2019 Subject Index to Legislation

Ranked-choice voting for the election of all local officials, exception for recall elections; Elections Commission duties - SB893

village _ finance Village — Finance

Biennial budget adopted by city, village, town, or county per 2019 WisAct 42: budget may be adopted in any year - AB939

Biennial budget procedure for cities, villages, towns, and counties authorized - SB178

Biennial budget procedure for cities, villages, towns, and counties authorized [A.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB193

Care of veterans’ graves: DVA to reimburse cities, towns, and villages - SB180

Care of veterans’ graves: DVA to reimburse cities, towns, and villages - AB150

Flood mitigation program created in DOT re grants to political subdivisions for specified road repairs - SB900

Flood mitigation program created in DOT re grants to political subdivisions for specified road repairs - AB1019

Testing privately owned well grants from DNR to local unit of government; well contamination and abandonment compensation grant program limit modified and nitrate provision - AB21

TID revisions re joint review board’s voting requirements, limits on cash grants a city or village provides to a developer, and alternative economic projections required in the project plan - SB560

TID revisions re joint review board’s voting requirements, limits on cash grants a city or village provides to a developer, and alternative economic projections required in the project plan - AB623

village _ officers Village — Officers

Emergency operation of local units of government re state of emergency: virual meetings and public access to meetings provisions - SB914

Filling elective office vacancies in cities and villages revisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appointing a successor until special election is held and special election provisions revised] - SB108

village _ taxation Village — Taxation

Tax increment value reporting error in 2018: property tax reimbursement provisions [Sec. 812, 813] - SB59

Tax increment value reporting error in 2018: property tax reimbursement provisions - SB269

Tax increment value reporting error in 2018: property tax reimbursement provisions [Sec. 812, 813; original bill only] - AB56

Tax increment value reporting error in 2018: property tax reimbursement provisions - AB306

visitation rights Visitation rights, see Children — Protection and services; Family — Support

visually impaired Visually impaired, see Blind and visually impaired

vital statistics Vital statistics

Adoptee 21 years of age or older obtaining copy of report of adoption: provision created and conditions set; State Registrar duties - AB579

Adoptee 21 years of age or older obtaining copy of report of adoption: provision created and conditions set; State Registrar duties - SB521

Marriage license application requirements revised - AB457

Marriage license application requirements revised - SB439

Same-sex marriage and legal parentage for same-sex couples; statutory references to spouses and parentage made gender neutral; JSCTE appendix report - SB566

Same-sex marriage and legal parentage for same-sex couples; statutory references to spouses and parentage made gender neutral; JSCTE appendix report - AB337

Termination of certain property interests of a decedent: verify under oath to register of deeds re decedent’s death instead of submitting certified copy of death record [A.Amdt.1: joint tenancy or life estate provision added] - AB327

Termination of certain property interests of a decedent: verify under oath to register of deeds re decedent’s death instead of submitting certified copy of death record - SB318

vocational education Vocational education, see Technical college; Prison

vocational rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation, see Persons with disabilities

volleyball Volleyball, see University of Wisconsin — Athletics

volunteerism Volunteerism, see Fire department; Medical service — Occupations

voter registration Voter registration, see Elections — Registration

voting Voting

100th Anniversary of ratifying the 19th Amendment celebrated June 10, 2019 - AJR30

100th Anniversary of ratifying the 19th Amendment celebrated June 10, 2019 - SJR37

Election and voting law revisions re automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, voter bill of rights, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual, and withholding of voluntarily provided elector information; report and JRCCP provisions - SB159

Elections Commission investigation into registered voters who may have voted more than once in the same election, municipal clerks and Electronic Registration Information Center provisions; municipal board of election commissioners duties; Commission members and administrator may file sworn complaint re election law violations - AB897

Elections Commission investigation into registered voters who may have voted more than once in the same election, municipal clerks and Electronic Registration Information Center provisions; municipal board of election commissioners duties; Commission members and administrator may file sworn complaint re election law violations - SB795

Individuals 17 years of age may vote in a primary election if the individual will be 18 years of age by the election following the primary; statewide referendum required - AB320

Individuals 17 years of age may vote in a primary election if the individual will be 18 years of age by the election following the primary; statewide referendum required - SB307

Ranked-choice voting for the election of all federal, state, and local officials; exception for recall elections; Elections Commission duties - AB732

Ranked-choice voting for the election of all local officials, exception for recall elections; Elections Commission duties - AB1010

Ranked-choice voting for the election of all local officials, exception for recall elections; Elections Commission duties - SB893

Right to vote of persons barred from voting re certain felony convictions restored after incarceration period ends; voter registration forms and voting procedure provisions - AB477

Right to vote of persons barred from voting re certain felony convictions restored after incarceration period ends; voter registration forms and voting procedure provisions - SB348

Special primary for national office modified; voting in person or by in-person absentee ballot after registering to vote electronically or by mail required; obtaining marked absentee ballots and failing to deliver to proper place prohibited; penalty increased for tampering with voting machines or equipment or ballots or ballot boxes; JRCCP may report - AB898

Stating name and address at polling place prior to voting: exception for voter unable to do so due to disability - SB246

Stating name and address at polling place prior to voting: exception for voter unable to do so due to disability [A.Amdt.1: disability qualifier deleted] - AB168

Suspension of voter ID requirement during a declared state of emergency - SB920

Voter ID card requirements and time period to complete in-person absentee ballots revised [Sec. 6, 13, 2013, 9112 (2)] - SB59

Voter ID card requirements and time period to complete in-person absentee ballots revised [Sec. 6, 13, 2013, 9112 (2); original bill only] - AB56

voting machine Voting machine

Electronic voting machine to cast in-person absentee ballot, called the efficiency option, authorized; municipal resolution, Elections Commission duties, challenged elector, and penalty provisions - AB203

Electronic voting machine to cast in-person absentee ballot, called the efficiency option, authorized; municipal resolution, Elections Commission duties, challenged elector, and penalty provisions - SB193

Special primary for national office modified; voting in person or by in-person absentee ballot after registering to vote electronically or by mail required; obtaining marked absentee ballots and failing to deliver to proper place prohibited; penalty increased for tampering with voting machines or equipment or ballots or ballot boxes; JRCCP may report - AB898

vulnerable person Vulnerable person, see Senior citizen; Intellectual disabilities

W W

w_2 W-2, see Wisconsin Works

wage Wage

Cash tips paid to an employee by a customer: income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB231

Cash tips paid to an employee by a customer: income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB213

Employment matters: repeal preemption of local governments from enacting or enforcing ordinances related to [Sec. 774, 777, 1243, 1269, 1271, 1279, 1389, 2191; original bill only] - AB56

Employment matters: repeal preemption of local governments from enacting or enforcing ordinances related to [Sec. 774, 777, 1243, 1269, 1271, 1279, 1389, 2191] - SB59

Local government: filling town board vacancies and provision for member who is temporarily incapacitated; public notice of meeting of a governmental body; removal of any elective town officer; appeal of denial of temporary use permit application or extension; wages of town officer also serving as a town employee; town assessor term of appointment - SB584

Local government: filling town board vacancies and provision for member who is temporarily incapacitated; public notice of meeting of a governmental body; removal of any elective town officer; appeal of denial of temporary use permit application or extension; wages of town officer also serving as a town employee; town assessor term of appointment [A.Amdt.1: public notice provision modified] - AB661

Student teacher hourly wage: school boards required to pay and DPI to reimburse - SB849

Wage claim changes re filing, investigation, statute of limitations, interest, surcharge, costs, and attorney fees; employers required to provide written disclosure statement when employee is hired, conditions specified; licensing agency to deny issuance or renewal of licenses to applicants with unpaid wage claims - AB40

Wage claim changes re filing, investigation, statute of limitations, interest, surcharge, costs, and attorney fees; employers required to provide written disclosure statement when employee is hired, conditions specified; licensing agency to deny issuance or renewal of licenses to applicants with unpaid wage claims - SB40

wage _ minimum Wage — Minimum

Counting tips of tipped employees: DWD to promulgate rules re employer use of electronic signature to acknowledge gratuities - AB840

Counting tips of tipped employees: DWD to promulgate rules re employer use of electronic signature to acknowledge gratuities - SB758

Employer of tipped employee: retain state sales taxes as incentive to pay employees minimum wage in addition to tips - SB426

Employer of tipped employee: retain state sales taxes as incentive to pay employees minimum wage in addition to tips - AB483

Minimum wage ordinance prohibition eliminated - SB844

Minimum wage ordinance prohibition eliminated - AB928

State minimum wage increased and DWD to annually revise using the consumer price index; provisions for tipped employees, meal and lodging allowances, and certain categories of employees modified; prohibition on local minimum wage ordinance eliminated - AB961

State minimum wage increased, consumer price index provision; DWD Secretary to establish a minimum wage study committee, report required [Sec. 1281-1323, 1827, 9150 (2); original bill only] - AB56

State minimum wage increased, consumer price index provision; DWD Secretary to establish a minimum wage study committee, report required [Sec. 1281-1323, 1827, 9150 (2)] - SB59

wage _ payment Wage — Payment

Prevailing wage: rate determination, enforcement and administration, applicability to local projects, violations, investigation, and elimination of certain exemption; repeal certain requirements re highway projects funded with federal moneys [Sec. 123, 773, 802-808, 1080, 1081, 1097, 1242, 1272-1278, 1280, 1324, 1388, 1401-1403, 1828, 1852, 1853, 2188, 2247, 9350 (1), (2); original bill only] - AB56

Prevailing wage: rate determination, enforcement and administration, applicability to local projects, violations, investigation, and elimination of certain exemption; repeal certain requirements re highway projects funded with federal moneys [Sec. 123, 773, 802-808, 1080, 1081, 1097, 1242, 1272-1278, 1280, 1324, 1388, 1401-1403, 1828, 1852, 1853, 2188, 2247, 9350 (1), (2)] - SB59

war War, see International relations

ward Ward, see Guardian and ward

warrant Warrant, see Search warrant

warranty Warranty, see Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies