SB45: Bill Text

SB45,1686,24 (3) Technical college district board revenue limits; definition of revenue. The treatment of s. 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. first applies to the calculation of district boards’ allowable revenue for the 2025-26 school year.

SB45,1687,3 (4) Fee remission for certain tribal members. The treatment of s. 38.24 (5m) first applies to students who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1687,6 (5) Fee remission for student teachers. The treatment of s. 38.24 (5r) first applies to individuals who commence student teaching in the first semester or session that begins after the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,9343 Section 9343. Initial applicability; Tourism.

SB45,9344 Section 9344. Initial applicability; Transportation.

SB45,1687,20 (1) Noncitizen driver’s licenses. The treatment of ss. 66.1011 (1) (by Section 1167), 66.1201 (2m), 66.1213 (3), 66.1301 (2m), 66.1333 (3) (e) 2., 86.195 (5) (c), 106.50 (1) (by Section 1692), (1m) (h) (by Section 1694) and (nm), and (5m) (f) 1., 106.52 (3) (a) 1., 2., 3., 4., and 5., 111.31 (1) (by Section 1777), (2) (by Section 1779), and (3) (by Section 1781), 111.321 (by Section 1788), 194.025, 224.77 (1) (o), 230.01 (2) (b) (by Section 2361), 230.18 (by Section 2374), 234.29 (by Section 2400), 343.03 (3m) and (3r), 343.14 (2j), 343.165 (1) (c) and (e), (3) (b) and (c), (4) (b) and (d), and (7) (a) (intro.) and (c), 343.17 (3) (a) 16., 343.20 (1) (f), (1m), and (2) (a), 343.50 (3) (a) and (b), (5) (b), (bm), and (c), (6), (8) (c) 6., and (10) (c), 452.14 (3) (n), and 632.35, the renumbering and amendment of s. 343.14 (2) (br) and (es), and the creation of s. 343.14 (2) (br) 2. and (es) 2m. first apply to applications received by the department of transportation on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1687,23 (2) Ignition interlock device requirement expansion. The treatment of s. 343.301 (1g) (a) 2. a. first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,9345 Section 9345. Initial applicability; Treasurer.

SB45,9346 Section 9346. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin.

SB45,9347 Section 9347. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System.

SB45,1688,6 (1) Nonresident tuition exemption for certain tribal members. The treatment of s. 36.27 (2) (ar) first applies to students who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1688,9 (2) Nonresident tuition exemption for certain undocumented individuals. The treatment of s. 36.27 (2) (cr) first applies to persons who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1688,12 (3) Fee remission for certain tribal members. The treatment of s. 36.27 (3g) first applies to students who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1688,15 (4) Fee remission for student teachers. The treatment of s. 36.27 (3q) first applies to individuals who commence student teaching in the first semester that begins after the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,9348 Section 9348. Initial applicability; Veterans Affairs.

SB45,9349 Section 9349. Initial applicability; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SB45,1688,21 (1) Enterprise zone and business development tax credit wage thresholds. The treatment of ss. 238.308 (1) (b) and 238.399 (1) (as) first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2026.

SB45,9350 Section 9350. Initial applicability; Workforce Development.

SB45,1689,2 (1) Employment discrimination; consideration of conviction record. The treatment of s. 111.335 (3) (ag) first applies to an application for employment submitted to an employer on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1689,6 (2) Employment discrimination damages. The treatment of ss. 111.39 (4) (d) and (5) (b) and (d), 111.397, 814.04 (intro.) (by Section 3087), and 893.995 first applies to acts of employment discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing committed on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1689,11 (3) First responder PTSD coverage. The treatment of s. 102.17 (9) (a) 1., 1c., 1e., 1g., and 1p. and (b) (intro.) first applies to injuries reported on the effective date of rate changes for worker’s compensation insurance approved by the commissioner of insurance under s. 626.13 after the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1689,16 (4) Worker misclassification penalties. The treatment of ss. 102.82 (2) (a), (ab), and (ad), 102.85 (1) and (2) (c), and 108.221 (1) (a) 2. and (2) (b) first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior violations for purposes of assessing penalties.

SB45,1689,21 (5) Predictable work schedules for retail, food service, and cleaning employees. The treatment of s. 103.035 first applies to an employee who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions inconsistent with s. 103.035 on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires or is extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.

SB45,1690,2 (6) Unemployment insurance; SSDI payments. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (2) (h) and (12) (f) 1m., 2m., 3., and 4. and 108.05 (7m) (title), (c), and (d), (9), and (10) (intro.) first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1690,5 (7) Unemployment insurance; deletion of waiting period. The treatment of ss. 108.02 (26m) and 108.04 (3) and (11) (bm) first applies to benefit years beginning on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1690,8 (8) Unemployment insurance; substantial fault. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (5g) and 108.16 (6m) (a) (by Section 1746) first applies with respect to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1690,11 (9) Unemployment insurance; work search and registration waivers. The treatment of s. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) and 3., (b), (bb), (bd), and (bm) first applies to initial claims for benefits filed on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1690,14 (10) Unemployment insurance; quits due to relocations. The treatment of s. 108.04 (7) (t) 1. and 2. first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1690,17 (11) Unemployment insurance; quits for certain work. The treatment of s. 108.04 (7) (e) first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1690,20 (12) Unemployment insurance; suitable work. The treatment of s. 108.04 (8) (d) (intro.) and (dm) first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1690,23 (13) Unemployment insurance; drug testing. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (8) (b) and 108.133 (4) (a) first applies to initial claims for benefits filed on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1691,3 (14) Unemployment insurance; misconduct. The treatment of s. 108.04 (5) (intro.) and (a) to (g) first applies with respect to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1691,13 (15) Prevailing wage. The treatment of ss. 19.36 (12), 66.0129 (5), 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (c), (cm), (dr), (em), (f), (g), (hm), (im), and (j), (1m) (b), and (2) to (12), 84.41 (3), 84.54, 86.51, 103.005 (12) (a), 103.49, 103.50, 103.503 (1) (a), (e), and (g), (2), and (3) (a) 2., 104.001 (4), 106.04, 109.09 (1), 111.322 (2m) (a) (with respect to s. 103.50), (b) (with respect to s. 103.50), and (c), 227.01 (13) (t), 229.682 (2), 229.8275, 946.15, and 978.05 (6) (a) first apply, with respect to a project of public works that is subject to bidding, to a project for which the request for bids is issued on the effective date of this subsection and, with respect to a project of public works that is not subject to bidding, to a project the contract for which is entered into on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1691,16 (16) Discrimination. The treatment of ss. 66.0903 (10) (d), 111.322 (2m) (c), and 229.8275 first applies to acts of discrimination that occur on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1691,19 (17) Family and medical leave. The treatment of s. 103.10 (12) (b) first applies to a violation that occurs, or that an employee should reasonably have known occurred, on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1691,22 (18) Leave benefits eligibility. The treatment of s. 103.108 (2) first applies to a period of family leave, as defined in s. 103.108 (1) (f), or a period of medical leave, as defined in s. 103.105 (1) (i), commencing on January 1, 2027.

SB45,9351 Section 9351. Initial applicability; Other.

SB45,1692,2 (1) Public records location fee. The treatment of s. 19.35 (3) (c) first applies to a public records request received on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1692,6 (2) Requirements when selling or transferring firearms. The treatment of s. 175.37 (title), the renumbering and amendment of s. 175.37 (1), and the creation of s. 175.37 (1) (b) first apply to sales and transfers that occur on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1692,8 (3) Lost or stolen firearms. The treatment of s. 175.36 (1) (a) first applies to discoveries of stolen or lost firearms made on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1692,11 (4) Requirements when transferring firearm. The creation of s. 175.37 (1) (c) first applies to sales and transfers that occur on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1692,14 (5) Self-assigned firearm exclusion. The treatment of s. 175.35 (1) (at) (by Section 2275) and (2g) (c) 4. a. and b. and the creation of s. 175.355 first apply to transfers of firearms on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1692,18 (6) Real estate condition reports; disclosures related to flooding. The treatment of of ss. 709.03 (form) A7., F4., G1., and G1m. and 709.033 (form) A7., E3., F3m., and F3n. first applies to a report that is furnished on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1692,23 (7) Expungement. The treatment of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. a., c., cg., cr., and d. and 4., (b), and (c), the renumbering and amendment of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1., and the creation of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. and b. first apply to any conviction for which sentencing has occurred but for which the record has not been ordered expunged on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1693,2 (8) Crime victim services surcharge. The treatment of s. 973.0452 (1) first applies to sentences, periods of probation, or civil forfeitures imposed on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45,1693,19 (9) Collective bargaining; employee rights. The treatment of ss. 20.425 (1) (i), 20.505 (1) (ks), 20.921 (1) (a) 2., 40.51 (7) (a), 46.2895 (8) (a) 1., 109.03 (1) (b), 111.70 (1) (a), (f), (fd), (fm), (n), and (p), (3) (a) 3., 5., 6., and 9., (3g), (4) (bm) (title), (cg) (title), 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. a., 7r. d., e., f., and h., and 8m., (d) 1., 2. a., and 3. a., b., and c., (mb) (intro.), (mbb), (mc) (intro.), 6., 7., and 8., and (p), and (7m) (c) 1. a., 111.81 (1), (1b), (1d), (7) (ag), (ar), and (at), (8), (8p), (9), (9b), (9g), (12) (intro.), (12m), (15m), and (16), 111.815 (1), 111.817, 111.825 (1) (intro.), (1r) (am) and (ar), (1t) (am) and (ar), (3), and (5), 111.83 (1), (3) (a) and (b), and (4), 111.84 (1) (d) and (f) and (2) (c), 111.85 (1), (2), and (4), 111.86 (2), 111.88 (1), 111.90 (1) and (2), 111.91 (1w), (2) (intro.), (3) (intro.), (3q), and (4), 111.92 (3) (a) and (b), 111.93 (3) (a) and (b), 118.22 (4), 118.245 (1), 118.42 (3) (a) 4. and (5), 120.12 (15), 120.18 (1) (gm), and 230.10 (2), the renumbering of s. 111.70 (4) (bm), the renumbering and amendment of ss. 111.70 (2) and 111.82, and the creation of ss. 111.70 (2) (b) and (4) (bm) 2. and 111.82 (2) first apply to employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement under ch. 111 that contains provisions inconsistent with those sections on the day on which the agreement expires or is terminated, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.

SB45,9400 Section 9400. Effective dates; general. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 9401 to 9451 of this act, this act takes effect on July 1, 2025, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

SB45,9401 Section 9401. Effective dates; Administration.

SB45,1694,3 (1) State holidays; Juneteenth and Veterans Day. The treatment of s. 230.35 (4) (a) 3m., 5m., and 10., (c), and (d) (intro.) takes effect on the January 1 after publication.

SB45,1694,5 (2) Payments for municipal services. The treatment of s. 25.491 (1) (c) 3. takes effect on July 1, 2026.

SB45,1694,7 (3) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program. The treatment of ss. 16.075 and 20.505 (1) (cb) takes effect on January 1, 2027.

SB45,1694,9 (4) Grants for Milwaukee County Housing First. The repeal of s. 20.505 (7) (fe) takes effect on July 1, 2027.

SB45,9402 Section 9402. Effective dates; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

SB45,9403 Section 9403. Effective dates; Arts Board.

SB45,9404 Section 9404. Effective dates; Building Commission.

SB45,9405 Section 9405. Effective dates; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

SB45,9406 Section 9406. Effective dates; Children and Families.

SB45,1694,19 (1) Foster care and kinship care rates. The treatment of ss. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) and (3n) (am) (intro.) and 48.62 (4) (a) takes effect on January 1, 2026, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

SB45,1694,22 (2) Expanding eligibility for subsidized guardianships and kinship care payments. Notwithstanding s. 227.265, the repeal of s. DCF 55.02 (5g) (b) 2., Wis. Adm. Code, takes effect on the day after publication.

SB45,1694,24 (3) Benefits eligibility screening. The treatment of s. 48.49 takes effect on July 1, 2027.

SB45,1695,8 (4) Child support assignment and referrals. The treatment of ss. 20.437 (2) (r), 46.10 (1) and (14) (e) 1., 48.33 (4) (b) and (4m), 48.335 (3r), 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m), 48.36 (4) (a), 48.363 (2), 48.645 (3), 49.345 (1) and (14) (e) 1., 301.12 (1) and (14) (e) 1., 767.001 (1) (m), 767.511 (1m) (hm), 767.521 (intro.), 767.55 (3) (a) 2., 767.57 (1m) (c), (2), and (4), 767.59 (1), (1c) (a) (intro.), and (2) (c), 767.77 (1), 767.78 (1), 767.87 (6) (a), 780.01 (5), 893.415 (2), 938.33 (3) (intro.), (a), and (b), (4) (b), and (4m), 938.335 (3r), 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 938.357 (5m) (a) and (b), 938.36 (4) (a), and 938.363 (2) and Section 9106 (4) of this act take effect on July 1, 2026.

SB45,1695,10 (5) Child support debt reduction. The treatment of s. 49.226 takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.

SB45,9407 Section 9407. Effective dates; Circuit Courts.

SB45,1695,14 (1) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program. The treatment of ss. 758.19 (5) (g) and 961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. takes effect on January 1, 2027.

SB45,1695,16 (2) Circuit court branches. The treatment of s. 753.06 (8) (a) (by Section 3011) takes effect on August 1, 2026.

SB45,9408 Section 9408. Effective dates; Corrections.

SB45,1696,3 (1) Age of adult jurisdiction. The treatment of ss. 48.02 (1d) and (2), 48.44, 48.45 (1) (a) and (am) and (3), 118.163 (4), 125.07 (4) (d) and (e) 1., 125.085 (3) (bt), 165.83 (1) (c) 1. and 2., 301.12 (2m) and (14) (a), 302.31 (7), 938.02 (1) and (10m), 938.12 (2), 938.18 (2), 938.183 (3), 938.255 (1) (intro.), 938.34 (8), 938.343 (2), 938.344 (3), 938.35 (1m), 938.355 (4) (b) and (4m) (a), 938.39, 938.44, 938.45 (1) (a) and (3), 938.48 (4m) (title), (a), and (b) and (14), 938.57 (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 1., and 3., and (b), 946.50 (intro.), 948.01 (1), 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.), 948.45 (1), 948.60 (2) (d), 948.61 (4), 961.455 (title), (1), and (2), 961.46, 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), 961.575 (1), (2), and (3), and 990.01 (3) and (20), subch. IX (title) of ch. 48, and subch. IX (title) of ch. 938 and Section 9308 (1) of this act take effect on January 1, 2026.

SB45,1696,5 (2) Contract payments for placement of juveniles. The repeal of s. 20.410 (3) (ab) takes effect on July 1, 2029.

SB45,9409 Section 9409. Effective dates; Court of Appeals.

SB45,9410 Section 9410. Effective dates; District Attorneys.

SB45,9411 Section 9411. Effective dates; Educational Communications Board.

SB45,9412 Section 9412. Effective dates; Elections Commission.

SB45,9413 Section 9413. Effective dates; Employee Trust Funds.

SB45,9414 Section 9414. Effective dates; Employment Relations Commission.

SB45,9415 Section 9415. Effective dates; Ethics Commission.

SB45,9416 Section 9416. Effective dates; Financial Institutions.

SB45,9417 Section 9417. Effective dates; Governor.

SB45,9418 Section 9418. Effective dates; Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

SB45,9419 Section 9419. Effective dates; Health Services.

SB45,1696,20 (1) Medicaid expansion. The treatment of ss. 20.435 (4) (jw), 49.45 (23) and (23b), 49.471 (1) (cr), (4) (a) 4. b. and 8., and (4g), and 49.686 (3) (d) and Section 9119 (1) of this act take effect on July 1, 2025.

SB45,1696,22 (2) Healthcare ownership and transparency. The creation of subch. IX of ch. 150, ss. 150.99, 150.992, 150.994, and 150.996 takes effect on January 1, 2027.

SB45,1696,24 (3) Trauma resilience grant. The repeal of s. 46.48 (21) takes effect on July 1, 2027.

SB45,9420 Section 9420. Effective dates; Higher Educational Aids Board.

SB45,9421 Section 9421. Effective dates; Historical Society.

SB45,9422 Section 9422. Effective dates; Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SB45,9423 Section 9423. Effective dates; Insurance.

SB45,1697,8 (1) Coverage of infertility services. The treatment of ss. 609.74 and 632.895 (15m) and Section 9323 (1) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.

SB45,1697,15 (2) Coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions, essential health benefits, and preventive services. The treatment of ss. 632.728, 632.746 (1) (a) and (b), (2) (a), (c), (d), and (e), (3) (a) and (d) 1., 2., and 3., (5), and (8) (a) (intro.), 632.748 (2), 632.76 (2) (a) and (ac) 1. and 2., 632.795 (4) (a), 632.895 (8) (d), (13m), (14) (a) 1. i., j., and k. to o., (b), (c), and (d) 3., (14m), (16m) (b), and (17) (b) 2. and (c), and 632.897 (11) (a) and Section 9323 (2) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.

SB45,1697,18 (3) Coverage of over-the-counter oral contraceptives. The treatment of s. 632.895 (17) (b) 1m. and Section 9323 (3) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.