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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 991.13

  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    Acts enacted during the 1983 biennial session of the legislature and thereafter are denominated “Wisconsin act” and identified by the year in which the biennial session began.
   (2)   Acts enacted prior to the 1983 legislative session may be referred to as “chapter …. [consecutive number], laws of …. [year in which biennial session began]”. Acts enacted during the 1983 session and thereafter may be referred to as “…. [year in which biennial session began] Wisconsin act …. [consecutive number]”.