2013 Subject Index to Legislation

PSC revisions re certificates for certain activities, public utility rate schedules, telecommunications regulations, legislative repeal or modification of agency rules, and tampering with telecommunications or electric wires; cable television telecommunications service provider considered certified as an alternative telecommunications utility and rules repealed [Admin.Code PSC 171] - SB470

Theft of telecommunication or video services: first offense penalty changed; attorney fees permitted in civil suit against person who committed the theft; JRCCP report - AB191

Theft of telecommunication or video services: first offense penalty changed; attorney fees permitted in civil suit against person who committed the theft; JRCCP report - SB171

Utility relocation costs to accommodate urban rail transit systems [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 290g, r, 1564e-s, 1978d-t, 1989c-x] - AB40

Video programming service disconnection by multichannel video provider provisions modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1594g, r] - AB40

temporary assistance for needy families _tanf_ Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), see Public assistance

temporary help agency Temporary help agency, see Employment bureau

temporary restraining order _tro_ Temporary restraining order (TRO), see Court -- Procedure

tenant Tenant, see Landlord and tenant

term limits Term limits, see Legislature -- Member

termination of parental rights _tpr_ Termination of parental rights (TPR), see Children -- Protection and services

tetrahydrocannabinols Tetrahydrocannabinols, see Drugs -- Criminal acts and law enforcement

textbook Textbook

Educational supplies purchased by an eligible educator: state individual income tax deduction created; Internal Revenue Code re individual income tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers adopted; JSCTE appendix report - AB95

Educational supplies purchased by an eligible educator: state individual income tax deduction created; Internal Revenue Code re individual income tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers adopted; JSCTE appendix report - SB99

thatcher, prime minister margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister Margaret

Public service and contributions to the United Kingdom and the world commended upon her death - SJR22

theater Theater

Nonprofit theater in City of Madison: property tax exemption under certain conditions; JSCTE appendix report - SB65

theft Theft, see Crime and criminals

threats Threats, see Crime and criminals

tibet Tibet, see International relations

tid _tax incremental district_ TID (Tax incremental district), see Property tax

tif _tax incremental financing_ TIF (Tax incremental financing), see Property tax

timber Timber, see Forestry

time_share property Time-share property, see Housing

tipping fee Tipping fee, see Solid waste management

title certificate Title certificate, see Motor vehicle -- Certificate of title

title to property Title to property, see Land -- Registration of title; Real property

tobacco Tobacco, see also Cigarette -- Taxation

``Smoking" definition for smoking prohibition purposes does not include vaporized solution from an electronic device that does not include tobacco - AB762

``Smoking" definition for smoking prohibition purposes does not include vaporized solution from an electronic device that does not include tobacco - SB440

Smoking in a motor vehicle while a person under age 16 is present prohibited, penalty and surcharge provisions; law enforcement may not stop a vehicle solely to determine compliance but may issue citation if stopping a vehicle for other purposes - AB877

Smoking inside or outside private residences used as licensed child care centers prohibited - AB551

Surcharge for health insurance for use of tobacco products: GIB shall impose on state employees and retirees [Sec. 715, 731, 9112 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Tobacco products: tax rate, excise tax, and inventory tax revisions; definitions modified; restrictions on placement of cigarettes or tobacco products by retailer, penalty provisions - AB481

toilet Toilet, see Public health

torts Torts, see Contributory negligence; Court -- Procedure

tour.dept Tour.Dept, see Tourism, Department of

tourism Tourism, see Agriculture; Recreation; Tourism, Department of

tourism, department of Tourism, Department of

State aid for the arts increased - AB913

Tourism marketing re bicycling: funding increased - AB923

Wisconsin Downtown Development Program established and funding provision; State Main Street Program made part of and number of municipalities that can participate increased; program to provide business area revitalization services to downtown affiliates and fee provisions; Tour.Dept to promote travel to communities participating in the State Main Street Program - AB821

towing Towing, see Garage

town Town, see also name of specific town

County shoreland zoning ordinance not in effect in a county or town shoreland area annexed by or incorporated as a city or village [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, conditions expanded re zoning of annexed or incorporated shorelands, report and appropriation provisions] - SB183

DOA review requirement of certain proposed annexations of town territory repealed - AB798

Highway improvement projects: prohibitions re county workforce working on projects in another county or municipality and local government workforce working on a construction project for which a private person is financially responsible eliminated - SB687

Incorporation of portions of more than one town into a village or city: approval by referendum required - AB189

``Land surveying" replaced with ``practice of professional land surveying" and definition revised; license replaces certificate of registration; examining board and section names changed; apprenticeship path to licensure eliminated; certain registration exemptions eliminated; other revisions re town survey to erect monuments, cemetery authority plat or map, ordinary high water mark included on certain maps or plats, subdivision plats, certified survey maps, and recording certain plats [A.Amdts.2, 3, and 4: further revisions; A.Amdt.5: exceptions and exempt persons modified] - AB506

``Land surveying" replaced with ``practice of professional land surveying" and definition revised; license replaces certificate of registration; examining board and section names changed; apprenticeship path to licensure eliminated; certain registration exemptions eliminated; other revisions re town survey to erect monuments, cemetery authority plat or map, ordinary high water mark included on certain maps or plats, subdivision plats, certified survey maps, and recording certain plats - SB394

Political subdivisions may not limit the sale of certain food and beverages [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1269m] - AB40

Town authority to create a TID expanded and participation in a multijurisdictional TID (MJTID) permitted, conditions specified - AB806

Towns authorized to exercise all the powers of a city or village to create a TID under certain conditions - AB478

Towns authorized to exercise all the powers of a city or village to create a TID under certain conditions [S.Amdt.1: definitions and sewer service area provision added; S.Amdt.2: annexation provision added; S.Amdt.3: DOR duty re annexed territory; A.Amdt.2: town board approval of project plan conditions; A.Amdt.3: adds creating a TID in recently annexed territory, property tax exemption for biogas or synthetic gas energy systems and property subject to TIF agreement, and authorizing a TID to share tax increments with an environmental remediation tax increment district in same city of village] - SB338

town _ board Town -- Board

Incorporations involving portions of two towns: circuit court must find that each town board has adopted a resolution approving the incorporation or dismiss the petition as part of its review process [S.Amdt.2: court shall dismiss if required resolutions are not adopted] - SB207

Noncontiguous annexation: city and village authority limited - SB688

Town board zoning ordinance may not be adopted or amended without county board approval under specific conditions - AB512

Town board zoning ordinance may not be adopted or amended without county board approval under specific conditions - SB390

Towns authorized to exercise all the powers of a city or village to create a TID under certain conditions [S.Amdt.1: definitions and sewer service area provision added; S.Amdt.2: annexation provision added; S.Amdt.3: DOR duty re annexed territory; A.Amdt.2: town board approval of project plan conditions; A.Amdt.3: adds creating a TID in recently annexed territory, property tax exemption for biogas or synthetic gas energy systems and property subject to TIF agreement, and authorizing a TID to share tax increments with an environmental remediation tax increment district in same city of village] - SB338

Towns may withdraw from county zoning ordinance and county development plan; town zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan required, other conditions specified - AB661

town _ employee Town -- Employee, see Public employee

town _ finance Town -- Finance

MFL closed acreage fee payments modified for 2014; payments to town treasurer for town land designated as county forest land increased - AB732

MFL closed acreage fee payments modified for 2014; payments to town treasurer for town land designated as county forest land increased - SB575

National forest income: DNR to make payments to certain towns; county treasurer duty repealed [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 280g, h, 286m, 500d, 1238t, 9132 (2i), 9432 (1i)] - AB40

Nonprofit entity payments to a political subdivision for potential services re tax-exempt property: the political subdivision is required to share with overlying taxation jurisdictions - AB522

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties modified - AB197

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties modified - SB180

town _ highway Town -- Highway, see Road; Road -- Construction and repair

town _ laws Town -- Laws, see Ordinance

town _ officers Town -- Officers

Recall petition for local government officer, town sanitary district officer, or school district officer must include information that the official was charged with a crime or violated a code of ethics law - SB114

Recall petition for local government officer, town sanitary district officer, or school district officer must include information that the official was charged with a crime or violated a code of ethics law - AB128

Recall petition for local government officer, town sanitary district officer, or school district officer must include information that the official was charged with a crime or violated a code of ethics law - AB225

Towns may withdraw from county zoning ordinance and county development plan; town zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan required, other conditions specified - AB661

town _ sanitary district Town -- Sanitary district, see Sanitation and sewerage management

town _ taxation Town -- Taxation

Local levy limit exception re use of unused capacity upon supermajority vote made permanent [Sec. 1271-1275; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, adjustment for certain fee revenue, carry forward adjustment, and population threshold for town meeting of levy increases, 1271m, p, 1274c-e, 1275e, deletes 1271] - AB40

Local levy limit reduced by amount of fees received for providing covered services: requirement repealed - AB308

tpc TPC, see Transportation Projects Commission

tpr _termination of parental rights_ TPR (Termination of parental rights), see Children -- Protection and services

tractor Tractor, see Farm and farming -- Machinery

trade agreements Trade agreements, see International relations

trade practice Trade practice, see also Product liability; Sales

Landlord and tenant provisions revised re abandoned personal property, reference about rental performance, property damage due to pests or insects, disclosing building or housing code violations, local ordinances, security deposit, voiding rental agreements, unfair trade practices, and check-in sheets; towing vehicles illegally parked on private property; eviction action revisions - AB183

Landlord and tenant provisions revised re abandoned personal property, reference about rental performance, property damage due to pests or insects, disclosing building or housing code violations, local ordinances, security deposit, voiding rental agreements, unfair trade practices, and check-in sheets; towing vehicles illegally parked on private property; eviction action revisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, terminating the tenancy of an offending tenant in a manufactured or mobile home community and domestic abuse protection provisions added] - SB179