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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SB70-AA10,145,18 17 Section 274. 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated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SB70-AA10,275 20Section 275. 45.40 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: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
SB70-AA10,152,5
1(1) Agent positions. The authorized FTE positions for the department of
2revenue, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (a), are decreased by 38.0
3GPR project positions and the authorized positions for the department of revenue,
4funded from the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1), are increased by 38.0 GPR
5positions to serve as special agents for the department.”.
SB70-AA10,152,6 6273. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,152,7 7 Section 290. 20.115 (7) (gc) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,152,108 20.115 (7) (gc) Industrial hemp and marijuana. All moneys received under s.
994.55 for regulation of activities relating to industrial hemp under s. 94.55 and to
10marijuana under s. 94.56
.
SB70-AA10,291 11Section 291. 20.115 (7) (ge) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,152,1512 20.115 (7) (ge) Marijuana producers and processors; official logotype. All
13moneys received under s. 94.56 for regulation of activities relating to marijuana
14under s. 94.56, for conducting public awareness campaigns under s. 94.56, and for
15the creation of a logotype under s. 100.145.
SB70-AA10,292 16Section 292. 20.435 (5) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,152,1817 20.435 (5) (q) Payments to counties. From the community reinvestment fund,
18all moneys received under subch. IV of ch. 139 for grants to counties under s. 250.22.
SB70-AA10,293 19Section 293. 20.566 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,152,2420 20.566 (1) (bn) Administration and enforcement of marijuana tax and
21regulation.
The amounts in the schedule for the purposes of administering the
22marijuana tax imposed under subch. IV of ch. 139 and for the costs incurred in
23enforcing the taxing and regulation of marijuana producers, marijuana processors,
24and marijuana retailers under subch. IV of ch. 139.
SB70-AA10,294
1Section 294. 20.835 (2) (eq) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,153,32 20.835 (2) (eq) Marijuana tax refunds. A sum sufficient to pay refunds under
3subch. IV of ch. 139.
SB70-AA10,295 4Section 295. 25.316 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,153,7 525.316 Community reinvestment fund. There is established a separate
6nonlapsible trust fund, designated the community reinvestment fund consisting of
7all moneys received under subch. IV of ch. 139, including interest and penalties.
SB70-AA10,296 8Section 296. 49.148 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,153,239 49.148 (4) (a) A Wisconsin works Works agency shall require a participant in
10a community service job or transitional placement who, after August 22, 1996, was
11convicted in any state or federal court of a felony that had as an element possession,
12use or distribution of a controlled substance to submit to a test for use of a controlled
13substance as a condition of continued eligibility. If the test results are positive, the
14Wisconsin works Works agency shall decrease the presanction benefit amount for
15that participant by not more than 15 percent for not fewer than 12 months, or for the
16remainder of the participant's period of participation in a community service job or
17transitional placement, if less than 12 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the
18individual is still a participant in a community service job or transitional placement
19and submits to another test for use of a controlled substance and if the results of the
20test are negative, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall discontinue the reduction
21under this paragraph. In this subsection, “controlled substance” does not include
22tetrahydrocannabinols in any form, including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in
23marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or chemically synthesized.
SB70-AA10,297 24Section 297. 49.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,154,4
149.79 (1) (b) “Controlled substance" has the meaning given in 21 USC 802 (6),
2except that “controlled substance” does not include tetrahydrocannabinols in any
3form, including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from
4marijuana, or chemically synthesized
.
SB70-AA10,298 5Section 298. 59.54 (25) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,154,66 59.54 (25) (title) Possession Regulation of marijuana.
SB70-AA10,299 7Section 299. 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,154,168 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) The board may enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit
9the possession of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in
10s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance
that
11is consistent with s. 961.71 or 961.72
; except that if a complaint is issued regarding
12an allegation of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any
13amount of marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana

14alleging a violation of s. 961.72 (2) (b) 2. or (c) 3., the subject of the complaint may
15not be prosecuted under this subsection for the same action that is the subject of the
16complaint unless all of the following occur:
SB70-AA10,300 17Section 300. 66.0107 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,155,218 66.0107 (1) (bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of
19marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g)
20(intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance
that is consistent
21with s. 961.71 or 961.72
; except that if a complaint is issued regarding an allegation
22of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any amount of
23marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana
alleging
24a violation of s. 961.72 (2) (b) 2. or (c) 3.
, the subject of the complaint may not be
25prosecuted under this paragraph for the same action that is the subject of the

1complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines to
2prosecute the case.
SB70-AA10,301 3Section 301. 66.04185 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,155,7 466.04185 Cultivation of tetrahydrocannabinols. No city, village, town, or
5county may prohibit cultivating tetrahydrocannabinols outdoors if the cultivation is
6by an individual who has no more than 6 marijuana plants at one time for his or her
7personal use.
SB70-AA10,302 8Section 302. 73.17 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,155,10 973.17 Medical marijuana registry program. (1) Definitions. In this
10section:
SB70-AA10,155,1111 (a) “Debilitating medical condition or treatment” means any of the following:
SB70-AA10,155,1712 1. Cancer; glaucoma; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; a positive test for
13the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV;
14inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease; a
15hepatitis C virus infection; Alzheimer's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; nail
16patella syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; post-traumatic stress disorder; or the
17treatment of these conditions.
SB70-AA10,155,2118 2. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment of
19such a disease or condition that causes cachexia, severe pain, severe nausea,
20seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy, or severe and persistent muscle
21spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
SB70-AA10,155,2222 (b) “Department” means the department of revenue.
SB70-AA10,155,2323 (c) “Physician” means a person licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a).
SB70-AA10,156,3
1(d) “Qualifying patient” means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician
2as having or undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment but does not
3include a person under the age of 18 years.
SB70-AA10,156,54 (e) “Tax exemption certificate” means a certificate to claim the exemption under
5s. 77.54 (71).
SB70-AA10,156,66 (f) “Usable marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13).
SB70-AA10,156,87 (g) “Written certification” means means a statement made by a person's
8physician if all of the following apply:
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