Wisconsin Legislature: Industrial development

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, legislative review of proposed rules and JCRAR duties modified; A.Amdt.10: local governmental units provision] - JR1 AB8

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state - JR1 SB8

Apprentice wages: income and franchise tax credits created, conditions specified - AB587

Apprentice wages: income and franchise tax credits created, conditions specified - SB448

Build Milwaukee initiative zones established and councils created re economic development and housing programs; development opportunity zone, public purchasing, contracts with financial institutions, and report provisions - AB725

Certified seed incubator fund: WEDC to administer grants to, reports required - SB564

Children's bedding containing specified chemicals: label requirements for in-state manufacturers, wholesale sellers, and retailers; definition and penalty provisions - AB716

Clean technology grants: DOR collection of withholding taxes revised; WEDC to establish grant program for technology transfer organizations and research institutions - AB651

Development opportunity zone in the City of Beloit created - AB13

Drug or device approved by the FDA: immunity from liability for manufacturer or seller; definition provisions - SE1 AB13

Drug or device approved by the FDA: immunity from liability for manufacturer or seller; definition provisions - SE1 SB13

Early stage seed and angel investment credits revised; WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. grants appropriation modified re Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program; certain positions at U.W. Milwaukee and U.W. Madison authorized; WEDC to issue bonds and notes up to set amount re venture capital funds - AB191

Early stage seed and angel investment credits revised; WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. grants appropriation modified re Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program; certain positions at U.W. Milwaukee and U.W. Madison authorized; WEDC to issue bonds and notes up to set amount re venture capital funds - SB122

Early stage seed and angel investment tax credits: refund provision - AB20

Early stage seed and angel investment tax credits: refund provision - SE1 AB15

Early stage seed and angel investment tax credits: refund provision - SE1 SB15

Early stage seed or angel investment income and franchise tax credit holding period [Sec. 1864, 1873, 2003, 2114] - AB40

Early stage seed or angel investment income and franchise tax credit holding period [Sec. 1864, 1873, 2003, 2114] - SB27

Economic development tax credit program: credits allocated by Comm.Dept increased [A.Amdt.6: JCF approval required] - JR1 AB4

Economic development tax credit program: credits allocated by Comm.Dept increased - JR1 SB4

Electric public utility to offer temporary discounted rates to qualifying industrial customers: PSC to approve if it will promote economic development - AB145

Electric public utility to offer temporary discounted rates to qualifying industrial customers: PSC to approve if it will promote economic development - SB102

Enterprise zone: number Comm.Dept may designate increased - AB11

Enterprise zone: number Comm.Dept may designate increased - AB53

Enterprise zones: number Comm.Dept may designate increased with rural zone requirement; business tax credits provision [A.Amdt.3: Comm.Dept may consider economic need and effect on other development activities] - AB2

Enterprise zones: number Comm.Dept may designate increased with rural zone requirement; business tax credits provision - SB4

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - AB399

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - SB293

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created - AB90

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created, WEDC duties - SE1 AB16

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created, WEDC duties - SE1 SB16

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 (I/M program) sunsetted; DOT payments to WEDC to promote extended-range electric vehicles primarily in nonattainment areas, audited financial statement required; JSCTE appendix report - AB278

Food containers that contain bisphenol A (BPA): manufacture, wholesale, or retail sale of without conspicuous labels prohibited; penalty provisions and DATCP duties - AB727

Incandescent light bulbs manufactured and sold in this state are not subject to federal law or regulation re interstate commerce; definition, ``Made in Wisconsin" stamp, and AG provisions - AB596

Incandescent light bulbs manufactured and sold in this state are not subject to federal law or regulation re interstate commerce; definition, ``Made in Wisconsin" stamp, and AG provisions - SB470

Income tax deferral for long-term Wisconsin capital assets provisions created; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1764, 2863; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Income tax deferral for long-term Wisconsin capital assets provisions created; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1764, 2863] - SB27

Lead wheel weights: prohibiting use of in the installation or balancing of motor vehicle tires; phase in and definition provisions - AB483

Machinery and equipment used for qualified research in this state re manufacturing and biotechnology, including embryonic stem cell research: real and personal property tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB362

Machinery and equipment used for qualified research in this state re manufacturing and biotechnology: real and personal property tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB236

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the U.W. System, duties specified and report required - SB533

Phosphorus and shoreland zoning rules: economic impact analysis and report required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9135 (3f)] - AB40

Port of Milwaukee as Grantee for Foreign-Trade Zone No. 41: contributions commended and expansion to nine additional Wisconsin counties supported - AJR112

Product liability action based on defective product and remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product: changes to certain 2011 WisAct 2 provisions - AB538

Product liability action based on defective product and remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product: changes to certain 2011 WisAct 2 provisions - AB544

Product liability action based on defective product and remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product: changes to certain 2011 WisAct 2 provisions - SB373

Qualified production activities credit created re manufacturing property and agricultural property [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1755g, 1881n, 1887d, 1889n, 1896f, 2011d, 2012d, 2013f, 2015e, 2122d, 2123d, 2184n] - AB40

Qualified production activities credit created re manufacturing property and agricultural property - AB171

Qualified production activities credit created re manufacturing property and agricultural property - SB123

Qualified production activities credit: technical changes - AB638

Qualified production activities credit: technical changes - SB526

Recycling and renewable energy fund renamed the economic development fund, recycling surcharge renamed the economic development surcharge, recycling tipping fee deposits revised, environmental fund provision [Sec. 374, 376, 382, 576-578, 600, 602, 603, 628, 712, 753, 867, 887, 891-894, 2132, 2177, 2184-2187, 2984, 2985; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 577n, r, 887b, 894b, 2985b, deletes 576, 577, 887, 894, 2985] - AB40

Recycling and renewable energy fund renamed the economic development fund, recycling surcharge renamed the economic development surcharge, recycling tipping fee deposits revised, environmental fund provision [Sec. 374, 376, 382, 576-578, 600, 602, 603, 628, 712, 753, 867, 887, 891-894, 2132, 2177, 2184-2187, 2984, 2985] - SB27

Snowmaking and snow-grooming operations at ski hills, slopes, and trails added to definition of ``manufacturing" for sales and use tax exemption purposes - AB49

Tax credit programs administered by WEDC revised; ``full-time job" definition revised - AB572

Tax credit programs administered by WEDC revised; ``full-time job" definition revised - SB477

Tax credits awarded by WEDC or the former Comm.Dept and related to economic development: creating a program for sale or transfer of re counties with persistent high unemployment - AB376

Tax credits awarded by WEDC or the former Comm.Dept and related to economic development: creating a program for sale or transfer of re counties with persistent high unemployment - SB291

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased - AB97

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased - SB40

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased, fiscal change provision - SE1 AB4

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased, fiscal change provision - SE1 SB4

Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases - JR1 AB1

Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases [S.Amdt.1: punitive damages revisions; S.Amdt.9: actions against manufacturers, etc., modified] - JR1 SB1

Trade and marketing forums re business relationships among Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers: Comm.Dept to allocate funds and conduct - AB10

U.W. Board of Regents awarding WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. grants for the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program: appropriation revised - SB51

Vocational high school diploma: school board authorized to grant; credits, industry-recognized certifications, and DPI provisions - AB447

Vocational high school diploma: school board authorized to grant; credits, industry-recognized certifications, and DPI provisions [S.Amdt.1: ``vocational" changed to ``technical"] - SB335

WEDC annual report on its economic development programs: additional information required - AB701

WEDC grants to certain regional economic development entities - SB39

WEDC required to create and implement a business retention program; technical college advanced manufacturing skills training grant modifications - AB187

WEDC required to create and implement a business retention program; technical college advanced manufacturing skills training grant modifications - SB121

WHEDA economic development activities revised, WEDC provision - AB607

WHEDA economic development activities revised, WEDC provision - SB459

WHEDA small business loan guarantee and agricultural production loan guarantee programs revised; Wisconsin development reserve fund limit increased - AB375

Wheel weights and other wheel balancing products containing lead: prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of - AB204

Wheel weights and other wheel balancing products containing lead: prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of - SB146

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept duties and public employee and WRS provisions - JR1 AB6

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept duties and public employee and WRS provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, LAB duties added, WEDC duties revised, definitions and membership modified, report requirements] - JR1 SB6

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created - AB652

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created - SE1 AB21

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created - SE1 SB21

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created; child care provider references deleted [A.Amdt.1: nonprofit facilities provisions deleted, miscellaneous revisions and coverage limited to nonprofit health institutions, educational institutions, and research institutions] - SB508

Wisconsin Seed Fund Authority created and directed to establish the ``business seed fund", report required - AB733

Wisconsin Tier II and Tier III Marketing Assistance Program created in Comm.Dept; report provision - AB9

Workforce Growth Program created re grants from TCS Board to technical college district boards to help meet local needs re areas with skills gap or workforce shortage - AB398

Zinc air button cell battery: sales of prohibited unless certified by DATCP; forfeiture and definition provisions - AB511

Zinc air button cell battery: sales of prohibited unless certified by DATCP; forfeiture and definition provisions - SB407