2017 Acts Index

Nonprobate transfers of real property on death; transfer by affidavit procedure for small estates; mortgage payoff statements - Act 332

Transfer by affidavit procedure for small estates to include personal representatives, real property exception - Act 90

ethanol Ethanol, see Gasoline

ethics Ethics

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

Local public official allowed to receive anything of value from WEDC or Tour.Dept that a state public official may receive - Act 112

ethics commission Ethics Commission

Ethics Commission and Elections Commission members: per diem set [Sec. 17] - Act 59

Recount petition by aggrieved party and referendum elector permitted, conditions set; costs and Elections Commission provisions; per diem for members of Ethics Commission and Elections Commission revised - Act 120

eviction Eviction, see Landlord and tenant

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

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

excise tax Excise tax

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

expenditure restraint program Expenditure Restraint Program, see Shared revenue

explosive Explosive, see also Firearms and dangerous weapons; Fireworks

Quarry operations: limiting authority of political subdivisions to place limits or conditions on; definitions, permit, noise, and ordinance provisions [Sec. 982i-mf, q-qe, s, t, 984ig, ij, 1305p, 9431 (1i), (2i)] [vetoed] - Act 59

extended supervision Extended supervision, see Sentences and penalties

extraordinary session, 2018 _ march Extraordinary session, 2018 -- March

Discovery procedure changes in court proceedings; class action procedural requirements; certain civil action statute of limitations revised; DOR and third-party audits re unclaimed property; interest rates for overdue insurance claims - Act 235

Juvenile correctional facilities: DOC to establish one or more Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities; closure of Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School and conversion of facilities to an adult correctional facility; counties authorized to establish secured residential care center for children and youth; supervision of certain juveniles transferred from DOC to county departments; Juvenile Corrections Study Committee created; Juvenile Corrections Grant Committee created re costs of establishing secured residential care centers, JCF provision; youth aids funding revisions; expand Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center; DOC employees, reports, and sunset provisions - Act 185

Local government ordinance authority re wage claims and collections, employee hours and overtime, required employee benefits, and soliciting salary history of prospective employees preempted; political subdivision minimum wage exemptions eliminated and imposing occupational license requirements prohibited; state and local governments prohibited from requiring any person to accept certain collective bargaining provisions or waive rights under federal or state labor laws, penalty provision - Act 327

Qualified child sales and use tax rebate and August sales tax holiday on eligible property for 2018 created [partial veto] - Act 367

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ; school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills; mandatory reporting of threats of violence; DOJ grants for school safety; open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated; reports and penalty provisions - Act 143

extraordinary session, 2018 _ december Extraordinary session, 2018 -- December

Highway projects funded with federal money and transfers of state and federal funding between highway programs, competitive bidding provision; collection of sales and use taxes from out-of-state retailers and determination of individual income tax rates after South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.; election of pass-through entities to be taxed at the entity level for state income and franchise tax purposes - Act 368

Legislative oversight of requests from DHS for federal approval and state agency requirements; DHS to implement the Badger Care Reform waiver re childless adults and submit amendment to state's MA plan, rate change, or certain provider payments to JCF for approval; incorporates into statutes rules on controlled substance screening, testing, and treatment policy for FSET; OCI to administer WIHSP in accordance to DHHS terms and conditions; DCF reallocation or reduction of moneys in TANF schedules requires JCF approval; DWD rules on UI work search and registration waivers codified and DWD authority to establish waivers eliminated; DWD Fast Forward program appropriation split among its specific programs - Act 370

Legislative powers and duties, state agency and authority composition and operations, and administrative rule-making processes revisions - Act 369

F F

fair Fair

Ozaukee County fairgrounds: Class ``B” and ``Class B” licensees and permittees may sell alcohol beverages under set circumstances - Act 95

fair employment Fair employment, see Discrimination in employment

false statement False statement, see Fraud

family Family, see also Income tax, and its subheadings

Emergency outpatient mental health treatment for minors without informed consent allowed under certain conditions - Act 204

Family treatment court and juvenile treatment court grant programs created; DCF report required - Act 202

Minor employed in business, trade, or profession of parent or guardian without permit allowed, direct supervision required - Act 168

Offender reentry demonstration project focused on noncustodial fathers in first class city established; TANF block grant moneys [Sec. 916, 924] - Act 59

Parental choice program: family income does not need to be verified under certain condition [Sec. 1580g, 1598at, 1602d, 9335 (4d)] - Act 59

Qualified child sales and use tax rebate and August sales tax holiday on eligible property for 2018 created [partial veto] - Act 367

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

Compliance with child support determinations and obligations required for MA eligibility, notification provision - Act 268

FoodShare eligibility denial for noncompliance with child support orders or refusal to cooperate with paternity determination [Sec. 958, 959, 961-963b, 9120 (2p)] - Act 59

Relocating with a child who is subject to a legal custody or physical placement order: procedure changes - Act 203

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

family care Family Care, see Nursing homes and adult care

family planning Family planning, see Birth control

family practice clinic or program Family practice clinic or program, see Medical education

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

Register of deeds: information assigned to a document submitted for filing or recording modified; penalties eliminated re registration of farm names; condominium plat provision - Act 102

farm and farming _ machinery Farm and farming -- Machinery

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

farm produce Farm produce

Agricultural Producer Security Program revisions re small vegetable processor exemption, milk deferred payment contracts, grain dealer and grain warehouse keeper fund balances, grain dealer deferred payment purchases, payments to producers due to a default; DATCP duties - Act 155

Late blight of potatoes: abatement time period revised; antisporulant provision - Act 45

Seed potato certification requirements created; DATCP duties and forfeiture provisions - Act 46

farmer Farmer

Farmer assistance program: confidentiality revision re aggregate data compiled by DATCP on countywide level [Sec. 1241d] - Act 59

Veteran farmer assistance and outreach program created; family member provision; logotype required - Act 121

farmland preservation Farmland preservation

Farmland preservation planning grants: sunset repealed [Sec. 188m] - Act 59

federal aid Federal aid

Drug trafficking, evidence-based substance abuse prevention, family and juvenile treatment courts, and drug treatment for inmates of county and tribal jails: grant programs established; DOJ, DHS, DCF duties; search warrant based on sworn affidavit or complaint provision - Act 261

Elections Commission required to deplete federal Help America Vote Act funds before using state funds for election administration purposes [Sec. 9113 (1)] - Act 59

fee Fee, see Attorney -- Fee; Hunting; Solid waste management; State park; Trades and occupations

felony Felony, see Crime and criminals -- Felony

fema _federal emergency management agency_ FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), see United States -- Federal Emergency Management Agency

fences Fences

Elk damage abatement: crops or grasses grown for bird hunting preserve made eligible, fencing provision [Sec. 582m, p] - Act 59

Fences on closed MFL: prohibition exemption if used for dog training by licensed nonprofit organization - Act 43

fertilizer Fertilizer

Pesticide, fertilizer, and commercial feed manufacturers and distributors: license and fee revisions; agricultural chemical cleanup fund provisions [Sec. 190, 538-542, 1242-1305, 9102 (3), 9302 (1)] - Act 59

festival Festival, see Amusement

fiduciaries Fiduciaries

Foreign corporation acting in a fiduciary capacity in this state allowed - Act 162

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

financial institution Financial institution, see also Bank

Financial institution information disclosed to a Federal Home Loan Bank; injunctions against a Federal Home Loan Bank; periodic examinations of financial institutions by Division of Banking and Office of Credit Unions; limit on savings bank loans to one borrower; interest on residential mortgage loan escrow accounts; security of public deposits; capital reduction by state banks; insurance company liquidation proceedings; and exemption from overtime pay requirements for outside salespersons [Admin.Code DWD 274.04] - Act 340

Savings promotion prize programs: state-chartered financial institutions allowed to conduct or participate in - Act 72

Securities registration exemptions related to crowdfunding - Act 213

Surplus money of local governments: investment in financial institutions’ time deposits allowed and maturity limitation eliminated - Act 78

financial institutions, department of Financial Institutions, Department of

Business entity filing with DFI: expedited processing fees [Sec. 1682, 1690] - Act 59

College Savings Program Board transferred from DOA to DFI; College Tuition and Expenses Program provision [Sec. 34, 114-117, 148-153, 193-195, 427-434, 528, 544-547, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1019-1023, 1704-1706, 2233, 2234, 9101 (2)] - Act 59

Cooperative organization and operation changes; extension of credit by electric cooperative provisions - Act 76

Foreign corporation’s certificate of authority fees eliminated under certain conditions - Act 156

LLC articles of organization: initial filing fee exemption for student entrepreneurs, definition provision - Act 177

Red Arrow Club: membership requirements modified to be eligible for incorporation - Act 275

Tax law changes re evidentiary standard to prove transaction has economic substance, reliance by taxpayer on past audits, IRS code updates, College Savings Program Board duties clarified, sales and use tax exemption for title holding entities for certain tax-exempt charitable organizations, and computing depletion for income and franchise tax purposes - Act 231