2019 Acts Index

Motor vehicle immobilization device: definition changed and county, municipality, or university may contract with person to place or remove the devices - Act 5

motor vehicle _ registration Motor vehicle -- Registration, see Bus and truck — Taxation or registration; Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration; Motorcycle — Taxation or registration

motor vehicle _ regulation Motor vehicle — Regulation

Autocycles exempt from emission inspections; registration plates for autocycles previously registered as motorcycles, sunset provision - Act 173

Electric scooters: operation on highways allowed; conditions, definition, and equipment requirements provisions - Act 11

motor vehicle _ taxation or registration Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration, see also Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

Autocycle, a type of 3-wheeled motor vehicle: definition, registration, and operation provisions created; registration fee, operator’s license, and motor vehicle dealer provisions - Act 50

Automobile registration fee increase [Sec. 1986s, 9344 (4o)] [9344 (4o) -- partial veto] - Act 9

Hybrid electric vehicle definition revised [Sec. 1987, 9444 (2f)] - Act 9

Wheel tax: administrative costs retained by DOT [Sec. 1988m] [vetoed] - Act 9

motorboat Motorboat, see Boat

motorcycle Motorcycle

Off-highway motorcycle (OHM) projects funding [Sec. 181g, i, 291m, 335c, e, 9244 (3z)] - Act 9

motorcycle _ taxation or registration Motorcycle — Taxation or registration

Autocycles exempt from emission inspections; registration plates for autocycles previously registered as motorcycles, sunset provision - Act 173

multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis, see Disease

municipal sewage system Municipal sewage system, see Sanitation and sewerage management

municipality Municipality, see also name of specific municipality

Alcohol beverage operator’s license issuance: municipal governing body may delegate authority to a municipal official by ordinance - Act 166

Governmental deadlines and training requirements suspended during the 2020 public health emergency, exceptions specified [Sec. 81, 106 (2)] - Act 185

Health insurance premiums for surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officer, fire fighter, or EMS practitioner who dies in the line of duty: political subdivision, state, UW Board of Regents, and Marquette University required to pay, conditions set; report premiums to DOR for increase in county and municipal aid adjustments - Act 19

Honorary discharge of a firearm at events for former military, law enforcement, or firefighters, or on certain holidays: municipal restriction of firearm discharge does not apply - Act 124

Motor vehicle immobilization device: definition changed and county, municipality, or university may contract with person to place or remove the devices - Act 5

Quarries extracting certain nonmetallic minerals: limitations on local regulation [Sec. 760c-777m, 1103m] [vetoed] - Act 9

Secured residential care centers for children and youth (SRCCCY) established in 2017 WisAct 185: changes to design and construction grant program, closure date for Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools, grandfathering current juvenile detention programs, transfer and supervision of juveniles between facilities, and purchase of services between counties and DOC; LAB and DHS provisions; DOC to grant variance in certain conditions, hold local public meetings prior to construction, and get prior approval from local government before making modifications - Act 8

municipality _ council Municipality — Council

Elective office vacancies in cities and villages: appointing a successor until special election is held and special election provisions revised - Act 164

municipality _ court Municipality -- Court, see Court — Municipal

municipality _ court _ judge Municipality -- Court -- Judge, see Judge

municipality _ elections Municipality — Elections

Elective office vacancies in cities and villages: appointing a successor until special election is held and special election provisions revised - Act 164

municipality _ finance Municipality — Finance

Adjutant General duties re local government FEMA application training, issuance of FEMA payments, and email and electronic payments re emergency management - Act 159

Biennial budget procedure for cities, villages, towns, and counties authorized - Act 42

Video service provider fees reduced and municipal aid payment created, DOR duties [Sec. 289g, 778g, r, 1034g, 1073g] [1073g -- partial veto] - Act 9

municipality _ fire department Municipality -- Fire department, see Fire department

municipality _ health department Municipality -- Health department, see Public health

municipality _ officers Municipality — Officers

Elective office vacancies in cities and villages: appointing a successor until special election is held and special election provisions revised - Act 164

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: election procedures and recount provisions - Act 99

municipality _ ordinance Municipality -- Ordinance, see Ordinance

municipality _ planning Municipality — Planning

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

Wireless services and infrastructure provider regulatory framework for state and political subdivisions, right-of-way provisions; setback requirements by political subdivisions for mobile service support structures authorized; Rights-of-Way Study Committee created, study required - Act 14

municipality _ police Municipality -- Police, see Police

municipality _ taxation Municipality — Taxation

Interest and penalties on property taxes payable in 2020: municipalities allowed to make case-by-case finding of hardship, county board resolution authorizing waiver required; full payment due by October 1, 2020; claim for recovery of unlawful taxes or excessive assessment provision [Sec. 30, 31, 105 (25)] - Act 185

Local levy limit exception for joint EMS district - Act 133

Local levy limit exception for political subdivisions receiving certain utility aid payments - Act 45

Referendum to exceed political subdivision’s levy limit: provisions modified - Act 126

Tax increment value reporting error in 2018: property tax reimbursement provisions - Act 37

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911 _emergency number system_ 911 (Emergency number system), see Telephone

national guard National Guard, see also Veteran, and its subheadings; Military personnel; Adjutant General

National guard and other service members who withdraw from college when called to active duty: responsibilities of colleges revised and expands protections to students at all private institutions - Act 75

Veterans outreach and recovery program continued [Sec. 257, 435] - Act 9

native american Native American, see Indians and tribal issues

natural disaster Natural disaster

State disaster assistance payments to retail electric cooperatives [Sec. 1986m] - Act 9

natural resource Natural resource

Stewardship Program: amount obligated for water infrastructure projects in state parks increased - Act 93

Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program (Stewardship Program) reauthorized, unobligated amount provision [Sec. 294, 320-335] - Act 9

natural resources, department of _ administration Natural Resources, Department of — Administration

ATV and UTV regulations revised; administrative code revision [Admin.Code NR 64.14] [partial veto] - Act 183

DNR appropriation renumberings re position transfers [Sec. 176m, 178m-179i, 181m] - Act 9

Laboratories that perform certain environmental testing: DNR to promulgate by rule a method to produce an annual schedule of fees - Act 169

Lyme disease: DNR awareness campaign requirements, state park brochure provision - Act 158

natural resources, department of _ administrative rules Natural Resources, Department of — Administrative rules

ATV and UTV regulations revised; administrative code revision [Admin.Code NR 64.14] [partial veto] - Act 183

natural resources, department of _ environmental protection Natural Resources, Department of — Environmental protection

Clean water clearinghouse created re buying and selling water pollution credits; DOA and DNR duties; DNR to consult EPA on certain credits, memorandum of understanding provision - Act 151

Clean Water Fund Program: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 295] - Act 9

Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) fee revisions; DNR report requirement modified [Sec. 179m, 181, 181d, 1973m] - Act 9

Contaminated sediment removal from Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or a tributary: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 299] - Act 9

Dam safety project aid program: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 301] - Act 9

DNR financial assistance for nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects and to implement best management practices at animal feeding operations: bonding authority increased [Sec. 297] - Act 9

Environmental management moneys used for nonpoint source water pollution abatement [Sec. 339d, f] - Act 9

Fire fighting foam containing PFAS: prohibition created; DNR duties, forfeiture, and emergency rule provisions - Act 101

Floating treatment wetland placed in a lake or river made eligible for lake management grant and river protection grant - Act 177

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

Insect repellant for sale in state parks and forests: DNR to make available - Act 74

Lyme disease informational signs: DNR and DHS to collaborate on signs for state parks, trails, recreational areas, and forests - Act 73

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

Stewardship Program: amount obligated for water infrastructure projects in state parks increased - Act 93

Urban storm water and runoff, flood control, and riparian restoration projects: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 298] - Act 9

Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program (Stewardship Program) reauthorized, unobligated amount provision [Sec. 294, 320-335] - Act 9

Wetland mitigation bank changes; DNR duties, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and emergency rule provisions - Act 59

natural resources, department of _ hunting and fishing Natural Resources, Department of — Hunting and fishing

CWD: research into genetic resistance in farm-raised deer [Sec. 9132 (3y)] [partial veto] - Act 9