Wisconsin Legislature: Environmental protection

Climate change: local governments required to consider when preparing certain plans; planning grants created - SB770

Climate change scholarship program through HEAB; additional funding for DPI special education aid - AB785

Climate change scholarship program through HEAB; additional funding for DPI special education aid - SB763

County conservation staff funding re climate change resiliency; additional funding for UW System and DPI special education aid - AB791

County conservation staff funding re climate change resiliency; additional funding for UW System and DPI special education aid - SB772

County land conservation staff focusing on climate change grant [Sec. 264, 1540, 1541] [original bill only] - AB68

County land conservation staff focusing on climate change grant [Sec. 264, 1540, 1541] - SB111

Discharge of hazardous substance on or originating from owner’s property: exemption from responsibility for non-corporate entities and county under set conditions - AB579

Discharge of hazardous substance on or originating from owner’s property: exemption from responsibility for non-corporate entities and county under set conditions - SB568

Environmental compliance audit program changes - AB129

Environmental compliance audit program changes - SB151

Environmental impacts to vulnerable communities: DNR prohibited from issuing certain permits unless applicant complies with reporting requirements - AB787

Environmental impacts to vulnerable communities: DNR prohibited from issuing certain permits unless applicant complies with reporting requirements - SB774

Environmental Justice, Office of, created in DOA [Sec. 69, 94, 451, 463, 520, 521, 2502, 2503] [original bill only] - AB68

Environmental Justice, Office of, created in DOA [Sec. 69, 94, 451, 463, 520, 521, 2502, 2503] - SB111

“Environmental pollution” definition modified for purposes of an ERTID - AB517

“Environmental pollution” definition modified for purposes of an ERTID [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB518

Fire fighting foam containing PFAS: DNR prohibited from promulgating rules meeting specified criteria (introduced per s. 227.26 (2)(f), Wis.Stats.) - AB13

Fire fighting foam containing PFAS: DNR prohibited from promulgating rules meeting specified criteria (introduced per s. 227.26 (2)(f), Wis.Stats.) - SB34

Fire fighting foams with PFAS voluntarily surrendered: expanding clean sweep program to include; third party provision - AB140

Fire fighting foams with PFAS voluntarily surrendered: expanding clean sweep program to include; third party provision - SB156

Land Recycling Loan Program eliminated [Sec. 47, 332, 345, 359, 468, 497, 612, 613, 1207, 2613-2618, 2620-2630, 9132 (2)] [original bill only] - AB68

Land Recycling Loan Program eliminated [Sec. 47, 332, 345, 359, 468, 497, 612, 613, 1207, 2613-2618, 2620-2630, 9132 (2)] - SB111

Petroleum products and storage of dangerous substances: revisions to DATCP regulations - AB384

Petroleum products and storage of dangerous substances: revisions to DATCP regulations - SB381

PFAS appropriations for sampling and testing and disposal; DNR emergency rules provision [Sec. 347, 348, 9132 (9)] [original bill only] - AB68

PFAS appropriations for sampling and testing and disposal; DNR emergency rules provision [Sec. 347, 348, 9132 (9)] - SB111

PFAS group of substances: DNR to establish and enforce standards, emergency rules provisions [Sec. 2294-2296, 2606, 2646, 2670, 2671, 2673, 2674, 9132 (4)-(7), 9432 (1)] [original bill only] - AB68

PFAS group of substances: DNR to establish and enforce standards, emergency rules provisions [Sec. 2294-2296, 2606, 2646, 2670, 2671, 2673, 2674, 9132 (4)-(7), 9432 (1)] - SB111

PFAS in fire fighting foam: appropriation for collection and disposal of [A.Sub.Amdt.2: Sec. 54; A.Amdt.9: PFAS reference removed] - AB68

PFAS municipal grant program created - AB444

PFAS municipal grant program created; certain federal moneys provision - AB392

PFAS municipal grant program created - SB439

PFAS municipal grant program created [Sec. 354, 2672, 9132 (3)] [original bill only] - AB68

PFAS municipal grant program created [Sec. 354, 2672, 9132 (3)] - SB111

PFAS: standards re groundwater, drinking water, water quality, soil and sediment residual contamination, and air emissions; municipal grant program, well testing grant program, and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program changes; fire fighting foam regulations; prohibited in food packaging; proof of financial responsibility; funding, studies, and reports provisions - AB419

PFAS: standards re groundwater, drinking water, water quality, soil and sediment residual contamination, and air emissions; municipal grant program, well testing grant program, and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program changes; fire fighting foam regulations; prohibited in food packaging; proof of financial responsibility; funding, studies, and reports provisions - SB361

PFAS testing in schools and daycares: appropriation created - AB1164

PFAS testing in schools and daycares: appropriation created - SB1067

Statutory changes re one-time purchase of equipment under 1989 WisAct 31, “safety data sheets” references, and designation of head of “emergency management” by cities, villages and towns (remedial legislation suggested by DMA) - AB1025

Statutory changes re one-time purchase of equipment under 1989 WisAct 31, “safety data sheets” references, and designation of head of “emergency management” by cities, villages and towns (remedial legislation suggested by DMA) - SB994

Terrestrial invasive species prevention appropriation [Sec. 351] [original bill only] - AB68

Terrestrial invasive species prevention appropriation [Sec. 351] - SB111

Estate recovery for cost of MA long-term care limited to probate estate - AB774

Estate recovery for cost of MA long-term care limited to probate estate - SB726

Intestate inheritance by a parent who abandons a child: prohibition expanded - SB249

Code of ethics: administration changes - AB756

Code of ethics: administration changes - SB720

Adding a member to the Elections Commission; per diem for Elections Commission and Ethics Commission members increased - SB1077

Campaign finance changes - AB755

Campaign finance changes - SB718

Code of ethics: administration changes - AB756

Code of ethics: administration changes - SB720

Lobbying law changes; Ethics Commission reporting requirement eliminated - AB754

Lobbying law changes; Ethics Commission reporting requirement eliminated - SB719

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - AB536

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - SB531

Emergency assistance for families with needy children: definition of "domestic abuse" replaced with evidence [Sec. 954] [original bill only] - AB68

Emergency assistance for families with needy children: definition of "domestic abuse" replaced with evidence [Sec. 954] - SB111

Evidence or court records re motion for recusal or judicial substitution: circuit, municipal, or appeals court judge or Supreme Court justice prohibited from destroying - AB355

Enforcement and administration of laws under DOR’s purview: changes re license to sell cigarettes or tobacco products, forfeitures for alcohol beverage violations, publishing a list of retail licenses, criminal history search fee, tax return information disclosure, lottery, possession of alcohol vapor devices, penalties for evading excise taxes and unlawful possession of cigarettes, alcohol beverage permit reapplication, possession of a still, and sales suppression devices and phantomware; JRCCP may report - AB250

Enforcement and administration of laws under DOR’s purview: changes re license to sell cigarettes or tobacco products, forfeitures for alcohol beverage violations, publishing a list of retail licenses, criminal history search fee, tax return information disclosure, lottery, possession of alcohol vapor devices, penalties for evading excise taxes and unlawful possession of cigarettes, alcohol beverage permit reapplication, possession of a still, and sales suppression devices and phantomware; JRCCP may report - SB285

Legalizing recreational marijuana; JRCCP may report; JSCTE appendix report - AB846

Legalizing recreational marijuana; JRCCP may report; JSCTE appendix report - SB545

Marijuana: recreational use legalized, permit required; portion of excise tax revenue deposited in community reinvestment fund to promote diversity and equity; medical marijuana registry created; JLC study [Sec. 265, 266, 292, 317, 411, 467, 498, 502, 610, 888, 959, 1053, 1085, 1086, 1112, 1136, 1404, 1433, 1563-1566, 1732, 1743, 1796, 1797, 1811, 1893, 1894, 1909, 2269, 2291, 2292, 2649, 2829, 3367-3381, 3389, 3391-3397, 3404, 3405, 3417-3420, 3441, 9128 (2)] [original bill only] - AB68

Marijuana: recreational use legalized, permit required; portion of excise tax revenue deposited in community reinvestment fund to promote diversity and equity; medical marijuana registry created; JLC study [Sec. 265, 266, 292, 317, 411, 467, 498, 502, 610, 888, 959, 1053, 1085, 1086, 1112, 1136, 1404, 1433, 1563-1566, 1732, 1743, 1796, 1797, 1811, 1893, 1894, 1909, 2269, 2291, 2292, 2649, 2829, 3367-3381, 3389, 3391-3397, 3404, 3405, 3417-3420, 3441, 9128 (2)] - SB111

Medical marijuana program created, license provisions; Medical Marijuana Regulatory Commission created and attached to DOR; excise tax, criminal provisions, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, fair employment law, UI, and WC provisions; JRCCP may report - AB1067

Medical marijuana program created, license provisions; Medical Marijuana Regulatory Commission created and attached to DOR; excise tax, criminal provisions, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, fair employment law, UI, and WC provisions; JRCCP may report - SB1034

Violence prevention grant program for cities and counties established; appropriation from excise tax on vapor products - AB458

Violence prevention grant program for cities and counties established; appropriation from excise tax on vapor products - SB442

Expenditure of moneys from the federal government: legislature may not delegate sole power of how it may be spent and JCF approval required before initial allocation by executive branch. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR112

Expenditure of moneys from the federal government: legislature may not delegate sole power of how it may be spent and JCF approval required before initial allocation by executive branch. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR84