2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 50
July 1, 2025 - Offered by Joint Committee on Finance.
AB50-ASA2,1,2
1An Act; relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the
2executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB50-ASA2,13Section 1. 13.48 (20x) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,1,9413.48 (20x) Grants for local construction projects. (a) The building 5commission shall establish and operate a grant program under this subsection to 6assist nonstate organizations to carry out construction projects having a statewide 7public purpose. The building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant for a 8construction project under this subsection unless the commission finds that the 9project is in the public interest and serves one or more statewide public purposes. AB50-ASA2,2,410(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (kr), the building commission
1may award a grant to any nonstate organization for a construction project that 2satisfies par. (a). The city, village, or town in which the construction project is or 3will be located shall apply to the building commission for the grant on behalf of the 4nonstate organization carrying out the construction project. AB50-ASA2,2,105(c) Before the building commission’s initial review of each application for a 6grant under par. (b), the city, village, or town submitting the grant application shall 7demonstrate to the commission’s satisfaction that the nonstate organization 8carrying out the project has secured additional funding for the project from 9nonstate revenue sources in an amount that is equal to at least 50 percent of the 10total cost of the project. AB50-ASA2,2,1511(d) If the building commission awards a grant under par. (b), and if, for any 12reason, the space that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used for one 13or more statewide public purposes determined by the building commission under 14par. (a), the state shall retain an ownership interest in the constructed space equal 15to the amount of the state’s grant. AB50-ASA2,2,2116(e) The building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant under par. 17(b) unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for 18the construction project associated with the grant. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) 19and 16.855 (1m), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising 20any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply 21to the project. AB50-ASA2,2,2322(f) The building commission may not award grants under par. (b) totaling 23more than $50,000,000 in the aggregate. AB50-ASA2,2
1Section 2. 13.48 (31m) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,3,8213.48 (31m) Medical College of Wisconsin eye institute. (a) The 3legislature finds and determines that expanding research on eye disorders, 4developing new vision care treatments, enhancing vision education, addressing the 5growing demand for vision care and research, and creating jobs in this state is a 6statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public 7interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the Medical College of 8Wisconsin, Inc., to construct and equip a new eye institute in the city of Wauwatosa. AB50-ASA2,3,159(b) The building commission may authorize up to $10,000,000 in general fund 10supported borrowing to assist the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., with the eye 11institute construction project specified in par. (a). The state funding commitment 12shall be in the form of a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. Before 13approving any state funding commitment for the project, the building commission 14shall determine that the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., has secured additional 15funding for the project of at least $31,599,000 from nonstate revenue sources. AB50-ASA2,3,1916(c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the Medical College of 17Wisconsin, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the facility that is constructed 18with funds from the grant is not used for purposes of an eye institute, the state shall 19retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the amount of the state’s grant. AB50-ASA2,320Section 3. 13.94 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2,4,22113.94 (1) (t) Annually conduct a financial audit of the University of Wisconsin 22System. This audit shall also include an evaluation of compliance with the
1requirements under s. 36.11 (3) (b). The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of 2each audit report under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b). AB50-ASA2,43Section 4. 13.94 (1) (zm) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,4,6413.94 (1) (zm) Biennially, beginning in 2027, prepare a performance 5evaluation audit of the program to accredit productions for purposes of ss. 71.07 (5f) 6and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h) by the state film office. AB50-ASA2,57Section 5. 15.448 of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,4,10815.448 Same; offices. (1) State film office. There is created a state film 9office in the department of tourism. The director of the office shall be appointed by 10the secretary of tourism. AB50-ASA2,611Section 6. 16.004 (22) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2,4,151216.004 (22) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (dt), if the joint 13committee on finance approves a request for funding made jointly by the secretary 14and WisconsinEye, the secretary shall make a payment one or more payments in 15the form of a grant to WisconsinEye for the establishment of an endowment fund. AB50-ASA2,716Section 7. 16.004 (22) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2,4,201716.004 (22) (c) The department is prohibited from making a payment under 18par. (b) unless prior to June 1, 2025 the date of the payment, WisconsinEye has 19raised for the endowment fund from nonstate funding sources total amounts that at 20least equal the amount of the payment, up to $10,000,000. AB50-ASA2,821Section 8. 16.007 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,5,42216.007 (2m) Timeline for certain claims. Any claim referred to the board 23that relates to a contract with the department of transportation for transportation 24infrastructure improvement or to a contract with the department of administration
1or the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System that is awarded 2under s. 16.855 shall be heard by the claims board, and the claims board shall make 3a final determination upon the claim within 6 months from the date that the claim 4was referred to the claims board. AB50-ASA2,95Section 9. 16.07 of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,5,9616.07 County grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (kv), 7annually, the department shall award grants in equal amounts to each county in 8this state in which a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band is 9headquartered. AB50-ASA2,1010Section 10. 16.088 (4) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,5,141116.088 (4) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to conduct an 12intergovernmental training program, which shall be available to all tribal 13governments in this state, to improve consultations and communication between 14the tribes and the state, in an amount up to $60,000 annually. AB50-ASA2,1115Section 11. 16.5185 (3m) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,5,181616.5185 (3m) In addition to the transfer under sub. (3), on December 30, 172025, and on each December 30 thereafter, the secretary shall transfer from the 18local government fund to the transportation fund $2,451,200. AB50-ASA2,1219Section 12. 16.5185 (5) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,5,222016.5185 (5) Beginning on June 30, 2026, in each fiscal year, the secretary 21shall transfer from the general fund to the transportation fund all moneys lapsed to 22the general fund under s. 20.145 (1) (g), but not to exceed $6,000,000 in a fiscal year. AB50-ASA2,1323Section 13. 16.705 (1b) (g) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,6,2
116.705 (1b) (g) The department of workforce development for the worker’s 2compensation fee schedule activities specified under s. 102.423 (3) (am). AB50-ASA2,143Section 14. 16.867 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2,6,8416.867 (2) If the estimated cost of a construction project under the 5department’s supervision is $7,400,000 or more, the selection committee appointed 6under sub. (1) shall use a request-for-proposal process established by the 7department to select an architect or engineer for the project based on qualifications. 8Beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, this amount is $15,000,000. AB50-ASA2,159Section 15. 20.005 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: AB50-ASA2,6,121020.005 (1) Summary of all funds. The budget governing fiscal operations 11for the state of Wisconsin for all funds beginning on July 1, 2025, and ending on 12June 30, 2027, is summarized as follows: [See Figure 20.005 (1) following] AB50-ASA2,6,1313Figure: 20.005 (1) AB50-ASA2,6,1414GENERAL FUND SUMMARY AB50-ASA2,7,1
1SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS — ALL FUNDS AB50-ASA2,8,1
1SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION RESERVES — ALL FUNDS AB50-ASA2,8,22LOTTERY FUND SUMMARY AB50-ASA2,16
1Section 16. 20.005 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: AB50-ASA2,9,2220.005 (2) State borrowing program summary. The following schedule sets
1forth the state borrowing program summary: [See Figures 20.005 (2) (a) and (b) 2following] AB50-ASA2,10,33Figure: 20.005 (2) (a) AB50-ASA2,10,54SUMMARY OF BONDING AUTHORITY MODIFICATIONS
52025–27 FISCAL BIENNIUM AB50-ASA2,11,22Figure: 20.005 (2) (b) AB50-ASA2,11,43GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE
4FISCAL YEARS 2025–26 AND 2026–27 AB50-ASA2,17
1Section 17. 20.005 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: AB50-ASA2,12,8220.005 (3) Appropriations. The following schedule sets forth all annual, 3biennial, and sum certain continuing appropriations and anticipated expenditures 4from other appropriations for the programs and other purposes indicated. All 5appropriations are made from the general fund unless otherwise indicated. The 6letter abbreviations shown designating the type of appropriation apply to both 7fiscal years in the schedule unless otherwise indicated. [See Figure 20.005 (3) 8following] AB50-ASA2,12,99Figure: 20.005 (3) AB50-ASA2,1814Section 18. 20.115 (3) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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