2023 Acts Index

Fire and emergency medical services provided at state veterans homes: grants to fire districts and local governments [Sec. 133, 236, 322, 323] - Act 19

Spouses of veterans: eligibility requirements for state veterans home admission when the veteran spouse is not a member - Act 204

Wisconsin Veterans Home at King: master plan study required [Sec. 9148 (1)] [partial veto] - Act 19

veteran _ organization Veteran — Organization

Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign: grant for conservation of memorials and markers related to Wisconsin; sunset provision [Sec. 126, 127, 9131 (2), 9431 (1)] - Act 19

“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

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

veterans affairs department of Veterans Affairs, Department of

Authorized State Building Program for 2023-25 amended to add UW System projects; transfer from general fund to capital improvement fund; UW Regents' plan to honor state veterans required - Act 102

County and tribal veterans service officer grants: civil service exam requirement removed - Act 203

County and tribal veterans service officer grants [Sec. 237, 239] - Act 19

U.S.S. Wisconsin: onetime grant from DVA to nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote and support the Columbia-class submarine [Sec. 9148 (2)] [vetoed] - Act 19

Veterans Programs, Council on: membership expanded; term lengths provision - Act 70

Wisconsin Veterans Home at King: master plan study required [Sec. 9148 (1)] [partial veto] - Act 19

veto power and process Veto power and process, see Governor

victim of crime Victim of crime, see Crime victim

video recording Video recording, see Data processing

videoconferencing Videoconferencing, see Telecommunications

village _ finance Village — Finance

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

Law enforcement investigative services: DOC to reimburse any county, city, village, or town providing assistance [Sec. 36, 99, 101, 314, 316-318] - Act 19

visually impaired Visually impaired, see Blind and visually impaired

vital statistics Vital statistics

Death records: additional occupation fields - Act 171

Death records: use of electronic system of vital records required of any person who completes and signs a medical certification of death; nationally recognized health information exchange standards required - Act 172

Medical certifications of death: training for persons authorized to complete and sign - Act 173

vocational education Vocational education, see Technical college

voter registration Voter registration, see Elections — Registration

voting Voting

Photographic identification required for voting; provisional ballot provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [SJR73] - JR 9

Qualified electors may vote in Wisconsin. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [SJR71] - JR 8

Special voting deputies dispatched to residential care facilities and qualified retirement homes re voting by absentee ballot and circuit court determination of ineligibility to vote due to incompetency revisions [vetoed] - AB572

vulnerable person Vulnerable person, see Intellectual disabilities; Senior citizen

W W

wage Wage

Earned wage access service companies: regulations created, report required - Act 131

wage _ minimum Wage — Minimum

Clinical research trial participants are not employees of entity conducting the trial for minimum wage law, UI, and WC purposes [vetoed] - AB398

warren knowles_gaylord nelson stewardship program Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship Program, see Natural resource

washington county Washington County

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

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

UW--Milwaukee at Washington County branch campus: UW System to submit plan to JCF for joint operation with Moraine Park Technical College [Sec. 9147 (2)] [vetoed] - Act 19

wastewater Wastewater, see Sanitation and sewerage management

water _ pollution Water — Pollution

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

Environmental improvement fund revenue bonding limit increased for Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program [Sec. 450] - Act 19

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement: appropriation created [Sec. 80] - Act 19

PFAS group of substances: requirements created and programs established to address issues related to; reports and studies; rule revisions [Admin.Code NR 811.12, PSC 184.06] [vetoed] - SB312

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

water supply Water supply

Environmental improvement fund revenue bonding limit increased for Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program [Sec. 450] - Act 19

PFAS group of substances: requirements created and programs established to address issues related to; reports and studies; rule revisions [Admin.Code NR 811.12, PSC 184.06] [vetoed] - SB312

Producer-led watershed, lake, and river protection grants: eligibility expanded - Act 5

watershed Watershed, see Water supply

watertown city of Watertown, City of

Main Street bridge in the City of Watertown: funding from highway and local bridge improvement assistance program [Sec. 94, 9144 (6)] - Act 19

waterways and water power Waterways and water power, see also Harbor; Lakes; Wetland

Dam on Sheboygan River at the Sheboygan Marsh: funding for removal and reconstruction [Sec. 74] - Act 19

Dam safety project cost limits created in 2021 WisAct 58 do not apply to dam removal project - Act 65

Dam safety projects: appropriation created [Sec. 73, 232-234] - Act 19

“Eisenhower Bridge of Valor”: bridge on USH 63 across the Mississippi River in Pierce County designated and marked as - Act 268

Fill on bed of the Great Lakes and river waterfront property: establishing lawful public or private use of; claim provision - Act 247

Mill Pond dam: grant to City of Plymouth for removal and restoration [Sec. 77] - Act 19

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

Producer-led watershed, lake, and river protection grants: eligibility expanded - Act 5

Southern Bridge construction project: funding from accelerated local bridge improvement assistance [Sec. 90, 9144 (5)] - Act 19

Steve Creek dam: grant for repairs [Sec. 76] [partial veto] - Act 19

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

Water resource account lapse [Sec. 9232 (5)] - Act 19

waterworks Waterworks

PFAS group of substances: requirements created and programs established to address issues related to; reports and studies; rule revisions [Admin.Code NR 811.12, PSC 184.06] [vetoed] - SB312

wc WC, see Worker's compensation

wca _wisconsin consumer act_ WCA (Wisconsin Consumer Act), see Consumer protection

weapon Weapon, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

weather Weather

Deicer applicators certification program established [vetoed] - SB52

wedc WEDC, see Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin

weight limit Weight limit, see Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

wells Wells

PFAS group of substances: requirements created and programs established to address issues related to; reports and studies; rule revisions [Admin.Code NR 811.12, PSC 184.06] [vetoed] - SB312

Well compensation grant program appropriation [Sec. 81] - Act 19

Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, or pump installing license applicants: exam administration (remedial legislation suggested by DNR) - Act 261

wetland Wetland

Aquatic plant management plans and permit considerations and exemptions [vetoed] - SB316

Dam on Sheboygan River at the Sheboygan Marsh: funding for removal and reconstruction [Sec. 74] - Act 19

Wetlands benefitting from the in lieu fee subprogram: public access requirement eliminated - Act 111

wheda WHEDA, see Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin

wheelchair Wheelchair, see Persons with disabilities