Subject Index

``Loan" definition modified for mortgage banker, mortgage broker, and loan originator purposes - AB827

``Loan" definition modified for mortgage banker, mortgage broker, and loan originator purposes - SB517

Payday loan provider: maximum finance charge set; license required; Division of Banking authority specified  - AB4

Payday loan transaction requirements created; Division of Banking required to develop written materials to educate on payday loan industry; annual report, definitions, and penalty provisions -  AB511

Residential mortgage loans: disclosure requirements on lenders, loan originators, and closing agents created; Division of Banking to develop written informational materials; forfeiture and civil action provisions -  SB352

bankruptcy Bankruptcy

Pulp and paper mill that emerged from bankruptcy in Wisconsin: renewable energy grant required, criteria set [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 198, 199j, 9108 (4v), (5x)] - SB40

barbee, lloyd a Barbee, Lloyd A.

Life, public service, and work for social change honored - SR13

barber Barber

Barber or cosmetologist apprentices: supervision of modified -  AB842

Barber or cosmetologist apprentices: supervision of modified -  SB504

Domestic abuse or violence recognition training: Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board required to provide  - AB143

Special orders of business for March 5, 2008 established re AB-47, AB-67, AB-92, AB-151, AB-212, AB-281, AB-346, AB-424, AB-479, AB-486, AB-517, AB-543, AB-553, AB-569, AB-579, AB-603, AB-635, AB-645, AB-663, AB-672, AB-673, AB-676, AB-677, AB-692, AB-693, AB-717, AB-736, AB-753, AB-755, AB-771, AB-772, AB-793, AB-804, AB-805, AB-817, AB-819, AB-825, AB-835, AB-842, AB-853, AB-864, AB-869, AB-872, AB-901, SB-69, SB-176, SB-272, SB-289, SB-294, SB-324, SB-325, SB-326, SB-327, SB-328, SB-335, SB-368, SB-369, SB-370 - AR16

barron county Barron County

Circuit court branches added in Barron, Chippewa, Dodge, Green, Juneau, Monroe, and St. Croix counties [A.Amdt.1: Juneau County removed, appropriation added, some initial election dates modified, State Law Library provision added] - AB393

Circuit court branches added in Barron, Chippewa, Dodge, Green, Juneau, Monroe, and St. Croix counties  - SB199

``Donald J. Schneider Highway": portion of USH 8 in Barron County designated as [S.Sub.Amdt.1; deleted by A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1] -  SB40

baseball Baseball, see Amusement; Athletics; Milwaukee Brewers

basham, robert j Basham, Robert J.

Life and military service commended -  AJR72

Life and military service commended -  SJR63

basketball Basketball, see School — Health program; University of Wisconsin — Athletics

battery Battery, see Crime and criminals — Battery

bayfield county Bayfield County

Arts Board one-time grants for Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, Ko Thi Dance Company, and African American Children's Theater [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 221m, p, 9104 (1j), 9404 (1j)] - SB40

Vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a Michigan border permit: allowing transport of wood chips or forestry biomass and operation on certain portion of USH 2 in Bayfield County -  AB414

Vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a Michigan border permit: allowing transport of wood chips or forestry biomass and operation on certain portion of USH 2 in Bayfield County [S.Sub.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1]  - SB40

Vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a Michigan border permit: allowing transport of wood chips or forestry biomass and operation on certain portion of USH 2 in Bayfield County -  SB209

bcpl BCPL, see Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of

bean, darren Bean, Darren

U.W. Med Flight crew who lost their lives in a helicopter crash near La Crosse honored and condolences to the families  - AP8 SJR2

bear hunting or pursuit Bear hunting or pursuit, see Game — Hunting

beauty salon Beauty salon, see Cosmetology

bed and breakfast Bed and breakfast, see Hotel and motel

beer Beer, see Alcohol beverage and its subheadings

bell, jeannette Bell, Jeannette

Public service as mayor of the City of West Allis and as a former state legislator and commitment to her community commended - AJR110

belmont, village of Belmont, Village of, see Lafayette County

beloit, city of Beloit, City of

Beloit development opportunity zone program extended [Sec. 3635, 3636] -  SB40

Henry, Hugo Harrison: life and public service to the City of Beloit community commended -  MR8 SJR1

TID number 4 in the Village of Union Grove: certain DOR calculations modified [A.Amdt.1: exception to minimum allowable amount of certain values re City of Beloit TID added] - AB457

benevolent association Benevolent association

Low-income housing owned by churches or religious or benevolent associations: property tax exemption created; eligible expenditures broadened if property is leased  - SB403

Low-income housing: property tax exemption created; definition and report provisions; exemption applies if property is leased and income is used for specified purposes; acreage limitation for certain exempt property increased [S.Sub.Amdt.1; deleted by Senate amendments] -  SB40

Low-income housing: property tax exemption created; definition and report provisions; exemption applies if property is leased and income is used for specified purposes; acreage limitation for certain exempt property increased [Conf.Sub. Amdt.1] -  MR8 AB1

Temporary ``Class B" licenses a municipality may issue to certain organizations in a 12-month period increased  - AB68

berezowitz, bob Berezowitz, Bob

Career as U.W. Whitewater football coach honored upon his retirement -  AJR38

betting Betting, see Gambling

beverage Beverage, see also Alcohol beverage

Bottling of water provided by a local governmental unit: DNR approval required -  AB638

Coin-operated soda water vending machines: DATCP may not regulate wholesaler's provision to retail food establishments - AB460

Soft drink tax re wholesale sales created; revenue deposited into the dental access trust fund to supplement MA and DHFS dental services -  AB237

Soft drink tax re wholesale sales created; revenue deposited into the dental access trust fund to supplement MA and DHFS dental services -  SB117

bicycle Bicycle, see also Moped

Bicycle and pedestrian facilities program grants and conditions; surface transportation discretionary grants program repealed [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 307c-i, 2540c, 2550e]  - SB40

Bicycle definition and manual turn signal revisions; lighting for bicycles, motor bicycles, and EPAMDs modified  - AB828

Bicycle definition and manual turn signal revisions; lighting for bicycles, motor bicycles, and EPAMDs modified  - SB470

Bicyclists injured or killed in vehicle accidents: DOJ may pay crime victim compensation -  AB830

Burke, Richard ``Dick": life and commitment to his company, Trek Bicycles, and community commended  - AJR121

Burke, Richard ``Dick": life and commitment to his company, Trek Bicycles, and community commended  - MR8 SJR2

Green Bay, City of: Stewardship 2000 Program funding for a bicycle and pedestrian trail [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 658r] - SB40

Motor bicycle definition expanded re the federal definition of ``low-speed electric bicycle" -  AB319

Safe routes to school program created [Sec. 308, 309, 2541] -  SB40

Safe routes to school program created -  OC7 SB2

Special orders of business for March 11, 2008 established re AB-482, AB-668, AB-685, AB-688, AB-709, AB-735, AB-745, AB-765, AB-769, AB-798, AB-803, AB-807, AB-809, AB-828, AB-846, AB-849, AB-862, AB-863, AB-893, AB-898, SB-49, SB-72, SB-86, SB-142, SB-260, SB-288, SB-403, SB-430 -  AR17

West Allis Crosstown Bike Trail: grant from the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, local match required [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9148 (9c)]  - SB40

bids and bidders Bids and bidders, see Contracts; Debt, Public

bifurcated sentence Bifurcated sentence, see Sentences and penalties

big brothers big sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters, see Youth

bill drafting Bill drafting, see Bills, Legislative

billboard Billboard

Billboard value for personal property tax purposes: determination by assessor specified -  AB426

Billboard value for personal property tax purposes: determination by assessor specified -  SB220

Nonconforming outdoor advertising sign: removal without compensation permitted under certain conditions  - AB407

Nonconforming outdoor advertising sign: removal without compensation permitted under certain conditions  - SB204

bills, legislative Bills, Legislative, see also Budget bills and process; Governor — Legislation by request of

Biennial budget bill prepared according to GAAP required; legislation to reduce state budget deficit provision  - SB34

Bill drafting requests that did not result in introduced legislation: if certain persons disclose a draft to a third party, the draft becomes a public record -  AB84

Bills imposing state mandates on local governmental units: passage prohibited unless appropriation is included  - AB290

GPR appropriations: legislature prohibited from passing bills that would exceed certain percentage deposited in general fund; if amount deposited exceeds amount appropriated the excess is transferred to the budget stabilization fund; bill re tax relief required under certain conditions - AB329

Health care reform legislation: enactment by certain date and includes certain guarantees -  AJR118

Indian gaming establishment re proposed location on certain Indian lands: Governor may not concur with U.S. Secretary of the Interior's decision unless the legislature first concurs by joint resolution -  AB205

Indian gaming establishment re proposed location on certain Indian lands: Governor may not concur with U.S. Secretary of the Interior's decision unless the legislature first concurs by joint resolution [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40

Projected revenues and authorized expenditures imbalance: increasing the threshold that would require the Governor to submit legislation to make corrections  - MR8 AB1

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; regional consumer health councils and LRB provisions - AB94

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; regional consumer health councils and LRB provisions - SB51