Wisconsin Legislature: Town -- Elections

Building permit form for one- and two-family dwellings revised and annual report from political subdivisions to DSPS required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DSPS required to establish an electronic processing system and furnish municipalities standard permit form in an electronic format, municipal authority duties and certificate of financial responsibility provision, annual report requirement removed] - SB458

County and town conditional use permit process cannot impose a requirement preempted by federal or state law and cannot require interstate hazardous liquid pipeline operators to obtain insurance under certain conditions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1922am, 1923e, 1936u-1938e] - SB21

DOA review requirement of certain proposed annexations of town territory: population limitation removed - SB740

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 - AB902

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 - SB658

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals legally detained or arrested or assisting units of government with enforcement; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - AB450

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals legally detained or arrested or assisting units of government with enforcement; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - SB369

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals receiving public services and notifying the federal government or complying with state law re aliens not lawfully present; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - AB492

Incorporation of certain towns contiguous to 3rd class cities: new method created; sunset and referendum provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1959e; S.Amdt.2: further revisions] - SB21

Multijurisdictional TID (MJTID): any town authorized to create a TID within the town may participate - AB45

Project plan financial accountability provisions that apply to certain TIDs to apply to all TIDs created by a city or village after a set date - AB349

Project plan financial accountability provisions that apply to certain TIDs to apply to all TIDs created by a city or village after a set date - SB263

TID revisions re political subdivisions required to convene a standing joint review board and annual report filed with DOR, duties specified; DOR review process re industry-specific town TID repealed - AB132

TID revisions re political subdivisions required to convene a standing joint review board and annual report filed with DOR, duties specified; DOR review process re industry-specific town TID repealed - SB51

Town located entirely on an island in Lake Superior and authorized to exercise village powers: county shoreland zoning ordinance does not apply if a more restrictive town ordinance is enacted - AB154

Town located entirely on an island in Lake Superior and authorized to exercise village powers: county shoreland zoning ordinance does not apply if a more restrictive town ordinance is enacted - SB104

Town located on an island with authority to exercise village powers: county may not enact ordinance zoning shorelands - AB54

Town located on an island with authority to exercise village powers: county may not enact ordinance zoning shorelands - SB25

Trees, shrubs, or hedges along highways: town authority to allow another person to plant on town land - AB703

Trees, shrubs, or hedges along highways: town authority to allow another person to plant on town land - SB541

City and village authority to annex town territory: new requirements re contiguity, population, and land for development created - SB739

Highway speed restrictions: local highway authorities allowed to reduce without DOT approval - AB966

Highway speed restrictions: local highway authorities allowed to reduce without DOT approval - SB761

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, historic landmark and preservation provisions revised, sign provision removed; A.Amdt.1: historic landmark provisions revised] - AB568

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - AB706

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - SB486

Town zoning ordinance provision revised re approval by county board; withdrawing from coverage of a county zoning ordinance and county development plan; shoreland, floodplain, and farmland preservation zoning ordinances; and plat and certified survey map approval [A.Amdt.2: farmland preservation ordinance provision removed; A.Amdts.4 and 5: further revisions] - AB563

Town zoning ordinance provision revised re approval by county board; withdrawing from coverage of a county zoning ordinance and county development plan; shoreland, floodplain, and farmland preservation zoning ordinances; and plat and certified survey map approval - SB479

Election law revisions re write-in candidate registration, reconvening of board of canvassers to count absentee and provisional ballots, caucus used to nominate certain candidates, date an ordinance or resolution must be submitted to electors at the next election, affixing a sticker to a ballot, and a school board referendum - AB164

Election law revisions re write-in candidate registration, reconvening of board of canvassers to count absentee and provisional ballots, caucus used to nominate certain candidates, date an ordinance or resolution must be submitted to electors at the next election, affixing a sticker to a ballot, and a school board referendum - SB121

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties changed - AB490

Town expenditures re highway maintenance and construction: limit eliminated - AB161

Town expenditures re highway maintenance and construction: limit eliminated - SB118

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - AB706

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - SB486

Compatible offices and positions: EMT, volunteer fire fighter, or first responder whose compensation does not exceed set amount may also hold an elective office in the same city, town, or village - AB519

Compatible offices and positions: EMT, volunteer fire fighter, or first responder whose compensation does not exceed set amount may also hold an elective office in the same city, town, or village [A.Amdt.1: compensation based on population condition added] - SB581

Zoning ordinance amendment or petition to amend: notification by registered mail changed to certified mail and email - AB457

Zoning ordinance amendment or petition to amend: notification by registered mail changed to certified mail and email - SB313

DVA authorized to design an official ``Wisconsin Disabled Veteran-Owned" logotype; DOA provision - AB707

DVA authorized to design an official ``Wisconsin Disabled Veteran-Owned" logotype; DOA provision - SB575

Gift obligations such as gift cards or certificates: regulations for the sale and redemption of created; civil penalties, private right of action, exceptions, and DATCP and DA duties provisions - AB761

Items containing ivory or rhinoceros horn: prohibition on selling, distributing, purchasing, obtaining, or trading created; penalty provisions - AB976

Items containing ivory or rhinoceros horn: prohibition on selling, distributing, purchasing, obtaining, or trading created; penalty provisions - SB728

``Made in Wisconsin” logotype: DATCP to design for products manufactured in Wisconsin other than cheese, unfair trade practice provision - AB567

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services [A.Amdt.1: MA reimbursement for licensed treatment professionals added] - AB664

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services - SB591

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - AB36

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - SB30

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture and sale prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug and ordinance provisions - AB15

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture and sale prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug and ordinance provisions - SB15

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture, sale, and distribution prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug provision - SB18

``Retailer engaged in business in this state": definition modified for sales and use tax purposes [Sec. 2518-2523] - AB21

``Retailer engaged in business in this state": definition modified for sales and use tax purposes [Sec. 2518-2523] - SB21

Supplemental forfeiture allowed for certain violations against the elderly and disabled re laws DATCP has rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority - AB610

Supplemental forfeiture allowed for certain violations against the elderly and disabled re laws DATCP has rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority - SB485

Unfair Sales Act (minimum markup law) repealed - AB452

Unfair Sales Act (minimum markup law) repealed - SB371

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - AB591

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - SB441

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees and trademark provisions - AB899

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees and trademark provisions - SB685

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB756

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - SB550

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting Whitetails Unlimited; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB505

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - AB702

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - SB543

Ambulance staffing requirements revised re EMTs and first responders; DHS duties [S.Amdt.1: respiratory care practitioner and pediatric patient transferred to another hospital by airplane provisions added; S.Amdt.3: municipality population provisions and waivers added; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB143

Audiologist and speech-language pathologist credential renewal fees set [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9138 (6c)] - SB21

Clinical exercise physiologists professional licensing created; Clinical Exercise Physiology Affiliated Credentialing Board created and attached to MEB, emergency rule provisions - SB185

Clinical social worker: practice requirement for licensure modified - AB217

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment permitted under MERA and SELRA; UW System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers included - AB900