Subject Index

Life, public service, and activism for migrant issues honored  - AJR73

rotc _reserve officer training corps_ ROTC (Reserve officer training corps), see Military training

rta _regional transit authority_ RTA (Regional transit authority), see Metropolitan transportation

rule_making authority Rule-making authority, see specific agency or department

rules of the road Rules of the road, see Motor vehicle — Regulation

rural planning Rural planning

Broadband service infrastructure costs re certain areas of the state: income and franchise tax credit created  - AB871

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 [S.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: rural outsourcing grant provisions modified]  - SB409

Dental education: moneys allocated from building trust fund to study the state's role in expanding access to services; emphasis on rural and underserved areas, including construction of new dental school in Marshfield [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9106 (25f)] - AB75

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

Health professional loan repayment program and Rural Health Development Council transferred from Comm.Dept to U.W. System [Sec. 40, 43, 211-213, 215, 582, 1296, 3035-3060, 9110 (3)-(5), 9210 (1); Enrolled AB-75: funding and council duties revised, 40g-n, 43d-g, 747s; deletes 40]  - AB75

Hospital assessment increased; DHS duties and MA provisions; independent rural hospital supplements [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1294d, 3416b, 9122 (5i), (6i), 9222 (4i), 9422 (13i)]  - AB75

Rural dental education outreach facility construction: Building Commission grant to Marshfield Clinic authorized, matching funds provision -  AB912

Rural dental education outreach facility construction: Building Commission grant to Marshfield Clinic authorized, matching funds provision -  SB656

rusk county Rusk County

Region One development manager: Comm.Dept to fill vacancy by certain date [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9110 (18f)]  - AB75

School district consolidation grants; Rusk and Barron counties provision [A.Amdts. to A.Sub.Amdt.1; deleted by Senate]  - AB75

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College: one-time grant provided for job retraining in Rusk County [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 632g, 9157 (2u)] -  AB75

ruud, nikko Ruud, Nikko

Milwaukee Lutheran High School class of 2009: graduates commended for their achievements -  AR9

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safety Safety, see Motorcycle; Public safety; Snowmobile; Traffic safety

safety belt Safety belt, see Motor vehicle — Equipment

sage _student achievement guarantee_ contracts SAGE (Student achievement guarantee) contracts, see School — State aid

st. croix county St. Croix County

Assistant DA positions in certain counties: OJA to fund [Sec. 9113 (1)-(5)] -  AB75

Region One development manager: Comm.Dept to fill vacancy by certain date [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9110 (18f)]  - AB75

st. david_s day St. David's Day, see Holidays and special dates

salary Salary, see Legislature — Member — Compensation; Public employee — Salary; Public officers — Salary; Teacher — Salary

sales Sales

``Child's container" containing bisphenol A: manufacturing or selling at wholesale or retail prohibited; definition, label requirements, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report  - AB405

``Child's container" containing bisphenol A: manufacturing or selling at wholesale prohibited; definition, label requirements, and penalty provisions; DATCP and DA authority specified; JRCCP report [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, retail sales prohibited, DA authority expanded]  - SB271

Compilation of commercial mobile service (cell phone) numbers for a directory that is offered for sale or lease prohibited - AB386

Consumer electronic devices, including audio systems, televisions, and DVD players or recorders: sales prohibited if devices use more than a specified amount of electricity in ``standby mode" -  AB649

Consumer electronic devices, including audio systems, televisions, and DVD players or recorders: sales prohibited if devices use more than a specified amount of electricity in ``standby mode" -  SB450

Home-prepared or home-canned acidic fruits or vegetables sold at community events or farmers' markets: exemption from food processing plant license requirement; income, labeling, and DATCP provisions [S.Amdt.1: requires ingredient list and statement that the product was made in a private home on the label] -  AB229

Lead acid batteries: seller required to charge a deposit -  SB700

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited, definition and penalty provisions -  AB890

Retail theft of merchandise made a felony and racketeering activity, value and Internet provisions; proof of ownership for certain products required when selling at a flea market or similar facility, definition and penalty provisions  - AB241

Retail theft of merchandise made a felony and racketeering activity, value and Internet provisions; proof of ownership for certain products required when selling at a flea market or similar facility, definition and penalty provisions  - SB171

RFID tags in consumer goods and certain farm products prohibited unless seller renders them inoperable before purchaser takes possession of the goods -  AB29

Sale of mercury-added products regulated, including fever thermometers, manometers, thermostats, instruments and measuring devices, switches and relays, and specified household items; public, parochial, and charter schools prohibited from purchasing or storing free-flowing elemental mercury, a device containing mercury, or a mercury-containing compound, exceptions provided; DATCP and DNR duties  - AB299

Sale of mercury-added products regulated, including fever thermometers, manometers, thermostats, instruments and measuring devices, switches and relays, and specified household items; public, parochial, and charter schools prohibited from purchasing or storing free-flowing elemental mercury, a device containing mercury, or a mercury-containing compound, exceptions provided; DATCP and DNR duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DATCP duties removed]  - SB200

Sale of personal property or real estate to satisfy a judgment: public notice to include county, town, or municipality Web site - SB541

Seller's permit: list of persons with revoked permit on DOR Internet site [Sec. 1814, 9443 (1)]  - AB75

Substances that create a fire hazard when mixed with organic matter: repealing the prohibition on selling or distributing packages that lack warning labels (remedial legislation)  - SB445

Surplus property sale or auction: access revised; DOA or other designated purchasing agencies may restrict resale [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 104n, p, 680n] -  AB75

Taxpayer's sales factor for tax purposes: provision re percent of sales of certain tangible personal property (throwback sales) [Sec. 1537-1539, 1619-1621, 1798, 9343 (21); Enrolled AB-75: fiscal effect reestimated, 9343 (21b) (a); deletes 1538, 1539, 1620, 1621, 9343 (21)] -  AB75

Theft or loss of firearm: report to law enforcement required, database created, written notice re commercial transfer, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report - AB518

Theft or loss of firearm: report to law enforcement required, database created, written notice re commercial transfer, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report - SB367

Ticket resale zones: local units of government and U.W. Regents may create, enforcement provisions  - AB656

Ticket resale zones: local units of government and U.W. Regents may create, enforcement provisions  - SB458

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  AB14

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions; JRCCP report [S.Amdt.2: further revisions] - SB4

Traveling sales crews: regulations extended to include certain nonprofit organizations referred to as ``501 (c) (4) organizations" and political organizations referred to as ``527 political organizations" -  AB528

Wheel weights and other wheel balancing products containing lead: prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of - AB544

Wheel weights and other wheel balancing products containing lead: prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of - SB364

sales tax Sales tax

Burnett County temporary sales tax re upgrading radio towers authorized [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1856j, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 9443 (14u)] -  AB75

Cigarettes and tobacco products: direct marketing provisions modified; license and permit revisions; restriction re arrest or conviction record; JRCCP report [for section numbers and further revision, see entry under ``Tobacco"]  - AB75

Disregarded entity for sales and use tax purposes: separate return provisions [Sec. 1833, 1852, 1855, 9443 (9); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 1833b, 1852b, 1855b, 9443 (9d), (14q)] - AB75

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

Hybrids and motor vehicles that can use gasoline or gasoline and 85 percent ethanol blend: income and franchise tax credits created re sales tax -  SB138

Milwaukee County may impose a sales tax to pay for parks, recreation, and culture; property tax provision  - AB504

Milwaukee Transit Authority created; funding provisions; required to share annual and long-term plans with SERTA [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 778, 779, 1449m, 1478v, 1487t, 1516, 1622, 1817p, 1849, 1856f-i, 1932, 2223m, 2969, 3139, 9443 (14r)] -  AB75

Premier resort area tax revisions: ``infrastructure expenses" definition modified; authority to raise tax and expand list of taxed businesses [Sec. 1491, 1874-1888, 9443 (13); Enrolled AB-75: list expansion removed, deletes 1875m, 1876, 9443 (13)] -  AB75

Rate increases re sales tax, income tax, or franchise tax: two-thirds majority vote in Assembly required for passage, concurrence, and adoption [Assembly rule 48 (3)]  - AR7

Records re income, franchise, or sales tax returns: penalties for failure to provide [Sec. 1796, 1854; Enrolled AB-75: standard response time, standard for noncompliance, and penalty waivers to be set by rule] -  AB75

Regional (Dane County, Southeast, and Fox Valley) transit authorities created; administration, limited liability, and insurance provisions; procedure for municipalities to join; Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee RTA terminated, rental care fee modified; report required [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Regional planning"]  - AB75

Retailer's discount for filing a sales and use tax return: limit imposed [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1852m, 9343 (21f)]  - AB75

Sales and use tax administration modernized for state, county, and stadium districts re voluntary collection by out-of-state retailers; sales and use taxes imposed on specified digital goods, exception provision; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 16, 41, 71, 73, 106-108, 154-156, 198-200, 215-218, 221, 225-540, 542-552, 554, 559, 719, 720, 9443 (1), (2)]  - SB62

Sales and use tax agreement modifications: technical changes [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1830b-f, 1831b, 1832b, 1833b, 1835e, f, 1836c, d, f-j, 1839b-1840h, 1841b, d, 1842d, 1843c-g, 1846d-f, 1849b-d, s, 1850b-e, ef, 1851e-h, 1852b-g, 1853d, 1855b, d, 1858b, 1864m, 1874b, 1887b, 1889d, 9143 (3q), 9443 (14a), (14q)] -  AB75

Sales tax paid on specified motorized items when purchased new: income and franchise tax credits created  - AB965

Self-service laundry services: income tax credit created re sales and use taxes paid -  AB208

Seller's permit: list of persons with revoked permit on DOR Internet site [Sec. 1814, 9443 (1)]  - AB75

Streamlined sales and use tax agreement: technical changes - AB905

Streamlined sales and use tax agreement: technical changes - SB625

Towing and hauling motor vehicles by tow truck: sales and use tax imposed [Sec. 1839; Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 1839b, 9443 (14q)] -  AB75

Tribal tax refund and sharing agreements expanded [Sec. 1815, 1841, 1848, 2338, 2401, 9443 (8); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, use tax credit for purchases made on Native American lands, 1841b, 9443 (14q)] -  AB75

sales tax _ exemption Sales tax — Exemption

Alternative energy (wind, solar, or anaerobic digestion of waste) re 2007 WisAct 20: effective date of sales tax exemptions delayed [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1850ed, ef, 9443 (8bu), (14q)] - AB75

Biotechnology and manufacturing research: sales and use tax exemptions created for machinery and other personal property; JSCTE appendix report [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Industrial development"]  - AB75

Building materials used to construct or remodel a single-family home: sales and use tax exemption created; sunset provision; JSCTE appendix report -  AB339

Chartered fishing boats: sales and use tax exemption created for fuel consumed during business operations [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1849m, 9443 (8d)] -  AB75

Commercial fishing vessel: sales tax exemption created for fuel used by; JSCTE appendix report - AB449

Electricity and natural gas sold for residential use exempt from sales and use tax regardless of when it is sold; JSCTE appendix report -  AB523

Electricity sold for use in making snow: sales and use tax exemption created -  AB801

Extended-range electric vehicles sales and use tax exemption; property tax exemption for charging station for electric vehicles; property, sales, and use tax exemptions for machinery and certain property used in qualified research in manufacturing, silviculture, or biotechnology; vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program sunsetted; extended-range electric vehicle grant program created; super research and development income and franchise tax credit modified; JSCTE appendix report -  AB712