2021 Subject Index to Legislation

Early canvassing of absentee ballots requirements; issuance of president and vice president only ballots; combined polling places for municipalities of certain population; timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots; nomination papers for independent candidates for president and vice president; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB214

Election and voting law changes re automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual, and withholding of voluntarily provided elector information; voter bill of rights created; JRCCP may report - AB1068

Election and voting law changes re automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual, and withholding of voluntarily provided elector information; voter bill of rights created; JRCCP may report - SB988

Election fraud by election official and defects on absentee ballot certificates revisions; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB198

Election fraud by election official and defects on absentee ballot certificates revisions; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [S.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB212

Election observer procedures revised; recount and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB170

Election observer procedures revised; recount and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [S.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB210

Election prohibitions re use of private resources for election administration, nonresidents counting or tabulating votes, and poll workers who are also employees of candidate groups, political organization, or issue advocacy group; Elections Commission and felony penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.2: further revisions] - AB173

Election prohibitions re use of private resources for election administration, nonresidents counting or tabulating votes, and poll workers who are also employees of candidate groups, political organization, or issue advocacy group; Elections Commission and felony penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB207

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

Extreme risk protection TRO and extreme risk protection injunction created; respondent to surrender all firearms and refrain from possessing a firearm until the TRO or injunction expires or is vacated; penalty provisions - AB638

Felony offenders prohibited from possessing, controlling, or residing with a vicious dog, criteria specified; JRCCP may report - AB540

Felony offenders prohibited from possessing, controlling, or residing with a vicious dog, criteria specified; JRCCP may report - SB536

Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs: felony penalties for manufacture, distribution, delivery, or possession revised; JRCCP may report - AB357

Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs: felony penalties for manufacture, distribution, delivery, or possession revised; JRCCP may report - SB352

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts: notice and reporting of by securities industry professionals, penalty enhancers, and violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law; JRCCP may report - AB45

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts: notice and reporting of by securities industry professionals, penalty enhancers, and violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law; JRCCP may report - SB20

Firearm in a residence in which another resident is prohibited from possessing a firearm: storage requirements and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB864

Firearm in a residence in which another resident is prohibited from possessing a firearm: storage requirements and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB876

Firearm left or stored in an unlocked stationary vehicle made a misdemeanor; JRCCP may report - AB855

Firearm possession by person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence: prohibition created; JRCCP may report - AB321

Firearm possession by person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence: prohibition created; JRCCP may report - SB317

Firearm possession by person who is a fugitive from justice: prohibition created and criminal background check system provision; JRCCP may report - AB322

Firearm possession by person who is a fugitive from justice: prohibition created and criminal background check system provision; JRCCP may report - SB318

Firearm storage requirements if child under age 18 is present in the residence; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB861

Firearms: restrictions on enforcing federal laws regulating firearms, accessories, and ammunition; “Made in Wisconsin” stamp requirement; state government body or agency and local governmental units prohibited from expending resources to confiscate legally possessed firearms and accessories; JRCCP may report - AB293

Firearms: restrictions on enforcing federal laws regulating firearms, accessories, and ammunition; “Made in Wisconsin” stamp requirement; state government body or agency and local governmental units prohibited from expending resources to confiscate legally possessed firearms and accessories; JRCCP may report - SB314

Genetic counseling regulations and licensing; Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board created; JRCCP may report - AB255

Genetic counseling regulations and licensing; Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board created; JRCCP may report - SB259

GPS tracking device: refusing or obstructing installation of made a felony; JRCCP may report - AB214

GPS tracking device: refusing or obstructing installation of made a felony; JRCCP may report - SB229

Graffiti or damage to historical property on public property made a felony; JRCCP may report - AB776

Graffiti or damage to historical property on public property made a felony; JRCCP may report - SB751

Grievous bodily harm to or death of an animal: felony penalty; hunting dog, definition, and court order provisions; JRCCP may report - AB368

Grievous bodily harm to or death of an animal: felony penalty; hunting dog, definition, and court order provisions; JRCCP may report - SB366

Harassment of a sports official: penalty provisions created; JRCCP may report - AB158

Harassment of a sports official: penalty provisions created; JRCCP may report - SB175

Hiding, burying, or mutilating a corpse to conceal a crime: felony penalty increased; JRCCP may report - SB887

Homelessness: pay for performance grant requirements; structured camping facilities on public property; housing navigator grants; JRCCP may report and Governor to allocate certain federal moneys - AB604

Hunting wild animal with an airgun or airbow during firearm hunting season permitted; JRCCP may report - AB872

Impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility with intent to mislead: felony crime created; JRCCP may report - AB251

Impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility with intent to mislead: felony crime created; JRCCP may report - SB257

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions, proof of ID required, and penalty provisions - AB1002

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions and penalty provisions - AB180

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions and penalty provisions - SB206

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions and penalty provisions; conditions for removal from status list specified [S.Amdts.1, 2, and 3: further revisions] - SB937

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; JRCCP may report - AB90

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; JRCCP may report - SB100

Intoxicated operation of an ATV, UTV, or off-highway motorcycle (OHM), intoxicated boating, and intoxicated snowmobiling laws revised; DOT appendix report; JRCCP may report - AB280

Intoxicated operation of an ATV, UTV, or off-highway motorcycle (OHM), intoxicated boating, and intoxicated snowmobiling laws revised; DOT appendix report; JRCCP may report - SB301

Kratom products made from the leaf of the Mitragyna speciosa plant: manufacture, distribution, delivery, and possession regulated - AB599

Kratom products made from the leaf of the Mitragyna speciosa plant: manufacture, distribution, delivery, and possession regulated - SB958

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

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

Lost or stolen firearm: report to law enforcement and written notice in commercial sales or transfers required; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB863

Lost or stolen firearm: report to law enforcement and written notice in commercial sales or transfers required; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB810

Marijuana possession of not more than 10 grams: penalty reduced to a forfeiture, local government ordinance preemption; deposit in lieu of court appearance provision; JRCCP may report - AB130

Marijuana possession of not more than 10 grams: penalty reduced to a forfeiture, local government ordinance preemption; deposit in lieu of court appearance provision; JRCCP may report - SB164

Marijuana possession penalties revised, ordinance and law enforcement provisions; limited liability for employer that does not require drug testing as condition of employment; JRCCP may report - AB812

Marijuana possession penalties revised, ordinance and law enforcement provisions; limited liability for employer that does not require drug testing as condition of employment; JRCCP may report - SB790

Material support or resources provided to an organization engaged in domestic terrorism is made a felony; JRCCP may report - AB1194

Medical aid in dying provisions created; JRCCP may report - AB1078

Medical aid in dying provisions created; JRCCP may report - SB1013

Medical cannabis: DHS to establish registry for specified medical conditions or treatments and issue ID cards; producer, processor, or dispensary to obtain license from DATCP, conditions and fee provisions; discrimination in employment and licensing prohibitions; medical use defense to THC-related prosecutions and forfeiture actions for registered persons; JRCCP may report - AB1063

Medical cannabis: DHS to establish registry for specified medical conditions or treatments and issue ID cards; producer, processor, or dispensary to obtain license from DATCP, conditions and fee provisions; discrimination in employment and licensing prohibitions; medical use defense to THC-related prosecutions and forfeiture actions for registered persons; JRCCP may report - SB1035

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

Multiple thefts committed, in concert, by 5 or more persons are considered one crime; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.1: 5 changed to 3, retail theft provision added] - AB827

Multiple thefts committed, in concert, by 5 or more persons are considered one crime; JRCCP may report - SB811

Naturopathic medicine practice: regulation and licensing provisions created; Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board created; JRCCP may report and JSCTE appendix report [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB529

Naturopathic medicine practice: regulation and licensing provisions created; Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board created; JRCCP may report and JSCTE appendix report - SB532

Physician assistants: changes to regulation, licensure, and practice; Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board created, professional discipline provisions; JRCCP may report - AB125

Physician assistants: changes to regulation, licensure, and practice; Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board created, professional discipline provisions; JRCCP may report - SB184

Reckless handling of a vaccine or drug rendering it ineffective or unusable made a felony; JRCCP may report - AB225

Reckless handling of a vaccine or drug rendering it ineffective or unusable made a felony; JRCCP may report [S.Amdt.1: "reckless handling" changed to "intentional destruction"] - SB242

Recklessly endangering the safety of a person incapacitated by alcohol or other drug: felony crime created; JRCCP may report - AB895

Recreation vehicle dealer licensure: additional regulations for dealers and between dealers, manufacturers, and distributors; JRCCP may report - AB1112

Repeat retail theft: mandatory minimum sentence; JRCCP may report - AB829

Repeat retail theft: mandatory minimum sentence; JRCCP may report - SB850

Representations depicting nudity without consent: felony expanded to include “deep fakes;” reproducing private representations made a misdemeanor - SB987

Riot definition modified and penalties for attending or inciting and causing bodily harm to or expelling a bodily substance at a National Guard member; JRCCP may report - AB279

Riot definition modified and penalties for attending or inciting and causing bodily harm to or expelling a bodily substance at a National Guard member; JRCCP may report [S.Amdt.1: "intentionally attends a riot" specified; S.Amdt.2: "riot" and "unlawful assembly" definitions and penalties modified] - SB296

Sexual contact between law enforcement officer and person in his or her custody: crime created, sex offender registration provision; JRCCP may report - AB127

Sexual contact between law enforcement officer and person in his or her custody: crime created, sex offender registration provision; JRCCP may report - SB199

Stalking definition expanded to include text messaging and other electronic means of communication; JRCCP may report - AB83

Stalking definition expanded to include text messaging and other electronic means of communication; JRCCP may report - SB85

Theft of mail penalties revised; JRCCP may report - AB891

Theft of mail penalties revised; JRCCP may report - SB831