AB43: Bill Text

AB43,1779,6 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (bt), the board shall provide funding for the MIA Recovery Project to perform a mission for the recovery and identification of Wisconsin veterans who are missing in action.

AB43,1779,12 (c) The MIA Recovery Project, acting through its representative, shall submit at the conclusion of the mission for which the funds were expended, to the board, the joint committee on finance, the standing committees of each house of the legislature dealing with veterans matters, the governor, the department of veterans affairs, and the department of military affairs, a report on the mission's findings and an accounting of expenditures for the mission.

AB43,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

AB43,1779,19 (1) Study for a master plan for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (u), during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium the department shall contract with a vendor to study the campus of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall provide a framework to guide decision making for future operations and development on the campus of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall be completed before June 1, 2025.

AB43,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB43,1779,25 (1) Enterprise zone designation limit. The treatment of s. 238.399 (3) (a) may not be construed to require that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation revoke a certification for tax benefits under s. 238.399 that is in effect on the effective date of this subsection.

AB43,1780,5 (2) Cooperative development funding. From the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) or (r), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall allocate at least $500,000 in the 2023-24 fiscal year for the purpose of assisting cooperative development activities in this state, including the performance of feasibility studies and other technical assistance and implementation efforts.

AB43,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

AB43,1780,12 (1) Workforce innovation grant program; health care-related regional organizations. In fiscal year 2023-24, of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (bw), the department of workforce development shall allocate $100,000,000 for grants to health care-related regional organizations to design and implement plans to address their region's workforce challenges that arose during or were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

AB43,1780,13 (2) Minimum wage study committee.

AB43,1780,15 (a) The secretary of workforce development shall establish a minimum wage study committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c). The committee shall consist of the following:

AB43,1780,16 1. Five members appointed by the governor.

AB43,1780,17 2. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

AB43,1780,18 3. One member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.

AB43,1780,19 4. One member appointed by the majority leader of the senate.

AB43,1780,20 5. One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

AB43,1780,23 (b) The committee created under par. (a) shall study options to achieve a $15 per hour minimum wage and other options to increase compensation for workers in this state.

AB43,1781,3 (c) No later than October 1, 2024, the committee created under par. (a) shall submit to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) a report that includes recommendations regarding the options for achieving a $15 per hour minimum wage and other means of increasing worker compensation in this state.

AB43,1781,5 (d) The minimum wage study committee terminates upon submission of the report under par. (c).

AB43,1781,10 (3) Worker's compensation insurance; rate approval; notice. The commissioner of insurance shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register a notice of the effective date of new rates for worker's compensation insurance first approved by the commissioner under s. 626.13 after the effective date of this subsection.

AB43,1781,15 (4) Proposed permanent rules. The department of workforce development shall submit in proposed form the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1) no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

AB43,1781,16 (5) Rule-making exceptions for permanent rules.

AB43,1781,21 (a) Notwithstanding s. 227.135 (2), the department of workforce development is not required to present the statement of the scope of the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) to the department of administration for review by the department of administration and approval by the governor.

AB43,1781,24 (b) Notwithstanding s. 227.185, the department of workforce development is not required to present the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) in final draft form to the governor for approval.

AB43,1782,3 (c) Notwithstanding s. 227.137 (2), the department of workforce development is not required to prepare an economic impact analysis for the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c).

AB43,1782,8 (d) Notwithstanding ss. 227.14 (2g) and 227.19 (3) (e), the department of workforce development is not required to submit the proposed rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) to the small business regulatory review board and is not required to prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis for those rules.

AB43,1782,20 (6) Emergency rules. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the department of workforce development shall promulgate the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) but not to exceed the period authorized under s. 227.24 (1) (c), subject to extension under s. 227.24 (2). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of an emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., the department is not required to prepare a statement of the scope of the rules promulgated under this subsection or present the rules to the governor for approval.

AB43,9151 Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Other.

AB43,1784,13 (1) Legislative intent. The legislature intends the repeal of ss. 49.141 (1) (j) 2., 102.51 (1) (a) 2., 115.76 (12) (a) 2. and 3., and 769.401 (2) (g), the renumbering and amendment of ss. 891.40 (1) and 891.41 (1) (b), the amendment of ss. 29.219 (4), 29.228 (5) and (6), 29.229 (2) (i), 29.2295 (2) (i), 29.563 (3) (a) 3., 29.607 (3), 45.01 (6) (c), 45.51 (3) (c) 2. and (5) (a) 1. b. and c., 45.55, 46.10 (2), 48.02 (13), 48.025 (title), (2) (b), and (3) (c), 48.27 (3) (b) 1. a. and b. and (5), 48.299 (6) (intro.) and (e) 1., 2., 3., and 4. and (7), 48.355 (4g) (a) 1., 48.396 (2) (dm), 48.42 (1g) (a) 4., (b), and (c) and (2) (b) 1. and 2. and (bm) 1., 48.422 (6) (a) and (7) (bm) and (br), 48.423 (2) (d), 48.432 (1) (am) 2. b., 48.63 (3) (b) 4. and 5., 48.82 (1) (a), 48.837 (1r) (d) and (e) and (6) (b) and (br), 48.913 (1) (a), (b), and (h), (2) (intro.), (b), and (c) (intro.), (3), (4), and (7), 48.9795 (1) (a) 1. c. and (b), 49.141 (1) (j) 1., 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. and 1h., 49.163 (2) (am) 2., 49.19 (1) (a) 2. a. and (4) (d) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4., and 5., 49.345 (2), 49.43 (12), 49.471 (1) (b) 2., 49.90 (4), 54.01 (36) (a), 54.960 (1), 69.03 (15), 69.11 (4) (b), 69.12 (5), 69.13 (2) (b) 4., 69.14 (1) (c) 4., (e) (title) and 1., (f) 1., and (g) and (2) (b) 2. d., 69.15 (1), (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 1., 2., and 3., (b) 1., 2., 3., and 4. (intro.), a., and b., and (d), and (3m) (title), (a) (intro.) and 3., and (b), 71.03 (2) (d) (title), 1., 2., and 3., (g), and (m) 2. and (4) (a), 71.05 (22) (a) (title), 71.07 (5m) (a) 3. and (9e) (b), 71.09 (13) (a) 2., 71.52 (4), 71.83 (1) (a) 8. and (b) 5., 77.25 (8m), 77.54 (7) (b) 1., 101.91 (5m), 102.07 (5) (b) and (c), 102.51 (1) (a) 1., 103.10 (1) (h), 103.165 (3) (a) 3., 111.32 (12), 115.76 (12) (a) 1. and (13), 146.34 (1) (f), 157.05, 182.004 (6), 250.04 (3) (a), 301.50 (1), 700.19 (2), 705.01 (4) and (4m), 706.09 (1) (e), 765.001 (2), 765.01, 765.03 (1), 765.16 (1m) (intro.) and (c), 765.23, 765.24, 765.30 (3) (a), 766.587 (7) (form) 9., 766.588 (9) (form) 13., 766.589 (10) (form) 14., 767.215 (2) (b) and (5) (a) 2., 767.323, 767.80 (1) (intro.) and (c) and (2), 767.803, 767.804 (1) (a) 4., 767.805 (title), (1), (1m), (2) (a) and (b), (3) (title) and (a), (4) (intro.) and (d), (5) (a) and (b), and (6) (a) (intro.), 767.855, 767.863 (1m), 767.87 (1m) (intro.), (8), and (9), 767.883 (1), 769.316 (9), 769.401 (2) (a), 815.20 (1), 822.40 (4), 851.30 (2) (a), 852.01 (1) (f) 1., 2., and 3., 854.03 (3), 891.39 (title), (1) (a) and (b), and (3), 891.40 (2), 891.405, 891.407, 891.41 (title), (1) (intro.) and (a), and (2), 905.05 (title), 938.02 (13), 938.396 (2g) (g), 943.20 (2) (c), 943.201 (1) (b) 8., and 943.205 (2) (b), and the creation of ss. 69.15 (3) (b) 3m., 765.02 (3), 891.40 (1) (b) and (3), 891.41 (3), and 990.01 (22h), (39), and (40m) to harmonize the language of the Wisconsin statutes relating to marriage and the determination of parentage with the provision of s. 990.001 (2), which specifies that words importing one gender extend and may be applied to any gender. The legislature intends that by amending the statutes relating to marriage and the determination of parentage with respect to married couples to use gender neutral language where appropriate so as to clarify that the same statutory rights and responsibilities apply between married persons of the same sex as between married persons of different sexes and to extend some of the presumptions of paternity to either parent, the Wisconsin statutes will be better aligned with the holding of the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S. Ct. 2584, 192 L. Ed. 2d 609 (2015), which recognizes that same-sex couples have a fundamental constitutional right to marriage.

AB43,9201 Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

AB43,1784,16 (1) Transfer to the budget stabilization fund. There is transferred from the general fund to the budget stabilization fund $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24.

AB43,9202 Section 9202. Fiscal changes; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

AB43,9203 Section 9203. Fiscal changes; Arts Board.

AB43,1784,22 (1) Transfer to the artistic endowment fund. There is transferred from the general fund to the artistic endowment fund $100,000,000 during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.

AB43,9204 Section 9204. Fiscal changes; Building Commission.

AB43,1785,3 (1) Transfer to state building trust fund. There is transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kc) to the state building trust fund under s. 25.30 $18,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24.

AB43,9205 Section 9205. Fiscal changes; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

AB43,9206 Section 9206. Fiscal changes; Children and Families.

AB43,9207 Section 9207. Fiscal changes; Circuit Courts.

AB43,1785,10 (1) Certificates of qualification for employment appropriation. The unencumbered balance in s. 20.625 (1) (h), 2021 stats., is transferred to s. 20.625 (1) (g).

AB43,9208 Section 9208. Fiscal changes; Corrections.

AB43,9209 Section 9209. Fiscal changes; Court of Appeals.

AB43,9210 Section 9210. Fiscal changes; District Attorneys.

AB43,9211 Section 9211. Fiscal changes; Educational Communications Board.

AB43,9212 Section 9212. Fiscal changes; Elections Commission.

AB43,9213 Section 9213. Fiscal changes; Employee Trust Funds.

AB43,9214 Section 9214. Fiscal changes; Employment Relations Commission.

AB43,9215 Section 9215. Fiscal changes; Ethics Commission.

AB43,9216 Section 9216. Fiscal changes; Financial Institutions.

AB43,9217 Section 9217. Fiscal changes; Governor.

AB43,9218 Section 9218. Fiscal changes; Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

AB43,9219 Section 9219. Fiscal changes; Health Services.

AB43,9220 Section 9220. Fiscal changes; Higher Educational Aids Board.

AB43,9221 Section 9221. Fiscal changes; Historical Society.

AB43,9222 Section 9222. Fiscal changes; Housing and Economic Development Authority.

AB43,9223 Section 9223. Fiscal changes; Insurance.

AB43,9224 Section 9224. Fiscal changes; Investment Board.

AB43,9225 Section 9225. Fiscal changes; Joint Committee on Finance.

AB43,9226 Section 9226. Fiscal changes; Judicial Commission.

AB43,9227 Section 9227. Fiscal changes; Justice.

AB43,1786,11 (1) Transfer of moneys for grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration. There is transferred the unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kr), 2021 stats., to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (jd) on the effective date of this subsection.

AB43,9228 Section 9228. Fiscal changes; Legislature.

AB43,9229 Section 9229. Fiscal changes; Lieutenant Governor.

AB43,9230 Section 9230. Fiscal changes; Local Government.

AB43,9231 Section 9231. Fiscal changes; Military Affairs.

AB43,9232 Section 9232. Fiscal changes; Natural Resources.

AB43,1786,19 (1) Dry cleaner environmental response fund transfer. The unencumbered balance in the dry cleaner environmental response fund under s. 25.48, 2021 stats., is transferred to the environmental fund under s. 25.46.

AB43,1786,22 (2) Water resources account lapse. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), from the appropriation account to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (7) (fw), there is lapsed to the conservation fund $350,000 in fiscal year 2023-24.

AB43,9233 Section 9233. Fiscal changes; Public Defender Board.

AB43,9234 Section 9234. Fiscal changes; Public Instruction.

AB43,9235 Section 9235. Fiscal changes; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of.

AB43,9236 Section 9236. Fiscal changes; Public Service Commission.

AB43,9237 Section 9237. Fiscal changes; Revenue.

AB43,9238 Section 9238. Fiscal changes; Safety and Professional Services.

AB43,9239 Section 9239. Fiscal changes; Secretary of State.

AB43,9240 Section 9240. Fiscal changes; State Fair Park Board.

AB43,9241 Section 9241. Fiscal changes; Supreme Court.

AB43,9242 Section 9242. Fiscal changes; Technical College System.

AB43,9243 Section 9243. Fiscal changes; Tourism.

AB43,9244 Section 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation.

AB43,1787,14 (1) Transportation facilities revenue obligation repayment fund. There is transferred from the general fund to the trust fund created under s. 84.59 (2) (c) $379,369,800 during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.

AB43,9245 Section 9245. Fiscal changes; Treasurer.

AB43,9246 Section 9246. Fiscal changes; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin.

AB43,9247 Section 9247. Fiscal changes; University of Wisconsin System.

AB43,9248 Section 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs.

AB43,1787,22 (1) Veterans homes institutional operations. There is transferred from the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24.

AB43,9249 Section 9249. Fiscal changes; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB43,1788,5 (1) GPR appropriation of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2023-24, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) for the purposes for which the appropriation is made is equal to the lesser of the following:

AB43,1788,6 (a) The amount calculated under s. 20.192 (1) (a) plus $40,000,000.