Postpartum Depression Awareness Month: July recognized as -  AJR96
``Proper Drug Disposal Day" proclaimed June 7, 2008 -  AJR93
``Ronald Reagan Day" recognized February 6, 2007, and subsequent yearly anniversaries thereafter  - SJR4
St. David's Day celebrated March 1, 2007 -  AJR9
St. David's Day celebrated March 1, 2008 -  AJR95
``Start! Walking at Work Day" declared April 25, 2007 -  AR7
``Start! Walking at Work Day" declared April 25, 2007 -  SR5
Stroke Awareness Month: May declared as and ``Power to End Stroke" campaign of the American Stroke Association supported -  SJR48
``Syttende Mai Weekend" proclaimed May 18-20, 2007 -  AJR14
``Syttende Mai Weekend" proclaimed May 16-18, 2008 -  AJR94
``Tibet Day" proclaimed March 10, 2007 -  AJR22
``Tibet Day" proclaimed March 10, 2008 -  AJR104
``Veteran Recognition Week" and ``Hire a Veteran Week" observation dates modified; DVA to award certificate of achievement and appreciation to veterans who volunteer in private or public schools -  AB63
Veterans Day (November 11): paid leave of absence for public and private employees who are veterans; discrimination prohibition provision -  SB109
VFW National Home for Children: week of March 25-31, 2007 declared as -  AJR19
``Wisconsin Day of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to 1923": April 24 designated as  - SJR40
Wisconsin Water Skiing Appreciation Week: third Thursday of July each year designated as -  AJR90
home health careHome health care, see Medical service
homestead _ exemptionHomestead — Exemption
Homestead exemption: value of certain property increased; DOA duties and land owned by husband and wife provisions - AB858
homestead creditHomestead credit
Homestead tax credit: definition of income modified re special assessments -  AB458
Homestead tax credit: ``income" definition modified re Roth IRA payments -  AB87
Household income component of the homestead tax credit indexed for inflation -  AB920
Household income component of the homestead tax credit indexed for inflation [Sec. 2122] - SB40
Real work, real pay pilot project created; directive to DWD re continued creation and implementation of a subsidized work program eliminated [Sec. 1410, 1478, 1479, 1511, 1960-1965, 2033-2038, 2089-2094, 2162-2166, 2994, 3935, 9341 (3); Enrolled SB-40: further revisions, deletes 1960, 2033, 2090] - SB40
horsesHorses
Equine animals: slaughter for human consumption prohibited - SB262
Anatomical gift law revisions re the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act of 2006 -  SB310
Bond Health Center project in City of Oconto: grant for expansion [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9nf, 583, 9105 (7j)]  - SB40
Disproportionate share hospitals: revision re DHFS payment of MA supplements [Sec. 1391, 1538, 9321 (7)]  - SB40
Emergency contraception for sexual assault victims: hospital requirements specified; definition provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appeal of forfeiture added]  - AB377
Emergency contraception for sexual assault victims: hospital requirements specified; definition provisions  - SB129
Free health clinics and federally qualified health centers across Wisconsin: appreciation for contributions of employees and volunteers expressed -  AJR37
Health care facility use charges: informing patients prior to office visit required; definition and billing provisions - AB71
Health care provider or facility or employee who, in good faith, reports, initiates, or testifies in an action or proceeding re violations of laws or ethical standards by another health care provider or facility or employee: immunity from liability provided - AB224
Health care provider peer review: current law modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1]  - SB40
Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - AB926
Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - SB512
HIV test requirement revisions re informed consent, disclosure of results, reporting significantly exposed persons, liability for certain violations, and penalties - AB969
HMOs to pay increased rates to hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services re MA recipients; DHFS duties  - MR8 AB1
Hospital assessment and associated program revenue appropriation eliminated; DHFS to levy, enforce, and collect assessments on the gross patient revenue of hospitals based on certain information and deposited into the hospital assessment fund - MR8 AB1
Hospital assessment revisions; MA, Badger Care, Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, and HMO provisions; DHFS duties and report required  - SB490
Information technology hardware or software purchased by health care providers or facilities: income and franchise tax credits created re medical records in electronic format; income tax exemption on interest on WHEFA bonds and notes  - AB111
Information technology hardware or software purchased by health care providers or facilities: income and franchise tax credits created re medical records in electronic format; income tax exemption on interest on WHEFA bonds and notes  - SB45
MA dental rate and inpatient and outpatient hospital rate increased [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40
Newborn hearing: DHFS report re percentage of deliveries in hospitals with screening programs repealed [Sec. 3057]  - SB40
``Nurse's assistant", ``hospice aide", and ``home health aide" changed to ``nurse aide"; ``intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" changed to ``intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation"; ``instructional and competency evaluation program" changed to ``instructional program" and DHFS duties revised; ``feeding assistant" caregiver classification created, nursing home provisions; reporting certain allegations to DRL eliminated (remedial legislation)  - SB548
Protective placement of an individual with a developmental disability in a nursing home: exception to prohibitions created re placement of 30 days or less after release from a hospital (remedial legislation) -  AB611
Remote dispensing by pharmacists permitted, Pharmacy Examining Board provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, locations specified] -  SB409
Rogers Memorial Hospital's centennial year recognized -  AJR65
Rogers Memorial Hospital's centennial year recognized -  SJR59
State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised [A.Amdt.1: mass clinic provision added; A.Amdt.2: schools to report on fire and tornado drills to fire department; S.Amdt.2: qualified emergency household products revision] -  AB321
University of Michigan Health System Hospital survival flight team who lost their lives in a plane crash off the Milwaukee lakefront in Lake Michigan: members honored and condolences to the families -  SJR56
hotel and motelHotel and motel, see also Room tax
ATV operation on roadway and shoulder of highway, street, or road for access to residence, lodging establishment, or campground authorized under certain conditions; ordinance and DOT provisions -  AB59
Carbon monoxide detectors required in residential buildings, limited exceptions and waiver provision; DHFS and Comm.Dept duties specified; penalty and emergency rules provisions [S.Amdt.1: residential building definition revised, Comm.Dept shall authorize certain inspectors to conduct some inspections] -  SB289
Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and place of employment, exceptions specified; other prohibited places listed; exceptions for bowling centers, taverns, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated; enforcement by person in charge of place required - SB150
Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and place of employment, exceptions specified, tobacco retailer provision; other prohibited places listed; exceptions for bowling centers, taverns, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated; enforcement by person in charge of place required -  AB834
U.W. Platteville hotel facility purchase deleted [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 583r, 9105 (9t)] -  SB40
hotlineHotline, see Telephone
Election day: hours of leave an employer must grant to employees to vote increased; offices of state government to close; paid holidays for nonrepresented employees increased, collective bargaining provision -  AB530
Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - AB926
Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - SB512
School conference and activities leave: employers must allow -  AB395
School conference and activities leave: employers must allow -  SB195
house of correctionHouse of correction
Death of person in Corr.Dept custody, a county jail, or house of correction: coroner or medical examiner must conduct an autopsy; AG authority to order an inquest; Inmate and Resident Mortality Board created, report required, and open meeting and open records provisions -  AB139
Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - AB926
Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - SB512
Inmate telephone use in a jail or house of correction: charges revised -  AB364
Remote dispensing by pharmacists permitted, Pharmacy Examining Board provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, locations specified] -  SB409
Right to vote barred re felony conviction: right restored to persons on extended supervision, parole, or probation but barred again if person is returned to prison, jail, or house of correction; Corr.Dept notice provision -  AB390
Right to vote barred re felony conviction: right restored to persons on extended supervision, parole, or probation but barred again if person is returned to prison, jail, or house of correction; Corr.Dept notice provision -  AB630
Alternative energy sources, energy efficient commercial building, clean fuel fueling station, and energy efficient home construction or improvement income and franchise tax credits created -  AB378
ATV operation on roadway and shoulder of highway, street, or road for access to residence, lodging establishment, or campground authorized under certain conditions; ordinance and DOT provisions -  AB59
Automatic fire sprinkler systems in multifamily dwellings and CBRFs: requirements revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40
Building permit: continuing education requirements for applicants revised -  AB227
Building permit: continuing education requirements for applicants revised -  SB131
Capital gains: procedure created to defer taxation if gains are used to purchase a primary residence  - AB808
Carbon monoxide detectors required in residential buildings, limited exceptions and waiver provision; DHFS and Comm.Dept duties specified; penalty and emergency rules provisions [S.Amdt.1: residential building definition revised, Comm.Dept shall authorize certain inspectors to conduct some inspections] -  SB289
Construction location restrictions on one- and two-family dwellings prohibited if in compliance with dwelling code; ``location of construction" definition  - AB508
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