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SB70-SSA2-SA2,95,1817 (b) 1. A person to whom par. (a) applies shall file a petition with the sentencing
18court to request expungement or redesignation.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,95,2519 2. If the court receiving a petition under subd. 1. determines that par. (a)
20applies, the court shall schedule a hearing to consider the petition. At the hearing,
21if the court determines that par. (a) 2. b. applies, the court shall redesignate the crime
22to a lesser crime and change the record to reflect the lesser crime, and if the court
23determines that par. (a) 2. a. applies, the court shall expunge the conviction. Before
24redesignating or expunging under this subdivision, the court shall determine that
25the action does not present an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.
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1(3) Effect of resentencing, dismissal, redesignation, or expungement. If the
2court changes or expunges a record under this section, a conviction that was changed
3or expunged is not considered a conviction for any purpose under state or federal law,
4including for purposes of s. 941.29 or 18 USC 921.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,9128 5Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,96,116 (1) Joint legislative council study. The joint legislative council shall study
7the implementation of the marijuana tax and regulation provided under subch. IV
8of ch. 139 and identify uses for the revenues generated by the tax. The joint
9legislative council shall report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the
10joint committee on finance no later than 2 years after the effective date of this
11subsection.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,96,12 12208. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,96,13 13 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue
SB70-SSA2-SA2,96,18 14(1 ) Agent positions. The authorized FTE positions for the department of
15revenue, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (a), are decreased by 38.0
16GPR project positions and the authorized positions for the department of revenue,
17funded from the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1), are increased by 38.0 GPR
18positions to serve as special agents for the department.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,96,19 19209. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,96,20 20 Section 93. 125.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,96,2421 125.06 (6) Public parks. The sale of fermented malt beverages and wine in any
22public park operated by a county or municipality. Fermented malt beverages and
23wine
shall be sold by officers or employees of the county or municipality under an
24ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation enacted by the governing body.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,94
1Section 94. 125.09 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,42 125.09 (6) Municipal stores sales. No municipality may engage in the sale of
3alcohol beverages, except as authorized under s. ss. 125.06 (6) and 125.26 (6). This
4subsection does not apply to municipal stores in operation on November 6, 1969.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,5 5210. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,6 6 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue
SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,87 (7m) Closing hours exception for certain alcohol beverage retailers during
8the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,99 (a) In this subsection:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,10 101. “Municipality” has the meaning given in s. 125.02 (11).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,1411 2. “Southeast Wisconsin municipality” means a municipality any part of which
12is located within Kenosha, Racine, Walworth, Rock, Milwaukee, Waukesha,
13Jefferson, Dane, Ozaukee, Washington, Dodge, Columbia, Sheboygan, or Fond du
14Lac County.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,2015 (b) 1. Notwithstanding s. 125.32 (3) (a), from July 15 to July 19, 2024, the
16closing hours for premises operating under a Class “B” license issued by a southeast
17Wisconsin municipality shall be between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. if the municipality that
18issued the license has adopted a resolution allowing extended closing hours within
19the municipality and has authorized this extended closing hour as provided in subd.
202.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,24 212. If a southeast Wisconsin municipality has adopted a resolution under subd.
221., the municipality shall establish a process to authorize, and may upon application
23so authorize, the extended closing hour under subd. 1 . for any Class “B” licensed
24premises within the municipality.
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1(c) 1. Notwithstanding s. 125.68 (4) (c) 1. and 3m., from July 15 to July 19, 2024,
2the closing hours for premises operating under a “Class B” or “Class C” license issued
3by a southeast Wisconsin municipality shall be between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. if the
4municipality that issued the license has adopted a resolution allowing extended
5closing hours within the municipality and has authorized this extended closing hour
6as provided in subd. 2.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,10 72. If a southeast Wisconsin municipality has adopted a resolution under subd.
81., the municipality shall establish a process to authorize, and may upon application
9so authorize, the extended closing hour under subd. 1 . for any “Class B” or “Class C”
10licensed premises within the municipality.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,11 11211. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,12 12 Section 95. 25.36 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,96 13Section 96. 20.855 (4) (bv) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,9448 14Section 9448. Effective dates; Veterans Affairs.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,16 15(1) Repeal of veterans trust fund. The treatment of ss. 25.36 and 20.855 (4)
16(bv) takes effect on July 1, 2025.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,17 17212. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,18 18 Section 97. 20.485 (1) (gk) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,1219 20.485 (1) (gk) Institutional operations. The amounts in the schedule for the
20care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50, for the payment
21of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation
22account under s. 20.435 (4) (ky) for payment of the state share of the medical
23assistance costs related to the provision of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the
24payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43 to allow them to reside at

1the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, for the transfer of moneys to the
2appropriation accounts under pars. (kc) and (kj), for the transfer of moneys in an
3amount up to $10,000,000 to the appropriation account under par. (ks), and for the
4payment of grants under s. 45.82. Not more than 1 percent of the moneys credited
5to this appropriation account may be used for the payment of assistance to indigent
6veterans under s. 45.43. All moneys received under par. (m) and s. 45.51 (7) (b) and
7(8) and all moneys received for the care of members under medical assistance, as
8defined in s. 49.43 (8), shall be credited to this appropriation account. All moneys
9transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9248 (1r), shall be
10credited to this appropriation account.
Except for the moneys transferred under this
11paragraph to the appropriation account under par. (kc), no moneys may be expended
12from this appropriation for the purposes specified in par. (kc).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,9148 13Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,1914 (1) Study for a master plan for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. From
15the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (u), during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the
16department of veterans affairs shall contract with a vendor to study the campus of
17the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall provide a framework to guide
18decision-making for future operations and development on the campus of the
19Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall be completed before June 1, 2025.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,9248 20Section 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,2321 (1r) Veterans homes institutional operations. There is transferred from the
22general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $10,000,000 in
23fiscal year 2023-24.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,24 24213. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,100,1
1 Section 98. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,100,152 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
3a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county
4executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department
5that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015,
6is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
7position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau
8of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is
9appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8)
10or ch. 63. The grant shall be $9,350 $18,700 for a county with a population of less
11than 20,000, $11,000 $22,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499,
12$12,650 $25,300 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $14,300
13$28,600 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans
14affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by
15the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,99 16Section 99. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,100 17Section 100. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,218 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
19federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
20under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
21the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
22service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
23that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
24veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may

1make annual grants in an amount not to exceed $16,500 $33,000 per grant under this
2subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,3 3214. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,5 4 Section 101. 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated
5to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,66 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) Veterans assistance grants.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102 7Section 102. 45.40 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,8 845.40 (title) Veterans assistance grants.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103 9Section 103. 45.40 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,1410 45.40 (1g) (a) “Health care provider" means an advanced practice nurse
11prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), an audiologist licensed under ch. 459, a
12dentist licensed under ch. 447, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a physician
13licensed under s. 448.02, or a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63
has the meaning
14given in s. 146.81 (1) and includes an ambulatory surgery center
.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104 15Section 104. 45.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,616 45.40 (1m) (a) The department may provide subsistence payments to a veteran
17on a month-to-month basis or for a 3-month period. The department may pay
18subsistence aid for a 3-month period if the veteran will be incapacitated for more
19than 3 months and if earned or unearned income or aid from sources other than those
20listed in the application will not be available in the 3-month period. The department
21may provide subsistence payments only to a veteran who has suffered a loss of
22income due to illness, injury, or natural disaster. The department may grant
23subsistence aid under this subsection to a veteran whose loss of income is the result
24of abuse of alcohol or other drugs only if the veteran is participating in an alcohol and

1other drug abuse treatment program that is approved by the department. No
2payment may be made under this subsection if the veteran has other assets or income
3available to meet basic subsistence needs or if the veteran is eligible to receive aid
4from other sources to meet those needs. When determining the assets available to
5the veteran, the department may not include the first $50,000 of cash surrender
6value of any life insurance.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,105 7Section 105. 45.40 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,108 45.40 (1m) (b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this
9subsection per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed
10$3,000 $5,000.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,106 11Section 106. 45.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,1512 45.40 (2) (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran for
13dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and lenses;
14and hearing care, including hearing aids; and for any other medical device prescribed
15by a health care provider
.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,107 16Section 107. 45.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,2217 45.40 (2m) (a) The unremarried spouse and dependent children of a veteran
18who died on active duty, or in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for
19training purposes, in the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed
20forces
are eligible to receive payments under subs. (1m) and (2) if the household
21income of those persons does not exceed the income limitations established under
22sub. (3m).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108 23Section 108. 45.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,2524 45.40 (3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may
25receive under this section may not exceed $7,500 $10,000.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,1
1215. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,2 2 Section 109. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,53 36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time
4of registering at an institution, and who is a veteran as described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm),
5is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,110 6Section 110. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,77 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,111 8Section 111. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,99 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,112 10Section 112. 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,1711 45.01 (12) (fm) A person who was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the
12federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-207, and resides in
13this state or a person who the secretary determines served honorably with a special
14guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the
15armed forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning February
1628, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975; is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully
17admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and resides in the state.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,113 18Section 113. 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,2019 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), or one
20of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,114 21Section 114. 45.51 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,2222 45.51 (2) (a) 1. A veteran, other than a veteran described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,23 23216. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,24 24 Section 115. 45.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104,4
145.61 (2) (a) A person who died while on active duty or who was discharged or
2released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under conditions other than
3dishonorable and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry into
4active service
and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,116 5Section 116. 45.61 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,117 6Section 117. 45.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,118 7Section 118. 45.61 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,119 8Section 119. 45.61 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104,119 45.61 (2) (c) 1. Is The spouse or dependent child of a person who is serving on
10active duty at the time of the spouse's or dependent child's death if the person was
11a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active service
.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,120 12Section 120. 45.61 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104,1513 45.61 (2) (c) 2. Was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or
14reentry into active service and
The spouse of a person who was discharged or released
15from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,121 16Section 121. 45.61 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,122 17Section 122. 45.61 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104,2318 45.61 (2) (d) A person who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her
19entry or reentry into service
served in any a national guard or a reserve component
20of the U.S. armed forces or who was a resident of this state for at least 12 consecutive
21months immediately preceding his or her death
, and the person's spouse, surviving
22spouse, and dependent children, if the person is eligible for burial in a national
23cemetery under 38 USC 2402.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,123 24Section 123. 45.61 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,124 25Section 124. 45.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,105,4
145.61 (3) Fees and costs. The department may charge a fee for burials under
2this section and may promulgate rules for the assessment of any fee. The cost of
3preparing the grave and the erection of a marker for a person described under sub.
4(2) (a), (b), or (d), or (e) shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (gk).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,125 5Section 125. 45.61 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,105,116 45.61 (4) (a) Application for burial shall be made to the department. The
7surviving spouse of the person described under sub. (2) (a), (b), or (d), or (e), if that
8person is interred at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, shall have
9the privilege of selecting a plot next to that person if available. The department shall
10hold the plot for the surviving spouse for a period of one year from the date of granting
11the privilege, but may extend the hold, on request, for additional one-year periods.
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