Overview
STATE BUDGET
Wisconsin operates on a biennial budget cycle. The governor submits a proposed budget in January of each odd-numbered year and the legislature adopts a budget in July. The budget cycle runs from July to June of the following odd-numbered year.
STATE LEGISLATURE
The Wisconsin Legislature has 33 Senators, and 99 members of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Senators serve four year terms, Assembly members serve two year terms. The Wisconsin Legislature operates in a biennial (two year) session that lasts from early January of the odd numbered year to early January of the odd numbered year two years later. Bills carry over from odd to even numbered years.
KEY RESOURCES
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Wisconsin Department of Justice
- Wisconsin Governor
- Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
- Wisconsin Health Information Organization
- Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
Wisconsin Laws
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Wis. Stat. § 100.20. Methods of Competition and Trade Practices: Marketing; Trade Practices – Wisconsin
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Methods of competition in business and trade practices in business shall be fair. Unfair methods of competition in business and unfair trade practices in business are hereby prohibited.
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Wis. Stat. § 103.465. Restrictive covenants in employment contracts: Employment Regulations – Wisconsin
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Provides “restrictions imposed [by the non-compete must be] reasonably necessary for the protection of the employer.”
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Wis. Stat. § 133.01. Legislative Intent: Trusts and Monopolies – Wisconsin
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The intent of this chapter is to safeguard the public against the creation or perpetuation of monopolies and to foster and encourage competition by prohibiting unfair and discriminatory business practices which destroy or hamper competition. […]
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Wis. Stat. § 133.03. Unlawful Contracts; Conspiracies: Trusts and Monopolies – Wisconsin
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce is illegal. Every person who makes any contract or engages in any combination or conspiracy in restraint […]
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Wis. Stat. § 133.04. Price Discrimination; Intent to Destroy Competition: Trusts and Monopolies – Wisconsin
Introduced: Status: Enacted
No person may discriminate, either directly or indirectly, in price between different purchasers of commodities of like grade and quality, for the purpose or intent of injuring or destroying competition in any level of competition […]
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