2021 Acts Index

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

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

restraining order Restraining order, see Court — Procedure

retail establishment Retail establishment

Electronic waste recycling program changes - Act 79

retail theft _shoplifting_ Retail theft (Shoplifting), see Crime and criminals

retirement home Retirement home, see Nursing homes and adult care

retirement system wisconsin Retirement System, Wisconsin

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

WRS annuitant returning to public service during a national emergency may elect not to suspend annuity, waiting period reduced [vetoed] - AB1

revenue department of Revenue, Department of

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

DOR may issue Class "B" and "Class B" permits for motor vehicle racetrack grounds; caterer may make retail sales of alcohol beverages on racetrack grounds - Act 39

DOR required to maintain a website displaying information re GPR collection and purposes for which it was spent, DOA duties - Act 66

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

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

General transportation aids program: penalty revised for towns and villages that file necessary documentation within 30 days past the deadline - Act 102

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

Personal property tax eliminated; transportation fund transfers, taxing jurisdiction report to DOR, and TID base value recalculation provisions [vetoed] - AB191

Race and sex stereotyping in training provided to state and local government employees prohibited; penalties and civil action provisions [vetoed] - AB414

Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act adopted - Act 87

Room tax applicability expanded and other changes - Act 55

Small business grants from certain federal moneys re economic damage from COVID-19 [vetoed] - AB233

Tax audits of pass-through entities changes - Act 262

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

Unlawful property taxes: interest rate on claims modified; taxation district collection from underlying taxing jurisdiction provision - Act 162

Vacant parcel owned by a church or religious association: property tax exemption, conditions set [Sec. 238x, 9337 (3a)] - Act 58

revenue limits for schools Revenue limits for schools, see School — Finance

revenue sharing state Revenue sharing, State, see Shared revenue

rfp request for proposal RFP (Request for proposal), see Purchasing, Government

riot Riot, see Assembly, Unlawful

riparian restoration and rights Riparian restoration and rights, see Waterways and water power

rivers Rivers, see Waterways and water power

rn _registered nurse_ RN (Registered nurse), see Nurses

road Road

Fence constructed within a shoreland setback area: county shoreland zoning ordinance may not prohibit - Act 105

Local highways and bridges supplement program: allocating certain federal moneys to [vetoed] - AB238

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

road _ construction and repair Road — Construction and repair, see also Bridge

Building Commission revenue bond authorization for major highway projects and transportation administration facilities [Sec. 323, 9144 (2), (3)] - Act 58

Design-build project bonding for certain highway projects [Sec. 60, 105, 286, 321, 322] - Act 58

Innovative Program Delivery, Office of, created in DOT; alternative project delivery, design-build projects, and emergency rules provisions; report required [Sec. 10, 288-319, 326, 9144 (6), (7)] [297, 298, 306, 319 -- partial veto; 10, 290, 293, 301, 303, 308, 326, 9144 (7) -- vetoed] - Act 58

Local roads improvement discretionary supplement [Sec. 58, 333, 334] - Act 58

New Berlin road construction appropriation, sunset provision [Sec. 51, 52, 9432 (3)] [vetoed] - Act 58

Private road maintenance and repair: beneficial user required to contribute - Act 99

Transportation infrastructure loan program: DOT required to publish and report certain information - Act 170

road _ expressway Road — Expressway

I 94 and Moorland Road interchange improvements: state highway rehabilitation funds [Sec. 59, 9144 (5)] - Act 58

I 94 east-west corridor: DOT authorized to contract public debt [Sec. 104, 282-285, 287, 320] - Act 58

road _ finance Road — Finance

DOA transfer to transportation fund [Sec. 9201 (3m)] - Act 58

General transportation aids program: penalty revised for towns and villages that file necessary documentation within 30 days past the deadline - Act 102

Personal property tax eliminated; transportation fund transfers, taxing jurisdiction report to DOR, and TID base value recalculation provisions [vetoed] - AB191

Retiring public debt and transportation revenue bonds: using certain federal moneys for; Authorized State Building Program provision [vetoed] - AB241

Town general transportation aid limitation adjustment payment [Sec. 57, 330] - Act 58

road _ marking Road — Marking

"Bart Starr Memorial Bridge": STH 29 bridge over the Fox River in the City of Green Bay designated as; DOT and contributions from interested parties provisions - Act 74

Purple Heart Memorial Highways: STH 21 designated as; contributions from interested parties provision - Act 91

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

Vehicle weight or size limit permit fees and specific information signs on highways revisions; motor vehicle emission control equipment grant program eliminated (remedial legislation suggested by DOT) - Act 244

room tax Room tax

Room tax applicability expanded and other changes - Act 55

rpcp racine parental choice program RPCP (Racine Parental Choice Program, see Racine, City of

rule_making authority Rule-making authority, see Administrative rules; specific agency or department

rural planning Rural planning

Dentist working in rural areas: loan assistance program eligibility [Sec. 176, 177, 9347 (1)] - Act 58

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

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: additional public debt [Sec. 98] - Act 58

rusk county Rusk County

Electronics recycling waste cleanup in certain counties - Act 234

S S

safety Safety, see Public safety

safety and professional services department of Safety and Professional Services, Department of

Applicants and recipients of credentials from DSPS or attached board: current e-mail address requirement [Sec. 402, 403] - Act 58

Building plan examination and plumbing plan examination requirements: exceptions created; DSPS and fee provisions [vetoed] - AB152

Chemical recovery boilers: frequency of periodic inspections - Act 110

Complementary and alternative health care (CAHC) practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; exemption from prohibition against acting without certain health-care related credentials under set conditions; DSPS authority [vetoed] - AB86

Contractor certificate of financial responsibility requirements re continuing education - Act 237

Credentials granted by DSPS and credentialing boards: process revisions - Act 118

Discharged military medical personnel who recently served in certain medical positions may temporarily practice certain skilled health services without a license under supervision; conditions specified; emergency rule provision - Act 158

Free and charitable clinics definition and funding; "telehealth" definition incorporated into occupational licensing statutory chapters - Act 121

Health care providers licensed in another state: DSPS may grant temporary credentials under certain conditions [vetoed] - AB1

Home inspector regulation revisions; DSPS and emergency rule provisions - Act 17

Interior designer: regulation, registration, and scope of practice revisions; examining board provision - Act 195

Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation: sunset of grant program delayed; DSPS duties; septage characterization study required - Act 67

Standards incorporated by reference into administrative rules filed with LRB and nurse licensure compact terminology changes (remedial legislation suggested by DSPS) - Act 246

State COVID-19 response: MA payments to hospitals for nursing-level-facility custodial care; hospital-associated services standards; temporary credentials for health care providers licensed in another state, telehealth provision - Act 10

Substance use disorder treatment by advanced practice social workers and independent social workers: certification not required; substance abuse counselor provision - Act 222