2021 Acts Index

drivers education Drivers' education

DOT to establish programs to increase number of individuals with CDLs; sunset provision [vetoed] - AB941

drone powered aerial vehicle Drone (powered, aerial vehicle), see Aviation

drug testing Drug testing, see Alcohol and other drug abuse

drugs Drugs

Abortion-inducing drug regimen: informed consent requirements and hospital, clinic, or other facility reporting requirement [vetoed] - SB591

Epinephrine prefilled syringes: authorities for prescription, possession, and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors expanded to include; statewide standing order provision - Act 218

Intentional destruction of a vaccine or drug rendering it ineffective or unusable made a felony - Act 120

Multidistrict opiate litigation settlement: AG to cooperate with local governments; conditions specified - Act 57

Opioid and methamphetamine data system: DOA to establish, collect data from other departments, and submit report to JCF - Act 181

Pharmacists authorized to extend a prescription order: 2019 WisAct 185 provisions extended [vetoed] - AB1

Pharmacy benefit manager licensure requirements and regulations; cost-sharing limitation; specified disclosures to customers; notification of drug substitution - Act 9

Pharmacy technicians authorized to administer vaccines and specified drugs for adverse reactions; any health care provider authorized to administer vaccines may supervise pharmacy students administering vaccines; use of title “pharmacist” provision - Act 3

Prescription drug limits prohibition enacted in 2019 WisAct 185 reinstated [vetoed] - AB1

Third-party logistics providers: optional license created; Pharmacy Examining Board duties - Act 25

Third-party logistics providers: optional license created; Pharmacy Examining Board duties [vetoed] - AB1

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

Butane extraction used to manufacture marijuana or separate plant resin from marijuana plants: penalty revisions [vetoed] - AB440

Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs: felony penalties for manufacture, distribution, delivery, or possession revised - Act 179

Fentanyl testing strips excluded from definition of drug paraphernalia - Act 180

drunken driving Drunken driving

Driver safety plan re intoxicated driver assessment: administrative rules modified to include medication-assisted treatment [Admin.Code DHS 62.07] - Act 155

dsps DSPS, see Safety and Professional Services, Department of

dunn county Dunn County

Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2021 [Sec. 413-416, 9107 (1), 9407 (1)] - Act 58

dva DVA, see Veterans Affairs, Department of

dwd DWD, see Workforce Development, Department of

dwelling or dwelling code Dwelling or dwelling code, see Housing

dyslexia Dyslexia, see Literacy

E E

easement Easement

Exception to 40-year recording requirement for recorded access easements created - Act 174

eau claire county Eau Claire County

DMA to use certain federal moneys for statewide public safety interoperable communications system, emergency services IP network contracts, and geographic information systems database; Building Commission to use certain federal moneys for psychiatric bed capacity expansion in certain hospitals [vetoed] - AB240

economic assistance Economic assistance, see Public assistance

economic development Economic development, see Industrial development; Rural planning

economic development corporation wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin

Agricultural exports increase: DATCP and WEDC to submit 5-year proposal to JCF [Sec. 23, 24, 9102 (1)] [24, 9102 (1) -- vetoed] - Act 58

Agricultural exports program established; plan, report, and audit required - Act 92

Business development tax credit: report on unallocated tax benefit [Sec. 365] [vetoed] - Act 58

Cooperative feasibility studies grants from WEDC [Sec. 9149 (1)] - Act 58

Farmers and WEDC rural economic development programs: allocating certain federal moneys re COVID-19 pandemic [vetoed] - AB235

Laws administered by DOR: revisions re shared revenue, property assessment, income taxes, sales tax, and payments from counties to towns; income tax exemption for certain income and grants related to COVID-19 relief - Act 1

“Pro-Cop Wisconsin Campaign”: WEDC and DOJ to collaborate on marketing campaign; Governor to allocate federal moneys [vetoed] - AB831

Qualified new business venture: eligibility for angel and early stage seed investment tax credits revised - Act 224

Shovel-ready workforce development site program established [vetoed] - SB629

Talent attraction and retention initiatives: allocation of federal moneys to focus on veterans [vetoed] - AB888

Talent attraction and retention initiatives re 2021 WisAct 58: WEDC to submit expenditure plan to JCF [vetoed] - AB940

Talent attraction and retention initiatives [Sec. 9149 (2)] - Act 58

Verso Paper Mill and Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill: loans for purchase of from certain federal moneys [vetoed] - AB367

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

educational service agency cooperative Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

CESA employees may request wage payments over a 12-month period - Act 144

elderly Elderly, see Senior citizen

elections Elections

Actions for violations of election laws revisions re venue and filing a complaint [vetoed] - SB213

Election prohibitions re use of private resources for election administration, nonresidents counting or tabulating votes, and poll workers who are also employees of candidate groups, political organization, or issue advocacy group; Elections Commission and felony penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB173

Noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials: public notice requirements - Act 33

Oversight of elections in this state: changes re federal funds, federal election guidance, registration and voting statistics, Elections Commission legal counsel, and archived copy of the registration list; reports and LAB duties [vetoed] - SB941

Voting at retirement homes and residential care facilities during public health emergency or infectious disease incident; use of private resources for election administration prohibited; election fraud committed by election officials expanded; appointment of poll workers prohibitions; municipal board of canvassers may recess under certain conditions [vetoed] - SB935

elections _ ballots Elections — Ballots

Absentee ballot changes re application, indefinitely confined voter, automatic receipt, photo ID requirement, unsolicited mailing or transmission of application or ballot, and canvassing; completed electronic voter registration applications retained; Elections Commission and penalty provisions [vetoed] - SB204

Absentee ballot changes re applications, automatic receipt, photo ID requirement, unsolicited mailing or transmission of applications or ballots, and secure delivery; voter registration requirements and electronic voter registration provisions [vetoed] - SB939

Absentee ballot changes re obtaining and returning; penalty provision [vetoed] - SB203

Complaints filed with the Elections Commission re election law violations: resolution, submitting copies to the legislature, and reports required; postelection audits of electronic voting systems required and LAB duties; printing absentee ballot applications received electronically for recounts [vetoed] - SB936

Election fraud by election official and defects on absentee ballot certificates revisions; penalty provisions [vetoed] - SB212

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions and penalty provisions; conditions for removal from status list specified [vetoed] - SB937

Special voting deputies visiting residential care facilities or qualified retirement homes: administrator notification to occupants’ relatives, appointment by municipal clerk, conditions for the visit, and penalty for influencing an occupant’s decision to cast a ballot [vetoed] - SB205

Voting at retirement homes and residential care facilities during public health emergency or infectious disease incident; use of private resources for election administration prohibited; election fraud committed by election officials expanded; appointment of poll workers prohibitions; municipal board of canvassers may recess under certain conditions [vetoed] - SB935

elections _ campaign expense Elections — Campaign expense

Actions for violations of election laws revisions re venue and filing a complaint [vetoed] - SB213

Campaign finance changes - Act 265

elections _ contested elections Elections — Contested elections

Complaints filed with the Elections Commission re election law violations: resolution, submitting copies to the legislature, and reports required; postelection audits of electronic voting systems required and LAB duties; printing absentee ballot applications received electronically for recounts [vetoed] - SB936

Election observer procedures revised; recount and penalty provisions [vetoed] - SB210

elections _ observers Elections — Observers

Election observer procedures revised; recount and penalty provisions [vetoed] - SB210

elections _ officials Elections — Officials

Actions for violations of election laws revisions re venue and filing a complaint [vetoed] - SB213

Disqualified prospective jurors: notification to election officials and Elections Commission when person does not live in the circuit court jurisdiction or is not a U.S. citizen [vetoed] - SB945

Election fraud by election official and defects on absentee ballot certificates revisions; penalty provisions [vetoed] - SB212

Election inspector: pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program may serve as; conditions specified - Act 34

Election prohibitions re use of private resources for election administration, nonresidents counting or tabulating votes, and poll workers who are also employees of candidate groups, political organization, or issue advocacy group; Elections Commission and felony penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB173

Municipal live broadcast of canvassing proceeding in any election must be recorded [vetoed] - SB292

Special voting deputies visiting residential care facilities or qualified retirement homes: administrator notification to occupants’ relatives, appointment by municipal clerk, conditions for the visit, and penalty for influencing an occupant’s decision to cast a ballot [vetoed] - SB205

Voting at retirement homes and residential care facilities during public health emergency or infectious disease incident; use of private resources for election administration prohibited; election fraud committed by election officials expanded; appointment of poll workers prohibitions; municipal board of canvassers may recess under certain conditions [vetoed] - SB935

elections _ registration Elections — Registration

Absentee ballot changes re application, indefinitely confined voter, automatic receipt, photo ID requirement, unsolicited mailing or transmission of application or ballot, and canvassing; completed electronic voter registration applications retained; Elections Commission and penalty provisions [vetoed] - SB204

Absentee ballot changes re applications, automatic receipt, photo ID requirement, unsolicited mailing or transmission of applications or ballots, and secure delivery; voter registration requirements and electronic voter registration provisions [vetoed] - SB939