AB50: Bill Text

AB50,116 Section 116. 16.84 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,117 Section 117. 16.855 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,118 Section 118. 16.967 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,65,23 16.967 (7) (am) 2. The minimum amount of a grant under this paragraph is determined by subtracting the amount of fees that the county retained under s. 59.72 (5) (b) in the preceding fiscal year from $100,000 $140,000. The department is not required to award a grant to a county that retained at least $100,000 $140,000 in fees under s. 59.72 (5) (b) in the preceding fiscal year.

AB50,119 Section 119. 16.967 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,66,6 16.967 (7) (b) In addition to any other grant received awarded under this subsection, the department may award a grant to any county in an amount not less than $1,000 $5,000 per year to be used for the training and education of county employees for the design, development, and implementation of a land information system.

AB50,120 Section 120. 16.967 (7m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,66,15 16.967 (7m) (b) If the department determines that a county has violated s. 59.72, the department shall suspend the eligibility of the county to receive grants under sub. (7) and, after June 30, 2017, the county shall be eligible to retain only $6 of the portion of each fee submitted to the department under s. 59.72 (5) (a). After not less than one year, if the department determines that the county has resolved the violation, the department may reinstate the eligibility of the county for grants under sub. (7) and for retaining $8 of the full amount allowed to be retained from the portion of each fee submitted to the department under s. 59.72 (5) (a).

AB50,121 Section 121. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,66,19 16.971 (2) (o) Assist the elections commission with information technology systems development for purposes of facilitating the registration of eligible electors under s. 6.256.

AB50,122 Section 122. 16.971 (2) (p) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,66,22 16.971 (2) (p) Develop and maintain artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure for the benefit of state agencies.

AB50,123 Section 123. 16.971 (18) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,67,2 16.971 (18) (a) The department shall conduct cybersecurity emergency incident response for agencies and authorities.

AB50,67,7 (b) For the department’s cybersecurity emergency incident response under par. (a), the secretary may allocate to the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (bv) amounts, not to exceed $10,000,000 each fiscal year, previously allocated to general purpose revenue sum sufficient appropriations under ch. 20 and shall reduce the amounts allocated to such appropriations accordingly.

AB50,124 Section 124. 16.997 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,67,13 16.997 (2) (d) Require an educational agency to pay the department not more than $250 per month for each data line that is provided to the educational agency under the program established under sub. (1), except that the charge may not exceed $100 per month for each data line that relies on a transport medium that operates at a speed of 1.544 100 megabits per second.

AB50,125 Section 125. 17.03 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,67,18 17.03 (10m) If the office is filled by appointment of the governor for a fixed term by and with the advice and consent of the senate, the incumbent’s term expires or, if later, the governor submits his or her nomination for the office to the senate.

AB50,126 Section 126. 17.18 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,67,23 17.18 Vacancies, U.S. senator and representative in congress; how filled. Vacancies in the office of U.S. senator or representative in congress from this state shall be filled by election, as provided in s. 8.50 (4) (b), for the residue of the unexpired term (4m).

AB50,127 Section 127. 18.08 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,68,6 18.08 (1) (a) (intro.) All moneys resulting from the contracting of public debt or any payment to be received with respect to any agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt and any moneys transferred under s. 20.370 (5) (hq) or (hr) shall be credited to a separate and distinct fund, established in the state treasury, designated as the capital improvement fund, except that:

AB50,128 Section 128. 19.01 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,68,8 19.01 (4) (b) 1. The secretary of state and deputy secretary of state.

AB50,129 Section 129. 19.35 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,68,13 19.35 (3) (c) Except as otherwise provided by law or as authorized to be prescribed by law, an authority may impose a fee upon a requester for locating a record, not exceeding the actual, necessary and direct cost of location, if the cost is $50 $100 or more.

AB50,130 Section 130. 19.36 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,68,24 19.36 (12) Information relating to certain employees. Unless access is specifically authorized or required by statute, an authority may not provide access to a record prepared or provided by an employer performing work on a project to which s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 103.50 applies, or on which the employer is otherwise required to pay prevailing wages, if that record contains the name or other personally identifiable information relating to an employee of that employer, unless the employee authorizes the authority to provide access to that information. In this subsection, “personally identifiable information” does not include an employee’s work classification, hours of work, or wage or benefit payments received for work on such a project.

AB50,131 Section 131. 19.85 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,69,4 19.85 (1) (i) Consideration of information technology security issues affecting information technology systems over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.

AB50,132 Section 132. 19.851 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,69,14 19.851 (1) Prior to convening under this section or under s. 19.85 (1), the ethics commission and the elections commission shall vote to convene in closed session in the manner provided in s. 19.85 (1). The ethics commission shall identify the specific reason or reasons under sub. (2) and s. 19.85 (1) (a) to (h) (i) for convening in closed session. The elections commission shall identify the specific reason or reasons under s. 19.85 (1) (a) to (h) (i) for convening in closed session. No business may be conducted by the ethics commission or the elections commission at any closed session under this section except that which relates to the purposes of the session as authorized in this section or as authorized in s. 19.85 (1).

AB50,133 Section 133. 20.005 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB50,69,18 20.005 (1) Summary of all funds. The budget governing fiscal operations for the state of Wisconsin for all funds beginning on July 1, 2025, and ending on June 30, 2027, is summarized as follows: [See Figure 20.005 (1) following]

AB50,69,19 Figure: 20.005 (1)

AB50,69,20 GENERAL FUND SUMMARY

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AB50,70,1 SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS — ALL FUNDS

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AB50,71,1 SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION RESERVES — ALL FUNDS

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AB50,71,2 LOTTERY FUND SUMMARY

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AB50,134 Section 134. 20.005 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB50,73,2 20.005 (2) State borrowing program summary. The following schedule sets forth the state borrowing program summary: [See Figures 20.005 (2) (a) and (b) following]

AB50,73,3 Figure: 20.005 (2) (a)

AB50,73,5 SUMMARY OF BONDING AUTHORITY MODIFICATIONS 2025–27 FISCAL BIENNIUM

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AB50,74,1 Figure: 20.005 (2) (b)

AB50,74,3 GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE FISCAL YEARS 2025–26 AND 2026–27

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AB50,135 Section 135. 20.005 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB50,75,8 20.005 (3) Appropriations. The following schedule sets forth all annual, biennial, and sum certain continuing appropriations and anticipated expenditures from other appropriations for the programs and other purposes indicated. All appropriations are made from the general fund unless otherwise indicated. The letter abbreviations shown designating the type of appropriation apply to both fiscal years in the schedule unless otherwise indicated. [See Figure 20.005 (3) following]

AB50,75,9 Figure: 20.005 (3)

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AB50,136 Section 136. 20.115 (2) (jm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,291,19 20.115 (2) (jm) Veterinary examining board, dog licensing, rabies control program, and humane officers. All moneys received from issuing and renewing credentials under ch. 89 for the licensing, rule-making, and regulatory functions of the veterinary examining board and to provide dog license tags and forms under s. 174.07 (2), to perform other program responsibilities under ch. 174, to administer the rabies control program under s. 95.21, to help administer the rabies control media campaign, and to carry out activities under s. 93.07 (11) and ch. 173.

AB50,137 Section 137. 20.115 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,291,22 20.115 (3) (e) Food waste reduction grants. The amounts in the schedule for providing food waste reduction grants under s. 93.53.

AB50,138 Section 138. 20.115 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,291,26 20.115 (3) (f) Meat processing tuition and curriculum development grants. The amounts in the schedule for providing meat processing tuition grants and curriculum development grants under s. 93.525.

AB50,139 Section 139. 20.115 (4) (aq) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,292,2 20.115 (4) (aq) Food security and Wisconsin products grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for food security and Wisconsin products grants under s. 93.62.

AB50,140 Section 140. 20.115 (4) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,292,5 20.115 (4) (ar) Value-added agricultural practices. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for value-added agricultural practices under s. 93.61.

AB50,141 Section 141. 20.115 (4) (at) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,292,8 20.115 (4) (at) Farm to fork program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for farm to fork grants under s. 93.63.

AB50,142 Section 142. 20.115 (4) (ds) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,292,13 20.115 (4) (ds) Dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot program. Annually, the amounts in the schedule for providing grants under, and the administration of, the dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot program under s. 93.54.

AB50,143 Section 143. 20.115 (4) (t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,292,17 20.115 (4) (t) Transition to grass pilot program. From the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for the transition to grass pilot program under s. 93.60.

AB50,144 Section 144. 20.115 (7) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,292,21 20.115 (7) (ac) Sandhill crane damage reimbursements. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the sandhill crane damage reimbursement program under s. 93.67.

AB50,145 Section 145. 20.115 (7) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,293,6 20.115 (7) (br) Principal repayment and interest; agricultural conservation easements. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the principal and interest costs incurred in purchasing agricultural conservation easements under s. 93.73, to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred to purchase agricultural conservation easements under s. 93.73, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

AB50,146 Section 146. 20.115 (7) (da) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,293,9 20.115 (7) (da) Biodigester operator certification grants. The amounts in the schedule for biodigester operator certification grants under s. 93.75.