Wisconsin Legislature: Industrial development

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

Expenditure Restraint Program payments: inflation factor reset [Sec. 2195, 9341 (2)] - AB40

Expenditure Restraint Program payments: inflation factor reset [Sec. 2195, 9341 (2)] - SB27