Legislative BriefsLegislative Briefs are 2-page summaries of individual acts other than the budget.Negative Option Plans- June 1, 2006 2005 Wisconsin Act 458, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Jim Doyle on May 25, 2006, regulates "negative option plan" practices for consumer goods and services commencing on April 1, 2007.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/06Lb14.pdf Energy Efficiency And Renewable Sources- June 1, 2006 This brief discusses 2005 Wisconsin Act 141, which was enacted into law on March 17, 2006. Act 141, introduced as 2005 Senate Bill 459, promotes energy conservation and the use of renewable energy sources by raising energy efficiency standards, increasing the supply and demand of renewable energy, and expanding various energy initiatives.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/06Lb7.pdf New Laws Relating to Personal Data Privacy- June 1, 2006 The Wisconsin Legislature recently passed and Governor Jim Doyle signed three new laws on data privacy and identity theft.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/06Lb12.pdf Enterprise Zone Jobs Credit- June 1, 2006 2005 Wisconsin Act 361 passed the legislature on March 9, 2006, and was partially vetoed, then signed, by Governor Jim Doyle on April 19, 2006. The act authorizes the Wisconsin Department of Commerce (Commerce) to designate certain areas as enterprise zones. Enterprise zones are intended to foster economic development by granting favorable tax treatment to businesses located in a defined area. Act 361 also creates an enterprise zone jobs tax credit for most businesses located in such zones. The.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/06Lb9.pdf New Restrictions On Impact Fees- June 1, 2006 Two laws passed in the 200506 session of the Wisconsin Legislature place new restrictions on local governments' use of impact fees. These fees offset the costs of expanded public services and infrastructure often needed in response to new real estate development.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/06Lb16.pdf Public Health Emergency Planning And Reporting- June 1, 2006 2005 Wisconsin Act 198, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Jim Doyle on March 24, 2006, modernizes and clarifies public health planning for the state.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/06Lb10.pdf Human Microchip Implantation- June 1, 2006 2005 Wisconsin Act 482, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Jim Doyle on May 30, 2006, prohibits the required implanting of microchips in humans. It is the first law of its kind in the nation reflecting a proactive attempt to prevent potential abuses of this emergent technology.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/06Lb13.pdf Anti Price-Gouging Laws and Gasoline Prices- June 1, 2006 2005 Wisconsin Act 450, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Jim Doyle on May 25, 2006, creates new trade regulations targeted at "price gouging".http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/06Lb11.pdf |