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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
February 2, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Billings, Vining, Baldeh, Bare,
Clancy, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Hong, Joers, Madison,
Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Stubbs, Subeck and
Jacobson, cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Larson,
Roys, Spreitzer,
Taylor and Agard. Referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term
Care.
AB1061,1,4
1An Act to amend 255.15 (4); and
to create 255.15 (3) (d) of the statutes;
2relating to: public health campaign for prevention of tobacco and electronic
3cigarette use, grants to organizations working on youth vaping and cessation
4services, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides funding to the Department of Health Services to develop and
carry out a public health campaign aimed at the prevention of initiation of tobacco
and electronic cigarette use. The bill also provides funding to DHS to distribute
grants to local and regional organizations working on youth vaping and providing
cessation services.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB1061,1
5Section 1
. 255.15 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1061,2,26
255.15
(3) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (fm), the department
7may develop and implement a public health campaign aimed at the prevention of
1initiation of tobacco and electronic cigarette use and may award grants for local and
2regional organizations working on youth vaping and providing cessation services.
AB1061,2
3Section 2
. 255.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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255.15
(4) Reports. Not later than April 15,
2002 2025, and annually
5thereafter, the department shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each
6house of the legislature for distribution under s. 13.172 (2) a report that evaluates
7the success of the
grant program programs under sub. (3). The report shall specify
8the number of grants awarded during the immediately preceding fiscal year and the
9purpose for which each grant was made. The report shall also specify donations and
10grants accepted by the department under sub. (5).
AB1061,2,1712
(1)
Public health campaign and grants for vaping prevention and cessation.
13In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health
14services under s. 20.435 (1) (fm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is
15increased by $2,000,000 to fund a public health campaign aimed at the prevention
16of initiation of tobacco and electronic cigarette use and for grants for local and
17regional organizations working on youth vaping and providing cessation services.
