2023 Acts Index

child welfare Child welfare, see Children — Protection and services

children Children, see also Youth

Alerts for missing adult at risk expanded to include persons under age 18 whose situation does not qualify for another alert - Act 272

Business operated by minors: political subdivision cannot require a license or permit if operated only occasionally - Act 168

Child sex doll prohibitions created; exemption and penalty provisions - Act 225

Foster care rates revised [Sec. 255, 258] - Act 19

Possession of virtual child pornography: penalties for visual representations appearing to depict a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct - Act 224

Respiratory care practitioners allowed as part of ambulance staffing on any aircraft transporting pediatric patients between hospitals - Act 176

Rights reserved to a parent or guardian of a child; civil cause of action provision [vetoed] - AB510

“Sexual contact” definition revised re crimes against children and the crime of sexual assault - Act 61

children _ abuse and neglect Children — Abuse and neglect

Domestic abuse services, sexual assault victim services, and child advocacy: grants for DOJ - Act 241

children _ adoption Children — Adoption

Preadoption training: in-person via live videoconference allowed - Act 118

children _ protection and services Children — Protection and services, see also Day care; Family — Support; Guardian and ward; Juvenile delinquency; Maternal and infant care

Menominee Indian tribe child welfare services funding [Sec. 111, 146] - Act 19

Representation of parents in CHIPS proceedings: SPD pilot program extended [Sec. 246-248, 9433 (1s)] - Act 19

children _ special educational needs Children — Special educational needs

Annual adjustments for per pupil payments re parental choice programs, SNSP, and independent charter schools and increasing the revenue ceiling for school districts - Act 11

children and families department of Children and Families, Department of

Boys and Girls Clubs of America grant [Sec. 9106 (1r)] - Act 19

Child care allocations re scholarship and bonus program, resource and referral services, maximum payment rates based on quality rating, and grant to Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network, Inc. [Sec. 282c-285] [282c -- vetoed] - Act 19

Foster care rates revised [Sec. 255, 258] - Act 19

Kinship care rates increased [Sec. 256, 257] - Act 19

National reading program grants: DCF to award to certain nonprofit organizations - Act 191

National reading program grants [Sec. 110] - Act 19

Online positive parenting program: grant from DCF to Children's Wisconsin [Sec. 9106 (1)] - Act 19

TANF funding allocation changes; skills enhancement program grants [Sec. 288-301] - Act 19

Workforce development metrics: state agency or authority operating or overseeing a workforce development program or activity required to report under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [vetoed] - AB151

chippewa county Chippewa County

Hospital emergency department services DHS grants created; counties specified; report required [vetoed] - SB1014

chips _child in need of protection or services_ CHIPS (Child in need of protection or services), see Children — Protection and services

chiropractic Chiropractic

Adjunctive services: who licensed chiropractors may delegate to expanded; rules provision [Admin.Code Chir 10.024] - Act 186

church Church, see Religious societies

cigarette Cigarette, see also Tobacco

Laws under DOR’s purview: enforcement and administration changes; electronic vaping device directory created, report required; Division of Alcohol Beverages created in DOR; rule repealed [Admin.Code Tax 8.87] - Act 73

cigarette _ taxation Cigarette — Taxation

Cigarette tax stamp discount rate [Sec. 409, 9337 (5)] - Act 19

Remote retail sales of cigars or pipe tobacco: permit from DOR and other requirements created - Act 150

Tax revisions re road-building equipment sales tax exemption, income tax withholding threshold for nonresidents, and qualified opportunity fund certification; lottery games and farm assets changes; income tax exemption for certain commercial loan income; cigarette, tobacco, and vapor product enforcement and shared revenue and municipality sales tax administration positions; common carrier permit for direct wine shipping and local exposition board membership provisions - Act 146

circuit court Circuit court, see also Juvenile court

Circuit court branches designated under 2019 WisAct 184: statutory addition of [Sec. 462-469, 9107 (1), (2), 9407 (1)] - Act 19

Special voting deputies dispatched to residential care facilities and qualified retirement homes re voting by absentee ballot and circuit court determination of ineligibility to vote due to incompetency revisions [vetoed] - AB572

circuit court _ judge Circuit court — Judge, see Judge

citizenship Citizenship

Citizenship of individuals on official voter registration list: data shared between DOT and Elections Commission used to verify; DOT required to use the words “Not valid for voting purposes” on driver’s license or ID card of persons who are not U.S. citizens [vetoed] - SB98

U.S. citizenship required for technical college district board membership [vetoed] - AB545

civil liability Civil liability, see Damage (personal injury)

civil procedure Civil procedure, see Court — Procedure

civil service Civil service, see also Collective bargaining; Public employee, and its subheadings; specific agency

County and tribal veterans service officer grants: civil service exam requirement removed - Act 203

Direct care positions filled at veterans homes revisions, sunset provision; eligibility for individual to be buried in a state veterans cemetery changed; sexual assault under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice - Act 206

DNR deputy secretary position eliminated [Sec. 196] [vetoed] - Act 19

DNR division administrator positions reduced [Sec. 430] [vetoed] - Act 19

Executive director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman: employed within the classified service [Sec. 21, 22] - Act 19

claims Claims, see also Damage (personal injury); Judgment; Public liability

Delayed relocation of utilities in a highway right-of-way: process for a highway improvement contractor to seek damages, report required; rules modified [Admin.Code Trans 220.06] - Act 46

Fill on bed of the Great Lakes and river waterfront property: establishing lawful public or private use of; claim provision - Act 247

clean water Clean water, see Water — Pollution

collection agency Collection agency, see Debt and debtors

collective bargaining Collective bargaining

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2022-2023 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - Act 24

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2022-2023 contract ratification between UW-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - Act 23

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2022-2023 contract ratification - Act 25

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2023-2024 contract ratification - Act 39

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2023-2024 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - Act 93

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2023-2024 contract ratification between UW Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - Act 92

Professional legal bargaining unit: 2022-2023 contract ratification - Act 22

Public safety collective bargaining unit: 2021-2023 contract ratification - Act 21

Public safety collective bargaining unit: 2023-2025 contract ratification - Act 38

Public safety employees may bargain with municipal employer over who is covered by a health care coverage plan - Act 34

Retirement systems in first class cities and counties: sales and use tax imposed, reports required, new hires covered under WRS, and City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County systems closed to new employees; collective bargaining provision - Act 12

college savings College savings, see Scholarships and loans

colleges and universities Colleges and universities, see also Technical college; University of Wisconsin, and its subheadings

Church of Christ’s property vests to Crossroads College if it becomes defunct or dissolves - Act 252

Marquette University School of Dentistry: HEAB scholarship for state residents who agree to practice in a health shortage area changed to a dental health shortage area - Act 90

Waivers from immunization requirements for students at universities, colleges, and technical colleges that receive public funding [vetoed] - AB610

common carrier Common carrier, see Bus and truck

communicable disease Communicable disease, see Disease

community currency exchange Community currency exchange, see Checks

community_based residential facility Community-based residential facility

Human trafficking crime identification and prevention training for CBRF employees required; other types of employees included in training requirement; DWD to produce video on training requirements - Act 237

competency Competency, see Mental health

concealed weapon Concealed weapon, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

confidentiality Confidentiality, see Privacy

congenital disorder Congenital disorder, see Maternal and infant care

conservation Conservation, see Land use planning and control

conservation warden Conservation warden, see Fish and game warden