2021 Acts Index

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

Elections Commission and DOT agreement re matching personally identifiable information: verification of U.S. citizenship requirement; DOT to add “Not valid for voting purposes” on operator’s licenses and ID cards of noncitizens [vetoed] - SB938

Elections Commission and DOT agreement to match personally identifiable information: checking voter registration changes and resolving discrepancies [vetoed] - SB940

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

Voter registration list: appropriation for money from sales [Sec. 89, 166, 9212 (1)] - Act 58

elections commission Elections Commission

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

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

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

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 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

Elections Commission and DOT agreement re matching personally identifiable information: verification of U.S. citizenship requirement; DOT to add “Not valid for voting purposes” on operator’s licenses and ID cards of noncitizens [vetoed] - SB938

Elections Commission and DOT agreement to match personally identifiable information: checking voter registration changes and resolving discrepancies [vetoed] - SB940

Elections Commission annual report required re failures to comply with certain elections-related laws by the Commission, DOT, DOC, and DHS; JCF duties [vetoed] - SB942

Elections Commission required to submit guidance documents issued to municipal clerks to JCRAR [vetoed] - SB943

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

Minutes of meetings and hearings of the Elections Commission required to be posted to its Internet site - Act 38

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

Voter registration list: appropriation for money from sales [Sec. 89, 166, 9212 (1)] - Act 58

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

electric vehicle Electric vehicle, see Motor vehicle

electricity Electricity

Truax Field electrical micro grid system study [Sec. 9131 (2)] [partial veto] - Act 58

electronic mail Electronic mail, see Data processing

electronic signature Electronic signature, see Data processing

electronics recycling Electronics recycling, see Recycling

email Email, see Data processing

emergency declaration Emergency declaration, see Governor

emergency medical responder Emergency medical responder, see Medical service — Occupations

emergency number system _911_ Emergency number system (911), see Telephone

emergency rule_making Emergency rule-making, see Administrative rules

eminent domain Eminent domain

Local land use restrictions revised re newly incorporated cities and villages - Act 198

emission standards Emission standards, see Motor vehicle — Regulation

employee trust funds department of Employee Trust Funds, Department of

DETF administered programs: various changes re WRS, abandoned retirement accounts, domestic relations orders, and other corrections (remedial legislation suggested by DETF) - Act 245

employment Employment, see also Child labor

Civil liability exemption for entities re failure to act resulting in person's exposure to COVID-19 [vetoed] - AB1

Coronavirus vaccination as a condition of employment prohibited [vetoed] - AB1

Counting tips of tipped employees: DWD to promulgate rules re employer use of electronic signature to acknowledge gratuities - Act 26

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

Employer-sponsored blood drive grants, sunset provision [Sec. 9119 (3)] [partial veto] - Act 58

Employment grant program: matching funds modified [Sec. 15] - Act 58

MA benefits prohibited conduct to include failure to accept offer of employment or increase of paid work hours or wages [vetoed] - AB936

Natural COVID-19 immunity in lieu of vaccination or testing as condition of continued employment: employer required to accept; documentation and discrimination provisions [vetoed] - AB675

Restrictive covenants in employment and agency relationships: termination for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine or disclosing vaccination status is considered an unreasonable restraint [vetoed] - SB708

UI: DWD to publish plan to address claims backlog; claimants in a work-share program may receive benefits; suspension of one-week waiting period extended; noncharging employer UI accounts extended [vetoed] - AB1

UI law changes re employer reporting certain information to DWD and DWD duties [vetoed] - AB939

UI law changes re financial outlook statement, Council on Unemployment Insurance report submission, Governor’s special committee, effect of criminal convictions, reimbursable employer debt assessment, waiver of overpayments, excluded employment, work-share programs, collection of debt by DOR, fiscal agent election of employer status, and changes to clarify and update provisions - Act 231

UI law: DWD to update IT systems, civil liability exemption for entities re COVID-19, waiting period suspension continued, noncharging of benefits, eligibility when participating in a work-share program, and certain extended benefit requirement waived - Act 4

WC law changes re claims and payments, coverage, liability, program administration, and DWD duties - Act 232

employment _ discrimination Employment — Discrimination, see Discrimination in employment

employment bureau Employment bureau

WC law changes re liability for public safety officers, payments in cases of injuries resulting in death, furnishing of billing statements, leased employees, and statute of limitations - Act 29

ems _emergency medical services_ EMS (Emergency medical services), see Medical service — Occupations

energy conservation Energy conservation

Property assessed clean energy (PACE) program changes re collection of special charges, liens, written guarantee, and consent of all mortgage holders; loan may be used for electric vehicle infrastructure, storm water control measures, and energy reliability improvements - Act 175

Tipping fee exemption for waste-to-energy facilities [Sec. 368-387] - Act 58

engineer Engineer

Architects and engineers: selection by committee for state projects modified [vetoed] - AB643

environmental protection Environmental protection

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program funding limit from the environmental improvement fund [Sec. 367] - Act 58

Environmental compliance audit program changes - Act 78

“Environmental pollution” definition modified for purposes of an ERTID - Act 149

Fire fighting foam: appropriation for collection and disposal of [Sec. 54] [partial veto] - Act 58

Statutory changes re one-time purchase of equipment under 1989 WisAct 31, “safety data sheets” references, and designation of head of “emergency management” by cities, villages and towns (remedial legislation suggested by DMA) - Act 243

epinephrine Epinephrine, see Drugs

ertid _environmental remediation tax incremental district_ ERTID (Environmental remediation tax incremental district), see Property tax

ethics Ethics

Code of ethics: administration changes - Act 267

ethics commission Ethics Commission

Campaign finance changes - Act 265

Code of ethics: administration changes - Act 267

Lobbying law changes; Ethics Commission reporting requirement eliminated - Act 266

ethnic diversity Ethnic diversity, see Minority groups

examining board Examining board, see Safety and Professional Services, Department of; specific examining board or occupation

executive order Executive order, see Governor