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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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SENATE AMENDMENT 8,
TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO SENATE BILL 45
July 2, 2025 - Offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1,1
1At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1,321. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.455 from 2025
3Senate Bill 45 covering the department of justice.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1,442. At the appropriate place, insert all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1,55Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1,76(1) Department of justice position authorizations. The authorized
7positions for the department of justice are increased as provided in SB 45..
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1,983. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.550 from 2025
9Senate Bill 45 covering the Public Defender Board.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1,10104. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,1
1Section 9133. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Defender Board.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,32(1) Public defender board position authorizations. The authorized
3positions for the public defender board are increased as provided in SB 45..
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,545. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.625 from 2025
5Senate Bill 45 covering the circuit courts.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,666. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,77Section 9107. Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,98(1) Circuit Courts position authorizations. The authorized positions for
9the department of justice are increased as provided in SB 45..
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,10107. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,1211Section 1. 102.17 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 102.17 (9) (a) 1m.
12and amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,1613102.17 (9) (a) 1m. Fire fighter Firefighter means any person employed on
14a full-time basis by the state or any political subdivision as a member or officer of a
15fire department, including the 1st class cities and state fire marshal and deputies,
16or an individual who volunteers as a member or officer of a fire department.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,217Section 2. 102.17 (9) (a) 1c. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,1918102.17 (9) (a) 1c. Correctional officer has the meaning given in s. 102.475
19(8) (a).
SB45-SSA2-SA8,320Section 3. 102.17 (9) (a) 1e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,2,2221102.17 (9) (a) 1e. Emergency medical responder has the meaning given in s.
22256.01 (4p).
SB45-SSA2-SA8,423Section 4. 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,3,2
1102.17 (9) (a) 1g. Emergency medical services practitioner has the meaning
2given in s. 256.01 (5).
SB45-SSA2-SA8,53Section 5. 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,3,94102.17 (9) (a) 1p. Medicolegal investigation staff member includes a chief
5deputy coroner, a deputy coroner, a deputy medical examiner, and any individual
6who assists the office of a coroner or medical examiner with an investigation of a
7death. Medicolegal investigation staff member does not include an individual
8performing solely administrative functions in the office of a coroner or medical
9examiner.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,610Section 6. 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,3,1811102.17 (9) (b) (intro.) Subject to par. (c), in the case of a mental injury that is
12not accompanied by a physical injury and that results in a diagnosis of post-
13traumatic stress disorder in a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 23.33 (1) (ig),
14an emergency medical responder, an emergency services practitioner, a correctional
15officer, a public safety answering point dispatcher, a coroner, a medical examiner, a
16medicolegal investigation staff member, or a fire fighter firefighter, the claim for
17compensation for the mental injury, in order to be compensable under this chapter,
18is subject to all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,915019Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,4,220(1) Workers compensation insurance; rate approval; notice. The
21commissioner of insurance shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for
22publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register a notice of the effective date of

1new rates for workers compensation insurance first approved by the commissioner
2under s. 626.13 after the effective date of this subsection.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,93503Section 9350. Initial applicability; Workforce Development.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,4,84(1) First responder PTSD coverage. The treatment of s. 102.17 (9) (a) 1.,
51c., 1e., 1g., and 1p. and (b) (intro.) first applies to injuries reported on the effective
6date of rate changes for workers compensation insurance approved by the
7commissioner of insurance under s. 626.13 after the effective date of this
8subsection..
SB45-SSA2-SA8,4,998. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,4,1010Section 7. 978.03 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,4,2111978.03 (1m) The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a
12population of 200,000 or more but less than 750,000 may appoint 3 4 deputy
13district attorneys and such assistant district attorneys as may be requested by the
14department of administration and authorized in accordance with s. 16.505. The
15district attorney shall rank the deputy district attorneys for purposes of carrying
16out duties under this section. The deputies, according to rank, may perform any
17duty of the district attorney, under the district attorneys direction. In the absence
18or disability of the district attorney, the deputies, according to rank, may perform
19any act required by law to be performed by the district attorney. Any such deputy
20must have practiced law in this state for at least 2 years prior to appointment under
21this section..
SB45-SSA2-SA8,4,22229. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,4,2323Section 8. 16.075 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,5,3
116.075 Grants to tribes for alternatives to prosecution and
2incarceration programs. (1) In this section, tribe has the meaning given in s.
3165.91 (1).
SB45-SSA2-SA8,5,64(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (cb), the department shall
5make grants to tribes for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs
6that meet the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (3).
SB45-SSA2-SA8,5,77(5) Grants made under sub. (2) shall be provided on a calendar year basis.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,5,98(6) The department of justice shall assist the department with its duties
9under this section.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,910Section 9. 20.455 (2) (eg) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1011Section 10. 20.455 (2) (em) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1112Section 11. 20.455 (2) (jd) of the statutes is renumbered 20.625 (1) (jd) and
13amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,5,201420.625 (1) (jd) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program.
15The amounts in the schedule to provide grants under s. 165.95 (2) payments to
16counties that are not a recipient of a grant under the for the county to establish and
17operate alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program on September
1823, 2017 that comply with the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (3). All moneys
19transferred under 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, section 9228 (15t), and 2023 Wisconsin
20Act 19, section 9227 (1), shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1221Section 12. 20.455 (2) (kn) of the statutes is renumbered 20.625 (1) (kn) and
22amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,6,62320.625 (1) (kn) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who
24use alcohol or other drugs; justice information fee. The amounts in the schedule for

1administering and making grants payments to counties and tribes under that
2comply with the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (2) (3). All moneys transferred from
3the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (id) 5. shall be credited to this
4appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered
5balance on June 30 of each year shall be transferred to the appropriation account
6under s. 20.505 (1) (id).
SB45-SSA2-SA8,137Section 13. 20.455 (2) (kv) of the statutes is renumbered 20.625 (1) (kv) and
8amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,6,12920.625 (1) (kv) Grants for substance abuse treatment programs Programs for
10criminal offenders. All moneys received under s. 961.41 (5) (c) 2. or 973.043 for the
11purpose of making grants payments to counties and tribes under that comply with
12the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (2) (3).
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1413Section 14. 20.505 (1) (cb) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,6,161420.505 (1) (cb) Grants to tribes for alternatives to prosecution and
15incarceration programs. The amounts in the schedule for grants to federally
16recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state under s. 16.075 (2).
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1517Section 15. 20.505 (1) (id) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA8,6,191820.505 (1) (id) 5. The amount transferred to s. 20.455 (2) 20.625 (1) (kn) shall
19be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.455 (2) 20.625 (1) (kn).
SB45-SSA2-SA8,1620Section 16. 20.625 (1) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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