2023 Acts Index

lights Lights, see Motor vehicle — Equipment

literacy Literacy

Early literacy instruction and reading readiness assessments and interventions: Office of Literacy and Council on Early Literacy Curricula created in DPI, teacher licensing and professional development training, model policy for promoting third graders to fourth grade, school district and school report cards, parent notification requirements, complaint by parent or guardian to DPI; reports and sunset provisions - Act 20

Early literacy professional development: expanding who may offer required training; reading readiness assessments administered in 2024-25 school year required - Act 192

Early literacy programs administered by DPI: funding structure [partial veto] - Act 100

National reading program grants: DCF to award to certain nonprofit organizations - Act 191

National reading program grants [Sec. 110] - Act 19

Personal financial literacy credit required for high school graduation - Act 60

livestock and meat Livestock and meat

Livestock premises registration program: administration funding [Sec. 52] - Act 19

Preemption of local animal regulations re areas zoned exclusively or primarily for agricultural use [vetoed] - AB957

loan Loan, see also Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin; Mortgage; Scholarships and loans; Small loan

Child care center renovations revolving loan fund and program established [vetoed] - AB388

Child care providers: revolving loan fund [Sec. 61] [partial veto] - Act 19

Income tax deduction for interest on commercial loans [Sec. 325, 341, 9337 (2)] - Act 19

Land Recycling Loan Program eliminated and rule repealed [Admin.Code NR 167] - Act 6

Licensing and regulation by DFI of consumer lenders, payday lenders, money transmitters, sales finance companies, collection agencies, mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers, adjustment service companies, community currency exchanges, and insurance premium finance companies; the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry; ABLE program established in DFI; rules revised [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 74.01, 74.03, 74.04, 74.05, 74.06, 74.07, 74.10, 74.11, 74.12, 74.14, 74.16, 75.01, 75.08] - Act 267

lobbying Lobbying

Ethics Commission recommendations regarding campaign finance, lobbying, open records, and closed sessions - Act 120

lodging establishment Lodging establishment, see Hotel and motel

long_term care Long-term care, see Nursing homes and adult care; Ombudsman; Solid waste management

lottery Lottery

Laws under DOR’s purview: enforcement and administration changes; electronic vaping device directory created, report required; Division of Alcohol Beverages created in DOR; rule repealed [Admin.Code Tax 8.87] - Act 73

Obsolete statutory references removed re property, sales, and income taxes; the Revised Uniform Claimed Property Act; and lottery games - Act 138

Tax revisions re road-building equipment sales tax exemption, income tax withholding threshold for nonresidents, and qualified opportunity fund certification; lottery games and farm assets changes; income tax exemption for certain commercial loan income; cigarette, tobacco, and vapor product enforcement and shared revenue and municipality sales tax administration positions; common carrier permit for direct wine shipping and local exposition board membership provisions - Act 146

low_income persons Low-income persons, see Poor

loyalty Loyalty

Loyalty pledges: UW System institutions and technical colleges prohibited from using, private right of action provision; requiring all training materials to be publicly available [vetoed] - AB1065

lpg _liquefied petroleum gas_ LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas), see Fuel

lrb LRB, see Legislative Reference Bureau

M M

ma MA, see Medical assistance

madeline island Madeline Island, see Ashland County

malpractice Malpractice, see Medical malpractice

manufacturer Manufacturer, see Business

maps Maps

Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial identified on state highway maps - Act 270

Nonprofit organizations promoting the operation of ATVs and UTVs: changes to DNR appropriation for communication equipment and producing maps and digital information - Act 67

marinette county Marinette County

Silver Cliff, Town of: payments from state disaster assistance appropriation to rebuild public safety building destroyed by a tornado [Sec. 9131 (1)] - Act 19

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

marketing Marketing, see Advertising — State

marquette dental school Marquette Dental School, see Colleges and universities

marriage Marriage, see also Income tax, and its subheadings

Domestic asset preservation trust provisions created [vetoed] - SB667

Trust administration and regulation changes; Uniform Trust Decanting Act adopted; Uniform Powers of Appointment Act adopted; digital property classified as individual property and disclosure provisions - Act 127

marriage and family therapist Marriage and family therapist

Tier 1 license from DPI for clinically trained mental health professional created; rules provision [Admin.Code PI 34.0375] - Act 196

marriage and family therapy counseling and social worker examining board Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, and Social Worker Examining Board

Counseling Compact ratified - Act 55

Counseling Compact ratified [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Statutes and rules examinations for certain health care professions prohibited [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

marsh Marsh, see Wetland

mass transit Mass transit, see Metropolitan transportation

maternal and infant care Maternal and infant care

Congenital disorder test fees [Sec. 438m] [partial veto] - Act 19

Newborn infant safety devices: installation in safe haven law locations authorized - Act 79

meb MEB, see Medical Examining Board

medicaid Medicaid, see Medical assistance

medical assistance Medical assistance

Ambulance service provider trust fund appropriation created; administrative costs provision - Act 30

Behavioral health care coordination pilot projects and psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot project repealed [Sec. 106, 306, 307] - Act 19

Complex rehabilitation technology wheelchair repair and accessories: MA reimbursement rates; reports required - Act 182

Crisis urgent care and observation facilities: DHS to establish certification process and grants program; MA waiver provision; report required; crisis hostels provision - Act 249

Dental services MA reimbursement rate increased: implementation deadline [Sec. 9119 (1)] - Act 19

Institutions for mental disease: DHS to cover costs for MA services provided to beneficiaries housed in; federal waiver provision - Act 177

MA health services provided via telehealth by out-of-state health provider: physical address in this state not required - Act 180

MA payment for puberty-blocking drugs or gender reassignment surgery prohibited [Sec. 308-311] [vetoed] - Act 19

Nursing home payment rates under MA to exclude provider incentives [Sec. 9119 (4)] - Act 19

Nursing home support services: priced rate provisions [Sec. 9119 (3)] - Act 19

Repair of complex rehabilitation technology prescribed and reimbursed under MA: DHS cannot require a prescription and prior authorization before reimbursing a provider - Act 83

Rural critical care access hospital supplemental MA payment [Sec. 303] - Act 19

SeniorCare participants allowed to purchase 100-day prescription drug supplies; administrative rule revision and DHS to apply for federal Medicaid waiver [Admin.Code DHS 109.31] - Act 71

Value-based purchasing arrangements under MA: DHS may enter into with a drug manufacturer - Act 184

Ventilator-dependent nursing home residents: MA reimbursement rate [Sec. 9119 (5)] - Act 19

medical clinic or center Medical clinic or center, see Hospitals and health care facilities

medical college of wisconsin inc Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., see Medical education

medical education Medical education, see also Nurses

Graduate medical training grants: distribution, maximum, eligibility, and renewal revisions; new grant for a graduate medical training consortia created - Act 185

Graduate medical training programs: term of grants to establish in rural hospitals extended [Sec. 417] - Act 19

Medical College of Wisconsin: psychiatry and behavioral health residency program appropriation created; report requirements revised [Sec. 1, 64] [1 -- vetoed] - Act 19

medical examiner Medical examiner, see Coroner

medical examining board Medical Examining Board

Gender transition medical intervention for individuals under age 18: health care providers prohibited from engaging in, causing the engagement in, or making referrals for; exceptions and examining and credentialing boards provisions [vetoed] - AB465

Internationally trained physicians: provisional licenses to practice medicine and surgery - Act 214

Statutes and rules examinations for certain health care professions prohibited [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

medical facility Medical facility, see Hospitals and health care facilities

medical malpractice Medical malpractice

Advanced practice RN licensure system created; nurse-midwife license and practice requirements repealed; prescription authority and medical malpractice insurance provisions [vetoed] - SB145