2017 Acts Index

Cheese designated as the state dairy product; Blue Book provision - Act 8

Ginseng designated as the state herb; Blue Book provision - Act 86

boaltc BOALTC, see Aging and Long-Term Care, Board on

board of health Board of health, see Public health

board of review Board of review, see Property tax -- Assessment

boat Boat, see also Harbor

Boat shelter definition revised [Sec. 584g-m] - Act 59

Dyed diesel fuel for use in recreational motorboats: sale of permitted, taxes and general fund transfer provisions [Sec. 147d, 1208m, 9438 (3m)] [vetoed] - Act 59

Guaranteed asset protection (gap) waivers are not insurance and can be offered and sold re credit sale or lease or refinancing of motor vehicles, including trailers, boats, ATVs, off-road motorcycles, and snowmobiles; WCA provision - Act 161

Motorboat towing a person on water skis: restrictions on operating modified re mirror; local ordinance provision - Act 163

Unobligated Stewardship bonding authority: used for Saxon Harbor campground marina, Eagle Tower in Peninsula State Park, Horicon March Wildlife Area scenic overlook shelter, cities of Neenah and Menasha for pedestrian bridges and trails, and acquisition of the Canadian Pacific Railway corridor in Racine County [Sec. 514g, r] [514g -- partial veto] - Act 59

bodily harm Bodily harm, see Crime and criminals -- Battery; Damage (personal injury)

body piercing Body piercing, see Public health

bonds Bonds, see also Debt, Public; Sureties; specific agency or department

AG and deputy AG: posting bond when taking office requirement eliminated [Sec. 177, 1672] - Act 59

Local professional baseball park district: distribution of proceeds from special registration plates modified when district’s bonds are retired - Act 249

Nonferrous metallic mineral prospecting and mining: sulfide ore moratorium repealed; locations where groundwater standards apply changed; repeal of DNR rule to minimize impact on wetlands; bulk sampling plan and approvals; changes to application, review, and permitting process; exemption from certain solid waste disposal fees; bond or other security requirements; proof of financial responsibility re closure of mining waste site; DNR duties [Admin.Code NR 132.06, 132.17, 132.18, 182.07, 182.08] - Act 134

Tax administration changes; interest on unclaimed U.S. savings bonds; ticket courier prohibited from selling lottery tickets; background investigation of lottery employees; reporting lottery winnings re child support; police and fire protection fee; ``restaurant” definition for license and regulation of alcohol beverage establishment purposes - Act 17

WHEDA revisions re notes and bonds, economic development programs, issuing homeownership mortgage loans to refinance existing mortgages in a first class city, and use of housing rehabilitation loan fund - Act 277

bonds _ county Bonds -- County

Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone and tax credits: WEDC authorized to create; provisions re TIDs, sales tax exemption, environmental impact statements, wetlands and waterways permits, PSC certificates and market-based rates, grants to local governments, county bonding, town incorporation as city or village, and DNR oversight; highway bonding authorization; design-build system for public works projects; enterprise zone tax credit revisions; economic development liaison appointed by DOA; electronics manufacturing small business development director in WEDC; worker training and employment program and annual report; appeal of decisions relating specifically to the zone; job creation threshold; LAB audit required [partial veto] - Act 58

bonds _ municipal Bonds -- Municipal

Conduit revenue bonds changes and public finance authority; code of ethics and LAB audit provisions [Sec. 8s, 177s, 179e-s, 585h, 984g-hg] [vetoed] - Act 59

bonds _ official Bonds -- Official

City and village officials: requirement to execute and file an official bond modified; insurance policy required if official bond is not - Act 51

boot immobilization device for vehicles Boot immobilization device for vehicles, see Motor vehicle -- Parking

boundary Boundary, see Municipality -- Elections

bovine tuberculosis Bovine tuberculosis, see Animal -- Disease

bow and arrow hunting Bow and arrow hunting, see Fish and fishing

boys and girls club Boys and Girls Club, see Youth

bridge Bridge

``PFC Valentine T. Warrichaiet Memorial Bridge”: DOT to designate and mark bridge on USH 41 across the Oconto River in City of Oconto as - Act 276

``Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge”: bridge on the Hank Aaron State Trail in Lakeshore State Park in the City of Milwaukee designated as; contributions from interested parties provision - Act 84

broadband Broadband, see Data processing

brown county Brown County

Boundary signs for Town of Lawrence along I 41: DOT to erect and maintain, contributions from interested parties provision [Sec. 1227d, er, p, t] - Act 59

CHIPS proceeding: prohibition on appointing counsel to parent eliminated; pilot program creating parent’s right to counsel in certain counties created and SPD to run; DCF, report, and sunset provisions - Act 253

brownfields _contaminated property_ Brownfields (contaminated property), see Environmental protection

budget bills and process Budget bills and process, see also Appropriation

Base budget review report: state agencies, the legislature, and the courts required to submit every even-numbered year; requirements specified - Act 212

Budget bill [partial veto] - Act 59

Fee report required with each agency budget request submitted to DOA [Sec. 139m] [vetoed] - Act 59

Floorperiods for the 2017-18 session and budget deadline extended [SJR1] - JR1

Required general fund structural balance applies to executive budget bill or bills [Sec. 140k] [vetoed] - Act 59

TPC modifications to membership, staff, duties, and meeting requirements; annual evaluation of DOT required; reports and long-range planning requirements; DOT duties; transportation engineering and construction survey by contract with independent engineering firm [Sec. 8bt-n, 362m, 507d, 1216bg, bi, 1757m, 9145 (1f), (2f), 9445 (1f)] [9145 (1f) -- partial veto; all other section numbers vetoed] - Act 59

building Building, see also Housing; School -- Building; State capitol; State office building; University of Wisconsin -- Building

Building Inspector Review Board and Contractor Certification Council eliminated; duties transferred to the Uniform Dwelling Code Council; religious exemption from construction standards for one- or two-family dwellings narrowed - Act 240

Commercial building code administration procedures; county authority re certain building and safety requirements; carbon monoxide detector requirements in certain residential buildings; sitting for exam for licensure by Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board revision; valid term for social worker training certificate; DSPS authority to inspect public buildings, places of employment, and one- and two-family dwellings - Act 330

Commercial building code: not-for-profit facility that houses rehabilitating wildlife exempt from certain definitions [Sec. 1305g, m] - Act 59

Community institution security cost reimbursement grants created; definition and sunset provisions [Sec. 1680b, c, 9428 (1q)] - Act 59

DSPS may appoint certain local governments to approve building and plumbing plans and variances for public buildings and places of employment, administrative code provisions [Admin.Code SPS 302.31, 361.04, 361.60, 361.61] - Act 198

DSPS regulation of professions and building and safety laws revisions re notice of request to inspect or copy building plans, list of licensed retail supplies of LPG, review of local construction site erosion control program, membership of certain boards and credentialing boards, nursing practice law, physician assistant renewal date, Cemetery Board filings, and DSPS employed mining inspector; local ordinance regulating tattooing and body piercing prohibited - Act 329

Historic rehabilitation tax credit: limit and other conditions set, jobs component [Sec. 1051, 1089, 1114, 1775-1775m] [1775g -- partial veto] - Act 59

Historic rehabilitation tax credit: limit on amount WEDC may certify increased - Act 280

Local government zoning authority revisions re substandard lots, merging lots, variances, and nonconforming structures; conditional use permit requirements; right to display the flag of the U.S. re housing associations and housing cooperatives - Act 67

Political subdivision authority revisions re expiration of local approvals, division of land by certified survey map, levy limit exception, contesting an imposed fee, sewerage system service changes, prohibiting Saturday work, uniform dwelling code, building inspector and certain ordinances, inclusionary zoning ordinances, security required for plat approval, substantial completion of public improvements, subdivision approval conditions, construction banners, storm water management, eminent domain, housing-related reports, rental housing units regulation, and zoning amendment protest - Act 243

Products sold as part of lump sum contract re real property construction contracts: sales and use tax exemption expanded to all construction contracts; tax-exempt entity provision [Sec. 1172, 1176, 1178, 1179, 1188-1193, 9338 (18), 9438 (3)] - Act 59

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a technical college district or UW facility: sales and use tax exemptions expanded to include [Sec. 1186d, 9338 (18d), 9438 (3d)] - Act 59

building code Building code, see Building; Housing

building commission, state Building Commission, State, see also specific subject

Authorized state building program for 2017-19 [Sec. 8bd-bm, 485p, r, 489m, 493m, s, 494m, 495b-y, 496d-t, 514c, d, 1851g, r, 1855m, 9104 (1)-(12)] [9104 (11), (12) -- partial veto] - Act 59

Building Commission authority re thresholds for building trust fund, certain aspects of projects enumerated in the state building program, and approval of contracts for construction of or addition to certain building projects, State Fair Park Board provision; single prime contracting exception and project threshold, DOA duties; selection of project architects and engineers - Act 237

Major highway projects and transportation administrative facilities: revenue bond limit increased [Sec. 1224] - Act 59

Refunding tax-supported and self-amortizing general obligation debt [Sec. 495] - Act 59

bullying and disruptive behavior Bullying and disruptive behavior, see School -- Discipline and student rights

burial Burial, see Cemetery

burlington, city of Burlington, City of, see Racine County

bus and truck Bus and truck, see also Farm and farming -- Machinery; Garage; Metropolitan transportation; School -- Conveyance of pupil

Commercial vehicle taken or driven without consent of the owner: criminal penalty increased; restitution provision - Act 287

Distance between motor vehicles on highways: ``platoon” exempted from large truck specification requirements - Act 294

Medical examinations for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration performed by certain chiropractors allowed; delegation of certain services by a chiropractor; administrative rule changes [Admin.Code Chir 2.01, 3.02, 4.05, 9.01, 10.01] - Act 180

Milwaukee County high-wide route designated, permit provision - Act 114

Motor carriers of passengers operating in intrastate commerce: minimum liability insurance policy limit revised - Act 224

Transportation revisions re planning for certain federal highway money distribution transfers, drunk driving penalty cross-reference correction, penalties for violation of motor vehicle mileage disclosure requirement, and obsolete federal motor carrier law references (remedial legislation) - Act 363

Weight limits on highways: heavy-duty vehicles equipped with idle reduction technology or natural gas fuel system may exceed under certain conditions; DOT report not required - Act 85

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck -- Taxation or registration

Electrical wiring code for certain housing review by DSPS; legal description for easements re sewer lines or facilities; development-related permits from more than one political subdivision; exemption from highway weight limits for vehicles delivering propane; review or report on bills and proposed administrative rules that affect housing modified; property owner rights regarding assessment; and maintenance and construction activities on certain structures under a county shoreland zoning ordinance - Act 68

Garbage or refuse collection vehicles: DOT permit to exceed weight and length limitations revised; administrative rules provision [Admin.Code Trans 269.05] [Sec. 1900og-or, 2266w] - Act 59

Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle): weight allowances and permitting sunset provisions repealed [Sec. 1900j-L, m-o, p-r] - Act 59

Raw forest products and lumber transported on specified routes in Ashland and Vilas counties: maximum gross weight limit of vehicle or vehicle combination having 11 axels operating on a highway without a permit set [Sec. 1900 Lm, 9345 (4w)] - Act 59

School bus previously titled or registered in another state or jurisdiction: administrative code repealed re prohibition on purchase of for use in school transportation [Admin.Code Trans 300.13 (intro.)] - Act 49

Special vehicle weight limit for vehicles transporting raw forest products and lumber on certain highways in Ashland and Vilas counties eliminated; Michigan border permit for oversize or overweight vehicles expanded to include - Act 299

Weight limits on highways: heavy-duty vehicles equipped with idle reduction technology or natural gas fuel system may exceed under certain conditions; DOT report not required - Act 85

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

Appraisal management company regulations established - Act 113

Benefit corporation, a category of business corporation, created - Act 77

Brownfields: remediating contaminated land; pilot program for manufacturing facilities re stationary source air pollution controls; tax deeds; ERTID changes; property assessed clean energy loans for revitalization projects; neighborhood improvement districts (NID) and business improvement districts (BID) provisions; state trust fund loans to municipalities - Act 70

Business development tax credit: technical correction [Sec. 1078m] - Act 59

Business development tax credit: WEDC may exceed annual limits under set conditions and with JCF approval; early stage business investment program provision [Sec. 1035x, 1040g, p, 1083x, 1086m, 1108x, 1111m, 1774e-k, 1779m, n] - Act 59