2021 Acts Index

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

salary Salary, see Public employee — Salary

sales Sales

Sale of tax delinquent property: distribution of proceeds to former owner revised - Act 216

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

sales tax Sales tax

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

sales tax _ exemption Sales tax — Exemption

Entertainment admission sales by nonprofit organizations: sales tax exemption threshold increased - Act 167

sanitation and sewerage management Sanitation and sewerage management

Lead service line financial assistance or certificate of authority application by a water public utility: PSC deadlines - Act 85

Meter installation, repair, or replacement: water and combined water and sewer public utility exemption from certificate of authority [Admin.Code PSC 184.03] - Act 86

Metropolitan sewerage commission for a sewerage district including a first class city: financing and construction of dredged material management facility for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern authorized; levy increase set with exemption provision - Act 124

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

scholarships and loans Scholarships and loans

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

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

Nurse educators: institutions of higher education to establish a fellowship program with educational loan repayment assistance [Sec. 29, 180] - Act 58

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

school School, see also Colleges and universities; Juvenile detention facility; Parochial and private schools; Technical college; University of Wisconsin

Charter School Authorizing Board created and may establish independent charter schools [vetoed] - AB968

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