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SB70-AA10,258 14Section 258. 45.61 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA10,259 15Section 259. 45.61 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,141,2116 45.61 (2) (d) A person who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her
17entry or reentry into service
served in any a national guard or a reserve component
18of the U.S. armed forces or who was a resident of this state for at least 12 consecutive
19months immediately preceding his or her death
, and the person's spouse, surviving
20spouse, and dependent children, if the person is eligible for burial in a national
21cemetery under 38 USC 2402.
SB70-AA10,260 22Section 260. 45.61 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA10,261 23Section 261. 45.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,142,224 45.61 (3) Fees and costs. The department may charge a fee for burials under
25this section and may promulgate rules for the assessment of any fee. The cost of

1preparing the grave and the erection of a marker for a person described under sub.
2(2) (a), (b), or (d), or (e) shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (gk).
SB70-AA10,262 3Section 262. 45.61 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,142,94 45.61 (4) (a) Application for burial shall be made to the department. The
5surviving spouse of the person described under sub. (2) (a), (b), or (d), or (e), if that
6person is interred at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, shall have
7the privilege of selecting a plot next to that person if available. The department shall
8hold the plot for the surviving spouse for a period of one year from the date of granting
9the privilege, but may extend the hold, on request, for additional one-year periods.
SB70-AA10,263 10Section 263. 45.61 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.61 (5) and amended
11to read:
SB70-AA10,142,1912 45.61 (5) Expenses incident to the burial under this section of persons
13described in sub. (2) (a) and (b) to (e) shall be paid from the estate of the decedent,
14except that if there is no estate or the estate is insufficient, the expense of burial, or
15necessary part of the burial, shall be paid from the appropriation accounts under s.
1620.485 (4) (g), (m), or (q) or, for members of veterans homes,
from the appropriation
17account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) for members of veterans homes, and the. The amount
18expended for those expenses under this subsection shall not exceed the amount
19established for funeral and burial expenses under s. 49.785 (1) (b).
SB70-AA10,264 20Section 264. 45.61 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.”.
SB70-AA10,142,21 21264. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,142,22 22 Section 265. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,143,3
136.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time
2of registering at an institution, and who is a veteran as described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm),
3is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).
SB70-AA10,266 4Section 266. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,143,55 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).
SB70-AA10,267 6Section 267. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,143,77 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).
SB70-AA10,268 8Section 268. 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,143,159 45.01 (12) (fm) A person who was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the
10federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-207, and resides in
11this state or a person who the secretary determines served honorably with a special
12guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the
13armed forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning February
1428, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975; is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully
15admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and resides in the state.
SB70-AA10,269 16Section 269. 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,143,1817 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), or one
18of the following:
SB70-AA10,270 19Section 270. 45.51 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,143,2020 45.51 (2) (a) 1. A veteran, other than a veteran described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).”.
SB70-AA10,143,21 21265. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,143,22 22 Section 271. 20.435 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,144,323 20.435 (2) (bm) Secure mental health units or facilities. The amounts in the
24schedule for the general program operations of the Wisconsin Resource Center under

1s. 46.056 and other secure mental health units or facilities under s. 980.065 at which
2persons committed under s. 980.06 are placed, but not for security operations at the
3Wisconsin Resource Center
.
SB70-AA10,272 4Section 272. 46.056 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.056.
SB70-AA10,273 5Section 273. 46.056 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA10,9108 6Section 9108. Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections.
SB70-AA10,144,77 (1) Transfer of security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center.
SB70-AA10,144,128 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
9liabilities of the department of corrections that are primarily related to security
10operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of
11administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of health
12services.
SB70-AA10,144,1713 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, 110.0 FTE
14GPR positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the
15department of corrections responsible for the performance of security operations at
16the Wisconsin Resource Center under s. 46.056 (2), 2021 stats., as determined by the
17secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of health services.
SB70-AA10,144,2218 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (b ) have all the rights
19and the same status under ch. 230 of the statutes in the department of health
20services that they enjoyed in the department of corrections immediately before the
21transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under par. (b) who
22has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
SB70-AA10,145,223 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
24tangible personal property, including records, of the department of corrections that
25are primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as

1determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of
2health services.
SB70-AA10,145,93 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of corrections
4on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to security operations
5at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration,
6is transferred to the department of health services. All materials submitted to or
7actions taken by the department of corrections with respect to the pending matter
8are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of health
9services.
SB70-AA10,145,1510 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of corrections
11primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as
12determined by the secretary of administration, in effect on the effective date of this
13paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of health services.
14The department of health services shall carry out any obligations under those
15contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.”.
SB70-AA10,145,16 16266. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,145,18 17 Section 274. 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated
18to read:
SB70-AA10,145,1919 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) Veterans assistance grants.
SB70-AA10,275 20Section 275. 45.40 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-AA10,145,21 2145.40 (title) Veterans assistance grants.
SB70-AA10,276 22Section 276. 45.40 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,146,323 45.40 (1g) (a) “Health care provider" means an advanced practice nurse
24prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), an audiologist licensed under ch. 459, a

1dentist licensed under ch. 447, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a physician
2licensed under s. 448.02, or a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63
has the meaning
3given in s. 146.81 (1) and includes an ambulatory surgery center
.
SB70-AA10,277 4Section 277. 45.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,146,195 45.40 (1m) (a) The department may provide subsistence payments to a veteran
6on a month-to-month basis or for a 3-month period. The department may pay
7subsistence aid for a 3-month period if the veteran will be incapacitated for more
8than 3 months and if earned or unearned income or aid from sources other than those
9listed in the application will not be available in the 3-month period. The department
10may provide subsistence payments only to a veteran who has suffered a loss of
11income due to illness, injury, or natural disaster. The department may grant
12subsistence aid under this subsection to a veteran whose loss of income is the result
13of abuse of alcohol or other drugs only if the veteran is participating in an alcohol and
14other drug abuse treatment program that is approved by the department. No
15payment may be made under this subsection if the veteran has other assets or income
16available to meet basic subsistence needs or if the veteran is eligible to receive aid
17from other sources to meet those needs. When determining the assets available to
18the veteran, the department may not include the first $50,000 of cash surrender
19value of any life insurance.
SB70-AA10,278 20Section 278. 45.40 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,146,2321 45.40 (1m) (b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this
22subsection per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed
23$3,000 $5,000.
SB70-AA10,279 24Section 279. 45.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,147,4
145.40 (2) (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran for
2dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and lenses;
3and hearing care, including hearing aids; and for any other medical device prescribed
4by a health care provider
.
SB70-AA10,280 5Section 280. 45.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,147,116 45.40 (2m) (a) The unremarried spouse and dependent children of a veteran
7who died on active duty, or in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for
8training purposes, in the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed
9forces
are eligible to receive payments under subs. (1m) and (2) if the household
10income of those persons does not exceed the income limitations established under
11sub. (3m).
SB70-AA10,281 12Section 281. 45.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,147,1413 45.40 (3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may
14receive under this section may not exceed $7,500 $10,000.”.
SB70-AA10,147,15 15267. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,147,16 16 Section 282. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,148,617 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
18a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county
19executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department
20that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015,
21is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
22position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau
23of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is
24appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8)

1or ch. 63. The grant shall be $9,350 $18,700 for a county with a population of less
2than 20,000, $11,000 $22,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499,
3$12,650 $25,300 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $14,300
4$28,600 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans
5affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by
6the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
SB70-AA10,283 7Section 283. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA10,284 8Section 284. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,148,179 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
10federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
11under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
12the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
13service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
14that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
15veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may
16make annual grants in an amount not to exceed $16,500 $33,000 per grant under this
17subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.”.
SB70-AA10,148,18 18268. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,148,19 19 Section 285. 20.485 (1) (gk) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,149,1320 20.485 (1) (gk) Institutional operations. The amounts in the schedule for the
21care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50, for the payment
22of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation
23account under s. 20.435 (4) (ky) for payment of the state share of the medical
24assistance costs related to the provision of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the

1payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43 to allow them to reside at
2the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, for the transfer of moneys to the
3appropriation accounts under pars. (kc) and (kj), for the transfer of moneys in an
4amount up to $10,000,000 to the appropriation account under par. (ks), and for the
5payment of grants under s. 45.82. Not more than 1 percent of the moneys credited
6to this appropriation account may be used for the payment of assistance to indigent
7veterans under s. 45.43. All moneys received under par. (m) and s. 45.51 (7) (b) and
8(8) and all moneys received for the care of members under medical assistance, as
9defined in s. 49.43 (8), shall be credited to this appropriation account. All moneys
10transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9248 (1r), shall be
11credited to this appropriation account.
Except for the moneys transferred under this
12paragraph to the appropriation account under par. (kc), no moneys may be expended
13from this appropriation for the purposes specified in par. (kc).
SB70-AA10,9148 14Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.
SB70-AA10,149,2015 (1) Study for a master plan for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. From
16the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (u), during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the
17department of veterans affairs shall contract with a vendor to study the campus of
18the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall provide a framework to guide
19decision-making for future operations and development on the campus of the
20Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall be completed before June 1, 2025.
SB70-AA10,9248 21Section 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs.
SB70-AA10,149,2422 (1r) Veterans homes institutional operations. There is transferred from the
23general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $10,000,000 in
24fiscal year 2023-24.”.
SB70-AA10,150,1
1269. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,150,2 2 Section 286. 25.36 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA10,287 3Section 287. 20.855 (4) (bv) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA10,9448 4Section 9448. Effective dates; Veterans Affairs.
SB70-AA10,150,6 5(1) Repeal of veterans trust fund. The treatment of ss. 25.36 and 20.855 (4)
6(bv) takes effect on July 1, 2025.”.
SB70-AA10,150,7 7270. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,150,8 8 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue
SB70-AA10,150,109 (7m) Closing hours exception for certain alcohol beverage retailers during
10the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
SB70-AA10,150,1111 (a) In this subsection:
SB70-AA10,150,12 121. “Municipality” has the meaning given in s. 125.02 (11).
SB70-AA10,150,1613 2. “Southeast Wisconsin municipality” means a municipality any part of which
14is located within Kenosha, Racine, Walworth, Rock, Milwaukee, Waukesha,
15Jefferson, Dane, Ozaukee, Washington, Dodge, Columbia, Sheboygan, or Fond du
16Lac County.
SB70-AA10,150,2217 (b) 1. Notwithstanding s. 125.32 (3) (a), from July 15 to July 19, 2024, the
18closing hours for premises operating under a Class “B” license issued by a southeast
19Wisconsin municipality shall be between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. if the municipality that
20issued the license has adopted a resolution allowing extended closing hours within
21the municipality and has authorized this extended closing hour as provided in subd.
222.
SB70-AA10,151,2 232. If a southeast Wisconsin municipality has adopted a resolution under subd.
241., the municipality shall establish a process to authorize, and may upon application

1so authorize, the extended closing hour under subd. 1. for any Class “B” licensed
2premises within the municipality.
SB70-AA10,151,83 (c) 1. Notwithstanding s. 125.68 (4) (c) 1. and 3m., from July 15 to July 19, 2024,
4the closing hours for premises operating under a “Class B” or “Class C” license issued
5by a southeast Wisconsin municipality shall be between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. if the
6municipality that issued the license has adopted a resolution allowing extended
7closing hours within the municipality and has authorized this extended closing hour
8as provided in subd. 2.
SB70-AA10,151,12 92. If a southeast Wisconsin municipality has adopted a resolution under subd.
101., the municipality shall establish a process to authorize, and may upon application
11so authorize, the extended closing hour under subd. 1 . for any “Class B” or “Class C”
12licensed premises within the municipality.”.
SB70-AA10,151,13 13271. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,151,14 14 Section 288. 125.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,151,1815 125.06 (6) Public parks. The sale of fermented malt beverages and wine in any
16public park operated by a county or municipality. Fermented malt beverages and
17wine
shall be sold by officers or employees of the county or municipality under an
18ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation enacted by the governing body.
SB70-AA10,289 19Section 289. 125.09 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,151,2220 125.09 (6) Municipal stores sales. No municipality may engage in the sale of
21alcohol beverages, except as authorized under s. ss. 125.06 (6) and 125.26 (6). This
22subsection does not apply to municipal stores in operation on November 6, 1969.”.
SB70-AA10,151,23 23272. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,151,24 24 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue
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