2013 Acts Index

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Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - Act 254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

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

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

Uniform Commercial Code Article 4A amendment re certain funds transfers adopted - Act 33

financial institutions, department of Financial Institutions, Department of, see also Securities -- Regulation

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

Marine Corps League incorporation provisions - Act 102

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

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

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

UI law revisions re license revocation based on contribution delinquency, failure of claimants to comply with requests for information, and tardy filing fees - Act 276

financial institutions, department of _ administrative rules Financial Institutions, Department of -- Administrative rules

Rule-making procedure revised; various DFI rules modified and repealed re remote terminals, collection agencies, adjustment service companies, sales finance companies, review procedure, and mortgage bankers, brokers, and loan originators [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 10.03, 14.07, 14.08, 14.09, 40.04, 41.05, 46.01, 73.02, 73.03, 73.05, 74.07, 74.08, 74.11, 74.13, 76.03, 76.06, 76.07, 76.09, 76.11, 76.12, 76.13; DFI-CU 63.07, 63.08, 63.09; DFI-SB 12.07, 12.08, 12.09; DFI-SL 12.07, 12.08, 12.09] - Act 136

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

financial responsibility, proof of Financial responsibility, Proof of, see Solid waste management

fines Fines, see also Forfeiture; Sentences and penalties

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

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

Firearm prohibition notice required when serving notice for injunction hearings re domestic abuse, child abuse, or harassment; procedure for surrendering firearms after the court grants an injunction established; extending a TRO, notifying local law enforcement, and penalty provisions - Act 321

Income tax return negligently or fraudulently filed for refund or credit: criminal and civil penalties created [Sec. 1441-1443, 9337 (5)] - Act 20

Moped dealer and recreational vehicle dealer: penalties revised for license violations - Act 370

Motor vehicle salvage dealer license violations: penalties specified - Act 218

Real estate broker licensed in Wisconsin: out-of-state broker, salesperson, or time-share salesperson may enter into a cooperative agreement with; Real Estate Examining Board duties - Act 259

Sexually explicit conduct: posting or publishing images of without consent of the person prohibited; penalties, definitions, and exceptions provisions; JRCCP report - Act 243

fingerprint Fingerprint, see Criminal identification and investigation

fire Fire

Forestry and fire prevention study required; JCF provision [Sec. 286g, j, 532m, 9432 (1d)] - Act 20

Public building and buildings that are places of employment: ordinances re standards for constructing, altering, or adding to must conform to rules promulgated by DSPS; variance from a standard in a DSPS rule is acceptable under certain conditions; DSPS to accept variance reviews and determinations by second class cities; Building Code Council created in DSPS; certification of inspectors and inspection of fire safety devices provisions - Act 270

fire department Fire department

Emergency vehicles allowed to escort other vehicles or vehicle processions with warning lights activated; conditions and limitations provisions - Act 313

Fire department dues: eligibility modified [Sec. 1710m, r] - Act 20

Health care coverage premium contribution is not a prohibited subject of bargaining for public safety employees [Sec. 1722p, 9329 (1e)] - Act 20

Local governmental units prohibited from requiring residency for nonelective positions; collective bargaining provision; limitations re law enforcement, fire, and emergency personnel [Sec. 193, 1239, 1251, 1258, 1262-1265, 1270] - Act 20

Opioid antagonists and naxalone: prescription, possession, dispensing, and delivery provisions created, definition provisions; training and agreements for administering re EMTs, first responders, ambulance service providers, law enforcement agencies, and fire departments; EMTs required to carry; liability immunity and Good Samaritan law provisions - Act 200

Service award program re voluntary fire fighters, first responders, and EMTs: funding increased [Sec. 430] - Act 20

firearms and dangerous weapons Firearms and dangerous weapons