Subject Index

Veterans' housing loans: bonding authority increased for refunding bonds [Sec. 740] -  SB77

bullion Bullion, see Sales tax — Exemption

burglary Burglary, see Crime and criminals

burial Burial, see Cemetery; Funeral and funeral director; Medical assistance; Veteran

bus and truck Bus and truck, see also Farm and farming — Machinery; Insurance — Motor vehicle; Metropolitan transportation; Mobile home; Motor vehicle — Equipment; Motor vehicle — Regulation

Children riding within truck cargo area prohibition: age revised  - AB554

Emission inspection revision; fleet vehicle defined [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2691g, m, 3606pm, 9149 (2mm)]  - AB100

Farm truck exemption from vehicle emission inspections and maintenance: sunset eliminated [Sec. 3607]  - AB100

Farm truck exemption from vehicle emission inspections and maintenance: sunset eliminated [Sec. 3607]  - SB77

Foreign matter or waste spilled from vehicle on or along highway: liability provisions -  SB506

Motor bus length revision [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4179jac] -  AB100

Mudguards on certain vehicles with dump bodies required; specifications revised -  AB162

Mudguards or fenders required on every truck, tractor, trailer or semitrailer; exception provided; specifications revised  - AB161

Portable scales used for vehicle weight enforcement: testing of [Sec. 4178, 4179, 9349 (8); original bill only]  - AB100

Portable scales used for vehicle weight enforcement: testing of [Sec. 4178, 4179, 9349 (8)] -  SB77

STH 64 in Lincoln and Taylor counties designated for long vehicles [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9149 (1y)]  - AB100

STH 77 in Iron and Sawyer counties designated for long vehicles [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9149 (1z)] - AB100

Three-vehicle combinations: maximum overall length increased -  AB18

Vehicles delivering household goods or used to pump septic or holding tanks: exemption re highway special or seasonal weight limitations -  AB592

Vehicles transporting bulk materials: load cover requirements; exception provided -  AB94

Vehicles transporting bulk materials: load cover requirements; exception provided -  SB507

Vehicles transporting potatoes operating on certain highways: 1997 WisAct 27 provisions revised - AB606

Vehicles transporting potatoes operating on certain highways: 1997 WisAct 27 provisions revised - AB650

Vehicles transporting potatoes operating on certain highways: 1997 WisAct 27 provisions revised [Sec. 528]  - AB768

Vehicles transporting potatoes operating on certain highways: 1997 WisAct 27 provisions revised [Sec. 528]  - SB436

Vehicles transporting potatoes operating on certain highways: 1997 WisAct 27 provisions revised - SB465

Vehicles transporting potatoes: overweight permit re certain highways [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4180k-p]  - AB100

Weights and measures laws revised re liquified petroleum gas meters and fees, licenses for certain persons and fees for commercial scale licenses [Sec. 170, 2548-2568, 9304 (1)-(3); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 2550m, 2552d, f, 2568b, 9304 (1t), (2), 9404 (4t), (4x), deletes 2552, 2568, 9304 (1), (3)] - AB100

Weights and measures laws revised re liquified petroleum gas meters and fees, licenses for certain persons and fees for commercial scale licenses [Sec. 170, 2548-2568, 9304 (1)-(3)] - SB77

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck — Taxation or registration, see also Mobile home

Load weight limits for certains special truck types: exemption created -  AB131

Mobile home registration and titling revisions; single annual fee in certain cases [Sec. 3965, 4002, 4003, 4031, 4032; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 3965, 4031, 4032] - AB100

Mobile home registration and titling revisions; single annual fee in certain cases [Sec. 3965, 4002, 4003, 4031, 4032]  - SB77

Motor vehicle revisions re registration, titling, proof of financial responsibility, VIN, trailers, semitrailers, oversize mobile homes and station wagons (remedial legislation)  - AB882

Registration and license renewal late fees [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4003t, 4093mg, 9449 (8e)]  - AB100

Registration of certain semitrailers used with farm truck tractor and distinctive design plates for driver education vehicles: law revised [Sec. 4007, 4010, 9149 (1)]  - AB100

Registration of certain semitrailers used with farm truck tractor and distinctive design plates for driver education vehicles: law revised [Sec. 4007, 4010, 9149 (1)]  - SB77

Registration plates for certain vehicles: issuance of new and redesigned plates [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 512fm, fp, 9148 (1d)] - AB768

Rental vehicle fee exemptions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 315p, 9442 (4d)] -  AB768

Rental vehicle fee exemptions - AB899

Temporary operation plates for automobiles and station wagons revised; presumption re motor vehicle without valid plates [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3961mp, 3962m, 3971g-3973j, 5212g-k, 9349 (9s), 9449 (8n); A.Amdt.8: motor trucks under 8,000 pounds added, special handling fee permitted, local police departments to issue, DOT duties expanded, 3971hb, mm, 3972dg-dm, jm, 3973jm, 4036g, 9349 (9sm), 9449 (8nm), deletes 3973e-j, 9349 (9s), 9449 (8n)]  - AB100

Weight-based vehicle registration fees [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4003g, m, 4006m, 4007m, 9449 (8m)]  - AB100

Weight limits re reloading trucks [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4179m, 9349 (3mg)] -  AB100

business Business, see also Minority enterprise

Best Power Company in Juneau county: DWD grant to private industry council for employe job training and employment services [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9126 (4s)]  - AB100

Brownfields redevelopment activities: purpose of business development assistance appropriation changed [Sec. 27]  - AB768

Brownfields redevelopment activities: purpose of business development assistance appropriation changed [Sec. 27]  - SB436

Brownfields redevelopment loan guarantee program created; certain existing WHEDA loan guarantee programs combined into Small business loan guarantee program; revision re beginning farmer program; certain other guarantee programs repealed; memorandum of understanding cited [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Housing and economic development authority, Wisconsin"]  - AB100

Brownfields redevelopment loan guarantee program created; certain existing WHEDA loan guarantee programs combined into Small business loan guarantee program; revision re beginning farmer program; certain other guarantee programs repealed; memorandum of understanding cited [for section numbers, see entry under ``Housing and economic development authority, Wisconsin"] -  SB77

Business and education partnerships, Governor's council on, abolished [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 79m]  - AB100

Business: prohibition created re misrepresentation of location - AB327

Business: prohibition created re misrepresentation of location - SB185

Business receiving state assistance or entering into IDR bonding agreement: rules of conduct; employment impact estimates and statements required -  AB281

Business receiving state assistance or entering into IDR bonding agreement: rules of conduct; employment impact estimates and statements required -  SB10

Business tax registration provisions [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub. Amdt.1: Sec. 2360m, 2388m-p, 2391m, 2392mm, no, 2416m-q, 2428p-v, 2432p-t, 2444m, 2950m, 2977c, 3121c, 5503h, 9443 (18t)] -  AB100

Certificates of deposit: Investment board to purchase and use for small business loans [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 836m, 838g, j; deleted by A.Amdt.8] -  AB100

Certified capital companies program created: tax credit for certain insurers; certification and report requirements; fee and distribution provisions; Comm.Dept duties specified  - AB579

Certified capital companies program created: tax credit for certain insurers; certification and report requirements; fee and distribution provisions; Comm.Dept duties specified [S.Amdt.1: further revisions, report required, Comm.Dept FTE positions increased] -  SB333

Commercial activity by state governmental units restricted; legislative Joint committee on public-private partnership created - AB745

Commercial activity by state governmental units restricted; legislative Joint committee on public-private partnership created - SB414

Convenience store, service station and restaurant security: local ordinance permitted; requirements set; DILJD grant provision - AB128

Delinquent taxes: business tax registration certificate denied or revoked for [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 305r, 307g]  - AB768

Garden Way, Inc., in Ozaukee county: labor training and employment services grant provided [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9110 (6g)] -  AB100

Group health claims experience: insurer disclosure to employer revised -  AB257

Health care benefits no longer provided by employer: notification requirements created -  AB148

Health care benefits no longer provided by employer: notification requirements created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 354n, q, u-z, 677m, 9355 (1c)] -  AB768

Health care benefits no longer provided by employer: notification requirements created -  SB349

Health care coverage loss by employes: OCI required to provide information and technical assistance; notification to DILJD and OCI of benefits before closing or mass layoff [A.Amdt.1: benefits notification removed] -  AB11

Highway bypasses and land development: DOT to study; recommendations re assistance to local businesses [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9149 (2mh)] - AB100

Home-based business: Comm.Dept to study barriers and ways to encourage development [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9110 (6h)]  - AB100

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2261c, 9343 (1c); A.Amdt.8: penalty for sale by purchaser within 2 years of transfer, 2321m, 2332v]  - AB100

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains  - AB315

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: penalty for sale or disposal within certain time period revised - AB618

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: penalty for sale or disposal within certain time period revised - AB650

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or small business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains  - AB212

Intergenerational transfer of farm and business assets: capital gains penalty modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 298s]  - AB768

Manufacturers' rebates and discounts: sales and use taxes revised in certain cases -  AB771

Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, Inc.: DWD grant from federal job training partnership act funding [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9126 (3w)] - AB100

Outdoor advertising sign: prohibition re erection in recently zoned commercial or industrial area  - AB556

Permit information and regulatory assistance bureau name changed; duties re DNR permit guarantee program; act as ombudsman to promote brownfields redevelopment projects [Sec. 59, 202, 3277, 3278, 4337, 4443-4458, 4460-4473, 4475- 4477; A.Sub.Amdt.1: DILJD changed to DWD, deletes 4463] -  AB100

Permit information and regulatory assistance bureau name changed; duties re DNR permit guarantee program; act as ombudsman to promote brownfields redevelopment projects [Sec. 59, 202, 3277, 3278, 4337, 4443-4458, 4460-4473, 4475-4477] -  SB77

Personal information in business records: disposal requirements created -  AB546

Personally identifiable information in business records: sale, lease or rental regulated -  AB370

Private businesses employing inmates or residents in state prisons or correctional institutions: number increased [Sec. 3909; original bill only] -  AB100

Private businesses employing inmates or residents in state prisons or correctional institutions: number increased [Sec. 3909] - SB77

Private businesses employing inmates or residents in state prisons or correctional institutions: number increased  - AB153

Private businesses employment of inmates and residents: program revised; JCF duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 513e-r, 3909b, 9111 (3g), 9411 (4g); A.Amdt.8: further revisions, rules promulgation re worker displacement, 3909m, 9111 (5c); S.Amdt.1 to Engr.AB-100: authority to suspend or expand manufacture of goods, 3910ce, cf] - AB100

Private businesses operating in state prison: purchase of equipment through Corr.Dept re contract; Prison industries board authority revised -  AB803

Small business issues re small claims actions, statutory attorney fees, garnishment, assignment of debt, recovery of certain damages, worthless checks, retail theft and parental liability for acts of minor child -  AB924