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    September 01, 2000

    Wisconsin Lawyer September 2000: Legislative Watch - Recently Passed Legislation

    Wisconsin Lawyer
    Vol. 73, No. 9, September 2000

    Legislative Watch

    Recently Passed Legislation

    Recently passed legislation is offered in response to member requests for more, although highly abbreviated, information on new wisconsin laws.

    Military honors funerals for veterans
    1999 Wis. Act 136 (vetoed in part)
    1999 Assembly Bill 582

    Publication date*: May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Military honors funerals for veterans and making an appropriation.

    Dealer registration plates for motor vehicle salvage pools
    1999 Wis. Act 137
    1999 Assembly Bill 54

    Publication date*: May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Issuing dealer registration plates to motor vehicle salvage pools.

    Misuse of dealer registration plates
    1999 Wis. Act 138
    1999 Assembly Bill 55

    Publication date*:
    May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Misuse of a distinctive dealer registration plate by a motor vehicle dealer, distributor, transporter, or manufacturer.

    Motor carriers and single-state insurance regulation system
    1999 Wis. Act 139
    1999 Assembly Bill 56

    Publication date*:
    May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Motor carriers and the single-state insurance registration system, and providing a penalty.

    Transport of hazardous materials by commercial motor vehicles
    1999 Wis. Act 140
    1999 Assembly Bill 57

    Publication date*: May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Eligibility to operate commercial motor vehicles and the transport of hazardous materials.


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

    Motor vehicle auction dealers' licenses
    1999 Wis. Act 141
    1999 Assembly Bill 58

    Publication date*: May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Administrative action against motor vehicle auction dealers' licenses.

    Motor vehicle registration expiration dates
    1999 Wis. Act 142
    1999 Assembly Bill 59

    Publication date*: May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Motor vehicle registration expiration dates.

    Counting prior offenses for operating while suspended, revoked
    1999 Wis. Act 143
    1999 Assembly Bill 668

    Publication date*: May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Counting prior offenses of, and penalties for, operating a motor vehicle with an operating privilege that is suspended or revoked, or of operating a commercial motor vehicle while disqualified or ordered out of service.


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

    Loan program for teachers of visually impaired pupils
    1999 Wis. Act 144
    1999 Assembly Bill 629

    Publication date*: May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Creating a loan program for teachers and orientation and mobility instructors of visually impaired pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

    Transferring appeals of certain DOT determinations to Tax Appeals Commission
    1999 Wis. Act 145
    1999 Assembly Bill 136

    Publication date*: May 23, 2000
    Relating to: Transferring appeals of certain determinations of the department of transportation from the division of hearings and appeals to the tax appeals commission.

    Grant program to improve local roads to preserve jobs
    1999 Wis. Act 146
    1999 Senate Bill 432

    Publication date*: May 24, 2000
    Relating to: Creating a grant program to improve local roads for job preservation, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations.

    Effective date: The treatment of section 20.866(1)(u) (by Section 6) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2001.

    Wetlands mitigation
    1999 Wis. Act 147
    1999 Assembly Bill 859

    Publication date*: May 24, 2000
    Relating to: Wetlands mitigation and granting rule-making authority.

    Real estate development plans
    1999 Wis. Act 148
    1999 Assembly Bill 872

    Publication date*: May 24, 2000
    Relating to: Requirements for enacting comprehensive plans, requirements for comprehensive subdivision ordinances, the applicability of traditional neighborhood development ordinances, the timing of transportation planning grants, and making an appropriation.

    Court-appointed special advocates for children in CHIPS cases
    1999 Wis. Act 149
    1999 Senate Bill 106

    Publication date*: May 24, 2000
    Relating to: Court-appointed special advocates for children in need of protection or services.

    Disposing of unclaimed funds in public treasury
    1999 Wis. Act 93 (corrected copy)
    1999 Assembly Bill 226

    Publication date*: May 8, 2000
    Relating to: The disposition of unclaimed funds in a public treasury.

    Updating Wis. Stat. chapter 66
    1999 Wis. Act 150
    1999 Assembly Bill 710

    Publication date*: May 24, 2000
    Relating to: The reorganization and modernization of chapter 66 of the statutes.

    Prisoner medical records
    1999 Wis. Act 151
    1999 Assembly Bill 795

    Publication date*: May 24, 2000
    Relating to: Prisoner medical records.
    Effective date: This act takes effect on the first day of the sixth month beginning after publication.

    Grants for study abroad
    1999 Wis. Act 152
    1999 Assembly Bill 736

    Publication date*: May 24, 2000
    Relating to: Grants for study abroad.

    Zoning ordinances along the Lower St. Croix River
    1999 Wis. Act 153
    1999 Assembly Bill 803

    Publication date*: May 25, 2000
    Relating to: Zoning ordinances regulating nonconforming structures that are located in certain areas designated for protection by the department of natural resources along the Lower St. Croix River.

    Auditing courses by persons age 60 and older
    1999 Wis. Act 154
    1999 Assembly Bill 432

    Publication date*: May 25, 2000
    Relating to: Auditing University of Wisconsin System and technical college system courses by persons who are 60 years of age or older.

    Health care insurance grievance procedures
    1999 Wis. Act 155
    1999 Senate Bill 350

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: Requiring insurers to establish internal grievance procedures, independent review of certain coverage determinations made by health benefit plans, and granting rule-making authority.


    Effective dates:
    This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Sex offender registration requirements
    1999 Wis. Act 156
    1999 Assembly Bill 99

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: Sex offender registration requirements for persons who are on probation, parole, or extended supervision, and providing a penalty.

    Laser pointer restrictions
    1999 Wis. Act 157
    1999 Assembly Bill 154

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: Restrictions on the use of laser pointers, and providing a penalty.

    Peace officers' transportation of firearms in motor vehicles
    1999 Wis. Act 158
    1999 Assembly Bill 174

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: An exception for peace officers to prohibitions relating to the transportation of firearms in motor vehicles.

    Registration of nonprofit organizations' blood bank vehicles
    1999 Wis. Act 159
    1999 Assembly Bill 197

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: Registration of vehicles operated exclusively by a nonprofit organization as a blood bank vehicle.

    Implied warranties of animals' disease status
    1999 Wis. Act 160
    1999 Assembly Bill 314

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: Implied warranties concerning disease status of animals, and granting rule-making authority.

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

    Eligible ages for special education
    1999 Wis. Act 161
    1999 Assembly Bill 394

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: The eligible ages for special education.

    Amending statutes to include adoptive relatives on the same basis as blood relatives in certain definitions
    1999 Wis. Act 162
    1999 Assembly Bill 610

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: Including relatives by adoption on the same basis as relatives by blood in certain definitions and references in the statutes.

    Number of Class "B" licenses issued to small brewers
    1999 Wis. Act 163
    1999 Assembly Bill 717

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: The number of Class "B" licenses that may be issued to certain small brewers.

    Employing minors age 12-13 as athletic event officials
    1999 Wis. Act 164
    1999 Senate Bill 145

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: The employment of minors 12 and 13 years of age as officials for athletic events.

    Coverage rates under the health insurance risk-sharing plan for medicare-eligible persons
    1999 Wis. Act 165
    1999 Senate Bill 417

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: Premium rates for coverage under the health insurance risk-sharing plan for persons who are eligible for medicare.

    Confidentiality of documents reviewed by notary publics
    1999 Wis. Act 166
    1999 Assembly Bill 431

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: Confidentiality of documents reviewed by notary publics.

    Creating and regulating a local professional football stadium district
    1999 Wis. Act 167 (vetoed in part)
    1999 Assembly Bill 892

    Publication date*: May 26, 2000
    Relating to: Creating a local professional football stadium district; giving a local professional football stadium district the authority to issue bonds and granting income tax exemptions for interest income on bonds issued by the district; creating an individual income tax checkoff for debt service payments for bonds related to a local professional football stadium district; creating goals for the participation of minority and women's business in contracts related to the construction or renovation of football stadium facilities; making a state moral obligation pledge with respect to bonds issued by a local professional football stadium district; giving a local professional football stadium district the authority to impose a sales tax and a use tax; creating an income and franchise tax exemption for a local professional football stadium district; the property tax exemption for a professional football stadium; requiring a professional football team or a related party that enters into a contract with a local professional football stadium district that requires the team or related party to acquire and construct or renovate football stadium facilities to comply with the prevailing wage law; special distinguishing registration plates associated with certain professional football teams; deposits to funds for the operation and maintenance of a home stadium to be used by a professional football team; the investment authority of the board of commissioners of public lands and the investment board; the sale of engraved tiles or bricks sold by a professional football team; and making appropriations.

    Effective dates: This act has effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Ratifying the State Engineering Association agreement
    1999 Wis. Act 168
    1999 Assembly Bill 959

    Publication date*: May 19, 2000
    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the State Engineering Association for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the professional engineering collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Ratifying the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association Inc.
    agreement

    1999 Wis. Act 169
    1999 Assembly Bill 960

    Publication date*: May 19, 2000
    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association Inc. for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the professional legal collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Ratifying the Wisconsin State Employees Union agreement covering blue collar and nonbuilding trades employees
    1999 Wis. Act 170
    1999 Assembly Bill 961

    Publication date*: May 19, 2000
    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the blue collar and nonbuilding trades collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Ratifying the Wisconsin State Employees Union agreement
    covering administrative support employees
    1999 Wis. Act 171
    1999 Assembly Bill 962

    Publication date*: May 19, 2000
    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the administrative support collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Ratifying the Wisconsin State Employees Union agreement covering technical employees
    1999 Wis. Act 172
    1999 Assembly Bill 963

    Publication date*: May 19, 2000
    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the technical collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Ratifying the Wisconsin State Employees Union agreement covering security and public safety employees
    1999 Wis. Act 173
    1999 Assembly Bill 964

    Publication date*: May 19, 2000
    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the security and public safety collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Ratifying the Wisconsin State Employees Union agreement covering professional and social service employees
    1999 Wis. Act 174
    1999 Assembly Bill 965

    Publication date*: May 19, 2000
    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the professional social services collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Ratifying the Wisconsin State Employees Union agreement covering law enforcement employees
    1999 Wis. Act 175
    1999 Assembly Bill 966

    Publication date*: May 19, 2000
    Relating to: Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employees in the law enforcement collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Whistle-blower protection for health care workers
    1999 Wis. Act 176
    1999 Senate Bill 172

    Publication date*: June 1, 2000
    Relating to: Disciplinary action against an employee of a health care facility or a health care provider who reports a violation of the law or a violation of a clinical or ethical standard by the health care facility or health care provider or by an employee of the health care facility or health care provider, and providing a penalty.

    Grants to small businesses for training employees
    1999 Wis. Act 177 (vetoed in part)
    1999 Assembly Bill 471

    Publication date*: June 1, 2000
    Relating to: Providing grants to small businesses for training employees, and making an appropriation.
    Effective date: This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.

    Possessing barbed hooks while fishing
    1999 Wis. Act 178
    1999 Assembly Bill 561

    Publication date*: June 1, 2000
    Relating to: The possession of barbed hooks while fishing.

    Older security interests in motor vehicles
    1999 Wis. Act 179
    1999 Assembly Bill 137

    Publication date*: June 1, 2000
    Relating to: Older security interests in motor vehicles.

    Regulating occupational therapists and assistants
    1999 Wis. Act 180
    1999 Assembly Bill 751

    Publication date*: June 1, 2000
    Relating to: The regulation of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, creating an occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, requiring the exercise of rule-making, and providing a penalty.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Increasing employee trust funds board membership
    1999 Wis. Act 181
    1999 Senate Bill 97

    Publication date*: June 1, 2000
    Relating to: Increasing the membership of the employee trust funds board.

    Election laws changes
    1999 Wis. Act 182
    1999 Assembly Bill 700

    Publication date*: June 1, 2000
    Relating to: Various changes in the election laws; requiring a referendum; and providing penalties.

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Attorney fees payable from a ward's estate in incompetency and guardianship proceedings
    1999 Wis. Act 183
    1999 Assembly bill 742

    Publication date*: June 1, 2000
    Relating to: Requiring payment from a ward's estate of reasonable attorney fees and costs for successful petitioners in incompetency and guardianship proceedings.

    Public debt limit for housing state departments and agencies
    1999 Wis. Act 184
    1999 Assembly Bill 968

    Publication date*: June 1, 2000
    Relating to: Public debt limit for housing state departments and agencies (Reconciliation Bill).

    Revisor's correction bill of various statutes
    1999 Wis. Act 185
    1999 Assembly Bill 967

    Publication date*: June 1, 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).

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Revisor's correction bill of various statutes
    1999 Wis. Act 186
    1999 Assembly Bill 969

    Publication date*: June 1, 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).

    Effective dates: This act provides effective dates different from those set in Wis. Stat. section 991.11 (1997-98).

    Restoring school property tax rent credit
    1999 Wis. Act 198
    May 2000 Special Session: Senate Bill 1

    Publication date*: June 13, 2000
    Relating to: Restoring the school property tax rent credit.

    *Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 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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