2023 Acts Index

driver_s license Driver's license, see Motor vehicle — Driver's license

drivers education Drivers' education

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

Driver education grant program: DOT to establish; income eligibility provision - Act 86

Driver education grants [Sec. 98] - Act 19

Highway work zone safety included in driver education instruction requirements; DOT provision - Act 160

drug testing Drug testing, see Alcohol and other drug abuse

drugs Drugs, see also Alcohol and other drug abuse; Drunken driving

Advanced practice RN licensure system created; nurse-midwife license and practice requirements repealed; prescription authority and medical malpractice insurance provisions [vetoed] - SB145

Civil liability exemption for administering an opioid antagonist re elementary and secondary schools - Act 194

Epinephrine delivery systems: definition, authority to use, and prescribing authority - Act 27

MA payment for puberty-blocking drugs or gender reassignment surgery prohibited [Sec. 308-311] [vetoed] - Act 19

Pupils who have asthma: schools required to adopt a management plan which includes standing orders for short-acting bronchodilators; advanced practice nurse prescriber, physician assistant, and physician provisions and civil liability immunity - Act 195

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

Undesignated glucagon: prescriptions and standing orders to public, private, charter, and tribal schools from specified medical personnel; administration by school personnel; civil liability immunity - Act 193

Value-based purchasing arrangements under MA: DHS may enter into with a drug manufacturer - Act 184

drugs _ criminal acts and law enforcement Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement

First-degree reckless homicide re certain controlled substances: felony penalty changes; JRCCP may report - Act 29

Xylazine testing materials excluded from drug paraphernalia definition; civil and criminal liability exemption for distributing and administering testing products - Act 217

drunken driving Drunken driving

Driver improvement surcharge [Sec. 460g, m, 9344 (2m), 9444 (1m)] - Act 19

dsps DSPS, see Safety and Professional Services, Department of

dva DVA, see Veterans Affairs, Department of

dwd DWD, see Workforce Development, Department of

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e_cigarette E-cigarette, see Cigarette

eau claire county Eau Claire County

Hospital emergency department services DHS grants created; counties specified; report required [vetoed] - SB1014

Lake Altoona sediment dredging: DNR grant to the Lake Altoona Protection and Rehabilitation District [Sec. 9132 (6)] - Act 19

economic development Economic development, see Industrial development

economic development corporation wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin

Angel investment tax credit: sold or transferred to another taxpayer allowed - Act 145

BioForward, Inc.: WEDC grant re designation as a regional technology and innovation hub by federal government - Act 96

Business development tax credit and enterprise zone jobs tax credit changes - Act 143

Child care center renovations revolving loan fund and program established [vetoed] - AB388

Child care providers: revolving loan fund [Sec. 61] [partial veto] - Act 19

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

Opportunity attraction and promotion program: WEDC to establish and administer grants; annual report required - Act 169

Provider Assistance for Licensing (PAL): WEDC to request JCF to supplement an appropriation [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Qualified new business venture: certification criteria modified - Act 144

Sales tax exemption for WEDC certified data centers created [Sec. 346, 347, 349, 433, 434, 437, 9437 (3)] - Act 19

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

WEDC talent attraction and retention initiatives re veterans, report required; expending moneys for a vibrant spaces grant program prohibited [Sec. 62, 435, 436, 9149 (1)] [436, 9149 (1) -- vetoed] - Act 19

Wisconsin-Ireland Trade Commission: WEDC to create advisory committee; report required - Act 170

education Education, see Agricultural education; Colleges and universities; Kindergarten; Medical education; Parochial and private schools; Scholarships and loans; School — Administration, and its subheadings; Technical college; University of Wisconsin

educational service agency cooperative Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

Early literacy professional development: expanding who may offer required training; reading readiness assessments administered in 2024-25 school year required - Act 192

edvest _college savings program_ EdVest (college savings program), see Scholarships and loans

elderly Elderly, see Senior citizen

elections Elections, see also Judge; Referendum; Voting

Broadcasting live election night canvassing proceedings: municipal clerk, county clerk, or Elections Commission required to record it - Act 53

Election administration: acceptance or use of private resources by state agency or political subdivision or officer or employee of prohibited; only election officials designated by law may perform tasks. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [SJR78] - JR 10

LAB performance audit of election processes following a general election required; noncompliance and report provisions [vetoed] - SB736

Nomination papers: determining number of valid signatures - Act 125

Polling place closures: conditions established - Act 124

Public funds used by state senators or representatives to distribute substantially identical materials prior to a general election: provisions revised - Act 105

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

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

elections _ advertising Elections — Advertising

Political advertisements: disclosure requirements for audio or video communication containing synthetic media; penalty and Ethics Commission provisions - Act 123

elections _ ballots Elections — Ballots, see also Voting

Absentee ballot for the presidential primary: timeline for municipal clerks to send or transmit to certain electors modified - Act 54

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions, proof of ID required, notification of removal, and penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB494

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; absentee ballots and certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB570

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

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

elections _ campaign expense Elections — Campaign expense

Candidate adjudged guilty of felony campaign finance or election fraud violations: court to order candidate committee dissolved and conditions on disbursement of funds specified - Act 52

Elections: access to election officials' personal information limited, battery against an election official made a felony, whistleblower protections for clerks and election officials re reporting fraud and irregularities, and all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with and submit campaign finance reports to Ethics Commission - Act 126

Ethics Commission recommendations regarding campaign finance, lobbying, open records, and closed sessions - Act 120

Public funds used by state senators or representatives to distribute substantially identical materials prior to a general election: provisions revised - Act 105

elections _ contested elections Elections — Contested elections

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB543

elections _ observers Elections — Observers

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB543

elections _ officials Elections — Officials

Election administration: acceptance or use of private resources by state agency or political subdivision or officer or employee of prohibited; only election officials designated by law may perform tasks. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [SJR78] - JR 10

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB543

Elections: access to election officials' personal information limited, battery against an election official made a felony, whistleblower protections for clerks and election officials re reporting fraud and irregularities, and all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with and submit campaign finance reports to Ethics Commission - Act 126

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; absentee ballots and certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB570

elections _ registration Elections — Registration

Citizenship of individuals on official voter registration list: data shared between DOT and Elections Commission used to verify; DOT required to use the words “Not valid for voting purposes” on driver’s license or ID card of persons who are not U.S. citizens [vetoed] - SB98

Official voter registration list copy: changing how fee is charged [vetoed] - AB396

elections commission Elections Commission

Broadcasting live election night canvassing proceedings: municipal clerk, county clerk, or Elections Commission required to record it - Act 53

Citizenship of individuals on official voter registration list: data shared between DOT and Elections Commission used to verify; DOT required to use the words “Not valid for voting purposes” on driver’s license or ID card of persons who are not U.S. citizens [vetoed] - SB98

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions, proof of ID required, notification of removal, and penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB494

LAB performance audit of election processes following a general election required; noncompliance and report provisions [vetoed] - SB736

Official voter registration list copy: changing how fee is charged [vetoed] - AB396