2023 WISCONSIN ACT 12
An Act to repeal 49.45 (51), 60.85 (1) (f), 66.1105 (2) (d), 70.043, 70.11 (42), 70.47 (15), 70.53 (1) (a), 71.07 (5n) (a) 5. d., 71.28 (5n) (a) 5. d., 76.07 (4g) (a) 11. and 12., 76.69, 79.01 (1), 79.01 (2d), 79.02 (3) (e) and 79.036 (2); to renumber 66.0608 (title); to renumber and amend 23.0917 (5t), 62.13 (2m) (title), 62.13 (2m) (a), 62.13 (2m) (b), 66.0608 (2), 66.0608 (3), 66.0608 (4), 77.51 (12t), 77.70 and 79.02 (3) (a); to amend 26.03 (1m) (b) (intro.), 33.01 (9) (a), 33.01 (9) (am) 1. and 2., 33.01 (9) (ar) 1., 33.01 (9) (b) 1., 40.02 (48) (b) 5., 40.21 (7) (b), 59.52 (25), 59.605 (3) (c), 59.875 (2) (a), 60.34 (1) (a), 60.85 (1) (h) 1. c., 60.85 (1) (o), 61.26 (2), 61.26 (3), 62.09 (9) (a), 62.09 (9) (e), 62.13 (1), 62.13 (2) (b), 62.50 (1h), 62.50 (1m), 62.50 (3) (a), 62.50 (3) (am), 62.623 (1), 66.0435 (3) (c) 1. (intro.), 66.0435 (3) (g), 66.0435 (9), 66.0602 (1) (am), 66.0602 (1) (d), 66.0602 (3) (a), 66.0602 (3) (b), 66.0602 (3) (dm), 66.0602 (3) (ds), 66.0607 (1), 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. c., 66.1105 (2) (f) 2. e., 66.1105 (2) (i) 2., 66.1105 (6m) (c) 8., 66.1106 (1) (k), 70.02, 70.04 (1r), 70.05 (5) (a) 1., 70.10, 70.119 (3) (c), 70.13 (1), 70.13 (2), 70.13 (3), 70.13 (7), 70.15 (2), 70.17 (1), 70.174, 70.18 (1), 70.18 (2), 70.19, 70.20, 70.21 (1), 70.21 (1m) (intro.), 70.21 (2), 70.22 (1), 70.22 (2) (a), 70.27 (1), 70.27 (3) (a), 70.27 (4), 70.27 (5), 70.27 (7) (b), 70.29, 70.30 (intro.), 70.34, 70.345, 70.35 (1), 70.35 (2), 70.35 (3), 70.35 (4), 70.35 (5), 70.36 (1), 70.36 (2), 70.43 (2), 70.44 (1), 70.47 (7) (aa), 70.49 (2), 70.50, 70.52, 70.65 (2) (a) 2., 70.65 (2) (b) (intro.), 70.68 (1), 70.73 (1) (b), 70.73 (1) (c), 70.73 (1) (d), 70.84, 70.855 (1) (intro.), 70.855 (1) (a), 70.855 (1) (b), 70.995 (1) (a), 70.995 (4), 70.995 (5), 70.995 (7) (b), 70.995 (8) (b) 1., 70.995 (12) (a), 71.07 (5n) (a) 5. a., 71.07 (5n) (a) 9. (intro.), 71.07 (5n) (a) 9. a., 71.07 (5n) (d) 2., 71.07 (6e) (a) 5., 71.07 (9) (a) 3., 71.17 (2), 71.28 (5n) (a) 5. a., 71.28 (5n) (a) 9. (intro.), 71.28 (5n) (a) 9. a., 71.28 (5n) (d) 2., 71.52 (7), 73.01 (5) (a), 76.02 (1), 76.03 (1), 76.07 (2), 76.07 (4g) (a) 10., 76.07 (4g) (a) 13., 76.125 (1), 76.24 (2) (a), 76.31, 76.82, chapter 77 (title), 77.04 (1), 77.54 (20n) (d) 2., 77.54 (20n) (d) 3., 77.54 (57d) (b) 1., subchapter V (title) of chapter 77 [precedes 77.70], 77.71, 77.73 (2), (2m) and (3), 77.75, 77.76 (1), 77.76 (2), 77.76 (3), 77.76 (4), 77.77 (1) (a), 77.77 (1) (b), 77.77 (3), 77.78, 77.84 (1), 78.55 (1), 79.015, 79.02 (2) (b), 79.035 (title), 79.035 (4) (c) 2., 79.035 (4) (d) 2., 79.035 (4) (e) 2., 79.035 (4) (f) 2., 79.035 (4) (g), 79.035 (4) (h), 79.035 (4) (i), 79.035 (5), 79.035 (6), 79.035 (8), 79.05 (2) (c), 79.05 (3) (d), 119.04 (1), 174.065 (3), 256.15 (4m) (d), 256.15 (8) (b) 3., 815.18 (3) (intro.) and 978.05 (6) (a); to repeal and recreate 62.50 (3) (title), 79.035 (5) and 79.036 (1) (intro.); to create 13.94 (1) (w), 13.94 (1) (x), 13.94 (1) (y), 13.94 (1s) (c) 1m., 13.94 (1s) (c) 1s., 23.0917 (5t) (b), 25.17 (1) (jf), 25.491, 59.875 (2) (c), 59.875 (4), 59.90, 60.85 (5) (j), 62.50 (1j), 62.623 (3), 62.625, 62.90, 66.0144, 66.0145, 66.0441, 66.0602 (1) (cm), 66.0602 (1) (e), 66.0602 (3) (dq), 66.0602 (3) (dv), 66.0608 (title), 66.0608 (1) (fm), 66.0608 (2m), 66.1105 (4m) (b) 2m., 66.1105 (5) (j), 66.1106 (4) (e), 70.015, 70.111 (28), 70.17 (3), 70.995 (5n), 71.07 (5n) (a) 9. c., 71.28 (5n) (a) 9. c., 73.03 (77), 76.025 (5), 76.074, 77.51 (12t) (a) to (c), 77.70 (2), 77.701, 77.76 (3r), 79.036, 79.037, 79.038, 79.039, 79.05 (4), 79.0965, 101.02 (7y), 111.70 (4) (mc) 7., 111.70 (4) (mc) 8., 115.385 (1) (e), 115.385 (1g) (g), 118.124, 252.03 (2j), 256.15 (1) (ij), 256.15 (4) (a) 4., 256.15 (8) (bm), 256.15 (8) (fm), 256.15 (10m), 256.35 (3s) (bm) 5. and 706.05 (2m) (b) 3. of the statutes; and to affect Laws of 1937, chapter 201, section 1 (4), Laws of 1937, chapter 201, section 14A, Laws of 1937, chapter 201, section 21, Laws of 1937, chapter 396, section 1 (3) (b), Laws of 1937, chapter 396, section 1 (4) (e) 2m., Laws of 1937, chapter 396, section 15 (1), Laws of 1937, chapter 396, section 15 (1) (a) to (e) and Laws of 1937, chapter 396, section 16A; relating to: county and municipal aid; imposing a city and county sales tax to pay the unfunded liability of city and county retirement systems; requiring certain newly hired city and county employees to be enrolled in the Wisconsin Retirement System; fire and police commissions of first class cities; eliminating the personal property tax; reporting certain crimes and other incidents on school property or school transportation; advisory referenda; local health officers; local public protection services; local levy limits; local regulation of certain quarry operations; emergency services; local approval of projects and activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program; and granting rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
12,2Section 2. 13.94 (1) (w) of the statutes is created to read: 13.94 (1) (w) Once every 5 years, conduct a financial audit of expenditures of revenues generated by the sales and use taxes imposed under ss. 77.70 (2) and 77.701.
12,3Section 3. 13.94 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read: 13.94 (1) (x) Annually, conduct a financial audit of the retirement systems of Milwaukee County and the city of Milwaukee, to include financial statements and an evaluation of accounting controls and accounting records maintained by the systems for individual participants and departments. Within 30 days after completion of such audit, the bureau shall file with the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), the governor, the legislative reference bureau, the department of administration, and the respective systems a detailed report thereof, including specific instances, if any, of illegal or improper transactions.
12,4Section 4. 13.94 (1) (y) of the statutes is created to read: 13.94 (1) (y) At least once every 5 years, contract for an actuarial audit of the retirement systems of Milwaukee County and the city of Milwaukee.
12,5Section 5. 13.94 (1s) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 13.94 (1s) (c) 1m. The retirement systems of Milwaukee County and the city of Milwaukee for the cost of the audits required to be performed of those systems under sub. (1) (x) and (y).
12,6Section 6. 13.94 (1s) (c) 1s. of the statutes is created to read: 13.94 (1s) (c) 1s. Milwaukee County and the city of Milwaukee for the cost of the audits required to be performed under sub. (1) (w).
12,7gSection 7g. 23.0917 (5t) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (5t) (intro.) and amended to read: 23.0917 (5t) Local governmental resolutions. (intro.) Each city, village, town, or county may adopt a nonbinding resolution that supports or opposes the proposed acquisition of land to be funded by moneys obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) if all or a portion of the land is located in the city, village, town, or county. The department shall provide written notification of the proposed acquisition to each city, village, town, or county in which the land is located. A city, village, town, or county that adopts a resolution under this subsection shall provide the department with a copy of the resolution. If All of the following apply to a resolution under this subsection:
(a) For the proposed acquisition of land located south of USH 8, if the department receives the copy within 30 days after the date that the city, village, town, or county received the notification of the proposed acquisition, the department shall take the resolution into consideration before approving or denying the obligation of moneys for the acquisition from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta).
12,7sSection 7s. 23.0917 (5t) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (5t) (b) For the proposed acquisition of land located north of USH 8, the department may not approve the obligation of moneys for the acquisition from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and may not notify the joint committee on finance of the proposal, if required under sub. (6m), unless every city, village, town, or county in which the land is located adopts a resolution under this subsection approving the acquisition by a simple majority vote of the governing body.
12,9Section 9. 25.17 (1) (jf) of the statutes is created to read: 25.17 (1) (jf) Local government fund (s. 25.491);
12,10Section 10. 25.491 of the statutes is created to read: 25.491 Local government fund. (1) There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the local government fund.
(2) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated the “county and municipal aid account” to make the payments under s. 79.036.
(3) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated the “expenditure restraint program account” to make the payments under s. 79.05.
(4) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated “state aid, local government fund; tax exempt property” to make the payments under s. 79.095.
(5) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated “state aid, local government fund; personal property tax exemption” to make the payments under s. 79.096.
(6) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated “state aid, local government fund; repeal of personal property taxes” to make the payments under s. 79.0965.