Monday, March 27, 2006

Bills enacted March 21, Acts 145-173

Act 145 employment rights of certain employees in the state civil service (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of State Employment Relations).

Act 146 amending and revising s. 86.21 (2) (a) of the statutes for the purpose of eliminating ambiguities (Revisor's Revision Bill).

Act 147 amending and revising sections 85.21 (3m) (b) 4. and 346.923 (6) of the statutes for the purpose of correcting and clarifying references (Revisor's Correction Bill).

Act 148 amending and revising sections 66.0621 (1) (b) and 229.844 (8) (c) of the statutes for the purpose of reconciling conflicts, supplying omissions, and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill).

Act 149 repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting, and clarifying references, and eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities, and obsolete provisions (Revisor's Revision Bill).

Act 150 deferred compensation program (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds).

Act 151 death benefits under the Wisconsin Retirement System (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds).

Act 152 access to medical records possessed by the Department of Employee Trust Funds (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds).

Act 153 changing the name of the fixed retirement investment trust to the core retirement investment trust (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds).

Act 154 calculation of death benefits and the amount of a money purchase annuity under the Wisconsin Retirement System (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds).

Act 155 renumbering and reorganizing various provisions of chapter 895 of the statutes and creating chapter 995 of the statutes. (Revisor's Revision Bill).

Act 156 the frequency of permanency plan reviews for a juvenile who is placed outside the home (suggested as remedial legislation by the Director of State Courts).

Act 157 changing the name of the appropriation for the Office of Lawyer Regulation (suggested as remedial legislation by the Director of State Courts).

Act 158 various changes regarding the Department of Financial Institutions and persons regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions and granting rule-making authority (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Financial Institutions).

Act 159 the deadline for applying for the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Natural Resources).

Act 160 a system of classifying invasive species (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Natural Resources).

Act 161 boats and associated tackle and equipment that are public nuisances under the fish and game laws (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Natural Resources).

Act 162 the authority of a warden to kill certain dogs that injure wildlife (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Natural Resources).

Act 163 possession of firearms by juveniles while hunting (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Natural Resources).

Act 164 repealing reporting requirements related to area cooperation compacts.

Act 165 the provision of information regarding shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies to the parents of newborn infants, training regarding shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies for day care providers, and instruction regarding shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies for middle school and high school pupils; the identification of, and documentation of certain information concerning, shaken and impacted babies; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.

Act 166 managing state forest lands, harvesting of timber from certain forested properties, emergencies on state forest lands, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

Act 167 annual or consecutive month permits for certain overweight vehicles or vehicle combinations, requiring certain persons to maintain weight records related to the transportation of raw forest products, vehicle weight limitation violations, and providing a penalty.

Act 168 Council on Forestry membership.

Act 169 discharging a firearm in the direction of an electric or telecommunications transmission facility and providing a penalty.

Act 170 single trip permits for oversize vehicles transporting certain buildings on the highways.

Act 171 limiting the reasons for which a local government may withhold approval of a permit.

Act 172 making various changes in the worker's compensation law, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations.

Act 173 damages to rental vehicles, and granting rule-making authority.