2015 Acts Index

Temporary alcohol beverage retail license revisions re issuance to local chambers of commerce and similar trade or civic organizations, multiple-location events, temporary ``Class B” license for wine issued without issuing a temporary Class ``B” license for beer, underage person on premises covered by temporary ``Class B" license, and selling wine; temporary alcohol beverage operator's license provisions; DOR directed to update specific publication - Act 62

Underage person on premises licensed for retail sale of alcohol beverages: exception for Class “B” licensed indoor golf and baseball facility - Act 221

alcohol beverage _ sale to minors Alcohol beverage -- Sale to minors

Alcohol beverage server issued citation for selling or providing alcohol beverages to underage person on licensed premises, not the retail licensee; undercover law enforcement operation provision - Act 339

Class ``B" alcohol license prohibition exception for a painting studio created and exception allowing unaccompanied underage person on licensed premises that is a painting studio created - Act 8

Drinking age report, effective date of REAL ID Act, occupational tax on illegal controlled substances repealed (remedial legislation) - Act 193

Temporary alcohol beverage retail license revisions re issuance to local chambers of commerce and similar trade or civic organizations, multiple-location events, temporary ``Class B” license for wine issued without issuing a temporary Class ``B” license for beer, underage person on premises covered by temporary ``Class B" license, and selling wine; temporary alcohol beverage operator's license provisions; DOR directed to update specific publication - Act 62

Underage alcohol beverage citation issuance prohibited if underage person is victim of a sex-related crime or is present at time of the crime; disciplinary sanctions from a UW System school prohibitions provision - Act 279

Underage person on alcohol beverage licensed premises exception re Chippewa Falls: ``Wisconsin Renaissance Faire” changed to ``Eagle Ridge Festival Grounds” - Act 88

Underage person on premises licensed for retail sale of alcohol beverages: exception for Class “B” licensed indoor golf and baseball facility - Act 221

alcohol beverage _ taxation Alcohol beverage -- Taxation

``Cider" definition for alcohol beverage tax purposes includes pear cider [Sec. 3445m, 9437 (5j)] - Act 55

alcohol concentration Alcohol concentration, see Implied consent or alcohol concentration

all_terrain vehicle _atv_ All-terrain vehicle (ATV), see Recreation vehicle

alpine sports Alpine sports, see Athletics

alzheimer_s disease Alzheimer's disease, see Disease

ambulance Ambulance, see Medical service

american indian American Indian, see Indian gaming and compacts; Indians and tribal issues; Indians, Menominee

amusement Amusement

Amusement device: retail sales tax exemption created; definition provision [Sec. 2515m, n, 2524m, n, 9437 (2u)] [vetoed] - Act 55

Epinephrine auto-injectors: physician, physician assistant, or advanced nurse practitioner may prescribe to an authorized entity, definition provisions; liability exemption for trained employees of authorized entity - Act 35

Jukebox: sales and use tax exemption created for music sold in tangible form for - Act 251

Nonprofit organizations: sales tax exemptions revised re occasional sales of tangible personal property and admissions to entertainment events - Act 364

animal Animal, see also Bird; Dogs; Fish and fishing; Horses; Hunting; Livestock and meat; Poultry

Car kill deer on highways: appropriations for removal and disposal repealed; possession of and notifying DNR provisions, report required [Sec. 624, 625b, 1053r-z, 9132 (1q)] [9132 (1q) -- vetoed] - Act 55

Forcible entry into a vehicle to remove a person or domestic animal believed to be suffering: civil liability immunity exemption under certain conditions created - Act 103

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules and appropriation provisions [partial veto] - Act 358

Restraining order or injunction order may include household pet provisions - Act 253

Structures placed in navigable waterways and wetlands re fish and wildlife habitat creation: civil liability exemption created - Act 220

animal _ treatment Animal -- Treatment

Animals believed to be used in crimes against animals: laws revised re taking custody and withholding custody of the animal, considering an animal as an unclaimed animal, custody of animal as it relates to evidence, and petitioning the court for an order regarding an animal in custody; boarding costs and euthanasia provisions - Act 233

annexation Annexation, see Municipality -- Annexation

aoda AODA, see Alcohol and other drug abuse

apartment Apartment, see Landlord and tenant

appeals Appeals, see Circuit court; Hearings and Appeals, Division of

appointment power of governor Appointment power of Governor, see Governor -- Appointments

apportionment Apportionment, see Redistricting

apprenticeship Apprenticeship

Student internship coordination between institutions of higher education and employers: DWD to provide as part of the workforce training program (Fast Forward); report revised - Act 283

appropriation Appropriation, see also Budget bills and process; Claims; Federal aid; Shared revenue; specific agency or department

Appropriation schedule repealed and recreated; general effective dates [Sec. 479-481, 9400] [481 -- partial veto] - Act 55

Capital planning and building construction services fund: lapse to general fund [Sec. 9201 (3q)] - Act 55

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credits: appropriations made sum sufficient [Sec. 849d, e] - Act 55

DHA GPR appropriation repealed [Sec. 798, 799, 3589, 3590, 3592] - Act 55

DVA: appropriation for funds received from other state agencies [Sec. 771m, n] - Act 55

GPR and PR appropriation lapses from the 2013-15 fiscal biennium (2013 WisAct 20) extended into the 2016-17 fiscal year [Sec. 4749] - Act 55

GPR appropriations consolidated re circuit court, Director of State Courts, and State Law Library; costs imposed on operator of aircraft under the influence or with prohibited BAC [Sec. 752, 778, 782, 829-847, 4598-4603, 4616, 4618, 4631, 4735, 4746, 9307 (1), 9407 (1f), (2f)] - Act 55

Physician assessment appropriation in DHS: lapse to general fund [Sec. 9218 (2c)] - Act 55

Required general fund structural balance: does not apply to budget act [Sec. 9152 (1d)] - Act 55

Secretary of State: location of office, lapse to general fund, and legal publication of proposed constitutional amendments transferred to LRB [Sec. 94m, 96j, 1104v, 9239 (1q), 9339 (1q)] - Act 55

Statutorily required general fund balance modified [Sec. 282m, 478d-h] [282m, 478d, g -- vetoed; 478h -- partial veto] - Act 55

Temporary reallocations to general fund modified [Sec. 475] - Act 55

Unfunded retirement liability debt service: DOA may require state agencies to pay directly to state in lieu of lapsing or transferring an amount to the general fund; employees of the former UWHC Board provision added [Sec. 293d-p] [vetoed] - Act 55

UW parking fees and fines may be used for campus safety and transportation-related programs; Building Commission prohibited from authorizing general fund borrowing re construction of UW parking facilities - Act 185

UW System general program operation lapse to the general fund [Sec. 9248 (1q)] - Act 55

WERC unencumbered moneys in certain appropriation lapse to general fund, limited to 2015-17 fiscal biennium [Sec. 9213 (1v)] - Act 55

aquaculture Aquaculture, see Fish and fishing

armed forces Armed forces, see Military personnel; National Guard

arrest Arrest, see Court -- Procedure

arts Arts

Arts Board funding increased to match federal aids to individuals and organizations - Act 377

Class ``B" alcohol license prohibition exception for a painting studio created and exception allowing unaccompanied underage person on licensed premises that is a painting studio created - Act 8

arts board Arts Board

Arts Board funding increased to match federal aids to individuals and organizations - Act 377

assault Assault, see Sex crimes

assessment or assessor Assessment or assessor, see Hospitals; Property tax -- Assessment

associations Associations, see Religious societies

athletics Athletics, see also Milwaukee Bucks; School -- Health program

Biking in a ski area: biker’s responsibilities and ski area operator safety requirements and liability immunity - Act 168

Epinephrine auto-injectors: physician, physician assistant, or advanced nurse practitioner may prescribe to an authorized entity, definition provisions; liability exemption for trained employees of authorized entity - Act 35

Local professional football stadium district: DOR required to distribute excess sales tax revenue to Brown County and municipalities within it; conditions specified, resolution, and exception provisions - Act 114

Sports and entertainment arena and facilities constructed in the City of Milwaukee: funding, ticket surcharge, and local exposition district provisions created; DOA duties and JSCTE appendix report - Act 60

``Unarmed combat sports" replaces ``mixed martial arts fighting" and regulations modified, exemptions specified; definition, physician, and DSPS provisions - Act 277

Underage person on premises licensed for retail sale of alcohol beverages: exception for Class “B” licensed indoor golf and baseball facility - Act 221

Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame: DOT to erect highway directional signs, contributions from interested parties required [Sec. 2595d] - Act 55

attorney Attorney, see also District attorney; Legal aid; Power of attorney

Special prosecutor appointment circumstances modified; late payments to private attorneys re special prosecutor and contract with SPD do not accrue interest; DOA to approve appointment [Sec. 292, 767, 4737-4739, 9301 (3), 9333 (1)] - Act 55

attorney general Attorney General, see also Justice, Department of

AG to appoint a solicitor general and deputy solicitors general, funding provision [Sec. 744v, 3501, 3671] - Act 55

Battery or threats to cause harm to a current or former judge, prosecutor, law enforcement officer, or their families: felony penalty provisions - Act 78

Duty to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle accident revised; prosecutor provision - Act 319

Internet crimes against children: administrative subpoena created - Act 369

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

auction Auction

Property of a delinquent taxpayer: sale and auction provisions revised [Sec. 2459, 2460, 4622, 9337 (1)] - Act 55

audiologist Audiologist, see Trades and occupations

audit Audit, see Legislative Audit Bureau

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

automated external defibrillator _aed_ Automated external defibrillator (AED), see Medical service