2023 Acts Index

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

appeals Appeals, see Hearings and Appeals, Division of

appeals court _ judge Appeals court — Judge, see Judge

appleton city of Appleton, City of, see Outagamie County

appliance Appliance, see Electric appliance

appointment power of governor Appointment power of Governor, see Governor — Appointments

apprenticeship Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship grants for technical college and tribal college students created; TCS Board and HEAB to award [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Teacher preparatory program must require one to four semesters of student teaching; DPI report modified and teacher apprenticeship program established [vetoed] - SB917

appropriation Appropriation

Appropriation schedule repealed and recreated; general effective dates [Sec. 49-51, 9400] [50 -- partial veto] - Act 19

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

Building program revisions re budget modifications and report requirement, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting exception, project bidding procedures, cooperation with energy conservation contractors, and utilities costs; timeline for Claims Board to hear and determine claims related to contracts; transfer from general fund to building trust fund [vetoed] - SB932

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

Required general fund structural balance shall not apply to legislation enacted during the 2023-24 legislative session [Sec. 9128 (1)] - Act 19

State building trust fund transfer to the general fund; hospital emergency department services grants funding [partial veto] - Act 97

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

aquatic facility Aquatic facility, see Athletics

aquatic plant or weed Aquatic plant or weed, see Plants

architect Architect

Building program revisions re budget modifications and report requirement, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting exception, project bidding procedures, cooperation with energy conservation contractors, and utilities costs; timeline for Claims Board to hear and determine claims related to contracts; transfer from general fund to building trust fund [vetoed] - SB932

Design professional services: prohibiting enforcement of indemnification provision in a contract with the state or a political subdivision - Act 211

armed forces Armed forces, see Military personnel; National Guard

ashland county Ashland County

Harbor Commission of the Town of La Pointe established and investigating potential for ferry service between Wisconsin mainland and Town of La Pointe: DOA grants; sunset provision [Sec. 138, 139, 9130 (1)] - Act 19

Property tax levy rate limitation for the Town of Sanborn [Sec. 315, 320, 9144 (12)] [vetoed] - Act 19

asian americans and pacific islanders Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, see Minority groups

assault Assault, see Sex crimes

assembly district Assembly district, see Redistricting

assembly unlawful Assembly, Unlawful

Picketing or parading at the residence of a judge with intent to impede administration of justice or influence a judge made a crime - Act 234

asthma Asthma, see Disease

athletics Athletics

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 and professional football stadium district: obsolete appropriations repealed [Sec. 154, 155, 169, 170, 351, 352, 9437 (1)] - Act 19

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

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

atm _automated teller machine_ ATM (Automated teller machine), see Financial institution

attorney _ fee Attorney — Fee

Private attorney rate increased for cases assigned by SPD [Sec. 471, 472] - Act 19

attorney general Attorney General

Payment card networks prohibited from using firearm merchant codes for retail payment card transactions; governmental entities prohibited from keeping lists of firearms owners, exception for criminal investigations or prosecutions; AG authority [vetoed] - SB466

Vacancies in certain elective state offices: appointment by Governor replaced with special election; exception provided [vetoed] - AB476

attorney general_s opinion Attorney General's opinion

Sex offender registry and notification requirements: counting convictions and findings codified re OAG-02-17 - Act 254

atv _all_terrain vehicle_ ATV (All-terrain vehicle), see Recreation vehicle

audiologist Audiologist

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

audiovisual works Audiovisual works, see Data processing

audit Audit, see Legislative Audit Bureau

automobile dealer Automobile dealer, see Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies

B B

bail Bail, see Court — Procedure

baiting animals Baiting animals, see Hunting

ballots Ballots, see Elections — Ballots

bank _ deposit _ public Bank — Deposit — Public

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; administrative rules repealed [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-SB 12.03, DFI-SL 12.03] - Act 128

banking division of Banking, Division of

Banks placed in hands of Division of Banking: obsolete State Treasurer reference eliminated (remedial legislation suggested by Office of the State Treasurer) - Act 263

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

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

baseball Baseball, see Milwaukee Brewers

battery Battery, see Crime and criminals — Battery

bcpl BCPL, see Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of

behavioral health Behavioral health, see Mental health

bids and bidders Bids and bidders, see Contracts; Purchasing, Government

bills legislative Bills, Legislative

Occupational and business licenses: DOA to report on proposed legislation requiring [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

blind and visually impaired Blind and visually impaired

Transportation services for blind workers: income tax credit created; ABLE account provision - Act 142

boaltc BOALTC, see Aging and Long-Term Care, Board on

bonds Bonds

Recreational vehicles: additional regulations for dealers and the relationship between dealers and manufacturers or distributors; definitions modified; bond requirement; vehicle length limit on highways exception - Act 164

books Books, see Literacy

bovine tuberculosis Bovine tuberculosis, see Animal — Disease

bow and arrow hunting Bow and arrow hunting, see Hunting

boys and girls club Boys and Girls Club, see Youth

breakfast Breakfast, see School — Lunch

bridge Bridge

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

Assessment of local bridges and culverts: DOT funding to counties [Sec. 91, 376] - Act 19

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