2023 Acts Index

Menominee Indian tribe child welfare services funding [Sec. 111, 146] - Act 19

Nontaxable tribal land: shared revenue payments to counties to compensate for lost property taxes; sunset provision [Sec. 151, 152, 163, 164, 9451 (1)] [152, 154, 9451 (1) -- vetoed] - Act 19

Shared revenue changes: trust fund, supplemental aid for specified purposes, innovation grants for specified services or duties, and DOR and DOA duties - Act 12

Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Village of Brown Deer: DOA grant; sunset provision [Sec. 136, 137, 9130 (2)] - Act 19

WisconsinEye endowment fund established; sunset provision [Sec. 20, 173] [20 -- partial veto] - Act 19

administrative rules Administrative rules, see also specific agency or department; Supreme Court — Rule-making orders issued by

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact ratified; emergency rule provision - Act 56

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact ratified; emergency rule provision [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

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public deposit losses, parity with federally chartered credit unions, and charges for credit union examinations; rules repealed [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-SB 12.03, DFI-SL 12.03] - Act 128

Dental therapist licensure created, emergency rule provision - Act 87

DOT rules modified re location of driver schools [Admin.Code Trans 105.06] - Act 202

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

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

Supplemental aid for snowmobile trail maintenance: DNR may modify administrative rule [Admin.Code NR 50.09] - Act 110

administrative rules _ revisions Administrative rules — Revisions

Adjunctive services: who licensed chiropractors may delegate to expanded; rules provision [Admin.Code Chir 10.024] - Act 186

Apportionment of gross receipts from trading assets: rules revised [Admin.Code Tax 2.495] [Sec. 477, 478, 9337 (3), 9437 (2)] - Act 19

Delayed relocation of utilities in a highway right-of-way: process for a highway improvement contractor to seek damages, report required; rules modified [Admin.Code Trans 220.06] - Act 46

Dogs used in hunting wild animals: certain rules repealed [Admin.Code NR 10.07, 13.30, 17.001, 17.04, 17.08] [vetoed] - AB512

Farm service license endorsement: seasonal period for “F” endorsement increased; rules modified [Admin.Code Trans 120.02] - Act 28

Land Recycling Loan Program eliminated and rule repealed [Admin.Code NR 167] - Act 6

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

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

Motor vehicle certificate of title application by nonresident insurance company: rules revised [Admin.Code Trans 154.13] - Act 161

Muzzle-loading firearm defined for hunting purposes; rules revised [Admin.Code NR 10.001, 10.09] - Act 116

Nuisance wildlife management at airports by designated personnel: exceptions to shining animals, possessing firearms or bow or crossbow, and discharging firearms prohibitions; rule created [Admin.Code NR 12.10] - Act 51

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

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

adoption of children Adoption of children, see Children — Adoption

advertising _ state Advertising — State

Marketing clearinghouse in Tour.Dept repealed [Sec. 84, 235] - Act 19

Opportunity attraction and promotion: appropriation created [Sec. 60] - Act 19

Tour.Dept annual activities report requirement modified; repeal of certain distribution of donated cheese, use of famous Wisconsin residents in tourism marketing, and audited financial statement from WPGA Junior Foundation - Act 7

Tourism marketing appropriation created [Sec. 83] - Act 19

affirmative action Affirmative action, see Discrimination in employment

ag AG, see Attorney General

age Age, see Children, and its subheadings; Youth

aging and long_term care board on Aging and Long-Term Care, Board on

Executive director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman: employed within the classified service [Sec. 21, 22] - Act 19

agricultural education Agricultural education

Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council membership - Act 152

agricultural land Agricultural land, see Farmland preservation

agricultural societies Agricultural societies

Prizes awarded at county and agricultural society fairs: state aid increased - Act 244

agriculture Agriculture, see also Dairy product; Farm and farming; Farm produce; Farmland preservation; Food; Forestry; Livestock and meat; Plants

Agricultural road improvement grant program established; report required; sunset provision - Act 13

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

agriculture trade and consumer protection department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of

Agricultural producer security council membership (remedial legislation suggested by DATCP) - Act 255

Caller ID spoofing prohibited; telecommunication provider ability to block voice calls per federal law recognized - Act 243

Deicer applicators certification program established [vetoed] - SB52

Farmland preservation agreements and tax credits changes, report required - Act 42

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

Prizes awarded at county and agricultural society fairs: state aid increased - Act 244

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

Tribal elder community food box program; funding from tribal gaming receipts [Sec. 53, 145, 385] - Act 19

airport Airport

Appleton International Airport improvements funding [Sec. 93, 9144 (3)] - Act 19

Fuel pipeline extension from Mitchell International Airport to the Port of Milwaukee: harbor assistance grant [Sec. 92, 9144 (2)] - Act 19

Nuisance wildlife management at airports by designated personnel: exceptions to shining animals, possessing firearms or bow or crossbow, and discharging firearms prohibitions; rule created [Admin.Code NR 12.10] - Act 51

Respiratory care practitioners allowed as part of ambulance staffing on any aircraft transporting pediatric patients between hospitals - Act 176

alcohol and other drug abuse Alcohol and other drug abuse

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

Recovery high school grants created; report required; JCF supplemental appropriation - Act 72

Recovery high schools: DPI grants [Sec. 68] - Act 19

UI drug testing program: DWD required to promulgate rules immediately [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

UI law changes: name changed to "reemployment assistance," general qualifying requirements, drug testing, and Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) grants [vetoed] - AB150

alcohol beverage Alcohol beverage, see also Drunken driving

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

alcohol beverage _ regulation Alcohol beverage — Regulation

Class "B," "Class B," and "Class C" licensed retailers and certain retail outlets located in specified counties: closing hours exception during a 2024 national political convention in Milwaukee - Act 73

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

alcohol beverage _ taxation Alcohol beverage — Taxation

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

allied health professional Allied health professional, see Medical service — Occupations

alzheimer_s disease Alzheimer's disease, see Disease

ambulance Ambulance, see Medical service; Medical service — Occupations

american indian American Indian, see Indians and tribal issues

anatomical gift Anatomical gift, see Transplant

animal Animal, see also Dogs; Fish and fishing; Hunting; Livestock and meat

Nuisance wildlife management at airports by designated personnel: exceptions to shining animals, possessing firearms or bow or crossbow, and discharging firearms prohibitions; rule created [Admin.Code NR 12.10] - Act 51

Wildlife control in urban communities program: grant eligibility expanded - Act 50

Wolf population: statewide goal part of the wolf management plan [vetoed] - SB139

animal _ disease Animal — Disease

Ban on baiting deer in counties with confirmed positive CWD or bovine TB tests modified [vetoed] - AB34

animal _ treatment Animal — Treatment

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

annexation Annexation, see Municipality — Annexation

antigo city of Antigo, City of, see Langlade County