2021 Acts Index

State COVID-19 response: MA payments to hospitals for nursing-level-facility custodial care; hospital-associated services standards; temporary credentials for health care providers licensed in another state, telehealth provision - Act 10

hours of labor Hours of labor, see also Public employee — Hours of labor

Permissible work hours for minors under age 16 [vetoed] - SB332

house of correction House of correction

School district accountability report: exclude data from juvenile detention facility, residential care center for children, house of correction or county jail; conditions set - Act 212

housing Housing, see also Mortgage

Assistance to households and property owners from certain federal moneys based on property taxes [vetoed] - AB232

Community-oriented policing-house grant program appropriation [Sec. 69] - Act 58

Condominium association records: obligation to maintain records, owner access to, and financial audits; access to records of entity controlled by association; organization of association as a for-profit corporation prohibited - Act 166

Condominium documents requirements clarified and law changes re expanding, merger or consolidation, plats, bylaws, correction instruments, and small condominiums - Act 168

Extension of certain approvals for construction projects and plats or certified survey maps; waiving interest and penalties on late property tax installment payments, excessive payment and recovery claims provisions - Act 80

Home inspector regulation revisions; DSPS and emergency rule provisions - Act 17

Homeowners’ associations: requirements for and restrictions on created; DFI duties - Act 199

Housing authorities in first class city: undertaking of mixed developments authorized and bidding threshold for housing authority projects increased - Act 196

Occupancy permit when dwelling occupied before final uniform dwelling code compliance inspection [vetoed] - AB1

Property assessed clean energy (PACE) program changes - Act 175

Razing certain insured dwellings: municipal authority limited - Act 107

Real estate condition and vacant land disclosure report revisions re rescinding the contract and incomplete reports - Act 96

Shovel-ready workforce development site program established [vetoed] - SB629

Workforce housing rehabilitation loan program created - Act 221

housing and economic development authority wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin

Workforce housing rehabilitation loan program created - Act 221

housing authority Housing authority, see Housing

hunting Hunting, see also Fish and fishing

Bear hunting license certificates issued to the Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association (governor's bear tag) for a raffle and public auction: once in a lifetime restriction eliminated - Act 15

Electing to be an anatomical gift donor when applying for a hunting, fishing, or trapping license at age 15 or older - Act 220

Farm-raised game bovid provisions created [vetoed] - SB563

Shot shells based on shot size for the hunting of fur-bearing animals: DNR prohibited from limiting use, possession, or control of - Act 16

Stocking pheasants for hunting opportunities: DNR to establish a schedule; report required [vetoed] - SB609

Use of processed wood bottom affixed to logs or stumps to contain bear bait or feed: rule modified [Admin.Code NR 10.07] - Act 14

Waterfowl hunting stamp fee increased, report required [Sec. 170, 171] [170 -- vetoed] - Act 58

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id cards ID cards, see Identification cards

identification cards Identification cards

Absentee ballot changes: applications, automatic receipt, photo ID, unsolicited mailing or transmission, and secure delivery; voter registration provisions [vetoed] - SB939

Absentee ballot changes re application, automatic receipt, unsolicited mailing or transmission of application or ballot, and canvassing; completed electronic voter registration applications retained [vetoed] - SB204

Elections Commission and DOT agreement re matching personally identifiable information: verification of U.S. citizenship requirement; DOT to add “Not valid for voting purposes” on operator’s licenses and ID cards of noncitizens [vetoed] - SB938

immunization Immunization, see Vaccination

in memoriam In memoriam

Aaron, Henry Louis “Hank”: life honored and career accomplishments as a baseball player and civil rights icon commended [AJR2] - JR 3

Hines, Dr. Jacob Albert, “Doc”, D.V.M.: life and public service of veterinarian and for state representative [SJR100] - JR 16

Ladwig, Bonnie Lorraine: life and public service of former state representative commended [AJR131] - JR 8

Leean, Joseph “Joe”: life and public service of former state senator commended [SJR108] - JR 19

Limbaugh, Rush: life and accomplishments honored [SJR11] - JR 11

Smith, Pastor Jerome, Sr.: life and service to the Milwaukee community honored [AJR49] - JR 4

Tector, Dr. Alfred J. “Cy,” Jr.: life and accomplishments commended [SJR14] - JR 12

Vander Loop, William “Bill”: life and public service of former state representative commended [SJR95] - JR 15

income tax Income tax, see also Corporation — Taxation

Individual income tax withholding table adjustments [Sec. 9137 (1)] [vetoed] - Act 58

Laws administered by DOR: revisions re shared revenue, property assessment, income taxes, sales tax, and payments from counties to towns; income tax exemption for certain income and grants related to COVID-19 relief - Act 1

Motor carrier safety improvement used or deployed by motor vehicle operator for a motor carrier is not evidence of employment rather than independent contractor for WC, UI, minimum wage, wage claims, and income and franchise tax law purposes [vetoed] - SB703

Qualified ABLE savings account program under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code: DFI to study and report on establishment - Act 119

income tax _ credit Income tax — Credit

Child and dependent care: individual income tax credit created [Sec. 244, 258, 259] - Act 58

Military pay income tax exemptions re active duty; armed forces member tax credit sunsetted [Sec. 243, 246, 257, 9337 (1)] - Act 58

Obsolete tax credits repealed - Act 127

Research credit: income and franchise tax credit revisions [Sec. 256, 266, 267, 274, 275] - Act 58

income tax _ deduction Income tax — Deduction, see also Military personnel — Exemption from taxation

Laws administered by DOR: revisions re shared revenue, property assessment, income taxes, sales tax, and payments from counties to towns; income tax exemption for certain income and grants related to COVID-19 relief - Act 1

Net capital loss deduction: maximum annual offset changes - Act 157

Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant: income and franchise tax exemption created - Act 156

Segal AmeriCorps education award: individual income tax subtraction [Sec. 245] - Act 58

Tuition expenses for a DWD approved apprenticeship program: individual income tax deduction created [vetoed] - SB125

income tax _ rate Income tax — Rate

Individual income tax: rate on 3rd tax bracket reduced [Sec. 247-249] - Act 58

income tax _ return Income tax — Return

Filing individual income tax returns: adopting federal due date whenever it may be - Act 40

independent living Independent living, see Persons with disabilities

indians and tribal issues Indians and tribal issues

Battery or threats to cause bodily harm to a person or family member of a person who is an advocate re tribal court proceedings made a felony - Act 191

Body cameras: grants for law enforcement agencies to purchase, conditions specified - Act 185

Charter schools authorized by the College of Menominee Nation or the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College: limit eliminated [vetoed] - SB695

Civil liability exemption for entities re failure to act resulting in person's exposure to COVID-19 [vetoed] - AB1

Electronic waste recycling program changes - Act 79

Grants to American Indian tribes or bands for fiscal year 2021-22 [Sec. 11, 12, 78, 79, 84, 85, 9401 (1)] - Act 58

Independent charter school authorized by a tribal college: per pupil payments changed - Act 219

Intentional bodily harm to a probation, extended supervision, parole, community supervision, or aftercare agent: crime expanded to include family member of the agent, comparable programs by American Indian tribes or bands, and threats of harm - Act 187

Out-of-home placement of child with nonparent relative or other unlicensed person prohibited if that person has a record of a crime against a child - Act 72

Purple Heart Reservation signs: Oneida Nation my erect in highway right-of-way - Act 202

Sexually violent person on supervised release: notification to tribal chairs and tribal law enforcement requirements - Act 190

Subsidized guardianship payments - Act 132

Tribal care coordination agreements re MA services [Sec. 65, 229] - Act 58

UI law: DWD to update IT systems, civil liability exemption for entities re COVID-19, waiting period suspension continued, noncharging of benefits, eligibility when participating in a work-share program, and certain extended benefit requirement waived - Act 4

Youth wellness center funding [Sec. 80] - Act 58

industrial development Industrial development

Electronic waste recycling program changes - Act 79

Research credit: income and franchise tax credit revisions [Sec. 256, 266, 267, 274, 275] - Act 58

TID created in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone: expenditure period for certain capital expenditures increased - Act 68

influenza Influenza, see Disease