2013 Acts Index

Town authority to create a TID expanded; provisions for city or village to create a TID in recently annexed territory; property tax exemption for biogas or synthetic gas energy systems and property subject to TIF agreement; authorizing a TID to share tax increments with an environmental remediation tax increment district in same city of village - Act 193

USH 12 highway project from City of Elkhorn to City of Whitewater: environmental impact statement required [Sec. 1534h] - Act 20

epa EPA, see United States -- Environmental Protection Agency

epilepsy Epilepsy

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

epinephrine Epinephrine, see Drugs

equalized valuation Equalized valuation, see School -- State aid

erosion control Erosion control, see Waterways and water power

escrow account Escrow account, see Wetland

estate of deceased person Estate of deceased person

Death of lottery prize winner: unpaid installments shall be paid to winner's estate [Sec. 2257, 2261-2264, 9437 (1)] - Act 20

Public assistance benefits recovery programs in DHS revisions; property subject to recovery defined; recovery of nonprobate property expanded; real property and living trust provisions; JCF approval required [Sec. 353, 354, 361, 821-831, 833, 834, 1179-1197, 1199-1210, 1221-1226, 1240, 2266, 2268-2270, 2271, 2275, 2294, 2295, 2296-2317, 2318, 9118 (6i), 9318 (3)-(6), 9418 (2)] - Act 20

Wisconsin Trust Code, a modified version of the Uniform Trust Code, replaces current law related to trusts with Uniform Principal and Income Act and Uniform Prudent Investor Act provisions; estate recovery and divestment provisions not approved by JCF repealed and the approved provisions changed - Act 92

estate tax Estate tax

Estate tax sunsetted [Sec. 1453f] - Act 20

Rule-making procedure revised; estate tax and county operating levy rate limit rules repealed [Admin.Code Tax 10, 21] - Act 320

ethics Ethics, see also Elections -- Campaign expense

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

WEDC operation requirements re procurement, code of ethics applies to employees, annual reports, and independent audit [Sec. 193o, q, 2055m-x, 9150 (1q)] - Act 20

eviction Eviction, see Landlord and tenant

evidence Evidence

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

Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - Act 254

Human trafficking definition modified; process to vacate a conviction or adjudication or expunge the record of a victim of human trafficking; evidence of past actions in human trafficking cases; sex offense definition revised re children and lifetime supervision; strangulation added to list of offenses re intensive sanctions program, domestic abuse, and crime victim compensation; JRCCP report - Act 362

Inadmissibility of a statement or gesture of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action, administrative hearing, disciplinary proceeding, mediation, or arbitration - Act 242

exam _or testing_ of pupil Exam (or testing) of pupil, see School -- Evaluation and testing

examining board Examining board, see Dentistry; Pharmacy; Safety and Professional Services, Department of; Trades and occupations

excise tax Excise tax

Snowmobile registration, trail use sticker fee and supplemental aids, and gas tax formula revisions - Act 142

executive residence Executive residence, see State Capitol and Executive Residence Board

expenditure restraint program Expenditure Restraint Program, see Shared revenue

expressway Expressway, see Road -- Expressway

extended supervision Extended supervision, see Sentences and penalties

F F

fair Fair

Beer or wine judging or tasting events: exemption to supervision requirement for temporary Class ``B" or ``Class B" license issued to a fair association - Act 268

false statement False statement, see Fraud

family Family

Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - Act 254

family _ support Family -- Support, see also Children -- Protection and services; Juvenile delinquency

Child-related law revisions re minors signing statement acknowledging paternity, representative of deceased respondent in a paternity action, form for a summons in a paternity action correction, delinquent child support and levy by DCF, Wisconsin Shares eligibility determination when the individual is taking basic education or technical college courses, guardian ad litem in unborn child in need of protection or services proceeding, diligent investigation after report of child abuse or neglect, voluntary foster care education program eliminated, crime barring person from showing he or she has been rehabilitated for child care purposes (remedial legislation) - Act 170

Children: laws revised re advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placement, delegation of parental powers for the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, and penalty provisions; JLC requested to study adoption disruption and dissolution in this state - Act 314

Inpatient mental health treatment of minors: admission revisions - Act 161

Interest rate on child support arrears: reduced rate pilot program; JCF approval required to extend past pilot program [Sec. 2276-2279] [2277 -- partial veto] - Act 20

Maintenance and family support: notice of payee's remarriage revised and termination upon death of payee or payer - Act 209

family care Family Care, see Nursing homes and adult care

farm and farming Farm and farming, see also Farmland preservation; Fish and fishing -- Commercial; Forestry

Agricultural tourism activities and provider: liability protection and civil liability immunity created; definition provisions - Act 269

Custom farming services performed by veterinarians exempt from sales and use taxes; definition provision; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1475] - Act 20

Discovery farm grants funding source changed [Sec. 251] - Act 20

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

farm and farming _ machinery Farm and farming -- Machinery

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

farm produce Farm produce

Direct sale of eggs regulations created; definitions and exemption from food processing plant license provisions - Act 245

farmers_ market Farmers' market, see Farm produce

farmland preservation Farmland preservation

Agricultural enterprise areas: cap on combined areas increased - Act 352

Farmland preservation agreement: application revision [Sec. 1587pe, pg] - Act 20

Farmland preservation credits: appropriation modified [Sec. 463s, 1435c, 1437c, 9337 (5e)] - Act 20

Farmland preservation grants program created, FTE positions transfer provision; farmland preservation tax credit sunsetted [Sec. 202u, 1277g, 1434t, 1437e, 1440cm, 1587p-pd, q-w, 9137 (2L)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Fraudulent or reckless claims for EITC, farmland preservation, or homestead tax credit: the person is prohibited from filing a claim for certain number of years [Sec. 1444, 9337 (6)] - Act 20

fbi FBI, see United States -- Federal Bureau of Investigation

federal aid Federal aid

Appropriations to DPI repealed re ARRA and per pupil adjustment aid for 2012-13 school year [Sec. 237, 246, 247, 9434 (1), (2)] - Act 20

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program revisions re providing financial assistance - Act 7

Community development block grant: DOA authorized to administer any program funded by [Sec. 63, 64, 455-459] - 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

Older Americans Act: payments to counties and tribes that had reductions in federal moneys from 2012 to 2013 [Sec. 9118 (2c)] - 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

Prescription drug monitoring program funding modified [Sec. 205, 2230] - Act 20

Technical college district boards: threshold for referendum approval of capital expenditures revised re federal funds [Sec. 615g, r] - Act 20

federal trade commission Federal Trade Commission

Telephone solicitations: state's nonsolicitation directory eliminated in favor of the national do-not-call registry maintained by the FTC; DATCP duties - Act 234

fee Fee, see Attorney -- Fee; Court -- Fee; Hunting; Natural Resources, Department of -- Environmental protection; Notary public

feeding stuffs Feeding stuffs, see Commercial feed

felony Felony, see Crime and criminals -- Felony

fertilizer Fertilizer

Agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge revisions [Sec. 202s, 1593gd-km, 9302 (1b), (1c)] - Act 20

Fertilizer blending, feed milling, or grain drying operation: sales and use tax exemptions for processing equipment created; JSCTE appendix report - Act 324

fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome, see Maternal and infant care

filling station Filling station, see Gasoline

finance, joint committee on Finance, Joint Committee on, see Legislature -- Finance, Joint Committee on

financial institution Financial institution, see also Bank

Appropriation created to pay fees to financial institutions re investment of moneys in the general fund in the state investment fund [Sec. 466] - Act 20

MA programs: changes re financial eligibility and divestment of income or assets; financial institution definition modified [Sec. 1044, 1045, 1059-1069, 1088, 1991, 9318 (7), (8)] - Act 20

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