2023 Acts Index

Election administration: acceptance or use of private resources by state agency or political subdivision or officer or employee of prohibited; only election officials designated by law may perform tasks. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [SJR78] - JR 10

LAB performance audit of election processes following a general election required; noncompliance and report provisions [vetoed] - SB736

Nomination papers: determining number of valid signatures - Act 125

Polling place closures: conditions established - Act 124

Public funds used by state senators or representatives to distribute substantially identical materials prior to a general election: provisions revised - Act 105

Qualified electors may vote in Wisconsin. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [SJR71] - JR 8

Vacancies in certain elective state offices: appointment by Governor replaced with special election; exception provided [vetoed] - AB476

elections _ advertising Elections — Advertising

Political advertisements: disclosure requirements for audio or video communication containing synthetic media; penalty and Ethics Commission provisions - Act 123

elections _ ballots Elections — Ballots, see also Voting

Absentee ballot for the presidential primary: timeline for municipal clerks to send or transmit to certain electors modified - Act 54

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions, proof of ID required, notification of removal, and penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB494

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; absentee ballots and certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB570

Photographic identification required for voting; provisional ballot provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [SJR73] - JR 9

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

elections _ campaign expense Elections — Campaign expense

Candidate adjudged guilty of felony campaign finance or election fraud violations: court to order candidate committee dissolved and conditions on disbursement of funds specified - Act 52

Elections: access to election officials' personal information limited, battery against an election official made a felony, whistleblower protections for clerks and election officials re reporting fraud and irregularities, and all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with and submit campaign finance reports to Ethics Commission - Act 126

Ethics Commission recommendations regarding campaign finance, lobbying, open records, and closed sessions - Act 120

Public funds used by state senators or representatives to distribute substantially identical materials prior to a general election: provisions revised - Act 105

elections _ contested elections Elections — Contested elections

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB543

elections _ observers Elections — Observers

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB543

elections _ officials Elections — Officials

Election administration: acceptance or use of private resources by state agency or political subdivision or officer or employee of prohibited; only election officials designated by law may perform tasks. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [SJR78] - JR 10

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB543

Elections: access to election officials' personal information limited, battery against an election official made a felony, whistleblower protections for clerks and election officials re reporting fraud and irregularities, and all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with and submit campaign finance reports to Ethics Commission - Act 126

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; absentee ballots and certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB570

elections _ registration Elections — Registration

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

Official voter registration list copy: changing how fee is charged [vetoed] - AB396

elections commission Elections Commission

Broadcasting live election night canvassing proceedings: municipal clerk, county clerk, or Elections Commission required to record it - Act 53

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

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions, proof of ID required, notification of removal, and penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB494

LAB performance audit of election processes following a general election required; noncompliance and report provisions [vetoed] - SB736

Official voter registration list copy: changing how fee is charged [vetoed] - AB396

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; absentee ballots and certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions [vetoed] - AB570

Privacy protections for judicial officers created; judicial candidate provisions - Act 235

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

electric appliance Electric appliance

Restricting the use or sale of devices based on energy source: state agencies and local governmental units may not impose [vetoed] - AB141

electric utility Electric utility, see also Cooperative associations; Public utility

Decommissioned power production plants: phase-out of utility aid payments to counties and municipalities changed - Act 139

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

electric vehicle Electric vehicle, see Motor vehicle

electric weapon Electric weapon, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

electronic data processing Electronic data processing, see Data processing

electronics recycling Electronics recycling, see Recycling

elementary and secondary education Elementary and secondary education, see School — Administration

email Email, see Data processing

emergency declaration Emergency declaration, see Governor

emergency medical responder Emergency medical responder, see Medical service — Occupations

emergency medical services board Emergency Medical Services Board

Rural EMS providers added to the Emergency Medical Services Board - Act 181

emergency rule_making Emergency rule-making, see Administrative rules

employee trust funds department of Employee Trust Funds, Department of, see also Retirement System, Wisconsin

WRS contributions by certain county jailers certified as protective occupation participants: date reference correction (remedial legislation suggested by DETF) - Act 257

employment Employment, see also Child labor; Discrimination in employment; Public employee, and its subheadings; Unemployment — Relief measures; Wage — Minimum

College savings account individual tax treatment and employee college savings account contribution credit revisions - Act 148

Conviction record of credential applicant: DSPS investigation of revised [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Employers seeking to employ individuals with conviction records: DWD hotline for available assistance and incentive programs - Act 228

Permitted electronic transmissions under employer-sponsored health insurance policies and plans - Act 78

Transportation services for blind workers: income tax credit created; ABLE account provision - Act 142

UI law changes re suitable work, work searches, and recovery of overpayments [vetoed] - AB149

WC law revisions re permanent partial disability payments, uninsured employers fund, closing cases, advanced practice nurse prescribers references, gender neutral references, and updates to certain federal law references - Act 213

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

employment _ discrimination Employment — Discrimination, see Discrimination in employment

employment relations Employment relations, see Collective bargaining

ems _emergency medical services_ EMS (Emergency medical services), see Medical service — Occupations

energy conservation Energy conservation

Building program revisions re budget modifications and report requirement, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting exception, project bidding procedures, cooperation with energy conservation contractors, and utilities costs; timeline for Claims Board to hear and determine claims related to contracts; transfer from general fund to building trust fund [vetoed] - SB932

Farmland preservation tax credit disallowed for acres with a photovoltaic solar energy system [vetoed] - AB480

Regulation of utility services based on type or source of energy: state agencies and political subdivisions prohibition created [vetoed] - SB49

Restricting the use or sale of devices based on energy source: state agencies and local governmental units may not impose [vetoed] - AB141

Restricting the use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source: state agencies and local governmental units may not impose [vetoed] - AB142

Well drilling, heat exchange drilling, or pump installing license applicants: exam administration (remedial legislation suggested by DNR) - Act 261

engineer Engineer

Building program revisions re budget modifications and report requirement, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting exception, project bidding procedures, cooperation with energy conservation contractors, and utilities costs; timeline for Claims Board to hear and determine claims related to contracts; transfer from general fund to building trust fund [vetoed] - SB932

Design professional services: prohibiting enforcement of indemnification provision in a contract with the state or a political subdivision - Act 211

enterprise zone Enterprise zone, see Municipality — Planning

environmental protection Environmental protection, see also Mines, pits, and quarries; Natural resource; Recycling; Sanitation and sewerage management; Solid waste management; Water — Pollution; Wetland

Environmental improvement fund revenue bonding limit increased for Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program [Sec. 450] - Act 19

Land Recycling Loan Program eliminated and rule repealed [Admin.Code NR 167] - Act 6

PFAS group of substances: requirements created and programs established to address issues related to; reports and studies; rule revisions [Admin.Code NR 811.12, PSC 184.06] [vetoed] - SB312

PFAS trust fund created [Sec. 79, 197, 210, 9232 (2)-(4)] - Act 19

Refrigerants acceptable to the EPA as alternatives to ozone-depleting substances: DSPS cannot promulgate a rule and local governments cannot enact or enforce an ordinance prohibiting or limiting use of - Act 76

epa EPA, see United States — Environmental Protection Agency