2021 Acts Index

firearms and dangerous weapons Firearms and dangerous weapons

Concealed carry licensee may carry firearm in place of worship located on grounds of a private school provided governing body has written policy that allows it [vetoed] - AB597

Concealed carry licensee may possess a firearm in a vehicle on school grounds [vetoed] - AB495

Concealed carry: out-of-state license reciprocity [vetoed] - AB518

Firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition: civil liability limitation against manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, and dealers [vetoed] - SB570

Firearms: restrictions on enforcing federal laws regulating firearms, accessories, and ammunition; “Made in Wisconsin” stamp requirement; state government body or agency and local governmental units prohibited from expending resources to confiscate legally possessed firearms and accessories [vetoed] - AB293

Shooting a beaver or muskrat causing highway damage: exception to DNR prohibition on discharging a firearm near a highway - Act 62

Shot shells based on shot size for the hunting of fur-bearing animals: DNR prohibited from limiting use, possession, or control of - Act 16

firefighter Firefighter, see Fire department

first class city First class city, see Milwaukee — City, and its subheadings

fish and fishing Fish and fishing

Brook trout: DNR requirement to stock Lake Michigan [vetoed] - SB612

Electing to be an anatomical gift donor when applying for a hunting, fishing, or trapping license at age 15 or older - Act 220

Sturgeon for Tomorrow, Inc. authorized to raffle lake sturgeon from state fish hatcheries, use of proceeds specified - Act 193

floodplain management Floodplain management

Floodplain and shoreland mapping assistance program: obsolete provisions repealed - Act 235

Hydrologic restoration projects: general permit authorized, conditions specified - Act 77

Urban storm water, flood control, and riparian restoration bonding authority [Sec. 99] - Act 58

food Food

"Candy" does not include sweetened dried or partially dried fruit for sales tax purposes [Sec. 276-278, 9437 (2)] - Act 58

Dogs on the premises of certain retail food establishments: DATCP cannot promulgate rule prohibiting - Act 143

food stamp plan Food stamp plan

DHS to enforce FoodShare work and FSET requirements and drug testing [vetoed] - AB935

Healthy eating incentive pilot program lapse to general fund [Sec. 9219 (1)] [vetoed] - Act 58

foodshare FoodShare, see Food stamp plan

football Football, see Green Bay Packers

foreign country Foreign country, see International relations

forestry Forestry

County forest acreage share payments [Sec. 169] - Act 58

MFL program changes re eligibility, material change to law, withdrawal taxes and fees, small land sales, large ownerships, and leasing - Act 230

Oversize or overweight vehicles transporting forest products: permit modifications - Act 171

Timber sold from state, county or community forests: change to threshold amount above which approval and notice requirements apply - Act 128

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

forestry _ taxation Forestry — Taxation

MFL program changes re eligibility, material change to law, withdrawal taxes and fees, small land sales, large ownerships, and leasing - Act 230

foster home Foster home, see Children

fox river Fox River, see Waterways and water power

franchise _ taxation Franchise — Taxation

Motor carrier safety improvement used or deployed by motor vehicle operator for a motor carrier is not evidence of employment rather than independent contractor for WC, UI, minimum wage, wage claims, and income and franchise tax law purposes [vetoed] - SB703

Research credit: income and franchise tax credit revisions [Sec. 256, 266, 267, 274, 275] - Act 58

Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant: income and franchise tax exemption created - Act 156

fraud Fraud

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

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

fruit Fruit, see Food

fset foodshare employment and training program FSET (FoodShare employment and training program), see Food stamp plan

fte _full_time equivalent position_ FTE (Full-time equivalent position), see Public employee

fuel tax Fuel tax, see Gasoline — Taxation

funeral and funeral director Funeral and funeral director

Authorized State Building Program for 2021-23 amended re construction of additional columbarium units at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Act 229

Persons who die of COVID-19: 2019 WisAct 185 cremation permits and electronic signature of death certificates provisions modified [vetoed] - AB1

furbearing animal Furbearing animal, see Hunting

G G

gambling Gambling, see also Lottery; Racing

Bear hunting license certificates issued to the Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association (governor's bear tag) for a raffle and public auction: once in a lifetime restriction eliminated - Act 15

Bingo and raffle general program operation appropriation accounts combined; lottery fund provision [Sec. 83, 86, 168, 280, 404-411] - Act 58

License to conduct a 50/50 raffle not required for qualified organizations - Act 106

Paddlewheel raffle permitted [vetoed] - SB170

Sturgeon for Tomorrow, Inc. authorized to raffle lake sturgeon from state fish hatcheries, use of proceeds specified - Act 193

game animal Game animal, see Hunting

game farm Game farm, see Hunting

gasoline _ taxation Gasoline — Taxation

Fuel supplier's administrative allowance re gasoline tax [Sec. 279, 9437 (1)] - Act 58

gender stereotypes Gender stereotypes, see Discrimination

general fund General fund, see Appropriation

genetics and genetic testing Genetics and genetic testing

Genetic counseling regulations and licensing; Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board created - Act 251

Persons on probation, extended supervision, or parole from another state and move to Wisconsin are required to submit human biological specimen to state crime labs for DNA analysis regardless of the crime committed - Act 53

geographic information system gis Geographic information system (GIS), see Maps

geology Geology

Commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program created; UW institutions, grants, cover crop insurance premium rebate, and hydrogeologist position provisions - Act 223

gibraltar town of Gibraltar, Town of, see Door County

gifted children Gifted children, see Children — Special educational needs

governor Governor

Amusement or theme parks and organizations promoting tourism: grants from certain federal moneys for recovery from COVID-19 pandemic [vetoed] - AB234

Apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship programs: Governor required to use certain federal moneys to expand and promote [vetoed] - AB932

Assistance to households and property owners from certain federal moneys based on property taxes [vetoed] - AB232

Broadband expansion grants: allocating certain federal moneys for; report required [vetoed] - AB239

Correctional officers, youth counselors, and psychiatric care technicians: additional compensation and recruitment and retention benefits from certain federal moneys [vetoed] - AB828

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

DOA grants to political subdivisions to combat crime re additional policing, strategic planning, uniformed beat patrol, and public safety goals; DOJ and report provisions; Governor to allocate certain federal moneys [vetoed] - AB777

Emergency powers during emergencies: prohibition against closing businesses [vetoed] - AB912

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

Governor may issue executive order declaring public health emergency related to COVID-19 pandemic solely for receiving funds from specified federal aid legislation [vetoed] - AB1

Governor required to submit plan to the legislature for state employees to return to in-person employment [vetoed] - SB38

Law enforcement training reimbursement from LESB revised; Governor to allocate federal moneys, sunset provision [vetoed] - AB832

Lead service line replacement, urban nonpoint source program, rural nonpoint source program, well compensation grant program, and grants for well testing and public education: allocating certain federal moneys to [vetoed] - AB243

Legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds [vetoed] - AB1