Wisconsin Legislature: Governor

gold or precious metal purchaseGold or precious metal purchase, see Securities — Regulation

Neighborhood watch members: civil immunity exemption under certain conditions - AB624

Volunteers of religious associations or charitable organizations: civil liability immunity created - AB948

government accountability boardGovernment Accountability Board

Campaign finance database conversion funding [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9101 (7k)] - SB40

Campaign finance law, income tax law, and lobbying regulation law revisions; Government Accountability Board staff changes; nonseverability provision - DE7 SB1

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who use communications media which includes references to certain candidates within 60 days of an election; WECF replaced with the clean elections fund and other public financing of elections revisions - AB355

Campaign finance reports: filing requirements revised for candidates for partisan state office - AB155

Certification of major party nominees for office of president and vice president: 2008 deadline modified - AB875

Convicted felon ineligible for licensure as a lobbyist; Ethics Board duties specified - SB106

Convicted felon ineligible for licensure as a lobbyist; Government Accountability Board duties specified - AB761

Election Administration Fund oversight: reporting requirements; sunset provided [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9227 (1L)] - SB40

Election administration law changes - AB904

Employment compensation utilization for political purposes regulated [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Government Accountability Board: appointment of David G. Deininger confirmed - AR9

Government Accountability Board: appointment of Gerald C. Nichol confirmed - AR10

Government Accountability Board: appointment of Thomas Cane confirmed - AR8

Government Accountability Board created, Ethics and Accountability Division and Elections Division established; Ethics Board and Elections Board abolished; nonseverability clause - JR7 AB1

Government Accountability Board created, Ethics and Accountability Division and Elections Division established; Ethics Board and Elections Board abolished; nonseverability clause [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, nonseverability clause removed] - JR7 SB1

Government Accountability Board creation and deletion of Ethics and Elections boards: effectuate 2007 WisAct 1 provisions [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1b, 543g, 3938b, c, 9118m (1u), 9418m (1t)] - SB40

Investigation or prosecution records of a violation of elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation laws or similar records not subject to public access: penalty for disclosure revised; procedures for investigating a state employee for disclosing information; collective bargaining provision - AB437

Lobbying administration annual PR appropriation created [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 543g, r, 3938b] - SB40

Per diem funding for GAB: report and JCF duties [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9118m (1k), 9227 (1k)] - SB40

Technical college district board members: appointment system replaced with nonpartisan election; term changed to four years - SB253

Verification of voters not appearing on registration lists or appear to have voted more than once: procedures revised - AB903

Voter registration ID number made publicly accessible [A.Amdt.1: county clerks and executive directors of county boards of election commissioners added to list of officials responsible for registration list] - AB295

governorGovernor, see also Executive office; name of specific individual

Alcoholism treatment activities: DHFS report to Governor or state health planning and development agency repealed [Sec. 1826] - SB40

Budget process: withholding of pay and expenses from legislators and certain state elected officials if not passed by August 1 of the odd-numbered years; acceptance of political contributions by partisan elective state officials prohibited between certain dates, penalty provision; deadlines for budget message from the Governor, Building Commission's long-range state building program budget, and state agencies' biennial budget requests revised; legislative consideration of biennial budget bill and identification of nonfiscal policy items, JCF and LRB duties; if not passed by certain date, any non-budget legislation may not be considered or requested until budget passes - AB633

Constitutional officers and state legislators limited to certain number of consecutive years in the same office: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR13

Dreyfus, (Gov.) Lee Sherman: life and public service of the former governor commended - SJR81

Emergency powers: prohibition against restricting firearms or ammunition during an emergency - AB581

GPR positions vacant 12 months or more eliminated [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Greenhouse gas emissions management: DNR required to approve a plan to reduce; Governor's authority, penalty, and fee provisions; Greenhouse Gas Management Justice Council and Greenhouse Gas Management Economic and Technology Advancement Council created to advise DNR - AB157

Hunger report by DHFS re plan documenting hunger and recommending strategies: requirement eliminated [Sec. 1177, 1178] - SB40

Indian gaming establishment re proposed location on certain Indian lands: Governor may not concur with U.S. Secretary of the Interior's decision unless the legislature first concurs by joint resolution - AB205

Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund: certain corporations required to participate; Governor prohibited from introducing a budget that uses the fund for a purpose other than that specified in the statutes [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Milwaukee Center for Independence (MCFI): mission to assist families with special needs supported; Governor urged to convene a task force to identify funding for a facility in southeastern Wisconsin - SJR105

Partial vetoes creating new sentences by combining parts of 2 or more sentences of the enrolled bill prohibited: constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - AJR1

Partial vetoes creating new sentences by combining parts of 2 or more sentences of the enrolled bill prohibited: constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - SJR5

Sovereign status of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands: state recognition affirmed; state agencies, departments, and future governors provision - SJR97

State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Wisconsin delegation to U.S. Congress and the Governor urged to ensure a timely reauthorization - SR4

Statewide Tobacco Use Program: DHFS report repealed re grants awarded and donations accepted [Sec. 3069, 3070] - SB40

governor _ appointmentsGovernor — Appointments

Appointive state officer: vacancy re expired term and provisional appointment by Governor pending Senate confirmation or rejection - SB492

Catastrophic Care Authority created; report required - AB738

DNR Secretary: sunset for Governor's authority to appoint established - AB42

DNR Secretary: sunset for Governor's authority to appoint established - SB15

GIB membership revised; congressional districts provision - AB668

GIB membership revised; congressional districts provision - SB336

Government Accountability Board and Enforcement Division created; DA, opinion, and closed session provisions; Elections Board and Ethics Board abolished - SB2

Government Accountability Board created, Ethics and Accountability Division and Elections Division established; Ethics Board and Elections Board abolished; nonseverability clause - JR7 AB1

Government Accountability Board creation and deletion of Ethics and Elections boards: effectuate 2007 WisAct 1 provisions [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1b, 543g, 3938b, c, 9118m (1u), 9418m (1t)] - SB40

Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Council created; duties re cost-effective health care information system; WHEFA restricted re financial assistance without demonstrated system improvement [Sec. 29, 51, 2871, 2872, 3022, 3023, 9101 (1), 9321 (6)] - SB40

Health care quality fund created; funding from cigarette excise tax increase, money transfer from Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, and other sources; to be another funding source for MA, Badger Care, prescription drugs for seniors, and tobacco use control [for section numbers, see entry under ``Insurance — Health"] - SB40

Healthy Wisconsin Authority and Plan created - SB562

Healthy Wisconsin Authority created; duties re implementation of reinsurance program; funding from health care quality fund and cigarette and tobacco products taxes; not a state agency, but some laws apply [for section numbers, see entry under ``Healthy Wisconsin Authority"] - SB40

Industrial Hemp, Committee to Study the Uses of, created; report required - AB146

Lower Fox River Remediation Authority created; duties defined [for section numbers, see entry under ``Lower Fox River Remediation Authority"] - SB40

Managed Forest Land Board created; land acquisition grants for certain outdoor activities [Sec. 30, 68, 282, 2481, 2482, 9135 (1)] - SB40

NRB nominations from Governor: Senate must act upon within set number of days - SB422

Number of counties in the state: task force to develop a plan to reduce created; JCF and LRB provisions - AB438

Sick leave: accumulating unused hours from year to year prohibited for legislators, Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit court judges, state elected officials, and certain Governor appointments - SB5

U.W. Board of Regents: appointment of student member modified re consecutive appointments from same institution - AB577

UWHCA and UWHC Board revisions - AB646

UWHCA and UWHC Board revisions - SB372

UWHCA bonding limit and board membership revisions; JCF and DOA duties; certain obsolete references deleted [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 3w, 28e, m, 30c, g, 68k-n, 235m, 1799m, 2710e-s, 2875e, 2898g, r, 3023a-u, 3036m, 9150(1f), 9151(1f), 9350(1f), 9351(1f), 9451(1f)] - SB40

Wisconsin Venture Center created, duties defined; report requirements [Sec. 197, 3576] - SB40

governor _ legislation by request ofGovernor — Legislation by request of

Appropriation changes for 2006-07 fiscal year; required general fund balance increased; DOA Secretary authority specified (budget adjustment bill) - AB72

Appropriation changes for 2006-07 fiscal year; required general fund balance increased; DOA Secretary authority specified (budget adjustment bill) [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, general fund balance provision removed] - SB39

Budget bill - SB40

Government Accountability Board: appointment of David G. Deininger confirmed - AR9

Government Accountability Board: appointment of Gerald C. Nichol confirmed - AR10

Government Accountability Board: appointment of Thomas Cane confirmed - AR8

Projected revenues and authorized expenditures imbalance: increasing the threshold that would require the Governor to submit legislation to make corrections - MR8 AB1

State finances and appropriations adjustments [Conf.Sub. Amdt.1: further revisions] - MR8 AB1

Statewide licensed nursing home bed cap reduced and transfers modified - AB674

gpr _general purpose revenue_GPR (General purpose revenue), see Appropriation; specific agency; specific subject

gps _global positioning system_GPS (Global positioning system), see Data processing and its subheadings

graduation from high schoolGraduation from high school, see School — Branches of instruction

graffitiGraffiti, see Crime and criminals

grant countyGrant County