All PublicationsWisconsin LRB publications issued in the last six months are grouped for this channel.Amending the Wisconsin Constitution- April 24, 2008 The Wisconsin Constitution establishes the exclusive procedure for amending the constitution. Only the people can amend the constitution, either by convention or by voting on proposed amendments, passed by two different legislatures. The Wisconsin Constitution does not permit ballot initiatives to amend the constitution.http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/gw/gw_26.pdf Scrap Metal Sales Regulations- April 8, 2008 2007 Wisconsin Act 64, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Jim Doyle on March 11, 2008, requires scrap metal dealers to ask for identification and proof of ownership before purchasing scrap and certain other metal items.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/08Lb4.pdf Terminating Tenancy in Domestic Abuse Cases- April 7, 2008 2007 Wisconsin Act 184, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Doyle on March 26, 2008, allows a victim of domestic violence to break a rental agreement if he or she feels that staying on the property is dangerous. The victim must be able to legally prove that either he or she or a child was under a threat of serious physical harm.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/08Lb3.pdf Acquisitions List for March 2008- April 7, 2008 Selective list of recent acquisitions of the Rupert Theobald Libraryhttp://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ra/08ra03.pdf Identity Theft- April 1, 2008 In recent years, Congress and the Wisconsin Legislature have passed legislation to increase the penalties for identity theft-related crimes. This bibliography examines the prevalence of the problem, who commits identity theft crimes, and how victims are impacted.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-04-2008.html |