act 20

Searches by law enforcement officer of the property or residence of a person on parole, probation, or extended supervision permitted if there is reason to suspect criminal activity; conducted in reasonable manner and notifying Corr.Dept provisions - Act 79

Sex offender registry: information provided to the general public expanded and notice from Corr.Dept or DHS to local law enforcement modified - Act 283

Sexually violent person commitments: discharge and supervised release provisions revised - Act 84

Shelter care facility: placement of children in under a voluntary agreement permitted; DCF duties - Act 335

Short-term sanctions system for violations of conditions of extended supervision, parole, probation, or deferred prosecution agreement established; temporary housing of persons on probation in county jails or houses of correction; attempt to possess a schedule I or II controlled substance or analog that is a narcotic made a felony - Act 196

cosmetology Cosmetology

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

Cosmetology Examining Board membership modified - Act 124