Subject Index

Land Information Board and Wisconsin Land Council continued, sunset date extended; report provisions retained [Sec. 147, 148, 2809, 2811-2813; S.Sub.Amdt.1: technical changes, lapse of land recording fee revenue, comprehensive planning grant elements, 98e, 230b, c, 1533d, 9201 (1q)]  - SB44

Livestock facility siting and expansion: standards, zoning ordinance, conditional use permits, and political subdivision procedure provisions; Livestock Facility Siting Review Board created; DATCP and DOJ duties specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] -  AB868

Special order of business for March 10, 2004 established re AB-752 -  AR38

Special orders of business for November 13, 2003 established re AB-169, AB-202, AB-206, AB-271, AB-274, AB-292, AB-342, AB-374, AB-409, AB-477, AB-519, AB-531, AB-538, AB-626, AB-632, AB-633, SB-128, SB-170, SB-205, SB-249, SB-261, SB-300 - AR29

State government management system and Web site; business intelligence and data warehousing; land information systems; printed publication restrictions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 141f, 215m, 230d-t, 9101 (4k), (14p), 9401 (2k)]  - SB44

Undeveloped land and agricultural forest: assessment of [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1536b, d-i, p, 1545d, e, 1620, 1628d, e, 1632d, e, 1646d, 2737d-f, 9345 (2d), 9460 (2b)]  - SB44

Wetlands compliance exemption to water quality standards created; adoption of comprehensive plan by local governmental unit and other conditions required  - AB780

Zoning adjustment board or board of appeals: alternate members and quorum requirements; ``members-elect" defined  - AB442

Zoning district plan or regulation or ordinance: requirements re public hearing and notice to persons whose property is affected - AB271

landfill Landfill, see Solid waste management

landlord and tenant Landlord and tenant

Carbon monoxide detector installation required in certain residential buildings -  SB520

County board may establish fee for certain court-related sheriff's service [A.Amdt.1 and S.Amdt.1: fee limited re seized property or eviction] -  AB50

Housing facilities: any county may build, furnish, and rent to residents of the county -  SB333

Housing facilities: any county may build, rehabilitate, furnish, and rent to residents of the county; funding provision  - AB872

Individual who rents principal dwelling: income tax credit for sales and use taxes paid by -  AB571

Leasing property that is tax exempt as residential housing: property tax exemption provided; LC study required  - SB512

Long-term care facility definition expanded to include residential care apartment complexes for purposes of activities by the long-term care ombudsman or designee  - AB644

Properties owned by benevolent associations and certain nonprofit organizations and used for specified residental housing: property tax exemption; leased property also exempt  - SB527

Properties owned by benevolent associations and used for specified residential housing: property tax exemption; leased property also exempt -  AB947

Qualified residential rental project, homeless shelter, domestic violence shelter, and transitional housing facility exempt from property tax; leasing provision - AB963

Rental unit tenancy termination re drug or criminal gang activity nuisance: notice by law enforcement agencies expanded  - AB370

School property tax rent credit claim revised -  AB756

Security deposit: landlord must return within 45 days; DATCP duty specified -  AB583

language interpreter Language interpreter, see English language; Minority groups

laotian Laotian, see Minority groups

laundry service Laundry service, see Sales tax — Exemption

law enforcement officers Law enforcement officers, see Milwaukee — Police; Police; Sheriff

lawn care Lawn care, see Pests

lawyer Lawyer, see Attorney

layoff Layoff, see Unemployment

lc _legislative council_ LC (Legislative council), see Joint legislative council

lead poisoning Lead poisoning, see Public health

lease Lease, see also Contracts; Landlord and tenant

Business equipment lease and contract to provide business services: renewal or extension provisions and notification requirements -  SB511

DOA master lease for computer hardware and software permitted and requests for proposals on budgeting system, accounting system, certain consumable services, human resource system, and Internet portal; Land Information Board to approve expenses for land information systems; state agency publications printing made subject to DOA approval under certain conditions; Internet provisions  - SB297

Energy efficiency standards for equipment installed under state construction projects: DOA directed to prescribe and revise; Building Commission and lease provisions  - SB111

Lease of school property: limit on the term eliminated -  SB60

Luxury boxes, sky boxes, and club seats at a sports facility: sales tax imposed on leases of -  AB756

Luxury boxes, sky boxes, and club seats offered by a local professional baseball park district: sales tax imposed on leases of - SB385

Motor vehicle lease termination protections created for U.S. armed forces members called to active service  - AB407

Rental-purchase agreements: new chapter in the statutes created; certain consumer leases exempt from the consumer act - AB898

Rental-purchase agreements: new chapter in the statutes created; certain consumer leases exempt from the consumer act - SB486

Smoking in building owned or leased by the state prohibited; exception and forfeiture provisions  - SB411

Special order of business for March 10, 2004 established re AB-898 or SB-486 -  AR38

State property sale or lease provisions; net proceeds deposited in budget stabilization fund; DHFS authority re Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled; DOA secretary to review Sec. 26, 209, 447, 861, 1490, 9101 (6); S.Sub.Amdt.1: provision re Northern Center employee or position transfers added, review removed, 1490c, deletes 9101 (6)]  - SB44

leave of absence Leave of absence, see Public employee — Hours of labor

legal aid Legal aid

Prosecutor or government attorney electing not to commence a criminal prosecution or civil action in exchange for payments to an organization or agency, excluding restitution, prohibited; similar prohibition re dismissing or amending charges extended - AB534

Prosecutor or government attorney electing not to commence a criminal prosecution or civil action in exchange for payments to an organization or agency, excluding restitution, prohibited; similar prohibition re dismissing or amending charges extended; reports required -  SB241

legal holiday Legal holiday, see Holidays and special dates

legal notice Legal notice, see Public document

legislative audit bureau Legislative audit bureau

Business subsidies awarding and reporting requirements created; LAB, DOA, Comm.Dept, and development and technology zone tax credits provisions  - AB416

Business subsidies awarding and reporting requirements created; LAB, DOA, Comm.Dept, and development and technology zone tax credits provisions  - SB199

Certified capital company program changes; LAB provision - AB531

Certified capital company program changes; LAB provision - SB249

Dane County Council of Governments created; LAB audit required; comprehensive revision of a zoning ordinance method and sunset provisions -  AB949

Dane County Council of Governments created; LAB audit required; comprehensive revision of a zoning ordinance method and sunset provisions -  SB553

DORL credentialing fees: JLAC requested to evaluate methodologies; may direct LAB to perform evaluation [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9133 (3f)] -  SB44

Driving skills test to operate ``Class D" vehicles: DOT may contract with third party to administer [A.Amdt.1: LAB audit required] -  AB833

Economic development programs available in this state: LAB required to study -  AB879

Economic development programs available in this state: LAB required to study -  SB502

Fraud, waste, and mismanagement in state government: LAB to maintain toll-free number and voice mail to receive reports - AB140

Fraud, waste, and mismanagement in state government: LAB to maintain toll-free number and voice mail to receive reports - SB95

LAB to conduct management and performance and supervision-to-staff ratio evaluation audits of every large agency or program -  AB139

MPCP study: LAB to administer; report required -  AB126

MPCP study: LAB to administer; report required -  AB986

MPCP study: LAB to administer; report required -  SB542

Nursing homes not primarily serving the developmentally disabled: minimum staffing requirements revised re ratios; DHFS reports required; LAB duty specified  - AB192

Self-funded employer groups for providing health care coverage authorized; reports required; exemption from insurance regulation; OCI, LAB, and chamber of commerce provisions - AB814

Voter registration, voting requirements and procedures, and administration of elections: laws revised; Help America Vote Act of 2002 provisions; LAB and Elections Board duties [for further revisions, see entry under ``Voting"]  - AB600

legislative council _lc_ Legislative council (LC), see Joint legislative council

legislative fiscal bureau Legislative fiscal bureau

Budget stabilization fund provisions modified; GAAP deficit reduction fund created; mechanisms to address GAAP deficit; LFB, CAFR, and fiscal estimate provisions  - AB178

Budget stabilization fund provisions modified; GAAP deficit reduction fund created; mechanisms to address GAAP deficit; LFB, CAFR, and fiscal estimate provisions  - SB65

Joint Survey Committee on State Mandates created; LFB provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, name changed to Joint Committee on State Mandates] -  SB15

legislative immunity Legislative immunity, see Legislature — Member

legislative organization, joint committee on Legislative organization, Joint committee on, see Legislature — Legislative organization, Joint committee on

legislative reference bureau Legislative reference bureau

Bill drafting requests to LRB: confidentiality treatment of similar requests -  AB385

Executive budget bill: identification and removal of affected policy items; LRB and JCF provisions [Joint rules 28 and 51m] - AJR25

Executive budget bill: identification and removal of affected policy items; LRB and JCF provisions [Joint rules 28 and 51m] - SJR21

Federal grants: LRB to assist state departments and agencies in locating and applying for [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 40m]  - SB44

Legislative and congressional redistricting plans: procedures and laws revised; Redistricting Advisory Commission created, report required; LRB provision - SB545

Tribal impact statements required for certain bills; LRB provision -  AB399

Tribal impact statements required for certain bills; LRB provision -  SB190

Universal health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision -  AB229

Universal health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision -  SB90