2023 Acts Index

Public safety employees may bargain with municipal employer over who is covered by a health care coverage plan - Act 34

firearms and dangerous weapons Firearms and dangerous weapons

Electric weapons prohibitions eliminated [vetoed] - SB641

Hunting wild animals with an airgun during firearm hunting season permitted; prohibition on discharging from a vehicle provision - Act 115

Muzzle-loading firearm defined for hunting purposes; rules revised [Admin.Code NR 10.001, 10.09] - Act 116

Nuisance wildlife management at airports by designated personnel: exceptions to shining animals, possessing firearms or bow or crossbow, and discharging firearms prohibitions; rule created [Admin.Code NR 12.10] - Act 51

Payment card networks prohibited from using firearm merchant codes for retail payment card transactions; governmental entities prohibited from keeping lists of firearms owners, exception for criminal investigations or prosecutions; AG authority [vetoed] - SB466

School Safety, Office of: authorized positions increased; funding from concealed carry license fees - Act 240

Tactical EMS professional allowed to carry a firearm in prohibited areas; definition and LESB duties - Act 218

first class city First class city, see Milwaukee — City, and its subheadings

fish and fishing Fish and fishing

Fish taken by hook and line: revision to transportation of; photograph provision - Act 112

Free fishing weekend in January: designation modified - Act 109

Hunting and fishing approvals: certain nonresident fees increased; conservation fund provision [Sec. 144, 217-231, 9232 (1)] [149 -- vetoed] - Act 19

Les Voigt State Fish Hatchery and Brule State Fish Hatchery [Sec. 194] [partial veto] - Act 19

fish and game warden Fish and game warden

ATV and UTV law enforcement positions; DNR report required [Sec. 9132 (1)] [partial veto] - Act 19

Fish taken by hook and line: revision to transportation of; photograph provision - Act 112

floodplain management Floodplain management

Municipal flood control and riparian restoration program: cost-sharing grant eligibility modified [Sec. 451] - Act 19

Pre-disaster flood resilience grant program for local governmental units created; DEM to administer - Act 265

Pre-disaster flood resilience grants from DEM [Sec. 130] - Act 19

Urban storm water, flood control, and riparian restoration appropriation [Sec. 82] - Act 19

floorperiod Floorperiod, see Legislature — Procedure

fond du lac county Fond du Lac County

UW System branch campus redevelopment grants from WEDC to political subdivisions; first counties to receive grants specified [partial veto] - Act 250

food Food, see also Dairy product; Farm produce; Livestock and meat; School — Lunch

Healthy food incentive program for FoodShare recipients: DHS to contract with nonprofit organizations to administer - Act 201

Third-party food delivery services requirements established - Act 75

Tribal elder community food box program; funding from tribal gaming receipts [Sec. 53, 145, 385] - Act 19

food stamp plan Food stamp plan

Healthy food incentive program for FoodShare recipients: DHS to contract with nonprofit organizations to administer - Act 201

foodshare FoodShare, see Food stamp plan

football Football, see Green Bay Packers

footville village of Footville, Village of, see Rock County

forestry Forestry

Forest land and timber management added to BCPL [Sec. 153] - Act 19

Forest nursery stock seedling surcharge repealed [Sec. 216] - Act 19

Lapham Peak Lodge: grant for construction of to Friends of Lapham Peak Unit -- Kettle Moraine State Forest, Inc. [Sec. 9132 (5)] - Act 19

Online transaction fee for online sale of vehicle admission to state parks, forests, and recreation areas and state trail passes [Sec. 70, 212, 213] - Act 19

forfeiture Forfeiture, see also Fines; Sentences and penalties

Caller ID spoofing prohibited; telecommunication provider ability to block voice calls per federal law recognized - Act 243

Gas pipeline safety violations: maximum penalties increased - Act 242

Impoundment of vehicles by law enforcement for certain reckless driving offenses: municipalities may enact ordinance authorizing - Act 1

LAB performance audit of election processes following a general election required; noncompliance and report provisions [vetoed] - SB736

Passing a stopped school bus: penalties increased - Act 154

Political advertisements: disclosure requirements for audio or video communication containing synthetic media; penalty and Ethics Commission provisions - Act 123

Real estate practice law changes re disclosures, discipline, licenses, and criminal penalties; real property wholesaler disclosure requirements - Act 208

Reckless driving penalties increased - Act 9

Redacting certain records: law enforcement and corrections agencies may charge a fee; exceptions and forfeiture provisions - Act 253

Temporary motor vehicle operation plates issued by DOT to dealers in electronic format required; misuse penalty provision - Act 45

Third-party food delivery services requirements established - Act 75

foster home Foster home, see Children

fox river Fox River, see Waterways and water power

franchise _ taxation Franchise — Taxation

Business development tax credit and enterprise zone jobs tax credit changes - Act 143

Internal Revenue Code changes made by specified federal acts adopted - Act 36

Research credit: income and franchise tax credit revisions [Sec. 338-340, 342-345] - Act 19

fraud Fraud

Candidate adjudged guilty of felony campaign finance or election fraud violations: court to order candidate committee dissolved and conditions on disbursement of funds specified - Act 52

Fraudulent insurance acts: OCI duties [Sec. 461] - Act 19

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions, proof of ID required, notification of removal, and penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB494

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; absentee ballots and certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB570

UI benefit recipients: DWD to run comparison to certain state and national databases re fraud and erroneous payments [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act: 2014 modifications adopted and renamed the Uniform Voidable Transactions Law - Act 246

freeway Freeway, see Road — Expressway

freight transportation Freight transportation, see Railroad

fte _full_time equivalent position_ FTE (Full-time equivalent position), see Public employee

fuel Fuel, see also Energy conservation; Gasoline

Fuel pipeline extension from Mitchell International Airport to the Port of Milwaukee: harbor assistance grant [Sec. 92, 9144 (2)] - Act 19

Gas pipeline safety violations: maximum penalties increased - Act 242

LPG and compressed natural gas used for vehicle fuel purposes: DSPS cannot promulgate rules requiring training to dispense or prohibiting self-service dispensing - Act 163

funeral and funeral director Funeral and funeral director

Cremation permit application form: DHS to design, issuance of permit provision - Act 84

G G

gaming Gaming, see Indian gaming and compacts

gas Gas, see Fuel

gasoline Gasoline, see also Energy conservation; Fuel

Restricting the use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source: state agencies and local governmental units may not impose [vetoed] - AB142

general fund General fund, see Appropriation

golf Golf, see Recreation

government_owned vehicle Government-owned vehicle, see Motor vehicle — Publicly-owned

governor Governor, see also Executive office

Earl, Gov. Anthony S.: life and public service of the 41st Governor of Wisconsin honored [AJR28] - JR 4

Gathering in places of worship: state and political subdivisions cannot forbid or order closures in response to a state of emergency. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [SJR54] - JR 11

Partial veto to create or increase taxes and fees: prohibit Governor from using. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR112] - JR 16

governor _ appointments Governor — Appointments

Local professional baseball park district: administration and governing body changes; lease and nonrelocation agreements; facilities improvement funding; ticket surcharge; Milwaukee County sales tax and pension obligation bonds; audit and redevelopment report required - Act 40

Vacancies in certain elective state offices: appointment by Governor replaced with special election; exception provided [vetoed] - AB476