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    June 01, 2000

    Wisconsin Lawyer June 2000: Recently Passed Legislation

    Recently Passed Legislation


    Legislative Watch

    Recently passed legislation is a feature of the Legislative Watch column, offered in response to your requests for more information on new laws. To subscribe to the slip laws (acts), send your order with payment to: Document Sales, P.O. Box 7840, Madison, WI 53707-7840. The subscription period is from January 1999 through December 2000. The mailed subscription price is $70 plus applicable sales tax. Save mailing costs by picking up your subscription for $20 plus tax. Pick up orders at Legislative Documents, 202 S. Thornton Ave., Madison, Wis. MasterCard or Visa orders may be placed by calling (800) 362-7253. For information, call (608) 266-3358. To receive a free, single copy of an entire act, please contact Legislative Documents, 202 S. Thornton Ave., Madison, WI 53703, (608) 266-2400. Or access the acts online.

    Interstate emergency management

    1999 Wis. Act 26
    1999 Senate Bill 176

    Publication date*: Feb. 25, 2000

    Relating to: Interstate emergency management assistance compact.

    Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 27
    1999 Senate Bill 343

    Publication date*: Feb. 25, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, AFL-CIO, and its appropriate affiliated locals, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective date: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    U.W.-Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 28
    1999 Senate Bill 344

    Publication date*: Feb. 25, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association, AFT/WFT, Local 2169, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the program, project and teaching assistants of the U.W.-Milwaukee collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective date: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Joint Committee on Information Policy

    1999 Wis. Act 29
    1999 Assembly Bill 44

    Publication date*: Feb. 25, 2000

    Relating to: The joint committee on information policy.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Changes to insurance statutes

    1999 Wis. Act 30
    1999 Assembly Bill 551

    Publication date*: Feb. 25, 2000

    Relating to: Priority of claims for distribution in insurance liquidations, the insurance security fund, conforming the mutual insurance holding company provisions to changes made in the nonstock corporation provisions, the certified capital investment credit for insurers and miscellaneous changes to insurance statutes.

    Motor vehicle dealers, salespersons, and sales finance companies

    1999 Wis. Act 31
    1999 Senate Bill 99

    Publication date*: April 18, 2000

    Relating to: Certain statutes dealing with motor vehicle dealers, salespersons, and sales finance companies (Revision Bill).

    Corrections to statutes (Revisor's Correction Bill)

    1999 Wis. Act 32
    1999 Senate Bill 146

    Publication date*: April 18, 2000

    Relating to: Repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending, and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities and obsolete provisions, reconciling conflicts, and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill).

    United Professionals for Quality Health Care agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 33
    1999 Assembly Bill 903

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the District 1199W/United Professionals for Quality Health Care, SEIU, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the professional patient care collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Professional Employees in Research, Statistics, and Analysis agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 34
    1999 Assembly Bill 904

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Professional Employees in Research, Statistics and Analysis, WFT/AFT, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the professional research, statistics and analysis collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective date: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    U.W.-Madison and U.W.-Extension Teaching Assistants Association agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 35
    1999 Assembly Bill 905

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Teaching Assistants' Association, AFT, Local 3220, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the program, project and teaching assistants of the U.W.-Madison and U.W.-Extension collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective date: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Wisconsin State Public Defenders agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 36
    1999 Assembly Bill 906

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Public Defenders Association, WFT/AFT, Local 4822, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the public defenders collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Wisconsin Science Professionals agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 37
    1999 Assembly Bill 907

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Science Professionals, AFT, Local 3732, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the professional science collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective date: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Wisconsin Physicians and Dentists Association agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 38
    1999 Assembly Bill 908

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Physicians and Dentists Association, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the professional patient treatment collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Wisconsin Education Association Council agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 39
    1999 Assembly Bill 909

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Education Association Council, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the professional education collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective date: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Association of State Prosecutors agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 40
    1999 Assembly Bill 910

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Association of State Prosecutors for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the assistant district attorneys collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Wisconsin Professional Employees Council agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 41
    1999 Assembly Bill 919

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Professional Employes Council, WFT/AFT, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the professional fiscal and staff services collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    U.W. System senior executive compensation

    1999 Wis. Act 42
    1999 Assembly Bill 911

    Publication date*: April 7, 2000

    Relating to: The U.W. System senior executive compensation plan.

    U.W. System residence halls fire sprinkler systems

    1999 Wis. Act 43
    1999 Assembly Bill 203

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Automatic fire sprinkler systems in U.W. System residence halls.

    College tuition and expenses program

    1999 Wis. Act 44
    1999 Assembly Bill 654

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: The college tuition and expenses program, creating a college savings program board and college savings program, creating a tax deduction for certain amounts contributed to the college tuition and expenses program, creating a tax deduction for certain amounts contributed to the college savings program, exempting from taxation certain gains derived from contributions to the college savings program, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Unauthorized release of animals

    1999 Wis. Act 45
    1999 Assembly Bill 92

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: The unauthorized release of animals, immunity from liability, and providing a penalty.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Weight limits exemption for vehicles transporting septic waste

    1999 Wis. Act 46
    1999 Assembly Bill 188

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Exempting certain vehicles transporting material pumped from a septic or holding tank from special or seasonal weight limitations imposed by local highway authorities.

    Disabled veterans' fishing license fee

    1999 Wis. Act 47
    1999 Assembly Bill 254

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Correcting the fishing license fee for disabled veterans (Revisor's Correction Bill).

    Controlled substance methamphetamine

    1999 Wis. Act 48
    1999 Assembly Bill 318

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: The controlled substance methamphetamine and providing penalties.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Confidential voter registration of domestic abuse victims

    1999 Wis. Act 49
    1999 Assembly Bill 343

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Authorization for electors who are victims of domestic abuse to be listed confidentially on poll and registration lists and providing penalties.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Dogs running at large

    1999 Wis. Act 50
    1999 Assembly Bill 351

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Dogs running at large.

    Unauthorized recordings

    1999 Wis. Act 51
    1999 Assembly Bill 614

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Unauthorized duplication of a recording, unauthorized recording of a performance, failure to disclose manufacturer of a recording, unauthorized use of a recording device in a movie theater, and providing a penalty.

    Elderly nutrition program funding

    1999 Wis. Act 52
    1999 Assembly Bill 802

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Supplemental funding for elderly nutrition programs and making appropriations.

    Regulation and financing of manufactured homes

    1999 Wis. Act 53
    1999 Assembly Bill 807

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: The regulation of mobile homes and manufactured homes and the financing of certain mobile home and manufactured home transactions.

    Effective date: This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.

    Taxpayer rebate not taxable

    1999 Wis. Act 54
    1999 Senate Bill 276

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Exempting from taxation a tax rebate for individuals.

    Payments to ethanol producers

    1999 Wis. Act 55
    1999 Senate Bill 378

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Payments to ethanol producers and granting rule-making authority.

    Certification of first responders

    1999 Wis. Act 56
    1999 Assembly Bill 521

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Certification of first responders.

    Effective date: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    Controlled substances ketamine and flunitrazepam

    1999 Wis. Act 57
    1999 Assembly Bill 185

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: The controlled substances ketamine and flunitrazepam and providing penalties.

    Contributions to crime prevention programs

    1999 Wis. Act 58
    1999 Assembly Bill 211

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Contributions to crime prevention organizations.

    Vietnam veterans' benefits eligibility

    1999 Wis. Act 59
    1999 Assembly Bill 448

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Vietnam veteran eligibility for veterans' benefits.

    American Indian study committee

    1999 Wis. Act 60
    1999 Assembly Bill 585

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: The American Indian study committee.

    Contributions for WWII memorial

    1999 Wis. Act 61
    1999 Assembly Bill 720

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Contributions for a World War II memorial in Washington, D.C.

    Governor's power to activate national guard

    1999 Wis. Act 62
    1999 Assembly Bill 858

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: The governor's power to activate the national guard.

    Veterans' benefits and facilities

    1999 Wis. Act 63
    1999 Senate Bill 291

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Veterans' benefits, facilities, and institutions.

    Kickapoo Valley reserve land transfer

    1999 Wis. Act 64
    1999 Senate Bill 398

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: An agreement to indemnify the federal government in connection with the transfer of land for the Kickapoo Valley reserve.

    Local cultural arts district

    1999 Wis. Act 65
    1999 Assembly Bill 853

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: Authorizing the creation of a local cultural arts district; granting a property tax exemption for the district's property; granting a sales tax and use tax exemption for tangible personal property and services purchased by the district; giving a local cultural arts district the authority to issue bonds and granting income tax exemptions for interest income on bonds issued by the district; and authorizing certain local cultural arts districts to acquire property by condemnation.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98.

    High-beam headlights on motor vehicles

    1999 Wis. Act 66
    1999 Assembly Bill 2

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: The use of high-beam headlamps on motor vehicles.

    Razing of historic buildings

    1999 Wis. Act 67
    1999 Assembly Bill 177

    Publication date*: April 25, 2000

    Relating to: The razing of a historic building following preparation of a historic record of the building by the state historical society.

    *Section 991.11, Wis. Stats. 1997-98: Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].


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