2021 Acts Index

Housing authorities in first class city: undertaking of mixed developments authorized and bidding threshold for housing authority projects increased - Act 196

Occupancy permit when dwelling occupied before final uniform dwelling code compliance inspection [vetoed] - AB1

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

Razing certain insured dwellings: municipal authority limited - Act 107

Real estate condition and vacant land disclosure report revisions re rescinding the contract and incomplete reports - Act 96

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

Workforce housing rehabilitation loan program created - Act 221

housing and economic development authority wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin

Workforce housing rehabilitation loan program created - Act 221

housing authority Housing authority, see Housing

hunting Hunting, see also Fish and fishing

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

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

Farm-raised game bovid provisions created [vetoed] - SB563

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

Stocking pheasants for hunting opportunities: DNR to establish a schedule; report required [vetoed] - SB609

Use of processed wood bottom affixed to logs or stumps to contain bear bait or feed: rule modified [Admin.Code NR 10.07] - Act 14

Waterfowl hunting stamp fee increased, report required [Sec. 170, 171] [170 -- vetoed] - Act 58

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id cards ID cards, see Identification cards

identification cards Identification cards

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

immunization Immunization, see Vaccination

income tax Income tax, see also Corporation — Taxation

Individual income tax withholding table adjustments [Sec. 9137 (1)] [vetoed] - Act 58

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

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

Qualified ABLE savings account program under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code: DFI to study and report on establishment - Act 119

income tax _ credit Income tax — Credit

Child and dependent care: individual income tax credit created [Sec. 244, 258, 259] - Act 58

Military pay income tax exemptions re active duty; armed forces member tax credit sunsetted [Sec. 243, 246, 257, 9337 (1)] - Act 58

Obsolete tax credits repealed - Act 127

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

income tax _ deduction Income tax — Deduction, see also Military personnel — Exemption from taxation

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

Net capital loss deduction: maximum annual offset changes - Act 157

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

Segal AmeriCorps education award: individual income tax subtraction [Sec. 245] - Act 58

Tuition expenses for a DWD approved apprenticeship program: individual income tax deduction created [vetoed] - SB125

income tax _ rate Income tax — Rate

Individual income tax: rate on 3rd tax bracket reduced [Sec. 247-249] - Act 58

income tax _ return Income tax — Return

Filing individual income tax returns: adopting federal due date whenever it may be - Act 40

independent living Independent living, see Persons with disabilities

indians and tribal issues Indians and tribal issues

Battery or threats to cause bodily harm to a person or family member of a person who is an advocate re tribal court proceedings made a felony - Act 191

Body cameras: grants for law enforcement agencies to purchase, conditions specified - Act 185

Charter schools authorized by the College of Menominee Nation or the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College: limit eliminated [vetoed] - SB695

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

Electronic waste recycling program changes - Act 79

Grants to American Indian tribes or bands for fiscal year 2021-22 [Sec. 11, 12, 78, 79, 84, 85, 9401 (1)] - Act 58

Independent charter school authorized by a tribal college: per pupil payments changed - Act 219

Intentional bodily harm to a probation, extended supervision, parole, community supervision, or aftercare agent: crime expanded to include family member of the agent, comparable programs by American Indian tribes or bands, and threats of harm - Act 187

Out-of-home placement of child with nonparent relative or other unlicensed person prohibited if that person has a record of a crime against a child - Act 72

Purple Heart Reservation signs: Oneida Nation my erect in highway right-of-way - Act 202

Sexually violent person on supervised release: notification to tribal chairs and tribal law enforcement requirements - Act 190

Subsidized guardianship payments - Act 132

Tribal care coordination agreements re MA services [Sec. 65, 229] - Act 58

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

Youth wellness center funding [Sec. 80] - Act 58

industrial development Industrial development

Electronic waste recycling program changes - Act 79

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

TID created in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone: expenditure period for certain capital expenditures increased - Act 68

influenza Influenza, see Disease

information system or technology Information system or technology, see Data processing

injured patients and families compensation fund Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, see Medical malpractice

inmate Inmate, see Prison

insurance Insurance

Annuities transactions: insurance agent best interest of the consumer provisions - Act 260

Insurance data cybersecurity requirements created; OCI duties, security program, notification, confidentiality, and exceptions provisions - Act 73

Insurance law changes, issuance of funding agreements, and OCI duties - Act 114

insurance _ agent Insurance — Agent

Annuities transactions: insurance agent best interest of the consumer provisions - Act 260

insurance _ commissioner office of Insurance — Commissioner, Office of

General program operations funding [Sec. 28, 9223 (1)] - Act 58

Insurance data cybersecurity requirements created; OCI duties, security program, notification, confidentiality, and exceptions provisions - Act 73

Insurance law changes, issuance of funding agreements, and OCI duties - Act 114

Motor vehicle service contracts and vehicle protection product warranties revisions - Act 129

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

Wisconsin Healthcare Stability Plan funding [Sec. 412, 9123 (1)] - Act 58

insurance _ health Insurance — Health

BadgerCare Plus childless adults demonstration project: benefits eligibility determination, disenrollment, and redetermination changes; DHS duties [vetoed] - AB934

COVID-19 testing: health insurance policies requirement to cover without copayment or coinsurance extended and vaccine coverage added [vetoed] - AB1

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

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

SeniorCare coverage of vaccinations re 2019 WisAct 185 required regardless of federal waiver [vetoed] - AB1