Wisconsin Legislature: Business

Bicycle and EPAMD requirements eliminated re distance from a parked vehicle and audible signal when passing; opening door of a motor vehicle on a highway without checking traffic first prohibited [S.Amdt.2: distance from parked vehicle requirement limited to parked school bus or motor bus; S.Amdt.3: forfeiture revised and provisions for passengers under age 16 added] - SB29

Diesel truck idling reduction: grant program and funding repealed [Sec. 217, 218, 3013; original bill only] - AB75

Diesel truck idling reduction: statutory authorization restored, grants from petroleum inspection fund; provision re ARRA funding; sunset provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 217f, g, 3013 p-s, 9110 (11u), 9137 (3u), 9210 (2u)] - AB75

Empty weight displayed on side of motor truck, truck tractor, motor bus, trailer, or semitrailer: requirement eliminated (remedial legislation) - SB485

Engine idling by motor truck, truck tractor, or road tractor prohibited for more than 5 minutes in a 60 minute period; exceptions and penalty provisions; DNR to study ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the idling of other engines, report required - AB649

Minitruck operation on highways restricted, definition and forfeiture provisions - SB438

Motor carrier transportation contracts: certain liability provisions prohibited - AB736

Prevailing wage paid to certain persons employed on a publicly funded private construction project required; hours and payroll record requirements [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Wage — Payment"] - AB75

Raw forest products transport re 2005 WisAct 167: sunset and certain exception eliminated; frozen road declaration requirements [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2992e-s, 2993g, m, 9450 (14g)] - AB75

Self-authentication by electronic certification of certain DOT records - AB456

State park admissions: DNR to issue annual stickers to motor buses; fee provision - AB94

State park admissions: DNR to issue annual stickers to motor buses; fee provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, annual stickers changed to reduced fees for daily vehicle admission receipts] - SB38

Weights and measures program changes re vehicle scales and liquid petroleum gas meters [Sec. 178, 2038-2068, 9103 (1), (2)] - AB75

bus and truck _ taxation or registrationBus and truck — Taxation or registration

Electronic payment mechanisms for fees and deposits paid to DOT permitted; convenience fee authorized [Sec. 296, 307, 670, 671, 1933, 2851, 2993] - AB75

Overweight trucks re STH 31 and local access highways in Kenosha and Racine counties: permits for specified purposes [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2992w, 2993c, 9450 (14f)] - AB75

Portable scales used for enforcement of vehicle weight limitations: testing requirement modified - AB455

Raw forest products transport re 2005 WisAct 167: sunset and certain exception eliminated; frozen road declaration requirements [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2992e-s, 2993g, m, 9450 (14g)] - AB75

Registration plate requirements eliminated re display of registration period, use of insert tags or decals, and indication of vehicle gross weight [Sec. 2786-2791, 2793-2795, 2834, 2842, 2844, 2884-2892, 2895, 3268, 9350 (7), 9450 (13); original bill only] - AB75

Trailer or semitrailer of certain weight and designed to be towed by a motor vehicle other than a truck tractor: new registration category created, fee provision - AB962

USH 41 designation as part of the interstate system: Wisconsin congressional delegation urged to grandfather preexisting weight limits - SJR45

USH 41 designation as part of the interstate system: Wisconsin congressional delegation urged to grandfather preexisting weight limits - SR9

Vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under a Michigan border permit may operate solely in Wisconsin; DOT appendix report re vehicle weight limits - AB761

Vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under a Michigan border permit may operate solely in Wisconsin; DOT appendix report re vehicle weight limits - SB531

Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying agricultural crops: dates extended re exceeding weight limit exception - AB623

Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying agricultural crops: dates extended re exceeding weight limit exception - SB428

Vehicles transporting raw forest products: exception to special weight limits re certain permit; DOT appendix report [A.Amdt.1: suspension of permit provision added; A.Amdt.2: limited to STH and connecting highways] - AB778

Vehicles transporting raw forest products: exception to special weight limits re certain permit; DOT appendix report - SB562

businessBusiness, see also Corporation; Minority enterprise

BadgerCare Plus coverage for certain former employees of Allied Systems, Ltd., in Janesville - AB966

Bulk transfers of inventory: Uniform Commercial Code provisions repealed - AB202

Bulk transfers of inventory: Uniform Commercial Code provisions repealed - SB143

Business advertising sign in highway right-of-way prohibited, exceptions and penalty provisions - AB679

Business advertising sign in highway right-of-way prohibited, exceptions and penalty provisions - SB457

Business closing or mass layoff: employer required to provide contact information to the local workforce development board and certain support services information to affected employees; DWD duty [A.Amdt.1: dissemination of support services information modified] - AB266

Business contracts for services or equipment: automatic renewal and extension clause provisions created; disclosure form and reminder notice requirements; right to match provision voids the contract; exclusions specified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; A.Amdt.1: exclusions expanded, initial applicability modified] - SB190

Business retention: Comm.Dept emergency response team and report on businesses at-risk of expanding or relocating [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9110 (11r)] - AB75

Business retention: Comm.Dept emergency response team and report on businesses at-risk of expanding or relocating - AB476

Capital access program grants re lending to small and medium-sized businesses and local nonprofit organizations: Comm. Dept to award to Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corporation; appropriation and emergency rule provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, participation of banks clarified, definition provisions, reports required, emergency rules provision removed] - AB532

Comm.Dept grants to businesses for outsourcing work to rural municipalities, to corporations for employing a grant writer to apply for certain federal small business grants, and for creating an economic model database for use by regional economic development entities - AB641

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: required investment holding time revised [Sec. 1575, 1579, 1659, 1725] - AB75

Early stage seed and angel investment credits revised [Sec. 1573, 1574, 1576-1578, 1657, 1658, 1723, 1724, 1813, 1826, 3061-3069, 9310 (1); original bill only] - AB75

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment credits: amount that may be claimed increased - AB77

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment credits: limits that may be claimed in 2010 and beyond modified - AB641

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment credits: limits that may be claimed in 2010 and beyond modified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, reallocation of credits permitted and JCF provision, investment in a business outside this state; S.Amdt.1: certain fund manager investments provision] - SB409

Economic development grants for small business innovation research assistance; funds for farm shoring (outsourcing work to domestic rural locations); Comm.Dept to develop value supply chain based on regional economies; study provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 198q, 204p, 207-208, 210, 3082h, 9110 (13u)-(15u), (16u)] - AB75

Economic development programs in Comm.Dept: Community-Based, Rural Economic, and Minority Business Grant programs and boards eliminated; responsibilities of Development Finance Board assumed by Economic Policy Board (EPB); Forward Innovation Fund created [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Commerce, Department of"] - AB75

Economic nexus standard for certain businesses [Sec. 1836] - AB75

Education credit re income and franchise taxes to businesses and corporations that pay certain tuitions; DOR report required - AB80

Education credit re income and franchise taxes to businesses and corporations that pay certain tuitions; DOR report required - SB52

Educational Telecommunications Access Program provision re telecommunications access by business entities permitted; regulations created [Sec. 159, 160, 554] - AB75

Employing unauthorized aliens in violation of federal law: companies are ineligible for income or franchise tax credits, property tax exemptions, public works contracts, or grants or loans from local governmental units; fine provision - AB53

Enterprise zone business with a significant supply chain: Comm.Dept to certify for tax benefits [A.Amdt.1: supply chain provision replaced with a tax credit for purchasing tangible personal property, items, property, goods, or services from Wisconsin vendors] - AB864

Entrepreneurial assistance grants re ``new business" hiring of student intern to assist in research and marketing; repayment when business becomes profitable; provision re grant to college or university placing multiple interns; report and sunset date [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 206s, 207, 3033L] - AB75

Full-time employees employed by claimant: income and franchise tax deductions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB969

HEAB grant appropriations increased in certain cases; TCS Board grants to programs that assist in reducing unemployment, report required; Comm.Dept grants to businesses in economically distressed area for capital investments; angel investment tax credit and income tax revisions - AB513

Hiring illegal aliens: companies are ineligible for income and franchise tax credits, property tax exemptions, public works contracts, and local governmental unit loans or grants for seven years - SB600

Hospitality business advertising outside the state: income and franchise tax credit created - AB867

Income tax exclusion created for the amount of capital gain that is invested in certain types of Wisconsin businesses; conditions and definition provisions - AB38

Income tax exclusion created for the amount of capital gain that is invested in certain types of Wisconsin businesses; conditions and definition provisions - SB28

Job creation tax benefit created, Comm.Dept and DOR duties - SB539

Job creation tax benefit created re new full-time employees and withholding tax - AB853

Job creation tax benefit created re new full-time employees and withholding tax - SB621

Jobs Tax Benefit created [Sec. 620, 1569, 1654, 1720, 3070, 9110 (6), (7), 9443 (11); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 1540d, 1593b, 1598d, 1625d, 1677b, 1688d, 1702d, 1741b, 1873d] - AB75

New small business internship credit created - AB909

Postsecondary education credit created re businesses that pay tuition for an individual to attend university, college, or technical college - AB641

Postsecondary education credit created re businesses that pay tuition for an individual to attend university, college, or technical college - SB409

Postsecondary education credit re income and franchise taxes to businesses and corporations that pay certain tuitions - SB63

Purchasing preference: certain percentage of state agency and local governmental unit purchases to be from Wisconsin-based businesses - AB1

Skills training grants by TCS Board: certain prohibitions eliminated [Sec. 758; original bill only] - AB75

Skills training grants by TCS Board: eligibility specified [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 262s, 758d-t] - AB75

Small Business Health Options Program Authority created as a public body corporate and politic; health benefit plan exchange established, federal grant moneys provision - SB707

Small Business Regulatory Review Board membership and administrative rule provisions revised; small business ombudsman clearinghouse changed to Office of the Small Business Advocate, Comm.Dept duties - AB799

Targeted microloans pilot program for the creation of new businesses established in Comm.Dept - AB641

Targeted microloans pilot program for the creation of new businesses established in Comm.Dept [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, nonprofit finance corporation to administer] - SB409

U.W. Board of Regents: awarding WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. grants for the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program; appropriations for a business plan competition program and emerging technology center at U.W. La Crosse, private contribution provision; reports required - AB641

Weather radio systems: businesses that install or sell vehicle radios required to include - AB19

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Circuit court branch added to Calumet County - SB95

Fox Cities regional transit authority: creation authorized - AB734

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