2023 Acts Index

Transportation administrative facilities funding [Sec. 9144 (9)] - Act 19

road _ expressway Road — Expressway

ATV or UTV operated under the direction of or contract with a municipality or electric cooperative: exemption from certain freeway and highway prohibitions - Act 64

“Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway”: DOT to designate and mark portion of I 90 in La Crosse and Monroe counties as - Act 216

Noise barriers along I 894 in Milwaukee County: state highway rehabilitation funding [Sec. 97, 9144 (8)] - Act 19

road _ finance Road — Finance

Agricultural roads funding in the local roads improvement program [Sec. 96] - Act 19

Connecting highways: reimbursement to cities, towns, and villages for maintenance [Sec. 384] - Act 19

General fund transfers to the transportation fund re electric vehicle sales tax [Sec. 38] - Act 19

Transfer from general fund to transportation fund [Sec. 9244 (1)] - Act 19

road _ machinery Road — Machinery

Snow removal vehicles may be equipped with transmitters to communicate with traffic control signal priority devices - Act 167

road _ marking Road — Marking

“Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway”: portion of STH 11 from Village of Orfordville to Village of Footville designated as - Act 215

“Deputy Kaitie Leising Memorial Highway”: portion of STH 128 designated and marked as; DOT duties - Act 269

“Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway”: DOT to designate and mark portion of I 90 in La Crosse and Monroe counties as - Act 216

“Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial Highway”: designating and marking STH 80 as - Act 69

Snow removal vehicles may be equipped with transmitters to communicate with traffic control signal priority devices - Act 167

The Prairie School and Wind Point Lighthouse in Racine County: DOT to erect and maintain directional signs [vetoed] - AB603

Tribal nation welcome signs within the right-of-way of certain highways - Act 74

robbery Robbery, see Crime and criminals

rock county Rock County

“Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway”: portion of STH 11 from Village of Orfordville to Village of Footville designated as - Act 215

TID number 10 in the City of Evansville: local levy increase limit calculations, lifespan extension exemption, and limitation on total value of taxable property - Act 135

rule_making authority Rule-making authority, see Administrative rules

rusk county Rusk County

Electronic waste cleanup in certain counties [Sec. 72, 452] - Act 19

S S

s _ l S & L, see Savings and loan associations

safe haven re newborn Safe haven re newborn, see Maternal and infant care

safety Safety, see Public safety

safety and professional services department of Safety and Professional Services, Department of, see also specific occupation; Trades and occupations

Commercial building plans and plumbing plans: procedures for DSPS review revised [vetoed] - SB186

Commercial building plans: local government review expanded; DSPS report on outreach to local governments required [vetoed] - SB187

Commercial buildings: permission to start construction before plan approval codified [vetoed] - SB188

Conviction record of credential applicant: DSPS investigation of revised [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Credential renewal period for certain health and business professions changed from two-years to four-years; fee and continuing education provisions [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

De Pere Greenwood Cemetery: DSPS grant for erosion remediation [Sec. 9138 (1)] - Act 19

Decennial review of occupational licensure requirements; Occupational License Review Council created in DSPS; report required; LRB duties [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Health care provider credentials: DSPS reciprocity standards and posting review results on its website [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

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

Nonmetallic quarries: local regulations limited; conditional use permits and zoning ordinance provisions - Act 12

Occupational credential metrics: DSPS required to publish and update on its website [vetoed] - AB201

Occupational credentials: DSPS biennial report required to include certain metrics [vetoed] - AB200

Preliminary health care credentials: DSPS to grant to previously unlicensed individuals under set conditions; Social Work Licensure Compact ratified [vetoed] - SB158

Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation grant program sunset extended [Sec. 472g, r, 9438 (2)] - Act 19

Reciprocal credentials process created, limitation provisions [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Refrigerants acceptable to the EPA as alternatives to ozone-depleting substances: DSPS cannot promulgate a rule and local governments cannot enact or enforce an ordinance prohibiting or limiting use of - Act 76

Renewal date for certain credentials modified - Act 33

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

Telehealth by out-of-state mental health care providers: conditions set; DSPS forms provision [vetoed] - AB541

salary Salary, see Public employee — Salary; Public officers — Salary

sales Sales, see also Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies; Retail establishment

Counterfeit and unsafe lighters: sale of prohibited - Act 271

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

Motor vehicle seller who transfers possession and legal title to a buyer is immune from civil and criminal liability, and local ordinance violations [vetoed] - AB669

Restricting the use or sale of devices based on energy source: state agencies and local governmental units may not impose [vetoed] - AB141

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

sales tax Sales tax

General fund transfers to the transportation fund re electric vehicle sales tax [Sec. 38] - Act 19

Local government fund transfers; "police and fire protection fund" changed to "911 fund"; support and improvement of emergency services and municipal sales and use tax provisions [Sec. 37, 39, 55, 102, 113, 115, 116, 121, 122, 131, 132, 156-162, 165-168, 171, 172, 198-209, 211, 242, 243, 250-254g, 304, 319, 324, 348, 353-356, 359, 360, 420, 425-428, 439-447, 453, 470, 9101 (4), 9119 (6), 9401 (2), 9406 (1), 9419 (2), 9427 (2), 9431 (2), 9436 (1), 9437 (4)] [39, 156, 163, 167, 168 -- partial veto] - Act 19

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

Local professional baseball park district: funding for grants and short-term loans for improvements, repair, and maintenance; administration of county and municipal sales tax provisions - Act 41

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

Retirement systems in first class cities and counties: sales and use tax imposed, reports required, new hires covered under WRS, and City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County systems closed to new employees; collective bargaining provision - Act 12

Sales tax retailer's discount modified [Sec. 350, 9337 (4)] - Act 19

sales tax _ exemption Sales tax — Exemption

Precious metals bullion: sales tax exemption created - Act 149

Sale of certain memberships to a real estate broker: sales and use tax exemption created - Act 141

Sales tax exemption for WEDC certified data centers created [Sec. 346, 347, 349, 433, 434, 437, 9437 (3)] - Act 19

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

sanborn town of Sanborn, Town of, see Ashland County

sanitation and sewerage management Sanitation and sewerage management, see also Solid waste management

Clean Water Fund Program funding: projects for the reduction of infiltration and inflow in connecting laterals and sewer lines are eligible - Act 106

Competitive bidding: threshold for public works projects increased and school boards and MPS required to use; exceptions provided [vetoed] - SB688

Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation grant program sunset extended [Sec. 472g, r, 9438 (2)] - Act 19

savings and loan associations Savings and loan associations, see also Financial institution

Authorized operations of financial institutions revisions re credit union property and supplemental capital, ATM locations and interference with made a crime, S&L lending areas, residential mortgage loans, promissory notes of certain public bodies, public deposit losses, parity with federally chartered credit unions, and charges for credit union examinations; rules repealed [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-SB 12.03, DFI-SL 12.03] - Act 128

scholarships and loans Scholarships and loans, see also Higher Educational Aids Board

College savings account individual tax treatment and employee college savings account contribution credit revisions - Act 148

HEAB Wisconsin Grant program changes and revisions re talent incentive grants, emergency financial need grants, and Selective Service registration as a condition for aid - Act 80

Marquette University School of Dentistry: HEAB scholarship for state residents who agree to practice in a health shortage area changed to a dental health shortage area - Act 90

Wisconsin Merit scholarships awarded to UW System students: sunset eliminated - Act 2

school _ administration School — Administration, see also Colleges and universities; Discrimination in education; Kindergarten; Parochial and private schools; Technical college; University of Wisconsin, and its subheadings

Civil liability exemption for administering an opioid antagonist re elementary and secondary schools - Act 194

Competitive bidding: threshold for public works projects increased and school boards and MPS required to use; exceptions provided [vetoed] - SB688

Critical incident mapping data: DOJ grants to school board or governing body of private school modified [Sec. 9127 (1)] - Act 19

Elections: access to election officials' personal information limited, battery against an election official made a felony, whistleblower protections for clerks and election officials re reporting fraud and irregularities, and all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with and submit campaign finance reports to Ethics Commission - Act 126

Guaranteed admission program to UW System institutions created; school boards, charter school operators, and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools requirements - Act 95