AB43,2395 5Section 2395 . 175.35 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1318,116 175.35 (3) (b) 2. A person who violates sub. (2e) by intentionally providing false
7information regarding whether he or she is purchasing receiving a transfer of the
8firearm with the purpose or intent to transfer the firearm to another who the person
9knows or reasonably should know is prohibited from possessing a firearm under
10state or federal law is guilty of a Class H felony. The penalty shall include a fine that
11is not less than $500.
AB43,2396 12Section 2396 . 175.60 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1318,1413 175.60 (7) (d) A fee for a background check that is equal to the fee charged under
14s. 175.35 (2i) (a).
AB43,2397 15Section 2397 . 175.60 (9g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1319,916 175.60 (9g) (a) 2. The department shall conduct a criminal history record
17search and shall search its records and conduct a search in the national instant
18criminal background check system to determine whether the applicant is prohibited
19from possessing a firearm under federal law; whether the applicant is prohibited
20from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29; whether the applicant is prohibited from
21possessing a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 2007 stats.; whether the applicant
22has been ordered not to possess a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 51.45 (13) (i) 1.,
2354.10 (3) (f) 1., or 55.12 (10) (a); whether the applicant is subject to an injunction
24under s. 813.12 or 813.122, or a tribal injunction, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (e), issued
25by a court established by any federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribe or band,

1except the Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin, that includes notice to the
2respondent that he or she is subject to the requirements and penalties under s.
3941.29 and that has been filed with the circuit court under s. 813.128 (3g); whether
4the applicant is subject to a temporary restraining order or injunction under s.
5813.124;
and whether the applicant is prohibited from possessing a firearm under
6s. 813.123 (5m) or 813.125 (4m); and to determine if the court has prohibited the
7applicant from possessing a dangerous weapon under s. 969.02 (3) (c) or 969.03 (1)
8(c) and if the applicant is prohibited from possessing a dangerous weapon as a
9condition of release under s. 969.01.
AB43,2398 10Section 2398. 175.60 (11) (a) 2. f. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1319,1311 175.60 (11) (a) 2. f. The individual becomes subject to an a temporary
12restraining order or
injunction described in s. 941.29 (1m) (f) or is ordered not to
13possess a firearm under s. 813.123 (5m) or 813.125 (4m).
AB43,2399 14Section 2399 . 175.60 (15) (b) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1319,1615 175.60 (15) (b) 4. b. A fee for a background check that is equal to the fee charged
16under s. 175.35 (2i) (a).
AB43,2400 17Section 2400 . 182.004 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1319,2318 182.004 (6) Stock may be issued and leases made to husband and wife spouses,
19and to the survivor of them, in which event title shall descend the same as in like
20conveyances of real property subject to ch. 766. Otherwise, title to the stock and lease
21shall descend to the persons to whom a homestead of the stockholder would descend
22except as provided in ch. 766. The interest of a tenant in the lease and stock shall
23be exempt from execution to the same extent as a homestead in real estate.
AB43,2401 24Section 2401 . 182.01 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
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1182.01 (8) Information to be provided with business formation filings. The
2department shall provide informational materials and resources on worker
3misclassification to each person who files with the department any of the following:
AB43,1320,44 (a) Articles of incorporation under s. 180.0202 or 181.0202.
AB43,1320,55 (b) Articles of organization under s. 183.0201.
AB43,1320,66 (c) A statement of qualification under s. 178.0901.
AB43,1320,77 (d) A certificate of limited partnership under s. 179.0201.
AB43,2402 8Section 2402. 185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1320,169 185.983 (1) (intro.) Every voluntary nonprofit health care plan operated by a
10cooperative association organized under s. 185.981 shall be exempt from chs. 600 to
11646, with the exception of ss. 601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41, 601.42, 601.43, 601.44,
12601.45, 611.26, 611.67, 619.04, 623.11, 623.12, 628.34 (10), 631.17, 631.89, 631.93,
13631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.728, 632.729, 632.745 to 632.749, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795,
14632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87 (2) to (6) (8),
15632.871
, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5) and (8) to (17), 632.896, and 632.897 (10) and
16chs. 609, 620, 630, 635, 645, and 646, but the sponsoring association shall:
AB43,2403 17Section 2403 . 194.025 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1320,21 18194.025 Discrimination prohibited. No motor carrier may engage in any
19practice, act or omission which results in discrimination on the basis of race, creed,
20sex or, national origin, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03
21(3r)
.
AB43,2404 22Section 2404. 196.01 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1320,2423 196.01 (2n) “Digital equity” means all individuals and communities have the
24information technology capacity needed to fully participate in society.
AB43,2405 25Section 2405. 196.01 (5) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
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1196.01 (5) (b) 8. A person who supplies electricity through the person's electric
2vehicle charging station to users' electric vehicles, if the person does not otherwise
3directly or indirectly provide electricity to the public.
AB43,2406 4Section 2406. 196.025 (1h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1321,75 196.025 (1h) Social cost of carbon emissions. (a) In this subsection, “social
6cost of carbon” means a measure of the economic harms and other impacts expressed
7in dollars that result from emitting one ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
AB43,1321,128 (b) In consultation with the department of natural resources, the commission
9shall evaluate and set the social cost of carbon and shall evaluate and adjust as
10necessary that dollar amount every 2 years. The evaluations shall use integrated
11assessment models and consider appropriate discount rates. Any adjustment shall
12be consistent with the international consensus on the social cost of carbon.
AB43,1321,1813 (c) No later than December 31, 2023, and no later than December 31 every
14odd-numbered year thereafter, the commission shall submit to the appropriate
15standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a report that describes the
16commission's evaluation under par. (b) and, if the commission adjusts the previously
17set dollar amount under par. (b), specifies the social cost of carbon as adjusted by the
18commission.
AB43,1321,2019 (d) The commission shall consider the social cost of carbon in determining
20whether to issue certificates under ss. 196.49 and 196.491 (3).
AB43,2407 21Section 2407. 196.027 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1321,2322 196.027 (1) (d) 3. The retiring of any existing electric generating facility fueled
23by nonrenewable combustible energy resources.
AB43,2408 24Section 2408. 196.027 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1196.027 (1) (f) “Environmental control cost" means capital cost, including
2capitalized cost relating to regulatory assets, incurred or expected to be incurred by
3an energy utility in undertaking an environmental control activity and, with respect
4to an environmental control activity described in par. (d) 2. or 3., includes the
5unrecovered value of property that is retired, including any demolition or similar cost
6that exceeds the salvage value of the property. “Environmental control cost" does not
7include any monetary penalty, fine, or forfeiture assessed against an energy utility
8by a government agency or court under a federal or state environmental statute, rule,
9or regulation.
AB43,2409 10Section 2409. 196.218 (5) (a) 12. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2410 11Section 2410. 196.218 (5) (a) 15. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1322,1312 196.218 (5) (a) 15. To administer a digital equity program for the purposes
13specified under s. 196.504 (10).
AB43,2411 14Section 2411. 196.31 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1322,1715 196.31 (2r) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (1) (j), the commission shall
16reserve $50,000 annually to compensate equity-focused participants who review
17economic and environmental issues affecting low-income populations.
AB43,2412 18Section 2412. 196.37 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1322,2219 196.37 (7) It is not unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory for a public utility
20to implement low-income assistance programs if approved in a rate case in which the
21commission reviewed the program eligibility criteria and program credits or rebates
22and if that cost is incorporated in the public utility's published schedules or tariffs.
AB43,2413 23Section 2413. 196.372 (3) (e) 2. (intro.) and b. of the statutes are consolidated,
24renumbered 196.372 (3) (e) 2. and amended to read:
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1196.372 (3) (e) 2. The commission may not approve an application under subd.
21. unless the application satisfies all of the following conditions: b. Any states that
3any
loan provided may not be forgiven by the water public utility or the municipality.
AB43,2414 4Section 2414. 196.372 (3) (e) 2. a. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2415 5Section 2415. 196.374 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 196.374 (1) (d)
6(intro.) and amended to read:
AB43,1323,127 196.374 (1) (d) (intro.) “Energy efficiency program" means a program for
8reducing the usage or increasing the efficiency of the usage of energy by a customer
9or member of an energy utility, municipal utility, or retail electric cooperative.
10“Energy efficiency program" does not include load management. “ Energy efficiency
11program” includes a program that deploys electric technologies to meet energy needs
12currently served by other fuels in order to do all of the following:
AB43,2416 13Section 2416. 196.374 (1) (d) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
AB43,1323,1614 196.374 (1) (d) 1. Reduce the usage of energy, increase the efficiency of usage
15of energy on a fuel-neutral basis, or reduce adverse environmental impacts,
16including carbon dioxide emissions.
AB43,1323,1817 2. Reduce costs for electric public utilities and retail electric cooperatives or
18their customers or members.
AB43,2417 19Section 2417. 196.374 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1323,2520 196.374 (3) (b) 2. The commission shall require each energy utility to spend 1.2
212.4 percent of its annual operating revenues derived from retail sales to fund the
22utility's programs under sub. (2) (b) 1., the utility's ordered programs, the utility's
23share of the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs under
24sub. (2) (a) 1., and the utility's share, as determined by the commission under subd.
254., of the costs incurred by the commission in administering this section.
AB43,2418
1Section 2418. 196.376 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1324,8 2196.376 Residential and commercial energy improvements. The
3commission may authorize a public utility to finance energy improvements at a
4specific residential or commercial location and recover the cost of those
5improvements over time through a surcharge periodically placed on the public utility
6customer's account for that location. The commission shall promulgate rules to
7establish the requirements for the utility financing programs authorized under this
8section. Those requirements shall include at least all of the following:
AB43,1324,9 9(1) The surcharge shall be assigned to a location, not to an individual customer.
AB43,1324,11 10(2) Energy improvements are eligible for financing only if the improvements
11are estimated to save an amount that exceeds the surcharge.
AB43,1324,13 12(3) The financing offered to a customer under this section may not increase the
13customer's risk or debt.
AB43,2419 14Section 2419. 196.491 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1324,1615 196.491 (2) (title) Strategic energy assessment and integrated resource
16plans
.
AB43,2420 17Section 2420. 196.491 (2) (a) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1324,1918 196.491 (2) (a) 3s. Review the integrated resource plans submitted by electric
19utilities under par. (h) to help inform the strategic energy assessment.
AB43,2421 20Section 2421. 196.491 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1325,1121 196.491 (2) (h) 1. Each electric utility shall prepare and file an integrated
22resource plan with the commission. The commission shall by order establish
23integrated resource plan content and filing requirements, including filing deadlines.
24An integrated resource plan shall include a set of resource options that an electric

1utility could use to meet the service needs of its customers over the next 5-year,
210-years, and 15-year periods, including an explanation of the supply-and-demand
3circumstances under which, and the extent to which, each resource option would be
4used to meet those service needs. Resource options that could be used to meet service
5needs include using, refurbishing, and constructing electric generating plants and
6equipment; buying electricity generated by other entities; controlling customer
7loads; and implementing customer energy conservation. The commission shall
8approve, reject, or modify an electric utility's integrated resource plan consistent
9with the public interest. The commission's acceptance of an integrated resource plan
10under this paragraph does not constitute issuance of a certificate under s. 196.49 or
11issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity under s. 196.491 (3).
AB43,1325,1312 2. An integrated resource plan under this paragraph shall include all of the
13following:
AB43,1325,1514 a. A long-term forecast of the electric utility's sales and peak demand under
15various reasonable scenarios.
AB43,1325,1816 b. Details regarding the amount of peak demand reduction the electric utility
17expects to achieve and the electric utility's proposals for achieving the reduction in
18peak demand, including through load management and demand response.
AB43,1325,2219 c. If the plan identifies constructing a generation facility as a resource option,
20the type of generation technology proposed for the generation facility, the proposed
21capacity of the generation facility, and the projected fuel costs for the proposed
22generation facility under various reasonable scenarios.
AB43,1326,223 d. Projected electricity purchased or produced by the electric utility that is
24generated from a renewable energy resource. If the electricity utility projects the
25total level of electricity purchased or produced from a renewable energy resource to

1decrease over the periods described in subd. 1. a., the electric utility shall explain
2why the decrease is in the best interests of ratepayers.
AB43,1326,63 e. Details regarding the impacts of energy efficiency programs on the electric
4utility's electricity sales and peak demand under various reasonable scenarios,
5including the total amount of customer energy savings and the associated costs of the
6energy efficiency programs.
AB43,1326,87 f. Projected energy and capacity purchased or produced by the electric utility
8from a cogeneration resource.
AB43,1326,109 g. An analysis of potential new or upgraded electricity transmission options for
10the electric utility.
AB43,1326,1311 h. Data regarding the electric utility's current generation portfolio, including
12the age, capacity factor, licensing status, and estimated remaining operating time for
13each electric generating facility in the portfolio.
AB43,1326,1714 i. Plans for meeting current and future capacity needs, including cost estimates
15for any power purchase agreements, any proposed construction or major
16investments, and any transmission or distribution infrastructure necessary to
17support proposed construction or major investments.
AB43,1326,2018 j. An analysis of the cost, capacity factor, and viability of all reasonable options
19available to meet projected energy and capacity needs, including existing electric
20generating facilities in this state.
AB43,1326,2121 k. Projected total costs for each scenario reviewed.
AB43,1326,2422 L. If applicable, projected long-term natural gas transportation contracts or
23natural gas storage that the electric utility will hold to provide an adequate supply
24of natural gas to new electric generating facilities.
AB43,1326,2525 m. Any other information required by the commission by order.
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13. This paragraph does not apply to cooperative associations.
AB43,2422 2Section 2422 . 196.491 (3g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1327,103 196.491 (3g) (a) A person who receives a certificate of public convenience and
4necessity for a high-voltage transmission line that is designed for operation at a
5nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more under sub. (3) shall pay the department of
6administration
commission an annual impact fee as specified in the rules
7promulgated by the department of administration commission under s. 16.969
8196.492 (2) (a) and shall pay the department of administration commission a
9one-time environmental impact fee as specified in the rules promulgated by the
10department of administration commission under s. 16.969 196.492 (2) (b).
AB43,2423 11Section 2423 . 196.504 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2424 12Section 2424 . 196.504 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1327,2413 196.504 (1) (c) 2. Provided at actual speeds of at least 20 percent of the upload
14and download speeds for advanced telecommunications capability as designated by
15the federal communications commission in its inquiries regarding advanced
16telecommunications capability under 47 USC 1302 (b)
download speeds of 100
17megabits per second or greater and upload speeds of 20 megabits per second or
18greater. Beginning on July 1 of the 2nd calendar year beginning after the effective
19date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and on July 1 of each successive
20odd-numbered year thereafter, the commission may adjust the threshold speeds
21designated in this subdivision if, upon review, it determines there is good cause to
22do so in order to align with changes in technology and actual market conditions. If
23the commission adjusts these threshold speeds, it shall publicize the adjusted speed
24thresholds on its website
.
AB43,2425 25Section 2425. 196.504 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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1196.504 (1) (c) 3. Available, reliable, and affordable.
AB43,2426 2Section 2426 . 196.504 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
358
, is amended to read:
AB43,1328,84 196.504 (2) (a) To make broadband expansion grants to eligible applicants for
5the purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved unserved
6areas designated under par. (d) (e). Grants awarded under this section subsection
7shall be paid from the appropriations under ss. 20.155 (3) (c), (r), and (rm) and 20.866
8(2) (z), in the amount allocated under s. 20.866 (2) (z) 5.
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