2021 Subject Index to Legislation

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 - AB996

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 - SB941

Petitions for public hearings on legislative bills: provisions created - SB265

Ranked-choice voting for the election of all federal, state, and local officials; recall elections excluded - AB150

Ranked-choice voting for the election of all federal, state, and local officials; recall elections excluded - SB240

Voter registration changes re change of name, proof of residence provisions, and registration verification letter or postcard - AB305

Voter registration changes re change of name, proof of residence provisions, and registration verification letter or postcard - SB179

Voter registration list: appropriation for money from sales [Sec. 494, 611, 9212 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.2: Sec. 89, 166, 9212 (1)] - AB68

Voter registration list: appropriation for money from sales [Sec. 494, 611, 9212 (1)] - SB111

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; JRCCP may report - AB1004

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; JRCCP may report - SB935

Voting rights restored to person convicted of a felon: DOC or jailer required to provide voter registration assistance - AB1166

Wisconsin election reform legislation; forensic physical and cyber audit of the 2020 general election; reclaiming fraudulent electoral ballots - AJR120

electoral college Electoral college

Violent insurrection in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 condemned; affirming Joseph R. Biden and Kamala D. Harris as winners of Wisconsin’s Electoral College votes for U.S. President and Vice President; and condolences to the family of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick - SR3

electric utility Electric utility, see also Public utility

Broadband programs and requirements changes; public school financing law changes; fee remission program for technical colleges and two-year UW System schools - SB1104

Community solar programs: establishment authorized; zoning and sunset provisions - AB527

Community solar programs: establishment authorized; zoning and sunset provisions - SB490

Decommissioned power production plant: phase out of utility aid payments to counties and municipalities - AB489

Decommissioned power production plant: phase out of utility aid payments to counties and municipalities - SB468

Electric providers allowed to use easements for broadband infrastructure [Sec. 2394, 9151 (2)] [original bill only] - AB68

Electric providers allowed to use easements for broadband infrastructure [Sec. 2394, 9151 (2)] - SB111

Environmental trust financing used for retiring electric generating facility fueled by nonrenewable combustible energy resources [Sec. 2402, 2403] [original bill only] - AB68

Environmental trust financing used for retiring electric generating facility fueled by nonrenewable combustible energy resources [Sec. 2402, 2403] - SB111

High-voltage transmission line fee administration transferred from DOA to PSC [Sec. 163-168, 454, 456, 2419, 9101 (2)] [original bill only] - AB68

High-voltage transmission line fee administration transferred from DOA to PSC [Sec. 163-168, 454, 456, 2419, 9101 (2)] - SB111

Incumbent transmission facility owner’s right to construct, own, and maintain a transmission facility approved in the Midwest Independent System Operator’s (MISO) transmission plan - AB892

Incumbent transmission facility owner’s right to construct, own, and maintain a transmission facility approved in the Midwest Independent System Operator’s (MISO) transmission plan - SB838

PSC to require retail electric utilities and cooperatives to survey customers about broadband service availability and Internet service providers to disclose certain information to improve broadband mapping - SB1095

Social cost of carbon considered by PSC when issuing certificates for certain public utility projects; annual report required [Sec. 2400, 9336 (1)] [original bill only] - AB68

Social cost of carbon considered by PSC when issuing certificates for certain public utility projects; annual report required [Sec. 2400, 9336 (1)] - SB111

Social cost of carbon emissions: PSC required to evaluate on annual basis; considerations and annual report provisions - AB801

Social cost of carbon emissions: PSC required to evaluate on annual basis; considerations and annual report provisions - SB760

electric vehicle Electric vehicle, see Motor vehicle

electricity Electricity

Electric vehicle charging station: a person supplying the electricity is not regulated as a public utility [Sec. 2399] [original bill only] - AB68

Electric vehicle charging station: a person supplying the electricity is not regulated as a public utility [Sec. 2399] - SB111

Electric vehicle charging stations: person may charge fee to users and is not a public utility; owning, operating, and managing by political subdivisions or DOT provisions - AB588

Electric vehicle charging stations: person may charge fee to users and is not a public utility; owning, operating, and managing by political subdivisions or DOT provisions - SB573

Electricity generated from renewable resources: person that controls the equipment is exempt from the definition of a public utility, conditions specified; electric public utility provision - AB731

Electricity generated from renewable resources: person that controls the equipment is exempt from the definition of a public utility, conditions specified; electric public utility provision - SB702

Truax Field electrical micro grid system study [Sec. 9131 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, Sec. 9131 (2)] - AB68

Truax Field electrical micro grid system study [Sec. 9131 (1)] - SB111

electronic data processing Electronic data processing, see Data processing

electronic mail Electronic mail, see Data processing

electronic signature Electronic signature, see Data processing

electronic speed_detection device Electronic speed-detection device, see Motor vehicle — Regulation — Speed

electronic voting system Electronic voting system, see Voting machine

electronics recycling Electronics recycling, see Recycling

elevator Elevator, see Public safety

email Email, see Data processing

emergency declaration Emergency declaration, see Governor

emergency detention Emergency detention, see Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

emergency government Emergency government, see also Governor

Emergency management assistance compact appropriation [Sec. 445, 447] [original bill only] - AB68

Emergency management assistance compact appropriation [Sec. 445, 447] - SB111

emergency management division of dem Emergency Management, Division of (DEM), see Military Affairs, Department of

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

emergency vehicle Emergency vehicle, see Fire department; Police

eminent domain Eminent domain

Condemnation authority used to acquire land to establish or extend recreational trails, bicycle ways or lanes, or pedestrian ways: prohibition eliminated - SB805

Condemnation authority used to establish or extend recreational trails, pedestrian ways, or bicycle way or lane restored [Sec. 530, 615, 618-622, 646, 647, 1083, 1095, 1099, 1100, 1104-1107, 1488, 3459] [original bill only] - AB68

Condemnation authority used to establish or extend recreational trails, pedestrian ways, or bicycle way or lane restored [Sec. 530, 615, 618-622, 646, 647, 1083, 1095, 1099, 1100, 1104-1107, 1488, 3459] - SB111

Local land use restrictions revised re newly incorporated cities and villages - AB894

Local land use restrictions revised re newly incorporated cities and villages - SB835

emission standards Emission standards, see Air pollution; Motor vehicle — Regulation

employee trust funds board Employee Trust Funds Board, see Employee Trust Funds, Department of

employee trust funds department of Employee Trust Funds, Department of

401Kids Savings Program and trust fund created - AB974

401Kids Savings Program and trust fund created - SB947

Appropriation for gifts, grants, and bequests [Sec. 495] [original bill only] - AB68

Appropriation for gifts, grants, and bequests [Sec. 495] - SB111

DETF administered programs: various changes re WRS, abandoned retirement accounts, domestic relations orders, and other corrections (remedial legislation suggested by DETF) - AB1027

DETF administered programs: various changes re WRS, abandoned retirement accounts, domestic relations orders, and other corrections (remedial legislation suggested by DETF) - SB996

Group income continuation insurance (ICI) plan and group long-term disability insurance (LTDI) plan oversight transferred from GIB to Employee Trust Funds Board [Sec. 695, 697, 698, 700, 701, 706-709, 722, 738-740, 743, 9113 (4)] [original bill only] - AB68

Group income continuation insurance (ICI) plan and group long-term disability insurance (LTDI) plan oversight transferred from GIB to Employee Trust Funds Board [Sec. 695, 697, 698, 700, 701, 706-709, 722, 738-740, 743, 9113 (4)] - SB111

Internal Audit, Office of, created and attached to DETF [Sec. 73, 76, 694, 705, 9113 (1), (2)] [original bill only] - AB68

Internal Audit, Office of, created and attached to DETF [Sec. 73, 76, 694, 705, 9113 (1), (2)] - SB111

Mandatory participation by school districts in state group health insurance plan: GIB actuarial study and OCI task force to develop implementation plan [Sec. 496, 9113 (5), 9123 (7)] [original bill only] - AB68

Mandatory participation by school districts in state group health insurance plan: GIB actuarial study and OCI task force to develop implementation plan [Sec. 496, 9113 (5), 9123 (7)] - SB111

Retirement investment trust funds: adjust earnings allocations [Sec. 712, 713] [original bill only] - AB68

Retirement investment trust funds: adjust earnings allocations [Sec. 712, 713] - SB111

Wisconsin Retirement Board and Teacher Retirement Board eliminated and property and pending matters transferred to the Employee Trust Funds Board; SWIB membership modified [Sec. 63, 68, 72, 74, 75, 89, 90, 691, 696, 699, 702, 703, 710, 711, 717, 724, 741, 742, 744-746, 2909, 9113 (3)] [original bill only] - AB68

Wisconsin Retirement Board and Teacher Retirement Board eliminated and property and pending matters transferred to the Employee Trust Funds Board; SWIB membership modified [Sec. 63, 68, 72, 74, 75, 89, 90, 691, 696, 699, 702, 703, 710, 711, 717, 724, 741, 742, 744-746, 2909, 9113 (3)] - SB111

employment Employment, see also Child labor

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense provision - AB499