Wisconsin Legislature: Legislature

State agency operations, contracts, and grants: disclosure of expenditures, Internet provision, computer upgrade exemption with JCF approval [Sec. 215m] [partial veto] - Act 32

State capitol building security costs in 2011: JCF appropriation [Sec. 778m, n, 9455 (2u)] - Act 32

Stewardship Program revisions re easements, reasons for prohibiting public access, JCF review threshold, and aids in lieu of property taxes; DNR appropriations and local government nonbinding resolution provisions [Sec. 587-589, 601, 825-834, 837-840m, 862m, 863-865, 1748de, e, 9335 (2)] - Act 32

Student information system: DPI to establish working with the Office of Governor, fee provision, JCF approval [Sec. 520, 2437, 9137 (1)] - Act 32

Traffic stop information collection and analysis requirements, law enforcement training programs, and reports: 2009 WisAct 28 provisions repealed - Act 29

U.W. Board of Regents' use of broadband services and its relationship with Wisconsin's Research and Education Network (WiscNet): LAB audit required; third-party entity and service to hospitals provisions [Sec. 335m, 970b, d, 1015x, 9152 (2c)] [1015x — partial veto] - Act 32

Vacant FTE positions in the executive branch: Governor may abolish with JCF approval [Sec. 218g, i, p] - Act 32

Veterans home to be located in Chippewa Falls: DVA may contract with private entity to operate, LAB audit provision; transfer to veterans trust fund certain unencumbered balances, JCF approval; DOA cost-benefit analysis required [Sec. 65, 234, 698-701, 1242, 1249-1269, 2665] [9101 (2u) — partial veto; 234 — vetoed] - Act 32

WRS eligibility revised, DETF duties and emergency rules promulgation; WRS structure and benefits study and health insurance options study required; JCF, reports, and audit provisions [Sec. 1153d, h, 1156c-t, 9115 (1q)-(4q), 9143 (2q)] [1156k, t, 9143 (2q) — partial veto] - Act 32

legislature _ legislative organization, joint committee onLegislature — Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on

DOA Secretary required to lapse to the general fund from unencumbered balances of executive branch agencies, other than sum sufficient and federal revenue appropriations, for fiscal biennia 2011-13 and 2013-15, U.W. System exception; JCLO lapse for 2011-13 and 2013-15 biennia required [Sec. 9230 (1), 9255 (1)] - Act 32

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs - Act 10

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs: 2011 WisAct 10 provisions repealed - Act 27

legislature _ memberLegislature — Member

Becker, Dismas P.: life and public service [AJR-2] - JR-12

Brown, Cecil B., Jr.: life and public service [AJR-74] - JR-18

Cates, Richard Lyman: life, public service, and contributions to the legal profession commended upon his death [AJR-57] - JR-20

Franke, Harry: life and public service [SJR-70] - JR-23

Gower, John: life and public service [AJR-107] - JR-15

Hephner, Gervase A.: life and public service [AJR-61] - JR-10

Highway Safety, Council on: requirements for legislative members modified - Act 245

Hilgenberg, Steve: life and public service [AJR-22] - JR-6

JLC membership modified - Act 8

McCormick, John E.: life and public service of former state legislator and Milwaukee Circuit Court judge [AJR-30] - JR-13

Nikolay, Frank L.: life and public service [AJR-113] - JR-14

Otte, Carl: life and public service [SJR-18] - JR-3

Peterson, Richard: life, public service, and military service commended [AJR-68] - JR-9

Roberts, Virgil D.: life and public service [AJR-44] - JR-21

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept and LAB duties, public employee and WRS provisions, reports required [partial veto] - Act 7

legislature _ procedureLegislature — Procedure

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, legislative review of proposed rules, JCRAR duties, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state - Act 21

Biennial budget bill consideration: earmark transparency report required; LFB and JCF duties, Internet provision - Act 220

Enrolled bills to the Governor: modifying the 2011-12 session schedule to extend the March 15, 2012 deadline [SJR-72] - JR-22

Floorperiod beginning on February 22, 2011 extended to March 7, 2011 [Jr1 AJR-1] - JR-5

Floorperiods for 2011-12 session established and budget deadline extended [SJR-1] - JR-1

Governor's budget message deadline extended [SJR-15] - JR-2

Tax rate increases in certain cases: two-thirds vote required; statewide advisory referendum provision - Act 9

legislature _ retirement systems, joint survey committee onLegislature — Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on

Creditable military service calculation for WRS participants revised re death or disability benefits; differential wage payments treated as earnings for WRS purposes; JSCRS appendix report - Act 116

WRS required contribution rates and annuity multiplier revised and employer may not pay any employee required contributions, city and county of Milwaukee and local government defined benefit pension plan provisions; JSCRS appendix report - Act 10

legislature _ review of administrative rules, joint committee forLegislature — Review of Administrative Rules, Joint Committee for

Construction of one- and two-family dwellings: rules promulgation that would increase costs provisions, DSPS and JCRAR duties [Sec. 2738k, 2739c-L, 9310 (1i)] - Act 32

legislature _ rules _ jointLegislature — Rules — Joint, see also Administrative rules

Joint rules revised, new rules created [Joint rules 2, 3 (title), (1)(a), (c), 7 (intro.), (1), (3), (4)(b), (c), 11 (2) (intro.), 12 (2) (intro.), (a), (f), 13, 14 (3), 21, 22, 23 (2), (3), (4), 27, 31 (1)(intro.), (d), (4), 32 (1)(b), (e), (f), (j), 33 (1), 34, 41 (3)(b), 43, 44 (2), 45 (1)(a), 48 (title), (1), (2), (4), 51 (intro.), (2), (4), 51m, 52 (intro.), (1)(c), (e), (5) (intro.), (a), (b), 53 (1), (2)(a), 54 (1), (2), (2m)(a), 55 (1), 57 (2) (intro.), (a), 59, 60 (2), 62 (1), 64 (1)(a), (2), 73 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 74, 75, 76 (1), 77 (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), 78, 79 (intro.), (1), (4), (6), 81 (1), (2)(b), (3) (intro.), (b), (4), 81m (2) (intro.), (b), 82 (intro.), (1), (1m)(g), (2)(a), (b), 83 (1), (2), (3), (4)(a), (5), 84 (intro.), (4), 87 (intro.), (3) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), 96, 98 (3), 99 (intro.), (3), (4), (5), (14), (16), (27m), (28), (36), (38), (40), (50), (50m), (54), (58), (59), (63), (66), (71), (75), (82), (83), (89)] [SJR-2] - JR-29

legislature _ sessionLegislature — Session, see Legislature — Procedure; Special session, 2011 — January; Special session, 2011 — September

legislature _ tax exemptions, joint survey committee onLegislature — Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on

Capital gains from Wisconsin-source assets: income tax exclusion; WEDC and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1754, 1761, 1763, 1866, 2862] - Act 32

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report - Act 49

Homemade wine and fermented malt beverages: standards for which a license or permit is not required and occupational taxes not owed revised; no fees may be charged at a competition, exhibition, or tasting and municipalities may regulate by ordinance; JSCTE appendix report - Act 200

Income tax deferral for long-term Wisconsin capital assets provisions created; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1764, 2863] - Act 32

Wine or fermented malt beverages made at supply stores and not sold or offered for sale: exceptions to manufacturing license or permit and occupational tax requirements; operator's license provision; JSCTE appendix report - Act 179

levy or levy limitLevy or levy limit, see Municipality — Taxation; Property tax; Property tax — Assessment; School — Board; Technical College System Board

lfbLFB, see Legislative Fiscal Bureau

liabilityLiability, see Claims; Contributory negligence; Damage (personal injury); Medical malpractice; Product liability; Public liability; specific subject

liability insuranceLiability insurance, see Insurance — Motor vehicle

librariesLibraries, see also Supreme Court

DPI revisions re division name changes, participation in a public library system, and deleting obsolete references (remedial legislation) - Act 158

Military instruction counts toward initial training requirement re application for credential issued by DSPS, a board under DSPS, or other specified credential; demonstration provision - Act 120

Public education law revisions re pupil expulsion, teacher evaluations, SAGE contracts, special education services, pupil transportation costs, school libraries, MPS teaching days, law enforcement records re conduct of a pupil, physical education credits, and tax levy - Act 105

Public libraries: local government maintenance of effort requirement repealed [Sec. 1171-1176] - Act 32

School board and public library board permitted to transfer certain donations to charitable organizations exempt from federal income tax or community foundation under set conditions - Act 163

license and permitLicense and permit, see specific subject

license plateLicense plate, see Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

lie detectorLie detector

Employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing cases: awarding of compensatory and punitive damages eliminated; DWD provision - Act 219

lienLien

Special charge under the property assessed clean energy (PACE) program: third party allowed to collect installment payments, lien provision, written guarantee of certain savings-to-investment ratio under set conditions, and third party technical review - Act 138

lift deviceLift device, see Public safety

light, heat, and power companyLight, heat, and power company, see Electric utility; Public utility

lightsLights, see Bicycle

limitation of actionLimitation of action

Prosecution may be commenced at any time for first-degree sexual assault of an adult and attempts to commit first- and second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree sexual assault - Act 282

Trafficking of a child prosecution time limit revised and TPR provision; knowingly accessing certain child pornography materials made a felony; restricting evidence about complaining witnesses expanded re specified sex crimes; crimes expanded re interception of communications by law enforcement with judicial approval; crime victim compensation re sex crimes against children; JRCCP report - Act 271

limited liability company _llc_Limited liability company (LLC), see Corporation

liquorLiquor, see Alcohol beverage — Regulation

literacyLiteracy

Literacy initiative re elementary school children: funding for Governor's task force [Sec. 726, 9101 (2)] - Act 32

Read to Lead Development Council created; assessing reading readiness of kindergarteners; knowledge of reading development and instruction required for certain initial teacher licenses; teacher education programs to report on number of graduates and performance of recent graduates used to evaluate the programs; educator effectiveness evaluation system and equivalency process developed; intervention or remedial reading services for certain pupils; DPI duties; LAB audit - Act 166

livestock and meatLivestock and meat

Brucellosis: testing requirements repealed for milk, cream, cattle, and American bison; prohibition on moving or selling American bison and certain animals without a negative test report eliminated - Act 281

Dairy and livestock farm investment credit extended - Act 15

DATCP revisions re confidentiality of exemptions from requirement to register livestock premises, county land conservation committee membership, vehicle scale operators, and reporting requirement for pesticide sales (remedial legislation) - Act 263

Electronic medical records credits transferred from Comm.Dept to DOR; investment credits re dairy manufacturing, food processing plants and warehouse, meat processing facility, and woody biomass harvesting transferred from Comm.Dept to DATCP [Sec. 375g, 1835, 1837-1841, 1844, 1845, 1878, 1972, 1974-1978, 1981, 1982, 2008, 2084, 2086-2090, 2093, 2094, 2119, 2299r, 3355g, r, 3367, 3370, 3372, 9110 (7), (8q)] - Act 32

Livestock premises registration program: DATCP may create exemptions by rule, appropriation for 2012-13 fiscal year, and budget proposal for future funding required - Act 278

Meat and poultry inspection fee repealed [Sec. 373e, 2309g] - Act 32

Wolf harvesting licenses: DNR authorized to issue if the wolf is removed from endangered and threatened species lists; wolf depredation program created re damage to livestock, hunting dogs, and pets - Act 169

llc _limited liability company_LLC (Limited liability company), see Corporation