2019 Acts Index

architect Architect

Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors required to promulgate rules re retired credential holder exemption from continuing education requirements but maintain professional title - Act 94

armed forces Armed forces, see Military personnel

arts Arts

School and school district accountability report to include information on music, dance, drama, and visual arts participation - Act 85

ashland county Ashland County

Flood risk reduction pilot projects in Ashland County: DNR grant provisions, report required - Act 157

assembly, unlawful Assembly, Unlawful

Repossession of collateral or leased goods: determination of breach of peace and limits on liability re vehicle repossession [vetoed] - SB613

assessment or assessor Assessment or assessor, see Property tax — Assessment

athletics Athletics

Local professional baseball park district: sales and use taxes sunsetted; new obligations restricted; legislative oversight with LAB provision - Act 28

Uniform Athlete Agents Act: revisions adopted - Act 180

attorney Attorney, see also District attorney; Power of attorney

Public defender private attorney rate increased [Sec. 2244, 2245] - Act 9

Service of certain pleadings and other papers: electronic mail provisions created - Act 30

attorney general Attorney General, see also Justice, Department of

Service of notice of claim against a state officer, employee, or agent: requirements modified re AG’s office - Act 29

atv _all_terrain vehicle_ ATV (All-terrain vehicle), see Recreation vehicle

audit Audit, see Revenue, Department of; Legislative Audit Bureau

autism spectrum disorder Autism spectrum disorder, see Persons with disabilities

automobile Automobile, see Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

automobile dealer Automobile dealer, see Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies

autopsy Autopsy, see Coroner

aviation Aviation

Liens on aircraft and aircraft engines: requirements established - Act 103

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background check Background check, see Criminal identification and investigation

bank Bank, see also Financial institution

Payment duty of bank to a lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier’s, teller’s, or certified check; temporary authority of mortgage loan originator applicant; possession by financial institution of property subject to garnishment; data processing services provided to financial institutions; certain Federal Home Loan Bank loan limitations; Banking Review Board and Savings Institutions Review Board consolidated and renamed Banking Institutions Review Board - Act 65

bartender Bartender, see Alcohol beverage — Regulation

baseball Baseball, see Milwaukee Brewers

battery Battery, see Crime and criminals — Battery

bcpl BCPL, see Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of

bestiality Bestiality, see Sex crimes

beverage Beverage

Stands operated by minors allowed without a food processing plant license or retail food establishment license; conditions, ordinance, and definition provisions - Act 60

bgh _bovine growth hormone_ BGH (Bovine growth hormone), see Dairy product — Regulation

bicycle Bicycle

Electric bicycle operation regulations established - Act 34

bids and bidders Bids and bidders, see Purchasing, Government

bifurcated sentence Bifurcated sentence, see Sentences and penalties

bills, legislative Bills, Legislative, see also Governor — Legislation by request of

Bills making honorary designation of a highway or bridge: standards established [vetoed] - AB249

blasting Blasting, see Explosive

blind and visually impaired Blind and visually impaired

``Individuals with disabilities" or ``impaired individuals" substituted for ``handicapped" in statutes administered by HEAB and TCS Board [Sec. 136, 374-385, 388, 392] - Act 9

School day milk program expanded [Sec. 1425f] - Act 9

boat Boat, see also Harbor

Bow or crossbow: placing, possessing, or transporting in a vehicle, motorboat, ATV, or UTV revised - Act 98

Motorboats: revisions to operation by minors, boating safety certificate provision - Act 115

bodily harm Bodily harm, see Crime and criminals — Battery

bodyworker or massage therapist Bodyworker or massage therapist, see Trades and occupations

bonds _ official Bonds — Official

Official bond requirements for town municipal judges - Act 113

bow and arrow hunting Bow and arrow hunting, see Hunting

bridge Bridge

Bills making honorary designation of a highway or bridge: standards established [vetoed] - AB249

Major interstate bridge project: preliminary design work reference removed from certain appropriations [Sec. 1079] - Act 9

Major interstate bridge projects, high-cost state highway bridge projects, and Zoo interchange project: bonding authority revisions [Sec. 302, 304, 304a] - Act 9

Veterans Memorial Bridge in City of Kaukauna: rehabilitation funding [Sec. 184o, 9144 (4x)] [vetoed] - Act 9

broadband Broadband, see Data processing

brown county Brown County

I 43 projects in Brown and Outagamie and Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties added to enumerated projects approved for construction [Sec. 1078, 1078d] [1078d -- partial veto] - Act 9

budget bills and process Budget bills and process, see also Appropriation

Budget bill [partial veto] - Act 9

Budget deadline extended [SJR3] - SJR3

Circuit court: additional branches allocated by the Director of State Courts; biennial budget request provision - Act 184

building Building, see also School — Building; Housing; Public building

Building permit for one- and two-family dwellings: submitting application in paper or electronic form - Act 38

Nonconforming buildings in a floodplain: DNR regulations cannot prohibit modifications based on cost under certain conditions - Act 175

Stairway chair lift installation in a church constructed before 1919: exception to commercial building code created, conditions set - Act 91

Tangible personal property temporarily stored in this state re specified construction activities outside of this state: sales tax exemption created - Act 181

building code Building code, see Building

building commission, state Building Commission, State

Authorized state building program for 2019-21; Building Commission grants for local projects; WHS and DVA report on improvements to museum facilities required [Sec. 26m-27g, 293s, t, 300r, 306g-u, 307c-u, 309b-u, 9104 (1)-(13m), 9121 (1t)] [26m, o, 27f, 307n, o, 309t, u, 9104 (1), (6)-(8), (11) -- partial veto; 306g, h, 9104 (10) -- vetoed] - Act 9

Transportation facilities and major highway projects: Building Commission bonding authority increased [Sec. 1082] - Act 9

bus and truck Bus and truck, see also Metropolitan transportation; School — Conveyance of pupil; Motor vehicle — Driver's license

Motor carrier maximum hours for drivers: federal law exception re planting and harvesting period modified [Admin.Code Trans 325.01] - Act 174

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

Heavy truck registration fees increased [Sec. 1988b, 9344 (1), 9444 (2p)] [1988b, 9344 (1) -- partial veto] - Act 9

Oversize or overweight vehicles transporting residue materials re municipal sewage treatment: DOT to allow transport permits - Act 146

business Business, see also Retail establishment

Wisconsin businesses that move out of state or the U.S.: income and franchise tax deductions for moving expenses eliminated; definition provision - Act 7

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campaign finance Campaign finance, see Elections — Campaign expense

camping or campground Camping or campground, see Recreation

cancer Cancer, see Disease

capital gains tax Capital gains tax, see also Income tax — Deduction