February 2, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Billings, Vining, Baldeh, Bare, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Hong, Joers, Madison, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Stubbs, Subeck and Jacobson, cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor and Agard. Referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
AB1061,,22An Act to amend 255.15 (4); and to create 255.15 (3) (d) of the statutes; relating to: public health campaign for prevention of tobacco and electronic cigarette use, grants to organizations working on youth vaping and cessation services, and making an appropriation. AB1061,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill provides funding to the Department of Health Services to develop and carry out a public health campaign aimed at the prevention of initiation of tobacco and electronic cigarette use. The bill also provides funding to DHS to distribute grants to local and regional organizations working on youth vaping and providing cessation services.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AB1061,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB1061,15Section 1. 255.15 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read: AB1061,,66255.15 (3) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (fm), the department may develop and implement a public health campaign aimed at the prevention of initiation of tobacco and electronic cigarette use and may award grants for local and regional organizations working on youth vaping and providing cessation services. AB1061,27Section 2. 255.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: AB1061,,88255.15 (4) Reports. Not later than April 15, 2002 2025, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution under s. 13.172 (2) a report that evaluates the success of the grant program programs under sub. (3). The report shall specify the number of grants awarded during the immediately preceding fiscal year and the purpose for which each grant was made. The report shall also specify donations and grants accepted by the department under sub. (5). AB1061,,1010(1) Public health campaign and grants for vaping prevention and cessation. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (fm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $2,000,000 to fund a public health campaign aimed at the prevention of initiation of tobacco and electronic cigarette use and for grants for local and regional organizations working on youth vaping and providing cessation services.
