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The NMDA law was amended to permit an exception for those persons who were between ages 18 and 21 on the effective date of the law. Wisconsin 19- and 20-year-olds were "grandfathered in" by this exception after enactment of Act 337. In effect, the state did not have a uniform age of 21 until September 1, 1988. [18]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s new laws for the new year are mostly notable because there are so few, and the changes are relatively small. Many states see hundreds of new laws with each ...
The interpretation of state law and its application in specific cases are undertaken by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The law of the Menominee also applies within the Menominee Indian Reservation. The "Laws of Wisconsin" are published annually by the state's legislative reference bureau, "no later than the end of ...
Wisconsin is a shall-issue state for concealed carry licensing. As of November 1, 2011, Wisconsin residents may apply for a concealed carry license through the Wisconsin Department of Justice. The law allows Wisconsin to become the 49th state in the Union to make some provision for the concealed carry of firearms by normal citizens. [5] [6] [7]
While many parts of the law will impact the inner workings of the alcohol industry, consumers may still see some changes. Wisconsin has new alcohol laws. Here's how they might affect you as a ...
Discrimination based on sexual orientation is banned statewide in Wisconsin, and sexual orientation is a protected class in the state's hate crime laws. It approved such protections in 1982, making it the first state in the United States to do so. Wisconsin is also the first state to have elected an LGBT U.S. senator, Democrat Tammy Baldwin. As ...
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is taking heat for introducing a bill with ... that changes the word "mother" to "inseminated person," and "paternity" to "parentage" in certain parts of state law. ...
2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill or the Wisconsin Budget Adjustment Act, [1] [2] is a controversial law enacted by the 100th Wisconsin Legislature which significantly limited the rights and compensation of state and local government employees in Wisconsin.