AG power to appoint solicitor general and deputy solicitors general eliminated; approval to compromise or discontinue an action DOJ is prosecuting changed to JCF instead of Governor, intervenor provision -
Act 369Forestry account expenditures: Governor's Council on Forestry to determine priorities and report along with 2019-21 biennial budget recommendations [Sec. 9133 (6r)] [vetoed] -
Act 59Interagency Council on Homelessness created; appropriation and report provisions -
Act 74SPD appropriations consolidated; Public Defender Board can request certain FTE positions from the Governor [Sec. 141, 461-467, 2252-2254, 2258-2261] -
Act 59State of emergency declared by the Governor: waiver of fee for replacement of a permit, license, approval, or authorization for person residing or headquartered in the area -
Act 291Artificial and certain nonfederal wetlands exempt from DNR permitting requirements; DNR to apply to EPA to be delegated the authority to administer permit program for the discharge of dredge or fill material into navigable waters; wetland mitigation grant program with in lieu fee subprogram moneys established and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provision; property development grant program established; Wetland Study Council created in DNR; reports required -
Act 183County and municipal officers: removal at the pleasure of the appointing authority; administrative code provision [Admin.Code DHS 5.06] -
Act 150Employment Relations Commission: offices of commissioner positions eliminated; chairperson nominated by Governor with advice and consent of Senate [Sec. 9-15, 506, 1446-1448, 1757e, 1761, 1765, 1766, 9115 (1)] -
Act 59GIB membership: Governor appointments with advice and consent of the Senate required; additional members appointed by legislative officers [Sec. 17n, 39d-k, 707f, 9314 (3p), (4p)] [vetoed] -
Act 59Individual nominated by Governor or state officer or agency and rejected by Senate cannot be nominated again in the same biennium -
Act 369Interoperability Council and statewide public safety interoperable communications system functions transferred to DMA; 911 Subcommittee created; Next Generation 911 and interagency and intra-agency appropriations; Director of Emergency Communications position created and transfer of positions from DOT to DMA; obsolete Wireless 911 grant program references repealed; report required [Sec. 34m, 39m, 169e-s, 198m, 408e, n, s, 411e-s, 416m, 480m, 527m, 547m, 1187p, 1673d-t, 1799c-w, 1892c-x, 9128 (1w), 9132 (1w)-(1yy)] -
Act 59Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership created and attached to the UW System [Sec. 17m, 68m, 222m, 626m] -
Act 59Addiction medicine consultation program: DHS to create and administer -
Act 28Addressing mental health issues in schools: DPI to provide training to school district and independent charter school personnel -
Act 31Aiding a person suffering from an overdose or adverse reaction: immunity from prosecution for controlled substance possession or having probation, parole, or extended supervision revoked provisions created for the person being aided and the aider; definition of ``aider" modified -
Act 33Asset revisions re financial eligibility requirements for W-2, Wisconsin Shares, and FoodShare; DCF and DHS required to perform periodic review of public benefit database and compare to national databases that contain death records -
Act 269Budget bill [partial veto] -
Act 59Compliance with child support determinations and obligations required for MA eligibility, notification provision -
Act 268Criminal investigation agent positions at DOJ authorized re drug interdiction and drug trafficking; unencumbered moneys lapse to the general fund and used for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs, DOJ plan and JCF approval required -
Act 35EITC: pilot program, with IRS approval, to make monthly payments to eligible recipients; permanent program if pilot is successful and DOR and IRS can reach an agreement -
Act 270Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone and tax credits: WEDC authorized to create; provisions re TIDs, sales tax exemption, environmental impact statements, wetlands and waterways permits, PSC certificates and market-based rates, grants to local governments, county bonding, town incorporation as city or village, and DNR oversight; highway bonding authorization; design-build system for public works projects; enterprise zone tax credit revisions; economic development liaison appointed by DOA; electronics manufacturing small business development director in WEDC; worker training and employment program and annual report; appeal of decisions relating specifically to the zone; job creation threshold; LAB audit required [partial veto] -
Act 58Emergency administration of opioid antagonist to pupils and other persons appearing to overdose: civil liability for school bus operator, employees and volunteers of public, private, and tribal schools, and college residence hall director; calling 911 provision -
Act 29FoodShare employment and training program (FSET): all able-bodied adults required to participate, exceptions noted; Wisconsin Shares, LAB audit, and USDA provisions -
Act 264FoodShare employment and training program (FSET): required hours of participation -
Act 263Graduate medical training in an addiction specialty and development of a training program: existing DHS grant programs to hospitals and rural hospitals expanded to include -
Act 26Opioid and methamphetamine treatment programs in underserved and high-need areas: DHS to create additional programs, funding provision -
Act 27Pay for success contracting: DOA may use for eligible services to individuals, conditions and JCF approval required; DHS, DOC, DCF, and DWD to study if pay for success could be used for programs they administer; reports required -
Act 267Persons with drug dependence: emergency and involuntary commitment procedures, DHS programs, voluntary treatment, and other services extended to include -
Act 34Public housing adult residents: housing authorities to conduct employment screenings, create employability plans, and require able-bodied and unemployed or underemployed to complete a questionnaire re abuse of controlled substances -
Act 265Recovery charter school: pilot program and director of Office of Educational Opportunity in the UW System authorized to contract for operation of, conditions specified; high school graduation and insurance coverage requirements; DHS, DPI, and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
Act 30Savings account program in the MA program: DHS to request waiver to establish and implement; exclusions specified -
Act 271Schedule V controlled substances containing codeine may not be dispensed without a prescription -
Act 25Treatment and diversion (TAD) program: county grant moneys increased; pilot program to divert certain persons to treatment options, JCF approval -
Act 32W-2 and FoodShare employment and training (FSET) programs: performance-based payment system for contractors; healthy eating incentive pilot program for FoodShare eligible households, sunset provision -
Act 266Agricultural Producer Security Program revisions re small vegetable processor exemption, milk deferred payment contracts, grain dealer and grain warehouse keeper fund balances, grain dealer deferred payment purchases, payments to producers due to a default; DATCP duties -
Act 155Domestic partnership benefits limited or eliminated re WRS and GIB [Sec. 705, 706, 708, 709, 710-725, 9314 (1), (2), 9414 (1)] -
Act 59GIB membership: Governor appointments with advice and consent of the Senate required; additional members appointed by legislative officers [Sec. 17n, 39d-k, 707f, 9314 (3p), (4p)] [vetoed] -
Act 59GIB plan for state program reserves: submit to JCF for approval, conditions specified [Sec. 9114 (1t)] [vetoed] -
Act 59GIB prohibited from contracting for or providing a group health insurance plan that provides abortion services -
Act 191GIB to establish 5 health plan tiers [Sec. 709g, 9314 (3c)] [vetoed] -
Act 59GIB to use state group health program reserves to reduce costs and review policies to maintain reserves [Sec. 9114 (2p)] [vetoed] -
Act 59State employee group health program savings [Sec. 9114 (2w)] [vetoed] -
Act 59Emergency outpatient mental health treatment for minors without informed consent allowed under certain conditions -
Act 204Minor employed in business, trade, or profession of parent or guardian without permit allowed, direct supervision required -
Act 168Supported decision-making agreements for adults with a functional impairment provisions created; DHS duties -
Act 345Tribal gaming receipts appropriations consolidated re unusually high-cost of out-of-home placements and subsidized guardianships of Indian children [Sec. 395, 396, 460, 2246] -
Act 59Truant pupil: school attendance officer permitted to notify parent or guardian by electronic communication [Sec. 1506m] -
Act 59Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act incorporated into Wisconsin law with modifications -
Act 187Harbor assistance grant for Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding [Sec. 359nm, 9145 (4d)] -
Act 59Harbor improvement grants: DOT bonding limit increased [Sec. 492] -
Act 59Unobligated Stewardship bonding authority: used for Saxon Harbor campground marina, Eagle Tower in Peninsula State Park, Horicon March Wildlife Area scenic overlook shelter, cities of Neenah and Menasha for pedestrian bridges and trails, and acquisition of the Canadian Pacific Railway corridor in Racine County [Sec. 514g, r] [514g -- partial veto] -
Act 59WHEFA bonds: individual income tax exemption on earned interest from [Sec. 1014, 9338 (4)] -
Act 59Advanced practice clinician training programs: grants to hospitals and clinics to establish [Sec. 371t, 1657b] -
Act 59Allied health professional education and training grants created [Sec. 371r, 1657d] -
Act 59Appropriations reorganized [Sec. 369, 370, 374, 378, 379, 381-383, 385-392, 405, 458, 747, 748-751, 753-765] -
Act 59Centers for developmental disabilities and state mental health institutes: DHS appropriation authority [Sec. 497, 498] -
Act 59Community-based services information and referrals: DHS to award grants to nonprofit organizations to operate Internet site and telephone-based system -
Act 250Electric energy derived from renewable resources: appropriation created for DOA, DOC, DHS, DPI, DVA, and the UW System [Sec. 205, 206, 221, 222, 365, 366, 375, 376, 413, 414, 447, 448] -
Act 59Human resources and payrolls services: DOA to administer for all executive branch agencies and independent agencies except specified agencies; general fund lapse, onsite management, and reports provisions [Sec. 73, 9101 (9), 9201 (1), 9401 (4)] [73 -- partial veto] -
Act 59