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Tattoo shop owners and body piercing studios must register with local board of health, and must be registered as a business with the state [125] [126] [127] W. Va. Code §16-37 W. Va. Code §16-38 [128] Wisconsin 18 [129] n/a (tattooing not permitted under 18) Physicians in the course of professional practice are exempt no restriction
Domestic partnerships in Wisconsin afford limited rights to same-sex couples. They have been recognized in Wisconsin since August 3, 2009. Domestic partnerships in Wisconsin provide select rights, such as the ability to inherit a partner's estate in the absence of a will, hospital and jail visitation, and the ability to access family medical leave to care for a sick partner.
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 70th district Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref. District created: John Oestreicher: Dem. Marshfield: Clark, Marathon, Portage, Wood: January 1, 1973 January 6, 1975 Donald W. Hasenohrl: Dem. Pittsville: January 6, 1975 January 3, 1983 John L ...
Wisconsin became a U.S. state on May 29, 1848, and special elections were held to fill the first session of the State Assembly; at the time, the body consisted of 66 members. [2] The Assembly was expanded to 82 seats in 1852, and then to 97 seats in 1856, then to 100 seats in 1861, which is the maximum allowed in the Constitution of Wisconsin .
Same-sex marriage is legal on the reservations of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, which legalized same-sex marriage when the Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature voted 13–0 on June 5, 2017 to approve a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry, [50] the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, where state law governs marriage relations, [51 ...
The One Hundred Seventh Wisconsin Legislature is the current ongoing legislative term in Wisconsin. It was convened on January 6, 2025, in regular session, and is scheduled to conclude on January 4, 2027, though it will likely adjourn for legislative activity in the Spring of 2026.
Wisconsin: On March 22, state legislature enacts a law that prohibited courts from denying admission to the bar on the basis of sex. The bill was drafted by Lavinia Goodell and she worked with Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly John B. Cassoday for it to pass. [34] [35] 1878. Virginia: Married women are granted separate economy. [4] 1879
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Wisconsin enjoy most of the same rights as non-LGBTQ people. However, the transgender community may face some legal issues not experienced by cisgender residents, due in part to discrimination based on gender identity not being included in Wisconsin's anti-discrimination laws, nor is it covered in the state's ...