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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 2025 SENATE BILL 45 February 18, 2025 - Introduced by JOINT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. Referred to Joint Committee on Finance. ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** AN ACT; relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau INTRODUCTION This bill is the executive budget bill under section 16.47 (1) of the statutes. It contains the governor[s recommendations for appropriations for the 2025]27 fiscal biennium. The bill sets the appropriation levels in chapter 20 of the statutes for the 2025]27 fiscal biennium. The descriptions that follow in this analysis relate to the most significant changes in the law that are proposed in the bill. For additional information concerning the bill, see the Department of Administration[s publication Budget in Brief and the executive budget books, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau[s summary document, and the Legislative Reference Bureau[s drafting files, which contain separate drafts on each policy item. __________________________________________________________________ GUIDE TO THE BILL The budget bill is organized like other bills. First, treatments of statutes appear in ascending numerical order of the statute affected. Next, any treatments of prior session laws appear ordered by the year of original enactment and then by act number (for instance, a treatment of 2021 Wisconsin Act 15 would precede a 1 2 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 2 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all treatment of 2023 Wisconsin Act 6). Next, any treatments of the Administrative Rules appear. The remaining sections of the budget bill are organized by type of provision and, within each type, alphabetically by state agency. The first two digits of the four-digit section number indicate the type of provision: 91XX Nonstatutory provisions. 92XX Fiscal changes. 93XX Initial applicability. 94XX Effective dates. The remaining two digits indicate the state agency or subject area to which the provision relates: XX01 Administration. XX02 Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. XX03 Arts Board. XX04 Building Commission. XX05 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. XX06 Children and Families. XX07 Circuit Courts. XX08 Corrections. XX09 Court of Appeals. XX10 District Attorneys. XX11 Educational Communications Board. XX12 Elections Commission. XX13 Employee Trust Funds. XX14 Employment Relations Commission. XX15 Ethics Commission. XX16 Financial Institutions. XX17 Governor. XX18 Health and Educational Facilities Authority. XX19 Health Services. XX20 Higher Educational Aids Board. XX21 Historical Society. XX22 Housing and Economic Development Authority. XX23 Insurance. XX24 Investment Board. XX25 Joint Committee on Finance. XX26 Judicial Commission. XX27 Justice. XX28 Legislature. XX29 Lieutenant Governor. XX30 Local Government. XX31 Military Affairs. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 3 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all XX32 Natural Resources. XX33 Public Defender Board. XX34 Public Instruction. XX35 Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of. XX36 Public Service Commission. XX37 Revenue. XX38 Safety and Professional Services. XX39 Secretary of State. XX40 State Fair Park Board. XX41 Supreme Court. XX42 Technical College System. XX43 Tourism. XX44 Transportation. XX45 Treasurer. XX46 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin. XX47 University of Wisconsin System. XX48 Veterans Affairs. XX49 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. XX50 Workforce Development. XX51 Other. For example, for general nonstatutory provisions relating to the State Historical Society, see

SECTION 9121. For any agency not assigned a two-digit identification number or any provision that does not relate to the functions of a particular agency, see number 51 (Other) within each type of provision. Separate section numbers and headings appear for each type of provision and for each state agency, even if there are no provisions included in that section number and heading. Following is a list of the most commonly used abbreviations appearing in the analysis: BCPL Board of Commissioners of Public Lands DATCP Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection DCF Department of Children and Families DFI Department of Financial Institutions DHS Department of Health Services DMA Department of Military Affairs DNR Department of Natural Resources DOA Department of Administration DOC Department of Corrections DOJ Department of Justice DOR Department of Revenue DOT Department of Transportation DPI Department of Public Instruction 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 4 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all DSPS Department of Safety and Professional Services DVA Department of Veterans Affairs DWD Department of Workforce Development ETF Department of Employee Trust Funds GPR General purpose revenue HEAB Higher Educational Aids Board JCF Joint Committee on Finance OCI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance PSC Public Service Commission SPD State Public Defender SHS State Historical Society TCS Technical College System UW University of Wisconsin WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation WHEDA Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority WHEFA Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority __________________________________________________________________ AGRICULTURE Grants for biodigester operator certification and regional planning This bill requires DATCP to provide grants to individuals seeking biodigester operator certification. Biodigesters are used to break down organic material into gas, liquids, and solids. The bill also requires DATCP to provide planning grants for establishing regional biodigesters in the state. Dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot program The bill requires DATCP to create a dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot program, under which DATCP must provide grants to dairy producers with fewer than 1,000 head of milking cows to undertake projects designed to improve the dairy producers[ operational efficiency and resilience. Transition to grass pilot program The bill creates a transition to grass pilot program in DATCP to provide support and grants to farmers who are implementing livestock grass-based managed grazing systems and farmers and agribusinesses in the grass-fed livestock business. Under the bill, DATCP may award up to $40,000 to each grantee and must disperse 75 percent of the award in the first year following DATCP[s decision to grant the award and 12.5 percent of the award in each of the second and third years following DATCP[s decision to grant the award. Farmland preservation implementation grants The bill authorizes DATCP to award grants to counties to implement a certified county farmland preservation plan. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 5 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Sandhill crane damage reimbursement program The bill requires DATCP to administer a program to provide reimbursements to eligible applicant farmers for the purchase of seed treatment that is registered for use on corn seed to discourage sandhill cranes from consuming the seed. Under the program, applicants may be reimbursed for up to 50 percent of the actual cost of the purchase of seed treatment, not to exceed $6,250 per farm, per year. Value-added agricultural practices The bill allows DATCP to provide education and technical assistance related to producing value-added agricultural products. Under the bill, DATCP may provide education and assistance related to organic farming practices; collaborate with organic producers, industry participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming; and stimulate interest and investment in organic production. The bill also allows DATCP to provide grants to organic producers, industry participants, and local organizations, which may be used to provide education and technical assistance related to organic farming, to help create organic farming plans, and to assist farmers in transitioning to organic farming. The bill also authorizes DATCP to provide grants to entities to provide education and training to farmers about best practices related to grazing. DATCP is also authorized under the bill to help farmers market value-added agricultural products. Meat processing tuition and curriculum development grants The bill requires DATCP to provide grants to universities, colleges, and technical colleges to reimburse tuition costs of students enrolled in a meat processing program and for curriculum development of those meat processing programs. Each tuition reimbursement covers up to 80 percent of the tuition cost for enrolling in a meat processing program, limited to a maximum reimbursement of $7,500. Food security and Wisconsin products grant program The bill allows DATCP to provide grants to food banks, food pantries, and other nonprofit organizations to purchase Wisconsin food products. Grants for food waste reduction pilot projects The bill requires DATCP to provide grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an objective of preventing food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief organizations, and composting food waste. Under the bill, DATCP must give preference to grant proposals that serve census tracts for which the median household income is below the statewide median household income and in which no grocery store is located. Farm to fork grant program The bill creates a farm to fork program, similar to the existing farm to school program, to connect entities, other than school districts, that have cafeterias to nearby farms to provide locally produced foods in meals and snacks, to help the 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 6 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all public develop healthy eating habits, to provide nutritional and agricultural education, and to improve farmers[ incomes and direct access to markets. Under the bill, DATCP may provide grants to entities for these purposes. Spending cap for the Wisconsin agricultural exports program Under current law, the Center for International Agribusiness Marketing, operated by DATCP, promotes the export of Wisconsin agricultural and agribusiness products in foreign markets. Current law provides that the center may not expend more than $1,000,000 in any fiscal year. The bill eliminates the $1,000,000-per-year spending cap for the center. Changes to the agricultural conservation easement purchase program In the 2009-11 biennial budget act, the agricultural conservation easement purchase program was created for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements, from willing landowners, by DATCP in conjunction with political subdivisions and nonprofit conservation organizations. An agricultural conservation easement (easement) is an interest in land that preserves the land for agricultural use while the ownership of the land itself remains with the landowner. Under the program as it was created in the act, DATCP was required to solicit applications to the program at least once annually and was provided $12,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing for the purchase of the easements. Since the program was first created, the requirement that DATCP solicit applications to the program at least once annually was repealed, DATCP[s authority for $12,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing for the purchase of the easements was repealed, and a new provision required DNR to provide to DATCP funds from the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program for the purchase of the easements. The bill undoes those changes, reinstating DATCP[s requirement to solicit applications to the program at least once annually, providing DATCP authority for $15,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing for the purchase of easements, and removing the requirement that DNR provide DATCP funds from the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program for the purchase of the easements. Commercial nitrogen optimization program Under current law, DATCP must award grants under a commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program to agricultural producers and to UW System institutions that implement a project that optimizes the application of commercial nitrogen for at least two growing seasons. DATCP must award the grants from an annual segregated appropriation account that is funded by the environmental fund. A grant to a farmer and the eligible UW System institution collaborating with the farmer may not exceed, in total, $50,000. DATCP must attempt to provide grants under the program to farmers in different parts of the state and for projects in areas that have different soil types or geologic characteristics. The bill removes the word XpilotY from the statutory language describing the program and funds the program from a new biennial segregated appropriation account that is funded by the environmental fund. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 7 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Truth-in-labeling requirements for milk, dairy, and wild rice Under the bill, no person may label a food product as, or sell or offer for sale a food product that is labeled as, any type of milk unless the food product is cow[s milk, hooved or camelid mammals[ milk, or a type of dairy milk that meets certain specifications under federal law. In addition, no person may label a food product as, or sell or offer for sale a food product that is labeled as, a type of dairy product or a dairy ingredient unless the food product is a dairy product or dairy ingredient that is or is derived from cow[s milk, hooved or camelid mammal[s milk, or a dairy product that meets certain specifications under federal law. Finally, the bill prohibits any person from labeling wild rice as Xtraditionally harvestedY unless the wild rice is harvested using traditional wild rice harvesting methods of American Indian tribes or bands. The bill requires DATCP to promulgate a rule defining traditional wild rice harvesting methods of American Indian tribes or bands. Under the bill, DATCP must obtain the advice and recommendations of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., before promulgating a rule defining a traditional method of wild rice harvesting. Appropriation limit for the producer-led watershed protection grant program DATCP administers the producer-led watershed protection grant program, which provides grants to groups of farmers in the same watershed to implement nonpoint source pollution abatement activities. Under current law, DATCP may not allocate more than $1,000,000 per fiscal year for this program. The bill increases that maximum amount to $1,250,000. Agricultural enterprise area maximum acreage Under current law, DATCP may designate agricultural enterprise areas, with a combined area of not more than 2,000,000 acres, targeted for agricultural preservation and development. The bill increases the maximum acreage for designated agricultural enterprise areas to 3,000,000. Veterinary examining board appropriation uses Current law provides an appropriation to DATCP, from all moneys received by the veterinary examining board when issuing or renewing credentials, for the purpose of supporting the activities of the board. The bill changes this appropriation so that it may also be used to provide dog license tags and forms; perform other activities related to the regulation of dogs; administer the rabies control program its media campaign; and carry out activities relating to humane officers. Humane officers are trained and certified officers appointed by political subdivisions to enforce certain regulations relating to animals. Bonding for soil and water resource management The bill increases the general obligation bonding authority for the Soil and Water Resource Management Program by $10,000,000. The program, which is 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 8 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all administered by DATCP, awards grants to counties to help fund their land and water conservation activities. COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Catastrophe savings accounts Under the bill, a person may establish an account at a financial institution and designate the account as a catastrophe savings account. The account may be used to hold savings for expenses related to a catastrophic event, which is defined as a tornado, hurricane, or severe storm resulting in flooding, damaging hail, extreme wind, or extremely cold temperatures. If the account owner maintains a property insurance policy covering catastrophic events, deposits in the account are limited, based on the amount of the policy deductible, to either $2,000 or the lesser of $15,000 or twice the amount of the policy deductible. Deposits in a catastrophe savings account may be withdrawn only to pay the following relating to property damage caused by a catastrophic event: 1) repair costs or other losses to the extent the costs or losses are not covered by a property insurance policy or are self-insured losses, and 2) any portion of a policy[s deductible. A person may not be an account owner of more than one catastrophe savings account. For state income tax purposes, the owner may subtract from taxable income the amount of the deposits made to and any increase in the value of a catastrophe savings account. DFI information on worker misclassification The bill requires DFI to provide informational materials and resources on worker misclassification to each person who files with DFI documents forming a business corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership. See Employment. COMMERCE Prohibiting discrimination in broadband The bill prohibits a broadband service provider from denying a group of potential residential customers access to its broadband service because of the group[s race or income. Under the bill, DATCP has authority to enforce the prohibition and to promulgate related rules. The bill also authorizes any person affected by a broadband service provider who violates the prohibition to bring a private action. Broadband subscriber rights The bill establishes various requirements for broadband service providers, including the following: 1) broadband service providers must provide service satisfying minimum standards established by PSC, and subscribers may terminate contracts if the broadband service provider fails to satisfy those standards; 2) broadband service providers must disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, and provide service as described in advertisements or representations made to subscribers; 3) broadband 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 9 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all service providers must repair broadband service within 72 hours after a subscriber reports a broadband service interruption that is not the result of a major system- wide or large area emergency; 4) broadband service providers must give subscribers credit for interruptions of broadband service that last more than four hours in a day; and 5) broadband service providers must give subscribers at least 30 days[ advance written notice before instituting a rate increase, at least seven days[ advance written notice of any scheduled routine maintenance that causes a service slowdown, interruption, or outage, at least 10 days[ advance written notice of a change in a factor that may cause the originally disclosed broadband speed experience to vary, and at least 10 days[ advance written notice of disconnecting service, unless the disconnection is requested by the subscriber. Internet service provider registration The bill requires each Internet service provider in this state to register with PSC. Severe thunderstorm price gouging Under current law, no manufacturer, producer, supplier, wholesaler, distributor, or retailer may sell or offer to sell consumer goods or services at unreasonably excessive prices if the governor by executive order has certified that the state or a part of the state is in a period of abnormal economic disruption due to an emergency. An XemergencyY in this context includes a destructive act of nature, a hostile action, terrorism, or a disruption of energy supplies that poses a risk to the public[s economic well-being, public health, or welfare. A Xconsumer good or serviceY under the law means those goods or services that are used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. The bill prohibits residential building contractors, tree trimmers, and restoration and mitigation services providers that are operating within a geographic region impacted by, and repairing damage caused by, a severe thunderstorm from doing either of the following: 1) charging an unreasonably excessive price for labor in comparison to the market price charged for comparable services in the geographic region impacted by the weather event and 2) charging an insurance company a rate for a consumer good or service that exceeds what the residential building contractor, tree trimmer, or restoration and mitigation services provider would otherwise charge a member of the general public for the consumer good or service. XSevere thunderstormY is defined in the bill to mean a weather event in which any of the following occurs: 1) hail that is one inch or greater in diameter, 2) wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, or 3) a tornado. The bill requires DATCP to promulgate rules to establish formulas or other standards to be used in determining whether a price for labor is unreasonably excessive. Under the bill, DATCP or, after consulting with DATCP, DOJ may commence an action against a person that has violated the prohibition in the bill to recover a civil forfeiture of not more than $1,000 per violation, to temporarily or permanently restrain or enjoin the person from violating the prohibition in the bill, or both. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 10 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Sales by a municipality or county of wine in a public park The bill allows a municipality or county to sell wine in its public parks without an alcohol beverage license. Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may sell alcohol beverages to a consumer unless the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. Under one exception, no license or permit is required for the sale, by officers or employees of a county or municipality, of fermented malt beverages (beer) in a public park operated by the county or municipality. The bill applies this exception to wine along with beer. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Changes to the state main street program Under current law, WEDC is required to establish and administer a state main street program to coordinate state and local participation in programs offered by the national main street center to assist municipalities in planning, managing, and implementing programs for revitalization of commercial areas having historic significance. Under current law, a recipient of assistance under the state main street program must be a city, village, or town. Under the bill, eligible recipients include tribal governments, chambers of commerce, and nonprofit organizations. The bill eliminates the requirements that WEDC contract with the national main street center for services related to revitalizing commercial areas having historic significance and develop a plan describing the objectives of the state main street program and the methods by which WEDC will carry out certain responsibilities specified by law. The bill also eliminates the requirements that, in developing criteria for use in selecting participants in the state main street program, WEDC include the following: 1. Local organizational and financial commitment to employ a program manager for not less than five years. 2. Local assistance in paying for the services of a design consultant. 3. Local commitment to assist in training persons to direct activities related to business areas in municipalities that do not participate in the state main street program. Under the bill, in selecting participants in the state main street program, WEDC must evaluate and consider the potential in the business area selected by the applicant to retain small businesses, attract new businesses, generate new economic activity and grow the local tax base, and create new employment opportunities. The bill also retains the current law requirement that WEDC consider private and public sector interest in and commitment to revitalization of the business area selected by the applicant and potential private sector investment in the business area selected by the applicant. Finally, the bill changes the definition of Xbusiness areaY for the purposes of the state main street program from Xa commercial area existing at the time services 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 11 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all under the state main street program are requested and having historic significanceY to Xa downtown area or historic commercial district.Y Workforce housing modifications to the business development tax credit The bill makes adjustments to the workforce housing investments award under the business development tax credit. Under current law, a person may claim tax benefits of an amount equal to up to 15 percent of the person[s investment, comprised only of capital expenditures, in workforce housing for employees. Under the bill, the investment in workforce housing for which a person may receive tax benefits may include contributions made to a third party for the building or rehabilitating of workforce housing, including contributions made to a local revolving loan fund program. The bill also removes the requirement that the workforce housing for which a person may receive tax benefits for investing in be for employees. Wage thresholds for business development and enterprise zone tax credits The bill raises the minimum wage thresholds for the business development and enterprise zone tax credits for businesses that enter into contracts with WEDC after December 31, 2025. Under current law, WEDC may certify businesses that engage in qualifying activities, including full-time job creation and retention, to claim the credits. One requirement for claiming either credit is that the business enter into a contract with WEDC. In its contracts, WEDC uses a definition of Xfull- time employeeY that means an individual who, among other things, is paid at least 150 percent of the federal minimum wage. The bill changes this minimum wage threshold to $34,220 for the business development tax credit and to $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality and $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality for the enterprise zone tax credit, with all these amounts adjusted annually for inflation. Additionally, under current law, the enterprise zone tax credit is partially based on the wages paid to zone employees that are at least 150 percent of the federal minimum wage in a tier I county or municipality or $30,000 in a tier II county or municipality. The bill changes these thresholds to $34,220 and $45,390, respectively, with both amounts adjusted annually for inflation. The bill also modifies the maximum wage earnings limit for businesses that enter into contracts with WEDC after December 31, 2025. Under current law, the maximum wage earnings that may be considered per employee for the enterprise zone tax credit is $100,000. The bill increases this amount to $151,300, which is adjusted annually for inflation, and establishes the same dollar amount limit for the business development tax credit. The bill also adjusts the definition of Xfull-time jobY for the purposes of the business development and enterprise zone jobs tax credits by removing the current requirement that a worker work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, in order to be considered Xfull-time.Y Enterprise zone designations Under current law, WEDC may designate any number of enterprise zones for purposes of certifying taxpayers to claim tax credits for certain activities carried 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 12 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all out within an enterprise zone. However, current law subjects WEDC[s designation of a new enterprise zone to the approval of JCF under passive review. The bill provides that WEDC may designate no more than 30 enterprise zones and eliminates the requirement that WEDC seek approval for a new enterprise zone from JCF under passive review. Adjustment to WEDC appropriation The bill adjusts the calculation used to determine the amount of WEDC[s GPR appropriation. The bill does not raise the expenditure cap on that appropriation, which is $16,512,500 per fiscal year. WEDC[s unassigned fund balance Current law requires that WEDC establish policies and procedures concerning its unassigned fund balance, which is defined as all moneys held by WEDC that WEDC is not obligated by law or by contract to expend for a particular purpose or that WEDC has not otherwise assigned to be expended for a particular purpose. Under current law, those policies and procedures must include as a target that WEDC[s unassigned fund balance on June 30 of each fiscal year be an amount equal to or less than one-sixth of WEDC[s total administrative expenditures for that fiscal year. The bill eliminates the requirement that WEDC[s policies and procedures include that target for WEDC[s unassigned fund balance. Main street bounceback grants The bill increases by $50,000,000 the amount WEDC may expend from its GPR appropriation for general operations and economic development programs in fiscal year 2025-26 for the purpose of awarding grants of $10,000 each to small businesses and nonprofit organizations that open a new location or expand operations in a vacant commercial space. A recipient of a grant under the bill may use grant moneys for commercial lease and mortgage payments, business operating expenses, and commercial building repair and tenant improvements. Advanced manufacturing grants The bill increases by $5,000,000 the amount WEDC may expend from its GPR appropriation for general operations and economic development programs in fiscal year 2025-26 for the purpose of establishing a program to award matching grants to small and midsized manufacturing companies located in this state to invest in advanced manufacturing technologies. No one company may receive more than $200,000 in grants under the bill, and no one grant under the bill may be for more than one-third of the amount invested in advanced manufacturing technologies by the company. To receive a grant under the bill, a company must commit to not reduce its employment below the level when the grant is awarded. If a company that receives a grant under the bill fails to meet this commitment within 10 years after receiving the grant, the company must repay the grant amount to WEDC. WEDC may provide an exemption to the repayment requirement if it finds that the company has undergone a unique hardship. Funding for the green innovation fund The bill increases by $50,000,000 the amount WEDC may expend from its 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 13 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all GPR appropriation for general operations and economic development programs in fiscal year 2025-26 for the purpose of supporting the green innovation fund. Funding for the Forward Agriculture program The bill increases by $15,000,000 the amount WEDC may expend from its GPR appropriation for general operations and economic development programs in fiscal year 2025-26 for the purpose of providing state matching funds related to federal funding in conjunction with WiSys[s Forward Agriculture program to promote sustainable agriculture. Accelerate Wisconsin The bill increases by $10,000,000 the amount WEDC may expend from its GPR appropriation for general operations and economic development programs in fiscal year 2025-26 for the purpose of supporting a business accelerator program to be administered in cooperation with the UW System and aimed at developing research, including research from the UW System, into new startup businesses. As part of the program, WEDC may award grants directly to businesses to assist in their growth and development and may award grants to or in support of business incubators. Tribal enterprise accelerator program The bill increases by $5,000,000 the amount WEDC may expend from its GPR appropriation for general operations and economic development programs in fiscal year 2025]26 for the purpose of creating a tribal enterprise accelerator program to offer statewide technical assistance and grants for community development investment and capacity building to American Indian tribes or bands in this state to diversify their revenue strategies in industries other than the gaming and entertainment industries. Thrive Rural Wisconsin funding accessibility The bill increases by $5,000,000 the amount WEDC may expend from its GPR appropriation for general operations and economic development programs in fiscal year 2025]26 for the purpose of supporting WEDC[s Thrive Rural Wisconsin program. Under the bill, WEDC must provide funding to its established regional and tribal partners to develop and fund projects in nonmetropolitan municipalities with populations of less than 10,000 to provide for increased availability and accessibility of local project capital. Financing projects for qualifying tax-exempt organizations Under current law, WHEFA may issue bonds to finance certain projects of health, educational, research, and other nonprofit institutions. The bill requires that those health, educational, research, and other nonprofit institutions be located in this state, headquartered in this state, or serving a population in this state. Financing working capital costs of certain nonprofit institutions Under current law, WHEFA may issue bonds to finance certain projects of health, educational, research, and other nonprofit institutions. The bill authorizes WHEFA to issue bonds for the purpose of financing such institutions[ working capital costs. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 14 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all LANDLORD-TENANT Notification of building code violations Under current law, before entering into a lease with or accepting any earnest money or a security deposit from a prospective tenant, a landlord must disclose to the prospective tenant any building code or housing code violations of which the landlord has actual knowledge if the violation presents a significant threat to the prospective tenant[s health or safety. The bill eliminates the condition that the landlord have actual knowledge of such a violation and that the threat to the prospective tenant[s health or safety be XsignificantY; under the bill, the landlord must disclose to a prospective tenant a building code or housing code violation, regardless of whether the landlord has actual knowledge of the violation, if the violation presents a threat to the prospective tenant[s health or safety. Local landlord-tenant ordinances, moratoria on evictions, and rental property inspection requirements The bill also makes changes to local landlord-tenant ordinances, local moratoria on evictions, and local rental property inspection requirements. See Local Government. TOURISM Tourism marketing funding from Indian gaming receipts Current law requires DOA to transfer portions of Indian gaming receipts to the Department of Tourism for certain tourism marketing expenses. The bill eliminates that requirement. The bill leaves in place an appropriation funding the same purposes from GPR and from the transportation fund. American Indian tourism marketing The bill requires DOA to award an annual grant to the Great Lakes Inter- Tribal Council to provide funding for a program to promote tourism featuring American Indian heritage and culture. As a condition of receiving the grant, the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council must include information on the tourism promotion program in its annual report to DOA. The bill also transfers from the Department of Tourism to DOA a contract between the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council and the Department of Tourism that relates to the promotion of tourism featuring American Indian heritage and culture. CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM ADULT CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM Earned compliance credit The bill creates an earned compliance credit for time spent on extended supervision or parole. Under current law, a person[s extended supervision or parole may be revoked if he or she violates a condition or rule of the extended supervision or parole. If extended supervision or parole is revoked, the person is returned to prison for an amount of time up to the length of the original sentence, less any time 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 15 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all actually served in confinement and less any credit for good behavior. Under current law, when extended supervision or parole is revoked, the time spent on extended supervision or parole is not credited as time served under the sentence. Under the bill, an eligible inmate receives an earned compliance credit for time served on extended supervision or parole. The earned compliance credit equals the amount of time served on extended supervision or parole without violating any condition or rule of extended supervision or parole. Under the bill, a person is eligible to receive the earned compliance credit only if the person is not required to register as a sex offender and is serving a sentence for a crime that is not a specified violent crime or a specified crime against a child. Under the bill, if a person[s extended supervision or parole is revoked, he or she may be incarcerated for up to the length of the original sentence, less any credit for time served in confinement, any credit for good behavior, and any earned compliance credit. Earned release Under current law, an eligible inmate may earn early release to parole or extended supervision by successfully completing a substance abuse program. An inmate is eligible for earned release only if the inmate is serving time for a crime that is not a violent crime and, for an inmate who is serving a bifurcated sentence, the sentencing court determines that the inmate is eligible. Under current law, DOC operates a mother-young child care program in which females in DOC custody who are pregnant or have a child that is less than one year old may be placed in less restrictive custodial placements and participate in services aimed at creating a stable relationship between the mother and her child and preparing the mother to be able to live in a safe, lawful, and stable manner in the community. The bill expands the earned release program to include two new options: 1) successful completion of the mother-young child care program, or 2) successful completion of a vocational readiness program, which includes educational, vocational, treatment, or other qualifying evidence-based training programs to reduce recidivism. The bill also provides that DOC, not the sentencing court, determines eligibility for earned release for all inmates. Creating the Office of the Ombudsperson for Corrections The bill creates the Office of the Ombudsperson for Corrections, attached to DOC. The office is under the direction of an ombudsperson, who is appointed by the governor, is approved by a three-quarters vote of the senate, and may be removed only by the governor, for just cause. Under the bill, the ombudsperson accepts complaints regarding facilities and abuse, unfair acts, and violations of rights of prisoners and juveniles from persons being held in state prisons and juvenile correctional facilities. Under the bill, the ombudsperson has the power to investigate a variety of actions by DOC and make recommendations on the basis of the investigations. If the ombudsperson determines to make a recommendation to a state prison or juvenile correctional facility, the superintendent of the state prison 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 16 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all or juvenile correctional facility has 30 days to respond to the recommendations of the ombudsperson. Also under the bill, the Office of the Ombudsperson for Corrections must annually publish a report of its findings, recommendations, and investigation results and distribute the report to the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, and the secretary of corrections. Contracts for temporary housing for or detention of persons placed on probation or sentenced to imprisonment Under current law, DOC may contract with local units of government for temporary housing or detention in jails or houses of correction for persons placed on probation or sentenced to imprisonment in state prisons or to the intensive sanctions program. Under such a contract, the rate may not exceed $60 per person per day. The bill increases the rate that may be set under such a contract to up to $80 per person per day. JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM Age of juvenile court jurisdiction Under current law, a person 17 years of age or older who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Criminal Procedure Code and, on conviction, is subject to sentencing under the Criminal Code, which may include a sentence of imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons. Currently, subject to certain exceptions, a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Juvenile Justice Code and, on being adjudicated delinquent, is subject to an array of dispositions under that code, including placement in a juvenile correctional facility. The bill raises from 17 to 18 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law is subject to the procedures specified in the Criminal Procedure Code and, on conviction, to sentencing under the Criminal Code. Similarly, under current law, a person 17 years of age or older who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the circuit court or, if applicable, the municipal court, while a person under 17 years of age who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, subject to certain exceptions, is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Juvenile Justice Code. The bill raises from 17 to 18 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance is subject to the jurisdiction and procedures of the circuit court or, if applicable, the municipal court. Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids The bill creates a sum sufficient appropriation under DCF for youth aids- related purposes but only to reimburse counties, beginning on January 1, 2026, for costs associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 17 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Juvenile justice reform review committee The bill creates a juvenile justice reform review committee in DCF with members appointed by the governor. Under the bill, the committee is charged with studying and providing recommendations to DCF and DOC on how to do all of the following: 1. Increase the minimum age of delinquency. 2. Eliminate original adult court jurisdiction over juveniles. 3. Modify the waiver procedure for adult court jurisdiction over juveniles and incorporate offenses currently subject to original adult court jurisdiction into the waiver procedure. 4. Eliminate the serious juvenile offender program and create extended juvenile court jurisdiction with a blended juvenile and adult sentence structure for certain juvenile offenders. 5. Prohibit placement of a juvenile in a juvenile detention facility for a status offense and limit sanctions and short-term holds in a juvenile detention facility to cases where there is a public safety risk. 6. Sunset long-term post-disposition programs at juvenile detention facilities. 7. Create a sentence adjustment procedure for youthful offenders. 8. Conform with the U.S. Constitution the statutes that mandate imposing sentences of life imprisonment without parole or extended supervision to minors. Under the bill, the committee terminates on September 15, 2026, and DCF and DOC must submit in their 2027]29 biennial budget requests a request to implement the committee[s recommendations. Contract payments for placement of juveniles The bill creates a sum sufficient GPR appropriation for DOC to make payments under contracts for the placement of juveniles. The bill limits the appropriation to $20,000,000 in each fiscal year and sunsets it on July 1, 2029. Juveniles placed at Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center Under current law, DOC may transfer to the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center (MJTC) juveniles who are under DOC[s supervision or juveniles who are placed in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility regardless of whether those juveniles are under the supervision of DOC or a county department of social services or human services. Current law requires DOC to reimburse DHS for the cost of providing services to these juveniles at MJTC at a per person daily cost specified by DHS. The bill specifies that DOC is required to reimburse DHS only for the cost of services provided to juveniles who are under DOC[s supervision and are transferred to MJTC. Daily rates for juvenile correctional services Under current law, DOC charges counties for the costs of certain juvenile correctional services DOC provides according to a per person daily cost assessment specified in the statutes (daily rate). Counties use community youth and family aids (youth aids) funding allocated to them from various state and federal moneys to pay these costs. Under current law, the daily rate for care of a juvenile who is in 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 18 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility or transferred from a juvenile correctional facility to an inpatient treatment facility is set at $1,268 until June 30, 2025. The bill continues this daily rate until June 30, 2027. Youth aids; allocations Under current law, DCF is required to allocate to counties community youth and family aids (youth aids) funding. Youth aids funding comes from various state and federal moneys and is used to pay for state-provided juvenile correctional services and local delinquency-related and juvenile justice services. The bill updates the allocation of youth aids funding that is available to counties for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium. The bill eliminates current law requirements that some of the youth aids funding be allocated for emergencies related to youth aids, for alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs, and to reimburse counties that are purchasing community supervision services from DOC for juveniles. The bill also eliminates the community intervention program (CIP), under which DCF may award funding to counties for early intervention services for first offenders. The bill replaces these allocations and CIP with the youth justice system improvement program. Under the bill, DCF may use youth aids funding for the youth justice system improvement program to support diversion, prevention, and early intervention programs, to address emergencies related to youth aids, and to fund other activities required of DCF under youth aids. Youth aids; administration Under current law, youth aids funding is allocated to counties on a calendar year basis. Youth aids funds that are not spent in the calendar year can be carried forward three ways: 1) DCF may carry forward 5 percent of a county[s allocation for that county for use in the subsequent calendar year; 2) DCF may carry forward $500,000 or 10 percent of its unspent youth aids funds, whichever is larger, for use in the subsequent two calendar years; and 3) DCF may carry forward any unspent emergency funds for use in the subsequent two calendar years. The bill changes the way that unspent youth aids are carried forward. Under the bill, DCF may still carry forward 5 percent of a county[s allocation for that county to use in the next calendar year. However, instead of carrying forward $500,000 or 10 percent of its unspent youth aids funds, whichever is larger, for use in the next two calendar years, under the bill, DCF may transfer 10 percent of unspent youth aids funds to the appropriation for the youth justice system improvement program. COURTS AND PROCEDURE SUPREME COURT AND CIRCUIT COURTS Office of the Marshals of the Supreme Court The bill creates the Office of the Marshals of the Supreme Court, to consist of one chief marshal of the supreme court, one deputy chief marshal of the supreme 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 19 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all court, deputy marshals of the supreme court, and administrative personnel. The bill provides that the Office of the Marshals of the Supreme Court is a law enforcement agency and that the marshals of the supreme court are law enforcement officers who are employed for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and are authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances. The bill requires the marshals of the supreme court to meet the requirements established by the Law Enforcement Standards Board for officer certification, police pursuit, recruitment, and firearms training and to comply with any other statutory requirements applicable to a law enforcement agency. The bill also provides that marshals of the Supreme Court are protective occupation participants in the Wisconsin Retirement System. Current law specifically classifies police officers, firefighters, and various other individuals as protective occupation participants. Under the WRS, the normal retirement age of a protective occupation participant is lower than that of other participants and the percentage multiplier used to calculate retirement annuities is higher for protective occupation participants than for other participants. The bill further provides that the Office of the Marshals of the Supreme Court may provide police services to the state court system, with statewide jurisdiction; provide protective services for the supreme court justices and their offices; provide security assessments for the justices, judges, and facilities of the state court system; and provide safety and security support services and advanced security planning services for circuit court proceedings. The operation of the Office of the Marshals of the Supreme Court does not affect the operations or jurisdiction of sheriffs or local law enforcement agencies to perform courthouse security, handle active emergencies, perform criminal investigations, or perform any other law enforcement functions. Circuit court payments Under current law, the director of state courts must make payments to counties for certain circuit court costs. Under the bill, beginning on January 1, 2026, the director of state courts must make additional payments to circuit courts, including a payment that, beginning January 1, 2027, is available only to counties that operate an alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program. Circuit court branches The bill adds two additional circuit court branches for Brown County on August 1, 2026. SPECIAL PROSECUTORS AND THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER Compensation for special prosecutors Under current law, the SPD provides legal representation for indigent persons in criminal and delinquency cases. The SPD assigns cases either to staff attorneys or to local private attorneys. A private attorney assigned to a case by the SPD is paid an hourly amount that varies depending on the year in which the case was 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 20 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all assigned. For instance, a private attorney assigned a case between December 1, 1992, and July 29, 1995, was generally paid $50 per hour for time spent related to the case and $25 per hour for time spent in related travel. The amount has increased periodically; a private attorney assigned a case after July 1, 2023, is generally paid $100 per hour for time spent related to the case and $50 per hour for time spent in related travel. Current law provides the same compensation to other attorneys as the compensation paid to a private attorney assigned to case by the SPD. For example, if a judge appoints a special prosecutor to perform the duties of a district attorney, the special prosecutor compensation is the amount paid to a private attorney for a case assigned between December 1, 1992, and July 29, 1995. The bill changes the compensation for the special prosecutor to be the amount paid to a private attorney assigned a case on the date the approval was made. Private bar reimbursement rate for cases involving violent crimes Under current law, the SPD provides legal representation for indigent persons in criminal, delinquency, and certain related cases. The SPD assigns cases either to staff attorneys or to local private attorneys. Generally, a private attorney who is assigned a case by the SPD on or after July 1, 2023, is paid $100 per hour for time spent related to the case and $50 per hour for time spent in travel related to a case. The bill increases the rate the private attorney is paid for cases to $125 per hour if the case is assigned on or after July 1, 2025, and involves a charge of a violent crime. The bill does not change the rate for cases that do not involve a charge of a violent crime or for travel. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS Increase in deputy district attorney allocation The bill increases the number of deputy district attorneys that may be appointed in a prosecutorial unit with a population of 200,000 or more but less than 750,000 from three deputy district attorneys to four deputy district attorneys. GENERAL COURTS AND PROCEDURE Privacy protection for federal judicial officers The bill adds current and former district judges and magistrate judges for federal district courts in this state as well as current and former bankruptcy judges for federal bankruptcy courts in this state to the list of judicial officers to whom certain privacy protections apply. Current law provides, upon written request, certain privacy protections for the personal information of judicial officers. Among other protections, if a government agency receives a written request from a judicial officer, the government agency may not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes a judicial officer[s personal information. That information is also exempt from inspection and copying under public records law unless the agency has received consent to make that information available to the public. Under current law, upon written request, a data broker may not knowingly sell, license, trade, purchase, or otherwise make available for consideration the personal information of a judicial officer or a judicial officer[s immediate family. Current law 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 21 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all also provides that, if the judicial officer has made a written request, no person, business, or association may publicly post or display on the Internet publicly available content that includes the personal information of a judicial officer or the judicial officer[s immediate family. The bill allows current and former federal district court judges, magistrate judges, and bankruptcy judges in this state to have these protections. Sharing information regarding potential jurors Under current law, DOT annually transmits to the director of state courts a list of persons residing in the state that includes certain information about those persons. Each year, the director of state courts uses that information to compile a master list of potential jurors for use by the state circuit courts. The bill requires DOT to also send that list to the clerks of court for the federal district courts within this state. Also under current law, the director of state courts may request and use the following information, in addition to the DOT information, to create the master list: 1) a list of registered voters from the Elections Commission; 2) a list of individuals who filed state income tax returns with DOR; 3) a list of child support payors and payees from DWD; 4) a list of recipients of unemployment compensation from DWD; and 5) a list of state residents issued approvals or licenses from DNR. The bill requires, rather than allows, the director of state courts to use that information. The bill also modifies the requirements for those state agencies to transmit the lists they maintain to the director of state courts to be similar to DOT[s obligations. For example, the bill requires each state agency to annually transmit the list the agency maintains to the director of state courts without the need for the director of state courts to request the information. Qui tam actions for false claims The bill restores a private individual[s authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person who makes a false or fraudulent claim for medical assistance, which was eliminated in 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, and further expands qui tam actions to include any false or fraudulent claims to a state agency. A qui tam claim is a claim initiated by a private individual on his or her own behalf and on behalf of the state against a person who makes a false claim relating to medical assistance or other moneys from a state agency. The bill provides that a private individual may be awarded up to 30 percent of the amount of moneys recovered as a result of a qui tam claim, depending upon the extent of the individual[s contribution to the prosecution of the action. The individual may also be entitled to reasonable expenses incurred in bringing the action, as well as attorney fees. The bill includes additional changes not included in the prior law to incorporate provisions enacted in the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and conform state law to the federal False Claims Act, including expanding provisions to facilitate qui tam actions and modifying the bases for liability to parallel the liability provisions under the federal False Claims Act. In addition to qui tam claims, DOJ has independent authority to bring a claim 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 22 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance. The bill modifies provisions relating to DOJ[s authority to parallel the liability and penalty standards relating to qui tam claims and to parallel the forfeiture amounts provided under the federal False Claims Act. CRIMES Expungement Under current law, a court may order a person[s criminal record expunged of a crime if all of the following apply: 1. The maximum term of imprisonment for the crime is six years or less (Class H felony and below). 2. The person committed the crime before the age of 25. 3. The person had not been previously convicted of a felony. 4. The crime was not a violent felony. Current law specifies that the expungement order must be made only at sentencing and then the record is expunged when the person completes his or her sentence. If the court does not order a criminal record expunged at sentencing, current law generally does not provide for another means to expunge the criminal record. The bill makes several changes to the expungement process. The bill removes the condition that the person committed the crime before the age of 25. (The bill retains the conditions that the crime be no greater than a Class H felony, the person have no previous felony convictions, and the crime not be a violent felony.) The bill makes certain crimes ineligible for expungement, such as traffic crimes, the crime of violating a domestic abuse restraining order or injunction, criminal trespass, and criminal damage to a business. The bill also allows the sentencing court to order that a person[s record not be eligible for expungement. The bill continues to allow the court to order at sentencing that the record be expunged when the person completes his or her sentence. The bill also provides that, if the court did not make an order at sentencing, the person may file a petition with the sentencing court after he or she completes his or her sentence. Upon receipt of the petition, the court must review the petition and then may order the record expunged or may deny the petition. If the court denies the petition, the person may not file another petition for two years. The person must pay a $100 fee to the county for a second petition, and no person may file more than two petitions per crime. The bill limits a person to one expungement. The changes described in this paragraph apply retroactively to persons who were convicted of a crime before the bill takes effect. The bill provides that, if a record is expunged of a crime, that crime is not considered a conviction for employment purposes and specifies that employment discrimination because of a conviction record includes requesting a person to supply information regarding a crime if the record has been expunged of the crime. Finally, the bill provides that it is not employment discrimination because of 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 23 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all conviction record for the Law Enforcement Standards Board to consider a conviction that has been expunged with respect to applying any standard or requirement for the certification, decertification, or required training of law enforcement officers, tribal law enforcement officers, jail officers, and juvenile detention officers. Immunity for certain controlled substances offenses Current law grants immunity from prosecution for possessing a controlled substance to a person, called an aider, who summons or provides emergency medical assistance to another person because the aider believes the other person is suffering from an overdose or other adverse reaction to a controlled substance. Under 2017 Wisconsin Act 33, an aider was also immune from having probation, parole, or extended supervision revoked for possessing a controlled substance under the same circumstances. Act 33 also granted the aided person immunity from from having probation, parole, or extended supervision revoked for possessing a controlled substance when an aider seeks assistance for the aided person. The immunity applied only if the aided person completes a treatment program as part of his or her probation, parole, or extended supervision. Act 33 also provided that a prosecutor must offer an aided person who is subject to prosecution for possessing a controlled substance a deferred prosecution agreement if the aided person completes a treatment program. The expanded immunities under 2017 Wisconsin Act 33 were temporary, and expired on August 1, 2020. The bill permanently restores these expanded immunities from 2017 Wisconsin Act 33. Alternatives to prosecution for disorderly conduct The bill requires a prosecutor to offer to certain disorderly conduct defendants a deferred prosecution agreement or an agreement in which the defendant stipulates to his or her guilt of a noncriminal ordinance violation. Under the bill, a prosecutor must offer alternatives to prosecution to a person who has committed a disorderly conduct violation if it is the person[s first disorderly conduct violation, the person has not committed a similar violation previously, and the person has not committed a felony in the previous three years. Under the bill, if the person is offered a deferred prosecution agreement, he or she must be required to pay restitution, if applicable. EDUCATION PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION: GENERAL AIDS AND REVENUE LIMITS Per pupil revenue limit adjustment Current law generally limits the total amount of revenue per pupil that a school district may receive from general school aids and property taxes in a school year to the amount of revenue allowed per pupil in the previous school year plus a per pupil adjustment, if any, as provided by law. Current law provides a $325 per pupil adjustment each school year from 2023 to 2425. Under the bill, beginning in 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 24 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all the 2026]27 school year, the per pupil adjustment is the per pupil increase for the previous school year as adjusted for any increase in the consumer price index. Low revenue ceiling; per pupil amount and restrictions Current law provides a minimum per pupil revenue limit for school districts, known as the revenue ceiling. Under current law, the per pupil revenue ceiling is $11,000. The bill increases the per pupil revenue ceiling to $12,000 for the 2025]26 school year and to $12,400 for the 2026]27 school year and each subsequent school year. Current law also provides that during the three school years following a school year in which an operating referendum fails in a school district, the school district[s revenue ceiling is the revenue ceiling that applied in the school year during which the referendum was held. The bill eliminates the provision under which a school district[s revenue ceiling is the revenue ceiling from a previous school year because an operating referendum failed in the school district. Revenue limits; personal property tax repeal aid For purposes of school district revenue limits, current law defines Xstate aidY as general school aid, computer aid, and exempt personal property aid. The bill adds personal property tax repeal aid to the definition of Xstate aid.Y Special adjustment aid Under current law, a school district is guaranteed an amount of general equalization aid equal to at least 85 percent of the amount it received in the previous school year. The bill increases the amount of general equalization aid that a school district is guaranteed to receive to an amount that is at least 90 percent of the amount it received in the previous school year. Counting four-year-old kindergarten pupils The bill changes how a pupil enrolled in a four-year-old kindergarten is counted by a school district for purposes of state aid and revenue limits. Under current law, a pupil enrolled in a four-year-old kindergarten program is counted as 0.5 pupil unless the program provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach activities, in which case the pupil is counted as 0.6 pupil. Under the bill, if the four- year-old kindergarten program requires full-day attendance by pupils for five days a week, a pupil enrolled in the program is counted as one pupil. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION: CATEGORICAL AIDS Per pupil aid Under current law, per pupil aid is a categorical aid paid to school districts. Per pupil aid is funded from a sum sufficient appropriation and is not considered for purposes of revenue limits. Under current law, the amount of per pupil aid paid to a school district is calculated using a three-year average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district and a per pupil amount set by law. In the 2024]25 school year, the per pupil amount is $742. Under the bill, the per pupil amount is 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 25 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all $800 in the 2025]26 school year and $850 in the 2026]27 school year and each year thereafter. In addition, beginning in the 2025]26 school year, the bill requires DPI to pay a second amount of per pupil aid to school districts based on the number of economically disadvantaged pupils enrolled in a school district. Under the bill, beginning in the 2025]26 school year, in addition to the base amount of per pupil aid, DPI must also pay a school district an additional amount equal to 20 percent of the standard per pupil amount for each economically disadvantaged pupil enrolled in the school district in the previous year. Under the bill, an economically disadvantaged pupil is a pupil who satisfies either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under federal law or other measures of poverty, as determined by DPI. Funding for special education and school age parents programs The bill changes the rate at which the state reimburses school boards, operators of independent charter schools, cooperative educational service agencies (CESAs), and county children with disabilities education boards (CCDEBs) for costs incurred to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities and for school age parents programs (eligible costs). Under current law, the state reimburses the full cost of special education for children in hospitals and convalescent homes for orthopedically disabled children. After those costs are paid, the state reimburses remaining eligible costs from the amount remaining in the appropriation account at a rate that distributes the full amount appropriated. The bill changes the appropriation to a sum sufficient and provides that, beginning in the 2025]26 school year, after full payment of hospital and convalescent home costs, the remaining costs are reimbursed at 60 percent of eligible costs. Currently, DPI provides 1) special education aid to school districts, independent charter schools, CESAs, and CCDEBs; 2) aid to school districts, CESAs, and CCDEBs for providing physical or mental health treatment services to private school and tribal school pupils; and 3) aid for school age parents programs to school districts only. High-cost special education aid The bill changes the rate at which the state reimburses school boards, operators of independent charter schools, CESAs, and CCDEBs for nonadministrative costs in excess of $30,000 incurred for providing special education and related costs to a child (aidable costs). Under current law, DPI must reimburse 90 percent of aidable costs at a rate of 100 percent from a sum certain appropriation. If the amount of the appropriation is insufficient to pay the full 90 percent of aidable costs, DPI must prorate payments among eligible applicants. The bill changes the appropriation to a sum sufficient appropriation and provides that, beginning in the 2025-26 school year, DPI must reimburse 90 percent of aidable costs at a rate of 40 percent. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 26 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Sparsity aid Under current law, a school district is eligible for sparsity aid if the number of pupils per square mile in the school district is less than 10 and the school district[s membership in the previous school year did not exceed 1,000 pupils. The amount of aid is $400 per pupil if the school district[s membership in the previous school year did not exceed 745 pupils and $100 per pupil if the school district[s membership in the previous school year was between 745 and 1,000 pupils. Beginning in the 2025‑26 school year, the bill increases these payment amounts to $500 and $200, respectively. Current law also provides a reduced payment, known as a stop gap payment, to a school district that was eligible to receive sparsity aid in the previous school year but is not eligible to receive sparsity aid in the current school year because it no longer satisfies the pupils-per-square-mile requirement. The amount of the stop gap payment is 50 percent of the amount of sparsity aid the school district received in the previous school year. Under the bill, beginning in the 2025]26 school year, a school district is eligible for a sparsity aid stop gap payment if the school district is ineligible for sparsity aid in the current school year because it no longer satisfies the pupils-per-square-mile requirement or the membership requirement. Pupil transportation aid Under current law, a school district or an operator of a charter school that provides transportation to and from a school receives a state aid payment for transportation. The amount of the aid payment depends on the number of pupils transported and the distance of each pupil[s residence from the school. The bill increases aid payments for pupils who reside more than 12 miles from the school from $400 per pupil to $450 per pupil, beginning in the 2025]26 school year. High cost transportation aid; eligibility Under current law, a school district is eligible for high cost transportation aid if 1) the school district has a pupil population density of 50 or fewer pupils per square mile and 2) the school district[s per pupil transportation cost exceeds 140 percent of the statewide average per pupil transportation cost. The bill lowers the second eligibility criterion to a per pupil transportation cost that exceeds 135 percent of the statewide average per pupil transportation cost. Supplemental nutrition aid The bill creates supplemental nutrition aid, a categorical aid to reimburse educational agencies for school meals provided to pupils who satisfy the income criteria for a reduced-price lunch under the federal school lunch program and pupils who do not satisfy the income criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under the federal school lunch program. An educational agency is eligible for supplemental nutrition aid if the educational agency does not charge pupils for school meals for which the educational agency receives reimbursement from the federal government. Under the bill, the amount of aid is equal to the sum of 1) the number of school meals provided in the previous school year to pupils who satisfy 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 27 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all the income criteria for a reduced-price lunch multiplied by the difference between the free-meal reimbursement amount and the reduced-price-meal reimbursement amount and 2) the number of school meals provided in the previous year to pupils who do not satisfy the income criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch multiplied by the difference between the free-meal reimbursement amount and the reimbursement amount for a paid school meal. Supplemental nutrition aid is first paid to educational agencies in the 2026]27 school year for school meals provided during the 2025]26 school year. Under the bill, supplemental nutrition aid is funded by a sum sufficient appropriation, which ensures that educational agencies receive the full amount of aid to which they are entitled. The bill defines a Xschool mealY as a school lunch or snack under the federal school lunch program and a breakfast under the federal school breakfast program and an Xeducational agencyY as a school board, an operator of an independent charter school, the director of the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the director of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, an operator of a residential care center for children and youth, a tribal school, or a private school. School breakfast program The bill expands eligibility for reimbursement under the school breakfast program to include operators of independent charter schools, the director of the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the director of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and operators of residential care centers for children and youth. The bill also prohibits DPI from making a reimbursement for a breakfast served at a school in the previous school year if that school ceased operations during the prior school year. This prohibition does not apply to reimbursements to a school district. School mental health and pupil wellness; categorical aid The bill changes the types of expenditures that are eligible for reimbursement under the state categorical aid program related to pupil mental health. Under current law, DPI must make payments to school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in parental choice programs (local education agencies) that increased the amount they spent to employ, hire, or retain social workers. Under current law, DPI first pays each eligible local education agency 50 percent of the amount by which the eligible local education agency increased its expenditures for social workers in the preceding school year over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year. If, after making those payments, there is money remaining in the appropriation account for that aid program, DPI makes additional payments to eligible local education agencies. The amount of those additional payments is determined based on the amount remaining in the appropriation account and the amount spent by eligible local education agencies to employ, hire, and retain social workers during the previous school year. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 28 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all The bill expands eligibility for the payments under the aid program to include spending on school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, and school nurses (pupil services professionals). The bill also eliminates the two tier reimbursement structure of the aid program and eliminates the requirement that a local education agency is eligible for the aid only if the local education agency increased its spending. Under the bill, any local education agency that made expenditures to employ, hire, or retain pupil services professionals during the previous school year is eligible for reimbursement under the aid program. Aid for comprehensive school mental health services Under current law, DPI awards grants to school districts and independent charter schools for the purpose of collaborating with community mental health agencies to provide mental health services to pupils. The bill replaces the current grant program with new categorical aid for comprehensive school mental health services to school districts and independent charter schools. Under the bill, beginning in the 2025]26 school year, DPI must annually reimburse a school board or the operator of an independent charter school for costs incurred for mental health services during in-school or out-of-school time, up to the greater of $100,000 or $100 per pupil who was enrolled in the school district or independent charter school in the previous school year. If the amount appropriated for this purpose is insufficient, DPI must prorate the reimbursements. Peer-to-peer suicide prevention grants Under current law, DPI administers a competitive grant program to award grants to public, private, and tribal high schools for the purpose of supporting peer- to-peer suicide prevention programs. Under current law, the maximum annual peer-to-peer suicide prevention grant amount is $1,000. The bill increases the maximum annual peer-to-peer suicide prevention grant amount to $6,000. Mental health training programs Under current law, DPI must establish a mental health training program under which it provides training to school district and independent charter school staff on three specific evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health issues in schools. The three specific evidence-based strategies are 1) the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment program, 2) Trauma Sensitive Schools, and 3) Youth Mental Health First Aid. The bill expands the mental health training program to include training on any evidence-based strategy related to addressing mental health issues and suicide prevention in schools and converts the list of evidence-based strategies under current law to a nonexclusive list of strategies. Additionally, the bill requires that DPI provide the training to out-of-school-time program employees. Aid for English language acquisition The bill creates a new categorical aid for school districts and independent charter schools to offset the costs of educating limited-English proficient (LEP) pupils. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 29 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Under current law, a school board is required to provide a bilingual-bicultural education program to LEP pupils who attend a school in the school district if the school meets any of the following thresholds: 1. Within a language group, 10 or more LEP pupils are enrolled in kindergarten to grade 3. 2. Within a language group, 20 or more LEP pupils are enrolled in grades 4 to 8. 3. Within a language group, 20 or more LEP pupils are enrolled in grades 9 to 12. All school boards are required to educate all LEP pupils, but only school boards that are required to provide bilingual-bicultural education programs are eligible under current law for categorical aid targeted toward educating LEP pupils. Under current law, in each school year, DPI distributes $250,000 among eligible school districts whose enrollments in the previous school year were at least 15 percent LEP pupils, and DPI distributes the amount remaining in the appropriation account to eligible school districts on the basis of the school districts[ expenditures on the required bilingual-bicultural education programs during the prior school year. Under the bill, beginning in the 2025]26 school year, DPI must annually pay each school district and each operator of an independent charter school an amount equal to $500 times the number of LEP pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year. This new categorical aid is in addition to aid already paid under current law and is not conditioned on whether the school board or independent charter school is required to provide a bilingual- bicultural education program. Early literacy summer reading programs Current law requires DPI to establish a model policy for promoting third grade pupils to the fourth grade that includes various components, including a requirement to provide an intensive summer reading program to pupils who are promoted to the fourth grade, had a personal reading plan in the third grade, and did not complete the plan before being promoted to fourth grade. Current law specifies that the model policy must require that the intensive summer reading program be provided until a pupil scores at grade level in reading on a summative assessment. Current law also requires school boards, operators of independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program to, by July 1, 2025, adopt a written policy for promoting third grade pupils to the fourth grade that includes the intensive summer reading program required to be in DPI[s model policy. Beginning in the 2026]27 school year, the bill requires DPI to reimburse school boards and independent charter schools for providing intensive summer reading programs, as required under third grade promotion policies. Financial literacy curriculum grants The bill requires DPI to award grants to school boards and independent 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 30 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all charter schools for the purpose of developing, implementing, or improving financial literacy curricula. The bill further requires DPI to prioritize grants that support innovative financial literacy curricula. Current law requires school boards to adopt academic standards for financial literacy and incorporate financial literacy instruction into the curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12. Computer science education grants The bill requires DPI to annually award grants to school districts for the purpose of expanding computer science educational opportunities in all grade levels in the school district. Aid for career and technical education The bill creates a categorical aid for school districts and independent charter schools for the purpose of increasing high school career and technical education pathways in public high schools. The bill defines a Xhigh school career and technical education pathwayY as a series of career and technical education opportunities that prepare a pupil for a postsecondary option in a specific career area. Under the bill, DPI must pay each school district and independent charter school a proportional amount of the amount appropriated for this purpose. The proportional amount is based on the number of pupils in the high school grades in that school district or independent charter school in the previous school year divided by the total number of pupils in the high school grades in all school districts and independent charter schools in the previous school year. Water bottle filling station grants The bill requires DPI to award grants to school districts and independent charter schools to modify water fountains to include water bottle filling stations that provide filtered drinking water. Tribal language revitalization grants Under current law, school boards, cooperative educational service agencies, and head start agencies are eligible for grants to support innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages. The bill expands eligibility for these grants to include independent charter schools. Grants to replace race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, or team names associated with American Indians The bill authorizes DPI to award a grant to a school board that terminates the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name that is associated with a federally recognized American Indian tribe or American Indians, in general. Under the bill, a school board is eligible for a grant regardless of whether or not the school board decides to terminate the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name voluntarily, in response to an objection to its use, or in compliance with an order issued by the Division of Hearings and Appeals. The bill specifies that the amount of the grant may not exceed the greater of $50,000 or the actual cost incurred by the school board to replace the race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name. Under the bill, these grants are funded from Indian gaming receipts. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 31 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION: CHOICE, CHARTER, AND OPEN ENROLLMENT Parental choice program caps The bill caps the total number of pupils who may participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, the Racine Parental Choice Program, or the statewide parental choice program (parental choice program) at the number of pupils who attended a private school under the parental choice program in the 2025]26 school year. Under the bill, beginning in the 2026]27 school year, if the number of applications to participate in a parental choice program exceeds the program cap, DPI must determine which applications to accept on a random basis, subject to certain admission preferences that exist under current law. Under current law, pupils may submit applications to attend a private school under the statewide parental choice program for the following school year from the first weekday in February to the third Thursday in April, and a private school that receives applications must, no later than the first weekday in May immediately following the application period, report the number of applicants to DPI so that DPI may determine whether a pupil participation limitation has been exceeded. The bill provides that, beginning with applications for the 2026]27 school year, DPI must establish one or more application periods during which pupils may submit applications to attend a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program or Racine Parental Choice Program. The bill provides that a private school that receives applications during an application period must, no later than 10 days after the application period ends, report the number of applicants to DPI so that DPI may determine whether a program cap has been exceeded. The bill does not change the application period for the statewide parental choice program and requires DPI to use the information required to be reported under current law to determine whether the program cap for the statewide parental choice program has been exceeded. The bill also requires DPI to establish a waiting list for a parental choice program if the program cap for the parental choice program has been exceeded. Special Needs Scholarship Program cap Under current law, a child with a disability who meets certain eligibility criteria may receive a scholarship to attend a private school participating in the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP). The bill caps the total number of children who may receive an SNSP scholarship at the number of children who received an SNSP scholarship in the 2025]26 school year. Under the bill, beginning in the 2026]27 school year, if the number of applications for SNSP scholarships exceeds the program cap, DPI must determine which applications to accept on a random basis, subject to certain admission preferences set forth in the bill. Under current law, a child may apply for an SNSP scholarship at any time during a school year and may begin attending the school at any time during the school year. The bill provides that, beginning with applications for the 2026]27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 32 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all school year, children may submit applications for SNSP scholarships for the school year from the first weekday in February to the third Thursday in April of the prior school year, and a private school that receives applications for SNSP scholarships must, no later than the first weekday in May immediately following the application period, report the number of applicants to DPI so that DPI may determine whether the program cap has been exceeded. The bill also requires DPI to establish a waiting list if the program cap for the SNSP has been exceeded. Wisconsin parental choice program; pupil participation limit Current law includes a limit on the percentage of pupils in each school district who may attend a private school under the statewide parental choice program. The pupil participation limit started in the 2015]16 school year at 1 percent of a school district[s membership and increased gradually to 10 percent of a school district[s membership in the 2025]26 school year. Under current law, the pupil participation limit sunsets after the 2025]26 school year. The bill eliminates the sunset and continues the pupil participation limit at 10 percent of a school district[s membership. Payment indexing: parental choice programs, SNSP, independent charter schools, full-time Open Enrollment Program, and whole grade sharing agreements Under current law, the per pupil payment amounts under parental choice programs and the SNSP, the per pupil payment amount to independent charter schools, the transfer amounts under the full-time open enrollment program, and the required transfer amount for a child with a disability in a whole grade sharing agreement (collectively, Xper pupil paymentsY) are adjusted annually. The annual adjustment for per pupil payments is an amount equal to the sum of any per member revenue limit increase that applies to school districts in that school year and any per member increase in categorical aids between the current school year and the previous school year. Under the bill, beginning in the 2025]26 school year, the annual adjustment for per pupil payments is the sum of the per member revenue limit increase that applies to school districts in that school year, if any, and the increase in the per member amount of general per pupil aid paid to school districts between the previous school year and the current school year, if any. Per pupil payment and transfer amount based on actual costs; SNSP and full-time Open Enrollment Under current law, the per pupil payment amount for a child participating in the SNSP and the transfer amount for a child with a disability in the full-time Open Enrollment Program (OEP) is one of the following: 1. A per pupil amount set by law. 2. An alternative amount based on the actual costs to educate the pupil in the previous school year, as reported by the private school or nonresident school district, whichever is applicable. For example, under this option, the amount paid to 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 33 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all a private school in the SNSP or nonresident school district in the 2024]25 school year is based on the actual costs to educate the pupil in the 2023]24 school year, as reported by the private school or nonresident school district. The bill eliminates the alternative SNSP per pupil payment amount and OEP transfer amount based on the actual costs to educate the pupil and the processes for setting these alternative amounts. Under the bill, the SNSP per pupil payment amount and the OEP transfer amount for children with disabilities is the same for all pupils and is set by law. In the 2024]25 school year, the amount set by law is $15,409. Teacher licensure in parental choice programs and in the SNSP With certain exceptions, the bill requires that, beginning on July 1, 2028, teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program or in the SNSP must hold a license or permit issued by DPI. Under current law, teachers at choice schools must have at least a bachelor[s degree from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education, but they are not required to be licensed by DPI. There are no current law requirements regarding who may teach at SNSP schools. The bill provides an exception for a teacher who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies. In addition, the bill provides a grace period for a teacher who has been teaching for at least the five consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2028, which allows the teacher to apply for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver of the licensure requirement. An applicant for a waiver must submit a plan for becoming licensed as required under the bill. SNSP; religious opt out The bill provides that a private school participating in the SNSP must allow a child attending the private school under the SNSP to refrain from participating in any religious activity if the child[s parent submits to the child[s teacher or the private school[s principal a written request that the child be exempt from such activities. SNSP; accreditation or participation in another choice program The bill provides that, with certain exceptions explained below, a private school may participate in the SNSP only if 1) the private school is accredited by August 1 of the school year in which the private school participates or 2) the private school participates in a parental choice program. Under current law, a private school may participate in the SNSP if the private school is accredited or if the private school[s educational program meets certain criteria. The bill provides that, if a private school is participating in the SNSP in the 2025-26 school year and is not accredited by August 1, 2025, the private school must 1) obtain preaccreditation by August 1, 2026; 2) apply for accreditation by December 31, 2026; and 3) obtain accreditation by December 31, 2029. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 34 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION: SCHOOL OPERATIONS Health emergencies in learning places grants The bill requires school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the SNSP (local educational agencies) to have 1) a cardiac emergency response plan for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property, 2) an adequate supply of opioid antagonists on site, and 3) a carbon monoxide detector in each room of a school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, or as otherwise required by DSPS. The bill also requires DPI to provide aid to local educational agencies for the costs of complying with these requirements. Beginning in the 2025]26 school year, the bill requires each local educational agency to have in effect a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP) for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property. Under the bill, a CERP is a written document that establishes specific steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest in a specific setting. Under the bill, a CERP must include various components, including a cardiac emergency response team; information on how the cardiac emergency response team is activated in the event of an emergency; and requirements for automated external defibrillator placement, maintenance, and training in usage, training in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and drills to practice the CERP. Under current law, school boards and governing bodies of private schools must supply a standard first aid kit for use in an emergency. Under the bill, independent charter schools must also supply a standard first aid kit for use in an emergency. Current law also authorizes certain school personnel, including employees and volunteers of public and private schools, to administer an opioid antagonist to a person who appears to be undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose. Most recently, 2023 Wisconsin Act 194 provided civil immunity to elementary and secondary schools, school personnel, and particular medical professionals who provide or administer an opioid antagonist. Under the bill, each local educational agency must ensure that each school maintains a usable supply of an opioid antagonist on site, in a place that is accessible at all times. Under current law, DPI must establish a model management plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools. By no later than July 1, 2026, the bill requires DPI to include in that model plan that public and private schools must have a carbon monoxide detector in each room in a school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by DSPS. Under current law, school boards and private schools participating in a parental choice program must have and implement a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in schools. The bill extends this requirement to independent charter schools. Additionally, the bill requires that, by no later than October 1, 2026, each local educational agency include in its management plan for 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 35 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all maintaining indoor environmental quality the same carbon monoxide detector requirement that is included in DPI[s model plan. Under the bill, each local educational agency must implement the carbon monoxide detector requirement by no later than July 1, 2027. The bill also requires local educational agencies to reasonably maintain all carbon monoxide detectors as specified in the detectors[ instructions. The requirements related to carbon monoxide detectors do not apply to a local educational agency that is a private school participating only in the SNSP. Under current law generally, carbon monoxide detectors are required in dwellings with an attached garage, a fireplace, or a fuel-burning appliance. Carbon monoxide detectors are also required in public buildings that are used for sleeping or lodging and contain a fuel-burning appliance, a fuel-burning forced-air furnace, or an attached garage. Costs of placing school resource officers in MPS schools Current law requires the school board of a first class city school district—currently only Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)—to ensure that at least 25 school resource officers are present at schools within the school district during normal school hours and that school resource officers are available, as needed, during before-school and after-school care, extracurricular activities, and sporting events (SRO requirement). Under current law, a school resource officer (SRO) is a law enforcement officer who is deployed in community-oriented policing and assigned by the law enforcement agency that employs him or her to work in a full- time capacity in collaboration with a school district. Current law also requires MPS and the City of Milwaukee to agree on how to apportion the costs of meeting the SRO requirement between the two entities. Under the bill, MPS and the City of Milwaukee must apportion the costs of meeting the SRO requirement as follows: 1. For school days, the greater of 25 percent of the costs or $400,000, as indexed to inflation, to MPS and the remainder to the City of Milwaukee. 2. For nonschool days, 100 percent to the City of Milwaukee. Under the bill, Xschool dayY means 1) a day on which school is actually taught and 2) a day on which school is not taught because school is closed due to inclement weather, parent-teacher conferences, an order of a local health officer or DHS, or a threat to the health or safety of pupils or school personnel. Computer science course requirement The bill requires school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program to make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course, which must include concepts in computer programming or coding. Participation in high school graduation ceremonies The bill prohibits school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the SNSP from excluding a pupil from a high school graduation ceremony due to the pupil[s or the pupil[s family[s failure to pay any outstanding fees or charges. Under current law, pupil 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 36 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all participation in high school graduation ceremonies is determined under school board, charter school, or private school policies. Access to period products in schools The bill requires school boards and independent charter schools to provide period products to any pupil who needs them while at school, at no charge to the pupil. In addition, the bill requires DPI to distribute aid for the provision of period products to certain school districts and independent charter schools. Under the bill, a school district or independent charter school is eligible for aid if the school district or independent charter school had a greater percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils enrolled in or attending the school district or independent charter school than the statewide percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the previous school year. Under the bill, DPI must distribute to each eligible school district and independent charter school the greater of $100 or an amount that is proportionate to the number of economically disadvantaged pupils enrolled in or attending the eligible school district or independent charter school in the previous school year compared to the total number of economically disadvantaged pupils enrolled in or attending eligible school districts or independent charter schools in the previous school year. If the amount appropriated for this aid is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid, DPI must prorate the aid payments among the eligible school districts and independent charter schools. The bill defines an Xeconomically disadvantaged pupilY as a pupil who satisfies the federal income eligibility requirements for a free or reduced-price lunch. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION: ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER FUNDING Early literacy coaches Under current law, the Office of Literacy in DPI must establish and supervise a literacy coaching program to improve literacy outcomes in this state. Specifically, the Office of Literacy, in consultation with cooperative educational service agencies, must contract for up to 64 full-time equivalent literacy coaches. Current law requires the Office of Literacy to assign one-half of the literacy coaches to schools based on pupil scores on the third grade reading assessment and one-half of the literacy coaches to schools that request early literacy support. The latter half of the literacy coaches must be dispersed evenly among cooperative educational service agency regions. In addition, current law prohibits the Office of Literacy from assigning more than a total of 10 literacy coaches to a first class city school district and more than a total of four literacy coaches to a school district that is not a first class city school district. Under current law, the Office of Literacy and the literacy coaching program sunset on July 1, 2028. The bill eliminates this sunset. Beginning in the 2026]27 school year, the bill increases the maximum number of full-time equivalent literacy coaches to 100, increases the maximum number of literacy coaches that may be assigned to a first class city school district to 16, and increases the maximum number of literacy coaches that may be assigned to a school district that is not a first class city school district to six. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 37 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Early literacy tutoring grants The bill requires DPI to create a competitive grant program, under which it awards grants to community-based nonprofit organizations to provide literacy tutoring, including high-dosage literacy tutoring, to pupils who are in five-year-old kindergarten to third grade and do not yet read at grade-level. The bill defines Xliteracy tutoringY as tutoring that includes science-based early reading instruction and does not include three cueing. High-dosage literacy tutoring is defined under the bill as literacy tutoring that is provided in a one-on-one or small group setting, at least three times per week for at least 30 minutes each session, by the same tutor who is professionally trained and receives ongoing training, that includes high- quality instructional materials that align with classroom content, and that is held during school hours. Early childhood special education; coaches Under current law, school boards and operators of independent charter schools must identify, locate, and evaluate children with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services and make available a free appropriate public education to those children if they are at least three years old. The process of identifying, locating, and evaluating children with disabilities who may need special education or related services is known as XChild Find.Y The bill provides $600,000 in funding for DPI to contract with cooperative educational service agencies to employ regional child care collaboration coaches to promote Child Find to child care providers and provide training, technical assistance, and consultation to, and facilitate collaboration between, child care providers, operators of independent charter schools, and school boards for the purpose of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. Transferring Head Start state supplement to DCF The bill transfers the Head Start state supplement from DPI to DCF. The bill transfers from the state superintendent to the secretary of children and families the responsibilities of determining whether agencies are eligible for designation as Head Start agencies under the federal Head Start program to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families, and of distributing federal Head Start funds to those eligible agencies. Community-based 4K approach Under current law, a school board may, but is not required to, provide four- year-old kindergarten (4K). Currently, many school boards provide 4K using a public-private partnership approach, often referred to as the community approach. The community approach includes contracts between school boards and community-based providers that define the roles and responsibilities of the parties related to the operation of a 4K program. Under the bill, DPI must, in consultation with DCF, develop a model community-based approach 4K contract by January 1, 2026. DPI must also, in 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 38 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all consultation with DCF, establish by rule a standard per pupil payment to be paid to the community-based provider under the model contract. Career and technical student organizations; grants Under current law, DPI must maintain a career and technical student organizations (CTSO) team that consists of six consultants, each of whom is assigned an educational area. Specifically, DPI[s CTSO team must have a consultant in agriculture education, business education, technology education, family and consumer sciences education, marketing education, and health science education. Under the bill, DPI must annually identify one CTSO for each of these educational areas and distribute state funding to each identified CTSO based on the number of pupils who were members of the CTSO in the previous school year. Teacher apprenticeship pathway to licensure The bill requires DPI to issue an initial license to teach to an individual who holds a bachelor[s degree, successfully completes a teacher apprenticeship offered through DWD, and if the initial license is to teach in grades kindergarten to five, to teach in special education, or to teach as a reading teacher or specialist, pass an examination identical to the Foundations of Reading test, commonly called the FORT. The bill also requires DPI to consult with DWD in the creation of DWD[s teacher apprenticeship program so that an individual who completes DWD[s teacher apprenticeship program will satisfy many of the requirements to obtain a license to teach from DPI, including the requirement that an applicant receive instruction in the study of minority group relations, that an applicant demonstrate competency related to various conflict resolution skills, and that an applicant for a license to teach reading or language arts to prekindergarten class to sixth grade successfully completes instruction in science-based early reading instruction. See Employment. Grow Your Own programs The bill creates a new grant program administered by DPI and available to school districts and operators of independent charter schools to reimburse the cost of XGrow Your OwnY programs. Under the bill, Grow Your Own programs include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching, payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for paraprofessionals to gain licensure. The bill appropriates $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2026]27 for this purpose. Educators rising; grant The bill requires DPI to create a competitive request-for-proposal process to award a grant to an entity for the purpose of subsidizing cocurricular opportunities for public school pupils that encourage those pupils to pursue a career in teaching. Under the bill, to be eligible for this grant, an entity must demonstrate to DPI that it has successfully supported this type of cocurricular opportunities in public schools in this state. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 39 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Arts for All Under current law, GPR is appropriated to DPI for Very Special Arts Wisconsin, Inc. In 2019, Very Special Arts Wisconsin changed its name to Arts for All Wisconsin. The bill updates the appropriation to reflect this name change. Graduation Alliance The bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction to annually distribute an amount appropriated to DPI to Graduation Alliance, Inc., to support pupils and their families through an academic coaching program known as Engage Wisconsin. Currently, DPI partners with Graduation Alliance, Inc., to provide Engage Wisconsin to pupils and their families. Mentor Greater Milwaukee, Inc. The bill requires DPI to award grants to Mentor Greater Milwaukee, Inc., to expand access to quality youth mentoring in Milwaukee County. The Literacy Lab The bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction to annually distribute an amount appropriated to DPI to The Literacy Lab to provide an evidence-based literacy intervention program in public schools located in Milwaukee and Racine. Grants for information technology education The bill makes several changes to the information technology education grant program. Under current law, DPI must develop a competitive request-for-proposal process to award a grant to an entity to provide information technology education opportunities to public school pupils in grades 6 to 12, technical college district students, and patrons of public libraries. Currently, to be eligible for the grant, an entity must 1) demonstrate that it has successfully offered an information technology instructional program in schools in Wisconsin; 2) develop an instructional program that includes eight different components specified under current law; and 3) ensure that the instructional program will be operated in 225 sites, including 16 public libraries. In addition, under current law, DPI must give preference in awarding the grant to an entity that demonstrates that it has successfully provided high-quality information technology instructional programming and educational opportunities to pupils enrolled in or attending schools in Wisconsin. The bill provides that DPI may award the information technology education grants to multiple entities. Under the bill, grants do not need to be awarded through a request-for-proposal process, and the grants are for the provision of certification opportunities in addition to information technology education. The bill modifies the eligibility criteria for the grants to require grant recipients to develop an instructional program that includes at least one of the eight components specified under current law and to maximize the number of sites at which the instructional program will be operated. In addition to the current law preference requirements, the bill requires DPI to give preference in awarding grants to entities 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 40 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all that will develop an instructional program that includes more than one of the eight components specified under current law. Student teacher stipends The bill provides stipends, through DPI, to student teachers who are completing a teacher preparatory program that is approved by the superintendent of public instruction. The stipends are $2,500 per student teacher per semester, and begin in the 2026]27 school year. Receipt of a stipend under the bill does not preclude an individual from receiving a payment under the Wisconsin Teacher Improvement Program, which currently provides stipends to prospective teachers in one-semester internships. Cooperating teacher stipends The bill provides stipends, through DPI, to teachers who are overseeing a student teacher in their classrooms. The stipends are in the amount of $1,000 per teacher per semester and begin in the 2026]27 school year. Fees for licensure of school and public library personnel; appropriation changes Under current law, 90 percent of the fees collected by DPI for licensure of school and public library personnel and for school districts[ participation in DPI[s teacher improvement program are credited to an annual sum certain appropriation. The remaining 10 percent of these fees are deposited into the general fund under current law. The bill changes this annual sum certain appropriation to a continuing appropriation and requires that 100 percent of the total fees collected by DPI be credited to the appropriation. An annual sum certain appropriation is expendable only up to the amount shown in the schedule and only for the fiscal year for which it is made. A continuing appropriation is expendable until fully depleted or repealed. Under current law and the bill, the purposes of the appropriation are for 1) DPI[s administrative costs related to licensure of school and public library personnel; 2) if DPI exercises its authority to provide information and analysis of the professional school personnel supply in this state, the costs of providing that information and analysis; and 3) DPI[s teacher improvement program. GED test fee payments The bill requires DPI to pay the testing service fee for an eligible individual who takes a content area test given under the general educational development (GED) test. The GED test consists of four separate content area tests that cover mathematical reasoning and reasoning through language arts, social studies, and science. Under the bill, DPI will pay for an eligible individual to take all four content area tests once in each calendar year. In order to be eligible for the payment, an individual must satisfy DPI[s requirements to receive a Certificate of General Educational Development or a High School Equivalency Diploma. Among other things, DPI requires that the individual meet certain residency and minimum age requirements and attend a 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 41 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all counseling session. The individual also must obtain a passing score on a GED practice test for the content area (commonly called a GED Ready practice test). Farm to school program The bill provides GPR to DPI for the purpose of providing matching funds for grants from the federal government for the farm to school program. The farm to school program promotes the use of locally and regionally grown foods in schools. Information technology systems; modernization expenses The bill appropriates GPR to DPI for the purpose of modernizing information systems used by DPI. HIGHER EDUCATION Administrative attachment of HEAB and DLAB to DOA Under current law, the HEAB is an independent agency in the executive branch of state government. HEAB administers most of the state[s higher education financial aid programs. The bill attaches HEAB to DOA for administrative purposes. Under current law, a board that is attached to another agency for administrative purposes is a distinct unit of that agency and exercises its powers and duties independently of that agency, but performs budgeting, program coordination, and related management functions under the direction and supervision of that agency. Under current law, the Distance Learning Authorization Board (DLAB) is administratively attached to HEAB. DLAB administers the state[s reciprocity agreement governing authorization and oversight of higher education institutions that provide distance education to out-of-state students. The bill attaches DLAB for administrative purposes to DOA instead of HEAB. Nonresident tuition exemption for undocumented individuals and certain tribal members enrolled in the UW System or a technical college The bill creates a nonresident tuition exemptions for certain UW System and technical college students. Current law allows the Board of Regents of the UW System to charge different tuition rates to resident and nonresident students. A person generally must be a resident of this state for at least 12 months prior to registering at a UW System institution in order to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition. However, current law also includes nonresident tuition exemptions, under which certain nonresident students pay resident tuition rates. Also under current law, the TCS Board establishes program fees that technical college districts must charge students. With exceptions, the fees for nonresidents are 150 percent of the fees for residents. The TCS Board must establish procedures to determine the residence of students attending technical colleges, but current law specifies that certain students must be considered residents of this state. The bill creates an exemption from nonresident tuition for an individual who is not a citizen of the United States and who 1) graduated from a Wisconsin high 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 42 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all school or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from Wisconsin; 2) was continuously present in Wisconsin for at least three years following the first day of attending a Wisconsin high school or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation; and 3) enrolls in a UW System institution and provides the institution with proof stating that he or she has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident status with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the individual is eligible to do so. The bill also provides that such an individual is considered a resident of this state for purposes of admission to and payment of fees at a technical college. The bill also creates a nonresident tuition exemption for certain tribal members. Under the bill, a student enrolled in a UW System institution or technical college qualifies for resident tuition or fee rates if all of the following apply: 1. The student is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in Wisconsin or is a member of a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan. 2. The student has resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan, or in any combination of these states, for at least 12 months prior to enrolling in a UW System institution or technical college. Tuition and fee remission for certain tribal members and student teachers enrolled in the UW System or a technical college The bill grants full remission of tuition and fees for certain tribal members who are UW System or technical college students. Under the bill, a student is exempt from tuition and segregated fees at a UW System institution and from tuition and incidental fees at a technical college if the student is a resident of this state and an enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe in this state. The student is eligible for the remission for 128 credits or eight semesters, whichever is longer, but only if the student maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. The bill also grants full remission of tuition for student teachers enrolled in the UW System or a technical college during their semester of student teaching. The remission applies for a student who is a resident of this state and is participating in the student teaching component of an educator preparatory program approved by DPI. Tuition grant program for national guard members The bill also makes changes to DMA[s tuition grant program for national guard members. See Military Affairs. Expansion of the nurse educator financial assistance program to allied health, behavioral health, and dentistry professions Under current law, HEAB administers a nurse educator program that provides 1) fellowships to students who enroll in certain postgraduate nursing 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 43 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all degree programs at institutions of higher education, 2) postdoctoral fellowships to recruit faculty for nursing programs at institutions of higher education, and 3) educational loan repayment assistance to recruit and retain faculty for nursing programs in institutions of higher education. Individuals who receive financial assistance under the program must make a commitment to teach for at least three consecutive years in a nursing program at an institution of higher education. The bill expands the program to provide the same financial assistance and teaching commitment requirement to certain individuals in allied health, behavioral health, and dentistry professions, as defined in the bill. Health care provider loan assistance program The bill makes five new categories of health care providers eligible for the health care provider loan assistance (HCPLA) program and provides additional funding for loans to these health care providers. Under current law, the Board of Regents of the UW System administers the HCPLA program under which it may repay, on behalf of a health care provider, up to $25,000 in loans for education related to the health care provider[s field of practice. The repayment occurs over three years, with 40 percent of the loan or $10,000, whichever is less, repaid in each of the first two years of participation in the program and the final 20 percent or $5,000, whichever is less, repaid in the third year. A health care provider is defined as a dental hygienist, dental therapist, physician assistant, nurse-midwife, or nurse practitioner. The Board of Regents must enter into a written agreement with the health care provider in which the health care provider agrees to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for three years in one or more eligible practice areas in this state or in a rural area. An Xeligible practice areaY is defined as a free or charitable clinic, a primary care shortage area, a mental health shortage area, an American Indian reservation or trust lands of an American Indian tribe, or, for a dental hygienist, a dental health shortage area or a free or charitable clinic. Money for loan repayments is derived from several sources, and loan repayments are subject to availability of funds. If insufficient funds are available to repay the loans of all eligible applicants, the Board of Regents must establish priorities among the eligible applicants based on specified considerations, including factors related to the degree of the health care need and shortage in the area. However, some funding for loan repayments is available only for health care providers who practice in rural areas. The bill adds medical assistants, dental assistants, dental auxiliaries, behavioral health providers, and substance abuse treatment providers to the health care providers who are eligible for loan repayment under the HCPLA program. These health care providers are eligible under the current terms of the program, except medical assistants. Medical assistants are eligible for loan repayment of up to $12,500 in total, with repayments of 40 percent of the loan or $5,000, whichever is less, in each of the first two years and 20 percent or $2,500, whichever is less, in the third year. For purposes of an eligible practice area, dental assistants, dental 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 44 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all auxiliaries, and dental therapists are treated similarly to the way dental hygienists are treated under current law. Expanding the rural dentistry scholarship program Under current law, HEAB in consultation with DHS administers a scholarship program for students enrolled in the Marquette University School of Dentistry (MUSD) who agree to practice dentistry in a dental health shortage area for 18 months for each annual scholarship received. A Xdental health shortage areaY is an area that is federally designated as having a shortage of dental professionals, not including Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Waukesha Counties. From the program, HEAB may award to no more than 15 MUSD students an annual scholarship of $30,000 per year for up to four years. A student who fails to meet their obligation to practice in a dental health shortage area for the requisite period must repay the amount of scholarship received. The bill expands the scholarship program to include dental general practice residents as possible recipients of the scholarship, in addition to any student enrolled in the MUSD. Parkinson[s disease registry The bill directs the Population Health Institute (PHI), or its successor, at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health to establish and maintain a Parkinson[s disease registry and to collect data on the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson[s disease and parkinsonisms in this state. The bill defines XparkinsonismY as a condition that is similar or related to Parkinson[s disease. In addition, under the bill, if a health care provider treats or diagnoses a patient with Parkinson[s disease or a parkinsonism, that health care provider or the health care facility that employs or contracts with the health care provider must report information about the patient[s Parkinson[s disease or parkinsonism to PHI for purposes of the Parkinson[s disease registry. If a patient declines to participate in the Parkinson[s disease registry, the health care provider or health care facility must report only the incident of the patient[s Parkinson[s disease or parkinsonism. The bill directs PHI to create a website for the Parkinson[s disease registry that includes annual reports on the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson[s disease in this state. The bill also authorizes UW-Madison to enter into agreements in order to furnish data from the Parkinson[s disease registry to another state[s Parkinson[s disease registry, a federal Parkinson[s disease control agency, a local health officer, or a researcher who proposes to conduct research on Parkinson[s disease, subject to certain confidentiality requirements. In addition, the bill requires the UW System to allocate from its general program operations appropriation $3,900,000 in fiscal year 2025]26 and $2,400,000 in fiscal year 2026]27 to establish the statewide Parkinson[s disease registry. UW System funding allocations and grant to the Institute for Healthy Aging Under current law, most GPR appropriated to the UW System is appropriated through a single general program operations appropriation, a biennial appropriation sometimes referred to as the UW block grant appropriation. In the 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 45 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 2023]25 fiscal biennium, more than a billion dollars was appropriated through this appropriation in each year of the fiscal biennium. The bill requires the UW System to allocate from this appropriation specified amounts for particular purposes in the 2025]27 fiscal biennium. The total amount of these required allocations is approximately $8.6 million in fiscal year 2025]26 and approximately $7.5 million in fiscal year 2026]27, and the purposes include the following: increasing assistance to students who are veterans and military personnel; extending eligibility for the Health Care Provider Loan Assistance Program to new categories of health care providers; establishing or continuing foster youth programming for eligible students; funding UW-Madison[s UniverCity Alliance program; supporting journalism programs and fellowships; and funding education, training, research, and technical assistance to support small businesses, economic development, and entrepreneurial activity. The bill also requires the UW System to award a grant from this appropriation, in the amount of $450,000 in each fiscal year of the 2025]27 fiscal biennium, to the Institute for Healthy Aging to support programs in fall prevention and recovery training. UW Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project Under the bill, the Board of Regents of the UW System must provide funding to the UW Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project (MIA Recovery Project) for missions to recover and identify Wisconsin veterans who are missing in action. At the conclusion of the mission for which funding is provided, the MIA Recovery Project must submit to the Board of Regents, JCF, each legislative standing committee dealing with veterans matters, the governor, DVA, and DMA a report on the mission[s findings and an accounting of expenditures for the mission. The bill allocates $500,000 in each year of the 2025]27 fiscal biennium for the MIA Recovery Project. Grants to technical college district boards for adoption of artificial intelligence Under current law, the TCS Board may award grants to technical college district boards in a variety of contexts, including to provide basic skills instruction in jails and prisons, to expand health care programs, and for the development of apprenticeship criteria. The bill allows the TCS Board to award grants to technical college district boards to support the district boards with the adoption and use of artificial intelligence in areas including the following: 1) educator recruitment, retention, and upskilling; 2) curriculum and resource development to meet employer demand; 3) stackable credential development; and 4) infrastructure development. GENERAL EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AGENCIES Library intern stipend payments The bill requires the Division for Libraries and Technology in DPI to provide stipend payments to students who are enrolled in a library and information 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 46 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all sciences master[s degree program and are placed as an intern in a public library or school library. The stipend payments are $2,500 per student per semester, and begin in the 2026]27 school year. Funding for the emergency weather warning system Under current law, the Educational Communications Board is required to operate an emergency weather warning system, the operation of which is funded from moneys received from DOA for the provision of state telecommunications to state agencies. The bill changes the funding source for the operation of the emergency weather warning system to GPR. Operational funding for the Northern Great Lakes Center The bill expands a segregated-funds appropriation to SHS to allow expenditures for operational support of the Northern Great Lakes Center. Security at museum located on N. Carroll Street in Madison Current law requires SHS to have responsibility for security at the Wisconsin Historical Museum located at 30 N. Carroll Street in Madison. The Wisconsin Historical Museum located at 30 N. Carroll Street has been demolished. The bill requires SHS to have responsibility for security at any subsequent museum located on N. Carroll Street. ELECTIONS Automatic voter registration The bill requires the Elections Commission to use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all individuals eligible to vote in this state and to maintain the registration of all registered voters for so long as they remain eligible. Under the bill, the commission must attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all eligible individuals as soon as practicable. To facilitate that initial registration, the bill directs the commission and DOT to enter into an agreement so that DOT may transfer specified personally identifying information in DOT[s records to the commission. The bill requires the commission to maintain the confidentiality of any information it obtains under the agreement and allows a driver[s license or identification card applicant to opt out of DOT[s transfer of this information to the commission. Once the commission obtains all the information required under current law to complete an eligible individual[s registration, the commission adds the individual[s name to the statewide registration list. The bill also permits an individual whose name is added to the registration list or who wishes to permanently exclude his or her name from the list to file a request to have his or her name deleted or excluded from the list or to revoke a deletion or exclusion request previously made. In addition, the bill directs the commission to notify an individual by first class postcard whenever the commission removes his or her name from the registration list or changes his or her status on the list from eligible to ineligible. The bill also directs the commission to report to the legislature and the governor, no later than July 1, 2027, its progress in initially registering eligible 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 47 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all individuals under the bill. The report must contain an assessment of the feasibility and desirability of integration of registration information with information maintained by DHS, DCF, DWD, DOR, DSPS, and DNR; the UW System; and the TCS Board, as well as with the technical colleges in each technical college district. Under current law, an eligible individual with a current and valid driver[s license or identification card issued by DOT may register to vote electronically on a secure website maintained by the commission. To register electronically under current law, an eligible individual must also authorize DOT to forward a copy of his or her electronic signature to the commission. The authorization affirms that all information provided by the individual is correct and has the same effect as a written signature on a paper copy of the registration form. Finally, current law requires the commission and DOT to enter into an agreement that permits the commission to verify the necessary registration information instantly by accessing DOT[s electronic files. Early canvassing of absentee ballots Under current law, absentee ballots may not be canvassed until election day. The bill authorizes a municipal clerk or municipal board of election commissioners to begin the canvassing of absentee ballots on the day before an election, subject to the following requirements: 1. The municipality must use automatic tabulating equipment to process absentee ballots. 2. Prior to the early canvassing of absentee ballots, the municipal clerk or municipal board of election commissioners must notify the Elections Commission in writing and must consult with the Elections Commission concerning administration of early canvassing of absentee ballots. 3. Early canvassing of absentee ballots under the bill may be conducted only between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election, and ballots may not be tallied until after polls close on election day. 4. Members of the public must have the same right of access to a place where absentee ballots are being canvassed early as is provided under current law for canvassing absentee ballots on election day. 5. When not in use, automatic tabulating equipment used for canvassing absentee ballots and the areas where the programmed media and the absentee ballots are housed must be secured with tamper-evident security seals in a double- lock location such as a locked cabinet inside a locked office. 6. Subject to criminal penalty, no person may act in any manner that would give him or her the ability to know or to provide information on the accumulating or final results from the ballots canvassed early under the bill before the close of the polls on election day. 7. Certain notices must be provided before each election at which the municipality intends to canvass absentee ballots on the day before the election. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 48 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Residency requirement for voting Under current law, with limited exceptions, an otherwise eligible voter must be a resident of Wisconsin and of the municipality and ward, if any, where the voter is voting for 28 days before an election in order to vote in the election in that municipality and ward. The bill shortens that residency requirement from 28 days to 10 days. Voting absentee in person Current law allows an individual to complete an absentee ballot in person no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday preceding the election. The bill eliminates the 14-day restriction on how soon a person may complete an absentee ballot in person. Voter bill of rights The bill creates a voter bill of rights that municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners must post at each polling place. The bill of rights informs voters that they have the right to do all of the following: 1. Vote if registered and eligible to vote. 2. Inspect a sample ballot before voting. 3. Cast a ballot if in line when the polling place closes or, if voting by in-person absentee ballot on the last day for which such voting is allowed, when the municipal clerk[s office closes. 4. Cast a secret ballot. 5. Get help casting a ballot if disabled. 6. Get help voting in a language other than English as provided by law. 7. Get a new ballot, up to three ballots in all, if the voter makes a mistake on the ballot. 8. Cast a provisional ballot as provided by law. 9. Have the voter[s ballot counted accurately. 10. Vote free from coercion or intimidation. 11. Report any illegal or fraudulent election activity. Office of Election Transparency and Compliance The bill creates under the Elections Commission the Office of Election Transparency and Compliance. The office is under the direction and supervision of a director who must be a policy initiatives advisor appointed in the classified service by the Elections Commission administrator. The bill requires the office, as directed by the commission by resolution, to perform research and assist the commission[s legal staff in presenting information to the members of the commission concerning sworn complaints of election law violations, including allegations that a person provided false or misleading information to an election official during the registration or voting process, and sworn complaints alleging noncompliance with election laws and processes by election officials. The bill further requires the office to provide assistance and 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 49 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all research to the commission with respect to the following, as directed by the commission administrator: 1. Procedures at polling places. 2. Election processes. 3. Election systems and equipment, including with respect to accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities. 4. Responding to public records requests. 5. Responding to legislative inquiries and requests for assistance. 6. Responding to inquiries from the public. Voter registration in high schools Prior to 2011 Wisconsin Act 240, state law required that all public high schools be used for voter registration for enrolled students and members of the high school staff. Prior law also authorized voter registration to take place at a private high school or a tribal school that operates high school grades if requested by the principal. The bill reinstates those provisions. Under the bill, the municipal clerk must notify the school board of each school district in which the municipality is located that high schools will be used for voter registration. The school board and the clerk must then appoint at least one qualified voter at each high school to be a special school registration deputy. The bill allows students and staff to register at the school on any day that classes are regularly held. The deputies promptly forward the registration forms to the clerk and the clerk adds qualified voters to the registration list. The clerk may reject a registration form, but the clerk must notify the registrant and inform the registrant of the reason for being rejected. Under the bill, a form completed by an individual who will be 18 years of age before the next election and who is otherwise qualified to vote must be filed in such a way that the individual is automatically registered to vote when the individual is 18. Finally, the bill allows a principal of a private high school or tribal school that operates high school grades to request that the municipal clerk appoint a qualified voter at the school to be a special school registration deputy. Under the bill, the clerk must appoint a special school registration deputy if the clerk determines that the private high school or tribal school has a substantial number of students residing in the municipality. Proof of identification for voting Current law allows an individual to use as voter identification an unexpired identification card issued by a technical college, college, or university in this state if the card meets certain criteria. The card must have an expiration date that is no later than two years after the date it was issued, and the individual must establish proof of enrollment. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit held that the requirement to present both an unexpired identification card and proof of enrollment had no rational basis and was therefore unconstitutional. See Luft v. Evers, 963 F.3d 665 (2020). The bill allows a student to use an expired student 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 50 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all identification card under certain circumstances. Under the bill, a student does not need to present proof of enrollment if using an unexpired identification card but must provide proof of enrollment if using an expired identification card. In addition, the bill requires each technical college in this state and each UW System institution to issue student identification cards that meet the criteria to be used as voter identification. Current law also allows an individual to use as voter identification an identification card issued by DOT. DOT may issue a receipt as a temporary identification card to use for voting and other purposes to an individual who is waiting for the permanent card. The receipt expires in 60 days. The bill extends the expiration date to 180 days. Petitions to complete a partial recount Under current law, any candidate voted for at an election who is an aggrieved party may petition for a full or partial recount of the votes cast in the jurisdiction or district of the office that the candidate seeks. Current law defines an Xaggrieved partyY as any of the following: 1. For an election at which 4,000 or fewer votes are cast for the office that the candidate seeks, a candidate who trails the leading candidate by no more than 40 votes. 2. For an election at which more than 4,000 votes are cast for the office that the candidate seeks, a candidate who trails the leading candidate by no more than 1 percent of the total votes cast for that office. If a candidate who is an aggrieved party petitions for a partial recount, current law provides that the opposing candidate may file a petition for an additional partial or a full recount of the wards or municipalities not subject to the initial partial recount no later than 5 p.m. two days after the initial partial recount is completed. Under the bill, a candidate must be an aggrieved party in order to petition for an additional partial or a full recount after an initial partial recount is completed. Therefore, if, after an initial partial recount, the opposing candidate becomes an aggrieved party—i.e., the leading candidate becomes the trailing candidate—that opposing candidate may file a petition for an additional partial or a full recount. However, the bill excludes from that authorization to petition for an additional partial or full recount the candidate who filed the petition for the initial partial recount. Special elections to fill vacancies in the office of U.S. senator and representative in congress Under current law, a vacancy in the office of U.S. senator or representative in congress occurring prior to the second Tuesday in April in the year of the general election must be filled at a special primary and special election. A vacancy occurring in one of these offices between the second Tuesday in April and the second Tuesday in May in the year of the general election is filled at the partisan primary and general election. Current law provides that a special primary be held four weeks before the day 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 51 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all of the special election. However, if the election is held on the same day as the spring election, the special primary is held concurrently with the spring primary. Under current law, with regard to an election for a national office, the period between a special primary and special election or between the spring primary or spring election does not provide sufficient time to canvass and certify the primary results and prepare ballots to send to overseas voters as required by federal law. Under the bill, a vacancy in the office of U.S. senator or representative in congress is filled in the following manner: 1. At a special election to be held on the third Tuesday in May following the first day of the vacancy with a special primary to be held concurrently with the spring primary on the third Tuesday in February. 2. At a special election to be held on the second Tuesday in August following the first day of the vacancy with a special primary to be held on the third Tuesday in May. 3. At a special election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the first day of the vacancy with a special primary to be held on the second Tuesday in August. However, under the bill, a November special election is not held in any year in which the general election is held for that office; instead, the vacancy is filled at the partisan primary and general election. Election administration grants The bill requires the Elections Commission to award grants to cities, villages, and towns for election administration expenses. The bill additionally requires the commission to award up to $400,000 in grants to cities, villages, towns, and counties in the 2025]26 fiscal year for the purchase of election supplies and equipment, including electronic poll books. Reimbursement of counties and municipalities for certain election costs The bill requires the Elections Commission to reimburse counties and municipalities for certain costs incurred in the administration of special primaries and special elections for state or national office. A cost is eligible for reimbursement only if certain conditions are met, including that the commission determines the cost is reasonable and the rate paid by the county or municipality for the cost does not exceed the rate customarily paid for similar costs at a primary or election that is not a special primary or election. Under the bill, only the following costs may be reimbursed: 1. Rental payments for polling places. 2. Election day wages paid to election officials working at the polls. 3. Costs for the publication of required election notices. 4. Printing and postage costs for absentee ballots and envelopes. 5. Costs for the design and printing of ballots and poll books. 6. Purchase of ballot bags or containers, including ties or seals for chain of custody purposes. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 52 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 7. Costs to program electronic voting machines. 8. Purchase of memory devices for electronic voting machines. 9. Wages paid to conduct a county canvass. 10. Data entry costs for the statewide voter registration system. Posting sample ballots in non-English languages Under the bill, if any jurisdiction in the state provides voting materials in one or more languages other than English, the Elections Commission must post on its website the sample ballots for that jurisdiction in each such language. Appropriation for clerk training Current law appropriates money annually from the general fund to the Elections Commission for training county and municipal clerks concerning voter identification requirements. The bill expands this appropriation to authorize expenditures for training county and municipal clerks for the administration of elections generally. Recount fees Current law requires the Elections Commission to reimburse the counties for the actual costs of conducting a recount. The reimbursement comes from the fees that the commission collects from the person that filed the recount petition. The bill changes the appropriation for reimbursing the counties from an annual appropriation to a continuing appropriation. EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT REGULATION Collective bargaining for state and local employees; employee rights Under current law, state and local governments are prohibited from collectively bargaining with employees except as expressly provided in the statutes. Current law allows certain protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System, known as public safety employees, and certain municipal transit employees to collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment. Under current law, other state and municipal employees may collectively bargain only over a percentage increase in base wages that does not exceed the percentage increase in the consumer price index. In addition, under current law, the Employment Relations Commission (ERC) assigns employees to collective bargaining units, but current law requires that public safety employees and municipal transit employees be placed in separate collective bargaining units that do not contain other state or municipal employees. The bill adds frontline workers to the groups that may collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment. In the bill, Xfrontline workersY are state or municipal employees with regular job duties that include interacting with members of the public or with large populations of people or that directly involve the maintenance of public works. Under the bill, the ERC determines which state and municipal employees meet the criteria. Also, the bill allows the ERC to 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 53 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all place in the same collective bargaining unit both frontline workers and employees who are not frontline workers. If the ERC places employees of both types in a collective bargaining unit, the entire collective bargaining unit is treated as if all members are frontline workers and all members may collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment. Under current law, state or municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit elect their representative. The representative for a unit containing public safety employees or transit employees requires the support of the majority of the employees who are voting in the election, and the representative for a unit containing other employees requires the support of the majority of all of the employees who are in the collective bargaining unit. Under the bill, the representative for any collective bargaining unit containing any state or municipal employees requires the support of the majority of the employees who are voting in the election regardless of the number of employees who are in the collective bargaining unit. Under current law, the ERC must conduct an annual election to certify each representative of a collective bargaining unit representing state or municipal employees who are not public safety employees or transit employees. At the election, if a representative fails to receive at least 51 percent of the votes of all of the members of the collective bargaining unit, the representative is decertified and the employees are unrepresented. The bill eliminates this annual recertification process. The bill requires state and municipal employers to consult about wages, hours, and conditions of employment with their employees who are not public safety employees, transit employees, or frontline workers. The employers must consult either when policy changes that affect wages, hours, or conditions are proposed or implemented or, in the absence of policy changes, at least quarterly. The bill adds that employees of authorities, such as the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority, WHEDA, and WEDC, may collectively bargain as state employees, and adds faculty and academic staff employed by the UW System, including those assigned to UW-Madison, to the state employees who may collectively bargain. Eliminating the right-to-work law The current right-to-work law prohibits a person from requiring, as a condition of obtaining or continuing employment, an individual to refrain or resign from membership in a labor organization, to become or remain a member of a labor organization, to pay dues or other charges to a labor organization, or to pay any other person an amount that is in place of dues or charges required of members of a labor organization. The bill eliminates these prohibitions and the associated misdemeanor offense for violating the right-to-work law. The bill explicitly provides that, when an all-union agreement is in effect, it is not an unfair labor practice to encourage or discourage membership in a labor organization or to deduct labor organization dues or assessments from an 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 54 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all employee[s earnings. The bill sets conditions under which an employer may enter into an all-union agreement. The bill also sets conditions for the continuation or termination of all-union agreements, including that, if the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) determines there is reasonable ground to believe employees in an all-union agreement have changed their attitude about the agreement, WERC must conduct a referendum to determine whether the employees wish to continue the agreement. WERC must terminate an all-union agreement if it finds the union unreasonably refused to admit an employee into the union. Prevailing wage The bill requires that laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of certain projects of public works be paid the prevailing wage and not be required or allowed to work a greater number of hours per day and per week than the prevailing hours of labor unless they are paid overtime for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. Projects subject to the bill include state and local projects of public works, including state highway projects, with exceptions including projects below certain cost thresholds, minor service or maintenance work, and certain residential projects. Under the bill, Xprevailing wage rateY is defined as the hourly basic rate of pay, plus the hourly contribution for bona fide economic benefits, paid for a majority of the hours worked in a trade or occupation in the area in which the project is located, except that, if there is no rate at which a majority of those hours is paid, Xprevailing wage rateY means the average hourly basic rate of pay, plus the average hourly contribution for bona fide economic benefits, paid for the highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in a trade or occupation in the area. XPrevailing hours of laborY is defined as 10 hours per day and 40 hours per week, excluding weekends and holidays. The bill requires DWD to conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or occupations that are commonly employed on projects that are subject to the prevailing wage law and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation. The bill contains certain other provisions regarding the calculation of prevailing wage rates by DWD, including provisions allowing persons to request recalculations or reviews of the prevailing wage rates determined by DWD. The bill requires contracts and notices for bids for projects subject to the bill to include and incorporate provisions ensuring compliance with the requirements. The bill also establishes a requirement that state agencies and local governments post prevailing wage rates and hours of labor in areas readily accessible to persons employed on the project or in sites regularly used for posting notices. The bill makes a contractor that fails to pay the prevailing wage rate or overtime pay to an employee as required under the prevailing wage law liable to the affected employee for not only the amount of unpaid wages and overtime pay, but also for liquidated damages in an amount equal to 100 percent of the unpaid wages and overtime pay. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 55 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Finally, the bill includes, for both state and local projects of public works, provisions regarding coverage, compliance, enforcement, and penalties, including 1) requirements for affidavits to be filed by contractors affirming compliance with the prevailing wage law; 2) record retention requirements for contractors regarding wages paid to workers and provisions allowing for the inspection of those records by DWD; 3) liability and penalty provisions for certain violations, including criminal penalties; and 4) provisions prohibiting contracts from being awarded to persons who have failed to comply with the prevailing wage law. Family and medical leave expansion Under the current family and medical leave law, an employer that employs at least 50 individuals on a permanent basis must allow an employee who has been employed by the employer for more than 52 consecutive weeks and who has worked for the employer for at least 1,000 hours during the preceding 52 weeks to take family leave to care for the employee[s child, spouse, domestic partner, or parent who has a serious health condition. Employers covered under the law must also allow an employee covered under the law to take up to two weeks of medical leave in a 12-month period when that employee has a serious health condition. An employee may file a complaint with DWD regarding an alleged violation of the family and medical leave law within 30 days after either the violation occurs or the employee should reasonably have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later. The bill makes the following changes to the family and medical leave law: 1. Requires employers covered under the law to allow employees covered under the law to take family leave to provide for a grandparent, grandchild, or sibling who has a serious health condition. 2. Decreases the number of hours an employee is required to work before qualifying for family and medical leave to 680 hours during the preceding 52 weeks. 3. Extends the time period in which an employee may file a complaint with DWD to 300 days after either the violation occurs or the employee should reasonably have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later. 4. Removes the age restriction from the definition of XchildY for various purposes under the family and medical leave law. 5. Requires employers to allow employees to take family leave in the instance of an unforeseen or unexpected gap in childcare for an employee[s child, grandchild, or sibling or because of a qualifying exigency as to be determined by DWD related to covered active duty, as defined in the bill, or notification of an impending call or order to covered active duty of an employee[s child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling who is a member of the U.S. armed forces. 6. Requires employers to allow employees to take family leave to address issues related to the employee or the employee[s child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling being the victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking. 7. Requires employers to allow employees to take family leave to care for a 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 56 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of an employee who is in medical isolation and requires employers to allow employees to take medical leave when an employee is in medical isolation. The bill defines Xmedical isolationY to include when a local health officer or DHS advises that an individual isolate or quarantine; when a health care professional, a local health officer, or DHS advises that an individual seclude herself or himself when awaiting the results of a diagnostic test for a communicable disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease; and when an individual[s employer advises that the individual not come to the workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected with a communicable disease. Paid family and medical leave benefits The bill requires employers that are covered by the current family and medical leave law to provide paid benefits to their employees for up to eight weeks of family and medical leave annually, beginning on January 1, 2027. The bill exempts most state employers from required coverage. Under the bill, an employer may buy private insurance to pay benefits to employees. Employers are prohibited from deducting any cost of the insurance from an employee[s paycheck or otherwise seeking reimbursement for the cost of providing the leave benefits. Under the bill, the amount of leave benefits for a week for which benefits are payable is as follows: 1) for the amount of the employee's average weekly earnings that are not more than 50 percent of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the employee[s application year, 90 percent of that individual's average weekly earnings; or 2) for the amount of the employee[s average weekly earnings that are more than 50 percent of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the employee[s application year, 50 percent of that employee[s average weekly earnings. The bill also provides an employee with the right to appeal a final decision of an employer or an insurer to deny a leave benefit. Minimum wage The bill requires the secretary of workforce development to establish a committee to study options to achieve a minimum wage that ensures all workers in this state earn a living wage. Under the bill, the committee consists of nine members, with five appointed by the governor, and one each appointed by the speaker of the assembly, the assembly minority leader, the senate majority leader, and the senate minority leader. The committee must submit a report containing its recommendations for options to achieve a minimum wage and other means to ensure that all workers in this state earn a living wage to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature no later than October 1, 2026. Employee right to request and receive work schedule changes The bill requires an employer to negotiate in good faith with an employee to accommodate changes the employee requests to his or her work schedule. Further, the bill requires that unless an employer has a bona fide business reason for 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 57 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all denying the request, the employer must approve an employee[s request if it is directly related to any of the following: 1. A serious health condition of the employee. 2. Responsibilities of the employee as a caregiver for a family member. 3. Enrollment of the employee in certain educational or training programs. 4. A part-time employee[s work scheduling conflicts with the employee[s other employment. If an employer denies an employee[s request for a schedule change, the employer must inform the employee of the reasons for denial, including whether any of the reasons is a bona fide business reason as defined in the bill. Service employee right to predictable work schedule The bill requires an employer that employs an employee in certain service industry occupations, including retail, food service, and cleaning occupations, to provide the service employee with a written copy of the employee[s work schedule on or before the service employee[s first day of work. With certain exceptions, if an employer changes the service employee[s work schedule, the employer must provide the new work schedule to the employee at least 14 days in advance. The bill also requires that, if an employer changes a service employee[s work schedule with fewer than 14 days[ notice, the employer must pay the service employee an amount equal to the employee[s regular rate of pay for one hour of work. Exceptions to this requirement include when the employee consents to the change or when the employer requires the service employee to work additional time because another employee was scheduled to work that time and is unexpectedly unavailable to work. The bill also requires the following for employers that use certain scheduling practices: 1. If the service employee reports to work and the employer does not allow the employee to work all time scheduled, the employer must provide the employee with a) full compensation as if the employee had worked the full shift or b) if the employee is scheduled to work more than four hours and works less than four hours, an amount equal to the employee[s regular rate of pay for the difference between four hours and the amount of time the employee actually works. 2. If the employer requires the service employee to contact the employer, or wait to be contacted by the employer less than 24 hours before a work shift to determine whether the employee must report to work, the employer must pay the employee an amount equal to the employee[s regular rate of pay for one hour of work. 3. If the employer requires the service employee to work a split shift, the employer must pay the employee an amount equal to the employee[s regular rate of pay for one hour of work. If a service employee experiences more than one type of these scheduling practices with respect to a particular work shift, the employer must pay only one type of compensation, whichever is greatest. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 58 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all The bill also provides that, during any period in which the employer[s regular operations are suspended due to an event outside of the employer[s control, the employer is not required to comply with the service employee work scheduling requirements created in the bill. Enforcement of rights regarding work schedules The bill provides that an employer may not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of the right of an employee to request and receive work schedule changes and the right of certain service employees to a predictable work schedule, and may not discharge or discriminate against such an employee for enforcing the employee[s rights under the bill. An employee whose rights are violated may file a complaint with DWD, and DWD must process the complaint in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under current law. That processing may include the ordering of back pay, reinstatement, compensation in lieu of reinstatement, and costs and attorney fees. The bill also provides that DWD or an employee whose rights are violated may bring an action in circuit court against the employer without regard to exhaustion of any administrative remedy. If the circuit court finds that a violation has occurred, the employer may be liable to the employee for compensatory damages, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and, under certain circumstances, liquidated damages equal to 100 percent of the amount of compensatory damages awarded to the employee. In addition to any damages imposed on an employer in an administrative proceeding or circuit court action, an employer that willfully violates the protections created in the bill may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation. Liquidated damages in wage claim actions Under current law, if an employee files a claim in circuit court for unpaid wages, the court may award liquidated damages to the employee in addition to past due wages. Under current law, the liquidated damages are as follows: 1) if an employee files the suit before DWD has finished its investigation and attempted to settle the claim, a court may award not more than 50 percent of the wages due and unpaid and 2) if an employee files the suit after DWD has completed its investigation of a wage claim, a court may award not more than 100 percent of the wages due and unpaid. Under the bill, irrespective of whether DWD has completed its investigation of a wage claim, an employee is presumed to be entitled to 100 percent of the wages due and unpaid in liquidated damages in addition to the unpaid wages due. An employer may rebut this presumption by demonstrating that they acted in good faith and had a reasonable belief that they were in compliance with the law. Compensation in job posting Under the bill, an employer must include the compensation for the position in any job posting made by the employer. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 59 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Local employment regulations The bill eliminates the preemptions of local governments from enacting or enforcing ordinances related to the following: 1. Regulations related to wage claims and collections. 2. Regulation of employee hours and overtime, including scheduling of employee work hours or shifts. 3. The employment benefits an employer may be required to provide to its employees. 4. An employer[s right to solicit information regarding the salary history of prospective employees. 5. Regulations related to minimum wage. 6. Occupational licensing requirements that are more stringent than a state requirement. See Local Government. Certain state and local employment regulations The bill eliminates the following: 1. The prohibition of the state and local governments from requiring any person to waive the person[s rights under state or federal labor laws as a condition of any approval by the state or local government. 2. A provision under which neither the state nor a local government may enact a statute or ordinance, adopt a policy or regulation, or impose a contract, zoning, permitting, or licensing requirement, or any other condition, that would require any person to accept any provision that is a subject of collective bargaining under state labor laws or the federal National Labor Relations Act. Worker classification notice and posting Current law requires DWD to perform certain duties related to worker classification, including for purposes of promoting and achieving compliance by employers with state employment laws. The bill requires DWD to design and make available to employers a notice regarding worker classification laws, requirements for employers and employees, and penalties for noncompliance. Under the bill, all employers in this state must post the notice in a conspicuous place where notices to employees are customarily posted. Finally, the bill provides a penalty of not more than $100 for an employer who does not post the notice as required. WORKER[S COMPENSATION Expansion of PTSD coverage for first responders The bill makes changes to the conditions of liability for worker[s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff members, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff members (collectively, Xfirst respondersY), who are diagnosed with post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Under current law, if a law enforcement officer or full-time firefighter is 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 60 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all diagnosed with PTSD by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist and the mental injury that resulted in that diagnosis is not accompanied by a physical injury, that law enforcement officer or firefighter can bring a claim for worker[s compensation benefits if the conditions of liability are proven by the preponderance of the evidence and the mental injury is not the result of a good faith employment action by the person[s employer. Also under current law, liability for such treatment for a mental injury is limited to no more than 32 weeks after the injury is first reported. Under current law, an injured first responder who does not have an accompanying physical injury must, in order to receive worker[s compensation benefits for PTSD, demonstrate a diagnosis based on unusual stress of greater dimensions than the day-to-day emotional strain and tension experienced by all employees as required under School District No. 1 v. DILHR, 62 Wis. 2d 370, 215 N.W.2d 373 (1974). Under the bill, such an injured first responder is not required to demonstrate a diagnosis based on that standard, and instead must demonstrate a diagnosis based on the same standard as law enforcement officers and firefighters. Also, under the bill, a first responder is restricted to compensation for a mental injury that is not accompanied by a physical injury and that results in a diagnosis of PTSD three times in his or her lifetime irrespective of a change of employer or employment, in the same manner as law enforcement officers and firefighters. Worker[s compensation; penalties for uninsured employers Under current law, an employer who requires an employee to pay for any part of worker[s compensation insurance or who fails to provide mandatory worker[s compensation insurance coverage is subject to a forfeiture. If the employer violates those requirements, for the first 10 days, the penalty under current law is not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for such a violation. If the employer violates those requirements for more than 10 days, the penalty under current law is not less than $10 and not more than $100 for each day of such a violation. Under the bill, the forfeitures for an employer who requires an employee to pay for worker[s compensation coverage or fails to provide the coverage (violation) are as follows: 1. For a first violation, $1,000 per violation or the amount of the insurance premium that would have been payable, whichever is greater. 2. For a second violation, $2,000 per violation or two times the amount of the insurance premium that would have been payable, whichever is greater. 3. For a third violation, $3,000 per violation or three times the amount of the insurance premium that would have been payable, whichever is greater. 4. For a fourth or subsequent violation, $4,000 per violation or four times the amount of the insurance premium that would have been payable, whichever is greater. Under current law, if an employer who is required to provide worker[s compensation insurance coverage provides false information about the coverage to his or her employees or contractors who request information about the coverage, or fails to notify a person who contracts with the employer that the coverage has been 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 61 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all canceled in relation to the contract, the employer is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for each such violation. Under the bill, the penalty for a first or second such violation remains as specified under current law, the penalty for a third violation is $3,000, and the penalty for a fourth or subsequent violation is $4,000. Currently, an uninsured employer must pay to DWD an amount that is equal to the greater of the following: 1) twice the amount that the uninsured employer would have paid for worker[s compensation coverage during periods in which the employer was uninsured in the preceding three years or 2) $750 or, if certain conditions apply, $100 per day. The bill provides that the amounts an uninsured employer must pay to DWD for a determination of a failure to carry worker[s compensation insurance are as follows: 1. For a first or second determination, the amounts specified in current law. 2. For a third determination, the greater of the following: a) three times the amount that the uninsured employer would have paid for worker[s compensation coverage during periods in which the employer was uninsured in the preceding three years or b) $3,000. 3. For a fourth or subsequent determination, the greater of the following: a) four times the amount that the uninsured employer would have paid for worker[s compensation coverage during periods in which the employer was uninsured in the preceding three years or b) $4,000. False or fraudulent worker[s compensation insurance applications Current law specifies criminal penalties for various types of insurance fraud, which are punishable as either a Class A misdemeanor or a Class I felony, depending on the value of the claim or benefit. The bill adds to the list of criminally punishable insurance fraud the following: 1) the presentation of false or fraudulent applications for worker[s compensation insurance coverage and 2) the presentation of applications for worker[s compensation insurance coverage that falsely or fraudulently misclassify employees in order to lower premiums. Also under current law, if an insurer or self-insured employer has evidence that a worker[s compensation claim is false or fraudulent, the insurer or self- insured employer must generally report the claim to DWD. If, on the basis of the investigation, DWD has a reasonable basis to believe that criminal insurance fraud has occurred, DWD must refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution. DWD may request assistance from DOJ to investigate false or fraudulent activity related to a worker[s compensation claim. If, on the basis of that investigation, DWD has a reasonable basis to believe that theft, forgery, fraud, or any other criminal violation has occurred, DWD must refer the matter to the district attorney or DOJ for prosecution. The bill extends these requirements to insurers that have evidence that an application for worker[s compensation insurance coverage is fraudulent or that an employer has committed fraud by misclassifying employees to lower the employer[s worker[s compensation insurance premiums. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 62 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Worker[s compensation; substantial fault Currently, under the worker[s compensation law, an employer is not liable for temporary disability benefits during an employee[s healing period if the employee is suspended or terminated from employment due to misconduct by the employee connected with the employee[s work. Current law defines XmisconductY by reference to the unemployment insurance (UI) law. The bill changes the definition of XmisconductY under the UI law, which change also applies for purposes of the worker[s compensation law as described above. Reimbursements for supplemental worker[s compensation benefits Under current law, worker[s compensation insurers must pay supplemental benefits to certain employees who were permanently disabled by an injury that is compensable under worker[s compensation. DWD is authorized to collect up to $5,000,000 from insurers that provide worker[s compensation insurance to provide those supplemental benefits. This money must be used exclusively to provide reimbursements to insurers that pay those supplemental benefits and that request reimbursements. The bill creates a new, separate appropriation in the worker[s compensation operations fund, to be used exclusively to provide these reimbursements. The bill does not increase revenue to DWD or collections from insurers. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Unemployment insurance; worker misclassification penalties Current law requires DWD to assess an administrative penalty against an employer engaged in construction projects or in the painting or drywall finishing of buildings or other structures who knowingly and intentionally provides false information to DWD for the purpose of misclassifying or attempting to misclassify an individual who is an employee of the employer as a nonemployee under the UI law. The penalty under current law is $500 for each employee who is misclassified, not to exceed $7,500 per incident. In addition, current law provides for criminal fines of up to $25,000 for employers who, after having previously been assessed such an administrative penalty, commit another violation. Current law additionally requires DWD to assess an administrative penalty against such an employer who, through coercion, requires an employee to adopt the status of a nonemployee; the penalty amount is $1,000 for each employee so coerced, but not to exceed $10,000 per calendar year. Penalties are deposited into the unemployment program integrity fund. The bill does the following: 1) removes the $7,500 and $10,000 limitations on the administrative penalties and provides that the penalties double for each act occurring after the date of the first determination of a violation; 2) removes the limitations on the types of employers to whom the prohibitions apply, making them applicable to any type of employer; and 3) specifies that DWD may make referrals for criminal prosecution for alleged criminal misclassification violations regardless 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 63 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all of whether an employer has been subject to any other penalty or assessment under the UI law. Increasing maximum weekly benefits Under current law, a person who qualifies for UI receives a weekly benefit rate equal to a percentage of that person[s past earnings, but the weekly benefit rate is capped at $370. The bill changes the maximum weekly benefit rate in the following ways: 1. For benefits paid for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 4, 2026, but before January 3, 2027, the maximum weekly benefit rate is capped at $497. 2. For benefits paid for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 3, 2027, the maximum weekly benefit rate is increased based upon the change in the consumer price index and is then increased on the same basis annually thereafter. Increasing benefit wage cap Under current law, a person who qualifies for UI is ineligible to receive any UI benefits for a week if the person receives or will receive wages or certain other earnings totalling more than $500 (wage cap). The bill changes the wage cap in the following ways: 1. For weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 4, 2026, but before January 3, 2027, the wage cap is increased to $672. 2. For weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 3, 2027, the wage cap is increased based upon the change in the consumer price index and is then increased on the same basis annually thereafter. Substantial fault Under current law, a claimant for UI benefits whose work is terminated by his or her employer for substantial fault by the claimant connected with the claimant[s work is ineligible to receive UI benefits until the claimant satisfies certain requalification criteria. With certain exceptions, current law defines Xsubstantial faultY to include those acts or omissions of a claimant over which the claimant exercised reasonable control and that violate reasonable requirements of the claimant[s employer. The bill eliminates this provision on substantial fault. Misconduct Under current law, a claimant for UI benefits whose work is terminated by his or her employer for misconduct by the claimant connected with the claimant[s work is ineligible to receive UI benefits until the claimant satisfies certain requalification criteria, and the claimant[s wages paid by the employer that terminates the claimant for misconduct are excluded for purposes of calculating benefit entitlement. Current law defines XmisconductY using a general, common law standard derived from Boynton Cab Co. v. Neubeck, 237 Wis. 249 (1941), and enumerates several specific types of conduct that also constitute misconduct. Under one of these specific provisions, misconduct includes 1) absenteeism on more 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 64 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all than two occasions within the 120-day period before the date of the claimant[s termination, unless otherwise specified by his or her employer in an employment manual of which the claimant has acknowledged receipt with his or her signature, or 2) excessive tardiness by a claimant in violation of a policy of the employer that has been communicated to the claimant. In Department of Workforce Development v. Labor and Industry Review Commission (Beres), 2018 WI 77, the supreme court held that an employer could, under the language described above, institute an attendance policy more restrictive than two occasions within the 120-day period. Current law also provides that absenteeism or tardiness count as misconduct only if the claimant did not provide to his or her employer both notice and one or more valid reasons for the absenteeism or tardiness. In Bevco Precision Manufacturing v. Labor and Industry Review Commission, 2024 WI App. 54, the court of appeals held that under Beres, this qualifying language did not apply if an employer had adopted its own standard on absenteeism and tardiness, as described above. The bill does all of the following: 1. Eliminates the language referencing Xexcessive tardiness.Y 2. Reverses the holding in Bevco by providing that a claimant[s notice and reason for an occasion of absenteeism or tardiness are to be analyzed under the common law misconduct standard. Under the bill, therefore, an employer may not establish its own policy for determining the reasonableness of absenteeism or tardiness. The bill does not, however, affect the general ability of an employer to institute a standard for absenteeism and tardiness more restrictive than two occasions within the 120-day period before termination. 3. Clarifies, in another provision defining misconduct, that Xtribal governmentY has the meaning given under state and federal law for what is considered an Indian tribe. Drug testing Current state law requires DWD to establish a program to test certain claimants who apply for UI benefits for the presence of controlled substances in a manner that is consistent with federal law. A claimant who tests positive for a controlled substance for which the claimant does not have a prescription is ineligible for UI benefits until certain requalification criteria are satisfied or unless he or she enrolls in a substance abuse treatment program and undergoes a job skills assessment, and a claimant who declines to submit to a test is simply ineligible for benefits until he or she requalifies. The bill eliminates the requirement to establish the drug testing program. Also under current law, an employer may voluntarily submit to DWD the results of a preemployment test for the presence of controlled substances that was conducted on an individual as a condition of an offer of employment or notify DWD that an individual declined to submit to such a test. If DWD then verifies that submission, the employee may be ineligible for UI benefits until he or she requalifies. However, a claimant who tested positive may maintain eligibility by 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 65 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all enrolling in a substance abuse treatment program and undergoing a job skills assessment. The bill eliminates these preemployment drug testing provisions. Acceptance of suitable work Under current law, if a claimant for UI benefits fails, without good cause, to accept suitable work when offered, the claimant is ineligible to receive benefits until he or she earns wages after the week in which the failure occurs equal to at least six times the claimant[s weekly UI benefit rate in covered employment. Current law specifies what is considered Xsuitable workY for purposes of these provisions, with different standards applying depending on whether six weeks have elapsed since the claimant became unemployed. Once six weeks have elapsed since the claimant became unemployed, the claimant is required to accept work that pays lower and involves a lower grade of skill. The bill modifies these provisions described above so that the claimant is not required to accept less favorable work until 10 weeks have elapsed since the claimant became unemployed. Quits due to nonsuitable work Under current law, unless an exception applies, if a claimant for UI benefits quits his or her job, the claimant is generally ineligible to receive UI benefits until he or she qualifies through subsequent employment. Under one such exception, if a claimant quits his or her job and 1) the claimant accepted work that was not suitable work under the UI law or work that the claimant could have refused, and 2) the claimant terminated the work within 30 calendar days after starting the work, the claimant remains eligible to collect UI benefits. Under the bill, this exemption applies if the claimant terminated that work within 10 weeks after starting the work. Waiting period Currently, a claimant must wait one week after becoming eligible to receive UI benefits before the claimant may receive benefits for a week of unemployment, except for periods during which the waiting period is suspended. The waiting period does not affect the maximum number of weeks of a claimant[s benefit eligibility. The bill deletes the one-week waiting period, thus permitting a claimant to receive UI benefits beginning with his or her first week of eligibility. Work search and registration Under current law, a claimant for UI benefits is generally required to register for work and to conduct a work search for each week in order to remain eligible. Current law requires DWD to waive these requirements under certain circumstances, for example, if a claimant who is laid off from work reasonably expects to be recalled to work within 12 weeks, will start a new job within four weeks, routinely obtains work through a labor union referral, or is participating in a training or work share program. Under current law, DWD may modify the 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 66 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all statutory waivers or establish additional waivers by rule only if doing so is required or specifically allowed by federal law. The bill removes the waiver requirements from statute and instead allows DWD to establish waivers for the registration for work and work search requirements by rule. DWD may establish a waiver by emergency rule if the secretary of workforce development determines that the waiver is needed only on a temporary basis or that permanent rules are not warranted, and the bill allows the secretary to extend the emergency rule for up to 60 days at a time. Also, the bill specifies that the work search requirement does not apply to a claimant who has been laid off but DWD determines that the claimant has a reasonable expectation to be recalled to work. Social security disability insurance payments Under current law, in any week in any month that a claimant is issued a benefit under the federal Social Security Disability Insurance program (SSDI payment), that claimant is ineligible for UI benefits. The bill eliminates that prohibition and instead requires DWD to reduce a claimant[s UI benefit payments by the amount of SSDI payments. The bill requires DWD to allocate a monthly SSDI payment by allocating to each week the fraction of the payment attributable to that week. Quits due to relocations Under current law, unless an exception applies, if an individual quits his or her job, the individual is generally ineligible to receive UI benefits until he or she qualifies through subsequent employment. Under one such exception, if the employee[s spouse is a member of the U.S. armed forces on active duty and is relocated, and the employee quits his or her job in order to relocate with his or her spouse, the employee remains eligible to collect UI benefits. The bill expands this exception so that it applies to an employee who quits employment in order to relocate with a spouse who is required by any employer, not just the U.S. armed forces, to relocate. Electronic communications Currently, with certain exceptions, each employer that has employees who are engaged in employment covered by the UI law must file quarterly contribution (tax) and employment and wage reports and make quarterly contribution payments to DWD. An employer of 25 or more employees or an employer agent that files reports on behalf of any employer must file its reports electronically. Current law also requires each employer that makes contributions for any 12-month period ending on June 30 equal to a total of at least $10,000 to make all contribution payments electronically in the following year. Finally, current law allows DWD to provide a secure means of electronic interchange between itself and employing units, claimants, and other persons that, upon request to and with prior approval by DWD, may be used for transmission or receipt of any document specified by DWD 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 67 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all that is related to the administration of the UI law in lieu of any other means of submission or receipt. The bill makes use of these electronic methods mandatory in all cases unless the employer or other person demonstrates good cause for being unable to use the electronic method. The bill specifies what constitutes good cause for purposes of these provisions. The bill also makes various corresponding changes to penalty provisions that apply in the case of nonuse of these required electronic methods. The bill further provides that DWD may permit the use of electronic records and electronic signatures for any document specified by DWD that is related to the administration of the UI law. JOBS AND JOB TRAINING Wisconsin Fast Forward grants Under current law, DWD awards grants under what is commonly known as the Wisconsin Fast Forward program, for various workforce training purposes. The bill adds grants for education and training in the use of artificial intelligence to the allowed uses of funds under the program and requires DWD to collaborate with DHS and DPI in administering the program. The bill also requires DWD to allocate moneys under the Wisconsin Fast Forward program as follows: 1. A total of $2,000,000 in GPR funding in fiscal year 2025]26 for green jobs training. 2. A total of $200,000 in GPR funding in each year of the 2025]27 fiscal biennium for grants to help school districts to prepare students for a future that includes artificial intelligence. 3. A total of $1,000,000 in GPR funding in each year of the 2025]27 fiscal biennium to provide grants to support costs of sponsoring teacher apprentices. 4. A total of $500,000 in GPR funding in each year of the 2025]27 fiscal biennium to support training in the health care industry. Youth to registered apprentice grant program The bill requires DWD to develop and administer a grant program to award grants to local youth apprenticeship consortia to encourage individuals who are enrolled in youth apprenticeship programs to continue their careers in registered apprenticeship programs. The bill limits grants to no more than $350,000 in any fiscal year. On-the-job learning grant program The bill requires DWD to develop and administer a grant program to award grants to employers for costs related to apprenticeship programs, specifically wages for apprentices and costs for mentoring and instruction. Eligible employers are healthcare employers under a pilot program and small or new employers that have never had an apprenticeship program or have not had an apprenticeship program in the particular trade, craft, or business for which the employer seeks the grant in the five years before applying for the grant. Workforce innovation grant program The bill requires DWD to establish and operate a program to provide grants to 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 68 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all regional organizations to design and implement programs to address their region[s workforce challenges. The bill also provides that in the 2025]26 fiscal year, DWD must allocate $15,000,000 for grants for workforce development in the area of artificial intelligence and $25,000,000 for grants for health care workforce development. Teacher apprenticeships DWD is currently operating a teacher apprenticeship pilot program, under which an individual serving as a teacher apprentice earns an associate degree and a bachelor[s degree that satisfy requirements for a license to teach issued by DPI while the individual earns money as a teacher apprentice. The bill requires DWD to, in consultation with DPI, prescribe the conditions under which an individual may serve as a teacher apprentice and to prescribe what an individual must do to demonstrate that the individual has successfully completed a teacher apprenticeship. See Education. Wisconsin worker advancement program The bill requires DWD to establish and maintain the Wisconsin worker advancement program to make grants to local organizations for the organizations to provide employment and workforce services. DISCRIMINATION Civil actions regarding employment discrimination, unfair honesty, and unfair genetic testing Under current fair employment law, an individual who alleges that an employer has violated employment discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing laws may file a complaint with DWD seeking action that will effectuate the purpose of the fair employment law, including reinstating the individual, providing back pay, and paying costs and attorney fees. The bill allows DWD or an individual who is alleged or was found to have been discriminated against or subjected to unfair honesty or genetic testing to bring an action in circuit court to recover compensatory and punitive damages caused by the act of discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing, in addition to or in lieu of filing an administrative complaint. The action in circuit court must be commenced within 300 days after the alleged discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing occurred. The bill does not allow such an action for damages to be brought against a local governmental unit or against an employer that employs fewer than 15 individuals. Under the bill, if the circuit court finds that a defendant has committed employment discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing, the circuit court may award back pay and any other relief that could have been awarded in an administrative proceeding. In addition, the circuit court must order the defendant to pay to the individual found to have been discriminated against or found to have received unfair genetic testing or unfair honesty testing compensatory and punitive damages in the amount that the circuit court finds 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 69 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all appropriate, except that the total amount of damage awarded for future economic losses and for pain and suffering, emotional distress, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and other noneconomic losses and punitive damages is subject to the following limitations: 1. If the defendant employs 100 or fewer employees, no more than $50,000. 2. If the defendant employs more than 100 but fewer than 201 employees, no more than $100,000. 3. If the defendant employs more than 200 but fewer than 501 employees, no more than $200,000. 4. If the defendant employs more than 500 employees, no more than $300,000. The bill requires DWD to annually revise these amounts on the basis of the change in the consumer price index in the previous year, if any positive change has occurred. Employment discrimination based on conviction record The bill provides that it is employment discrimination for a prospective employer to request conviction information from a job applicant before the applicant has been selected for an interview. The bill, however, does not prohibit an employer from notifying job applicants that an individual with a particular conviction record may be disqualified by law or the employer[s policies from employment in particular positions. Employment discrimination based on gender expression and gender identity Current law prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of a person[s sex or sexual orientation. The bill prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee on the basis of the employee[s gender identity or gender expression. Gender expression is defined in the bill as an individual[s actual or perceived gender-related appearance, behavior, or expression, regardless of whether these traits are stereotypically associated with the individual[s assigned sex at birth. Gender identity is defined in the bill an individual[s internal understanding of the individual[s gender, or the individual[s perceived gender identity. ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Worker[s compensation; appropriations Under current law, the costs of DWD[s administration of the worker[s compensation program is generally funded by a general worker[s compensation operations appropriation under the worker[s compensation operations fund. However, the worker[s compensation uninsured employers program and certain other worker[s compensation activities are instead funded by a separate appropriation from the worker[s compensation operations fund. The bill does the following: 1. Eliminates the separate appropriation and instead funds the worker[s compensation uninsured employers program and those other activities from the general appropriation. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 70 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 2. Changes the general appropriation for worker[s compensation from a sum certain to a sum sufficient appropriation. Elimination of automatic transfer Under current law, administration of the worker[s compensation program is funded from a DWD appropriation from the worker[s compensation operations fund. The Labor Industry and Review Commission (LIRC) decides appeals of worker[s compensation decisions for DWD. Under current law, moneys are automatically transferred from the DWD appropriation to a LIRC appropriation account to pay for those hearing activities. The bill eliminates this automatic transfer of moneys to the LIRC appropriation account. The bill retains the LIRC appropriation, but funds it directly from the worker[s compensation operations fund, in an amount set in the appropriation schedule in ch. 20, stats. With this change, any money remaining in the LIRC appropriation at the end of a fiscal year will lapse to the worker[s compensation operations fund. Wisconsin Fast forward training appropriation The bill changes from an annual appropriation to a continuing appropriation an appropriation for training programs, grants, services, and contracts that are part of DWD[s Wisconsin Fast Forward program. Youth apprenticeship appropriation change Under current law, DWD may award grants to local partnerships for youth apprenticeship programs. The grant program is funded through a sum certain appropriation. The bill changes that appropriation to a sum sufficient appropriation. Migrant labor camp facilities The bill excludes from the definition of Xmigrant labor campY bed and breakfasts, hotels, and rooming houses that are required to be licensed by DATCP. Migrant labor contractors and migrant labor camps Under current law, migrant labor contractors are required to have a certificate of registration from DWD, which the contractor must renew annually. To receive the certificate, the contractor must provide an application, which must be accompanied by a fee. Also under current law, a person that maintains a migrant labor camp is required to have a certificate from DWD to operate the camp, which the person must renew annually. To receive the certificate, the operator of the camp must provide an application, which must be accompanied by a fee. Current law requires that these fees be deposited in the state general fund and not credited to a specific appropriation. The bill instead requires that the fees be credited to the DWD auxiliary services appropriation and authorizes that appropriation to be used for administrative costs related to the migrant labor program administered by DWD. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 71 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all ENVIRONMENT PFAS The bill contains several provisions relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Spills law exemptions and requirements for PFAS Under current law provisions known as the Xspills law,Y a person that possesses or controls a hazardous substance or that causes the discharge of a hazardous substance must notify DNR immediately, restore the environment to the extent practicable, and minimize the harmful effects from the discharge. If action is not being adequately taken, or the identity of the person responsible for the discharge is unknown, DNR may take emergency action to contain or remove the hazardous substance; the person that possessed or controlled the hazardous substance that was discharged or that caused the discharge of the hazardous substance must then reimburse DNR for expenses DNR incurred in taking such emergency actions. The spills law allows DNR to enter property to take emergency action if entry is necessary to prevent increased environmental damages, and to inspect any record relating to a hazardous substance for the purpose of determining compliance with the spills law. DNR may also require that preventive measures be taken by any person possessing or having control over a hazardous substance if existing control measures are inadequate to prevent discharges. The bill exempts a person who possesses or controls property where a PFAS discharge occurred from all of the requirements, if all of the following apply: 1. The property is exclusively used for agricultural use or residential use. 2. The discharge was caused by land application of sludge according to a water pollutant discharge elimination system (WPDES) permit. 3. The person who possesses or controls the property allows DNR, any responsible party, and any consultant or contractor of a responsible party to enter the property to take action to respond to the discharge. 4. The person who possesses or controls the property does not interfere with any action taken in response to the discharge and does not take any action that worsens or contributes to the PFAS discharge. 5. The person who possesses or controls the property follows any other condition that DNR determines is reasonable and necessary to ensure that DNR, the responsible party, or any consultant or contractor of the responsible party is able to adequately respond to the discharge, including taking action necessary to protect human health, safety, or welfare or the environment, taking into consideration the current or intended use of the property. 6. The person who possesses or controls the property allows DNR to limit public access to the property if DNR determines it is necessary to prevent an imminent threat to human health, safety, or welfare or to the environment. Under the bill, this exemption applies only to PFAS for which there is a state or federal standard, a public health recommendation from DHS, or a health advisory issue by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. The exemption also does not apply after December 31, 2035. The exemption does not apply to any 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 72 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all substances other than PFAS, and does not apply if the person that possesses or controls the property takes action that worsens or contributes to the PFAS discharge. The bill requires a person that is exempt from these provisions to provide written disclosure of the type and location of the PFAS contamination and remediation activities to any prospective purchaser or tenant of the property. The bill also provides that the exemption may not be transferred to subsequent owners of the property; each person that possesses or controls the property must establish eligibility for the exemption. The bill also provides that DNR may not use the fact that a person has applied for financial assistance under the state[s well compensation program, the county well testing grant program created in the bill, or any other state grant programs funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to determine whether the person is a person that possesses or controls a hazardous substance or that causes the discharge of a hazardous substance for purposes of applying the spills law. Finally, the bill provides that, if there is no existing standard for a hazardous substance, the person that possesses or controls the hazardous substance or that caused the discharge of the hazardous substance must propose site-specific environmental standards for DNR approval. Groundwater standards for PFAS Under current law, DNR maintains a list of substances that have a reasonable probability of entering the groundwater resources of the state and that are shown to involve public health concerns. DHS recommends groundwater enforcement standards for substances on this list, which DNR then proposes as DNR rules in its rule-making process. The bill requires DNR to begin the rule-making process to adopt DHS[s recommended groundwater enforcement standards for any PFAS within three months after receiving DHS[s recommendation. Rule-making exemptions for PFAS Current law requires an agency to suspend working on a permanent rule if it determines that the proposed rule may result in more than $10,000,000 in implementation and compliance costs over any two-year period. Current law also allows standing committees of the legislature and the Joint Committee for the Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) to review, approve, object to, or modify a proposed rule. If JCRAR objects to all or part of a proposed rule, that rule may not be promulgated unless a bill is introduced and enacted that authorizes the promulgation of the rule. In addition, current law allows JCRAR to suspend rules that have already been promulgated; if the rule suspended is an emergency rule, the agency that promulgated the emergency rule is prohibited from proposing a permanent rule that contains the same substance as the suspended emergency rule. The bill creates an exemption from these provisions for any proposed or existing DNR rule that establishes acceptable levels and standards, enforcement standards and preventative action limits, performance standards, monitoring 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 73 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all requirements, or required response actions for any PFAS compound or group or class of PFAS in groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment. PFAS community grant program The bill creates a community grant program, administered by DNR, to address PFAS. Under the program, DNR must provide grants to cities, towns, villages, counties, tribal governments, utility districts, lake protections districts, sewerage districts, and municipal airports (municipalities). DNR may award a grant only if the applicant tested or trained with a PFAS-containing firefighting foam in accordance with applicable state and federal law, or a third party tested or trained with PFAS-containing firefighting foam within the boundaries of the municipality; the applicant applied biosolids to land under a WPDES permit issued by DNR; PFAS are impacting the applicant[s drinking water supply or surface water or groundwater within the municipality and the responsible party is unknown or is unwilling or unable to take the necessary response actions; or PFAS contamination in groundwater is impacting private wells within the area controlled by the municipality. Under the bill, grants provided under this program may be used to investigate potential PFAS impacts in order to reduce or eliminate environmental contamination; treat or dispose of PFAS-containing firefighting foam containers; sample a private water supply within three miles of a site or facility known to contain PFAS or to have caused a PFAS discharge; assist private well owners with the cost of installation of filters, treatment, or well replacement; provide a temporary emergency water supply, a water treatment system, or bulk water to replace water contaminated with PFAS; conduct emergency, interim, or remedial actions to mitigate, treat, dispose of, or remove PFAS contamination; remove or treat PFAS in public water systems in areas where PFAS levels exceed the maximum contaminant level for PFAS in drinking water or an enforcement standard for PFAS groundwater or in areas where the state has issued a health advisory for PFAS; create a new public water system or connect private well owners to an existing public water system in areas with widespread PFAS contamination in private wells; or sample and test water in schools and daycares for PFAS contamination. An applicant that receives a grant under this program must contribute matching funds equal to at least 20 percent of the amount of the grant. The applicant must apply for a grant on a form prescribed by DNR and must include any information that DNR finds is necessary to determine the eligibility of the project, identify the funding requested, determine the priority of the project, and calculate the amount of a grant. In awarding grants under this program, DNR must consider the applicant[s demonstrated commitment to performing and completing eligible activities, including the applicant[s financial commitment and ability to successfully administer grants; the degree to which the project will have a positive impact on public health and the environment; and any other criteria that DNR finds necessary to prioritize the funds available for awarding grants. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 74 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all County PFAS well testing grant program The bill also creates a grant program, under which DNR provides grants to counties to provide sampling and testing services to private well owners to sample and test for PFAS, nitrates, bacteria, and lead. The bill creates an appropriation to be funded from the segregated PFAS fund for this purpose. PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Under current law, DOA and DNR administer the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP), which provides financial assistance from the environmental improvement program to municipalities, and to the private owners of community water systems that serve municipalities, for projects that will help the municipality comply with federal drinking water standards. DNR establishes a funding priority list for SDWLP projects, and DOA allocates funding for those projects. The bill requires DNR, when ranking the priority of SDWLP projects, to rank a project relating to PFAS in the same manner as if a maximum contaminant level for PFAS had been attained or exceeded, if DHS has recommended an enforcement standard for the type of PFAS involved in the project. Mediator for municipalities seeking alternate water sources due to PFAS Under the bill, if a municipality[s private water supplies have been contaminated by PFAS and the municipality is seeking an alternate water supply from another municipality, DNR may appoint a mediator to assist in negotiations between the two municipalities. Under the bill, this provision only applies if the contaminating PFAS is in excess of a state or federal drinking water standard, a state groundwater standard, or a public health recommendation from DHS. The bill provides that the person responsible for the contamination may participate in the negotiations. The bill requires DNR to promulgate rules to implement these provisions, including rules for the allocation of the cost of a mediator. Landspreading and PFAS Under current law, a wastewater treatment facility, and any person that wishes to land spread sludge, must obtain a WPDES permit from DNR. DNR is required to include conditions in such permits to ensure compliance with water quality standards. Under the bill, a WPDES permit that allows the permittee to land spread sludge must also include a condition that requires the permittee to annually test the sludge for any type of PFAS for which there is a state or federal standard, a public health recommendation from DHS, or a health advisory from the federal Environmental Protection Agency. The permittee must report the sampling and testing results to DNR and to the property owner before applying the sludge. Additionally, a WPDES permit issued to a treatment work must require the permittee to test all sludge for the presence of PFAS and to report the testing results to DNR. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 75 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Proof of financial responsibility for PFAS contamination The bill also provides that DNR may, if it determines doing so is necessary to protect human health or the environment, require a person who possesses or controls or who causes the discharge of PFAS, or who manufactures products that contain intentionally added PFAS, to provide proof of financial responsibility for remediation and long-term care to address contamination by a potential discharge of PFAS or environmental pollution that may be caused by a discharge of PFAS. This financial responsibility requirement does not apply to a person that is exempt from the spills law under the provisions of the bill. Environmental justice impacts of PFAS transportation and disposal The bill requires a person disposing of PFAS, or transporting PFAS for the purpose of disposal, to attempt to the greatest extent possible to avoid disposing of PFAS in, or transporting PFAS to, any location where such disposal or transportation will contribute to environmental justice concerns and to consider all reasonable alternatives for transport and disposal of PFAS. The bill requires DNR to assist in evaluating the environmental justice impacts of a person[s PFAS disposal or transportation. Statewide PFAS biomonitoring studies The bill requires DHS to conduct biomonitoring studies across the state to assess PFAS exposure levels and better understand the factors that affect PFAS levels in residents of different communities. As part of these studies, DHS may survey volunteer participants, test blood samples for PFAS, and analyze the results. DATCP testing for PFAS Under current law, DATCP conducts several statewide monitoring programs, sampling programs, and surveys related to testing groundwater quality for agricultural purposes. The bill requires that, when collecting and testing samples under one of these statewide programs, DATCP must also, at its discretion and where appropriate, test samples for the presence of PFAS. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP Revitalize Wisconsin program The bill creates the Revitalize Wisconsin program, which is administered by DNR and which provides aid, in the form of grants or direct services to local governments, dry cleaners, and private parties, to address the discharge of a hazardous substance or the existence of environmental pollution on the government[s or person[s property. Aid may be provided for sites for which the site[s owner or operator applied for assistance under the dry cleaner environmental response program before the bill[s effective date; brownfields; sites that are exempt from the state[s spills law; and sites that are subject to the spills law but that are owned by private parties. The bill defines Xprivate partyY to mean a bank, trust company, savings bank, or credit union; a developer; a nongovernmental organization; or an innocent landowner. The bill defines an Xinnocent landownerY 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 76 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all as a property owner that either 1) acquired the property prior to November 1, 2006, has continuously owned the property since the date of acquisition, and can demonstrate, through documentation, that the discharge or environmental pollution being addressed was caused by another person and that the property owner did not know and had no reason to know of the discharge or pollution when the owner acquired the property or 2) acquired the property on or after November 1, 2006, meets all of the previously stated requirements, and can demonstrate, through documentation, that the property owner conducted all appropriate inquiries in compliance with federal law prior to acquiring the property. The bill provides that DNR may not award aid to an applicant under the Revitalize Wisconsin program if the applicant caused the discharge or environmental pollution, unless the applicant is a dry cleaner that applied for assistance under the dry cleaner environmental response program before the bill[s effective date. The bill also provides that DNR may require an applicant to provide a match, either in cash or in-kind services, for any aid that is awarded under the program. Activities for which aid may be provided under the program include removing hazardous substances from contaminated media; investigating and assessing the discharge or environmental pollution; removing abandoned containers; asbestos abatement; and restoring or replacing a private potable water supply. The bill also allows DNR to inspect any document in the possession of an applicant or any other person if the document is relevant to an application for financial assistance under the program. Access to information on solid or hazardous waste Under current law, a person who generated, transported, treated, stored, or disposed of solid or hazardous waste at a site or facility under investigation by DNR must provide DNR with access to certain records relating to that waste. The bill requires a person who generated solid or hazardous waste at a site or facility under investigation by DNR to also provide this information, if the waste was transported to, treated at, stored at, or disposed of at another site, facility, or location. Kewaunee Marsh remediation funding The bill appropriates moneys from the general fund to DNR for development of a remedial action plan and for the remediation of arsenic contamination in the Kewaunee Marsh in Kewaunee County. Amcast superfund site remediation funding The bill appropriates moneys from the segregated environmental fund to DNR for remedial action relating to the Amcast superfund site in Cedarburg. A Xsuperfund siteY is a site identified under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as being contaminated with hazardous substances and requiring cleanup. 5R Processors cleanup funding lapse Under current law, DNR is appropriated moneys from the environmental fund 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 77 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all to contract with third parties to perform assessment, collection, transportation, and disposal of cathode-ray tube glass and related waste generated from activities undertaken by 5R Processors. The bill provides that, of those moneys, any unencumbered amounts are lapsed to the environmental fund. WATER QUALITY Well compensation grant program The bill makes changes to the well compensation grant program currently administered by DNR. Under current law, an individual owner or renter of a contaminated private well may apply for a grant from DNR to cover a portion of the costs to treat the water, reconstruct the well, construct a new well, connect to a public water supply, or fill and seal the well. To be eligible for a grant, the well owner[s or renter[s annual family income may not exceed $65,000. A grant awarded under the program may not cover any portion of a project[s eligible costs in excess of $16,000 and, of those costs, may not exceed 75 percent of a project[s eligible costs, meaning that a grant may not exceed $12,000. In addition, if the well owner[s or renter[s annual family income exceeds $45,000, the amount of the award is reduced by 30 percent of the amount by which the annual family income exceeds $45,000. The bill increases the family income limit to $100,000. In addition, under the bill, a well owner or renter whose family income is below the state[s median income may receive a grant of up to 100 percent of a project[s eligible costs, not to exceed $16,000. The bill also eliminates the requirement to reduce an award by 30 percent if the well owner[s or renter[s family income exceeds $45,000. The bill also expands the grant program to allow an owner or renter of a Xtransient noncommunity water supplyY to apply for a grant. A Xtransient noncommunity water supplyY is defined in the bill as a water system that serves at least 25 persons at least 60 days of the year but that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year. Under current law, a well that is contaminated only by nitrates is eligible for a grant only if the well is a water supply for livestock, is used at least three months in each year, and contains nitrates in excess of 40 parts per million. The bill eliminates these restrictions for claims based on nitrates, and instead allows grants to be issued for wells based on contamination by at least 10 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen. The bill also allows grants to be issued for wells contaminated by at least 10 parts per billion of arsenic, or by a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) in an amount that exceeds any applicable health advisory or standard for that substance. Under current law, DNR must issue grants in the order in which completed claims are received. Under the bill, if there are insufficient funds to pay claims, DNR may, for claims based on nitrate contamination, prioritize claims that are based on higher levels of nitrate contamination. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 78 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Town of Bloom well compensation grant eligibility Under current law, a city, village, town, county, or special purpose district is not eligible for a grant under the well compensation grant program. The bill provides that the town of Bloom in Richland County may apply for this type of grant, but the grant may not exceed $16,000. Ballast water discharge Under current law, DNR may issue a general permit authorizing a vessel that is 79 feet or greater in length to discharge ballast water into the waters of the state. DNR may charge an application fee of $1,200 and a $345 annual fee for the permit. DNR must use collected fees to administer the permit program. The bill eliminates these provisions and provides that the owner or operator of any commercial vessel subject to the requirements of the federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act that has operated outside this state must pay DNR $650 per arrival to a port of this state. Under the bill, the owner or operator of a commercial vessel subject to these requirements, including a vessel engaged in coastwise trade, may not be required to pay more than $3,250 in fees per calendar year. DNR must use collected fees for management, administration, inspection, monitoring, and enforcement activities relating to incidental discharges, including ballast water discharges. Under current law, an employee or agent of DNR may board and inspect any vessel that is subject to requirements relating to environmental protection requirements for tank vessels or open burning on commercial vessels to determine compliance with those requirements. The bill provides that DNR may enter into a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard authorizing an employee or agent of DNR to board and inspect any vessel that is subject to the requirements under the bill to determine compliance with the federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act. Storm water pond safety Under current law, DNR issues water pollutant discharge elimination system (WPDES) permits and storm water discharge permits and promulgates rules for the administration of both permits. The bill requires that DNR promulgate rules establishing that any pond located in an area with a population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile that is constructed as part of an activity for which these permits are required must include one or more of the following safety features: 1) a shallow ledge around the periphery of the pond; 2) vegetation that is at least 24 inches high between the pond and any easy point of access; or 3) any other alternative safety feature authorized by DNR by rule. Winter road safety improvement grant program The bill requires DNR to administer a program to provide grants to municipalities for eligible expenditures for equipment critical to winter road safety. The bill requires DNR to promulgate rules necessary to administer the program, 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 79 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all including rules that specify criteria for determining eligible recipients and expenditures. Fee for high capacity well approvals Under current law, no person may construct a high capacity well, which is a well with a capacity of more than 100,000 gallons per day, without prior approval of DNR and payment of a $500 fee. The bill increases that fee to $1,000. Fee for CAFO permits Under current law, a person who operates a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) must have a WPDES permit from DNR. A CAFO is a livestock operation that contains at least 1,000 animal units, that discharges pollutants to a navigable water, or that contaminates a well. Current law requires a CAFO operator with a WPDES permit to pay an annual fee of $345 to DNR. The bill increases the amount of this annual fee to $545. Fee for WPDES general permits Under current law, a person may not discharge a pollutant into waters of the state without a WPDES permit issued by DNR. In addition to site-specific individual permits, DNR is authorized to issue a general permit that authorizes specified discharges in a designated area of the state. The bill requires DNR to charge a $425 processing fee for these permits. Storm water permit appropriation Under current law, a person may need to obtain a permit from DNR to discharge storm water. Current law appropriates money annually from the general fund for the administration of the storm water discharge permit program. Storm water permit fees collected by DNR are credited to the storm water permit appropriation. The bill changes the storm water permit appropriation from an annual to a continuing appropriation. An annual appropriation is expendable only up to the amount shown in the schedule and only for the fiscal year for which made. A continuing appropriation is expendable until fully depleted or repealed. Lead service line replacement appropriation Under current law, DOA and DNR administer the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP), which provides financial assistance from the environmental improvement program to local governmental units and to the private owners of community water systems that serve local governmental units for projects for the planning, designing, construction, or modification of public water systems. DNR establishes a funding list for SDWLP projects and DOA allocates funding for those projects. The bill creates a continuing appropriation from the general fund to the environmental improvement program for projects involving forgivable loans to private users of public water systems to replace lead service lines. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 80 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Environmental improvement fund revenue bonding limit Current law authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds for the Clean Water Fund Program and the SDWLP under the environmental improvement fund but limits the principal amount of those revenue bonds to $2,597,400,000. The bill increases that limit by $725,900,000, to $3,323,300,000. Bonding for urban storm water, flood control, and riparian restoration Under current law, the state may contract up to $61,600,000 in public debt to provide financial assistance for projects that manage urban storm water and runoff and for flood control and riparian restoration projects. The bill increases the bonding authority for these projects by $11,000,000. Bonding for nonpoint source water pollution abatement Under current law, the state may contract up to $57,050,000 in public debt to provide financial assistance for projects that control pollution that comes from diffuse sources rather than a single concentrated discharge source in areas that qualify as high priority due to water quality problems. The bill increases the bonding authority for these projects by $10,000,000. Bonding for Great Lakes contaminated sediment removal Under current law, the state may contract up to $40,000,000 in public debt to provide financial assistance for projects to remove contaminated sediment from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior, or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior, if DNR has identified the body of water as being impaired by the sediment. The bill increases the bonding authority for sediment removal projects by $9,000,000. AIR QUALITY Fee for stationary source operation permits Under current state and federal law, certain stationary sources that emit air contaminants are required to receive an operation permit from DNR. Current law requires DNR to promulgate rules for the payment and collection of fees by the owner or operator of a stationary source for which an operation permit is required under the federal Clean Air Act. The bill increases the fee from $35.71 per ton of emissions to $63.69 per ton of emissions. GENERAL ENVIRONMENT Environmental impacts to covered communities Under current law, DNR issues various permits for the operation of facilities as part of DNR[s regulation of air and water pollution and hazardous and solid waste. Under the bill, DNR may not issue permits for those facilities located in covered communities unless the permit applicant 1) prepares a report assessing the environmental impact of the facility, 2) makes the report available to the public and provides the report to DNR and to the municipality in which the covered community is located, and 3) conducts a public hearing in the municipality in which the covered community is located. Under the bill, Xcovered communityY means a census tract that is at or above the 65th percentile for share of households with a 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 81 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level and that meets any other criteria from a specified list. Water resources account lapses The bill lapses $1,000,000 to the conservation fund in fiscal year 2025]26. Of that amount, $386,500 is lapsed from the DNR appropriation for state recreational boating projects that provide public access to inland waters; $436,600 is lapsed from the DNR appropriation for state recreational boating projects that provide public access to lakes; and $176,900 is lapsed from the DNR appropriation for river management activities for habitat and recreational projects on the Mississippi and lower St. Croix Rivers and for environmental and resource management studies on the Mississippi and lower St. Croix Rivers. FIREARMS AND PUBLIC SAFETY Background checks on all transfers of firearms Under current law, a federally licensed firearms dealer may not transfer a handgun until the dealer has requested DOJ to perform a background check on the prospective transferee to determine if he or she is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law. The bill generally prohibits any person from transferring any firearm, including the frame or receiver of a firearm, unless the transfer occurs through a federally licensed firearms dealer and involves a background check of the prospective transferee. Under the bill, the following are excepted from that prohibition: a transfer to a firearms dealer or to a law enforcement or armed services agency; a transfer of a firearm classified as antique; or a transfer that is by gift, bequest, or inheritance to a family member. A person who is convicted of violating the prohibition is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000, may be imprisoned for not more than nine months, and may not possess a firearm for a period of two years. Waiting period for handgun purchases Under current law, a federally licensed firearms dealer may not transfer a handgun until the dealer has requested DOJ to perform a background check on the prospective transferee to determine if he or she is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law. The bill prohibits the dealer from transferring a handgun to the transferee until 48 hours have passed since the firearms dealer requested the background check. Self-assigned firearm exclusion The bill requires DOJ to allow individuals to prohibit themselves from purchasing a firearm. Under the bill, DOJ must maintain a database of individuals who voluntarily prohibit themselves from purchasing a firearm. An individual may request inclusion in the database by submitting a request to DOJ that indicates the length of the prohibition they are requesting: a one-year, irrevocable prohibition; a five-year prohibition, the first year being irrevocable; or a 20-year prohibition, the first year being irrevocable. During a revocable period, an individual may remove 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 82 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all the prohibition by submitting to DOJ a request for removal, and DOJ must wait 48 hours and remove the individual from the list. The bill also requires DOJ, when responding to a request for a background check from a licensed firearms dealer regarding an individual who is in the database, to indicate that the individual is prohibited from purchasing a firearm. Extreme risk protection injunctions Under current law, a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm, and must surrender all firearms, if the person is subject to a domestic abuse injunction, a child abuse injunction, or, in certain cases, a harassment or an individuals-at-risk injunction. If a person surrenders a firearm because the person is subject to one of those injunctions, the firearm may not be returned to the person until a court determines that the injunction has been vacated or has expired and that the person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm. A person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under such an injunction is guilty of a Class G felony for violating the prohibition. The bill creates an extreme risk protection temporary restraining order (TRO) and injunction to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm. Under the bill, either a law enforcement officer or a family or household member of the person may file a petition with a court to request an extreme risk protection injunction. The petition must allege facts that show that the person is substantially likely to injure themself or another if the person possesses a firearm. Under the bill, the petitioner may request the court to consider first granting a temporary restraining order. If the petitioner requests a TRO, the petitioner must include evidence that there is an immediate and present danger that the person may injure themself or another if the person possesses a firearm and that waiting for the injunction hearing increases the immediate and present danger. If the petitioner requests a TRO, the court must hear the petition in an expedited manner. The judge must issue a TRO if, after questioning the petitioner and witnesses or relying on affidavits, the judge determines that it is substantially likely that the petition for an injunction will be granted and the judge finds good cause to believe there is an immediate and present danger that the person will injure themself or another if the person has a firearm and that waiting for the injunction hearing may increase the immediate and present danger. If the judge issues a TRO, the TRO is in effect until the injunction hearing, which must occur within 14 days of the TRO issuance. The TRO must require a law enforcement officer to personally serve the person with the order and to require the person to immediately surrender all firearms in their possession. If a law enforcement officer is unable to personally serve the person, then the TRO requires the person to surrender within 24 hours all firearms to a law enforcement officer or a firearms dealer and to provide the court a receipt indicating the surrender occurred. At the injunction hearing, the court may grant an extreme risk protection injunction ordering the person to refrain from possessing a firearm and, if the person was not subject to a TRO, to surrender all firearms he or she possesses if the 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 83 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is substantially likely to injure themself or another if the person possesses a firearm. An extreme risk protection injunction is effective for up to one year and may be renewed. A person who is subject to an extreme risk protection injunction may petition to vacate the injunction. If a person surrenders a firearm because the person is subject to an extreme risk protection TRO or injunction, the firearm may not be returned to the person until a court determines that the TRO has expired or the injunction has been vacated or has expired and that the person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm. A person who possesses a firearm while subject to an extreme risk protection TRO or injunction is guilty of a Class G felony. In addition, a person who files a petition for an extreme risk protection injunction, knowing the information in the petition to be false, is guilty of the crime of false swearing, a Class H felony. Persons prohibited from possessing a firearm following a conviction for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence Under federal law, a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm if he or she has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Under state law, a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law may not purchase a firearm or be issued a license to carry a concealed weapon. State law requires DOJ, before approving a handgun purchase or issuing a license, to conduct a background check on the prospective purchaser or applicant to determine if the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm. To determine if the person is prohibited under federal law, DOJ must review court records of all of the person[s criminal convictions to identify if any conviction qualifies as a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence under federal law. DOJ must review the record to determine if the relationship between the offender and the victim qualifies as a domestic relationship and if the offender engaged in violent conduct when committing the crime. The bill reorganizes two statutes—the crime of disorderly conduct and the definition of domestic abuse—so that DOJ is able to more easily determine if a conviction qualifies as a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence under federal law. First, under current law, a person is guilty of disorderly conduct if the person engages in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly conduct and if the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance. A person who has been convicted of disorderly conduct is prohibited from possessing a firearm if the disorderly conduct was a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence—that is, if the person engaged in violent conduct and if the relationship between the person and the victim was domestic. The bill reorganizes the disorderly conduct statute to separate XviolentY conduct from the other types of disorderly conduct so that the court record clearly indicates that the crime was a violent crime. Second, under current state law, Xdomestic abuseY is defined as certain actions taken against a victim if the victim is related to the actor, has a child in common with the actor, or currently resides or has resided with the actor. Unlike 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 84 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all state law, federal law does not define a crime as domestic violence if the only relationship is that the victim currently resides or has resided with the actor. The bill reorganizes the statute defining domestic abuse so that a court record would indicate the exact nature of the relationship. Therefore, under the bill, the court record would indicate when a person who is guilty under state law of a crime of domestic abuse is not guilty under federal law of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Undetectable firearms The bill prohibits the manufacture, transportation, sale, possession, and carrying of firearms that cannot be detected by metal detectors or airport x-ray machines or scanners. Federal law currently has a comparable prohibition; under the bill, the person would violate state law as well. A person who violates the state prohibition is guilty of a Class G felony. The bill prohibits the sale, posting, provision, or possession of plans for manufacturing an undetectable firearm. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class H felony. The bill also prohibits the possession of a frame or a receiver of a firearm that is not marked with a serial number. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class I felony. Prohibition on firearm accessories that accelerate the rate of fire The bill prohibits the sale, manufacture, transfer, use, or possession of any firearm accessory that is designed to accelerate or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class G felony. Reporting a lost or stolen firearm Under the bill, a person who owns a firearm that is stolen or missing must report the theft or loss to a law enforcement agency within 24 hours of discovering the theft or loss. A person who violates this requirement is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and guilty of a Class I felony for a subsequent offense. A person who falsely reports a stolen or lost firearm is guilty of the current-law crime of obstructing an officer and is subject to a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment of up to nine months, or both. The bill also requires a person who commercially sells or transfers a firearm to provide the purchaser or transferee a written notice of the requirement, created in the bill, to report a theft or loss of a firearm within 24 hours of discovering it. A seller or transferor who violates this requirement is subject to a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both. Containers and trigger locks at sale The bill requires a person who commercially sells or transfers a firearm to provide the purchaser or transferee with either a secure, lockable container that is designed to store a firearm or a trigger lock for the firearm. A seller or transferor 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 85 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all who violates this requirement is subject to a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both. Firearms in unattended retail facilities The bill requires that a retail business that sells firearms must secure all firearms when the business is unattended. Under the bill, the firearms must be secured in one of the following ways: in a locked fireproof safe, locked steel gun cabinet, or vault; in a steel-framed display case with specified reinforcements; with a hardened steel rod or cable; in a windowless, internal room that is equipped with a steel security door; or behind a steel roll-down door or security gate. Storing a firearm when a child is present The bill prohibits a person from storing or leaving a firearm at his or her residence if the person resides with a child who is under the age of 18, or knows a child who is under the age of 18 will be present in the residence, unless the firearm is in a securely locked box or container or other secure locked location or has a trigger lock engaged. A person who violates this prohibition is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I felony for a subsequent offense. This prohibition replaces the current law that penalizes a person who recklessly stores or leaves a loaded firearm within reach of a child who is under 14 if the child obtains it and does one of the following: 1) discharges the firearm and causes bodily harm or death (Class A misdemeanor); or 2) possesses or exhibits the firearm in a public place or endangers public safety (Class C misdemeanor). Storing a firearm in a residence at which a prohibited person resides The bill requires a person to store any firearm he or she possesses in a securely locked box or container or other secure locked location or with a trigger lock engaged if the person resides with a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state law. A person who violates this requirement is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I felony for a repeat offense. State law currently prohibits the following persons from possessing a firearm: persons who have been convicted of a felony; persons found not guilty of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect; persons who are subject to certain injunctions such as a domestic abuse or child abuse injunction or, in certain cases, a harassment or an individuals-at-risk injunction; and persons who have been involuntarily committed for mental health treatment and ordered not to possess a firearm. GAMBLING Bingo and raffle fees Under current law, an organization that conducts bingo and raffles must obtain a license from the Division of Gaming within DOA and pay all related license fees. Bingo licensees, generally, must pay a $10 license fee for each bingo occasion, meaning a single gathering or session at which a series of successive bingo games is played, and a $5 license fee for an annual license for the designated member of the organization responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts. A bingo licensee that is a community-based residential facility, a senior citizen community 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 86 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all center, or an adult family home that conducts bingo as a recreational or social activity must pay a $5 license fee. Raffle licensees must pay a $25 license fee. The bill doubles all bingo and raffle license fees. Also, under current law, a 1 percent occupational tax is imposed on the first $30,000 in gross receipts derived from the conduct of bingo by a licensed organization in a year. In gross receipts during a year that exceed $30,000, a 2 percent occupational tax is imposed. Under the bill, a 2 percent occupational tax is imposed on all gross receipts derived from the conduct of bingo by a licensed organization. Gaming regulation and enforcement Under current law and tribal gaming compacts, tribes make payments to the state to reimburse the state for costs relating to the regulation of certain gaming activities. This revenue, called Indian gaming receipts, may be expended for various purposes. The bill requires DOA to transfer portions of Indian gaming receipts to DOR to support DOR[s gaming regulation and enforcement activities. GENDER NEUTRAL TERMINOLOGY Making references in the statutes gender neutral The bill recognizes same-sex marriage by making references in the statutes to spouses gender-neutral, with the intent of harmonizing the Wisconsin Statutes with the holding of the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S. Ct. 2584, 192 L. Ed. 2d 609 (2015), which recognizes that same-sex couples have a fundamental constitutional right to marriage. The bill also recognizes legal parentage for same-sex couples under certain circumstances and adopts gender- neutral parentage terminology. The bill provides that marriage may be contracted between persons of the same sex and confers the same rights and responsibilities on married persons of the same sex that married persons of different sexes have under current law. The bill defines XspouseY as a person who is legally married to another person of the same sex or a different sex and replaces every reference to XhusbandY or XwifeY in current law with Xspouse.Y The bill makes applicable to married persons of the same sex all provisions under current law that apply to married persons of different sexes. These provisions relate to such diverse areas of the law as income tax, marital property, inheritance rights, divorce, child and spousal support, insurance coverage, family and spousal recreational licenses, consent to conduct an autopsy, domestic abuse, and eligibility for various types of benefits, such as retirement or death benefits and medical assistance. In addition to making statutory references to spouses gender-neutral, the bill specifies ways in which married couples of the same sex may be the legal parents of a child and, with some exceptions, makes current references in the statutes to XmotherY and Xfather,Y and related terms, gender-neutral. Under current law, all of the following may adopt a child: a husband and wife jointly, a husband or wife whose spouse is the parent of the child, and an unmarried adult. Because the bill makes references in the statutes to spouses gender-neutral, 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 87 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all same-sex spouses jointly may adopt a child and become the legal parents of the child, and a same-sex spouse of a person who is the parent of a minor child may adopt the child and become the legal parent of his or her spouse[s child. Under current law, if a woman is artificially inseminated under the supervision of a physician with semen donated by a man who is not her husband and the husband consents in writing to the artificial insemination of his wife, the husband is the natural father of any child conceived. Under the bill, one spouse may also consent to the artificial insemination of his or her spouse and is the natural parent of the child conceived. The artificial insemination is not required to take place under the supervision of a physician, but, if it does not, the semen used for the insemination must have been obtained from a sperm bank. Under current law, a man is presumed to be the father of a child if he and the child[s natural mother 1) were married to each other when the child was conceived or born or 2) married each other after the child was born but had a relationship with each other when the child was conceived and no other man has been adjudicated to be the father or is presumed to be the father because the man was married to the mother when the child was conceived or born. The paternity presumption may be rebutted in a legal action or proceeding by the results of a genetic test showing that the statistical probability of another man[s parentage is 99.0 percent or higher. The bill expands this presumption into a parentage presumption, so that a person is presumed to be the natural parent of a child if he or she 1) was married to the child[s established natural parent when the child was conceived or born or 2) married the child[s established natural parent after the child was born but had a relationship with the established natural parent when the child was conceived and no person has been adjudicated to be the father and no other person is presumed to be the child[s parent because he or she was married to the mother when the child was conceived or born. The parentage presumption may still be rebutted by the results of a genetic test showing that the statistical probability of another person[s parentage is 99.0 percent or higher. Expanding on current law, the bill allows for a paternity action to be brought for the purpose of rebutting the parentage presumption, regardless of whether that presumption applies to a male or female spouse. Current law provides that a mother and a man may sign a statement acknowledging paternity and file it with the state registrar. If the state registrar has received such a statement, the man is presumed to be the father of the child. Under current law, either person who has signed a statement acknowledging paternity may rescind the statement before an order is filed in an action affecting the family concerning the child or within 60 days after the statement is filed, whichever occurs first. Under current law, a man who has filed a statement acknowledging paternity that is not rescinded within the time period is conclusively determined to be the father of the child. The bill provides that two people may sign a statement acknowledging parentage and file it with the state registrar. If the state registrar has received such a statement, the people who have signed the 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 88 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all statement are presumed to be the parents of the child. Under the bill, a statement acknowledging parentage that is not rescinded conclusively establishes parentage with regard to the person who did not give birth to the child and who signed the statement. The bill defines Xnatural parentY as a parent of a child who is not an adoptive parent, whether the parent is biologically related to the child or not. Thus, a person who is a biological parent, a parent by consenting to the artificial insemination of his or her spouse, or a parent under the parentage presumption is a natural parent of a child. The definition applies throughout the statutes wherever the term Xnatural parentY is used. In addition, the bill expands some references in the statutes to Xbiological parentY by changing the reference to Xnatural parent.Y Gender neutral references on birth certificates Generally, the bill substitutes the term XspouseY for XhusbandY in the birth certificate statutes and enters the spouse, instead of the husband, of the person who has given birth on the birth certificate at times when a husband would currently be entered on a birth certificate. The name of the person who has given birth is entered on a birth certificate when the person gives birth to a child, and current law specifies when another name should be entered on the birth certificate. Current law requires that if a birth mother is married at any time from the conception to the birth of a child, then her husband[s name is entered on the birth certificate as the legal father of the child. Under the bill, if a person who gives birth is married at any time from the conception to the birth of the child, then that person[s spouse[s name is entered as a legal parent of the child. The bill also specifies that, in the instance that a second parent[s name is initially omitted from the birth certificate, if the state registrar receives a signed acknowledgement of parentage by people presumed to be parents because the two people married after the birth of the child, the two people had a relationship during the time the child was conceived, no person is adjudicated to be the father, and no other person is presumed to be the parent, then the state registrar must enter the name of the spouse of the person who gave birth as a parent on the birth certificate. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Presumptive eligibility for Wisconsin Shares Under current law, an individual is eligible to receive a child care subsidy under the Wisconsin Shares program if DCF determines that the individual meets certain requirements, including requirements related to age of the child, income of the individual, and the individual[s participation in certain eligible activities. Under the bill, DCF may find an individual presumptively eligible for a child care subsidy while DCF verifies the individual[s actual eligibility. If DCF finds an individual presumptively eligible for the child care subsidy, DCF must immediately begin issuing benefits to the individual. If DCF determines that the individual is actually ineligible, DCF must discontinue issuing benefits. To be found 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 89 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all presumptively eligible for the subsidies, an individual must submit a report to DCF that includes information establishing the individual[s actual eligibility and, based on the report, DCF must be able to plausibly assume that the individual is actually eligible for the subsidies. Wisconsin Shares copayment increase structure Under current law, if an individual is already receiving a Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy and the individual[s family income exceeds the maximum eligible income of 200 percent of the poverty line, the individual will continue to be eligible for the subsidy until or unless the individual[s family income exceeds 85 percent of the state median income. Until that time when the individual[s income exceeds 85 percent of the state median income, the individual[s copayment minimum for the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy will increase on a sliding scale based on the amount that the individual[s family income increases. The bill eliminates this copayment increase structure in order to comply with federal rule 89 FR 15366, effective April 30, 2024, which establishes that copayments for individuals receiving a child care subsidy from the federal Child Care and Development Fund may not exceed 7 percent of family income. Under the bill, in general, if an individual is already receiving a Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy and the individual[s family income exceeds 85 percent of the state median income, the individual is no longer eligible for the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy. Wisconsin Shares like-kin update 2023 Wisconsin Act 119 extended kinship care eligibility to like-kin, in addition to relatives of a child. XLike-kinY is defined under current law as an individual who has a significant emotional relationship with a child or the child[s family that is similar to a familial relationship and who is not and has not previously been the child[s licensed foster parent and, for an Indian child, includes individuals identified by the child[s tribe according to tribal tradition, custom or resolution, code, or law. The bill conforms language under the child care subsidy program, Wisconsin Shares, to this change so that references to kinship care are not limited to relatives. Child care quality improvement program The bill authorizes DCF to establish a program for making monthly payments and monthly per-child payments to certified child care providers, licensed child care centers, and child care programs established or contracted for by a school board. This new payment program is in addition to the current law system for providing child care payments under Wisconsin Shares. The bill requires DCF to promulgate rules to implement the program, including establishing eligibility requirements and payment amounts and setting requirements for how recipients may use the payments, and authorizes DCF to promulgate these rules as emergency rules. The bill funds the program through a new appropriation and by allocating federal moneys, including child care development funds and moneys received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 90 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all The bill eliminates the current law method by which DCF may modify maximum payment rates for child care providers under Wisconsin Shares based on a child care provider[s rating under the quality rating system known as YoungStar. Wisconsin Shares is a part of the Wisconsin Works program under current law, which DCF administers and which provides work experience and benefits for low-income custodial parents who are at least 18 years old. Under current law, an individual who is the parent of a child under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, under the age of 19, who needs child care services to participate in various education or work activities, and who satisfies other eligibility criteria may receive a child care subsidy for child care services under Wisconsin Shares. Expanded Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs Under current law, DCF administers a temporary wage subsidy program for individuals who meet all of the following qualifications: 1) are at least 18 years old and, if over 25 years old, are the parent or primary relative caregiver of a child; 2) have a household income below 150 percent of the federal poverty line; 3) have been unemployed for at least four weeks; 4) are ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits; 5) are not participating in a Wisconsin Works employment position; and 6) satisfy applicable substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment requirements. Under current law, funding is directed first to the program as established in Milwaukee County, called the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program, and next, if funding is available, to the program as established outside of Milwaukee County, called the Transitional Jobs program. The bill provides funding for and requires DCF to establish the Expanded Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program, which under the bill must be identical to the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program except that, to be eligible, an individual is not required to have an annual household income below 150 percent of the federal poverty line and, if over 25 years of age, is not required to be a parent or primary relative caregiver of a child. Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs The bill modifies the qualifications for participating in the Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs by removing the requirement that the individual has been unemployed for at least four weeks, and by specifying that anyone who is not receiving unemployment insurance benefits, regardless of their eligibility to receive those benefits, may participate. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Under current law, DCF allocates specific amounts of federal moneys, including child care development funds and moneys received under the TANF block grant program, for various public assistance programs. Under the bill, TANF funding allocations are changed in the following ways, as compared to the funding allocation in the 2023]25 fiscal biennium: 1. For homeless case management services grants, total funding is doubled. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 91 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 2. For the administration of public assistance programs and collection of public assistance overpayments, total funding is increased by 33 percent. 3. For emergency assistance payments, total funding is increased by 71 percent. 4. For grants to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution to programs that provide civil legal services to low-income families, funding is increased by 800 percent, from $500,000 per fiscal year to $4,500,000 per fiscal year. 5. For the Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs, total funding is increased by 31 percent. 6. For the Jobs for America[s Graduates program, total funding is doubled. 7. For direct child care services, child care administration, and child care improvement programs, total funding is increased by 14 percent. 8. For the support of the dependent children of recipients of supplemental security income, funding is increased by 75 percent per fiscal year from the funding in fiscal year 2024]25. 9. For kinship care and long-term kinship care payments and kinship care administration, total funding is increased by 47 percent. 10. For grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, funding is increased by 239 percent, from $2,807,000 in each fiscal year to $9,507,000 in each fiscal year. 11. For the earned income tax credit supplement, total funding is increased by 60 percent. 12. For all other programs under TANF, funding is continued with a funding change of 6 percent or less. The bill additionally allocates $3,472,000 in fiscal year 2025]26 and $6,944,000 in fiscal year 2026]27 for a child support debt reduction program and eliminates an allocation of $500,000 per fiscal year for skills enhancement grants. Civil legal services grants Under current law, DCF provides funding to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc. (the foundation), to provide civil legal services to TANF-eligible individuals in two ways: 1. DCF provides up to $100,000 in each fiscal year in matching funds to the foundation for the provision of civil legal services to eligible individuals. This grant does not specify what types of civil legal services may be provided. 2. DCF provides a $500,000 grant in each fiscal year to the foundation to provide grants to programs, up to $75,000 each, that provide certain legal services to eligible individuals. The legal services provided through this grant are limited to legal services in civil matters related to domestic abuse or sexual abuse or to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk. The bill removes the grant that requires matching funds and increases the grant to provide certain legal services to eligible individuals to $4,500,000 per fiscal year. Under the bill, the foundation may additionally use this funding to provide to eligible individuals civil legal services related to eviction. The bill removes the $75,000 cap on grants provided by the foundation to individual programs. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 92 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Child support debt reduction The bill creates a program administered by DCF to provide debt reduction for child support. Under the bill, if a noncustodial parent completes an eligible employment program, as determined by DCF by rule, and the custodial parent agrees to a reduction, the noncustodial parent is eligible for child support debt reduction in an amount up to $1,500. Under the bill, a parent may not qualify for the debt reduction more than once in any 12-month period. Child care water safety grant program The bill requires DCF to award a grant each fiscal year to Community Water Services, Inc., to help child care providers access safe drinking water. Grants for services for homeless and runaway youth The bill increases the limit on the amount that DCF may award in each fiscal year to support programs that provide services for homeless and runaway youth from $400,000 to $2,872,800. Tribal family services grants and funding for out-of-home-care placements by tribal courts Current law uses Indian gaming receipts to fund tribal family service grants and unexpected or unusually high-cost placements of Indian children by tribal courts in foster homes, group homes, or residential care centers for children and youth, in the homes of a relative other than a parent, or in a supervised independent living arrangement (out-of-home care). The bill appropriates GPR moneys for those purposes as well. Healthy eating incentive pilot program The bill modifies certain provisions of the healthy eating incentive pilot program. The bill defines an eligible retailer, for purposes of the program, to be a retailer authorized to participate in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as the federal food stamp program. Under current law, DHS must select, through a competitive selection process, one or more nonprofit organizations to administer the program statewide. The bill modifies that requirement, instead requiring only that DHS select one or more third-party organizations through the competitive selection process. Current law requires DHS to seek any available federal matching moneys from the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program to fund the program. The bill specifies that DHS must require any organization chosen to administer the program to fulfill that requirement to seek federal matching funds. Under the bill, a third-party organization chosen to administer the program may retain for administrative purposes an amount not to exceed 33 percent of the total contracted amount or the applicable cap found in federal law or guidance, whichever is lower. Electronic benefit transfer processing program The bill requires DHS to provide electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing equipment and services to farmers[ markets and farmers who sell directly to consumers as a payment processing program. The bill specifies that 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 93 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all the electronic benefit transfer processing equipment and services must include equipment and services for the state food stamp program, which is known as FoodShare. Under the bill, the vendor that processes the electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card transactions must also process any local purchasing incentives. Eliminating FSET drug testing requirement 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 required DHS to promulgate rules to develop and implement a drug screening, testing, and treatment policy, which DHS promulgated as ch. DHS 38, Wis. Adm. Code. 2017 Wisconsin Act 370 incorporated into statutes ch. DHS 38, relating to drug screening, testing, and treatment for recipients of the FoodShare employment and training program (FSET). FoodShare provides financial assistance to purchase food items to individuals who have limited financial resources. The bill eliminates the requirement to implement a drug screening, testing, and treatment policy and removes from the statutes the language incorporated by Act 370. FSET work requirement Current law requires DHS to require all able-bodied adults, with some limited exceptions, who seek benefits from the FoodShare program to participate in the FoodShare employment and training program, known as FSET, unless they are already employed. The bill eliminates that requirement for able-bodied adults with dependents while retaining the requirement for able-bodied adults without dependents. Eliminating FSET pay-for-performance requirement Current law requires DHS to create and implement a payment system based on performance for entities that perform administrative functions for the FoodShare employment and training program, known as FSET. DHS must base the pay-for-performance system on performance outcomes specified in current law. The bill eliminates the requirement for DHS to create a pay-for-performance system for FSET vendors. EMERGENCY SERVICES Emergency medical services funding assistance Under current law, DHS must annually distribute grants for vehicles, supplies, equipment, medication, or training to certain emergency medical responder departments and certain ambulance service providers under a funding formula consisting of an identical base amount plus a supplemental amount based upon the population of the primary service area or contract area. Under the bill, the funding formula must consist of a base amount based on provider type and a supplemental amount based upon the population or other relevant factors of the primary service area or contract area. Currently, grant recipients may not expend more than 15 percent of a grant on nondurable or disposable medical supplies or equipment and medications. The bill removes the limitation for equipment. In addition, current law requires DHS to distribute grants to emergency 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 94 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all medical responder departments and certain ambulance service providers to pay for certain training, licensure, and certification requirements, including administration of the licensure examination for emergency medical technicians. Under the bill, the grants may be used to pay for administration of the licensure examination for any type of emergency medical services practitioner, not just emergency medical technicians. Emergency medical services grant funding The bill requires DHS to award grants each fiscal year to municipalities to improve or expand emergency medical services and creates an appropriation for that purpose. From the moneys appropriated each fiscal year, DHS must award 25 percent to municipalities to support the development of 24-7 paid service models in accordance with criteria developed by DHS. DHS must award the remainder using a formula consisting of a base amount, determined by DHS, for each municipality, plus a supplemental amount based on the municipality[s population. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Medicaid expansion; elimination of childless adults demonstration project BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core are programs under the state[s Medical Assistance program, which provides health services to individuals who have limited financial resources. The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act allows a state to receive an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage payment for providing benefits to certain individuals through a state[s Medical Assistance program. The bill changes the family income eligibility level to up to 133 percent of the federal poverty line for parents and caretaker relatives under BadgerCare Plus and for childless adults currently covered under BadgerCare Plus Core and for those who are incorporated into BadgerCare Plus in the bill. The bill requires DHS to comply with all federal requirements and to request any amendment to the state Medical Assistance plan, waiver of Medicaid law, or other federal approval necessary to qualify for the highest available enhanced federal medical assistance percentage for childless adults under the BadgerCare Plus program. Under current law, certain parents and caretaker relatives with incomes of not more than 100 percent of the federal poverty line, before a 5 percent income disregard is applied, are eligible for BadgerCare Plus benefits. Under current law, childless adults who 1) are under age 65; 2) have family incomes that do not exceed 100 percent of the federal poverty line, before a 5 percent income disregard is applied; and 3) are not otherwise eligible for Medical Assistance, including BadgerCare Plus, are eligible for benefits under BadgerCare Plus Core. The bill eliminates the childless adults demonstration project, known as BadgerCare Plus Core, as a separate program on July 1, 2025. Current law, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 370, requires that DHS implement the BadgerCare Reform waiver as it relates to childless adults as approved by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) effective October 31, 2018. The 2015]17 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 95 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all and 2017]19 biennial budget acts required DHS to submit a waiver request to the federal Department of Health and Human Services authorizing DHS to take certain actions, including imposing premiums on, requiring a health risk assessment of, and limiting the time of eligibility for recipients of BadgerCare Plus under the childless adults demonstration project waiver. Act 370 required DHS to implement the childless adults BadgerCare Reform waiver by no later than November 1, 2019. If JCF determines that DHS has not complied with the implementation deadline, has not made sufficient progress in implementing the BadgerCare Reform waiver, or has not complied with other requirements relating to approved waiver implementation, Act 370 allows JCF to reduce from moneys allocated for state operations or administrative functions DHS[s appropriation or expenditure authority, whichever is applicable, or change the authorized level of full-time equivalent positions for DHS related to the Medical Assistance program. In April 2021, CMS withdrew approval of the community engagement requirements that had previously been approved in the October 31, 2018, BadgerCare Reform waiver. The 2018 waiver was set to expire December 31, 2023, but CMS approved a temporary extension to December 31, 2024. As part of the approval of that extension, CMS removed authority for certain elements of the demonstration project, including disenrollment lockout periods, monthly premiums, health behavior assessments, health risk assessments, and the requirement for beneficiaries to answer questions about substance use treatment needs in order to remain eligible. On October 29, 2024, CMS approved DHS[s request for an extension of the BadgerCare Reform waiver through December 31, 2029, subject to the same limitations set forth in the 2023 temporary extension. The bill eliminates the statutory implementation requirement for the BadgerCare Reform waiver, including the deadline and penalties, eliminates the statutory requirement for DHS to seek the waiver, and allows DHS to modify or withdraw the waiver. Postpartum Medical Assistance coverage The bill requires DHS to seek approval from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to extend until the last day of the month in which the 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls Medical Assistance benefits to women who are eligible for those benefits when pregnant. Currently, postpartum women are eligible for Medical Assistance benefits until the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls. 2021 Wisconsin Act 58 required DHS to seek approval from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to extend these postpartum Medical Assistance benefits until the last day of the month in which the 90th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls. On June 3, 2022, DHS filed a Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver application with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend postpartum coverage for eligible Medical Assistance recipients, as required by 2021 Wisconsin Act 58. Determination of eligibility for Medical Assistance or subsidized health 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 96 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all insurance coverage by indicating interest on an individual income tax return The bill requires DOR to include questions on an individual income tax return to determine whether the taxpayer or any member of the taxpayer[s household does not have health care coverage under a health insurance policy or health plan. If the taxpayer indicates that the taxpayer or any member of the taxpayer[s household does not have health care coverage, DOR must, at the taxpayer[s request, forward the taxpayer[s response to DHS to have DHS evaluate whether the taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer[s household is eligible to enroll in the Medical Assistance program or whether the taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer[s household is eligible for subsidized health insurance coverage through a health insurance marketplace for qualified health plans under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill specifies that DHS may not use any information provided to determine that the individual is ineligible to enroll in the Medical Assistance program. Medical Assistance waiver for health-related social needs The bill directs DHS to request a waiver from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to provide reimbursement for services for health- related social needs under the Medical Assistance program. Under the bill, DHS must provide reimbursement for those services if the waiver is granted. Payment for school medical services Under current law, if a school district or a cooperative educational service agency elects to provide school medical services and meets certain requirements, DHS is required to reimburse the school district or cooperative educational service agency for 60 percent of the federal share of allowable charges for the school medical services that they provide. If the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing elects to provide school medical services and meets certain other requirements, DHS is also required to reimburse DPI for 60 percent of the federal share of allowable charges for the school medical services that the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing provide. Further, under current law, DHS is required to reimburse school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, and DPI, on behalf of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, for 90 percent of the federal share of allowable school medical services administrative costs. The bill increases the amount that DHS is required to reimburse a school district, cooperative educational service agency, and DPI, on behalf of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, for provided school medical services to 100 percent of the federal share of allowable charges for the school medical services. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 97 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all The bill also increases the amount that DHS is required to reimburse a school district, cooperative educational service agency, and DPI, on behalf of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, to 100 percent of the federal share of allowable school medical services administrative costs. Certified peer specialist services The bill requires DHS to provide as a benefit and reimburse services provided by certified peer specialists under the Medical Assistance program. The bill also adds services provided by certified peer specialists to a DHS program to coordinate and continue care following a substance use overdose. A Xcertified peer specialist,Y as defined in the bill, is an individual who has experience in the mental health and substance use services system, who is trained to provide support to others, and who has received peer specialist or parent peer specialist certification. The bill requires DHS to reimburse under the Medical Assistance program a certified peer specialist service that meets all of the following criteria: the recipient of the certified peer specialist service is in treatment for or recovery from mental illness or a substance use disorder; the certified peer specialist provides the service under the supervision of a competent mental health professional and in coordination and accordance with the recipient[s individual treatment plan and treatment goals; and the certified peer specialist completes the training requirements specified by DHS. Medical Assistance coverage of doula services The bill requires DHS to request any necessary waiver or amendment to the state Medical Assistance plan to allow Medical Assistance reimbursement for doula services and, if any necessary waiver or amendment is approved, directs DHS to reimburse certified doulas for doula services provided to Medical Assistance recipients. Doula services consist of childbirth education and support services, including emotional and physical support provided during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period. Medical Assistance coverage for incarcerated individuals The bill authorizes DHS to submit a request to the secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services for a waiver of federal Medicaid law to conduct a demonstration project allowing prerelease coverage to incarcerated individuals for certain services under the Medical Assistance program for up to 90 days before release if the individual is otherwise eligible for coverage under the Medical Assistance program. The bill provides that if the waiver is approved, DHS may provide reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program for both the federal and nonfederal share of services, including case management services, provided to incarcerated individuals under the waiver. Medical assistance coverage of nonsurgical treatment for TMJ disorder Under current law, the Medical Assistance program provides coverage for certain dental services. Under the bill, this coverage includes nonsurgical 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 98 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder, commonly known as XTMJ disorder.Y Statewide contract for dental benefits The bill requires DHS to submit any necessary request to the federal Department of Health and Human Services for a state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law to implement a statewide contract for dental benefits through a single vendor under the Medical Assistance program. If the federal government disapproves the amendment or waiver request, the bill provides that DHS is not required to implement the statewide contract. Medical Assistance coverage for detoxification and stabilization services The bill requires DHS to provide reimbursement for detoxification and stabilization services under the Medical Assistance program. The bill requires DHS to submit to the federal government any request for federal approval necessary to provide the reimbursement for detoxification and stabilization services under the Medical Assistance program, and makes reimbursement contingent upon any needed federal approval. The bill defines detoxification and stabilization services as adult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization service, residential withdrawal management service, or residential intoxication monitoring service. The bill also requires DHS, through the community grants program it is required to administer, to distribute not more than $500,000 each fiscal year for grants to community-based withdrawal centers, including those certified as a residential intoxication monitoring service, residential withdrawal management service, or adult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization service. Medical Assistance payments to rural health clinics The bill modifies the methodology DHS must use for reimbursing rural health clinics for services provided to Medical Assistance recipients. Currently, DHS reimburses rural health clinics for the reasonable costs of the services they provide. Under the bill, for services provided on or after July 1, 2026, DHS must reimburse rural health clinics using a payment methodology based on the federal Medicaid prospective payment system, which directs that reimbursement be provided to a rural health clinic at a rate that is based upon the rural health clinic[s per-visit costs in previous years, adjusted for medical cost inflation and for any change in the scope of services furnished by the rural health clinic. Elimination of birth cost recovery Under current law, as a condition of eligibility for benefits under the Medical Assistance program, a person is deemed to have assigned to the state by applying for or receiving benefits under the Medical Assistance program any rights to medical support or other payment of medical expenses from any other person. Current law further provides that if a mother of a child was enrolled in a health maintenance organization or other prepaid health care plan under the Medical Assistance program at the time of the child[s birth, then birth expenses that were incurred by the health maintenance organization or other prepaid health care plan 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 99 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all may be recovered by the state. The bill provides that no birth expenses may be recovered by the state under this process. Eliminating legislative oversight of federal waivers. Current law, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 370, prohibits DHS from submitting a request to a federal agency for a waiver or renewal, modification, withdrawal, suspension, or termination of a waiver of federal law or rules or for authorization to implement a pilot program or demonstration project unless legislation has been enacted specifically directing the submission of the request. For any legislation that requires submission of a request that has not yet been submitted, current law requires DHS to submit an implementation plan to JCF and submit its final proposed request to JCF for approval. Current law requires DHS to take certain actions and submit monthly progress reports to JCF once a request has been submitted to the federal agency. When the federal agency has approved the request in whole or in part and the request has not been fully implemented, current law requires DHS to submit its final implementation plan to JCF for approval. Current law allows JCF to reduce from moneys allocated for state operations or administrative functions the agency[s appropriation or expenditure authority or change the authorized level of full-time equivalent positions for the agency related to the program for which the request is required to be submitted if JCF determines that the state agency has not made sufficient progress or is not acting in accordance with the enacted legislation requiring the submission of the request. The bill eliminates the requirement that legislation be enacted in order for DHS to submit a request for a waiver or renewal, modification, withdrawal, suspension, or termination of a waiver of federal law or rules or for authorization to implement a pilot program or demonstration project. The bill also eliminates the legislative review procedure for requests for waivers, pilot programs, or demonstration projects required by current law created by Act 370. Eliminating legislative review of Medicaid state plan amendments The Medical Assistance program is the state[s Medicaid program and is jointly funded by the state and federal governments through a detailed agreement known as the state plan. Under current law created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 370, DHS is required to submit to JCF under its passive review process any proposed Medical Assistance state plan amendment and any proposed change to a reimbursement rate for or supplemental payment to a Medical Assistance provider that has an expected fiscal effect of $7,500,000 or more from all revenue sources over a 12- month period. The bill eliminates this requirement to submit for JCF review Medical Assistance state plan amendments, changes to reimbursement rates, or supplemental payments. Dental reimbursement pilot project reporting requirement Under current law, DHS must distribute moneys under a dental reimbursement pilot project to increase the reimbursement rate for pediatric dental care and adult emergency dental services provided under the Medical Assistance program in Brown, Marathon, Polk, and Racine Counties and, if certain requirements are met, in any other county, as determined by DHS, where Medical 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 100 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Assistance recipients have the greatest need for pediatric dental care and adult emergency dental services. In addition, current law requires DHS to submit a biennial report on the pilot project to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, each standing committee of the legislature with jurisdiction over health or public benefits, and JCF. The bill eliminates the reporting requirement. Community support program Currently, mental health and psychosocial rehabilitative services provided by a community support program are a benefit provided by the Medical Assistance program. Under current law, for these services, a county pays the nonfederal share of the Medical Assistance reimbursement and DHS reimburses the service provider for the federal share of the Medical Assistance reimbursement. Under the bill, DHS must reimburse a county for both the federal and nonfederal share of the allowable charges for mental health and psychosocial rehabilitative services provided by a community support program. Hospital assessment Under current law, certain hospitals must pay an annual assessment that is equal to a percentage of the hospital[s gross patient revenues. Currently, DHS must set the percentage so that the total amount of assessments collected in a fiscal year is $414,507,300. The bill increases this amount to $1,341,839,500. Under current law, institutions for mental disease, certain general psychiatric hospitals, and critical access hospitals are not required to pay the assessment. The bill also exempts rehabilitation hospitals and long-term acute care hospitals from paying the assessment. Currently, DHS must use a portion of the assessments collected to pay for services provided under the Medical Assistance program by the hospitals from which the assessments are collected. Under current law, the payments must equal the amount collected divided by 61.68 percent. The bill increases that percentage to 62.39. Under current law, a critical access hospital must also pay an annual assessment that is equal to a percentage of the critical access hospital[s gross inpatient revenues. Currently, DHS must use a portion of the assessments collected to pay for services provided by critical access hospitals under the Medical Assistance program. Under current law, the payments must equal the amount collected divided by 61.68 percent. Under the bill, the payments must equal $49,392,400, and moneys from a biennial GPR appropriation for Medical Assistance program benefits may also be used as needed to fund the nonfederal share of payments for the services. Children[s behavioral health managed care The bill authorizes DHS to request a waiver from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to administer a children[s behavioral health specialty managed care program under the Medical Assistance program. The bill provides that DHS may administer the children[s behavioral health specialty managed care program if the waiver is granted. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 101 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Children[s long-term support waiver program The bill requires DHS to ensure that any eligible child who applies for the disabled children[s long-term support waiver program receives services under that program. The disabled children[s long-term support waiver program provides services to children who have developmental, physical, or severe emotional disabilities and who are living at home or in another community-based setting. Pediatric inpatient supplement The bill establishes in statute reference to supplemental funding totaling $2,000,000 to be distributed by DHS to certain acute care hospitals located in Wisconsin that have a total of more than 12,000 inpatient days in the hospital[s acute care pediatric units and intensive care pediatric units, not including neonatal intensive care units. In addition, under the bill, DHS may distribute additional funding of $7,500,000 in each state fiscal year to hospitals that are free-standing pediatric teaching hospitals located in Wisconsin that have a Medicaid inpatient utilization rate greater than 45 percent. CHILDREN Expanding eligibility for subsidized guardianships and kinship care payments Under current law, a guardian appointed by the juvenile court or tribal court to provide care to a child adjudged to be in need of protection or services or a juvenile adjudged to be in need of protection or services, if the juvenile[s parent or prior guardian is unable or needs assistance to control the juvenile, may receive monthly subsidized guardianship payments from DCF or a county department of human or social services (county department) reimbursed by DCF or an Indian tribe reimbursed by DCF. A guardian may receive such payments only if certain conditions have been met, including that 1) the child, if 14 years of age or over, has been consulted with regarding the guardianship arrangement; 2) the guardian has a strong commitment to caring for the child permanently; 3) the guardian is licensed as the child[s foster parent, which licensing includes an inspection of the guardian[s home under rules promulgated by DCF; 4) the guardian and all adult residents of the guardian[s home have passed a criminal background investigation; and 5) prior to being named as guardian of the child, the guardian entered into a subsidized guardianship agreement with DCF, the county department, or the Indian tribe. Under the bill, a guardian appointed by the juvenile court or tribal court to a juvenile adjudged to be delinquent or a juvenile adjudged to be in need of protection or services for any reason may receive monthly subsidized guardianship payments from DCF, a county department, or an Indian tribe. Under current law, a kinship care provider who is providing temporary care to a child or juvenile adjudged to be in need of protection or services may receive monthly kinship care payments from DCF, a county department, or an Indian tribe. Under the bill, a kinship care provider who is providing temporary care to a juvenile alleged to be delinquent may receive such payments. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 102 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Under current law, kinship care payments are administered directly by DCF in Milwaukee County. Under the bill, a county department in Milwaukee County may administer kinship care payments and be reimbursed by DCF. The bill also requires that in a dispositional order placing a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent outside his or her home, in addition to the findings required under current law, the court must also find that continued placement in the juvenile[s home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile. Under current law, such an order must include a finding that the juvenile[s current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the juvenile or the community due to the serious nature of the act for which the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent. DCF child support assignment and referrals The bill removes the assignment to the state of child support orders and arrears existing at the time a child enters foster care. The bill also removes the role of DCF and a county department in providing child support referrals and collecting child support for families with children in out-of-home care except if DCF or a county department determines that such a referral is appropriate under rules to be promulgated by DCF. The bill eliminates from the Juvenile Justice Code requirements that the juvenile court order child support, except for modification of existing orders, and order the parents of a juvenile under DCF supervision to contribute towards the costs of certain sanctions, dispositions, or placements. The bill also adds language to the Xbest interests of the childY factor that under current law must be used by the family court when modifying a child support order. The bill specifies that, for a child in out-of-home care under the Children[s Code or the Juvenile Justice Code, this factor includes the impact on the child of family expenditures to improve any conditions in the home that would facilitate the reunification of the child with the child[s family, if appropriate, and the importance of a placement that is the least restrictive of the rights of the child and the parents and the most appropriate for meeting the needs of the child and the family. Foster care and kinship care rates and payments The bill eliminates the separate monthly basic maintenance rates that the state or a county pays to foster parents certified to provide level one care so that age-based monthly basic maintenance rates are paid to all foster parents. The bill changes the rates paid to all kinship care providers, which under current law are $375 per month for a child of any age, to be the same as the age-based monthly basic maintenance rates paid to foster parents. The bill also increases these age-based monthly basic maintenance rates by 5 percent. Beginning on January 1, 2026, the monthly rates are $463 for a child under five years of age, $507 for a child 5 to 11 years of age, $575 for a child 12 to 14 years of age, and $601 for a child 15 years of age or over. The bill provides that, in addition to the monthly rates currently paid to a foster home or a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child, DCF or a county department of human services or social services may make emergency payments for kinship care to a kinship care provider or for foster care to a foster home if any of the following conditions are met: 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 103 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 1. The governor has declared a state of emergency, or the federal government has declared a major disaster, that covers the locality of the home of the kinship care provider who is providing foster care in the home (home). 2. This state has received federal funding to be used for child welfare purposes due to an emergency or disaster declared for the locality of the home. 3. DCF has determined that conditions in this state or in the locality of the home have resulted in a temporary increase in the costs borne by foster homes and kinship care providers, including a pandemic or other public health threat, a natural disaster, or unplanned school closures of five consecutive days or more. The bill provides that DCF must determine the amount of an emergency payment based on available funding and may promulgate rules governing the provision of the payments. The bill changes the statutes and the administrative code to make all foster homes and kinship care providers eligible to receive exceptional payments to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside together and to receive an initial clothing allowance. Under current law, these payments are only available to foster homes certified to provide higher than level one care. Benefits eligibility screening The bill directs DCF or a county department (the department) to periodically screen each child under the placement and care of the department in out-of-home care, other than children placed with kinship care providers receiving kinship care payments, to determine if the child is eligible for federal or state benefits (benefits). If the department finds that a child is eligible for benefits, the department must do all of the following: 1. Apply for the benefits for which the child is eligible on behalf of the child. 2. Ensure that the child, the child[s guardian ad litem, and the child[s parent, guardian, or Indian custodian receive proper and timely notice of any application for benefits, the results of an application for benefits, and any appeal of a denial of benefits that could be or is filed on behalf of the child. 3. Provide the child with training covering financial literacy and maintaining benefit eligibility prior to the child aging out of out-of-home care. If the department is appointed as representative payee for a child receiving benefits under the bill, the department must conserve the child[s benefits in protected accounts that avoid asset limitations for federal and state programs, consistent with the best interests of the child; provide a periodic accounting to the child, the child[s attorney or guardian ad litem, and the child[s parent, guardian, or Indian custodian regarding the conservation and use of the child[s benefits while the child is in the department[s care; and work with the child and the appropriate federal agency to return remaining funds to the child or another fiduciary once the child exits the department[s care. The department may contract with a public or private agency to fulfill the requirements of the bill. The department may not use benefits received on behalf of a child to pay for the costs of caring for the child in out-of-home care, but may use 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 104 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all the child[s federal benefits for the child[s unmet needs beyond what the agency is obligated to, is required to, or has agreed to provide. The bill requires DCF to promulgate rules to implement the bill and authorizes DCF to promulgate emergency rules for the period before permanent rules take effect. Representation of parents in CHIPS proceedings Under current law, a parent is generally not entitled to representation by a public defender in a proceeding under the Children[s Code in which a child is alleged to be in need of protection or services. However, a pilot program that began in 2018 requires the SPD to assign counsel to any nonpetitioning parent in these cases in Brown, Outagamie, Racine, Kenosha, and Winnebago Counties. This five- county pilot program is set to expire after June 2025. The bill extends the expiration date of the pilot program to December 31, 2026. Independent living services eligibility expansion The bill expands a current program under which DCF must distribute $231,700 each fiscal year for the purpose of assisting individuals who reach the age of 18 while residing in out-of-home care to make the transition from out-of-home care to a successful adulthood. The bill expands this program to also assist an individual who resided in out-of-home care, including in the home of like-kin or in the home of a person who is not a relative or like-kin, for at least six months after his or her 16th birthday; an individual who was placed under a guardianship as a child in need of protection or services on or after his or her 16th birthday; and an individual who was adopted on or after his or her 16th birthday following time in out-of-home care. The bill also allows the services funded by this program to be offered until age 23, and allows the funding to be distributed to Indian tribes and private and public agencies and organizations. The bill also removes the requirement that DCF distribute a minimum of $231,700 in each fiscal year for the program. Specialized congregate care payments The bill grants DCF the authority to expend funds to provide payments for specialized services to children with high acuity needs in congregate care facilities. XCongregate care facilitiesY means group homes, shelter care facilities, and residential care centers for children and youth. Children and family services Under current law, DCF must distribute $101,551,400 in fiscal year 2023]24 and $101,939,600 in fiscal year 2024]25 to counties for children and family services. The bill updates those amounts to $104,969,500 in fiscal year 2025]26 and $110,869,200 in fiscal year 2026]27. Child care partnership grant program The bill authorizes DCF to establish a grant program to award funding to businesses, nonprofits, or governmental entities (businesses) that provide or wish to provide child care services for their employees. The bill allows such a grant to be 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 105 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all used to reserve child care placements for local business employees, pay child care tuition, and other costs related to child care. Under the bill, a grant recipient with 50 or fewer employees must provide at least 10 percent matching funds and a grant recipient with more than 50 employees must provide at least 15 percent matching funds. The bill allows DCF to promulgate rules to administer the grant program, including to determine eligibility for a grant, and authorizes DCF to promulgate these as emergency rules. Child care access program The bill requires DCF to contract with Wonderschool, Inc., and Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Inc., to increase access to high-quality child care. The bill requires DCF to enter into a $4,500,000 contract with Wonderschool to 1) increase the child care workforce by launching an online software platform that is linked to DCF[s website to connect child care providers with child care workers and a pool of substitute child care workers and 2) build child care capacity in this state. The bill also requires DCF to enter into a $5,500,000 contract with Wisconsin Early Childhood Association to provide 1) existing or prospective child care providers with licensing and certification assistance, 2) coaching and other support services, and 3) tax education assistance for child care centers that provide care and supervision for between four and eight children. Grants for out-of-school time programs The bill directs DCF to make grants to out-of-school time programs, defined as structured programs or activities that meet all of the following conditions: 1. To the extent practicable, the program or activity is led by adult mentors using evidence-based or evidence-informed practices and is provided to school-age children before school, after school, or during the summer. 2. The program or activity does not supplant instructional services provided by a school or result in academic credit for students. 3. The program or activity relates to improving social, emotional, academic, or career readiness competencies; reducing negative behaviors, including violence and crime, tobacco use, alcohol and substance abuse, disengagement from school, school suspension, truancy, and health-compromising behaviors; providing a safe out-of- school time environment; or engaging in career exploration or formal or informal work-based learning. The bill requires DCF to promulgate rules to implement the grant program and authorizes DCF to promulgate emergency rules for the period before permanent rules take effect. HEALTH Complex patient pilot program The bill requires DHS to select, using a competitive grant selection process, partnership groups to be designated as participating sites for a complex patient pilot program and then award grants to the partnership groups selected. The bill provides that a partnership group is one or more hospitals in partnership with one or more post-acute facilities. The bill provides that DHS must solicit feedback 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 106 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all regarding the pilot program from representatives of health care system organizations, long-term care provider organizations, long-term care operator organizations, patient advocate groups, insurers, and any other organization determined to be relevant by the secretary of health services. Under the bill, DHS must require each partnership group that applies to be designated as a site for the pilot program to address certain issues in its application, including 1) the number of complex patient care beds that will be set aside in a post-acute facility or through implementation of another innovative model of patient care in a post-acute facility to which participating hospitals agree; 2) defined goals and measurable outcomes of the partnership both during and after the pilot program; 3) the types of complex patients for whom care will be provided; 4) an operating budget for the proposed site; and 5) the participant group[s expertise to successfully implement the proposal. The bill requires DHS to develop a methodology to evaluate the pilot program and contract with an independent organization to complete the evaluation. Under the bill, DHS may pay the organization[s fee from the funding appropriated for the pilot program. The bill requires DHS to give additional weight to partnership groups that would ensure geographic diversity. Upon completion of the required evaluation, the independent organization contracted by DHS to conduct the evaluation must provide the evaluation to DHS. Health care entity oversight and transparency The bill creates various requirements and procedures related to health care entity oversight and transparency. The bill establishes procedures for review of proposed material change transactions involving health care entities. The bill requires DHS to promulgate rules to define, for purposes of the provisions in the bill, what entities are considered to be health care entities and what constitutes a material change transaction. The bill requires, among other things, that before consummating any material change transaction, a health care entity must submit written notice to DHS. Under the bill, DHS must post information about the proposed transaction on its website no less than 30 days before the anticipated implementation of the material change transaction or, if the department is notified less than 30 days before the anticipated implementation, as soon as is practicable. The bill includes procedures for DHS to review and approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a proposed transaction. The bill provides for post-transaction oversight, including possible enforcement by the attorney general and DHS, as well as monitoring of compliance and required reporting. The bill also prohibits the corporate practice of medicine and requires DHS to promulgate rules to define what conduct constitutes the corporate practice of medicine within the scope of the prohibition. The bill adds transparency requirements relating to ownership and control of health care entities. Under the bill, with certain exceptions, each health care entity must report certain information relating to ownership and control to DHS annually and upon the consummation of a material change transaction involving the entity, including the legal name of the entity, its business address, and locations of 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 107 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all operations, as well as a current organizational chart showing the business structure of the health care entity and the name and contact information of a representative of the entity. Beginning in 2028, the bill requires DHS to post on its publicly available website an annual report based on the health care entity reporting from the previous year. The bill includes enforcement mechanisms, including granting DHS authority to audit and inspect the records of any health care entity that has failed to submit complete reporting information or if DHS has reason to question the accuracy or completeness of the information submitted. The bill requires DHS to conduct annual audits of a random sample of health care entities to verify compliance with and accuracy and completeness of required reporting. The bill includes penalties for failure to submit a required report and for submitting a report containing false information. Health care entities consisting of independent health care providers or provider organizations without any third- party ownership or control entities, with 10 or fewer physicians or less than $10 million in annual revenue, are subject to forfeiture of up to $50,000 for each report not provided or containing false information, and all other health care entities are subject to a forfeiture of up to $500,000 for each report not provided or containing false information. The bill also includes authority for DHS to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of the bill. Women[s health block grant Under current law, DHS must allocate women[s health funds, which are funds received by the state from the federal government under Title V of the federal Social Security Act, to develop and maintain an integrated system of community health services and to maximize the coordination of family planning services. Current law excludes from the definition of Xfamily planningY the performance, promotion, encouragement, or counseling in favor of, or referral either directly or through an intermediary for, voluntary termination of pregnancy but includes in the definition of Xfamily planningY the provision of nondirective information explaining prenatal care and delivery or infant care, foster care, or adoption. Current law provides that DHS must distribute women[s health funds only to public entities. However, current law allows those public entities to provide some or all of the funds received to other public entities or private entities but only if the recipients of the funds do not provide abortion services, make referrals for abortion services, or have an affiliate that provides abortion services or makes referrals for abortion services. The bill continues to allow public entities that receive funds from DHS to provide some or all of the funds to other public or private entities but eliminates the restriction on which public or private entities may receive those funds. The bill also includes in the definition of Xfamily planningY the provision of nondirective information explaining pregnancy termination. Nursing home bed access Under current law, DHS licenses nursing home beds and enforces a maximum limit on the number of these licensed beds in the state. The bill reduces that limit 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 108 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all from 51,795 to 25,415. The bill also directs DHS to allocate 125 nursing home beds to applicants that agree to prioritize admissions of patients with complex needs and patients who have been unable to find appropriate placement at another facility. Newborn screening program In general, under current law, newborns must be tested for certain congenital and metabolic disorders as specified in rules promulgated by DHS. The federal Department of Health and Human Services maintains a list of disorders for which it recommends testing in newborns, known as the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP). Under the bill, DHS must evaluate each disorder that is included in the RUSP as of January 1, 2025, to determine whether newborns in this state should be tested for that disorder. This requirement does not apply to any disorder in the RUSP if, as of January 1, 2025, the disorder is already included in the list of disorders for which newborns must be tested in this state. In addition, the bill requires DHS to evaluate any disorder added to the RUSP after January 1, 2025, to determine whether newborns in this state should be tested for that newly added disorder. If DHS determines newborns should not be tested for the disorder, DHS must annually review medical literature and DHS[s capacity and resources to test for the disorder in order to determine whether to reevaluate the inclusion of the disorder in newborn testing in this state. If, in any of these evaluations or reevaluations, DHS determines that a disorder in the RUSP should be added to the list of disorders for which newborns must be tested in this state, the bill requires DHS to promulgate rules to add that disorder. The requirements for evaluations, reviews, and reevaluations under the bill do not apply to a disorder in the RUSP if DHS is in the process of adding, by rule, the disorder to the list of disorders for which newborns must be tested in this state. However, if the rule-making procedure for that disorder does not result in promulgation of a rule, then DHS must consider the disorder under the review and reevaluation procedures under the bill. Electrocardiogram screening pilot project for middle school and high school athletes in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties The bill directs DHS to develop a pilot program to provide electrocardiogram screenings for participants in middle school and high school athletics programs in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. DHS is required to award $4,067,200 in grants in fiscal year 2026]27 to local health departments to implement the program. The bill specifies that participation in the program by participants in middle school and high school athletics programs must be optional. Alzheimer[s Family and Caregiver Support Program Under current law, DHS is required to allocate funds to agencies to be used for the administration and implementation of an Alzheimer[s Family and Caregiver Support Program for persons with Alzheimer[s disease and their caregivers. Current law provides that DHS may not distribute more than $3,058,900 in each 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 109 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all fiscal year for services to persons with Alzheimer[s disease and their caregivers. The bill increases that limit to $3,558,900 in each fiscal year. Maternal and child health grants The bill authorizes DHS to distribute up to $800,000 in each fiscal year to organizations whose mission is to improve maternal and child health in Wisconsin. Mobile dental clinic grants The bill requires DHS to award grants to community health centers to procure and operate mobile dental clinics. A community health center is a health care entity that provides primary health care, health education, and social services to low-income individuals. Grants for free and charitable clinics and FQHC look-alikes Under current law, DHS must annually award $2,250,000 in grants to free and charitable clinics. The bill increases that amount to $2,500,000 annually. Free and charitable clinics are nonprofit health care organizations that provide health services to individuals who are uninsured, underinsured, or have limited or no access to primary, specialty, or prescription care. The bill also requires DHS to annually award $200,000 in grants to federally qualified health center (FQHC) look-alikes. Under the bill, a grant to an FQHC look-alike may not exceed $100,000. XFQHCY is a federal designation for health care entities that meet certain requirements, including providing primary health care services to medically underserved populations, and receive federal grant moneys. XFQHC look-alikeY is a federal designation for health care entities that meet all of the requirements of FQHCs but do not receive federal FQHC grant moneys. Health care provider training grants Under current law, DHS must distribute grants to hospitals, health systems, and educational entities that form health care education and training consortia for allied health professionals in an amount up to $125,000 per consortium in each fiscal year. The grants may be used for curriculum and faculty development, tuition reimbursement, or clinical site or simulation expenses. Current law also requires DHS to distribute grants to hospitals and clinics that provide training opportunities for advanced practice clinicians in an amount up to $50,000 per hospital or clinic in each fiscal year and to give preference to training programs that include rural hospitals and rural clinics as clinical training locations. The grants must be used to pay for the costs of operating a clinical training program for advanced practice clinicians. Current law requires grant recipients under both grant programs to match the grants through their own funding sources. The bill combines those grant programs under a single section of the statutes and funds the grants from a single appropriation. The bill removes the current law matching requirement for grant recipients and the grant amount caps. The bill also requires DHS to distribute grants to health systems that provide training opportunities for advanced practice clinicians and to hospitals, health systems, 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 110 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all clinics, and educational entities that form health care education and training consortia for behavioral health providers. In awarding any grant under the bill, DHS must give preference to training programs that include rural hospitals and rural clinics as clinical training locations. The bill specifies that acceptable uses of grant moneys include reasonable expenses incurred by a trainee, expenses related to planning and implementing a training program, and up to $5,000 in equipment expenses. Falls prevention funding The bill directs DHS to award $450,000 in each of fiscal years 2025]26 and 2026]27 to an organization committed to reducing falls among older adults for the purpose of statewide falls prevention awareness and initiatives. Assistive technology services Under current law, DHS awards grants for certain community programs. The bill allows DHS to distribute up to $250,000 in each fiscal year for grants to provide assistive technology services. Community dental health coordinators The bill requires DHS to award grants to support community dental health coordinators in rural regions of the state. Community dental health coordinators are individuals who help facilitate oral health care for families and individuals, particularly in underserved communities. Grant funding for diaper banks Under current law, DHS is required to award grants for certain community programs. The bill allows DHS to distribute up to $500,000 in each fiscal year as grants to diaper banks to provide diapers to families in need. Health care provider innovation grants The bill requires DHS to award $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2025]26 as grants to health care providers and long-term care providers to implement best practices and innovative solutions to increase worker recruitment and retention. Medical debt collections reporting The bill prohibits a health care provider, or a billing administrator or debt collector acting on behalf of a health care provider, from reporting to a consumer reporting agency that a debt arising from services provided by the health care provider is in collections status unless 1) the health care provider provided a written statement to the patient describing the unpaid amount and due date and that included the name and address of the health care provider that provided the services, 2) the written statement includes a statement indicating that if payment is not received, the debt may be reported to a credit reporting agency, 3) six months have passed since the due date listed on that statement, and 4) the patient does not dispute the charges. Statewide poison control program Under current law, DHS must implement a statewide poison control system 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 111 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all that provides statewide poison control services 24 hours a day and 365 days a year and provides poison information and education to health care professionals and the public. Current law provides that DHS must distribute funding up to $425,000 in each fiscal year to supplement the operation of the system and to provide for the statewide collection and reporting of poison control data. The bill increases this amount to $482,500. Conversion of lead poisoning and lead services grant appropriation from annual to continuing. The bill converts an appropriation to DHS for the purpose of providing lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants from an annual appropriation to a continuing appropriation. Annual appropriations are appropriations expendable only for the fiscal year for which they are made. Continuing appropriations are appropriations that are expendable until fully depleted or repealed by the legislature. Mike Johnson grants The bill increases from $4,000,000 to $4,500,000 the annual maximum amount of Mike Johnson life care and early intervention services grants that DHS awards to organizations for HIV-related services, including needs assessments, assistance in procuring services, counseling and therapy, home care services and supplies, advocacy, case management services, and early intervention services. Grants for pediatric health psychology residency and fellowship training programs Under current law, DHS awards grants for certain community programs. The bill allows DHS to distribute up to $600,000 in each fiscal year as grants to support pediatric health psychology residency and fellowship training programs. Trauma resilience grant The bill allows DHS, through the grants program it is required to administer, to distribute up to $250,000 in fiscal year 2025]26 and up to $250,000 in fiscal year 2026]27 as a grant to an organization in the city of Milwaukee to support the needs of individuals impacted by trauma and to develop the capacity of organizations to treat and prevent trauma. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Psychiatric residential treatment facilities The bill establishes a DHS certification process for psychiatric residential treatment facilities. The bill defines a psychiatric residential treatment facility as a nonhospital facility that provides inpatient comprehensive mental health treatment services to individuals under the age of 21 who, due to mental illness, substance use, or severe emotional disturbance, need treatment that can most effectively be provided in a residential treatment facility. Psychiatric residential treatment facilities must be certified by DHS to operate. The bill also provides that services through a psychiatric residential treatment facility are reimbursable under the Medical Assistance program. The 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 112 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all bill requires DHS to submit to the federal government any request for federal approval necessary to provide the reimbursement for services by a psychiatric residential treatment facility under the Medical Assistance program. Under current law, DHS must award grants for certain community programs. The bill allows DHS to distribute up to $1,790,000 each fiscal year to support psychiatric residential treatment facilities. 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline grants The bill requires DHS to award grants to organizations that provide crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals who contact the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline from anywhere within the state. Currently, DHS partners with Wisconsin Lifeline to provide statewide 988 crisis hotline services. Crisis stabilization facilities grants The bill requires DHS to award grants for services at facilities providing crisis stabilization services. Under the bill, Xcrisis stabilization servicesY are optional emergency mental health services that provide short-term, intensive, community- based services to avoid the need for inpatient hospitalization. Crisis program enhancement grants The bill expands the crisis program enhancement grant program to include grants to counties, regions comprising multiple counties, or municipalities to establish and enhance law enforcement and behavioral health services emergency response collaboration programs. Under current law, the crisis program enhancement grant program requires DHS to award grants to counties or regions of multiple counties to establish or enhance crisis programs to serve individuals having crises in rural areas. The bill instructs DHS to annually award a total amount of $2,000,000 in each fiscal biennium to establish and enhance law enforcement and behavioral health services emergency response collaboration programs. The bill requires any entity that receives a grant to establish and enhance law enforcement and behavioral health services emergency response collaboration programs to contribute at least 25 percent of the grant amount awarded for the purpose that the grant money is received. Crisis urgent care and observation facilities The bill amends a biennial appropriation to DHS for grants to support crisis urgent care and observation facilities to make it a continuing appropriation. Biennial appropriations are appropriations that are expendable for the fiscal biennium for which they are made. Continuing appropriations are appropriations that are expendable until fully depleted or repealed by a subsequent action of the legislature. Extended intensive treatment surcharge Under current law, an individual may be placed at or transferred to a state center for the developmentally disabled if DHS and the individual[s county of residence agree upon a maximum discharge date for the individual, among other 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 113 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all requirements. Currently, DHS may impose a surcharge on a county for certain services provided at a center for the developmentally disabled after an individual[s maximum discharge date. Under current law, all moneys received as payment for the surcharge must be provided to counties for onetime costs associated with relocating individuals from a center for the developmentally disabled. Under the bill, the surcharge must be used instead for the provision of alternative services by mental health institutes and centers for the developmentally disabled, such as residential, dental, and mental health services. Funding for Winnebago Mental Health Institute The bill transfers moneys from the general fund to a program revenue appropriation for DHS to support the operations of Winnebago Mental Health Institute. Mental health consultation program The bill combines the child psychiatry consultation program with additional services into a new mental health consultation program. The bill also splits off funding for the existing addiction medicine consultation program into a separate appropriation. Currently, the child psychiatry consultation program assists participating clinicians in providing care to children with mental health care needs and provides referral support and additional services. Current law requires DHS to convene interested persons, including the Medical College of Wisconsin, to develop a plan and standards for a comprehensive mental health consultation program incorporating various psychiatry specialties, including addiction medicine; a perinatal psychiatry consultation program; and the child psychiatry consultation program. This requirement is eliminated in the bill along with the separate child psychiatry consultation program. Under current law, the addiction medicine consultation program assists participating clinicians in providing care to patients with substance use addiction and provides referral support and additional services. The bill retains the program, but establishes a new appropriation to fund the program. The bill requires an organization to administer a mental health consultation program (MHCP) that incorporates a comprehensive set of mental health consultation services and may include perinatal, child, adult, geriatric, pain, veteran, and general mental health consultation services. Under the bill, the organization that currently administers the child psychiatry consultation program must administer the MHCP during the 2025]26 fiscal year, but DHS may contract with another organization in subsequent fiscal years. The contracting organization may contract with any other entity to perform any operations and satisfy any requirements of the MHCP. The contracting organization must do all of the following: ensure that mental health providers providing services through the MHCP have the appropriate credentials as described in the bill, maintain infrastructure to provide services statewide on every weekday, provide consultation services as promptly as practicable, report to DHS any information DHS requires, 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 114 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all conduct surveys of participating clinicians as described in the bill, and provide certain specified services. Those specified services are the following: support for clinicians participating in the MHCP to assist in the management of mental health concerns; triage-level assessments to determine the most appropriate response; diagnostics and therapeutic feedback when medically appropriate; and recruitment of other practices to a provider[s services. The MHCP must be able to provide consultation services by telephone and email but may also provide services by other means. In addition to the services required in the bill, which are eligible for funding by DHS, the contracting organization may provide any of the services specified in the bill that are eligible for funding by DHS. HOUSING WHEDA housing programs modifications The bill makes modifications to three housing programs administered by WHEDA: the residential housing infrastructure revolving loan program, also known as the Infrastructure Access program; the main street housing rehabilitation revolving loan program, also known as the Restore Main Street program; and the commercial-to-housing conversion revolving loan program, also known as the Vacancy-to-Vitality program. For the Infrastructure Access program, the bill does all of the following: 1. Allows a loan to a developer to provide for up to 33 percent of total project costs and a loan to a governmental unit to provide for up to 25 percent of total project costs. Under current law, a loan to developers may provide for up to 20 percent of total project costs and a loan to a governmental unit may provide for up to 10 percent of total project costs. 2. Permits up to 25 percent of the amount of a loan to a developer to be used for improvements to private infrastructure. Under current law, a loan may be used for improvements to only infrastructure that is or will be owned, maintained, or provided for or to a governmental unit or infrastructure in a rural area that is transferred to public use. 3. Allows tribal housing authorities to receive loans as developers of eligible projects. For the Restore Main Street program, the bill does all of the following: 1. Allows a loan to provide for up to $50,000 per dwelling unit or 33 percent of total project costs, whichever is less. Under current law, a loan may provide for up to $20,000 per dwelling unit or 25 percent of total project costs, whichever is less. 2. Allows loans to be awarded to projects under the jurisdiction of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band. For the Vacancy-to-Vitality program, the bill does all of the following: 1. Allows a loan to provide for up to 33 percent of total project costs. Under current law, a loan may provide up to $1,000,000 per project or 20 percent of total project costs, whichever is less. 2. Permits housing developments with fewer than six dwelling units to be eligible for a loan. Under current law, an eligible housing development must have fewer than 16 dwelling units. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 115 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 3. Allows loans to be awarded to projects under the jurisdiction of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band. In addition, the bill does the following for each of the three programs: 1. Removes the requirements that a governmental unit have updated the housing element of its comprehensive plan within five years in order to be eligible for a loan and permits projects to benefit from a tax incremental district and to use historic tax credits. 2. For the purpose of establishing that a governmental unit has reduced the costs of housing as part of applying for a loan, allows the governmental unit to submit to WHEDA measures taken by the governmental unit on or after January 1, 2015. Under current law, a governmental unit or political subdivision must show cost-reduction measures taken on or after January 1, 2023. 3. Allows a loan to be awarded for projects on tribal reservation or trust lands not subject to property taxes in this state. Discrimination in housing based on receipt of rental or housing assistance Current open housing law prohibits discrimination in housing based on sex; race; color; sexual orientation; disability; religion; national origin; marital status; family status; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; lawful source of income; age; or ancestry. The bill prohibits discrimination in housing based on receipt of rental or housing assistance in the form of a contribution from a third party. Capital reserve fund bonding limit Under current law, WHEDA issues notes and bonds for most WHEDA programs, including housing programs for individuals and families of low or moderate income. Current law prohibits WHEDA from issuing notes and bonds that are secured by a capital reserve fund if the total aggregate outstanding principal amount would exceed $1,000,000,000. The bill increases this limit to $1,300,000,000. Low-income housing tax credit Under current law, WHEDA may certify a person to claim, for a period of up to six years, a state tax credit if the person has an ownership interest in a low-income housing project in Wisconsin and qualifies for the federal low-income housing tax credit program. The bill increases the amount of credits that WHEDA may annually certify from $42,000,000 to $100,000,000. The bill also requires that the project be allocated the federal credit and financed with tax-exempt bonds that are not subject to the federal credit[s volume cap—as opposed to any tax-exempt bonds, as required under current law—and allows WHEDA to waive these requirements to the extent that WHEDA anticipates that sufficient tax-exempt private activity bond volume cap under federal law will not be available to finance low-income housing projects in any year. Affordable housing and workforce development grants The bill requires DOA to establish a competitive grant program to award grants to cities, villages, towns, counties, school districts, and businesses, whether 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 116 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all operated for profit or not for profit, to fund the start-up of programs focused on developing the skilled workforce by building or rehabilitating affordable housing in their communities. Grants to incentivize eliminating zoning barriers to affordable housing The bill requires DOA to establish a competitive grant program to award grants to cities, villages, towns, counties, and federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in the state that adopt one or more of the policy initiatives enumerated in the bill to eliminate zoning barriers for the creation or expansion of affordable housing. Homeless case management services grants Under current law, DOA may award up to 10 grants of up to $50,000 each year to shelter facilities for case management services provided to homeless families. The bill eliminates the limit on the number of grants that may be awarded and raises the grant limit to $75,000. Geographic distribution of housing grants Under current law, DOA may award grants to provide homeless individuals with housing and other supportive services to facilitate their movement to independent living. DOA must ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under the bill, the geographic areas of the state among which DOA must balance funds for the grants need not correspond to the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization. Grants to Milwaukee County Housing First The bill directs DOA to award two grants of $100,000 in fiscal years 2025]26 and 2026]27 to the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services to support Milwaukee County[s Housing First initiative. Whole-home upgrade grants The bill establishes a pilot program under which DOA must award one or more grants to Walnut Way Conservation Corp. for the purpose of funding home improvements in low-income households in a first class city (presently only Milwaukee) that have one or more of the following goals: 1) reducing carbon emissions; 2) reducing energy burdens; 3) creating cost savings; or 4) creating healthier living environments. The bill authorizes DOA to establish eligibility requirements and other program guidelines for the grant program and allows a grant recipient to use grant moneys for administrative costs. Housing quality standards grants The bill requires DOA to award grants to owners of rental housing units in Wisconsin for purposes of satisfying applicable housing quality standards. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 117 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all INSURANCE Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board The bill creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, whose purpose is to protect Wisconsin residents and other stakeholders from the high costs of prescription drugs. The board consists of the commissioner of insurance and the following members, all of whom are appointed by the governor for four-year terms: 1. Two members who represent the pharmaceutical drug industry, at least one of whom is a licensed pharmacist. 2. Two members who represent the health insurance industry. 3. Two members who represent the health care industry, at least one of whom is a licensed practitioner. 4. Two members who represent the interests of the public. The bill requires the board to meet in open session at least four times per year to review prescription drug pricing information. The board must provide at least two weeks[ public notice of its meetings, make the meeting[s materials publicly available at least one week prior to meeting, and provide the opportunity for public comment. The bill imposes conflict of interest requirements for the board relating to recusal and public disclosure of certain conflicts. The bill directs the board to access and assess drug pricing information, to the extent practicable, by accessing and assessing information from other states, by assessing spending for the drug in Wisconsin, and by accessing other available pricing information. Under the bill, the board must conduct drug cost affordability reviews. The first step in the reviews is for the board to identify prescription drugs whose launch wholesale acquisition cost exceeds specified thresholds, prescription drugs whose increase in wholesale acquisition cost exceeds specified thresholds, and other prescription drugs that may create affordability challenges for the health care system in Wisconsin. For each identified prescription drug, the board must determine whether to conduct an affordability review by seeking stakeholder input and considering the average patient cost share for the drug. During an affordability review, the board must determine whether use of the prescription drug that is fully consistent with the labeling approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration or standard medical practice has led or will lead to an affordability challenge for the health care system in Wisconsin. In making this determination, the bill requires the board to consider a variety of factors, which include the following: 1. The drug[s wholesale acquisition cost. 2. The average monetary price concession, discount, or rebate the manufacturer provides, or is expected to provide, for the drug to health plans. 3. The total amount of price concessions, discounts, and rebates the manufacturer provides to each pharmacy benefit manager for the drug. 4. The price at which therapeutic alternatives have been sold and the average monetary concession, discount, or rebate the manufacturer provides, or is expected 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 118 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all to provide, to health plan payors and pharmacy benefit managers for therapeutic alternatives. 5. The costs to health plans based on patient access consistent with federal labeled indications and recognized standard medical practice. 6. The impact on patient access resulting from the drug[s cost relative to insurance benefit design. 7. The current or expected dollar value of drug-specific patient access programs that are supported by the manufacturer. 8. The relative financial impacts to health, medical, or social services costs that can be quantified and compared to baseline effects of existing therapeutic alternatives. 9. The average patient copay or other cost sharing for the drug. If the board determines that a prescription drug will lead to an affordability challenge, the bill directs the board to establish an upper payment limit for that drug that applies to all purchases and payor reimbursements of the drug dispensed or administered to individuals in Wisconsin. In establishing the upper payment limit, the board must consider the cost of administering the drug, the cost of delivering it to consumers, and other relevant administrative costs. For certain drugs, the board must solicit information from the manufacturer regarding the price increase and, if the board determines that the price increase is not a result of the need for increased manufacturing capacity or other effort to improve patient access during a public health emergency, the board must establish an upper payment limit equal to the drug[s cost prior to the price increase. Office of the Public Intervenor The bill creates the Office of the Public Intervenor, attached to OCI. Under the bill, the Office of the Public Intervenor assists individuals with claims, policies, appeals, and other legal actions related to pursuing insurance coverage for medical procedures, prescription medications, and other health care services. The bill authorizes the office to levy an assessment on insurance providers based upon their premium volume for health insurance policies written in the state. Prescription drug importation program The bill requires the commissioner of insurance, in consultation with persons interested in the sale and pricing of prescription drugs and federal officials and agencies, to design and implement a prescription drug importation program for the benefit of and that generates savings for Wisconsin residents. The bill establishes requirements for the program, including all of the following: 1) the commissioner must designate a state agency to become a licensed wholesale distributor or contract with a licensed wholesale distributor and to seek federal certification and approval to import prescription drugs; 2) the program must comply with certain federal regulations and import from Canadian suppliers only prescription drugs that are not brand-name drugs, have fewer than four competitor drugs in this country, and for which importation creates substantial savings; 3) the commissioner must ensure that prescription drugs imported under the program are 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 119 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all not distributed, dispensed, or sold outside of Wisconsin; and 4) the program must have an audit procedure to ensure the program complies with certain requirements specified in the bill. Before submitting the proposed program to the federal government for certification, the commissioner must submit the proposed program to JCF for its approval. State prescription drug purchasing entity The bill requires OCI to conduct a study on the viability of creating or implementing a state prescription drug purchasing entity. Exemption from prior authorization requirements The bill allows the commissioner of insurance to establish, by rule, that any health insurance policy or plan that uses a prior authorization process must exempt health care providers from obtaining prior authorizations for a health care item or service for a period of time established by the commissioner if, in the most recent evaluation period established by the commissioner, the health insurance policy or plan has approved or would have approved not less than a certain proportion of prior authorization requests, as established by the commissioner, submitted by the health care provider for the health care item or service. The commissioner may specify the health care items or services that may be subject to this exemption. Further, the commissioner may specify how health care providers may obtain an exemption from obtaining prior authorizations under the bill, including by providing a process for automatic evaluation. Prior authorization transparency The bill imposes several regulations on the use of prior authorization requirements used by health care plans. Under the bill, Xprior authorizationY is defined to mean the process by which a health care plan or a contracted utilization review organization determines the medical necessity and medical appropriateness of otherwise covered health care services. The bill requires health care plans to maintain a list of services for which prior authorization is required and publish the list on its website to be accessible by members of the general public without requiring the creation of an account or the entry of any credentials or personal information. Further, the bill requires health care plans to make the current prior authorization requirements and restrictions that it uses accessible and conspicuously posted on its website or on the website of a contracted utilization review organization for enrollees and providers. The bill provides that any clinical review criteria on which a prior authorization requirement or restriction is based must satisfy certain criteria, including that the criteria are based on nationally recognized, generally accepted standards except where provided by law, that the criteria are developed in accordance with the current standards of a national medical accreditation entity, and that the criteria ensure quality of care and access to needed health care services. The bill prohibits a health care plan from denying a claim for failure to obtain prior authorization if the prior authorization requirement was not in effect on the date that the service was provided. Further, the bill prohibits health care plans and 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 120 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all utilization review organizations contracted with health care plans from deeming supplies or services as incidental and from denying a claim for supplies or services if a provided health care service associated with the supplies or services receives prior authorization or if a provided health care service associated with the supplies or services does not require prior authorization. Finally, the bill provides that if a health care plan intends to impose a new prior authorization requirement or restriction or intends to amend a prior authorization requirement or restriction, the health care plan must provide all providers contracted with the health care plan with advanced written notice of the new or amended requirement or restriction no less than 60 days before the new or amended requirement or restriction is implemented. No health care plan may implement a new or amended prior authorization requirement or restriction unless the health care plan or a contracted utilization review organization has updated the post on its website to reflect the new or amended prior authorization requirement or restriction. Inpatient mental health prior authorization The bill prohibits health insurance policies and self-insured governmental health plans that cover inpatient mental health services from requiring prior authorization for the provision or coverage of those services. Health insurance policies are referred to as disability insurance policies in the bill, and a self-insured governmental health plan is a self-funded health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town, or school district. Coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions and other insurance market regulations The bill requires certain health plans to guarantee access to coverage; prohibits plans from imposing preexisting condition exclusions; prohibits plans from setting premiums or cost-sharing amounts based on health status-related factors; prohibits plans from setting lifetime or annual limits on benefits; requires plans to cover certain essential health benefits; requires coverage of certain preventive services by plans without a cost-sharing contribution by an enrollee; sets a maximum annual amount of cost sharing for enrollees; and designates risk pool, medical loss ratio, and actuarial value requirements. The bill requires every individual health insurance policy, referred to in the bill as health benefit plans, to accept every individual who, and every group health insurance policy to accept every employer that, applies for coverage, regardless of the sexual orientation, the gender identity, or any preexisting condition of any individual or employee who will be covered by the plan. The bill allows health benefit plans to restrict enrollment in coverage to open or special enrollment periods and requires the commissioner of insurance to establish a statewide open enrollment period that is no shorter than 30 days for every individual health benefit plan. The bill prohibits a group health insurance policy, including a self-insured governmental health plan, from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion. The bill also prohibits an individual health insurance policy from reducing or denying a 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 121 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all claim or loss incurred or disability commencing under the policy on the ground that a disease or physical condition existed prior to the effective date of coverage. A health benefit plan offered on the individual or small employer market or a self-insured governmental health plan may not vary premium rates for a specific plan except on the basis of 1) whether the plan covers an individual or a family; 2) the area in the state; 3) age; and 4) tobacco use, as specified in the bill. An individual health benefit plan or self-insured health plan is prohibited under the bill from establishing rules for the eligibility of any individual to enroll based on health status-related factors, which are specified in the bill. A self-insured health plan or an insurer offering an individual health benefit plan is also prohibited from requiring an enrollee to pay a greater premium, contribution, deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount than is required of an otherwise similarly situated enrollee based on a health status-related factor. Current state law prohibits group health benefit plans from establishing rules of eligibility or requiring greater premium or contribution amounts based on a factor related to health status. The bill adds to these current law requirements for group health benefit plans that the plan may not require a greater deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount based on a health status-related factor. Under the bill, an individual or group health benefit plan or a self-insured governmental health plan may not establish lifetime or annual limits on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent of an enrollee under the plan. The bill specifies a maximum amount of cost sharing that a plan may impose as the amount calculated under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill requires individual and small employer plans to have either a single statewide risk pool for the individual market and a single pool for the small employer market or a single statewide risk pool for a combination of the individual and small employer markets. The bill requires individual and small employer plans to have a medical loss ratio of at least 80 percent and larger group plans to have a medical loss ratio of at least 85 percent. The medical loss ratio is the proportion of premium revenues that the plan spends on clinical services and quality improvement. The bill also requires individual and small employer plans to provide a level of coverage that is designed to provide benefits that are actuarially equivalent to at least 60 percent of the full actuarial value of the benefits provided under the plan. An actuarial value of 60 percent corresponds to a bronze tier plan under the ACA. The bill requires certain health insurance policies and governmental self- insured health plans to cover essential health benefits that will be specified by the commissioner of insurance by rule. The bill specifies a list of requirements that the commissioner must follow when establishing the essential health benefits including certain limitations on cost sharing and the following general categories of benefits, items, or services in which the commissioner must require coverage: ambulatory patient services, emergency services, hospitalization, maternity and newborn care, 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 122 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all mental health and substance use disorder services, prescription drugs, rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices, laboratory services, preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management, and pediatric services. If an essential health benefit specified by the commissioner is also subject to its own mandated coverage requirement, the bill requires the health insurance policy or self-insured health plan to provide coverage under whichever requirement provides the insured or plan participant with more comprehensive coverage. The bill requires health insurance policies and governmental self-insured health plans to cover certain preventive services and to provide coverage of those preventive services without subjecting that coverage to deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance. The preventive services for which coverage is required are specified in the bill. The bill also specifies certain instances when cost-sharing amounts may be charged for an office visit associated with a preventive service. Preventing surprise bills for emergency medical services and other items and services The bill requires defined network plans, such as health maintenance organizations, and certain preferred provider plans and self-insured governmental plans that cover benefits or services provided in either an emergency department of a hospital or an independent freestanding emergency department to cover emergency medical services without requiring a prior authorization determination and without regard to whether the health care provider providing the emergency medical services is a participating provider or facility. If the emergency medical services for which coverage is required are provided by a nonparticipating provider, the plan must 1) not impose a prior authorization requirement or other limitation that is more restrictive than if the service was provided by a participating provider; 2) not impose cost sharing on an enrollee that is greater than the cost sharing required if the service was provided by a participating provider; 3) calculate the cost-sharing amount to be equal to the recognized amount specified under federal law; 4) provide, within 30 days of the provider[s or facility[s bill, an initial payment or denial notice to the provider or facility and then pay a total amount to the provider or facility that is equal to the amount by which an out-of-network rate exceeds the amount it received in cost sharing from the enrollee; and 5) count any cost-sharing payment made by the enrollee for the emergency medical services toward any in-network deductible or out-of-pocket maximum as if the cost-sharing payment was made for services provided by a participating provider or facility. For coverage of an item or service that is provided by a nonparticipating provider in a participating facility, a plan must 1) not impose a cost-sharing requirement for the item or service that is greater than the cost-sharing requirement that would have been imposed if the item or service was provided by a participating provider; 2) calculate the cost-sharing amount to be equal to the recognized amount specified under federal law; 3) provide, within 30 days of the provider[s bill, an initial payment or denial notice to the provider and then pay a total amount to the provider that is equal to the amount by which the out-of- 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 123 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all network rate exceeds the amount it received in cost sharing from the enrollee; and 4) count any cost-sharing payment made by the enrollee for the items or services toward any in-network deductible or out-of-pocket maximum as if the cost-sharing payment was made for items or services provided by a participating provider. A nonparticipating provider providing an item or service in a participating facility may not bill or hold liable an enrollee for more than the cost-sharing amount unless the provider provides notice and obtains consent as described in the bill. However, if the nonparticipating provider is providing an ancillary item or service that is specified in the bill, and the commissioner of insurance has not specifically allowed providers to bill or hold an enrollee liable for that item or service by rule, the nonparticipating provider providing the ancillary item or service in a participating facility may not bill or hold liable an enrollee for more than the cost-sharing amount. Under the bill, a provider or facility that is entitled to a payment for an emergency medical service or other item or service may initiate open negotiations with the defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental health plan to determine the amount of payment. If the open negotiation period terminates without determination of the payment amount, the provider, facility, or plan may initiate the independent dispute resolution process as specified by the commissioner of insurance. If an enrollee of a plan is a continuing care patient, as defined in the bill, and is obtaining services from a participating provider or facility, and the contract is terminated because of a change in the terms of the participation of the provider or facility in the plan or the contract is terminated, resulting in a loss of benefits under the plan, the plan must notify the enrollee of the enrollee[s right to elect to continue transitional care, provide the enrollee an opportunity to notify the plan of the need for transitional care, and allow the enrollee to continue to have the benefits provided under the plan under the same terms and conditions as would have applied without the termination until either 90 days after the termination notice date or the date on which the enrollee is no longer a continuing care patient, whichever is earlier. Health insurance claims The bill imposes upon insurers certain requirements for health insurance claims processing and denials, including a requirement to process claims within a reasonable time frame that prevents an undue delay in care, to provide a detailed explanation of a claim denial, and to disclose whether the insurer uses artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making in processing claims. The bill also prohibits certain actions by an insurer with respect to health insurance claims, including using vague or misleading terms to deny a claim, stalling review of a claim to avoid timely payment, allowing non-physician personnel to determine whether care is medically necessary, mandating prior approval for routine or urgent procedures in a manner that causes harmful delays, or requiring an insured to fail a cheaper treatment before approving coverage for necessary care. The bill directs insurers to annually publish a report about their claim denials for health insurance 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 124 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all policies and their use of artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making in processing claims for health insurance policies. The bill also directs the commissioner of insurance to maintain a public database of insurers[ health insurance claim denial rates and the outcomes of independent reviews of adverse actions under health insurance policies. Under current law, insureds may request an independent review of adverse actions under a health insurance policy under certain circumstances. The bill provides that an insured also has the right to request from the Office of the Public Intervenor created under the bill a review of any health insurance claim denial. In addition, the bill authorizes the commissioner of insurance to audit insurers that deny health insurance claims with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice. Under the bill, the commissioner may collect any relevant information from an insurer necessary to conduct an audit; contract with a third party to conduct an audit; order an insurer to comply with a corrective action plan based on the findings of an audit; and impose forfeitures or sanctions on an insurer that fails to comply with a corrective action plan. The bill also requires insurers to provide a written response to any adverse findings of an audit. Application of manufacturer discounts Health insurance policies and plans often apply deductibles and out-of-pocket maximum amounts to the benefits covered by the policy or plan. A deductible is an amount that an enrollee in a policy or plan must pay out of pocket before attaining the full benefits of the policy or plan. An out-of-pocket maximum amount is a limit specified by a policy or plan on the amount that an enrollee pays, and once that limit is reached, the policy or plan covers the benefit entirely. The bill requires health insurance policies that offer prescription drug benefits and self-insured health plans to apply the amount of any discounts that a manufacturer of a brand- name drug provides to reduce the amount of cost sharing that is charged to an enrollee for those brand-name drugs to the enrollee[s deductible and out-of-pocket maximum amount. That requirement applies for brand-name drugs that have no generic equivalent and for brand-name drugs that have a generic equivalent but that the enrollee has prior authorization or physician approval to obtain. Fiduciary duty of pharmacy benefit managers The bill imposes fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers. Pharmacy benefit managers contract with health plans that provide prescription drug benefits to administer those benefits for the plans. They also have contracts with pharmacies and pay the pharmacies for providing the drugs to the plan beneficiaries. The bill provides that a pharmacy benefit manager owes a fiduciary duty to a plan sponsor. The bill also requires that a pharmacy benefit manager annually disclose all of the following information to the plan sponsor: 1. The indirect profit received by the pharmacy benefit manager from owning a pharmacy or service provider. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 125 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 2. Any payments made to a consultant or broker who works on behalf of the plan sponsor. 3. From the amounts received from drug manufacturers, the amounts retained by the pharmacy benefit manager that are related to the plan sponsor[s claims or bona fide service fees. 4. The amounts received from network pharmacies and the amount retained by the pharmacy benefit manager. Licensure of pharmacy benefit management brokers and consultants The bill requires an individual who is acting as a pharmacy benefit management broker or consultant or who is acting to procure the services of a pharmacy benefit manager on behalf of a client to be licensed by OCI. The bill allows OCI to promulgate rules to establish criteria, procedures, and fees for licensure. Licensure of pharmaceutical representatives The bill requires a pharmaceutical representative to be licensed by OCI and to display the pharmaceutical representative[s license during each visit with a health care professional. The bill defines Xpharmaceutical representativeY to mean an individual who markets or promotes pharmaceuticals to health care professionals on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer for compensation. The term of a license issued under the bill is one year, and the license is renewable. Under the bill, the license fee is set by the commissioner of insurance. The bill directs the commissioner to promulgate rules to implement the bill[s requirements, including rules that require pharmaceutical representatives to complete continuing educational coursework as a condition of licensure. An individual who violates any of the requirements under the bill is subject to a fine, and the individual[s license may be suspended or revoked. Pharmacy services administrative organizations The bill requires that a pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO) be licensed by OCI. Under the bill, a PSAO is an entity operating in Wisconsin that does all of the following: 1. Contracts with an independent pharmacy to conduct business on the pharmacy[s behalf with a third-party payer. 2. Provides at least one administrative service to an independent pharmacy and negotiates and enters into a contract with a third-party payer or pharmacy benefit manager on the pharmacy[s behalf. The bill defines Xindependent pharmacyY to mean a licensed pharmacy operating in Wisconsin that is under common ownership with no more than two other pharmacies. XAdministrative serviceY is defined to mean assisting with claims or audits, providing centralized payment, performing certification in a specialized care program, providing compliance support, setting flat fees for generic drugs, assisting with store layout, managing inventory, providing marketing support, providing management and analysis of payment and drug dispensing data, 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 126 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all or providing resources for retail cash cards. The bill defines Xthird-party payerY to mean an entity operating in Wisconsin that pays or insures health, medical, or prescription drug expenses on behalf of beneficiaries. The bill uses the current law definition of Xpharmacy benefit manager,Y which is an entity doing business in Wisconsin that contracts to administer or manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of an insurer or other entity that provides prescription drug benefits to Wisconsin residents. To obtain the license required by the bill, a person must apply to OCI and provide the contact information for the applicant and a contact person, evidence of financial responsibility of at least $1,000,000, and any other information required by the commissioner of insurance. Under the bill, the license fee is set by the commissioner, and the term of a license is two years. The bill also requires that a PSAO disclose to OCI the extent of any ownership or control by an entity that provides pharmacy services; provides prescription drug or device services; or manufactures, sells, or distributes prescription drugs, biologicals, or medical devices. The PSAO must notify OCI within five days of any material change in its ownership or control related to such an entity. Moneys from pharmacy benefit manager regulation used for general program operations The bill credits to the appropriation account for OCI[s general program operations all moneys received from the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacy benefit management brokers, pharmacy benefit management consultants, pharmacy services administration organizations, and pharmaceutical representatives. Insurer network adequacy standards The bill allows OCI to promulgate rules to establish minimum network time and distance standards and minimum network wait-time standards for defined network plans and preferred provider plans. The bill specifies that OCI, in promulgating rules under the bill, must consider standards adopted by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for qualified health plans offered on the federally facilitated health insurance marketplace established pursuant to the ACA. State-based exchange The bill directs OCI to establish and operate a state-based health insurance exchange. Under current law, the ACA requires that an exchange be established in each state to facilitate the purchase of qualified health insurance coverage by individuals and small employers. Under the ACA, a state must operate its own state-based exchange, use the federally facilitated exchange operated by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, or adopt a hybrid approach under which the state operates a state-based exchange but uses the federal platform, known as HealthCare.gov, to handle eligibility and enrollment functions. Wisconsin currently uses the federally facilitated exchange. The bill directs OCI to 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 127 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all establish and operate a state-based exchange, first by using the federal platform and then transitioning to a fully state-run exchange. The bill authorizes OCI to enter into any agreement with the federal government necessary to implement those provisions. The bill also requires that OCI impose a user fee on insurers offering plans through the state-based exchange. Under current law, the ACA imposes user fees on insurers offering plans through federally facilitated exchanges and state-based exchanges using the federal platform, which are currently 1.5 percent and 1.2 percent of total monthly premiums, respectively. The bill authorizes OCI to impose a user fee at the following rates: 1. For any plan year that OCI operates the state-based exchange using the federal platform, the rate is 0.5 percent. 2. For the first two plan years that OCI operates the fully state-run exchange, the rate is equal to the user fee for the federally facilitated exchanges. For later plan years, the rate is set by OCI by rule. The bill creates an annual GPR appropriation for OCI[s general program operations. Further, the bill allows OCI to spend up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2025]26 and up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2026]27 for the development of a public option health insurance plan. Telehealth parity The bill requires health insurance policies and self-insured governmental health plans to cover a treatment or service that is provided through telehealth if the treatment or service is covered by the policy or plan when provided in person. A policy or plan may limit its coverage to those treatments or services that are medically necessary. XTelehealthY is defined in the bill as a practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, or transfer of medically relevant data by means of audio, video, or data communications that are used either during a patient visit or consultation or are used to transfer medically relevant data about a patient. The bill also sets parameters on the coverage of telehealth treatments and services that is required in the bill. A policy or plan may not subject a telehealth treatment or service to a greater deductible, copayment, or coinsurance than if provided in person. Similarly, a policy or plan may not impose a policy or calendar year or lifetime benefit limit or other maximum limitation or a prior authorization requirement on a telehealth treatment or service that is not imposed on treatments or services provided through manners other than telehealth. A policy or plan also may not place unique location requirements on a telehealth treatment or service. If a policy or plan covers a telehealth treatment or service that has no in-person equivalent, the policy or plan must disclose this in the policy or plan materials. Short-term, limited duration plan coverage requirements The bill sets certain coverage requirements on individual health plans that are short-term, limited duration plans. Under current law, a short-term, limited duration plan is individual health benefit plan coverage that is marketed and 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 128 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all designed to provide short-term coverage as a bridge between other coverages and that has a term of not more than 12 months and an aggregate term of all consecutive periods of coverage that does not exceed 18 months. Under current law, an insurer generally must renew individual health coverage at the option of the insured, but an insurer is not required to renew a short-term, limited duration plan. The bill requires an insurer that offers a short-term, limited duration plan to accept every individual who applies for coverage, regardless of whether the individual has a preexisting condition. The bill also prohibits a short-term, limited duration plan from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion. Under current law, a short-term, limited duration plan may impose a preexisting condition exclusion, but the plan must reduce the length of time of the exclusion by the aggregate duration of the insured[s consecutive periods of coverage. Under current law, a preexisting condition exclusion is a period of time during which a plan will not cover a medical condition for which the insured received some medical attention before the effective date of coverage. Under the bill, an insurer that offers a short-term, limited duration plan may not vary premium rates for a specific plan except on the basis of 1) whether the plan covers an individual or a family; 2) the area in the state; 3) age; and 4) tobacco use, as specified in the bill. An insurer that offers a short-term, limited duration plan is prohibited under the bill from establishing rules for the eligibility of any individual to enroll based on certain health status-related factors, which are specified in the bill, and from requiring an enrollee to pay a greater premium, contribution, deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount than is required of a similarly situated enrollee based on a health status-related factor. Under the bill, a short- term, limited duration plan may not establish lifetime limits or limits for the duration of the coverage on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent of an enrollee under the plan. Finally, the bill reduces the maximum allowable term of a short-term, limited duration plan from 12 months to three months and reduces the maximum aggregate duration from 18 months to six months. Special enrollment period for pregnancy The bill requires health insurance plans and self-insured governmental health plans to allow a pregnant individual who is eligible for coverage under the plan, and any individual who is eligible for coverage because of a relationship to the pregnant individual, to enroll in the plan at any time during the pregnancy. Under the bill, the coverage must begin no later than the first day of the first calendar month in which the pregnant individual receives medical verification of the pregnancy, except that the pregnant individual may direct coverage to begin on the first day of any month occurring during the pregnancy. The bill also requires that insurers offering group health insurance coverage notify individuals of the special enrollment period at or before the time the individual is initially offered the opportunity to enroll in the plan. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 129 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Coverage of infertility services The bill requires health insurance policies and self-insured governmental health plans that cover medical or hospital expenses to cover diagnosis of and treatment for infertility and standard fertility preservation services. Coverage required under the bill must include at least four completed egg retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers, in accordance with certain guidelines, and single embryo transfer when recommended and medically appropriate. Policies and plans may not impose an exclusion, limitation, or other restriction on the coverage required under the bill on the basis that an insured person participates in fertility services provided by or to a third party. Policies and plans are also prohibited from imposing an exclusion, limitation, or other restriction on coverage of medications for which the bill requires coverage that is not imposed on any other prescription medications covered under the policy or plan. Similarly, policies and plans may not impose any exclusion, limitation, cost-sharing requirement, benefit maximum, waiting period, or other restriction on diagnosis, treatment, or services for which coverage is required under the bill that is different from any exclusion, limitation, cost-sharing requirement, benefit maximum, waiting period, or other restriction imposed on benefits for other services. Coverage of over-the-counter oral contraceptives Under current law, every health insurance policy and every self-insured governmental health plan that covers outpatient health care services, preventive treatments and services, or prescription drugs and devices must provide coverage for contraceptives prescribed by a health care provider. Under the bill, these insurance policies and health plans must also provide coverage of oral contraceptives that are lawfully furnished over the counter without a prescription. Reimbursement to federal drug pricing program participants The bill prohibits any person from reimbursing certain entities that participate in the federal drug pricing program, known as the 340B Program, for a drug subject to an agreement under the program at a rate lower than that paid for the same drug to pharmacies that have a similar prescription volume. The bill also prohibits a person from imposing any fee, charge back, or other adjustment on the basis of the entity[s participation in the 340B Program. The entities covered by the prohibitions under the bill are federally qualified health centers, critical access hospitals, and grantees under the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, as well as these entities[ pharmacies and any pharmacy with which any of the entities have contracted to dispense drugs through the 340B Program. The bill allows the commissioner of insurance to promulgate rules to establish minimum reimbursement rates for entities that participate in the 340B Program. Reimbursement for emergency ambulance services under health insurance policies and plans The bill makes several changes to the coverage and reimbursement of emergency ambulance services under health insurance policies and plans. First, 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 130 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all the bill requires defined network plans, preferred provider plans, and self-insured governmental plans that provide coverage of emergency medical services to cover emergency ambulance services provided by an ambulance service provider that is not a participating provider at a rate that is the greatest of 1) a rate that is set or approved by a local governmental entity in the jurisdiction in which the emergency ambulance services originated; 2) a rate that is 400 percent of the current published rate for the provided emergency ambulance services established by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Medicare program in the same geographic area or a rate that is equivalent to the rate billed by the ambulance service provider for emergency ambulance services provided, whichever is less; or 3) the contracted rate at which the defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan would reimburse a participating ambulance service provider for the same emergency ambulance services. The bill prohibits any defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan from imposing a cost-sharing amount on an enrollee for emergency ambulance services provided by an ambulance service provider that is not a participating provider at a rate that is greater than the requirements that would apply if the emergency ambulance services were provided by a participating ambulance service provider. The bill provides that no ambulance service provider that receives reimbursement as provided in the bill may charge an enrollee for any additional amount for emergency ambulance services except for any copayment, coinsurance, deductible, or other cost-sharing responsibilities required to be paid by the enrollee. Finally, the bill provides that any health insurance policy or self-insured governmental health plan must respond to claims for covered emergency ambulance services within 30 days after receipt of the claim and, if the claim is without defect, promptly remit payment for the covered emergency ambulance services directly to the ambulance service provider. If the claim has a defect, the bill instead requires the health insurance policy or self-insured governmental health plan to provide a written notice to the ambulance service provider within 30 days after receipt of the claim. Coverage of treatment or services provided by qualified treatment trainees The bill prohibits any health insurance plan from excluding coverage for mental health or behavioral health treatment or services provided by a qualified treatment trainee within the scope of the qualified treatment trainee[s education and training if the health insurance plan covers the mental health or behavioral health treatment or services when provided by another health care provider. XQualified treatment traineeY is defined under current law to mean either a graduate student who is enrolled in an accredited institution in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, nursing, or a closely related field or a person with a graduate degree from an accredited institution and course work in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, nursing, or a closely related field who has not yet completed the applicable supervised practice requirements described under the administrative code. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 131 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Coverage of treatment or services provided by substance abuse counselors The bill prohibits any health insurance plan from excluding coverage for alcoholism or other drug abuse treatment or services provided by a certified substance abuse counselor within the scope of the substance abuse counselor[s education and training if the health insurance plan covers the alcoholism or other drug abuse treatment or services when provided by another health care provider. XSubstance abuse counselorY is defined under current law to mean a substance abuse counselor-in-training, a substance abuse counselor, or a clinical substance abuse counselor. Coverage of services, treatment, or procedures provided by dental therapists Current law prohibits any health insurance plan from excluding coverage for diagnosis and treatment of a condition or complaint by a dental therapist within the scope of the dental therapist[s license if the health insurance plan covers diagnosis and treatment of the condition or complaint by another health care provider. The bill instead prohibits any health insurance plan from excluding coverage for dental services, treatment, or procedures provided by a dental therapist within the scope of the dental therapist[s license if the health insurance plan covers the dental services, treatment, or procedures when provided by another health care provider. XDental therapistY is defined under current law as an individual who engages in the limited practice of dentistry. Cost-sharing cap on insulin The bill prohibits every health insurance policy and governmental self-insured health plan that covers insulin and imposes cost sharing on prescription drugs from imposing cost sharing on insulin in an amount that exceeds $35 for a one-month supply. Current law requires every health insurance policy that provides coverage of expenses incurred for treatment of diabetes to provide coverage for specified expenses and items, including insulin. The required coverage under current law for certain diabetes treatments other than insulin infusion pumps is subject to the same exclusions, limitations, deductibles, and coinsurance provisions of the policy as other covered expenses. The bill[s cost-sharing limitation on insulin supersedes the specification that the exclusions, limitations, deductibles, and coinsurance are the same as for other coverage. Insulin safety net programs The bill requires insulin manufacturers to establish a program under which qualifying Wisconsin residents who are in urgent need of insulin and are uninsured or have limited insurance coverage can be dispensed insulin at a pharmacy. Under the program, if a qualifying individual in urgent need of insulin provides a pharmacy with a form attesting that the individual meets the program[s eligibility requirements, specified proof of residency, and a valid insulin prescription, the pharmacy must dispense a 30-day supply of insulin to the individual and may charge the individual a copayment of no more than $35. The pharmacy may submit 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 132 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all an electronic payment claim for the insulin[s acquisition cost to the manufacturer or agree to receive a replacement of the same insulin in the amount dispensed. The bill also requires that each insulin manufacturer establish a patient assistance program to make insulin available to any qualifying Wisconsin resident who, among other requirements, is uninsured or has limited insurance coverage and whose family income does not exceed 400 percent of the federal poverty line. Under the bill, an individual must apply to participate in a manufacturer[s program. If the manufacturer determines that the individual meets the program[s eligibility requirements, the manufacturer must issue the individual a statement of eligibility, which is valid for 12 months and may be renewed. Under the bill, if an individual with a statement of eligibility and valid insulin prescription requests insulin from a pharmacy, the pharmacy must submit an order to the manufacturer, who must then provide a 90-day supply of insulin at no charge to the individual or pharmacy. The pharmacy may charge the individual a copayment of no more than $50. Under the bill, a manufacturer is not required to issue a statement of eligibility if the individual has prescription drug coverage through an individual or group health plan and the manufacturer determines that the individual[s insulin needs are better addressed through the manufacturer[s copayment assistance program. In such case, the manufacturer must provide the individual with the necessary drug coupons, and the individual may not be required to pay more than a $50 copayment for a 90-day supply of insulin. Under the bill, if the manufacturer determines that an individual is not eligible for the patient assistance program, the individual may file an appeal with OCI. The bill directs OCI to establish procedures for deciding appeals. Under the bill, OCI must issue a decision within 10 days, and that decision is final. The bill requires that insulin manufacturers annually report to OCI certain information, including the number of individuals served and the cost of insulin dispensed under the programs and that OCI annually report to the governor and the legislature on the programs. The bill also directs OCI to conduct public outreach and develop an information sheet about the programs, conduct satisfaction surveys of individuals and pharmacies that participate in the programs, and report to the governor and the legislature on the surveys by July 1, 2028. Additionally, the bill requires that OCI develop a training program for health care navigators to assist individuals in accessing appropriate long-term insulin options and maintain a list of trained navigators. The bill provides that a manufacturer that violates the bill[s provisions may be required to forfeit not more than $200,000 per month of violation, which increases to $400,000 per month if the manufacturer continues to be in violation after six months and to $600,000 per month if the manufacturer continues to be in violation after one year. The bill[s requirements do not apply to manufacturers with annual insulin sales revenue in Wisconsin of no more than $2,000,000 or to insulin that costs less than a specified dollar amount. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 133 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Value-based diabetes medication pilot project The bill directs OCI to develop a pilot project under which a pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmaceutical manufacturer are directed to create a value-based, sole-source arrangement to reduce the costs of prescription diabetes medication. The bill allows OCI to promulgate rules to implement the pilot project. Funding for health insurance navigators The bill directs the commissioner of insurance to award $500,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 to a licensed navigator to prioritize services for the direct care workforce population. Navigators are individuals or entities that perform certain duties, including conducting public education activities to raise awareness of the availability of qualified health plans, distributing fair and impartial information concerning enrollment in qualified health plans, facilitating enrollment in qualified health plans, and providing referrals for any enrollee with a grievance, complaint, or question regarding their health plan, coverage, or a determination under such plan or coverage. Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan balance transfer The Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan (HIRSP) provided health insurance coverage in individual policies to certain eligible individuals, including individuals who were refused coverage in the private health insurance market because of their mental or physical condition. HIRSP was dissolved and, by March 31, 2014, all coverage under HIRSP was finally terminated. 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 repealed two appropriations to OCI that provided funding for the affairs of HIRSP and for winding up the affairs of HIRSP. The bill transfers any balance that was credited to those appropriations and not lapsed as a result of 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 to the general program operations appropriation for OCI in fiscal year 2025-26. Wisconsin Healthcare Stability Plan spending limit Under current law, the Wisconsin Healthcare Stability Plan (WIHSP) makes a reinsurance payment to a health insurance carrier if the claims for an individual who is enrolled in a health benefit plan with that carrier exceed a threshold amount in a benefit year. WIHSP is administered by OCI and operates under specific terms and conditions of a waiver agreement between OCI and the federal Department of Health and Human Services, which was dated July 29, 2018, and extended December 1, 2022. Currently, the commissioner of insurance is limited to spending $230,000,000 for WIHSP from all revenue sources in a year, unless JCF increases the amount. Under the bill, the governor, not JCF, may increase the spending limit. In addition, the bill increases the spending limit to $250,000,000 in 2026, and beginning in 2027, the bill directs the commissioner to annually adjust the spending limit based on the increase, if any, in the medical care index of the consumer price index. The bill also specifies that OCI[s authority includes the authority to operate WIHSP under any waiver extension approvals. JUSTICE Powers of the attorney general The bill repeals changes made to the powers of the attorney general in 2017 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 134 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Wisconsin Act 369 relating to the power to compromise or discontinue civil actions prosecuted by DOJ and the power to compromise and settle actions in cases where DOJ is defending the state. The bill reestablishes these settlement powers as they existed under the law before 2017 Wisconsin Act 369 was enacted. The bill allows the attorney general to compromise or discontinue actions prosecuted by DOJ 1) when directed by the officer, department, board, or commission that directed the prosecution or 2) with the approval of the governor when the action is prosecuted by DOJ on the initiative of the attorney general or at the request of any individual. The bill eliminates the requirement for approval of a compromise or discontinuance from a legislative intervenor or JCF. It also eliminates the requirement for the attorney general to obtain approval of a compromise or discontinuance by the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization (JLCO) in certain circumstances before submitting a proposed plan to JCF. Under the bill, when DOJ is defending the state, the attorney general may compromise and settle the action as the attorney general determines to be in the best interest of the state. The bill eliminates the requirement under current law that, in actions for injunctive relief or if there is a proposed consent decree, the attorney general must 1) obtain the approval of any legislative intervenor or 2) if there is no intervenor, submit a proposed plan to JCF and, in certain circumstances, obtain approval of JCF. The bill also eliminates the requirement for the attorney general to obtain approval from JCLO in certain circumstances before submitting a proposed plan of settlement or compromise to JCF. Crime victim services grants Current law provides for a number of surcharges that a court must impose on a person who is found to have committed crimes or violated ordinances. The bill creates a new crime victim services surcharge and requires a court to impose the surcharge when imposing a sentence, a period of probation, or a civil forfeiture on a person. The amount of the surcharge is the sum of 40 percent of any fine or forfeiture imposed or $40, whichever is greater, plus $50 for each conviction of a misdemeanor or felony. The bill requires DOJ to use the funds collected from the surcharge to award grants to organizations that are eligible for federal funds to provide crime victim assistance. The grants from DOJ are intended to supplement any federal funds. In addition, the bill authorizes DOA to supplement the funds available for the grants if DOA determines that the amounts available are insufficient for crime victim services. Under the bill, if DOA determines the amounts available are insufficient, the amount that may be supplemented is capped at the difference between $44,500,000 and the sum of the federal funds received in that fiscal year for crime victim assistance plus the funds collected in that fiscal year from the crime victim services surcharge created in the bill. Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs Under current law, DOJ operates the alternatives to incarceration grant program and the drug courts grant program. Under these programs, DOJ provides 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 135 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all grants to counties and tribes for providing alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who abuse alcohol or other drugs and diverting substance- abusing persons from prison or jail into treatment. Under the bill, December 31, 2026, is the last day these DOJ grant programs will be in effect. Beginning on January 1, 2027, DOA will operate a grant program for tribes to provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs, and counties will be required to operate such programs to be eligible for certain circuit court payments from the director of state courts. The bill also transfers 3.0 FTE GPR positions that administer the alternatives to incarceration grant program, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, from DOJ to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on January 1, 2027. Eliminating the sunset on funding for the Office of School Safety 2023 Wisconsin Act 240 increased the number of positions for the Office of School Safety (OSS) in DOJ by 14.2 project positions for the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on October 1, 2025, and allowed, for the same period, DOJ to fund the positions and other OSS duties using the fees that DOJ collects for issuing licenses to carry concealed weapons. The bill eliminates the sunset on using the fees so that DOJ may continue using the fees to fund positions and other OSS duties. Law enforcement officer training requirements The bill provides that the Law Enforcement Standards Board may not prevent noncitizens who are in receipt of valid employment authorization from the federal Department of Homeland Security from participating in a law enforcement preparatory training program. Project employees of DOJ offices under ARPA The bill provides that individuals who are in project positions that were funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and who are employed by DOJ may be appointed to equivalent permanent positions at DOJ without going through the civil service hiring process as new hires. Appropriation for restitution moneys The bill makes a technical change to DOJ[s restitution appropriation to provide that it also includes all moneys received by DOJ under any other unspecified court order or settlement agreement for the purpose of providing restitution to victims. Project attorney reporting requirement 2017 Wisconsin Act 261 created two field prosecutor attorney project positions to assist DOJ[s Division of Criminal Investigation and provided that those positions would terminate five years after the effective date of the act. The act also created a requirement that DOJ submit an annual report to JCF describing the activities and effectiveness of those field prosecutor attorneys. Those positions have expired. The bill eliminates the reporting requirement relating to those expired field prosecutor attorney project positions. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 136 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Law enforcement officer training reimbursement The bill makes a technical change relating to the appropriations from which reimbursements for law enforcement officer training are paid. Relator appropriation The bill creates a continuing appropriation to hold all moneys received by DOJ that is owed to a relator, to provide payments to relators. A relator is a type of party in a legal action in whose name an action is brought by a state. Gifts and grants and disposition of settlement funds The bill repeals certain changes made by 2017 Wisconsin Act 369 relating to gifts and grants and certain proceeds received by DOJ, specifically reversing provisions that changed a DOJ gifts and grants appropriation and a DOJ gifts, grants, and proceeds appropriation from continuing appropriations to annual appropriations. The bill also repeals the requirement that the attorney general must deposit all settlement funds into the general fund. The bill restores procedures relating to discretionary settlement funds under which the attorney general could expend certain settlement funds not committed under the terms of a settlement after submitting a plan to JCF for passive review only if either 1) the cochairpersons of JCF do not schedule a meeting or 2) a meeting is scheduled and JCF approves a plan for expenditure. LOCAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT Local landlord-tenant ordinances Current law prohibits political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances relating to landlords and tenants. Political subdivisions may not do any of the following: 1. Prohibit or limit landlords from obtaining or using certain information relating to a tenant or prospective tenant, including monthly household income, occupation, rental history, credit information, court records, and social security numbers. 2. Limit how far back in time a landlord may look at a prospective tenant[s credit information, conviction record, or previous housing. 3. Prohibit or limit a landlord from entering into a rental agreement with a prospective tenant while the premises are occupied by a current tenant. 4. Prohibit or limit a landlord from showing a premises to a prospective tenant during a current tenant[s tenancy. 5. Place requirements on a landlord with respect to security deposits or earnest money or inspections that are in addition to what is required under administrative rules. 6. Limit a tenant[s responsibility for any damage to or neglect of the premises. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 137 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 7. Require a landlord to provide to tenants or to the political subdivision any information that is not required to be provided under federal or state law. 8. Require a residential property to be inspected except under certain circumstances. 9. Impose an occupancy or transfer of tenancy fee on a rental unit. Current law also prohibits political subdivisions from regulating rent abatement in a way that permits abatement for conditions other than those that materially affect the health or safety of the tenant or that substantially affect the use and occupancy of the premises. The bill eliminates all of these prohibitions. Local moratorium on evictions Current law prohibits political subdivisions from imposing a moratorium on landlords from pursuing eviction actions against a tenant. The bill eliminates that prohibition. Rental property inspection requirements The bill makes various changes to the requirements relating to inspections of rental properties. The bill eliminates existing limitations on inspection fees that political subdivisions may charge for rental property inspections. Under the bill, a landlord must provide notice to a tenant of an impending inspection in the same manner the landlord would provide notice under current law to enter for repairs or to show the property to prospective tenants. The bill also provides that rental property inspection fees charged by a political subdivision are not subject to deduction from the political subdivision[s tax levy. Local government civil service system and grievance procedure requirements The bill modifies the requirements for any grievance system established by local governmental units, including adding a requirement for any civil service system or grievance procedure to include a just cause standard of review for employee terminations. Under current law, a local governmental unit that did not have a civil service system before June 29, 2011, must have established a grievance system. In order to comply with the requirement to have established a grievance system, a local governmental unit may establish either 1) a civil service system under any provision authorized by law, to the greatest extent practicable, if no specific provision for creation of a civil service system applies to the governmental unit or 2) a grievance procedure as set forth in the statutes. Current law requires that any civil service system established or grievance procedure created must contain a grievance procedure that addresses employee terminations, employee discipline, and workplace safety. The bill does not eliminate the requirement for these provisions but instead adds a requirement for a provision relating to a just cause standard of review for employee terminations, including a refusal to renew a teaching contract. Current law also requires that if a local governmental unit creates a grievance procedure, the procedure must contain certain elements, including a written 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 138 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all document specifying the process that a grievant and an employer must follow; a hearing before an impartial hearing officer; and an appeal process in which the highest level of appeal is the governing body of the local governmental unit. The bill provides that the hearing officer must be from the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission and adds the following two additional required elements in the grievance procedure: 1) a provision indicating the grievant is entitled to representation throughout the grievance process and 2) a provision indicating that the employer must bear all fees and costs related to the grievance process, except the grievant[s representational fees and costs. Local employment regulations The bill eliminates the preemptions of local governments from enacting or enforcing ordinances related to the following: 1. Regulations related to wage claims and collections. 2. Regulation of employee hours and overtime, including scheduling of employee work hours or shifts. 3. The employment benefits an employer may be required to provide to its employees. 4. An employer[s right to solicit information regarding the salary history of prospective employees. 5. Regulations related to minimum wage. 6. Occupational licensing requirements that are more stringent than a state requirement. Certain state and local employment regulations The bill eliminates the following: 1. The prohibition of the state and local governments from requiring any person to waive the person[s rights under state or federal labor laws as a condition of any approval by the state or local government. 2. A provision under which neither the state nor a local government may enact a statute or ordinance, adopt a policy or regulation, or impose a contract, zoning, permitting, or licensing requirement, or any other condition, that would require any person to accept any provision that is a subject of collective bargaining under state labor laws or the federal National Labor Relations Act. Project labor agreements Under current law, the state and local units of government are prohibited from engaging in certain practices in letting bids for state procurement or public works contracts. Among these prohibitions, the state and local governments may not do any of the following in specifications for bids for the contracts: 1) require that a bidder enter into an agreement with a labor organization; 2) consider, when awarding a contract, whether a bidder has or has not entered into an agreement with a labor organization; or 3) require that a bidder enter into an agreement that requires that the bidder or bidder[s employees become or remain members of a labor 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 139 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all organization or pay any dues or fees to a labor organization. The bill eliminates these limitations related to labor organizations. Exception to local law enforcement officer citizenship requirement Under current law, no person may be appointed as a deputy sheriff of any county or police officer of any city, village, or town unless that person is a citizen of the United States. The bill allows the sheriff of a county or the appointing authority of a local law enforcement agency to elect to authorize the appointment of noncitizens who are in receipt of valid employment authorization from the federal Department of Homeland Security as deputy sheriffs or police officers. The bill also prevents the Law Enforcement Standards Board from preventing such a noncitizen from participating in a law enforcement preparatory training program. Register of deeds recording fees; land information program The bill increases the general recording and filing fees charged by county registers of deeds, increases the amount of the fees that counties must submit to DOA for the land information program, and increases the minimum grant amount DOA may award to counties for education and training grants under the program. Under current law, DOA directs and supervises the land information program and serves as a state clearinghouse for access to land information. Under the land information program, DOA provides technical assistance to state agencies and local governmental units with land information responsibilities, reviews and approves county plans for land records modernization, and provides aids to counties, derived from recording fee revenues collected by counties, for land records modernization projects. Under current law, counties collect fees for recording or filing instruments that are recorded or filed with a register of deeds. Currently, the general fee for recording or filing an instrument is $30. Currently, a county must submit $15 of each $30 recording fee to DOA for the land information program, but the county may retain $8 of the amount it would have been required to submit to DOA if the county meets certain requirements, including establishing a land information office and council and using the retained fees to develop, implement, and maintain a DOA-approved countywide plan for land records modernization on the Internet. The bill increases from $30 to $45 the general recording and filing fee. The bill also increases from $15 to $30 the amount of each fee that a county must submit to DOA and increases from $8 to $15 the amount the county may retain if the current law requirements are met. Under current law, DOA awards land information system base budget grants to counties to enable county land information offices to develop, maintain, and operate basic land information systems. Currently, the minimum amount of a grant is $100,000 less the amount of certain fees retained by the county in the preceding fiscal year. The bill increases that base amount to $140,000 less the retained fees. Under current law, DOA may award a grant under the land information 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 140 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all program to any county in an amount not less than $1,000 per year to be used for the training and education of county employees for the design, development, and implementation of a land information system. The bill increases from $1,000 to $5,0000 the minimum training and education grant amount. Municipal records filings and filing requirements for certain annexations The bill transfers the duty of filing certain municipal records from the secretary of state to the secretary of administration and transfers certain records held by the secretary of state to instead be held by DOA. 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 transferred some, but not all, municipal records filing duties from the secretary of state to DOA. The bill completes the transfer of these duties from the secretary of state to DOA for all municipal filing categories. The bill also replaces the term XplatY with the term Xscale mapY in certain filing statutes to conform with existing statutory requirements for certain filings, including petitions for incorporation and for annexation. The bill reduces the number of copies that must be provided to DOA in certain circumstances from multiple copies to just one copy. The bill also requires that certain boundary agreements between municipalities be filed and recorded with the register of deeds if an enacting ordinance is not anticipated to be enacted within 30 days. Local advisory referenda Under current law, a county may not conduct a countywide advisory referendum unless it regards a political subdivision revenue sharing agreement or capital expenditures proposed to be funded by the county property tax levy. In addition, current law prohibits a municipality from conducting an advisory referendum unless it regards tax incremental financing, a local government telecommunications utility, or capital expenditures proposed to be funded by the municipality[s property tax levy. The bill eliminates these restrictions and specifically authorizes a county to conduct referenda for advisory purposes. Provision and funding of emergency medical services by towns The bill authorizes a town to contract for or maintain emergency medical services for the town. The bill also authorizes a town to do any of the following for the purpose of funding these emergency medical services: 1. Appropriate money. 2. Charge property owners a fee for the cost of emergency medical services provided to their property according to a written schedule established by the town board. 3. Levy taxes on the entire town. 4. Levy taxes on property served by a particular source of emergency medical services, to support the source of emergency medical services. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 141 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all LEVY LIMITS Levy limits under current law Generally, under current law, local levy increase limits are applied to the property tax levies that are imposed by a political subdivision in December of each year. Current law prohibits any political subdivision from increasing its levy by a percentage that exceeds its valuation factor. XValuation factorY is defined as the greater of either 0 percent or, in general, the percentage change in the political subdivision[s equalized value due to new construction, less improvements removed. Current law contains a number of exceptions to the local levy limits, such as amounts a county levies for a countywide emergency medical system, for a county children with disabilities education board, and for certain bridge and culvert construction and repair. In addition, a political subdivision may exceed the levy increase limit that is otherwise applicable if its governing body adopts a resolution to do so and if that resolution is approved by the electors in a referendum. Levy limit reduction for service transfers Under current law, if a political subdivision transfers to another governmental unit the responsibility to provide a service that it provided in the previous year, the levy increase limit otherwise applicable in the current year is decreased to reflect the cost that the political subdivision would have incurred to provide that service. The bill eliminates that provision. Joint emergency services levy limit exception modification Among the current law exceptions to local levy limits is an exception for the amount that a municipality levies to pay for charges assessed by a joint fire department or joint emergency medical services district organized by any combination of two or more municipalities. This exception applies only to the extent that the amount levied to pay for such charges would cause the municipality to exceed the otherwise applicable levy limit and only if the charges assessed by the joint fire department or joint emergency medical services district increase in the current year by an amount not greater than the rate of inflation over the preceding year, plus 2 percent, and if the municipality[s governing body adopts a resolution in favor of exceeding the otherwise applicable levy limit. Under the bill, the exception is expanded to include joint fire services or joint emergency medical services provided by a combination of two or more municipalities through a joint district, joint ownership, joint purchase of services from a nonprofit corporation, or joint contracting with a public or private services provider. The exception is also expanded to cover all fees charged to a municipality by the joint fire services or joint emergency medical services. Levy limit exclusion for cross-municipality transit routes Under the bill, amounts levied by a political subdivision for costs related to new or enhanced transit services that cross adjacent county or municipal borders do not apply to the local levy limits if the political subdivisions between which the 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 142 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all routes operate have entered into an agreement to provide for the services and if the agreement is approved in a referendum. Levy limit exception for regional planning commission contributions The bill creates a local levy increase limit exception for the amount a political subdivision levies to pay for the political subdivision[s share of the budget of a regional planning commission (RPC). An RPC[s budget is determined annually by the RPC. The RPC then charges all political subdivisions within its jurisdiction a proportional amount to fund the budget based on the equalized value of property in the political subdivision and the total amount of equalized value of property within the RPC[s jurisdiction. TAX INCREMENTAL FINANCING Tax incremental financing under current law Under current law, cities and villages may use tax incremental financing (TIF) to encourage development in the city or village. In general, under TIF, a city or village pays for improvements in a tax incremental district (TID) and then collects tax moneys attributable to all taxing jurisdictions on the increased property value in the TID for a certain period of time to pay for the improvements. Ideally, after the period of time, the city or village will have been repaid for its initial investment, and the property tax base in the TID will have permanently increased in value. In general and in brief, a city or village makes use of TIF using the following procedure: 1. The city or village designates an area as a TID and creates a project plan laying out the expenditures that the city or village will make within the TID. 2. DOR establishes the Xbase valueY of the TID. This value is the equalized value of all taxable property within the TID at the time of its creation. 3. Each year thereafter, the Xvalue incrementY of the property within the TID is determined by subtracting the base value from the current value of property within the TID. The portion of taxes collected on any positive value increment is collected by the city or village for use solely for the project costs of the TID. The taxes collected by the city or village on positive value increments include taxes that would have been collected by other taxing jurisdictions, such as counties or school districts, were the TID not created. 4. Tax increments are collected until the city or village has recovered all of its project costs or until the TID reaches its statutory termination date. Workforce housing initiatives The bill authorizes workforce housing initiatives and makes changes that affect TIDs and state housing grants. The bill creates a definition for Xworkforce housing,Y changes the definition of a Xmixed-use developmentY TID, requires a TID[s project plan to contain alternative economic projections, and changes the method of imposing certain impact fees. Under the bill, a political subdivision may put into effect a workforce housing 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 143 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all initiative by taking one of several specified actions and posting on its website an explanation of the initiative. Workforce housing initiatives include the following: reducing permit processing times or impact fees for workforce housing; increasing zoning density for a workforce housing development; rehabilitating existing uninhabitable housing stock into habitable workforce housing; or implementing any other initiative to address workforce housing needs. Once an initiative takes effect, it remains in effect for five years. After June 30, 2026, if a political subdivision has in effect at least three initiatives at the same time, DOA must give priority to housing grant applications from, or related to a project in, the political subdivision. The bill defines Xworkforce housingY to mean both of the following, subject to the five-year average median costs as determined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census: 1. Housing that costs a household no more than 30 percent of the household[s gross median income. 2. Housing that is comprised of residential units for initial occupancy by individuals whose household median income is no more than 120 percent of the county[s gross median income. Under current law, a mixed-use development TID contains a combination of industrial, commercial, or residential uses, although newly platted residential areas may not exceed more than 35 percent of the real property within the TID. Under the bill, newly platted residential areas may not exceed either the 35 percent limit or 60 percent of the real property within the TID if the newly platted residential use that exceeds 35 percent is used solely for workforce housing. The bill also requires a TID[s project plan to include alternative projections of the TID[s finances and feasibility under different economic situations, including a slower pace of development and lower rate of property value growth than expected in the TID. Currently, a city or village may extend the life of a TID for up to one year for housing stock improvement if all of the following occurs: 1. The city or village pays off all of the TID[s project costs. 2. The city or village adopts a resolution stating that it intends to extend the life of the TID, the number of months it intends to do so, and how it intends to improve housing stock. 3. The city or village notifies DOR. Current law requires the city or village to use 75 percent of the tax increments received during the period specified in the resolution to benefit affordable housing in the city or village and 25 percent to improve the city[s or village[s housing stock. Under the bill, a city or village may extend the life of a TID to improve its housing stock or to increase the number of affordable and workforce housing improvements, with at least 50 percent of the funds supporting units for families with incomes of up to 60 percent of the county[s median income. Also under the bill, this extension may be for up to three years. However, for any extension of more than one year, the other taxing jurisdictions must approve of the extension. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 144 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Under current law, if a city, village, or town imposes an impact fee on a developer to pay for certain capital costs to accommodate land development, the city, village, or town may provide in the ordinance an exemption from, or a reduction in the amount of, impact fees on land development that provides low-cost housing. Under the bill, the impact fee exemption or reduction provisions also apply to workforce housing. Current law prevents the shifting of an exemption from or reduction in impact fees to any other development in the land development in which the low-cost housing is located. The bill applies this provision to workforce housing as well. Reclassification of TID to mixed-use TID When a TID is created, the city or village must designate the TID as one of several sorts of TID: blighted area, rehabilitation or conservation, industrial, or mixed-use. The application of certain rules vary depending on the classification of the TID. For example, blighted area TIDs have a longer potential lifespan than industrial or mixed-use TIDs. Under the bill, a city or village may change the classification of a TID to a mixed-use TID after the creation of the TID. The TID would retain the lifespan and tax collection features of the original classification but would gain the features of a mixed-use TID. The principal difference between mixed-use TIDs and other TIDs is the ability within certain limits to spend tax increments on newly platted residential development. TIF 12 percent rule exception Under current law, when creating a new TID or amending a TID, a city or village must make a finding that the equalized value of taxable property of the new or amended TID plus the value increment of all existing TIDs in the city or village does not exceed 12 percent of the total equalized value of taxable property in the city or village. Under the bill, in lieu of making the 12 percent finding, a city or village may certify to DOR that 1) TIDs with sufficient value increments will close within one year after certification so that the city or village will no longer exceed the 12 percent limit and 2) the city or village will not take any actions that would extend the life of any TID under item 1. MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION AND REGULATION Under the bill, a person who is at least 21 years old may legally possess marijuana. A person who is at least 18 may possess marijuana if the person has certain medical conditions. Under the bill, a person may produce, process, or sell marijuana if the person has a permit. The bill creates an excise tax for the privilege of producing, processing, distributing, or selling marijuana in this state. All of the revenue collected from the tax is deposited into the general fund. Under the bill, a person who may possess medical marijuana is not subject to sales or excise taxes on the purchase or use of the marijuana. The bill also regulates delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC as marijuana. The bill does not affect federal law, which generally prohibits persons from manufacturing, delivering, or possessing marijuana and applies to both intrastate and interstate violations. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 145 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Legalizing the possession of marijuana Current law prohibits a person from manufacturing, distributing, or delivering marijuana; possessing marijuana with the intent to manufacture, distribute, or deliver it; possessing or attempting to possess marijuana; using drug paraphernalia; or possessing drug paraphernalia with the intent to produce, distribute, or use a controlled substance. The bill changes state law to allow a Wisconsin resident who is at least 21 to possess no more than two ounces of marijuana and to allow a nonresident of Wisconsin who is at least 21 to possess no more than one-quarter ounce of marijuana. The bill also allows a qualifying patient to possess marijuana for medical purposes. Under the bill, generally, a qualifying patient is an individual who has been diagnosed by a physician as having or undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment and who is at least 18 years old. The bill also eliminates the prohibition on possessing or using drug paraphernalia that relates to marijuana consumption. Under the bill, a person who possesses more marijuana than the maximum amount the person is allowed is subject to a penalty, which varies depending on the amount of overage. A person who exceeds the amount by not more than one ounce is subject to a civil forfeiture not to exceed $1,000. A person who exceeds the maximum amount by more than one ounce is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or both. The person is guilty of a Class I felony if the person also takes action to hide the amount of marijuana they have and has in place a security system to alert them to the presence of law enforcement or a method to intimidate, or a system that could injure or kill, a person approaching the area containing the marijuana. Regulating the production, processing, and selling marijuana Under the bill, no person may sell, distribute, or transfer marijuana unless the person has a permit from DOR. A person that violates this prohibition is guilty of a Class I felony if the intended recipient is an adult and is guilty of a Class H felony if the intended recipient is a minor and the person is at least three years older than the minor. The bill requires a person to obtain separate permits from DOR to produce, process, distribute, or sell marijuana, and requires marijuana producers and processors to obtain additional permits from DATCP. The requirements for obtaining these permits differ based on whether the permit is issued by DOR or DATCP but, in general, a person may not obtain such a permit if they are not a state resident, are under the age of 21, or have been convicted of certain crimes or committed certain offenses. In addition, a person may not operate under a DOR or DATCP permit within 500 feet of a school, playground, recreation facility, child care facility, public park, public transit facility, or library. A person that holds a permit from DOR must also comply with certain operational requirements. Under the bill, a permit applicant with 20 or more employees may not receive a permit from DATCP or DOR unless the the applicant certifies that the applicant has entered into a labor peace agreement with a labor organization. The labor 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 146 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all peace agreement must prohibit the labor organization and its members from engaging in any economic interference with persons doing business in this state, must prohibit the applicant from disrupting the efforts of the labor organization to communicate with and to organize and represent the applicant[s employees, and must provide the labor organization access to areas in which the employees work to discuss employment rights and the terms and conditions of employment. Current law prohibits the state and any local unit of government from requiring a labor peace agreement as a condition for any regulatory approval. The permit requirements under the bill are not subject to that prohibition. The bill also requires DATCP and DOR to use a competitive scoring system to determine which applicants are eligible to receive permits. Each department must issue permits to the highest scoring applicants that it determines will best protect the environment; provide stable, family-supporting jobs to local residents; ensure worker and consumer safety; operate secure facilities; and uphold the laws of the jurisdictions in which they operate. Each department may deny a permit to an applicant with a low score. The bill prohibits a DOR permittee from selling, distributing, or transferring marijuana to a person who is under the age of 21 (a minor) and from allowing a minor to be on premises for which a permit is issued. If a permittee violates one of those prohibitions, the permittee may be subject to a civil forfeiture of not more than $500 and the permit may be suspended for up to 30 days. Under the bill, a minor who does any of the following is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $250 nor more than $500: procures or attempts to procure marijuana from a permittee; falsely represents their age to receive marijuana from a permittee; knowingly possesses marijuana; or knowingly enters any premises for which a permit has been issued without being accompanied by their parent, guardian, or spouse who is at least 21 years of age or at least 18 years of age if a qualifying patient. Under the bill, an individual may cultivate as many as six marijuana plants. Only a person that has a permit from DATCP may produce or process more marijuana plants. A person without a permit who possesses more than six but not more than 12 marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage is subject to a civil forfeiture not to exceed twice the permitting fee, which is $250 under the bill. If the person possesses more than 12 plants that have reached the flowering stage, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or both. The person is guilty of a Class I felony if the person also takes action to hide the number of plants they have and the person also has in place a security system to alert him or her to the presence of law enforcement or a method to intimidate, or a system that could injure or kill, a person approaching the area containing the plants. The bill requires DOR to create and maintain a medical marijuana registry program whereby a person who is a qualifying patient may obtain a registry identification card and purchase marijuana from a retail establishment without 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 147 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all having to pay the sales or excise taxes imposed on that sale. A Xqualifying patientY is a person who is at least 18 and has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition such as cancer, glaucoma, AIDS, or another specified condition or is undergoing a debilitating medical treatment. Previous convictions relating to marijuana The bill creates a process to review convictions for acts that have been decriminalized under the bill. If the person is currently serving a sentence or on probation for such a conviction, the person may petition a court to dismiss the conviction and expunge the record. If the person has completed a sentence or period of probation for such a conviction, the person may petition a court to expunge the record or, if applicable, redesignate it to a lower crime. Any conviction that is expunged under the bill is not considered a conviction for any purpose under state or federal law. Registration for THC testing labs The bill requires DATCP to register entities as tetrahydrocannabinols (THC)- testing laboratories. The laboratories must test marijuana for contaminants; research findings on the use of medical marijuana; and provide training on safe and efficient cultivation, harvesting, packaging, labeling, and distribution of marijuana, security and inventory accountability, and research on medical marijuana. Discrimination based on marijuana use Under the fair employment law, no employer or other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination against any individual on the basis of the individual[s use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, subject to certain exceptions, one of which is if the use impairs the individual[s ability to undertake adequately the job-related responsibilities of that individual[s employment. The bill specifically defines marijuana as a lawful product for purposes of the fair employment law, such that no person may engage in any act of employment discrimination against an individual because of the individual[s use of marijuana off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, subject to those exceptions. Under current law, an individual may be disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits if they are terminated because of misconduct or substantial fault. The bill specifically provides that an employee[s use of marijuana off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours does not constitute misconduct or substantial fault unless termination for that use is permitted under one of the exceptions under the fair employment law. Unless federal law requires otherwise, the bill prohibits a hospital, physician, organ procurement organization, or other person from determining the ultimate recipient of an anatomical gift on the sole basis of a positive test for the use of marijuana by a potential recipient. Drug screening and testing The bill exempts THC, including marijuana, from drug testing for certain 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 148 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all public assistance programs. Currently, a participant in a community service job or transitional placement under the Wisconsin Works program (W2) or a recipient of the FoodShare program, also known as the food stamp program, who is convicted of possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance must submit to a test for controlled substances as a condition of continued eligibility. DHS is currently required to request a waiver of federal Medicaid law to require drug screening and testing as a condition of eligibility for the childless adult demonstration project in the Medical Assistance program. Current law also requires DHS to promulgate rules to develop and implement a drug screening, testing, and treatment policy for able-bodied adults without dependents in the FoodShare employment and training program. The bill exempts THC from all of those drug-testing requirements and programs. In addition, because THC is not a controlled substance under state law under the bill, the requirement under current law that DCF promulgate rules to create a controlled substance abuse screening and testing requirement for applicants for the work experience program for noncustodial parents under W2 and the Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs does not include THC. Under current law, DWD must establish a program to test claimants who apply for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for the presence of controlled substances, as defined under federal law. If a claimant tests positive for a controlled substance, the claimant may be denied UI benefits, subject to certain exceptions and limitations. The bill excludes THC for purposes of this testing requirement. As such, under the bill, an individual who tests positive for THC may not be denied UI benefits. MILITARY AFFAIRS Tuition grant program for national guard members The bill makes changes to DMA[s tuition grant program relating to the grant amount awarded to national guard members for higher education as well as the name of the grants. Under current law, DMA awards tuition grants to eligible national guard members enrolled in qualifying schools, which include public and private institutions of higher education. The amount of the tuition grant payment is equal to 100 percent of the actual tuition charged by the guard member[s school or 100 percent of the maximum resident undergraduate tuition charged by the UW- Madison for a comparable number of credits, whichever amount is less. The bill specifies that, in calculating the amount of tuition charged by a qualifying school, the amount includes tuition and segregated fees if the school is a UW System institution and includes program fees and incidental fees if the school is a technical college. The bill also renames grants awarded under the program as Xeducational grantsY rather than Xtuition grants.Y The bill further specifies that, subject to exceptions, if an eligible guard member receives an educational grant, no other award of financial aid to the guard member may be reduced because of the educational grant. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 149 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Incumbent local exchange carrier grants Under current law, DMA operates a grant program to reimburse incumbent local exchange carriers operating as originating service providers for costs associated with Next Generation 911. Currently, no moneys may be encumbered from the appropriation that funds the grant program after June 30, 2027. The bill removes the June 30, 2027, end date for encumbering funds under the grant program. Costs eligible for disaster assistance payment grants Under current law, DMA may make payments from state disaster assistance appropriation accounts to eligible local governmental units for costs that are a direct result of certain disasters, including eligible costs of debris removal; certain emergency protective measures for the protection of life, public health, and property; and certain damage to roads and bridges. The bill directs that the costs eligible for such payments include certain categories of work designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency[s public assistance program, including the program[s Category D, regarding water control facilities; Category E, regarding public buildings and contents; Category F, regarding public utilities; and Category G, regarding parks, recreation, and other facilities. Under current law, DMA may also make payments from a state disaster assistance appropriation account to local governmental units for the damages and costs incurred as the result of a disaster if 1) the disaster is not eligible for other funding related to a presidentially declared Xmajor disaster,Y or 2) DMA determines the disaster does not meet a certain per capita impact indicator. Additionally, the local governmental unit receiving the payment must pay for 30 percent of the amount of damages and costs resulting from the disaster. The bill requires DMA to provide a $68,100 payment in fiscal year 2025]26 from the same state disaster assistance appropriation account to the Town of Westport, exempts the payment from the program[s eligibility requirement, and exempts the town from the 30 percent payment requirement. NATURAL RESOURCES FISH, GAME, AND WILDLIFE Hunting, fishing, and trapping fees Under current law, DNR issues hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, permits, and other approvals and charges a fee to issue most approvals. The bill increases hunting, fishing, and trapping approval fees. The following table includes a sample of these fee increases (XNRY indicates nonresident): Hunting approvals Current fee Increase New fee Small game $15.25 $20.00 $35.25 NR Small game $87.25 $20.00 $107.25 Deer $21.25 $20.00 $41.25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 150 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all NR Deer $197.25 $20.00 $217.25 Elk $46.25 $20.00 $66.25 NR Elk $248.25 $20.00 $268.25 Class A bear $46.25 $40.00 $86.25 NR Class A bear $248.25 $40.00 $288.25 Archer deer $21.25 $20.00 $41.25 NR Archer deer $197.25 $20.00 $217.25 Crossbow deer $21.25 $20.00 $41.25 NR Crossbow deer $197.25 $20.00 $217.25 Wild turkey $12.25 $10.00 $22.25 NR Wild turkey $62.25 $10.00 $72.25 Fishing approvals Annual fishing $19.25 $10.00 $29.25 NR Annual Fishing $54.25 $10.00 $64.25 One-day fishing $7.25 $10.00 $17.25 NR One-day fishing $14.25 $10.00 $24.25 Combination approvals Sports $57.25 $20.00 $77.25 NR Sports $292.25 $40.00 $332.25 Conservation patron $160.25 $40.00 $200.25 NR Conservation patron $615.25 $40.00 $655.25 Wolf harvesting $48.25 $40.00 $88.25 NR Wolf harvesting $250.25 $40.00 $290.25 Trapping and taxidermist approvals Trapping $19.25 $20.00 $39.25 NR Trapping $149.25 $20.00 $169.25 Taxidermist $50.00 $20.00 $70.00 NR Taxidermist $100.00 $20.00 $120.00 Commercial fishing and fish dealer approvals 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 151 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Commercial fishing outlying waters $899.25 $20.00 $919.25 Rough fish harvest $25.00 $10.00 $35.00 Shovelnose sturgeon permit $50.00 $10.00 $60.00 Wholesale fish dealer $100.00 $10.00 $110.00 Stamps, tags, and specialty approvals Turkey $5.00 $7.75 $12.75 Pheasant $9.75 $6.00 $15.75 Waterfowl $11.75 $2.00 $13.75 Inland trout $9.75 $6.00 $15.75 Great Lakes salmon/trout $9.75 $7.00 $16.75 Wild rice and ginseng approvals Wild rice harvest $7.50 $10.00 $17.50 Wild ginseng harvest $15.00 $10.00 $25.00 NR Wild ginseng harvest $30.00 $10.00 $40.00 Deer carcass disposal sites The bill requires DNR to provide financial assistance to local governments, individuals, businesses, and nonprofit conservation organizations to purchase large metal containers for the disposal of deer carcasses. Fish, wildlife, and parks program operations The bill creates an appropriation, from moneys in the conservation fund that DNR receives from forestry activities, for the operation of fish, wildlife, and parks programs. Endangered resources funding match Under current law, DNR administers the endangered resources program, which includes improving habitats for endangered or threatened species, conducting the natural heritage inventory, conducting wildlife research and surveys, providing wildlife management services, and providing for wildlife damage control. Current law appropriates from the general fund to DNR an amount equal to the amount of gifts, grants, and bequests received for the program and any additional payments designated for the program by an individual filing an income tax return, not to exceed $500,000 in a fiscal year. The bill increases the limit to $950,000. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 152 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all FORESTRY Managed forest land fees Under current law, DNR administers the managed forest land (MFL) program, under which the owner of a parcel of land designated as MFL makes an annual acreage share payment in lieu of property taxes. In exchange, the owner must comply with certain forestry practices and, subject to exceptions, must open the land to the public for recreational activities. Certain actions relating to a parcel designated as MFL must be recorded by the appropriate register of deeds and DNR must pay any required fee for the recording. Under current law, MFL may be transferred from one owner to another with payment of a $100 fee, which is deposited in the conservation fund. Of that amount, $20 is credited to a DNR appropriation for the payment of register of deed fees. Land may also be withdrawn from the MFL program with payment of a $300 fee. Under the bill, $100 transfer fees and $300 withdrawal fees are deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the DNR appropriation for the payment of fees to the registers of deeds. Wildfire suppression reimbursement Under current law, DNR administers the fire suppression aids program, which provides grants to counties, cities, villages, towns, and fire suppression organizations to assist with the cost of training and supplies for fire suppression. The bill appropriates to DNR, from the conservation fund, a sum sufficient to reimburse local fire departments under the program. Forestry-industry-wide strategic plan The bill requires DNR to develop a forestry-industry-wide strategic plan and road map and to submit a final report on this plan to the Council on Forestry no later than September 16, 2026. Transfer from forestry account to transportation fund The bill transfers $25,000,000 from the forestry account of the conservation fund to the transportation fund. Transfer to forestry account The bill modifies the amount of GPR to be transferred to the conservation fund for forestry purposes. Under current law, an amount equal to 0.1697 mills for each dollar of equalized property value in the state is transferred. The bill modifies the amount of the transfer to 0.1406 mills for each dollar of equalized property value in the state. Current law requires funds transferred in this manner to be used for acquiring, preserving, and developing the forests of the state and for various other purposes related to forestry. NAVIGABLE WATERS Great Lakes and Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan programs The bill requires DNR to administer revolving loan programs to assist municipalities and owners of homes located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or the Mississippi River where the structural integrity of municipal 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 153 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all buildings or homes is threatened by erosion of the shoreline. Under the bill, moneys for the programs are provided from the environmental fund, the segregated fund used to finance environmental management programs administered by DNR and pollution abatement programs administered by DNR and DATCP. The bill requires DNR to promulgate rules to administer the programs, including eligibility requirements and income limitations, and authorizes DNR to promulgate emergency rules for the period before permanent rules take effect. Bonding for dam safety projects Under current law, the state may contract up to $39,500,000 in public debt to provide financial assistance to counties, cities, villages, towns, and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts for dam safety projects. The bill increases the bonding authority for these projects by $15,000,000. RECREATION Outdoor skills training program The bill changes which appropriation from the conservation fund pays for an outdoor skills training program. Under current law, the UW System must enter into an agreement with an established national organization that provides training to persons who are interested in learning about the outdoor skills needed by women to hunt, fish, camp, canoe, and undertake other outdoor recreational activities in order to provide that type of training to interested persons. Free admission to state parks for fourth graders Under current law, no person may operate a vehicle in any state park or in certain other recreational areas on state land unless the vehicle displays a vehicle admission receipt. The bill requires DNR to waive the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt issued to the parent or guardian of a pupil receiving a fourth grade level of instruction. A parent or guardian of a qualifying pupil may apply to DNR for the waiver by submitting required certifications. A parent or guardian may receive the waiver only once in his or her lifetime and DNR may issue a waiver only once for a household. State park admission and camping fee waivers for tribal members The bill requires DNR to waive the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt issued to a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band located in this state. Under current law generally, no person may operate a vehicle in any state park or in certain other recreational areas on state land unless the vehicle displays a vehicle admission receipt. The bill also requires DNR to waive the camping fee for a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band located in this state. Under current law generally, no person may camp in a state campground unless the applicable camping fee is paid. Interpretive programs in state forests Current law provides that all moneys received from fees charged for admission to educational and interpretive programs in state parks are appropriated for the 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 154 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all costs associated with those programs. The bill adds moneys received from fees charged for admission to those programs in state forests to this appropriation, to be used for the costs associated with those programs. Kenosha Dunes restoration funding The bill appropriates moneys from the general fund to DNR for erosion control projects in the Kenosha Dunes unit of the Chiwaukee Prairie state natural area in Kenosha County. Credit card fee recovery The bill provides that DNR may collect a credit card handling fee to cover credit card transaction costs incurred in collecting fees for vehicle admission receipt and camping fees that are paid for by using a credit card. The bill requires DNR to promulgate rules establishing the amount of the fee, which may not be more than the amount necessary to cover the costs of using a credit card for fee payment. GENERAL NATURAL RESOURCES Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program The bill reauthorizes the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program (stewardship program) until 2036 and makes various changes to the program. Current law authorizes the state to incur public debt for certain conservation activities under the stewardship program, which is administered by DNR. The state may incur this debt to acquire land for the state for conservation purposes and for property development activities and may award grants or state aid to certain local governmental units and nonprofit conservation organizations (NCOs) to acquire land for these purposes. Current law establishes the amounts that DNR may obligate in each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025]26 for expenditure under each of five subprograms of the stewardship program. The bill increases the total amount that may be obligated for the stewardship program from $33,250,000 each fiscal year to $83,000,000 each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026]27 and ending with fiscal year 2035]36. Moneys obligated under the stewardship program are appropriated from the capital improvement fund (CIF) and stewardship bond proceeds are deposited into CIF. Current law provides that, in obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, DNR must set aside certain amounts to be obligated only for DNR to acquire land and to provide grants to counties for land acquisition (county forest grants). Specifically, the set-aside for DNR land acquisition each fiscal year is $1,000,000 plus the amount transferred to CIF under an appropriation that transfers from moneys received for forestry activities (the forestry account) to CIF $5,000,000 in each fiscal year. The set-aside for county forest grants is equal to the amount transferred to CIF under an appropriation that transfers from the forestry account to CIF $3,000,000 in each fiscal year. The bill ends these annual transfers from the forestry account to CIF beginning in fiscal year 2026]27 and replaces the corresponding set-aside requirements under the land acquisition subprogram with appropriations that directly fund those purposes from the conservation fund, not the stewardship program. Specifically, the bill appropriates $6,000,000 each fiscal 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 155 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all year from the conservation fund for DNR land acquisitions and $3,000,000 each fiscal year from the forestry account for county forest grants. The $6,000,000 that the bill appropriates directly each fiscal year for DNR land acquisitions is $1,000,000 more than the amount currently transferred to CIF and set aside for this purpose, and in addition the bill continues to provide a $1,000,000 set-aside for this purpose under the land acquisition subprogram of the stewardship program. The bill provides that any amount in CIF remaining from the amounts transferred from the forestry account in fiscal years 2022]23, 2023]24, 2024]25, and 2025]26 is transferred back to the forestry account in fiscal year 2026]27. The bill eliminates a current law provision that states that, of the amount set aside under the land acquisition subprogram for DNR to acquire land, DNR may not use more than one-third to acquire land in fee simple. In addition, the bill eliminates a provision requiring DNR to use at least two appraisals to determine the current fair market value of land that is the subject of a stewardship funding for an NCO or governmental unit if DNR estimates the fair market value of the land to exceed $350,000. The bill increases from $7,000,000 to $14,000,000 the amount under the land acquisition subprogram that must be set aside for grants to nonprofit conservation organizations each fiscal year. The bill renames the property development and local assistance subprogram to be the Xstate property development and local parks and recreation subprogram,Y and increases from $14,250,000 to $51,500,000 the amount in each fiscal year that may be obligated under the subprogram. Of that amount, the bill increases from $5,000,000 to $15,450,000 the amount that DNR must obligate for property development each fiscal year and increases from $9,250,000 to $36,050,000 the amount that DNR must obligate for local assistance each fiscal year. The bill increases from $500,000 to $2,500,000 the amount that DNR is required to set aside each fiscal year, from the amounts obligated for property development, for grants to friends groups and NCOs for property development activities on DNR properties. The bill also increases from $20,000 to $50,000 the maximum amount that DNR may encumber per DNR property for these grants in each fiscal year. The bill creates a motorized recreation grant program funded from stewardship moneys, under which DNR may award a grant to a county, city, village, town, or recreational vehicle club either to acquire land for the purpose of establishing an all-terrain vehicle trail, off-highway motorcycle trail, or snowmobile trail (treated as obligated from the land acquisition subprogram) or to construct a trail crossing for an all-terrain vehicle trail, off-highway motorcycle trail, or snowmobile trail as part of an interchange project (treated as obligated from the state property development and local parks and recreation subprogram). The bill requires DNR to allocate $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for these grants. The bill renames the recreational boating aids subprogram to be the Xlocal recreation boat facilities subprogramY and increases from $3,000,000 to $9,000,000 the amount in each fiscal year that DNR may obligate under the subprogram. The bill eliminates DNR[s authority under current law to use funds, whether stewardship or other funds, for recreational boating project feasibility studies. The 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 156 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all bill changes one of the factors that DNR must consider in establishing priorities for projects from Xprojects underwayY to Xprojects in a state of readiness.Y The bill creates two new programs and funds them with appropriations from the general fund. Specifically, the bill creates a grant program for nonprofit conservation organizations to support wildlife and habitat management, and a tribal co-management program under which DNR must coordinate with the federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands domiciled in this state in the management of education infrastructure, land management activities, and other activities on DNR land. Nonprofit conservation organization grants Under current law, DNR is authorized to provide grants to nonprofit conservation organizations for a variety of conservation purposes, including acquisition of property, encouraging land management activities that enhance the state[s natural resources, and providing technical assistance. The bill creates an appropriation to DNR from the general fund for the purpose of providing grants to nonprofit conservation organizations and requires DNR to award grants in the 2025]26 fiscal year to the following organizations: 1) Gathering Waters, 2) the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, 3) River Alliance of Wisconsin, and 4) Wisconsin Lakes. Building demolition The bill creates a continuing appropriation from the general fund to DNR for the demolition of buildings on DNR-owned property. Wild rice stewardship The bill appropriates to DNR from the general fund moneys for wild rice stewardship efforts within the waters of areas where American Indian tribes or bands hold treaty-based rights to harvest wild rice. The bill provides that not less than $50,000 of the amounts appropriated for each fiscal year must be allocated for public education and outreach pertaining to wild rice harvesting. Off-highway motorcycle sales tax collection Under current law, 1 percent of sales and use taxes on all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, boats, and snowmobiles are deposited in the segregated conservation fund. The bill provides that 1 percent of sales and use taxes on off- highway motorcycles are deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the DNR appropriation for off-highway motorcycle administration. Funding from Indian gaming receipts Current law and Indian gaming compacts require DOA to transfer portions of Indian gaming receipts to certain DNR appropriations annually. At the end of each fiscal year, unobligated funds from programs that receive tribal gaming revenues revert to the appropriation account to which Indian gaming receipts are credited. The bill eliminates the requirement to transfer these amounts to an appropriation that funds snowmobile law enforcement operations and safety training and fatality reporting and eliminates that appropriation. The bill also creates a new appropriation to DNR for providing grants to federally recognized 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 157 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all American Indian tribes or bands for maintenance and repair of fish hatcheries operated by the tribe or band. Under current law, DNR makes a payment to the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa based on the amount of fees collected by DNR for certain hunting and fishing approvals and the number of certain approvals issued within the the Lac du Flambeau reservation. DNR makes this payment from an appropriation that receives tribal gaming revenues. The bill provides that this appropriation is subject to the same reversion requirement as other gaming receipts transfers to DNR. PUBLIC UTILITIES Funding for broadband expansion grant program The bill appropriates GPR funding for the broadband expansion grant program administered by PSC. Focus on Energy funding The bill makes changes to the funding of statewide energy efficiency and renewable resources programs, known as Focus on Energy, that current law requires investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities to fund. Under the bill, PSC must require those utilities to spend 2.4 percent of their annual operating revenues derived from retail sales to fund Focus on Energy and related programs. Under current law, the amount those utilities must spend is 1.2 percent of their annual operating revenues from retail sales. Focus on Energy residential customer energy storage The bill includes residential energy storage system programs and programs for reducing energy demand in the Focus on Energy program. Energy innovation grant program The bill appropriates GPR for the energy innovation grant program (EIGP), which is administered by PSC[s Office of Energy Innovation and awards grants for projects related to energy efficiency and innovation. Currently, the EIGP is funded with federal money from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Residential and commercial energy improvements The bill allows PSC to authorize a public utility to finance energy improvements at a specific dwelling for a residential or commercial customer. Under the bill, a public utility may recover the costs of such an energy improvement through a surcharge periodically placed on the customer[s account. The bill requires PSC to promulgate rules establishing requirements for this financing, which must include that the surcharge is assigned to a location, not to an individual customer; that energy improvements are eligible for financing only if they are estimated to save an amount that exceeds the surcharge; and that the financing offered may not increase a customer[s risk or debt. Deadline for a certificate of public convenience and necessity Current law generally prohibits a person from commencing construction of 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 158 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all certain large electric generating facilities or high-voltage transmission lines without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) from PSC. After a person files a complete application for a CPCN, PSC must take final action on the application within 180 days, or else PSC is considered to have issued a CPCN to the applicant. However, current law also allows the PSC chairperson to extend that deadline for no more than an additional 180 days. If PSC fails to take final action within the extended deadline, PSC is considered to have issued the CPCN. The bill authorizes the PSC chairperson to make two such 180-day extensions instead of just one. Brownfield renewable energy generation grants Under the bill, PSC makes grants to developers and electric providers for redeveloping brownfields for renewable energy generation. The grants may be used only for remediating brownfields, developing renewable energy infrastructure on brownfields, and technical support. Nuclear energy feasibility study The bill requires PSC to conduct a nuclear power plant feasibility study and creates an appropriation to fund the study. Electric utility integrated resource plans The bill requires investor-owned and municipal electric utilities to file integrated resource plans with PSC. An integrated resource plan must describe the resources an electric utility could use to meet the service needs of its customers over the next 5-year, 10-year, and 15-year periods and must contain certain other information, including forecasts of electricity demand under various reasonable scenarios and plans and projected costs for meeting that electricity demand. PSC must establish requirements for the contents and filing of the plans, and PSC must approve, reject, or modify an electric utility[s integrated resource plan consistent with the public interest. The bill also requires PSC to review the integrated resource plans filed by electric utilities to inform its biennial strategic energy assessment. Under current law, the strategic energy assessment evaluates the adequacy and reliability of the state[s current and future energy supply. Securitization of retiring power plants Under current law, an energy utility is allowed to apply to PSC for an order allowing the utility to finance the costs of the following activities by issuing bonds: 1) the construction, installation, or otherwise putting into place of environmental control equipment in connection with a plant that, before March 30, 2004, has been used to provide service to customers and 2) the retiring of any existing plant, facility, or other property to reduce, control, or eliminate environmental pollution in accordance with federal or state law. Current law defines these activities as Xenvironmental control activities.Y If approved by PSC, the bonds, which are referred to as Xenvironmental trust bonds,Y are secured by revenues arising from charges paid by an energy utility[s customers for the utility to recover the cost of the activities, as well as the cost of financing the bonds. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 159 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all The bill adds the retiring of any existing electric generating facility fueled by nonrenewable combustible energy resources as an environmental control activity, the costs of which may be financed by an environmental trust bond. Remove size limit on grants for lead service line replacement The bill allows water public utilities to make grants that cover the full cost of replacing lead-containing customer-side water service lines. Under current law, water public utilities may, after applying to and receiving approval from PSC, make grants and loans to property owners to assist replacement of customer-side water service lines containing lead. Current law prohibits PSC from approving a water public utility[s application to provide these grants unless grants are limited to no more than one-half of the total cost of replacing lead-containing customer-side water service lines. REAL ESTATE Real estate condition reports Under current law, with certain exceptions, an owner selling residential real property or vacant land must give a prospective buyer a form, known as a real estate condition report for residential real property and known as the vacant land disclosure report for vacant land (real estate condition report), on which the owner discloses certain conditions of, and other information about, the real property of which the owner is aware. Currently, as part of the real estate condition report, a seller must disclose whether the applicable real estate is located in a floodplain. The bill requires the real estate condition report to include a link to a DNR website for more information about flood insurance. Current law also requires a seller of residential real estate to indicate whether any insurance claims related to damage to the premises have been filed in the past five years. The bill adds the same provision to the vacant land disclosure report. Additionally, the bill adds to both real estate condition reports language that specifies that the disclosure related to insurance claims includes insurance claims for damage caused by a flood. Lastly, the bill adds to the real estate condition report a disclosure related to claims for financial support, other than insurance claims, for damage to the property caused by a flood. Under current law and the bill, the real estate condition report includes a provision under which the prospective buyer acknowledges that that technical knowledge such as that acquired by professional inspectors may be required to detect certain defects, including Xfloodplain status.Y Landlord notification requirements The bill provides that, if a landlord has actual knowledge that a rental property is located in a floodplain, the landlord must disclose that fact to a prospective tenant before entering into a lease or accepting any earnest money or security deposit from the prospective tenant. RETIREMENT AND GROUP INSURANCE Benefits for domestic partners The bill provides that domestic partners of public employees be treated 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 160 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all similarly to spouses of public employees for purposes of benefits received through ETF. These benefits include group health insurance coverage, beneficiary rights under the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), automatic beneficiary rights under the deferred compensation plan, and duty disability survivorship benefits. WRS annuitants returning to work Under current law, if a WRS annuitant, or a disability annuitant who has attained his or her normal retirement date, is appointed to a position with a WRS- participating employer or provides employee services to a WRS-participating employer in which he or she is expected to work at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by ETF, the annuity must be suspended and no annuity payment is payable until after the participant again terminates covered employment. The bill removes the requirement that an annuitant who returns to work for a participating employer have his or her annuity suspended and become a participating employee and instead allows an annuitant who returns to work to either 1) elect to suspend his or her annuity and become a participating employee or 2) elect to continue receiving his or her annuity and not become a participating employee. Under current law, a WRS participant who has applied to receive a retirement annuity must wait at least 75 days between terminating covered employment with a WRS employer and returning to covered employment again as a participating employee. The bill reduces that period to 30 days. Waiting period for state employees Under current law, most state employees, other than limited-term employees, become covered under the state group health insurance plan on the first day of the first month after becoming employed with the state by filing an election within 30 days of being hired. However, most state employees are ineligible for an employer contribution toward the premiums for the first three months of employment. The bill changes the date to the first day of the second month for most state employees, other than limited-term employees, hired after the effective date of the bill. Internal auditor The bill creates the Office of Internal Audit attached to ETF. Under the bill, the office plans and conducts audits of activities and programs administered by ETF, among other responsibilities, while following policies, principles, and directives established by the Employee Trust Funds Board (ETFB). The bill requires ETFB to appoint an internal auditor and internal audit staff within the classified service who report directly to ETFB. Currently, the internal auditor for ETF reports to the secretary of ETF, and internal audit staff report to the internal auditor. Automated operating system progress report The bill requires the secretary of ETF to submit with ETF[s biennial budget request a report that includes details of ETF[s expenditures to implement an 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 161 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all automated operating system and a progress report and timelines of ETF[s anticipated progress on modernizing its business processes and integrating its information technology systems. SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES Licensure of advanced practice registered nurses Under current law, a person who wishes to practice professional nursing must be licensed by the Board of Nursing as a registered nurse (RN). The bill creates an additional system of licensure for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), to be administered by the board. Under the bill, in order to apply for an APRN license, a person must 1) hold, or concurrently apply for, an RN license; 2) have completed an accredited graduate-level or postgraduate-level education program preparing the person to practice as an APRN in one of four recognized roles and hold a current national certification approved by the board; 3) possess malpractice liability insurance as provided in the bill; 4) pay a fee determined by DSPS; and 5) satisfy certain other criteria specified in the bill. The bill also allows a person who has not completed an accredited education program described above to receive an APRN license if the person 1) on January 1, 2026, is both licensed as an RN in Wisconsin and practicing in one of the four recognized roles and 2) satisfies additional practice or education criteria established by the board. The bill also, however, automatically grants licenses to certain RNs, as further described below. The four recognized roles, as defined in the bill, are 1) certified nurse-midwife; 2) certified registered nurse anesthetist; 3) clinical nurse specialist; and 4) nurse practitioner. The bill requires the board, upon granting a person an APRN license, to also grant the person one or more specialty designations corresponding to the recognized role or roles for which the person qualifies. Under the bill, all APRNs, except APRNs with a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation, must practice in collaboration with a physician or dentist. However, under the bill, an APRN may practice without being supervised by a physician or dentist if the board verifies that the APRN has completed 3,840 hours of professional nursing in a clinical setting and has completed 3,840 clinical hours of advanced practice registered nursing practice in his or her recognized role while working with a physician or dentist during those 3,840 hours of practice. APRNs may count additional hours practiced as an APRN in collaboration with a physician or dentist towards the 3,840 required hours of professional nursing. APRNs with a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation are instead required, if they offer to deliver babies outside of a hospital setting, to file and keep current with the board a proactive plan for involving a hospital or a physician who has admitting privileges at a hospital in the treatment of patients with higher acuity or emergency care needs, as further described below. Regardless of whether an APRN has qualified to practice independently, the bill provides that an APRN may provide chronic pain management services only while working in a collaborative relationship with a 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 162 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all physician who, through education, training, and experience, specializes in pain management. Alternatively, if an APRN has qualified to practice independently and currently has privileges in a hospital, the APRN may provide chronic pain management services without a collaborative relationship with a physician. The holder of an APRN license may append the title XA.P.R.N.Y to his or her name, as well as a title corresponding to whichever specialty designations that the person possesses. The bill prohibits any person from using the title XA.P.R.N.,Y and from otherwise indicating that he or she is an APRN, unless the person is licensed by the board as an APRN. The bill also prohibits the use of titles and abbreviations corresponding to a recognized role unless the person has a specialty designation for that role. The bill allows an APRN to delegate a task or order to another clinically trained health care worker if the task or order is within the scope of the APRN[s practice, the APRN is competent to perform the task or issue the order, and the APRN has reasonable evidence that the health care worker is minimally competent to perform the task or issue the order under the circumstances. The bill requires an APRN to adhere to professional standards when managing situations that are beyond the APRN[s expertise. Under the bill, when an APRN renews his or her APRN license, the board must grant the person the renewal of both the person[s RN license and the person[s APRN license. The bill requires all APRNs to complete continuing education requirements each biennium in clinical pharmacology or therapeutics relevant to the APRN[s area of practice and to satisfy certain other requirements when renewing a license. Practice of nurse-midwifery The bill eliminates licensure and practice requirements specific to nurse- midwives and the practice of nurse-midwifery, including specific requirements to practice with an obstetrician. Under the bill, Xcertified nurse-midwifeY is one of the four recognized roles for APRNs, and a person who is licensed as a nurse-midwife under current law is automatically granted an APRN license with a certified nurse- midwife specialty designation. The bill otherwise allows nurse-midwives to be licensed as APRNs if they satisfy the licensure requirements, except that the bill also requires that a person applying for a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation be certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. The bill also requires an APRN with a specialty designation as a certified nurse-midwife to file with the Board of Nursing, and obtain the board[s approval of, a plan for ensuring appropriate care or care transitions in treating certain patients if the APRN offers to deliver babies outside of a hospital setting. Prescribing authority Under current law, a person licensed as an RN may apply to the Board of Nursing for a certificate to issue prescription orders if the person meets certain requirements established by the board. An RN holding a certificate is subject to 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 163 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all various practice requirements and limitations established by the board and must possess malpractice liability insurance in an amount determined by the board. The bill eliminates certificates to issue prescription orders and generally authorizes APRNs to issue prescription orders. A person who is certified to issue prescription orders under current law is automatically granted an APRN license with his or her appropriate specialty designation. RNs who are practicing in a recognized role on January 1, 2026, but who do not hold a certificate to issue prescription orders on that date and who are granted an APRN license under the bill may not issue prescription orders. As under current law, an APRN issuing prescription orders is subject to various practice requirements and limitations established by the board. The bill eliminates a provision concerning the ability of advanced practice nurses who are certified to issue prescription orders and who are required to work in collaboration with or under the supervision of a physician to obtain and practice under a federal waiver to dispense narcotic drugs to individuals for addiction treatment. Malpractice liability insurance The bill requires all APRNs to maintain malpractice liability insurance in coverage amounts specified under current law for physicians and nurse anesthetists except for an APRN whose employer has in effect malpractice liability insurance that provides at least the same amount of coverage for the APRN. Additionally, the bill requires APRNs who have qualified to practice independently and who practice outside a collaborative or employment relationship to participate in the injured patients and families compensation fund. The injured patients and families compensation fund provides excess medical malpractice coverage for health care providers who participate in the fund and meet all other participation requirements, which includes maintaining malpractice liability insurance in coverage amounts specified under current law. Other changes The bill directs DHS to require a hospital that provides emergency services to have sufficient qualified personnel available at all times to manage the number and severity of emergency department cases anticipated by the location. At a minimum, the bill directs DHS to require a hospital that provides emergency services to have on-site at least one physician who, through education, training, and experience, specializes in emergency medicine. The bill makes numerous other changes throughout the statutes relating to APRNs, including various terminology changes. BUILDINGS AND SAFETY Private on-site wastewater treatment system grants The bill extends the grant program aiding certain persons and businesses served by failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems (POWTS), which are commonly known as septic tanks. Under current law, the program is repealed 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 164 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all effective June 2025. In addition, under the bill, a failing POWTS installed at least 33 years before the submission of a grant application is eligible to receive a grant. Current law authorizes grants only for failing POWTS that were installed before July 1, 1978. Offsetting costs of trade exams administered by third parties The bill creates an appropriation for DSPS to reduce the cost of examinations required to obtain an occupational license in the building trades that are administered by a third party. Combining operations and administrative services appropriations The bill combines two program revenue appropriations for operations and administrative services related to DSPS[s regulation of industry, buildings, and safety into a single appropriation. PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE DSPS renewal dates; continuing education; nursing workforce survey Under current law, a two-year renewal period applies to many health and business credentials administered by DSPS or a credentialing board. The renewal date for each two-year period is specified by statute. In addition, the laws governing some professions specify continuing education requirements, either by statute or by rule, as part of credentialing renewal. The bill eliminates statutory renewal dates for these credentials and instead allows DSPS, in consultation with the credentialing boards, to establish renewal dates. The bill makes various changes to continuing education requirements for various professions to account for the flexible renewal periods allowed in the bill, including allowing DSPS and the credentialing boards to adjust continuing education requirements and to establish interim continuing education or other reporting requirements as needed to align with changes to renewal cycles. Nursing refresher course tuition reimbursement program The bill requires DSPS to establish and implement a program to reimburse individuals for the cost of completing a nursing refresher course offered at a technical college. The reimbursement is available to individuals who are licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, are under 60 years of age, and have not actively practiced nursing in the prior five-year period. The bill requires DSPS to allocate at least $150,000 in each fiscal year for reimbursements under the program. Professional licenses for certain noncitizens Currently, federal law prohibits all but certain noncitizens from receiving any Xstate or local public benefit,Y which is defined to include any Xprofessional license, or commercial license provided by an agency of a state or local government.Y However, federal law allows states to explicitly allow eligibility for certain public benefits. The bill allows certain individuals who are not U.S. citizens to receive any professional license issued in this state if they meet all other requirements or qualifications for the professional license. For purposes of the bill, Xprofessional 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 165 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all licenseY means a license, registration, certification, or other approval to perform specific work tasks, whether issued by the state or a local governmental entity. Statewide clinician wellness program The bill allows DSPS to provide a statewide clinician wellness program to provide support to health care workers in this state in maintaining their physical and mental health and ensuring long-term vitality and effectiveness for their patients and their profession. Reviews of criminal records The bill requires DSPS, when conducting an investigation of the arrest or conviction record of a credential applicant, to obtain and review information to determine the circumstances of each case or offense, except that the bill allows DSPS, in its discretion, to complete its investigation of an arrest or conviction record without reviewing the circumstances of certain types of offenses specified in the bill. These offenses include certain first offense operating while intoxicated and related violations; certain underage alcohol violations; and minor, nonviolent ordinance violations, as determined by DSPS. Rules; license portability The bill provides that DSPS or a credentialing board in DSPS may promulgate rules to achieve enhanced license portability to help facilitate streamlined pathways to licensure for internationally trained professionals and increased reciprocity. Combining general operations appropriations The bill combines five program revenue appropriations related to the licensing, rule-making, and regulatory functions of DSPS into a single appropriation. SHARED REVENUE County and municipal property tax freeze incentive payments The bill provides property tax freeze incentive payments to counties and municipalities that do not increase their property tax levies. Under the bill, if a county[s or municipality[s property tax levy is less than or equal to its property tax levy in the immediately preceding year, it will receive a payment equal to the sum of the following amounts: 1) its property tax levy multiplied by 0.03, and 2) if it received a property tax freeze incentive payment in the immediately preceding year, the amount of that payment multiplied by 1.03. For purposes of eligibility for the payments, expenditures made related to annexation and service consolidation and unreimbursed emergency expenditures do not count as part of a county[s or municipality[s property tax levy. Payments to counties and municipalities for nontaxable tribal land The bill provides payments to counties and municipalities to compensate for not being able to impose local general property taxes on real property exempt from taxation under the 1854 Treaty of La Pointe. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 166 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Automatically increasing the municipal services payments account The bill increases the amounts transferred to the local government fund for payments for municipal services. Under the bill, each fiscal year those amounts increase by the percentage change in the estimated amount of revenues received from the state sales and use tax for the previous fiscal year from the immediately preceding fiscal year. Current law provides state aid payments to municipalities that provide municipal services to state facilities. Energy and liquefied natural gas storage facilities The bill provides utility aid payments to counties and municipalities where energy storage facilities are located. Under the bill, DOA distributes to each city and village in which an energy storage facility is located two-thirds of the amount calculated by multiplying the facility[s megawatt capacity by $2,000, and the county in which such a facility is located is distributed one-third of the amount calculated by multiplying the facility[s megawatt capacity by $2,000. DOA distributes to each town in which an energy storage facility is located one-third of the amount calculated by multiplying the facility[s megawatt capacity by $2,000, and the county in which such a facility is located is distributed two-thirds of the amount calculated by multiplying the facility[s megawatt capacity by $2,000. The bill defines an Xenergy storage facilityY as property that receives electrical energy, stores the energy in a different form, and converts that other form of energy back to electrical energy for sale or to use to provide reliability or economic benefits to the electrical grid. The bill also defines an Xenergy storage facilityY as property that is owned by a light, heat, and power company, electric cooperative, or municipal electric company and includes hydroelectric pumped storage, compressed air energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, batteries, and similar technologies. The bill also provides utility aid payments to counties and municipalities where liquefied natural gas storage facilities (LNG storage facilities) are located. The payment received by a city or village where an LNG storage facility is located is determined by multiplying the net book value of the LNG storage facility by six mills and by three mills in the case of a town. The payment received by a county where an LNG storage facility is located is determined by multiplying the net book value of the LNG storage facility by three mills if the facility is located in a city or village and by six mills if the facility is located in a town. Aid to taxing jurisdictions for pipelines assessed by the state Beginning in 2027, the bill requires the state to pay each taxing jurisdiction an amount equal to the property taxes levied on the pipeline property of a pipeline company for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2024. Generally under current law, the property of a pipeline company is subject to the public utilities tax, and property that is subject to the public utilities tax is exempt from local property taxation. Aid to Green Bay for NFL draft public safety costs The bill provides the city of Green Bay with an additional $1,000,000 in 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 167 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all county and municipal aid for reimbursement of public safety costs associated with the NFL draft in April 2025. Expenditure restraint incentive program Under current law, generally, a municipality is eligible to receive an expenditure restraint incentive payment if its property tax levy is greater than five mills and if the annual increase in its municipal budget is less than the sum of factors based on inflation and the increased value of property in the municipality as a result of new construction. Under the bill, the inflation factor used to determine eligibility is equal to the percentage change in the consumer price index or 3 percent, whichever is greater. The bill also excludes the following from being considered in determining eligibility for an expenditure restraint incentive program payment: 1) the amount by which a municipality[s base and supplemental county and municipal aid received in the applicable year exceeds the amount of base and supplemental county and municipal aid received by the municipality in 2024; 2) all grants received from the federal government; 3) revenues from a municipal vehicle registration fee that is approved by a majority of electors voting at a referendum; 4) the amount by which a municipality[s payments received for municipal services provided to facilities owned by the state exceeds the amount of those payments received in 2024; and 5) the $1,000,000 additional county and municipal aid payment to the city of Green Bay provided by the bill to reimburse public safety costs associated with the NFL draft in April 2025. Local government fund transfer to offset certain sales tax exemptions The bill increases the amount of the transfer from the general fund to the local government fund in fiscal year 2026-27 to compensate for the loss of sales and use tax revenues from the bill[s sales tax exemptions for over-the-counter prescription drugs and electricity and natural gas sold from May to October. Under current law, the annual increase in the amount of the county and municipal aid payments and the supplemental county and municipal aid payments is determined by the percentage change in the revenues received from the sales and use tax. Timing of transfers to the local government fund The bill increases the annual July transfer from the general fund to the local government fund to cover the full amount of expenditure restraint incentive program payments, computer aid payments, and video service provider fee aid payments that are paid to taxing jurisdictions from the local government fund by the 4th Monday in July. Moving the date of computer aid payments Beginning in 2026, the bill requires DOA to make computer aid payments to taxing jurisdictions by the first Monday in May. Under current law, computers and certain computer-related equipment are exempt from local personal property taxes, and DOA makes computer aid payments to taxing jurisdictions to compensate them for the corresponding loss of property tax revenue. Current law requires DOA to make computer aid payments by the fourth Monday in July. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 168 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all STATE GOVERNMENT GENERAL STATE GOVERNMENT Grants for local projects Current law requires the Building Commission to establish and operate a grant program to assist nonstate organizations to carry out construction projects having a statewide public purpose. Before approving each grant, the Building Commission must determine that the organization carrying out the project has secured additional funding for the project from nonstate revenue sources in an amount that is equal to at least 50 percent of the total cost of the project. The bill transfers the grant program to DOA. However, the Building Commission retains its role in approving each grant, making the statewide public purpose determination, and making the determination concerning the amount of nonstate funds the prospective grantee has raised for a project. The bill further authorizes additional grants under the program to cities, villages, towns, counties, and tribal governments for construction projects having a statewide public purpose if the grant is approved by the Building Commission. Under the bill, these grants are funded from the interest earnings of the local government segregated fund. Finally, the bill specifically authorizes the following grants under the program, which are subject to Building Commission approval and the other requirements and limitations under the program: 1. A grant of up to $4,000,000 to assist the New Community Shelter, Inc., in the construction of a permanent supportive housing facility in Brown County. 2. A grant of up to $6,000,000 to assist the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Inc., and Community Smiles Dental in carrying out renovation of the historic Wisconsin Avenue School in the city of Milwaukee for use as a health and wellness center. 3. A grant of up to $15,000,000 to assist the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, Inc., in constructing a new facility to expand food processing, storage, and distribution. 4. A grant of up to $860,000 to assist the Colfax Railroad Museum, Inc., in constructing and renovating museum facilities in the village of Colfax to protect and display historical railroad artifacts. 5. A grant of up to $3,000,000 to assist the city of Green Bay in the construction and development of a public market. 6. A grant of up to $4,250,000 to assist the city of Glendale in the construction of a new library that will serve the communities of Bayside, Fox Point, Glendale, and River Hills, as well as all of Milwaukee County through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System. 7. A grant of up to $2,000,000 to a nonstate organization or a city, village, town, or county for the purchase, construction, or renovation of a child care center in the southwest region of the state. 8. A grant of up to $2,500,000 to assist Wellpoint Care Network, Inc., in 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 169 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all renovating an existing facility in the city of Milwaukee to establish a child care center. Project labor agreements Under current law, the state and local units of government are prohibited from engaging in certain practices in letting bids for state procurement or public works contracts. Among these prohibitions, the state and local governments may not do any of the following in specifications for bids for the contracts: 1) require that a bidder enter into an agreement with a labor organization; 2) consider, when awarding a contract, whether a bidder has or has not entered into an agreement with a labor organization; or 3) require that a bidder enter into an agreement that requires that the bidder or bidder[s employees become or remain members of a labor organization or pay any dues or fees to a labor organization. The bill eliminates these limitations related to labor organizations. Vacancies in certain appointive offices Under current law, vacancies in public office may occur in a number of ways, including when the incumbent resigns, dies, or is removed from office, or, in the case of elected office, when the incumbent[s term expires. However, as the Wisconsin Supreme Court held in State ex rel. Kaul v. Prehn, 2022 WI 50, expiration of an incumbent[s term of office does not create a vacancy if the office is filled by appointment for a fixed term. Absent a vacancy or removal for cause, these incumbents may remain in office until their successors are appointed and qualified. Under the bill, a vacancy in public office is created if the office is filled by appointment of the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate for a fixed term and the incumbent[s term expires or the governor submits his or her nomination for the office to the senate, whichever is later. Office of Violence Prevention The bill creates the Office of Violence Prevention in DOA, establishes certain duties with respect to the office, and directs the office to award grants for community violence intervention. The bill provides that the office must coordinate and expand violence prevention activities and work to reduce the incidences of interpersonal violence. To achieve these goals, the office must do all of the following: 1. Establish a violence prevention focus across state government. 2. Collaborate with other state agencies that are interested or active in the reduction of interpersonal violence. 3. Support the development and implementation of comprehensive, community-based violence prevention initiatives within local units of government across the state, including collaborating with law enforcement agencies. 4. Develop sources of funding beyond state revenues to maintain the office and expand its activities. 5. Create a directory of existing violence prevention services and activities in each county. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 170 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 6. Support and provide technical assistance to local organizations that provide violence prevention services, including in seeking out and applying for grant funding in support of their initiatives. 7. Develop public education campaigns to promote safer communities. The bill directs the office to establish and implement a program to award grants to support effective violence reduction initiatives in communities across the state. Up to $3,000,000 of the grants must be awarded to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state or organizations affiliated with tribes relating to missing and murdered indigenous women. The bill also requires that up to $500,000 be awarded for grants related to suicide prevention for the following activities: 1) to train staff at a firearm retailer or firearm range on how to recognize a person who may be considering suicide; 2) to provide suicide prevention materials for distribution at a firearm retailer or firearm range; and 3) to provide voluntary, temporary firearm storage. Task force on Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls The bill creates the Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls. The task force must examine various factors that contribute to violence against African American women and girls and submit to the governor two annual reports by December 31, 2026, on actions that can be taken to eliminate violence against African American women and girls. Director of Native American affairs The bill requires the secretary of administration to appoint a director of Native American affairs in the unclassified service to manage relations between the state and American Indian tribes or bands in the state. Grants to each American Indian tribe or band in Wisconsin The bill requires DOA to award grants of equal amounts to each American Indian tribe or band in the state for the following purposes: 1. To programs to meet the needs of members of the tribe or band. 2. To promote tribal language and cultural revitalization. Under the bill, no grant moneys awarded under the above grant programs may be used to pay gaming-related expenses. Other tribal grants The bill requires DOA to do all of the following: 1. Award grants to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin to support the Menominee Indian Tribe[s transit services, in an amount not to exceed $266,600 annually. 2. Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to conduct an intergovernmental training program, available to all tribal governments in Wisconsin, to improve consultations and communication between the tribes and the state. The grants may not total more than $60,000 annually. 3. Award grants to the Wisconsin Indigenous Housing and Economic Development Corporation to support tribal economic development and housing 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 171 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all programs in Wisconsin. The grants may not total more than $3,890,000 in the 2025-26 fiscal year and $2,540,000 annually thereafter. 4. Award grants to American Indian tribes or bands in this state to support strategic planning concerning cybersecurity, in an amount up to $250,000 annually. 5. Award grants to American Indian tribes or bands in this state to support home repairs that reduce energy burdens and improve health outcomes, in an amount up to $1,000,000 annually. Community climate engagement grant program The bill requires DOA to establish and administer a community climate engagement grant program. Under the program, DOA is required to award grants to local nongovernmental organizations in Wisconsin for the purpose of promoting local climate and clean energy community engagement. Additionally, under the program, DOA is itself required to conduct and support outreach across Wisconsin concerning climate change, climate resilience, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Community climate action grants The bill requires DOA to create a grant program to assist local governmental units and governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state with the development of climate risk assessment and action plans or to implement emission reduction and action projects. Under the bill, DOA is required to assist local governments and tribal governments with the development of climate risk assessment and action plans. Grants to provide civil legal services The bill requires DOA to award grants to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for the purpose of providing civil legal services. Translation services The bill provides that DOA may provide assistance to state agencies for costs related to translation services that are provided to a state agency through a state contract. The bill also appropriates GPR for the purpose. Artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure support The bill requires DOA to develop and maintain artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure for the benefit of state agencies, including the legislature and the courts. Cybersecurity Under current law, DOA is required to ensure that an adequate level of information technology services is made available to state agencies. The bill requires that DOA additionally conduct cybersecurity emergency incident response for state agencies. The bill funds those activities with up to $10,000,000 each fiscal year in moneys from the general fund that are allocated to sum sufficient appropriations of state agencies. A sum sufficient appropriation is expendable in the amounts necessary to accomplish the purpose specified in the appropriation. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 172 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all The bill also creates an annual appropriation of GPR for DOA[s cybersecurity activities generally. Cybersecurity insurance The bill requires DOA to undertake planning and preparation to have a cybersecurity insurance program for executive branch agencies by the 2027]29 fiscal biennium. Closed meetings to consider information technology security issues Under current law, a governmental body is generally required to meet in open session. Open session is a meeting that is held in a place reasonably accessible to members of the public and open to all citizens at all times. The bill allows a governmental body to go into closed session for the purpose of considering information technology security issues affecting information technology systems over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Funding for the Division of Alcohol Beverages The bill creates a program-revenue appropriation to fund the Division of Alcohol Beverages (DAB) in DOR. Under current law, the DAB administers and enforces the state[s alcohol beverage laws, including issuing alcohol beverage permits. The DAB is currently funded from multiple DOR appropriations, including an appropriation that receives proceeds from an administrative fee of 11 cents per gallon on taxed distilled spirits. The bill creates, for DAB, a single PR appropriation consisting of DAB permit fees and associated administrative fees and liquor tax administrative fees. Public records location fee Current law allows an authority to impose a fee on any person requesting a public record to cover the cost of locating that record, if the cost is $50 or more. The location fee may not exceed the actual, necessary, and direct cost of locating the record. Current law defines an XauthorityY to include any elective official or state or local government agency that has custody of a public record. Under the bill, the cost of locating a public record must be $100 or more before an authority may impose a fee to cover the actual, necessary, and direct cost of locating the record. Lobbying fees Under current law, fees paid to the Ethics Commission for lobbying activities are appropriated to the commission for the administration of the lobbying laws. The bill eliminates that appropriation and requires that all fees paid to the commission for lobbying activities be deposited in the general fund. First class city school district audit response funding The bill directs DOA to provide payments to a first class city school district (currently only Milwaukee Public Schools) to implement recommendations from audits of the school district initiated by the governor. The payments may be used for items addressed in the audits, financial reporting software, and data 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 173 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all compatibility with state and local finance systems. Additionally, the payments may be made only if, at the time of payment, the secretary of administration is satisfied that the school district is already making substantial progress on implementation of the audit recommendations. TEACH program; GPR funding Under current law, DOA administers the Technology for Educational Achievement (TEACH) program. The TEACH program offers telecommunications access to school districts, private schools, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, independent charter school authorizers, juvenile correctional facilities, private and tribal colleges, and public library boards at discounted rates. Currently, the TEACH program is funded from the universal service fund. The bill provides additional GPR for the TEACH program. TEACH; broadband speed threshold As part of TEACH, current law requires DOA to establish an educational telecommunications access program to provide educational agencies with access to data lines. Under current law, DOA must require an educational agency to pay not more than $250 per month for each data line provided under the program. However, the maximum amount DOA may charge an educational agency for a data line is not more than $100 per month if the data line relies on a transport medium that operates at a speed of 1.544 megabits per second. The bill increases the threshold speed for the $100 per month maximum payment to 100 megabits per second. State AmeriCorps scholarship program Under current law, an individual who completes a term of service in the AmeriCorps program may receive a Segal AmeriCorps education award to pay for post-secondary educational expenses. The bill creates a program that provides a matching scholarship to individuals who are residents of Wisconsin or who complete their AmeriCorps service in Wisconsin. Under the bill, the matching amounts are subject to availability of monies. The scholarship money awarded under the program may only be used to pay tuition and fees at a technical college, college, or university in Wisconsin. National and community service board appropriation Current law appropriates moneys received from the federal Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to administer the national and community service program and to provide grants for the national and community service program. The bill changes the appropriation for administration from one that is limited to the amounts in the schedule to one that appropriates all moneys received that are designated for administration by the CNCS. The bill also clarifies that the appropriation for grants appropriates all moneys received that are designated for grants by the CNCS. BCPL payments in lieu of taxes appropriation Under current law, land that the BCPL owns is not subject to property taxes. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 174 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all For certain lands purchased on or after July 14, 2015, though, BCPL makes annual payments to municipalities in lieu of the property tax that would have been owed on these lands were they not tax exempt. Currently, the source of these payments is a sum certain appropriation. The bill changes that appropriation to a sum sufficient appropriation. Security services at multitenant state buildings and facilities The bill eliminates the separate appropriation for security services at multitenant state buildings and facilities and moves the related purposes of the appropriation to a different appropriation. STATE FINANCE Refunding certain general obligation debt The bill increases from $11,235,000,000 to $12,835,000,000 the amount of state public debt that may be contracted to refund any unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities. The unpaid indebtedness includes unpaid premium and interest amounts. Under current law, the Building Commission may not incur public debt for refunding purposes unless the true interest costs to the state can be reduced. STATE EMPLOYMENT Paid family and medical leave The bill requires the administrator of the Division of Personnel Management in DOA to develop a program for paid family and medical leave of 8 weeks annually for most state employees. The bill requires the administrator to submit the plan for approval as a change to the state compensation plan to the Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER). If JCOER approves the plan, the plan becomes effective January 1, 2027. The bill also requires the Board of Regents of the UW System to develop a plan for a program for paid family and medical leave of 8 weeks annually for employees of the system and requires the board to submit the plan to the administrator of the Division of Personnel Management in DOA with its compensation plan changes for the 2025-27 biennium. If JCOER approves the plan, the program becomes effective January 1, 2027. Paid sick leave for limited term employees Under current law, permanent and project state employees receive the following paid leave: vacation; personal holidays; sick leave; and legal holidays. The bill requires the state to provide paid sick leave to limited term employees of the state at the same rate as to permanent and project state employees. The bill also requires the Board of Regents of the UW System to develop a plan for a program for paid sick leave for temporary employees of the system and requires the board to submit the plan to the administrator of the Division of Personnel Management in DOA with its compensation plan changes for the 2025]27 fiscal biennium. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 175 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Green Bay Correctional Institution The bill allows the director of the Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection in the Division of Personnel Management in DOA to waive competitive hiring procedures for an employee in the classified service at the Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) during the period the facility is decommissioned if the individual is qualified to perform the duties of the position and the position the individual will be filling is assigned to a class at a pay range that is the same as individual[s position at GBCI, or a lower pay range. Vacation hours for state employees The bill provides additional annual leave hours to state employees during their third, fourth, and fifth years of service. Under current law, state employees who are in nonexempt status under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act earn annual leave at the rate of 104 hours per year of continuous service during the first five years of service and, on an employee[s fifth anniversary of continuous service, the rate increase to 144 hours of annual leave per year of continuous service. Under the bill, beginning on the employee[s second anniversary, a state employee in nonexempt status begins earning vacation hours at the rate of 120 hours per year of service. Under current law, state employees who are in exempt status under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act earn annual vacation at the rate of 120 hours per year of continuous service during the first five years of service and, on the fifth anniversary of continuous service, the rate increase to 160 hours of annual leave per year of continuous service. Under the bill, beginning on the employee[s second anniversary, a state employee in exempt status begins earning vacation hours at the rate of 136 hours per year of service. Removal of salary caps for WHEFA employees Current law allows WHEFA to employ an executive director and limits the compensation of the executive director to the maximum of the salary range established for positions assigned to executive salary group 6. Current law also limits the compensation of each other employee of WHEFA to the maximum of the salary range established for positions assigned to executive salary group 3. The bill removes these limits on compensation of the executive director and employees of WHEFA. Apprenticeship programs Under current law, state agencies may provide on-the-job and off-the-job training to employees without loss of pay to employees. This includes research projects, courses of study, institutes, short courses related to the performance of the employee[s job duties, and paying for tuition and related fees. The bill allows a state agency to provide an apprenticeship program. Under such a program, an apprentice is a probationary employee for the duration of the apprenticeship and attains permanent status upon completion of the apprenticeship but may be separated at any time during the apprenticeship without right of appeal. Under the bill, the compensation plan for state employees may allow for rates of pay for 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 176 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all apprentices that reflect the appropriate beginning pay for apprentices as well as pay increases for the attainment of additional qualifications during the apprenticeship. Finally, the bill provides that apprentices may take paid holidays in the same manner as other probationary employees. Juneteenth state holiday The bill designates June 19, the day on which Juneteenth is celebrated, as a state holiday on which state offices are closed. Under current law, the offices of the agencies of state government are generally closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and a total of nine state holidays. The bill also requires the administrator of the Division of Personnel Management in DOA to include June 19 and November 11, which is the day on which Veterans Day is traditionally celebrated, as paid holidays for UW System employees in the proposal it submits to the Joint Committee on Employee Relations for compensation plan changes for the 2025]27 fiscal biennium. Veterans Day state holiday The bill designates November 11, the day on which Veterans Day is traditionally celebrated, as a state holiday on which state offices are closed. Under current law, the offices of the agencies of state government are generally closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and a total of nine state holidays. Additionally, under current law, state employees receive annually a total of 4.5 paid personal holidays, one of which is provided specifically in recognition of Veterans Day. Under the bill, state employees continue to receive 4.5 paid personal holidays. However, the bill removes the specification that one of the paid personal holidays is provided in recognition of Veterans Day. In total, the bill increases the number of regular paid holidays state employees receive annually from nine days to 11 days. Supplemental appropriations for salary and fringe benefit costs incurred in enterprise assessments and billings Under current law, if employees of an agency receive a salary increase under a compensation plan approved by JCOER or under a contract approved by the legislature, a state agency can request a program supplement to the agency[s budget from JCF in order to pay for the salary increase and related costs. Some state agencies pay for services provided by DOA employees rather than having their own employees perform those services, and DOA assesses or bills the agencies for the services provided by DOA employees. The bill creates four new appropriations from which an agency may request a program supplement when DOA assesses or bills the agency for increased costs for those services due to a salary increase under a compensation plan approved by JCOER or under a contract approved by the legislature. Project employees of district attorney offices under ARPA The bill provides that individuals who are in project positions that were funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in offices of district attorneys may be appointed to equivalent permanent positions in those offices without going through the civil service hiring process as new hires. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 177 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Project employees of the Public Defender Board under ARPA The bill provides that individuals who are in project positions that were funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and who are employed by the Public Defender Board may be appointed to equivalent permanent positions in those offices without going through the civil service hiring process as new hires. Position transfers and funding changes Under the bill, all of the following occur: on January 1, 2027, the funding source for 24.0 FTE FED positions in DOA changes from a single DOA appropriation to two DOA program revenue appropriations and one DOA GPR appropriation; and 17.5 FTE FED positions and incumbent employees transfer from DOA to the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, and the position funding changes to a single WERC GPR appropriation. SECRETARY OF STATE Deputy secretary of state The bill creates the position of deputy secretary of state. The secretary of state may delegate any duty or power to the deputy secretary of state, except duties and powers the secretary of state performs as a member of the BCPL. Appropriations to the secretary of state Under current law, DFI[s general program operations are funded from an annual program revenue appropriation. From this appropriation, $150,000 is transferred annually to an appropriation to the secretary of state for general program operations. The bill increases the amount of the transfer to $502,900 in the 2025]26 fiscal year and $555,400 annually thereafter. The bill also creates a continuing appropriation to the secretary of state of all moneys received from the federal government to be expended for the purposes for which received and creates a continuing program revenue appropriation to the secretary of state of all moneys received by the secretary of state from gifts, grants, bequests, and devises to be expended for the purposes for which made and received. The bill makes certain other changes to appropriations to the secretary of state, including an increase in the lapse of certain moneys appropriated to the secretary of state to the general fund at the end of each fiscal year. Office of the Secretary of State The bill provides that the Office of the Secretary of State is the exclusive office that may affix the great seal of the state of Wisconsin to a document and authenticate the document. The bill also provides that the Office of the Secretary of State must provide apostille services. LEGISLATURE Popular initiative and referendum The bill requires the legislature to introduce and vote on a joint resolution providing for a constitutional amendment that creates a petition process by which the people may propose and approve laws and constitutional amendments at an election and that creates a referendum process by which the people may reject an 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 178 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all act of the legislature. A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective. Specifically, the proposed constitutional amendment provides that the people may file a petition with the agency that administers state elections (currently the Elections Commission) for a referendum to reject any act of the legislature, a section of any act, or an item of appropriation in any act. A petition for referendum must be signed by qualified electors equaling at least 4 percent of the vote cast for the office of governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. A qualified elector is a U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an election district or ward in Wisconsin for at least 28 days. After validating a petition[s signatures, the agency that administers state elections is required to order a referendum at the next general election occurring at least 120 days after the petition was filed with the agency. No act or part of an act rejected in a referendum may be reenacted during the legislative session in which it was rejected. The proposed constitutional amendment further provides that the people may propose, by petition filed with the agency that administers state elections, laws and constitutional amendments for a vote at an election. The petition must satisfy all of the following conditions: 1. For a petition for an initiative law, be signed by qualified electors equaling at least 6 percent of the vote cast for the office of governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. 2. For a petition for an initiative constitutional amendment, be signed by qualified electors equaling at least 8 percent of the vote cast for the office of governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. 3. Include the full text of the proposed law or constitutional amendment prepared in proper form. Upon request by any qualified elector, the agency that administers state elections is required to have the proposed law or constitutional amendment drafted in proper form and made available to the public. The proposed law or amendment must embrace no more than one subject, and that subject must be expressed in the title. 4. Be filed with the agency that administers state elections not less than 120 days before the election at which the proposed law or constitutional amendment is to be voted upon. Similar to the process for a referendum, after verifying an initiative petition[s signatures, the agency that administers state elections is required to order the submission of the initiative law or constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection at the next succeeding general election occurring at least 120 days after the petition was filed with the agency. If approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting at the election, an initiative law or constitutional amendment goes into effect on the 30th day after the date the agency that administers state elections certifies the election results, unless 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 179 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all a different effective date is specified in the initiative. The legislature may not repeal or amend an initiative law for the two years immediately succeeding its publication and may not repeal or amend an initiative law except by a vote of two- thirds of all members elected to each house. If an initiative law or constitutional amendment is rejected at the election, substantially the same initiative law or amendment, as determined by the agency that administers state elections, may not be considered again by voters under the initiative process for at least five years. Legislative intervention in certain court proceedings Current law provides that the legislature may intervene as a matter of right in an action in state or federal court when a party to the action does any of the following: 1. Challenges the constitutionality of a statute. 2. Challenges a statute as violating or being preempted by federal law. 3. Otherwise challenges the construction or validity of a statute. Current law further provides that the legislature must be served with a copy of the proceedings in all such actions, regardless of whether the legislature intervenes in the action. The bill eliminates all of these provisions. Retention of legal counsel by the legislature Current law allows representatives to the assembly and senators, as well as legislative employees, to receive legal representation from DOJ in most legal proceedings. However, current law also provides all of the following: 1. With respect to the assembly, that the speaker of the assembly may authorize a representative to the assembly or assembly employee who requires legal representation to obtain outside legal counsel if the acts or allegations underlying the action are arguably within the scope of the representative[s or employee[s legislative duties, and the speaker may obtain outside legal counsel in any action in which the assembly is a party or in which the interests of the assembly are affected, as determined by the speaker. 2. With respect to the senate, that the senate majority leader may authorize a senator or senate employee who requires legal representation to obtain outside legal counsel if the acts or allegations underlying the action are arguably within the scope of the senator[s or employee[s legislative duties, and the majority leader may obtain outside legal counsel in any action in which the senate is a party or in which the interests of the senate are affected, as determined by the majority leader. 3. That the cochairpersons of the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization (JCLO) may authorize a legislative service agency employee who requires legal representation to obtain outside legal counsel if the acts or allegations underlying the action are arguably within the scope of the employee[s legislative duties, and the cochairpersons may obtain outside legal counsel in any action in which the legislature is a party or in which the interests of the legislature are affected, as determined by the cochairpersons. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 180 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all The bill eliminates these provisions. Under the bill, representatives to the assembly and senators, as well as legislative employees, may continue to receive legal representation from DOJ in most legal proceedings. Advice and consent of the senate Under current law, any individual nominated by the governor or another state officer or agency subject to the advice and consent of the senate, whose confirmation for the office or position is rejected by the senate, may not do any of the following during the legislative session biennium in which his or her nomination is rejected: 1. Hold the office or position for which he or she was rejected. 2. Be nominated again for that office or position. 3. Perform any duties of that office or position. The bill eliminates those restrictions. Records and correspondence of legislators Under current law, the Public Records Board prescribes policies and standards for the retention and disposition of public records made or received by a state officer or agency. However, for purposes of public records retention, the definition of Xpublic recordsY does not include the records and correspondence of any legislator. The bill eliminates that exception for a legislator[s records and correspondence. Passive review by JCF; objections to be public Current law requires that JCF review certain proposed actions before an agency may execute the action. The review required often takes the form of a passive review. In a passive review, the agency must submit the proposed action to JCF and if the cochairpersons of JCF do not notify the agency within a certain period, often 14 days, that a member of JCF has objected to the action, the agency may execute the proposed action. If, however, a member objects, the agency is limited to the action as approved or modified by JCF. The bill specifies that the name of any JCF member who objects to the proposed action, as well as the reason the member objects, must be recorded and made publicly available. Capitol security Under current law, DOA is required to submit any proposed changes to security at the capitol, including the posting of a firearm restriction, to JCLO for approval under passive review. The bill eliminates that requirement. TAXATION INCOME TAXATION Tax exemption for tips The bill creates an income tax exemption for cash tips received by an employee from the customers of the employee[s employer. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 181 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Earned income tax credit The bill increases the amount that an individual with fewer than three qualifying children may claim as the Wisconsin earned income tax credit (EITC). Under current law, the Wisconsin EITC is equal to a percentage of the federal EITC. The percentage is 4 percent of the federal EITC if the individual has one qualifying child, 11 percent if the individual has two qualifying children, and 34 percent if the individual has three or more qualifying children. The credit is refundable, which means that if the credit exceeds the individual[s tax liability, he or she will receive the excess as a refund check. Under the bill, the percentage of the federal EITC that an eligible individual may claim for Wisconsin purposes is 16 percent if the individual has one qualifying child, 25 percent if the individual has two qualifying children, and 34 percent if the individual has three or more qualifying children. Homestead tax credit expansion Under current law, the homestead tax credit is a refundable income tax credit that may be claimed by homeowners and renters. The credit is based on the claimant[s household income and the amount of property taxes or rent constituting property taxes on his or her Wisconsin homestead. Because the credit is refundable, if the credit exceeds the claimant[s income tax liability, he or she receives the excess as a refund check. Under current law, there are three key dollar amounts used when calculating the credit: 1. If household income is $8,060 or less, the credit is 80 percent of the property taxes or rent constituting property taxes. If household income exceeds $8,060, the property taxes or rent constituting property taxes are reduced by 8.785 percent of the household income exceeding $8,060, and the credit is 80 percent of the reduced property taxes or rent constituting property taxes. 2. The credit may not be claimed if household income exceeds $24,680. 3. The maximum property taxes or rent constituting property taxes used to calculate the credit is $1,460. Beginning with claims filed for the 2025 tax year, the bill increases the income phase-out threshold from $8,060 to $19,000, reduces the percentage used for household income above the income phase-out threshold to 7.891 percent, and increases the maximum income amount from $24,680 to $37,500. The bill also indexes the $19,000, $37,500, and $1,460 amounts for inflation during future tax years. Changing the name of the homestead credit The bill also renames the homestead income tax credit to the property tax and rent rebate. Veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit eligibility expansion The bill reduces the eligibility threshold for an eligible veteran, the spouse of an eligible veteran, and the unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit under the individual 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 182 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all income tax system. Under the bill, a claimant may claim the credit if the service- connected disability rating of the veteran for whom the claimant is claiming the credit is at least 70 percent. Currently, that rating must be 100 percent. Under the bill, the maximum credit that a claimant may claim is multiplied by the percentage of the service-connected disability rating. The bill does not affect a claimant who claims the credit based on the individual unemployability rating. Under current law, a claimant may also claim the credit if the disability rating based on individual unemployability of the veteran for whom the claimant is claiming the credit is 100 percent. Rent qualifying for the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit Current law does not expressly address the treatment of renters for purposes of claiming the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. DOR allows an eligible veteran or surviving spouse who is a renter to claim the credit if he or she is required to pay the property taxes under a written agreement with the landlord and pays the property taxes directly to the municipality. Under the bill, an eligible veteran or surviving spouse who is a renter may claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit in an amount equal to his or her rent constituting property taxes. The bill defines Xrent constituting property taxesY to mean 20 percent of the rent paid during the year for the use of a principal dwelling if heat is included in the rent and 25 percent of the rent if heat is not included. Adding a fifth income tax bracket The bill adds a fifth income tax bracket having a rate of 9.80 percent for individuals and married joint filers with taxable income exceeding $1,000,000 and for married separate filers with taxable income exceeding $500,000. Under current law, there are four income tax brackets for single individuals, certain fiduciaries, heads of households, and married persons. The brackets are indexed for inflation. Under the bill, which first applies to taxable year 2025, there are five income tax brackets for single individuals, certain fiduciaries, heads of households, and married persons. The brackets are indexed for inflation. The rate of taxation under the bill for the five brackets for single individuals, certain fiduciaries, and heads of households, before indexing, is as follows: 1. For taxable income not exceeding $7,500, 3.5 percent. 2. For taxable income exceeding $7,500, but not $15,000, 4.40 percent. 3. For taxable income exceeding $15,000, but not $225,000, 5.3 percent. 4. For taxable income exceeding $225,000, but not $1,000,000, 7.65 percent. 5. For taxable income exceeding $1,000,000, 9.80 percent. The rates that apply to married joint filers under the bill are the same as the rates that apply to single individuals, fiduciaries, and heads of households, but the income limitations are higher. The lowest bracket applies to taxable income not exceeding $10,000; the second bracket applies to taxable income exceeding $10,000, but not $20,000; the third bracket applies to taxable income exceeding $20,000, but 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 183 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all not $300,000; the fourth bracket applies to taxable income exceeding $300,000, but not $1,000,000; and the fifth bracket applies to taxable income exceeding $1,000,000. Increasing the personal exemption The bill increases from $700 to $1,200 the income tax personal exemption for taxpayers, their spouses, and their dependents. Manufacturing and agriculture credit limitation Currently, a person may claim a tax credit on the basis of the person[s income from manufacturing or agriculture. A taxpayer may claim a credit equal to 7.5 percent of the income derived either from the sale of tangible personal property manufactured in whole or in part on property in this state that is assessed as manufacturing property or from the sale of tangible personal property produced, grown, or extracted in whole or in part from property in this state assessed as agricultural property. If the amount of the credit exceeds the taxpayer[s income tax liability, the taxpayer does not receive a refund, but may apply the balance to the taxpayer[s tax liability in subsequent taxable years. The bill limits to $300,000 the amount of income from manufacturing that a person may use as the basis for claiming the credit. The bill does not affect the amount of income from agriculture that may be used as a basis for claiming the credit. Film production tax credit The bill creates income and franchise tax credits for film production companies, and the Department of Tourism implements the tax credit. Under the bill, a film production company may claim a credit that is equal to 25 percent of the salary or wages paid to the company[s employees in the taxable year for services rendered in this state to produce a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or television production, as approved by the Department of Tourism, and paid to employees who were residents of this state at the time that they were paid. The total amount of the credits that may be claimed by a taxpayer may not exceed an amount that is equal to the first $250,000 of salary and wages paid to each of the taxpayer[s employees in the taxable year, not including the salary or wages paid to the taxpayer[s two highest-paid employees in the taxable year, for a production with budgeted expenditures of $1,000,000 or more. If the total amount of the credits claimed by a taxpayer exceeds the taxpayer[s tax liability, the state will not issue a refund, but the taxpayer may carry forward any remaining credit to subsequent taxable years. Under the bill, a film production company may claim an income and franchise tax credit in an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the production expenditures paid by the company in the taxable year to produce a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or television production. If the total amount of the credits claimed by the company exceeds the company[s tax liability, the state will issue a refund. The bill also allows a film production company to claim an income and 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 184 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all franchise tax credit, for the first three taxable years that the company is doing business in this state, in an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the amount that the claimant paid in the taxable year to purchase depreciable tangible personal property or to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property. Under the bill, a film production company may claim an income and franchise tax credit that is equal to the amount of sales and use taxes that the claimant paid for tangible personal property and taxable services that are used to produce a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or television production in this state. The bill provides that the Department of Tourism may not allocate more than $10,000,000 in film production and investments tax credits in each fiscal year. The bill also requires the Department of Tourism to annually submit a report to the legislature that specifies the number of persons who submitted credit applications in the previous year and the amount of the credits allocated to each such applicant and to make recommendations on improving the efficiency of the program. Finally, the bill requires the Legislative Audit Bureau to biennially prepare a performance evaluation audit of the program implemented by the Department of Tourism. Eligibility of nuclear power research for the research credit Under the bill, beginning in the 2025 tax year, qualified research expenses incurred for research related to nuclear power are eligible for the research income tax credit. Under current law, the research credit is an income and franchise tax credit equal to a specified percentage of the person[s qualified research expenses that exceed 50 percent of the average qualified research expenses for the three taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the person claims the credit. Current law allows a person to receive a refund in an amount not exceeding 25 percent of their allowable claim for the research credit. Changes to state supplement to federal historic rehabilitation credit The bill makes the following changes to the state supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation credit: 1) eliminates the requirement for claiming the credit of incurring at least $50,000 in qualified rehabilitation expenditures; 2) eliminates the requirement that the state credit be claimed at the same time as the claimant claims the federal historic rehabilitation credit; and 3) allows partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations to claim the credit and prohibits partners of a partnership, members of a limited liability company, and shareholders of a tax-option corporation from claiming the credit. Current law authorizes WEDC to certify a person to receive a tax credit equal to 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenses, as defined under federal law, for certified historic structures on property located in this state and for the rehabilitation expenses for qualified rehabilitated buildings, as defined under federal law, that are not certified historic structures. Flood insurance premiums The bill creates a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for flood insurance premiums. The credit is equal to 10 percent of the amount of the premiums that an individual paid in the taxable year for flood insurance, but the 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 185 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all amount of the claim may not exceed $60 in any taxable year. Because the credit is nonrefundable, it may be claimed only up to the amount of the individual[s tax liability. Private school tuition deduction Under current law, an individual, when computing income for income tax purposes, may deduct the tuition paid during the year to send his or her dependent child to private school. The maximum deduction is $4,000 for an elementary school pupil and $10,000 for a secondary school pupil. Under the bill, only individuals whose Wisconsin adjusted gross income is below a threshold amount may claim the deduction for private school tuition. The threshold amount is $100,000 for single individuals and heads of household, $150,000 for married couples filing jointly, and $75,000 for married individuals filing separately. Increasing disability income subtraction and expanding eligibility The bill increases and expands the individual state income tax subtraction, or deduction, for disability payments received by a person under the age of 65 who is retired and who is permanently and totally disabled. Under the bill, beginning in tax year 2025, up to $5,500 of disability payments may be subtracted annually from an individual[s taxable income. In addition, the bill expands eligibility for claiming the subtraction to individuals having a federal adjusted gross income under $30,000 or under $60,000 if married. Under current law, up to $5,000 of disability payments may be subtracted, and to be eligible, a person must have federal adjusted gross income under $20,200 or under $25,400 if married and both spouses are disabled. Subtraction for labor organization dues Beginning in 2027, the bill provides an individual income tax subtraction for the amount of membership dues and expenses paid by a person to a labor organization. Increasing the adoption deduction The bill increases to $15,000 the maximum deduction allowed for adoption expenses for purposes of the state income tax. Under current law, a full-year resident who is an adoptive parent may deduct from taxable income up to $5,000 of the adoption fees, court costs, or legal fees relating to the adoption of a child paid during the tax year during which the final order of adoption has been entered and paid during the prior two tax years. Tax credit for installing universal changing stations The bill creates an income and franchise tax credit for small businesses that install universal changing stations. Under the bill, a Xuniversal changing stationY is a floor-mounted or wall-mounted, powered, and height-adjustable adult changing table with a safety rail that can be used for personal hygiene by an individual with a disability of either sex and the individual[s care provider. The credit applies for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 186 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Under the bill, a small business is any entity that, during the preceding taxable year, either had gross receipts of no more than $1,000,000 or employed no more than 30 full-time employees. The credit is equal to 50 percent of the amount the small business paid to install the universal changing station, up to a maximum credit of $5,125. The credit may be claimed only if the universal changing station meets certain requirements relating to size, maneuverability space, weight load, and adjustability. Dividends received deduction limitation Current law allows corporations to deduct, for income and franchise tax purposes, the dividends received from related corporations. The dividends must be paid on common stock, and the corporation receiving the dividends must own at least 70 percent of the total combined voting stock of the other corporation. Current law also allows businesses to carry forward net business losses to future taxable years in order to offset income in those years. Under the bill, a business may not take the dividends received deduction into account when determining if it has a net business loss that can be carried forward. Internal Revenue Code references The bill adopts, for state income and franchise tax purposes, certain changes made to the Internal Revenue Code by the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted in December 2017. The bill adopts provisions of the act related to the limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations; certain special rules for the taxable year of inclusion; the limitation on business-related deduction for interest; the limitation on the deduction by employers of expenses for fringe benefits; the limitation on the deduction for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation premiums; and the limitation on excessive employee remuneration. PROPERTY TAXATION Increasing the school levy property tax credit The bill increases the appropriation for the school levy property tax credit so that the total amount distributed to claim against property tax liability is $1,400,300,000 in the 2025]26 fiscal year and $1,524,700,000 in the 2026]27 fiscal year. Currently the annual distribution is $1,275,000,000. Telecom and communication tower exemption The bill exempts radio, cellular, and telecommunication towers from the property tax. The bill also exempts radio, cellular, and telecommunication towers that are classified as real property from the telephone company tax. School aid reduction information The bill requires that a person[s property tax bill include information from the school district where the property is located regarding the amount of any gross reduction in state aid to the district as a result of pupils enrolled in the statewide choice program or the Racine choice program or as a result of making payments to private schools under the special needs scholarship program. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 187 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Manufacturing property assessment fees Under current law, DOR assesses manufacturing property for property tax purposes and imposes a fee on each municipality in which the property is located to cover part of the assessment costs. If a municipality does not pay by March 31 of the following year, DOR reduces the municipality[s July and November shared revenue distribution by the amount of the fee. The bill requires the fee to be collected from a reduction in the municipality[s shared revenue distribution, and if DOR is unable to collect the fee in this manner, then the fee is directly imposed on the municipality. GENERAL TAXATION Sales tax exemption for electricity and natural gas Under current law, electricity and natural gas sold during the months of November, December, January, February, March, and April for residential use is exempt from the sales and use tax. The bill exempts from the sales and use tax electricity and natural gas sold for residential use regardless of when it is sold. Sales tax exemption for over-the-counter drugs The bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of over-the-counter drugs. County and municipality sales and use taxes Current law allows a county to enact an ordinance to impose sales and use taxes at the rate of 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price on tangible personal property and taxable services. The county must use the revenue from the taxes for property tax relief. Under the bill, a county may impose that county sales and use tax at the rate of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5 percent. The bill also allows a county, except for Milwaukee County, to impose, by ordinance, an additional sales and use tax at the rate of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price on tangible personal property and taxable services. However, the ordinance does not take effect unless approved by a majority of the voters of the county at a referendum. The revenue from those taxes may be used for any purpose designated by the county board or specified in the ordinance or in the referendum approving the ordinance. The bill also allows a municipality, except for the City of Milwaukee, with a 2020 population exceeding 30,000 to enact an ordinance to impose sales and use taxes at the rate of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price on tangible personal property and taxable services. The ordinance does not take effect unless approved by a majority of the voters of the municipality at a referendum. The revenue from those taxes may be used for any purpose designated by the governing body of the municipality or specified in the ordinance or in the referendum approving the ordinance. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 188 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Sales tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products The bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of diapers and feminine hygiene products. Breastfeeding equipment The bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for breast pumps, breast pump kits, and breast pump storage and collection supplies. Sales and use tax exemption for gun safety items The bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for sales of gun safes, trigger locks, and gun barrel locks. Prairie and wetland counseling services Under current law, the sale of landscaping and lawn maintenance services is subject to the sales tax. The bill excludes from taxable landscaping services the planning and counseling services for the restoration, reclamation, or revitalization of prairie, savanna, or wetlands if such services are provided for a separate and optional fee distinct from other services. Sales tax exemption for energy systems Current law provides a sales and use tax exemption for a product that has as its power source wind energy, direct radiant energy received from the sun, or gas generated from anaerobic digestion of animal manure and other agricultural waste, if the product produces at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units per day. The sale of electricity or energy produced by the product is also exempt. The bill modifies current law so that the exemption applies to solar power systems and wind energy systems that produce electrical or heat energy directly from the sun or wind and are capable of continuously producing at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units. In addition, the exemption applies to a waste energy system that produces electrical or heat energy directly from gas generated from anaerobic digestion of animal manure and other agricultural waste and is capable of continuously producing at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units. A system for which the exemption applies includes tangible personal property sold with the system that is used primarily to store or facilitate the storage of the electrical or heat energy produced by the system. Elimination of sales tax exemption for farm-raised deer The bill eliminates the sales and use tax exemption that applies to the sale of farm-raised deer to a person operating a hunting preserve or game farm in this state. Vapor products Current law imposes a tax on vapor products, which are any noncombustible products that produce vapor or aerosol for inhalation from the application of a heating element to a liquid or other substance that is depleted as the product is 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 189 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all used, regardless of whether the liquid or other substance contains nicotine. The tax is imposed at the rate of 5 cents per milliliter of the liquid or other substance based on the volume as listed by the manufacturer. The bill taxes vapor products at the rate of 71 percent of the manufacturer[s established list price and modifies the definition of Xvapor product.Y Under the bill, Xvapor productY means a noncombustible product that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means that can be used to produce vapor from a solution or other substance, regardless of whether the product contains nicotine. A Xvapor productY is defined to include an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device, as well as any container of a solution or other substance that is intended to be used with these items. The bill specifies that any product regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration as a drug or device is not a vapor product. Little cigars The bill taxes little cigars at the same rate as the excise tax imposed on cigarettes. Under current law, all cigars are taxed at the rate of 71 percent of the manufacturer[s established list price, limited to 50 cents per cigar. Under the bill, little cigars are taxed at the rate of 126 mills per little cigar, regardless of weight. The bill defines Xlittle cigarY to mean a cigar that has an integrated cellulose acetate filter and is wrapped in any substance containing tobacco. Filing fee increase for petitions to Tax Appeals Commission The bill increases the filing fee paid by petitioners who file certain petitions for review with the Tax Appeals Commission. Specifically, under the bill, the filing fee increases from $25 to $250 for petitions that do not involve a small claims case. The bill also modifies the definition of Xsmall claimsY to a matter in which the amount in controversy is less than or equal to the amount used to determine the applicability of small claims procedure to certain civil actions under current law, which is currently $10,000. Under current law, the definition of Xsmall claimsY for cases decided by the Tax Appeals Commission is $2,500, and certain procedures of the Tax Appeals Commission for deciding cases differ between small claims cases and non]small claims cases. Electronic filing of petitions with Tax Appeals Commission The bill allows electronic filing of petitions for review to the Tax Appeals Commission and specifies that a petition filed electronically is considered timely filed if submitted by midnight of the last day for filing. Providing notices for public utility taxes Under current law, public utility companies, including railroads and air carriers, are exempt from local property taxes and instead are subject to special state taxes. Current law requires DOR to send certain notices regarding these taxes by certified mail. Under the bill, DOR must still provide the notices but is no 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 190 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all longer required to send them to public utilities subject to ad valorem taxes by certified mail. TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Enumeration of the I 39/90/94 project Under current law, major highway projects must be specifically authorized by the legislature and approved by the transportation projects commission before construction on the project may begin. The bill enumerates the I 39/90/94 project, which the bill defines to mean XI 39/90/94 extending approximately 67 miles in Dane, Columbia, Sauk, and Juneau counties from USH 12/18 in Madison to USH 12/STH 16 in Wisconsin Dells, including I 39 from I 90/94 to Levee Road near the city of Portage, and including all interchanges and work on adjacent roadways necessary for the completion of the project.Y Currently, moneys are appropriated to DOT for various purposes relating to state highway facilities. DOT is prohibited from encumbering or expending those moneys for purposes related to the purchase of land, easements, or development rights in land, unless the purchase is in association with a highway project and the land or interest in land is located within one-quarter mile of the highway. The bill exempts the I 39/90/94 project from this prohibition. Sound barriers on I 894 The bill requires DOT, during the 2025]27 fiscal biennium, to allocate $19,500,000 for the construction of sound barriers on I 894, between 27th street and 76th street, in Milwaukee County. Contract cost threshold for gubernatorial approval Under current law, DOT may enter into contracts for services. Certain contracts that exceed a specified cost threshold require the approval of the governor. The bill increases the cost threshold for the following contract types: 1. For engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services, increased from $3,000 to $100,000. 2. For highway improvements, increased from $1,000 to $250,000. 3. For counties to perform highway improvements, increased from $5,000 to $100,000. 4. For performing portions of improvement work affecting railroads or utilities, increased from $5,000 to $100,000. 5. For prompt repair, protection, or preservation of state highways jeopardized by extraordinary conditions or emergency, increased from $10,000 to $100,000. Requirements for local transportation projects Under current law, for certain highway projects for which DOT spends federal money, federal money must make up at least 70 percent of the funding for those projects. DOT is required to notify political subdivisions receiving aid for local projects whether the aid includes federal moneys and how those moneys must be spent. For certain projects that receive no federal money, DOT may not require 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 191 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all political subdivisions to comply with any portion of DOT[s facilities development manual other than design standards. Any local project funded with state funds under the surface transportation program or the local bridge program must be let through competitive bidding and by contract to the lowest responsible bidder. The bill eliminates all of these requirements. Traffic calming grants Under the bill, DOT must develop and administer a local traffic calming grant program. Under the program, DOT must award grants to political subdivisions for infrastructure projects designed to reduce the speed of vehicular traffic. Mass transit aids Under current law, DOT provides state aid payments to local public bodies in urban areas served by mass transit systems to assist the local public bodies with the expenses of operating those systems. There are five classes of mass transit systems, and the total amount of state aid payments to four of these classes is limited to a specific amount in each calendar year. The fifth class consists of certain commuter or light rail systems, and no state aid amounts are specified for this class. The bill modifies the criteria by which mass transit systems are placed into classes, modifying the threshold operating expenses for each class and updating the census by which population-based class distinctions are determined for two of the classes. For the four classes of mass transit systems for which state aid amounts are specified, the bill does the following to the total amount limits: 1. For mass transit systems having annual operating expenses of $100,000,000 or more, the bill maintains the current limit of $66,787,400 in calendar year 2025 and increases the limit to $69,458,900 in calendar year 2026 and to $72,237,300 in calendar year 2027 and thereafter. 2. For mass transit systems having annual operating expenses of more than $30,000,000 but less than $100,000,000, the bill maintains the current limit of $17,549,500 in calendar year 2025 and increases the limit to $18,251,500 in calendar year 2026 and to $18,981,600 in calendar year 2027 and thereafter. 3. For mass transit systems serving urban areas having a population of at least 50,000 but having annual operating expenses of no more than $30,000,000, the bill maintains the current limit of $25,475,900 in calendar year 2025 and increases the limit to $26,494,900 in calendar year 2026 and to $27,554,700 in calendar year 2027 and thereafter. 4. For mass transit systems serving urban areas having a population of less than 50,000, the bill maintains the current limit of $5,398,600 in calendar year 2025 and increases the limit to $9,800,600 in calendar year 2026 and to $10,192,600 in calendar year 2027 and thereafter. General transportation aids Under current law, DOT administers a general transportation aids program that makes aid payments to a county based on a share-of-costs formula, and to a municipality based on the greater of a share-of-costs formula or an aid rate per 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 192 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all mile. The aid rate per mile is $2,734 for 2025. The bill increases the aid rate per mile to $2,816 for 2026 and $2,901 for 2027 and thereafter. Currently, the maximum annual amount of aid that may be paid to counties under the program is $132,276,700. The bill maintains this amount for 2025 and increases this amount to $136,245,000 for 2026 and $140,332,400 for 2027 and thereafter. Currently, the maximum annual amount of aid that may be paid to municipalities under the program is $415,116,200. The bill maintains this amount for 2025 and increases this amount to $427,569,700 for 2026 and $440,396,800 for 2027 and thereafter. Local road improvement program funding Under current law, DOT administers the local roads improvement program (LRIP) to assist political subdivisions in improving seriously deteriorating local roads by reimbursing political subdivisions for certain improvements. LRIP has several components, including discretionary grants. Current law specifies dollar amounts that DOT must allocate in each fiscal year to each of three project types that exceed specified cost thresholds: 1) county trunk highway improvements that exceed $250,000; 2) town road improvements that exceed $100,000; and 3) municipal street improvements that exceed $250,000. The bill increases the amounts that DOT is required to allocate for discretionary grants for the three project types, as follows: 1. Allocations for county trunk highway improvements are increased from $5,840,200 to $6,015,400 in fiscal year 2025]26 and $6,195,900 in fiscal year 2026]27 and each fiscal year thereafter. 2. Allocations for town road improvements are increased from $6,398,000 to $6,590,000 in fiscal year 2025]26 and $6,787,600 in fiscal year 2026]27 and each fiscal year thereafter. 3. Allocations for municipal street improvements are increased from $4,166,900 to $4,291,900 in fiscal year 2025]26 and $4,420,700 in fiscal year 2026]27 and each fiscal year thereafter. In addition to the ongoing LRIP, onetime funding has previously been appropriated to provide supplemental grants to local governments for projects that are eligible for discretionary grants. This funding was provided for fiscal year 2019]20, with specified amounts required to be allocated between improvement projects on county trunk highways, town roads, and municipal streets. The bill provides that supplemental grants in fiscal year 2025]26 be allocated so that the total funding is distributed among the three project types at the same percentage that each group was allocated funding in fiscal year 2019]20. The bill changes the funding source for these grants from the transportation fund to the general fund. Local roads improvement grants to Ontario and DeForest The bill requires DOT to provide local roads improvement program (LRIP) grants of $500,000 to the village of Ontario for residential street development and $6,000,000 to the village of DeForest for improvements to the I 39/CTH XVY interchange. Under current law, DOT administers LRIP to assist political subdivisions in improving seriously deteriorating local roads by reimbursing political subdivisions for certain improvements. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 193 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Agricultural roads improvement program general fund appropriation Under current law, DOT administers an agricultural roads improvement program (ARIP) under which DOT provides grants to political subdivisions for projects to improve certain highway facilities that facilitate access to agricultural lands. Currently, a transportation fund appropriation funds the grants. The bill adds a general fund appropriation to fund grants under the program. Agricultural roads improvement program time limits Currently, all grants under ARIP must be awarded by June 23, 2026, and only costs incurred by June 23, 2028, may be reimbursed. These dates represent three years and five years, respectively, from the effective date of the bill creating ARIP. The bill provides that any grants made from moneys appropriated in the 2025]27 fiscal biennium must be awarded by three years from the effective date of the bill and only costs incurred by five years from the effective date of the bill may be reimbursed. Local bridge and culvert improvements set-aside The bill requires DOT to designate 10 percent of the moneys appropriated for LRIP discretionary supplemental grants and ARIP in the 2025]27 fiscal biennium for grants for improvements to certain local bridges or culverts identified as being in poor or worse condition. County forest road aids Under current law, DOT provides aid to counties for the improvement of public roads within county forests. The current amount of aid is $351 per mile of county forest road. The bill maintains the aid amount for calendar year 2025 and increases the aid amount, per mile of road, to $361 in calendar year 2026 and $373 in calendar year 2027 and each year thereafter. Bonding authority for design-build program Under current law, DOT administers the design-build project program, under which highway improvement project contracts are awarded to a single builder that designs, engineers, and constructs the project. Under the program, DOT may fund state highway rehabilitation projects, major highway projects, or southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects. The state is authorized to contract public debt in an amount up to $20,000,000 for the program. The bill increases the authorized public debt for this purpose by $92,500,000, to $112,500,000. I 94 east-west corridor bonding Under current law, the state may contract up to $40,000,000 in public debt for reconstruction of the XI 94 east-west corridor,Y which is all freeways, including related interchange ramps, roadways, and shoulders, encompassing I 94 in Milwaukee County from 70th Street to 16th Street, and all adjacent frontage roads and collector road systems. The bill increases the authorized general obligation bonding limit for this purpose by $185,171,300, to a total of $225,171,300. Use of revenue bond proceeds for state highway rehabilitation Under current law, the Building Commission may issue revenue bonds for certain major highway projects and transportation administrative facilities. Also 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 194 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all under current law, state highway rehabilitation projects are funded from various sources, including bond proceeds, but not from proceeds of revenue bonds. The bill provides that revenue bond proceeds may be expended for state highway rehabilitation projects. Transportation revenue bonds Under current law, the Building Commission may issue revenue bonds for major highway projects and transportation administrative facilities in a principal amount that may not exceed $4,325,885,700. The bill increases the revenue bond limit to $4,644,920,800, an increase of $319,035,100. DRIVERS AND MOTOR VEHICLES Noncitizen driver[s licenses Under 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, certain provisions specified in the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 (REAL ID) were incorporated into state law, and these provisions became effective on January 1, 2013. Among these provisions was the requirement that DOT follow certain procedures in processing applications for driver[s licenses and identification cards. However, under 2011 Wisconsin Acts 23 and 32, DOT may process applications for driver[s licenses and identification cards in a manner other than that required by REAL ID if the driver[s licenses and identification cards are marked to indicate that they are not REAL ID compliant and DOT processes the applications in compliance with DOT practices and procedures applicable immediately prior to implementation of REAL ID. Under current law, an applicant for a driver[s license or identification card, regardless of whether it is REAL ID compliant or REAL ID noncompliant, must provide to DOT 1) an identification document that includes either the applicant[s photograph or both the applicant[s full legal name and date of birth; 2) documentation, which may be the same as item 1, above, showing the applicant[s date of birth; 3) proof of the applicant[s social security number or verification that the applicant is not eligible for a social security number; 4) documentation showing the applicant[s name and address of principal residence; and 5) documentary proof that the applicant is a U.S. citizen or is otherwise lawfully present in the United States. However, in processing an application for a REAL ID noncompliant driver[s license or identification card, DOT is not required to meet the standards for document retention and verification that are imposed for REAL ID compliant products. Under the bill, an applicant for a REAL ID noncompliant driver[s license or identification card (noncompliant REAL ID) is not required to provide documentary proof that the applicant is a U.S. citizen or is otherwise lawfully present in the United States. Also, an applicant may, in lieu of item 1 above, provide an individual taxpayer identification number, a foreign passport, or any other documentation deemed acceptable to DOT and, in lieu of items 2 and 4 above, provide documentation deemed acceptable to DOT. If the applicant does not have a social security number, the applicant is required to provide verification only that he or she 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 195 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all does not have one, rather than verification that he or she is not eligible for one. In processing an application for, and issuing or renewing, a noncompliant REAL ID, DOT may not include any question or require any proof or documentation as to whether the applicant is a U.S. citizen or is otherwise lawfully present in the United States. The license document issued must display, on its face, the words XNot valid for voting purposes. Not evidence of citizenship or immigration status.Y The bill does not change any current law requirements related to driver qualifications such as minimum age or successful completion of knowledge and driving skills tests. With limited exceptions, DOT may not disclose social security numbers obtained from operator[s license or identification card applicants. The bill prohibits DOT from disclosing the fact that an applicant has verified to DOT that the applicant does not have a social security number, except that DOT may disclose this information to the Elections Commission. The bill also prohibits discrimination on the basis of a person[s status as a holder or a nonholder of a noncompliant REAL ID, adding this license status as a prohibited basis for discrimination in employment, housing, and the equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement. Authorizing special group plates Under current law, members of certain designated special groups may obtain from DOT special registration plates for certain vehicles that are owned or leased by special group members. A fee, in addition to the regular registration fee for the particular kind of vehicle, is charged for the issuance or reissuance of most special plates. The bill establishes two special groups: persons wishing to have XblackoutY registration plates and persons wishing to have XretroY registration plates. The bill requires that plates issued to members of the XblackoutY special group have a black background and white lettering displaying the word XWisconsinY and the registration number assigned to the vehicle. The bill requires that plates issued to members of the XretroY special group have a yellow background and black lettering displaying the words XAmerica[s DairylandY and XWisconsinY and the registration number assigned to the vehicle. The bill provides that, in addition to the required fees, special group members are required to make a voluntary payment of $25 to be issued the special plates. Under the bill, DOT retains $23,700, or the actual initial costs of production, whichever is less, from the voluntary payment moneys for the initial costs of production of the special plates. The remainder of the voluntary payment amounts are deposited in the transportation fund. Title fees increase Under current law, the owner of a vehicle subject to registration must apply to DOT for a certificate of title for the vehicle when the person first acquires or registers the vehicle. The bill increases from $157 to $277 the fees for a first certificate of title and a certificate of a title after transfer. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 196 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Operator license fee increase Under current law, a person must pay DOT a specified fee for issuance, renewal, upgrading, and reinstatement of licenses, endorsements, and instruction permits. The bill increases from $24 to $32.50 the fee for a license, other than a probationary license, for the operation of XClass DY motor vehicles. Driver education grant program funding Under current law, DOT administers a program to make grants to providers of driver education courses, and moneys are appropriated to DOT from the transportation fund for that purpose. Under current law, moneys are appropriated to OCI for general program operations. At the end of each fiscal year, the unencumbered balance in that appropriation account that exceeds 10 percent of the fiscal year[s expenditures from that appropriation account lapses to the general fund. The bill modifies the DOT appropriation to be from the general fund, from the amounts lapsed from the OCI appropriation account, but not to exceed $6,000,000 in a fiscal year. RAIL AND AIR TRANSPORTATION Attaching Office of the Commissioner of Railroads to DOT The bill attaches the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads to DOT for administrative purposes. Under current law, the office primarily regulates the safety of rail-highway crossings and is attached to PSC for administrative purposes. Freight rail preservation bonding Under current law, the state may contract up to $300,300,000 in public debt for DOT to acquire railroad property, provide grants and loans for railroad property acquisition and improvement, and provide intermodal freight facilities grants. The bill increases the authorized general obligation bonding limit for these purposes by $5,000,000, to $305,300,000. GENERAL TRANSPORTATION Regional transit authorities The bill authorizes the creation of a regional transit authority (RTA) in any metropolitan statistical area in which qualifying political subdivisions agree to create one. Upon creation, each regional transit authority is a public body corporate and politic and a separate governmental entity. An RTA is created if any two or more political subdivisions located within a metropolitan statistical area adopt resolutions authorizing the political subdivision to become members of the RTA. Once created, the members of an RTA consist of all political subdivisions that adopt resolutions authorizing participation. Any political subdivision located in whole or in part within a metropolitan statistical area located in whole or in part within an RTA[s jurisdiction may join the RTA. The jurisdictional area of an RTA created under the bill is the geographic area formed by the combined territorial boundaries of all participating political subdivisions. A member political subdivision may withdraw from an RTA if the governing body of 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 197 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all the political subdivision adopts a resolution requesting withdrawal from the RTA and the political subdivision has paid, or made provision for the payment of, all obligations of the political subdivision to the RTA. An RTA[s authority is vested in its board of directors. Directors serve four- year terms. An RTA[s bylaws govern its management, operations, and administration and must include provisions specifying all of the following: 1. The functions or services to be provided by the RTA. 2. The powers, duties, and limitations of the RTA. 3. The maximum rate of the sales and use tax, not exceeding the statutory limit, that may be imposed by the RTA. An RTA may do all of the following: 1. Establish or acquire a comprehensive unified local transportation system, which is a transportation system comprising bus lines and other public transportation facilities generally within the jurisdictional area of the RTA. XTransportation systemY is defined to include land, structures, equipment, and other property for transportation of passengers, including by bus, rail, or other form of mass transportation. The RTA may operate this transportation system or provide for its operation by another. The RTA may contract with a public or private organization to provide transportation services in lieu of directly providing these services and may purchase and lease transportation facilities to public or private transit companies. With two exceptions, an RTA may not directly or by contract provide service outside the RTA[s jurisdictional area. 2. Coordinate specialized transportation services for persons who are disabled or age 60 or older. 3. Own or lease real or personal property. 4. Acquire property by condemnation. 5. Enter upon highways to install, maintain, and operate the RTA[s facilities. 6. Impose, by the adoption of a resolution by the RTA[s board of directors, a sales and use tax in the RTA[s jurisdictional area at a rate of not more than 0.5 percent of the sales price. 7. Impose a fee of $2 per transaction on the rental of passenger cars without drivers. 8. Incur debts and obligations. An RTA may issue tax-exempt revenue bonds, secured by a pledge of any income or revenues from any operations or other source of moneys for the RTA. The bonds of an RTA are not a debt of its member political subdivisions and neither the member political subdivisions nor the state are liable for the payment of the bonds. 9. Set fees and charges for functions, facilities, and services provided by the RTA. 10. Adopt bylaws and rules to carry out the powers and purposes of the RTA. 11. Sue and be sued in its own name. 12. Employ agents, consultants, and employees; engage professional services; 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 198 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all and purchase furniture, supplies, and materials reasonably necessary to perform its duties and exercise its powers. 13. Invest funds not required for immediate disbursement. 14. Do and perform any authorized acts by means of an agent or by contracts with any person. 15. Exercise any other powers that the board of directors considers necessary and convenient to effectuate the purposes of the RTA, including providing for passenger safety. The board of directors of an RTA must annually prepare a budget for the RTA. Rates and other charges received by the RTA may be used only for the general expenses and capital expenditures of the RTA, to pay interest, amortization, and retirement charges on the RTA[s revenue bonds, and for specific purposes of the RTA and may not be transferred to any political subdivision. The RTA must maintain an accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and must have its financial statements and debt covenants audited annually by an independent certified public accountant. An RTA must provide, or contract for the provision of, transit service within the RTA[s jurisdictional area. An RTA that acquires a transportation system for the purpose of operating the system must assume all of the employer[s obligations under any contract between the employees and management of the system to the extent allowed by law. An RTA that acquires, constructs, or operates a transportation system must negotiate an agreement with the representative of the labor organization that covers the employees affected by the acquisition, construction, or operation to protect the interests of employees affected, and that agreement must include specified provisions. Employees of the RTA are participatory employees under the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) if the RTA elects to join the WRS. Current law provides limited immunity for cities, villages, towns, counties, and other political corporations and governmental subdivisions, and for officers, officials, agents, and employees of these entities, for acts done in an official capacity or in the course of employment. Claimants must generally follow a specified claims procedure and liability for damages is generally limited to $50,000 except that no liability may be imposed for performance of a discretionary duty or for punitive damages. If a person suffers damage resulting from the negligent operation of a motor vehicle owned and operated by a county, city, village, town, school district, sewer district, or other political subdivision of the state in the course of its business, the person may file a claim for damages following this claims procedure and the amount of damages recoverable is limited to $250,000. The bill specifies that this provision related to claims and liability for negligent operation of a motor vehicle by a political subdivision applies to an RTA. The bill also allows RTAs to participate in organizing municipal insurance mutuals to provide insurance and risk management services. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 199 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Transit capital assistance grants The bill requires DOT to establish a transit capital assistance grant program, under which DOT awards grants to eligible applicants for the replacement of public transit vehicles. Certification grants under the transportation infrastructure loan program Under current law, DOT administers a transportation infrastructure loan program. Under the program, DOT provides loans and other assistance to eligible applicants for highway and transit capital projects. When loans under the program are repaid, the moneys are again made available for loan or other assistance under the program. The bill specifies that, if DOT finds that special circumstances exist, DOT may award a grant to an eligible applicant under the program for the purpose of engaging a certified public accountant to make any certifications or attestations required by DOT as a condition of receiving a loan or other assistance under the program. Determination of grant ceiling for TEA grants Under current law, DOT administers a transportation facilities economic assistance and development program (TEA). Under TEA, DOT may improve a highway, airport, or harbor, or provide other assistance for the improvement of such transportation facilities or certain rail property or railroad tracks, as part of an economic development project. DOT may also make loans for the improvement of any of these transportation facilities. The state share of costs for the improvement of any transportation facility (grant ceiling) may generally not exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the cost of the improvement or $5,000 for each job resulting from the improvement or the economic development project. The bill increases the dollar amount for each job resulting from the improvement or project used in calculating the grant ceiling to $15,000. Auto parts and repair transfer to the transportation fund The bill requires a transfer from the general fund to the transportation fund in each fiscal year, beginning on June 30, 2025. The amount of the transfer must be equal to the marginal difference between the sales tax generated from the sale of automotive parts, accessories, tires, and repair and maintenance services in fiscal year 2019-20 and the fiscal year of the transfer, as calculated by DOA. Transfer from forestry account to transportation fund The bill transfers $25,000,000 from the forestry account of the conservation fund to the transportation fund. Harbor assistance program priority Under current law, DOT administers the harbor assistance program under which it makes grants to reimburse eligible applicants for the cost of making harbor improvements. DOT is authorized to establish criteria for eligible applicants and projects and is required to prioritize projects based on the amount of tonnage and waterborne transportation handled in the harbor. The bill requires DOT, in the 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 200 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all 2025]27 fiscal biennium, to prioritize program grants to municipalities in which a shipbuilder in this state is conducting operations. Harbor assistance bonding authorization Under current law, the state may contract up to $167,300,000 in public debt for DOT to provide local grants for harbor assistance and for harbor improvements such as dock wall repair and maintenance, construction of new dock walls, dredging of materials from a harbor, or the placement of dredged materials in containment facilities. The bill increases the authorized general obligation bonding limit for these purposes by $30,000,000, to $197,300,000. City of Sheboygan harbor assistance grant The bill requires DOT to award a harbor assistance grant of $3,000,000 to the city of Sheboygan for the construction of an educational facility at the Harbor Centre Marina. Ignition interlock device requirement expansion Under current law, if a person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense related to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug, with a prohibited alcohol concentration, or with a measurable amount of a controlled substance in his or her blood (OWI offense), or a first OWI offense for which his or her alcohol concentration is 0.15 or greater, a court must order the person[s operating privilege restricted to operating vehicles that are equipped with an ignition interlock device. The bill expands the ignition interlock requirement to all OWI offenses that involve the use of alcohol. VETERANS Veterans assistance Under current law, DVA administers the assistance to needy veterans grant program, which provides subsistence aid and health care aid to veterans. Under the program, DVA may provide up to $3,000 in subsistence aid per 12-month period to veterans who have suffered a loss of income due to illness, injury, or natural disaster. Under the program, DVA may also provide aid payments to a veteran to pay for dental care, hearing care, and vision care. The total lifetime limit that a veteran may receive in aid under the program is $7,500. The bill expands the program by allowing DVA to provide subsistence aid payments, in an amount of up to $5,000 per 12-month period, to a veteran who has suffered a loss of income for any reason and allows DVA to provide health care aid payments to pay for any medical device prescribed by a licensed health care provider. The bill also raises the total lifetime limit that a veteran may receive in aid under the program to $10,000. Veterans[ mental health services The bill requires DVA to promote and assist veterans[ access to, and provide grants to organizations that provide to veterans, community-based and emergency crisis mental health services. The bill gives DVA authority to promulgate emergency rules to administer the requirements of the bill. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 201 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all Transfer of funds The bill transfers from the general fund to the DVA appropriation used for the institutional operations of veterans homes $7,100,000 in fiscal year 2025]26 and $14,800,000 in fiscal year 2026]27. Hmong and Laotian veterans The bill expands the definition of XveteranY to include both 1) a person who resides in this state who was naturalized pursuant to the federal Hmong Veterans[ Naturalization Act of 2000, and 2) a person who resides in this state who the secretary of veterans affairs has determined served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the armed forces of the United States at any time during the period from February 28, 1961, to September 18, 1978, and who is a citizen of the United States or a lawful permanent resident of the United States. The bill extends most veterans benefits to anyone who meets this newly expanded definition of veteran; however, admission to a state veterans home and burial in a veterans cemetery are not included benefits as they are subject to federal regulation. Veterans service officer grants The bill increases the dollar amount of veteran service officer grants made to counties and governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands. Under current law, DVA is required to annually award a grant to a county that employs a certain elected or appointed county veterans service officer. The grant is awarded for the purpose of improving a county[s services to veterans and varies in amount depending on the county[s population. A county that employs a part-time county veterans service officer is eligible to receive an annual grant not exceeding $550. DVA may also make annual grants to the governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band if the tribal governing body appoints a tribal veterans service officer and enters into an agreement with DVA regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of the tribal veterans service officer position. The bill increases the dollar amount of the veterans service officer grants awarded to counties in the following ways: 1) for counties with a population of less than 20,000, the grant is increased from $11,688 to $12,300; 2) for counties with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, the grant is increased from $13,750 to $14,400; 3) for counties with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, the grant is increased from $15,813 to $16,600; and 4) for counties with a population of 75,000 or more, the grant is increased from $17,875 to $18,800. The bill also increases the dollar amount of the grant awarded to tribal governing bodies from $20,625 to $21,700. In addition, the bill eliminates the restriction on a grant for a county employing a part-time county veterans services officer. Funding increase for the operation of Camp American Legion Under current law, DVA may annually grant up to $75,000 to the Wisconsin department of the American Legion for the operation of Camp American Legion. 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 202 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all The bill increases the amount DVA may grant for the operation of Camp American Legion to up to $100,000. Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill. Because this bill relates to public employee retirement or pensions, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill. Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report. Because the bill may increase or decrease, directly or indirectly, the cost of the development, construction, financing, purchasing, sale, ownership, or availability of housing in this state, the Department of Administration, as required by law, will prepare a report to be printed as an appendix to this bill. This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats. For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. 1.031 of the statutes is amended to read: 1.031 Retrocession of jurisdiction. The governor may accept on behalf of the state, retrocession of full or partial jurisdiction over any roads, highways or other lands in federal enclaves within the state where such retrocession has been offered by appropriate federal authority. Documents concerning such action shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state administration and recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county wherein such lands are located.

SECTION 2. 5.02 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 5.02 (6m) (f) An unexpired identification card issued by a university or college in this state that is accredited, as defined in s. 39.30 (1) (d), or by a technical college in this state that is a member of and governed by the technical college system under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 203 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2 ch. 38, that contains the date of issuance and signature of the individual to whom it is issued and that contains an expiration date indicating that the card expires no later than 2 years after the date of issuance if the individual establishes, except that, if the identification card is expired, the individual shall establish that he or she is enrolled as a student at the university or college on the date that the card is presented.

SECTION 3. 5.02 (20) of the statutes is amended to read: 5.02 (20) XSpecial primaryY means the primary held 4 weeks before the special election, except as provided in s. 8.50 (4m) and except, when the special election is held on the same day as the general election, the special primary shall be held on the same day as the general primary or, if the special election is held concurrently with the spring election, the primary shall be held concurrently with the spring primary. SECTION 4. 5.02 (22) of the statutes is amended to read: 5.02 (22) XSpring primaryY means the nonpartisan primary held on the 3rd Tuesday in February to nominate nonpartisan candidates to be voted for at the spring election and partisan candidates to be voted for at a special election under s. 8.50 (4m).

SECTION 5. 5.05 (11m) of the statutes is created to read: 5.05 (11m) AIDS TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL ELECTION COSTS. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (f), the commission shall reimburse counties and municipalities for costs incurred in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 204 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 5 administration of special primaries for state or national office and special elections for state or national office. (b) A cost is eligible for reimbursement under par. (a) only if all of the following apply: 1. The commission determines that the cost is reasonable. 2. The cost is specified under par. (c). 3. If applicable, the commission determines that the rate paid by the county or municipality for the cost does not exceed the rate customarily paid for similar costs at a primary or election that is not a special primary or election. 4. If the special primary or election coincides with a primary or election that is not a special primary or election, the commission determines that the cost does not exceed the amount that would be incurred if the primaries or elections did not coincide. (c) Only the following costs are eligible for reimbursement under par. (a): 1. Rental payments for polling places. 2. Election day wages paid under s. 7.03 to election officials working at the polls. 3. Costs for the publication of required election notices. 4. Printing and postage costs for absentee ballots and envelopes. 5. Costs for the design and printing of ballots and poll books. 6. Purchase of ballot bags or containers, including ties or seals for chain of custody purposes. 7. Costs to program electronic voting machines. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 205 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 5 8. Purchase of memory devices for electronic voting machines. 9. Wages paid to conduct a county canvass. 10. Data entry costs for the statewide voter registration system.

SECTION 6. 5.05 (19) of the statutes is created to read: 5.05 (19) NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE SAMPLE BALLOTS. If any jurisdiction provides voting materials in one or more languages other than English, the commission shall post on its website the sample ballots for that jurisdiction in each such language.

SECTION 7. 5.053 of the statutes is created to read: 5.053 Office of election transparency and compliance. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, XofficeY means the office of election transparency and compliance. (2) DUTIES. The office shall do all of the following: (a) As directed by the commission by resolution, perform research and assist the commission[s legal staff in presenting information to the members of the commission concerning any of the following: 1. Sworn complaints of election law violations filed under s. 5.05 (2m), including allegations that a person provided false or misleading information to an election official during the registration or voting process. 2. Sworn complaints filed under s. 5.06 alleging noncompliance of election officials. (b) As directed by the administrator, provide assistance and research to the commission concerning the following: 1. Procedures at polling places. 2. Election processes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 206 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 7 3. Election systems and equipment, including with respect to accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities. 4. Responding to public records requests submitted under s. 19.35. 5. Responding to inquiries and requests for assistance made by a member, committee, or house of the state legislature. 6. Responding to inquiries from the public.

SECTION 8. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read: 5.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation. Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the electronic transfer of information under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often than weekly.

SECTION 9. 5.35 (6) (a) 4c. of the statutes is created to read: 5.35 (6) (a) 4c. A voter bill of rights in substantially the following form: VOTER BILL OF RIGHTS You have the following rights: ) The right to vote if you are registered and eligible to vote. You are eligible to vote if you (1) are a U.S. citizen, (2) are at least 18 years old, (3) are registered where you currently live, (4) are not currently serving any portion of a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 207 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9 felony sentence, including probation or supervision, (5) are not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court, and (6) have not placed a bet or a wager on the outcome of the election. ) The right to inspect a sample ballot before voting. ) The right to cast a ballot if you are in line when your polling place closes or when your municipal clerk[s office closes if you are voting by in-person absentee ballot on the last day for which such voting is allowed. ) The right to cast a secret ballot, without anyone bothering you or telling you how to vote. ) If you have a disability, the right to get help casting your ballot from anyone you choose, except from your employer or union representative. ) The right to get help voting in a language other than English if enough voters where you live speak your language. ) The right to get a new ballot if you made a mistake. You can get up to 3 ballots in all if you make a mistake and have not already cast your ballot. ) The right to cast a provisional ballot. You are entitled to cast a provisional ballot if, when registering to vote on election day, you cannot or will not provide required proof of identification for voting or a valid driver[s license or identification card number or, while already registered to vote, you cannot or will not provide required proof of identification for voting. Your provisional ballot will be counted only if you provide the required information or proof of identification to the poll workers by 8:00 p.m. on election day or to the municipal clerk by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday following the election. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 208 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9 ) The right to have your ballot counted accurately. ) The right to vote free from coercion or intimidation by any election official or other person. ) The right to report any illegal or fraudulent election activity to an elections official or the State of Wisconsin Elections Commission.

SECTION 10. 5.45 of the statutes is created to read: 5.45 Election administration grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (bp), the commission shall award grants to municipalities for election administration expenses.

SECTION 11. 5.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 5.84 (1) Where any municipality employs an electronic voting system which utilizes automatic tabulating equipment, either at the polling place or at a central counting location, the municipal clerk shall, on any day not more than 10 days prior to the election day on which the equipment is to be utilized in an election, have the equipment tested to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures. Public notice of the time and place of the test shall be given by the clerk at least 48 hours prior to the test by publication of a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in one or more newspapers published within the municipality if a newspaper is published therein, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein. The test shall be open to the public. The test shall be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each referendum. The test shall include for each office one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 209 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 11 allowed by law and, for a partisan primary election, one or more ballots which have votes cast for candidates of more than one recognized political party, in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes. If any error is detected, the municipal clerk shall ascertain the cause and correct the error. The clerk shall make an errorless count before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved by the clerk for use in the election.

SECTION 12. 5.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 5.86 (1) All proceedings at each central counting location shall be under the direction of the municipal clerk or an election official designated by the clerk unless the central counting location is at the county seat and the municipal clerk delegates the responsibility to supervise the location to the county clerk, in which case the proceedings shall be under the direction of the county clerk or an election official designated by the county clerk. If for any municipality the central counting location is at the county seat and the municipal clerk authorizes the early canvassing of absentee ballots under s. 7.525, the county clerk or the county clerk[s designee shall begin the proceedings for that municipality on the day before the election consistent with that section. Unless election officials are selected under s. 7.30 (4) (c) without regard to party affiliation, the employees at each central counting location, other than any specially trained technicians who are required for the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment, shall be equally divided between members of the 2 major political parties under s. 7.30 (2) (a) and all duties performed by the employees shall be by teams consisting of an equal number of members of each political party whenever sufficient persons from each party are available. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 210 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 13

SECTION 13. 6.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.02 (1) Every U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an election district or ward for 28 10 consecutive days before any election where the citizen offers to vote is an eligible elector. SECTION 14. 6.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.02 (2) Any U.S. citizen age 18 or older who moves within this state later than 28 10 days before an election shall vote at his or her previous ward or election district if the person is otherwise qualified. If the elector can comply with the 28- day 10-day residence requirement at the new address and is otherwise qualified, he or she may vote in the new ward or election district.

SECTION 15. 6.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.10 (3) When an elector moves his or her residence from one ward or municipality to another ward or municipality within the state at least 28 10 days before the election, the elector may vote in and be considered a resident of the new ward or municipality where residing upon registering at the proper polling place or other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If the elector moves his or her residence later than 28 10 days before an election, the elector shall vote in the elector[s former ward or municipality if otherwise qualified to vote there.

SECTION 16. 6.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.10 (4) The residence of an unmarried person sleeping in one ward and boarding in another is the place where the person sleeps. The residence of an unmarried person in a transient vocation, a teacher or a student who boards at 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 211 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 16 different places for part of the week, month, or year, if one of the places is the residence of the person[s parents, is the place of the parents[ residence unless through registration or similar act the person elects to establish a residence elsewhere. If the person has no parents and if the person has not registered elsewhere, the person[s residence shall be at the place that the person considered his or her residence in preference to any other for at least 28 10 consecutive days before an election. If this place is within the municipality, the person is entitled to all the privileges and subject to all the duties of other citizens having their residence there, including voting.

SECTION 17. 6.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.15 (1) QUALIFICATIONS. Any person who was or who is an eligible elector under ss. 6.02 and 6.03, except that he or she has been a resident of this state for less than 28 10 consecutive days prior to the date of the presidential election, is entitled to vote for the president and vice president but for no other offices. The fact that the person was not registered to vote in the state from which he or she moved does not prevent voting in this state if the elector is otherwise qualified.

SECTION 18. 6.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.15 (2) (a) The elector[s request for the application form may be made in person to the municipal clerk of the municipality where the person resides. Application may be made not sooner than 27 9 days nor later than 5 p.m. on the day before the election, or may be made at the proper polling place in the ward or election district in which the elector resides. If an elector makes application before election day, the application form shall be returned to the municipal clerk after the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 212 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 18 affidavit has been signed in the presence of the clerk or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths. The affidavit shall be in substantially the following form: STATE OF WISCONSIN County of .... I, ...., do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States; that prior to establishing Wisconsin residence, my legal residence was in the .... (town) (village) (city) of ...., state of ...., residing at .... (street address); that on the day of the next presidential election, I shall be at least 18 years of age and that I have been a legal resident of the state of Wisconsin since ...., .... (year), residing at .... (street address), in the [.... ward of the .... aldermanic district of] the (town) (village) (city) of ...., county of ....; that I have resided in the state less than 28 10 consecutive days, that I am qualified to vote for president and vice president at the election to be held November ...., .... (year), that I am not voting at any other place in this election and that I hereby make application for an official presidential ballot, in accordance with section 6.15 of the Wisconsin statutes. Signed .... P.O. Address .... Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of ...., .... (year) ....(Name) ....(Title)

SECTION 19. 6.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.15 (4) (b) During polling hours, or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if authorized for that election under s. 7.525, the inspectors shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 213 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 19 open each carrier envelope, announce the elector[s name, check the affidavit for proper execution, and check the voting qualifications for the ward, if any. In municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers shall perform this function at a meeting of the board of absentee ballot canvassers.

SECTION 20. 6.18 (form) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.18 (form) This form shall be returned to the municipal clerk[s office. Application must be received in sufficient time for ballots to be mailed and returned prior to any presidential election at which applicant wishes to vote. Complete all statements in full. APPLICATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR[S ABSENTEE BALLOT (To be voted at the Presidential Election on November ...., .... (year) I, .... hereby swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United States, formerly residing at .... in the .... ward .... aldermanic district (city, town, village) of ...., County of .... for 28 10 consecutive days prior to leaving the State of Wisconsin. I, .... do solemnly swear or affirm that I do not qualify to register or vote under the laws of the State of ....(State you now reside in) where I am presently residing. A citizen must be a resident of: State ....(Insert time) County ....(Insert time) City, Town or Village ....(Insert time), in order to be eligible to register or vote therein. I further swear or affirm that my legal residence was established in the State of ....(the State where you now reside) on .... Month .... Day .... Year. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 214 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 20 Signed .... Address ....(Present address) ....(City) ....(State) Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of .... .... (year) ....(Notary Public, or other officer authorized to administer oaths.) ....(County) My Commission expires MAIL BALLOT TO: NAME .... ADDRESS .... CITY .... STATE .... ZIP CODE .... Penalties for Violations. Whoever swears falsely to any absent elector affidavit under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Whoever intentionally votes more than once in an election may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years and 6 months or both. ....(Municipal Clerk) ....(Municipality)

SECTION 21. 6.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.22 (7) EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGE. This section applies to all military electors for 28 10 days after the date of discharge from a uniformed service or termination of services or employment of individuals specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. to 4.

SECTION 22. 6.256 of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 215 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 22 6.256 Facilitating registration of electors. (1) The commission shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state and the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain eligible. (2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the information: (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator[s license issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to that individual: 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and any name history maintained by the department of transportation. 2. The date of birth of the individual. 3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual. 4. A copy of each document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the department verified the applicant[s citizenship. (b) For each item of information specified in par. (a), the most recent date that the item of information was provided to or obtained by the department of transportation. (3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 216 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 22 with the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds any discrepancy between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an elector and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that elector, the commission shall attempt to contact the elector to resolve the discrepancy and update the registration list accordingly. If the commission is unable to resolve the discrepancy, the information in the registration list shall control. (4) If the commission concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not registered and the commission has obtained from reliable sources all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual[s registration, the commission shall enter the individual[s name on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission has not obtained from reliable sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the commission shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual[s registration. If an elector[s status has been changed from eligible to ineligible under s. 6.50 and the elector[s eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the commission may not change the individual[s name to eligible status unless the commission first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to eligible. (5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4) if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the individual that is required to complete the individual[s registration. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 217 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 22 (6) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the commission enters under sub. (4) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and shall include all of the following: (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on the commission[s records. (b) A statement informing the individual that he or she may request to have his or her name deleted from the registration list and instructions for doing so. (c) Instructions for notifying the commission of a change in name or address. (d) Instructions for obtaining a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and a description of how an individual qualifies for a confidential listing. (7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her name from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). Any individual whose name is added to the registration list by the commission may file a request with the commission or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the commission. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may request an exclusion or deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is excluded from the registration list or, if the individual[s name appears on the list, is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 218 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 22 removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection. (8) If the commission removes from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a) the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be deleted, or changes the elector[s status from eligible to ineligible, other than to correct an entry that the commission determines to be a duplication or to change the name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the commission shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by 1st class postcard at the individual[s last-known address. The notice shall provide that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or she is a qualified elector. (9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all eligible electors as soon as practicable. (10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s. 6.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).

SECTION 23. 6.28 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.28 (1) (b) All applications for registration corrections and additions may be made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 219 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 23 cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council, village or town board in all other municipalities, and may be made during the school year at any public high school by high school staff members and qualified students under sub. (2m). An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.

SECTION 24. 6.28 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 6.28 (2m) AT HIGH SCHOOLS. (a) Public high schools shall be used for registration for enrolled students and members of the high school staff. (b) The municipal clerk of each municipality shall notify the school board of each school district in which the municipality is located that high schools shall be used for registration pursuant to par. (a). The school board and the municipal clerk shall agree upon the appointment of at least one qualified elector at each high school as a special school registration deputy. The municipal clerk shall appoint such person as a school registration deputy and explain the person[s duties and responsibilities. Students and staff may register at the high school on any day that classes are regularly held. The school registration deputies shall promptly forward properly completed registration forms to the municipal clerk of the municipality in which the registering student or staff member resides. The municipal clerk, upon receiving such registration forms, shall add all those registering electors who have met the registration requirements to the registration list. The municipal clerk may reject any registration form and shall promptly notify the person whose registration is rejected of the rejection and the reason therefor. A person whose registration is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 220 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 24 rejected may reapply for registration if he or she is qualified. The form of each high school student who is qualified and will be eligible to vote at the next election shall be filed in such a way that when a student attains the age of 18 years the student is registered to vote automatically. Each school board shall ensure that the principal of every high school communicates elector registration information to students. (c) The principal of any private high school or of any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates high school grades that has a substantial number of students residing in a municipality may request the municipal clerk to appoint a special school registration deputy. If the clerk appoints such a deputy, students and staff may register at the high school on any day that classes are regularly held, in the manner provided under par. (b). The clerk shall appoint a special school registration deputy in the high school if the clerk determines the school to have a substantial number of students residing in the municipality.

SECTION 25. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before an election at the office of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk[s agent if the clerk delegates responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The registration form shall also contain the following certification: XI, ...., 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 221 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 25 hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for at least 28 10 consecutive days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this electionY. The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.

SECTION 26. 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk[s agent shall promptly add the names of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). The clerk or clerk[s agent shall add the names of qualified electors who vote at their polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).

SECTION 27. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under s. 6.34 (2m). Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 222 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 28

SECTION 28. 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5) and make such records available for inspection by the municipal clerk, the clerk[s designated agent, or the board of election commissioners. SECTION 29. 6.55 (2) (a) (form) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.55 (2) (a) (form) XI, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 28 10 consecutive days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election.Y SECTION 30. 6.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.85 (2) Any otherwise qualified elector who changes residence within this state by moving to a different ward or municipality later than 28 10 days prior to an election may vote an absentee ballot in the ward or municipality where he or she was qualified to vote before moving.

SECTION 31. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal holiday. A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e). The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 223 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 31 municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk[s agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place election inspectors of the proper ward or election district or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election.

SECTION 32. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 224 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 32 election. A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented by the agent conforms to the name on the elector[s application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the hospitalized elector[s residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.

SECTION 33. 6.87 (2) (form) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.87 (2) (form) [STATE OF .... County of ....] or [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 225 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 33 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election; that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward or election district to another later than 28 10 days before the election. I certify that I exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness, that I then in (his) (her) presence and in the presence of no other person marked the ballot and enclosed and sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no one but myself and any person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if I requested assistance, could know how I voted. Signed .... Identification serial number, if any: .... The witness shall execute the following: I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false statements, certify that I am an adult U.S. citizen** and that the above statements are true and the voting procedure was executed as there stated. I am not a candidate for any office on the enclosed ballot (except in the case of an incumbent municipal clerk). I did not solicit or advise the elector to vote for or against any candidate or measure. ....(Printed name) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 226 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 33 ....(Address)*** Signed .... * — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address. ** — An individual who serves as a witness for a military elector or an overseas elector voting absentee, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of Wisconsin under s. 6.10, Wis. Stats., need not be a U.S. citizen but must be 18 years of age or older. *** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6), Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.

SECTION 34. 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.87 (6) The ballot shall be returned so it is delivered to the polling place election inspectors of the proper ward or election district no later than 8 p.m. on election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving the elector[s residence before 8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided in this subsection may not be counted.

SECTION 35. 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk, or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it, unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the name and official title of the clerk, and the words XThis envelope contains the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 227 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 35 ballot of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats only as provided by law.Y If the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, and the ballot was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep the ballot in the clerk[s office or at the alternate site, if applicable until delivered, as required in sub. (2).

SECTION 36. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day, or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if authorized for that election under s. 7.525, the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being cast, or in the place where absentee ballots begin being canvassed early under s. 7.525, in such a manner that members of the public can hear and see the procedures, open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 228 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 36 election district, and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the applicant[s name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and proof of residence is enclosed, the inspectors shall enter both the type of identifying document submitted by the absent elector and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document on the poll list in the space provided. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, the inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector[s name or voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the elector had been present and voted in person.

SECTION 37. 6.94 of the statutes is amended to read: 6.94 Challenged elector oath. If the person challenged refuses to answer fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the inspector under s. 6.92, the inspectors shall reject the elector[s vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the inspectors shall administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: XYou do solemnly swear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 229 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 37 (or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United States; you are now and for 28 10 consecutive days have been a resident of this ward except under s. 6.02 (2); you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or wager or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this election; you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this electionY. If the person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the person[s vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant questions put to the elector by the inspector under s. 6.92, takes the oath or affirmation, and fulfills the applicable registration requirements, and if the answers to the questions given by the person indicate that the person meets the voting qualification requirements, the person[s vote shall be received.

SECTION 38. 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 7.52 (1) (a) The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance that, in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under s. 6.88, the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (2m) shall, at each election held in the municipality, canvass all absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on election day. Prior to enacting an ordinance under this subsection, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality shall notify the elections commission in writing of the proposed enactment and shall consult with the elections commission concerning administration of this section. At every election held in the municipality following enactment of an ordinance under this subsection, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall, between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 230 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 38 authorized for that election under s. 7.525 or any time after the opening of the polls and before 10 p.m. on election day, publicly convene to count the absentee ballots for the municipality. The municipal clerk shall give at least 48 hours[ notice of any meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of access to a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings at a polling place. The board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal of any individual exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual disrupts the meeting.

SECTION 39. 7.52 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 7.52 (5) (b) For the purpose of deciding upon ballots that are challenged for any reason, the board of absentee ballot canvassers may call before it any person whose absentee ballot is challenged if the person is available to be called. If the person challenged refuses to answer fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the board of absentee ballot canvassers under s. 6.92, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall reject the person[s vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the members of the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: XYou do solemnly swear (or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United States; you are now and for 28 10 consecutive days have been a resident of this ward except under s. 6.02 (2), stats.; you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or wager or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this election; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 231 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 39 you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this election.Y If the person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the person[s vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant questions put to the elector by the board of absentee ballot canvassers under s. 6.92, takes the oath or affirmation, and fulfills the applicable registration requirements, and if the answers to the questions given by the person indicate that the person meets the voting qualification requirements, the person[s vote shall be received.

SECTION 40. 7.52 (10) of the statutes is created to read: 7.52 (10) If, subject to s. 7.525, absentee ballots begin being canvassed under this section on the day before the election, no action under subs. (4) to (8) may be performed before election day.

SECTION 41. 7.525 of the statutes is created to read: 7.525 Early canvassing of absentee ballots. (1) AUTHORIZING EARLY CANVASSING; REQUIREMENTS. (a) 1. The municipal clerk or municipal board of election commissioners may elect to begin the canvassing of absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk on the day before any election. 2. Prior to the canvass under subd. 1., the municipal clerk or municipal board of election commissioners shall notify the elections commission in writing and shall consult with the elections commission concerning administration of this section. (b) Ballots may be canvassed early under this section only between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election and may not be tallied until after the polls close on election day. (c) Any member of the public has the same right of access to a place where 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 232 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 41 absentee ballots are being canvassed early under this section that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings at a polling place. (d) When not in use, automatic tabulating equipment used for purposes of this section and the areas where the programmed media, memory devices, and ballots are housed shall be secured with tamper-evident security seals in a double-lock location such as a locked cabinet inside a locked office. (e) No person may act in any manner that would give him or her the ability to know or to provide information on the accumulating or final results from the ballots canvassed early under this section before the close of the polls on election day. A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony. (2) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. Absentee ballots may not begin being canvassed early under this section for any election unless all of the following apply: (a) At least 70 days before the election, the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners notifies in writing the county clerk or executive director of the county board of election commissioners that early canvassing of absentee ballots will take place in the election. (b) The notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e) specifies the date and time during which, and each location where, the early canvassing of absentee ballots will be conducted.

SECTION 42. 8.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 8.50 Special elections. (intro.) Unless otherwise provided, this section applies to filling vacancies in the U.S. senate and house of representatives, executive state offices except the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and district attorney, judicial and legislative state offices, county, city, village, and town 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 233 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 42 offices, and the offices of municipal judge and member of the board of school directors in school districts organized under ch. 119. State legislative offices may be filled in anticipation of the occurrence of a vacancy whenever authorized in sub. (4) (e). No Except as provided in sub. (4m), no special election may be held after February 1 preceding the spring election unless it is held on the same day as the spring election, nor after August 1 preceding the general election unless it is held on the same day as the general election, until the day after that election. If the special election is held on the day of the general election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on the day of the partisan primary. If the special election is held on the day of the spring election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on the day of the spring primary.

SECTION 43. 8.50 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read: 8.50 (2) (a) The Except as provided in sub. (4m), the date for the special election shall be not less than 62 nor more than 77 days from the date of the order except when the special election is held to fill a vacancy in a national office or the special election is held on the day of the general election or spring election. If a special election is held concurrently with the spring election, the special election may be ordered not earlier than 92 days prior to the spring primary and not later than 49 days prior to that primary. If a special election is held concurrently with the general election or a special election is held to fill a national office, the special election may be ordered not earlier than 122 days prior to the partisan primary or special primary, respectively, and not later than 92 days prior to that primary. (b) If Except as provided in sub. (4m), if a primary is required, the primary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 234 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 43 shall be on the day 4 weeks before the day of the special election except when the special election is held on the same day as the general election the special primary shall be held on the same day as the partisan primary or if the special election is held concurrently with the spring election, the primary shall be held concurrently with the spring primary, and except when the special election is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an odd-numbered year, the primary shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday of August in that year.

SECTION 44. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination Except as provided in sub. (4m), nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring primary or no later than June 1 preceding the partisan primary. Nomination papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.0202 (1) (a) at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests with the ethics 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 235 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 44 commission no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers specified in the order.

SECTION 45. 8.50 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 46. 8.50 (4m) of the statutes is created to read: 8.50 (4m) SPECIAL ELECTIONS FOR NATIONAL OFFICE. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a vacancy in the office of U.S. senator or representative in congress shall be filled as soon as practicable in the following manner: 1. At a special election to be held on the 3rd Tuesday in May following the first day of the vacancy. The special primary shall be held concurrently with the spring primary on the 3rd Tuesday in February. The first day for circulating nomination papers shall be November 1, and the papers shall be filed no later 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in December preceding the primary. 2. At a special election to be held on the 2nd Tuesday in August following the first day of the vacancy. The special primary shall be held on the 3rd Tuesday in May in that year. The first day for circulating nomination papers shall be February 1, and the papers shall be filed no later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March. 3. At a special election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the first day of the vacancy. The special primary shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday in August in that year. Nomination papers shall be circulated and filed as provided under s. 8.15. (b) A special election shall not be held under par. (a) 3. in any year in which the general election is held for that office, but, instead, the vacancy shall be filled at the partisan primary and general election. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 236 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 46 (c) A vacancy filled under par. (a) shall be for the residue of the unexpired term.

SECTION 47. 9.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 9.01 (4) RIGHT TO COMPLETE RECOUNT. Whenever a recount petition for part of the wards within a jurisdiction or district, or for part of the municipalities within a district where there are no wards, is filed under this section, the opposing candidate a candidate, other than the candidate filing that petition, who, upon completion of the partial recount, is an aggrieved party, as determined under s. 9.01 (1) (a) 5., or any voter or other interested party including a municipality if on a referendum question, may similarly file a petition for recount in any or all of the remaining wards or municipalities in the jurisdiction or district. With respect to a petition for a partial recount on a referendum question, any voter or other interested party, including a municipality, may similarly file a petition for recount in any or all of the remaining wards or municipalities in the jurisdiction or district. The Any petition under this subsection shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 2 days after the board of canvassers completes the first recount. The proper board of canvassers shall reconvene at 9 a.m. on the next business day following the filing of the petition and proceed to recount the ballots in all wards or municipalities specified and to otherwise review the allegations of fact contained in the petition. Any errors shall be corrected.

SECTION 48. 13.09 (7) of the statutes is created to read: 13.09 (7) If a member of the committee objects to a proposed action or item during a period of passive review required by law for the purpose of reviewing the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 237 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 48 proposed action or item, the name of each objecting member, as well as the reason for each objection, shall be recorded and made publicly available. SECTION 49. 13.124 of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 50. 13.127 of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 51. 13.365 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 52. 13.48 (20v) of the statutes is renumbered 16.095, and 16.095 (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), as renumbered, are amended to read: 16.095 (1) The building commission department shall establish and operate a grant program under this subsection section to assist nonstate organizations and cities, villages, towns, counties, and tribal governments to carry out construction projects having a statewide public purpose, as determined by the building commission or as specified in subs. (6) to (14). (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x) 20.505 (1) (aw), the building commission department may award a grant to any nonstate organization for a construction project that satisfies par. (a) having a statewide public purpose, as determined by the building commission under sub. (1) or as specified in sub. (7) (a), (8) (a), (9) (a), (10) (a), (11) (a), or (14) (a), if the grant is approved by the building commission. (3) Before approving each grant under sub. (2) or (6), the building commission shall determine that the nonstate organization or city, village, town, county, or tribal government carrying out the project has secured additional funding for the project from nonstate revenue sources in an amount that is equal to at least half of the total cost of the project. (4) If the building commission department awards a grant under par. (b) sub. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 238 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 52 (2), and if, for any reason, the space that is constructed or otherwise improved with funds from the grant is not used for one or more public purposes determined by the building commission under par. (a) sub. (1), or for the grants described in subs. (6) to (14), the public purposes specified in those subsections, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the constructed or otherwise improved space equal to the amount of the state[s grant. (5) The building commission department is prohibited from awarding a grant under par. (b) sub. (2) or (6) unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the construction project associated with the grant. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising any services or work or letting any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.

SECTION 53. 13.48 (26m) of the statutes is created to read: 13.48 (26m) LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT. The legislature finds and determines that the prevalence of lead service lines in connections to public water systems poses a public health hazard and that processes for reducing lead entering drinking water from such pipes requires additional treatment of wastewater. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist private users of public water systems in replacing lead service lines.

SECTION 54. 13.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 13.56 (2) PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS. The cochairpersons of the joint committee for review of administrative rules or their designated agents shall accept service made under ss. 227.40 (5) and 806.04 (11). If the committee determines that the legislature should be represented in the proceeding, it shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 239 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 54 request the joint committee on legislative organization to intervene in designate the legislature[s representative for the proceeding as provided under s. 806.04 (11). The costs of participation in the proceeding shall be paid equally from the appropriations under s. 20.765 (1) (a) and (b), except that such costs incurred by the department of justice shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d). SECTION 55. 13.75 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 13.75 (2) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund.

SECTION 56. 13.90 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 13.90 (2) The cochairpersons of the joint committee on legislative organization or their designated agent shall accept service made under ss. s. 806.04 (11) and 893.825 (2). If the committee, the senate organization committee, or the assembly organization committee determines that the legislature should intervene be represented in the proceeding as provided under s. 803.09 (2m), the assembly shall represent the assembly, the senate shall represent the senate, and the joint committee on legislative organization shall represent the legislature, that committee shall designate the legislature[s representative for the proceeding. The costs of participation in the proceeding shall be paid equally from the appropriations under s. 20.765 (1) (a) and (b), except that such costs incurred by the department of justice shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).

SECTION 57. 13.94 (1) (zm) of the statutes is created to read: 13.94 (1) (zm) Biennially, beginning in 2027, prepare a performance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 240 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 57 evaluation audit of the program to accredit productions for purposes of ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h) by the department of tourism.

SECTION 58. 14.38 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: 14.38 (9) FURNISH CERTIFIED COPIES; FEES. Make a copy of any law, resolution, deed, bond, record, document or paper deposited or kept in his or her office, upon request therefor, attach thereto his or her certificate, with the greater or lesser seal affixed, and collect therefor 50 cents per page and $5 for such certificate; if a copy is not to be certified and if the reproduction is performed by the office of the secretary of state, then collect a fee to cover the actual and necessary cost of reproduction and actual and necessary cost of transcription required to produce the copy or $2, whichever is greater; also to record any document authorized or required by law to be recorded in his or her office, and to charge therefor a fee of $1 per page. The fee for certified copies and for certificates as to results of searches of the records and files of his or her office, when a printed form is used, shall be $5, but when a an apostille or other specially prepared form is required the fee shall be $10. Telegraphic reports as to results of record searches shall be $5 plus the cost of the telegram. The secretary of state shall charge and collect for preparing any record or certificate under this subsection in an expeditious manner, an expedited service fee of $25 in addition to the fee otherwise required under this subsection.

SECTION 59. 14.38 (12) of the statutes is created to read: 14.38 (12) AFFIX GREAT SEAL; AUTHENTICATIONS. Perform authentication services as the exclusive provider of such services and affix the great seal to such authentications in the manner necessary to perform such services. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 241 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 60 SECTION 60. 14.38 (13) of the statutes is created to read: 14.38 (13) AFFIX GREAT SEAL OR LESSER SEAL; APOSTILLES. Perform apostille services and affix the great seal or a lesser seal to such apostilles in the manner necessary to perform such services. SECTION 61. 14.46 of the statutes is created to read: 14.46 Deputy secretary of state. The secretary of state may appoint a deputy secretary of state who may perform and execute any duty or power of the secretary of state, except duties and powers the secretary of state performs as a member of the board of commissioners of public lands. The deputy secretary of state shall take and file the official oath and shall file an official bond in the sum and with the conditions as the secretary of state prescribes.

SECTION 62. 15.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 15.01 (6) XDivision,Y Xbureau,Y Xsection,Y and XunitY means the subunits of a department or an independent agency, whether specifically created by law or created by the head of the department or the independent agency for the more economic and efficient administration and operation of the programs assigned to the department or independent agency. The office of credit unions in the department of financial institutions, the office of the inspector general in the department of children and families, the office of the inspector general in the department of health services, and the office of the public intervenor in the office of the commissioner of insurance, the office of children[s mental health in the department of health services, and the office of violence prevention in the department of administration have the meaning of XdivisionY under this subsection. The office of the long-term care ombudsman under the board on aging and long- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 242 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 62 term care and the office of educational accountability and the office of literacy in the department of public instruction have the meaning of XbureauY under this subsection.

SECTION 63. 15.02 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 15.02 (3) (c) 1. The principal subunit of the department is the XdivisionY. Each division shall be headed by an XadministratorY. The office of credit unions in the department of financial institutions and, the office of children[s mental health in the department of health services, and the office of violence prevention in the department of administration have the meaning of XdivisionY and the director of credit unions in the department of financial institutions and, the director of the office of children[s mental health in the department of health services, and the director of the office of violence prevention in the department of administration have the meaning of XadministratorY under this subdivision.

SECTION 64. 15.03 of the statutes is amended to read: 15.03 Attachment for limited purposes. Any division, office, commission, council or board attached under this section to a department or independent agency or a specified division thereof shall be a distinct unit of that department, independent agency or specified division. Any division, office, commission, council or board so attached shall exercise its powers, duties and functions prescribed by law, including rule making, licensing and regulation, and operational planning within the area of program responsibility of the division, office, commission, council or board, independently of the head of the department or independent agency, but budgeting, program coordination and related management functions shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the head of the department or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 243 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 64 independent agency, except that with respect to the office of the commissioner of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the public service commission department of transportation without change except as requested and concurred in by the office of the commissioner of railroads.

SECTION 65. 15.07 (3) (bm) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 15.07 (3) (bm) 7. The prescription drug affordability review board shall meet at least 4 times each year. SECTION 66. 15.105 (35) of the statutes is created to read: 15.105 (35) OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION. There is created an office of violence prevention, attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The director of the office shall be appointed by the secretary of administration. SECTION 67. 15.145 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 15.145 (title) Same; attached boards, commissions, and councils, and offices. SECTION 68. 15.145 (7) of the statutes is created to read: 15.145 (7) OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON FOR CORRECTIONS. There is created an office of the ombudsperson for corrections, attached to the department of corrections under s. 15.03. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of an ombudsperson who shall be nominated by the governor, with the advice and consent of three-fourths of members elected to the senate appointed, and may be removed only by the governor for just cause.

SECTION 69. 15.165 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 244 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 69 15.165 (title) Same; attached boards and offices. SECTION 70. 15.165 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 15.165 (5) OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT. There is created an office of internal audit that is attached to the department of employee trust funds under s. 15.03. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of an internal auditor who shall be appointed by the employee trust funds board in the classified service. The internal auditor shall report directly to the employee trust funds board. SECTION 71. 15.465 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 15.465 (title) Same; attached board and office.

SECTION 72. 15.615 of the statutes is created to read: 15.615 Same; attached office. (1) OFFICE OF ELECTION TRANSPARENCY AND COMPLIANCE. There is created an office of election transparency and compliance, which is attached to the elections commission under s. 15.03. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of a director who shall be a policy initiatives advisor appointed in the classified service by the administrator or interim administrator of the elections commission.

SECTION 73. 15.67 of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (36), and 15.105 (36) (title), (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read: 15.105 (36) (title) HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AIDS BOARD; CREATION. (a) (intro.) There is created a higher educational aids board consisting, attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the state superintendent of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 245 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 73 year terms, except that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. subds. 1. e. and 6. f. and (b) 3. 2. c. shall be appointed for 2-year terms: (b) If a student member under sub. (1) par. (a) loses the status upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a qualified successor. SECTION 74. 15.675 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 75. 15.675 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (37), and 15.105 (37) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read: 15.105 (37) DISTANCE LEARNING AUTHORIZATION BOARD. (intro.) There is created a distance learning authorization board, for higher education, that is attached to the higher educational aids board department of administration under s. 15.03 and that consists of all of the following members: SECTION 76. 15.732 of the statutes is created to read: 15.732 Same; attached office. (1) OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC INTERVENOR. There is created an office of the public intervenor which is attached to the office of the commissioner of insurance.

SECTION 77. 15.735 of the statutes is created to read: 15.735 Same; attached board. (1) There is created a prescription drug affordability review board attached to the office of the commissioner of insurance under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following members: (a) The commissioner of insurance or his or her designee. (b) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 246 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 77 pharmaceutical drug industry, including pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and wholesalers. At least one of the members appointed under this paragraph shall be a licensed pharmacist. (c) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the health insurance industry, including insurers and pharmacy benefit managers. (d) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the health care industry, including hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, and pharmacists. At least one of the members appointed under this paragraph shall be a licensed practitioner. (e) Two members appointed for 4-year terms who represent the interests of the public. (2) A member appointed under sub. (1), except for a member appointed under sub. (1) (b), may not be an employee of, a board member of, or a consultant to a drug manufacturer or trade association for drug manufacturers. (3) Any conflict of interest, including any financial or personal association, that has the potential to bias or has the appearance of biasing an individual[s decision in matters related to the board or the conduct of the board[s activities shall be considered and disclosed when appointing that individual to the board under sub. (1).

SECTION 78. 15.79 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 15.79 (1) There is created a public service commission consisting of one chairperson and 2 commissioners. The chairperson and any commissioner may not have a financial interest in a railroad, water carrier, or public utility. If the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 247 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 78 chairperson or a commissioner voluntarily becomes so interested, the chairperson[s or commissioner[s office shall become vacant. If the chairperson or commissioner involuntarily becomes so interested, the chairperson[s or commissioner[s office shall become vacant unless the chairperson or commissioner divests himself or herself of the interest within a reasonable time. The chairperson and each commissioner shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. SECTION 79. 15.795 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 80. 15.795 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.465 (3) and amended to read: 15.465 (3) OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF RAILROADS. There is created an office of the commissioner of railroads which is attached to the public service commission department of transportation under s. 15.03, provided that s. 85.02 (1) does not apply to the office of the commissioner of railroads. The commissioner of railroads shall have expertise in railroad issues and may not have a financial interest in a railroad, as defined in s. 195.02 (1), or a water carrier, as defined in s. 195.02 (5). The commissioner may not serve on or under any committee of a political party. The commissioner shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. SECTION 81. 16.004 (26) of the statutes is created to read: 16.004 (26) TRIBAL RELATIONS. The secretary shall appoint a director of Native American affairs to manage relations between the state and American Indian tribes or bands in this state.

SECTION 82. 16.02 of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 248 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 82 16.02 Office of violence prevention. (1) PURPOSE. The office of violence prevention shall coordinate and expand violence prevention activities in this state. (2) DUTIES. The office of violence prevention shall do all of the following: (a) Establish a violence prevention focus across state government. (b) Collaborate with other state agencies that are interested or active in the reduction of interpersonal violence, including child abuse, elder abuse, violence against youth, domestic violence, gun violence, intimate partner violence, suicide, sexual assault, and gender-based violence. (c) Support the development and implementation of comprehensive, community-based violence prevention initiatives within local units of government across the state, including collaborating with law enforcement agencies. (d) Develop sources of funding beyond state revenues to maintain the office and expand its activities. (e) Create a directory of existing violence prevention services and activities in each county. (f) Support and provide technical assistance to local organizations that provide violence prevention services, including in seeking out and applying for grant funding in support of their initiatives and provide technical assistance and support to the organizations to maximize the organizations[ likelihood of success with their applications. (g) Develop public education campaigns to promote safer communities. (3) GRANTS. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (bs), the office of violence prevention shall award grants to support effective violence reduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 249 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 82 initiatives in communities across the state, including supporting efforts to reduce gun violence, group violence, suicides, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and gender-based violence. (b) The grants under this subsection shall be used to support, expand, and replicate evidence-based violence reduction initiatives, including hospital-based violence intervention programs, evidence-based street outreach programs, and focused deterrence strategies, that seek to interrupt the cycles of violence, victimization, and retaliation in order to reduce the incidence of firearm violence. (c) Of the grants the department awards under this section, the department shall award up to $3,000,000 in grants each fiscal year to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state and organizations affiliated with tribes relating to missing and murdered indigenous women. (d) Of the grants the department awards under this section, the department shall award up to $500,000 in suicide prevention grants each fiscal year to organizations or coalitions of organizations, which may include a city, village, town, county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, for any of the following purposes: 1. To train staff at a firearm retailer or firearm range on how to recognize a person who may be considering suicide. 2. To provide suicide prevention materials for distribution at a firearm retailer or firearm range. 3. To provide voluntary, temporary firearm storage.

SECTION 83. 16.035 of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 250 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 83 16.035 Community climate action grants. (1) The department shall establish and administer a community climate action grant program. (2) The department shall do all of the following: (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (cm), award grants to local governmental units and governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state to do any of the following: 1. Conduct climate risk assessments and prepare action plans. 2. Implement emission-reducing and climate action projects. (b) Assist local governmental units and governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state with the development of climate risk assessment and action plans.

SECTION 84. 16.037 of the statutes is created to read: 16.037 Community climate engagement grant program. The department shall establish and administer a community climate engagement grant program under which the department shall award grants to local nongovernmental organizations in this state for the purpose of promoting local climate and clean energy community engagement. Additionally under the program, the department shall itself conduct and support outreach across the state concerning climate change, climate resilience, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

SECTION 85. 16.07 of the statutes is created to read: 16.07 Grants to support tribal programs. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ky), the department shall award a grant to each American Indian tribe or band in this state for use as the tribe or band deems necessary to support 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 251 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 85 programs to meet the needs of its members. No tribe or band may be awarded grant moneys under this section that exceed the amount awarded to any other tribe or band. No grant moneys may be used to pay gaming-related expenses.

SECTION 86. 16.075 of the statutes is created to read: 16.075 Grants to tribes for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs. (1) In this section, XtribeY has the meaning given in s. 165.91 (1). (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (cb), the department shall make grants to tribes for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs that meet the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (3). (5) Grants made under sub. (2) shall be provided on a calendar year basis. (6) The department of justice shall assist the department with its duties under this section. SECTION 87. 16.08 of the statutes is created to read: 16.08 Grants to promote tribal language and cultural revitalization. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ky), the department shall award a grant to each American Indian tribe or band in this state to promote tribal language and cultural revitalization. No tribe or band may be awarded grant moneys under this section that exceed the amount awarded to any other tribe or band. No grant moneys may be used to pay gaming-related expenses.

SECTION 88. 16.088 (4) to (8) of the statutes are created to read: 16.088 (4) Award grants to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin to support the Menominee Indian Tribe[s transit services, in an amount up to $266,600 annually. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 252 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 88 (5) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to conduct an inter- governmental training program, that shall be available to all tribal governments in the state, to improve consultations and communication between the tribes and the state, in an amount up to $60,000 annually. (6) Award grants to the Wisconsin Indigenous Housing and Economic Development Corporation to support tribal economic development and housing programs in this state. The department may not award more than $3,890,000 in grants under this subsection in the 2025-26 fiscal year, nor more than $2,540,000 annually thereafter. (7) Award grants to American Indian tribes or bands in this state to support strategic planning concerning cybersecurity, in an amount up to $250,000 annually. (8) Award grants to American Indian tribes or bands in this state to support home repairs that reduce energy burdens and improve health outcomes, in an amount up to $1,000,000 annually.

SECTION 89. 16.095 (6) to (14) of the statutes are created to read: 16.095 (6) (a) The legislature finds and determines that providing assistance to local governments to construct facilities that provide public services to help citizens of the state is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to provide the department with the authority to award grants to any city, village, town, county, or tribal government for construction projects of public buildings. (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (r), the department may award grants to cities, villages, towns, counties, and tribal governments to assist with 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 253 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 89 construction projects, as specified in par. (a), or as specified in sub. (11) (a), (12) (a), or (13) (a), if the grant is approved by the building commission. (7) (a) The legislature finds and determines that providing assistance to local communities to provide facilities and services to help citizens of the state overcome life circumstances and to improve the ability of local communities to address homelessness is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the New Community Shelter, Inc., in the construction of a permanent supportive housing facility in Brown County. (b) The building commission may approve and the department may award a grant under sub. (2) of up to $4,000,000 to assist the New Community Shelter, Inc., in the construction of a facility, as described in par. (a). (8) (a) The legislature finds and determines that providing out-of-school care that inspires local youth to be contributing, productive, and responsible members of their communities through intentional programming that supports positive character development and unique opportunities to grow as individuals, while addressing a shortage of dental care, mental health services, and preventative health services for youth of underserved populations is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Inc., and Community Smiles Dental in carrying out renovation of the historic Wisconsin Avenue School in the city of Milwaukee for use as a health and wellness center. (b) The building commission may approve and the department may award a grant under sub. (2) of up to $6,000,000 to assist the YMCA of Metropolitan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 254 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 89 Milwaukee, Inc., and Community Smiles Dental in the renovation of the Wisconsin Avenue School, as described in par. (a). (9) (a) The legislature finds and determines that assisting local communities to provide facilities and services to help citizens of the state overcome life circumstances and to improve the ability of local communities to address food insecurity and enhance equitable access to nutritious food is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, Inc., in constructing a new facility to expand food processing, storage, and distribution. (b) The building commission may approve and the department may award a grant under sub. (2) of up to $15,000,000 to assist the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, Inc., in the construction of a facility, described in par. (a) (10) (a) The legislature finds and determines that preserving Wisconsin[s transportation heritage, expanding historical educational programs, and enhancing the state's tourism, thereby strengthening local economies is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the Colfax Railroad Museum, Inc., in constructing and renovating museum facilities in the village of Colfax to protect and display historical railroad artifacts. (b) The building commission may approve and the department may award a grant under sub. (2) of up to $860,000 to assist the Colfax Railroad Museum, Inc., in the construction and renovation of museum facilities, as described in par. (a). (11) (a) The legislature finds and determines that enhancing tourism to the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 255 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 89 state, thereby strengthening local economies is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the city of Green Bay in the construction and development of a public market. (b) The building commission may approve and the department may award a grant under sub. (6) of up to $3,000,000 to assist the city of Green Bay in the construction and development of a public market, as described in par. (a). (12) (a) The legislature finds that increasing access to learning materials in communities across the state will enhance and enrich the state's workforce, thereby strengthening the state's economy and increasing the resilience of the state's citizens. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the city of Glendale in the construction of a new library that will serve the communities of Bayside, Fox Point, Glendale, and River Hills, as well as all of Milwaukee County through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System. (b) The building commission may approve and the department may award a grant under sub. (6) of up to $4,250,000 to assist the city of Glendale in the construction of a new public library, as described in par. (a). (13) (a) The legislature finds and determines that providing child care and out-of-school care that addresses provider shortages or assists meeting the demand for child care services in rural or remote areas in this state, thereby equipping the state's workforce to fully engage in the state's economy, is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to provide $2,000,000 to a nonstate organization or a city, village, town, county, or tribal government in this state for the purchase, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 256 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 89 construction, or renovation of a child care center in the southwest region of the state. (b) The building commission may approve and the department may award a grant under sub. (2) or (6) of up to $2,000,000 to assist in the construction, development, or renovation of a child care center, as described in par. (a). (14) (a) The legislature finds and determines that providing early child education and care that addresses provider shortages or assists meeting the demand for early child education services in areas of need equips the state's workforce to fully engage in the state's economy and is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to provide $2,500,000 to Wellpoint Care Network, Inc., to assist in renovating an existing facility in the city of Milwaukee to establish a child care center. (b) The building commission may approve and the department may award a grant under sub. (2) of up to $2,500,000 to Wellpoint Care Network, Inc., to assist in the renovation of a facility, as described in par. (a).

SECTION 90. 16.17 of the statutes is created to read: 16.17 Translation services. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (cp), the department may provide assistance to state agencies for costs related to translation services that are provided to a state agency through a contract with the state. SECTION 91. 16.19 of the statutes is created to read: 16.19 Civil legal services. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ep), the department shall award grants to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 257 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 91 Inc., to provide civil legal services. The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the amount received as grants to programs that provide civil legal services, and those programs may use the grant funds to match other federal and private grants. The grants may be used only for the purposes for which the funding was provided. SECTION 92. 16.22 (2) (m) of the statutes is created to read: 16.22 (2) (m) Administer the scholarship program under sub. (2m).

SECTION 93. 16.22 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 16.22 (2m) STATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. There is created a scholarship program for recipients of awards disbursed under 42 USC 12604. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (fm), the board shall award scholarships annually, on a dollar-for-dollar match with the federal award, under this subsection. The board may prorate an award based on available moneys. To be eligible for a scholarship under this program, an applicant shall provide proof of all of the following: (a) Current residency in this state or completion of service with the national service program in this state. (b) Current admission to an institution of higher education in this state.

SECTION 94. 16.23 of the statutes is created to read: 16.23 First class city school district audit response support. (1) Subject to sub. (2), the department shall provide payments to a 1st class city school district to implement recommendations from instructional and operational audits of the school district initiated by the governor. Moneys received under this subsection may be expended for items addressed in the audits, development and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 258 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 94 implementation of integrated financial reporting software, and facilitation of data compatibility with state and local finance systems. (2) No payment may be made under sub. (1) unless, at the time of payment, the secretary is satisfied that the school district is already making substantial progress on implementation of the audit recommendations. SECTION 95. 16.29 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.29 (title) Technical assistance and tourism promotion.

SECTION 96. 16.29 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.29 (1) (intro.) and amended to read: 16.29 (1) (intro.) Annually, the department shall grant to the Great Lakes inter-tribal council the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kx) to for the following purposes: (a) To partially fund a program to provide technical assistance for economic development on Indian reservations if the conditions under subs. (2) and (3) are satisfied. SECTION 97. 16.29 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 16.29 (1) (b) To fund tourism promotion activities under the Native American Tourism of Wisconsin program if the condition under sub. (3) is satisfied. SECTION 98. 16.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.29 (2) (a) As a condition of receiving a grant under sub. (1) (a), the Great Lakes inter-tribal council shall establish a technical assistance program.

SECTION 99. 16.29 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.29 (3) As a condition of receiving a grant under sub. (1), the Great Lakes inter-tribal council annually shall prepare a report on the technical assistance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 259 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 99 program under sub. (2) and tourism promotion programs and submit the report to the department. SECTION 100. 16.306 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.306 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and families to facilitate their movement to independent living if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality of applications submitted.

SECTION 101. 16.3063 of the statutes is created to read: 16.3063 Affordable housing and workforce development grants. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xlocal governmental unitY means a city, village, town, county, or school district. (2) GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fo), the department shall establish a competitive grant program to award grants to local governmental units and businesses, whether operated for profit or not for profit, for the purpose of funding the start-up of programs that focus on the development of the skilled workforce through the building or rehabilitation of affordable housing in their communities. The department may establish eligibility requirements and other program guidelines for the grant program under this subsection.

SECTION 102. 16.3066 of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 260 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 102 16.3066 Grants to incentivize eliminating zoning barriers to affordable housing. (1) In this section, Xlocal governmental unitY means a city, village, town, county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state. (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fq), the department shall establish a competitive grant program to award grants to local governmental units that adopt one or more of the following policy initiatives to eliminate zoning barriers for the creation or expansion of affordable housing: (a) Reduce minimum lot sizes and widths. (b) Reduce setback requirements to allow greater use of existing lots. (c) Increase allowed lot coverages to match historic patterns. (d) Adoption of a traditional neighborhood development ordinance, such as the model ordinance developed under s. 66.1027 (2). (e) Allow accessory dwelling units. (3) The department may establish eligibility requirements and other program guidelines for the grant program under this section.

SECTION 103. 16.3069 of the statutes is created to read: 16.3069 Whole-home upgrade grants. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fr), the department shall award one or more grants to Walnut Way Conservation Corp. for the purpose of funding home improvements in low-income households in a 1st class city that have one or more of the following goals: (a) Reducing carbon emissions. (b) Reducing energy burdens. (c) Creating cost savings. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 261 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 103 (d) Creating healthier living environments. (2) The department may establish eligibility requirements and other program guidelines for the grant program under this subsection. (3) A recipient of a grant under this subsection may use the moneys awarded for the recipient[s administrative costs, in addition to the purpose described under sub. (1).

SECTION 104. 16.3077 of the statutes is created to read: 16.3077 Housing quality standards grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bp), the department shall award grants to owners of rental housing units in this state for purposes of satisfying applicable housing quality standards. SECTION 105. 16.3085 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.3085 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg), the department may award up to 10 grants, of up to $50,000 $75,000 each, annually to any shelter facility.

SECTION 106. 16.311 of the statutes is created to read: 16.311 Supplement for crime victim services grants. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (e), the secretary may supplement s. 20.455 (5) (km) if the secretary determines that the moneys received from the federal government for crime victim assistance under 34 USC 20103, together with the moneys received in each fiscal year from the crime victim services surcharge under s. 973.0452, are insufficient to provide grants to crime victim services organizations under s. 165.935. If the secretary determines under this subsection that moneys received are insufficient, the secretary shall determine the amount of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 262 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 106 the supplement, but the secretary may not determine an amount that is larger than the difference between $44,500,000 and the sum of the moneys received in each fiscal year under 34 USC 20103 plus the moneys received in each fiscal year under s. 973.0452. (2) In determining under sub. (1) whether the moneys received are insufficient, the secretary may consider any factor, including: (a) The needs of rural and urban communities. (b) The amount of funding that a crime victim services organization receives as a percentage of its operating budget from the state or federal government. (c) The degree to which the services of a crime victim services organization are coordinated with other resources in the community and state. (d) The degree to which the services of a crime victim services organization are provided either directly or through a contract, subcontract, service agreement, or collaborative agreement with other organizations, entities, or individuals.

SECTION 107. 16.5185 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 16.5185 (5) Beginning on June 30, 2025, in each fiscal year, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the transportation fund an amount equal to the amount calculated by the department approximating the marginal difference between the sales tax generated from the sale of automotive parts, accessories, tires, and repair and maintenance services in fiscal year 2019-20 and the fiscal year of the transfer.

SECTION 108. 16.5186 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 16.5186 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read: 16.5186 (2) (a) (intro.) Beginning in fiscal year 2024-25 2025-26, on the 2nd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 263 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 108 Monday in July in each fiscal year, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the local government fund 15 percent of the amount specified under s. 25.491 (1) (b) and (c). On an amount equal to the sum of all of the following: (b) Beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, on the 2nd Monday in November in each fiscal year, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the local government fund 85 percent of an amount equal to the amount specified under s. 25.491 (1) (b) and (c) minus the amount transferred under par. (a). SECTION 109. 16.5186 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read: 16.5186 (2) (a) 1. An amount equal to the sum of the total payments to be made in the fiscal year under ss. 79.05, 79.095, and 79.097.

SECTION 110. 16.5186 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 16.5186 (2) (a) 2. An amount determined as follows: a. Subtract the amount determined under subd. 1. from the amount specified under s. 25.491 (1) (c). b. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 2. a. by 0.15.

SECTION 111. 16.5186 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 16.5186 (3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (2), in fiscal year 2026-27, on the 2nd Monday in July, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the local government fund 15 percent of the sum of the following amounts: 1. The amount transferred from the general fund to the local government fund in fiscal year 2025-26. 2. An amount equal to the percentage change determined under s. 25.491 (14) (b) 1. multiplied by the sum of the amount credited to the accounts under s. 25.491 (2), (8), and (9) in fiscal year 2025-26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 264 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 111 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (2), on the 2nd Monday in November in fiscal year 2026-27, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the local government fund 85 percent of the sum of the amounts described in par. (a) 1. and 2. SECTION 112. 16.61 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 113. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 114. 16.765 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.765 (1) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall include in all contracts executed by them a provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability, as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or national origin and, except with respect to sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity, obligating the contractor to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.

SECTION 115. 16.765 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.765 (2) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 265 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 115 Entertainment Corporation shall include the following provision in every contract executed by them: XIn connection with the performance of work under this contract, the contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability, as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or national origin. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Except with respect to sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity, the contractor further agrees to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available for employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of the nondiscrimination clauseY. clause.Y

SECTION 116. 16.84 (2m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 117. 16.855 (1p) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 118. 16.967 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 266 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 119 SECTION 119. 16.967 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 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.

SECTION 120. 16.967 (7m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 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). SECTION 121. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read: 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. SECTION 122. 16.971 (2) (p) of the statutes is created to read: 16.971 (2) (p) Develop and maintain artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure for the benefit of state agencies.

SECTION 123. 16.971 (18) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 267 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 123 16.971 (18) (a) The department shall conduct cybersecurity emergency incident response for agencies and authorities. (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. SECTION 124. 16.997 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 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.

SECTION 125. 17.03 (10m) of the statutes is created to read: 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. SECTION 126. 17.18 of the statutes is amended to read: 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).

SECTION 127. 18.08 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 268 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 127 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: SECTION 128. 19.01 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 19.01 (4) (b) 1. The secretary of state and deputy secretary of state. SECTION 129. 19.35 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 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.

SECTION 130. 19.36 (12) of the statutes is created to read: 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, Xpersonally identifiable informationY does not include an employee[s work classification, hours of work, or wage or benefit payments received for work on such a project. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 269 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 131 SECTION 131. 19.85 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read: 19.85 (1) (i) Consideration of information technology security issues affecting information technology systems over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.

SECTION 132. 19.851 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 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).

SECTION 133. 20.005 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 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] Figure: 20.005 (1) GENERAL FUND SUMMARY 2025]26 2026]27 Opening Balance, July 1 $ 4,267,722,100 $ 2,275,172,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 270 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 133 2025]26 2026]27 Revenues Taxes $ 24,515,877,400 $ 24,603,990,800 Departmental Revenues Tribal Gaming Revenues 25,900 15,300 Other 650,164,600 448,435,100 Total Available $ 29,433,790,000 $ 27,327,613,800 Appropriations, Transfers, and Reserves Gross Appropriations $ 25,490,504,000 $ 24,994,296,100 Transfers to: Local Government Fund 1,686,069,800 1,620,597,000 Transportation Fund 156,557,700 166,238,600 Veterans Homes Institutional Operations Account 7,100,000 14,800,000 Winnebago Mental Health Institutional Operations Account 18,599,500 15,251,000 Compensation Reserves 222,926,800 352,564,000 Less Lapses (423,140,400) (482,465,300) Net Appropriations $ 27,158,617,400 $ 26,681,281,400 Balances Gross Balance $ 2,275,172,600 $ 646,332,400 Less Required Statutory Balance (110,000,000) (115,000,000) Net Balance, June 30 $ 2,165,172,600 $ 531,332,400 SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS — ALL FUNDS 2025]26 2026]27 General Purpose Revenue $ 25,490,504,000 $ 24,994,296,100 Federal Revenue $ 18,119,720,500 $ 18,920,092,300 Program (16,785,547,600) (17,575,969,600) Segregated (1,334,172,900) (1,344,122,700) 1 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 271 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 133 2025]26 2026]27 Program Revenue $ 8,386,466,600 $ 8,434,895,200 State (7,231,184,400) (7,280,008,700) Service (1,155,282,200) (1,154,886,500) Segregated Revenue $ 7,363,573,800 $ 7,265,641,000 State (6,985,876,000) (6,954,434,500) Local (149,326,400) (150,155,800) Service (228,371,400) (161,050,700) GRAND TOTAL $ 59,360,264,900 $ 59,614,924,600 SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION RESERVES — ALL FUNDS 2025]26 2026]27 General Purpose Revenue $ 222,926,800 $ 352,564,000 Federal Revenue 38,839,400 60,574,500 Program Revenue 63,677,200 99,311,900 Segregated Revenue 39,438,200 61,508,400 TOTAL $ 364,881,600 $ 573,958,800 LOTTERY FUND SUMMARY 2025]26 2026]27 Gross Revenue Ticket Sales $ 877,951,200 $ 877,951,200 Miscellaneous Revenue 348,600 348,600 $ 878,299,800 $ 878,299,800 1 2 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 272 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 133 2025]26 2026]27 Expenses—SEG Prizes $ 559,284,600 $ 559,284,600 Administrative Expenses 21,686,200 21,708,200 $ 580,970,800 $ 580,992,800 Expenses—GPR Administrative Expenses $ 85,355,500 $ 85,355,500 $ 85,355,500 $ 85,355,500 Net SEG Proceeds $ 297,329,000 $ 297,307,000 Total Available for Property Tax Relief Opening Balance $ 28,152,300 $ 17,566,000 Net SEG Proceeds 297,329,000 297,307,000 Interest Earnings 3,397,000 2,381,000 Gaming-Related Revenue 0 0 $ 328,878,300 $ 317,254,000 Property Tax Relief $ 311,312,300 $ 299,688,000 Gross Closing Balance $ 17,566,000 $ 17,566,000 Reserve $ 17,566,000 $ 17,566,000 Net Balance $ 0 $ 0

SECTION 134. 20.005 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 20.005 (2) STATE BORROWING PROGRAM SUMMARY. The following schedule sets 1 2 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 273 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 forth the state borrowing program summary: [See Figures 20.005 (2) (a) and (b) following] Figure: 20.005 (2) (a) SUMMARY OF BONDING AUTHORITY MODIFICATIONS 2025]27 FISCAL BIENNIUM GENERAL OBLIGATIONS Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Agricultural conservation easements $ 15,000,000 Soil and water 10,000,000 Natural Resources Contaminated sediment removal 9,000,000 Dam safety projects 15,000,000 Knowles-Nelson Stewardship 830,000,000 Nonpoint source 10,000,000 Urban nonpoint source cost-sharing 11,000,000 Transportation Freight rail 5,000,000 Design-build program increase 92,500,000 Harbor assistance 15,000,000 Menominee River dredging 15,000,000 Southeast Wisconsin mega-projects 185,171,300 TOTAL General Obligation Bonds $ 1,212,671,300* *Excludes $1,725,000,000 of economic refunding bonds authorized. REVENUE OBLIGATIONS Environmental Improvement Program 1 2 3 4 5 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 274 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 Clean water and safe drinking water $ 725,900,000 Transportation Transportation facilities and major highway projects 254,035,100 State highway rehabilitation 65,000,000 TOTAL Revenue Obligation Bonds $ 1,044,935,100 GRAND TOTAL $ 2,257,606,400 Figure: 20.005 (2) (b) GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE FISCAL YEARS 2025]26 AND 2026]27 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 20.115 Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of (2) (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR $ 300 $ 300 (7) (b) Principal repayment and interest, conservation reserve enhancement GPR 869,800 840,000 (7) (br) Principal repayment and interest; agricultural conservation easements GPR 0 155,900 20.190 State fair park board (1) (c) Housing facilities principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR 123,300 124,400 (1) (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR 1,474,300 1,332,200 20.225 Educational communications board (1) (c) Principal repayment and interest GPR 1,811,300 1,744,100 20.245 Historical society 1 2 3 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 275 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (1) (e) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates GPR 5,329,400 5,184,000 20.250 Medical College of Wisconsin (1) (c) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; biomedical research and technology incubator GPR 2,270,300 1,717,100 (1) (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR 497,300 474,300 20.255 Public instruction, department of (1) (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR 1,183,400 908,500 20.285 University of Wisconsin System (1) (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR 200,064,900 205,728,700 20.320 Environmental improvement program (1) (c) Principal repayment and interest — clean water fund program GPR 2,780,100 1,594,400 (2) (c) Principal repayment and interest — safe drinking water loan program GPR 3,384,900 2,842,600 20.370 Natural resources, department of (7) (aa) Resource acquisition and development — principal repayment and interest GPR 49,698,500 50,760,100 (7) (cb) Principal repayment and interest — pollution abatement bonds GPR 0 0 (7) (cc) Principal repayment and interest — combined sewer overflow; pollution abatement bonds GPR 117,600 109,500 (7) (cd) Principal repayment and interest — municipal clean drinking water grants GPR 1,000 1,000 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 276 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (7) (ea) Administrative facilities — principal repayment and interest GPR 433,200 416,000 20.395 Transportation, department of (6) (ad) Principal repayment and interest, contingent funding of southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects, state funds GPR 15,995,400 15,527,400 (6) (ae) Principal repayment and interest, contingent funding of major highway and rehabilitation projects, state funds GPR 12,183,900 9,736,300 (6) (af) Principal repayment and interest, local roads for job preservation program, major highway and rehabilitation projects, southeast megaprojects, state funds GPR 38,083,600 24,753,600 20.410 Corrections, department of (1) (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR 33,715,400 31,339,600 (1) (ec) Prison industries principal, interest and rebates GPR 0 0 (3) (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR 2,577,300 2,851,800 (3) (fm) Secured residential care centers for children and youth GPR 3,334,600 4,189,100 20.435 Health services, department of (2) (ee) Principal repayment and interest GPR 28,209,800 29,362,400 20.465 Military affairs, department of (1) (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR 6,505,800 6,385,900 20.485 Veterans affairs, department of (1) (f) Principal repayment and interest GPR 1,347,400 1,438,300 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 277 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 20.505 Administration, department of (4) (es) Principal, interest, and rebates; general purpose revenue — schools GPR 155,800 156,000 (4) (et) Principal, interest, and rebates; general purpose revenue — public library boards GPR 1,100 300 (5) (c) Principal repayment and interest; Black Point Estate GPR 164,600 184,300 20.855 Miscellaneous appropriations (8) (a) Dental clinic and education facility; principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR 831,500 493,300 20.867 Building commission (1) (a) Principal repayment and interest; housing of state agencies GPR 0 0 (1) (b) Principal repayment and interest; capitol and executive residence GPR 2,112,800 1,817,600 (3) (a) Principal repayment and interest GPR 48,890,000 58,708,900 (3) (b) Principal repayment and interest GPR 2,361,900 2,061,200 (3) (bb) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; AIDS Network, Inc. GPR 24,400 22,300 (3) (bc) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Grand Opera House in Oshkosh GPR 43,700 11,400 (3) (bd) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Aldo Leopold climate change classroom and interactive laboratory GPR 19,300 70,300 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 278 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (3) (be) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation GPR 582,500 549,000 (3) (bf) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Inc. GPR 65,100 59,500 (3) (bg) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Madison Children[s Museum GPR 20,300 18,600 (3) (bh) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Myrick Hixon EcoPark, Inc. GPR 32,400 32,000 (3) (bj) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Lac du Flambeau Indian Tribal Cultural Center GPR 15,400 21,400 (3) (bL) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; family justice center GPR 620,200 511,500 (3) (bm) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; HR Academy, Inc. GPR 3,000 9,100 (3) (bn) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Hmong cultural center GPR 20,400 20,900 (3) (bo) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; psychiatric and behavioral health treatment beds; Marathon County GPR 368,300 365,200 (3) (bq) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; children[s research institute GPR 611,200 728,600 (3) (br) Principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR 12,200 4,100 (3) (bt) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Wisconsin Agriculture Education Center, Inc. GPR 340,900 326,700 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 279 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (3) (bu) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Civil War exhibit at the Kenosha Public Museum GPR 61,300 43,900 (3) (bv) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Bond Health Center GPR 27,500 113,600 (3) (bw) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc. GPR 1,024,200 862,700 (3) (bx) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Carroll University GPR 157,500 139,500 (3) (cb) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc. GPR 33,600 34,500 (3) (cd) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; K I Convention Center GPR 113,700 63,200 (3) (cf) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Dane County; livestock facilities GPR 554,400 769,000 (3) (ch) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Wisconsin Maritime Center of Excellence GPR 300,000 328,600 (3) (cj) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center GPR 8,700 56,100 (3) (cq) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; La Crosse Center GPR 312,800 309,400 (3) (cr) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc.; Bucyrus Campus GPR 321,100 331,000 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 280 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (3) (cs) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Brown County innovation center GPR 322,200 319,500 (3) (cv) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Beyond Vision; VisABILITY Center GPR 357,800 359,500 (3) (cw) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; projects GPR 804,700 1,125,900 (3) (cx) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; center GPR 1,089,100 1,085,900 (3) (cz) Museum of nature and culture GPR 903,800 2,134,000 (3) (e) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; parking ramp GPR 0 0 TOTAL General Purpose Revenue Debt Service $ 475,682,200 $ 473,766,000 20.190 State fair park board (1) (j) State fair principal repayment, interest and rebates PR $ 1,503,400 $ 1,481,700 20.225 Educational communications board (1) (i) Program revenue facilities; principal repayment, interest, and rebates PR 0 0 20.245 Historical society (1) (j) Self-amortizing facilities; principal repayment, interest, and rebates PR 0 0 20.285 University of Wisconsin System (1) (gj) Self-amortizing facilities principal and interest PR 173,372,700 160,898,800 20.370 Natural resources, department of (7) (ad) Land sales — principal repayment PR 0 0 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 281 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (7) (ag) Land acquisition — principal repayment and interest PR 0 0 (7) (cg) Principal repayment and interest — nonpoint repayments PR 0 0 20.410 Corrections, department of (1) (ko) Prison industries principal repayment, interest and rebates PR 1,700 100 20.485 Veterans affairs, department of (1) (go) Self-amortizing facilities; principal repayment and interest PR 3,600,300 3,458,800 20.505 Administration, department of (4) (ha) Principal, interest, and rebates; program revenue — schools PR 0 0 (4) (hb) Principal, interest, and rebates; program revenue — public library boards PR 0 0 (5) (g) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; parking PR 2,076,800 2,041,600 (5) (kc) Principal repayment, interest and rebates PR 24,810,700 20,600,000 20.867 Building commission (3) (g) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; program revenues PR 0 0 (3) (h) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates PR 0 0 (3) (i) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; capital equipment PR 0 0 (3) (kd) Energy conservation construction projects; principal repayment, interest and rebates PR 1,218,900 1,728,200 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 282 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (3) (km) Aquaculture demonstration facility; principal repayment and interest PR 0 0 TOTAL Program Revenue Debt Service $ 206,584,500 $ 190,209,200 20.115 Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of (7) (s) Principal repayment and interest; soil and water, environmental fund SEG $ 4,715,200 $ 4,674,900 20.320 Environmental improvement program (1) (t) Principal repayment and interest — clean water fund program bonds SEG 4,500,000 4,000,000 20.370 Natural resources, department of (7) (aq) Resource acquisition and development — principal repayment and interest SEG 0 0 (7) (ar) Dam repair and removal — principal repayment and interest SEG 75,000 51,400 (7) (at) Recreation development — principal repayment and interest SEG 0 0 (7) (au) State forest acquisition and development — principal repayment and interest SEG 13,500,000 13,500,000 (7) (bq) Principal repayment and interest — remedial action SEG 1,304,100 1,153,300 (7) (br) Principal repayment and interest — contaminated sediment SEG 2,461,900 2,268,300 (7) (cq) Principal repayment and interest — nonpoint source grants SEG 1,753,200 2,132,700 (7) (cr) Principal repayment and interest — nonpoint source SEG 2,913,200 3,568,900 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 283 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (7) (cs) Principal repayment and interest — urban nonpoint source cost-sharing SEG 2,980,000 3,617,500 (7) (ct) Principal repayment and interest — pollution abatement, environmental fund SEG 634,300 468,900 (7) (eq) Administrative facilities — principal repayment and interest SEG 6,938,500 7,531,100 (7) (er) Administrative facilities — principal repayment and interest; environmental fund SEG 877,100 955,500 20.395 Transportation, department of (6) (aq) Principal repayment and interest, transportation facilities, state highway rehabilitation, major highway projects, state funds SEG 54,606,100 67,311,400 (6) (ar) Principal repayment and interest, buildings, state funds SEG 27,800 24,900 (6) (au) Principal repayment and interest, southeast rehabilitation projects, southeast megaprojects, and high-cost bridge projects, state funds SEG 102,083,800 81,764,500 (6) (av) Principal repayment and interest, contingent funding of major highway and rehabilitation projects, state funds SEG 10,786,500 13,152,200 20.485 Veterans affairs, department of (4) (qm) Repayment of principal and interest SEG 15,700 15,700 20.866 Public debt (1) (u) Principal repayment and interest SEG 0 0 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 284 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 134 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 20.867 Building commission (3) (q) Principal repayment and interest; segregated revenues SEG 0 0 TOTAL Segregated Revenue Debt Service $ 210,172,400 $ 206,191,200 GRAND TOTAL All Debt Service $ 892,439,100 $ 870,166,400

SECTION 135. 20.005 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 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] Figure: 20.005 (3) STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 Commerce 20.115 Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of (1) FOOD SAFETY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (a) General program operations GPR A -0- -0- Food inspection GPR A 4,800,000 4,800,100 Meat and poultry inspection GPR A 7,436,900 7,299,600 Trade and consumer protection GPR A 2,501,000 2,435,400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 285 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 NET APPROPRIATION 14,737,900 14,535,100 (c) Petroleum products; storage tank inventory GPR A -0- -0- (g) Related services PR A 57,700 57,700 (gb) Food, lodging, and recreation PR A 12,519,500 12,519,500 (gc) Testing of petroleum products PR C -0- -0- (gf) Fruit and vegetable inspection PR C 651,600 651,600 (gh) Public warehouse regulation PR A 128,400 128,400 (gm) Dairy trade regulation PR A 129,900 129,900 (h) Grain inspection and certification PR C 1,299,800 1,299,800 (hm) Ozone-depleting refrigerants and products regulation PR A -0- -0- (i) Sale of supplies PR A 10,400 10,400 (im) Consumer protection; telephone solicitor fees PR A 391,600 391,600 (ip) Bisphenol A enforcement PR C -0- -0- (j) Weights and measures inspection PR A 2,558,900 2,558,900 (jb) Consumer protection, information, and education PR A 147,800 147,800 (jm) Telecommunications utility trade practices PR A 522,900 522,900 (m) Federal funds PR-F C 6,872,500 6,911,300 (q) Dairy, grain, and vegetable security SEG A 1,434,800 1,439,300 (r) Unfair sales act enforcement SEG A 320,200 322,900 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 286 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (s) Weights and measures; petroleum inspection fund SEG A 929,500 930,000 (t) Petroleum products; petroleum inspection fund SEG A 5,397,600 5,399,100 (u) Recyclable and nonrecyclable products regulation SEG A -0- -0- (v) Agricultural producer security; contingent financial backing SEG S -0- -0- (w) Agricultural producer security; payments SEG S 200,000 200,000 (wb) Agricultural producer security; proceeds of contingent financial backing SEG C -0- -0- (wc) Agricultural producer security; repayment of contingent financial backing SEG S -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 14,737,900 14,535,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 25,291,000 25,329,800 FEDERAL (6,872,500) (6,911,300) OTHER (18,418,500) (18,418,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 8,282,100 8,291,300 OTHER (8,282,100) (8,291,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 48,311,000 48,156,200 (2) ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 4,102,100 4,272,300 (b) Animal disease indemnities GPR S 108,600 108,600 (c) Financial assistance for paratuberculosis testing GPR A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 287 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 300 300 (e) Livestock premises registration GPR A 350,000 350,000 (g) Related services PR C -0- -0- (h) Sale of supplies PR A 28,400 28,400 (ha) Inspection, testing and enforcement PR C 730,300 730,700 (j) Dog licenses, rabies control, and related services PR C 350,800 350,800 (jm) Veterinary examining board, dog licensing, rabies control program, and humane officers PR C 672,800 697,900 (m) Federal funds PR-F C 355,800 355,800 (q) Animal health inspection, testing, administration of the livestock premises registration program, and enforcement SEG A 518,000 518,000 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,561,000 4,731,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,138,100 2,163,600 FEDERAL (355,800) (355,800) OTHER (1,782,300) (1,807,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 518,000 518,000 OTHER (518,000) (518,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 7,217,100 7,412,800 (3) AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 3,323,300 3,457,800 (at) Farm to school program administration GPR A 119,500 119,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 288 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (b) Agricultural exports GPR C 2,073,400 2,097,900 (c) Farmer mental health assistance GPR A 200,000 200,000 (e) Food waste reduction grants GPR A 100,000 100,000 (f) Meat processing tuition and curriculum development grants GPR A -0- 810,000 (g) Related services PR A -0- -0- (h) Loans and grants for rural development and dairy exports promotion PR C 58,700 58,700 (i) Marketing orders and agreements PR C 129,400 129,400 (j) Stray voltage program PR A 273,400 273,400 (ja) Agricultural development services and materials PR C 97,600 97,600 (jm) Stray voltage program; rural electric cooperatives PR A 28,800 28,800 (L) Something special from Wisconsin promotion PR A 257,700 257,700 (m) Federal funds PR-F C 693,200 693,200 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,816,200 6,785,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,538,800 1,538,800 FEDERAL (693,200) (693,200) OTHER (845,600) (845,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 7,355,000 8,324,000 (4) AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE (a) Aid to Wisconsin livestock breeders association GPR A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 289 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (am) Buy local grants GPR B 500,000 500,000 (aq) Food security and Wisconsin products grants GPR C 30,000,000 -0- (ar) Value-added agricultural practices GPR B 400,000 400,000 (as) Farm to school grants GPR A -0- -0- (at) Farm to fork program GPR B 200,000 200,000 (b) Aids to county and district fairs GPR A 650,000 650,000 (c) Agricultural investment aids GPR B -0- -0- (d) Dairy industry promotion GPR A -0- -0- (dm) Dairy processing plant grant program GPR A 800,000 800,000 (ds) Dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot program GPR A -0- 1,500,000 (e) Aids to World Dairy Expo, Inc. GPR A 20,100 20,100 (f) Grants for meat processing facilities GPR B 1,000,000 1,000,000 (k) Tribal elder community food box program PR-S A 2,000,000 2,000,000 (q) Grants for agriculture in the classroom program SEG A 143,900 143,900 (r) Agricultural investment aids, agrichemical management fund SEG B -0- -0- (t) Transition to grass pilot program SEG A 500,000 500,000 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 33,570,100 5,070,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 290 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,000,000 2,000,000 SERVICE (2,000,000) (2,000,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 643,900 643,900 OTHER (643,900) (643,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 36,214,000 7,714,000 (7) AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (a) General program operations GPR A 1,006,500 1,006,500 (ac) Sandhill crane damage reimbursements GPR C 1,875,000 1,875,000 (b) Principal repayment and interest, conservation reserve enhancement GPR S 869,800 840,000 (br) Principal repayment and interest; agricultural conservation easements GPR S -0- 155,900 (c) Soil and water resource management program GPR C 5,786,200 6,017,200 (da) Biodigester operator certification grants GPR A 50,000 50,000 (dm) Farmland preservation planning grants GPR A 210,000 210,000 (g) Agricultural impact statements PR C 196,400 196,400 (ga) Related services PR C 676,400 676,400 (gc) Industrial hemp and marijuana PR C 232,200 289,600 (ge) Marijuana producers and processors; official logotype PR C -0- -0- (gm) Seed testing and labeling PR C 208,500 208,500 (h) Fertilizer research assessments PR C 255,600 255,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 291 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ha) Liming material research funds PR C 21,100 21,100 (i) Agricultural conservation easements; gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (ja) Plant protection PR C 217,500 217,500 (k) Agricultural resource management services PR-S C 369,700 369,700 (m) Federal funds PR-F C 1,636,000 1,636,000 (qc) Plant protection; conservation fund SEG A 1,909,300 1,909,500 (qd) Soil and water administration; environmental fund SEG A 2,899,300 2,919,800 (qe) Soil and water management; local assistance SEG A 9,309,000 9,591,300 (qf) Soil and water management; aids SEG A 5,725,000 5,725,000 (qm) Commercial nitrogen optimization program SEG B 1,600,000 1,600,000 (r) General program operations; agrichemical management SEG A 8,154,300 8,154,900 (s) Principal repayment and interest; soil and water, environmental fund SEG S 4,715,200 4,674,900 (tb) Principal and interest; agricultural conservation easements SEG A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 292 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (tg) Agricultural conservation easements SEG A -0- -0- (tm) Farmland preservation planning grants, working lands fund SEG A -0- -0- (ts) Working lands programs SEG A 12,000 12,000 (u) Planning grants for regional biodigesters SEG A 250,000 250,000 (va) Clean sweep grants SEG A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (wm) Agricultural chemical cleanup reimbursement SEG C 900,000 900,000 (7) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 9,797,500 10,154,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 3,813,400 3,870,800 FEDERAL (1,636,000) (1,636,000) OTHER (1,807,700) (1,865,100) SERVICE (369,700) (369,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 36,474,100 36,737,400 OTHER (36,474,100) (36,737,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 50,085,000 50,762,800 (8) CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 7,521,700 7,598,500 (g) Gifts and grants PR C 718,200 718,200 (gm) Enforcement cost recovery PR A 11,000 11,000 (h) Sale of material and supplies PR C 9,600 9,600 (ha) General laboratory related services PR C 44,200 44,200 (hm) Restitution PR C -0- -0- (i) Related services PR A 15,200 15,200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 293 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (j) Electronic processing PR C -0- -0- (jm) Telephone solicitation regulation PR C 1,079,300 1,104,900 (k) Computer system equipment, staff and services PR-S A 4,093,600 4,093,600 (kL) Central services PR-S C 722,900 722,900 (km) General laboratory services PR-S B 4,600,600 4,611,600 (ks) State services PR-S C 220,300 220,300 (m) Federal funds PR-F C 561,500 429,700 (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 2,082,400 2,082,400 (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 7,521,700 7,598,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 14,158,800 14,063,600 FEDERAL (2,643,900) (2,512,100) OTHER (1,877,500) (1,903,100) SERVICE (9,637,400) (9,648,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 21,680,500 21,662,100 20.115 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 76,004,400 48,874,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 48,940,100 48,966,600 FEDERAL (12,201,400) (12,108,400) OTHER (24,731,600) (24,840,100) SERVICE (12,007,100) (12,018,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 45,918,100 46,190,600 OTHER (45,918,100) (46,190,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 170,862,600 144,031,900 20.144 Financial Institutions, Department of (1) SUPERVISION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, SECURITIES REGULATION AND OTHER FUNCTIONS (a) Losses on public deposits GPR S -0- -0- (g) General program operations PR A 22,295,000 22,833,400 (h) Gifts, grants, settlements, and publications PR C 58,500 58,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 294 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (i) Investor education and training fund PR A 84,500 84,500 (j) Payday loan database and financial literacy PR C 900,000 900,000 (m) Credit union examinations, federal funds PR-F C -0- -0- (u) State deposit fund SEG S -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 23,338,000 23,876,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (23,338,000) (23,876,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 23,338,000 23,876,400 (3) COLLEGE TUITION AND EXPENSES AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS (tb) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college tuition and expenses program SEG S -0- -0- (td) Administrative expenses; college tuition and expenses program SEG A 118,300 118,300 (tf) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college savings program trust fund SEG S -0- -0- (th) Administrative expenses; college savings program trust fund SEG A 879,000 874,800 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 295 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (tj) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college savings program bank deposit trust fund SEG S -0- -0- (tL) Administrative expenses; college savings program bank deposit trust fund SEG A -0- -0- (tn) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college savings program credit union deposit trust fund SEG S -0- -0- (tp) Administrative expenses; college savings program credit union deposit trust fund SEG A -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE 997,300 993,100 OTHER (997,300) (993,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 997,300 993,100 20.144 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 23,338,000 23,876,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (23,338,000) (23,876,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 997,300 993,100 OTHER (997,300) (993,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 24,335,300 24,869,500 20.145 Insurance, Office of the Commissioner of (1) SUPERVISION OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY (a) State operations GPR A 975,000 1,255,000 (g) General program operations PR A 28,851,300 31,984,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 296 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gm) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (h) Holding company restructuring expenses PR C -0- -0- (km) Interagency and intraagency operations PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal funds PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 975,000 1,255,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 28,851,300 31,984,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (28,851,300) (31,984,100) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 29,826,300 33,239,100 (2) INJURED PATIENTS AND FAMILIES COMPENSATION FUND (a) Supplement for claims payable GPR S -0- -0- (q) Interest earned on future medical expenses SEG S -0- -0- (u) Administration SEG A 3,078,900 3,078,900 (um) Peer review council SEG A 163,900 163,900 (v) Specified responsibilities, investment board payments, and future medical expenses SEG C 54,150,400 54,150,400 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE 57,393,200 57,393,200 OTHER (57,393,200) (57,393,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 57,393,200 57,393,200 (3) LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY INSURANCE FUND (u) Administration SEG A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 297 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (v) Specified payments, fire dues and reinsurance SEG C 500,000 500,000 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE 500,000 500,000 OTHER (500,000) (500,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 500,000 500,000 (4) STATE LIFE INSURANCE FUND (u) Administration SEG A 695,500 695,500 (v) Specified payments and losses SEG C 4,493,000 4,493,000 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE 5,188,500 5,188,500 OTHER (5,188,500) (5,188,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 5,188,500 5,188,500 (5) WISCONSIN HEALTHCARE STABILITY PLAN (b) Reinsurance plan; state subsidy GPR S 30,851,300 30,851,300 (m) Federal funds; reinsurance plan PR-F C 199,148,700 199,148,700 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 30,851,300 30,851,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 199,148,700 199,148,700 FEDERAL (199,148,700) (199,148,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 230,000,000 230,000,000 20.145 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 31,826,300 32,106,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 228,000,000 231,132,800 FEDERAL (199,148,700) (199,148,700) OTHER (28,851,300) (31,984,100) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 63,081,700 63,081,700 OTHER (63,081,700) (63,081,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 322,908,000 326,320,800 20.155 Public Service Commission (1) REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES (g) Utility regulation PR A 18,987,200 19,195,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 298 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (h) Holding company and nonutility affiliate regulation PR C 902,900 916,600 (i) Relay service PR A 2,865,400 2,865,400 (j) Intervenor financing and grants PR B 750,000 750,000 (L) Stray voltage program PR A 318,100 318,100 (Lb) Gifts for stray voltage program PR C -0- -0- (Lm) Consumer education and awareness PR C -0- -0- (m) Federal funds PR-F C 6,463,400 5,977,600 (n) Indirect costs reimbursement PR-F C 50,000 50,000 (q) Universal telecommunications service; broadband service SEG A 5,940,000 5,940,000 (r) Nuclear waste escrow fund SEG S -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 30,337,000 30,073,300 FEDERAL (6,513,400) (6,027,600) OTHER (23,823,600) (24,045,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 5,940,000 5,940,000 OTHER (5,940,000) (5,940,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 36,277,000 36,013,300 (3) AFFILIATED GRANT PROGRAMS (a) Broadband expansion grants; general purpose revenue GPR C 400,000,000 -0- (b) Brownfield renewable energy generation grants GPR B 1,000,000 -0- (c) Nuclear energy feasibility study GPR B 1,000,000 -0- (e) Energy innovation grant program GPR B 20,000,000 -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 299 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (r) Broadband expansion grants; transfers SEG-S C 2,000,000 2,000,000 (rm) Broadband grants; other funding SEG C -0- -0- (s) Energy efficiency and renewable resource programs SEG A 542,500 542,500 (t) 911 fee administration SEG A 164,700 164,700 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 422,000,000 -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE 2,707,200 2,707,200 OTHER (707,200) (707,200) SERVICE (2,000,000) (2,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 424,707,200 2,707,200 20.155 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 422,000,000 -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 30,337,000 30,073,300 FEDERAL (6,513,400) (6,027,600) OTHER (23,823,600) (24,045,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 8,647,200 8,647,200 OTHER (6,647,200) (6,647,200) SERVICE (2,000,000) (2,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 460,984,200 38,720,500 20.165 Safety and Professional Services, Department of (1) PROFESSIONAL REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (a) General program operations - executive and administrative services GPR A -0- -0- (e) Statewide clinician wellness program GPR A 800,000 800,000 (g) General program operations PR A 20,786,700 21,120,700 (gm) Applicant investigation reimbursement PR C 113,000 113,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 300 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (h) Technical assistance; nonstate agencies and organizations PR C -0- -0- (i) Examinations; general program operations PR C 1,482,700 1,482,700 (im) Boxing and unarmed combat sports; enforcement PR C -0- -0- (jm) Nursing workforce survey administration PR B 9,000 9,000 (k) Technical assistance; state agencies PR-S C -0- -0- (ka) Sale of materials and services - local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (kb) Sale of materials and services - individuals and organizations PR-S C -0- -0- (kc) Sale of materials or services PR-S C 35,600 35,600 (ke) Transfer of unappropriated balances PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal funds PR-F C 107,400 107,400 (n) Federal aid, local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (o) Federal aid, individuals and organizations PR-F C -0- -0- (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C -0- -0- (s) Wholesale drug distributor bonding SEG C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 800,000 800,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 22,534,400 22,868,400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 301 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (107,400) (107,400) OTHER (22,391,400) (22,725,400) SERVICE (35,600) (35,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 23,334,400 23,668,400 (2) REGULATION OF INDUSTRY, SAFETY AND BUILDINGS (a) General program operations GPR A -0- -0- (b) Cost offsets for 3rd-party administered trade examinations GPR A 181,900 181,900 (g) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (ga) Publications and seminars PR C 21,000 21,000 (gb) Local agreements PR C -0- -0- (h) Local energy resource system fees PR A -0- -0- (j) Safety and building operations PR A 26,527,800 26,498,600 (ka) Interagency agreements PR-S C 108,300 108,300 (kf) Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement and rehabilitation PR-S C 840,000 840,000 (ks) Data processing PR-S C -0- -0- (L) Fire dues distribution PR C 29,603,000 29,603,000 (La) Fire prevention and fire dues administration PR A 901,200 901,200 (m) Federal funds PR-F C 473,300 473,300 (ma) Federal aid - program administration PR-F C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 302 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (q) Groundwater - standards; implementation SEG A -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 181,900 181,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 58,474,600 58,445,400 FEDERAL (473,300) (473,300) OTHER (57,053,000) (57,023,800) SERVICE (948,300) (948,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 58,656,500 58,627,300 20.165 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 981,900 981,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 81,009,000 81,313,800 FEDERAL (580,700) (580,700) OTHER (79,444,400) (79,749,200) SERVICE (983,900) (983,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 81,990,900 82,295,700 20.190 State Fair Park Board (1) STATE FAIR PARK (c) Housing facilities principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR S 123,300 124,400 (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 1,474,300 1,332,200 (h) State fair operations PR C 37,553,800 40,553,800 (i) State fair capital expenses PR C 180,000 180,000 (j) State fair principal repayment, interest and rebates PR S 1,503,400 1,481,700 (jm) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (m) Federal funds PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,597,600 1,456,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 39,237,200 42,215,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 303 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (39,237,200) (42,215,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 40,834,800 43,672,100 20.190 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,597,600 1,456,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 39,237,200 42,215,500 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (39,237,200) (42,215,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 40,834,800 43,672,100 20.192 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (1) PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (a) Operations and programs GPR S 140,000,000 -0- (b) Talent attraction and retention initiatives GPR C -0- -0- (bd) Opportunity attraction and promotion GPR C 5,000,000 -0- (bn) Child care fund GPR C -0- -0- (c) Branch campus redevelopment grants GPR C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid; programs PR-F C -0- -0- (r) Economic development fund; operations and programs SEG C 45,995,000 45,845,000 (s) Brownfield site assessment grants SEG B 1,000,000 1,000,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 145,000,000 -0- PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 46,995,000 46,845,000 OTHER (46,995,000) (46,845,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 191,995,000 46,845,000 20.192 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 145,000,000 -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 304 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 46,995,000 46,845,000 OTHER (46,995,000) (46,845,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 191,995,000 46,845,000 Commerce FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 677,410,200 83,419,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 450,861,300 457,578,400 FEDERAL (218,444,200) (217,865,400) OTHER (219,426,100) (226,711,000) SERVICE (12,991,000) (13,002,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 165,639,300 165,757,600 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (163,639,300) (163,757,600) SERVICE (2,000,000) (2,000,000) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,293,910,800 706,755,500 Education 20.220 Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation (1) SUPPORT OF THE ARTS (a) Education and marketing GPR C -0- -0- (q) General program operations SEG A -0- -0- (r) Support of the arts SEG C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.220 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.225 Educational Communications Board (1) INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 305 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (a) General program operations GPR A 3,592,600 3,592,900 (b) Energy costs; energy-related assessments GPR A 857,900 887,400 (c) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 1,811,300 1,744,100 (d) Emergency weather warning system operation GPR A 161,300 161,700 (eg) Transmitter construction GPR C -0- -0- (er) Transmitter operation GPR A 16,800 16,800 (g) Gifts, grants, contracts, leases, instructional material, and copyrights PR C 15,612,200 15,623,700 (i) Program revenue facilities; principal repayment, interest, and rebates PR S -0- -0- (k) Funds received from other state agencies PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal grants PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,439,900 6,402,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 15,612,200 15,623,700 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (15,612,200) (15,623,700) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 22,052,100 22,026,600 20.225 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,439,900 6,402,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 15,612,200 15,623,700 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (15,612,200) (15,623,700) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 22,052,100 22,026,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 306 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 20.235 Higher Educational Aids Board (1) STUDENT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES (a) Private institution grants for veterans and dependents GPR B 2,500,000 2,500,000 (b) Wisconsin grants; private, nonprofit college students GPR B 34,205,600 34,205,600 (c) Dual enrollment credential grants GPR A 500,000 500,000 (cg) Nursing student loans GPR A -0- -0- (cm) Nursing student loan program GPR A 445,500 445,500 (co) Nurse educators GPR C 7,000,000 7,000,000 (cr) Minority teacher loans GPR A 259,500 259,500 (ct) Teacher loan program GPR A 272,200 272,200 (cu) School leadership loan program GPR C -0- -0- (cx) Loan program for teachers and orientation and mobility instructors of visually impaired pupils GPR A 99,000 99,000 (d) Dental education contract GPR A 1,733,000 1,733,000 (dg) Scholarship program; scholarships GPR A 800,000 800,000 (e) Minnesota-Wisconsin public vocational school student reciprocity agreement GPR S -0- -0- (fc) Independent student grants program GPR B -0- -0- (fd) Talent incentive grants GPR B 4,458,800 4,458,800 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 307 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fe) Wisconsin grants; University of Wisconsin System students GPR B 74,273,000 74,273,000 (ff) Wisconsin grants; technical college students GPR B 33,771,700 33,771,700 (fg) Minority undergraduate retention grants program GPR B 819,000 819,000 (fj) Impaired student grants GPR B 122,600 122,600 (fm) Wisconsin covenant scholars grants GPR S -0- -0- (fp) Primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program GPR C -0- -0- (fw) Technical excellence higher education scholarships GPR S 1,100,000 1,100,000 (fy) Academic excellence higher education scholarships GPR S 3,022,000 3,022,000 (fz) Remission of fees and reimbursement for veterans and dependents GPR B 6,496,700 6,496,700 (g) Student loans PR A -0- -0- (gg) Nursing student loan repayments PR C -0- -0- (gm) Indian student assistance; contributions PR C -0- -0- (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (k) Indian student assistance PR-S B 779,700 779,700 (kc) Tribal college payments PR-S A 405,000 405,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 308 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (km) Wisconsin grants; tribal college students PR-S B 578,200 578,200 (no) Federal aid; aids to individuals and organizations PR-F C 150,000 150,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 171,878,600 171,878,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,912,900 1,912,900 FEDERAL (150,000) (150,000) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (1,762,900) (1,762,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 173,791,500 173,791,500 (2) ADMINISTRATION (aa) General program operations GPR A 1,878,500 1,864,500 (bb) Student loan interest, loans sold or conveyed GPR S -0- -0- (bc) Write-off of uncollectible student loans GPR A -0- -0- (bd) Purchase of defective student loans GPR S -0- -0- (ga) Student interest payments PR C 900 900 (gb) Student interest payments, loans sold or conveyed PR C -0- -0- (ia) Student loans; collection and administration PR C -0- -0- (ja) Write-off of defaulted student loans PR A -0- -0- (n) Federal aid; state operations PR-F C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 309 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (qa) Student loan revenue obligation repayment SEG C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,878,500 1,864,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 900 900 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (900) (900) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,879,400 1,865,400 20.235 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 173,757,100 173,743,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,913,800 1,913,800 FEDERAL (150,000) (150,000) OTHER (900) (900) SERVICE (1,762,900) (1,762,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 175,670,900 175,656,900 20.245 Historical Society (1) HISTORY SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 20,341,500 20,263,500 (b) Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum GPR A 2,084,500 84,500 (c) Energy costs; energy-related assessments GPR A 1,023,300 1,229,300 (d) Wisconsin History Center GPR B 2,000,000 230,900 (e) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates GPR S 5,329,400 5,184,000 (h) Gifts, grants, and membership sales PR C 3,731,100 3,891,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 310 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (j) Self-amortizing facilities; principal repayment, interest, and rebates PR S -0- -0- (k) Storage facility PR-S B 361,000 361,000 (km) Northern Great Lakes Center PR-S A 253,500 253,600 (ks) General program operations - service funds PR-S C 2,083,100 2,084,800 (kw) Records management - service funds PR-S C 371,900 371,900 (m) General program operations; federal funds PR-F C 2,299,800 2,193,500 (n) Federal aids PR-F C -0- -0- (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 515,000 515,000 (q) Endowment SEG C 1,002,800 1,002,800 (r) History preservation partnership trust fund SEG C 5,092,200 5,279,000 (y) Northern great lakes center; operational support and interpretive programming SEG A 119,700 120,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 30,778,700 26,992,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 9,615,400 9,670,900 FEDERAL (2,814,800) (2,708,500) OTHER (3,731,100) (3,891,100) SERVICE (3,069,500) (3,071,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 6,214,700 6,401,800 OTHER (6,214,700) (6,401,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 46,608,800 43,064,900 20.245 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 30,778,700 26,992,200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 311 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 9,615,400 9,670,900 FEDERAL (2,814,800) (2,708,500) OTHER (3,731,100) (3,891,100) SERVICE (3,069,500) (3,071,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 6,214,700 6,401,800 OTHER (6,214,700) (6,401,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 46,608,800 43,064,900 20.250 Medical College of Wisconsin (1) TRAINING OF HEALTH PERSONNEL (a) Medical student tuition assistance GPR A 1,926,600 1,926,600 (b) Family medicine education GPR A 7,461,400 7,461,400 (c) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; biomedical research and technology incubator GPR S 2,270,300 1,717,100 (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 497,300 474,300 (f) Psychiatry and behavioral health residency program GPR A 3,500,000 3,500,000 (k) Tobacco-related illnesses PR-S C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 15,655,600 15,079,400 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 15,655,600 15,079,400 (2) RESEARCH (g) Cancer research PR C 247,500 247,500 (h) Prostate cancer research PR C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 247,500 247,500 OTHER (247,500) (247,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 247,500 247,500 20.250 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 15,655,600 15,079,400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 312 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 247,500 247,500 OTHER (247,500) (247,500) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 15,903,100 15,326,900 20.255 Public Instruction, Department of (1) EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (a) General program operations GPR A 15,055,300 15,062,600 (ac) Farm to School program GPR A 250,000 250,000 (b) General program operations; Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired GPR A 14,887,500 14,887,500 (be) Early childhood special education; coaches GPR A 600,000 600,000 (c) Energy costs; Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; energy- related assessments GPR A 566,400 594,600 (cm) Electric energy derived from renewable resources GPR A 1,900 1,900 (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 1,183,400 908,500 (dw) Pupil assessment GPR A 15,958,400 16,008,400 (e) Student information system, data collection and maintenance GPR C 3,400,000 3,400,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 313 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ee) Educator effectiveness evaluation system GPR A 973,300 973,300 (eg) Rural school teacher talent pilot program GPR A 1,500,000 1,500,000 (ek) Longitudinal data system, data collection and maintenance GPR A 3,038,100 3,038,100 (eL) WISElearn GPR A 1,159,000 1,159,000 (em) Academic and career planning GPR C 1,118,300 1,313,300 (en) Information technology systems modernization GPR C 1,000,000 500,000 (ep) Mental health training program GPR A 800,000 800,000 (er) Educators Rising; grants for local chapters GPR A 250,000 250,000 (f) Assessments of reading readiness GPR A 3,601,000 3,601,000 (fc) Office of literacy; literacy program GPR C 57,045,200 13,643,500 (fd) General educational development test fee payments GPR S 194,500 408,500 (fm) Value-Added Research Center GPR A -0- -0- (g) Student activity therapy PR A 100 100 (gb) Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; nonresident fees PR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 314 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ge) Educator effectiveness evaluation system; fees PR C 4,309,500 4,309,500 (gL) Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; leasing of space PR C 12,000 12,000 (gs) Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; services PR C 7,000 7,000 (gt) Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; pupil transportation PR A 1,210,000 1,210,000 (he) Student information system; fees PR C -0- -0- (hg) Personnel licensure, teacher supply, information and analysis and teacher improvement PR C 5,874,600 5,874,600 (hj) General educational development and high school graduation equivalency PR C 131,500 131,500 (hm) Services for drivers PR-S A 174,400 174,400 (i) Publications PR C 136,000 136,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 315 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (im) Library products and services PR C 141,100 141,100 (j) Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the parental choice program for eligible school districts and other school districts; financial audits PR C 159,700 159,700 (jg) School lunch handling charges PR A 9,999,200 9,999,200 (jm) Professional services center charges PR A 100,000 100,000 (jr) Gifts, grants and trust funds PR C 1,504,300 1,504,300 (jz) School district boundary appeal proceedings PR C 10,000 10,000 (kd) Alcohol and other drug abuse program PR-S A 700,800 700,800 (ke) Funds transferred from other state agencies; program operations PR-S C 3,151,900 3,151,900 (km) State agency library processing center PR-S A -0- -0- (ks) Data processing PR-S C 12,000,000 12,000,000 (me) Federal aids; program operations PR-F C 57,832,400 57,200,200 (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 6,110,900 6,110,900 (q) Digital learning collaborative SEG A 1,105,500 1,105,500 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 122,582,300 78,900,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 103,565,400 102,933,200 FEDERAL (63,943,300) (63,311,100) OTHER (23,595,000) (23,595,000) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 316 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SERVICE (16,027,100) (16,027,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,105,500 1,105,500 OTHER (1,105,500) (1,105,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 227,253,200 182,938,900 (2) AIDS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING (ac) General equalization aids GPR A 6,074,990,000 6,281,090,000 (ad) Supplemental aid GPR A 100,000 100,000 (ae) Sparsity aid GPR A 38,630,800 38,850,800 (af) Belmont school library aid GPR A -0- -0- (aq) Per pupil aid GPR S 676,394,300 711,244,300 (ar) Low revenue adjustment aid GPR A -0- -0- (aw) Personal electronic computing devices; grant program GPR A -0- -0- (az) Special Needs Scholarship Program GPR S 52,589,900 53,636,500 (b) Aids for special education and school age parents programs GPR S 1,117,726,800 1,162,435,900 (bb) Aid for high poverty school districts GPR A -0- -0- (bc) Aid for children-at-risk programs GPR A -0- -0- (bd) Additional special education aid GPR S 23,269,000 24,200,000 (bf) Aid for special education transition grants GPR A 3,600,000 3,600,000 (bg) Special education transition readiness grants GPR A 2,000,000 2,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 317 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bh) Aid to county children with disabilities education boards GPR A 4,067,300 4,067,300 (bp) Health emergencies in learning places; grants GPR B 10,000,000 -0- (br) School district consolidation aid GPR S -0- -0- (bs) School district consolidation grants GPR A -0- -0- (cc) Bilingual-bicultural education aids GPR A 10,089,800 10,089,800 (ce) Aid for English language acquisition GPR S 26,750,000 26,750,000 (cg) Tuition payments; full-time open enrollment transfer payments GPR A 8,242,900 8,242,900 (ck) Supplemental nutrition aid GPR S -0- 147,720,000 (cm) Reimbursement for school breakfast programs GPR C 5,537,900 5,592,600 (cn) Aids for school lunches and nutritional improvement GPR A 4,218,100 4,218,100 (cp) Wisconsin school day milk program GPR A 1,211,100 1,247,800 (cq) High cost transportation aid GPR A 22,800,000 22,800,000 (cr) Aid for pupil transportation GPR A 24,000,000 24,000,000 (cs) Aid for debt service GPR A 133,700 133,700 (cu) Achievement gap reduction contracts GPR A 109,184,500 109,184,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 318 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cy) Aid for transportation; open enrollment and early college credit program GPR A 454,200 454,200 (da) Aid for school mental health programs; pupil services professionals GPR A 74,752,000 79,237,000 (dj) Summer school programs; grants GPR A 1,400,000 1,400,000 (dk) Aid for career and technical education GPR B 10,000,000 -0- (dp) Four-year-old kindergarten grants GPR A 1,350,000 1,350,000 (dr) Robotics league participation grants GPR A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (ds) Computer science education grants GPR A 5,000,000 5,000,000 (dt) Aid for comprehensive school mental health services GPR C 93,888,000 93,888,000 (du) Peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs; grants GPR A 500,000 500,000 (dv) Aid for period products GPR A 500,000 500,000 (dw) Water bottle filling stations; grants GPR A -0- 250,000 (eb) Grants for information technology education GPR A 875,000 875,000 (ef) Personal financial literacy grants GPR B 2,500,000 2,500,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 319 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ek) Educator effectiveness evaluation system; grants to school districts GPR A 5,746,000 5,746,000 (fg) Aid for cooperative educational service agencies GPR A -0- -0- (fj) Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building GPR A -0- 5,000,000 (fk) Grant program for peer review and mentoring GPR A 2,410,000 2,410,000 (fm) Charter schools GPR S 125,731,300 133,962,900 (fp) Charter schools; office of educational opportunity GPR S 27,396,500 29,900,600 (fq) Charter schools; office of educational opportunity recovery charter schools GPR S -0- -0- (fr) Parental choice program for eligible school districts and other school districts GPR S 309,215,400 322,405,300 (fs) Opportunity schools and partnership programs GPR S -0- -0- (fu) Milwaukee parental choice program GPR S 334,381,200 347,906,400 (fv) Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the parental choice program for eligible school districts and other school districts; transfer pupils GPR S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 320 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fy) Grants to support gifted and talented pupils GPR A 474,400 474,400 (k) Funds transferred from other state agencies; local aids PR-S C 16,000,000 16,000,000 (kd) Aid for alcohol and other drug abuse programs PR-S A 1,284,700 1,284,700 (kg) Grants to replace certain race- based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names PR-S A 200,000 200,000 (km) Tribal language revitalization grants PR-S A 500,000 500,000 (m) Federal aids; local aid PR-F C 760,633,500 760,633,500 (s) School library aids SEG C 70,000,000 70,000,000 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 9,213,110,100 9,675,964,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 778,618,200 778,618,200 FEDERAL (760,633,500) (760,633,500) SERVICE (17,984,700) (17,984,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 70,000,000 70,000,000 OTHER (70,000,000) (70,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 10,061,728,300 10,524,582,200 (3) AIDS TO LIBRARIES, INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS (b) Adult literacy grants GPR A 800,000 800,000 (c) Grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure GPR S 2,910,000 2,910,000 (cj) Student teacher stipends GPR S -0- 9,000,000 (ck) Cooperating teacher stipends GPR S -0- 3,800,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 321 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cL) Library intern stipend payments GPR S -0- 62,500 (cm) Career and technical student organizations; grants GPR A 1,500,000 1,500,000 (d) Elks and Easter Seals Center for Respite and Recreation GPR A 73,900 73,900 (dn) Project Lead the Way grants GPR A -0- -0- (eb) Grants for bullying prevention GPR A 150,000 150,000 (ef) Recovery high schools; grants GPR A 500,000 500,000 (eg) Milwaukee Public Museum GPR A 42,200 42,200 (eh) Holocaust education resource center GPR A 200,000 200,000 (f) Interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children GPR S 900 900 (fa) Arts for All GPR A 200,000 200,000 (fc) College Possible, Inc. GPR A 500,000 500,000 (fg) Special Olympics GPR A 500,000 500,000 (fr) Wisconsin Reading Corps GPR A 2,000,000 2,000,000 (fs) The Literacy Lab GPR A 1,092,500 1,125,300 (ft) Early literacy tutoring; grants GPR A 3,000,000 3,000,000 (fv) Graduation Alliance GPR A 3,000,000 3,000,000 (fw) Mentor Greater Milwaukee GPR B 150,000 150,000 (fz) Precollege scholarships GPR A 1,931,500 1,931,500 (ge) Special Olympics Wisconsin PR C -0- -0- (mm) Federal funds; local assistance PR-F C 1,300,000 1,300,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 322 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ms) Federal funds; individuals and organizations PR-F C 62,868,500 62,868,500 (q) Periodical and reference information databases; Newsline for the Blind SEG A 3,486,300 3,582,900 (qm) Aid to public library systems SEG A 26,013,100 28,013,100 (r) Library service contracts SEG A 2,016,700 2,064,100 (s) Recollection Wisconsin SEG A 300,000 300,000 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 18,551,000 31,446,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 64,168,500 64,168,500 FEDERAL (64,168,500) (64,168,500) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 31,816,100 33,960,100 OTHER (31,816,100) (33,960,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 114,535,600 129,574,900 20.255 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 9,354,243,400 9,786,310,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 946,352,100 945,719,900 FEDERAL (888,745,300) (888,113,100) OTHER (23,595,000) (23,595,000) SERVICE (34,011,800) (34,011,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 102,921,600 105,065,600 OTHER (102,921,600) (105,065,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 10,403,517,100 10,837,096,000 20.285 University of Wisconsin System (1) UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE (a) General program operations GPR B 1,463,591,900 1,457,008,600 (am) Electric energy derived from renewable resources GPR A 4,367,000 4,367,000 (ar) Freshwater collaborative GPR C 2,631,100 2,631,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 323 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (b) Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership GPR A 1,604,500 1,604,500 (c) Graduate psychiatric nursing education GPR A 272,600 272,600 (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 200,064,900 205,728,700 (e) Grants to meet emergency financial need GPR C 130,000 130,000 (fd) State laboratory of hygiene; general program operations GPR A 13,610,100 13,610,100 (fj) Veterinary diagnostic laboratory GPR A 6,596,400 6,596,400 (gb) General program operations PR C 3,409,101,800 3,409,101,800 (ge) Gifts and nonfederal grants and contracts PR C 981,702,300 981,702,300 (gj) Self-amortizing facilities principal and interest PR S 173,372,700 160,898,800 (i) State laboratory of hygiene PR C 37,775,000 37,775,000 (ia) State laboratory of hygiene, drivers PR-S C 3,369,200 3,369,200 (je) Veterinary diagnostic laboratory; fees PR C 9,446,700 9,446,700 (k) Funds transferred from other state agencies PR-S C 56,898,100 56,898,100 (kg) Veterinary diagnostic laboratory; state agencies PR-S C 796,000 796,000 (Li) General fund interest PR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 324 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (m) Federal aid PR-F C 1,892,814,000 1,892,814,000 (mc) Veterinary diagnostic laboratory; federal funds PR-F C 309,900 309,900 (q) Telecommunications services SEG A 1,107,500 1,107,500 (qe) Rural physician residency assistance program SEG B 887,600 887,600 (qj) Physician and dentist and health care provider loan assistance programs; critical access hospital assessment fund SEG B 310,000 310,000 (qm) Grants for forestry programs SEG A 145,600 145,600 (qr) Discovery farm grants SEG A 272,000 272,000 (rm) Environmental program grants and scholarships; Wisconsin Merit scholarships SEG C 317,300 317,300 (sp) Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology SEG A -0- -0- (u) Trust fund income SEG C 38,775,700 38,775,700 (w) Trust fund operations SEG C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,692,868,500 1,691,949,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 6,565,585,700 6,553,111,800 FEDERAL (1,893,123,900) (1,893,123,900) OTHER (4,611,398,500) (4,598,924,600) SERVICE (61,063,300) (61,063,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 41,815,700 41,815,700 OTHER (41,815,700) (41,815,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 8,300,269,900 8,286,876,500 20.285 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,692,868,500 1,691,949,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 325 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 6,565,585,700 6,553,111,800 FEDERAL (1,893,123,900) (1,893,123,900) OTHER (4,611,398,500) (4,598,924,600) SERVICE (61,063,300) (61,063,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 41,815,700 41,815,700 OTHER (41,815,700) (41,815,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 8,300,269,900 8,286,876,500 20.292 Technical College System Board (1) TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (a) General program operations GPR A 3,959,700 3,959,700 (am) Fee remissions GPR A 14,200 14,200 (d) State aid for technical colleges; statewide guide GPR A 129,574,900 134,574,900 (dp) Property tax relief aid GPR S 449,000,000 449,000,000 (e) Grants to meet emergency financial need GPR C 320,000 320,000 (f) Grants to district boards GPR C 36,124,200 27,124,200 (g) Text materials PR A 121,200 121,200 (ga) Auxiliary services PR C 15,200 15,200 (gm) Fire schools; state operations PR A 497,300 497,300 (gr) Fire schools; local assistance PR A 600,000 600,000 (h) Gifts and grants PR C 20,600 20,600 (hm) Truck driver training PR-S C 150,000 150,000 (i) Conferences PR C 72,600 72,600 (j) Personnel certification PR A 288,700 288,700 (k) Gifts and grants PR C 30,200 30,200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 326 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ka) Interagency projects; local assistance PR-S A 2,000,000 2,000,000 (kb) Interagency projects; state operations PR-S A 263,600 263,600 (kd) Transfer of Indian gaming receipts; work-based learning programs PR-S A 594,000 594,000 (km) Master logger apprenticeship grants PR-S C -0- -0- (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 57,900 57,900 (L) Services for district boards PR A 51,300 51,300 (m) Federal aid, state operations PR-F C 3,431,500 3,431,500 (n) Federal aid, local assistance PR-F C 28,424,300 28,424,300 (o) Federal aid, aids to individuals and organizations PR-F C 800,000 800,000 (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 196,000 196,000 (q) Agricultural education consultant GPR A 87,600 87,600 (r) Veteran grant jobs pilot program SEG A -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 619,080,600 615,080,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 37,614,400 37,614,400 FEDERAL (32,851,800) (32,851,800) OTHER (1,697,100) (1,697,100) SERVICE (3,065,500) (3,065,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 656,695,000 652,695,000 20.292 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 619,080,600 615,080,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 327 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 37,614,400 37,614,400 FEDERAL (32,851,800) (32,851,800) OTHER (1,697,100) (1,697,100) SERVICE (3,065,500) (3,065,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 656,695,000 652,695,000 Education FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 11,892,823,800 12,315,557,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 7,576,941,100 7,563,902,000 FEDERAL (2,817,685,800) (2,816,947,300) OTHER (4,656,282,300) (4,643,979,900) SERVICE (102,973,000) (102,974,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 150,952,000 153,283,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (150,952,000) (153,283,100) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 19,620,716,900 20,032,742,800 Environmental Resources 20.320 Environmental Improvement Program (1) CLEAN WATER FUND PROGRAM OPERATIONS (a) Environmental aids - clean water fund program GPR A -0- -0- (c) Principal repayment and interest - clean water fund program GPR S 2,780,100 1,594,400 (r) Clean water fund program repayment of revenue obligations SEG S -0- -0- (s) Clean water fund program financial assistance SEG S -0- -0- (t) Principal repayment and interest - clean water fund program bonds SEG A 4,500,000 4,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 328 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (u) Principal repayment and interest - clean water fund program revenue obligation repayment SEG C -0- -0- (x) Clean water fund program financial assistance; federal SEG-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,780,100 1,594,400 SEGREGATED REVENUE 4,500,000 4,000,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (4,500,000) (4,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 7,280,100 5,594,400 (2) SAFE DRINKING WATER LOAN PROGRAM OPERATIONS (a) Lead service line replacement GPR C 200,000,000 -0- (c) Principal repayment and interest - safe drinking water loan program GPR S 3,384,900 2,842,600 (r) Safe drinking water loan program repayment of revenue obligations SEG S -0- -0- (s) Safe drinking water loan programs financial assistance SEG S -0- -0- (u) Principal repayment and interest - safe drinking water loan program revenue obligation repayment SEG C -0- -0- (x) Safe drinking water loan programs financial assistance; federal SEG-F C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 203,384,900 2,842,600 SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 329 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 203,384,900 2,842,600 20.320 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 206,165,000 4,437,000 SEGREGATED REVENUE 4,500,000 4,000,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (4,500,000) (4,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 210,665,000 8,437,000 20.360 Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board (1) CONTROL OF LAND DEVELOPMENT AND USE IN THE LOWER WISCONSIN STATE RIVERWAY (g) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (q) General program operations - conservation fund SEG A 284,000 284,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 284,000 284,000 OTHER (284,000) (284,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 284,000 284,000 20.360 DEPARTMENT TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 284,000 284,000 OTHER (284,000) (284,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 284,000 284,000 20.370 Natural Resources, Department of (1) FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS (ea) Parks - general program operations GPR A -0- -0- (eq) Parks and forests - operation and maintenance SEG S -0- -0- (er) Parks - fees for campground reservations and online sales SEG C 1,495,000 1,495,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 330 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (es) Parks and forests - interpretive programs SEG C -0- -0- (fb) Endangered resources - general program operations GPR A -0- -0- (fc) Endangered resources - Wisconsin stewardship program GPR A -0- -0- (fd) Endangered resources - natural heritage inventory program GPR A 387,300 387,300 (fe) Endangered resources - general fund GPR S 950,000 950,000 (fs) Endangered resources - voluntary payments; sales, leases, and fees SEG C 1,302,900 1,302,900 (ft) Endangered resources - application fees SEG C -0- -0- (fu) Endangered resources program - gifts and grants; sale of state- owned lands SEG C -0- -0- (ga) Kenosha Dunes restoration GPR C 6,000,000 -0- (gb) Education programs - program fees PR C 112,200 112,200 (gh) Horicon Marsh education and visitor center - program fees PR C -0- -0- (gt) Habitat conservation plan fees SEG C 9,900 9,900 (hc) Indemnification agreements GPR S -0- -0- (hk) Elk management PR-S A 111,100 111,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 331 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (hq) Elk hunting fees SEG C -0- -0- (hr) Pheasant restoration SEG C 237,300 237,300 (hs) Chronic wasting disease management SEG A -0- -0- (ht) Wild turkey restoration SEG C 779,100 779,100 (hu) Wetlands habitat improvement SEG C 532,600 532,600 (hv) Aquatic and terrestrial resources inventory SEG A 121,600 121,600 (hw) Pheasant stocking and propagation SEG C 530,100 530,100 (hx) Bonus deer permit fees; chronic wasting disease SEG C -0- -0- (iu) Gravel pit reclamation SEG C -0- -0- (jr) Rental property and equipment - maintenance and replacement SEG C 272,400 272,400 (kb) Walleye production; contracts GPR A 500,000 500,000 (kc) Sea lamprey control GPR C -0- -0- (kf) Wild rice stewardship in ceded territory waters GPR A 262,300 283,100 (kg) Walleye production; revenue PR C -0- -0- (kk) Fishery resources for ceded territories PR-S A 307,300 307,300 (kq) Taxes and assessments; conservation fund SEG A 297,000 297,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 332 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kr) Commercial fish protection and Great Lakes resource surcharges SEG C 25,000 25,000 (kt) Great Lakes vessel rental costs SEG C -0- -0- (ku) Great Lakes trout and salmon SEG C 1,691,300 1,691,300 (kv) Trout habitat improvement SEG C 1,576,200 1,576,200 (kw) Sturgeon stock and habitat SEG C 197,500 197,500 (ky) Sturgeon stock and habitat - inland waters SEG C 58,600 58,600 (Lk) Reintroduction of whooping cranes PR-S A 75,600 75,600 (Lq) Trapper education program SEG C 48,800 48,800 (Lr) Beaver control; fish and wildlife account SEG C 36,200 36,200 (Ls) Control of wild animals SEG C 338,400 338,400 (Lt) Wildlife management SEG A -0- -0- (Lu) Fish and wildlife habitat SEG S -0- -0- (Lv) Deer management assistance program SEG C -0- -0- (ma) General program operations - state funds GPR A 5,631,100 1,581,100 (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C 782,600 782,600 (mk) General program operations - service funds PR-S C 194,200 194,200 (mm) General program operations - federal funds PR-F C 335,600 335,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 333 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mq) General program operations - state snowmobile trails and areas SEG A 211,500 211,500 (mr) General program operations - forestry funds SEG A 2,927,600 2,750,500 (ms) General program operations - state all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle projects SEG A 606,300 606,300 (mt) Land preservation and management - endowment fund SEG S -0- -0- (mu) General program operations - state funds SEG A -0- -0- Wildlife management SEG A 14,651,200 15,151,200 Southern forests SEG A 7,392,400 7,353,700 Parks and recreation SEG A 23,136,500 22,686,300 Natural Heritage Conservation SEG A 1,468,100 1,468,100 Fisheries management SEG A 20,009,900 20,030,700 Recreation and property management SEG A 6,664,000 6,664,000 Fish, wildlife and parks program management SEG A 1,122,600 1,122,600 NET APPROPRIATION 74,444,700 74,476,600 (my) General program operations - federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- Wildlife management SEG-F C 10,206,100 10,206,100 Southern forests SEG-F C 179,400 179,400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 334 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 Parks and recreation SEG-F C 851,300 851,300 Natural Heritage Conservation SEG-F C 3,223,900 3,057,500 Fisheries management SEG-F C 7,520,300 7,520,300 Recreation and property management SEG-F C 1,563,300 1,563,300 NET APPROPRIATION 23,544,300 23,377,900 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 13,730,700 3,701,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,918,600 1,918,600 FEDERAL (335,600) (335,600) OTHER (894,800) (894,800) SERVICE (688,200) (688,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 111,284,300 110,972,700 FEDERAL (23,544,300) (23,377,900) OTHER (87,740,000) (87,594,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 126,933,600 116,592,800 (2) FORESTRY (cq) Forestry - reforestation SEG C 100,500 100,500 (cr) Forestry - recording fees SEG C 202,200 202,200 (cs) Forestry - forest fire emergencies SEG C -0- -0- (ct) Timber sales contracts - repair and reimbursement costs SEG C -0- -0- (cu) Forestry - forestry education curriculum SEG A 850,000 850,000 (cv) Forestry - forestry emergency reserve SEG C -0- -0- (cw) Forestry - Pattison communications tower SEG C -0- -0- (cx) Forestry - management plans SEG C 316,800 316,800 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 335 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cy) Forestry - cooperating foresters and private contractors SEG C -0- -0- (cz) Forestry - management of national forest land SEG C -0- -0- (jq) Forestry-industry-wide strategic plan SEG C 775,000 -0- (jr) Rental property and equipment - maintenance and replacement SEG C 245,500 245,500 (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C 183,000 183,000 (mk) General program operations - service funds PR-S C 405,200 405,200 (mv) General program operations - state funds; forestry SEG A 63,526,100 63,330,000 (mz) Forest fire emergencies - federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (nz) General program operations - federal funds SEG-F C 2,089,400 2,024,300 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 588,200 588,200 OTHER (183,000) (183,000) SERVICE (405,200) (405,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 68,105,500 67,069,300 FEDERAL (2,089,400) (2,024,300) OTHER (66,016,100) (65,045,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 68,693,700 67,657,500 (3) PUBLIC SAFETY (aq) Law enforcement - snowmobile enforcement and safety training SEG A 1,521,600 1,555,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 336 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ar) Law enforcement - boat enforcement and safety training SEG A 4,529,700 4,543,600 (as) Law enforcement - all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle enforcement SEG A 1,950,900 1,948,900 (at) Education and safety programs SEG C 337,600 337,600 (au) Law enforcement-all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle enforcement communications technology SEG C 1,080,000 80,000 (ax) Law enforcement - water resources enforcement SEG A 327,100 318,500 (ay) Off-highway motorcycle safety certification program SEG C -0- -0- (bg) Enforcement - stationary sources PR A -0- -0- (ca) Law enforcement - technology; state funds GPR B -0- -0- (cq) Law enforcement - technology; environmental fund SEG B -0- -0- (cr) Law enforcement - technology; conservation fund SEG B -0- -0- (ma) General program operations - state funds GPR A 2,329,300 2,076,200 (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C 4,200 4,200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 337 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mk) General program operations - service funds PR-S C -0- -0- (mm) General program operations - federal funds PR-F C 921,200 926,200 (mq) General program operations - environmental fund SEG A 2,655,200 2,643,000 (mu) General program operations - state funds SEG A 32,170,300 31,511,600 (my) General program operations - federal funds SEG-F C 4,146,300 4,150,500 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,329,300 2,076,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 925,400 930,400 FEDERAL (921,200) (926,200) OTHER (4,200) (4,200) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 48,718,700 47,088,800 FEDERAL (4,146,300) (4,150,500) OTHER (44,572,400) (42,938,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 51,973,400 50,095,400 (4) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (aa) Kewaunee Marsh remediation GPR C 18,000,000 -0- (ac) Wisconsin River monitoring and study GPR A -0- -0- (ad) Great Lakes contaminated sediment removal GPR C -0- -0- (af) Water resources - remedial action GPR C 50,000 50,000 (ag) Water resources - pollution credits PR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 338 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ah) Water resources - Great Lakes protection fund PR C 214,900 214,900 (ai) Water resources - water use fees PR C 892,400 892,400 (aj) Water resources - commercial vessel arrival fees PR C 353,300 353,300 (aq) Water resources management - lake, river, and invasive species management SEG A 2,585,500 2,585,500 (ar) Water resources - groundwater management SEG B 91,900 91,900 (at) Amcast superfund site SEG C 2,000,000 2,000,000 (au) Cooperative remedial action; contributions SEG C -0- -0- (av) Cooperative remedial action; interest on contributions SEG S -0- -0- (bL) Wastewater management - fees PR C 205,100 205,100 (bn) Air management - emission analysis PR C -0- -0- (bo) Air management - permit review and enforcement PR A 1,292,700 1,292,700 (bp) Air waste management - incinerator operator certification PR C -0- -0- (bt) Air management - mobile sources SEG A 1,610,300 1,610,300 (cg) Groundwater quantity administration PR A 733,300 733,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 339 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ch) Groundwater quantity research PR B 84,500 84,500 (cL) Air management - recovery of ozone-depleting refrigerants PR A 163,600 163,600 (cm) Air management - state permit sources PR A 1,581,400 1,581,400 (cn) Air management - asbestos management PR C 754,300 754,300 (co) Air management - stationary sources PR A 5,861,200 5,861,200 (cq) River and stream monitoring and study SEG A -0- -0- (cr) Hydrologic evaluation and modeling SEG C -0- -0- (cv) Air quality monitoring stations SEG B 30,000 30,000 (cw) Air management - motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program, petroleum inspection fund SEG A 24,500 24,500 (dg) Solid waste management - solid and hazardous waste disposal administration PR C 2,966,000 2,966,000 (dh) Solid waste management - remediated property PR C 1,122,100 1,122,100 (dq) Solid waste management - waste management fund SEG C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 340 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (dr) Solid waste management - department action on corrective action, closure, and long-term care SEG C -0- -0- (dt) Solid waste management - closure and long-term care SEG C -0- -0- (du) Solid waste management - site- specific remediation SEG C -0- -0- (dv) Solid waste management - environmental repair; spills; abandoned containers SEG C 2,292,700 2,292,700 (dw) Solid waste management - environmental repair; petroleum spills; administration SEG A 4,350,900 4,350,900 (dy) Solid waste management - corrective action; proofs of financial responsibility SEG C -0- -0- (dz) Solid waste management - corrective action; moneys recovered from assessments and legal action SEG C -0- -0- (eg) Solid waste facility siting board fee PR C -0- -0- (eh) Solid waste management - source reduction review PR C -0- -0- (eq) Solid waste management - dry cleaner environmental response SEG A -0- -0- (fq) Indemnification agreements SEG S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 341 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gr) Solid waste management - mining programs SEG C -0- -0- (hq) Recycling; administration SEG A 1,373,400 1,373,400 (hr) Electronic waste recycling SEG C 175,000 175,000 (hs) Electronic waste cleanup SEG C -0- -0- (ja) Dam safety projects GPR B -0- -0- (jb) Sheboygan River dam grant GPR C -0- -0- (jd) Steve Creek dam grant GPR C -0- -0- (je) Mill Pond dam grant GPR C -0- -0- (jf) Lake Mallalieu grant GPR C -0- -0- (ks) Aquatic invasive species control; voluntary contributions SEG C 68,700 68,700 (ma) General program operations - state funds GPR A -0- -0- Drinking water and groundwater GPR A 3,515,400 3,583,800 Water quality GPR A 8,565,800 8,941,800 Air management GPR A 67,300 88,100 Waste and materials management GPR A 639,500 660,300 Remediation and redevelopment GPR A 1,440,200 1,502,600 Environmental management program management GPR A 761,300 761,300 NET APPROPRIATION 14,989,500 15,537,900 (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C 93,900 93,900 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 342 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mk) General program operations - service funds PR-S C 52,800 68,700 (mm) General program operations - federal funds PR-F C -0- -0- Drinking water and groundwater PR-F C 6,236,200 6,236,200 Water quality PR-F C 10,847,900 10,477,900 Air management PR-F C 3,037,800 3,037,800 Waste and materials management PR-F C 2,065,800 2,012,500 Remediation and redevelopment PR-F C 3,614,100 3,422,300 NET APPROPRIATION 25,801,800 25,186,700 (mq) General program operations - environmental fund SEG A -0- -0- Drinking water and groundwater SEG A 3,446,600 3,467,400 Water quality SEG A 1,933,000 1,978,800 Air management SEG A 1,614,500 1,614,500 Waste and materials management SEG A 2,297,400 2,547,400 Remediation and redevelopment SEG A 2,927,000 2,947,800 Environmental management program management SEG A 651,300 651,300 NET APPROPRIATION 12,869,800 13,207,200 (mr) General program operations - nonpoint source SEG A 310,700 310,700 (ms) General program operations - environmental fund; federal funds SEG-F C 1,470,700 1,470,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 343 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mt) General program operations - environmental improvement programs; state funds SEG A 695,600 695,600 (mv) General program operations - brownfields SEG A 425,200 425,200 (mw) General program operations - PFAS SEG C 118,730,000 10,280,000 (mx) General program operations - clean water fund program; federal funds SEG-F C 2,022,400 1,500,200 (my) General program operations - environmental fund; federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (nz) General program operations - safe drinking water loan programs; federal funds SEG-F C 4,291,900 3,510,400 (pf) General program operations - PFAS; general fund GPR C 4,000,000 -0- (pq) General program operations - PFAS innocent landowner remediation SEG C 5,000,000 -0- (ps) Fire fighting foam SEG C -0- -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 37,039,500 15,587,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 42,173,300 41,574,100 FEDERAL (25,801,800) (25,186,700) OTHER (16,318,700) (16,318,700) SERVICE (52,800) (68,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 160,419,200 46,002,900 FEDERAL (7,785,000) (6,481,300) OTHER (152,634,200) (39,521,600) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 344 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 239,632,000 103,164,900 (5) CONSERVATION AIDS (aa) Resource aids - nonprofit conservation organizations GPR A 415,000 415,000 (af) Resource aids - walleye production; grants GPR B -0- -0- (aq) Resource aids - Canadian agencies migratory waterfowl aids SEG C 254,000 254,000 (ar) Resource aids - county conservation aids SEG C 148,500 148,500 (as) Recreation aids - fish, wildlife and forestry recreation aids SEG C 242,200 242,200 (at) Ice age trail area grants SEG A 74,200 74,200 (au) Resource aids - Ducks Unlimited, Inc., payments SEG C -0- -0- (av) Resource aids - forest grants SEG B 1,397,900 1,397,900 (aw) Resource aids - nonprofit conservation organizations SEG C 76,600 76,600 (ax) Resource aids - forestry SEG A 148,500 148,500 (ay) Resource aids - urban land conservation SEG A 74,200 74,200 (az) Resource aids - urban forestry grants SEG B 699,600 699,600 (bq) Resource aids - county forest loans; severance share payments SEG C 100,000 100,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 345 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (br) Resource aids - forest croplands and managed forest land aids SEG A 1,237,500 1,237,500 (bs) Resource aids - county forest loans SEG A 616,200 616,200 (bt) Resource aids - county forest project loans SEG C 396,000 396,000 (bu) Resource aids - county forest project loans; severance share payments SEG C 350,000 350,000 (bv) Resource aids - county forests, forest croplands and managed forest land aids SEG S 2,230,000 2,230,000 (bw) Resource aids - county sustainable forestry and county forest administration grants SEG B 2,363,900 2,363,900 (bx) Resource aids - national forest income aids SEG-F C 782,200 782,200 (by) Resource aids - fire suppression grants SEG B 448,000 448,000 (bz) Resource aids - forestry outdoor activity grants SEG C -0- -0- (cb) Recreation aids - snowmobile trail and area aids; general fund GPR A -0- -0- (cq) Recreation aids - recreational boating and other projects SEG C 400,000 400,000 (cr) Recreation aids - county snowmobile trail and area aids SEG C 5,675,400 5,675,400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 346 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cs) Recreation aids - snowmobile trail areas SEG C 5,319,500 5,319,500 (ct) Recreation aids - all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle project aids; gas tax payment SEG C 3,097,700 3,097,700 (cu) Recreation aids - all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle project aids SEG C 2,874,600 2,874,600 (cv) Recreation aids - Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission SEG C 100,000 100,000 (cw) Recreation aids - supplemental snowmobile trail aids SEG C 1,117,500 1,117,500 (cx) Recreation aids - all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle safety enhancement program SEG S 320,800 320,800 (cy) Recreation and resource aids, federal funds SEG-F C 3,162,100 3,162,100 (cz) Resource aids - interpretive center SEG A 27,000 27,000 (da) Aids in lieu of taxes - general fund GPR S 9,872,100 9,872,100 (dq) Aids in lieu of taxes - lands acquired before a specified date SEG S 780,000 780,000 (dr) Aids in lieu of taxes - lands acquired after a specified date SEG S 6,570,100 6,570,100 (dx) Resource aids - payment in lieu of taxes; federal SEG-F C 440,000 440,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 347 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (dy) Resource aids - distribution of closed acreage fees SEG A -0- -0- (ea) Enforcement aids - spearfishing enforcement GPR C -0- -0- (eq) Enforcement aids - boating enforcement SEG A 2,316,600 2,316,600 (er) Enforcement aids - all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle enforcement SEG A 1,300,000 1,300,000 (es) Enforcement aids - snowmobiling enforcement SEG A 596,000 596,000 (ex) Enforcement aids - federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (fc) Summer tribal youth program GPR A 250,000 250,000 (fq) Wildlife damage claims and abatement SEG C 2,950,000 2,950,000 (fr) Wildlife abatement and control grants SEG B 24,700 24,700 (fs) Venison and wild turkey processing SEG B 300,000 300,000 (ft) Venison and wild turkey processing; voluntary contributions SEG C 14,800 14,800 (fu) Deer carcass disposal sites SEG C 1,000,000 -0- (fv) Wolf depredation program SEG C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 348 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fw) Resource Aids - Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin payments SEG C 20,000 20,000 (fy) Resource aids - wildfire suppression reimbursement SEG S 246,200 246,200 (ha) Grants to nonprofit conservation organizations GPR C -0- 5,000,000 (hb) Tribal co-management program GPR C -0- 3,000,000 (hk) Fish hatcheries operated by tribes PR-S A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (hq) Department land acquisition SEG C 5,000,000 6,000,000 (hr) County forest grants SEG C 3,000,000 3,000,000 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 10,537,100 18,537,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,000,000 1,000,000 SERVICE (1,000,000) (1,000,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 58,292,500 58,292,500 FEDERAL (4,384,300) (4,384,300) OTHER (53,908,200) (53,908,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 69,829,600 77,829,600 (6) ENVIRONMENTAL AIDS (aa) Environmental aids - winter road safety improvement GPR C 5,000,000 -0- (ag) Environmental aids - nonpoint source; general fund GPR B -0- -0- (aq) Environmental aids; nonpoint source SEG B 300,000 300,000 (ar) Environmental aids - lake protection SEG C 2,252,600 2,252,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 349 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (as) Environmental aids - invasive aquatic species and lake monitoring and protection SEG B 4,029,100 4,029,100 (au) Environmental aids - river protection; environmental fund SEG A -0- -0- (av) Environmental aids - river protection; lake monitoring and protection contracts; conservation fund SEG B 289,500 289,500 (aw) Environmental aids - river protection, nonprofit organization contracts SEG C -0- -0- (bu) Financial assistance for responsible units SEG A 19,000,000 19,000,000 (bw) Recycling consolidation grants SEG A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (cf) Environmental aids - compensation for well contamination and abandonment - general fund GPR A -0- -0- (cm) Environmental aids - federal funds PR-F C 800,000 800,000 (cr) Environmental aids - compensation for well contamination and abandonment SEG C 2,632,800 2,612,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 350 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cs) Environmental aids - assistance for private well owners; PFAS fund SEG C -0- -0- (da) Environmental planning aids - local water quality planning GPR A 196,400 196,400 (dg) Environmental aids - urban nonpoint source; general fund GPR B -0- -0- (dm) Environmental planning aids - federal funds PR-F C 150,000 150,000 (dq) Environmental aids - urban nonpoint source SEG B 500,000 500,000 (ed) Environmental aids - PFAS municipal grant program - general fund GPR C -0- -0- (ef) Brownfields revolving loan repayments PR C -0- -0- (eg) Groundwater mitigation and local assistance PR C -0- -0- (eh) Brownfields revolving loan funds administered for other entity PR C -0- -0- (em) Federal brownfields revolving loan funds PR-F C 1,000,000 1,000,000 (eq) Environmental aids - dry cleaner environmental response SEG B -0- -0- (er) Vapor control system removal grants SEG B -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 351 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (es) Environmental aids - PFAS municipal grant program - environmental fund SEG C -0- -0- (et) Environmental aids - Revitalize Wisconsin program SEG B 3,000,000 3,000,000 (eu) Environmental aids - waste removal and sampling SEG B 971,800 1,971,800 (ev) Reimbursement for disposal of contaminated sediment SEG A -0- -0- (ew) Environmental aids - county well testing grant program SEG C 2,000,000 2,000,000 (fr) Petroleum storage environmental remedial action; awards SEG B -0- -0- (fv) Removal of underground petroleum storage tanks SEG A 100,000 100,000 (6) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,196,400 196,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,950,000 1,950,000 FEDERAL (1,950,000) (1,950,000) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 36,075,800 37,055,000 OTHER (36,075,800) (37,055,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 43,222,200 39,201,400 (7) DEBT SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT (aa) Resource acquisition and development - principal repayment and interest GPR S 49,698,500 50,760,100 (ad) Land sales - principal repayment PR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 352 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ag) Land acquisition - principal repayment and interest PR C -0- -0- (aq) Resource acquisition and development - principal repayment and interest SEG S -0- -0- (ar) Dam repair and removal - principal repayment and interest SEG S 75,000 51,400 (at) Recreation development - principal repayment and interest SEG S -0- -0- (au) State forest acquisition and development - principal repayment and interest SEG A 13,500,000 13,500,000 (bd) Building demolition GPR C 500,000 -0- (bq) Principal repayment and interest - remedial action SEG S 1,304,100 1,153,300 (br) Principal repayment and interest - contaminated sediment SEG S 2,461,900 2,268,300 (cb) Principal repayment and interest - pollution abatement bonds GPR S -0- -0- (cc) Principal repayment and interest - combined sewer overflow; pollution abatement bonds GPR S 117,600 109,500 (cd) Principal repayment and interest - municipal clean drinking water grants GPR S 1,000 1,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 353 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cg) Principal repayment and interest - nonpoint repayments PR C -0- -0- (cq) Principal repayment and interest - nonpoint source grants SEG S 1,753,200 2,132,700 (cr) Principal repayment and interest - nonpoint source SEG S 2,913,200 3,568,900 (cs) Principal repayment and interest - urban nonpoint source cost- sharing SEG S 2,980,000 3,617,500 (ct) Principal and interest - pollution abatement, environmental fund SEG S 634,300 468,900 (dr) Petroleum inspection fund - revenue obligation repayment SEG S -0- -0- (ea) Administrative facilities - principal repayment and interest GPR S 433,200 416,000 (eq) Administrative facilities - principal repayment and interest SEG S 6,938,500 7,531,100 (er) Administrative facilities - principal repayment and interest; environmental fund SEG S 877,100 955,500 (fa) Resource maintenance and development - state funds GPR C 1,903,000 1,903,000 (fk) Resource acquisition and development - service funds; transportation moneys PR-S C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 354 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fr) Resource acquisition and development - boating access to southeastern lakes SEG C 92,400 92,400 (fs) Resource acquisition and development - state funds SEG C 1,109,900 1,109,900 (ft) Resource acquisition and development - boating access SEG C 184,800 184,800 (fu) Resource acquisition and development - nonmotorized boating improvements SEG C -0- -0- (fw) Resource acquisition and development - Mississippi and St. Croix rivers management SEG C 57,700 57,700 (fy) Resource acquisition and development - federal funds SEG-F C 9,112,800 9,112,800 (gg) Ice age trail - gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (gq) State trails - gifts and grants SEG C -0- -0- (ha) Facilities acquisition, development and maintenance GPR C 372,600 372,600 (hq) Facilities acquisition, development and maintenance - conservation fund SEG C 586,200 586,200 (ht) Property development - conservation fund SEG C 1,660,600 1,660,600 (hu) Parks and trails development - conservation fund SEG C 929,000 929,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 355 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (jr) Rental property and equipment - maintenance and replacement SEG C 180,000 180,000 (mc) Resource maintenance and development - state park, forest, and riverway roads; general fund GPR C -0- -0- (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C -0- -0- (mk) General program operations - service funds PR-S C -0- -0- (mr) Resource maintenance and development - state park, forest, and riverway roads; conservation fund SEG C 6,109,500 6,109,500 (7) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 53,025,900 53,562,200 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 53,460,200 55,270,500 FEDERAL (9,112,800) (9,112,800) OTHER (44,347,400) (46,157,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 106,486,100 108,832,700 (8) INTERNAL SERVICES (ir) Promotional activities and publications SEG C 82,200 82,200 (iw) Statewide recycling administration SEG A 453,900 456,000 (ma) General program operations - state funds GPR A 3,584,900 3,587,200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 356 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mg) General program operations - stationary sources PR A -0- -0- (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C -0- -0- (mk) General program operations - service funds PR-S C 3,947,600 3,947,600 (mq) General program operations - mobile sources SEG A 1,074,500 1,079,800 (mr) General program operations - environmental improvement fund SEG A 372,000 374,000 (mt) Equipment and services SEG-S C -0- -0- (mu) General program operations - state funds SEG A 29,831,800 28,368,900 (mv) General program operations - environmental fund SEG A 2,460,600 2,466,600 (my) Land and property management - federal funds SEG-F C 1,590,600 1,590,600 (mz) Indirect cost reimbursements SEG-F C 9,076,600 9,087,000 (ni) Geographic information systems, general program operations - other funds PR C 32,700 32,700 (nk) Geographic information systems, general program operations - service funds PR-S C 1,446,000 1,446,000 (zq) Gifts and donations SEG C -0- -0- (8) PROGRAM TOTALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 357 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 3,584,900 3,587,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 5,426,300 5,426,300 OTHER (32,700) (32,700) SERVICE (5,393,600) (5,393,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE 44,942,200 43,505,100 FEDERAL (10,667,200) (10,677,600) OTHER (34,275,000) (32,827,500) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 53,953,400 52,518,600 (9) EXTERNAL SERVICES (ag) Animal feeding operations - fees PR C 122,800 122,800 (ap) Animal feeding operations SEG A 1,853,700 1,909,300 (aq) Water resources management - lake, river, and invasive species management SEG A 919,900 919,900 (as) Water resources - trading water pollution credits SEG C -0- -0- (at) Watershed - nonpoint source contracts SEG B 1,129,600 1,129,600 (aw) Water resources-public health SEG A 24,700 24,700 (bg) Water regulation and zoning - computer access fees PR C -0- -0- (bi) Water regulation and zoning - fees PR C 1,702,000 1,702,000 (bj) Storm water management - fees PR C 2,369,100 2,369,100 (bm) Wetland restoration - fees; payments PR C -0- -0- (br) Water regulation and zoning - dam safety and wetland mapping; conservation fund SEG A 929,300 929,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 358 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (dh) Environmental impact - power projects PR C -0- -0- (di) Environmental consulting costs - federal power projects PR A -0- -0- (fj) Environmental quality - laboratory certification PR A 758,800 758,800 (fL) Operator certification - fees PR A 185,800 185,800 (gh) Nonferrous metallic mining regulation and administration PR A 76,300 76,300 (gi) Ferrous metallic mining operations PR C -0- -0- (hk) Approval fees to Lac du Flambeau band - service funds PR-S A 84,500 84,500 (hs) Approval fees from Lac du Flambeau band SEG C -0- -0- (ht) Approval fees to Lac du Flambeau band SEG S -0- -0- (hu) Handling and other fees SEG C 235,600 235,600 (hv) Fee amounts for statewide automated issuing system SEG C 2,863,100 2,863,100 (hw) Credit card handling fees SEG C 670,000 670,000 (iq) Natural resources magazine SEG C 522,400 522,400 (is) Statewide recycling administration SEG A 150,400 150,400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 359 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (jq) Off-highway motorcycle administration SEG C 80,000 80,000 (ma) General program operations - state funds GPR A 11,856,400 11,856,400 (mh) General program operations - stationary sources PR A -0- -0- (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C 420,900 420,900 (mk) General program operations - service funds PR-S C 3,451,200 3,451,200 (mm) General program operations - federal funds PR-F C 4,812,700 4,626,700 (mq) General program operations - mobile sources SEG A 435,500 435,500 (mr) General program operations - nonpoint source SEG A 307,700 307,700 (ms) General program operations - pollution prevention SEG A -0- -0- (mt) Aids administration - environmental improvement programs; state funds SEG A -0- -0- (mu) General program operations - state funds SEG A 10,093,000 10,113,700 (mv) General program operations - environmental fund SEG A 4,674,800 4,189,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 360 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mw) Aids administration - snowmobile recreation SEG A 255,200 255,200 (mx) Aids administration - clean water fund program; federal funds SEG-F C 2,394,100 2,084,300 (my) General program operations - federal funds SEG-F C 884,300 884,300 (mz) Indirect cost reimbursements SEG-F C 1,207,000 1,207,000 (nq) Aids administration - dry cleaner environmental response SEG A -0- -0- (ny) Aids administration - safe drinking water loan programs; federal funds SEG-F C 1,163,400 748,500 (pq) Great Lakes and Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan programs SEG C 7,000,000 -0- (9) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 11,856,400 11,856,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 13,984,100 13,798,100 FEDERAL (4,812,700) (4,626,700) OTHER (5,635,700) (5,635,700) SERVICE (3,535,700) (3,535,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 37,793,700 29,660,100 FEDERAL (5,648,800) (4,924,100) OTHER (32,144,900) (24,736,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 63,634,200 55,314,600 20.370 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 137,300,200 109,104,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 67,965,900 67,185,700 FEDERAL (33,821,300) (33,025,200) OTHER (23,069,100) (23,069,100) SERVICE (11,075,500) (11,091,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 619,092,100 494,916,900 FEDERAL (67,378,100) (65,132,800) OTHER (551,714,000) (429,784,100) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 361 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 824,358,200 671,207,500 20.373 Fox River Navigational System Authority (1) INITIAL COSTS (g) Administration, operation, repair, and rehabilitation PR C -0- -0- (r) Establishment and operation SEG C 131,700 131,700 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 131,700 131,700 OTHER (131,700) (131,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 131,700 131,700 20.373 DEPARTMENT TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 131,700 131,700 OTHER (131,700) (131,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 131,700 131,700 20.375 Lower Fox River Remediation Authority (1) INITIAL COSTS (a) Initial costs GPR B -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.375 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.380 Tourism, Department of (1) TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION (a) General program operations GPR A 4,444,000 4,518,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 362 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (b) Tourism marketing; general purpose revenue GPR B 42,138,200 17,731,900 (bt) Tourism marketing; additional general purpose revenue GPR C -0- -0- (g) Gifts, grants and proceeds PR C 100 100 (h) Tourism promotion; sale of surplus property receipts PR C -0- -0- (ig) Golf promotion PR C -0- -0- (ir) Payments to the WPGA Junior Foundation PR C -0- -0- (j) Tourism promotion - private and public sources PR C 99,000 99,000 (k) Sale of materials or services PR-S C -0- -0- (ka) Sale of materials and services - local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (kb) Sale of materials and services - individuals and organizations PR-S C -0- -0- (km) Grants for regional tourist information centers PR-S A 160,000 160,000 (m) Federal aid, state operations PR-F C -0- -0- (n) Federal aid, local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (o) Federal aid, individuals and organizations PR-F C -0- -0- (q) Administrative services- conservation fund SEG A 12,100 12,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 363 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (w) Tourism marketing; transportation fund SEG B 1,591,400 1,591,400 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 46,582,200 22,250,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 259,100 259,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (99,100) (99,100) SERVICE (160,000) (160,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,603,500 1,603,500 OTHER (1,603,500) (1,603,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 48,444,800 24,112,800 (3) SUPPORT OF ARTS PROJECTS (a) General program operations GPR A 3,282,000 3,282,000 (b) State aid for the arts GPR A 652,700 697,800 (c) Portraits of governors GPR A -0- -0- (d) Challenge grant program GPR A -0- -0- (e) High Point fund GPR A -0- -0- (f) Wisconsin regranting program GPR A 116,700 116,700 (g) Gifts and grants; state operations PR C 20,000 20,000 (h) Gifts and grants; aids to individuals and organizations PR C -0- -0- (j) Support of arts programs PR C -0- -0- (km) State aid for the arts; Indian gaming receipts PR-S A 24,900 24,900 (m) Federal grants; state operations PR-F C 308,700 308,700 (o) Federal grants; aids to individuals and organizations PR-F C 524,500 524,500 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,051,400 4,096,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 878,100 878,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 364 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (833,200) (833,200) OTHER (20,000) (20,000) SERVICE (24,900) (24,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,929,500 4,974,600 20.380 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 50,633,600 26,346,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,137,200 1,137,200 FEDERAL (833,200) (833,200) OTHER (119,100) (119,100) SERVICE (184,900) (184,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,603,500 1,603,500 OTHER (1,603,500) (1,603,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 53,374,300 29,087,400 20.385 Kickapoo Reserve Management Board (1) KICKAPOO VALLEY RESERVE (g) Kickapoo reserve management board; program services PR C 196,100 207,400 (h) Kickapoo reserve management board; gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (k) Kickapoo valley reserve; law enforcement services PR-S A 68,700 68,700 (m) Kickapoo reserve management board; federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (q) Kickapoo reserve management board; general program operations SEG A 485,000 496,300 (r) Kickapoo valley reserve; aids in lieu of taxes SEG S 400,000 400,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 264,800 276,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (196,100) (207,400) SERVICE (68,700) (68,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 885,000 896,300 OTHER (885,000) (896,300) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 365 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,149,800 1,172,400 20.385 DEPARTMENT TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 264,800 276,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (196,100) (207,400) SERVICE (68,700) (68,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 885,000 896,300 OTHER (885,000) (896,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,149,800 1,172,400 20.395 Transportation, Department of (1) AIDS (ar) Corrections of transportation aid payments SEG S -0- -0- (as) Transportation aids to counties, state funds SEG A 133,268,800 137,266,900 (at) Transportation aids to municipalities, state funds SEG A 421,343,000 433,983,300 (av) Supplemental transportation aids to towns, state funds SEG A -0- -0- (aw) Adjustments for certain transportation aid limitations SEG A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (ba) Transit capital assistance grants GPR C 20,000,000 -0- (bq) Intercity bus assistance program, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (bs) Transportation employment and mobility, state funds SEG C 999,100 1,198,900 (bv) Transit and other transportation- related aids, local funds SEG-L C 110,000 110,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 366 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bx) Transit and other transportation- related aids, federal funds SEG-F C 20,538,800 20,538,800 (ck) Tribal elderly transportation grants PR-S A 479,200 527,100 (cq) Seniors and individuals with disabilities specialized transportation aids, state funds SEG C 1,166,400 1,176,000 (cr) Seniors and individuals with disabilities specialized transportation county aids, state funds SEG A 17,569,600 19,333,200 (cv) Seniors and individuals with disabilities specialized transportation aids, local funds SEG-L C 605,500 605,500 (cx) Seniors and individuals with disabilities specialized transportation aids, federal funds SEG-F C 2,996,900 2,996,900 (ex) Highway safety, local assistance, federal funds SEG-F C 6,869,400 6,869,400 (fq) Connecting highways aids, state funds SEG A 17,035,200 17,035,200 (fs) Disaster damage aids, state funds SEG S 1,000,000 1,000,000 (ft) Lift bridge aids, state funds SEG B 2,659,200 2,659,200 (fu) County forest road aids, state funds SEG A 330,700 341,200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 367 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gq) Expressway policing aids, state funds SEG A 8,711,900 9,610,300 (gt) Soo Locks improvements, state funds SEG A -0- -0- (hb) Tier B transit operating aids, state funds GPR A 25,730,700 26,759,900 (hc) Tier C transit operating aids, state funds GPR A 6,499,100 9,898,600 (hd) Tier A-1 transit operating aids, state funds GPR A 67,455,300 70,153,500 (he) Tier A-2 transit operating aids, state funds GPR A 17,725,000 18,434,000 (hf) Tier A-3 transit operating aids, state funds GPR A -0- -0- (hq) Paratransit aids SEG A 4,125,100 4,262,600 (hr) Tier B transit operating aids, state funds SEG A -0- -0- (hs) Tier C transit operating aids, state funds SEG A -0- -0- (ht) Tier A-1 transit operating aids, state funds SEG A -0- -0- (hu) Tier A-2 transit operating aids, state funds SEG A -0- -0- (hw) Tier A-3 transit operating aids, state funds SEG A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 368 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ig) Professional football stadium maintenance and operating costs, state funds PR C 450,000 450,000 (ih) Child abuse and neglect prevention, state funds PR C 125,000 125,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 137,410,100 125,246,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,054,200 1,102,100 OTHER (575,000) (575,000) SERVICE (479,200) (527,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 640,329,600 659,987,400 FEDERAL (30,405,100) (30,405,100) OTHER (609,209,000) (628,866,800) LOCAL (715,500) (715,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 778,793,900 786,335,500 (2) LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE (aq) Accelerated local bridge improvement assistance, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (av) Accelerated local bridge improvement assistance, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (ax) Accelerated local bridge improvement assistance, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (az) Assessment of local bridges and culverts, state funds SEG B -0- -0- (bq) Rail service assistance, state funds SEG C 1,326,800 1,326,800 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 369 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (br) Passenger rail development, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (bt) Freight rail preservation SEG C -0- -0- (bu) Freight rail infrastructure improvements and intermodal freight facilities grants, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (bv) Rail service assistance, local funds SEG-L C 500,000 500,000 (bw) Freight rail assistance loan repayments, local funds SEG-L C 4,000,000 4,000,000 (bx) Rail service assistance, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (cq) Harbor assistance, state funds SEG C 3,651,000 651,000 (cr) Rail passenger service, state funds SEG C 12,443,800 17,398,800 (cs) Harbor assistance, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (ct) Passenger railroad station improvement and commuter rail transit system grants, state funds SEG B -0- -0- (cu) Passenger railroad station improvement and commuter rail transit system grants, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (cv) Rail passenger service, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (cw) Harbor assistance, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (cx) Rail passenger service, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 370 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (dq) Aeronautics assistance, state funds SEG C 14,365,900 14,365,900 (ds) Aviation career education, state funds SEG A 240,800 240,800 (dv) Aeronautics assistance, local funds SEG-L C 42,000,000 42,000,000 (dx) Aeronautics assistance, federal funds SEG-F C 95,625,200 95,622,300 (eq) Highway and local bridge improvement assistance, state funds SEG C 28,470,600 28,470,600 (ev) Local bridge improvement assistance, local funds SEG-L C 19,907,600 19,907,600 (ex) Local bridge improvement assistance, federal funds SEG-F C 59,685,600 59,685,600 (fb) Local roads for job preservation, state funds GPR C -0- -0- (fc) Local roads improvement program; agricultural roads, general fund GPR C 25,000,000 -0- (fd) Local roads improvement discretionary supplement GPR C 100,000,000 -0- (fr) Local roads improvement program, state funds SEG C 19,903,100 19,920,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 371 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ft) Local roads improvement program; discretionary grants, state funds SEG C 16,897,300 16,912,000 (fu) Local roads improvement program; agricultural roads, state funds SEG C -0- 25,000,000 (fv) Local transportation facility improvement assistance, local funds SEG-L C 64,404,900 65,177,800 (fx) Local transportation facility improvement assistance, federal funds SEG-F C 154,676,300 157,767,800 (fz) Local roads for job preservation, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (gj) Railroad crossing protection installation and maintenance, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (gq) Railroad crossing improvement and protection maintenance, state funds SEG A 2,112,000 2,112,000 (gr) Railroad crossing improvement and protection installation, state funds SEG C 1,595,700 1,595,700 (gs) Railroad crossing repair assistance, state funds SEG C 467,300 467,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 372 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gv) Railroad crossing improvement, local funds SEG-L C 765,400 797,200 (gx) Railroad crossing improvement, federal funds SEG-F C 6,353,400 6,480,500 (hq) Multimodal transportation studies, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (hx) Multimodal transportation studies, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (iq) Transportation facilities economic assistance and development, state funds SEG C 3,402,600 3,402,600 (iv) Transportation facilities economic assistance and development, local funds SEG-L C 3,588,700 3,588,700 (iw) Transportation facility improvement loans, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (ix) Transportation facilities economic assistance and development, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (ja) Local traffic calming grants GPR C 60,000,000 -0- (js) Transportation alternatives program, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (jv) Transportation alternatives program, local funds SEG-L C 5,024,200 5,119,700 (jx) Transportation alternatives program, federal funds SEG-F C 19,096,800 19,478,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 373 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kv) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, local funds SEG-L C 4,365,300 4,390,100 (kx) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, federal funds SEG-F C 15,681,300 15,780,500 (mq) Astronautics assistance, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (mv) Astronautics assistance, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (mx) Astronautics assistance, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (ph) Transportation infrastructure loans, gifts and grants SEG C -0- -0- (pq) Transportation infrastructure loans, state funds SEG C 4,600 4,600 (pu) Transportation infrastructure loans, service funds SEG-S C -0- -0- (pv) Transportation infrastructure loans, local funds SEG-L C 95,600 -0- (px) Transportation infrastructure loans, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 185,000,000 -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE 600,651,800 632,165,100 FEDERAL (351,118,600) (354,815,400) OTHER (104,881,500) (131,868,600) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (144,651,700) (145,481,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 785,651,800 632,165,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 374 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (3) STATE HIGHWAY FACILITIES (aq) Southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects, state funds SEG C 8,286,600 8,286,600 (av) Southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (ax) Southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects, federal funds SEG-F C 49,460,700 49,460,700 (bq) Major highway development, state funds SEG C 37,884,700 37,884,700 (br) Major highway development, service funds SEG-S C 123,422,800 121,112,400 (bv) Major highway development, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (bx) Major highway development, federal funds SEG-F C 230,994,500 239,626,800 (cq) State highway rehabilitation, state funds SEG C 655,655,900 824,482,800 (cr) Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (cs) State highway rehabilitation, service funds SEG-S C 65,000,000 -0- (ct) Owner controlled insurance program, service funds SEG-S C -0- -0- (cv) State highway rehabilitation, local funds SEG-L C 2,059,200 2,059,200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 375 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cw) Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (cx) State highway rehabilitation, federal funds SEG-F C 542,122,500 542,122,500 (cy) Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (dq) Major interstate bridge construction, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (dr) High-cost state highway bridge projects, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (dv) Major interstate bridge construction, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (dw) High-cost state highway bridge projects, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (dx) Major interstate bridge construction, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (dy) High-cost state highway bridge projects, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (eg) Supplement from sponsorship agreements, state funds PR C 10,500 10,500 (eq) Highway system management and operations, state funds SEG C 121,659,500 126,659,500 (er) State-owned lift bridge operations and maintenance, state funds SEG A 2,380,100 2,380,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 376 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (es) Routine maintenance activities, state funds SEG C 198,915,100 205,715,100 (et) Intelligent transportation systems and traffic control signals, state funds SEG C 9,818,200 9,818,200 (eu) Intelligent transportation systems and traffic control signals, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (ev) Highway system management and operations, local funds SEG-L C 1,900,000 1,900,000 (ew) Routine maintenance activities, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (ex) Highway system management and operations, federal funds SEG-F C 9,381,700 9,373,700 (ey) Routine maintenance activities, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (ez) Intelligent transportation systems and traffic control signals, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (iq) Administration and planning, state funds SEG A 15,899,000 15,899,000 (ir) Disadvantaged business mobilization assistance, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (iv) Administration and planning, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 377 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ix) Administration and planning, federal funds SEG-F C 5,870,200 5,857,200 (jg) Surveying reference station system PR C 590,000 590,000 (jh) Utility facilities within highway rights-of-way, state funds PR C 279,700 279,700 (jj) Damage claims PR C 4,087,200 4,087,200 (js) Telecommunications services, service funds SEG-S C -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 4,967,400 4,967,400 OTHER (4,967,400) (4,967,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 2,080,710,700 2,202,638,500 FEDERAL (837,829,600) (846,440,900) OTHER (1,050,499,100) (1,231,126,000) SERVICE (188,422,800) (121,112,400) LOCAL (3,959,200) (3,959,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,085,678,100 2,207,605,900 (4) GENERAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS (aq) Departmental management and operations, state funds SEG A 84,891,100 83,202,200 (ar) Minor construction projects, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (as) Transit safety oversight, state funds SEG C 72,700 72,700 (at) Capital building projects, service funds SEG-S C 4,750,000 4,750,000 (av) Departmental management and operations, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 378 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ax) Departmental management and operations, federal funds SEG-F C 12,595,400 12,534,800 (ay) Transit safety oversight, federal funds SEG-F C 305,000 305,000 (ch) Gifts and grants SEG C -0- -0- (dq) Demand management SEG A 480,100 480,100 (eq) Data processing services, service funds SEG-S C 15,060,800 15,060,800 (er) Fleet operations, service funds SEG-S C 12,685,600 12,675,300 (es) Other department services, operations, service funds SEG-S C 5,139,000 5,139,000 (et) Equipment acquisition SEG A -0- -0- (ew) Operating budget supplements, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (fq) Electric vehicle infrastructure, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (fv) Electric vehicle infrastructure, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (fx) Electric vehicle infrastructure, federal funds SEG-F C 16,753,200 16,753,200 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE 152,732,900 150,973,100 FEDERAL (29,653,600) (29,593,000) OTHER (85,443,900) (83,755,000) SERVICE (37,635,400) (37,625,100) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 152,732,900 150,973,100 (5) MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES AND ENFORCEMENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 379 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cg) Convenience fees, state funds PR C 8,650,000 8,650,000 (ch) Repaired salvage vehicle examinations, state funds PR C 145,900 145,900 (ci) Breath screening instruments, state funds PR-S C 419,400 419,400 (cj) Vehicle registration, special group plates, state funds PR C -0- -0- (cL) Football plate licensing fees, state funds PR C -0- -0- (cq) Vehicle registration, inspection and maintenance, driver licensing and aircraft registration, state funds SEG A 115,505,800 116,828,600 (cx) Vehicle registration and driver licensing, federal funds SEG-F C 1,237,300 1,237,300 (da) State traffic patrol equipment, general fund GPR A 6,417,500 -0- (dg) Escort, security and traffic enforcement services, state funds PR C 1,124,600 1,124,600 (dh) Traffic academy tuition payments, state funds PR C 655,400 655,400 (di) Chemical testing training and services, state funds PR-S A 1,915,600 1,915,600 (dk) Public safety radio management, service funds PR-S C 1,037,500 1,037,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 380 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (dL) Public safety radio management, state funds PR C 174,200 174,400 (dq) Vehicle inspection, traffic enforcement and radio management, state funds SEG A 96,735,800 93,180,100 (dr) Transportation safety, state funds SEG A 2,192,800 2,192,800 (dx) Vehicle inspection and traffic enforcement, federal funds SEG-F C 8,655,000 8,655,000 (dy) Transportation safety, federal funds SEG-F C 5,277,500 5,277,500 (eg) Payments to the Wisconsin Lions Foundation PR C 7,000 7,000 (eh) Motorcycle safety program supplement, state funds PR C 38,300 38,300 (ei) Payments to Wisconsin Trout Unlimited PR C 21,000 21,000 (ej) Baseball plate licensing fees, state funds PR C 290,000 290,000 (ek) Safe-ride grant program; state funds PR-S C 161,400 161,400 (eL) Payments resulting from the issuance of certain special plates PR C 1,060,000 1,060,000 (ep) Driver education grants, state funds PR C 6,000,000 6,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 381 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fg) Payments to the Boy Scouts of America National Foundation PR C 10,400 10,400 (fh) Payments to Whitetails Unlimited PR C 43,000 43,000 (fi) Payments to the Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation PR C 18,000 18,000 (fj) Payments to Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Executives PR C 36,500 36,500 (gg) Basketball plate payments to the Milwaukee Bucks Foundation PR C 20,000 20,000 (gh) Payment to Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer PR C 18,000 18,000 (gi) Payments to the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation PR C 8,500 8,500 (gj) Payments to Donate Life Wisconsin PR C 300,000 300,000 (hi) Payments to Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial, Inc. PR C 25,000 25,000 (hj) Payments to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund PR C 25,000 25,000 (hq) Motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program; contractor costs; state funds SEG A 3,523,000 3,523,000 (hx) Motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance programs, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 382 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ij) Baseball plate deposits to district maintenance and capital improvements fund PR C -0- -0- (iv) Municipal and county registration fee, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,417,500 -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 22,204,700 22,204,900 OTHER (18,670,800) (18,671,000) SERVICE (3,533,900) (3,533,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 233,127,200 230,894,300 FEDERAL (15,169,800) (15,169,800) OTHER (217,957,400) (215,724,500) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 261,749,400 253,099,200 (6) DEBT SERVICES (ad) Principal repayment and interest, contingent funding of southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects, state funds GPR S 15,995,400 15,527,400 (ae) Principal repayment and interest, contingent funding of major highway and rehabilitation projects, state funds GPR S 12,183,900 9,736,300 (af) Principal repayment and interest, local roads for job preservation program, major highway and rehabilitation projects, southeast megaprojects, state funds GPR S 38,083,600 24,753,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 383 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (aq) Principal repayment and interest, transportation facilities, state highway rehabilitation, major highway projects, state funds SEG S 54,606,100 67,311,400 (ar) Principal repayment and interest, buildings, state funds SEG S 27,800 24,900 (au) Principal repayment and interest, southeast rehabilitation projects, southeast megaprojects, and high- cost bridge projects, state funds SEG S 102,083,800 81,764,500 (av) Principal repayment and interest, contingent funding of major highway and rehabilitation projects, state funds SEG S 10,786,500 13,152,200 (6) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 66,262,900 50,017,300 SEGREGATED REVENUE 167,504,200 162,253,000 OTHER (167,504,200) (162,253,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 233,767,100 212,270,300 (7) OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF RAILROADS (ag) Railroad and water carrier regulation and general program operations PR A 972,100 1,040,700 (am) Railroad and water carrier regulation; federal funds PR-F C -0- -0- (7) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 972,100 1,040,700 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (972,100) (1,040,700) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 384 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 972,100 1,040,700 (9) GENERAL PROVISIONS (qd) Freeway land disposal reimbursement clearing account SEG C -0- -0- (qh) Highways, bridges and local transportation assistance clearing account SEG C -0- -0- (qj) Highways, bridges and local transportation assistance clearing account, federally funded positions SEG-F C -0- -0- (qn) Motor vehicle financial responsibility SEG C -0- -0- (th) Temporary funding of projects financed by revenue bonds SEG S -0- -0- (9) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.395 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 395,090,500 175,263,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 29,198,400 29,315,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (25,185,300) (25,254,100) SERVICE (4,013,100) (4,061,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 3,875,056,400 4,038,911,400 FEDERAL (1,264,176,700) (1,276,424,200) OTHER (2,235,495,100) (2,453,593,900) SERVICE (226,058,200) (158,737,500) LOCAL (149,326,400) (150,155,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,299,345,300 4,243,489,800 Environmental Resources FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 789,189,300 315,151,900 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 385 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 98,566,300 97,914,100 FEDERAL (34,654,500) (33,858,400) OTHER (48,569,600) (48,649,700) SERVICE (15,342,200) (15,406,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 4,501,552,700 4,540,743,800 FEDERAL (1,331,554,800) (1,341,557,000) OTHER (2,794,613,300) (2,890,293,500) SERVICE (226,058,200) (158,737,500) LOCAL (149,326,400) (150,155,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 5,389,308,300 4,953,809,800 Human Relations and Resources 20.410 Corrections, Department of (1) ADULT CORRECTIONAL SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 1,369,854,600 1,425,513,900 (aa) Institutional repair and maintenance GPR A 6,608,900 7,101,300 (ab) Corrections contracts and agreements GPR A 28,631,900 29,858,300 (b) Services for community corrections GPR A 198,250,500 198,437,300 (bd) Services for drunken driving offenders GPR A 5,374,300 5,374,300 (bm) Pharmacological treatment for certain child sex offenders GPR A 58,900 58,900 (bn) Reimbursing counties for probation, extended supervision and parole holds GPR A 4,885,700 4,885,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 386 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (c) Reimbursement claims of counties or municipalities containing state prisons GPR S 166,700 166,700 (cw) Mother-young child care program GPR A 198,000 198,000 (d) Purchased services for offenders GPR A 39,100,100 45,044,000 (df) Community reentry centers GPR A 2,000,000 2,000,000 (ds) Becky Young community corrections; recidivism reduction community services GPR A 16,695,200 17,422,600 (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 33,715,400 31,339,600 (ec) Prison industries principal, interest and rebates GPR S -0- -0- (ed) Correctional facilities rental GPR A -0- -0- (ef) Lease rental payments GPR S -0- -0- (f) Energy costs; energy-related assessments GPR A 31,503,800 33,501,900 (fm) Electric energy derived from renewable resources GPR A 460,800 460,800 (gb) Drug testing PR C -0- -0- (gc) Sex offender honesty testing PR C 340,800 340,800 (gd) Sex offender management PR A 1,509,100 1,509,100 (gf) Probation, parole, and extended supervision PR A 11,328,500 11,328,500 (gh) Supervision of persons on lifetime supervision PR A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 387 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gi) General operations PR A 8,415,900 8,415,900 (gk) Global positioning system tracking devices for certain sex offenders PR C 500,000 508,500 (gL) Global positioning system tracking devices for certain violators of restraining orders PR C 139,400 139,400 (gm) Sale of fuel and utility service PR A -0- -0- (gn) Interstate compact for adult offender supervision PR A 375,900 375,900 (gr) Home detention services; supervision PR A 11,100 11,100 (gt) Telephone company commissions PR A 5,404,600 5,404,600 (h) Administration of restitution PR A 667,300 667,300 (hm) Private business employment of inmates and residents PR A -0- -0- (i) Gifts and grants PR C 33,400 33,400 (jz) Operations and maintenance PR C -0- -0- (kc) Correctional institution enterprises; inmate activities and employment PR-S C 2,819,800 2,819,800 (kd) Victim notification PR-S A 682,300 682,300 (ke) American Indian reintegration program PR-S A 50,000 50,000 (kf) Correctional farms PR-S A 10,682,300 10,683,800 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 388 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kh) Victim services and programs PR-S A 339,700 339,700 (kk) Institutional operations and charges PR-S A 17,512,700 17,512,800 (km) Prison industries PR-S A 29,329,500 29,333,400 (ko) Prison industries principal repayment, interest and rebates PR-S S 1,700 100 (kp) Correctional officer training PR-S A 2,694,100 2,694,100 (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 2,746,800 2,746,800 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C 1,427,700 1,427,700 (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C 2,725,500 2,725,500 (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 86,800 86,800 (qm) Computer recycling SEG A -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,737,504,800 1,801,363,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 99,824,900 99,837,300 FEDERAL (2,812,300) (2,812,300) OTHER (28,726,000) (28,734,500) SERVICE (68,286,600) (68,290,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,837,329,700 1,901,200,600 (2) PAROLE COMMISSION (a) General program operations GPR A 724,500 724,500 (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 389 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 724,500 724,500 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 724,500 724,500 (3) JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 37,605,000 24,660,000 (ab) Contract payments for placement of juveniles GPR S -0- -0- (ba) Mendota juvenile treatment center GPR A 1,365,500 1,365,500 (c) Reimbursement claims of counties or municipalities containing juvenile correctional facilities GPR S 95,000 95,000 (cg) Serious juvenile offenders GPR B 28,325,100 22,801,600 (dm) Interstate compact for juveniles assessments GPR A -0- -0- (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 2,577,300 2,851,800 (f) Operating loss reimbursement program GPR S -0- -0- (fm) Secured residential care centers for children and youth GPR S 3,334,600 4,189,100 (g) Legal services collections PR C -0- -0- (gg) Collection remittances to local units of government PR C -0- -0- (hm) Juvenile correctional services PR A 58,297,200 17,022,600 (ho) Juvenile alternate care services PR A 3,737,300 3,914,100 (hr) Juvenile community supervision PR A 6,084,800 6,090,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 390 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 7,700 7,700 (jr) Institutional operations and charges PR A 180,100 180,100 (jv) Secure detention services PR C 200,000 -0- (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 940,600 940,600 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C -0- -0- (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C 56,700 56,700 (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 30,000 30,000 (q) Girls school benevolent trust fund SEG C -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 73,302,500 55,963,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 69,534,400 28,242,300 FEDERAL (86,700) (86,700) OTHER (68,507,100) (27,215,000) SERVICE (940,600) (940,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 142,836,900 84,205,300 (4) OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON FOR CORRECTIONS (a) General program operations GPR A 901,300 1,201,700 (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (k) Interagency and intra-agency assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 901,300 1,201,700 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 391 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 901,300 1,201,700 20.410 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,812,433,100 1,859,252,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 169,359,300 128,079,600 FEDERAL (2,899,000) (2,899,000) OTHER (97,233,100) (55,949,500) SERVICE (69,227,200) (69,231,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,981,792,400 1,987,332,100 20.425 Employment Relations Commission (1) LABOR RELATIONS (a) General program operations GPR A 982,200 2,354,400 (i) Fees, collective bargaining training, publications, and appeals PR A 145,600 145,600 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 982,200 2,354,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 145,600 145,600 OTHER (145,600) (145,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,127,800 2,500,000 20.425 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 982,200 2,354,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 145,600 145,600 OTHER (145,600) (145,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,127,800 2,500,000 20.427 Labor and Industry Review Commission (1) REVIEW COMMISSION (a) General program operations, review commission GPR A 165,800 165,800 (k) Unemployment administration PR-S C 2,070,400 2,070,400 (km) Equal rights; other moneys PR-S C 215,700 215,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 392 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (m) Federal moneys PR-F C -0- -0- (ra) Worker's compensation operations fund; worker's compensation activities SEG A 760,600 760,600 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 165,800 165,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,286,100 2,286,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (2,286,100) (2,286,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 760,600 760,600 OTHER (760,600) (760,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,212,500 3,212,500 20.427 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 165,800 165,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,286,100 2,286,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (2,286,100) (2,286,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 760,600 760,600 OTHER (760,600) (760,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,212,500 3,212,500 20.432 Aging and Long-Term Care, Board on (1) IDENTIFICATION OF THE NEEDS OF THE AGED AND DISABLED (a) General program operations GPR A 2,379,100 2,430,600 (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (k) Contracts with other state agencies PR-S C 2,062,300 2,059,200 (kb) Insurance and other information, counseling and assistance PR-S A 629,600 636,400 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,379,100 2,430,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,691,900 2,695,600 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 393 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SERVICE (2,691,900) (2,695,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 5,071,000 5,126,200 20.432 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,379,100 2,430,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,691,900 2,695,600 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (2,691,900) (2,695,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 5,071,000 5,126,200 20.433 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board (1) PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (b) Grants to organizations GPR A 6,870,000 6,870,000 (g) General program operations PR A 944,900 944,900 (h) Grants to organizations PR C 750,600 750,600 (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (jb) Fees for administrative services PR C 15,000 15,000 (k) Interagency programs PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C 206,200 206,200 (ma) Federal project aids PR-F C 450,000 450,000 (q) Children's trust fund; gifts and grants SEG C 15,000 15,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,870,000 6,870,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,366,700 2,366,700 FEDERAL (656,200) (656,200) OTHER (1,710,500) (1,710,500) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 15,000 15,000 OTHER (15,000) (15,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 9,251,700 9,251,700 20.433 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,870,000 6,870,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,366,700 2,366,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 394 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (656,200) (656,200) OTHER (1,710,500) (1,710,500) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 15,000 15,000 OTHER (15,000) (15,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 9,251,700 9,251,700 20.435 Health Services, Department of (1) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PLANNING, REGULATION AND DELIVERY (a) General program operations GPR A 12,728,900 12,867,100 (am) Services, reimbursement, and payment related to human immunodeficiency virus GPR A 8,470,900 8,470,900 (b) General aids and local assistance GPR A 4,764,800 8,832,000 (bd) Hospital services grants GPR B 15,000,000 -0- (bg) Alzheimer's disease; training and information grants GPR A 181,400 181,400 (bm) Purchased services for clients GPR A 93,900 93,900 (bn) Workplace wellness program grants GPR S -0- -0- (br) Respite care GPR A 550,000 550,000 (c) Public health emergency quarantine costs GPR S -0- -0- (cb) Well-woman program GPR A 2,428,200 2,428,200 (cc) Cancer control and prevention GPR A 333,900 333,900 (ce) Primary health for homeless individuals GPR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 395 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cf) Communicable disease control and prevention GPR C 500,000 500,000 (cg) Guardianship grant program GPR A 200,000 200,000 (cj) Emergency dispatcher cardiopulmonary resuscitation training GPR B 75,900 75,900 (ck) Emergency medical services grants GPR A 25,000,000 25,000,000 (cm) Immunization GPR S -0- -0- (cr) Minority health grants GPR A 383,600 383,600 (cx) Independent living centers GPR A 1,119,500 1,119,500 (da) Interpreter services and telecommunication aid for the hearing impaired GPR A 278,200 278,200 (de) Dental services GPR A 8,854,300 3,854,300 (dg) Clinic aids GPR B 66,800 66,800 (dh) Programs for senior citizens; elder abuse services; benefit specialist program GPR A 28,908,400 32,181,600 (dk) Low-income dental clinics GPR A 3,500,000 3,500,000 (dm) Rural health dental clinics GPR A 895,500 895,500 (dn) Food distribution grants GPR A 476,000 476,000 (ds) Statewide poison control program GPR A 482,500 482,500 (dx) Early literacy program grants; Reach Out and Read Wisconsin GPR B 500,000 500,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 396 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (e) Public health dispensaries and drugs GPR B 661,000 661,000 (ed) Radon aids GPR A 26,700 26,700 (ef) Lead-poisoning or lead-exposure services GPR C 103,203,100 5,341,800 (eg) Pregnancy counseling GPR A 69,100 69,100 (em) Supplemental food program for women, infants and children benefits GPR C 411,400 411,400 (eu) Reducing fetal and infant mortality and morbidity GPR B 222,700 222,700 (ev) Pregnancy outreach and infant health GPR A 1,883,200 1,883,200 (f) Women's health block grant GPR A 1,935,600 1,935,600 (fe) Referral system for community- based services GPR A 210,000 210,000 (fh) Community health services GPR A 14,940,000 14,940,000 (fk) Grants to establish health care provider training programs GPR B 3,500,000 3,500,000 (fm) Tobacco use control GPR C 5,315,000 5,315,000 (fn) Health care information organization GPR A -0- -0- (gm) Licensing, review and certifying activities; fees; supplies and services PR A 14,525,600 14,525,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 397 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gp) Cancer information PR C 100,000 100,000 (gr) Supplemental food program for women, infants and children administration PR C 48,200 48,200 (hg) General program operations; health care information PR A 1,023,300 1,023,300 (hi) Compilations and special reports; health care information PR C -0- -0- (hs) Interpreter services for hearing impaired PR A 49,900 49,900 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 18,168,500 18,168,500 (ja) Congenital disorders; diagnosis, special dietary treatment and counseling PR A 5,350,000 5,350,000 (jb) Congenital disorders; operations PR A 1,266,600 1,266,600 (jd) Fees for administrative services PR C 118,500 118,500 (kc) Independent living center grants PR-S A 660,000 660,000 (ke) American Indian health projects PR-S A 106,900 106,900 (kf) American Indian diabetes prevention and control PR-S A 22,500 22,500 (kn) Elderly nutrition; home-delivered and congregate meals PR-S A 500,000 500,000 (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 8,873,400 8,853,300 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C 1,829,700 1,829,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 398 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C 109,534,900 109,531,500 (ma) Federal project aids PR-F C 88,227,000 88,227,000 (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F C 8,956,900 8,956,900 (md) Federal block grant aids PR-F C 9,865,000 9,865,000 (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 21,828,500 21,828,500 (na) Federal program aids PR-F C 134,871,300 134,871,300 (q) Groundwater and air quality standards SEG A 218,800 217,100 (r) Emergency medical services; aids; local government fund SEG A 25,000,000 25,000,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 248,170,500 137,787,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 425,926,700 425,903,200 FEDERAL (373,283,600) (373,280,200) OTHER (40,650,600) (40,650,600) SERVICE (11,992,500) (11,972,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 25,218,800 25,217,100 OTHER (25,218,800) (25,217,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 699,316,000 588,908,100 (2) MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES; FACILITIES (a) General program operations GPR A 183,650,100 191,645,500 (aa) Institutional repair and maintenance GPR A 751,000 751,000 (bj) Competency examinations and treatment, and conditional release, supervised release, and community supervision services GPR B 29,626,600 32,187,400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 399 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bm) Secure mental health units or facilities GPR A 197,689,900 203,747,600 (cm) Grant program; mental health beds GPR A 50,000 50,000 (ee) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 28,209,800 29,362,400 (ef) Lease rental payments GPR S -0- -0- (f) Energy costs; energy-related assessments GPR A 6,803,400 7,155,000 (fm) Electric energy derived from renewable resources GPR A 241,400 241,400 (g) Alternative services of institutes and centers PR C 16,960,200 16,976,100 (gk) Institutional operations and charges PR A 297,331,100 307,567,400 (gs) Sex offender honesty testing PR C -0- -0- (gz) Costs of housing persons on supervised release PR C -0- -0- (i) Gifts and grants PR C 225,000 225,000 (km) Indian mental health placement PR-S A 250,000 250,000 (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 29,907,200 31,265,400 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C -0- -0- (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 400 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 447,022,200 465,140,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 344,673,500 356,283,900 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (314,516,300) (324,768,500) SERVICE (30,157,200) (31,515,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 791,695,700 821,424,200 (4) MEDICAID SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 47,467,900 48,032,700 (b) Medical Assistance program benefits GPR B 3,686,074,500 4,038,122,900 (bd) Long-term care programs GPR A 11,200,000 11,200,000 (bf) Graduate medical training support grants GPR C 3,679,900 3,679,900 (bm) Medical Assistance, food stamps, and Badger Care administration; contract costs, insurer reports, and resource centers GPR B 144,330,900 140,174,700 (bn) Income maintenance GPR B 16,632,000 16,964,100 (bp) Food stamp employment and training program administration GPR C 9,853,300 19,258,300 (br) Cemetery, funeral, and burial expenses program GPR B 7,413,200 7,622,000 (bt) Healthy food incentive program GPR C 425,000 425,000 (bu) Payment processing program for farmers GPR B 367,500 367,500 (bv) Prescription drug assistance for elderly; aids GPR B 19,047,000 21,803,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 401 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (e) Disease aids GPR B 2,686,000 2,744,200 (ed) State supplement to federal supplemental security income program GPR S 161,112,300 175,331,700 (g) Family care benefit; cost sharing PR C -0- -0- (gm) Medical assistance; provider refunds and collections PR C 1,244,171,600 1,324,025,800 (gr) Income maintenance; county payments PR C -0- -0- (h) County contributions PR C 52,025,700 52,025,700 (hp) Disabled children's long-term support waivers PR C 1,567,300 1,567,300 (i) Gifts, grants, and payments; health care financing PR C 3,385,900 3,385,900 (iL) Medical assistance provider assessments; health services regulation PR C 186,800 186,800 (im) Medical assistance; correct payment recovery; collections; community services; other recoveries PR C 68,918,100 68,918,100 (in) Community options program; family care; recovery of costs administration PR A 290,100 290,100 (j) Prescription drug assistance for elderly; manufacturer rebates PR C 72,267,800 75,334,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 402 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (jb) Prescription drug assistance for elderly; enrollment fees PR C 3,216,300 3,216,300 (jc) Fees for administrative services PR C 30,000 30,000 (jd) Electronic benefit transfer card replacement costs PR C 455,000 455,000 (je) Disease aids; drug manufacturer rebates PR C 490,800 503,900 (jt) Care management organization; insolvency assistance PR C -0- -0- (jw) BadgerCare Plus and hospital assessment PR C 2,030,200 2,030,200 (jz) Medical Assistance and Badger Care cost sharing, and employer penalty assessments PR C 9,000,000 9,000,000 (kb) Relief block grants to tribal governing bodies PR-S A 712,800 712,800 (kt) Medical assistance outreach and reimbursements for tribes PR-S B 961,700 961,700 (kv) Care management organization; oversight PR-S C -0- -0- (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 9,587,500 9,460,300 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C 44,503,400 44,357,400 (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C 1,000,000 1,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 403 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (L) Fraud and error reduction PR C 817,300 817,300 (m) Federal project operations PR-F C 6,226,700 6,226,700 (ma) Federal project aids PR-F C 2,700,000 2,700,000 (md) Federal block grant aids PR-F C -0- -0- (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 90,896,300 90,906,300 (na) Federal program aids PR-F C 12,485,000 12,485,000 (nn) Federal aid; income maintenance PR-F C 63,372,400 63,884,700 (np) Federal aid; food stamp employment and training program PR-F C 25,512,500 26,069,300 (o) Federal aid; medical assistance PR-F C 10,996,475,500 11,721,913,200 (p) Federal aid; Badger Care health care program PR-F C -0- -0- (pa) Federal aid; Medical Assistance and food stamp contracts administration PR-F C 306,800,400 323,977,400 (pg) Federal aid; prescription drug assistance for elderly PR-F C 23,263,300 23,193,900 (w) Medical Assistance trust fund SEG B 822,406,900 773,085,600 (wa) Ambulance service provider trust fund; ambulance payments SEG C -0- -0- (wm) Medical assistance trust fund; nursing homes SEG S -0- -0- (wp) Medical Assistance trust fund; county reimbursement SEG S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 404 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (x) Medical Assistance trust fund; Badger Care health care program SEG C -0- -0- (xc) Hospital assessment fund; hospital payments SEG C 703,392,100 701,890,000 (xe) Critical access hospital assessment fund; hospital payments SEG C 16,137,600 16,118,300 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,110,289,500 4,485,726,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 13,043,350,400 13,869,635,100 FEDERAL (11,527,732,100) (12,271,356,500) OTHER (1,458,852,900) (1,541,786,400) SERVICE (56,765,400) (56,492,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,541,936,600 1,491,093,900 OTHER (1,541,936,600) (1,491,093,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 18,695,576,500 19,846,455,300 (5) CARE AND TREATMENT SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 5,416,400 5,392,000 (bc) Grants for community programs GPR A 13,303,300 15,262,900 (bd) Nonnarcotic drug treatment grants GPR B 750,000 750,000 (be) Mental health treatment services GPR A 1,551,500 1,551,500 (bf) Brighter futures initiative GPR A 865,000 865,000 (bg) Treatment program grants GPR A 2,252,500 2,252,500 (bw) Mental health consultation program GPR B 4,000,000 4,000,000 (bx) Addiction medicine consultation program GPR B 500,000 500,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 405 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cd) Crisis intervention training grants GPR B 500,000 500,000 (cf) Crisis program enhancement grants GPR B 1,125,000 1,125,000 (ch) Suicide and crisis lifeline grants GPR A 4,217,900 7,979,800 (ck) Crisis urgent care and observation facilities GPR C 20,161,400 -0- (co) Initiatives for coordinated services GPR A 2,599,100 2,599,100 (da) Reimbursements to local units of government GPR S 1,000,000 1,000,000 (dg) Grants for crisis stabilization facilities GPR A 3,760,000 3,839,000 (fr) Mental health for homeless individuals GPR A 41,900 41,900 (gb) Alcohol and drug abuse initiatives PR C 506,700 506,700 (gg) Collection remittances to local units of government PR C 4,400 4,400 (hx) Services related to drivers, receipts PR A -0- -0- (hy) Services for drivers, local assistance PR-S A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 196,500 196,500 (jb) Fees for administrative services PR C 23,900 23,900 (kc) Severely emotionally disturbed children PR-S C 724,500 724,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 406 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kg) Compulsive gambling awareness campaigns PR-S A 396,000 396,000 (kL) Indian aids PR-S A 242,000 242,000 (km) Indian drug abuse prevention and education PR-S A 445,500 445,500 (kp) Center PR-S C 1,245,500 1,245,500 (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 6,219,300 6,219,300 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C -0- -0- (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C 1,582,200 1,582,200 (ma) Federal project aids PR-F C 16,693,000 16,693,000 (mb) Federal project local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F C 8,293,800 8,269,500 (md) Federal block grant aids PR-F C 11,679,300 11,679,300 (me) Federal block grant local assistance PR-F C 60,274,000 60,274,000 (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 1,331,200 1,331,200 (na) Federal program aids PR-F C 847,000 847,000 (nL) Federal program local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (o) Federal aid; community aids PR-F C 12,610,700 12,610,700 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 62,044,000 47,658,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 124,315,500 124,291,200 FEDERAL (113,311,200) (113,286,900) OTHER (731,500) (731,500) SERVICE (10,272,800) (10,272,800) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 407 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 186,359,500 171,949,900 (6) QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES PLANNING, REGULATION AND DELIVERY (a) General program operations GPR A 6,892,000 6,841,500 (dm) Nursing home monitoring and receivership supplement GPR S -0- -0- (g) Nursing facility resident protection PR C 2,000,000 2,000,000 (ga) Community-based residential facility monitoring and receivership operations PR C -0- -0- (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (jb) Fees for administrative services PR C 248,700 248,700 (jm) Licensing and support services PR A 10,086,200 10,328,700 (k) Nursing home monitoring and receivership operations PR C -0- -0- (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C -0- -0- (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C -0- -0- (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C -0- -0- (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F C -0- -0- (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 21,607,300 21,711,700 (na) Federal program aids PR-F C -0- -0- (nL) Federal program local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 408 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (6) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,892,000 6,841,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 33,942,200 34,289,100 FEDERAL (21,607,300) (21,711,700) OTHER (12,334,900) (12,577,400) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 40,834,200 41,130,600 (7) DISABILITY AND ELDER SERVICES (b) Community aids and medical assistance payments GPR A 219,611,900 224,691,600 (bc) Grants for community programs GPR A 131,200 131,200 (bt) Early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities GPR C 6,914,000 6,914,000 (d) Complex patient pilot program GPR B 15,000,000 -0- (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C -0- -0- (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C 1,257,800 1,257,800 (ma) Federal project aids PR-F C 10,500,000 10,500,000 (mb) Federal project local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (md) Federal block grant aids PR-F C -0- -0- (me) Federal block grant local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (na) Federal program aids PR-F C 1,000,000 1,000,000 (nL) Federal program local assistance PR-F C 9,500,000 9,500,000 (o) Federal aid; community aids PR-F C 42,586,700 42,586,700 (7) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 241,657,100 231,736,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 64,844,500 64,844,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 409 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (63,586,700) (63,586,700) SERVICE (1,257,800) (1,257,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 306,501,600 296,581,300 (8) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (a) General program operations GPR A 21,521,300 21,399,600 (b) Inspector general; general operations GPR A 5,730,100 5,715,000 (c) Inspector general; local assistance GPR A 1,500,000 1,500,000 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 572,700 572,700 (k) Administrative and support services PR-S A 50,959,300 50,959,300 (kw) Inspector general; interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 1,185,200 1,185,200 (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 571,400 571,400 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C 2,000,000 2,000,000 (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C -0- -0- (ma) Federal project aids PR-F C -0- -0- (mb) Income augmentation services receipts PR-F C 376,100 376,100 (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F C 1,757,800 1,757,800 (mm) Reimbursements from federal government PR-F C -0- -0- (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 4,920,200 4,266,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 410 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (o) Inspector general; federal program local assistance PR-F C 2,447,000 2,447,000 (p) Inspector general; federal program operations PR-F C 10,244,100 10,244,100 (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 8,794,100 8,203,700 (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 28,751,400 28,614,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 83,827,900 82,583,400 FEDERAL (28,539,300) (27,294,800) OTHER (572,700) (572,700) SERVICE (54,715,900) (54,715,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 112,579,300 111,198,000 20.435 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,144,826,700 5,403,506,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 14,120,880,700 14,957,830,400 FEDERAL (12,128,060,200) (12,870,516,800) OTHER (1,827,658,900) (1,921,087,100) SERVICE (165,161,600) (166,226,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,567,155,400 1,516,311,000 OTHER (1,567,155,400) (1,516,311,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 20,832,862,800 21,877,647,400 20.437 Children and Families, Department of (1) CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 13,645,900 16,704,600 (ab) Child abuse and neglect prevention grants GPR A 3,185,700 5,881,700 (ac) Child abuse and neglect prevention technical assistance GPR A -0- -0- (b) Children and family aids payments GPR A 49,086,800 54,211,900 (bc) Youth support programs GPR A 9,585,300 9,613,900 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 411 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bd) Tribal family services grants GPR A 98,900 173,500 (bf) Family and juvenile treatment court grants GPR A 250,000 250,000 (bg) Grants to support foster parents and children GPR A 400,000 400,000 (bn) Tribal placements GPR A 3,729,900 3,729,900 (cd) Domestic abuse grants GPR A 12,434,600 12,434,600 (cf) Foster parent insurance and liability GPR A 59,400 59,400 (cj) Community youth and family aids GPR A 49,829,900 53,351,400 (ck) Community youth and family aids; bonus for county facilities GPR A 750,000 750,000 (cL) Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids GPR S 5,000,000 5,000,000 (cm) Youth justice system improvement program GPR A 3,015,300 3,015,300 (cw) Milwaukee child welfare services; general program operations GPR A 22,650,200 22,742,700 (cx) Child welfare services; aids GPR A 85,315,200 84,773,600 (dd) State out-of-home care, adoption services, subsidized guardianships, and kinship care GPR A 57,895,800 58,374,100 (dg) State adoption information exchange and state adoption center GPR A 169,600 169,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 412 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (e) Services for sex-trafficking victims GPR B 3,000,000 3,000,000 (eg) Brighter futures initiative GPR A 864,900 864,900 (em) National reading program grants GPR A 500,000 500,000 (er) Grants for services for homeless and runaway youth GPR A 400,000 400,000 (f) Second-chance homes GPR A -0- -0- (gg) Collection remittances to local units of government PR C -0- -0- (gx) Milwaukee child welfare services; collections PR C 2,679,000 2,679,000 (hh) Domestic abuse surcharge grants PR C 600,000 600,000 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 5,000 5,000 (j) Statewide automated child welfare information system receipts PR C 581,300 581,300 (jb) Fees for administrative services PR C 78,000 78,000 (jj) Searches for birth parents and adoption record information; foreign adoptions PR A 120,700 120,700 (jm) Licensing activities PR C 101,800 101,800 (js) Tribal family services grants PR-S A 1,867,500 1,867,500 (kb) Interagency aids; brighter futures initiative PR-S C 865,000 865,000 (kj) Interagency and intra-agency aids; Menominee child welfare services PR-S A 507,000 507,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 413 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kL) Interagency and intra-agency aids; tribal subsidized guardianships PR-S A 282,600 282,600 (km) Interagency and intra-agency aids; children and family aids; local assistance PR-S C 7,256,100 7,256,100 (kp) Youth aids funding for the youth justice system improvement program PR-S C -0- -0- (kw) Interagency and intra-agency aids; Milwaukee child welfare services PR-S A 20,101,300 20,101,300 (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 3,727,100 3,727,100 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C 3,290,100 3,290,100 (kz) Interagency and intra-agency aids; tribal placements PR-S A 717,500 717,500 (m) Federal project operations PR-F C 1,242,500 1,242,500 (ma) Federal project aids PR-F C 4,024,800 4,024,800 (mb) Federal project local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F C -0- -0- (md) Federal block grant aids PR-F C -0- -0- (mw) Federal aid; Milwaukee child welfare services general program operations PR-F C 5,537,700 5,550,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 414 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mx) Federal aid; Milwaukee child welfare services aids PR-F C 19,293,900 19,098,600 (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 13,539,900 13,622,600 (na) Federal program aids PR-F C 12,968,700 12,968,700 (nL) Federal program local assistance PR-F C 18,645,900 18,749,900 (o) Federal aid; children, youth, and family aids PR-F C 50,802,400 51,577,000 (pd) Federal aid; state out-of-home care, adoption services, and subsidized guardianships PR-F C 56,457,200 56,673,900 (pm) Federal aid; adoption incentive payments PR-F C 400,000 400,000 (q) Community youth and family aids; local government fund SEG A 46,652,900 46,652,900 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 321,867,400 336,401,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 225,693,000 226,688,500 FEDERAL (182,913,000) (183,908,500) OTHER (4,165,800) (4,165,800) SERVICE (38,614,200) (38,614,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 46,652,900 46,652,900 OTHER (46,652,900) (46,652,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 594,213,300 609,742,500 (2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT (a) General program operations GPR A 12,355,200 15,888,900 (bc) Child support local assistance GPR C 16,410,000 16,410,000 (bp) Child care access program GPR A 10,000,000 -0- (c) Child care quality improvement program GPR A 220,000,000 220,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 415 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cm) Wisconsin works child care GPR A 28,849,400 28,849,400 (d) Child care partnership grant program GPR A -0- 5,000,000 (dz) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs; maintenance of effort GPR A 131,077,000 131,077,000 (e) Incentive payments for identifying children with health insurance GPR A 300,000 300,000 (eh) Head start supplement GPR A 6,264,100 6,264,100 (ej) Child care water safety grant program GPR C 7,100,000 -0- (em) Drug testing and treatment costs GPR A 250,000 250,000 (f) Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley GPR A 50,000 50,000 (fg) Grants for out-of-school time programs GPR A -0- 11,500,000 (fn) Expanded Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program GPR A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (fr) Skills enhancement grants GPR A 500,000 500,000 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 2,500 2,500 (ja) Child support state operations - fees, reimbursements, and collections PR C 19,904,800 20,069,200 (jb) Fees for administrative services PR C 725,000 725,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 416 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (jL) Job access loan repayments PR C 610,200 610,200 (jm) Child care worker background check PR C 2,000,000 2,000,000 (jn) Child care licensing and certification activities PR C 1,500,000 1,500,000 (k) Child support transfers PR-S C 7,141,000 7,141,000 (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 4,226,500 4,286,800 (L) Public assistance overpayment recovery, fraud investigation, and error reduction PR C 160,600 160,600 (ma) Federal project activities and administration PR-F C 1,257,000 1,237,100 (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F A 75,598,700 76,787,500 (md) Federal block grant aids PR-F A 631,208,000 663,386,100 (me) Child care and temporary assistance overpayment recovery PR-F C 4,287,600 4,287,600 (mg) Community services block grant; federal funds PR-F C 9,314,700 9,314,700 (mm) Reimbursements from federal government PR-F C -0- -0- (n) Child support state operations; federal funds PR-F C 32,068,500 38,673,100 (nL) Child support local assistance; federal funds PR-F C 85,693,300 85,693,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 417 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (om) Refugee assistance; federal funds PR-F C 8,435,400 8,435,400 (q) Centralized support receipt and disbursement; interest SEG S 35,000 35,000 (qm) Child support state operations and reimbursement for claims and expenses; unclaimed payments SEG S 100,000 100,000 (s) Economic support - public benefits SEG A 9,139,700 9,139,700 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 434,155,700 437,089,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 884,133,800 924,310,100 FEDERAL (847,863,200) (887,814,800) OTHER (24,903,100) (25,067,500) SERVICE (11,367,500) (11,427,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 9,274,700 9,274,700 OTHER (9,274,700) (9,274,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,327,564,200 1,370,674,200 (3) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (a) General program operations GPR A 2,301,200 2,301,600 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 4,400 4,400 (jb) Fees for administrative services PR C -0- -0- (k) Administrative and support services PR-S A 30,950,000 29,954,700 (kp) Interagency and intra-agency aids; income augmentation services receipts PR-S C -0- -0- (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C 19,986,400 20,386,400 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 418 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F C -0- -0- (md) Federal block grant aids PR-F C -0- -0- (mf) Federal economic stimulus funds PR-F C -0- -0- (mm) Reimbursements from federal government PR-F C -0- -0- (n) Federal project activities PR-F C -0- -0- (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,301,200 2,301,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 50,940,800 50,345,500 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (4,400) (4,400) SERVICE (50,936,400) (50,341,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 53,242,000 52,647,100 20.437 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 758,324,300 775,792,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,160,767,600 1,201,344,100 FEDERAL (1,030,776,200) (1,071,723,300) OTHER (29,073,300) (29,237,700) SERVICE (100,918,100) (100,383,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 55,927,600 55,927,600 OTHER (55,927,600) (55,927,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,975,019,500 2,033,063,800 20.438 People with Developmental Disabilities, Board for (1) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (a) General program operations GPR A 114,200 114,200 (h) Program services PR C -0- -0- (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (mc) Federal project operations PR-F C 1,227,700 1,138,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 419 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (md) Federal project aids PR-F C 543,600 543,600 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 114,200 114,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,771,300 1,682,200 FEDERAL (1,771,300) (1,682,200) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,885,500 1,796,400 20.438 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 114,200 114,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,771,300 1,682,200 FEDERAL (1,771,300) (1,682,200) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,885,500 1,796,400 20.440 Health and Educational Facilities Authority (1) CONSTRUCTION OF HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (a) General program operations GPR C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (2) RURAL HOSPITAL LOAN GUARANTEE (a) Rural assistance loan fund GPR C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.440 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.445 Workforce Development, Department of (1) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (a) General program operations GPR A 14,003,200 14,472,400 (aa) Special death benefit GPR S 525,000 525,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 420 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (am) Unemployment insurance; general administration GPR C -0- -0- (b) Workforce training; programs, grants, services, and contracts GPR C 8,750,000 6,750,000 (bg) Worker training and employment program GPR C -0- -0- (bm) Workforce training; administration GPR B 3,775,600 3,775,600 (bt) Workforce development; grants for teacher training and recruitment GPR B 500,000 500,000 (bw) Workforce innovation grants GPR C 140,000,000 -0- (bz) Career and technical education incentive grants GPR A 8,000,000 8,000,000 (c) Career and technical education completion awards GPR S 51,500 51,500 (cg) Technical education equipment grants GPR A 1,200,000 1,200,000 (cm) Wisconsin worker advancement program GPR C 15,000,000 5,000,000 (cr) State supplement to employment opportunity demonstration projects GPR A 200,600 200,600 (d) Reimbursement for tuition payments GPR A 802,000 926,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 421 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (dg) Teacher development program grants GPR A -0- -0- (dr) Apprenticeship programs GPR A 500,000 500,000 (e) Local youth apprenticeship grants GPR S 13,689,200 17,600,000 (em) Youth-to-registered apprenticeship grant program GPR C 250,000 250,000 (er) On-the-job learning grant program GPR C 2,250,000 1,500,000 (f) Death and disability benefit payments; public insurrections GPR S -0- -0- (fg) Employment transit assistance grants GPR A 464,800 464,800 (fm) Youth summer jobs programs GPR A 422,400 422,400 (g) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (ga) Auxiliary services PR C 394,700 394,700 (gb) Local agreements PR C 267,100 267,100 (gc) Unemployment administration PR C -0- -0- (gd) Unemployment interest and penalty payments PR C 1,803,100 1,803,100 (gg) Unemployment information technology systems; interest and penalties PR C -0- -0- (gh) Unemployment information technology systems; assessments PR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 422 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gk) Permit system for employment of minors; fees PR A 164,500 164,500 (gm) Unemployment insurance handbook PR C -0- -0- (gr) Agricultural education and workforce development council, gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (ka) Interagency and intra-agency agreements PR-S C 36,378,600 36,378,600 (kc) Administrative services PR-S A 41,082,700 41,082,700 (km) Nursing workforce survey and grants PR-S C 155,600 155,600 (m) Workforce investment and assistance; federal moneys PR-F C 65,271,100 62,195,200 (n) Employment assistance and unemployment insurance administration; federal moneys PR-F C 71,465,900 68,378,400 (na) Employment security buildings and equipment PR-F C -0- -0- (nb) Unemployment administration; information technology systems PR-F C -0- -0- (nd) Unemployment administration; apprenticeship and other employment services PR-F A 523,000 523,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 423 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ne) Unemployment insurance administration and bank service costs PR-F C -0- -0- (o) Equal rights; federal moneys PR-F C 1,274,700 1,250,000 (p) Worker's compensation; federal moneys PR-F C -0- -0- (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 25,300 25,300 (ra) Worker's compensation operations fund; administration SEG S 17,186,000 17,520,600 (rb) Worker's compensation operations fund; contracts SEG C 93,900 93,900 (rr) Worker's compensation operations fund; special assessment insurer reimbursements SEG A 5,000,000 5,000,000 (s) Self-insured employers liability fund SEG C -0- -0- (sm) Uninsured employers fund; payments SEG S 5,500,000 5,500,000 (t) Work injury supplemental benefit fund SEG C 5,360,000 5,360,000 (u) Unemployment interest payments and transfers SEG C -0- -0- (v) Unemployment program integrity SEG C 1,027,400 1,027,400 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 210,384,300 62,138,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 218,806,300 212,618,200 FEDERAL (138,560,000) (132,371,900) OTHER (2,629,400) (2,629,400) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 424 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SERVICE (77,616,900) (77,616,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 34,167,300 34,501,900 OTHER (34,167,300) (34,501,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 463,357,900 309,258,400 (5) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (a) General program operations; purchased services for clients GPR C 29,060,400 33,189,900 (gg) Contractual services PR C -0- -0- (gp) Contractual aids PR C -0- -0- (h) Enterprises and services for blind and visually impaired PR C 149,100 149,100 (he) Supervised business enterprise PR C 125,000 125,000 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 1,000 1,000 (kg) Vocational rehabilitation services for tribes PR-S A 314,900 314,900 (kx) Interagency and intra-agency programs PR-S C -0- -0- (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C -0- -0- (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C 50,000 50,000 (ma) Federal project aids PR-F C 5,730,200 1,661,000 (n) Federal program aids and operations PR-F C 92,431,700 117,982,100 (nL) Federal program local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 29,060,400 33,189,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 98,801,900 120,283,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 425 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (98,211,900) (119,693,100) OTHER (275,100) (275,100) SERVICE (314,900) (314,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 127,862,300 153,473,000 20.445 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 239,444,700 95,328,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 317,608,200 332,901,300 FEDERAL (236,771,900) (252,065,000) OTHER (2,904,500) (2,904,500) SERVICE (77,931,800) (77,931,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 34,167,300 34,501,900 OTHER (34,167,300) (34,501,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 591,220,200 462,731,400 20.455 Justice, Department of (1) LEGAL SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 20,786,000 20,342,600 (d) Legal expenses GPR B 734,400 734,400 (gh) Investigation and prosecution PR C 200,000 200,000 (gs) Delinquent obligation collection PR A 25,000 25,000 (hm) Restitution PR C 1,000,000 1,000,000 (hn) Payments to relators PR C -0- -0- (k) Environment litigation project PR-S C 801,900 818,600 (km) Interagency and intra-agency assistance PR-S C 2,969,600 3,019,700 (m) Federal aid PR-F C 1,668,200 1,743,900 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 21,520,400 21,077,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 6,664,700 6,807,200 FEDERAL (1,668,200) (1,743,900) OTHER (1,225,000) (1,225,000) SERVICE (3,771,500) (3,838,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 28,185,100 27,884,200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 426 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 38,393,100 37,256,400 (am) Officer training reimbursement GPR S 150,000 150,000 (b) Investigations and operations GPR A -0- -0- (bm) Law enforcement officer supplement grants - state funds GPR A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (c) Crime laboratory equipment GPR B -0- -0- (cm) Law enforcement agency drug trafficking response grants GPR B 1,000,000 1,000,000 (cp) Community-oriented policing- house grant program GPR B -0- -0- (cv) Shot Spotter Program GPR A 175,000 175,000 (d) Grants for body cameras GPR C -0- -0- (dg) Weed and seed and law enforcement technology GPR A -0- -0- (eg) Drug courts GPR A 500,000 250,000 (em) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who use alcohol or other drugs; presentencing assessments GPR A 10,150,000 5,075,000 (f) School safety GPR C -0- -0- (fw) Elder abuse hotline and grant program GPR A 135,000 135,000 (g) Gaming law enforcement; racing revenues PR A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 427 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gb) Gifts and grants PR C 164,500 100,000 (gc) Gaming law enforcement; Indian gaming PR A 221,200 221,200 (gm) Criminal history searches; fingerprint identification PR C 4,983,500 5,170,000 (gp) Crime information alerts PR C -0- -0- (gr) Firearm purchaser record check; checks for licenses or certifications to carry concealed weapons PR C 4,788,000 4,807,500 (gu) Sobriety programs PR A -0- -0- (h) Terminal charges PR A 2,282,300 2,282,300 (hd) Internet crimes against children PR C 875,000 875,000 (i) Penalty surcharge, receipts PR A -0- -0- (im) Training to school staff PR C -0- -0- (ja) Law enforcement training fund, state operations PR-S A 3,421,100 3,522,000 (jb) Crime laboratory equipment and supplies PR-S A 900,000 900,000 (jc) Law enforcement overtime grants PR A 190,800 -0- (jd) Alternatives to incarceration grant program PR A -0- -0- (k) Interagency and intra-agency assistance PR-S C 2,106,900 2,106,900 (kb) Law enforcement officer supplement grants PR-S A 224,900 224,900 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 428 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kc) Transaction information management of enforcement system PR-S A 1,734,500 1,734,500 (kd) Drug law enforcement, crime laboratories, and genetic evidence activities PR-S A 11,103,100 11,859,300 (ke) Drug enforcement intelligence operations PR-S A 2,392,800 2,392,800 (kg) Interagency and intra-agency assistance; fingerprint identification PR-S A -0- -0- (kj) Youth diversion program PR-S A 672,400 672,400 (km) Lottery background investigations PR-S A -0- -0- (kn) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who use alcohol or other drugs; justice information fee PR-S A 268,800 157,900 (ko) Wisconsin justice information sharing program PR-S A 941,700 966,700 (kp) Drug crimes enforcement; local grants PR-S A 717,900 717,900 (kq) County law enforcement services PR-S A 490,000 490,000 (kt) County-tribal programs, local assistance PR-S A 631,200 631,200 (ku) County-tribal programs, state operations PR-S A 134,500 134,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 429 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kv) Grants for substance abuse treatment programs for criminal offenders PR C -0- -0- (kw) Tribal law enforcement assistance PR-S A 2,000,000 2,000,000 (ky) Law enforcement programs and youth diversion - administration PR-S A 160,400 135,200 (Lm) Crime laboratories; deoxyribonucleic acid analysis PR-S C 6,194,300 6,498,800 (Lp) Crime laboratories; deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharges PR C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid, state operations PR-F C 4,729,200 4,645,600 (n) Federal aid, local assistance PR-F C 5,755,000 5,755,000 (q) Law enforcement training fund; local government fund SEG A 8,800,000 8,800,000 (r) Gaming law enforcement; lottery revenues SEG A 512,200 512,500 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 51,503,100 45,041,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 58,084,000 59,001,600 FEDERAL (10,484,200) (10,400,600) OTHER (13,505,300) (13,456,000) SERVICE (34,094,500) (35,145,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 9,312,200 9,312,500 OTHER (9,312,200) (9,312,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 118,899,300 113,355,500 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 9,085,500 8,856,400 (g) Gifts, grants and proceeds PR C 525,000 525,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 430 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (m) Federal aid, state operations PR-F C -0- -0- (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 923,300 923,300 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 9,085,500 8,856,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,448,300 1,448,300 FEDERAL (923,300) (923,300) OTHER (525,000) (525,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 10,533,800 10,304,700 (5) VICTIMS AND WITNESSES (a) General program operations GPR A 2,547,300 2,354,400 (b) Awards for victims of crimes GPR A 2,388,100 2,388,100 (br) Global positioning system tracking GPR A -0- -0- (d) Reimbursement for forensic examinations GPR S 1,120,000 1,120,000 (e) Sexual assault victim services GPR A 2,249,000 2,249,000 (es) Court appointed special advocates GPR A 250,000 250,000 (f) Reimbursement to counties for victim-witness services GPR A 4,131,900 4,619,200 (g) Crime victim and witness assistance surcharge, general services PR A 5,158,000 5,158,000 (gj) General operations; child pornography surcharge PR C 287,300 287,300 (gL) Grants for crime victim services PR C -0- -0- (h) Crime victim compensation services PR-S A 101,000 102,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 431 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (hh) Crime victim restitution PR C 267,300 267,300 (i) Victim compensation, inmate payments PR C -0- -0- (k) Interagency and intra-agency assistance; reimbursement to counties PR-S A -0- -0- (ke) Child advocacy centers PR-S A 255,000 255,000 (km) Grants for crime victim services supplement - state funds PR-S C -0- -0- (kp) Reimbursement to counties for victim-witness services PR-S A 748,900 748,900 (m) Federal aid; victim compensation PR-F C 1,880,700 1,880,700 (ma) Federal aid; state operations relating to crime victim services PR-F C 1,623,500 1,588,300 (mh) Federal aid; victim assistance PR-F C 8,377,900 5,179,300 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 12,686,300 12,980,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 18,699,600 15,466,800 FEDERAL (11,882,100) (8,648,300) OTHER (5,712,600) (5,712,600) SERVICE (1,104,900) (1,105,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 31,385,900 28,447,500 20.455 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 94,795,300 87,955,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 84,896,600 82,723,900 FEDERAL (24,957,800) (21,716,100) OTHER (20,967,900) (20,918,600) SERVICE (38,970,900) (40,089,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 9,312,200 9,312,500 OTHER (9,312,200) (9,312,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 189,004,100 179,991,900 20.465 Military Affairs, Department of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 432 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (1) NATIONAL GUARD OPERATIONS (a) General program operations GPR A 9,579,100 9,798,500 (b) Repair and maintenance GPR A 970,200 970,200 (c) Public emergencies GPR S 4,250,000 4,250,000 (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 6,505,800 6,385,900 (dm) Death gratuity GPR S -0- -0- (e) State flags GPR A 400 400 (em) Conservation of memorials and markers related to Wisconsin GPR A -0- -0- (f) Energy costs; energy-related assessments GPR A 2,944,700 3,095,700 (g) Military property PR A 2,079,100 2,079,100 (h) Intergovernmental services PR C -0- -0- (i) Distance learning centers PR C -0- -0- (km) Agency services PR-S A 60,800 60,800 (Li) Gifts and grants PR C 156,800 156,800 (m) Federal aid PR-F C 81,425,200 81,428,300 (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 1,630,000 1,630,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 24,250,200 24,500,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 85,351,900 85,355,000 FEDERAL (83,055,200) (83,058,300) OTHER (2,235,900) (2,235,900) SERVICE (60,800) (60,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 109,602,100 109,855,700 (2) GUARD MEMBERS' BENEFITS (a) Educational grants GPR S 5,800,000 5,800,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 433 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (r) Military family relief SEG C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,800,000 5,800,000 SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 5,800,000 5,800,000 (3) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 4,952,700 5,011,000 (am) Worker's compensation for local unit of government volunteers GPR S 30,000 30,000 (b) State disaster assistance GPR A -0- -0- (bm) Statewide public safety interoperable communication system GPR C 79,746,400 -0- (c) Grant program for public safety interoperable communication system upgrades GPR A 10,000,000 -0- (dd) Regional emergency response teams GPR A 1,247,400 1,247,400 (df) Regional emergency response grants GPR C -0- -0- (dm) Mobile field force grants GPR C -0- -0- (dn) Division of emergency management; pre-disaster flood resilience grants GPR B 1,000,000 1,000,000 (dp) Emergency response equipment GPR A 417,000 417,000 (dr) Emergency response supplement GPR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 434 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (dt) Emergency response training GPR B 57,900 57,900 (dv) Urban search and rescue task force GPR C 1,000,000 500,000 (e) Disaster recovery aid; public health emergency quarantine costs GPR S 4,500,000 4,500,000 (f) Civil air patrol aids GPR A 16,900 16,900 (g) Program services PR C 2,879,500 2,879,500 (h) Interstate emergency assistance PR A -0- -0- (hm) Urban search and rescue task force supplement PR C -0- -0- (i) Emergency planning and reporting; administration PR A 1,660,300 1,660,300 (j) Division of emergency management; gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (jm) Division of emergency management; emergency planning grants PR C 1,043,800 1,043,800 (jt) Regional emergency response reimbursement PR C -0- -0- (ke) Interagency and intra-agency assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (km) Interoperable communications system PR-S A 1,377,300 1,377,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 435 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ks) Public safety interoperable communication system; state fees PR-S A 50,000 50,000 (L) Public safety interoperable communication system; general usage fees PR A 50,000 50,000 (m) Federal aid, state operations PR-F C 6,143,800 6,143,800 (mb) Federal aid, homeland security PR-F C 17,265,500 17,265,500 (n) Federal aid, local assistance PR-F C 28,291,700 28,291,700 (o) Federal aid, individuals and organizations PR-F C 4,908,300 4,908,300 (q) Interoperability council SEG A 362,000 362,000 (qm) Next Generation 911 SEG B 35,627,100 35,627,100 (qs) Grant program for incumbent local exchange carriers SEG B 6,000,000 6,000,000 (r) Division of emergency management; petroleum inspection fund SEG A 462,100 462,100 (s) State disaster assistance; petroleum inspection fund SEG C 1,688,600 1,620,500 (t) Emergency response training - environmental fund SEG B 7,600 7,600 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 102,968,300 12,780,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 63,670,200 63,670,200 FEDERAL (56,609,300) (56,609,300) OTHER (5,633,600) (5,633,600) SERVICE (1,427,300) (1,427,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 44,147,400 44,079,300 OTHER (44,147,400) (44,079,300) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 436 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 210,785,900 120,529,700 (4) NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH PROGRAMS (h) Gifts and grants PR C 1,700 1,700 (ka) Challenge academy program; public instruction funds PR-S C 1,372,100 1,372,100 (m) Federal aid PR-F C 4,117,100 4,117,100 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 5,490,900 5,490,900 FEDERAL (4,117,100) (4,117,100) OTHER (1,700) (1,700) SERVICE (1,372,100) (1,372,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 5,490,900 5,490,900 20.465 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 133,018,500 43,080,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 154,513,000 154,516,100 FEDERAL (143,781,600) (143,784,700) OTHER (7,871,200) (7,871,200) SERVICE (2,860,200) (2,860,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 44,147,400 44,079,300 OTHER (44,147,400) (44,079,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 331,678,900 241,676,300 20.475 District Attorneys (1) DISTRICT ATTORNEYS (d) Salaries and fringe benefits GPR A 79,974,300 81,417,300 (em) Salary adjustments GPR A 2,947,300 5,841,600 (h) Gifts and grants PR C 3,240,500 3,230,200 (i) Other employees PR A 305,000 305,000 (k) Interagency and intra-agency assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (km) Deoxyribonucleic acid evidence activities PR-S A 126,600 126,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 437 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 82,921,600 87,258,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 3,672,100 3,661,800 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (3,545,500) (3,535,200) SERVICE (126,600) (126,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 86,593,700 90,920,700 20.475 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 82,921,600 87,258,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 3,672,100 3,661,800 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (3,545,500) (3,535,200) SERVICE (126,600) (126,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 86,593,700 90,920,700 20.485 Veterans Affairs, Department of (1) VETERANS HOMES (a) Aids to indigent veterans GPR A 178,200 178,200 (e) Lease rental payments GPR S -0- -0- (f) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 1,347,400 1,438,300 (g) Home exchange PR C 207,000 207,000 (gd) Veterans home cemetery operations PR C 5,000 5,000 (gf) Veterans home member care PR C -0- -0- (gk) Institutional operations PR A 138,966,900 138,966,900 (go) Self-amortizing facilities; principal repayment and interest PR S 3,600,300 3,458,800 (h) Gifts and bequests PR C 263,400 263,400 (i) State-owned housing maintenance PR C 15,700 15,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 438 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kc) Electric energy derived from renewable resources PR-S A 54,000 54,000 (kj) Grants for fire and emergency medical services PR-S B 300,000 300,000 (ks) Emergency mitigation PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid; care at veterans homes PR-F C 1,300 1,300 (mn) Federal projects PR-F C 12,500 12,500 (t) Veterans homes member accounts SEG C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,525,600 1,616,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 143,426,100 143,284,600 FEDERAL (13,800) (13,800) OTHER (143,058,300) (142,916,800) SERVICE (354,000) (354,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 144,951,700 144,901,100 (2) LOANS AND AIDS TO VETERANS (g) Consumer reporting agency fees PR C -0- -0- (h) Public and private receipts PR C 18,200 18,200 (kg) American Indian services coordinator PR-S A 126,700 126,700 (km) American Indian grants PR-S A 61,200 61,200 (m) Federal payments; veterans assistance PR-F C 467,300 467,300 (qm) Veterans employment and entrepreneurship grants SEG A 500,000 500,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 439 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (qs) Veterans outreach and recovery program SEG B 2,302,600 2,392,500 (qw) Veterans mental health services SEG B 5,000,000 -0- (rm) Veterans assistance programs SEG B 1,711,900 1,861,900 (rn) Fish and game vouchers SEG B 15,000 15,000 (rp) Veterans assistance program receipts SEG C 115,500 115,500 (s) Transportation payment SEG A 400,000 400,000 (sm) Military funeral honors SEG S 304,500 304,500 (tf) Veterans tuition reimbursement program SEG B 300,000 300,000 (th) Grants to nonprofit organizations SEG B 250,000 250,000 (tj) Retraining assistance program SEG A 200,000 200,000 (tm) Facilities SEG C 50,000 50,000 (u) Administration of loans and aids to veterans SEG A 11,745,300 12,990,500 (vm) Veterans assistance grants SEG A 600,000 600,000 (vs) Grants to Camp American Legion SEG A 100,000 100,000 (vu) Grants to American Indian tribes and bands SEG A 177,500 177,500 (vw) Payments to veterans organizations for claims service SEG A 348,000 348,000 (vx) County grants SEG A 1,103,300 1,103,300 (x) Federal per diem payments SEG-F C 1,343,600 1,343,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 440 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (yn) Veterans trust fund loans and expenses SEG B 20,000 20,000 (yo) Debt payment SEG S -0- -0- (z) Gifts SEG C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 673,400 673,400 FEDERAL (467,300) (467,300) OTHER (18,200) (18,200) SERVICE (187,900) (187,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 26,587,200 23,072,300 FEDERAL (1,343,600) (1,343,600) OTHER (25,243,600) (21,728,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 27,260,600 23,745,700 (4) VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERIES (a) Cemetery maintenance and beautification GPR A 22,200 22,200 (g) Cemetery operations PR C 393,500 393,500 (h) Gifts, grants and bequests PR C 100,000 100,000 (m) Federal aid; cemetery operations and burials PR-F C 1,371,800 1,371,800 (q) Cemetery administration and maintenance SEG A 1,569,600 1,608,600 (qm) Repayment of principal and interest SEG S 15,700 15,700 (r) Cemetery energy costs; energy- related assessments SEG A 85,000 85,000 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 22,200 22,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,865,300 1,865,300 FEDERAL (1,371,800) (1,371,800) OTHER (493,500) (493,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,670,300 1,709,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 441 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 OTHER (1,670,300) (1,709,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,557,800 3,596,800 (5) WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM (c) Operation of Wisconsin Veterans Museum GPR A 337,200 337,200 (mn) Federal projects; museum acquisitions and operations PR-F C -0- -0- (tm) Museum facilities SEG C 50,000 50,000 (v) Museum sales receipts SEG C 140,900 140,900 (vo) Veterans of World War I SEG A 2,500 2,500 (wd) Operation of Wisconsin Veterans Museum SEG A 3,619,100 3,645,400 (zm) Museum gifts and bequests SEG C -0- -0- (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 337,200 337,200 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 3,812,500 3,838,800 OTHER (3,812,500) (3,838,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,149,700 4,176,000 (6) ADMINISTRATION (k) Funds received from other state agencies PR-S C -0- -0- (6) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.485 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,885,000 1,975,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 145,964,800 145,823,300 FEDERAL (1,852,900) (1,852,900) OTHER (143,570,000) (143,428,500) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 442 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SERVICE (541,900) (541,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 32,070,000 28,620,400 FEDERAL (1,343,600) (1,343,600) OTHER (30,726,400) (27,276,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 179,919,800 176,419,600 20.490 Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (1) FACILITATION OF CONSTRUCTION (a) Capital reserve fund deficiency GPR C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (2) HOUSING REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM (a) General program operations GPR C -0- -0- (q) Loan loss reserve fund SEG C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (3) HOMEOWNERSHIP MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE (a) Homeowner eviction lien protection program GPR C -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (4) DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS MOBILIZATION ASSISTANCE (g) Disadvantaged business mobilization loan guarantee PR C -0- -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 443 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (5) WISCONSIN DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES (a) Wisconsin development reserve fund GPR C -0- -0- (q) Environmental fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve fund SEG C -0- -0- (r) Agrichemical management fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve fund SEG C -0- -0- (s) Petroleum inspection fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve fund SEG A -0- -0- (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (6) FUNDS (am) Residential housing infrastructure revolving loan fund GPR C -0- -0- (b) Main street housing rehabilitation revolving loan fund GPR C -0- -0- (c) Commercial-to-housing conversion revolving loan fund GPR C -0- -0- (d) Housing rehabilitation GPR C -0- -0- (6) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.490 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 444 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- Human Relations and Resources FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 8,278,160,500 8,366,085,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 16,166,923,900 17,016,056,700 FEDERAL (13,571,527,100) (14,366,896,200) OTHER (2,134,680,500) (2,186,788,400) SERVICE (460,716,300) (462,372,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,743,555,500 1,689,528,300 FEDERAL (1,343,600) (1,343,600) OTHER (1,742,211,900) (1,688,184,700) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 26,188,639,900 27,071,670,000 General Executive Functions 20.505 Administration, Department of (1) SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT (a) General program operations GPR A 6,903,700 7,341,000 (au) Grant to local professional baseball park district GPR S 13,400,000 13,400,000 (av) Loans to local professional baseball park district GPR S -0- -0- (aw) Grants for local projects GPR C 125,000,000 -0- (b) Midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact; loan from general fund GPR C -0- -0- (bp) Office of violence prevention; general program operations GPR A 597,200 694,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 445 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bq) Appropriation obligations repayment; tobacco settlement revenues GPR A 106,715,300 101,319,800 (br) Appropriation obligations repayment; unfunded liabilities under the Wisconsin Retirement System GPR A 216,734,200 158,782,500 (bs) Office of violence prevention; violence reduction initiative grants GPR A 3,500,000 8,500,000 (bv) Cybersecurity emergency incident response GPR S -0- -0- (cb) Grants to tribes for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs GPR A -0- 142,500 (cm) Comprehensive planning grants; general purpose revenue GPR A -0- -0- (cn) Comprehensive planning; administrative support GPR A -0- -0- (cp) Translation services GPR A 500,000 500,000 (cv) First class city school district audit response support GPR B 5,000,000 -0- (d) Special counsel GPR S 611,900 611,900 (dm) Justice information systems; general purpose revenue GPR A 3,705,000 3,465,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 446 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (e) Supplement to crime victim services grant program GPR S -0- -0- (em) Cybersecurity activities GPR A 414,400 532,500 (ep) Civil legal services GPR C 43,000,000 -0- (fm) Fund of funds investment program GPR A -0- -0- (fn) Artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure GPR A 193,200 249,600 (fo) Federal resource acquisition support grants GPR A -0- -0- (fp) Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center GPR A -0- -0- (fr) Grants for local government expenditures GPR C -0- -0- (fy) Harbor commission of the town of La Pointe GPR A -0- -0- (g) Midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact; membership and costs PR A -0- -0- (gc) Processing services PR A 194,900 194,900 (ge) High-voltage transmission line annual impact fee distributions PR C -0- -0- (gm) Federal resource acquisition PR A 278,100 278,100 (gr) Disabled veteran-owned, woman- owned, and minority business certification fees PR C 31,500 31,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 447 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gs) High-voltage transmission line environmental impact fee distributions PR C -0- -0- (ic) Services to nonstate governmental units PR A 153,900 153,900 (id) Justice information fee receipts PR C -0- -0- (im) Services to nonstate governmental units; entity contract PR A 1,357,000 1,356,800 (ip) Information technology and communication services; self- funded portal PR A 8,034,000 8,034,000 (is) Information technology and communications services; nonstate entities PR A 12,522,700 12,522,700 (it) Appropriation obligations; agreements and ancillary arrangements PR C -0- -0- (iu) Plat and proposed incorporation and annexation review PR C 429,300 429,300 (iv) Enterprise resource planning system; nonstate entities PR C -0- -0- (j) Gifts, grants, and bequests PR C -0- -0- (jc) Employee development and training services PR A 154,700 154,700 (ka) Materials and services to state agencies and certain districts PR-S A 7,461,900 7,560,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 448 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kb) Transportation and records PR-S A 27,599,900 20,167,500 (kc) Capital planning and building construction services PR-S A 19,597,700 20,190,200 (kd) Enterprise resource planning system PR-S C 10,960,800 10,960,100 (kf) Procurement services PR-S C 5,472,100 5,474,100 (kg) Federal resource acquisition PR-S C -0- -0- (kh) Justice information systems PR-S A 4,583,200 4,582,500 (ki) Postage costs PR-S C 15,710,100 15,710,100 (kj) Financial services PR-S A 10,583,700 10,582,500 (kL) Printing, mail, communication, document sales, and information technology services; state agencies; veterans services PR-S A 111,679,900 111,652,400 (km) University of Wisconsin-Green Bay programming PR-S A 356,800 356,800 (kn) Publications PR A 102,100 102,100 (ko) Pay for success contracts PR-S C -0- -0- (kp) Youth wellness center PR-S A 1,500,000 1,500,000 (kq) Justice information systems development, operation and maintenance PR-S A -0- -0- (kr) Legal services; relocation assistance PR-S A 1,842,900 1,895,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 449 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ks) Collective bargaining grievance arbitrations PR-S A 30,000 30,000 (kt) Tribal grants; other PR-S A 6,010,800 4,660,800 (ku) Management assistance grants to counties PR-S A 563,200 563,200 (kx) American Indian economic development; technical assistance and tourism promotion PR-S A 1,159,000 1,159,000 (ky) Tribal grants PR-S A 24,310,000 28,150,000 (kz) General program operations PR-S A 45,204,800 46,464,400 (mb) Federal aid PR-F C 7,583,700 4,565,000 (n) Federal aid; local assistance PR-F C 90,000,000 90,000,000 (ng) Sale of forest products; funds for public schools and public roads PR C -0- -0- (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 50,100 50,100 (r) Local construction project grants SEG C 23,400,000 16,700,000 (s) Diesel truck idling reduction grant administration SEG A -0- -0- (sa) Diesel truck idling reduction grants SEG A -0- -0- (ub) Land information program, state operations; reviews of municipal incorporations and annexations; planning grants SEG A 828,200 828,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 450 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (uc) Land information program; local aids SEG C 15,239,400 15,239,400 (ud) Comprehensive planning grants; land information fund SEG A -0- -0- (v) General program operations - environmental improvement programs; state funds SEG A 881,000 880,800 (x) General program operations - clean water fund program; federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (y) General program operations - safe drinking water loan program; federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (z) Transportation planning grants to local governmental units SEG-S B -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 526,274,900 295,538,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 415,518,800 409,532,900 FEDERAL (97,633,800) (94,615,100) OTHER (23,258,200) (23,258,000) SERVICE (294,626,800) (291,659,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 40,348,600 33,648,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (40,348,600) (33,648,200) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 982,142,300 738,720,000 (2) RISK MANAGEMENT (a) General fund supplement - risk management claims GPR S -0- -0- (am) Costs and judgments GPR S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 451 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (k) Risk management costs PR-S C 35,406,200 35,406,200 (ki) Risk management administration PR-S A 23,738,600 26,291,300 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 59,144,800 61,697,500 SERVICE (59,144,800) (61,697,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 59,144,800 61,697,500 (3) UTILITY PUBLIC BENEFITS AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (q) General program operations; utility public benefits SEG A 12,247,700 12,247,600 (r) Low-income assistance grants SEG S 19,447,300 19,447,300 (rr) Air quality improvement grants SEG S -0- -0- (s) Transfer to air quality improvement fund SEG S -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE 31,695,000 31,694,900 OTHER (31,695,000) (31,694,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 31,695,000 31,694,900 (4) ATTACHED DIVISIONS AND OTHER BODIES (a) Adjudication of tax appeals GPR A 912,600 640,000 (b) Adjudication of equalization appeals GPR S -0- -0- (c) Telecommunications access for educational agencies; general fund GPR B 5,527,400 7,671,400 (cm) Community climate action grants GPR B 10,066,200 84,200 (cp) Community climate engagement grant program GPR B 607,800 715,800 (d) Claims awards GPR S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 452 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ea) Women's council operations GPR A 216,100 213,100 (ec) Service award program; general program operations GPR A 17,200 17,200 (er) Service award program; state awards GPR S 2,993,000 2,993,000 (es) Principal, interest, and rebates; general purpose revenue - schools GPR S 155,800 156,000 (et) Principal, interest, and rebates; general purpose revenue - public library boards GPR S 1,100 300 (f) Interagency council on homelessness operations GPR A 117,000 117,000 (fm) National and community service board; state scholarship program GPR B 1,600,000 1,600,000 (g) Distance learning authorization board; general operations PR C -0- -0- (h) Program services PR A 29,100 29,000 (ha) Principal, interest, and rebates; program revenue - schools PR C -0- -0- (hb) Principal, interest, and rebates; program revenue - public library boards PR C -0- -0- (j) National and community service board; gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 453 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (js) Educational technology block grants; Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation assessments PR C -0- -0- (k) Waste facility siting board; general program operations PR-S A 45,500 45,500 (ka) State use board - general program operations PR-S A 184,000 183,900 (kb) National and community service board; administrative support PR-S A 453,700 473,100 (kp) Hearings and appeals fees PR-S A 12,875,600 12,871,900 (L) Equipment purchases and leases PR C -0- -0- (Lm) Educational telecommunications; additional services PR C -0- -0- (mp) Federal e-rate aid PR-F C 5,771,600 5,771,500 (o) National and community service board; federal aid for administration PR-F C 1,309,400 1,309,200 (p) National and community service board; federal aid for grants PR-F C 3,354,300 3,354,300 (r) State capitol and executive residence board; gifts and grants SEG C -0- -0- (s) Telecommunications access for educational agencies SEG B 9,505,900 7,361,900 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 22,214,200 14,208,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 24,023,200 24,038,400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 454 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (10,435,300) (10,435,000) OTHER (29,100) (29,000) SERVICE (13,558,800) (13,574,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 9,505,900 7,361,900 OTHER (9,505,900) (7,361,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 55,743,300 45,608,300 (5) FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (c) Principal repayment and interest; Black Point Estate GPR S 164,600 184,300 (g) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; parking PR-S S 2,076,800 2,041,600 (ka) Facility operations and maintenance; police and protection functions PR-S A 52,828,100 53,911,800 (kb) Parking PR A 1,779,700 1,779,700 (kc) Principal repayment, interest and rebates PR-S C 24,810,700 20,600,000 (ke) Additional energy conservation construction projects PR-S C -0- -0- (kg) Electric energy derived from renewable resources PR-S A 325,400 325,400 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 164,600 184,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 81,820,700 78,658,500 OTHER (1,779,700) (1,779,700) SERVICE (80,041,000) (76,878,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 81,985,300 78,842,800 (7) HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (a) General program operations GPR A 1,220,700 1,259,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 455 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (b) Housing grants and loans; general purpose revenue GPR B 4,097,800 4,097,800 (bp) Housing quality standards grants GPR A 2,000,000 2,000,000 (c) Payments to designated agents GPR A -0- -0- (fe) Grants for Milwaukee County Housing First GPR A 100,000 100,000 (fm) Shelter for homeless and housing grants GPR B 10,813,600 10,813,600 (fo) Affordable housing and workforce development grants GPR B 1,000,000 -0- (fq) Grants to incentivize eliminating zoning barriers to affordable housing GPR B 20,000,000 -0- (fr) Whole-home upgrade grants GPR C 7,200,000 -0- (ft) Employment grants GPR A 75,000 75,000 (gg) Housing program services; other entities PR C 168,900 168,900 (h) Funding for the homeless PR C 422,400 422,400 (k) Sale of materials or services PR-S C -0- -0- (kg) Housing program services PR-S C 1,492,800 1,512,200 (m) Federal aid; state operations PR-F C 2,143,700 2,112,100 (n) Federal aid; local assistance PR-F C 10,000,000 10,000,000 (o) Federal aid; individuals and organizations PR-F C 22,164,000 22,164,000 (7) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 46,507,100 18,345,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 456 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 36,391,800 36,379,600 FEDERAL (34,307,700) (34,276,100) OTHER (591,300) (591,300) SERVICE (1,492,800) (1,512,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 82,898,900 54,725,300 (8) DIVISION OF GAMING (am) Interest on racing and bingo moneys GPR S -0- -0- (g) General program operations; racing PR A -0- -0- (h) General program operations; Indian gaming PR A 2,111,200 2,110,500 (hm) Indian gaming receipts PR C -0- -0- (jn) General program operations; raffles and bingo PR A 625,500 800,300 (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 2,736,700 2,910,800 OTHER (2,736,700) (2,910,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,736,700 2,910,800 20.505 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 595,160,800 328,276,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 619,636,000 613,217,700 FEDERAL (142,376,800) (139,326,200) OTHER (28,395,000) (28,568,800) SERVICE (448,864,200) (445,322,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 81,549,500 72,705,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (81,549,500) (72,705,000) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,296,346,300 1,014,199,600 20.507 Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of (1) TRUST LANDS AND INVESTMENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 457 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (a) General program operations GPR A 1,991,000 2,009,400 (c) Payments in lieu of taxes GPR S 35,000 40,000 (h) Trust lands and investments - general program operations PR-S A -0- -0- (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (j) Payments to American Indian tribes or bands for raised sunken logs PR C -0- -0- (k) Trust lands and investments - interagency and intra-agency assistance PR-S A -0- -0- (mg) Federal aid - flood control PR-F C 52,700 52,700 (q) Forest land and timber management SEG-S A 313,200 313,200 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,026,000 2,049,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 52,700 52,700 FEDERAL (52,700) (52,700) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,391,900 2,415,300 20.507 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,026,000 2,049,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 52,700 52,700 FEDERAL (52,700) (52,700) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,391,900 2,415,300 20.510 Elections Commission (1) ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 458 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue GPR B 6,670,700 6,776,800 (be) Investigations GPR A 25,000 25,000 (bm) Training of chief inspectors GPR B -0- -0- (bp) Election administration; local aids GPR B 900,000 500,000 (br) Special counsel GPR A -0- -0- (c) County and municipal clerk training GPR A 82,600 82,600 (d) Election administration transfer GPR A -0- -0- (e) Elections administration GPR A -0- -0- (f) Local aids for special elections GPR S -0- -0- (g) Recount fees PR C -0- -0- (h) Materials and services PR A 9,000 9,000 (jm) Gifts and grants PR A -0- -0- (jn) Election security and maintenance PR C 424,600 424,600 (m) Federal aid PR-F A -0- -0- (t) Election administration SEG A 100 100 (x) Federal aid; election administration fund SEG-F C 1,274,500 1,222,100 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 7,678,300 7,384,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 433,600 433,600 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (433,600) (433,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,274,600 1,222,200 FEDERAL (1,274,500) (1,222,100) OTHER (100) (100) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 459 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 9,386,500 9,040,200 20.510 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 7,678,300 7,384,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 433,600 433,600 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (433,600) (433,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,274,600 1,222,200 FEDERAL (1,274,500) (1,222,100) OTHER (100) (100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 9,386,500 9,040,200 20.515 Employee Trust Funds, Department of (1) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (a) Annuity supplements and payments GPR S 12,200 8,000 (c) Contingencies GPR S -0- -0- (t) Automated operating system SEG C 30,048,100 30,048,100 (tm) Health savings account plan SEG C -0- -0- (u) Employee-funded reimbursement account plan SEG C -0- -0- (w) Administration SEG A 48,902,700 49,012,600 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 12,200 8,000 SEGREGATED REVENUE 78,950,800 79,060,700 OTHER (78,950,800) (79,060,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 78,963,000 79,068,700 20.515 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 12,200 8,000 SEGREGATED REVENUE 78,950,800 79,060,700 OTHER (78,950,800) (79,060,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 78,963,000 79,068,700 20.521 Ethics Commission (1) ETHICS, CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND LOBBYING REGULATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 460 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue GPR A 4,195,200 3,850,200 (be) Investigations GPR A 225,000 225,000 (br) Special counsel GPR A -0- -0- (g) General program operations; program revenue PR A 31,700 31,700 (h) Gifts and grants PR A -0- -0- (i) Materials and services PR A 4,500 4,500 (j) Electronic filing software PR A -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,420,200 4,075,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 36,200 36,200 OTHER (36,200) (36,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,456,400 4,111,400 20.521 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,420,200 4,075,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 36,200 36,200 OTHER (36,200) (36,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,456,400 4,111,400 20.525 Governor, Office of the (1) EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION (a) General program operations GPR S 4,309,000 4,309,000 (b) Contingent fund GPR S 20,400 20,400 (c) Membership in national associations GPR S 140,700 140,700 (d) Disability board GPR S -0- -0- (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 461 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,470,100 4,470,100 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,470,100 4,470,100 (2) EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE (a) General program operations GPR S 364,300 364,300 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 364,300 364,300 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 364,300 364,300 20.525 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,834,400 4,834,400 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,834,400 4,834,400 20.536 Investment Board (1) INVESTMENT OF FUNDS (k) General program operations PR C 102,814,700 102,814,700 (ka) General program operations; environmental improvement fund PR-S C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 102,814,700 102,814,700 OTHER (102,814,700) (102,814,700) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 102,814,700 102,814,700 20.536 DEPARTMENT TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 102,814,700 102,814,700 OTHER (102,814,700) (102,814,700) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 102,814,700 102,814,700 20.540 Lieutenant Governor, Office of the (1) EXECUTIVE COORDINATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 462 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (a) General program operations GPR A 492,800 492,800 (g) Gifts, grants and proceeds PR C -0- -0- (k) Grants from state agencies PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 492,800 492,800 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 492,800 492,800 20.540 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 492,800 492,800 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 492,800 492,800 20.550 Public Defender Board (1) LEGAL ASSISTANCE (a) Program operation GPR B 138,999,100 141,780,600 (fb) Payments from clients; administrative costs PR A 334,400 334,600 (g) Gifts, grants, and proceeds PR C -0- -0- (h) Contractual agreements PR-S A -0- -0- (i) Tuition payments PR C -0- -0- (kj) Conferences and training PR-S A 263,000 263,500 (L) Private bar and investigator reimbursement; payments for legal representation PR C 913,000 913,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 463 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 138,999,100 141,780,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,510,400 1,511,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (1,247,400) (1,247,600) SERVICE (263,000) (263,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 140,509,500 143,291,700 20.550 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 138,999,100 141,780,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,510,400 1,511,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (1,247,400) (1,247,600) SERVICE (263,000) (263,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 140,509,500 143,291,700 20.566 Revenue, Department of (1) COLLECTION OF TAXES (a) General program operations GPR A 74,909,400 74,909,400 (bn) Administration and enforcement of marijuana tax and regulation GPR A 3,357,600 2,171,400 (g) Administration of county sales and use taxes PR A 3,603,700 3,604,500 (ga) Cigarette tax stamps PR A 249,300 249,300 (gb) Business tax registration PR A 2,044,500 2,044,500 (gc) Administration of transit authority taxes PR A -0- -0- (gf) Administration of resort tax PR-S A 72,000 72,000 (gg) Administration of local taxes PR A 182,200 182,200 (gh) Administration of regional transit authority fees PR A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 464 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gi) Administration of municipality taxes of 1st class cities PR-S A 1,100,700 1,100,700 (gj) Administration of municipality taxes; generally PR-S A 140,300 171,700 (h) Debt collection PR A 4,861,700 4,989,200 (hb) Collections by the department PR A 1,484,400 1,484,400 (hc) Collections from the financial record matching program PR A 655,800 655,800 (hm) Collections under contracts PR S -0- -0- (hn) Collections under the multistate tax commission audit program PR S -0- -0- (ho) Collections under multistate streamlined sales tax project PR S 41,000 41,000 (hp) Administration of income tax checkoff voluntary payments PR A 27,300 27,300 (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (m) Federal funds; state operations PR-F C -0- -0- (q) Economic development surcharge administration SEG A 308,900 308,900 (qm) Administration of rental vehicle fee SEG A 84,900 84,900 (r) Administration of dry cleaner fees SEG A 18,900 18,900 (s) Petroleum inspection fee collection SEG A 100,900 100,900 (t) Farmland preservation credit, 2010 and beyond SEG A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 465 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (u) Motor fuel tax administration SEG A 2,050,400 2,054,500 (v) Cigarette, tobacco, and vapor product enforcement SEG A 659,900 659,900 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 78,267,000 77,080,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 14,462,900 14,622,600 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (13,149,900) (13,278,200) SERVICE (1,313,000) (1,344,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 3,223,900 3,228,000 OTHER (3,223,900) (3,228,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 95,953,800 94,931,400 (2) STATE AND LOCAL FINANCE (a) General program operations GPR A 10,170,400 10,199,000 (b) Valuation error loans GPR S -0- -0- (bm) Integrated property assessment system technology GPR A 2,545,300 2,545,300 (g) County assessment studies PR C -0- -0- (ga) Commercial property assessment PR C -0- -0- (gb) Manufacturing property assessment PR A 1,575,100 1,603,700 (gi) Municipal finance report compliance PR A 32,800 32,800 (h) Reassessments PR A 273,500 273,500 (hm) Administration of tax incremental, and environmental remediation tax incremental, financing programs PR C 207,400 207,400 (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 466 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (m) Federal funds; state operations PR-F C -0- -0- (q) Railroad and air carrier tax administration SEG A 288,500 289,500 (r) Lottery and gaming credit administration SEG A 357,500 357,600 (s) Shared revenue and innovation grant administration SEG A 376,700 376,700 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 12,715,700 12,744,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,088,800 2,117,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (2,088,800) (2,117,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,022,700 1,023,800 OTHER (1,022,700) (1,023,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 15,827,200 15,885,500 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SPACE RENTAL (a) General program operations GPR A 35,445,300 35,416,200 (b) Integrated tax system technology GPR A 4,087,100 4,087,100 (c) Expert professional services GPR B 63,300 63,300 (g) Services PR A 81,300 81,300 (gm) Reciprocity agreement and publications PR A 36,000 36,000 (go) Reciprocity agreement, Illinois PR A -0- -0- (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (k) Internal services PR-S A 2,938,000 2,903,000 (km) Gaming regulation and enforcement PR A 493,400 631,100 (m) Federal funds; state operations PR-F C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 467 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 39,595,700 39,566,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 3,548,700 3,651,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (610,700) (748,400) SERVICE (2,938,000) (2,903,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 43,144,400 43,218,000 (4) UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM (a) Unclaimed property; contingency appropriation GPR S -0- -0- (j) Unclaimed property; claims PR C -0- -0- (k) Unclaimed property; administrative expenses PR-S A 4,189,000 4,237,500 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 4,189,000 4,237,500 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (4,189,000) (4,237,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,189,000 4,237,500 (7) INVESTMENT AND LOCAL IMPACT FUND (e) Investment and local impact fund supplement GPR A -0- -0- (g) Investment and local impact fund administrative expenses PR A -0- -0- (n) Federal mining revenue PR-F C -0- -0- (v) Investment and local impact fund SEG C -0- -0- (7) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 468 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (8) LOTTERY (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue GPR A -0- -0- (b) Retailer compensation GPR A 61,875,100 61,875,100 (c) Vendor fees; general purpose revenue GPR A 23,480,300 23,480,300 (q) General program operations SEG A 21,997,400 22,019,500 (r) Retailer compensation SEG S -0- -0- (s) Prizes SEG S -0- -0- (v) Vendor fees SEG S -0- -0- (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 85,355,400 85,355,400 SEGREGATED REVENUE 21,997,400 22,019,500 OTHER (21,997,400) (22,019,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 107,352,800 107,374,900 (9) DIVISION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES (g) General program operations PR A 3,475,800 3,636,800 (9) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 3,475,800 3,636,800 OTHER (3,475,800) (3,636,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,475,800 3,636,800 20.566 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 215,933,800 214,747,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 27,765,200 28,265,700 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (19,325,200) (19,780,800) SERVICE (8,440,000) (8,484,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 26,244,000 26,271,300 OTHER (26,244,000) (26,271,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 269,943,000 269,284,100 20.575 Secretary of State 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 469 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (1) MANAGING AND OPERATING PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES (g) General program operations PR A 486,100 528,700 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 20,000 20,000 (ka) Program fees PR C 178,800 229,200 (m) Federal aid PR-F C 20,000 20,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 704,900 797,900 FEDERAL (20,000) (20,000) OTHER (684,900) (777,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 704,900 797,900 20.575 DEPARTMENT TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 704,900 797,900 FEDERAL (20,000) (20,000) OTHER (684,900) (777,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 704,900 797,900 20.585 Treasurer, State (1) CUSTODIAN OF STATE FUNDS (b) Insurance GPR A -0- -0- (h) Training conferences PR C -0- -0- (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (k) Administrative expenses PR-S A 225,300 245,300 (kb) General program operations PR-S A -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 225,300 245,300 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (225,300) (245,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 225,300 245,300 20.585 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 225,300 245,300 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (225,300) (245,300) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 470 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 225,300 245,300 General Executive Functions FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 969,557,600 703,648,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 753,179,000 747,374,900 FEDERAL (142,449,500) (139,398,900) OTHER (152,937,000) (153,659,600) SERVICE (457,792,500) (454,316,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 188,332,100 179,572,400 FEDERAL (1,274,500) (1,222,100) OTHER (186,744,400) (178,037,100) SERVICE (313,200) (313,200) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,911,068,700 1,630,596,100 Judicial 20.625 Circuit Courts (1) COURT OPERATIONS (a) Circuit courts GPR S 93,385,500 93,968,800 (b) Permanent reserve judges GPR A -0- -0- (cg) Circuit court costs GPR B 28,392,900 28,612,300 (d) Circuit court costs supplement GPR B 24,596,100 70,000,000 (g) Sale of materials and services PR C -0- -0- (h) Certificates of qualification for employment PR C -0- -0- (jd) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program PR A -0- -0- (k) Court interpreters PR-S A 232,700 232,700 (kn) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration; justice information fee PR-S A -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 471 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kv) Programs for criminal offenders PR C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 146,374,500 192,581,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 232,700 232,700 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (232,700) (232,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 146,607,200 192,813,800 20.625 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 146,374,500 192,581,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 232,700 232,700 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (232,700) (232,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 146,607,200 192,813,800 20.660 Court of Appeals (1) APPELLATE PROCEEDINGS (a) General program operations GPR S 12,936,600 12,946,900 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 12,936,600 12,946,900 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 12,936,600 12,946,900 20.660 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 12,936,600 12,946,900 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 12,936,600 12,946,900 20.665 Judicial Commission (1) JUDICIAL CONDUCT (a) General program operations GPR A 363,100 363,400 (cm) Contractual agreements GPR B 16,200 16,200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 472 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mm) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 379,300 379,600 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 379,300 379,600 20.665 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 379,300 379,600 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 379,300 379,600 20.670 Judicial Council (1) ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE COURTS AND THE LEGISLATURE (a) General program operations GPR A -0- -0- (k) Director of state courts and law library transfer PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.670 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.680 Supreme Court (1) SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS (a) General program operations GPR S 6,606,200 6,618,400 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 473 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,606,200 6,618,400 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 6,606,200 6,618,400 (2) DIRECTOR OF STATE COURTS AND LAW LIBRARY (a) General program operations GPR B 13,994,600 13,994,600 (g) Gifts and grants PR C 708,500 708,500 (ga) Court commissioner training PR C 64,700 64,700 (gc) Court interpreter training and certification PR C 45,100 45,100 (h) Materials and services PR C 60,300 60,300 (i) Municipal judge training PR C 182,600 182,600 (j) Court information systems PR C 12,597,800 12,679,400 (kc) Central services PR-S A 396,400 584,000 (ke) Interagency and intra-agency automation assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (kf) Interagency and intra-agency assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (L) Library collections and services PR C 79,400 79,400 (m) Federal aid PR-F C 529,000 529,500 (qm) Mediation fund SEG C 338,800 339,100 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 13,994,600 13,994,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 14,663,800 14,933,500 FEDERAL (529,000) (529,500) OTHER (13,738,400) (13,820,000) SERVICE (396,400) (584,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 338,800 339,100 OTHER (338,800) (339,100) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 474 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 28,997,200 29,267,200 (3) BAR EXAMINERS AND RESPONSIBILITY (g) Board of bar examiners PR C 810,800 810,800 (h) Office of lawyer regulation PR C 3,708,300 3,708,300 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 4,519,100 4,519,100 OTHER (4,519,100) (4,519,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,519,100 4,519,100 (4) OFFICE OF THE MARSHALS OF THE SUPREME COURT (a) General program operations GPR A 1,332,700 1,241,000 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,332,700 1,241,000 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,332,700 1,241,000 20.680 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 21,933,500 21,854,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 19,182,900 19,452,600 FEDERAL (529,000) (529,500) OTHER (18,257,500) (18,339,100) SERVICE (396,400) (584,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 338,800 339,100 OTHER (338,800) (339,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 41,455,200 41,645,700 Judicial FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 181,623,900 227,761,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 19,415,600 19,685,300 FEDERAL (529,000) (529,500) OTHER (18,257,500) (18,339,100) SERVICE (629,100) (816,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 338,800 339,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (338,800) (339,100) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 201,378,300 247,786,000 Legislative 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 475 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 20.765 Legislature (1) ENACTMENT OF STATE LAWS (a) General program operations- assembly GPR S 34,374,000 34,374,000 (b) General program operations- senate GPR S 26,756,700 26,756,700 (d) Legislative documents GPR S 4,219,100 4,219,100 (e) Gifts, grants, and bequests PR C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 65,349,800 65,349,800 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 65,349,800 65,349,800 (3) SERVICE AGENCIES AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (b) Legislative reference bureau GPR B 7,251,700 7,251,700 (c) Legislative audit bureau GPR B 8,225,700 8,225,700 (cm) Legislative human resources office GPR B 1,564,100 1,564,100 (d) Legislative fiscal bureau GPR B 5,001,300 5,001,300 (e) Joint legislative council; execution of functions, conduct of research, development of studies, and the provision of assistance to committees GPR B 4,749,700 4,749,700 (ec) Joint legislative council; contractual studies GPR B 25,000 -0- (em) Legislative technology services bureau GPR B 6,378,400 6,450,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 476 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (f) Joint committee on legislative organization GPR B -0- -0- (fa) Membership in national associations GPR S 326,800 338,100 (fm) WisconsinEye grants GPR B -0- -0- (g) Gifts and grants to service agencies PR C 20,000 20,000 (ka) Audit bureau reimbursable audits PR-S A 2,711,400 2,711,800 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 33,522,700 33,581,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,731,400 2,731,800 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (20,000) (20,000) SERVICE (2,711,400) (2,711,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 36,254,100 36,313,100 (4) CAPITOL OFFICES RELOCATION (a) Capitol offices relocation costs GPR B -0- -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.765 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 98,872,500 98,931,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,731,400 2,731,800 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (20,000) (20,000) SERVICE (2,711,400) (2,711,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 101,603,900 101,662,900 Legislative FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 98,872,500 98,931,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,731,400 2,731,800 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (20,000) (20,000) SERVICE (2,711,400) (2,711,800) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 477 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 101,603,900 101,662,900 General Appropriations 20.835 Shared Revenue and Tax Relief (1) SHARED REVENUE PAYMENTS (a) Property tax freeze incentive payments GPR S 111,800,000 226,954,000 (b) Refunds of certain tax payments made for nontaxable tribal land GPR S 1,000,000 -0- (c) County and municipal aid for nontaxable tribal land GPR A 566,700 566,700 (d) State aid, state assessed pipelines GPR S -0- 1,000,000 (dm) Public utility distribution account GPR S 103,799,400 112,391,800 (k) State aid; nontaxable tribal land PR-S A -0- -0- (s) Expenditure restraint incentive program account SEG S 58,145,700 58,145,700 (t) County and municipal aid account SEG S 771,396,000 800,968,300 (u) State aid, local government fund; tax exempt property SEG A 196,094,200 98,047,100 (v) State aid, local government fund; repeal of personal property taxes SEG A 173,800,000 173,800,000 (w) State aid, local government fund; personal property tax exemption SEG A 75,622,100 75,622,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 478 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (x) State aid, local government fund; video service provider fee SEG A 10,008,200 10,008,200 (y) Supplemental county and municipal aid account SEG S 281,189,200 292,346,500 (za) Innovation account SEG C -0- -0- (zb) Innovation planning grants SEG C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 217,166,100 340,912,500 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,566,255,400 1,508,937,900 OTHER (1,566,255,400) (1,508,937,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,783,421,500 1,849,850,400 (2) TAX RELIEF (b) Claim of right credit GPR S 147,000 147,000 (bb) Jobs tax credit GPR S -0- -0- (bg) Business development credit GPR S 15,400,000 16,500,000 (bm) Film production services credit GPR S -0- -0- (br) Interest payments on overassessments of manufacturing property GPR S 10,000 10,000 (c) Property tax and rent rebate GPR S 105,530,000 107,300,000 (cc) Qualified child sales and use tax rebate for 2018 GPR S -0- -0- (co) Enterprise zone jobs credit GPR S 48,000,000 29,200,000 (cp) Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone credit GPR S 8,743,000 17,690,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 479 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (d) Research credit GPR S 27,500,000 30,000,000 (dm) Farmland preservation credit GPR S -0- -0- (do) Farmland preservation credit, 2010 and beyond GPR S 21,250,000 21,250,000 (em) Veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit GPR S 117,800,000 131,100,000 (ep) Cigarette and tobacco product tax refunds GPR S 25,100,000 24,000,000 (eq) Marijuana tax refunds GPR S -0- 2,900,000 (f) Earned income tax credit GPR S 49,822,200 49,530,500 (ff) Earned income tax credit; periodic payments GPR S -0- -0- (kf) Earned income tax credit; temporary assistance for needy families PR-S A 100,907,800 101,558,500 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 419,302,200 429,627,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 100,907,800 101,558,500 SERVICE (100,907,800) (101,558,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 520,210,000 531,186,000 (3) STATE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (b) School levy tax credit and first dollar credit GPR S 1,546,962,000 1,672,067,100 (ef) Transfer to conservation fund; forestry GPR S 137,528,200 143,420,500 (q) Lottery and gaming credit SEG S 310,229,200 298,604,900 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 480 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (s) Lottery and gaming credit; late applications SEG S 1,083,100 1,083,100 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,684,490,200 1,815,487,600 SEGREGATED REVENUE 311,312,300 299,688,000 OTHER (311,312,300) (299,688,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,995,802,500 2,115,175,600 (4) COUNTY AND LOCAL TAXES (g) County taxes PR C -0- -0- (gb) Special district taxes PR C -0- -0- (gc) Transit authority taxes PR C -0- -0- (gd) Premier resort area tax PR C -0- -0- (ge) Local professional football stadium district taxes PR C -0- -0- (gg) Local taxes PR C -0- -0- (gh) Regional transit authority fees PR C -0- -0- (gi) Municipality taxes of 1st class cities PR C -0- -0- (gj) Municipality taxes; generally PR C -0- -0- (k) Baseball park facilities improvement fund PR-S C -0- -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (5) PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (r) Payments for municipal services SEG A 35,584,200 36,996,300 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 481 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SEGREGATED REVENUE 35,584,200 36,996,300 OTHER (35,584,200) (36,996,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 35,584,200 36,996,300 20.835 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,320,958,500 2,586,027,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 100,907,800 101,558,500 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (100,907,800) (101,558,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,913,151,900 1,845,622,200 OTHER (1,913,151,900) (1,845,622,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,335,018,200 4,533,208,300 20.855 Miscellaneous Appropriations (1) CASH MANAGEMENT EXPENSES; INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT (a) Obligation on operating notes GPR S -0- -0- (b) Operating note expenses GPR S -0- -0- (bm) Payment of canceled drafts GPR S 4,700,000 4,700,000 (c) Interest payments to program revenue accounts GPR S -0- -0- (d) Interest payments to segregated funds GPR S -0- -0- (dm) Interest reimbursements to federal government GPR S -0- -0- (e) Interest on prorated local government payments GPR S -0- -0- (f) Payment of fees to financial institutions GPR S -0- -0- (gm) Payment of canceled drafts; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (q) Redemption of operating notes SEG S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 482 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (r) Interest payments to general fund SEG S -0- -0- (rm) Payment of canceled drafts; segregated revenues SEG S 450,000 450,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,700,000 4,700,000 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 450,000 450,000 OTHER (450,000) (450,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 5,150,000 5,150,000 (3) CAPITOL RENOVATION EXPENSES (b) Capitol restoration and relocation planning GPR B -0- -0- (c) Historically significant furnishings GPR B -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (4) TAX, ASSISTANCE AND TRANSFER PAYMENTS (a) Interest on overpayment of taxes GPR S 5,000,000 5,000,000 (am) Great Lakes protection fund contribution GPR C -0- -0- (be) Study of engineering GPR A -0- -0- (bm) Oil pipeline terminal tax distribution GPR S 9,092,200 9,416,400 (bv) General fund supplement to veterans trust fund GPR S 24,975,000 22,325,000 (c) Minnesota income tax reciprocity GPR S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 483 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ca) Minnesota income tax reciprocity bench mark GPR A -0- -0- (cm) Illinois income tax reciprocity GPR S 155,800,000 162,100,000 (cn) Illinois income tax reciprocity bench mark GPR A -0- -0- (cr) Transfer to local exposition district GPR A 4,000,000 4,000,000 (dr) Transfer to local exposition district GPR A 4,000,000 4,000,000 (dt) Transfer for an endowment fund for WisconsinEye GPR B -0- -0- (e) Transfer to conservation fund; land acquisition reimbursement GPR S -0- -0- (em) Transfer to conservation fund; off- highway motorcycle fees GPR S 112,400 112,400 (f) Transfer to environmental fund; nonpoint sources GPR A 7,991,100 7,991,100 (fc) Aids for certain local purchases and projects GPR A -0- -0- (fm) Transfer to transportation fund; hub facility exemptions GPR S -0- -0- (fr) Transfer to transportation fund; disaster damage aids GPR S 1,000,000 1,000,000 (gd) American Red Cross, Badger Chapter PR C -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 484 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ge) Feeding America; Second Harvest food banks PR C -0- -0- (h) Volkswagen settlement funds PR C -0- -0- (q) Terminal tax distribution SEG S 2,200,000 2,200,000 (r) Petroleum allowance SEG S 150,000 150,000 (s) Transfer to conservation fund; motorboat formula SEG S 13,166,900 12,959,300 (t) Transfer to conservation fund; snowmobile formula SEG S 5,205,300 5,203,700 (u) Transfer to conservation fund; all- terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle formula SEG S 3,167,600 3,316,200 (w) Transfer to transportation fund; petroleum inspection fund SEG A 6,258,500 6,258,500 (wc) Petroleum inspection fund supplement to environmental fund; environmental management SEG A 1,704,800 1,704,800 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 211,970,700 215,944,900 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 31,853,100 31,792,500 OTHER (31,853,100) (31,792,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 243,823,800 247,737,400 (5) STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY RESERVE FUND (a) Enhancement of credit of authority debt GPR A -0- -0- (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 485 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (6) MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS (g) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (h) Vehicle and aircraft receipts PR A -0- -0- (i) Miscellaneous program revenue PR A -0- -0- (j) Custody accounts PR C -0- -0- (k) Aids to individuals and organizations PR-S C -0- -0- (ka) Local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C -0- -0- (6) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (8) MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (a) Dental clinic and education facility; principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR S 831,500 493,300 (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 831,500 493,300 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 831,500 493,300 (9) STATE CAPITOL RENOVATION AND RESTORATION (a) South wing renovation and restoration GPR C -0- -0- (9) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 486 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.855 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 217,502,200 221,138,200 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 32,303,100 32,242,500 OTHER (32,303,100) (32,242,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 249,805,300 253,380,700 20.865 Program Supplements (1) EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND SUPPORT (a) Judgments and legal expenses GPR S -0- -0- (c) Compensation and related adjustments GPR S -0- -0- (ci) University pay adjustments GPR S -0- -0- (cj) Pay adjustments for certain university employees GPR A -0- -0- (d) Employer fringe benefit costs GPR S -0- -0- (dm) Discretionary merit compensation program GPR A -0- -0- (e) Additional biweekly payroll GPR A -0- -0- (em) Financial and procurement services GPR A -0- -0- (fm) Risk management GPR A -0- -0- (fn) Physically handicapped supplements GPR A 5,800 5,800 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 487 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fo) Salary and fringe benefit costs incurred in enterprise assessments and billings; general purpose revenue GPR A 1,537,000 2,828,000 (g) Judgments and legal expenses; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (gm) Salary and fringe benefit costs incurred in enterprise assessments and billings; program revenue PR S 1,011,400 1,861,000 (i) Compensation and related adjustments; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (ic) University pay adjustments PR S -0- -0- (j) Employer fringe benefit costs; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (jm) Additional biweekly payroll; nonfederal program revenues PR S -0- -0- (js) Financial and procurement services; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (kr) Risk management; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (Ln) Physically handicapped supplements; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (m) Additional biweekly payroll; federal program revenues PR-F S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 488 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mz) Salary and fringe benefit costs incurred in enterprise assessments and billings; federal funds PR-F S 257,500 473,900 (q) Judgments and legal expenses; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (s) Compensation and related adjustments; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (si) University pay adjustments SEG S -0- -0- (t) Employer fringe benefit costs; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (tm) Additional biweekly payroll; nonfederal segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (ts) Financial and procurement services; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (tz) Salary and fringe benefit costs incurred in enterprise assessments and billings; segregated revenues SEG S 897,100 1,650,500 (ur) Risk management; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (vn) Physically handicapped supplements; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (x) Additional biweekly payroll; federal segregated revenues SEG-F S -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,542,800 2,833,800 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 489 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,268,900 2,334,900 FEDERAL (257,500) (473,900) OTHER (1,011,400) (1,861,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 897,100 1,650,500 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (897,100) (1,650,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,708,800 6,819,200 (2) STATE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES (a) Private facility rental increases GPR A -0- -0- (ag) State-owned office rent supplement GPR A -0- -0- (am) Space management GPR A -0- -0- (d) State deposit fund GPR S -0- -0- (e) Maintenance of capitol and executive residence GPR A -0- -0- (eb) Executive residence furnishings replacement GPR C 10,200 10,200 (em) Groundwater survey and analysis GPR A 182,500 182,500 (g) Private facility rental increases; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (gg) State-owned office rent supplement; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (gm) Space management; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (i) Enterprise resource planning system; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (j) State deposit fund; program revenues PR S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 490 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (L) Data processing and telecommunications study; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (q) Private facility rental increases; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (qg) State-owned office rent supplement; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (qm) Space management; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (r) Enterprise resource planning system; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (t) State deposit fund; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 192,700 192,700 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 192,700 192,700 (3) TAXES AND SPECIAL CHARGES (a) Property taxes GPR S -0- -0- (g) Property taxes; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (i) Payments for municipal services; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (q) Property taxes; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 491 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (s) Payments for municipal services; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (4) JOINT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS (a) General purpose revenue funds general program supplementation GPR B 133,600 133,600 (g) Program revenue funds general program supplementation PR S -0- -0- (k) Public assistance programs supplementation PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal funds general program supplementation PR-F C -0- -0- (u) Segregated funds general program supplementation SEG S -0- -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 133,600 133,600 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 133,600 133,600 (8) SUPPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM REVENUE AND PROGRAM REVENUE - SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 492 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (g) Supplementation of program revenue and program revenue - service appropriations PR S -0- -0- (8) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.865 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,869,100 3,160,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,268,900 2,334,900 FEDERAL (257,500) (473,900) OTHER (1,011,400) (1,861,000) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 897,100 1,650,500 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (897,100) (1,650,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,035,100 7,145,500 20.866 Public Debt (1) BOND SECURITY AND REDEMPTION FUND (u) Principal repayment and interest SEG S -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.866 DEPARTMENT TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.867 Building Commission (1) STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS (a) Principal repayment and interest; housing of state agencies GPR S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 493 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (b) Principal repayment and interest; capitol and executive residence GPR S 2,112,800 1,817,600 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,112,800 1,817,600 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,112,800 1,817,600 (2) ALL STATE-OWNED FACILITIES (b) Asbestos removal GPR A -0- -0- (c) Hazardous materials removal GPR A -0- -0- (d) Long-range building program; general purpose revenues GPR A -0- -0- (f) Facilities preventive maintenance GPR A -0- -0- (q) Building trust fund SEG C -0- -0- (r) Planning and design SEG C -0- -0- (u) Aids for buildings SEG C -0- -0- (v) Building program funding contingency SEG C -0- -0- (w) Building program funding SEG C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (3) STATE BUILDING PROGRAM (a) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 48,890,000 58,708,900 (b) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 2,361,900 2,061,200 (bb) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; AIDS Network, Inc. GPR S 24,400 22,300 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 494 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bc) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Grand Opera House in Oshkosh GPR S 43,700 11,400 (bd) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Aldo Leopold climate change classroom and interactive laboratory GPR S 19,300 70,300 (be) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation GPR S 582,500 549,000 (bf) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Inc. GPR S 65,100 59,500 (bg) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Madison Children's Museum GPR S 20,300 18,600 (bh) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Myrick Hixon EcoPark, Inc. GPR S 32,400 32,000 (bj) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Lac du Flambeau Indian Tribal Cultural Center GPR S 15,400 21,400 (bL) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; family justice center GPR S 620,200 511,500 (bm) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; HR Academy, Inc. GPR S 3,000 9,100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 495 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bn) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Hmong cultural center GPR S 20,400 20,900 (bo) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; psychiatric and behavioral health treatment beds; Marathon County GPR S 368,300 365,200 (bq) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; children's research institute GPR S 611,200 728,600 (br) Principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR S 12,200 4,100 (bt) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Wisconsin Agriculture Education Center, Inc. GPR S 340,900 326,700 (bu) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Civil War exhibit at the Kenosha Public Museums GPR S 61,300 43,900 (bv) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Bond Health Center GPR S 27,500 113,600 (bw) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc. GPR S 1,024,200 862,700 (bx) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Carroll University GPR S 157,500 139,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 496 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cb) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc. GPR S 33,600 34,500 (cd) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; K I Convention Center GPR S 113,700 63,200 (cf) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Dane County; livestock facilities GPR S 554,400 769,000 (ch) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Wisconsin Maritime Center of Excellence GPR S 300,000 328,600 (cj) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center GPR S 8,700 56,100 (cq) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; La Crosse Center GPR S 312,800 309,400 (cr) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc.; Bucyrus Campus GPR S 321,100 331,000 (cs) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Brown County innovation center GPR S 322,200 319,500 (cv) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Beyond Vision; VisABILITY Center GPR S 357,800 359,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 497 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cw) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; projects GPR S 804,700 1,125,900 (cx) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; center GPR S 1,089,100 1,085,900 (cz) Museum of nature and culture GPR S 903,800 2,134,000 (d) Interest rebates on obligation proceeds; general fund GPR S -0- -0- (e) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; parking ramp GPR S -0- -0- (g) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (h) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates PR S -0- -0- (i) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; capital equipment PR S -0- -0- (k) Interest rebates on obligation proceeds; program revenues PR-S C -0- -0- (kd) Energy conservation construction projects; principal repayment, interest and rebates PR-S C 1,218,900 1,728,200 (km) Aquaculture demonstration facility; principal repayment and interest PR-S A -0- -0- (q) Principal repayment and interest; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 498 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (r) Interest rebates on obligation proceeds; conservation fund SEG S -0- -0- (s) Interest rebates on obligation proceeds; transportation fund SEG S -0- -0- (t) Interest rebates on obligation proceeds; veterans trust fund SEG S -0- -0- (w) Bonding services SEG S 1,024,200 1,024,200 (x) Segregated revenue supported building program projects; inflationary project cost overruns SEG C -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 60,423,600 71,597,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,218,900 1,728,200 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (1,218,900) (1,728,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,024,200 1,024,200 OTHER (1,024,200) (1,024,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 62,666,700 74,349,400 (4) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND INTEREST EARNINGS (q) Funding in lieu of borrowing SEG C -0- -0- (r) Interest on veterans obligations SEG C -0- -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (5) SERVICES TO NONSTATE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS (g) Financial consulting services PR C -0- -0- (5) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 499 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 20.867 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 62,536,400 73,414,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,218,900 1,728,200 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (1,218,900) (1,728,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,024,200 1,024,200 OTHER (1,024,200) (1,024,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 64,779,500 76,167,000 20.875 Budget Stabilization Fund (1) TRANSFERS TO FUND (a) General fund transfer GPR S -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (2) TRANSFERS FROM FUND (q) Budget stabilization fund transfer SEG A -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.875 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- General Appropriations FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,602,866,200 2,883,740,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 103,395,600 105,621,600 FEDERAL (257,500) (473,900) OTHER (1,011,400) (1,861,000) SERVICE (102,126,700) (103,286,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,947,376,300 1,880,539,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (1,947,376,300) (1,880,539,400) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,653,638,100 4,869,901,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 500 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 135 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 STATE TOTALS 59,360,264,900 59,614,924,600 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 25,490,504,000 24,994,296,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 25,172,014,200 26,010,864,800 FEDERAL (16,785,547,600) (17,575,969,600) OTHER (7,231,184,400) (7,280,008,700) SERVICE (1,155,282,200) (1,154,886,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 8,697,746,700 8,609,763,700 FEDERAL (1,334,172,900) (1,344,122,700) OTHER (6,985,876,000) (6,954,434,500) SERVICE (228,371,400) (161,050,700) LOCAL (149,326,400) (150,155,800)

SECTION 136. 20.115 (2) (jm) of the statutes is amended to read: 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. SECTION 137. 20.115 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 20.115 (3) (e) Food waste reduction grants. The amounts in the schedule for providing food waste reduction grants under s. 93.53. SECTION 138. 20.115 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 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.

SECTION 139. 20.115 (4) (aq) of the statutes is created to read: 20.115 (4) (aq) Food security and Wisconsin products grants. As a continuing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 501 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 139 appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for food security and Wisconsin products grants under s. 93.62. SECTION 140. 20.115 (4) (ar) of the statutes is created to read: 20.115 (4) (ar) Value-added agricultural practices. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for value-added agricultural practices under s. 93.61. SECTION 141. 20.115 (4) (at) of the statutes is created to read: 20.115 (4) (at) Farm to fork program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for farm to fork grants under s. 93.63. SECTION 142. 20.115 (4) (ds) of the statutes is created to read: 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.

SECTION 143. 20.115 (4) (t) of the statutes is created to read: 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. SECTION 144. 20.115 (7) (ac) of the statutes is created to read: 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.

SECTION 145. 20.115 (7) (br) of the statutes is created to read: 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 502 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 145 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). SECTION 146. 20.115 (7) (da) of the statutes is created to read: 20.115 (7) (da) Biodigester operator certification grants. The amounts in the schedule for biodigester operator certification grants under s. 93.75.

SECTION 147. 20.115 (7) (gc) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.115 (7) (gc) Industrial hemp and marijuana. All moneys received under s. 94.55 for regulation of activities relating to industrial hemp under s. 94.55 and to marijuana under s. 94.56. SECTION 148. 20.115 (7) (ge) of the statutes is created to read: 20.115 (7) (ge) Marijuana producers and processors; official logotype. All moneys received under s. 94.56 for regulation of activities relating to marijuana under s. 94.56, for conducting public awareness campaigns under s. 94.56, and for the creation of a logotype under s. 100.145.

SECTION 149. 20.115 (7) (qf) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.115 (7) (qf) Soil and water management; aids. From the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for cost-sharing grants and contracts under the soil and water resource management program under s. 92.14, but not for the support of local land conservation personnel, and for producer-led watershed protection grants under s. 93.59. Prior to fiscal year 2021-22, the department shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 503 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 149 allocate funds, in an amount that does not exceed $750,000 in each fiscal year, for the producer-led watershed protection grants. Beginning in In fiscal year years 2021-22 to 2024-25, the department shall allocate funds, in an amount that does not exceed $1,000,000 in each fiscal year, for the producer-led watershed protection grants. Beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate funds, in an amount that does not exceed $1,250,000 in each fiscal year, for the producer-led watershed protection grants.

SECTION 150. 20.115 (7) (qm) of the statutes is created to read: 20.115 (7) (qm) Commercial nitrogen optimization program. Biennially, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for the commercial nitrogen optimization program under s. 92.14 (16). SECTION 151. 20.115 (7) (tb) of the statutes is created to read: 20.115 (7) (tb) Principal and interest; agricultural conservation easements. From the working lands fund, the amounts in the schedule 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 agreement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

SECTION 152. 20.115 (7) (tm) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.115 (7) (tm) Farmland preservation planning grants, working lands fund. From the working lands fund, the amounts in the schedule for farmland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 504 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 152 preservation planning grants under s. 91.10 (6) and for farmland preservation implementation grants under s. 91.10 (7). SECTION 153. 20.115 (7) (u) of the statutes is created to read: 20.115 (7) (u) Planning grants for regional biodigesters. From the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for providing planning grants for establishing regional biodigesters under s. 93.74.

SECTION 154. 20.144 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.144 (1) (g) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the department of financial institutions. Except as provided in pars. (a), (h), (i), (j), and (u) and sub. (3), all moneys received by the department, other than by the office of credit unions and the division of banking, and 88 percent of all moneys received by the office of credit unions and the department[s division of banking shall be credited to this appropriation, but any balance at the close of a fiscal year under this appropriation shall lapse to the general fund. Annually, $150,000 $555,400 of the amounts received under this appropriation account shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.575 (1) (g). SECTION 155. 20.145 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 20.145 (1) (a) State operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations.

SECTION 156. 20.145 (1) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.145 (1) (g) General program operations. (intro.) The amounts in the schedule for general program operations, including organizational support services 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 505 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 156 and, oversight of care management organizations, development of a public option health insurance plan, and operation of a state-based exchange under s. 601.59, and for transferring to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (kv) the amount allocated by the commissioner of insurance. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of each fiscal year, the unencumbered balance in this appropriation account that exceeds 10 percent of that fiscal year[s expenditure under this appropriation shall lapse to the general fund. All of the following shall be credited to this appropriation account:

SECTION 157. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 20.145 (1) (g) 1. All moneys received under ss. 601.25 (2), 601.31, 601.32, 601.42 (7), 601.45, and 601.47 and by the commissioner for expenses related to insurance company restructurings, except for restructurings specified in par. (h). SECTION 158. 20.145 (1) (g) 4. of the statutes is created to read: 20.145 (1) (g) 4. All moneys received under s. 601.59. SECTION 159. 20.145 (1) (g) 5. of the statutes is created to read: 20.145 (1) (g) 5. All moneys received from the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacy benefit management brokers, pharmacy benefit management consultants, pharmacy services administration organizations, and pharmaceutical representatives. SECTION 160. 20.155 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 20.395 (7) (title). SECTION 161. 20.155 (2) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.395 (7) (ag). SECTION 162. 20.155 (2) (m) of the statutes is renumbered 20.395 (7) (am).

SECTION 163. 20.155 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 20.155 (3) (a) Broadband expansion grants; general purpose revenue. As a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 506 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 163 continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for broadband expansion grants under s. 196.504 (2). SECTION 164. 20.155 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 20.155 (3) (b) Brownfield renewable energy generation grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for brownfield renewable energy generation grants under s. 196.94. SECTION 165. 20.155 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 20.155 (3) (c) Nuclear energy feasibility study. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to conduct a nuclear power plant feasibility study. SECTION 166. 20.155 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 20.155 (3) (e) Energy innovation grant program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the energy innovation grant program under s. 196.379.

SECTION 167. 20.165 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 20.165 (1) (e) Statewide clinician wellness program The amounts in the schedule for the statewide clinician wellness program under s. 440.03 (18).

SECTION 168. 20.165 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.165 (1) (g) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the licensing, rule making, and regulatory functions of the department, other than the licensing, rule-making, and credentialing functions of the medical examining board and the affiliated credentialing boards attached to the medical examining board and except for preparing, administering, and grading examinations; for any costs associated with the interstate medical licensure compact under s. 448.980, including payment of assessments under s. 448.980 (13) (a); for the examination and approval of proprietary school programs under s. 440.52; for indemnifying 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 507 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 168 students, parents, or sponsors under s. 440.52 (10) (a) and for preserving under s. 440.52 (11) the students records of schools, as defined in s. 440.52 (11) (a) 2., that have discontinued their operations; for administrative costs of taking possession of, preserving, and providing copies of student records of schools, as defined in s. 440.52 (11) (a) 2., that have discontinued their operations; and for the controlled substances board[s operation of the prescription drug monitoring program under s. 961.385. Ninety percent of all moneys received under chs. 440 to 480, except ch. 448 and ss. 440.03 (13), 440.05 (1) (b), 458.21, and 458.365, less $10 of each renewal fee received under s. 452.12 (5); 90 percent of all moneys received from the issuance of solicitor[s permits under s. 440.52 (8) and from the fees under s. 440.52 (10) and all moneys received from the fees under s. 440.52 (13) (d); all moneys transferred from the appropriation under par. (i); and all moneys received under s. 440.055 (2); all moneys received from fees received under s. 440.52 (10) (c) 4.; all moneys received from fees collected under s. 440.52 (11) (d); and all moneys received from the interstate medical licensure compact commission under s. 448.980, shall be credited to this appropriation.

SECTION 169. 20.165 (1) (hg) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 170. 20.165 (1) (jm) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.165 (1) (jm) Nursing workforce survey administration. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for administrative expenses related to distributing a nursing workforce survey to applicants for renewal of credentials nurse licensees under s. 441.01 (7). All moneys received from the fee under s. 441.01 (7) (a) 2. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Annually, there is transferred from this appropriation account to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (km) all 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 508 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 170 moneys received from the fee under s. 441.01 (7) (a) 2. that are not appropriated to this appropriation account. SECTION 171. 20.165 (1) (jr) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 172. 20.165 (1) (jt) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 173. 20.165 (1) (jv) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 174. 20.165 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 20.165 (2) (b) Cost offsets for 3rd-party administered trade examinations. The amounts in the schedule to reduce the cost of examinations required to obtain an occupational license, as defined in s. 101.02 (1) (a) 2., that are administered by a 3rd party.

SECTION 175. 20.165 (2) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 331, section 2, is amended to read: 20.165 (2) (j) Safety and building operations. The amounts in the schedule for the purposes of chs. 101 and 145 and ss. 167.35, 236.12 (2) (ap), 236.13 (1) (d) and (2m), and 236.335, for administrative and support services for programs administered by the department relating to the regulation of industry, buildings, and safety and for the purpose of transferring the amounts in the schedule under par. (kf) to the appropriation account under par. (kf). All moneys received under ch. 145 and ss. 101.178, 101.19, 101.63 (9), 101.654 (3), 101.73 (12), 101.82 (4), 101.955 (2), 167.35 (2) (f), and 236.12 (7) and all moneys received by the department under this subsection as payment for administrative and support services for programs administered by the department, except for moneys directed to be deposited under par. (ks), shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 176. 20.165 (2) (ka) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 509 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 176 20.165 (2) (ka) Interagency agreements. All moneys received through contracts or financial agreements for provision of services to other state agencies relating to the regulation of industry, buildings, and safety, except moneys appropriated under par. (kd) (j) or (ks), for the purpose of providing the services. SECTION 177. 20.165 (2) (kd) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 178. 20.165 (2) (kf) of the statutes is created to read: 20.165 (2) (kf) Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement and rehabilitation. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for financial assistance under the private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement and rehabilitation program under s. 145.246. All moneys transferred from par. (j) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 179. 20.192 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.192 (1) (a) Operations and programs. A sum sufficient in each fiscal year equal to the amount obtained by subtracting from $41,550,700 $46,000,000 an amount equal to the sum of the amounts expended in that fiscal year from the appropriations under pars. (r) and (s), for the operations of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and for funding economic development programs developed and implemented under s. 238.03. No more than $16,512,500 may be expended from this appropriation in any fiscal year, and moneys may be expended from this appropriation only if there are no unencumbered moneys available in the appropriation account under par. (r).

SECTION 180. 20.225 (1) (kb) of the statutes is renumbered 20.225 (1) (d) and amended to read: 20.225 (1) (d) Emergency weather warning system operation. From the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 510 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 180 moneys received by the department of administration for the provision of state telecommunications to state agencies, the The amounts in the schedule for the operation of the emergency weather warning system under s. 39.11 (21). SECTION 181. 20.235 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 182. 20.235 (3) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.505 (4) (g), and 20.505 (4) (g) (title), as renumbered, is amended to read: 20.505 (4) (g) (title) General Distance learning authorization board; general operations. SECTION 183. 20.245 (1) (y) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.245 (1) (y) Northern great lakes center; operational support and interpretive programming. From the conservation fund, the amounts in the schedule for operational support of, and interpretive programming at, the Northern Great Lakes Center.

SECTION 184. 20.255 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (1) (ac) Farm to School program. The amounts in the schedule to provide matching funds for grants under 42 USC 1769 (g) (3), the federal Farm to School Program. SECTION 185. 20.255 (1) (be) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (1) (be) Early childhood special education; coaches. The amounts in the schedule for regional child care collaboration coaches under s. 115.887. SECTION 186. 20.255 (1) (en) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (1) (en) Information technology systems modernization. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the purpose of modernizing information technology systems used by the department. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 511 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 187 SECTION 187. 20.255 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (1) (er) Educators Rising; grants for local chapters. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.407.

SECTION 188. 20.255 (1) (fd) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (1) (fd) General educational development test fee payments. A sum sufficient for payments to GED Testing Service LLC, or its successor, under s. 115.28 (67) (a). SECTION 189. 20.255 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (1) (hg) Personnel licensure, teacher supply, information and analysis, and teacher improvement. The amounts in the schedule All moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d) and all moneys received under s. 115.41 to fund licensure administrative costs under s. ss. 115.28 (7) (d) and 118.19 (10), teacher supply, information and analysis costs under s. 115.29 (5), and teacher improvement under s. 115.41. Ninety percent of all moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d), and all moneys received under s. 115.41, shall be credited to this appropriation. SECTION 190. 20.255 (2) (az) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (2) (az) Special Needs Scholarship Program. A sum sufficient to make the payments under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a), (cm), and (e) and (4p).

SECTION 191. 20.255 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (2) (b) Aids for special education and school age parents programs. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for the payment of the full cost of special 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 512 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 191 education for children in hospitals and convalescent homes under s. 115.88 (4) and for the payment of aids for special education and school age parents programs under ss. 115.88, 115.93 and 118.255 as provided under s. 115.882. SECTION 192. 20.255 (2) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (2) (bd) Additional special education aid. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for aid under s. 115.881. SECTION 193. 20.255 (2) (bp) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (2) (bp) Health emergencies in learning places; grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.28 (68) to school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23.

SECTION 194. 20.255 (2) (cc) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (2) (cc) Bilingual-bicultural education aids. The amounts in the schedule for bilingual-bicultural education programs aid under subch. VII of ch. 115 s. 115.995. SECTION 195. 20.255 (2) (ce) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (2) (ce) Aid for English language acquisition. A sum sufficient for aid under s. 115.9955. SECTION 196. 20.255 (2) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (2) (cg) Tuition payments; full-time open enrollment transfer payments. The amounts in the schedule for payment of tuition under subch. V of ch. 121 and full-time open enrollment transfer payments under s. 118.51 (16) (b) 2. and (17) (c) 2. and (cm) 2. SECTION 197. 20.255 (2) (ck) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 513 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 197 20.255 (2) (ck) Supplemental nutrition aid. A sum sufficient for payments under s. 115.3415.

SECTION 198. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (2) (da) Aid for school mental health programs; pupil services professionals. The amounts in the schedule for aid to school districts and independent charter schools employ, hire, and retain pupil services professionals under s. 115.364. SECTION 199. 20.255 (2) (dk) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (2) (dk) Aid for career and technical education. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for payments to school boards and independent charter schools under s. 115.433. SECTION 200. 20.255 (2) (ds) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 20.255 (2) (ds) Computer science education grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to school boards under s. 115.28 (29). SECTION 201. 20.255 (2) (dt) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (2) (dt) (title) School-based Aid for comprehensive school mental health services grants. SECTION 202. 20.255 (2) (dv) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (2) (dv) Aid for period products. The amounts in the schedule for aid to schools for the provision of period products under s. 115.351 (2).

SECTION 203. 20.255 (2) (dw) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (2) (dw) Water bottle filling station; grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to school districts and independent charter schools under s. 115.335. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 514 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 204 SECTION 204. 20.255 (2) (eb) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (2) (eb) Grant Grants for information technology education. The amounts in the schedule for the grant grants for information technology under s. 115.455. SECTION 205. 20.255 (2) (ef) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (2) (ef) Personal financial literacy grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for financial literacy curriculum grants under s. 115.28 (72). SECTION 206. 20.255 (2) (eh) of the statutes is renumbered 20.437 (2) (eh) and amended to read: 20.437 (2) (eh) Head start supplement. The amounts in the schedule for the head start supplement under s. 115.3615 49.39.

SECTION 207. 20.255 (2) (fj) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (2) (fj) Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.422 to school districts and operators of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x). SECTION 208. 20.255 (2) (kg) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (2) (kg) Grants to replace certain race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names. The amounts in the schedule for grants to school boards under s. 118.134 (6). All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 26. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm). SECTION 209. 20.255 (3) (cj) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 515 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 209 20.255 (3) (cj) Student teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to student teachers under s. 115.421.

SECTION 210. 20.255 (3) (ck) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (3) (ck) Cooperating teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to teachers under s. 115.424. SECTION 211. 20.255 (3) (cL) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (3) (cL) Library intern stipend payments. A sum sufficient for library intern stipend payments under s. 43.05 (12m). SECTION 212. 20.255 (3) (ct) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (3) (ct) Career and technical student organizations; grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to career and technical student organizations under s. 115.28 (30) (f). SECTION 213. 20.255 (3) (fa) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.255 (3) (fa) Very special arts Arts for All. The amounts in the schedule for very special arts Arts for All Wisconsin, incorporated. SECTION 214. 20.255 (3) (fs) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (3) (fs) The Literacy Lab. The amounts in the schedule for payments to The Literacy Lab under s. 115.28 (71). SECTION 215. 20.255 (3) (ft) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (3) (ft) Early literacy tutoring; grants. The amounts in the schedule for early literacy tutoring grants under s. 115.395.

SECTION 216. 20.255 (3) (fv) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (3) (fv) Graduation Alliance. The amounts in the schedule for payments to Graduation Alliance, Inc., under s. 115.28 (70). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 516 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 217 SECTION 217. 20.255 (3) (fw) of the statutes is created to read: 20.255 (3) (fw) Mentor Greater Milwaukee. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants to Mentor Greater Milwaukee, Inc., under s. 115.28 (69). SECTION 218. 20.292 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.292 (1) (f) Grants to district boards. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for aids and grants to technical college districts under ss. 38.04 (13) (a), (20), (25), (28), and (32) (a), 38.26, 38.27, 38.272, 38.28 (4), 38.29, 38.32, 38.33, 38.38, 38.40 (4m), and 38.41. SECTION 219. 20.320 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 20.320 (2) (a) Lead service line replacement. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for lead service line replacement loans under s. 281.61 (8) (b).

SECTION 220. 20.370 (1) (es) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (1) (es) Parks and forests — interpretive programs. All moneys received from fees authorized under s. 27.01 (9) (a) 4. for educational and interpretive programs in state parks or state forests to be used for costs associated with those programs.

SECTION 221. 20.370 (1) (fe) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (1) (fe) Endangered resources — general fund. From the general fund, a sum sufficient in fiscal year 1993-94 and in each fiscal year thereafter that equals the sum of the amount certified in that fiscal year under s. 71.10 (5) (h) 3. for the previous fiscal year and the amounts received under par. (fu) in that fiscal year for the purposes of the endangered resources program, as defined in s. 71.10 (5) (a) 2. The amount appropriated under this subdivision may not exceed $500,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 517 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 221 $950,000 in a fiscal year, except that the amount appropriated under this subdivision in fiscal year 2005-06 may not exceed $364,000 and the amount appropriated under this subdivision in fiscal year 2006-07 may not exceed $364,000.

SECTION 222. 20.370 (1) (ga) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (1) (ga) Kenosha Dunes restoration. As a continuing appropriation from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for erosion control projects in the Kenosha Dunes unit of the Chiwaukee Prairie state natural area in Kenosha County. SECTION 223. 20.370 (1) (kf) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (1) (kf) Wild rice stewardship in ceded territory waters. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for wild rice stewardship efforts conducted, in consultation with federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands domiciled in this state, within the waters of areas where the American Indian tribes or bands hold treaty-based rights to harvest wild rice. Of the amounts in the schedule for each fiscal year, not less than $50,000 shall be allocated for public education and outreach pertaining to wild rice harvesting. SECTION 224. 20.370 (1) (mr) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (1) (mr) General program operations - forestry funds. From the moneys received by the department for forestry activities, the amounts in the schedule for the operation of fish, wildlife, and parks programs.

SECTION 225. 20.370 (1) (mu) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (1) (mu) General program operations — state funds. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations that are conducted under ss. 23.09 to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 518 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 225 23.11, 27.01, 30.203, 30.277, and 90.21, and chs. 29 and 169, for activities conducted under the ecological inventory and monitoring program of the endangered resources program, for the aquatic and terrestrial resources inventory under s. 23.09 (2) (km), and for providing the signage required under s. 23.118, and for payments of $53,700 in each fiscal year, to be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (k), to the University of Wisconsin System for outdoor skills training under s. 29.598.

SECTION 226. 20.370 (2) (cr) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (2) (cr) Forestry — recording fees. From the conservation fund, all moneys received under ss. 77.82 (2m) (d) and (4) and 77.88 (1) (c), (2) (ac) 1., 2., and 3., (am), and (c), (3), (3j) (c), and (3m) for the payment of fees to the registers of deeds under s. 77.91 (5). SECTION 227. 20.370 (2) (jq) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (2) (jq) Forestry-industry-wide strategic plan. From the conservation fund, from the moneys received for forestry activities, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the forestry-industry-wide strategic plan and road map under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9132 (4). SECTION 228. 20.370 (3) (ak) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 229. 20.370 (3) (mu) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (3) (mu) General program operations — state funds. The amounts in the schedule for law enforcement operations under ss. 23.09 to 23.11, 90.21, and 323.12 (2) (c) and chs. 29, 30, and 169, and for payments of $53,700 in each fiscal year, to be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (k), to the University of Wisconsin System for outdoor skills training under s. 29.598. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 519 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 230 SECTION 230. 20.370 (4) (aa) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (4) (aa) Kewaunee Marsh remediation. As a continuing appropriation from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for development of a remedial action plan and for the remediation of arsenic contamination in the Kewaunee Marsh in Kewaunee County.

SECTION 231. 20.370 (4) (aj) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (4) (aj) Water resources—ballast water discharge permits commercial vessel arrival fees. From the general fund, all moneys received from fees collected under s. 283.35 (1m) to administer and enforce the ballast water discharge permit program under s. 283.35 (1m) and for grants under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9137 (3w) s. 299.65 for management, administration, inspection, monitoring, and enforcement activities relating to incidental discharges, including ballast water discharges. SECTION 232. 20.370 (4) (at) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (4) (at) Amcast superfund site. From the environmental fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for remedial action relating to the Amcast superfund site in Cedarburg. SECTION 233. 20.370 (4) (pf) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (4) (pf) General program operations — PFAS; general fund. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for addressing and preventing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in this state.

SECTION 234. 20.370 (4) (pq) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (4) (pq) General program operations — PFAS innocent landowner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 520 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 234 remediation. As a continuing appropriation, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for actions taken under s. 292.31 to address and prevent perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in this state. SECTION 235. 20.370 (5) (aa) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (5) (aa) Resource aids — nonprofit conservation organizations. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to nonprofit conservation organizations under ss. 23.0955, 23.0956, 281.69 (1r), and 281.72 and for grants under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9132 (1). SECTION 236. 20.370 (5) (fu) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (5) (fu) Deer carcass disposal sites. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to provide financial assistance under s. 29.063 (7).

SECTION 237. 20.370 (5) (fy) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (5) (fy) Resource aids — wildfire suppression reimbursement. From the moneys received by the department for forestry activities, a sum sufficient to reimburse local fire departments under the fire suppression aids program under s. 26.145. SECTION 238. 20.370 (5) (ha) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (5) (ha) Grants to nonprofit conservation organizations. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to nonprofit conservation organizations under s. 23.0961. SECTION 239. 20.370 (5) (hb) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (5) (hb) Tribal co-management program. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for the tribal co- management program under s. 23.0966. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 521 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 240

SECTION 240. 20.370 (5) (hk) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (5) (hk) Fish hatcheries operated by tribes. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for providing grants to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands for maintenance and repair of fish hatcheries operated by the tribe or band. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 8m. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm). SECTION 241. 20.370 (5) (hq) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (5) (hq) Department land acquisition. From As a continuing appropriation, from the moneys received by the department for forestry activities, the amounts in the schedule for transfer to the capital improvement fund the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d).

SECTION 242. 20.370 (5) (hr) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (5) (hr) County forest grants. From As a continuing appropriation, from the moneys received by the department for forestry activities, the amounts in the schedule for transfer to the capital improvement fund grants to counties under s. 23.0953. SECTION 243. 20.370 (6) (aa) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (6) (aa) Environmental aids ] winter road safety improvement. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants under the winter road safety improvement grants program under s. 281.73. SECTION 244. 20.370 (6) (et) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (6) (et) Environmental aids — Revitalize Wisconsin program. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 522 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 244 Biennially, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for aid awards under s. 292.66.

SECTION 245. 20.370 (6) (eu) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (6) (eu) Environmental aids — waste removal and sampling. Biennially, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule to provide financial assistance for the purpose of removing waste materials that have accumulated or been dumped on abandoned properties and to conduct sampling and testing to determine if those properties pose a risk to public health and safety or the environment. SECTION 246. 20.370 (6) (ew) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (6) (ew) Environmental aids — county well testing grant program. From the PFAS fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the county well testing grant program under s. 281.54. SECTION 247. 20.370 (7) (bd) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (7) (bd) Building demolition. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for demolition of buildings on property owned by the department.

SECTION 248. 20.370 (9) (bj) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (9) (bj) Storm water management — fees. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule all moneys received under s. 283.33 (9) and under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9110 (11f), for the administration, including enforcement, of the storm water discharge permit program under s. 283.33. All moneys received 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 523 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 248 under s. 283.33 (9) and under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9110 (11f) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 249. 20.370 (9) (hk) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (9) (hk) Approval fees to Lac du Flambeau band-service funds. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for the purpose of making payments to the Lac du Flambeau band of the Lake Superior Chippewa under s. 29.2295 (4) (a). All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 8r. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (b), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each odd-numbered year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm). SECTION 250. 20.370 (9) (hw) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (9) (hw) Credit card handling fees. As a continuing appropriation, all moneys received by the department as provided under s. 27.01 (19) for fees associated with using a credit card for vehicle admission receipt and camping fees.

SECTION 251. 20.370 (9) (jq) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.370 (9) (jq) Off-highway motorcycle administration. As a continuing appropriation, an amount equal to the amount determined under s. 23.335 (20) (a) in that fiscal year for the purposes specified under s. 23.335 (20) (b) and (d), for issuing and renewing off-highway motorcycle registration under s. 23.335 (3), (4), and (5), for grants under the safety grant program under s. 23.335 (15), and for state and local law enforcement operations related to off-highway motorcycles. All moneys received under s. 23.335 (6) shall be credited to this appropriation account. All moneys attributable to off-highway motorcycles and deposited in the conservation fund under s. 25.29 (1) (b) are credited to this appropriation account. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 524 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 252

SECTION 252. 20.370 (9) (pq) of the statutes is created to read: 20.370 (9) (pq) Great Lakes and Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan programs. As a continuing appropriation, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for the Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program under s. 23.1991 and the Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan program under s. 23.1993. All moneys received as loan origination fees and repayments of loan principal and interest under ss. 23.1991 and 23.1993 shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 253. 20.380 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.380 (1) (b) Tourism marketing; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for tourism marketing service expenses and the execution of the functions under ss. 41.11 (4) and 41.17. In each fiscal year, the department shall expend for tourism marketing service expenses and the execution of the functions under ss. 41.11 (4) and 41.17 an amount that bears the same proportion to the amount in the schedule for the fiscal year as the amount expended under par. (kg) in that fiscal year bears to the amount in the schedule for par. (kg) for that fiscal year. Of the amounts under this paragraph, not more than 50 percent shall be used to match funds allocated under s. 41.17 by private or public organizations for the joint effort marketing of tourism with the state. SECTION 254. 20.380 (1) (kg) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 255. 20.395 (1) (ba) of the statutes is created to read: 20.395 (1) (ba) Transit capital assistance grants. From the general fund, as a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 525 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 255 continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for transit capital assistance grants under s. 85.203. SECTION 256. 20.395 (2) (cq) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (2) (cq) Harbor assistance, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for harbor assistance under s. 85.095 (2) (a), for administration of the harbor assistance program under s. 85.095 and for grants under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9150 (4f), 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9145 (4i) and (4u), 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9145 (1c), 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, section 9145 (4d), and 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9144 (2), and 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (3).

SECTION 257. 20.395 (2) (fc) of the statutes is created to read: 20.395 (2) (fc) Local roads improvement program; agricultural roads, general fund. From the general fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for improvements to local agricultural roads under s. 86.31 (3o). SECTION 258. 20.395 (2) (fq) of the statutes is renumbered 20.395 (2) (fd) and amended to read: 20.395 (2) (fd) Local roads improvement discretionary supplement. As a continuing appropriation from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for the local roads improvement discretionary supplemental grant program under s. 86.31 (3s) and for the grants under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (5) and (6). SECTION 259. 20.395 (2) (ja) of the statutes is created to read: 20.395 (2) (ja) Local traffic calming grants. From the general fund, as a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 526 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 259 continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the local traffic calming grant program under s. 85.024.

SECTION 260. 20.395 (3) (cq) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (3) (cq) State highway rehabilitation, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for improvement of existing state trunk and connecting highways; for improvement of bridges on state trunk or connecting highways and other bridges for which improvement is a state responsibility, for necessary approach work for such bridges and for replacement of such bridges with at-grade crossing improvements; for the construction and rehabilitation of the national system of interstate and defense highways and bridges and related appurtenances; for activities under s. 84.04 on roadside improvements; for bridges under s. 84.10; for the bridge project under s. 84.115; for payment to a local unit of government for a jurisdictional transfer under s. 84.02 (8); for the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program under s. 84.076; for the purpose specified in s. 84.017 (3); for the transfers required under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9250 (1) and 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9153 (4q); and for the purposes described under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9150 (8g), 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9152 (4e), 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9148 (9i) (b) and (9x), 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, section 9144 (5), and 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9144 (8), and 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (1). This paragraph does not apply to any southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, to any southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation projects under s. 84.014 that also qualify as major highway projects under s. 84.013, or to the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 527 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 260 pavement markings, or intelligent transportation systems, unless incidental to the improvement of existing state trunk and connecting highways.

SECTION 261. 20.395 (3) (cs) of the statutes is created to read: 20.395 (3) (cs) State highway rehabilitation, service funds. All moneys received from the fund created under s. 18.57 (1) as reimbursement for the temporary financing under sub. (9) (th) of state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified under sub. (3) (cq) that are financed under s. 84.59, for the purpose of financing such projects. SECTION 262. 20.395 (4) (jq) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (4) (jq) Transportation facilities and highway projects revenue obligation funding. As a continuing appropriation, all proceeds from revenue obligations issued under s. 84.59 and deposited into the fund created under s. 18.57 (1), for the transportation administrative facilities purposes of s. 84.01 (28) and, for major highway projects as defined under s. 84.013 (1) (a) for the purposes of ss. 84.06 and 84.09, and for state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified in sub. (3) (cq), providing for reserves and for expenses of issuance and management of the revenue obligations. Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.

SECTION 263. 20.395 (5) (eq) of the statutes is renumbered 20.395 (5) (ep) and amended to read: 20.395 (5) (ep) Driver education grants, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for driver education grants. All moneys lapsed to the general fund under s. 20.145 (1) (g), but 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 528 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 263 not to exceed to $6,000,000 in a fiscal year, shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 264. 20.395 (9) (th) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (9) (th) Temporary funding of projects financed by revenue bonds. A sum sufficient to provide initial, temporary funding for any project to be financed under s. 84.59 which is a major highway project enumerated under s. 84.013 (3) or a project under s. 84.01 (28) approved under s. 13.48 (10) or authorized under s. 84.01 (30) or a state highway rehabilitation project for a purpose specified in sub. (3) (cq). The department shall keep a separate account of expenditures under this paragraph for each such project. As soon as moneys become available from the proceeds of the obligation issued under s. 84.59 to finance that project, an amount equal to the amounts expended under this paragraph shall be paid from those proceeds into the transportation fund and credited to the appropriation account under sub. (3) (br) or (cs) or (4) (at).

SECTION 265. 20.410 (3) (ab) of the statutes is created to read: 20.410 (3) (ab) Contract payments for placement of juveniles. A sum sufficient, not to exceed $20,000,000 in each fiscal year, for payments made in accordance with contracts for placement of juveniles who are under the supervision of the department of corrections under ch. 938. SECTION 266. 20.410 (3) (ab) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act ... (this act), is repealed.

SECTION 267. 20.410 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 20.410 (4) OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON FOR CORRECTIONS. (a) General 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 529 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 267 program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the office of the ombudsperson for corrections. (i) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts and grants to carry out the purposes for which made. (k) Interagency and intra-agency assistance. All moneys received from the department or any other state agency to carry out the purposes for which received. (m) Federal aid. All moneys received as federal aid as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 to carry out the purposes for which received.

SECTION 268. 20.425 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.425 (1) (i) Fees, collective bargaining training, publications, and appeals. The amounts in the schedule for the performance of fact-finding, mediation, certification, and arbitration functions, for the provision of copies of transcripts, for the cost of operating training programs under ss. 111.09 (3), 111.71 (5m), and 111.94 (3), for the preparation of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied material, and for costs related to conducting appeals under s. 230.45. All moneys received under ss. 111.09 (1) and (2), 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b., 111.71 (1) and (2), 111.83 (3) (b), 111.94 (1) and (2), and 230.45 (3), all moneys received from arbitrators and arbitration panel members, and individuals who are interested in serving in such positions, and from individuals and organizations who participate in other collective bargaining training programs conducted by the commission, and all moneys received from the sale of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied material shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 269. 20.427 (1) (ra) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.427 (1) (ra) Worker[s compensation operations fund; worker[s compensation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 530 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 269 activities. From the worker[s compensation operations fund, the amounts in the schedule for the worker[s compensation activities of the labor and industry review commission. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (ra) shall be credited to this appropriation account. SECTION 270. 20.435 (1) (ck) of the statutes is created to read: 20.435 (1) (ck) Emergency medical services grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to municipalities to improve or expand emergency medical services under s. 256.42. SECTION 271. 20.435 (1) (ef) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (1) (ef) Lead-poisoning or lead-exposure services. The As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the purposes of providing grants under s. 254.151. SECTION 272. 20.435 (1) (fi) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 273. 20.435 (1) (fk) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (1) (fk) Grants to establish advanced practice clinician health care provider training programs. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants to hospitals, health systems, clinics, and educational entities that form health care education and training consortia under s. 146.615. SECTION 274. 20.435 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (2) (g) Alternative services of institutes and centers. All moneys received as payments for services under ss. 46.043 and 51.06 (1r) and (5) for provision of alternative services by mental health institutes under s. 46.043 and by centers for the developmentally disabled under s. 51.06 (1r).

SECTION 275. 20.435 (2) (gk) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 531 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 275 20.435 (2) (gk) Institutional operations and charges. The amounts in the schedule for care, other than under s. 51.06 (1r), provided by the centers for the developmentally disabled, to reimburse the cost of providing the services and to remit any credit balances to county departments that occur on and after July 1, 1978, in accordance with s. 51.437 (4rm) (c); for care, other than under s. 46.043, provided by the mental health institutes, to reimburse the cost of providing the services and to remit any credit balances to county departments that occur on and after January 1, 1979, in accordance with s. 51.42 (3) (as) 2.; for care of juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center for whom counties are financially responsible under s. 938.357 (3) (d), to reimburse the cost of providing that care; for maintenance of state-owned housing at centers for the developmentally disabled and mental health institutes; for repair or replacement of property damaged at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; for reimbursing the total cost of using, producing, and providing services, products, and care; and to transfer to the appropriation account under sub. (5) (kp) for funding centers. All moneys received as payments from medical assistance on and after August 1, 1978; as payments from all other sources including other payments under s. 46.10 and payments under s. 51.437 (4rm) (c) received on and after July 1, 1978; as medical assistance payments, other payments under s. 46.10, and payments under s. 51.42 (3) (as) 2. received on and after January 1, 1979; as payments from counties for the care of juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center; as payments for the rental of state-owned housing and other institutional facilities at centers for the developmentally disabled and mental health institutes; for the sale of electricity, steam, or chilled 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 532 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 275 water; as payments in restitution of property damaged at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; for the sale of surplus property, including vehicles, at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; and for other services, products, and care shall be credited to this appropriation, except that any payment under s. 46.10 received for the care or treatment of patients admitted under s. 51.10, 51.15, or 51.20 for which the state is liable under s. 51.05 (3), of forensic patients committed under ch. 971 or 975, admitted under ch. 975, or transferred under s. 51.35 (3), or of patients transferred from a state prison under s. 51.37 (5), to the Mendota Mental Health Institute or the Winnebago Mental Health Institute shall be treated as general purpose revenue — earned, as defined under s. 20.001 (4); and except that moneys received under s. 51.06 (6) may be expended only as provided in s. 13.101 (17). All moneys transferred under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9219 (2), shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 276. 20.435 (2) (gL) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 277. 20.435 (2) (km) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (2) (km) Indian mental health placement. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 25. The amounts in the schedule to reimburse an Indian tribe or band in this state or a county department for placements by a tribal court of a member of the Indian tribe or band that are unexpected or that result in cumulative costs of placements to the tribe or county department exceeding $50,000 annually. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 25. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 533 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 277 balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).

SECTION 278. 20.435 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (4) (bm) Medical Assistance, food stamps, and Badger Care administration; contract costs, insurer reports, and resource centers. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to provide a portion of the state share of administrative contract costs for the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49 and the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665 and to provide the state share of administrative costs for the food stamp program under s. 49.79, other than payments under s. 49.78 (8), to develop and implement a registry of recipient immunizations, to reimburse 3rd parties for their costs under s. 49.475, for costs associated with outreach activities, for state administration of state supplemental grants to supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.77, for grants under ss. 46.73 and 46.74, and for services of resource centers under s. 46.283. No state positions may be funded in the department of health services from this appropriation, except positions for the performance of duties under a contract in effect before January 1, 1987, related to the administration of the Medical Assistance program between the subunit of the department primarily responsible for administering the Medical Assistance program and another subunit of the department. Total administrative funding authorized for the program under s. 49.665 may not exceed 10 percent of the amounts budgeted under pars. (p) and (x).

SECTION 279. 20.435 (4) (bq) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 280. 20.435 (4) (bu) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 534 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 280 20.435 (4) (bu) Payment processing program for farmers. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to provide electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing equipment and services to farmers[ markets and farmers who sell directly to consumers under s. 49.79 (7s).

SECTION 281. 20.435 (4) (jw) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (4) (jw) BadgerCare Plus and hospital assessment. All moneys received from payment of enrollment fees under the program under s. 49.45 (23), all moneys transferred under s. 50.38 (9), all moneys transferred under s. 256.23 (6), all moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (jz), and 10 percent of all moneys received from penalty assessments under s. 49.471 (9) (c), for administration of the program under s. 49.45 (23), to provide a portion of the state share of administrative costs for the BadgerCare Plus Medical Assistance program under s. 49.471, for administration of the hospital assessment under s. 50.38, and for administration of the ambulance service provider fee under s. 256.23.

SECTION 282. 20.435 (4) (pa) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (4) (pa) Federal aid; Medical Assistance and food stamp contracts administration. All federal moneys received for the federal share of the cost of contracting for payment and services administration and reporting, other than moneys received under pars. (nn) and (np), to reimburse 3rd parties for their costs under s. 49.475, for administrative contract costs for the food stamp program under s. 49.79, for grants under ss. 46.73 and 46.74, and for services of resource centers under s. 46.283. SECTION 283. 20.435 (5) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (5) (bw) Child psychiatry and addiction medicine consultation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 535 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 283 programs Mental health consultation program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for operating the child psychiatry consultation program under s. 51.442 and the addiction medicine consultation program under s. 51.448 mental health consultation program under s. 51.443.

SECTION 284. 20.435 (5) (bx) of the statutes is created to read: 20.435 (5) (bx) Addiction medicine consultation program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for operating the addiction medicine consultation program under s. 51.448. SECTION 285. 20.435 (5) (ch) of the statutes is created to read: 20.435 (5) (ch) Suicide and crisis lifeline grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 46.533. SECTION 286. 20.435 (5) (ck) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (5) (ck) Crisis urgent care and observation facilities. Biennially As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to support crisis urgent care and observation facilities. SECTION 287. 20.435 (5) (ct) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 288. 20.435 (5) (dg) of the statutes is created to read: 20.435 (5) (dg) Grants for crisis stabilization facilities. The amounts in the schedule for grants to facilities that provide crisis stabilization services under s. 51.03 (7).

SECTION 289. 20.437 (1) (bc) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.437 (1) (bc) Grants for children[s community Youth support programs. The amounts in the schedule for grants for children[s community youth support programs under s. 48.481. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 536 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 289 department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. All moneys under this appropriation account that are distributed under s. 48.481 but are not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance. SECTION 290. 20.437 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (1) (bd) Tribal family services grants. The amounts in the schedule for tribal family services grants under s. 48.487.

SECTION 291. 20.437 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (1) (bn) Tribal placements. The amounts in the schedule to be used for unexpected or unusually high-cost out-of-home care placements of Indian children by tribal courts, including placements of Indian juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent.

SECTION 292. 20.437 (1) (cj) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.437 (1) (cj) Community youth and family aids. The amounts in the schedule for the improvement and provision of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under s. 48.526 and juvenile correctional services under s. 301.26 and for reimbursement to counties having a population of less than 750,000 for the cost of court attached intake services as provided in s. 938.06 (4). Disbursements may be made from this appropriation account under s. 49.32 (2). Refunds received relating to payments made under s. 49.32 (2) shall be returned to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department of children and families may transfer moneys under this paragraph between fiscal years. Except for moneys authorized to be carried forward under s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 537 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 292 48.526 (3) (dm) or for transfer under s. 48.526 (3) (e), all moneys from this paragraph allocated under s. 48.526 (3) and not spent or encumbered by counties by December 31 of each year shall lapse into the general fund on the succeeding January 1. The joint committee on finance may transfer additional moneys to the next calendar year.

SECTION 293. 20.437 (1) (cL) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (1) (cL) Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. A sum sufficient for the purposes under s. 48.5275. SECTION 294. 20.437 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.437 (1) (cm) Community intervention program Youth justice system improvement program. The amounts in the schedule for the community intervention program youth justice system improvement program under s. 48.528. SECTION 295. 20.437 (1) (cx) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.437 (1) (cx) Child welfare services; aids. The amounts in the schedule for providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17) in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, for the cost of subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6), and, to the extent that a demonstration project authorized under 42 USC 1320a-9 reduces the cost of providing out-of-home care for children in that county, for services for children and families under s. 48.563 (4) in counties having a population of less than 750,000.

SECTION 296. 20.437 (1) (dd) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.437 (1) (dd) State out-of-home care, adoption services, and subsidized guardianships, and kinship care. The amounts in the schedule for foster care, institutional child care, and subsidized adoptions under ss. 48.48 (12) and 48.52, for 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 538 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 296 the cost of care for children under s. 49.19 (10) (d), for the cost of placements of children 18 years of age or over in residential care centers for children and youth under voluntary agreements under s. 48.366 (3) or under orders that terminate as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4., for the cost of the foster care monitoring system, for the cost of reimbursing counties county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 for subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (3) (a), for the cost of specialized services to children with high acuity needs in congregate care facilities under s. 48.48 (8x), for the cost of services to children with special needs who are under the guardianship of the department to prepare those children for adoption, and for the cost of postadoption services to children with special needs, for kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) made on behalf of a juvenile who meets the criteria specified in s. 938.12 or is at risk of meeting that criteria, for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for kinship care payments made on behalf of a juvenile who meets the criteria specified in s. 938.12 or is at risk of meeting that criteria under an agreement with a governing body of an Indian tribe under s. 48.57 (3t) for the administration of the kinship care programs within the boundaries of that tribe.

SECTION 297. 20.437 (1) (kp) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (1) (kp) Youth aids funding for the youth justice system improvement program. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (cj), as provided under s. 48.526 (3) (e), for the youth justice system improvement program under s. 48.528. SECTION 298. 20.437 (1) (mx) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.437 (1) (mx) Federal aid; Milwaukee child welfare services aids. All federal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 539 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 298 moneys received for providing services to children and families under s. 48.48 (17), to carry out the purposes for which received and for the cost of subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6).

SECTION 299. 20.437 (1) (pd) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.437 (1) (pd) Federal aid; state out-of-home care, adoption services, and subsidized guardianships. All federal moneys received for meeting the costs of providing foster care, institutional child care, and subsidized adoptions under ss. 48.48 (12) and 48.52, the cost of care for children under s. 49.19 (10) (d), the cost of placements of children 18 years of age or over in residential care centers for children and youth under voluntary agreements under s. 48.366 (3) or under orders that terminate as provided in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4., the cost of reimbursing counties county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 and Indian tribes for subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (3) (a), the cost of specialized services to children with high acuity needs in congregate care facilities under s. 48.48 (8x), the cost of services to children with special needs who are under the guardianship of the department to prepare those children for adoption, and the cost of postadoption services to children with special needs, and for kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) made on behalf of a juvenile who meets the criteria specified in s. 938.12 or is at risk of meeting that criteria, for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for kinship care payments made on behalf of a juvenile who meets the criteria specified in s. 938.12 or is at risk of meeting that criteria under an agreement with a governing body of an Indian tribe under s. 48.57 (3t) for the administration of the kinship care programs within the boundaries of that tribe. Disbursements for foster care under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 540 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 299 s. 49.32 (2) and for the purposes described under s. 48.627 may be made from this appropriation.

SECTION 300. 20.437 (2) (bp) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (2) (bp) Child care access program. The amounts in the schedule for the program under s. 49.1335. SECTION 301. 20.437 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (2) (c) Child care quality improvement program. The amounts in the schedule for the program under s. 49.133. SECTION 302. 20.437 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (2) (d) Child care partnership grant program. The amounts in the schedule for the grants under s. 49.132. SECTION 303. 20.437 (2) (ej) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (2) (ej) Child care water safety grant program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the grants under s. 49.1337. SECTION 304. 20.437 (2) (fg) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (2) (fg) Grants for out-of-school time programs. The amounts in the schedule for grants to out-of-school time programs under s. 48.483. SECTION 305. 20.437 (2) (fn) of the statutes is created to read: 20.437 (2) (fn) Expanded Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program. The amounts in the schedule for the program under s. 49.1632.

SECTION 306. 20.437 (2) (r) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.437 (2) (r) Support receipt and disbursement program; payments. From the support collections trust fund, except as provided in par. (qm), all moneys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 541 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 306 received under s. 49.854, except for moneys received under s. 49.854 (11) (b), all moneys received under ss. 767.57 and 767.75 for child or family support, maintenance, spousal support, health care expenses, or birth expenses, all other moneys received under judgments or orders in actions affecting the family, as defined in s. 767.001 (1), and all moneys received under s. 49.855 (4) from the department of revenue or the department of administration that were withheld by the department of revenue or the internal revenue service for delinquent child support, family support, or maintenance or outstanding court-ordered amounts for past support, medical expenses, or birth expenses, for disbursement to the persons for whom the payments are awarded, and, if assigned under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.145 (2) (s), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b., or 49.775 (2) (bm), for transfer to the appropriation account under par. (k). Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.

SECTION 307. 20.445 (1) (aL) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 308. 20.445 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read: 20.445 (1) (am) Unemployment insurance; general administration. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for administration of ch. 108. SECTION 309. 20.445 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.445 (1) (b) Workforce training; programs, grants, services, and contracts. The As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the workforce training programs, grants, and services under s. 106.27 (1), (1g), (1j), (1r), and (1u) and for the costs associated with contracts entered into under s. 47.07. SECTION 310. 20.445 (1) (bw) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 542 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 310 20.445 (1) (bw) Workforce innovation grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for workforce innovation grants under s. 106.29.

SECTION 311. 20.445 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 20.445 (1) (cm) Wisconsin worker advancement program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the Wisconsin worker advancement program under s. 106.145. SECTION 312. 20.445 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.445 (1) (e) Local youth apprenticeship grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for local youth apprenticeship grants under s. 106.13 (3m). SECTION 313. 20.445 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read: 20.445 (1) (em) Youth-to-registered apprenticeship grant program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for youth-to-registered apprenticeship grants under s. 106.135. SECTION 314. 20.445 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read: 20.445 (1) (er) On-the-job learning grant program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for on-the-job learning grants under s. 106.136.

SECTION 315. 20.445 (1) (ga) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.445 (1) (ga) Auxiliary services. All moneys received from fees collected under ss. 102.16 (2m) (d), 103.005 (15), 103.91 (3), 103.92 (1) (a), and 106.09 (7) for the delivery of services under ss. 102.16 (2m) (f), 103.005 (15), and 106.09 and ch. 108, and for administrative services under ss. 103.905 to 103.97.

SECTION 316. 20.445 (1) (ra) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 543 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 316 20.445 (1) (ra) Worker[s compensation operations fund; administration. From the worker[s compensation operations fund, the amounts in the schedule a sum sufficient for the administration of the worker[s compensation program by the department, for assistance to the department of justice in investigating and prosecuting fraudulent activity related to worker[s compensation, and for transfer to the uninsured employers fund under s. 102.81 (1) (c), and for transfer to the appropriation accounts under par. (rp) and s. 20.427 (1) (ra). All moneys received under ss. 102.28 (2) (b) and 102.75 (1) shall be credited to this appropriation account. From this appropriation, an amount not to exceed $5,000 may be expended each fiscal year for payment of expenses for travel and research by the council on worker[s compensation, and an amount not to exceed $500,000 may be transferred in each fiscal year to the uninsured employers fund under s. 102.81 (1) (c), the amount in the schedule under par. (rp) shall be transferred to the appropriation account under par. (rp), and the amount in the schedule under s. 20.427 (1) (ra) shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.427 (1) (ra).

SECTION 317. 20.445 (1) (rp) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 318. 20.445 (1) (rr) of the statutes is created to read: 20.445 (1) (rr) Worker[s compensation operations fund; special assessment insurer reimbursements. From the worker[s compensation operations fund, the amounts in the schedule for providing reimbursement to insurance carriers paying supplemental benefits under s. 102.44 (1) (c). All moneys received under s. 102.75 (1g) shall be credited to this appropriation account. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 544 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 319 SECTION 319. 20.455 (1) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.455 (1) (hm) Restitution. All moneys received by the department to provide restitution to victims when ordered by the court as the result of prosecutions under s. 49.49 and chs. 100, 133, 281 to 285 and 289 to 299 and, under a federal antitrust law for the purpose of providing restitution to victims of the violation when ordered by the court, or under any other court order or settlement agreement for the purpose of providing restitution to victims.

SECTION 320. 20.455 (1) (hn) of the statutes is created to read: 20.455 (1) (hn) Payments to relators. All moneys received by the department that are owed to a relator, to provide payments owed to a relator. SECTION 321. 20.455 (2) (eg) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 322. 20.455 (2) (em) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 323. 20.455 (2) (gb) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.455 (2) (gb) Gifts and grants. The amounts in the schedule to carry out the purposes for which gifts and grants are made and received. All moneys received from gifts and grants, other than moneys received for and credited to another appropriation account under this subsection, shall be credited to this appropriation account to carry out the purposes for which made and received.

SECTION 324. 20.455 (2) (gr) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 240, is repealed and recreated to read: 20.455 (2) (gr) Handgun purchaser record check; checks for licenses or certifications to carry concealed weapons. All moneys received as fee payments under ss. 175.35 (2i), 175.49 (5m), and 175.60 (7) (c) and (d), (13), and (15) (b) 4. a. and b. to provide services under ss. 165.28, 175.35, 175.49, and 175.60. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 545 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 325 SECTION 325. 20.455 (2) (gr) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 20.455 (2) (gr) Handgun Firearm purchaser record check; checks for licenses or certifications to carry concealed weapons. All moneys received as fee payments under ss. 175.35 (2i) (a), 175.49 (5m), and 175.60 (7) (c) and (d), (13), and (15) (b) 4. a. and b. to provide services under ss. 165.28, 175.35, 175.49, and 175.60.

SECTION 326. 20.455 (2) (jd) of the statutes is renumbered 20.625 (1) (jd) and amended to read: 20.625 (1) (jd) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program. The amounts in the schedule to provide grants under s. 165.95 (2) payments to counties that are not a recipient of a grant under the for the county to establish and operate alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program on September 23, 2017 that comply with the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (3). All moneys transferred under 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, section 9228 (15t), and 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9227 (1), shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 327. 20.455 (2) (kn) of the statutes is renumbered 20.625 (1) (kn) and amended to read: 20.625 (1) (kn) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who use alcohol or other drugs; justice information fee. The amounts in the schedule for administering and making grants payments to counties and tribes under that comply with the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (2) (3). All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (id) 5. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 546 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 327 balance on June 30 of each year shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (id).

SECTION 328. 20.455 (2) (kv) of the statutes is renumbered 20.625 (1) (kv) and amended to read: 20.625 (1) (kv) Grants for substance abuse treatment programs Programs for criminal offenders. All moneys received under s. 961.41 (5) (c) 2. or 973.043 for the purpose of making grants payments to counties and tribes under that comply with the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (2) (3). SECTION 329. 20.455 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.455 (3) (g) Gifts, grants and proceeds. The amounts in the schedule to carry out the purposes for which gifts and grants are made and collected. All moneys received from gifts and grants and all proceeds from services, conferences, and sales of publications and promotional materials to carry out the purposes for which made or collected, except as provided in sub. (2) (gm) and (gp) and to transfer to s. 20.505 (1) (kg), at the discretion of the attorney general, an amount not to exceed $98,300 annually, shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 330. 20.455 (5) (gL) of the statutes is created to read: 20.455 (5) (gL) Grants for crime victim services. All moneys received from the crime victim services surcharge imposed under s. 973.0452 for the purpose of awarding grants under s. 165.935. SECTION 331. 20.455 (5) (km) of the statutes is created to read: 20.455 (5) (km) Grants for crime victim services supplement — state funds. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (e) for the purposes of awarding grants under s. 165.935. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 547 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 332 SECTION 332. 20.465 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.465 (2) (a) Tuition Educational grants. A sum sufficient for the payment of tuition educational grants to members of the Wisconsin national guard under s. 321.40 (3).

SECTION 333. 20.465 (3) (qs) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.465 (3) (qs) Grant program for incumbent local exchange carriers. Biennially, from the 911 fund, the amounts in the schedule for the department to provide grants under s. 256.35 (3s) (bx). No moneys may be encumbered under this paragraph after June 30, 2027.

SECTION 334. 20.485 (1) (gk) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.485 (1) (gk) Institutional operations. The amounts in the schedule for the care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50, for the payment of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (ky) for payment of the state share of the medical assistance costs related to the provision of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43 to allow them to reside at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation accounts under pars. (kc) and (kj), for the transfer of moneys in an amount up to $10,000,000 to the appropriation account under par. (ks), and for the payment of grants under s. 45.82. Not more than 1 percent of the moneys credited to this appropriation account may be used for the payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43. All moneys received under par. (m) and s. 45.51 (7) (b) and (8) and all moneys received for the care of members under medical assistance, as defined in s. 49.43 (8), shall be credited to this appropriation account. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 548 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 334 All moneys transferred under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9248 (1), shall be credited to this appropriation account. Except for the moneys transferred under this paragraph to the appropriation account under par. (kc), no moneys may be expended from this appropriation for the purposes specified in par. (kc).

SECTION 335. 20.485 (2) (qw) of the statutes is created to read: 20.485 (2) (qw) Veterans mental health services. Biennially, from the veterans trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the promotion and assistance of access to, and grants for, veterans[ mental health services under s. 45.49. SECTION 336. 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) Veterans assistance grants. SECTION 337. 20.505 (1) (aw) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (aw) Grants for local projects. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants awarded under s. 16.095 to assist nonstate organizations to carry out construction projects having a statewide public purpose. SECTION 338. 20.505 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (bp) Office of violence prevention; general program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the office of violence prevention.

SECTION 339. 20.505 (1) (bs) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (bs) Office of violence prevention; violence reduction initiative grants. The amounts in the schedule for violence reduction initiative grants awarded under s. 16.02 (3). SECTION 340. 20.505 (1) (bv) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 549 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 340 20.505 (1) (bv) Cybersecurity emergency incident response. A sum sufficient, not to exceed the amounts allocated under s. 16.971 (18) (b), for cybersecurity emergency incident response under s. 16.971 (18) (a). SECTION 341. 20.505 (1) (cb) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (cb) Grants to tribes for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs. The amounts in the schedule for grants to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state under s. 16.075 (2). SECTION 342. 20.505 (1) (cp) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (cp) Translation services. The amounts in the schedule for assistance under s. 16.17.

SECTION 343. 20.505 (1) (cv) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (cv) First class city school district audit response support. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for payments under s. 16.23 to a 1st class city school district to implement audit recommendations. SECTION 344. 20.505 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (e) Supplement to crime victim services grant program. A sum sufficient not to exceed in each fiscal year the amount determined under s. 16.311 (1) to supplement the crime victim services grant program under s. 165.935 as provided in s. 16.311. SECTION 345. 20.505 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (em) Cybersecurity activities. The amounts in the schedule for the department of administration[s cybersecurity activities.

SECTION 346. 20.505 (1) (ep) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (ep) Civil legal services. As a continuing appropriation, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 550 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 346 amounts in the schedule to provide grants under s. 16.19 to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for the provision of civil legal services. SECTION 347. 20.505 (1) (fn) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (fn) Artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure. The amounts in the schedule to support the development and maintenance of artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure for the benefit of state agencies under s. 16.971 (2) (p). SECTION 348. 20.505 (1) (id) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (1) (id) 5. The amount transferred to s. 20.455 (2) 20.625 (1) (kn) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.455 (2) 20.625 (1) (kn).

SECTION 349. 20.505 (1) (kL) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (1) (kL) Printing, mail, communication, document sales, and information technology services; state agencies; veterans services. The amounts in the schedule to provide document sales, printing, mail processing, electronic communications, information technology development, management, and processing services, but not enterprise resource planning system services under s. 16.971 (2) (cf), to state agencies and veterans services under s. 16.973 (9). All moneys received for the provision of document sales services and services under ss. 16.971, 16.972, 16.973, 16.974 (3), and 16.997 (2) (d), other than moneys received and disbursed under par. (ip) and s. 20.225 (1) (kb), shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SECTION 350. 20.505 (1) (ks) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (1) (ks) Collective bargaining grievance arbitrations. The amounts in the schedule for the payment of the state[s share of costs related to collective bargaining grievance arbitrations under s. 111.86. All moneys received from state 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 551 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 350 agencies or authorities for the purpose of reimbursing the state[s share of the costs related to grievance arbitrations under s. 111.86 and to reimburse the state[s share of costs for training related to grievance arbitrations shall be credited to this appropriation account. SECTION 351. 20.505 (1) (kx) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (1) (kx) (title) American Indian economic development; technical assistance and tourism promotion.

SECTION 352. 20.505 (1) (ky) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (1) (ky) Tribal grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9101 (2), and under ss. 16.07 and 16.08. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under sub. (8) (hm) 16a. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under sub. (8) (hm). SECTION 353. 20.505 (1) (r) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (1) (r) Local construction project grants. From the local government fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants awarded under s. 16.095 (6) to assist cities, villages, towns, counties, and tribal governments to carry out construction projects having a statewide public purpose.

SECTION 354. 20.505 (1) (uc) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (1) (uc) Land information program; local aids. From the land information fund, all moneys received by the department under s. 59.72 (5) (a), 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 552 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 354 except moneys appropriated and expended by June 30 under par. (ub), for aids to counties under s. 16.967 (7). SECTION 355. 20.505 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (4) (c) Telecommunications access for educational agencies; general fund. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to make payments to telecommunications providers under contracts under s. 16.971 (13), (14), and (15) to the extent that the amounts due are not paid from the appropriation under sub. (1) (is), and to make payments to telecommunications providers under contracts under s. 16.971 (16) to the extent that the amounts due are not paid from the appropriation under sub. (1) (kL).

SECTION 356. 20.505 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (4) (cm) Community climate action grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 16.035 (2). SECTION 357. 20.505 (4) (cp) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (4) (cp) Community climate engagement grant program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the community climate engagement grant program under s. 16.037. SECTION 358. 20.505 (4) (fm) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (4) (fm) National and community service board; state scholarship program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the state scholarship program under s. 16.22 (2m).

SECTION 359. 20.505 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (4) (h) Program services. The amounts in the schedule to carry out the responsibilities of divisions, commissions, and boards attached to the department of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 553 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 359 administration, other than the board on aging and long-term care, the board for people with developmental disabilities, the distance learning authorization board, and the public records board, and to carry out the responsibilities of special and executive committees. All moneys received from fees which are authorized by law or administrative rule to be collected by any division, board or commission attached to the department, other than the board on aging and long-term care, the board for people with developmental disabilities, the distance learning authorization board, and the public records board, and all moneys received from fees that are authorized by law or executive order to be collected by any special or executive committee shall be credited to this appropriation account and used to carry out the purposes for which collected.

SECTION 360. 20.505 (4) (o) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (4) (o) National and community service board; federal aid for administration. From the All moneys received from the corporation for national and community service under 42 USC 12542 (a) and 12571 (a), as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule that are designated for administering the national and community service program, for the administration of the national and community service program under s. 16.22. SECTION 361. 20.505 (4) (p) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (4) (p) National and community service board; federal aid for grants. From the All moneys received from the corporation for national and community service under 42 USC 12542 (a) and 12571 (a), all moneys not appropriated under par. (o) that are designated for the purpose of national service program grants, for national service program grants under s. 16.22 (2) (h). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 554 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 362

SECTION 362. 20.505 (5) (ka) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (5) (ka) Facility operations and maintenance; police and protection functions. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of financing the costs of operation of state-owned or operated facilities that are not funded from other appropriations, including custodial and maintenance services; for minor projects; for utilities, fuel, heat, and air conditioning; for assessments levied by the department under s. 16.847 (3) for costs incurred and savings generated at departmental facilities; for facility design services provided to agencies under s. 16.849; and for costs incurred under ss. 16.858 and 16.895 by or on behalf of the department; and for police and protection functions under s. 16.84 (2) and (3), including to provide security services at multitenant state buildings or multitenant state facilities. All moneys received from state agencies for the operation of such facilities, from parking rental fees established under s. 16.843 (2) (bm) and miscellaneous other sources, from assessments under s. 16.895, from the performance of gaming protection functions under s. 16.84 (3), from charges to state agencies for security services under s. 16.84 (2), and from the fees assessed under s. 16.849, and all moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.865 (2) (e) for this purpose shall be credited to this appropriation account. No moneys may be expended from this appropriation for the purposes specified in par. (kg).

SECTION 363. 20.505 (5) (ks) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 364. 20.505 (7) (bp) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (7) (bp) Housing quality standards grants. The amounts in the schedule for housing quality standards grants under s. 16.3077. SECTION 365. 20.505 (7) (fe) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 555 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 365 20.505 (7) (fe) Grants for Milwaukee County Housing First. The amounts in the schedule for payments under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (1). SECTION 366. 20.505 (7) (fe) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 367. 20.505 (7) (fo) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (7) (fo) Affordable housing and workforce development grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 16.3063. SECTION 368. 20.505 (7) (fq) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (7) (fq) Grants to incentivize eliminating zoning barriers to affordable housing. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 16.3066.

SECTION 369. 20.505 (7) (fr) of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (7) (fr) Whole-home upgrade grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 16.3069. SECTION 370. 20.505 (8) (hm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (8) (hm) Indian gaming receipts. (intro.) All moneys required to be credited to this appropriation under s. 569.06, all moneys transferred under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, sections 9201 (5mk), 9205 (1mk), 9210 (3mk), 9223 (5mk), 9224 (1mk), 9225 (1mk), 9231 (1mk), 9237 (4mk), 9240 (1mk), 9251 (1mk), 9256 (1mk), 9257 (2mk), and 9258 (2mk), and all moneys that revert to this appropriation account from the appropriation accounts specified in subds. 1c. to 19., 22., and 23. 26., less the amounts appropriated under par. (h) and s. 20.455 (2) (gc), for the purpose of annually transferring the following amounts: SECTION 371. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 372. 20.505 (8) (hm) 8k. of the statutes is repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 556 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 373

SECTION 373. 20.505 (8) (hm) 8m. of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (8) (hm) 8m. The amount transferred to s. 20.370 (5) (hk) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.370 (5) (hk). SECTION 374. 20.505 (8) (hm) 16. of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (8) (hm) 16. The amount transferred to s. 20.566 (3) (km) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.566 (3) (km). SECTION 375. 20.505 (8) (hm) 25. of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (8) (hm) 25. The amount transferred to s. 20.435 (2) (km) shall be $250,000 or the amount remaining in this appropriation after all other transfers under subds. 1c. to 24. are made, whichever is less the amount in the schedule under s. 20.435 (2) (km). SECTION 376. 20.505 (8) (hm) 26. of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (8) (hm) 26. The amount transferred to s. 20.255 (2) (kg) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.255 (2) (kg). SECTION 377. 20.507 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.507 (1) (c) Payments in lieu of taxes. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for payments in lieu of property taxes under s. 24.62 (3).

SECTION 378. 20.510 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read: 20.510 (1) (bp) Election administration; local aids. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for election administration grants under s. 5.45 and 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9112 (1). SECTION 379. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.510 (1) (c) Voter identification County and municipal clerk training. The amounts in the schedule for training of county and municipal clerks concerning the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 557 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 379 administration of elections as provided in chs. 5 to 10 and 12, including voter identification requirements provided in 2011 Wisconsin Act 23. SECTION 380. 20.510 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 20.510 (1) (f) Local aids for special elections. A sum sufficient to reimburse counties and municipalities for certain special primary or election costs under s. 5.05 (11m).

SECTION 381. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.510 (1) (g) Recount fees. The amounts in the schedule All moneys received on account of recount petitions filed with the commission, to be apportioned to the commission and the county clerks or county board of election commissioners as prescribed in s. 9.01 (1) (ag). All moneys received on account of recount petitions filed with the commission shall be credited to this appropriation account. SECTION 382. 20.521 (1) (im) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 383. 20.566 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read: 20.566 (1) (bn) Administration and enforcement of marijuana tax and regulation. The amounts in the schedule for the purposes of administering the marijuana tax imposed under subch. IV of ch. 139 and for the costs incurred in enforcing the taxing and regulation of marijuana producers, marijuana processors, and marijuana retailers under subch. IV of ch. 139.

SECTION 384. 20.566 (1) (gc) of the statutes is created to read: 20.566 (1) (gc) Administration of transit authority taxes. From the moneys received from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (gc), the amounts in the schedule for the purpose of administering the transit authority taxes imposed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 558 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 384 under s. 77.708. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of the fiscal year the unencumbered balance in this appropriation account shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (gc).

SECTION 385. 20.566 (1) (gh) of the statutes is created to read: 20.566 (1) (gh) Administration of regional transit authority fees. The amounts in the schedule for administering the fees imposed under subch. XIV of ch. 77. An amount equal to 2.55 percent of all moneys received from the fees imposed under subch. XIV of ch. 77 shall be credited to this appropriation. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of each fiscal year the unencumbered balance in this appropriation account that exceeds 10 percent of the expenditures from this appropriation during the fiscal year shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (gh). SECTION 386. 20.566 (1) (gi) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.566 (1) (gi) (title) Administration of municipality taxes of 1st class cities.

SECTION 387. 20.566 (1) (gj) of the statutes is created to read: 20.566 (1) (gj) Administration of municipality taxes; generally. From the moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (gj), the amounts in the schedule for administering the municipality taxes imposed under s. 77.702. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of the fiscal year the unencumbered balance of this appropriation account lapses to the general fund. SECTION 388. 20.566 (1) (ha) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 389. 20.566 (1) (hd) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 390. 20.566 (3) (km) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 559 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 390 20.566 (3) (km) Gaming regulation and enforcement. The amounts in the schedule to support the department of revenue[s gaming regulation and enforcement activities. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 16. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).

SECTION 391. 20.566 (9) of the statutes is created to read: 20.566 (9) DIVISION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES. (g) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for alcohol beverages regulation and enforcement under ch. 125 and general program operations of the division of alcohol beverages. All moneys received by the division of alcohol beverages, including all moneys transferred under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9237 (1), shall be credited to this appropriation account. All moneys received from the administration fee under s. 139.06 (1) (a) shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of each fiscal year, the unencumbered balance of this appropriation account shall lapse to the general fund.

SECTION 392. 20.575 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.575 (1) (g) Program fees General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of carrying out general program operations. Except as provided under par. (ka), all amounts received by the secretary of state, including all All moneys transferred from the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) (g), shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), any at the end of each fiscal year, the unencumbered balance at the close of a fiscal year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 560 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 392 exceeding 10 percent of that fiscal year[s expenditures under of this appropriation account shall lapse to the general fund. SECTION 393. 20.575 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read: 20.575 (1) (i) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants, bequests, and devises to carry out the purposes for which made and received.

SECTION 394. 20.575 (1) (ka) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.575 (1) (ka) Agency collections Program fees. The amounts in the schedule for photocopying and microfilm copying of documents, generation of copies of documents from optical disc or electronic storage, publication of books, and other services provided in carrying out the functions of the office. All moneys received by the office as fees or other charges for photocopying, microfilm copying, generation of copies of documents from optical disc or electronic storage, sales of books, provision of apostille and authentication services, and other services provided in carrying out the functions of the office shall be credited to this appropriation, for photocopying and microfilm copying of documents, generation of copies of documents from optical disc or electronic storage, publication of books, provision of apostille and authentication services, and other services provided in carrying out the functions of the office.

SECTION 395. 20.575 (1) (m) of the statutes is created to read: 20.575 (1) (m) Federal aid. All moneys received from the federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 to carry out the purposes for which received. SECTION 396. 20.625 (1) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 561 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 396 20.625 (1) (cg) Circuit court costs. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to make payments to counties for circuit court costs under s. 758.19 (5) (b). SECTION 397. 20.625 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 20.625 (1) (d) Circuit court costs supplement. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to make payments to counties for circuit court costs under s. 758.19 (5) (bf), (bm), and (bn). SECTION 398. 20.680 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 20.680 (4) OFFICE OF THE MARSHALS OF THE SUPREME COURT. (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the office of the marshals of the supreme court.

SECTION 399. 20.835 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 20.835 (1) (a) Property tax freeze incentive payments. A sum sufficient to make the payments under s. 79.06. SECTION 400. 20.835 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 20.835 (1) (b) Refunds of certain tax payments made for nontaxable tribal land. A sum sufficient to make the payments under 2025 Act .... (this act), section 9137 (2). SECTION 401. 20.835 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 20.835 (1) (c) County and municipal aid for nontaxable tribal land. The amounts in the schedule to make the payments under s. 79.07. SECTION 402. 20.835 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 20.835 (1) (d) State aid, state assessed pipelines. A sum sufficient to make payments as provided under s. 79.098. SECTION 403. 20.835 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 562 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 403 20.835 (2) (bm) Film production services credit. A sum sufficient to make the payments under ss. 71.07 (5f) (d) 2., 71.28 (5f) (d) 2., and 71.47 (5f) (d) 2.

SECTION 404. 20.835 (2) (c) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 20.835 (2) (c) (title) Property tax and rent rebate. SECTION 405. 20.835 (2) (eq) of the statutes is created to read: 20.835 (2) (eq) Marijuana tax refunds. A sum sufficient to pay refunds under subch. IV of ch. 139. SECTION 406. 20.835 (4) (gc) of the statutes is created to read: 20.835 (4) (gc) Transit authority taxes. All moneys received from the taxes imposed under s. 77.708, and from the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (gc), for the purpose of distribution to the transit authorities that adopt a resolution imposing taxes under subch. V of ch. 77, except that 1.5 percent of those tax revenues collected under subch. V of ch. 77 shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (gc).

SECTION 407. 20.835 (4) (gh) of the statutes is created to read: 20.835 (4) (gh) Regional transit authority fees. All moneys received from the fees imposed under subch. XIV of ch. 77, and from the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (gh), for distribution to regional transit authorities created under s. 66.1039 (2), except that 2.55 percent of the moneys received from the fees imposed under subch. XIV of ch. 77 shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (gh). SECTION 408. 20.835 (4) (gi) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 563 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 408 20.835 (4) (gi) (title) Municipality taxes of 1st class cities.

SECTION 409. 20.835 (4) (gj) of the statutes is created to read: 20.835 (4) (gj) Municipality taxes; generally. All moneys received from the taxes imposed under s. 77.702 for distribution to the municipalities that enact an ordinance imposing taxes under that section and for interest payments on refunds under s. 77.76 (3t), except that 0.75 percent of those tax revenues collected under that section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (gj).

SECTION 410. 20.865 (1) (fo) of the statutes is created to read: 20.865 (1) (fo) Salary and fringe benefit costs incurred in enterprise assessments and billings; general purpose revenue. The amounts in the schedule to supplement the appropriations to state agencies for enterprise assessments and billings that are increased because of compensation and related adjustments that are approved by the legislature under s. 111.92 for represented employees and by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12. In this paragraph, Xenterprise assessments and billingsY means charges from the department of administration for services provided directly to state agencies by employees of the department of administration.

SECTION 411. 20.865 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read: 20.865 (1) (gm) Salary and fringe benefit costs incurred in enterprise assessments and billings; program revenue. From the appropriate program revenue and program revenue — service accounts, a sum sufficient to supplement the appropriations to state agencies for enterprise assessments and billings that are increased because of compensation and related adjustments that are approved by the legislature under s. 111.92 for represented employees and by the joint 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 564 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 411 committee on employment relations under s. 230.12. In this paragraph, Xenterprise assessments and billingsY means charges from the department of administration for services provided directly to state agencies by employees of the department of administration.

SECTION 412. 20.865 (1) (mz) of the statutes is created to read: 20.865 (1) (mz) Salary and fringe benefit costs incurred in enterprise assessments and billings; federal funds. From the appropriate federal program revenue accounts, a sum sufficient to supplement the appropriations to state agencies for enterprise assessments and billings that are increased because of compensation and related adjustments that are approved by the legislature under s. 111.92 for represented employees and by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12. In this paragraph, Xenterprise assessments and billingsY means charges from the department of administration for services provided directly to state agencies by employees of the department of administration.

SECTION 413. 20.865 (1) (tz) of the statutes is created to read: 20.865 (1) (tz) Salary and fringe benefit costs incurred in enterprise assessments and billings; segregated revenues. From the appropriate segregated funds, a sum sufficient to supplement the appropriations to state agencies for enterprise assessments and billings that are increased because of compensation and related adjustments that are approved by the legislature under s. 111.92 for represented employees and by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12. In this paragraph, Xenterprise assessments and billingsY means charges from the department of administration for services provided directly to state agencies by employees of the department of administration. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 565 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 414

SECTION 414. 20.866 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (1) (u) Principal repayment and interest. A sum sufficient from moneys appropriated under sub. (2) (zp) and ss. 20.115 (2) (d) and (7) (b) and, (br), (s), and (tb), 20.190 (1) (c), (d), (i), and (j), 20.225 (1) (c) and (i), 20.245 (1) (e) and (j), 20.250 (1) (c) and (e), 20.255 (1) (d), 20.285 (1) (d), (gj), and (je), 20.320 (1) (c) and (t) and (2) (c), 20.370 (7) (aa), (ad), (ag), (aq), (ar), (at), (au), (bq), (br), (cb), (cc), (cd), (cg), (cq), (cr), (cs), (ct), (ea), (eq), and (er), 20.395 (6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (au), 20.410 (1) (e), (ec), and (ko) and (3) (e) and (fm), 20.435 (2) (ee), 20.465 (1) (d), 20.485 (1) (f) and (go) and (4) (qm), 20.505 (4) (es), (et), (ha), and (hb) and (5) (c), (g), and (kc), 20.855 (8) (a), and 20.867 (1) (a) and (b) and (3) (a), (b), (bb), (bc), (bd), (be), (bf), (bg), (bh), (bj), (bL), (bm), (bn), (bo), (bq), (br), (bt), (bu), (bv), (bw), (bx), (cb), (cd), (cf), (ch), (cj), (cq), (cr), (cs), (cv), (cw), (cx), (cz), (g), (h), (i), (kd), and (q) for the payment of principal, interest, premium due, if any, and payment due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) relating to any public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18.

SECTION 415. 20.866 (2) (ta) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (ta) Natural resources; Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program. From the capital improvement fund a sum sufficient for the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program under s. 23.0917. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,046,250,000 $1,876,250,000 for this program. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $42,600,000 for this program. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $90,000,000. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g) (b), (4m) (k), (5), (5g), and (5m), the amounts obligated, as defined 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 566 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 415 in s. 23.0917 (1) (e), under this paragraph may not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01, may not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2001-02, may not exceed $60,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, may not exceed $86,000,000 in fiscal year 2010-11, may not exceed $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2011-12, may not exceed $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2012-13, may not exceed $47,500,000 in fiscal year 2013-14, may not exceed $54,500,000 in fiscal year 2014-15, and may not exceed $33,250,000 in each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g) (b), (4m) (f) and (k), (5g), and (5m), the amounts obligated, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1) (e), under this paragraph cannot exceed $33,250,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g) (b), (4m) (f) and (k), (5g), and (5m), the amounts obligated, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1) (e), under this paragraph may not exceed $83,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36.

SECTION 416. 20.866 (2) (tf) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (tf) Natural resources; nonpoint source. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to fund nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects under s. 281.65 (4c) and (4e). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $44,050,000 $67,050,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $6,500,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $6,500,000 for this purpose.

SECTION 417. 20.866 (2) (th) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 567 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 417 20.866 (2) (th) Natural resources; urban nonpoint source cost-sharing. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to provide cost-sharing grants for urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement and storm water management projects under s. 281.66, to provide municipal flood control and riparian restoration cost-sharing grants under s. 281.665, and to make the grant under 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9135 (1i). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $53,600,000 $72,600,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose. Of those amounts, $500,000 is allocated in fiscal biennium 2001-03 for dam rehabilitation grants under s. 31.387.

SECTION 418. 20.866 (2) (ti) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (ti) Natural resources; contaminated sediment removal. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to fund removal of contaminated sediment under s. 281.87. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $32,000,000 $49,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose.

SECTION 419. 20.866 (2) (tx) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (tx) Natural resources; dam safety projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to provide financial assistance to counties, cities, villages, towns, and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts for dam safety projects under s. 31.385. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 568 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 419 The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $25,500,000 $54,500,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $10,000,000 for this purpose.

SECTION 420. 20.866 (2) (uup) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (uup) 1. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund the Marquette interchange reconstruction project under s. 84.014, as provided under s. 84.555, the reconstruction of the I 94 north-south corridor and the zoo interchange, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), the reconstruction of the I 94 east-west corridor, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), and high-cost state highway bridge projects under s. 84.017, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $704,750,000 for these purposes. In addition, the state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $107,000,000 for the reconstruction of the Zoo interchange and I 94 north-south corridor, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), as southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, in an amount not to exceed $216,800,000 for high-cost state highway bridge projects under s. 84.017, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), in an amount not to exceed $300,000,000 for southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), in an amount not to exceed $95,000,000 for the reconstruction of the Zoo interchange, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), as a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject under s. 84.0145, and in an amount up to $40,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 569 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 420 $225,171,300 for the reconstruction of the I 94 east-west corridor, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), as a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject under s. 84.0145.

SECTION 421. 20.866 (2) (uuv) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (uuv) Transportation; design-build projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund design-build projects under s. 84.062 that are state highway rehabilitation projects, major highway projects, or southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects. The state may contract public debt in an amount up to $20,000,000 $112,500,000 for this purpose. SECTION 422. 20.866 (2) (uv) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (uv) Transportation, harbor improvements. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to provide grants for harbor improvements. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $120,000,000 $197,300,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $32,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $15,300,000 for this purpose.

SECTION 423. 20.866 (2) (uw) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (uw) Transportation; rail acquisitions and improvements and intermodal freight facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to acquire railroad property under ss. 85.08 (2) (L) and 85.09; to provide grants and loans for rail property acquisitions and improvements under s. 85.08 (4m) (c) and (d); and to provide intermodal freight facilities grants under s. 85.093. The state may contract public debt in an amount 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 570 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 423 not to exceed $250,300,000 $305,300,000 for these purposes. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $30,000,000 for these purposes. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $20,000,000 for these purposes.

SECTION 424. 20.866 (2) (we) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (we) Agriculture; soil and water. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to provide for soil and water resource management under s. 92.14. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $68,075,000 $92,075,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $7,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $7,000,000 for this purpose. SECTION 425. 20.866 (2) (wg) of the statutes is created to read: 20.866 (2) (wg) Agricultural conservation easements. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to purchase agricultural conservation easements under s. 93.73. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for this purpose.

SECTION 426. 20.866 (2) (xm) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (xm) Building commission; refunding tax-supported and self- amortizing general obligation debt. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to refund the whole or any part of any unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities. In addition to the amount that may be contracted under par. (xe), the state may contract public debt in an amount 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 571 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 426 not to exceed $7,510,000,000 $12,835,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $2,000,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $1,725,000,000 for this purpose. Such indebtedness shall be construed to include any premium and interest payable with respect thereto. Debt incurred by this paragraph shall be repaid under the appropriations providing for the retirement of public debt incurred for tax-supported and self-amortizing facilities in proportional amounts to the purposes for which the debt was refinanced. No moneys may be expended under this paragraph unless the true interest costs to the state can be reduced by the expenditure.

SECTION 427. 20.921 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 20.921 (1) (a) 2. If the state employee is a public safety employee under s. 111.81 (15r) or is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker under s. 111.81 (9b), payment of dues to employee organizations. SECTION 428. 20.923 (4) (c) 8. of the statutes is created to read: 20.923 (4) (c) 8. Administration, department of: director of Native American affairs. SECTION 429. 20.923 (6) (as) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.923 (6) (as) Each elective executive officer other than the state treasurer, secretary of state, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction: a deputy or assistant. SECTION 430. 20.923 (6) (bn) of the statutes is created to read: 20.923 (6) (bn) Corrections, department of: ombudsperson of the office of the ombudsperson for corrections. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 572 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 431

SECTION 431. 20.923 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.923 (8) DEPUTIES. Salaries for deputies appointed pursuant to ss. 13.94 (3) (b), 15.04 (2), and 551.601 (1) shall be set by the appointing authority. The salary, other than the salary of the deputy secretary of the department of employee trust funds, shall not exceed the maximum of the salary range one range below the salary range of the executive salary group to which the department or agency head is assigned. The deputy secretary of state and associate director of the historical society shall be treated as an unclassified deputy deputies for pay purposes under this subsection. The salary of the deputy director of the office of business development in the department of administration is assigned to executive salary group 2.

SECTION 432. 20.9315 of the statutes is created to read: 20.9315 False claims; actions by or on behalf of state. (1) In this section: (a) 1. XClaimY means any request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money or property, whether the state has title to the money or property, that is any of the following: a. Presented to an officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the state. b. Made to a contractor, grantee, or other person if the money or property is to be spent or used on the state[s behalf or to advance a state program or interest and if the state provides any portion of the money or property that is requested or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 573 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 demanded or will reimburse directly or indirectly the contractor, grantee, or other person for any portion of the money or property that is requested or demanded. 2. XClaimY includes a request or demand for services from a state agency or as part of a state program. 3. XClaimY does not include requests or demands for money or property that the state has paid to an individual as compensation for state employment or as an income subsidy with no restriction on that individual[s use of the money or property. (b) XKnowinglyY means, with respect to information, having actual knowledge of the information, acting in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information, or acting in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. XKnowinglyY does not mean specifically intending to defraud. (c) XMaterialY means having a natural tendency to influence, or be capable of influencing, the payment or receipt of money or property or the receipt of services. (d) XMedical assistanceY has the meaning given under s. 49.43 (8). (e) XObligationY has the meaning given in 31 USC 3729 (b) (3). (f) XOriginal sourceY has the meaning given in 31 USC 3730 (e) (4) (B). (g) XProceedsY includes damages, civil penalties, surcharges, payments for costs of compliance, and any other economic benefit realized by this state as a result of an action or settlement of a claim. (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), any person who does any of the following is liable to this state for 3 times the amount of the damages that were sustained by the state or would have been sustained by the state,whichever is greater, because of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 574 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 actions of the person and shall forfeit, for each violation, an amount within the range specified under 31 USC 3729 (a): (a) Knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim to a state agency, including a false or fraudulent claim for medical assistance. (b) Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim to a state agency, including a false or fraudulent claim for medical assistance. (c) Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Medical Assistance program, or knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Medical Assistance program. (d) Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to a state agency or knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to a state agency. (e) Conspires to commit a violation under par. (a), (b), (c), or (d). (3) The court may assess against a person who violates sub. (2) not less than 2 nor more than 3 times the amount of the damages sustained by the state because of the acts of the person, and shall not assess any forfeiture, if the court finds all of the following: (a) The person who commits the acts furnished the attorney general with all 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 575 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 information known to the person about the acts within 30 days after the date on which the person obtained the information. (b) The person fully cooperated with any investigation by this state of the acts. (c) At the time that the person furnished the attorney general with information concerning the acts, no criminal prosecution or civil or administrative enforcement action had been commenced with respect to any such act, and the person did not have actual knowledge of the existence of any investigation into any such act. (5) (a) Except as provided in subs. (10) and (12), any person may bring a civil action as a qui tam plaintiff against a person who commits an act in violation of sub. (2) for the person and the state in the name of the state. (b) The plaintiff under par. (a) shall serve upon the attorney general a copy of the complaint and documents disclosing substantially all material evidence and information that the plaintiff possesses. The plaintiff shall file a copy of the complaint with the court for inspection in camera. Except as provided in par. (c), the complaint shall remain under seal for a period of 60 days from the date of filing and shall not be served upon the defendant until the court so orders. Within 60 days from the date of service upon the attorney general of the complaint, evidence, and information under this paragraph, the attorney general may intervene in the action. (bm) Any complaint filed by the state in intervention, whether filed separately or as an amendment to the qui tam plaintiff[s complaint, shall relate back to the filing date of the qui tam plaintiff[s complaint to the extent that the state[s claim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 576 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 arises out of the conduct, transactions, or occurrences set forth, or attempted to be set forth, in the qui tam plaintiff[s complaint. (c) The attorney general may, for good cause shown, move the court for one or more extensions of the period during which a complaint in an action under this subsection remains under seal. (d) Before the expiration of the period during which the complaint remains under seal, the attorney general shall do one of the following: 1. Proceed with the action or an alternate remedy under sub. (10), in which case the action or proceeding under sub. (10) shall be prosecuted by the state. 2. Notify the court that he or she declines to proceed with the action, in which case the person bringing the action may proceed with the action. (e) If a person brings a valid action under this subsection, no person other than the state may intervene or bring a related action based upon the same facts underlying the original action while the original action is pending. (f) In any action brought under this subsection or other proceeding under sub. (10), the plaintiff is required to prove all essential elements of the cause of action or complaint, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence. (6) If the state proceeds with an action under sub. (5) or an alternate remedy under sub. (10), the state has primary responsibility for prosecuting the action under sub. (5) or proceeding under sub. (10). The state is not bound by any act of the person bringing the action, but that person has the right to continue as a party to the action. (7) (b) With the approval of the governor, the attorney general may 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 577 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 compromise and settle an action under sub. (5) or an administrative proceeding under sub. (10) to which the state is a party, notwithstanding objection of the person bringing the action, if the court determines, after affording to the person bringing the action the right to a hearing at which the person is afforded the opportunity to present evidence in opposition to the proposed settlement, that the proposed settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable considering the relevant circumstances pertaining to the violation. (c) Upon a showing by the state that unrestricted participation in the prosecution of an action under sub. (5) or an alternate proceeding under sub. (10) to which the state is a party by the person bringing the action would interfere with or unduly delay the prosecution of the action or proceeding, or would result in consideration of repetitious or irrelevant evidence or evidence presented for purposes of harassment, the court may limit the person[s participation in the prosecution, such as: 1. Limiting the number of witnesses that the person may call. 2. Limiting the length of the testimony of the witnesses. 3. Limiting the cross-examination of witnesses by the person. 4. Otherwise limiting the participation by the person in the prosecution of the action or proceeding. (d) Upon a showing by a defendant that unrestricted participation in the prosecution of an action under sub. (5) or alternate proceeding under sub. (10) to which the state is a party by the person bringing the action would result in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 578 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 harassment or would cause the defendant undue burden or unnecessary expense, the court may limit the person[s participation in the prosecution. (8) Except as provided in sub. (7), if the state elects not to participate in an action filed under sub. (5), the person bringing the action may prosecute the action. If the attorney general so requests, the attorney general shall, at the state[s expense, be served with copies of all pleadings and deposition transcripts in the action. If the person bringing the action initiates prosecution of the action, the court, without limiting the status and rights of that person, may permit the state to intervene at a later date upon a showing by the state of good cause for the proposed intervention. (9) Whether or not the state participates in an action under sub. (5), upon a showing in camera by the attorney general that discovery by the person bringing the action would interfere with the state[s ongoing investigation or prosecution of a criminal or civil matter arising out of the same facts as the facts upon which the action is based, the court may stay such discovery in whole or in part for a period of not more than 60 days. The court may extend the period of any such stay upon a further showing in camera by the attorney general that the state has pursued the criminal or civil investigation of the matter with reasonable diligence and the proposed discovery in the action brought under sub. (5) will interfere with the ongoing criminal or civil investigation or prosecution. (10) The attorney general may pursue a claim relating to an alleged violation of sub. (2) through an alternate remedy available to the state or any state agency, including an administrative proceeding to assess a civil forfeiture. If the attorney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 579 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 general elects any such alternate remedy, the attorney general shall serve timely notice of his or her election upon the person bringing the action under sub. (5), and that person has the same rights in the alternate venue as the person would have had if the action had continued under sub. (5). Any finding of fact or conclusion of law made by a court or by a state agency in the alternate venue that has become final is conclusive upon all parties named in an action under sub. (5). For purposes of this subsection, a finding or conclusion is final if it has been finally determined on appeal, if all time for filing an appeal or petition for review with respect to the finding or conclusion has expired, or if the finding or conclusion is not subject to judicial review. (11) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (e), if the state proceeds with an action brought by a person under sub. (5) or the state pursues an alternate remedy relating to the same acts under sub. (10), the person who brings the action shall receive at least 15 percent but not more than 25 percent of the proceeds of the action or settlement of the claim, depending upon the extent to which the person contributed to the prosecution of the action or claim. (b) Except as provided in par. (e), if an action or claim is one that the court or other adjudicator finds to be based primarily upon disclosures of specific information not provided by the person who brings the action or claim under sub. (5) relating to allegations or transactions specifically disclosed in a criminal, civil, or administrative hearing; legislative or administrative report, hearing, audit, or investigation; or report made by the news media, the court or other adjudicator may award an amount to the person as it considers appropriate, but not more than 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 580 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 percent of the proceeds of the action or settlement of the claim, depending upon the significance of the information and the role of the person bringing the action in advancing the prosecution of the action or claim. (c) Except as provided in par. (e), in addition to any amount received under par. (a) or (b), a person bringing an action under sub. (5) shall be awarded his or her reasonable expenses necessarily incurred in bringing the action together with the person[s costs and reasonable actual attorney fees. The court or other adjudicator shall assess any award under this paragraph against the defendant. (d) Except as provided in par. (e), if the state does not proceed with an action under sub. (5) or an alternate proceeding under sub. (10), the person bringing the action shall receive an amount that the court decides is reasonable for collection of the civil penalty and damages. The amount shall be not less than 25 percent and not more than 30 percent of the proceeds of the action and shall be paid from the proceeds. In addition, the person shall be paid his or her expenses, costs, and fees under par. (c). (e) Whether or not the state proceeds with an action under sub. (5) or an alternate proceeding under sub. (10), if the court or other adjudicator finds that an action under sub. (5) was brought by a person who planned or initiated the violation upon which the action or proceeding is based, then the court may, to the extent that the court considers appropriate, reduce the share of the proceeds of the action that the person would otherwise receive under par. (a), (b), or (d), taking into account the role of that person in advancing the prosecution of the action or claim and any other relevant circumstance pertaining to the violation, except that if the person bringing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 581 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 the action is convicted of criminal conduct arising from his or her role in a violation of sub. (2), the court or other adjudicator shall dismiss the person as a party and the person shall not receive any share of the proceeds of the action or claim or any expenses, costs, or fees under par. (c). (12) Except if the action is brought by the attorney general or the person bringing the action is an original source of the information, the court shall dismiss an action or claim under this section, unless opposed by the state, if substantially the same allegations or transactions as alleged in the action or claim were publicly disclosed in any of the following ways: (a) In a federal criminal, civil, or administrative hearing in which the state or its agent is a party. (b) In a congressional, government accountability office, or other federal report, hearing, audit, or investigation. (c) From the news media. (13) The state is not liable for any expenses incurred by a private person in bringing an action under sub. (5). (14) Any employee, contractor, or agent who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful actions taken by the employee, contractor, or agent or by others in furtherance of an action or claim filed under this section or on behalf of the employee, contractor, or agent, including investigation for, initiation of, testimony for, or assistance in an action or claim filed or to be filed under sub. (5), is entitled to all necessary relief to make the employee, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 582 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 432 contractor, or agent whole. Such relief shall in each case include reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, 2 times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay at the legal rate, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including costs and reasonable attorney fees. An employee, contractor, or agent may bring an action to obtain the relief to which the employee, contractor, or agent is entitled under this subsection within 3 years after the date the retaliation occurred. (15) A civil action may be brought under sub. (5) based upon acts occurring prior to the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], if the action is brought within the period specified in s. 893.9815. (16) A judgment of guilty entered against a defendant in a criminal action in which the defendant is charged with fraud or making false statements estops the defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action under sub. (5) that involves the same elements as in the criminal action. (17) The remedies provided for under this section are in addition to any other remedies provided for under any other law or available under the common law. (18) This section shall be liberally construed and applied to promote the public interest and to effect the congressional intent in enacting 31 USC 3729 to 3733, as reflected in the federal False Claims Act and the legislative history of the act.

SECTION 433. 20.940 of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 434. 23.0917 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 583 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 434 23.0917 (2) (a) 2. A subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation. SECTION 435. 23.0917 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read: 23.0917 (2) (a) 3m. A subprogram for recreational boating aids local recreation boat facilities. SECTION 436. 23.0917 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.0917 (3) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2035-36, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) and grants for these purposes under s. 23.096, except as provided under ss. 23.197 (2m), (3m) (b), (7m), and (8) and 23.198 (1) (a). SECTION 437. 23.0917 (3) (br) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (3) (br) 3. For each fiscal year beginning with 2026-27 and ending with 2035-36, $14,000,000.

SECTION 438. 23.0917 (3) (bt) 4. of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (3) (bt) 4. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, $1,000,000. SECTION 439. 23.0917 (3) (bw) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 23.0917 (3) (bw) 2. In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall set aside the amount transferred to the capital improvement fund under s. 20.370 (5) (hr), 2023 stats., in that fiscal year to be obligated only to provide grants to counties under s. 23.0953. SECTION 440. 23.0917 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 584 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 440 23.0917 (3) (c) 8. Grants under s. 23.0952 to acquire land for recreational vehicle trails. SECTION 441. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 9. of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (3) (dm) 9. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, $15,000,000.

SECTION 442. 23.0917 (4) (title), (a) and (b) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read: 23.0917 (4) (title) PROPERTY STATE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE PARKS AND RECREATION SUBPROGRAM. (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2035-36, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation. Moneys obligated under this subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as provided under par. (cm). (b) (intro.) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for local assistance under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation are the following: SECTION 443. 23.0917 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (4) (b) 5. Grants under s. 23.0952 for construction of recreational vehicle trail crossings for interchange projects.

SECTION 444. 23.0917 (4) (c) (intro.) and (cm) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read: 23.0917 (4) (c) (intro.) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for property development under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation are the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 585 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 444 (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding the purposes for which the department is authorized to obligate moneys under pars. (a), (b), and (c), the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation for any of the following purposes: SECTION 445. 23.0917 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.0917 (4) (d) (intro.) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation, all of the following shall apply: SECTION 446. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. g. of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. g. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, $51,500,000.

SECTION 447. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. c. of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. c. Beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, the department shall obligate $36,050,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance. SECTION 448. 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. d. of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. d. Beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, $15,450,000. SECTION 449. 23.0917 (4) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.0917 (4) (e) (intro.) Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2035-36, of the amounts obligated for property development, the department shall set aside the following amounts for the following purposes: SECTION 450. 23.0917 (4) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 586 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 450 23.0917 (4) (e) 1. For grants under s. 23.098, $500,000 $2,500,000 in each fiscal year. SECTION 451. 23.0917 (4j) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 23.0917 (4j) (title) LOCAL RECREATION BOAT FACILITIES.

SECTION 452. 23.0917 (4j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.0917 (4j) (b) For fiscal year 2007-08, the department may not obligate more than $1,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2008-09 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22, the department may not obligate more than $2,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department cannot obligate more than $3,000,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, the department may not obligate more than $9,000,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92.

SECTION 453. 23.0917 (5g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.0917 (5g) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (j), if for a given fiscal year, the department obligates an amount from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) that is less than the annual bonding authority under that subprogram for that given fiscal year, the department may not obligate the unobligated amount in subsequent fiscal years. This subsection 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 587 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 453 applies beginning with fiscal year 2011-12 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2035-36. SECTION 454. 23.0917 (7) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (7) (e) 3. Subdivision 1. does not apply beginning with fiscal year 2026-27.

SECTION 455. 23.0917 (8) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 23.0917 (8) (f) 2. Beginning with fiscal year 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, of the amount set aside for a given fiscal year under sub. (3) (bt), not more than one-third of that amount may be obligated for the purpose of the acquisition of land by the department. SECTION 456. 23.0917 (12) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.0917 (12) EXPENDITURES AFTER 2026. No moneys may be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) after June 30, 2026 2036.

SECTION 457. 23.0952 of the statutes is created to read: 23.0952 Motorized recreation grants. (1) In this section: (a) XAll-terrain vehicle trailY has the meaning given in s. 23.33 (1) (d). (b) XLandY means land in fee simple or an easement. (c) XOff-highway motorcycle trailY has the meaning given in s. 23.335 (1) (v). (d) XRecreational vehicle clubY means an all-terrain vehicle club, as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (bc), a utility terrain vehicle club, as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (nh), an off-highway motorcycle association, as defined under s. 23.335 (1) (qm), or a snowmobile club, as defined under s. 350.12 (3j) (bg) 1. (e) XSnowmobile trailY has the meaning given in s. 350.01 (17). (2) Beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 588 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 457 the department shall establish a grant program under which the department may award a grant to a county, city, village, town, or recreational vehicle club for any of the following purposes: (a) To acquire land for the purpose of establishing an all-terrain vehicle trail, off-highway motorcycle trail, or snowmobile trail. (b) To construct a trail crossing for an all-terrain vehicle trail, off-highway motorcycle trail, or snowmobile trail as part of an interchange project. (3) Grants under this section shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), and the department shall allocate a total of $5,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 for these grants. For purposes of s. 23.0917, grants awarded under sub. (2) (a) to acquire land shall be treated as moneys obligated from the subprogram under s. 23.0917 (3) and grants awarded under sub. (2) (b) for the construction of trail crossings shall be treated as moneys obligated from the subprogram under s. 23.0917 (4). (4) A grant recipient may not convert the land, or any rights in the land, acquired with grant moneys awarded under this section to a use that is inconsistent with the type of trail for which the grant was awarded unless the natural resources board approves the conversion.

SECTION 458. 23.096 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.096 (title) Grants Stewardship grants to nonprofit conservation organizations. SECTION 459. 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.096 (2m) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b), in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2035-36, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 589 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 459 department may award grants under this section that equal up to 75 percent of the acquisition costs of the property if the natural resources board determines that all of the following apply: SECTION 460. 23.0961 of the statutes is created to read: 23.0961 Grants to nonprofit conservation organizations. The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (ha) to nonprofit conservation organizations to support wildlife and habitat management.

SECTION 461. 23.0966 of the statutes is created to read: 23.0966 Tribal co-management program. The department shall establish a program under which it coordinates with the federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands domiciled in this state in the management of education infrastructure, land management activities, and other activities on department land, as defined under s. 23.0917 (1) (c). SECTION 462. 23.098 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.098 (2) The department shall establish a program to make grants from the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz) to friends groups and nonprofit conservation organizations for projects for property development activities on department properties. The department may not encumber more than $500,000 $2,500,000 in each fiscal year for these grants. SECTION 463. 23.098 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 23.098 (4) (b) The department may not encumber more than $20,000 $50,000 for grants under this section for a department property in each fiscal year. SECTION 464. 23.197 (15) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 465. 23.1987 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 590 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 465 23.1987 (1) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall set aside $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 that may be obligated only for infrastructure improvements to the Kettle Moraine Springs fish hatchery. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys obligated under this subsection shall be treated as moneys obligated under the property development and local assistance subprogram under s. 23.0917 (4). Section 23.0917 (5g) does not apply with respect to amounts obligated before July 1, 2018, under this subsection.

SECTION 466. 23.1991 of the statutes is created to read: 23.1991 Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program. (1) The department shall administer a revolving loan program to assist municipalities and owners of homes located on the shore of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior where the structural integrity of municipal buildings or homes is threatened by erosion of the shoreline. (2) The department shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (pq). (3) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules establishing eligibility criteria and income limitations for loans under this section.

SECTION 467. 23.1993 of the statutes is created to read: 23.1993 Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan program. (1) The department shall administer a revolving loan program to assist municipalities and owners of homes located on the shore of the Mississippi River where the structural integrity of municipal buildings or homes is threatened by erosion of the shoreline. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 591 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 467 (2) The department shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (pq). (3) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules establishing eligibility criteria and income limitations for loans under this section. SECTION 468. 23.33 (1) (nh) of the statutes is created to read: 23.33 (1) (nh) XUtility terrain vehicle clubY means a club consisting of individuals that promotes the recreational use of utility terrain vehicles.

SECTION 469. 23.405 of the statutes is created to read: 23.405 Report on environmental impacts to covered communities. (1) In this section: (a) XCovered communityY means a census tract that is at or above the 65th percentile for share of households with a household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level and is any of the following: 1. At or above the 90th percentile for share of households that are both earning less than 80 percent of area median family income, as determined by the federal department of housing and urban development, and are spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs. 2. At or above the 90th percentile for share of homes built before 1960. 3. At or above the 90th percentile for having hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities or large quantity generators located within 3.1 miles. 4. At or above the 90th percentile for number of proposed or listed sites 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 592 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 469 identified by the federal environmental protection agency as superfund or national priorities list sites located within 3.1 miles. 5. At or above the 90th percentile for mixture of particles in diesel exhaust in the air, measured as pounds per cubic foot. 6. At or above the 90th percentile for number of vehicles, based on average annual daily traffic, at major roads within 1,640 feet, divided by distance in feet. 7. At or above the 90th percentile for risk-screening environmental indicators modeled toxic concentrations at stream segments within 1,640 feet, divided by distance in feet. 8. Occupied by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band. (b) XCumulative impactsY means the combined past, present, and foreseeable future emissions and discharges occurring in a specific geographical area that are assessed based upon guidance issued by the department for exposure, public health or environmental risk, or other effects to the geographical area. (c) XFacilityY means any facility, the operation of which requires a permit issued by the department under ch. 283, 285, 289, or 291. (2) The department shall identify and maintain a list of covered communities in the state. The department shall update the list as necessary to reflect the most recent data on household income and the most recent federal decennial census. (3) The department may not issue a permit under ch. 283, 285, 289, or 291 for the operation of a facility that is located wholly or partly within a covered community unless the permit applicant does all of the following: (a) Prepares a report assessing the environmental impact of the facility, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 593 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 469 including any cumulative impacts on the covered community, any adverse environmental effects that could not be avoided if the permit were issued, and the public health impact on the covered community. (b) Makes the report available to the public and provides the report to the department and the governing body and municipal clerk for the municipality in which the covered community is located. (c) Not less than 30 days after providing the report to the department and the governing body and municipal clerk under par. (b), conducts a public hearing in the municipality in which the covered community is located. The permit applicant shall conduct the public hearing in a manner that provides clear, accurate, and complete information about the facility and that provides the opportunity for meaningful public participation by residents of the covered community. Not less than 21 days prior to the hearing, the permit applicant shall publish public notices of the hearing in no fewer than 2 newspapers circulating within the covered community. Not less than 14 days prior to the hearing, the permit applicant shall provide a copy of the public notice to the department and the governing body and the municipal clerk of the municipality in which the covered community is located. (4) If a permit applicant is applying for more than one permit for a proposed new or expanded facility that is subject to sub. (3), the permit applicant is not required to comply with sub. (3) more than once for permits applicable to that facility. (5) Following a public hearing conducted under sub. (3) (c), the department shall consider community support and any testimony presented in its decision to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 594 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 469 grant or deny a permit and shall evaluate any revisions or conditions to the permit that may be necessary to reduce the adverse impact to public health or to the environment in the covered community. (6) The department shall issue a decision on a permit application that is subject to sub. (3) not less than 60 days following the public hearing held as required by sub. (3) (c). The department may deny an application for a permit for the operation of a facility that is located wholly or partly within a covered community if the department finds that the cumulative impact of the facility, in addition to the existing conditions in the covered community, constitute an unreasonable risk to the environment and the health of the residents in the covered community. (7) The department may promulgate any rules necessary to administer this section.

SECTION 470. 25.29 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 25.29 (1) (b) One percent of all sales and use taxes under s. 77.61 (1) on all- terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, boats, and snowmobiles collected under ss. 23.33, 23.335, 30.52 (4), 350.12, and 350.122. SECTION 471. 25.40 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 25.40 (1) (f) 1. Moneys received from the federal government, for the regulation of railroads and water carriers, that are deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.155 (2) (m) 20.395 (7) (am).

SECTION 472. 25.491 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 25.491 (1) (c) 2. The percentage change in the estimated amount of revenues received from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 for the previous fiscal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 595 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 472 year from the immediately preceding fiscal year, as specified for that fiscal year as outlined in the summary of estimated general fund taxes under the biennial budget act prepared by the legislative fiscal bureau, multiplied by the sum of the amounts credited to the accounts under subs. (2) (a) and (9) in the previous fiscal year.

SECTION 473. 25.491 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 25.491 (1) (c) 3. The percentage change in the estimated amount of revenues received from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 for the previous fiscal year from the immediately preceding fiscal year, as specified for that fiscal year as outlined in the summary of estimated general fund taxes under the biennial budget act prepared by the legislative fiscal bureau, multiplied by the amount credited to the account under sub. (8) in the previous fiscal year.

SECTION 474. 25.491 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 25.491 (2) (a) and amended to read: 25.491 (2) (a) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated the Xcounty and municipal aid accountY to make the payments under s. 79.036. In fiscal year 2024-25, the total amount of the payments made in the previous fiscal year under s. 79.035 shall be credited to this account. In fiscal year 2025-26, and in each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the amount credited to this account in the previous fiscal year, excluding any amount credited to this account under par. (b), increased by the percentage change in the amount of revenues received from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 for the previous fiscal year from the immediately preceding fiscal year as determined under sub. (1), shall be credited to this account.

SECTION 475. 25.491 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 596 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 475 25.491 (2) (b) In fiscal year 2025-26, the amount credited to the county and municipal aid account shall be the amount determined under par. (a), plus $1,000,000 for the additional amount to be distributed to the city of Green Bay under s. 79.036 (5).

SECTION 476. 25.491 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 25.491 (8) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated Xmunicipal servicesY to make payments as determined under s. 70.119 (7). In fiscal year 2025-26, an amount equal to the total amount of the payments made in the previous fiscal year under s. 70.119 (7) shall be credited to this account. In fiscal year 2026-27, and in each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the amount credited to this account in the previous fiscal year, increased by the percentage change in the amount of revenues received from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 for the previous fiscal year from the immediately preceding fiscal year as determined under sub. (1), shall be credited to this account. SECTION 477. 25.491 (13) of the statutes is created to read: 25.491 (13) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated the Xlocal construction project grants account" to make the payments under s. 16.095 (6). All interest earnings of the local government fund shall be credited to this account.

SECTION 478. 25.491 (14) of the statutes is created to read: 25.491 (14) (a) No later than July 1, 2026, the department of revenue shall determine the amount that revenues from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 decreased in fiscal year 2025-26 due to the exemption under s. 77.54 (14) (g) and the exemption under s. 77.54 (30) (a) 2. for electricity and natural gas sold 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 597 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 478 during the months of May, June, July, August, September, and October for residential use. (b) 1. Notwithstanding subs. (1) (c) 2., (2), (8), and (9) (a) and (b), the department of revenue shall add the amount determined under par. (a) to the amount of revenues received from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 for fiscal year 2025-26, as specified for that fiscal year as outlined in the summary of estimated general fund taxes under the biennial budget act prepared by the legislative fiscal bureau, and that amount shall be used to determine the percentage change in the amount of revenues received from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 for fiscal year 2025-26 from fiscal year 2024-25 for purposes of subs. (1) (c) 2., (2), (8), and (9) (a) and (b). 2. a. Notwithstanding sub. (2), in fiscal year 2026-27, an amount equal to the amount credited to the county and municipal aid account under sub. (2) in fiscal year 2025-26, increased by the percentage change determined under subd. 1., shall be credited to the county and municipal aid account under sub. (2). b. Notwithstanding sub. (8), in fiscal year 2026-27, an amount equal to the amount credited to the municipal services account under sub. (8) in fiscal year 2025-26, increased by the percentage change determined under subd. 1., shall be credited to the municipal services account under sub. (8). c. Notwithstanding sub. (9) (a), in fiscal year 2026-27, an amount equal to the amount credited to the supplemental county and municipal aid account under sub. (9) (a) in fiscal year 2025-26, increased by the percentage change determined under subd. 1., shall be credited to the supplemental county and municipal aid account under sub. (9) (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 598 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 478 d. Notwithstanding sub. (9) (b), in fiscal year 2026-27, an amount equal to the amount credited to the supplemental county and municipal aid account under sub. (9) (b) in fiscal year 2025-26, increased by the percentage change determined under subd. 1., shall be credited to the supplemental county and municipal aid account under sub. (9) (b).

SECTION 479. 27.01 (9) (bg) of the statutes is created to read: 27.01 (9) (bg) Annual 4th grade pass. 1. In this paragraph: a. XFourth grade pupilY means a child receiving a 4th grade level of instruction in a school or a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g). b. XGuardianY has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (8). c. XParentY has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (13). 2. The parent or guardian of a child may apply for an annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver by submitting an application to the department. An application may not be submitted to a regional office of the department or to a person who is subject to an appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4. but must be submitted directly to the main office of the department. An application shall be submitted on a form provided by the department and shall include all of the following information: a. The child[s name. b. The child[s date of birth. c. The name of the school the child is or will be attending or a certification that the child is in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 599 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 479 d. A certification that the child is, was, or will be a 4th grade pupil on the first day of January of the calendar year for which the waiver is issued. This certification may be satisfied with dated report cards, dated and signed enrollment forms, a dated letter from the child[s school on official letterhead, or any other proof deemed acceptable by the department. 3. Subject to subd. 4., the department shall provide to an individual whose application submitted under subd. 2. is approved an annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver that is valid for the calendar year in which the waiver is issued. 4. A parent or guardian may receive only one fee waiver under this paragraph in his or her lifetime. If a parent or guardian receives a fee waiver under this paragraph, the department may not issue a fee waiver under this paragraph for any other member of the parent[s or guardian[s household. 5. The department shall waive the fee, including the issuing fee, imposed under sub. (7) for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a single vehicle, except a motor bus, that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is operated by a person who holds a valid fee waiver issued under this paragraph.

SECTION 480. 27.01 (9) (bt) of the statutes is created to read: 27.01 (9) (bt) Annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver; tribes and bands. The department shall waive all fees imposed under sub. (7) for an annual vehicle admission receipt for any vehicle, except a motor bus, that has Wisconsin registration plates or a registration plate showing valid registration by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band and that is owned by a person who 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 600 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 480 produces evidence that he or she is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band located in this state. SECTION 481. 27.01 (10) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (10) (f) 1. SECTION 482. 27.01 (10) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 27.01 (10) (f) 2. The department shall waive the camping fee, including any additional fee under par. (g) or sub. (11) (c), for a person who applies for a reservation under sub. (11) and who produces evidence that he or she is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band located in this state.

SECTION 483. 27.01 (19) of the statutes is created to read: 27.01 (19) CREDIT CARD HANDLING FEE. (a) In this subsection, Xcredit card handling feeY means the costs associated with collecting fees that are paid for by using a credit card. (b) In addition to any other fee imposed under this section, the department may collect a credit card handling fee to cover credit card transaction costs incurred in collecting fees for vehicle admission receipt and camping fees that are paid for by using a credit card. (c) If the department collects a handling fee under par. (b), it shall promulgate rules establishing the amount of the fee. (d) If the department has appointed an agent to collect a fee to which this subsection applies, the department may allow the agent to collect any applicable credit card handling fee. The department may allow the agent to retain all or a portion of each credit card handling fee. (e) A credit card handling fee may not be more than the amount necessary to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 601 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 483 cover the costs of using a credit card to collect the fee to which the credit card handling fee applies. (f) Any fee collected under this subsection by the department shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hw).

SECTION 484. 29.063 (7) of the statutes is created to read: 29.063 (7) The department shall provide financial assistance to cities, villages, towns, and counties; individuals; businesses; and nonprofit conservation organizations for the purchase of large metal containers in which hunters may dispose of deer carcasses. SECTION 485. 29.193 (1m) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.193 (1m) (a) 2. (intro.) Has a permanent substantial loss of function in one or both arms or one or both hands and fails to meet the minimum standards of any one of the following standard tests, administered under the direction of a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber:

SECTION 486. 29.193 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.193 (2) (b) 2. An applicant shall submit an application on a form prepared and furnished by the department, which shall include a written statement or report prepared and signed by a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber prepared no more than 6 months preceding the application and verifying that the applicant is physically disabled.

SECTION 487. 29.193 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 602 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 487 29.193 (2) (c) 3. The department may issue a Class B permit to an applicant who is ineligible for a permit under subd. 1., 2. or 2m. or who is denied a permit under subd. 1., 2. or 2m. if, upon review and after considering the physical condition of the applicant and the recommendation of a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber selected by the applicant from a list of licensed physicians, licensed physician assistants, licensed chiropractors, licensed podiatrists, and certified licensed advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses compiled by the department, the department finds that issuance of a permit complies with the intent of this subsection. The use of this review procedure is discretionary with the department and all costs of the review procedure shall be paid by the applicant.

SECTION 488. 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. b. The person has a permanent substantial loss of function in one or both arms and fails to meet the minimum standards of the standard upper extremity pinch test, the standard grip test, or the standard nine-hole peg test, administered under the direction of a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber. SECTION 489. 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. c. The person has a permanent substantial loss of function in one or both shoulders and fails to meet the minimum standards of the standard shoulder strength test, administered under the direction of a licensed physician, a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 603 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 489 licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber.

SECTION 490. 29.193 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.193 (2) (e) Review of decisions. An applicant denied a permit under this subsection, except a permit under par. (c) 3., may obtain a review of that decision by a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber designated by the department and with an office located in the department district in which the applicant resides. The department shall pay for the cost of a review under this paragraph unless the denied application on its face fails to meet the standards set forth in par. (c) 1. or 2. A review under this paragraph is the only method of review of a decision to deny a permit under this subsection and is not subject to further review under ch. 227.

SECTION 491. 29.193 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.193 (3) (a) Produces a certificate from a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed optometrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber stating that his or her sight is impaired to the degree that he or she cannot read ordinary newspaper print with or without corrective glasses. SECTION 492. 29.219 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.219 (4) HUSBAND AND WIFE SPOUSES RESIDENT LICENSES. A combined husband and wife spouses resident fishing license shall be issued subject to s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 604 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 492 29.024 by the department to residents applying for this license. This license confers upon both husband and wife spouses the privileges of resident fishing licenses.

SECTION 493. 29.228 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.228 (5) ANNUAL FAMILY FISHING LICENSE. The department shall issue a nonresident annual family fishing license, subject to s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license. This license entitles the husband, wife spouses and any minor children to fish under this license. SECTION 494. 29.228 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.228 (6) FIFTEEN-DAY FAMILY FISHING LICENSE. The department shall issue a nonresident 15-day family fishing license, subject to s. 29.024, to any nonresident who applies for this license. This license entitles the husband, wife spouses and any minor children to fish under this license. SECTION 495. 29.229 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.229 (2) (i) Husband and wife Spouses fishing licenses. SECTION 496. 29.2295 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.2295 (2) (i) Husband and wife Spouses fishing licenses. SECTION 497. 29.563 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 1. Small game: $15.25 $35.25.

SECTION 498. 29.563 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 2. Small game issued to a resident senior citizen: $6.25 $16.25. SECTION 499. 29.563 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 4. Small game issued to persons who are under 18 years of age: $6.25 $16.25. SECTION 500. 29.563 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 605 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 500 29.563 (2) (a) 5. Deer: $21.25 $41.25. SECTION 501. 29.563 (2) (a) 5g. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 5g. Deer issued to persons who are under 18 years of age: $17.25 $27.25. SECTION 502. 29.563 (2) (a) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 5m. Elk: $46.25 $66.25. SECTION 503. 29.563 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 6. Class A bear: $46.25 $86.25. SECTION 504. 29.563 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 8. Archer: $21.25 $41.25.

SECTION 505. 29.563 (2) (a) 8m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 8m. Archer issued to persons who are under 18 years of age: $17.25 $27.25. SECTION 506. 29.563 (2) (a) 8r. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 8r. Crossbow: $21.25 $41.25. SECTION 507. 29.563 (2) (a) 8t. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 8t. Crossbow issued to persons who are under 18 years of age: $17.25 $27.25. SECTION 508. 29.563 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (a) 9. Wild turkey: $12.25 $22.25. SECTION 509. 29.563 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (b) 1. Annual small game: $87.25 $107.25. SECTION 510. 29.563 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (b) 2. Five-day small game: $57.25 $67.25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 606 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 511 SECTION 511. 29.563 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (b) 3. Deer: $197.25 $217.25. SECTION 512. 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (b) 3m. Elk: $248.25 $268.25.

SECTION 513. 29.563 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (b) 4. Class A bear: $248.25 $288.25. SECTION 514. 29.563 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (b) 6. Archer: $197.25 $217.25. SECTION 515. 29.563 (2) (b) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (b) 6m. Crossbow: $197.25 $217.25. SECTION 516. 29.563 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (b) 7. Fur-bearing animal: $162.25 $182.25. SECTION 517. 29.563 (2) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (b) 8. Wild turkey: $62.25 $72.25. SECTION 518. 29.563 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (c) 1. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.: $11.25 $21.25. SECTION 519. 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (c) 1m. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 2.: $5.75 $15.75 or, if a fee is established by rule under s. 29.181 (4), the fee established by rule.

SECTION 520. 29.563 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (d) 1. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 1.: $19.25 $29.25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 607 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 521 SECTION 521. 29.563 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (d) 2. Bonus deer issued for the purpose specified in s. 29.181 (2) (a) 2.: $5.75 $15.75 or, if a fee is established by rule under s. 29.181 (4), the fee established by rule. SECTION 522. 29.563 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (e) 1. Wild turkey: $5 $12.75. SECTION 523. 29.563 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (e) 2. Pheasant: $9.75 $15.75. SECTION 524. 29.563 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (e) 3. Waterfowl: $6.75. Beginning on July 10, 2021, the amount is $11.75 $13.75. SECTION 525. 29.563 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (f) Resident authorizations. Each additional wild turkey hunting authorization issued to a resident under s. 29.164 (4) (b): $9.75 $19.75.

SECTION 526. 29.563 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2) (g) Nonresident authorizations. Each additional wild turkey hunting authorization issued to a nonresident under s. 29.164 (4) (b): $14.75 $24.75. SECTION 527. 29.563 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (2g) REDUCED FEES FOR CERTAIN ARCHER AND CROSSBOW LICENSES. (intro.) Notwithstanding the fees under sub. (2) (a) 8. and 8r. and (b) 6. and 6m., the fee is $2.25 $12.25 for any of the following licenses: SECTION 528. 29.563 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 1. Annual: $19.25 $29.25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 608 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 529 SECTION 529. 29.563 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 2. Annual fishing issued to a resident senior citizen: $6.25 $16.25. SECTION 530. 29.563 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 3. Spouses: $40.25. SECTION 531. 29.563 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 4. Annual fishing license issued to 16-year-olds and 17-year- olds: $6.25 $16.25.

SECTION 532. 29.563 (3) (a) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 4m. One-day fishing: $7.25 $17.25. SECTION 533. 29.563 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 5. Two-day sports fishing: $13.25 $23.25. SECTION 534. 29.563 (3) (a) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 5m. Two-day inland lake trout fishing: $13.25 $23.25. SECTION 535. 29.563 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 7. Annual or temporary fishing issued to a disabled person under s. 29.193 (3) (a) or (b) or (3m): $6.25 $16.25. SECTION 536. 29.563 (3) (a) 7m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 7m. One-day group fishing issued under s. 29.193 (5): $24.25 $34.25. SECTION 537. 29.563 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 9. Annual or temporary fishing issued to a disabled veteran under s. 29.193 (3) (c) or (3m): $2.25 $12.25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 609 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 538 SECTION 538. 29.563 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (a) 10. Sturgeon spearing: $19.25 $34.25.

SECTION 539. 29.563 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (b) 1. Annual: $54.25 $64.25. SECTION 540. 29.563 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (b) 2. Annual family: $69.25 $79.25. SECTION 541. 29.563 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (b) 3. Fifteen-day: $32.25 $42.25. SECTION 542. 29.563 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (b) 4. Fifteen-day family: $44.25 $54.25. SECTION 543. 29.563 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (b) 5. Four-day: $28.25 $38.25. SECTION 544. 29.563 (3) (b) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (b) 5m. One-day: $14.25 $24.25. SECTION 545. 29.563 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (b) 6. Two-day sports: $9.25 $19.25. SECTION 546. 29.563 (3) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (b) 7. Sturgeon spearing: $64.25 $103.25. SECTION 547. 29.563 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (c) 1. Inland waters trout: $9.75 $15.75. SECTION 548. 29.563 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (c) 2. Great Lakes trout and salmon: $9.75 $16.75.

SECTION 549. 29.563 (3) (cm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (cm) 1. Sturgeon hook and line issued to a resident: $19.75 $31.75. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 610 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 550 SECTION 550. 29.563 (3) (cm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (3) (cm) 2. Sturgeon hook and line issued to nonresident: $49.75 $79.75. SECTION 551. 29.563 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (a) 1. Sports: $57.25 $77.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option. SECTION 552. 29.563 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (a) 1m. Sports issued to persons who are under 18 years of age: $32.25 $42.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option. SECTION 553. 29.563 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (a) 2. Conservation patron: $160.25 $200.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option. SECTION 554. 29.563 (4) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (a) 2m. Conservation patron issued to persons who are under 18 years of age: $70.25 $80.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option.

SECTION 555. 29.563 (4) (a) 2s. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (a) 2s. Conservation patron issued under s. 29.235 (3m) to a recipient of the purple heart medal: $9.25 $19.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option. SECTION 556. 29.563 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (a) 3. Wolf harvesting: $48.25 $88.25. SECTION 557. 29.563 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (a) 3m. Annual disabled veteran recreation: $7 $17.25. SECTION 558. 29.563 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 611 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 558 29.563 (4) (b) 1. Sports: $292.25 $332.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option. SECTION 559. 29.563 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (b) 1m. Sports issued to persons who are under 18 years of age: $33.25 $72.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option. SECTION 560. 29.563 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (b) 2. Conservation patron: $615.25 $655.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option.

SECTION 561. 29.563 (4) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (b) 2m. Conservation patron issued to persons who are under 18 years of age: $72.25 $112.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option. SECTION 562. 29.563 (4) (b) 2s. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (b) 2s. Conservation patron issued under s. 29.235 (3m) to a recipient of the purple heart medal: $160.25 $170.25 or a greater amount at the applicant[s option. SECTION 563. 29.563 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (4) (b) 3. Wolf harvesting: $250.25 $290.25. SECTION 564. 29.563 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (5) (a) 1. Guide: $39.25 $79.25. SECTION 565. 29.563 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (5) (a) 2. Sport trolling: $100 $140.25. SECTION 566. 29.563 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (5) (b) 1. Guide: $99.25 $139.25. SECTION 567. 29.563 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 612 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 567 29.563 (5) (b) 2. Lake Michigan and Green Bay sport trolling: $400 $440.

SECTION 568. 29.563 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (5) (b) 3. Lake Superior sport trolling: $400 $440. SECTION 569. 29.563 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (a) 1. Trapping: $19.25 $39.25. SECTION 570. 29.563 (6) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (a) 1m. Trapping issued to persons who are under 16 years of age: $9.25 $19.25. SECTION 571. 29.563 (6) (a) 1s. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (a) 1s. Mentored trapping license: $9.25 $19.25. SECTION 572. 29.563 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (a) 2. Class A fur dealer: $25 $45. SECTION 573. 29.563 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (a) 3. Class B fur dealer: $10 $30. SECTION 574. 29.563 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (am) Nonresident license. Trapping: $149.25 $169.25. SECTION 575. 29.563 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (b) 1. Itinerant fur buyer: $200 $220. SECTION 576. 29.563 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (b) 2. Fur dresser or dyer: $25 $45.

SECTION 577. 29.563 (6) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (b) 3. Fur auctioneer: $250 $270. SECTION 578. 29.563 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (c) Resident permit. Taxidermist: $50 $70. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 613 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 579 SECTION 579. 29.563 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (6) (d) Nonresident permit. Taxidermist: $100 $120. SECTION 580. 29.563 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (a) 1. Outlying waters: $899.25 $919.25 for the first boat and $899.25 $919.25 for each additional boat that is listed on a license issued under s. 29.519 (1m). SECTION 581. 29.563 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (a) 2. Outlying waters without boat: $899.25 $919.25. SECTION 582. 29.563 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (a) 3. Rough fish harvest under contract under s. 29.417 or 29.421: $25 $35 for the first licensed boat and $25 $35 for each additional licensed boat.

SECTION 583. 29.563 (7) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (a) 4. Rough fish harvest under contract under s. 29.417 or 29.421 without a boat: $25 $35. SECTION 584. 29.563 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (b) 1. Outlying waters: $6,499.25 $6,519.25 for the first boat and $6,499.25 $6,519.25 for each additional boat that is listed on a license issued under s. 29.519 (1m). SECTION 585. 29.563 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (b) 2. Outlying waters without boat: $6,499.25 $6,519.25. SECTION 586. 29.563 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 1. Outlying waters license transfers under s. 29.519 (2) (d): $50 $60. SECTION 587. 29.563 (7) (c) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 614 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 587 29.563 (7) (c) 3. a. Seine nets: $20 $30 for the first 500 lineal feet of net, $10 $20 for the 2nd 500 lineal feet and $2 $12 for each additional 100 lineal feet or fraction thereof, plus 25 cents for each tag for each 500 lineal feet of net or fraction thereof.

SECTION 588. 29.563 (7) (c) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 3. b. Gill nets: $10 $20 for the first 2,000 lineal feet of net and $1 $11 for each additional 100 lineal feet or fraction thereof, plus 25 cents for each tag for each 2,000 lineal feet of net or fraction thereof. SECTION 589. 29.563 (7) (c) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 3. c. Bait nets: $20 $30, plus the tag for each bait net is 25 cents each. SECTION 590. 29.563 (7) (c) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 3. d. Buffalo and frame nets: $10 $20, plus the tag for each buffalo or frame net is 50 cents each. SECTION 591. 29.563 (7) (c) 3. e. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 3. e. Slat nets: $20 $30, plus the tag for each slat net is 50 cents each, not to exceed 50 slat nets per licensee. SECTION 592. 29.563 (7) (c) 3. f. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 3. f. Trammel nets: $20 $30 for each net, not to exceed 300 lineal feet, including one tag.

SECTION 593. 29.563 (7) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 4. Inland waters set or bank pole: $2.25 $12.25 including 5 tags, one for each set or bank pole allowed. SECTION 594. 29.563 (7) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 615 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 594 29.563 (7) (c) 5. Inland waters setline: $10 $20, plus 25 cents for the tag for each setline. SECTION 595. 29.563 (7) (c) 5g. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 5g. Shovelnose sturgeon permit: $50 $60. SECTION 596. 29.563 (7) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 6. Wholesale fish dealer: $100 $110. SECTION 597. 29.563 (7) (c) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 7. Clam buyer: $300 $310. SECTION 598. 29.563 (7) (c) 10. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (7) (c) 10. Clam sheller: $30 $40. SECTION 599. 29.563 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (8) (a) Class A bait dealer: $49.25 $59.25. SECTION 600. 29.563 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (8) (b) Class B bait dealer: $9.25 $19.25.

SECTION 601. 29.563 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (a) 1. Wild rice harvest: $7.50 $17.50. SECTION 602. 29.563 (10) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (a) 3. Class A wild rice dealer: $15 $25. SECTION 603. 29.563 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (a) 4. Class B wild rice dealer: $50 $60. SECTION 604. 29.563 (10) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (a) 5. Class C wild rice dealer: $100 $110. SECTION 605. 29.563 (10) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (a) 6. Class D wild rice dealer: $150 $160. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 616 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 606 SECTION 606. 29.563 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (b) 1. Wild ginseng harvest issued to a resident: $15 $25. SECTION 607. 29.563 (10) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (b) 2. Wild ginseng harvest issued to a nonresident: $30 $40. SECTION 608. 29.563 (10) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (b) 3. Class A resident wild ginseng dealer: $100 $110.

SECTION 609. 29.563 (10) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (b) 4. Class B resident wild ginseng dealer: $500 $510. SECTION 610. 29.563 (10) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (b) 5. Class C resident wild ginseng dealer: $1,000 $1,010. SECTION 611. 29.563 (10) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (10) (b) 6. Nonresident wild ginseng dealer: $1,000 $1,010. SECTION 612. 29.563 (11) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 29.563 (11) (a) 2. Endangered species: $100 $110.

SECTION 613. 29.607 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 29.607 (3) LICENSE REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS; WILD RICE IDENTIFICATION CARD. Every person over the age of 16 and under the age of 65 shall obtain the appropriate wild rice license to harvest or deal in wild rice but no license to harvest is required of the members of the immediate family of a licensee or of a recipient of old-age assistance or members of their immediate families. The department, subject to s. 29.024 (2g) and (2r), shall issue a wild rice identification card to each member of a licensee[s immediate family, to a recipient of old-age assistance and to each member of the recipient[s family. The term Ximmediate familyY includes husband and wife 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 617 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 613 spouses and minor children having their abode and domicile with the parent or legal guardian. SECTION 614. 30.92 (2) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 615. 30.92 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 30.92 (3) (b) 5. Projects underway in a state of readiness.

SECTION 616. 30.92 (4) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 30.92 (4) (b) 2. a. The department may cost-share, with the approval of the commission, with a qualified lake association or an affected governmental unit, including itself, at a rate of up to 50 percent of any construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, feasibility study or other project costs or any combination of these costs, for the recreational boating project if the costs are the type that qualify for funding under this section. SECTION 617. 30.92 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 618. 30.92 (4) (b) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read: 30.92 (4) (b) 6m. Notwithstanding subd. 6., the department, with the approval of the commission, may reallocate for expenditure for recreational boating aids without complying with the percentages under subd. 6. any state funds that are not encumbered for expenditure for a fiscal year before the first day of the 4th 3rd quarter of that fiscal year.

SECTION 619. 32.02 (11) of the statutes is amended to read: 32.02 (11) Any housing authority created under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211; redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333; community development authority created under s. 66.1335; local cultural arts district created under subch. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 618 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 619 V of ch. 229, subject to s. 229.844 (4) (c); or local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229; or transit authority created under s. 66.1039.

SECTION 620. 32.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 32.05 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), a county board of supervisors or a county highway committee when so authorized by the county board of supervisors, a city council, a village board, a town board, a sewerage commission governing a metropolitan sewerage district created by ss. 200.05 or 200.21 to 200.65, the secretary of transportation, a commission created by contract under s. 66.0301, a joint local water authority created by contract under s. 66.0823, a transit authority created under s. 66.1039, a housing authority under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211, a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, a redevelopment authority under s. 66.1333 or a community development authority under s. 66.1335 shall make an order providing for the laying out, relocation and improvement of the public highway, street, alley, storm and sanitary sewers, watercourses, water transmission and distribution facilities, mass transit facilities, airport, or other transportation facilities, gas or leachate extraction systems to remedy environmental pollution from a solid waste disposal facility, housing project, redevelopment project, cultural arts facilities, exposition center or exposition center facilities which shall be known as the relocation order. This order shall include a map or plat showing the old and new locations and the lands and interests required. A copy of the order shall, within 20 days after its issue, be filed with the county clerk of the county wherein 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 619 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 620 the lands are located or, in lieu of filing a copy of the order, a plat may be filed or recorded in accordance with s. 84.095.

SECTION 621. 32.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 32.07 (2) The petitioner shall determine necessity if application is by the state or any commission, department, board or other branch of state government or by a city, village, town, county, school district, board, commission, public officer, commission created by contract under s. 66.0301, joint local water authority under s. 66.0823, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333, local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, housing authority created under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 or for the right-of-way of a railroad up to 100 feet in width, for a telegraph, telephone or other electric line, for the right-of-way for a gas pipeline, main or service or for easements for the construction of any elevated structure or subway for railroad purposes.

SECTION 622. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 36.09 (1) (e) Subject to par. (em), the board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 620 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 622 and s. 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.

SECTION 623. 36.27 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read: 36.27 (2) (ar) A student is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if all of the following apply: 1. The student is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or is a member of a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan. 2. The student has resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan, or in any combination of these states, for at least 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session in which the student enrolls in an institution. SECTION 624. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read: 36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time of registering at an institution and who is a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm) is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

SECTION 625. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read: 36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is not a citizen of the United States is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 621 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 625 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state. 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation. 3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

SECTION 626. 36.27 (3g) of the statutes is created to read: 36.27 (3g) FEE REMISSION FOR CERTAIN TRIBAL MEMBERS. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), the board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees to any student enrolled in the system who is all of the following: 1. A bona fide resident of this state, as determined under sub. (2). 2. An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe in this state. (b) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer. (c) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) only if the student maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. SECTION 627. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read: 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 622 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 628

SECTION 628. 36.27 (3q) of the statutes is created to read: 36.27 (3q) FEE REMISSION FOR STUDENT TEACHERS. (a) In this subsection, Xstudent teacherY means an individual enrolled in the system who is a bona fide resident of this state, as determined under sub. (2), and who is participating in the student teaching component of an educator preparatory program approved by the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.28 (7) (a). (b) The board shall grant full remission of academic fees to student teachers during their semester of student teaching. SECTION 629. 36.325 of the statutes is created to read: 36.325 Voter identification. Each institution shall issue student identification cards that qualify as identification under s. 5.02 (6m) (f).

SECTION 630. 36.47 of the statutes is created to read: 36.47 Parkinson[s disease registry. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XDepartmentY means the Population Health Institute, or its successor, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. (a) XHealth care facilityY has the meaning given in s. 155.01 (6). (b) XHealth care providerY means a physician, surgeon, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. (c) XParkinsonismY means a condition that causes a combination of the movement abnormalities seen in Parkinson[s disease, including tremor at rest, slow movements, muscle rigidity, stooped posture, or unsteady or shuffling gait, which often overlap with and can evolve from what appears to be Parkinson[s disease. XParkinsonismY includes multiple system atrophy, dementia with Lewy bodies, corticobasal degeneration, and progressive supranuclear palsy. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 623 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 630 (d) XParkinson[s diseaseY means a chronic and progressive neurologic disorder resulting from deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine as the consequence of specific degenerative changes in the basal ganglia, which is characterized by tremor at rest, slow movements, muscle rigidity, stooped posture, and unsteady or shuffling gait. (2) CONSULTATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES. The department of health services may do all of the following: (a) Assist the department in the establishment and maintenance of a Parkinson[s disease registry, as provided under sub. (3). (b) Make recommendations to the department on the data to be collected in the Parkinson[s disease registry. (c) Advise the department on the Parkinson[s disease registry. (d) Make recommendations to the department on the best practices for the establishment of the Parkinson[s disease registry under sub. (3). (3) PARKINSON[S DISEASE REGISTRY. (a) By no later than the first day of the 19th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the department shall, after consultation with the department of health services, establish and maintain a Parkinson[s disease registry for the collection, storage, and dissemination of information about the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson[s disease and parkinsonisms in this state. (b) The department shall collect and store in the Parkinson[s disease registry data reported under s. 255.18 (2) by health care providers and health care facilities. (c) The department shall prescribe the format for reporting information to the department under s. 255.18 (2). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 624 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 630 (d) The department shall create, and regularly review and revise, a list of information that health care providers and health care facilities must report, subject to s. 255.18 (2) (d), to the department under s. 255.18 (2). The list shall include the incident of a patient[s Parkinson[s disease or parkinsonism; necessary triggering diagnostic conditions, consistent with the latest version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems; resulting case data on issues including diagnosis, treatment, and survival; and patient demographic information, including age, gender, and race. The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may promulgate rules to implement and administer this paragraph. (e) The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into agreements in order for the department to securely and confidentially receive information from data reporting entities and their associated electronic medical records vendors related to Parkinson[s disease testing, diagnosis, and treatment. (f) 1. The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into agreements in order for the department to disclose data collected in the Parkinson[s disease registry to another state[s Parkinson[s disease registry, a federal Parkinson[s disease control agency, a local health officer, or a researcher who proposes to conduct research on Parkinson[s disease. 2. Before disclosing data containing confidential information to an entity under subd. 1., the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall require the entity to specify the purpose for the requested disclosure, agree in writing to maintain the confidentiality of the information and, if the entity is a researcher, provide all of the following to the University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 625 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 630 a. A written protocol to perform research. b. Documentation of approval of the research protocol by an institutional review board of a domestic institution that has a federalwide assurance approved by the office for human research protections of the federal department of health and human services. c. Documentation that demonstrates to the University of Wisconsin- Madison[s satisfaction that the researcher has established procedures and has the capability to maintain the confidentiality of the information. (4) WEBSITE. (a) By no later than the first day of the 19th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the department shall establish and maintain a public website dedicated to the Parkinson[s disease registry under sub. (3). The department shall include on the website all of the following: 1. Downloadable annual reports on the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson[s disease in this state. 2. Relevant data, as determined by the department, about Parkinson[s disease and parkinsonisms for the 5-year period prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date]. 3. Other helpful resources about Parkinson[s disease, as determined by the department. (b) By no later than January 1 of each year, the department shall update the information specified in par. (a) 1. on the website maintained under par. (a). (c) The department shall publish on its website notice of the reporting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 626 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 630 requirement under s. 255.18 no fewer than 90 days before the reporting requirement takes effect. (5) CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Any information reported to the department under s. 255.18 (2) that could identify an individual who is the subject of the report or a health care provider submitting the report is confidential. (b) To ensure privacy, the department shall use a coding system for the data stored in the Parkinson[s disease registry that removes any identifying information about an individual who is the subject of a report under s. 255.18. (c) 1. If the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the department discloses confidential information as authorized under sub. (3) (f), the University of Wisconsin-Madison or department may include in the disclosure only the information necessary for the purpose specified under sub. (3) (f) 2. 2. A person who obtains confidential information from the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the department under sub. (3) (f) may use the information only for the purpose specified under sub. (3) (f) 2. and may not redisclose the information. (d) The department shall maintain an accurate record of all persons given access to confidential information under this section. The record shall include all of the following: 1. The name of the person authorizing access. 2. The title, address, and organizational affiliation of any person given access. 3. The dates of access. 4. The specific purpose for which the information is to be used. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 627 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 630 (e) The department shall make the records maintained under par. (d) available for public inspection during the department[s normal operating hours. (f) Confidential information under this section is not available for subpoena and may not be disclosed, discoverable, or compelled to be produced in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding. Confidential information under this section is not admissible as evidence in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other tribunal or court for any reason.

SECTION 631. 36.61 (1) (ab) of the statutes is created to read: 36.61 (1) (ab) XBehavioral health providerY means an individual who, under ch. 457, is certified as a social worker or licensed as a clinical social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a professional counselor. SECTION 632. 36.61 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read: 36.61 (1) (ae) XDental assistantY means an individual who holds a certified dental assistant credential issued by a national credentialing organization. SECTION 633. 36.61 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read: 36.61 (1) (af) XDental auxiliaryY means an expanded function dental auxiliary holding a certification under s. 447.04 (3). SECTION 634. 36.61 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 36.61 (1) (am) XEligible practice areaY has the meaning given in s. 36.60 (1) (ag), except that, with respect to a dental hygienist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental therapist, Xeligible practice areaY means a dental health shortage area or a free or charitable clinic.

SECTION 635. 36.61 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (1) (b) (intro.) and amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 628 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 635 36.61 (1) (b) (intro.) XHealth care providerY means a any of the following: 1. A dental therapist,. 2. A dental hygienist,. 3. A physician assistant,. 4. A nurse-midwife, or. 5. A nurse practitioner. SECTION 636. 36.61 (1) (b) 6., 7., 8., 9. and 10. of the statutes are created to read: 36.61 (1) (b) 6. A medical assistant. 7. A dental assistant. 8. A dental auxiliary. 9. A behavioral health provider. 10. A substance abuse treatment provider. SECTION 637. 36.61 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 36.61 (1) (c) XMedical assistantY means an individual who has received a medical assistant technical diploma from a technical college under ch. 38 or who has successfully completed the national certification examination for medical assistants.

SECTION 638. 36.61 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 36.61 (1) (f) XSubstance abuse treatment providerY means an individual who is certified as a substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist under s. 440.88. SECTION 639. 36.61 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (2) (a) and amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 629 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 639 36.61 (2) (a) The Except as provided in par. (b), the board may repay, on behalf of a health care provider, up to $25,000 in educational loans obtained by the health care provider from a public or private lending institution for education related to the health care provider[s field of practice, as determined by the board with the advice of the council. SECTION 640. 36.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 36.61 (2) (b) For a health care provider that is a medical assistant, the board[s repayment under par. (a) may not exceed $12,500.

SECTION 641. 36.61 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 36.61 (3) (a) The board shall enter into a written agreement with the health care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this state or in a rural area, except that a health care provider in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (8) who is not a dental therapist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental hygienist may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area. SECTION 642. 36.61 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (4) (am), and 36.61 (4) (am) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read: 36.61 (4) (am) (intro.) Principal Except as provided in par. (bm), principal and interest due on loans, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the board at the following rate:

SECTION 643. 36.61 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 36.61 (4) (bm) For a health care provider that is a medical assistant, principal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 630 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 643 and interest due on loans, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the board at the following rate: 1. Up to 40 percent of the principal of the loan or $5,000, whichever is less, during the first year of participation in the program under this section. 2. Up to an additional 40 percent of the principal of the loan or $5,000, whichever is less, during the 2nd year of participation in the program under this section. 3. Up to an additional 20 percent of the principal of the loan or $2,500, whichever is less, during the 3rd year of participation in the program under this section.

SECTION 644. 36.61 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 36.61 (5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for medical care in the eligible practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in which an eligible applicant who is not a dental therapist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental hygienist desires to practice and the degree to which there is an extremely high need for dental care in the dental health shortage area or rural area in which an eligible applicant who is a dental therapist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental hygienist desires to practice. SECTION 645. 36.61 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 36.61 (8) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area, if the health care provider is not a dental therapist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental hygienist, or in a dental health shortage area, if the health care provider is a dental therapist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental hygienist. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 631 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 646

SECTION 646. 36.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 36.62 (2) Advise the board on the amount, up to $25,000 for health care providers other than medical assistants and up to $12,500 for medical assistants, to be repaid on behalf of each health care provider who participates in the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 36.61. SECTION 647. 38.04 (25) of the statutes is created to read: 38.04 (25) ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f), the board may award grants to district boards to support the district boards with the adoption and use of artificial intelligence in areas including the following: (a) Educator recruitment, retention, and upskilling. (b) Curriculum and resource development to meet employer demand. (c) Stackable credential development. (d) Infrastructure development.

SECTION 648. 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. of the statutes is amended to read: 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. XRevenueY means the sum of the tax levy, property tax relief aid under subs. (4) and (5), and payments received under s. ss. 79.096, 79.0965, and 79.098, not including a payment received under s. 79.096 (3), 79.0965 (3), or 79.098 (3) for a tax incremental district that has been terminated.

SECTION 649. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States if that person meets all of the following requirements: 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 632 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 649 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation. 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

SECTION 650. 38.22 (6) (g) of the statutes is created to read: 38.22 (6) (g) Any person who meets all of the following requirements: 1. The person is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or is a member of a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan. 2. The person has resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan, or in any combination of these states, for at least 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session in which the person enrolls in a district school.

SECTION 651. 38.24 (5m) of the statutes is created to read: 38.24 (5m) FEE REMISSION FOR CERTAIN TRIBAL MEMBERS. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), the district board shall grant full remission of program fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) and incidental fees under s. 38.14 (9) to any student enrolled in a district school who is all of the following: 1. A resident of this state, as determined according to the procedures established under s. 38.22 (4) (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 633 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 651 2. An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe in this state. (b) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer. (c) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) only if the student maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

SECTION 652. 38.24 (5r) of the statutes is created to read: 38.24 (5r) FEE REMISSION FOR STUDENT TEACHERS. (a) In this subsection, Xstudent teacherY means an individual enrolled in a district school who is a resident of this state, as determined according to the procedures established under s. 38.22 (4) (a), and who is participating in the student teaching component of an educator preparatory program approved by the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.28 (7) (a). (b) The district board shall grant full remission of program fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to student teachers during their semester or session of student teaching. SECTION 653. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read: 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm). SECTION 654. 38.43 of the statutes is created to read: 38.43 Voter identification. Each technical college shall issue student identification cards that qualify as identification under s. 5.02 (6m) (f).

SECTION 655. 39.395 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 634 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 655 39.395 (title) Financial assistance for educators in nursing, allied health, behavioral health, and dentistry. SECTION 656. 39.395 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 39.395 (1) (intro.) and amended to read: 39.395 (1) (intro.) In this section, Xinstitution: (e) XInstitution of higher educationY means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college within the technical college system, or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.

SECTION 657. 39.395 (1) (a) to (e) of the statutes are created to read: 39.395 (1) (a) XAllied health professionalY has the meaning given in s. 146.615 (1) (ag). (b) XBehavioral health providerY has the meaning given in s. 257.01 (1). (c) XDental assistantY means an individual who holds a certified dental assistant credential issued by a national credentialing organization. (d) XDentistry professionalY means a dental assistant, a dental hygienist licensed under s. 447.04 (2), a dental therapist licensed under s. 447.04 (1m), or a dentist as defined in s. 447.01 (7). (e) XFacultyY means individuals that are employed as faculty in either a full- time or a part-time capacity at an institution of higher education. SECTION 658. 39.395 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read: 39.395 (2) (am) Fellowships for students who enroll in an institution of higher education[s masters or doctoral program that trains students for practice as an allied health professional, a behavioral health provider, or a dentistry professional. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 635 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 659

SECTION 659. 39.395 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 39.395 (2) (bm) Postdoctoral fellowships to recruit institution of higher education faculty for programs that train students to be allied health professionals, behavioral health providers, or dentistry professionals. SECTION 660. 39.395 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 39.395 (2) (cm) Educational loan repayment assistance to recruit and retain institution of higher education faculty for programs that train students to be allied health professionals, behavioral health providers, or dentistry professionals. SECTION 661. 39.395 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 39.395 (3) The program established under sub. (2) shall require individuals who receive fellowships under sub. (2) (a) or, (am), (b), or (bm) or assistance under sub. (2) (c) or (cm) to make a commitment to teach for at least 3 consecutive years in a nursing program at an institution of higher education or in an institution of higher education[s program that trains students to be allied health professionals, behavioral health providers, or dentistry professionals.

SECTION 662. 39.465 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 39.465 (1) (f) XStudentY means an individual enrolled in the school or an individual who is a dental general practice resident at the school. SECTION 663. 39.465 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 39.465 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS. In consultation with the department of health services, the board shall establish a program for awarding to no more than 15 students at the school an annual scholarship, including a stipend, equal to $30,000 for each year of a student[s enrollment or dental general practice residency but not exceeding 4 years. The board shall pay the scholarships from the appropriation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 636 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 663 account under s. 20.235 (1) (dg). From the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (dg), the board shall also provide the school $350,000 annually for the development and operation of programs to support the recruitment and training of students in rural dentistry.

SECTION 664. 39.86 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 39.86 (5) FEES. The board may establish reasonable fees to be imposed in connection with any function or service provided by the board under this section, including fees for authorizing eligible institutions for the offering of distance education programs. All fees collected by the board shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (3) (g) 20.505 (4) (g). SECTION 665. 40.02 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 666. 40.02 (17) (o) of the statutes is created to read: 40.02 (17) (o) Notwithstanding par. (d), each participant who is a marshal of the supreme court and who is classified as a protective occupation participant shall be granted creditable service as a protective occupation participant for all covered service while a marshal of the supreme court that was earned on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], but may not be granted creditable service as a protective occupation participant for any covered service as an employee of the supreme court that was not as a protective occupation participant and that was earned before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]. SECTION 667. 40.02 (21d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.02 (21d) (intro.) XDomestic partnershipY means a relationship between 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 637 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 667 individuals, who submitted an affidavit of domestic partnership to the department before September 23, 2017, that satisfies all of the following:

SECTION 668. 40.02 (28) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.02 (28) XEmployerY means the state, including each state agency, any county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 750,000 or more, a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a transit authority created under s. 66.1039, and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3). XEmployerY does not include a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes. SECTION 669. 40.02 (48) (am) 24. of the statutes is created to read: 40.02 (48) (am) 24. A marshal of the supreme court.

SECTION 670. 40.02 (48) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read: 40.02 (48) (b) 6. A Xmarshal of the supreme courtY is an individual employed by the office of the marshals of the supreme court under s. 758.195 and whose principal duties are detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances of this state.

SECTION 671. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.02 (48) (c) In s. 40.65, Xprotective occupation participantY means a participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 638 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 671 by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, county jailer who is certified as a protective occupation participant, state probation and parole officer, county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field conservation employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to call for forest fire control or warden duty, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System full-time police officer, guard or any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline of inmates at a state penal institution, special agent employed by the department of revenue who is authorized to act under s. 73.031, person employed under s. 60.553 (1), 61.66 (1), or 62.13 (2e) (a), or special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice, or marshal of the supreme court.

SECTION 672. 40.03 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read: 40.03 (1) (dm) Shall develop and implement policies, principles, and directives for the office of internal audit and determine the qualifications of and appoint, in the classified service, staff for the office of internal audit. Staff appointed under this paragraph shall report directly to the board. SECTION 673. 40.03 (2) (vm) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 674. 40.03 (2) (vt) of the statutes is created to read: 40.03 (2) (vt) Shall, when submitting the department[s biennial budget request under s. 16.42, include a report that includes all of the following: 1. Details of expenditures incurred under s. 20.515 (1) (t) through the most recent fiscal year. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 639 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 674 2. Details of expenditures anticipated under s. 20.515 (1) (t) during the upcoming fiscal biennium. 3. The estimated impact on required contribution rates under s. 40.05 and sick leave conversion rates due to the base year expenditure authority and additional funding requests under s. 20.515 (1) (t) during the upcoming fiscal biennium. 4. An updated progress report and timelines of the department[s anticipated progress on modernizing its business processes and integrating its information technology systems.

SECTION 675. 40.03 (4m) of the statutes is created to read: 40.03 (4m) OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT. (a) The office of internal audit shall provide independent assurance that the public employee trust fund assets under the control of the department are safeguarded for the purpose of ensuring the fulfillment of the benefit commitments to individuals under this chapter. (b) The internal auditor may review any activity, information, or record of the department that relates to the administration of the fund. (c) The internal auditor shall plan and conduct audit activities, including external audits, risk assessments, research projects, and management reviews, under the direction of the board and in accordance with policies, principles, and directives determined by the board. (d) The internal auditor shall monitor the department[s compliance with applicable legal requirements and contracts entered into by the department and the board.

SECTION 676. 40.05 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 640 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 676 40.05 (4) (a) 2. For an insured employee who is an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m. or 2c., the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the date on which the employee becomes insured. For an insured state employee who is currently employed, but who is not a limited term appointment under s. 230.26 or an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m. or 2c., the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the 3rd 2nd month beginning after the date on which the employee begins employment with the state, not including any leave of absence. For an insured employee who has a limited term appointment under s. 230.26, the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the 7th month beginning after the date on which the employee first becomes a participating employee.

SECTION 677. 40.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.22 (1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) and s. 40.26 (6), each employee currently in the service of, and receiving earnings from, a state agency or other participating employer shall be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin retirement system as a participating employee of that state agency or participating employer. SECTION 678. 40.22 (2) (L) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.22 (2) (L) The employee is employed by a participating employer after the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 641 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 678 person becomes an annuitant, unless the service is after the annuity is suspended by the election of the employee under s. 40.26.

SECTION 679. 40.22 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.22 (2m) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee who was a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work at least one-third of what is considered full-time employment by the department, as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for either of the following periods: SECTION 680. 40.22 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.22 (2r) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee who was not a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the department, as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for either of the following periods:

SECTION 681. 40.22 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.22 (3) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), a person who qualifies as a participating employee shall be included within, and shall be subject to, the Wisconsin retirement system effective on one of the following dates: SECTION 682. 40.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 642 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 682 40.26 (1) Except as provided in sub. (1m) and ss. 40.05 (2) (g) 2. and 40.23 (1) (am), if a participant receiving a retirement annuity, or a disability annuitant who has attained his or her normal retirement date, receives earnings that are subject to s. 40.05 (1) or that would be subject to s. 40.05 (1) except for the exclusion specified in s. 40.22 (2) (L), the annuity shall be suspended, including any amount provided by additional contributions, and no annuity payment shall be payable after the month in which the participant files with the department a written election to be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin retirement system as a participating employee.

SECTION 683. 40.26 (1m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 684. 40.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.26 (2) (intro.) Upon suspension of an annuity under sub. (1) or (1m), the retirement account of the participant whose annuity is so suspended shall be established on the following basis: SECTION 685. 40.26 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.26 (5) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (5m), if If a participant applies for an annuity or lump sum payment during the period in which less than 75 30 days have elapsed between the termination of employment with a participating employer and becoming a participating employee with any participating employer, all of the following shall apply: SECTION 686. 40.26 (5m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 687. 40.26 (6) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 688. 40.51 (2m) (a) of the statutes is repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 643 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 689

SECTION 689. 40.51 (2m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 40.51 (2m) and amended to read: 40.51 (2m) If an eligible employee is divorced or was a domestic partner in a dissolved domestic partnership, the eligible employee may not enroll a new spouse or domestic partner in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter until 6 months have elapsed since the date of the divorce or dissolved domestic partnership.

SECTION 690. 40.51 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.51 (7) (a) Any employer, other than the state, including an employer that is not a participating employer, may offer to all of its employees a health care coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board. Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1), the department may by rule establish different eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such employees and employers. Beginning on January 1, 2012, except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 that covers public safety employees, transit employees, or frontline workers and except as provided in par. (b), an employer may not offer a health care coverage plan to its employees under this subsection if the employer pays more than 88 percent of the average premium cost of plans offered in any tier with the lowest employee premium cost under this subsection.

SECTION 691. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6) shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.722, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 644 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 691 632.729, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.7498, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.848, 632.85, 632.851, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87 (3) to (6) (8), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.891, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (17), and 632.896. SECTION 692. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.722, 632.729, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.7498, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.848, 632.85, 632.851, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87 (4e), (7), and (8), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.891, and 632.895 (11) to (17).

SECTION 693. 40.513 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.513 (3) (b) The employee[s spouse or domestic partner is receiving health care coverage under s. 40.51 (6).

SECTION 694. 40.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.52 (2) Health insurance benefits under this subchapter shall be integrated, with exceptions determined appropriate by the group insurance board, with benefits under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged and disabled. Exclusions and limitations with respect to benefits and different rates may be established for persons eligible under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged and disabled in recognition of the utilization by persons within the age limits eligible under the federal program. The plan may include special provisions for spouses, domestic partners, and other dependents covered under a plan established under this subchapter where one spouse or domestic partner is eligible under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged but the others 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 645 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 694 are not eligible because of age or other reasons. As part of the integration, the department may, out of premiums collected under s. 40.05 (4), pay premiums for the federal health insurance.

SECTION 695. 40.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 40.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under contracts established by the group insurance board. The state shall also allow an eligible employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse, domestic partner, or parent. SECTION 696. 40.65 (4y) of the statutes is created to read: 40.65 (4y) A marshal of the supreme court under s. 758.195 who becomes a protective occupation participant on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], is not entitled to a duty disability benefit under this section for an injury or disease occurring before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].

SECTION 697. 40.65 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 40.65 (7) (am) 1. To the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner until the surviving spouse remarries, or the surviving domestic partner enters into a new domestic partnership or marries, if the surviving spouse was married to the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4), or the surviving domestic partner was in a domestic partnership on the date that the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 646 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 697 participant was disabled under sub. (4), 50 percent of the participant[s monthly salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6. SECTION 698. 40.65 (7) (am) 1g. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 699. 40.65 (7) (am) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 700. 40.65 (7) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 40.65 (7) (am) 3. The total monthly amount paid under subds. 1., 1g., 1m., and 2. may not exceed 70 percent of the participant[s monthly salary at the time of death reduced by any amounts under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6. that relate to the participant[s work record. SECTION 701. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. a. To the surviving spouse or the surviving domestic partner until the surviving spouse remarries, or the surviving domestic partner enters into a new domestic partnership or marries, if the surviving spouse was married to the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4), or the surviving domestic partner was in a domestic partnership with the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4), 70 percent of the participant[s monthly salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6. SECTION 702. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. ag. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 703. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. am. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 704. 40.80 (2r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 647 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 704 40.80 (2r) (a) 1. Relates to a marriage or domestic partnership that terminated after December 1, 2001. SECTION 705. 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. Assigns all or part of a participant[s accumulated assets held in a deferred compensation plan under this subchapter to a spouse, former spouse, domestic partner, former domestic partner, child, or other dependent to satisfy a family support or marital property obligation.

SECTION 706. 41.152 of the statutes is created to read: 41.152 Film production tax credits. (1) The department shall implement a program to accredit productions for purposes of ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h). Application for accreditation shall be made to the office in each taxable year for which accreditation is desired. (2) If the department accredits a production under sub. (1), the office shall determine the amount of the production[s production expenditures, as defined in s. 71.07 (5f) (a) 4. The department shall not issue an accreditation under sub. (1) without first receiving written confirmation from the applicant that the applicant has retained a certified public accountant located in this state to conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance with this section and ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h), as prescribed by rule by the office. An entity applying for a credit under s. 71.07 (5f), 71.28 (5f), or 71.47 (5f) that does not have its commercial domicile in this state shall indicate that on its application along with the amount of production expenditures it anticipates spending in this state and the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 648 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 706 amount of expenditures, if any, it anticipates spending in another state on the same production. (3) The department shall notify the department of revenue of every production accredited under sub. (1), the amount of the production[s production expenditures, and the amount of the credits allocated to the applicant for the taxable year for which the applicant[s claim relates. (4) The department may not allocate more than $10,000,000 in tax credits in each fiscal year and no more than $1,000,000 in tax credits to any single applicant in each fiscal year. (5) Each applicant who produces an accredited production, as defined in s. 71.07 (5f) (a) 1., that is eligible for a credit under s. 71.07 (5f), 71.28 (5f), or 71.42 (5f) shall include in the finished production an acknowledgment to the state of Wisconsin and the department as designed by the department, including a logo designed by the department. (6) Annually, beginning in 2027, the department shall prepare a report specifying the number of persons who submitted credit applications in the previous year and the amount of the credits allocated to each such applicant. The report shall also provide recommendations and suggestions on improving the efficiency of the program implemented under this section. The office shall submit the report to the legislature, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), no later than April 30 each year. (7) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section.

SECTION 707. 41.17 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 649 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 707 41.17 (5) FUNDING SOURCE. Subject to the 50 percent limitation under s. 20.380 (1) (b) and the proportional expenditure requirements under s. 20.380 (1) (b) and (kg), the department shall expend, from the appropriations under s. 20.380 (1) (b), (kg), and (w), at least $1,130,000 in the aggregate in each fiscal year in joint effort marketing funds under this section. SECTION 708. 43.05 (12m) of the statutes is created to read: 43.05 (12m) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (cL), beginning in the 2026-27 school year, provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per student per semester, to students who are enrolled in a program leading to a master[s degree in library and information sciences and are placed as an intern in a public library or school library. The division may promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

SECTION 709. 44.02 (5s) of the statutes is amended to read: 44.02 (5s) Except as provided in s. 16.84 (2), have responsibility for security at the Wisconsin Historical Museum located at 30 N. Carroll Street in Madison and at any subsequent museum located on N. Carroll Street in Madison. SECTION 710. 45.01 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 45.01 (6) (c) The biological natural or adoptive parent or a person who acts in the place of a parent and who has so acted for not less than 12 months prior to the veteran[s entrance into active service.

SECTION 711. 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes is created to read: 45.01 (12) (fm) A person who resides in this state, if any of the following applies: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 650 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 711 1. The person was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the federal Hmong Veterans[ Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-207. 2. The person is a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States and the secretary has determined that the person served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the armed forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning February 28, 1961, and ending September 18, 1978. SECTION 712. 45.01 (12) (k) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 713. 45.40 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 45.40 (title) Veterans assistance grants.

SECTION 714. 45.40 (1g) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 45.40 (1g) and amended to read: 45.40 (1g) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XHealth, Xhealth care providerY means an advanced practice nurse prescriber who is certified under s. 441.16 (2), an audiologist who is licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. III of ch. 459, a dentist who is licensed under subch. I of ch. 447 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. II of ch. 447, an optometrist who is licensed under ch. 449, a physician who is licensed under s. 448.02, or a podiatrist who is licensed under s. 448.63 has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) and includes an ambulatory surgery center. SECTION 715. 45.40 (1g) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 716. 45.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 45.40 (1m) (a) The department may provide subsistence payments to a veteran on a month-to-month basis or for a 3-month period. The department may 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 651 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 716 pay subsistence aid for a 3-month period if the veteran will be incapacitated for more than 3 months and if earned or unearned income or aid from sources other than those listed in the application will not be available in the 3-month period. The department may provide subsistence payments only to a veteran who has suffered a loss of income due to illness, injury, or natural disaster. The department may grant subsistence aid under this subsection to a veteran whose loss of income is the result of abuse of alcohol or other drugs only if the veteran is participating in an alcohol and other drug abuse treatment program that is approved by the department. No payment may be made under this subsection if the veteran has other assets or income available to meet basic subsistence needs or if the veteran is eligible to receive aid from other sources to meet those needs. When determining the assets available to the veteran, the department may not include the first $50,000 of cash surrender value of any life insurance.

SECTION 717. 45.40 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 45.40 (1m) (b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this subsection per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed $3,000 $5,000. SECTION 718. 45.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 45.40 (2) (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran for dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and lenses; and hearing care, including hearing aids; and any other medical device prescribed by a health care provider. SECTION 719. 45.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 652 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 719 45.40 (2m) (a) The unremarried spouse and dependent children of a veteran who died on active duty, or in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for training purposes, in the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces are eligible to receive payments under subs. (1m) and (2) if the household income of those persons does not exceed the income limitations established under sub. (3m).

SECTION 720. 45.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 45.40 (3) LIMITATIONS. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may receive under this section may not exceed $7,500 $10,000. SECTION 721. 45.41 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 45.41 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vs), the department may annually grant up to $75,000 $100,000 to the Wisconsin department of the American Legion for the operation of Camp American Legion. SECTION 722. 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), or one of the following:

SECTION 723. 45.49 of the statutes is created to read: 45.49 Veterans mental health grant program. (1) The department shall promote and assist veterans[ access to, and provide grants to organizations that provide to veterans, community-based and emergency crisis mental health services. (2) The department may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 as necessary to administer this section. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 653 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 723 peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. SECTION 724. 45.51 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 45.51 (2) (a) 1. A veteran, other than a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).

SECTION 725. 45.51 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 45.51 (3) (c) 2. The department may deviate from this sequence upon order of the board to prevent the separation of a husband and wife spouses. SECTION 726. 45.51 (5) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 45.51 (5) (a) 1. b. Was married to the person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. at the time the person entered the service and who became a widow or widower surviving spouse by the death of the person while in the service or as a result of physical disability of the person incurred during the service. SECTION 727. 45.51 (5) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 45.51 (5) (a) 1. c. The period during which the surviving spouse was married to and lived with the deceased person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. plus the period of widowhood or widowerhood after the death of the deceased person is 6 months or more.

SECTION 728. 45.55 of the statutes is amended to read: 45.55 Notes and mortgages of minor veterans. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, any minor who served in the active armed forces of the United States at any time after August 27, 1940, and the husband or wife spouse of such a minor may execute, in his or her own right, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 654 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 728 notes or mortgages, as defined in s. 851.15, the payment of which is guaranteed or insured by the U.S. department of veterans affairs or the federal housing administrator under the servicemen[s readjustment act of 1944, the national housing act, or any acts supplementing or amending these acts. In connection with these transactions, the minors may sell, release, or convey the mortgaged property and litigate or settle controversies arising therefrom, including the execution of releases, deeds, and other necessary papers or instruments. The notes, mortgages, releases, deeds, and other necessary papers or instruments when so executed are not subject to avoidance by the minor or the husband or wife spouse of the minor upon either or both of them attaining the age of 18 because of the minority of either or both of them at the time of the execution thereof.

SECTION 729. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015, is elected or appointed under s. 45.80 (1). A grant for $11,688 $12,300 shall be awarded for a county with a population of less than 20,000, a grant for $13,750 $14,400 shall be awarded for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, a grant for $15,813 $16,600 shall be awarded for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and a grant for $17,875 $18,800 shall be awarded for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 655 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 730 SECTION 730. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 731. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may make in an amount not to exceed $20,625 $21,700 per grant annual grants under this subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

SECTION 732. 46.03 (44) of the statutes is amended to read: 46.03 (44) SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE TREATMENT INFORMATION. Prepare and keep current an information sheet to be distributed to a patient by a physician, a physician assistant, or certified an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) providing expedited partner therapy to that patient under s. 441.092, 448.035, or 448.9725. The information sheet shall include information about sexually transmitted diseases and their treatment and about the risk of drug allergies. The information sheet shall also include a statement advising a person with questions about the information to contact his or her physician, advanced practice registered nurse, pharmacist, or local health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4).

SECTION 733. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 656 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 733 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba) or (hm), the department of corrections shall reimburse the department of health services for the cost of providing services for juveniles who are under the supervision of the department of corrections and are placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center at a per person daily cost specified by the department of health services. The department of health services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of providing those services. SECTION 734. 46.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 46.10 (1) Liability and the collection and enforcement of such liability for the care, maintenance, services, and supplies specified in this section is governed exclusively by this section, except in cases of child support ordered by a court under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), or 48.363 (2) or ch. 767 or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats.

SECTION 735. 46.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 46.10 (2) Except as provided in subs. (2m) and (14) (b) and (c), any person, including but not limited to a person admitted, committed, protected, or placed under s. 975.01, 1977 stats., s. 975.02, 1977 stats., s. 975.17, 1977 stats., s. 55.05 (5), 2003 stats., and s. 55.06, 2003 stats., and ss. 51.10, 51.13, 51.15, 51.20, 51.35 (3), 51.37 (5), 51.45 (10), (11), (12) and (13), 55.05, 55.055, 55.12, 55.13, 55.135, 971.14 (2) and (5), 971.17 (1), 975.06 and 980.06, receiving care, maintenance, services, and supplies provided by any institution in this state including University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person[s care, maintenance, services, and supplies, any person receiving care and services from a county department established under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or from 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 657 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 735 a facility established under s. 49.73, and any person receiving treatment and services from a public or private agency under s. 980.06 (2) (c), 1997 stats., s. 980.08 (5), 2003 stats., or s. 971.17 (3) (d) or (4) (e) or 980.08 (4) (g) and the person[s property and estate, including the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse[s property and estate, including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person, and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate, including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance, services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the department under s. 46.03 (18). If a spouse, widow surviving spouse, or minor, or an incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for their support, the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges that may be necessary to provide for those persons. The department shall make every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof is not a condition of liability.

SECTION 736. 46.10 (14) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 46.10 (14) (e) 1. An order issued under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), or 48.363 (2) or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., for support determined under this subsection constitutes an assignment of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 658 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 736 all commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension benefits, income continuation insurance benefits under s. 40.62, duty disability benefits under s. 40.65, benefits under ch. 102 or 108, and other money due or to be due in the future to the county department under s. 46.22 or 46.23 in the county where the order was entered or to the department, depending upon the placement of the child as specified by rules promulgated under subd. 5. The assignment shall be for an amount sufficient to ensure payment under the order. SECTION 737. 46.275 (5) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 738. 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. If the long-term care district offers employment to any individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is offered employment by the district and whose wages were established in who was covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the county under subch. IV of ch. 111 that is in effect on the date that the individual commences employment with the district, with respect to that individual, abide by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement concerning the individual[s wages until the time of the expiration of that collective bargaining agreement or adoption of a collective bargaining agreement with the district under subch. IV of ch. 111 covering the individual as an employee of the district, whichever occurs first.

SECTION 739. 46.40 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 46.40 (8) ALZHEIMER[S FAMILY AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT ALLOCATION. Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 659 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 739 to sub. (9), the department cannot distribute more than $3,058,900 $3,558,900 in each fiscal year for services to persons with Alzheimer[s disease and their caregivers under s. 46.87. SECTION 740. 46.47 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 46.47 (1) (b) The county or tribe has an established drug court, as defined alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program, as described in s. 165.955 (1) 165.95 (3). SECTION 741. 46.48 (16) of the statutes is created to read: 46.48 (16) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. The department may distribute not more than $250,000 in each fiscal year for grants to provide assistive technology services.

SECTION 742. 46.48 (21) of the statutes is created to read: 46.48 (21) TRAUMA RESILIENCE GRANT. The department may distribute not more than $250,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and not more than $250,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 as a grant to an organization in the city of Milwaukee to support the needs of individuals impacted by trauma and to develop the capacity of organizations to treat and prevent trauma. SECTION 743. 46.48 (21) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 744. 46.48 (24) of the statutes is created to read: 46.48 (24) PEDIATRIC HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS. The department may distribute not more than $600,000 in each fiscal year as grants to support pediatric health psychology residency and fellowship training programs.

SECTION 745. 46.48 (27) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 660 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 745 46.48 (27) COMMUNITY-BASED WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT CENTERS. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (bc), the department shall distribute not more than $500,000 in each fiscal year for grants to community-based withdrawal centers, including those certified as an adult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization service, residential intoxication monitoring service, or residential withdrawal management service, as those terms are defined under s. 49.45 (30p) (a) 1., 4., and 5. SECTION 746. 46.48 (33) of the statutes is created to read: 46.48 (33) DIAPER BANK GRANTS. The department may distribute not more than $500,000 in each fiscal year as grants to diaper banks to provide diapers to families in need.

SECTION 747. 46.48 (34) of the statutes is created to read: 46.48 (34) MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH. The department may distribute not more than $800,000 in each fiscal year as grants to local and community-based organizations whose mission is to improve maternal and child health in this state. SECTION 748. 46.48 (35) of the statutes is created to read: 46.48 (35) PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. The department may distribute not more than $1,790,000 in each fiscal year to support psychiatric residential treatment facilities under s. 51.044. SECTION 749. 46.482 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 46.482 (1) (bm). SECTION 750. 46.482 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read: 46.482 (1) (am) XCertified peer specialistY means an individual described under s. 49.45 (30j) (a) 1m. who has met the certification requirements established by the department. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 661 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 751

SECTION 751. 46.482 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.482 (1) (c) and amended to read: 46.482 (1) (c) XPeer recovery coachY means an individual described under s. 49.45 (30j) (a) 2. 3. who has completed the training requirements specified under s. 49.45 (30j) (b) 4. SECTION 752. 46.482 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 46.482 (2) (a) Use peer recovery coaches and certified peer specialists to encourage individuals to seek treatment for a substance use disorder following an overdose. SECTION 753. 46.482 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 46.482 (2) (f) Collect and evaluate data on the outcomes of patients receiving peer recovery coach or certified peer specialist services and coordination and continuation of care services under this section.

SECTION 754. 46.533 of the statutes is created to read: 46.533 Suicide and crisis lifeline; grants. (1) In this section, Xnational crisis hotlineY means the telephone or text access number X988,Y or its successor, that is maintained under the federally administered program under 42 USC 290bb- 36c. (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department shall award grants to organizations that provide crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals who contact the national crisis hotline from anywhere within this state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 662 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 755

SECTION 755. 46.536 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.536 (1) (intro.) and amended to read: 46.536 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cf), the department shall award all of the following grants in the: (a) A total amount of $250,000 in each fiscal biennium to counties or regions comprised of multiple counties to establish or enhance crisis programs to serve individuals having crises in rural areas or counties, municipalities, or regions comprised of multiple counties or municipalities to establish and enhance law enforcement and behavioral health services emergency response collaboration programs. Grant recipients under this section paragraph shall match at least 25 percent of the grant amount awarded for the purpose that the grant is received. The department may not award any single grant in an amount greater than $100,000.

SECTION 756. 46.536 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 46.536 (1) (b) A total amount of $2,000,000 in each fiscal biennium to counties, regions comprised of multiple counties, or municipalities to establish and enhance law enforcement and behavioral health services emergency response collaboration programs. Grant recipients under this paragraph shall match at least 25 percent of the grant amount awarded for the purpose that the grant is received. SECTION 757. 46.73 of the statutes is created to read: 46.73 Community dental health coordinators. From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (bm) and (pa), the department shall award grants to support community dental health coordinators in rural regions of the state. SECTION 758. 46.74 of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 663 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 758 46.74 Grants for mobile dental clinics. The department shall award grants to community health centers, as defined in s. 250.15 (1) (a), to procure and operate mobile dental clinics.

SECTION 759. 46.995 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 46.995 (4) The department shall ensure that any child who is eligible and who applies for the disabled children[s long-term support program that is operating under a waiver of federal law receives services under the disabled children[s long‑term support program that is operating under a waiver of federal law. SECTION 760. 47.02 (3m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 47.02 (3m) (f) Assure that eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services under this chapter is determined without regard to the sex, race, age, creed, color, or national origin, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), of the individual applying for services, that no class of individuals is found ineligible solely on the basis of type of disability, and that no age limitations for eligibility exist which that, by themselves, would result in ineligibility for vocational rehabilitation services.

SECTION 761. 48.02 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.02 (1d) XAdultY means a person who is 18 years of age or older, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, XadultY means a person who has attained 17 years of age. SECTION 762. 48.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 664 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 762 48.02 (2) XChild,Y when used without further qualification, means a person who is less than 18 years of age, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, XchildY does not include a person who has attained 17 years of age.

SECTION 763. 48.02 (13) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.02 (13) XParentY means a biological natural parent, a husband who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40, or a parent by adoption. If the child is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, XparentY includes a person conclusively determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804 or, a person acknowledged under s. 767.805 or a substantially similar law of another state to be a natural parent, or a person adjudicated to be the biological father a natural parent. XParentY does not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated. For purposes of the application of s. 48.028 and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, XparentY means a biological natural parent of an Indian child, an Indian husband spouse who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife or her spouse under s. 891.40, or an Indian person who has lawfully adopted an Indian child, including an adoption under tribal law or custom, and includes, in the case of a nonmarital Indian child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, a person conclusively determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804, a person acknowledged under s. 767.805, a substantially similar law of another 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 665 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 763 state, or tribal law or custom to be the biological father natural parent, or a person adjudicated to be the biological father natural parent, but does not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated.

SECTION 764. 48.025 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.025 (title) Declaration of paternal parental interest in matters affecting children. SECTION 765. 48.025 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.025 (2) (b) A declaration under sub. (1) may be filed at any time before the birth of the child or within 14 days after the birth of the child, except that a man person who receives a notice under s. 48.42 (1g) (b) may file a declaration within 21 days after the date on which the notice was mailed. This paragraph does not apply to a declaration filed before July 1, 2006.

SECTION 766. 48.025 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.025 (3) (c) A court in a proceeding under s. 48.13, 48.133, 48.14, or 938.13 or under a substantially similar law of another state or a person authorized to file a petition under s. 48.25, 48.42, 48.837, or 938.25 or under a substantially similar law of another state may request the department to search its files to determine whether a person who may be the father parent of the child who is the subject of the proceeding has filed a declaration under this section. If the department has on file a declaration of paternal parental interest in matters affecting the child, the department shall issue to the requester a copy of the declaration. If the department does not have on file a declaration of paternal parental interest in matters affecting the child, the department shall issue to the requester a statement that no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 666 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 766 declaration could be located. The department may require a person who requests a search under this paragraph to pay a reasonable fee that is sufficient to defray the costs to the department of maintaining its file of declarations and publicizing information relating to declarations of paternal parental interest under this section.

SECTION 767. 48.233 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.233 (2) This section does not apply to a proceeding commenced on or after June 2025 January 1, 2027 under s. 48.13. SECTION 768. 48.233 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.233 (3) The state public defender may promulgate rules necessary to implement the pilot program established under sub. (1). The state public defender may promulgate the rules under this subsection as emergency rules under s. 227.24. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the state public defender is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until four years after June 30, 2021 January 1, 2027.

SECTION 769. 48.233 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.233 (4) By January 1, 2025 2027, the department and the state public defender shall each submit a report to the joint committee on finance, and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 667 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 769 standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), regarding costs and data from implementing the pilot program under sub. (1). SECTION 770. 48.27 (3) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.27 (3) (b) 1. a. A person who has filed a declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025. SECTION 771. 48.27 (3) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.27 (3) (b) 1. b. A person alleged to the court to be the father a parent of the child or who may, based on the statements of the mother parent who gave birth to the child or other information presented to the court, be the father a parent of the child.

SECTION 772. 48.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.27 (5) Subject to sub. (3) (b), the court shall make every reasonable effort to identify and notify any person who has filed a declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025, any person conclusively determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804 (1), any person who has acknowledged paternity parentage of the child under s. 767.805 (1), and any person who has been adjudged to be the father parent of the child in a judicial proceeding unless the person[s parental rights have been terminated. SECTION 773. 48.299 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.299 (6) (intro.) If a man person who has been given notice under s. 48.27 (3) (b) 1., 48.977 (4) (c) 1., 48.978 (2) (c) 1., or 48.9795 (4) (c) 1. appears at any hearing for which he or she received the notice, alleges that he or she is the father a parent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 668 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 773 of the child, and states that he or she wishes to establish the paternity parentage of the child, all of the following apply:

SECTION 774. 48.299 (6) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.299 (6) (e) 1. In this paragraph, Xgenetic testY means a test that examines genetic markers present on blood cells, skin cells, tissue cells, bodily fluid cells or cells of another body material for the purpose of determining the statistical probability that a man person who is alleged to be a child[s father parent is the child[s biological father parent. SECTION 775. 48.299 (6) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.299 (6) (e) 2. The court shall, at the hearing, orally inform any man person specified in sub. (6) (intro.) that he or she may be required to pay for any testing ordered by the court under this paragraph or under s. 885.23.

SECTION 776. 48.299 (6) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.299 (6) (e) 3. In addition to ordering testing as provided under s. 885.23, if the court determines that it would be in the best interests of the child, the court may order any man person specified in sub. (6) (intro.) to submit to one or more genetic tests which shall be performed by an expert qualified as an examiner of genetic markers present on the cells and of the specific body material to be used for the tests, as appointed by the court. A report completed and certified by the court- appointed expert stating genetic test results and the statistical probability that the man person alleged to be the child[s father parent is the child[s biological father parent based upon the genetic tests is admissible as evidence without expert testimony and may be entered into the record at any hearing. The court, upon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 669 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 776 request by a party, may order that independent tests be performed by other experts qualified as examiners of genetic markers present on the cells of the specific body materials to be used for the tests.

SECTION 777. 48.299 (6) (e) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.299 (6) (e) 4. If the genetic tests show that an alleged father parent is not excluded and that the statistical probability that the alleged father parent is the child[s biological father parent is 99.0 percent or higher, the court may determine that for purposes of a proceeding under this chapter, other than a proceeding under subch. VIII, the man person is the child[s biological parent.

SECTION 778. 48.299 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.299 (7) If a man person who has been given notice under s. 48.27 (3) (b) 1., 48.977 (4) (c) 1., 48.978 (2) (c) 1., or 48.9795 (4) (c) 1. appears at any hearing for which he or she received the notice but does not allege that he or she is the father a parent of the child and state that he or she wishes to establish the paternity parentage of the child or if no man person to whom such notice was given appears at a hearing, the court may refer the matter to the state or to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) for a determination, under s. 767.80, of whether an action should be brought for the purpose of determining the paternity parentage of the child. SECTION 779. 48.33 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 780. 48.33 (4m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 781. 48.335 (3r) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 782. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 670 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 783

SECTION 783. 48.355 (4g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.355 (4g) (a) 1. The child[s parents are parties to a pending action for divorce, annulment, or legal separation, a man person determined under s. 48.299 (6) (e) 4. to be the biological father parent of the child for purposes of a proceeding under this chapter is a party to a pending action to determine paternity of the child under ch. 767, or the child is the subject of a pending independent action under s. 767.41 or 767.43 to determine legal custody of the child or visitation rights with respect to the child. SECTION 784. 48.357 (5m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 785. 48.36 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 48.36 (4) (a) The county department or the department may, based on criteria established by the department by rule, refer to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for whom an out-of-home care placement has been ordered under s. 48.355 or 48.357. (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for when it is appropriate for a child support referral to be made under par. (a).

SECTION 786. 48.363 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.363 (2) If the court revises a dispositional order entered prior to July 1, 2026, with respect to the amount of child support to be paid by a parent for the care and maintenance of the parent[s minor child who has been placed by a court order under this chapter in a residential, nonmedical facility, the court shall determine the liability of the parent in the manner provided in s. 49.345 (14). SECTION 787. 48.38 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.38 (2) (f) The child[s care would be paid for under s. 49.19 but for s. 49.19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 671 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 787 (20), except that this paragraph does not apply to a child whose care is being paid for under s. 48.623 (1) (1r). SECTION 788. 48.38 (4) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.38 (4) (j) (intro.) If the child is placed in the home of a relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. who will be receiving subsidized guardianship payments, a description of all of the following:

SECTION 789. 48.38 (4) (j) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.38 (4) (j) 3. The reasons why a permanent placement with a fit and willing relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. through a subsidized guardianship arrangement is in the best interests of the child. In the case of an Indian child, the best interests of the Indian child shall be determined in accordance with s. 48.01 (2). SECTION 790. 48.38 (4) (j) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.38 (4) (j) 4. The ways in which the child and the relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. meet the eligibility requirements specified in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) for the receipt of subsidized guardianship payments. SECTION 791. 48.38 (4) (j) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.38 (4) (j) 5. The efforts the agency has made to discuss adoption of the child by the relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. as a more permanent alternative to guardianship and, if that relative or other person has chosen not to pursue adoption, documentation of the reasons for not pursuing adoption.

SECTION 792. 48.396 (2) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.396 (2) (dm) Upon request of a court having jurisdiction over actions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 672 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 792 affecting the family, an attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) or a party to a paternity proceeding under subch. IX of ch. 767, the party[s attorney or the guardian ad litem for the child who is the subject of that proceeding to review or be provided with information from the records of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 938 relating to the paternity of a child for the purpose of determining the paternity of the child or for the purpose of rebutting the presumption of paternity parentage under s. 891.405, 891.407, or 891.41 (1), the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 938 shall open for inspection by the requester its records relating to the paternity of the child or disclose to the requester those records.

SECTION 793. 48.42 (1g) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.42 (1g) (a) 4. A statement identifying any man person who has lived in a familial relationship with the child and who may be the father a parent of the child. SECTION 794. 48.42 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.42 (1g) (b) The petitioner shall notify any man person identified in the affidavit under par. (a) as an alleged father parent of his the right to file a declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025 before the birth of the child, within 14 days after the birth of the child, or within 21 days after the date on which the notice is mailed, whichever is later; of the birth date or anticipated birth date of the child; and of the consequences of filing or not filing a declaration of paternal parental interest. The petitioner shall include with the notice a copy of the form required to file a declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 673 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 794 The notice shall be sent by certified mail to the last-known address of the alleged father parent.

SECTION 795. 48.42 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.42 (1g) (c) If an affidavit under par. (a) is not filed with the petition, notice shall be given to an alleged father parent under sub. (2). SECTION 796. 48.42 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.42 (2) (b) 1. A person who has filed an unrevoked declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025 before the birth of the child or within 14 days after the birth of the child. SECTION 797. 48.42 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.42 (2) (b) 2. A person or persons alleged to the court to be the father a parent of the child or who may, based upon the statements of the mother parent who gave birth to the child or other information presented to the court, be the father parent of the child unless that person has waived the right to notice under s. 48.41 (2) (c).

SECTION 798. 48.42 (2) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.42 (2) (bm) 1. A person who has filed an unrevoked declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025 before the birth of the child, within 14 days after the birth of the child, or within 21 days after a notice under sub. (1g) (b) is mailed, whichever is later.

SECTION 799. 48.422 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.422 (6) (a) In the case of a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803 and for whom paternity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 674 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 799 has not been established, or for whom a declaration of paternal parental interest has not been filed under s. 48.025 within 14 days after the date of birth of the child or, if s. 48.42 (1g) (b) applies, within 21 days after the date on which the notice under s. 48.42 (1g) (b) is mailed, the court shall hear testimony concerning the paternity parentage of the child. Based on the testimony, the court shall determine whether all interested parties who are known have been notified under s. 48.42 (2) and (2g) (ag). If not, the court shall adjourn the hearing and order appropriate notice to be given.

SECTION 800. 48.422 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.422 (7) (bm) Establish whether a proposed adoptive parent of the child has been identified. If a proposed adoptive parent of the child has been identified and the proposed adoptive parent is not a relative of the child, the court shall order the petitioner to submit a report to the court containing the information specified in s. 48.913 (7). The court shall review the report to determine whether any payments or agreement to make payments set forth in the report are coercive to the birth parent of the child or to an alleged to or presumed father parent of the child or are impermissible under s. 48.913 (4). Making any payment to or on behalf of the any birth parent of the child, an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child conditional in any part upon transfer or surrender of the child or the termination of parental rights or the finalization of the adoption creates a rebuttable presumption of coercion. Upon a finding of coercion, the court shall dismiss the petition or amend the agreement to delete any coercive conditions, if the parties agree to the amendment. Upon a finding that payments which that are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 675 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 800 impermissible under s. 48.913 (4) have been made, the court may dismiss the petition and may refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution under s. 948.24 (1). This paragraph does not apply if the petition was filed with a petition for adoptive placement under s. 48.837 (2).

SECTION 801. 48.422 (7) (br) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.422 (7) (br) Establish whether any person has coerced a birth parent or any alleged or presumed father parent of the child in violation of s. 48.63 (3) (b) 5. Upon a finding of coercion, the court shall dismiss the petition. SECTION 802. 48.423 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.423 (2) (d) That the person has complied with the requirements of the state where the mother birth parent previously resided or was located to protect and preserve his paternal or her parental interests in matters affecting the child. SECTION 803. 48.432 (1) (am) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.432 (1) (am) 2. b. If there is no adjudicated father, the husband spouse of the mother at the time the individual or adoptee is conceived or born, or when the parents intermarry under s. 767.803. SECTION 804. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 48 [precedes 48.44] of the statutes is amended to read: CHAPTER 48 SUBCHAPTER IX JURISDICTION OVER PERSON 17 OR OLDER ADULTS

SECTION 805. 48.44 of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 676 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 805 48.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 48.133, 48.355 (4), 48.357 (6), 48.365 (5), and 48.45 and as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter. SECTION 806. 48.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a child alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.13 it appears that any person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the child, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the child, including orders determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the child and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.

SECTION 807. 48.45 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.45 (1) (am) If in the hearing of a case of an unborn child and the unborn child[s expectant mother alleged to be in a condition described in s. 48.133 it appears that any person 17 years of age or over adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the unborn child and expectant mother, the judge may make orders with respect to the conduct of such that person in his or her relationship to the unborn child and expectant mother. SECTION 808. 48.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.45 (3) If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 677 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 808 older adult has violated s. 948.40, the judge shall refer the record to the district attorney for criminal proceedings as may be warranted in the district attorney[s judgment. This subsection does not prevent prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the judge to the district attorney, as in other criminal cases.

SECTION 809. 48.48 (8p) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.48 (8p) To reimburse tribes and county departments, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (bn) and (kz), for unexpected or unusually high-cost out-of-home care placements of Indian children by tribal courts, other than placements to which s. 938.485 (4) applies. In this subsection, Xunusually high-cost out-of-home care placementsY means the amount by which the cost to a tribe or to a county department of out-of-home care placements of Indian children by tribal courts, other than placements to which s. 938.485 (4) applies, exceeds $50,000 in a fiscal year. SECTION 810. 48.48 (8r) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.48 (8r) To reimburse county departments, the county department under s. 46.215, and Indian tribes, from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd), (kL), and (pd), for subsidized guardianship payments made under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6), including guardianships of children ordered by tribal courts.

SECTION 811. 48.48 (8x) of the statutes is created to read: 48.48 (8x) To pay for specialized services to children with high acuity needs in congregate care facilities, as defined under s. 48.685 (1) (ao), from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) and (pd). SECTION 812. 48.481 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 678 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 812 48.481 (title) Grants for children[s community Youth support programs.

SECTION 813. 48.481 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 48.481 (2) (b) and amended to read: 48.481 (2) (b) The From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (bc), the department shall distribute at least $231,700 in each fiscal year funds for the purpose of assisting any of the following individuals who attain, if the individual is under the age of 23, to make the transition from out-of-home care to a successful adulthood: 1. An individual who attained the age of 18 while residing in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or in a supervised independent living arrangement to make the transition from out-of-home care to a successful adulthood out-of-home care. (c) Public or private agencies or organizations are eligible for funding under this subsection. No county department or Indian tribe may use funds provided under this subsection to replace funds previously used by the county department or Indian tribe for this purpose.

SECTION 814. 48.481 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 48.481 (2) (a) In this subsection, Xout-of-home careY means the placement and care of a child by the department, a county department, or a tribal child welfare agency in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of like-kin, in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 679 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 814 home of a person who is not a relative or like-kin, or in a supervised independent living arrangement. SECTION 815. 48.481 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 48.481 (2) (b) 2. An individual who resided in out-of-home care for at least 6 months after his or her 16th birthday. SECTION 816. 48.481 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 48.481 (2) (b) 3. An individual who was placed under a guardianship under s. 48.977 on or after his or her 16th birthday.

SECTION 817. 48.481 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read: 48.481 (2) (b) 4. An individual who was adopted on or after his or her 16th birthday following time spent in out-of-home care.

SECTION 818. 48.483 of the statutes is created to read: 48.483 Grants for out-of-school time programs. (1) In this section, Xout- of-school time programY means a structured program or activity that meets all of the following conditions: (a) To the extent practicable, the program or activity is led by adult mentors using evidence-based or evidence-informed practices and is provided to school-age children before school, after school, or during the summer. (b) The program or activity does not supplant instructional services provided by a school or result in academic credit for students. (c) The program or activity relates to one or more of the following topics: 1. Improving social, emotional, academic, or career readiness competencies. 2. Reducing negative behaviors, including violence and crime, tobacco use, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 680 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 818 alcohol and substance abuse, disengagement from school, school suspension, truancy, and health-compromising behaviors. 3. Providing a safe out-of-school time environment. 4. Engaging in career exploration or formal or informal work-based learning. (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (fg), the department shall award grants to out-of-school time programs for the purpose of expanding opportunities for school-age children. (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 819. 48.487 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.487 (1m) TRIBAL FAMILY SERVICES GRANTS. From the appropriation account appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (bd) and (js), the department may distribute tribal family services grants to the elected governing bodies of the Indian tribes in this state. An elected governing body that receives a grant under this subsection may expend the grant moneys received for any of the purposes specified in subs. (2), (3) (b), (4m) (b), (5) (b), (6), and (7) as determined by that body.

SECTION 820. 48.49 of the statutes is created to read: 48.49 Benefits eligibility screening. (1) The department and each county department shall periodically screen each child under the placement and care of the department or county department under this chapter or ch. 938, other than children placed with kinship care providers receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), to determine whether the child is eligible for federal or state benefits. (2) If a child in out-of-home care is found to be eligible for federal or state benefits under sub. (1), the department or county department shall do all the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 681 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 820 (a) Apply for the benefits on behalf of the child following the procedures established by the department by rule, unless doing so would be contrary to the best interest of the child. (b) Ensure that the child, the child[s attorney or guardian ad litem, and the child[s parent, guardian, or Indian custodian receive proper and timely notice of any application for benefits, the results of an application for benefits, and any appeal of a denial of benefits that could be or is filed on behalf of the child. (c) Provide the child with training covering financial literacy and maintaining benefit eligibility prior to the child aging out of out-of-home care. (3) If the department or county department is appointed as representative payee for a child in out-of-home care who receives benefits under sub. (2), the department or county department shall do all the following: (a) Consistent with the best interests of the child, conserve the child[s benefits in protected accounts that avoid asset limitations for federal and state programs. (b) Provide a periodic accounting to the child, the child[s attorney or guardian ad litem, and the child[s parent, guardian, or Indian custodian regarding the conservation and use of the child[s benefits while the child is in the department or county department[s care. (c) Work with the child and the appropriate federal agency to return remaining funds to the child or another fiduciary once the child exits out-of-home care. (4) The department may take any necessary steps to facilitate statewide compliance with this section. (5) The department or a county department may contract with a public or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 682 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 820 private agency to fulfill the requirements of this section. The department may contract with a public or private agency to fulfill the requirements of this section on behalf of a county department. (6) State or federal benefits received by the department or a county department on behalf of a child may not be used by the department or a county department to pay for the costs of caring for the child in out-of-home care. The department or a county department may use the child[s federal benefits for the child[s unmet needs beyond what the agency is obligated to, is required to, or has agreed to provide as permitted by rules promulgated under sub. (7). (7) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 821. 48.526 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.526 (3) (e) The department may carry forward $500,000 or transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (kp) 10 percent of its funds allocated under this subsection and not encumbered expended or carried forward under par. (dm) by counties by December 31, whichever is greater, to the next 2 calendar years. The department may transfer moneys from or within s. 20.437 (1) (cj) or (q) to accomplish this purpose. The department may allocate these transferred moneys to counties with persistently high rates of juvenile arrests for serious offenses during the next 2 calendar years to improve community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, as defined in s. 46.011 (1c). The allocation does not affect a county[s base allocation. SECTION 822. 48.526 (3) (em) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 823. 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.526 (7) ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS. (intro.) Within the limits of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 683 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 823 availability of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj), (o), and (q), the department shall allocate funds for community youth and family aids for the period beginning on July 1, 2021 2025, and ending on June 30, 2023 and for the 2023 fiscal biennium 2027, as provided in this subsection to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows: SECTION 824. 48.526 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.526 (7) (a) For community youth and family aids under this section, amounts not to exceed $47,740,750 $48,089,350 for the last 6 months of 2023, $95,481,500 2025, $101,138,500 for 2024 2026, and $47,740,750 $51,610,850 for the first 6 months of 2025 2027.

SECTION 825. 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.526 (7) (b) (intro.) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $2,000,000 for the last 6 months of 2023 2025, $4,000,000 for 2024 2026, and $2,000,000 for the first 6 months of 2025 2027 to counties based on each of the following factors weighted equally: SECTION 826. 48.526 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.526 (7) (bm) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall allocate $6,250,000 for the last 6 months of 2023 2025, $12,500,000 for 2024 2026, and $6,250,000 for the first 6 months of 2025 2027 to counties based on each county[s proportion of the number of juveniles statewide who are placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth during the most recent 3-year period for which that information is available.

SECTION 827. 48.526 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.526 (7) (c) Of the amounts specified in par. (a), the department shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 684 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 827 allocate $1,053,200 for the last 6 months of 2023 2025, $2,106,500 for 2024 2026, and $1,053,300 for the first 6 months of 2025 2027 to counties based on each of the factors specified in par. (b) 1. to 3. weighted equally, except that no county may receive an allocation under this paragraph that is less than 93 percent nor more than 115 percent of the amount that the county would have received under this paragraph if the allocation had been distributed only on the basis of the factor specified in par. (b) 3. SECTION 828. 48.526 (7) (e) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 829. 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 830. 48.526 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 831. 48.5275 of the statutes is created to read: 48.5275 Seventeen-year-old juvenile justice aids. Notwithstanding s. 48.526, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cL), beginning on January 1, 2026, the department shall reimburse counties for the costs under s. 48.526 (2) (c) associated with juveniles who were alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance at age 17.

SECTION 832. 48.528 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 48.528 Youth justice system improvement program. From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cm) and (kp), in each fiscal year, the department may expend funds for the following purposes: (1) To fund programs that enhance diversion, prevention, or early intervention to reduce the number of justice-involved youth, as well as programs that promote successful outcomes for all justice-involved youth. To determine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 685 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 832 eligibility for a payment under this subsection, the department shall require a county or other provider to submit a plan for the expenditure of the payment. (2) To address emergencies related to community youth and family aids under s. 48.526. (3) To fund activities required of the department under s. 48.526 (1).

SECTION 833. 48.563 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.563 (2) COUNTY ALLOCATION. For children and family services under s. 48.569 (1) (d), the department shall distribute not more than $101,154,200 $104,969,500 in fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26 and $101,162,800 $110,869,200 in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, the department shall distribute $101,551,400. In fiscal year 2024-25, the department shall distribute $101,939,600 2026-27. SECTION 834. 48.57 (3m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 48.57 (3m) (a) 1m. XCounty departmentY means a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.

SECTION 835. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 119, is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) and (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. In a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall make payments under this subsection or shall reimburse a county department for payments made under this subsection from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 686 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 835 (dd) and (pd). Subject to par. (ap), and if all of the following conditions are met, beginning on January 1, 2026, a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department shall make monthly payments per month to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child in the amount of $375 beginning on January 1, 2024, to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child if all of the following conditions are met $463 for a child under 5 years of age; $507 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $575 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $601 for a child 15 years of age or over:

SECTION 836. 48.57 (3m) (am) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3m) (am) 2. (intro.) and amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (am) 2. (intro.) The county department or department determines that the child meets one or more of the following conditions: a. The child meets one or more of the criteria specified in s. 48.13, 938.12, or 938.13, that the. b. The child would be at risk of meeting one or more of those the criteria specified in s. 48.13 or 938.13 if the child were to remain in his or her home or, if. c. If the child is 18 years of age or over, that the child would meet or be at risk of meeting one or more of those the criteria as specified in this subdivision in s. 48.13 or 938.13 if the child were under 18 years of age.

SECTION 837. 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (am) 4m. Subject to sub. (3p) (fm) 1. and 2., the kinship care provider states that he or she does not have any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the kinship care provider[s ability to care for the child 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 687 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 837 and that no adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a) 1., and no employee or prospective employee of the kinship care provider who would have regular contact with the child has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the kinship care provider[s ability to care for the child.

SECTION 838. 48.57 (3m) (an) of the statutes is created to read: 48.57 (3m) (an) In addition to the monthly payments for kinship care under par. (am), the department or the county department may make payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child residing in the home of the kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am), commensurate with the needs of the child, according to the rules promulgated by the department under par. (i) 3.

SECTION 839. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (ap) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may make payments under par. (am) to a kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child who is placed in the home of the kinship care provider under a court order for no more than 60 days after the date on which the county department or department received under par. (am) 1. the completed application of the kinship care provider for a license to operate a foster home or, if the application is approved or denied or the kinship care provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 60 days, until the date on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 688 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 839 which the application is approved or denied or the kinship care provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure.

SECTION 840. 48.57 (3m) (ap) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (ap) 3. Notwithstanding that an application of a kinship care provider specified in subd. 1. is denied or the kinship care provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure, the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may make payments under par. (am) to the kinship care provider for as long as the conditions specified in par. (am) 1. to 6. continue to apply if the county department or department submits to the court information relating to the background investigation specified in par. (am) 4., an assessment of the safety of the kinship care provider[s home and the ability of the kinship care provider to care for the child, and a recommendation that the child remain in the home of the kinship care provider and the court, after considering that information, assessment, and recommendation, orders the child to remain in the kinship care provider[s home. If the court does not order the child to remain in the kinship care provider[s home, the court shall order the county department or department to request a change in placement under s. 48.357 (1) (am) or 938.357 (1) (am). Any person specified in s. 48.357 (2m) (a) or 938.357 (2m) (a) may also request a change in placement.

SECTION 841. 48.57 (3m) (ar) and (at) of the statutes are created to read: 48.57 (3m) (ar) In addition to the monthly payments for kinship care under par. (ap), the department or, with the department[s approval, the county department may make emergency payments for kinship care to kinship care providers who are providing care and maintenance for children residing in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 689 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 841 home of kinship care providers under a court order if any of the following conditions are met: 1. The governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to s. 323.10, or the federal government has declared a major disaster under 42 USC 68, that covers the locality of the home of the kinship care provider. 2. This state has received federal funding to be used for child welfare purposes due to an emergency or disaster declared for the locality of the home of the kinship care provider. 3. The department has determined that conditions in this state or in the locality of the home of the kinship care provider have resulted in a temporary increase in the costs borne by kinship care providers. Those conditions may include any of the following: a. A pandemic or other public health threat. b. A natural disaster. c. Unplanned school closures of 5 consecutive days or more. (at) The department shall determine the amount of emergency payments under par. (ar) based on available funding.

SECTION 842. 48.57 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department is making the payments shall refer to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for whom a payment is made under par. (am). This subdivision does not apply to a child 18 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 690 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 843 SECTION 843. 48.57 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (c) The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department is making the payments shall require the parent or parents of a child for whom a payment is made under par. (am) to initiate or continue health care insurance coverage for the child.

SECTION 844. 48.57 (3m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (cm) A kinship care provider who receives a payment under par. (am) for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to receive a payment under sub. (3n) or s. 48.62 (4) or 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6) for that child. SECTION 845. 48.57 (3m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (d) A county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department is making the payments shall review a placement of a child for which the county department or department makes payments under par. (am) not less than every 12 months after the county department or department begins making those payments to determine whether the conditions specified in par. (am) continue to exist. If those conditions do not continue to exist, the county department or department shall discontinue making those payments.

SECTION 846. 48.57 (3m) (g) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (g) 2. (intro.) If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after the date of notice that his or her payments under par. (am) are being discontinued, those payments may not be discontinued until a decision is rendered after the hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 691 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 846 department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department shall promptly notify the county department of the county in which the recipient resides or, if the recipient resides in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the subunit of the department administering of the kinship care program in that county or the county department that the recipient has requested a hearing. Payments under par. (am) shall be discontinued if any of the following applies:

SECTION 847. 48.57 (3m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department may recover an overpayment made under par. (am) from a kinship care provider who continues to receive payments under par. (am) by reducing the amount of the kinship care provider[s monthly payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for recovering overpayments made under par. (am). A county department that recovers an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule. SECTION 848. 48.57 (3m) (i) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 48.57 (3m) (i) 3. Rules governing the provision of payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances for a child residing in the home of a kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am).

SECTION 849. 48.57 (3m) (j) of the statutes is created to read: 48.57 (3m) (j) The department may promulgate rules governing the provision of emergency payments under par. (ar). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 692 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 850 SECTION 850. 48.57 (3n) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 48.57 (3n) (a) 1m. XCounty departmentY means a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.

SECTION 851. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 119, is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the department shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsection and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. In a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall make payments under this subsection or shall reimburse a county department for payments made under this subsection from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) and (pd). Subject to par. (ap), and if all of the following conditions are met, beginning on January 1, 2026, a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department shall make monthly payments to a long-term kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for each a child per month in the amount of $375 beginning on January 1, 2024, to a long-term kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are met $463 for a child under 5 years of age; $507 for a child 5 to 11 years of age; $557 for a child 12 to 14 years of age; and $601 for a child 15 years of age or over:

SECTION 852. 48.57 (3n) (am) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (am) 4. The county department or department conducts a background investigation under sub. (3p) of the long-term kinship care provider, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 693 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 852 employees and prospective employees of the long-term kinship care provider who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom the payments would be made and any other adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a) 1., of the long-term kinship care provider[s home to determine if the long-term kinship care provider, employee, prospective employee or adult resident has any arrests or convictions that are likely to adversely affect the child or the long-term kinship care provider[s ability to care for the child.

SECTION 853. 48.57 (3n) (am) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (am) 4m. Subject to sub. (3p) (fm) 1m. and 2m., the long-term kinship care provider states that he or she does not have any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the long-term kinship care provider[s ability to care for the child and that, to the best of the long-term kinship care provider[s knowledge, no adult resident, as defined in sub. (3p) (a) 1., and no employee or prospective employee of the long-term kinship care provider who would have regular contact with the child has any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the long-term kinship care provider[s ability to care for the child.

SECTION 854. 48.57 (3n) (an) of the statutes is created to read: 48.57 (3n) (an) In addition to the monthly payments for long-term kinship care under par. (am), the department or the county department may make payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances to a long-term kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child residing in the home of the long-term kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 694 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 854 under par. (am), commensurate with the needs of the child, according to the rules promulgated by the department under par. (i) 2.

SECTION 855. 48.57 (3n) (ap) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (ap) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may make payments under par. (am) to a long-term kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for a child who is placed in the home of the long-term kinship care provider for no more than 60 days after the date on which the county department or department received under par. (am) 1. the completed application of the long-term kinship care provider for a license to operate a foster home or, if the application is approved or denied or the long-term kinship care provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 60 days, until the date on which the application is approved or denied or the long-term kinship care provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure.

SECTION 856. 48.57 (3n) (ap) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (ap) 3. Notwithstanding that an application of a long-term kinship care provider specified in subd. 1. is denied or the long-term kinship care provider is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure, the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may make payments under par. (am) to the long-term kinship care provider until an event specified in par. (am) 6. a. to f. occurs if the county department or department submits to the court information relating to the background investigation specified in par. (am) 4., an assessment of the safety of the long-term kinship care provider[s home and the ability of the long-term kinship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 695 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 856 care provider to care for the child, and a recommendation that the child remain in the home of the long-term kinship care provider and the court, after considering that information, assessment, and recommendation, orders the child to remain in the long-term kinship care provider[s home. If the court does not order the child to remain in the kinship care provider[s home, the court shall order the county department or department to request a change in placement under s. 48.357 (1) (am) or 938.357 (1) (am) or to request a termination of the guardianship order under s. 48.977 (7). Any person specified in s. 48.357 (2m) (a) or 938.357 (2m) (a) may also request a change in placement and any person who is authorized to file a petition for the appointment of a guardian for the child may also request a termination of the guardianship order.

SECTION 857. 48.57 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (b) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department is making the payments shall refer to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a child for whom a payment is made under par. (am). This subdivision does not apply to a child 18 years of age or over for whom a payment is made under par. (am). SECTION 858. 48.57 (3n) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (c) The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department is making the payments shall require the parent or parents of a child for whom a payment is made under par. (am) to initiate or continue health care insurance coverage for the child. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 696 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 859

SECTION 859. 48.57 (3n) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (cm) A long-term kinship care provider who receives a payment under par. (am) for providing care and maintenance for a child is not eligible to receive a payment under sub. (3m) or s. 48.62 (4) or 48.623 (1) (1r) or (6) for that child. SECTION 860. 48.57 (3n) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (d) The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department if the county department is making the payments shall, at least once every 12 months after the county department or department begins making payments under this subsection, determine whether any of the events specified in par. (am) 6. a. to f. have occurred. If any such events have occurred, the county department or department shall discontinue making those payments.

SECTION 861. 48.57 (3n) (g) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (g) 2. (intro.) If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after the date of notice that his or her payments under par. (am) are being discontinued, those payments may not be discontinued until a decision is rendered after the hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered by the department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department shall promptly notify the county department of the county in which the recipient resides or, if the recipient resides in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the subunit of the department administering of the long-term kinship care program in that county or the county department that the recipient has requested a hearing. Payments under par. (am) shall be discontinued if any of the following applies: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 697 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 862

SECTION 862. 48.57 (3n) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (h) A county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department may recover an overpayment made under par. (am) from a long-term kinship care provider who continues to receive payments under par. (am) by reducing the amount of the long- term kinship care provider[s monthly payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for recovering overpayments made under par. (am). A county department that recovers an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule. SECTION 863. 48.57 (3n) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3n) (i) (intro.) and amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (i) (intro.) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. Those rules shall include rules all of the following: 1. Rules governing the provision of long-term kinship care payments for the care and maintenance of a child after the child attains 18 years of age.

SECTION 864. 48.57 (3n) (i) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 48.57 (3n) (i) 2. Rules governing the provision of payments for exceptional circumstances to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside together and for initial clothing allowances for children residing in a home of a long- term kinship care provider who is receiving a monthly rate under par. (am). SECTION 865. 48.57 (3p) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 48.57 (3p) (a) (intro.) and amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, Xadult: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 698 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 865 1. XAdult residentY means a person 18 years of age or over who lives at the home of a person who has applied for or is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or (3n) with the intent of making that home his or her home or who lives for more than 30 days cumulative in any 6-month period at the home of a person who has applied for or is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or (3n).

SECTION 866. 48.57 (3p) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 48.57 (3p) (a) 2. XCounty departmentY means a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23. SECTION 867. 48.57 (3p) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (b) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m) or (3n), the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the applicant. SECTION 868. 48.57 (3p) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (b) 2. The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any person who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) at the time of review under sub. (3m) (d) or at any other time that the county department or department considers to be appropriate.

SECTION 869. 48.57 (3p) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (b) 3. The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any person 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 699 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 869 who is receiving payments under sub. (3n) at any time that the county department or department considers to be appropriate. SECTION 870. 48.57 (3p) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (c) 1. After receipt of an application for payments under sub. (3m) or (3n), the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall, in addition to the investigation under par. (b) 1., conduct a background investigation of all employees and prospective employees of the applicant who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made and of each adult resident.

SECTION 871. 48.57 (3p) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (c) 2. The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any of the employees or prospective employees of any person who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made and of each adult resident at the time of review under sub. (3m) (d) or at any other time that the county department or department considers to be appropriate.

SECTION 872. 48.57 (3p) (c) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (c) 2m. The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice, may conduct a background investigation of any of the employees or prospective employees of any person who is receiving payments under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 700 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 872 sub. (3n) who have or would have regular contact with the child for whom payments are being made and of each adult resident at any time that the county department or department considers to be appropriate.

SECTION 873. 48.57 (3p) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (c) 3. Before a person who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) or (3n) may employ any person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or permit any person to be an adult resident, the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the prospective employee or prospective adult resident unless that person has already been investigated under subd. 1., 2. or 2m.

SECTION 874. 48.57 (3p) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (d) If the person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) is a nonresident, or at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the application has been a nonresident, or if the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department determines that the person[s employment, licensing or state court records provide a reasonable basis for further investigation, the county department or department shall require the person to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person[s fingerprints, or by other technologies approved by law enforcement agencies. The department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards or fingerprints by other technologies to the federal bureau of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 701 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 874 investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.

SECTION 875. 48.57 (3p) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (e) (intro.) Upon request, a person being investigated under par. (b) or (c) shall provide the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department with all of the following information:

SECTION 876. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (fm) 1. The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may provisionally approve the making of payments under sub. (3m) based on the applicant[s statement under sub. (3m) (am) 4m. The county department or department may not finally approve the making of payments under sub. (3m) unless the county department or department receives information from the department of justice indicating that the conviction record of the applicant under the law of this state is satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. or payment is approved under par. (h) 4. The county department or department may make payments under sub. (3m) conditioned on the receipt of information from the federal bureau of investigation indicating that the person[s conviction record under the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3.

SECTION 877. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (fm) 1m. The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may not 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 702 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 877 enter into the agreement under sub. (3n) (am) 6. unless the county department or department receives information from the department of justice relating to the conviction record of the applicant under the law of this state and that record indicates either that the applicant has not been arrested or convicted or that the applicant has been arrested or convicted but the director of the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person designated by the secretary to review conviction records under this subdivision determines that the conviction record is satisfactory because it does not include any arrest or conviction that the director or person designated by the secretary determines is likely to adversely affect the child or the applicant[s ability to care for the child. The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may make payments under sub. (3n) conditioned on the receipt of information from the federal bureau of investigation indicating that the person[s conviction record under the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory because the conviction record does not include any arrest or conviction that the director of the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person designated by the secretary to review conviction records under this subdivision determines is likely to adversely affect the child or the applicant[s ability to care for the child.

SECTION 878. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (fm) 2. A person receiving payments under sub. (3m) may provisionally employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or provisionally 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 703 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 878 permit a person to be an adult resident if the person receiving those payments states to the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department that the employee or adult resident does not have any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the ability of the person receiving payments to care for the child. A person receiving payments under sub. (3m) may not finally employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or finally permit a person to be an adult resident until the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department receives information from the department of justice indicating that the person[s conviction record under the law of this state is satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3. and the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department so advises the person receiving payments under sub. (3m) or until a decision is made under par. (h) 4. to permit a person who is receiving payments under sub. (3m) to employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom payments are being made or to permit a person to be an adult resident and the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department so advises the person receiving payments under sub. (3m). A person receiving payments under sub. (3m) may finally employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or finally permit a person to be an adult resident conditioned on the receipt of information from the county department or, in a county having a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 704 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 878 population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department that the federal bureau of investigation indicates that the person[s conviction record under the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory according to the criteria specified in par. (g) 1. to 3.

SECTION 879. 48.57 (3p) (fm) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (fm) 2m. A person receiving payments under sub. (3n) may provisionally employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or provisionally permit a person to be an adult resident if the person receiving those payments states to the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the employee or adult resident does not have any arrests or convictions that could adversely affect the child or the ability of the person receiving payments to care for the child. A person receiving payment under sub. (3n) may not finally employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or finally permit a person to be an adult resident until the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department receives information from the department of justice relating to the person[s conviction record under the law of this state and that record indicates either that the person has not been arrested or convicted or that the person has been arrested or convicted but the director of the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person designated by the secretary to review conviction records under this subdivision determines that the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 705 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 879 conviction record is satisfactory because it does not include any arrest or conviction that is likely to adversely affect the child or the ability of the person receiving payments to care for the child and the county department or department so advises the person receiving payments under sub. (3n). A person receiving payments under sub. (3n) may finally employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or finally permit a person to be an adult resident conditioned on the receipt of information from the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department that the federal bureau of investigation indicates that the person[s conviction record under the law of any other state or under federal law is satisfactory because the conviction record does not include any arrest or conviction that the director of the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person designated by the secretary to review conviction records under this subdivision determines is likely to adversely affect the child or the ability of the person receiving payments to care for the child.

SECTION 880. 48.57 (3p) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (g) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (h), the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may not make payments to a person applying for payments under sub. (3m) and a person receiving payments under sub. (3m) may not employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom those payments are being made or permit a person to be an adult resident if any of the following applies: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 706 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 881

SECTION 881. 48.57 (3p) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (h) 2. The request for review shall be filed with the director of the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, with the director of the county department or the person designated by the secretary to receive requests for review filed under this subdivision. If the governing body of an Indian tribe has entered into an agreement under sub. (3t) to administer the program under this subsection and sub. (3m), the request for review shall be filed with the person designated by that governing body to receive requests for review filed under this subdivision.

SECTION 882. 48.57 (3p) (h) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (h) 3. (intro.) The director of the county department, the person designated by the governing body of an Indian tribe or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person designated by the secretary shall review the denial of payments or the prohibition on employment or being an adult resident to determine if the conviction record on which the denial or prohibition is based includes any arrests, convictions, or penalties that are likely to adversely affect the child or the ability of the kinship care provider to care for the child. In reviewing the denial or prohibition, the director of the county department, the person designated by the governing body of the Indian tribe or the person designated by the secretary shall consider all of the following factors:

SECTION 883. 48.57 (3p) (h) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (h) 4. If the director of the county department, the person designated by the governing body of the Indian tribe or, in a county having a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 707 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 883 population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person designated by the secretary determines that the conviction record on which the denial of payments or the prohibition on employment or being an adult resident is based does not include any arrests, convictions, or penalties that are likely to adversely affect the child or the ability of the kinship care provider to care for the child, the director of the county department, the person designated by the governing body of the Indian tribe, or the person designated by the secretary may approve the making of payments under sub. (3m) or may permit a person receiving payments under sub. (3m) to employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom payments are being made or permit a person to be an adult resident.

SECTION 884. 48.57 (3p) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (hm) A county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or the county department may not make payments to a person under sub. (3n) and a person receiving payments under sub. (3n) may not employ a person in a position in which that person would have regular contact with the child for whom payments are being made or permit a person to be an adult resident if the director of the county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the director of the county department or the person designated by the secretary to review conviction records under this paragraph determines that the person has any arrest or conviction that is likely to adversely affect the child or the person[s ability to care for the child. A person who is aggrieved by a decision under this paragraph may obtain a hearing on that decision under sub. (3n) (g) as provided in sub. (3n) (f). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 708 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 885

SECTION 885. 48.57 (3p) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (i) A county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department shall keep confidential all information received under this subsection from the department of justice or the federal bureau of investigation. Such information is not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35. SECTION 886. 48.57 (3p) (j) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3p) (j) A county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or a county department may charge a fee for conducting a background investigation under this subsection. The fee may not exceed the reasonable cost of conducting the investigation.

SECTION 887. 48.62 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.62 (4) (a) Monthly payments in foster care shall be provided according to the rates specified in this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 2024, the rates for care and maintenance provided for a child of any age by a foster home that is certified to provide level one care, as defined in the rules promulgated under sub. (8) (a), are $375 and 2026, for care and maintenance provided by a foster home that is certified to provide care at a any level of care that is higher than level one care, the rates are all of the following: 1. $441 $463 for a child under 5 years of age. 2. $483 $507 for a child 5 to 11 years of age. 3. $548 $575 for a child 12 to 14 years of age. 4. $572 $601 for a child 15 years of age or over.

SECTION 888. 48.62 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 709 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 888 48.62 (5) (a) In addition to the grants for basic maintenance and supplemental payments for foster care under sub. (4), the department or, with the department[s approval, the county department or licensed child welfare agency may make emergency payments for foster care to foster homes that are receiving payments under sub. (4) if any of the following conditions are met: 1. The governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to s. 323.10, or the federal government has declared a major disaster under 42 USC 68, that covers the locality of the foster home. 2. This state has received federal funding to be used for child welfare purposes due to an emergency or disaster declared for the locality of the foster home. 3. The department has determined that conditions in this state or in the locality of the foster home have resulted in a temporary increase in the costs borne by foster homes. Those conditions may include any of the following: a. A pandemic or other public health threat. b. A natural disaster. c. Unplanned school closures of 5 consecutive days or more. (b) The department shall determine the amount of emergency payments under par. (a) based on available funding.

SECTION 889. 48.62 (8m) of the statutes is created to read: 48.62 (8m) The department may promulgate rules governing the provision of emergency payments to foster homes under sub. (5). SECTION 890. 48.623 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 48.623 (1r), and 48.623 (1r) (c), as renumbered, is amended to read: 48.623 (1r) (c) An order under s. 48.345, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365, 938.34, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 710 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 890 938.345, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 or a tribal court order under a substantially similar tribal law placing the child, or continuing the placement of the child, outside of the child[s home has been terminated, or any proceeding specified in s. 48.977 (2) (a) in which the child has been adjudged to be in need of protection or services specified in s. 48.977 (2) (a) or delinquent has been dismissed, as provided in s. 48.977 (3r) (a). SECTION 891. 48.623 (1g) of the statutes is created to read: 48.623 (1g) In this section, Xcounty departmentY means a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.

SECTION 892. 48.623 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (1m) DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY. (intro.) Subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) (1r) or (6) may be continued after the child attains 18 years of age if any of the following applies:

SECTION 893. 48.623 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (2) SUBSIDIZED GUARDIANSHIP AGREEMENT. (intro.) Before a county department, an Indian tribe, or the department may approve the provision of subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) (1r) to a proposed guardian, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall negotiate and enter into a written, binding subsidized guardianship agreement with the proposed guardian and provide the proposed guardian with a copy of the agreement. A subsidized guardianship agreement or an amended subsidized guardianship agreement may also name a prospective successor guardian of the child to assume the duty and authority of guardianship on the death or incapacity of the guardian. A successor guardian is eligible for monthly subsidized guardianship payments under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 711 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 893 section only if the successor guardian is named as a prospective successor guardian of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended subsidized guardianship agreement that was entered into before the death or incapacity of the guardian, the conditions specified in sub. (6) (bm) are met, and the court appoints the successor guardian to assume the duty and authority of guardianship as provided in s. 48.977 (5m). A subsidized guardianship agreement shall specify all of the following:

SECTION 894. 48.623 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (2) (e) That, in determining eligibility for adoption assistance under s. 48.975 and 42 USC 673 for the care of the child, the placement of the child in the home of the guardian and any payments made under sub. (1) (1r) shall be considered never to have been made.

SECTION 895. 48.623 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) (1r) or (6). An Indian tribe that has entered into an agreement with the department under sub. (8) shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) (1r) or (6) for guardianships of children ordered by the tribal court, or a county department may provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) (1r) or (6) for guardianships of children ordered by the tribal court if the county department has entered into an agreement with the governing body of an Indian tribe to provide those payments. The county department or Indian tribe shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8r). The department shall reimburse county departments and Indian tribes for the cost of subsidized guardianship payments, including payments made by county 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 712 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 895 departments for guardianships of children ordered by tribal courts, from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd), (kL), and (pd). In a county having a population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1), the department shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) (1r) or (6). The department shall provide those payments from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cx) and (mx) or the county department shall provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8r). The department shall reimburse county departments and Indian tribes for the cost of subsidized guardianship payments, including payments made by county departments for guardianships of children ordered by tribal courts, from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (dd), (kL), and (pd).

SECTION 896. 48.623 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (3) (b) The county department or, as provided in par. (a), an Indian tribe or the department shall determine the initial amount of a monthly payment under sub. (1) (1r) or (6) for the care of a child based on the circumstances of the guardian and the needs of the child. That amount may not exceed the amount received under s. 48.62 (4) or a substantially similar tribal law by the guardian of the child for the month immediately preceding the month in which the guardianship order was granted. A guardian or an interim caretaker who receives a monthly payment under sub. (1) (1r) or (6) for the care of a child is not eligible to receive a payment under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.62 (4) for the care of that child.

SECTION 897. 48.623 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (3) (c) 2. Annually, a county department, Indian tribe, or the department shall review an agreement that has been amended under subd. 1. to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 713 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 897 determine whether the substantial change in circumstances that was the basis for amending the agreement continues to exist. If that substantial change in circumstances continues to exist, the agreement, as amended, shall remain in effect. If that substantial change in circumstances no longer exists, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall offer to decrease the amount of the monthly subsidized guardianship payments provided under sub. (1) (1r) based on criteria established by the department under sub. (7) (c). If the decreased amount of those payments is agreed to by the person receiving those payments, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall amend the agreement in writing to specify the decreased amount of those payments. If the decreased amount of those payments is not agreed to by the person receiving those payments, that person may appeal the decision of the county department, Indian tribe, or department regarding the decrease under sub. (5).

SECTION 898. 48.623 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (3) (d) The department, an Indian tribe, or a county department may recover an overpayment made under sub. (1) (1r) or (6) from a guardian or interim caretaker who continues to receive those payments by reducing the amount of the person[s monthly payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for recovering those overpayments. A county department or Indian tribe that recovers an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.

SECTION 899. 48.623 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (4) ANNUAL REVIEW. A county department, an Indian tribe, or the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 714 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 899 department shall review a placement of a child for which the county department, Indian tribe, or department makes payments under sub. (1) (1r) not less than every 12 months after the county department, Indian tribe, or department begins making those payments to determine whether the child and the guardian remain eligible for those payments. If the child or the guardian is no longer eligible for those payments, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall discontinue making those payments.

SECTION 900. 48.623 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (5) (a) Any person whose application for payments under sub. (1) (1r) is not acted on promptly or is denied on the grounds that a condition specified in sub. (1) (1r) has not been met and any person whose payments under sub. (1) (1r) are decreased under sub. (3) (c) 2. or discontinued under sub. (4) may petition the department under par. (b) for a review of that action or failure to act. Review is unavailable if the action or failure to act arose more than 45 days before submission of the petition for review.

SECTION 901. 48.623 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (5) (b) 2. If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after the date of notice that his or her payments under sub. (1) (1r) are being decreased or discontinued, those payments may not be decreased or discontinued until a decision is rendered after the hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered by the department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department shall promptly notify the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the department whose action is the subject of the hearing that the recipient has requested a hearing. Payments under sub. (1) (1r) shall be decreased 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 715 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 901 or discontinued if the recipient is contesting a state law or a change in state law and not the determination of the payment made on the recipient[s behalf.

SECTION 902. 48.623 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (5) (b) 3. The recipient shall be promptly informed in writing if his or her payments under sub. (1) (1r) are to be decreased or discontinued pending the hearing decision. SECTION 903. 48.623 (6) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (6) (am) (intro.) On the death, incapacity, resignation, or removal of a guardian receiving payments under sub. (1) (1r), the county department, Indian tribe, or department providing those payments shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments in the amount specified in sub. (3) (b) for a period of up to 12 months to an interim caretaker if all of the following conditions are met:

SECTION 904. 48.623 (6) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (6) (bm) (intro.) On the death or incapacity of a guardian receiving payments under sub. (1) (1r), the county department, an Indian tribe, or the department providing those payments shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments in the amount specified in sub. (3) (b) to a person named as a prospective successor guardian of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended subsidized guardianship agreement that was entered into before the death or incapacity of the guardian if all of the following conditions are met and the court appoints the person as successor guardian to assume the duty and authority of guardianship as provided in s. 48.977 (5m):

SECTION 905. 48.623 (6) (bm) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 716 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 905 48.623 (6) (bm) 6. Any order under s. 48.345, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365, 938.34, 938.345, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 or a tribal court order under a substantially similar tribal law placing the child, or continuing the placement of the child, outside of the child[s home has been terminated, or any proceeding specified in s. 48.977 (2) (a) in which the child has been adjudged to be in need of protection or services specified in s. 48.977 (2) (a) or delinquent has been dismissed, as provided in s. 48.977 (3r) (b). SECTION 906. 48.623 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (7) (a) A rule defining the substantial change in circumstances under which a person receiving monthly subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) (1r) may request that an agreement made under sub. (2) be amended to increase the amount of those payments.

SECTION 907. 48.623 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (7) (c) Rules establishing the criteria for determining the amount of the decrease in monthly subsidized guardianship payments that the department shall offer under sub. (3) (c) 2. if a substantial change in circumstances no longer exists. The criteria shall provide that the amount of the decrease offered by the department under sub. (3) (c) 2. may not result in a monthly subsidized guardianship payment that is less than the initial monthly subsidized guardianship payment provided for the child under sub. (1) (1r). SECTION 908. 48.623 (7) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (7) (dm) Rules establishing the conditions that must be met in order for a person specified in sub. (1) (1r) (b) 1. c. to be eligible for monthly subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) (1r). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 717 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 909

SECTION 909. 48.623 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.623 (8) (b) A county department may provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) (1r) or (6) for guardianships of children ordered by the tribal court if the county department has entered into an agreement with the governing body of an Indian tribe to provide those payments. SECTION 910. 48.63 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.63 (3) (b) 4. Before a child may be placed under subd. 1., the department, county department, or child welfare agency making the placement and the proposed adoptive parent or parents shall enter into a written agreement that specifies who is financially responsible for the cost of providing care for the child prior to the finalization of the adoption and for the cost of returning the child to the parent who has custody of the child if the adoption is not finalized. Under the agreement, the department, county department, or child welfare agency or the proposed adoptive parent or parents, but not the any birth parent of the child or any alleged or presumed father parent of the child, shall be financially responsible for those costs.

SECTION 911. 48.63 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.63 (3) (b) 5. Prior to termination of parental rights to the child, no person may coerce a birth parent of the child or any alleged or presumed father parent of the child into refraining from exercising his or her right to withdraw consent to the transfer or surrender of the child or to termination of his or her parental rights to the child, to have reasonable visitation or contact with the child, or to otherwise exercise his or her parental rights to the child. SECTION 912. 48.645 (3) of the statutes is repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 718 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 913 SECTION 913. 48.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.82 (1) (a) A husband and wife Spouses jointly, or either the husband or wife if the other spouse is of a parent of the minor.

SECTION 914. 48.837 (1r) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.837 (1r) (d) Before a child may be placed under par. (a), the department, county department, or child welfare agency making the placement and the proposed adoptive parent or parents shall enter into a written agreement that specifies who is financially responsible for the cost of providing care for the child prior to the finalization of the adoption and for the cost of returning the child to the parent who has custody of the child if the adoption is not finalized. Under the agreement, the department, county department, or child welfare agency or the proposed adoptive parent or parents, but not the any birth parent of the child or any alleged or presumed father parent of the child, shall be financially responsible for those costs.

SECTION 915. 48.837 (1r) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.837 (1r) (e) Prior to termination of parental rights to the child, no person may coerce a birth parent of the child or any alleged or presumed father parent of the child into refraining from exercising his or her right to withdraw consent to the transfer or surrender of the child or to termination of his or her parental rights to the child, to have reasonable visitation or contact with the child, or to otherwise exercise his or her parental rights to the child.

SECTION 916. 48.837 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.837 (6) (b) At the beginning of the hearing held under sub. (2), the court 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 719 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 916 shall review the report that is submitted under s. 48.913 (6). The court shall determine whether any payments or the conditions specified in any agreement to make payments are coercive to the any birth parent of the child or to an alleged or presumed father parent of the child or are impermissible under s. 48.913 (4). Making any payment to or on behalf of the a birth parent of the child, an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child conditional in any part upon transfer or surrender of the child or the termination of parental rights or the finalization of the adoption creates a rebuttable presumption of coercion. Upon a finding of coercion, the court shall dismiss the petitions under subs. (2) and (3) or amend the agreement to delete any coercive conditions, if the parties agree to the amendment. Upon a finding that payments which that are impermissible under s. 48.913 (4) have been made, the court may dismiss the petition and may refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution under s. 948.24 (1).

SECTION 917. 48.837 (6) (br) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.837 (6) (br) At the hearing on the petition under sub. (2), the court shall determine whether any person has coerced a birth parent or any alleged or presumed father parent of the child in violation of sub. (1r) (e). Upon a finding of coercion, the court shall dismiss the petitions under subs. (2) and (3). SECTION 918. 48.913 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.913 (1) (a) Preadoptive counseling for a birth parent of the child or an alleged or presumed father parent of the child. SECTION 919. 48.913 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 720 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 919 48.913 (1) (b) Post-adoptive counseling for a birth parent of the child or an alleged or presumed father parent of the child. SECTION 920. 48.913 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.913 (1) (h) Legal and other services received by a birth parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child in connection with the adoption.

SECTION 921. 48.913 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.913 (2) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES WHEN BIRTH PARENT IS RESIDING IN ANOTHER STATE. (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the proposed adoptive parents of a child or a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents of a child may pay for an expense of a birth parent of the child or an alleged or presumed father parent of the child if the birth parent or the alleged or presumed father parent was residing in another state when the payment was made and when the expense was incurred and if all of the following apply: SECTION 922. 48.913 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.913 (2) (b) The state in which the birth parent or the alleged or presumed father parent was residing when the payment was made permits the payment of that expense by the proposed adoptive parents of the child.

SECTION 923. 48.913 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.913 (2) (c) (intro.) A listing of all payments made under this subsection, a copy of the statutory provisions of the state in which the birth parent or the alleged or presumed father parent was residing when the payments were made that permit those payments to be made by the proposed adoptive parents of the child, and a copy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 721 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 923 of all orders entered in the state in which the birth parent or the alleged or presumed father parent was residing when the payments were made that relate to the payment of expenses of the birth parent or the alleged or presumed father parent by the proposed adoptive parents of the child is submitted to the court as follows:

SECTION 924. 48.913 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.913 (3) METHOD OF PAYMENT. Any payment under sub. (1) or (2) shall be made directly to the provider of a good or service except that a payment under sub. (1) or (2) may be made to a birth parent of the child or to an alleged or presumed father parent of the child as reimbursement of an amount previously paid by the birth parent or by the alleged or presumed father parent if documentation is provided showing that the birth parent or alleged or presumed father parent has made the previous payment. SECTION 925. 48.913 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.913 (4) OTHER PAYMENTS PROHIBITED. The proposed adoptive parents of a child or a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents may not make any payments to or on behalf of a birth parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child except as provided in subs. (1) and (2).

SECTION 926. 48.913 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.913 (7) REPORT TO THE COURT; CONTENTS REQUIRED. The report required under sub. (6) shall include a list of all transfers of anything of value made or agreed to be made by the proposed adoptive parents or by a person acting on their behalf to a birth parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father parent of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 722 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 926 child, or the child, on behalf of a birth parent of the child, an alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child, or to any other person in connection with the pregnancy, the birth of the child, the placement of the child with the proposed adoptive parents, or the adoption of the child by the proposed adoptive parents. The report shall be itemized and shall show the goods or services for which payment was made or agreed to be made. The report shall include the dates of each payment, the names and addresses of each attorney, doctor, hospital, agency, or other person or organization receiving any payment from the proposed adoptive parents or a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents in connection with the pregnancy, the birth of the child, the placement of the child with the proposed adoptive parents, or the adoption of the child by the proposed adoptive parents.

SECTION 927. 48.977 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.977 (title) Appointment of guardians for certain children or juveniles in need of protection or services or juveniles adjudged delinquent.

SECTION 928. 48.977 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.977 (2) (a) That the child has been adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 (1), (2), (3), (3m), (4), (4m), (5), (8), (9), (10), (10m), (11), or (11m) or 938.13 (4) and been placed, or continued in a placement, outside of his or her home pursuant to one or more court orders under s. 48.345, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365, 938.345, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 or that the child has been so adjudged and placement of the child in the home of a guardian under this section has been recommended under s. 48.33 (1) or 938.33 (1), or that the child has been adjudged to be delinquent under s. 938.12 and has been placed, or continued in a placement, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 723 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 928 outside his or her home pursuant to one or more court orders under s. 938.34, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 or that the child has been so adjudged and placement of the child in the home of a guardian under this section has been recommended under s. 938.33 (1).

SECTION 929. 48.977 (3r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.977 (3r) (a) Guardian. Subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) may not be made to a guardian of a child unless a subsidized guardianship agreement under s. 48.623 (2) is entered into before the guardianship order is granted and the court either terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been adjudicated in need of protection or services or has been adjudged delinquent as specified in sub. (2) (a). If a child[s permanency plan calls for placement of the child in the home of a guardian and the provision of monthly subsidized guardianship payments to the guardian, the petitioner under sub. (4) (a) shall include in the petition under sub. (4) (b) a statement of the determinations made under s. 48.623 (1) (1r) and a request for the court to include in the court[s findings under sub. (4) (d) a finding confirming those determinations. If the court confirms those determinations, appoints a guardian for the child under sub. (2), and either terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which the child is adjudicated to be in need of protection or services or is adjudged delinquent as specified in sub. (2) (a), the county department or, as provided in s. 48.623 (3) (a), an Indian tribe or the department shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments to the guardian under s. 48.623 (1) (1r).

SECTION 930. 48.977 (3r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 724 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 930 48.977 (3r) (b) Successor guardian. Subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6) (bm) may not be made to a successor guardian of a child unless the court makes a finding confirming that the successor guardian is named as a prospective successor guardian of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended subsidized guardianship agreement under s. 48.623 (2) that was entered into before the death or incapacity of the guardian and that the conditions specified in s. 48.623 (6) (bm) have been met, appoints the successor guardian to assume the duty and authority of guardianship as provided in sub. (5m), and either terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been adjudicated in need of protection or services or adjudged delinquent as specified in sub. (2) (a). If the court makes that finding and appointment and either terminates such an order or dismisses such a proceeding, the county department or, as provided in s. 48.623 (3) (a), an Indian tribe or the department shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments to the successor guardian under s. 48.623 (6) (bm).

SECTION 931. 48.977 (4) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.977 (4) (a) 8. The person representing the interests of the public under s. 48.09, or, if the child has been placed pursuant to an order under ch. 938 or the child[s placement with the guardian is recommended under ch. 938, the person representing the interests of the public under s. 938.09.

SECTION 932. 48.977 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.977 (4) (b) 3. The date on which the child was adjudged in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 (1), (2), (3), (3m), (4), (4m), (5), (8), (9), (10), (10m), (11), or (11m) or 938.13 (4) and the dates on which the child has been placed, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 725 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 932 or continued in a placement, outside of his or her home pursuant to one or more court orders under s. 48.345, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365, 938.345, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 or, if the child has been so adjudged, but not so placed, the date of the report under s. 48.33 (1) or 938.33 (1) in which placement of the child in the home of the person is recommended, or, if the child has been adjudged delinquent under s. 938.12, the date on which the child was adjudged delinquent, and the dates on which the child has been placed, or continued in a placement, outside his or her home pursuant to one or more court orders under s. 938.34, 938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 or, if the child has been so adjudged but not so placed, the date of the report under s. 938.33 (1).

SECTION 933. 48.977 (4) (c) 1. h. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.977 (4) (c) 1. h. The person representing the interests of the public under s. 48.09, or, if the child has been placed pursuant to an order under ch. 938, the person representing the interests of the public under s. 938.09. SECTION 934. 48.977 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.977 (4) (i) Effect of disposition on permanency review process. After a disposition under par. (h), the child[s permanency plan shall continue to be reviewed under s. ss. 48.38 (5) and 938.38 (5), if applicable. SECTION 935. 48.9795 (1) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 48.9795 (1) (a) 1. c. Any person who has filed a declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025, who is alleged to the court to be the father a parent of the child, or who may, based on the statements of the mother parent who gave birth to the child or other information presented to the court, be the father parent of the child. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 726 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 936

SECTION 936. 48.9795 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.9795 (1) (b) XPartyY means the person petitioning for the appointment of a guardian for a child or any interested person other than a person who is alleged to the court to be the father a parent of the child or who may, based on the statements of the mother parent who gave birth to the child or other information presented to the court, be the father parent of the child.

SECTION 937. 49.132 of the statutes is created to read: 49.132 Child care partnership grant program. (1) In this section, XbusinessY means a governmental entity, an organization or enterprise operated for profit, or a nonprofit corporation. (2) The department may establish a grant program to award funding to businesses that provide or wish to provide child care services for their employees. A grant awarded under this program may be used to reserve child care placements for local business employees, pay child care tuition, and other costs related to child care. (3) A business awarded a grant under this section shall provide matching funds equal to 10 percent or more of the amount awarded if the business has 50 or fewer employees and 15 percent or more of the amount awarded if the business has more than 50 employees. (4) The department may promulgate rules to administer this section, including to determine eligibility for a grant.

SECTION 938. 49.133 of the statutes is created to read: 49.133 Child care quality improvement program. (1) The department 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 727 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 938 may establish a program under which it may, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (c) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), make monthly payments and monthly per-child payments to child care providers certified under s. 48.651, child care centers licensed under s. 48.65, and child care programs established or contracted for by a school board under s. 120.13 (14). The department may investigate and recover from payment recipients under this section amounts overpaid or obtained through fraud. (2) If the department establishes the program under sub. (1), the department shall promulgate rules to implement the program, including establishing eligibility requirements and payment amounts and setting requirements for how recipients may use the payments.

SECTION 939. 49.1335 of the statutes is created to read: 49.1335 Child care access program. (1) In this section, Xfamily child care centerY has the meaning given in s. 49.136 (1) (j). (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (bp), the department shall enter into contracts with all of the following organizations, at the following amounts, to increase access to high-quality child care in this state: (a) Wonderschool, Inc., or a successor organization, at $4,500,000, to do any of the following: 1. Increase the child care workforce in this state by launching an online software platform that is linked to the department[s website to connect child care providers with child care workers and a pool of substitute child care workers. 2. Build child care capacity in this state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 728 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 939 (b) Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Inc., at $5,500,000, to provide any of the following for child care providers or prospective child care providers: 1. Assistance with licensing under s. 48.65 and certification under s. 48.651, prioritizing locations with a high need for child care services and child care providers that serve infants and toddlers. 2. Coaching services and other support services, including for substitute child care workers. 3. Tax education assistance for family child care centers.

SECTION 940. 49.1337 of the statutes is created to read: 49.1337 Child care water safety grant program. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (ej), each fiscal year the department shall award a grant to Community Water Services, Inc., for the purpose of helping child care providers to access safe drinking water. SECTION 941. 49.1385 of the statutes is amended to read: 49.1385 Grants for services for homeless and runaway youth. The department may award not more than $400,000 $2,872,800 in each fiscal year in grants to support programs that provide services for homeless and runaway youth. SECTION 942. 49.141 (1) (j) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.141 (1) (j) 1. A biological natural parent. SECTION 943. 49.141 (1) (j) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 944. 49.148 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.148 (4) (a) A Wisconsin works Works agency shall require a participant in a community service job or transitional placement who, after August 22, 1996, was convicted in any state or federal court of a felony that had as an element possession, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 729 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 944 use or distribution of a controlled substance to submit to a test for use of a controlled substance as a condition of continued eligibility. If the test results are positive, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall decrease the presanction benefit amount for that participant by not more than 15 percent for not fewer than 12 months, or for the remainder of the participant[s period of participation in a community service job or transitional placement, if less than 12 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the individual is still a participant in a community service job or transitional placement and submits to another test for use of a controlled substance and if the results of the test are negative, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall discontinue the reduction under this paragraph. In this subsection, Xcontrolled substanceY does not include tetrahydrocannabinols in any form, including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or chemically synthesized.

SECTION 945. 49.155 (1g) (i) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 946. 49.155 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.155 (1m) ELIGIBILITY. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3g) and subject to sub. (1s), the department shall determine, contract with a county department or agency to determine, or contract with a county department or agency to share determination of the eligibility of individuals residing in a particular geographic region or who are members of a particular Indian tribal unit for child care subsidies under this section. Under this section, and subject to sub. (2), an individual may receive a subsidy for child care for a child who has not attained the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, who has not attained the age of 19, if the individual meets all of the following conditions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 730 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 947

SECTION 947. 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.155 (1m) (a) (intro.) Subject to sub. (2), the individual is a parent of a child who meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; or is a relative an individual who, under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.62, is providing care and maintenance for a child who meets the requirement under s. 49.145 (2) (c) and who is under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, is under the age of 19; and child care services for that child are needed in order for the individual to participate in an approved activity. An individual who is eligible to receive a child care subsidy under this subsection shall remain eligible for that subsidy for a period of 3 months after the individual permanently ceases participation in the approved activity or until the department or the county department or agency redetermines the individual[s eligibility, whichever is earlier. In this paragraph, Xapproved activityY means any of the following:

SECTION 948. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. a. Notwithstanding sub. (5) (b), if If the individual is already receiving a child care subsidy under this section and the gross income of the individual[s family exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual[s family, the individual[s copayment amount under sub. (5) increases by $1 for every $3 by which the individual[s family[s gross income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual[s family. Beginning in fiscal year 2024-25, to the extent that the individual[s family[s gross income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual[s family, the individual[s copayment amount under sub. (5) increases by $1 for every 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 731 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 948 $5 individual may still receive a child care subsidy under this section unless the condition in subd. 1d. b. is met.

SECTION 949. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.155 (1m) (c) 1d. b. Notwithstanding subd. 1d. a., if If the gross income of an individual[s family exceeds 85 percent of the state median income for a family the size of the individual[s family, the individual is not eligible to receive a child care subsidy under this section. SECTION 950. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. If the individual is a foster parent of the child or a subsidized guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.623, the child[s biological natural or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child[s biological natural or adoptive family, the department or county department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by the individual, if those support payments exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.

SECTION 951. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. If the individual is a relative of the child, is providing care for the child under a court order, and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) on behalf of the child, the child[s biological natural or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child[s biological natural or adoptive family, the department or county department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by the individual, if those support 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 732 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 951 payments exceed $1,250 per month, and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3. SECTION 952. 49.155 (1m) (cm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.155 (1m) (cm) 3. A relative of the child An individual who is providing care for the child under a court order and receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) on behalf of the child.

SECTION 953. 49.155 (1s) of the statutes is created to read: 49.155 (1s) PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY. (a) The department may find an individual presumptively eligible for a child care subsidy while the department determines the individual[s actual eligibility under sub. (1m) if all the following conditions are met: 1. The individual submits to the department a report establishing that the individual meets the conditions under sub. (1m). 2. The department is able to plausibly assume that the individual meets the conditions under sub. (1m) based on the report under subd. 1. (b) Upon finding an individual presumptively eligible for child care subsidies under this subsection, the department shall immediately begin issuing benefits to the individual under sub. (3m). (c) An individual may be presumptively eligible for child care subsidies under this subsection for no more than 3 months. (d) If the department determines that an individual found presumptively eligible for child care subsidies under this subsection is actually ineligible for child care subsidies under sub. (1m), the department shall immediately discontinue issuing benefits to the individual under sub. (3m). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 733 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 954

SECTION 954. 49.155 (6) (e) 2., 3. and 5. of the statutes are repealed. SECTION 955. 49.163 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.163 (2) (am) 2. If over 25 years of age, be a biological natural or adoptive parent of a child under 18 years of age whose parental rights to the child have not been terminated or be a relative and primary caregiver of a child under 18 years of age. SECTION 956. 49.163 (2) (am) 4. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 957. 49.163 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.163 (2) (am) 5. Be ineligible Have not filed for unemployment insurance benefits or have filed but is not eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits. SECTION 958. 49.1632 of the statutes is created to read: 49.1632 Expanded Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (fn), the department shall establish programs identical to the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163 except that an individual is not required to satisfy the eligibility criteria under s. 49.163 (2) (am) 2. and 3. in order to participate.

SECTION 959. 49.1635 (1) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 960. 49.1635 (2) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 961. 49.1635 (3) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 962. 49.1635 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 963. 49.1635 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (1m) and amended to read: 49.1635 (1m) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (j), the department shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 734 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 963 make a grant of $500,000 $4,500,000 in each fiscal year to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution of annual awards of not more than $75,000 per year per program to programs that provide legal services to persons who are eligible under par. (b) 2. sub. (2m) (b) if all of the following apply: (a) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use of the grant; the proposed use of the grant conforms to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m); and the secretary of the department, or his or her designee, approves the plan. (b) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., enters into an agreement with the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant proceeds, and the conditions conform to the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m) and include training, reporting, and auditing requirements. (c) Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., agrees in writing to submit to the department the reports required under par. (c) sub. (3m) by the times required under par. (c) sub. (3m).

SECTION 964. 49.1635 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (2m), and 49.1635 (2m) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read: 49.1635 (2m) (a) Subject to subd. 3. par. (c), the grant may be used only to provide legal services in civil matters related to eviction, domestic abuse, or sexual abuse, or to restraining orders or injunctions for individuals at risk under s. 813.123.

SECTION 965. 49.1635 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.1635 (3m) and amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 735 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 965 49.1635 (3m) For each fiscal year in which the department makes a grant under this subsection section, Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall submit to the department, within 3 months after spending the full amount of that grant, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used. The department may not make a grant in a subsequent fiscal year unless Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., submits the report under this paragraph subsection within the time required and the department determines that the grant proceeds were used in accordance with the approved plan under par. (a) 1. sub. (1m) (a), the agreement under par. (a) 2. sub. (1m) (b), and the requirements under par. (b) sub. (2m).

SECTION 966. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits, $37,000,000 $26,806,500 in fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26 and $34,000,000 $26,987,700 in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such benefits, $28,000,000. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such benefits, $29,000,000 2026-27. SECTION 967. 49.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s. 49.147 (6), $54,009,700 $58,892,400 in fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26 and $57,071,200 $59,071,200 in each fiscal year thereafter 2026-27. SECTION 968. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (f) Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter facilities under s. 16.3085, $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys allocated under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (7) (kg). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 736 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 969

SECTION 969. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assistance programs and overpayment collections. For state administration of public assistance programs and the collection of public assistance overpayments, $17,231,100 $25,258,600 in fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26 and $17,482,300 $25,707,800 in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such purposes, $19,015,300. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such purposes, $19,424,300 2026-27. SECTION 970. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138 and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or weatherization assistance programs, $6,000,000 $10,414,400 in each fiscal year 2025-26 and $10,141,300 in fiscal year 2026-27. SECTION 971. 49.175 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (j) Grants for providing civil legal services. For the grants under s. 49.1635 (5) to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., for distribution to programs that provide civil legal services to low-income families, $500,000 $4,500,000 in each fiscal year.

SECTION 972. 49.175 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163, $9,500,000 $12,475,000 in each fiscal year. SECTION 973. 49.175 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (Lm) Jobs for America[s Graduates. For grants to the Jobs for America[s Graduates-Wisconsin to fund programs that improve social, academic, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 737 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 973 and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., in each fiscal year, $1,000,000 $2,000,000. SECTION 974. 49.175 (1) (Lp) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 975. 49.175 (1) (ms) of the statutes is created to read: 49.175 (1) (ms) Child support debt reduction. For the child support debt reduction program for noncustodial parents under s. 49.226, $3,472,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $6,944,000 in fiscal year 2026-27.

SECTION 976. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155 or 49.257, $376,700,400 $438,582,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26 and $383,900,400 $459,111,600 in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such direct child care services, $368,834,800. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such direct child care services, $428,779,700 2026-27. SECTION 977. 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing activities, $42,117,800 $52,983,800 in fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26 and $41,803,100 $53,723,400 in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such programs and activities, $45,796,000. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such programs and activities, $45,570,300 2026-27.

SECTION 978. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement activities specified in ss. 49.133, 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $16,683,700 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 738 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 978 $49,446,300 in each fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such activities, $28,518,700. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such activities, $46,018,700. SECTION 979. 49.175 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of recipients of supplemental security income, $18,564,700 $19,262,100 in each fiscal year 2021-22 and $18,145,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such payments, $9,699,900. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such payments, $10,990,400.

SECTION 980. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am), for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of the reservations of those tribes, $28,727,100 $45,686,700 in fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26 and $31,441,800 $53,125,600 in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such payments, $31,719,200. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such payments, $35,661,000 2026-27.

SECTION 981. 49.175 (1) (z) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (z) Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that improve social, academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., focusing on study habits, intensive tutoring in math and English, and exposure to career 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 739 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 981 options and role models, $2,807,000 $9,507,000 in each fiscal year. Grants provided under this paragraph may not be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than those from the appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the grants includes funds for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up to $1,532,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.

SECTION 982. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $63,600,000 $100,907,800 in fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26 and $66,600,000 $101,558,500 in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such purposes, $61,725,000. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such purposes, $65,002,000 2026-27.

SECTION 983. 49.19 (1) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.19 (1) (a) 2. a. Is living with a parent; a blood relative, including those of half-blood, and including first cousins, nephews or nieces and persons of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great or great-great; a stepfather, stepmother stepparent, stepbrother, or stepsister; a person who legally adopts the child or is the adoptive parent of the child[s parent, a natural or legally adopted child of such person or a relative of an adoptive parent; or a spouse of any person named in this subparagraph subd. 2. a. even if the marriage is terminated by death or divorce; and is living in a residence maintained by one or more of these relatives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 740 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 983 as the child[s or their own home, or living in a residence maintained by one or more of these relatives as the child[s or their own home because the parents of the child have been found unfit to have care and custody of the child; or

SECTION 984. 49.19 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.19 (4) (d) (intro.) Aid may be granted to the mother or stepmother parent or stepparent of a dependent child if he or she is without a husband spouse or if he or she: SECTION 985. 49.19 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.19 (4) (d) 1. Is the wife spouse of a husband person who is incapacitated for gainful work by mental or physical disability; or SECTION 986. 49.19 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.19 (4) (d) 2. Is the wife spouse of a husband person who is incarcerated or who is a convicted offender permitted to live at home but precluded from earning a wage because the husband person is required by a court imposed sentence to perform unpaid public work or unpaid community service; or SECTION 987. 49.19 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.19 (4) (d) 3. Is the wife spouse of a husband person who has been committed to the department pursuant to ch. 975, irrespective of the probable period of such commitment; or

SECTION 988. 49.19 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.19 (4) (d) 4. Is the wife spouse of a husband person who has continuously abandoned or failed to support him or her, if proceedings have been commenced against the husband person under ch. 769; or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 741 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 989 SECTION 989. 49.19 (4) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.19 (4) (d) 5. Has been divorced and is without a husband spouse or legally separated from his or her husband spouse and is unable through use of the provisions of law to compel his or her former husband spouse to adequately support the child for whom aid is sought; or

SECTION 990. 49.226 of the statutes is created to read: 49.226 Child support debt reduction. (1) The department shall establish a program to provide noncustodial child support debt reduction. A noncustodial parent qualifies to receive up to $1,500 in debt reduction under this section if all of the following apply: (a) The noncustodial parent completes an eligible employment program, as defined by the department in rules promulgated under sub. (3). (b) The custodial parent agrees to reducing child support debt owed up to the amount of the benefit paid. (2) A noncustodial parent may not receive debt reduction under sub. (1) more than once in any 12-month period. (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules to determine how debt reduction provided under sub. (1) is apportioned among multiple child support orders.

SECTION 991. 49.345 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.345 (1) Liability and the collection and enforcement of such liability for the care, maintenance, services, and supplies specified in this section are governed exclusively by this section, except in cases of child support ordered by a court under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 742 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 991 s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2) or ch. 767 or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats.

SECTION 992. 49.345 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.345 (2) Except as provided in sub. (14) (b) and (c), any person, including a person placed under s. 48.32 (1) (am) or (b), 48.345 (3), 48.357 (1) or (2m), 938.183, 938.34 (3) or (4d), or 938.357 (1), (2m), (4), or (5) (e), receiving care, maintenance, services, and supplies provided by any institution in this state, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person[s care, maintenance, services, and supplies, and the person[s property and estate, including the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse[s property and estate, including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person, and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate, including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance, services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the department under s. 49.32 (1). If a spouse, widow surviving spouse, or minor, or an incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for his or her support, the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 743 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 992 charges that may be necessary to provide for the person. The department shall make every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt of the notice is not a condition of liability.

SECTION 993. 49.345 (14) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.345 (14) (e) 1. An order issued under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2) or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., for support determined under this subsection constitutes an assignment of all commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension benefits, income continuation insurance benefits under s. 40.62, duty disability benefits under s. 40.65, benefits under ch. 102 or 108, and other money due or to be due in the future to the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 in the county where the order was entered or to the department, depending upon the placement of the child as specified by rules promulgated under subd. 5. The assignment shall be for an amount sufficient to ensure payment under the order.

SECTION 994. 49.43 (12) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.43 (12) XSpouseY means the legal husband or wife of person to whom the beneficiary is legally married, whether or not the person is eligible for medical assistance. SECTION 995. 49.45 (2p) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 996. 49.45 (2t) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 997. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 744 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 997 49.45 (3) (e) 11. The department shall use a portion of the moneys collected under s. 50.38 (2) (a) to pay for services provided by eligible hospitals, as defined in s. 50.38 (1), other than critical access hospitals, under the Medical Assistance Program under this subchapter, including services reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and services provided under a managed care system. For state fiscal year 2008-09, total payments required under this subdivision, including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (a) for fiscal year 2008-09 divided by 57.75 percent. For each state fiscal year after state fiscal year 2008-09, total payments required under this subdivision, including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (a) for the fiscal year divided by 61.68 62.39 percent.

SECTION 998. 49.45 (3) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (3) (e) 12. The department shall use a portion of the moneys collected under s. 50.38 (2) (b) to pay for services provided by critical access hospitals under the Medical Assistance Program under this subchapter, including services reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and services provided under a managed care system. For each state fiscal year, total payments required under this subdivision, including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (b) for the fiscal year divided by 61.68 percent $49,392,400. The department may use funds in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (b), as necessary, to fund the nonfederal share of payments under this subdivision.

SECTION 999. 49.45 (3h) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 745 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 999 49.45 (3h) PAYMENTS TO RURAL HEALTH CLINICS. (a) For services provided by a rural health clinic on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and before July 1, 2026, to a recipient of the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter, the department shall reimburse the rural health clinic under a payment methodology in effect on July 1, 2025, and in accordance with 42 USC 1396a (bb) (6). (b) For services provided by a rural health clinic on or after July 1, 2026, to a recipient of the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter, the department shall reimburse the rural health clinic using a payment methodology based on the Medicaid prospective payment system under 42 USC 1396a (bb) (1) to (3). The department shall consult with rural health clinics in developing the payment methodology under this paragraph.

SECTION 1000. 49.45 (6xm) of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (6xm) PEDIATRIC INPATIENT SUPPLEMENT. (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (o), and (w), the department shall, using a method determined by the department, distribute a total sum of $2,000,000 in each state fiscal year to hospitals that meet all of the following criteria: 1. The hospital is an acute care hospital located in this state. 2. During the hospital[s fiscal year, the inpatient days in the hospital[s acute care pediatric units and intensive care pediatric units totaled more than 12,000 days, not including neonatal intensive care units. For purposes of this subdivision, the hospital[s fiscal year is the hospital[s fiscal year that ended in the 2nd calendar year preceding the beginning of the state fiscal year. (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b), 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 746 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1000 (o), and (w), the department may, using a method determined by the department, distribute an additional total sum of $7,500,000 in each state fiscal year to hospitals that are free-standing pediatric teaching hospitals located in Wisconsin that have a percentage calculated under s. 49.45 (3m) (b) 1. a. greater than 45 percent.

SECTION 1001. 49.45 (19) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (19) (a) As a condition of eligibility for medical assistance, a person shall, notwithstanding other provisions of the statutes except as provided in par. (cm), be deemed to have assigned to the state, by applying for or receiving medical assistance, any rights to medical support or other payment of medical expenses from any other person, including rights to unpaid amounts accrued at the time of application for medical assistance as well as any rights to support accruing during the time for which medical assistance is paid. SECTION 1002. 49.45 (19) (c) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1003. 49.45 (19) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (19) (cm) Notwithstanding par. (a), birth expenses may not be recovered by the state under this subsection. SECTION 1004. 49.45 (23) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1005. 49.45 (23b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1006. 49.45 (24k) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1007. 49.45 (24L) of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (24L) STATEWIDE DENTAL CONTRACT. The department shall submit any necessary request to the federal department of health and human services for a state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law to implement a statewide contract for dental benefits through a single vendor under the Medical Assistance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 747 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1007 program. If the federal government disapproves the amendment or waiver request, the department is not required to implement this subsection. SECTION 1008. 49.45 (25c) of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (25c) CHILDREN[S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALTY MANAGED CARE. The department may request a waiver from the federal department of health and human services to administer a children[s behavioral health specialty managed care program under the Medical Assistance program. If the waiver is granted, the department may administer the children[s behavioral health specialty managed care program under this subsection.

SECTION 1009. 49.45 (25d) of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (25d) HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS. The department shall request a waiver from the federal department of health and human services to provide reimbursement for services for health-related social needs under the Medical Assistance program. If the waiver is granted, the department shall provide reimbursement for services for health-related social needs under this subsection. SECTION 1010. 49.45 (30) (a) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1011. 49.45 (30) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.45 (30) and amended to read: 49.45 (30) SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS. The department shall reimburse a provider of county that provides services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. L. only for the amount of the allowable charges for those services under the Medical Assistance program that is provided by the federal government and for the amount of the allowable charges for those services under the Medical Assistance program that is not provided by the federal government. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 748 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1012

SECTION 1012. 49.45 (30j) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (30j) (title) REIMBURSEMENT FOR PEER RECOVERY COACH AND CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST SERVICES. SECTION 1013. 49.45 (30j) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are renumbered 49.45 (30j) (a) 2m. and 3. SECTION 1014. 49.45 (30j) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (30j) (a) 1m. XCertified peer specialistY means an individual who has experience in the mental health and substance use services system, who is trained to provide support to others, and who has received peer specialist or parent peer specialist certification under the rules established by the department.

SECTION 1015. 49.45 (30j) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (30j) (bm) The department shall reimburse under the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter any service provided by a certified peer specialist if the service satisfies all of the following conditions: 1. The recipient of the service provided by a certified peer specialist is in treatment for or recovery from a mental illness or a substance use disorder. 2. The certified peer specialist provides the service under the supervision of a competent mental health professional. 3. The certified peer specialist provides the service in coordination with the Medical Assistance recipient[s individual treatment plan and in accordance with the recipient[s individual treatment goals. 4. The certified peer specialist providing the service has completed training 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 749 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1015 requirements, as established by the department by rule, after consulting with members of the recovery community.

SECTION 1016. 49.45 (30j) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (30j) (c) The department shall certify under Medical Assistance peer recovery coaches and certified peer specialists to provide services in accordance with this subsection.

SECTION 1017. 49.45 (30p) of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (30p) DETOXIFICATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES. (a) In this subsection: 1. XAdult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization serviceY means a residential behavioral health treatment service, delivered under the oversight of a medical director, that provides withdrawal management and intoxication monitoring, as well as integrated behavioral health stabilization services, and includes nursing care on site for medical monitoring available on a 24- hour basis. XAdult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization serviceY may include the provision of services including screening, assessment, intake, evaluation and diagnosis, medical care, observation and monitoring, physical examination, determination of medical stability, medication management, nursing services, case management, drug testing, counseling, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, psychoeducation, peer support services, recovery coaching, recovery support services, and crisis intervention services, to ameliorate acute behavioral health symptoms and stabilize functioning. 2. XCommunity-based withdrawal managementY means a medically managed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 750 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1017 withdrawal management service delivered on an outpatient basis by a physician or other service personnel acting under the supervision of a physician. 3. XDetoxification and stabilization servicesY means adult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization service, residential withdrawal management service, or residential intoxication monitoring service. 4. XResidential intoxication monitoring serviceY means a residential service that provides 24-hour observation to monitor the safe resolution of alcohol or sedative intoxication and to monitor for the development of alcohol withdrawal for intoxicated patients who are not in need of emergency medical or behavioral health care. XResidential intoxication monitoring serviceY may include the provision of services including screening, assessment, intake, evaluation and diagnosis, observation and monitoring, case management, drug testing, counseling, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, psychoeducation, peer support services, recovery coaching, and recovery support services. 5. XResidential withdrawal management serviceY means a residential substance use treatment service that provides withdrawal management and intoxication monitoring, and includes medically managed 24-hour on-site nursing care, under the supervision of a physician. XResidential withdrawal management serviceY may include the provision of services, including screening, assessment, intake, evaluation and diagnosis, medical care, observation and monitoring, physical examination, medication management, nursing services, case management, drug testing, counseling, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, psychoeducation, peer support services, recovery coaching, and recovery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 751 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1017 support services, to ameliorate symptoms of acute intoxication and withdrawal and to stabilize functioning. XResidential withdrawal management serviceY may also include community-based withdrawal management and intoxication monitoring services. (b) Subject to par. (c), the department shall provide reimbursement for detoxification and stabilization services under the Medical Assistance program under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 14r. The department shall certify providers under the Medical Assistance program to provide detoxification and stabilization services in accordance with this subsection. (c) The department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services any request for a state plan amendment, waiver, or other federal approval necessary to provide reimbursement for detoxification and stabilization services as described in this subsection. If the federal department approves the request or if no federal approval is necessary, the department shall provide the reimbursement under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 14r. If the federal department disapproves the request, the department may not provide the reimbursement described in this subsection.

SECTION 1018. 49.45 (30t) of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (30t) DOULA SERVICES. (a) In this subsection: 1. XCertified doulaY means an individual who has received certification from a doula certifying organization recognized by the department. 2. XDoula servicesY means childbirth education and support services, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 752 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1018 including emotional and physical support provided during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period. (b) The department shall request from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services any required waiver or any required amendment to the state plan for Medical Assistance to allow reimbursement for doula services provided by a certified doula. If the waiver or state plan amendment is granted, the department shall reimburse a certified doula under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12p. for the allowable charges for doula services provided to Medical Assistance recipients.

SECTION 1019. 49.45 (39) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (39) (b) 1. ZPayment for school medical services.[ If a school district or a cooperative educational service agency elects to provide school medical services and meets all requirements under par. (c), the department shall reimburse the school district or the cooperative educational service agency for 60 100 percent of the federal share of allowable charges for the school medical services that it provides and, as specified in subd. 2., for allowable administrative costs. If the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing elects to provide school medical services and meets all requirements under par. (c), the department shall reimburse the department of public instruction for 60 100 percent of the federal share of allowable charges for the school medical services that the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing provides and, as specified in subd. 2., for allowable administrative 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 753 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1019 costs. A school district, cooperative educational service agency, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing may submit, and the department shall allow, claims for common carrier transportation costs as a school medical service unless the department receives notice from the federal health care financing administration that, under a change in federal policy, the claims are not allowed. If the department receives the notice, a school district, cooperative educational service agency, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing may submit, and the department shall allow, unreimbursed claims for common carrier transportation costs incurred before the date of the change in federal policy. The department shall promulgate rules establishing a methodology for making reimbursements under this paragraph. All other expenses for the school medical services provided by a school district or a cooperative educational service agency shall be paid for by the school district or the cooperative educational service agency with funds received from state or local taxes. The school district, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or the cooperative educational service agency shall comply with all requirements of the federal department of health and human services for receiving federal financial participation.

SECTION 1020. 49.45 (39) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (39) (b) 2. ZPayment for school medical services administrative costs.[ The department shall reimburse a school district or a cooperative educational 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 754 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1020 service agency specified under subd. 1. and shall reimburse the department of public instruction on behalf of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for 90 100 percent of the federal share of allowable administrative costs, using time studies, beginning in fiscal year 1999-2000. A school district or a cooperative educational service agency may submit, and the department of health services shall allow, claims for administrative costs incurred during the period that is up to 24 months before the date of the claim, if allowable under federal law.

SECTION 1021. 49.45 (41) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (41) (d) The department shall, in accordance with all procedures set forth under s. 20.940, request a waiver under 42 USC 1315 or submit a Medical Assistance state plan amendment to the federal department of health and human services to obtain any necessary federal approval required to provide reimbursement to crisis urgent care and observation facilities certified under s. 51.036 for crisis intervention services under this subsection. If the department determines submission of a state plan amendment is appropriate, the department shall, notwithstanding whether the expected fiscal effect of the amendment is $7,500,000 or more, submit the amendment to the joint committee on finance for review in accordance with the procedures under sub. (2t). If federal approval is granted or no federal approval is required, the department shall provide reimbursement under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 15. If federal approval is necessary but is not granted, the department may not provide reimbursement for crisis intervention services provided by crisis urgent care and observation facilities.

SECTION 1022. 49.45 (52) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 755 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1022 49.45 (52) (a) 1. If the department provides the notice under par. (c) selecting the payment procedure in this paragraph, the department may, from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (b), make Medical Assistance payment adjustments to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 or to local health departments, as defined in s. 250.01 (4), as appropriate, for covered services under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 2. and 4. d. and f. and (b) 6. b., c., f., fm., g., j., k., L., Lm., and m., 9., 12., 12m., 13., 15., and 16., except for services specified under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. b. and c. provided to children participating in the early intervention program under s. 51.44. Payment adjustments under this paragraph shall include the state share of the payments. The total of any payment adjustments under this paragraph and Medical Assistance payments made from appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), (o), and (w), may not exceed applicable limitations on payments under 42 USC 1396a (a) (30) (A).

SECTION 1023. 49.45 (52) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (52) (b) 1. Annually, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 shall submit a certified cost report that meets the requirements of the federal department of health and human services for covered services under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 2. and 4. d. and f. and (b) 6. b., c., f., fm., g., j., k., L., Lm., and m., 9., 12., 12m., 13., 15., and 16., except for services specified under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. b. and c. provided to children participating in the early intervention program under s. 51.44.

SECTION 1024. 49.45 (62) of the statutes is created to read: 49.45 (62) PRERELEASE COVERAGE OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. (a) The department may submit to the secretary of the federal department of health and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 756 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1024 human services a request for a waiver of federal Medicaid law to conduct a demonstration project to provide incarcerated individuals prerelease health care coverage for certain services under the Medical Assistance program for up to 90 days preceding the incarcerated individual[s release if the individual is otherwise eligible for coverage under the Medical Assistance program. (b) If a waiver submitted by the department under par. (a) is approved by the federal department of health and human services, the department may provide reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program for both the federal and nonfederal share of services, including case management services, provided to incarcerated individuals under the approved waiver.

SECTION 1025. 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. Any pregnant woman whose income does not exceed the standard of need under s. 49.19 (11) and whose pregnancy is medically verified. Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls. SECTION 1026. 49.46 (1) (a) 16. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.46 (1) (a) 16. Any child who is living with a relative an individual who is eligible to receive payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) with respect to that child, if the department determines that no other insurance is available to the child.

SECTION 1027. 49.46 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.46 (1) (j) An individual determined to be eligible for benefits under par. (a) 9. remains eligible for benefits under par. (a) 9. for the balance of the pregnancy and to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 757 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1027 government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls without regard to any change in the individual[s family income. SECTION 1028. 49.46 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.46 (2) (a) 3. Rural health clinic services, as provided in s. 49.45 (3h). SECTION 1029. 49.46 (2) (b) 1. j. of the statutes is created to read: 49.46 (2) (b) 1. j. Nonsurgical treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder. SECTION 1030. 49.46 (2) (b) 12p. of the statutes is created to read: 49.46 (2) (b) 12p. Doula services provided by a certified doula, as specified under s. 49.45 (30t).

SECTION 1031. 49.46 (2) (b) 14c. of the statutes is created to read: 49.46 (2) (b) 14c. Subject to par. (bv), services by a psychiatric residential treatment facility. SECTION 1032. 49.46 (2) (b) 14p. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.46 (2) (b) 14p. Subject to s. 49.45 (30j), services provided by a peer recovery coach or a certified peer specialist. SECTION 1033. 49.46 (2) (b) 14r. of the statutes is created to read: 49.46 (2) (b) 14r. Detoxification and stabilization services as specified under s. 49.45 (30p).

SECTION 1034. 49.46 (2) (bv) of the statutes is created to read: 49.46 (2) (bv) The department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services any request for a state plan amendment, waiver, or other federal approval necessary to provide reimbursement for services by a psychiatric residential treatment facility. If the federal department of health and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 758 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1034 human services approves the request or if no federal approval is necessary, the department shall provide reimbursement under par. (b) 14c. If the federal department of health and human services disapproves the request, the department may not provide reimbursement for services under par. (b) 14c. SECTION 1035. 49.47 (4) (ag) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.47 (4) (ag) 2. Pregnant and the woman[s pregnancy is medically verified. Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.

SECTION 1036. 49.471 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.471 (1) (b) 2. A stepfather, stepmother stepparent, stepbrother, or stepsister. SECTION 1037. 49.471 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read: 49.471 (1) (cr) XEnhanced federal medical assistance percentageY means a federal medical assistance percentage described under 42 USC 1396d (y) or (z). SECTION 1038. 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. The individual[s family income does not exceed 100 133 percent of the poverty line before application of the 5 percent income disregard under 42 CFR 435.603 (d).

SECTION 1039. 49.471 (4) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read: 49.471 (4) (a) 8. An individual who meets all of the following criteria: a. The individual is an adult under the age of 65. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 759 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1039 b. The adult has a family income that does not exceed 133 percent of the poverty line, except as provided in sub. (4g). c. The adult is not otherwise eligible for the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter or the Medicare program under 42 USC 1395 et seq.

SECTION 1040. 49.471 (4g) of the statutes is created to read: 49.471 (4g) MEDICAID EXPANSION; FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE. For services provided to individuals described under sub. (4) (a) 8., the department shall comply with all federal requirements to qualify for the highest available enhanced federal medical assistance percentage. The department shall submit any amendment to the state medical assistance plan, request for a waiver of federal Medicaid law, or other approval request required by the federal government to provide services to the individuals described under sub. (4) (a) 8. and qualify for the highest available enhanced federal medical assistance percentage. SECTION 1041. 49.471 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.471 (6) (b) A pregnant woman who is determined to be eligible for benefits under sub. (4) remains eligible for benefits under sub. (4) for the balance of the pregnancy and to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls without regard to any change in the woman[s family income.

SECTION 1042. 49.471 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.471 (7) (b) 1. A pregnant woman whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the poverty line may become eligible for coverage under this section if the difference between the pregnant woman[s family income and the applicable income 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 760 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1042 limit under sub. (4) (a) is obligated or expended for any member of the pregnant woman[s family for medical care or any other type of remedial care recognized under state law or for personal health insurance premiums or for both. Eligibility obtained under this subdivision continues without regard to any change in family income for the balance of the pregnancy and to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the woman[s pregnancy falls. Eligibility obtained by a pregnant woman under this subdivision extends to all pregnant women in the pregnant woman[s family.

SECTION 1043. 49.485 of the statutes is renumbered 20.9315 (19) and amended to read: 20.9315 (19) Whoever knowingly presents or causes to be presented to any officer, employee, or agent of this state a false claim for medical assistance shall forfeit not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000, plus 3 times the amount of the damages that were sustained by the state or would have been sustained by the state, whichever is greater, as a result of the false claim. The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of the state to recover any forfeiture incurred under this section.

SECTION 1044. 49.686 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.686 (3) (d) Has applied for coverage under and has been denied eligibility for medical assistance within 12 months prior to application for reimbursement under sub. (2). This paragraph does not apply to an individual who is eligible for benefits under the demonstration project for childless adults under s. 49.45 (23) or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 761 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1044 to an individual who is eligible for benefits under BadgerCare Plus under s. 49.471 (4) (a) 8. or (11). SECTION 1045. 49.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.79 (1) (b) XControlled substanceY has the meaning given in 21 USC 802 (6), except that Xcontrolled substanceY does not include tetrahydrocannabinols in any form, including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or chemically synthesized.

SECTION 1046. 49.79 (7s) of the statutes is created to read: 49.79 (7s) PAYMENT PROCESSING PROGRAM. The department shall administer a payment processing program to provide to farmers[ markets and farmers who sell directly to consumers electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing equipment and services, including electronic benefit transfer for the food stamp program. To participate in the payment processing program, the vendor that is under contract to process the electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card transactions shall also process any local purchasing incentives, even if those local purchasing incentives are funded by a local 3rd-party entity. SECTION 1047. 49.79 (7w) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.79 (7w) (a) 1. XEligible retailerY includes any supermarket, grocery store, wholesaler, small-scale store, corner store, convenience store, neighborhood store, bodega, farmers[ market, direct-marketing farmer, nonprofit cooperative food- purchasing venture, or community-supported agriculture program means a retailer authorized to participate in the food stamp program federal supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SECTION 1048. 49.79 (7w) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 762 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1048 49.79 (7w) (b) The department shall, through a competitive selection process, contract with one or more nonprofit 3rd-party organizations to administer a healthy food incentive program statewide. The healthy food incentive program shall provide to any food stamp program recipient assistance group that uses benefits at an eligible retailer participating in the healthy food incentive program under this subsection a monetary amount up to the amount of food stamp program benefits used at the eligible retailer for the purpose of purchasing fruits and vegetables from the eligible retailer. In administering the program, a nonprofit 3rd- party organization shall prioritize including in the healthy food incentive program eligible retailers that source fruits and vegetables primarily from growers in this state and shall establish a timeline for expiration of matching monetary amounts provided for the purchase of fruits and vegetables under the healthy food incentive program such that a matching monetary amount expires no later than one year after it is provided. The department may establish a maximum amount of benefits that may be matched per day for a food stamp program recipient assistance group. Any nonprofit 3rd-party organization administering the healthy food incentive program shall ensure that matching amounts provided under the program that are unused and expire remain with the nonprofit 3rd-party organization and, upon expiration, are available for use to provide matching amounts to other food stamp recipients assistance groups under the program.

SECTION 1049. 49.79 (7w) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.79 (7w) (c) The department may allocate no more than 25 percent of the funding available for the healthy food incentive program under this subsection to program development, promotion of and outreach for the program, training, data 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 763 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1049 collection, evaluation, administration, and reporting and shall allocate the remainder of the funding available to the eligible retailers participating in the healthy food incentive program under this subsection. The department shall seek, or require any 3rd-party organization chosen under par. (b) to seek, any available federal matching moneys from the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program to fund the healthy food incentive program under this subsection.

SECTION 1050. 49.79 (7w) (cd) of the statutes is created to read: 49.79 (7w) (cd) A 3rd-party organization chosen under par. (b) may retain for administrative purposes an amount not to exceed 33 percent of the total contracted amount or the applicable cap found in federal law or guidance, whichever is lower. SECTION 1051. 49.79 (9) (a) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.79 (9) (a) 1g. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., beginning October 1, 2019, the department shall require, to the extent allowed by the federal government, all able-bodied adults without dependents in this state to participate in the employment and training program under this subsection, except for able- bodied adults without dependents who are employed, as determined by the department. The department may require other able individuals who are 18 to 60 years of age, or a subset of those individuals to the extent allowed by the federal government, who are not participants in a Wisconsin Works employment position to participate in the employment and training program under this subsection. SECTION 1052. 49.79 (9) (d) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1053. 49.79 (9) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1054. 49.791 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1055. 49.90 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 764 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1055 49.90 (4) The circuit court shall in a summary way hear the allegations and proofs of the parties and by order require maintenance from these relatives, if they have sufficient ability, considering their own future maintenance and making reasonable allowance for the protection of the property and investments from which they derive their living and their care and protection in old age, in the following order: First the husband or wife spouse; then the father and the mother parents; and then the grandparents in the instances in which sub. (1) (a) 2. applies. The order shall specify a sum which that will be sufficient for the support of the dependent person under sub. (1) (a) 1. or the maintenance of a child of a dependent person under sub. (1) (a) 2., to be paid weekly or monthly, during a period fixed by the order or until the further order of the court. If the court is satisfied that any such relative is unable wholly to maintain the dependent person or the child, but is able to contribute to the person[s support or the child[s maintenance, the court may direct 2 or more of the relatives to maintain the person or the child and prescribe the proportion each shall contribute. If the court is satisfied that these relatives are unable together wholly to maintain the dependent person or the child, but are able to contribute to the person[s support or the child[s maintenance, the court shall direct a sum to be paid weekly or monthly by each relative in proportion to ability. Contributions directed by court order, if for less than full support, shall be paid to the department of health services or the department of children and families, whichever is appropriate, and distributed as required by state and federal law. An order under this subsection that relates to maintenance required under sub. (1) (a) 2. shall specifically assign responsibility for and direct the manner of payment of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 765 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1055 the child[s health care expenses, subject to the limitations under subs. (1) (a) 2. and (11). Upon application of any party affected by the order and upon like notice and procedure, the court may modify such an order. Obedience to such an order may be enforced by proceedings for contempt.

SECTION 1056. 50.01 (1b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1057. 50.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.08 (2) A physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2), or a physician assistant who prescribes a psychotropic medication to a nursing home resident who has degenerative brain disorder shall notify the nursing home if the prescribed medication has a boxed warning under 21 CFR 201.57. SECTION 1058. 50.09 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.09 (1) (a) (intro.) Private and unrestricted communications with the resident[s family, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, attorney, and any other person, unless medically contraindicated as documented by the resident[s physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber in the resident[s medical record, except that communications with public officials or with the resident[s attorney shall not be restricted in any event. The right to private and unrestricted communications shall include, but is not limited to, the right to:

SECTION 1059. 50.09 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 50.09 (1) (f) 1. Privacy for visits by spouse or domestic partner. If both spouses or both domestic partners under ch. 770 are residents of the same facility, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 766 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1059 the spouses or domestic partners shall be permitted to share a room unless medically contraindicated as documented by the resident[s physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber in the resident[s medical record. SECTION 1060. 50.09 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.09 (1) (h) Meet with, and participate in activities of social, religious, and community groups at the resident[s discretion, unless medically contraindicated as documented by the resident[s physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber in the resident[s medical record.

SECTION 1061. 50.09 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.09 (1) (k) Be free from mental and physical abuse, and be free from chemical and physical restraints except as authorized in writing by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber for a specified and limited period of time and documented in the resident[s medical record. Physical restraints may be used in an emergency when necessary to protect the resident from injury to himself or herself or others or to property. However, authorization for continuing use of the physical restraints shall be secured from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber within 12 hours. Any use of physical restraints shall be noted in the resident[s medical records. XPhysical restraintsY includes, but is not limited to, any article, device, or garment that interferes with the free movement of the resident and that the resident is unable to remove easily, and confinement in a locked room.

SECTION 1062. 50.36 (3s) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 767 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1062 50.36 (3s) The department shall require a hospital that provides emergency services to have sufficient qualified personnel at all times to manage the number and severity of emergency department cases anticipated by the location. At all times, a hospital that provides emergency services shall have on-site at least one physician who, through education, training, and experience, specializes in emergency medicine. SECTION 1063. 50.38 (1) (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read: 50.38 (1) (d) A rehabilitation hospital, as designated by the department. (e) A long-term acute care hospital, as designated by the department. SECTION 1064. 50.38 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (3) The department shall establish the percentage that is applicable under sub. (2) (a) and (b) so that the total amount of assessments collected under sub. (2) (a) in a state fiscal year is equal to $414,507,300 $1,341,839,500.

SECTION 1065. 50.49 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.49 (1) (b) (intro.) XHome health servicesY means the following items and services that are furnished to an individual, who is under the care of a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, by a home health agency, or by others under arrangements made by the home health agency, that are under a plan for furnishing those items and services to the individual that is established and periodically reviewed by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber and that are, except as provided in subd. 6., provided on a visiting basis in a place of residence used as the individual[s home: SECTION 1066. 51.03 (7) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 768 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1066 51.03 (7) The department shall award grants to fund services at facilities that provide crisis stabilization services, as defined in s. 51.043 (1) (b), based on criteria established by the department.

SECTION 1067. 51.044 of the statutes is created to read: 51.044 Psychiatric residential treatment facilities. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xpsychiatric residential treatment facilityY is a nonhospital facility that provides inpatient comprehensive mental health treatment services to individuals under the age of 21 who, due to mental illness, substance use, or severe emotional disturbance, need treatment that can most effectively be provided in a residential treatment facility. (2) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED; EXEMPTION. (a) No person may operate a psychiatric residential treatment facility without a certification from the department. The department may limit the number of certifications it grants to operate a psychiatric residential treatment facility. (b) A psychiatric residential treatment facility that has a certification from the department under this section is not subject to facility regulation under ch. 48. (3) RULES. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 1068. 51.06 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 51.06 (5) SURCHARGE FOR EXTENDED INTENSIVE TREATMENT. The department may impose on a county a progressive surcharge for services under sub. (1m) (d) that an individual receives after the maximum discharge date for the individual that was agreed upon under sub. (3) (b) 2. The surcharge is 10 percent of the amount paid for the individual[s services under s. 49.45 during any part of the first 6-month period following the maximum discharge date, and increases by 10 percent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 769 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1068 of the amount paid for the individual[s services under s. 49.45 during any part of each 6-month period thereafter. Any revenues received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gL) (g).

SECTION 1069. 51.41 (1d) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 51.41 (1d) (b) 4. A psychiatric mental health advanced practice registered nurse who is suggested by the Milwaukee County board of supervisors. The Milwaukee County board of supervisors shall solicit suggestions from organizations including the Wisconsin Nurses Association for individuals who specialize in a full continuum of behavioral health and medical services including emergency detention, inpatient, residential, transitional, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and wraparound community-based services. The Milwaukee County board of supervisors shall suggest to the Milwaukee County executive 4 psychiatric mental health advanced practice registered nurses for this board membership position. SECTION 1070. 51.441 of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1071. 51.442 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1072. 51.443 of the statutes is created to read: 51.443 Mental health consultation program. (1) In this section: (a) XParticipating cliniciansY includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and medically appropriate members of the care teams of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. (b) XProgramY means the mental health consultation program under this section. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 770 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1072 (2) During fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall contract with the organization that provided consultation services through the child psychiatry consultation program under s. 51.442, 2023 stats., as of January 1, 2025, to administer the mental health consultation program described under this section. Beginning in fiscal year 2026-27, the department shall contract with the organization that provided consultation services through the child psychiatry consultation program under s. 51.442, 2023 stats., as of January 1, 2025, or another organization to administer the mental health consultation program under this section. (3) The contracting organization under sub. (2) shall administer a mental health consultation program that incorporates a comprehensive set of mental health consultation services, which may include perinatal, child, adult, geriatric, pain, veteran, and general mental health consultation services, and may contract with any other entity to perform any operations and satisfy any requirements under this section for the program. (4) As a condition of providing services through the program, the contracting organization under sub. (2) shall do all of the following: (a) Ensure that all mental health care providers who are providing services through the program have the applicable credential from this state; if a psychiatric professional, that the provider is eligible for certification or is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, or both; and if a psychologist, that the provider is registered in a professional organization, including the American Psychological Association, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 771 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1072 National Register of Health Service Psychologists, Association for Psychological Science, or the National Alliance of Professional Psychology Providers. (b) Maintain the infrastructure necessary to provide the program[s services statewide. (c) Operate the program on weekdays during normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (d) Provide consultation services under the program as promptly as is practicable. (e) Have the capability to provide consultation services by, at a minimum, telephone and email. Consultation through the program may be provided by teleconference, video conference, voice over Internet protocol, email, pager, in- person conference, or any other telecommunication or electronic means. (f) Provide all of the following services through the program: 1. Support for participating clinicians to assist in the management of mental health concerns. 2. Triage-level assessments to determine the most appropriate response to each request, including appropriate referrals to any community providers and health systems. 3. When medically appropriate, diagnostics and therapeutic feedback. 4. Recruitment of other clinicians into the program as participating clinicians when possible. (g) Report to the department any information requested by the department. (h) Conduct annual surveys of participating clinicians who use the program to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 772 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1072 assess the quality of care provided, self-perceived levels of confidence in providing mental health services, and satisfaction with the consultations and other services provided through the program. Immediately after participating clinicians begin using the program and again 6 to 12 months later, the contracting organization under sub. (2) may conduct assessments of participating clinicians to assess the barriers to and benefits of participation in the program to make future improvements and to determine the participating clinicians[ treatment abilities, confidence, and awareness of relevant resources before and after beginning to use the program. (5) Services provided under sub. (4) (b) to (h) are eligible for funding from the department. The contracting organization under sub. (2) also may provide any of the following services under the program that are eligible for funding from the department: (a) Second opinion diagnostic and medication management evaluations and community resource referrals conducted by either a psychiatrist or allied health professionals. (b) In-person or web-based educational seminars and refresher courses on a medically appropriate topic within mental or behavioral health care provided to any participating clinician who uses the program. (c) Data evaluation and assessment of the program.

SECTION 1073. 54.01 (36) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 54.01 (36) (a) An individual who obtains or consents to a final decree or judgment of divorce from the decedent or an annulment of their marriage, if the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 773 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1073 decree or judgment is not recognized as valid in this state, unless the 2 subsequently participated in a marriage ceremony purporting to marry each other or they subsequently held themselves out as husband and wife married to each other. SECTION 1074. 54.960 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 54.960 (1) Beneficial interests in a custodial trust created for multiple beneficiaries are deemed to be separate custodial trusts of equal undivided interests for each beneficiary. Except in a transfer or declaration for use and benefit of husband and wife 2 individuals who are married to each other, for whom survivorship is presumed, a right of survivorship does not exist unless the instrument creating the custodial trust specifically provides for survivorship or survivorship is required as to marital property.

SECTION 1075. 59.10 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 59.10 Boards: composition; election; terms; compensation; compatibility. (intro.) The boards of the several counties shall be composed of representatives from within the county who are elected and compensated as provided in this section. Each board shall act under sub. (2), (3) or (5), unless the board enacts an ordinance, by a majority vote of the entire membership, to act under sub. (1). If a board enacts such ordinance, a certified copy shall be filed with the secretary of state administration.

SECTION 1076. 59.10 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 59.10 (2) (d) 1. ZNumber of supervisors; redistricting.[ The board may, not more than once prior to November 15, 2010, decrease the number of supervisors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 774 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1076 after the enactment of a supervisory district plan under par. (a). In that case, the board shall redistrict, readjust, and change the boundaries of supervisory districts, so that the number of districts equals the number of supervisors, the districts are substantially equal in population according to the most recent countywide federal census, the districts are in as compact a form as possible, and the districts consist of contiguous municipalities or contiguous whole wards in existence at the time at which the amended redistricting plan is adopted, except as authorized in sub. (3) (b) 2. In the amended plan, the board shall adhere to the requirements under sub. (3) (b) 2. with regard to contiguity and shall, to the extent possible, place whole contiguous municipalities or contiguous parts of the same municipality within the same district. In the amended plan, the original numbers of the districts in their geographic outlines, to the extent possible, shall be retained. The chairperson of the board shall file a certified copy of any amended plan adopted under this subdivision with the secretary of state administration.

SECTION 1077. 59.10 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 59.10 (3) (b) 4. The chairperson of the board shall file a certified copy of the final districting plan with the secretary of state administration. Unless otherwise ordered under sub. (6), a plan enacted and filed under this paragraph, together with any authorized amendment that is enacted and filed under this section, remains in effect until the plan is superseded by a subsequent plan enacted under this subsection and a certified copy of that plan is filed with the secretary of state administration. SECTION 1078. 59.10 (3) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 775 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1078 59.10 (3) (c) 4. The chairperson of the board shall file a certified copy of any amended plan under this paragraph with the secretary of state administration.

SECTION 1079. 59.10 (3) (cm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 59.10 (3) (cm) 1. ZNumber of supervisors; redistricting.[ Except as provided in subd. 3., following the enactment of a decennial supervisory district plan under par. (b), the board may decrease the number of supervisors. In that case, the board shall redistrict, readjust, and change the boundaries of supervisory districts, so that the number of districts equals the number of supervisors, the districts are substantially equal in population according to the most recent countywide federal census, the districts are in as compact a form as possible, and the districts consist of contiguous municipalities or contiguous whole wards in existence at the time at which the redistricting plan is adopted, except as authorized in par. (b) 1. In the redistricting plan, the board shall adhere to the requirements under par. (b) 2. with regard to contiguity and shall, to the extent possible, place whole contiguous municipalities or contiguous parts of the same municipality within the same district. In redistricting under this subdivision, the original numbers of the districts in their geographic outlines, to the extent possible, shall be retained. No plan may be enacted under this subdivision during review of the sufficiency of a petition filed under subd. 2. nor after a referendum is scheduled on such a petition. However, if the electors of the county reject a change in the number of supervisory districts under subd. 2., the board may then take action under this subdivision except as provided in subd. 3. The county clerk shall file a certified copy of any redistricting plan enacted under this subdivision with the secretary of state administration. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 776 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1080

SECTION 1080. 59.10 (3) (cm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 59.10 (3) (cm) 2. ZPetition and referendum.[ Except as provided in subd. 3., the electors of a county may, by petition and referendum, decrease the number of supervisors at any time after the first election is held following enactment of a decennial supervisory district plan under par. (b). A petition for a change in the number of supervisors may be filed with the county clerk. Prior to circulating a petition to decrease the number of supervisors in any county, a petitioner shall register with the county clerk, giving the petitioner[s name and address and indicating the petitioner[s intent to file such a petition. No signature on a petition is valid unless the signature is obtained within the 60-day period following such registration. The petition shall specify the proposed number of supervisors to be elected. Within 14 days after the last day for filing an original petition, any other petitioner may file an alternative petition with the county clerk proposing a different number of supervisors to be elected, and, if the petition is valid, the alternative proposed in the petition shall be submitted for approval at the same referendum. An alternative petition is subject to the same registration and signature requirements as an original petition. Each petition shall be in the form specified in s. 8.40 and shall contain a number of signatures of electors of the county equal to at least 25 percent of the total votes cast in the county for the office of supervisor at the most recent spring election preceding the date of filing. The county clerk shall promptly determine the sufficiency of a petition filed under this subdivision. Upon determination that a petition is sufficient, or if one or more valid alternative petitions are filed, upon determination that the petitions are sufficient, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 777 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1080 the county clerk shall call a referendum concurrently with the next spring or general election in the county that is held not earlier than 70 days after the determination is made. The question proposed at the referendum shall be: XShall the board of supervisors of .... County be decreased from .... members to .... members?Y. If one or more alternative valid petitions are filed within 14 days after the last day that an original petition may be filed, the question relating to the number of supervisors shall appear separately. The first question shall be: XShall the size of the county board of supervisors of .... County be decreased from its current membership of .... members?Y. Any subsequent question shall be: XIf so, shall the size of the board be decreased to .... members?Y. Each elector may vote in the affirmative or negative on the first question and may then vote in the affirmative on one of the remaining questions. If the first question is not approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question, any subsequent question is of no effect. If the question is approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question, or, if more than one question is submitted, if the first question is approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question, the board shall enact an ordinance prescribing revised boundaries for the supervisory districts in the county. The ordinance shall be enacted in accordance with the approved question or, if more than one question is submitted, in accordance with the choice receiving a plurality of the votes cast. The districts are subject to the same requirements that apply to districts in any plan enacted by the board under subd. 1. If the board has determined under sub. (1) (b) to adopt staggered terms for the office of supervisor, the board may change the expiration date of the term of any supervisor to an earlier 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 778 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1080 date than the date provided under current ordinance if required to implement the redistricting or to maintain classes of members. The county clerk shall file a certified copy of any redistricting plan enacted under this subdivision with the secretary of state administration.

SECTION 1081. 59.23 (2) (m) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 59.23 (2) (m) 2. Except as otherwise provided, receive and file the official oaths and bonds of all county officers and upon request shall certify under the clerk[s signature and seal the official capacity and authority of any county officer so filing and charge the statutory fee. Upon the commencement of each term every clerk shall file the clerk[s signature and the impression of the clerk[s official seal in the office of the secretary of state administration.

SECTION 1082. 59.23 (2) (s) of the statutes is amended to read: 59.23 (2) (s) List of local officials. Annually, on the first Tuesday of June, transmit to the secretary of state administration a list showing the name, phone number, electronic mail address, and post-office address of local officials, including the chairperson, mayor, president, clerk, treasurer, council and board members, and assessor of each municipality, and of the elective or appointive officials of any other local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0135 (1) (c), that is located wholly or partly within the county. Such lists shall be placed on file for the information of the public. The clerk, secretary, or other administrative officer of a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0137 (1) (as), shall provide the county clerk the information he or she needs to complete the requirements of this paragraph.

SECTION 1083. 59.43 (1c) (t) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 779 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1083 59.43 (1c) (t) Upon commencement of each term, file his or her signature and the impression of his or her official seal or rubber stamp in the office of the secretary of state administration. SECTION 1084. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. Subject to s. 59.72 (5), for recording any instrument that is entitled to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds, $30 $45, except that no fee may be collected for recording a change of address that is exempt from a filing fee under s. 185.83 (1) (b) or 193.111 (1) (b). SECTION 1085. 59.43 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 59.43 (2) (e) Subject to s. 59.72 (5), for filing any instrument which that is entitled to be filed in the office of register of deeds and for which no other specific fee is specified, $30 $45.

SECTION 1086. 59.52 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 59.52 (4) (a) 1. Notices of tax apportionment that are received from the secretary of state administration, after 3 years. SECTION 1087. 59.52 (25) of the statutes is amended to read: 59.52 (25) ADVISORY AND CONTINGENT REFERENDA. The board may conduct a countywide referendum for advisory purposes or for the purpose of ratifying or validating a resolution adopted or ordinance enacted by the board contingent upon approval in the referendum. The board may not conduct a referendum for advisory purposes, except as provided under s. 66.0305 (6) or for an advisory referendum regarding capital expenditures proposed to be funded by the county property tax levy. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 780 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1088 SECTION 1088. 59.54 (25) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 59.54 (25) (title) POSSESSION REGULATION OF MARIJUANA.

SECTION 1089. 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 59.54 (25) (a) (intro.) The board may enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance that is consistent with s. 961.71 or 961.72; except that if a complaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana alleging a violation of s. 961.72 (2) (b) 2. or (c) 3., the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this subsection for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless all of the following occur: SECTION 1090. 59.72 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 59.72 (5) (a) Before the 16th day of each month a register of deeds shall submit to the department of administration $15 $30 from the fee for recording or filing each instrument that is recorded or filed under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e), less any amount retained by the county under par. (b).

SECTION 1091. 59.72 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 59.72 (5) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 16.967 (7m), a county may retain $8 $15 of the portion of each fee submitted to the department of administration under par. (a) from the fee for recording or filing each instrument that is recorded or filed under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e) if all of the following conditions are met: SECTION 1092. 60.565 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 781 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1092 60.565 (title) Ambulance Emergency medical service and ambulance service.

SECTION 1093. 60.565 of the statutes is renumbered 60.565 (1) (a) and amended to read: 60.565 (1) (a) The town board shall contract for or operate and maintain ambulance services unless such services are provided by another person. If the town board contracts for ambulance services, it may contract with one or more providers. The town board may determine and charge a reasonable fee for ambulance service provided under this section. (c) The town board may purchase equipment for medical and other emergency calls. SECTION 1094. 60.565 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read: 60.565 (1) (title) SERVICES. SECTION 1095. 60.565 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 60.565 (1) (b) The town board may contract for or maintain emergency medical services for the town. If the town board contracts for emergency medical services, it may contract with one or more providers.

SECTION 1096. 60.565 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 60.565 (2) FUNDING. (a) The town board may determine and charge a reasonable fee for ambulance services provided under sub. (1) (a). (b) The town board may do any of the following for the purpose of funding emergency medical services under sub. (1) (b): 1. Appropriate money. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 782 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1096 2. Charge property owners a fee for the cost of emergency medical services provided to their property according to a written schedule established by the town board. 3. Levy taxes on the entire town. 4. Levy taxes on property served by a particular source of emergency medical services, to support the source of emergency medical services.

SECTION 1097. 61.187 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 61.187 (2) (d) If, in accordance with par. (a), the results of the election under sub. (1) provide for dissolution, the village clerk shall, within 10 days after the election, record the petition and determination of the village board of canvassers in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the village is located and file with the secretary of administration certified copies of the petition and the determination of inspectors of election. The village clerk shall also record in the office of the register of deeds a certificate by the village clerk showing the date on which the dissolution takes effect and file with the secretary of administration 4 copies one copy of the certificate. These documents shall be recorded and indexed by the register of deeds. The index shall include the document number of the original documents and, if given on the original documents, the volume or reel and the page or image number where the original documents are filed or recorded. The secretary of administration shall forward 2 copies one copy of the certificate to the department of transportation and one to the department of revenue.

SECTION 1098. 61.189 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 783 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1098 61.189 (2) The election shall be noticed and conducted and the result canvassed and certified as in the case of regular village elections and the village clerk shall immediately file with the secretary of administration 4 copies one copy of a certification certifying the fact of holding such election and the result thereof and a description of the legal boundaries of such village or proposed city and 4 one certified copies copy of a plat scale map thereof; and thereupon a certificate of incorporation shall be issued to such city by the secretary of administration. Two copies One copy of the certification and plat scale map shall be forwarded by the secretary of administration to the department of transportation and one copy to the department of revenue. Thereafter such city shall in all things be governed by the general city charter law. All debts, obligations and liabilities existing against such village at the time of such change shall continue and become like debts, obligations and liabilities against such city, and such city may carry out and complete all proceedings then pending for the issue of bonds for improvements therein.

SECTION 1099. 62.90 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 62.90 (8) (b) and amended to read: 62.90 (8) (b) Beginning January 1, 2024, the school board of the 1st class city school district that is located in the 1st class city shall ensure that not fewer than 25 school resource officers are present at schools within the school district during normal school hours and that school resource officers are available during before- school and after-school care, extracurricular activities, and sporting events as needed. In addition, beginning January 1, 2024, the school board of the 1st class city school district that is located in the 1st class city shall ensure that the school resource officers complete the 40-hour course sponsored by the National Association 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 784 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1099 of School Resource Officers. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the school board of the 1st class city school district that is located in the 1st class city shall consider the statistics it receives under s. 118.124 (3) (a) when deciding at which schools to place school resource officers required under this subsection. (c) 1. The 1st class city school district and the 1st class city shall agree to an apportionment of apportion the costs of meeting the requirements of this subsection. as follows: (a) In this subsection, Xlaw: 1. XLaw enforcement officerY means a person who is employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed to enforce, and Xschool. 3. XSchool resource officerY means a law enforcement officer who is deployed in community-oriented policing and assigned by the law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (b), that employs him or her to work in a full-time capacity in collaboration with a school district.

SECTION 1100. 62.90 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 62.90 (8) (a) 2. XSchool dayY has the meaning given in s. 115.01 (10). SECTION 1101. 62.90 (8) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read: 62.90 (8) (c) 1. a. For the costs of meeting the requirements of this subsection on school days, to the 1st class city school district 25 percent of the costs or $400,000, whichever is greater, and the remainder to the 1st class city. Beginning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 785 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1101 in the 2026-27 school year, the maximum amount that may be apportioned to the 1st class city school district is $400,000. SECTION 1102. 62.90 (8) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read: 62.90 (8) (c) 1. b. For the costs of meeting the requirements of this subsection on days other than school days, 100 percent of the costs to the 1st class city.

SECTION 1103. 62.90 (8) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 62.90 (8) (c) 2. For school years beginning after July 1, 2027, the maximum dollar amount apportioned to the 1st class city school district under subd. 1. a. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 2025, as determined by the federal department of labor.

SECTION 1104. 66.0101 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0101 (3) A charter ordinance shall be published as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, and shall be recorded by the clerk in a permanent book kept for that purpose, with a statement of the manner of its adoption. A certified copy of the charter ordinance shall be filed by the clerk with the secretary of state administration. The secretary of state administration shall keep a separate index of all charter ordinances, arranged alphabetically by city and village and summarizing each ordinance, and annually shall issue the index of charter ordinances filed during the 12 months prior to July 1. SECTION 1105. 66.0104 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1106. 66.0107 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 786 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1106 66.0107 (1) (bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possession of marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance that is consistent with s. 961.71 or 961.72; except that if a complaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or possession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction in this state for possession of marijuana alleging a violation of s. 961.72 (2) (b) 2. or (c) 3., the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines to prosecute the case.

SECTION 1107. 66.0129 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0129 (5) BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION. The nonprofit corporation shall let all contracts exceeding $1,000 for the construction, maintenance or repair of hospital facilities to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids by the publication of a class 2 notice under ch. 985. Section Sections 66.0901 applies and 66.0903 apply to bids and contracts under this subsection. SECTION 1108. 66.0134 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1109. 66.0137 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0137 (4) SELF-INSURED HEALTH PLANS. If a city, including a 1st class city, or a village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town provides health care benefits, to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis, the self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.722, 632.729, 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.7498, 632.798, 632.848, 632.85, 632.851, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 787 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1109 (6) (8), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.891, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4). SECTION 1110. 66.0144 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1111. 66.0211 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0211 (5) CERTIFICATION OF INCORPORATION. If a majority of the votes in an incorporation referendum are cast in favor of a village or city, the clerk of the circuit court shall certify the fact to the secretary of administration and supply the secretary of administration with a copy of a description of the legal boundaries of the village or city and the associated population and a copy of a plat scale map of the village or city. Within 10 days of receipt of the description and plat scale map, the secretary of administration shall forward 2 copies one copy to the department of transportation and one copy each to the department of administration and the department of revenue. The secretary of administration shall issue a certificate of incorporation and record the certificate.

SECTION 1112. 66.0215 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0215 (5) CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of a city, the clerk shall certify the fact to the secretary of administration, together with the result of the census, if any, and 4 copies one copy of a description of the legal boundaries of the town and 4 copies one copy of a plat scale map of the town. The secretary of administration shall then issue a certificate of incorporation, and record the certificate in a book kept for that purpose. Two copies One copy of the description and plat scale map shall be forwarded by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 788 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1112 secretary of administration to the department of transportation and one copy to the department of revenue.

SECTION 1113. 66.02162 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.02162 (5) CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of a village, the town clerk shall certify that fact to the secretary, together with 4 copies one copy of a description of the legal boundaries of the town, and 4 copies one copy of a plat scale map of the town. The town clerk shall also send the secretary an incorporation fee of $1,000. Upon receipt of the town clerk[s certification, the incorporation fee, and other required documents, the secretary shall issue a certificate of incorporation and record the certificate in a book kept for that purpose. The secretary shall provide 2 copies one copy of the description and plat scale map to the department of transportation and one copy to the department of revenue. The town clerk shall also transmit a copy of the certification and the resolution under sub. (1) to the county clerk. SECTION 1114. 66.0217 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0217 (1) (b) XDepartmentY means the secretary of administration in the department of administration.

SECTION 1115. 66.0217 (1) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0217 (1) (c) 1. a. By government lot, section, township, and range. SECTION 1116. 66.0217 (1) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0217 (1) (c) 1. b. By recorded private claim, section, township, and range.

SECTION 1117. 66.0217 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0217 (9) (a) The clerk of a city or village which has annexed territory shall file immediately with the secretary of administration a certified copy of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 789 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1117 ordinance, certificate and plat scale map, and shall send one copy to each company that provides any utility service in the area that is annexed. The city or village shall also file with the county clerk or board of election commissioners the report required by s. 5.15 (4) (b). The clerk shall record the ordinance with the register of deeds and file a signed copy of the ordinance with the clerk of any affected school district. Failure to file, record or send does not invalidate the annexation and the duty to file, record or send is a continuing one. The ordinance that is filed, recorded or sent shall describe the annexed territory and the associated population. The information filed with the secretary of administration shall be utilized in making recommendations for adjustments to entitlements under the federal revenue sharing program and distribution of funds under ch. 79. The clerk shall certify annually, no later than December 31, to the secretary of administration and record with the register of deeds a legal description of the total boundaries of the municipality as those boundaries existed on December 1, unless there has been no change in the 12 months preceding.

SECTION 1118. 66.0217 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0217 (9) (b) Within 10 days of receipt of the ordinance, certificate, and plat scale map, the secretary of administration shall forward 2 copies one copy of the ordinance, certificate, and plat scale map to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of revenue, one copy to the department of public instruction, one copy to the department, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 790 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1118 agriculture, trade and consumer protection and 2 copies to the clerk of the municipality from which the territory was annexed.

SECTION 1119. 66.0217 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0217 (9) (c) Any city or village may direct a survey of its present boundaries to be made, and when properly attested the survey and plat scale map may be filed in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the city or village is located. Upon filing, the survey and plat scale map are prima facie evidence of the facts set forth in the survey and plat scale map. SECTION 1120. 66.0217 (12) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0217 (12) VALIDITY OF PLATS SCALE MAPS. If an annexation is declared invalid but before the declaration and subsequent to the annexation a plat scale map is submitted and is approved as required in s. 236.10 (1) (a), the plat scale map is validly approved despite the invalidity of the annexation.

SECTION 1121. 66.0219 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0219 (7) APPEAL. An appeal from the order of the circuit court is limited to contested issues determined by the circuit court. An appeal shall not stay the conduct of the referendum election, if one is ordered, but the statement of the election results and the copies of the certificate and plat scale map may not be filed with the secretary of administration until the appeal has been determined.

SECTION 1122. 66.0221 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0221 (1) Upon its own motion and subject to sub. (3) and ss. 66.0301 (6) (d) and 66.0307 (7), a city or village, by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of its governing body, may enact an ordinance annexing territory which comprises a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 791 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1122 portion of a town or towns and which was completely surrounded by territory of the city or village on December 2, 1973. The ordinance shall include all surrounded town areas except those that are exempt by mutual agreement of all of the governing bodies involved. The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the territory and the name of the town or towns from which the territory is detached. Upon enactment of the ordinance, the city or village clerk immediately shall file 6 one certified copies copy of the ordinance with the secretary of administration, together with 6 copies one copy of a scale map. The city or village shall also file with the county clerk or board of election commissioners the report required by s. 5.15 (4) (b). The secretary of administration shall forward 2 copies one copy of the ordinance and scale map to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of natural resources, and one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of administration. This subsection does not apply if the town island was created only by the annexation of a railroad right-of-way or drainage ditch. This subsection does not apply to land owned by a town government which has existing town government buildings located on the land. No town island may be annexed under this subsection if the island consists of over 65 acres or contains over 100 residents. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this subsection. Except as provided in sub. (2), after December 2, 1973, no city or village may, by annexation, create a town area which is completely surrounded by the city or village.

SECTION 1123. 66.0223 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0223 (1) In addition to other methods provided by law and subject to sub. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 792 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1123 (2) and ss. 66.0301 (6) (d) and 66.0307 (7), territory owned by and lying near but not necessarily contiguous to a village or city may be annexed to a village or city by ordinance enacted by the board of trustees of the village or the common council of the city, provided that in the case of noncontiguous territory the use of the territory by the city or village is not contrary to any town or county zoning regulation. The ordinance shall contain the exact description of the territory annexed and the names of the towns from which detached, and attaches the territory to the village or city upon the filing of 7 one certified copies copy of the ordinance with the secretary of administration, together with 7 copies one copy of a plat scale map showing the boundaries of the territory attached. The city or village shall also file with the county clerk or board of election commissioners the report required by s. 5.15 (4) (b). Two copies One copy of the ordinance and plat scale map shall be forwarded by the secretary of administration to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of revenue, and one copy to the department of public instruction. Within 10 days of filing the certified copies copy, a copy of the ordinance and plat scale map shall be mailed or delivered to the clerk of the county in which the annexed territory is located. Sections 66.0203 (8) (c) and 66.0217 (11) apply to annexations under this section.

SECTION 1124. 66.0227 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0227 (5) The ordinance, certificate and plat scale map shall be filed and recorded in the same manner as annexations under s. 66.0217 (9) (a). The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 793 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1124 requirements for the secretary of administration are the same as in s. 66.0217 (9) (b).

SECTION 1125. 66.0231 of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0231 Notice of certain litigation affecting municipal status or boundaries. If a proceeding under ss. 61.187, 61.189, 61.74, 62.075, 66.0201 to 66.0213, 66.0215, 66.02162, 66.0217, 66.0221, 66.0223, 66.0227, 66.0301 (6), or 66.0307 or other sections relating to an incorporation, annexation, consolidation, dissolution or detachment of territory of a city or village is contested by instigation of legal proceedings, the clerk of the city or village involved in the proceedings shall file with the secretary of administration 4 copies one copy of a notice of the commencement of the action. The clerk shall file with the secretary of administration 4 copies one copy of any judgments rendered or appeals taken in such cases. The notices or copies of judgments that are required under this section may also be filed by an officer or attorney of any party of interest. If any judgment has the effect of changing the municipal boundaries, the city or village clerk shall also file with the county clerk or board of election commissioners the report required by s. 5.15 (4) (b). The secretary of administration shall forward to the department of transportation 2 copies and to the department of revenue and the department of administration one copy each of any notice of action or judgment filed with the secretary of administration under this section.

SECTION 1126. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0301 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), in this section XmunicipalityY means the state or any department or agency thereof, or any city, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 794 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1126 village, town, county, or school district, the opportunity schools and partnership programs under subch. IX of ch. 115 and subch. II of ch. 119, the superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, or any public library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district, solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, water utility district, mosquito control district, municipal electric company, county or city transit commission, commission created by contract under this section, taxation district, regional planning commission, housing authority created under s. 66.1201, redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333, community development authority created under s. 66.1335, or city-county health department.

SECTION 1127. 66.0301 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0301 (6) (e) A boundary change included in an agreement under this subsection shall be accomplished by the enactment of an ordinance by the governing body designated to do so in the agreement. The filing and recording requirements under s. 66.0217 (9) (a), as they apply to cities and villages under s. 66.0217 (9) (a), apply to municipalities under this subsection. If a boundary change is anticipated to be accomplished by the enactment of an ordinance more than 30 days after entering into a written agreement for a boundary change under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 795 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1127 subsection, the clerk of the municipality designated in the plan shall follow the procedures under s. 66.0217 (9) (a) to file and record a certified copy of the agreement with the register of deeds. The requirements for the secretary of administration under s. 66.0217 (9) (b), as they apply under that section, apply to the secretary of administration when he or she receives an ordinance that is filed under this subsection.

SECTION 1128. 66.0307 (10) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0307 (10) BOUNDARY CHANGE ORDINANCE AGREEMENTS AND ORDINANCES; FILING AND RECORDING REQUIREMENTS. A boundary change under a cooperative plan shall be accomplished by the enactment of an ordinance by the governing body designated to do so in the plan. The filing and recording requirements under s. 66.0217 (9) (a), as they apply to cities and villages under s. 66.0217 (9) (a), apply to municipalities under this subsection. If a boundary change under a cooperative plan is anticipated to be accomplished by the enactment of an ordinance more than 30 days after approval of the plan under sub. (4) (e) or (5), the clerk of the municipality designated in the plan shall follow the procedures under s. 66.0217 (9) (a) to file and record a certified copy of the agreement for a boundary change with the register of deeds. The requirements for the secretary of administration are the same as those required in s. 66.0217 (9) (b). SECTION 1129. 66.0408 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1130. 66.04185 of the statutes is created to read: 66.04185 Cultivation of tetrahydrocannabinols. No city, village, town, or county may prohibit cultivating tetrahydrocannabinols outdoors if the cultivation is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 796 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1130 by an individual who has no more than 6 marijuana plants at one time for their personal use. SECTION 1131. 66.0501 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0501 (1) (a) and amended to read: 66.0501 (1) (a) No Except as provided in par. (b), no person may be appointed deputy sheriff of any county or police officer for any city, village, or town unless that person is a citizen of the United States. This section does not apply to common carriers or to a deputy sheriff not required to take an oath of office.

SECTION 1132. 66.0501 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 66.0501 (1) (b) The sheriff of a county or the appointing authority of a local law enforcement agency that provides police service to a city, village, or town may elect to authorize the appointment of noncitizens who are in receipt of valid employment authorization from the federal department of homeland security as deputy sheriffs for that county or as police officers for that city, village, or town. SECTION 1133. 66.0509 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0509 (1m) (c) 1. A grievance procedure that addresses employee terminations, employee discipline, and workplace safety. SECTION 1134. 66.0509 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 66.0509 (1m) (c) 2. A just cause standard of review for employee terminations, including a refusal to renew a teaching contract under s. 118.22. SECTION 1135. 66.0509 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1136. 66.0509 (1m) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 797 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1136 66.0509 (1m) (d) 2. A hearing before an impartial hearing officer from the employment relations commission. SECTION 1137. 66.0509 (1m) (d) 4. and 5. of the statutes are created to read: 66.0509 (1m) (d) 4. A provision indicating that the grievant shall be entitled to representation throughout the grievance process. 5. A provision indicating that the employer shall bear all fees and costs associated with the grievance process, except for the grievant[s representational fees and costs. SECTION 1138. 66.0602 (1) (ak) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0602 (1) (ak) XJoint emergency medical services districtY serviceY means a joint emergency medical services district service organized by any combination of 2 or more cities, villages, or towns under s. 66.0301 (2) through the formation of a joint emergency services district, joint ownership, joint purchase of services from a nonprofit corporation, or joint contracting with a public or private emergency services provider.

SECTION 1139. 66.0602 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0602 (1) (am) XJoint fire departmentY serviceY means a joint fire department organized under s. 61.65 (2) (a) 3. or 62.13 (1m), or a joint fire department service organized by any combination of 2 or more cities, villages, or towns under s. 66.0301 (2) through the formation of a joint fire service district, joint ownership, joint purchase of services from a nonprofit corporation, or joint contracting with a public or private fire service provider.

SECTION 1140. 66.0602 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 798 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1140 66.0602 (2) (b) For purposes of par. (a), in 2018, and in each year thereafter, the base amount to which the limit under this section applies is the actual levy for the immediately preceding year, plus the amount of the payments under ss. 79.07, 79.096 and, 79.0965, and 79.098, and the levy limit is the base amount multiplied by the valuation factor, minus the amount of the payments under ss. 79.07, 79.096 and, 79.0965, and 79.098, except that the adjustments for payments received under s. 79.096 or, 79.0965, or 79.098 do not apply to payments received under s. 79.096 (3) or, 79.0965 (3), or 79.098 (3) for a tax incremental district that has been terminated. SECTION 1141. 66.0602 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 66.0602 (2m) (c) Rental inspection fees charged by a political subdivision are not subject to a deduction from the political subdivision[s levy. SECTION 1142. 66.0602 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1143. 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. of the statutes is created to read: 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. The amount that a political subdivision levies in that year to pay for the political subdivision[s share of a regional planning commission[s budget as charged by the commission under s. 66.0309 (14) (a) to (c). SECTION 1144. 66.0602 (3) (h) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0602 (3) (h) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the limit otherwise applicable under this section does not apply to the amount that a city, village, or town levies in that year to pay for charges assessed by a joint fire department service or a joint emergency medical services district service, but only to the extent that the amount levied to pay for such charges would cause the city, village, or town to exceed the limit that is otherwise applicable under this section. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 799 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1145

SECTION 1145. 66.0602 (3) (h) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0602 (3) (h) 2. a. The total charges assessed by the joint fire department service or the joint emergency medical services district service for the current year increase, relative to the total charges assessed by the joint fire department service or the joint emergency medical services district service for the previous year, by a percentage that is less than or equal to the percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, for the 12 months ending on August 31 of the year of the levy, plus 2 percent. SECTION 1146. 66.0602 (3) (h) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0602 (3) (h) 2. b. The governing body of each city, village, and town that is served by the joint fire department service or the joint emergency medical services district service adopts a resolution in favor of exceeding the limit as described in subd. 1.

SECTION 1147. 66.0602 (3) (h) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 66.0602 (3) (h) 3. Charges assessed by a joint fire service or joint emergency medical service under this paragraph include all fees charged to a city, village, or town by the the joint fire service or joint emergency medical service.

SECTION 1148. 66.0602 (3) (p) of the statutes is created to read: 66.0602 (3) (p) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the limit otherwise applicable under this section does not apply to the amount that a political subdivision levies in that year for operating and capital costs directly related to the provision of new or enhanced transit services across adjacent county borders or across adjacent municipal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 800 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1148 borders. For costs to be eligible for the exception under this paragraph, the starting date for the new or enhanced transit services must be on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and the costs to which the levy applies must be described in the agreement under subd. 2. 2. A political subdivision may not use the exception under this paragraph unless all of the following apply: a. The political subdivisions between which the new or enhanced transit routes operate have entered into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement under s. 66.0301 to provide for the new or enhanced transit services. The agreement shall describe the services and the amounts that must be levied to pay for those services. b. The agreement described in subd. 2. a. is approved in a referendum, by the electors in each political subdivision that is a party to the agreement, to be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or partisan primary or general election to be held not earlier than 70 days after the adoption of the agreement by all of the parties to the agreement. The governing body shall file the resolution to be submitted to the electors as provided in s. 8.37.

SECTION 1149. 66.0617 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0617 (7) LOW-COST OR WORKFORCE HOUSING. An ordinance enacted under this section may provide for an exemption from, or a reduction in the amount of, impact fees on land development that provides low-cost housing, except that no or workforce housing, as defined in s. 66.1105 (2) (n). Under no circumstances may the amount of an impact fee for which an exemption or reduction is provided under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 801 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1149 subsection may be shifted to any other development in the land development in which the low-cost housing or workforce housing is located or to any other land development in the municipality.

SECTION 1150. 66.0823 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0823 (3) (b) Filing requirements. The parties entering into a contract under this subsection shall file a copy of the contract with the secretary of state administration. Upon receipt, the secretary of state administration shall record the contract and issue a certificate of incorporation stating the name of the authority and the date and fact of incorporation. The corporate existence of the authority begins upon issuance of the certificate. SECTION 1151. 66.0825 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0825 (4) (b) Any contract entered into under this section shall be filed with the secretary of state administration. Upon receipt, the secretary shall record the contract and issue a certificate of incorporation stating the name of the company and the date and fact of incorporation. Upon issuance of the certificate, the existence of the company shall begin. SECTION 1152. 66.0901 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1153. 66.0901 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1154. 66.0901 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0901 (6) SEPARATION OF CONTRACTS; CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS. In public contracts for the construction, repair, remodeling or improvement of a public building or structure, other than highway structures and facilities, a municipality may bid projects based on a single or multiple division of the work. Public contracts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 802 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1154 shall be awarded according to the division of work selected for bidding. Except as provided in sub. (6m), the The municipality may set out in any public contract reasonable and lawful conditions as to the hours of labor, wages, residence, character and classification of workers to be employed by any contractor, classify contractors as to their financial responsibility, competency and ability to perform work and set up a classified list of contractors. The municipality may reject the bid of any person, if the person has not been classified for the kind or amount of work in the bid. SECTION 1155. 66.0901 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1156. 66.0901 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1157. 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the statutes are created to read: 66.0903 (1) (a) XAreaY means the county in which a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in that county, XareaY means those counties that are contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, XareaY means those counties that are contiguous to those counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, XareaY means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review a determination under sub. (3) (br), XareaY means the city, village, or town in which a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located. (am) XBona fide economic benefitY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am). (b) XDepartmentY means the department of workforce development. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 803 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1157 (cm) XInsufficient wage dataY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg). (dr) XMinor service or maintenance workY means a project of public works that is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5 years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration. (em) XMultiple-trade project of public worksY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (br). (hm) XSingle-trade project of public worksY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (em). (im) XSupply and installation contractY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (fm).

SECTION 1158. 66.0903 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0903 (1) (c) XHourly basic rate of payY has the meaning given in s. 16.856 103.49 (1) (b), 2015 stats. SECTION 1159. 66.0903 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0903 (1) (f) XPrevailing hours of laborY has the meaning given in s. 16.856 103.49 (1) (e), 2015 stats. (c). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 804 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1160 SECTION 1160. 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 66.0903 (1) (g) XPrevailing wage rateY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (d). SECTION 1161. 66.0903 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0903 (1) (j) XTruck driverY includes an owner-operator of a truck has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g).

SECTION 1162. 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.0903 (1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the purpose of, and would go against the repeals spirit of this section and the repeal of s. 66.0904, 2009 stats., and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purposes of facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works, ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing spending at all levels of government in this state purpose of providing uniform prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 805 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163

SECTION 1163. 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read: 66.0903 (2) APPLICABILITY. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local governmental unit, including all of the following: (a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project. (b) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one local governmental unit for another local governmental unit under a contract under s. 66.0301 (2), 83.03, 83.035, or 86.31 (2) (b) or under any other statute specifically authorizing cooperation between local governmental units. (c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of the facility. (d) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the completed road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main is acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership or maintenance by the local governmental unit. (3) PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND HOURS OF LABOR. (am) A local governmental unit, before making a contract by direct negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract for the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public works, shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation required in the work contemplated. The department shall conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 806 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 trades or occupations that are commonly employed on projects of public works that are subject to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30 days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting local governmental unit. (ar) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates. If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project. (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49 or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49 or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the department may not use data from any construction work that is performed by a local governmental unit or a state agency. (bm) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 807 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the date on which the department receives the request for recalculation. (br) In addition to the recalculation under par. (bm), the local governmental unit that requested the determination under this subsection may request a review of any portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the determination if the local governmental unit submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where the proposed project of public works is located and on which some work has been performed during the current survey period and which were considered by the department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (ar). The department shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the department receives the request for review. (dm) A local governmental unit that is subject to this section shall include a reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the department and to the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 808 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for the project of public works. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any contract or subcontract for a project of public works is entered into, the prevailing wage rates determined by the department and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is in force. (e) No contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent that is subject to this section may do any of the following: 1. Pay an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) less than the prevailing wage rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation determined under this subsection. 2. Allow an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent pays the individual for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times the individual[s hourly basic rate of pay. (4) COVERED EMPLOYEES. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 809 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays the employee for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times the employee[s hourly basic rate of pay: 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section. 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site of the project. (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process, manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies: 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 810 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or through spreaders from the transporting vehicle. 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material or spoil from the site of the project, and transport that excavated material or spoil away from the site of the project. (c) A person subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an owner- operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her truck. (5) NONAPPLICABILITY. This section does not apply to any of the following: (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $48,000, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000, or, in the case of a multiple-trade project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by a private contractor for a city or village having a population of less than 2,500 or for a town, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $234,000. (b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the local governmental unit contracting for the project is not required to compensate any contractor, subcontractor, contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent, or individual for performing the work. (c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply and installation contract. (f) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 811 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or less. (g) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain 2 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership or maintenance by the local governmental unit. (8) POSTING. A local governmental unit that has contracted for a project of public works shall post the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (10) (a) and (11) (a) in at least one conspicuous place on the site of the project that is easily accessible by employees working on the project, or, if there is no common site on the project, at the place normally used by the local governmental unit to post public notices. (9) COMPLIANCE. (a) When the department finds that a local governmental unit has not requested a determination under sub. (3) (am) or that a local governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination into a contract or subcontract as required under this section or has not notified a minor subcontractor of a determination in the manner prescribed by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (3) (dm), the department shall notify the local governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file the determination with the local governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor within 30 days after the notice. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 812 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 (b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. (c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the local governmental unit authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has complied fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has received an affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor[s agents and subcontractors. A local governmental unit may not authorize a final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. If a local governmental unit authorizes a final payment before an affidavit is filed in proper form and order or if the department determines, based on the greater weight of the credible evidence, that any person performing the work specified in sub. (4) has been or may have been paid less than the prevailing wage rate or less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor and requests that the local governmental unit withhold all or part of the final payment, but the local governmental unit fails to do so, the local governmental unit is liable for all back wages payable up to the amount of the final payment. (10) RECORDS; INSPECTION; ENFORCEMENT. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent that performs work on a project of public works that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 813 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 records clearly indicating the name and trade or occupation of every individual performing the work described in sub. (4) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those individuals and the actual wages paid for the hours worked. (b) The department or the contracting local governmental unit may demand and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department or local governmental unit, copies of payrolls and other records and information relating to the wages paid to individuals performing the work described in sub. (4) for work to which this section applies. The department may inspect records in the manner provided in ch. 103. Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public works that is subject to this section is subject to the requirements of ch. 103 relating to the examination of records. (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall request that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit to the department a certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request that a contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit those records no more than once per calendar quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 814 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 subcontractor, or agent is performing work. The department may not charge a requester a fee for obtaining that information. Certified records submitted to the department under this paragraph are open for public inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1). (d) Section 103.005 (5) (f), (11), (12), and (13) applies to this section, except that s. 103.005 (12) (a) does not apply to a person who fails to provide any information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates under sub. (3) (am) or (ar). Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section, including proceedings under sub. (11) (a). (11) LIABILITY AND PENALTIES. (a) 1. A contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor is liable to any affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated damages as provided under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable. 2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (10) (b) or (c) that a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 815 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages within a period specified by the department in the order. 3. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as provided in subd. 2., any employee for and on behalf of that employee and other employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in any court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor, the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages. 5. No employee may be a party plaintiff to an action under subd. 3. unless the employee consents in writing to become a party and the consent is filed in the court in which the action is brought. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), the court shall, in addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow reasonable attorney fees and costs to be paid by the defendant. (b) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2., 4., and 6., any contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent who violates this section may be fined not 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 816 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that any violation continues is a separate offense. 2. Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any project of public works that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any part of the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and on a project that is not subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of dismissal from employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (1). 3. Any individual employed on a project of public works that is subject to this section who knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth in the contract governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and on a project that is not subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (2). 4. Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any project of public works that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 817 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from the individual[s pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142. 5. Any individual who is employed on a project of public works that is subject to this section who knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142. 6. Subdivision 1. does not apply to any person who fails to provide any information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates under sub. (3) (am) or (ar). (12) DEBARMENT. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the department shall notify any local governmental unit applying for a determination under sub. (3) of the names of all persons that the department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at any time in the preceding 3 years. The department shall include with each name the address of the person and shall specify when the person failed to pay the prevailing wage rate and when the person paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. A local governmental unit may not award any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 818 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 contract to the person unless otherwise recommended by the department or unless 3 years have elapsed from the date the department issued its findings or the date of final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, whichever is later. (b) The department may not include in a notification under par. (a) the name of any person on the basis of having subcontracted a contract for a project of public works to a person that the department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. (c) This subsection does not apply to any contractor, subcontractor, or agent who in good faith commits a minor violation of this section, as determined on a case- by-case basis through administrative hearings with all rights to due process afforded to all parties or who has not exhausted or waived all appeals. (d) Any person submitting a bid or negotiating a contract on a project of public works that is subject to this section shall, on the date the person submits the bid or negotiates the contract, identify any construction business in which the person, or a shareholder, officer, or partner of the person, if the person is a business, owns, or has owned at least a 25 percent interest on the date the person submits the bid or negotiates the contract or at any other time within 3 years preceding the date the person submits the bid or negotiates the contract, if the business has been found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to have paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 819 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1163 (e) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this subsection.

SECTION 1164. 66.10012 of the statutes is created to read: 66.10012 Workforce housing. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XHousing agencyY means the department of administration. (b) XHousing grantY means any grant administered by the department of administration under s. 16.303 or 16.309. (c) XPolitical subdivisionY means any city, village, town, or county. (d) XWorkforce housingY means housing to which all of the following apply, as adjusted for family size and the county in which the household is located, based on the county[s 5-year average median income and housing costs as calculated by the U.S. bureau of the census in its American community survey: 1. The housing costs a household no more than 30 percent of the household[s gross median income. 2. The residential units of the housing are for initial occupancy by individuals whose household median income is no more than 120 percent of the county[s gross median income. (2) HOUSING INITIATIVES. (a) Subject to par. (b), to implement a workforce housing initiative, a political subdivision may enact an ordinance, adopt a resolution, or put into effect a policy to accomplish any of the following: 1. Reduce by at least 10 percent the processing time for all permits related to workforce housing. 2. Reduce by at least 10 percent the cost of impact fees that a political subdivision may impose on developments that include workforce housing units. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 820 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1164 3. Reduce by at least 10 percent the parking requirements for developments that include workforce housing units. 4. Increase by at least 10 percent the allowable zoning density for developments that include workforce housing units. 5. Establish a mixed-use tax incremental district with at least 20 percent of the housing units to be used for workforce housing. 6. Demonstrate compliance with a housing affordability report under s. 66.10013. 7. Rehabilitate at least 5 dwelling units of existing, uninhabitable housing stock into habitable workforce housing. 8. Modify existing zoning ordinances to allow for the development of workforce housing in areas zoned for commercial or mixed-use development or in areas near employment centers or major transit corridors. 9. Extend the life of a tax incremental district under s. 66.1105 (6) (g) 1. 10. Reduce by at least 10 percent the cost of roads for developments that include workforce housing units. 11. Implement any other initiative to address the workforce housing needs of the political subdivision. (b) After a political subdivision completes one of the actions specified in par. (a), the workforce housing initiative shall be considered in effect once the political subdivision submits to the department of administration a written explanation of how the action complies with the workforce housing initiative and posts the explanation on the political subdivision[s website. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 821 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1164 (c) Once a political subdivision[s action takes effect under par. (b), its workforce housing initiative remains in effect for 5 years. A political subdivision may put into effect more than one of the workforce housing initiatives under par. (a). After June 30, 2026, if a political subdivision has in effect at the same time at least 3 of the workforce housing initiatives under par. (a), the housing agency shall give priority to housing grant applications from, or that relate to a project in, the political subdivision. The department of administration shall promulgate rules establishing how and based on what information the department will give priority to housing grant applications under this paragraph and prescribing the form of application for receiving priority.

SECTION 1165. 66.1010 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1166. 66.1011 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1011 (1) DECLARATION OF POLICY. The right of all persons to have equal opportunities for housing regardless of their sex, race, color, disability, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (g), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national origin, marital status, family status, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (k), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), lawful source of income, receipt of rental or housing assistance, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or ancestry is a matter both of statewide concern under ss. 101.132 and 106.50 and also of local interest under this section and s. 66.0125. The enactment of ss. 101.132 and 106.50 by the legislature does not preempt the subject matter of equal opportunities in housing from consideration by political subdivisions, and does not exempt political subdivisions from their duty, nor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 822 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1166 deprive them of their right, to enact ordinances that prohibit discrimination in any type of housing solely on the basis of an individual being a member of a protected class.

SECTION 1167. 66.1011 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 66.1011 (1) DECLARATION OF POLICY. The right of all persons to have equal opportunities for housing regardless of their sex, race, color, disability, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (g), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national origin, marital status, family status, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (k), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), lawful source of income, receipt of rental or housing assistance, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or ancestry is a matter both of statewide concern under ss. 101.132 and 106.50 and also of local interest under this section and s. 66.0125. The enactment of ss. 101.132 and 106.50 by the legislature does not preempt the subject matter of equal opportunities in housing from consideration by political subdivisions, and does not exempt political subdivisions from their duty, nor deprive them of their right, to enact ordinances that prohibit discrimination in any type of housing solely on the basis of an individual being a member of a protected class.

SECTION 1168. 66.1039 of the statutes is created to read: 66.1039 Transit authorities. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XAuthorityY means a transit authority created under this section. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 823 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 (b) XBondsY means any bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures, or other obligations of an authority issued under this section. (c) XCommon carrierY means any of the following: 1. A common motor carrier, as defined in s. 194.01 (1). 2. A contract motor carrier, as defined in s. 194.01 (2). 3. A railroad subject to ch. 195, as described in s. 195.02 (1) and (3). 4. A water carrier, as defined in s. 195.02 (5). (d) XComprehensive unified local transportation systemY means a transportation system that is comprised of motor bus lines and any other local public transportation facilities, the major portion of which is located within, or the major portion of the service of which is supplied to the inhabitants of, the jurisdictional area of the authority. (em) XMetropolitan areaY means a metropolitan statistical area as designated by the U.S. office of management and budget. (f) XMunicipalityY means any city, village, or town. (g) XParticipating political subdivisionY means a political subdivision that is a member of an authority, either from the time of creation of the authority or by later joining the authority. (h) XPolitical subdivisionY means a municipality or county. (i) XTransportation systemY means all land, shops, structures, equipment, property, franchises, and rights of whatever nature required for transportation of passengers within the jurisdictional area of the authority and, only to the extent specifically authorized under this section, outside the jurisdictional area of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 824 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 authority. XTransportation systemY includes elevated railroads, subways, underground railroads, motor vehicles, motor buses, and any combination thereof, and any other form of mass transportation, but does not include transportation excluded from the definition of Xcommon motor carrierY under s. 194.01 (1) or charter or contract operations to, from, or between points that are outside the jurisdictional area of the authority. (2) CREATION OF TRANSIT AUTHORITIES. (f) Statewide regional transit authorities. 1. Any 2 or more political subdivisions located within the same metropolitan area may jointly create a transit authority that is a public body corporate and politic and a separate governmental entity and that is known by a name that includes the words Xregional transit authority,Y if the governing body of each political subdivision adopts a resolution authorizing the political subdivision to become a member of the authority and all the resolutions are identical to each other. Except as provided in subd. 2. and sub. (13), once created, the members of the authority shall consist of all political subdivisions that adopt resolutions, as provided in this subdivision. Once created, the authority may transact business and exercise any powers granted to it under this section. 2. After an authority is created under subd. 1., any political subdivision located in whole or in part within a metropolitan area located in whole or in part within an authority[s jurisdiction may join the authority if the governing body of the political subdivision adopts a resolution identical to the existing resolutions of the authority[s participating political subdivisions and the authority[s board of directors approves the political subdivision[s joinder. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 825 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 3. The jurisdictional area of an authority created under this paragraph is the geographic area formed by the combined territorial boundaries of all participating political subdivisions of the authority. (3) TRANSIT AUTHORITY GOVERNANCE. (a) The powers of an authority shall be vested in its board of directors. Directors shall be appointed for 4-year terms. A majority of the board of directors[ full authorized membership constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting the authority[s business and exercising its powers. Action may be taken by the board of directors upon a vote of a majority of the directors present and voting, unless the bylaws of the authority require a larger number. (fm) The board of directors of an authority created under sub. (2) (f) consists of the following members: 1. One member from each participating political subdivision that is a county, appointed by the county executive of each county and approved by the county board except that, if the county does not have an elected county executive, the member shall be appointed by the county board chairperson and approved by the county board. 2. One member from each of the two participating political subdivisions that are municipalities, if any, having the highest population, appointed by the mayor and approved by the common council or appointed by the village president and approved by the village board or appointed by the town board chairperson and approved by the town board, as applicable. 3. One member appointed by the governor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 826 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 4. Not more than 2 members from participating political subdivisions that are municipalities other than those identified under subd. 2., appointed by the mayor and approved by the common council or appointed by the village president and approved by the village board or appointed by the town board chairperson and approved by the town board, as applicable. If the authority opts to include members under this subdivision on the board of directors, the bylaws of the authority shall include a provision specifying a method by which the members appointed under this subdivision shall rotate among the participating political subdivisions not entitled to make an appointment under subd. 2. (g) The bylaws of an authority shall govern its management, operations, and administration, consistent with the provisions of this section, and shall include provisions specifying all of the following: 1. The functions or services to be provided by the authority. 2. The powers, duties, and limitations of the authority. 3. The maximum rate of the taxes that may be imposed by the authority under sub. (4) (s), not to exceed the maximum rate specified in s. 77.708 (1). (4) POWERS. Notwithstanding s. 59.84 (2) and any other provision of this chapter or ch. 59 or 85, an authority may do all of the following, to the extent authorized in the authority[s bylaws: (a) Establish, maintain, and operate a comprehensive unified local transportation system primarily for the transportation of persons. (b) Acquire a comprehensive unified local transportation system and provide 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 827 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 funds for the operation and maintenance of the system. Upon the acquisition of a comprehensive unified local transportation system, the authority may: 1. Operate and maintain it or lease it to an operator or contract for its use by an operator. 2. Contract for superintendence of the system with an organization that has personnel with the requisite experience and skill. 3. Delegate responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the system to an appropriate administrative officer, board, or commission of a participating political subdivision. 4. Maintain and improve railroad rights-of-way and improvements on these rights-of-way for future use. (c) Contract with a public or private organization to provide transportation services in lieu of directly providing these services. (d) Purchase and lease transportation facilities to public or private transit companies that operate within and outside the jurisdictional area. (e) Apply for federal aids to purchase transportation facilities considered essential for the authority[s operation. (f) Coordinate specialized transportation services, as defined in s. 85.21 (2) (g), for residents who reside within the jurisdictional area and who are disabled or aged 60 or older, including services funded under 42 USC 3001 to 3057o, 42 USC 5001, and 42 USC 5011 (b), under ss. 49.43 to 49.499 and 85.21, and under other public funds administered by the county. An authority may contract with a county that is a participating political subdivision for the authority to provide specialized 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 828 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 transportation services, but an authority is not an eligible applicant under s. 85.21 (2) (e) and may not receive payments directly from the department of transportation under s. 85.21. (g) Acquire, own, hold, use, lease as lessor or lessee, sell or otherwise dispose of, mortgage, pledge, or grant a security interest in any real or personal property or service. (h) Acquire property by condemnation using the procedure under s. 32.05 for the purposes set forth in this section. (i) Enter upon any state, county, or municipal street, road, or alley, or any public highway for the purpose of installing, maintaining, and operating the authority[s facilities. Whenever the work is to be done in a state, county, or municipal highway, street, road, or alley, the public authority having control thereof shall be duly notified, and the highway, street, road, or alley shall be restored to as good a condition as existed before the commencement of the work with all costs incident to the work to be borne by the authority. (j) Fix, maintain, and revise fees, rates, rents, and charges for functions, facilities, and services provided by the authority. (k) Make, and from time to time amend and repeal, bylaws, rules, and regulations to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority. (L) Sue and be sued in its own name. (m) Have and use a corporate seal. (n) Employ agents, consultants, and employees, engage professional services, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 829 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 and purchase such furniture, stationery, and other supplies and materials as are reasonably necessary to perform its duties and exercise its powers. (o) Incur debts, liabilities, or obligations including the borrowing of money and the issuance of bonds under subs. (7) and (10). (p) Invest any funds held in reserve or sinking funds, or any funds not required for immediate disbursement, including the proceeds from the sale of any bonds, in such obligations, securities, and other investments as the authority deems proper in accordance with s. 66.0603 (1m). (q) Do and perform any acts and things authorized by this section under, through, or by means of an agent or by contracts with any person. (r) Exercise any other powers that the board of directors considers necessary and convenient to effectuate the purposes of the authority, including providing for passenger safety. (s) Impose, by the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors, the taxes under subch. V of ch. 77 in the authority[s jurisdictional area. If an authority adopts a resolution to impose the taxes, it shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution to the department of revenue at least 120 days before its effective date. The authority may, by adoption of a resolution by the board of directors, repeal the imposition of taxes under subch. V of ch. 77 and shall deliver a certified copy of the repeal resolution to the department of revenue at least 120 days before its effective date. (5) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY POWERS. (a) Notwithstanding sub. (4) (a), (b), (c), (d), (q), and (r), no authority, and no public or private organization with which 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 830 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 an authority has contracted for service, may provide service outside the jurisdictional area of the authority unless the authority receives financial support for the service under a contract with a public or other private organization for the service or unless it is necessary in order to provide service to connect residents within the authority[s jurisdictional area to transit systems in adjacent counties. (b) Whenever the proposed operations of an authority would be competitive with the operations of a common carrier in existence prior to the time the authority commences operations, the authority shall coordinate proposed operations with the common carrier to eliminate adverse financial impact for the carrier. This coordination may include route overlapping, transfers, transfer points, schedule coordination, joint use of facilities, lease of route service, and acquisition of route and corollary equipment. If this coordination does not result in mutual agreement, the proposals of the authority and the common carrier shall be submitted to the department of transportation for arbitration. (c) In exercising its powers under sub. (4), an authority shall consider any plan of a metropolitan planning organization under 23 USC 134 that covers any portion of the authority[s jurisdictional area. (6) AUTHORITY OBLIGATIONS TO EMPLOYEES OF MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. (a) An authority acquiring a comprehensive unified local transportation system for the purpose of the authority[s operation of the system shall assume all of the employer[s obligations under any contract between the employees and management of the system to the extent allowed by law. (b) An authority acquiring, constructing, controlling, or operating a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 831 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 comprehensive unified local transportation system shall negotiate an agreement with the representative of the labor organization that covers the employees affected by the acquisition, construction, control, or operation to protect the interests of employees affected. This agreement shall include all of the provisions identified in s. 59.58 (4) (b) 1. to 8. and may include provisions identified in s. 59.58 (4) (c). An affected employee has all the rights and the same status under subch. IV of ch. 111 that he or she enjoyed immediately before the acquisition, construction, control, or operation and may not be required to serve a probationary period if he or she attained permanent status before the acquisition, construction, control, or operation. (c) In all negotiations under this subsection, a senior executive officer of the authority shall be a member of the authority[s negotiating body. (7) BONDS; GENERALLY. (a) An authority may issue bonds, the principal and interest on which are payable exclusively from all or a portion of any revenues received by the authority. The authority may secure its bonds by a pledge of any income or revenues from any operations, rent, aids, grants, subsidies, contributions, or other source of moneys whatsoever. (b) An authority may issue bonds in such principal amounts as the authority deems necessary. (c) 1. Neither the members of the board of directors of an authority nor any person executing the bonds is personally liable on the bonds by reason of the issuance of the bonds. 2. The bonds of an authority are not a debt of the participating political 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 832 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 subdivisions. Neither the participating political subdivisions nor the state are liable for the payment of the bonds. The bonds of any authority shall be payable only out of funds or properties of the authority. The bonds of the authority shall state the restrictions contained in this paragraph on the face of the bonds. (8) ISSUANCE OF BONDS. (a) Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by resolution of the board of directors. The bonds may be issued under such a resolution or under a trust indenture or other security instrument. The bonds may be issued in one or more series and may be in the form of coupon bonds or registered bonds under s. 67.09. The bonds shall bear the dates, mature at the times, bear interest at the rates, be in the denominations, have the rank or priority, be executed in the manner, be payable in the medium of payment and at the places, and be subject to the terms of redemption, with or without premium, as the resolution, trust indenture, or other security instrument provides. Bonds of an authority are issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and are public instrumentalities and, together with interest and income, are exempt from taxes. (b) The authority may sell the bonds at public or private sales at the price or prices determined by the authority. (c) If an officer whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons ceases to be an officer of the authority before the delivery of the bonds or coupons, the officer[s signature shall, nevertheless, be valid for all purposes as if the officer had remained in office until delivery of the bonds or coupons. (9) COVENANTS. An authority may do all of the following in connection with the issuance of bonds: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 833 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 (a) Covenant as to the use of any or all of its property, real or personal. (b) Redeem the bonds, or covenant for the redemption of the bonds, and provide the terms and conditions of the redemption. (c) Covenant as to charge fees, rates, rents, and charges sufficient to meet operating and maintenance expenses, renewals, and replacements of any transportation system, principal and debt service on bonds creation and maintenance of any reserves required by a bond resolution, trust indenture, or other security instrument and to provide for any margins or coverages over and above debt service on the bonds that the board of directors considers desirable for the marketability of the bonds. (d) Covenant as to the events of default on the bonds and the terms and conditions upon which the bonds shall become or may be declared due before maturity, as to the terms and conditions upon which this declaration and its consequences may be waived, and as to the consequences of default and the remedies of bondholders. (e) Covenant as to the mortgage or pledge of, or the grant of a security interest in, any real or personal property and all or any part of the revenues of the authority to secure the payment of bonds, subject to any agreements with the bondholders. (f) Covenant as to the custody, collection, securing, investment, and payment of any revenues, assets, moneys, funds, or property with respect to which the authority may have any rights or interest. (g) Covenant as to the purposes to which the proceeds from the sale of any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 834 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 bonds may be applied, and as to the pledge of such proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds. (h) Covenant as to limitations on the issuance of any additional bonds, the terms upon which additional bonds may be issued and secured, and the refunding of outstanding bonds. (i) Covenant as to the rank or priority of any bonds with respect to any lien or security. (j) Covenant as to the procedure by which the terms of any contract with or for the benefit of the holders of bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds, the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given. (k) Covenant as to the custody and safekeeping of any of its properties or investments, the insurance to be carried on the property or investments, and the use and disposition of insurance proceeds. (L) Covenant as to the vesting in one or more trustees, within or outside the state, of those properties, rights, powers, and duties in trust as the authority determines. (m) Covenant as to the appointing of, and providing for the duties and obligations of, one or more paying agent or other fiduciaries within or outside the state. (n) Make all other covenants and do any act that may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure its bonds or, in the absolute discretion of the authority, tend to make the bonds more marketable. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 835 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 (o) Execute all instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted under this section or in the performance of covenants or duties, which may contain such covenants and provisions as a purchaser of the bonds of the authority may reasonably require. (10) REFUNDING BONDS. An authority may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds at or prior to maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. An authority may issue refunding bonds at such time prior to the maturity or redemption of the refunded bonds as the authority deems to be in the public interest. The refunding bonds may be issued in sufficient amounts to pay or provide the principal of the bonds being refunded, together with any redemption premium on the bonds, any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of payment of the bonds, the expenses of issue of the refunding bonds, the expenses of redeeming the bonds being refunded, and such reserves for debt service or other capital or current expenses from the proceeds of such refunding bonds as may be required by the resolution, trust indenture, or other security instruments. To the extent applicable, refunding bonds are subject to subs. (8) and (9). (11) BONDS ELIGIBLE FOR INVESTMENT. (a) Any of the following may invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them, in bonds of the authority: 1. Public officers and agencies of the state. 2. Local governmental units, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u). 3. Insurance companies. 4. Trust companies. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 836 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 5. Banks. 6. Savings banks. 7. Savings and loan associations. 8. Investment companies. 9. Personal representatives. 10. Trustees. 11. Other fiduciaries not listed in this paragraph. (b) The authority[s bonds are securities that may be deposited with and received by any officer or agency of the state or any local governmental unit, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state or any local governmental unit is authorized by law. (12) BUDGETS; RATES AND CHARGES; AUDIT. The board of directors of an authority shall annually prepare a budget for the authority. Rates and other charges received by the authority shall be used only for the general expenses and capital expenditures of the authority, to pay interest, amortization, and retirement charges on bonds, and for specific purposes of the authority and may not be transferred to any political subdivision. The authority shall maintain an accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall have its financial statements and debt covenants audited annually by an independent certified public accountant. (13) WITHDRAWAL FROM AUTHORITY. A participating political subdivision that joined an authority under sub. (2) (f) 2. may withdraw from an authority if all of the following conditions are met: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 837 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1168 (a) The governing body of the political subdivision adopts a resolution requesting withdrawal of the political subdivision from the authority. (b) The political subdivision has paid, or made provision for the payment of, all obligations of the political subdivision to the authority. (14) DUTY TO PROVIDE TRANSIT SERVICE. An authority shall provide, or contract for the provision of, transit service within the authority[s jurisdictional area. (17) OTHER STATUTES. This section does not limit the powers of political subdivisions to enter into intergovernmental cooperation or contracts or to establish separate legal entities under s. 66.0301 or 66.1021 or any other applicable law, or otherwise to carry out their powers under applicable statutory provisions. Section 66.0803 (2) does not apply to an authority.

SECTION 1169. 66.1105 (2) (ab) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1105 (2) (n) (intro.) and amended to read: 66.1105 (2) (n) (intro.) XAffordable Workforce housingY means housing that costs a household no more than 30 percent of the household[s gross monthly income. to which all of the following apply, as adjusted for family size and the county in which the household is located, based on the county[s 5-year average median income and housing costs as calculated by the U.S. bureau of the census in its American community survey: SECTION 1170. 66.1105 (2) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1105 (2) (cm) (intro.) and amended to read: 66.1105 (2) (cm) (intro.) XMixed-use developmentY means development that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 838 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1170 contains a combination of industrial, commercial, or residential uses, except that lands proposed for newly platted residential use, as shown in the project plan, may not exceed 35 either of the following: 1. Thirty-five percent, by area, of the real property within the district.

SECTION 1171. 66.1105 (2) (cm) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 66.1105 (2) (cm) 2. Sixty percent, by area, of the real property within the district if the newly platted residential use that exceeds 35 percent is used solely for workforce housing. SECTION 1172. 66.1105 (2) (n) 1. of the statutes is created to read: 66.1105 (2) (n) 1. The housing costs a household no more than 30 percent of the household[s gross median income. SECTION 1173. 66.1105 (2) (n) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 66.1105 (2) (n) 2. The residential units of the housing are for initial occupancy by individuals whose household median income is no more than 120 percent of the county[s gross median income.

SECTION 1174. 66.1105 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1105 (4) (f) Adoption by the planning commission of a project plan for each tax incremental district and submission of the plan to the local legislative body. The plan shall include a statement listing the kind, number and location of all proposed public works or improvements within the district or, to the extent provided in sub. (2) (f) 1. k. and 1. n., outside the district, an economic feasibility study, a detailed list of estimated project costs, and a description of the methods of financing all estimated project costs and the time when the related costs or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 839 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1174 monetary obligations are to be incurred. The project plan shall also contain alternative projections of the district[s finances and economic feasibility under different economic scenarios, including the scenario in which work on a public work or improvement specified in the project plan begins 3 years later than expected and the scenario in which the rate of property value growth in the district is at least 10 percent lower than expected. The plan shall also include a map showing existing uses and conditions of real property in the district; a map showing proposed improvements and uses in the district; proposed changes of zoning ordinances, master plan, if any, map, building codes and city ordinances; a list of estimated nonproject costs; and a statement of the proposed method for the relocation of any persons to be displaced. The plan shall indicate how creation of the tax incremental district promotes the orderly development of the city. The city shall include in the plan an opinion of the city attorney or of an attorney retained by the city advising whether the plan is complete and complies with this section.

SECTION 1175. 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. c. Except as provided in subs. (10) (c), (16) (d), (17), (18) (c) 3., (20) (b), and (20m) (d) 1., the equalized value of taxable property of the district plus the value increment of all existing districts does not exceed 12 percent of the total equalized value of taxable property within the city or that sub. (17) (h) applies. In determining the equalized value of taxable property under this subd. 4. c., the department of revenue shall base its calculations on the most recent equalized value of taxable property of the district that is reported under s. 70.57 (1m) before the date on which the resolution under this paragraph is adopted. If the department of revenue determines that a local legislative body exceeds the 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 840 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1175 percent limit described in this subd. 4. c. and that sub. (17) (h) does not apply, the department shall notify the city of its noncompliance, in writing, not later than December 31 of the year in which the department receives the completed application or amendment forms described in sub. (5) (b).

SECTION 1176. 66.1105 (4) (h) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 66.1105 (4) (h) 3. The planning commission may, by resolution, amend the declaration under par. (gm) 6. to reclassify the district as a mixed-use district. The amendment is subject to approval by the local legislative body and the joint review board acting under sub. (4m). The amendment under this subdivision shall be concurrent with an amendment under subd. 1. to the project plan of the district. The planning commission shall ensure that the percentage of lands in the district proposed for newly platted residential use does not exceed the percentage specified in sub. (2) (cm) and that at least one of the conditions specified under sub. (2) (f) 3. a. to c. applies to the district. Adoption of an amendment to a classification shall be preceded by a public hearing held by the planning commission at which interested parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to express their views on the amendment. Notice of the hearing shall be published as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. The notice shall include a statement of the purpose and cost of the amendment and shall advise that a copy of the amendment will be provided on request. Before publication, a copy of the notice shall be sent to the chief executive officer or administrator of all local governmental entities having the power to levy taxes on property within the district and to the school board of any school district which includes property located within the proposed district. For a county with no chief 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 841 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1176 executive officer or administrator, this notice shall be sent to the county board chairperson.

SECTION 1177. 66.1105 (4m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1105 (4m) (b) 2. No tax incremental district may be created and no project plan may be amended unless the board approves the resolution adopted under sub. (4) (gm) or (h) 1., and no tax incremental base may be redetermined under sub. (5) (h) unless the board approves the resolution adopted under sub. (5) (h) 1., by a majority vote within 45 days after receiving the resolution. For actions described under this subdivision, a majority vote is required, and, except for a multijurisdictional tax incremental district, 3 affirmative votes are required to constitute a majority, except that no tax incremental district classification may be amended unless the board unanimously approves the resolution adopted under sub. (4) (h) 3. within 45 days after receiving the resolution. With regard to a multijurisdictional tax incremental district created under this section, each public member of a participating city must be part of the majority that votes for approval of the resolution or the district may not be created. The board may not approve the resolution under this subdivision unless the board[s approval contains a positive assertion that, in its judgment, the development described in the documents the board has reviewed under subd. 1. would not occur without the creation of a tax incremental district. The board may not approve the resolution under this subdivision unless the board finds that, with regard to a tax incremental district that is proposed to be created by a city under sub. (17) (a), such a district would be the only existing district created under that subsection by that city.

SECTION 1178. 66.1105 (6) (g) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 842 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1178 66.1105 (6) (g) 1. (intro.) After Subject to subd. 1m., after the date on which a tax incremental district created by a city pays off the aggregate of all of its project costs, and notwithstanding the time at which such a district would otherwise be required to terminate under sub. (7), a city may extend the life of the district for one year 3 years if the city does all of the following: SECTION 1179. 66.1105 (6) (g) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1105 (6) (g) 1. a. The city adopts a resolution extending the life of the district for a specified number of months. The resolution shall specify how the city intends to improve its housing stock or increase the number of affordable and workforce housing stock units, as required in subd. 3.

SECTION 1180. 66.1105 (6) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1105 (6) (g) 1. b. The city forwards a copy of the resolution under subd. 1. a. and, if the extension is for more than one year, a copy of the resolution under subd. 1m., to the department of revenue, notifying the department that it must continue to authorize the allocation of tax increments to the district under par. (a). SECTION 1181. 66.1105 (6) (g) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 66.1105 (6) (g) 1m. An extension under subd. 1. may not be for more than one year unless the joint review board approves, by resolution, the extension under subd. 1.

SECTION 1182. 66.1105 (6) (g) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1105 (6) (g) 3. If a city receives tax increments as described in subd. 2., the city shall use at least 75 percent of the increments received that are not supporting housing stock improvements to benefit affordable housing in the city. The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 843 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1182 remaining portion of the increments shall be used by the city to improve the city[s increase the number of the city[s affordable and workforce housing stock units, with at least 50 percent of the funds supporting units for families with incomes of up to 60 percent of the county[s median household income. SECTION 1183. 66.1105 (7m) of the statutes is created to read: 66.1105 (7m) CLASSIFICATION CHANGES. Notwithstanding subs. (6) and (7), an amendment to the classification of a district under sub. (4) (h) 3. does not affect the expenditure or allocation periods or lifespan of the district.

SECTION 1184. 66.1105 (17) (h) of the statutes is created to read: 66.1105 (17) (h) Forthcoming termination. If a city certifies all of the following to the department of revenue, the department may certify the tax incremental base under sub. (5) (d) notwithstanding the equalized value of taxable property of the district plus the value increment of all existing districts exceeding 12 percent of the total equalized value of taxable property within the city: 1. That, not later than one year after the certification under this paragraph, districts having sufficient value increments will terminate so that the city will no longer exceed the 12 percent limit described under sub. (4) (gm) 4. c. 2. That the city will not take any action that would extend the life of any district whose termination is necessary to satisfy subd. 1.

SECTION 1185. 66.1201 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1201 (2m) DISCRIMINATION. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 844 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1185 discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

SECTION 1186. 66.1213 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1213 (3) DISCRIMINATION. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r). SECTION 1187. 66.1301 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1301 (2m) DISCRIMINATION. Persons entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under ss. 66.1301 to 66.1329 may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

SECTION 1188. 66.1305 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1305 (1) (h) Dissolve without obtaining the approval of the local governing body, which may be given upon conditions deemed necessary or appropriate to the protection of the interest of the city in the proceeds of the sale of the real property as 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 845 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1188 to any property or work turned into the development by the city. The approval shall be endorsed on the certificate of dissolution and the certificate may not be filed in the office of the secretary of state administration in the absence of the endorsement.

SECTION 1189. 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1333 (3) (e) 2. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under this section may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

SECTION 1190. 67.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 67.01 (5) XMunicipalityY means any of the following which is authorized to levy a tax: a county, city, village, town, school district, board of park commissioners, technical college district, metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, town sanitary district under subch. IX of ch. 60, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district established under s. 33.23, 33.235, or 33.24, and any other public body empowered to borrow money and issue obligations to repay the money out of public funds or revenues. XMunicipalityY does not include the state.

SECTION 1191. 69.03 (15) of the statutes is amended to read: 69.03 (15) Periodically provide to each county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) a list of names and, notwithstanding s. 69.20 (2) (a), addresses of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 846 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1191 registrants who reside in that county for whom no father[s only one parent[s name has been inserted on the registrant[s birth record within 6 months of birth.

SECTION 1192. 69.11 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 69.11 (4) (b) The state registrar may amend an item on a birth record that affects information about the name, sex, date of birth, place of birth, parent[s name, or parent[s marital status of the mother if 365 days have elapsed since the occurrence of the event that is the subject of the birth record, if the amendment is at the request of a person with a direct and tangible interest in the record and is in the manner prescribed by the state registrar, and if the amendment is accompanied by 2 items of documentary evidence from early childhood that are sufficient to prove that the item to be changed is in error and by the affidavit of the person requesting the amendment. A change in the marital status on the birth record may be made under this paragraph only if the marital status is inconsistent with information concerning the father or husband that appears on the birth record. This paragraph may not be used to add to or delete from a birth record the name of a parent, to change the identity of a parent named on the birth record, or to effect a name change prohibited under s. 301.47.

SECTION 1193. 69.12 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 69.12 (5) A change in the marital status on the record of birth may be requested under this section only if the marital status is inconsistent with father or husband information appearing on the birth record. This section may not be used to add or delete the name of a parent on the record of birth or change the identity of either parent named on the birth record. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 847 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1194 SECTION 1194. 69.13 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 69.13 (2) (b) 4. If relevant to the correction sought, a certified copy of a marriage document, divorce or annulment record, or a final divorce decree that indicates that the mother was not married to the person listed as her husband spouse at any time during the pregnancy, a legal name change order, or any other legal document that clarifies the disputed information.

SECTION 1195. 69.14 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 69.14 (1) (c) 4. In the absence of a person under subds. 1. to 3., the father or mother, father, or mother[s spouse, or in the absence of the father or the mother[s spouse and the inability of the mother, the person responsible for the premises where the birth occurs. SECTION 1196. 69.14 (1) (e) (title) and 1. of the statutes are amended to read: 69.14 (1) (e) (title) Father[s Spouse[s or father[s name. 1. If Except as provided in par. (h), if the mother of a registrant under this section was married at any time from the conception to the birth of the registrant, the name of the husband spouse of the mother shall be entered on the birth record as the a legal father parent of the registrant. The name of the father parent entered under this subdivision may not be changed except by a proceeding under ch. 767.

SECTION 1197. 69.14 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 69.14 (1) (f) 1. a. Except as provided under subd. 1. b., if the mother of a registrant of a birth record under this section is married to the father of the registrant at any time from the conception to the birth of the registrant, the given name and surname which that the mother and father of the registrant and her 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 848 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1197 spouse enter for the registrant on the birth record shall be the given name and surname filed and registered on the birth record. b. If the mother of a registrant of a birth record under this section is married to the father of the registrant at any time from the conception to the birth of the registrant and the mother is separated or divorced from the father of the registrant at the time of birth, the given name and surname which that the parent of the registrant with actual custody enters for the registrant on the birth record shall be the given name and surname filed and registered on the birth record, except that if a court has granted legal custody of the registrant, the given name and surname which that the person with legal custody enters for the registrant on the birth record shall be the given name and surname filed and registered on the birth record. c. If the mother of a registrant of a birth record under this section is not married to the father of the registrant at any time from the conception to the birth of the registrant, the given name and surname which that the mother of the registrant enters for the registrant on the birth record shall be the given name and surname filed and registered on the birth record, except that if a court has granted legal custody of the registrant, the given name and surname which that the person with legal custody enters for the registrant on the birth record shall be the given name and surname filed and registered on the birth record.

SECTION 1198. 69.14 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 69.14 (1) (g) Birth by artificial insemination. If the registrant of a birth record under this section is born as a result of artificial insemination under the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 849 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1198 requirements of s. 891.40, the husband spouse of the woman person inseminated shall be considered the father a parent of the registrant on the birth record. If the registrant is born as a result of artificial insemination which does not satisfy the requirements of s. 891.40, the information about the father of the registrant shall be omitted from the registrant[s birth record. SECTION 1199. 69.14 (2) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read: 69.14 (2) (b) 2. d. The full name of the father or the mother[s spouse, except that if the mother was not married at the time of conception or birth or between conception and birth of the registrant, the name of the father may not be entered except as provided under s. 69.15 (3).

SECTION 1200. 69.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 69.15 (1) BIRTH RECORD INFORMATION CHANGES. The state registrar may change information on a birth record registered in this state which was correct at the time the birth record was filed under a court or administrative order issued in this state, in another state or in Canada or under the valid order of a court of any federally recognized Indian tribe, band, or nation if all of the following occur: (a) The order provides for an adoption, name change, or name change with sex change or establishes paternity; and or parentage. (b) A clerk of court or, for a paternity or parentage action, a clerk of court or county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5), sends the state registrar a certified report of an order of a court in this state in the method prescribed by the state registrar or, in the case of any other order, the state registrar receives a certified copy of the order and the proper fee under s. 69.22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 850 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1201

SECTION 1201. 69.15 (3) (title) and (a) (intro.), 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read: 69.15 (3) (title) PATERNITY PARENTAGE. (a) (intro.) If the state registrar receives an order under sub. (1) that establishes paternity or determines that the man person whose name appears on a registrant[s birth record is not the father parent of the registrant, or a report under s. 767.804 (1) (c) that shows a conclusive determination of paternity, the state registrar shall do the following, as appropriate: 1. Prepare under sub. (6) a new record omitting the father[s parent[s name if the order determines that the man person whose name appears on a registrant[s birth record is not the father parent of the registrant and if there is no adjudicated father. 2. Prepare under sub. (6) a new record for the subject of a paternity action changing the name of the father parent if the name of the adjudicated father is different than the name of the man person on the birth record. 3. Except as provided under subd. 4., insert the name of the adjudicated or conclusively determined father on the original birth record if the name of the father that parent was omitted on the original record.

SECTION 1202. 69.15 (3) (b) 1., 2., 3. and 4. (intro.), a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read: 69.15 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided under par. (c), if the state registrar receives a statement acknowledging paternity parentage in the manner prescribed by the state registrar and signed by both of the birth natural parents of a child determined 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 851 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1202 to be a marital child under s. 767.803, a certified copy of the parents[ marriage record, and the fee required under s. 69.22 (5) (b) 1., the state registrar shall insert the name of the husband spouse of the person who gave birth from the marriage record as the father parent if the name of the father that parent was omitted on the original birth record. The state registrar shall include for the acknowledgment the items in s. 767.813 (5g). 2. Except as provided under par. (c), if the parent of a child determined to be a marital child under s. 767.803 dies after his or her marriage and before the statement acknowledging paternity parentage has been signed, the state registrar shall insert the name of the father parent under subd. 1. upon receipt of a court order determining that the husband spouse was the father parent of the child. 3. Except as provided under par. (c), if the state registrar receives a statement acknowledging paternity parentage in the method prescribed by the state registrar and signed by both parents, neither of whom was under the age of 18 years when the form was signed, along with the fee under s. 69.22, the state registrar shall insert the name of the father parent under subd. 1. The state registrar shall mark the record to show that the acknowledgement is on file. The acknowledgement shall be available to the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) pursuant to the program responsibilities under s. 49.22 or to any other person with a direct and tangible interest in the record. The state registrar shall include on the acknowledgment the information in s. 767.805 and the items in s. 767.813 (5g). 4. (intro.) If a registrant has not reached the age of 18 years and if any of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 852 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1202 following indicate, in a statement acknowledging paternity parentage under subd. 1. or 3., that the given name or surname, or both, of the registrant should be changed on the birth record, the state registrar shall enter the name indicated on the birth record without a court order: a. The mother of the parent who gave birth to the registrant, except as provided under subd. 4. b. and c. b. The father of natural parent who did not give birth to the registrant if the father that parent has legal custody of the registrant.

SECTION 1203. 69.15 (3) (b) 3m. of the statutes is created to read: 69.15 (3) (b) 3m. Except as provided in par. (c), if the state registrar receives an acknowledgement of parentage on a form prescribed by the state registrar and signed by both of the people presumed to be natural parents under s. 891.41 (1) (b), a certified copy of the parents[ marriage certificate, and the fee required under s. 69.22 (5) (b) 1., the state registrar shall insert the name of the spouse from the marriage certificate as a parent if the name of that parent was omitted on the original birth certificate. SECTION 1204. 69.15 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 69.15 (3) (d) The method prescribed by the state registrar for acknowledging paternity parentage shall require that the social security number of each of the registrant[s parents be provided.

SECTION 1205. 69.15 (3m) (title) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read: 69.15 (3m) (title) RESCISSION OF STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING PATERNITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 853 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1205 PARENTAGE. (a) (intro.) A statement acknowledging paternity parentage that is filed with the state registrar under sub. (3) (b) 3. may be rescinded by either person who signed the statement as a parent of the registrant if all of the following apply:

SECTION 1206. 69.15 (3m) (a) 3. and (b) of the statutes are amended to read: 69.15 (3m) (a) 3. The person rescinding the statement files a rescission in the method prescribed under subd. 2. before the day on which a court or circuit court commissioner makes an order in an action affecting the family involving the man person who signed the statement and the child who is the subject of the statement or before 60 days elapse after the statement was filed, whichever occurs first. (b) If the state registrar, within the time required under par. (a) 3., receives a rescission in the method prescribed by the state registrar, along with the proper fee under s. 69.22, the state registrar shall prepare under sub. (6) a new record omitting the father[s parent[s name if it was inserted under sub. (3) (b).

SECTION 1207. 70.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 70.11 (2) MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AND PROPERTY OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS, EXCEPTION. Property owned by any county, city, village, town, school district, technical college district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, metropolitan sewerage district, municipal water district created under s. 198.22, joint local water authority created under s. 66.0823, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, regional planning commission created under s. 66.0309, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, or town sanitary district; lands belonging to cities of any other state used for public parks; land tax-deeded to any county or city before January 2; but any residence located upon property owned by the county for park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 854 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1207 purposes that is rented out by the county for a nonpark purpose shall not be exempt from taxation. Except as to land acquired under s. 59.84 (2) (d), this exemption shall not apply to land conveyed after August 17, 1961, to any such governmental unit or for its benefit while the grantor or others for his or her benefit are permitted to occupy the land or part thereof in consideration for the conveyance. The exemption under this subsection applies to the property of a regional planning commission that the commission owned prior to October 1, 2021. If a regional planning commission subsequently sells property exempt from taxation under this subsection, the exemption applies to property purchased and owned by the commission if the total size of all property owned by the commission is substantially similar in size to the total property owned by the commission prior to October 1, 2021. Any property of the regional planning commission in excess of that size restriction is subject to taxation under this chapter. Leasing the property exempt under this subsection, regardless of the lessee and the use of the leasehold income, does not render that property taxable.

SECTION 1208. 70.11 (48) of the statutes is created to read: 70.11 (48) RADIO, CELLULAR, AND TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS. Radio, cellular, and telecommunication towers used exclusively to support equipment that provides telecommunications services, as defined in s. 76.80 (3), or that is used as digital broadcasting equipment that is exempt under s. 70.111 (25).

SECTION 1209. 70.47 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 70.47 (8) HEARING. (intro.) The board shall hear upon oath all persons who appear before it in relation to the assessment. Instead of appearing in person at the hearing, the board may allow the property owner, or the property owner[s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 855 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1209 representative, at the request of either person, to appear before the board, under oath, by telephone or to submit written statements, under oath, to the board. The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under ch. 441 that confirms their illness or disability. At the request of the property owner or the property owner[s representative, the board may postpone and reschedule a hearing under this subsection, but may not postpone and reschedule a hearing more than once during the same session for the same property. The board at such hearing shall proceed as follows:

SECTION 1210. 70.58 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 70.58 (3) (a) and amended to read: 70.58 (3) (a) In Beginning with fiscal year 2017-18, and in each ending with fiscal year thereafter 2024-25, an amount equal to 0.1697 mills for each dollar of the assessed valuation of the property of the state as determined by the department of revenue under s. 70.57 shall be transferred from the general fund to the conservation fund for the purposes described under sub. (1). SECTION 1211. 70.58 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 70.58 (3) (b) In fiscal year 2025-26, and in each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to 0.1406 mills for each dollar of the assessed valuation of the property of the state as determined by the department of revenue under s. 70.57 shall be transferred from the general fund to the conservation fund for the purposes described under sub. (1).

SECTION 1212. 70.995 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 856 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1212 70.995 (14) (b) If the department of revenue does not receive the fee imposed on a municipality imposes a fee under par. (a) by March 31 of each year on a municipality, the department shall reduce the a distribution made to the municipality under s. 79.02 (1) in the following year by the amount of the fee. Any amount that is not able to be deducted from a distribution under s. 79.02 (1) shall be directly imposed upon the municipality. SECTION 1213. 71.03 (2) (d) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.03 (2) (d) (title) Husband and wife Spouses joint filing. SECTION 1214. 71.03 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.03 (2) (d) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3. and par. (e), a husband and a wife spouses may file a joint return for income tax purposes even though one of the spouses has no gross income or no deductions.

SECTION 1215. 71.03 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.03 (2) (d) 2. No joint return may be filed if either the husband or wife spouse at any time during the taxable year is a nonresident alien, unless an election is in effect for the taxable year under section 6013 (g) or (h) of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code. SECTION 1216. 71.03 (2) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.03 (2) (d) 3. No joint return may be filed if the husband and wife spouses have different taxable years, except that if their taxable years begin on the same day and end on different days because of the death of either or both the joint return may be filed with respect to the taxable year of each unless the surviving spouse remarries before the close of his or her taxable year or unless the taxable year of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 857 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1216 either spouse is a fractional part of a year under section 443 (a) (1) of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code.

SECTION 1217. 71.03 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.03 (2) (g) Joint return following separate return. Except as provided in par. (i), if an individual has filed a separate return for a taxable year for which a joint return could have been filed by the individual and the individual[s spouse under par. (d) or (e) and the time prescribed by law for timely filing the return for that taxable year has expired, the individual and the individual[s spouse may file a joint return for that taxable year. A joint return filed by the husband and wife spouses under this paragraph is their return for that taxable year, and all payments, credits, refunds or other repayments made or allowed with respect to the separate return of each spouse for that taxable year shall be taken into account in determining the extent to which the tax based upon the joint return has been paid. If a joint return is filed under this paragraph, any election, other than the election to file a separate return, made by either spouse in that spouse[s separate return for that taxable year with respect to the treatment of any income, deduction or credit of that spouse may not be changed in the filing of the joint return if that election would have been irrevocable if the joint return had not been filed.

SECTION 1218. 71.03 (2) (m) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.03 (2) (m) 2. If a husband and wife spouses change from a joint return to separate returns within the time prescribed in subd. 1., the tax paid on the joint return shall be allocated between them in proportion to the tax liability shown on each separate return. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 858 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1219

SECTION 1219. 71.03 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.03 (4) (a) Natural persons whose total income is not in excess of $10,000 and consists entirely of wages subject to withholding for Wisconsin tax purposes and not more than $200 total of dividends, interest and other wages not subject to Wisconsin withholding, and who have elected the Wisconsin standard deduction and have not claimed either the credit for homestead property tax relief property tax and rent rebate under subch. VIII or deductions for expenses incurred in earning such income, shall, at their election, not be required to record on their income tax returns the amount of the tax imposed on their Wisconsin taxable income. Married persons shall be permitted this election only if the joint income of the husband and wife spouses does not exceed $10,000, if both report their incomes on the same joint income tax return form, and if both make this election.

SECTION 1220. 71.03 (9) of the statutes is created to read: 71.03 (9) MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COVERAGE. (a) The department shall include the following questions and explanatory information on each individual income tax return under this section and a method for the taxpayer to respond to each question: 1. XAre you, your spouse, your dependent children, or any eligible adult child dependent not covered under a health insurance policy, health plan, or other health care coverage? ZEligible adult child dependent[ means a child who is under the age of 26 who is a full-time student or a child who is under the age of 27 who is called to active duty in the national guard or armed forces reserve while enrolled as a full- time student.Y 2. XIf you responded Zyes[ to question 1, do you want to have evaluated your 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 859 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1220 eligibility for Medical Assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes or your eligibility for subsidized health insurance coverage?Y (b) For each person who responded XyesY to the question under par. (a) 2., the department shall provide that person[s contact information and other relevant information from that person[s individual income tax return to the department of health services to perform an evaluation of that person[s eligibility under the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49 or an evaluation of that person[s eligibility for subsidized health insurance coverage through an exchange, as defined under 45 CFR 155.20. The information provided to the department of health services may not be used to determine that the individual is ineligible to enroll in the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49.

SECTION 1221. 71.05 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (1) (j) Tips. Amounts received as cash tips by an employee from the customers of the employee[s employer. SECTION 1222. 71.05 (6) (a) 15. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (a) 15. The amount of the credits computed under s. 71.07 (2dm), (2dx), (2dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3q), (3s), (3t), (3w), (3wm), (3y), (4k), (4n), (5f), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), (5r), (5rm), (6n), (8m), and (10) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation that has added that amount to the partnership[s, company[s, or tax-option corporation[s income under s. 71.21 (4) or 71.34 (1k) (g).

SECTION 1223. 71.05 (6) (a) 30. of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (6) (a) 30. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, any amount distributed during the taxable year from a catastrophe savings account, as 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 860 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1223 described in s. 224.28, that was not used to pay an expense described in s. 224.28 (3), except that this subdivision applies only to amounts for which a subtraction was made under par. (b) 57. or 58.

SECTION 1224. 71.05 (6) (b) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 4. (intro.) Disability For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2025, disability payments other than disability payments that are paid from a retirement plan, the payments from which are exempt under subd. 54. and sub. (1) (am) and (an), if the individual either is single or is married and files a joint return and is under 65 years of age before the close of the taxable year to which the subtraction relates, retired on disability, and, when the individual retired, was permanently and totally disabled. In this subdivision, Xpermanently and totally disabledY means an individual who is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. An individual shall not be considered permanently and totally disabled for purposes of this subdivision unless proof is furnished in such form and manner, and at such times, as prescribed by the department. The exclusion under this subdivision shall be determined as follows:

SECTION 1225. 71.05 (6) (b) 4m. of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 4m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, disability payments other than disability payments that are paid from a retirement plan, the payments from which are exempt under subd. 54. and sub. (1) (am) and (an), if the individual is under 65 years of age before the close of the taxable year to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 861 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1225 which the subtraction relates, retired on disability, and, when the individual retired, was permanently and totally disabled. In this subdivision, Xpermanently and totally disabledY means an individual who is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. An individual shall not be considered permanently and totally disabled for purposes of this subdivision unless proof is furnished in such form and manner, and at such times, as prescribed by the department. The exclusion under this subdivision shall be determined as follows: a. If the individual is single or files as a head of household and the individual[s federal adjusted gross income in the year to which the subtraction relates is less than $30,000, the maximum subtraction is $5,500 or the amount of disability pay reported as income, whichever is less. b. If the individual is married and is a joint filer and the couple[s federal adjusted gross income in the year to which the subtraction relates is less than $60,000, the maximum subtraction is $5,500 per spouse that is disabled or the amount of disability pay reported as income, whichever is less. c. If the individual is married and files a separate return and the sum of both spouses[ federal adjusted gross income in the year to which the subtraction relates is less than $60,000, the maximum subtraction is $5,500 or the amount of disability pay reported as income, whichever is less.

SECTION 1226. 71.05 (6) (b) 19. cm. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 862 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1226 71.05 (6) (b) 19. cm. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, for a person who is a nonresident or a part-year resident of this state, modify the amount calculated under subd. 19. b. by multiplying the amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the person[s wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the person[s total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business. In this subd. 19. cm., for married persons filing separately Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of both spouses.

SECTION 1227. 71.05 (6) (b) 19. dm. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 19. dm. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, reduce the amount calculated under subd. 19. b. or cm. to the person[s aggregate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state. SECTION 1228. 71.05 (6) (b) 22. of the statutes is renumbered 71.05 (6) (b) 22. a. and amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 22. a. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, and before January 1, 2025, an amount up to $5,000 that is expended during the period that consists of the year to which the claim relates and the prior 2 taxable years, by a full-year resident of this state who is an adoptive parent, for adoption fees, court 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 863 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1228 costs, or legal fees relating to the adoption of a child, for whom a final order of adoption has been entered under s. 48.91 (3) or by an order of a court of any other state, or upon registration of a foreign adoption under s. 48.97 (2), during the taxable year.

SECTION 1229. 71.05 (6) (b) 22. b. of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 22. b. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, an amount up to $15,000 that is expended during the period that consists of the year to which the claim relates and the prior 2 taxable years, by a full-year resident of this state who is an adoptive parent, for adoption fees, court costs, or legal fees relating to the adoption of a child, for whom a final order of adoption has been entered under s. 48.91 (3) or by an order of a court of any other state, or upon registration of a foreign adoption under s. 48.97 (2), during the taxable year.

SECTION 1230. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. e. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 28. e. For an individual who is a nonresident or part-year resident of this state, multiply the amount calculated under subd. 28. a., am., b., c. or d. by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual[s wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the individual[s total wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business. In this subd. 28. e., for married persons filing separately Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income and net 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 864 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1230 earnings from a trade or businessY means the total wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business of both spouses.

SECTION 1231. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. f. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 28. f. Reduce the amount calculated under subd. 28. a., am., b., c., d. or e. to the individual[s aggregate wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state.

SECTION 1232. 71.05 (6) (b) 32. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 32. b. For an individual who is a nonresident or part-year resident of this state, multiply the amount calculated under subd. 32. a. by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual[s wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the individual[s total wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business. In this subd. 32. b., for married persons filing separately Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the total wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business of both spouses.

SECTION 1233. 71.05 (6) (b) 32. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 32. c. Reduce the amount calculated under subd. 32. a. or b. to the individual[s aggregate wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state.

SECTION 1234. 71.05 (6) (b) 33. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 865 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1234 71.05 (6) (b) 33. b. For an individual who is a nonresident or part-year resident of this state, multiply the amount calculated under subd. 33. a. by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual[s wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the individual[s total wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business. In this subd. 33. b., for married persons filing separately Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the total wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business of both spouses.

SECTION 1235. 71.05 (6) (b) 33. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 33. c. Reduce the amount calculated under subd. 33. a. or b. to the individual[s aggregate wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state.

SECTION 1236. 71.05 (6) (b) 35. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 35. c. For an individual who is a nonresident or part-year resident of this state, multiply the amount calculated under subd. 35. a. or b., by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual[s wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the individual[s total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business. In this subd. 35. c., for married persons filing separately Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 866 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1236 from a trade or businessY means the separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of both spouses.

SECTION 1237. 71.05 (6) (b) 35. d. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 35. d. Reduce the amount calculated under subd. 35. a., b., or c. to the individual[s aggregate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state.

SECTION 1238. 71.05 (6) (b) 38. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 38. c. For an individual who is a nonresident or part-year resident of this state, multiply the amount calculated under subd. 38. a. or b., by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual[s wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the individual[s total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business. In this subd. 38. c., for married persons filing separately Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of both spouses.

SECTION 1239. 71.05 (6) (b) 38. d. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 38. d. Reduce the amount calculated under subd. 38. a., b., or c. to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 867 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1239 the individual[s aggregate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state.

SECTION 1240. 71.05 (6) (b) 42. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 42. c. For an individual who is a nonresident or part-year resident of this state, multiply the amount calculated under subd. 42. a. or b., by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual[s wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the individual[s total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business. In this subd. 42. c., for married persons filing separately Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of both spouses.

SECTION 1241. 71.05 (6) (b) 42. d. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 42. d. Reduce the amount calculated under subd. 42. a., b., or c. to the individual[s aggregate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state.

SECTION 1242. 71.05 (6) (b) 43. f. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 43. f. An individual who is a nonresident or part-year resident of this state and who claims the subtraction under this subdivision shall multiply the amount calculated under subd. 43. a., b., c., or d. by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual[s wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 868 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1242 from a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the individual[s total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business. In this subd. 43. f., for married persons filing separately Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly Xwages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or businessY means the total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of both spouses.

SECTION 1243. 71.05 (6) (b) 49. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 49. a. Subject to the definitions provided in subd. 49. b. to g. and the limitations specified in subd. 49. h. to j. for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and subject to the limitation in subd. 49. k. for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and subject to the limitation in subd. 49. m. for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, tuition expenses that are paid by a claimant for tuition for a pupil to attend an eligible institution. SECTION 1244. 71.05 (6) (b) 49. m. of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 49. m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, no modification may be made under this subdivision unless the adjusted gross income of the claimant is less than $100,000 if the claimant is filing as single or head of household, $150,000 if the claimant is married and filing jointly, or $75,000 if the claimant is married and filing separately.

SECTION 1245. 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 57. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 869 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1245 increase in the value of a catastrophe savings account, as described in s. 224.28, other than from a deposit into the account, except that the subtraction under this subdivision may not be claimed by an account owner who has made a withdrawal from the account that was not used to pay an expense described in s. 224.28 (3). SECTION 1246. 71.05 (6) (b) 58. of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 58. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, an amount equal to any deposit made during the taxable year to a catastrophe savings account, as described in s. 224.28, by the account owner. The subtraction made under this subdivision may not exceed an amount equal to the amount specified for the account owner under s. 224.28 (4).

SECTION 1247. 71.05 (6) (b) 59. of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 59. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026, to the extent not otherwise excluded from Wisconsin taxable income if not for this subdivision, the amount of membership dues and expenses paid by the claimant during the taxable year to a labor organization, as defined in s. 5.02 (8m). SECTION 1248. 71.05 (22) (a) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (22) (a) (title) Election of deductions; husband and wife spousal deductions. SECTION 1249. 71.05 (22) (f) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (22) (f) 1m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997, in the case of a taxpayer with respect to whom an exemption under sub. (23) (b) 2. or (be) 2. is allowable to another person, the Wisconsin standard deduction shall be the lesser of the amount under subd. 2m. or one of the amounts calculated under subd. 3m., whichever amount under subd. 3m. is greater. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 870 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1250

SECTION 1250. 71.05 (23) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (23) (b) (intro.) For taxable years that begin after December 31, 2000, and before January 1, 2025: SECTION 1251. 71.05 (23) (be) of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (23) (be) For taxable years that begin after December 31, 2024: 1. A personal exemption of $1,200 if the taxpayer is required to file a return under s. 71.03 (2) (a) 1. or 2. and $1,200 for the taxpayer[s spouse, except if the spouse is filing separately or as a head of household. 2. An exemption of $1,200 for each dependent, as defined under section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code, of the taxpayer. 3. An additional exemption of $250 if the taxpayer has reached the age of 65 before the close of the taxable year to which his or her tax return relates and $250 for the taxpayer[s spouse if he or she has reached the age of 65 before the close of the taxable year to which his or her tax return relates, except if the spouse is filing separately or as a head of household.

SECTION 1252. 71.05 (23) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (23) (c) With respect to persons who change their domicile into or from this state during the taxable year and nonresident persons, personal exemptions under pars. (a) and, (b), and (be) shall be limited to the fraction of the amount so determined that Wisconsin adjusted gross income is of federal adjusted gross income. In this paragraph, for married persons filing separately Xadjusted gross incomeY means the separate adjusted gross income of each spouse and for married persons filing jointly Xadjusted gross incomeY means the total adjusted gross income of both spouses. If a person and that person[s spouse are not both domiciled 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 871 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1252 in this state during the entire taxable year, their personal exemptions on a joint return are determined by multiplying the personal exemption that would be available to each of them if they were both domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year by a fraction the numerator of which is their joint Wisconsin adjusted gross income and the denominator of which is their joint federal adjusted gross income.

SECTION 1253. 71.06 (1q) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (1q) FIDUCIARIES, SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, AND HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS; AFTER 2012 2013 TO 2024. (intro.) The tax to be assessed, levied, and collected upon the taxable incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and single individuals and heads of households shall be computed at the following rates for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2025:

SECTION 1254. 71.06 (1r) of the statutes is created to read: 71.06 (1r) FIDUCIARIES, SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, AND HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS; AFTER 2024. The tax to be assessed, levied, and collected upon the taxable incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and single individuals and heads of households shall be computed at the following rates for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024: (a) On all taxable income from $0 to $7,500, 3.5 percent. (b) On all taxable income exceeding $7,500 but not exceeding $15,000, 4.40 percent. (c) On all taxable income exceeding $15,000 but not exceeding $225,000, 5.3 percent. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 872 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1254 (d) On all taxable income exceeding $225,000 but not exceeding $1,000,000, 7.65 percent. (e) On all taxable income exceeding $1,000,000, 9.80 percent. SECTION 1255. 71.06 (2) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2) (i) (intro.) For joint returns, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2025:

SECTION 1256. 71.06 (2) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2) (j) (intro.) For married persons filing separately, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2025: SECTION 1257. 71.06 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read: 71.06 (2) (k) For joint returns, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024: 1. On all taxable income from $0 to $10,000, 3.5 percent. 2. On all taxable income exceeding $10,000 but not exceeding $20,000, 4.40 percent. 3. On all taxable income exceeding $20,000 but not exceeding $300,000, 5.3 percent. 4. On all taxable income exceeding $300,000 but not exceeding $1,000,000, 7.65 percent. 5. On all taxable income exceeding $1,000,000, 9.80 percent.

SECTION 1258. 71.06 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read: 71.06 (2) (L) For married persons filing separately, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 873 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1258 1. On all taxable income from $0 to $5,000, 3.5 percent. 2. On all taxable income exceeding $5,000 but not exceeding $10,000, 4.40 percent. 3. On all taxable income exceeding $10,000 but not exceeding $150,000, 5.3 percent. 4. On all taxable income exceeding $150,000 but not exceeding $500,000, 7.65 percent. 5. On all taxable income exceeding $500,000, 9.80 percent.

SECTION 1259. 71.06 (2e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2e) (a) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998, and before January 1, 2000, the maximum dollar amount in each tax bracket, and the corresponding minimum dollar amount in the next bracket, under subs. (1m) and (2) (c) and (d), and for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, and before January 1, 2025, the maximum dollar amount in each tax bracket, and the corresponding minimum dollar amount in the next bracket, under subs. (1n), (1p) (a) to (c), (1q) (a) and (b), and (2) (e), (f), (g) 1. to 3., (h) 1. to 3., (i) 1. and 2., and (j) 1. and 2., shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 1997, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, and before January 1, 2002, the dollar amount in the top bracket under subs. (1p) (c) and (d), (2) (g) 3. and 4. and (h) 3. and 4. shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 874 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1259 be increased by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 1999, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, the adjustment may occur only if the resulting amount is greater than the corresponding amount that was calculated for the previous year.

SECTION 1260. 71.06 (2e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2e) (b) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2025, the maximum dollar amount in each tax bracket, and the corresponding minimum dollar amount in the next bracket, under subs. (1p) (d), (1q) (c), and (2) (g) 4., (h) 4., (i) 3., and (j) 3., and the dollar amount in the top bracket under subs. (1p) (e), (1q) (d), and (2) (g) 5., (h) 5., (i) 4., and (j) 4., shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 2008, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, the adjustment may occur only if the resulting amount is greater than the corresponding amount that was calculated for the previous year.

SECTION 1261. 71.06 (2e) (bg) of the statutes is created to read: 71.06 (2e) (bg) 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the maximum dollar amount in each tax bracket under subs. (1r) (a) and (b) and (2) (k) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 875 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1261 1. and 2. and (L) 1. and 2., and the corresponding minimum dollar amount in the next tax bracket under subs. (1r) (b) and (c) and (2) (k) 2. and 3. and (L) 2. and 3. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 1997, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the adjustment may occur only if the resulting amount is greater than the corresponding amount that was calculated for the previous year. 2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the maximum dollar amount in each tax bracket under subs. (1r) (c) and (2) (k) 3. and (L) 3., and the corresponding minimum dollar amount in the next tax bracket under subs. (1r) (d) and (2) (k) 4. and (L) 4. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 2008, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that the adjustment may occur only if the resulting amount is greater than the corresponding amount that was calculated for the previous year. 3. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, the maximum dollar amount in the tax bracket under subs. (1r) (d) and (2) (k) 4. and (L) 4. and the corresponding dollar amount in the top bracket under subs. (1r) (e) and (2) (k) 5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 876 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1261 and (L) 5. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 2024, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that the adjustment may occur only if the resulting amount is greater than the corresponding amount that was calculated for the previous year.

SECTION 1262. 71.06 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2m) RATE CHANGES. If a rate under sub. (1), (1m), (1n), (1p), (1q), (1r), or (2) changes during a taxable year, the taxpayer shall compute the tax for that taxable year by the methods applicable to the federal income tax under section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code.

SECTION 1263. 71.06 (2s) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2s) (d) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, with respect to nonresident individuals, including individuals changing their domicile into or from this state, the tax brackets under subs. (1p), (1q), (1r), and (2) (g), (h), (i), and (j), (k), and (L) shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is Wisconsin adjusted gross income and the denominator of which is federal adjusted gross income. In this paragraph, for married persons filing separately Xadjusted gross incomeY means the separate adjusted gross income of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly Xadjusted gross incomeY means the total adjusted gross income of both spouses. If an individual and that individual[s spouse are not both domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year, the tax brackets under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 877 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1263 subs. (1p), (1q), (1r), and (2) (g), (h), (i), and (j), (k), and (L) on a joint return shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is their joint Wisconsin adjusted gross income and the denominator of which is their joint federal adjusted gross income.

SECTION 1264. 71.07 (3w) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (3w) (a) 2m. XContractY means the contract between the claimant and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation under s. 238.399. SECTION 1265. 71.07 (3w) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 71.07 (3w) (a) 6. a. and amended to read: 71.07 (3w) (a) 6. a. XZone payrollY means the amount of state payroll that is attributable to wages paid to full-time employees based in an enterprise zone. XZone Except as provided in subd. 6. b., Xzone payrollY does not include the amount of wages paid to any full-time employees that exceeds $100,000. SECTION 1266. 71.07 (3w) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (3w) (a) 6. b. For a claimant whose contract is executed after December 31, 2025, Xzone payrollY does not include the amount of wages paid to any full-time employees that exceeds $151,300.

SECTION 1267. 71.07 (3w) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (3w) (b) Filing claims under pre-2026 contracts; payroll. (intro.) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant whose contract is executed prior to January 1, 2026, may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08 an amount calculated as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 878 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1268

SECTION 1268. 71.07 (3w) (bd) of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (3w) (bd) Filing claims under post-2025 contracts; payroll. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399, a claimant whose contract is executed after December 31, 2025, may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 an amount calculated as follows: 1. Determine the amount that is the lesser of: a. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the area that comprises the enterprise zone in the base year. b. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the state in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the state in the base year. 2. Determine the claimant[s average zone payroll by dividing the total wages for full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 879 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1268 number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year. 3. For employees in a tier I county or municipality, subtract $34,220 from the amount determined under subd. 2. and for employees in a tier II county or municipality, subtract $45,390 from the amount determined under subd. 2. 4. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 3. by the amount determined under subd. 1. 5. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 4. by the percentage determined under s. 238.399, not to exceed 7 percent.

SECTION 1269. 71.07 (3w) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (3w) (bm) 1. In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 2., 3., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08 an amount equal to a percentage, as determined under s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., not to exceed 100 percent, of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or improve the job-related skills of any of the claimant[s full-time employees, to train any of the claimant[s full-time employees on the use of job-related new technologies, or to provide job-related training to any full-time employee whose employment with the claimant represents the employee[s first full-time job. This subdivision does not apply to employees who do not work in an enterprise zone. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 880 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1270

SECTION 1270. 71.07 (3w) (bm) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 71.07 (3w) (bm) 2. (intro.) and amended to read: 71.07 (3w) (bm) 2. (intro.) In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 1., 3., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08 one of the following amounts: a. For a claimant whose contract is executed prior to January 1, 2026, an amount equal to the percentage, as determined under s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., not to exceed 7 percent, of the claimant[s zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all of the claimant[s full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than the amount determined by multiplying 2,080 by 150 percent of the federal minimum wage in a tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (b) 1., or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (b) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, if the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of such employees in the base year. A claimant may claim a credit under this subdivision for no more than 5 consecutive taxable years.

SECTION 1271. 71.07 (3w) (bm) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (3w) (bm) 2. b. For a claimant whose contract is executed after December 31, 2025, an amount equal to the percentage, as determined under s. 238.399, not to exceed 7 percent, of the claimant[s zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all of the claimant[s full-time employees whose annual wages are greater 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 881 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1271 than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (bd) 1., or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (bd) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, if the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of such employees in the base year.

SECTION 1272. 71.07 (3w) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (3w) (bm) 3. In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 1., 2., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08 up to 10 percent of the claimant[s significant capital expenditures, as determined under s. 238.399 (5m) or s. 560.799 (5m), 2009 stats.

SECTION 1273. 71.07 (3w) (bm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (3w) (bm) 4. In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 1., 2., and 3., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08, up to 1 percent of the amount that the claimant paid in the taxable year to purchase tangible personal property, items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services from Wisconsin vendors, as determined under s. 238.399 (5) (e) or s. 560.799 (5) (e), 2009 stats., except that the claimant may not claim the credit under this subdivision and subd. 3. for the same expenditures. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 882 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1274

SECTION 1274. 71.07 (3w) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (3w) (cm) Inflation adjustments. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026, the dollar amounts in pars. (a) 6. b., (bd) 1. a. and b., 2., and 3., and (bm) 2. b. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the year before the previous year, as determined by the federal department of labor. Each amount that is revised under this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10.

SECTION 1275. 71.07 (3y) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (3y) (b) 6. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2025, the amount of the investment in workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment, and, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the amount of the investment in establishing an employee child care program for employees, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment, as determined by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. SECTION 1276. 71.07 (3y) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (3y) (b) 7. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the amount of the investment in workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees, including contributions made by the person to a 3rd party responsible 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 883 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1276 for building or rehabilitating workforce housing, including contributions made to a local revolving loan fund program, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment.

SECTION 1277. 71.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (4) HOMESTEAD CREDIT PROPERTY TAX AND RENT REBATE. The homestead credit property tax and rent rebate under subch. VIII may be claimed by individuals against taxes otherwise due.

SECTION 1278. 71.07 (4k) (b) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (4k) (b) 4. a. Except as provided in subds. 5. and, 6., and 7., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, an individual, a partner of a partnership, a shareholder of a tax-option corporation, or a member of a limited liability company may claim a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, as allocated under par. (d), an amount equal to 5.75 percent of the amount by which the individual[s, partnership[s, tax-option corporation[s, or limited liability company[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year exceed 50 percent of the average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit. If the individual, partnership, tax-option corporation, or limited liability company had no qualified research expenses in any of the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit, the claimant may claim an amount equal to 2.875 percent of the individual[s, partnership[s, tax-option corporation[s, or limited liability company[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit.

SECTION 1279. 71.07 (4k) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (4k) (b) 7. a. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 884 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1279 individual, a partner of a partnership, a shareholder of a tax-option corporation, or a member of a limited liability company may claim a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, as allocated under par. (d), an amount equal to 11.5 percent of the amount by which the individual[s, partnership[s, tax-option corporation[s, or limited liability company[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year exceed 50 percent of the average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit. If the individual, partnership, tax-option corporation, or limited liability company had no qualified research expenses in any of the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit, the claimant may claim an amount equal to 5.75 percent of the individual[s, partnership[s, tax-option corporation[s, or limited liability company[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit. b. For purposes of subd. 7. a., Xqualified research expensesY means qualified research expenses as defined in section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that Xqualified research expensesY includes only expenses incurred by the individual, partnership, tax-option corporation, or limited liability company for research related to nuclear power, incurred for research conducted in this state, for the taxable year and does not include compensation used in computing the credit under sub. (2dx). Section 41 (f) (1), (2), (5), and (6) and (h) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply to the credit under this subdivision.

SECTION 1280. 71.07 (4k) (e) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (4k) (e) 2. (intro.) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, s. 71.28 (4) (b) to (e), (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 885 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1280 to the credits under this subsection. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, if the allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) 4., 5., or 6., or 7. exceeds the tax otherwise due under s. 71.02 or 71.08, all of the following apply: SECTION 1281. 71.07 (4k) (e) 2. ad. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (4k) (e) 2. ad. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due, not to exceed 25 percent of the allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) 4., 5., or 6., or 7., shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (d).

SECTION 1282. 71.07 (5f) of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (5f) FILM PRODUCTION SERVICES CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XAccredited productionY means a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or television production, as approved by the department of tourism, for which the aggregate salary and wages included in the cost of the production for the period ending 12 months after the month in which the principal filming or taping of the production begins exceeds $100,000 for a production that is 30 minutes or longer or $50,000 for a production that is less than 30 minutes. XAccredited productionY does not include any of the following, regardless of the production costs: a. News, current events, or public programming or a program that includes weather or market reports. b. A talk show. c. A production with respect to a questionnaire or contest. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 886 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1282 d. A sports event or sports activity. e. A gala presentation or awards show. f. A finished production that solicits funds. g. A production for which the production company is required under 18 USC 2257 to maintain records with respect to a performer portrayed in a single media or multimedia program. h. A production produced primarily for industrial, corporate, or institutional purposes. 2. XClaimantY means a film production company, as defined in sub. (5h) (a) 2., that operates an accredited production in this state, if the company owns the copyright in the accredited production or has contracted directly with the copyright owner or a person acting on the owner[s behalf and if the company has a viable plan, as determined by the department of tourism, for the commercial distribution of the finished production. 3. XCommercial domicileY means the location from which a trade or business is principally managed and directed, based on any factors the department of tourism determines are appropriate, including the location where the greatest number of employees of the trade or business work, the trade or business has its office or base of operations, or from which the employees are directed or controlled. 4. XProduction expendituresY means any expenditure that is incurred in this state and directly used to produce an accredited production, including expenditures for writing, budgeting, casting, location scouts, set construction and operation, wardrobes, makeup, clothing accessories, photography, sound recording, sound 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 887 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1282 synchronization, sound mixing, lighting, editing, film processing, film transferring, special effects, visual effects, renting or leasing facilities or equipment, renting or leasing motor vehicles, food, lodging, and any other similar pre-production, production, and post-production expenditure as determined by the department of tourism. XProduction expendituresY includes expenditures for music that is performed, composed, or recorded by a musician who is a resident of this state or published or distributed by an entity that has its commercial domicile in this state; air travel that is purchased from a travel agency or company that has its commercial domicile in this state; and insurance that is purchased from an insurance agency or company that has its commercial domicile in this state. XProduction expendituresY does not include salary or wages or expenditures for the marketing and distribution of an accredited production. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 any of the following amounts: 1. An amount equal to 25 percent of the salary or wages paid by the claimant to the claimant[s employees in the taxable year for services rendered in this state to produce an accredited production and paid to employees who were residents of this state at the time that they were paid. 2. An amount equal to 25 percent of the production expenditures paid by the claimant in the taxable year to produce an accredited production. 3. An amount equal to the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 that the claimant paid in the taxable year on the purchase of tangible personal property and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 888 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1282 taxable services that are used directly in producing an accredited production in this state, including all stages from the final script stage to the distribution of the finished production. (c) Limitations. 1. No amount of the salary or wages paid under par. (b) 1. may be the basis for a credit under this subsection unless the salary or wages are paid for services rendered after December 31, 2025, and directly incurred to produce the accredited production. 2. The total amount of the credits that may be claimed by a claimant under par. (b) 1. shall not exceed an amount equal to the first $250,000 of salary or wages paid to each of the claimant[s employees, as described in par. (b) 1., in the taxable year, not including the salary or wages paid to the claimant[s 2 highest-paid employees, as described in par. (b) 1., in the taxable year, if the claimant[s budgeted production expenditures are $1,000,000 or more. 3. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant files an application with the department of tourism, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the office, and the office approves the application. The claimant shall submit a copy of the approved application with the claimant[s return. 4. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 889 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1282 companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interest. (d) Administration. 1. Section 71.28 (4) (e), (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credits under this subsection. Section 71.28 (4) (f), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credits under par. (b) 1. and 3. 2. If the allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) 2. exceeds the tax otherwise due under s. 71.02 or no tax is due under s. 71.02, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (bm). 3. Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer a credit under this subsection, in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax of the transferor in the taxable year in which the transfer occurs and may use the credit only to offset tax in taxable years in which the credit is otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

SECTION 1283. 71.07 (5h) of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (5h) FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY INVESTMENT CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 890 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1283 1. XClaimantY means a person who files a claim under this subsection and who does business in this state as a film production company. 2. XFilm production companyY means an entity that creates films, videos, broadcast advertisement, or television productions, not including the productions described under sub. (5f) (a) 1. a. to h. 3. XPhysical workY does not include preliminary activities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing property to prevent deterioration. 4. XPreviously owned propertyY means real property that the claimant or a related person owned during the 2 years prior to doing business in this state as a film production company and for which the claimant may not deduct a loss from the sale of the property to, or an exchange of the property with, the related person under section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code. 5. XUsed exclusivelyY means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for other use not exceeding 5 percent of total use. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of the taxes, for the first 3 taxable years that the claimant is doing business in this state as a film production company, an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the following that the claimant paid in the taxable year to establish a film production company in this state: 1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 891 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1283 2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property. (c) Limitations. 1. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property is purchased after December 31, 2025, and the personal property is used exclusively in the claimant[s business as a film production company. 2. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in preparation for the physical work, after December 31, 2025, or if the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2025. 3. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to acquire real property, if the property is not previously owned property and if the claimant acquires the property after December 31, 2025, or if the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2025. 4. No claim may be allowed under this subsection unless the department of tourism certifies, in writing, that the credits claimed under this subsection are for expenses related to establishing a film production company in this state and the claimant submits a copy of the certification with the claimant[s return. 5. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 892 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1283 credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests. (d) Administration. 1. Section 71.28 (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credits under this subsection. 2. Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer a credit under this subsection, in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax of the transferor in the taxable year in which the transfer occurs and may use the credit only to offset tax in taxable years in which the credit is otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

SECTION 1284. 71.07 (5m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (5m) (a) 3. XHouseholdY means a claimant and an individual related to the claimant as husband or wife his or her spouse.

SECTION 1285. 71.07 (5n) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 71.07 (5n) (d) 2. a. and amended to read: 71.07 (5n) (d) 2. a. For Except as provided in subd. 2. b., c., and d., for purposes of determining a claimant[s eligible qualified production activities income under this subsection, the claimant shall multiply the claimant[s qualified production activities income from property manufactured by the claimant by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 893 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1285 manufacturing property factor and qualified production activities income from property produced, grown, or extracted by the claimant by the agriculture property factor. This subdivision does not apply if b. Except as provided in subd. 2. d., if the claimant[s entire qualified production activities income results from the sale of tangible personal property that was manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted wholly in this state by the claimant, the claimant[s eligible qualified production activities income shall equal the amount of the claimant[s qualified production activities income.

SECTION 1286. 71.07 (5n) (d) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (5n) (d) 2. c. Except as provided in subd. 2. d., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, for purposes of determining a claimant[s eligible qualified production activities income from manufacturing under this subsection, the claimant shall multiply the claimant[s qualified production activities income, not exceeding $300,000, from property manufactured by the claimant by the manufacturing property factor. SECTION 1287. 71.07 (5n) (d) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (5n) (d) 2. d. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, if a claimant[s entire qualified production activities income results from the sale of tangible personal property that was manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted wholly in this state by the claimant, the claimant[s eligible qualified production activities income from manufacturing under this subsection shall equal the amount of the claimant[s qualified production activities income from property manufactured by the claimant, not exceeding $300,000.

SECTION 1288. 71.07 (6e) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 894 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1288 71.07 (6e) (a) 2. b. An individual who had served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces; who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into that active service or who had been a resident of this state for any consecutive 5-year period after entry into that active duty service; who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her death; and who had either a service-connected disability rating of 100 at least 70 percent under 38 USC 1114 or 1134 or a 100 percent disability rating based on individual unemployability. SECTION 1289. 71.07 (6e) (a) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (6e) (a) 3. d. Has either a service-connected disability rating of 100 at least 70 percent under 38 USC 1114 or 1134 or a 100 percent disability rating based on individual unemployability.

SECTION 1290. 71.07 (6e) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (6e) (a) 6. XRent constituting property taxesY has the meaning given in sub. (9) (a) 4. SECTION 1291. 71.07 (6e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (6e) (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 the amount of the claimant[s property taxes or rent constituting property taxes. If the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the claimant[s income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against those taxes shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 895 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1291 for payment to the claimant by check, share draft, or other draft from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (2) (em).

SECTION 1292. 71.07 (6e) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (6e) (c) 3. If an eligible veteran and an eligible spouse file separate returns, each spouse may claim a credit under this subsection for property taxes based on their respective ownership interest in the eligible veteran[s principal dwelling or for rent constituting property taxes based on 50 percent of the total rent constituting property taxes paid during the taxable year for the eligible veteran[s principal dwelling. SECTION 1293. 71.07 (6e) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (6e) (c) 4. If a service-connected disability rating is less than 100 percent, the amount that the claimant may claim under this subsection shall be multiplied by a percentage that equals that service-connected disability rating.

SECTION 1294. 71.07 (8b) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (8b) (a) 7. XQualified developmentY means a qualified low-income housing project under section 42 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code that is financed with tax-exempt bonds, pursuant to section 42 (i) (2) described in section 42 (h) (4) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code, allocated the credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and located in this state; except that the authority may waive, in the qualified allocation plan under section 42 (m) (1) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code, the requirements of tax-exempt bond financing and federal credit allocation to the extent the authority anticipates that sufficient volume cap under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 896 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1294 section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code will not be available to finance low-income housing projects in any year.

SECTION 1295. 71.07 (8m) of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (8m) UNIVERSAL CHANGING STATION CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XClaimantY means a sole proprietor, a partner of a partnership, a member of a limited liability company, or a shareholder of a tax-option corporation who files a claim under this subsection and meets either of the following conditions during the preceding taxable year: a. Had gross receipts that did not exceed $1,000,000. b. Employed no more than 30 full-time employees. 2. XFull-time employeeY means an individual who is employed for at least 30 hours per week for 20 or more calendar weeks during a taxable year. 3. XUniversal changing stationY means a powered and height-adjustable adult changing table that is either floor mounted or wall mounted with a safety rail and can be used by an individual with a disability of either sex and the individual[s care provider for personal hygiene and that satisfies all of the following: a. The changing table can lower to a height of 8 inches and raise to a height of 34 inches. b. The changing table is at least 31 inches wide by 72 inches long. c. The changing table supports at least 350 pounds. (b) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 897 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1295 credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant paid during the taxable year to install a universal changing station. (c) Limitations. 1. No credit may be claimed under this subsection unless the universal changing station is installed in a single-occupant restroom that measures at least 8 feet by 10 feet, with adequate space for a wheelchair and a care provider to maneuver; that is equipped with a waste receptacle, a toilet, a lavatory, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser; and that complies with accessibility standards under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. 2. The credit claimed under this subsection may not exceed $5,125. 3. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on the amounts paid by the entity. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members, and shareholders may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests. (d) Administration. Section 71.28 (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

SECTION 1296. 71.07 (8s) of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (8s) FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XClaimantY means an individual who files a claim under this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 898 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1296 2. XFlood insuranceY means a flood insurance policy that covers the principal dwelling of the claimant. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of the premiums the claimant paid in the taxable year for flood insurance, but the amount of the credit may not exceed $60 in any taxable year. (c) Limitations. 1. No credit may be claimed under this subsection by a part- year resident or a nonresident of this state. 2. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the period specified in s. 71.75 (2). 3. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for a taxable year covering a period of less than 12 months, except for a taxable year closed by reason of the death of the taxpayer. (d) Administration. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.

SECTION 1297. 71.07 (9e) (aj) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (9e) (aj) (intro.) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2025, an individual may credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 an amount equal to one of the following percentages of the federal basic earned income credit for which the person is eligible for the taxable year under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 899 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1298

SECTION 1298. 71.07 (9e) (ak) of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (9e) (ak) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, an individual may credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 an amount equal to one of the following percentages of the federal basic earned income credit for which the individual is eligible for the taxable year under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code: 1. If the individual has one qualifying child who has the same principal place of abode as the individual, 16 percent. 2. If the individual has 2 qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the individual, 25 percent. 3. If the individual has 3 or more qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the individual, 34 percent. SECTION 1299. 71.07 (9e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (9e) (b) No credit may be allowed under this subsection to married persons, except married persons living apart who are treated as single under section 7703 (b) of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code, if the husband and wife spouses report their income on separate income tax returns for the taxable year.

SECTION 1300. 71.07 (9m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1301. 71.07 (9m) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (9m) (a) 2m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2026, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 900 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1301 the Internal Revenue Code, for certified historic structures on property located in this state, if the cost of the person[s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least $50,000 and the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SECTION 1302. 71.07 (9m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (9m) (a) 3. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2026, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for qualified rehabilitated buildings, as defined in section 47 (c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, on property located in this state, if the cost of the person[s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least $50,000 and the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2013, and regardless of whether the rehabilitated property is used for multiple or revenue- producing purposes. No credit may be claimed under this subdivision for property listed as a contributing building in the state register of historic places or in the national register of historic places and no credit may be claimed under this subdivision for nonhistoric, nonresidential property converted into housing if the property has been previously used for housing.

SECTION 1303. 71.07 (9m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (9m) (a) 4. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 901 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1303 Code, for property located in this state, if the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2025. SECTION 1304. 71.07 (9m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (9m) (c) (intro.) No person may claim the credit under par. (a) 2m. or 4. unless the claimant includes with the claimant[s return a copy of the claimant[s certification under s. 238.17. For certification purposes under s. 238.17, the claimant shall provide to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation all of the following:

SECTION 1305. 71.07 (9m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (9m) (cm) Any credit claimed under this subsection par. (a) 2m. and 3. for Wisconsin purposes shall be claimed at the same time as for federal purposes. SECTION 1306. 71.07 (9m) (cn) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (9m) (cn) (intro.) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, and before January 1, 2026, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall certify a person to claim a credit under par. (a) 3. if all of the following apply:

SECTION 1307. 71.07 (9m) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 71.07 (9m) (f) 1. and amended to read: 71.07 (9m) (f) 1. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may not claim the credit under this subsection par. (a) 2m. and 3. The partners of a partnership, members of a limited liability company, or shareholders in a tax-option corporation may claim the credit under this subsection par. (a) 2m. and 3. based on eligible costs incurred by the partnership, company, or tax-option corporation. The partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall calculate the amount of the credit which may be claimed by each partner, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 902 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1307 member, or shareholder and shall provide that information to the partner, member, or shareholder. For shareholders of a tax-option corporation, the credit may be allocated in proportion to the ownership interest of each shareholder. Credits computed by a partnership or limited liability company may be claimed in proportion to the ownership interests of the partners or members or allocated to partners or members as provided in a written agreement among the partners or members that is entered into no later than the last day of the taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company, for which the credit is claimed. For a partnership or limited liability company that places property in service after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2009, the credit attributable to such property may be allocated, at the election of the partnership or limited liability company, to partners or members for a taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company that ends after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2010. Any partner or member who claims the credit as provided under this paragraph shall attach a copy of the agreement, if applicable, to the tax return on which the credit is claimed. A person claiming the credit as provided under this paragraph is solely responsible for any tax liability arising from a dispute with the department of revenue related to claiming the credit.

SECTION 1308. 71.07 (9m) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (9m) (f) 2. a. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may make an election under s. 71.21 (6) (a) or 71.365 (4m) (a) to claim the credit under par. (a) 4. against the net income or franchise tax otherwise payable to this state on income of the same year. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 903 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1308 b. A partnership[s partners, limited liability company[s members, and tax- option corporation[s shareholders may not claim the credit under par. (a) 4. SECTION 1309. 71.07 (9m) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (9m) (g) 1. If Except as provided in subd. 1m., if a person who claims the credit under this subsection elects to claim the credit based on claiming amounts for expenditures as the expenditures are paid, rather than when the rehabilitation work is completed, the person shall file an election form with the department, in the manner prescribed by the department.

SECTION 1310. 71.07 (9m) (g) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 71.07 (9m) (g) 1m. No person may claim the credit under par. (a) 4. unless the person claims the credit for the taxable year in which the rehabilitation work is completed.

SECTION 1311. 71.07 (9m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.07 (9m) (h) Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer the credit under par. (a) 2m. or, 3., or 4., in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit with each transfer. The transferor may file a claim for more than one taxable year on a form prescribed by the department to compute all years of the credit under par. (a) 2m. or, 3., or 4., at the time of the transfer request. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax in the taxable year of the transferor in which the transfer occurs and may use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 904 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1311 the credit only to offset tax in taxable years otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

SECTION 1312. 71.09 (13) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.09 (13) (a) 2. The tax shown on the return for the preceding year. If a husband and wife spouses who filed separate returns for the preceding taxable year file a joint return, the tax shown on the return for the preceding year is the sum of the taxes shown on the separate returns of the husband and wife spouses. If a husband and wife spouses who filed a joint return for the preceding taxable year file separate returns, the tax shown on the return for the preceding year is the husband[s or wife[s each spouse[s proportion of that tax based on what their respective tax liabilities for that year would have been had they filed separately. SECTION 1313. 71.10 (4) (fs) of the statutes is created to read: 71.10 (4) (fs) Film production company investment credit under s. 71.07 (5h). SECTION 1314. 71.10 (4) (ft) of the statutes is created to read: 71.10 (4) (ft) Film production services credit under s. 71.07 (5f) (b) 1. and 3. SECTION 1315. 71.10 (4) (ha) of the statutes is created to read: 71.10 (4) (ha) Universal changing station credit under s. 71.07 (8m).

SECTION 1316. 71.10 (4) (hg) of the statutes is created to read: 71.10 (4) (hg) Flood insurance premiums credit under s. 71.07 (8s). SECTION 1317. 71.10 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.10 (4) (i) The total of claim of right credit under s. 71.07 (1), farmland preservation credit under ss. 71.57 to 71.61, farmland preservation credit, 2010 and beyond under s. 71.613, homestead credit property tax and rent rebate under subch. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 905 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1317 VIII, jobs tax credit under s. 71.07 (3q), business development credit under s. 71.07 (3y), research credit under s. 71.07 (4k) (e) 2. a., film production services credit under s. 71.07 (5f) (b) 2., veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit under s. 71.07 (6e), enterprise zone jobs credit under s. 71.07 (3w), electronics and information technology manufacturing zone credit under s. 71.07 (3wm), earned income tax credit under s. 71.07 (9e), estimated tax payments under s. 71.09, and taxes withheld under subch. X.

SECTION 1318. 71.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.125 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the tax imposed by this chapter on individuals and the rates under s. 71.06 (1), (1m), (1n), (1p), (1q), (1r), and (2) shall apply to the Wisconsin taxable income of estates or trusts, except nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and that tax shall be paid by the fiduciary. SECTION 1319. 71.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.125 (2) Each electing small business trust, as defined in section 1361 (e) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, is subject to tax at the highest rate under s. 71.06 (1), (1m), (1n), (1p), or (1q), or (1r), whichever taxable year is applicable, on its income as computed under section 641 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by s. 71.05 (6) to (12), (19) and (20).

SECTION 1320. 71.17 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.17 (6) FUNERAL TRUSTS. If a qualified funeral trust makes the election under section 685 of the Internal Revenue Code for federal income tax purposes, that election applies for purposes of this chapter and each trust shall compute its own tax and shall apply the rates under s. 71.06 (1), (1m), (1n), (1p), or (1q), or (1r). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 906 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1321 SECTION 1321. 71.21 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.21 (4) (a) The amount of the credits computed by a partnership under s. 71.07 (2dm), (2dx), (2dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3q), (3s), (3t), (3w), (3wm), (3y), (4k), (4n), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), (5r), (5rm), (6n), (8m), and (10) and passed through to partners shall be added to the partnership[s income. SECTION 1322. 71.21 (6) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.21 (6) (d) 3. Except as provided in s. 71.07 (7) (b) 3. and (9m) (f) 2. a., the tax credits under this chapter may not be claimed by the partnership.

SECTION 1323. 71.26 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.26 (1) (b) Political units. Income received by the United States, the state and all counties, cities, villages, towns, school districts, technical college districts, joint local water authorities created under s. 66.0823, transit authorities created under s. 66.1039, long-term care districts under s. 46.2895 or other political units of this state. SECTION 1324. 71.26 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.26 (2) (a) 4. Plus the amount of the credit computed under s. 71.28 (1dm), (1dx), (1dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3q), (3t), (3w), (3wm), (3y), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), (5r), (5rm), (6n), (8m), and (10) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation that has added that amount to the partnership[s, limited liability company[s, or tax-option corporation[s income under s. 71.21 (4) or 71.34 (1k) (g).

SECTION 1325. 71.26 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.26 (3) (j) Sections 243, 244, 245, 245A, 246 and 246A are excluded and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 907 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1325 replaced by the rule that corporations may deduct from income dividends received from a corporation with respect to its common stock if the corporation receiving the dividends owns, directly or indirectly, during the entire taxable year at least 70 percent of the total combined voting stock of the payor corporation. In this paragraph, Xdividends receivedY means gross dividends minus taxes on those dividends paid to a foreign nation and claimed as a deduction under this chapter. The same dividends may not be deducted more than once and may not be used in the determination of a net business loss under ss. 71.26 (4) and 71.45 (4).

SECTION 1326. 71.26 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.26 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 71.80 (25), a corporation, except a tax-option corporation or an insurer to which s. 71.45 (4) applies, may offset against its Wisconsin net business income any Wisconsin net business loss incurred in any of the 20 immediately preceding taxable years, if the corporation was subject to taxation under this chapter in the taxable year in which the loss was incurred, to the extent not offset by other items of Wisconsin income in the loss year and by Wisconsin net business income of any year between the loss year and the taxable year for which an offset is claimed. For purposes of this subsection, Wisconsin net business income or loss shall consist of all the income attributable to the operation of a trade or business in this state, less the business expenses allowed as deductions in computing net income, except that the dividends received deduction under sub. (3) (j) may not be used in the determination of a net business loss. The Wisconsin net business income or loss of corporations engaged in business within and without the state shall be determined under s. 71.25 (6) and (10) to (12). Nonapportionable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 908 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1326 losses having a Wisconsin situs under s. 71.25 (5) (b) shall be included in Wisconsin net business loss; and nonapportionable income having a Wisconsin situs under s. 71.25 (5) (b), whether taxable or exempt, shall be included in other items of Wisconsin income and Wisconsin net business income for purposes of this subsection.

SECTION 1327. 71.28 (3w) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (3w) (a) 2m. XContractY means the contract between the claimant and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation under s. 238.399. SECTION 1328. 71.28 (3w) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 71.28 (3w) (a) 6. a. and amended to read: 71.28 (3w) (a) 6. a. XZone payrollY means the amount of state payroll that is attributable to wages paid to full-time employees based in an enterprise zone. XZone Except as provided in subd. 6. b., Xzone payrollY does not include the amount of wages paid to any full-time employees that exceeds $100,000. SECTION 1329. 71.28 (3w) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (3w) (a) 6. b. For a claimant whose contract is executed after December 31, 2025, Xzone payrollY does not include the amount of wages paid to any full-time employees that exceeds $151,300.

SECTION 1330. 71.28 (3w) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (3w) (b) Filing claims under pre-2026 contracts; payroll. (intro.) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant whose contract is executed prior to January 1, 2026, may 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 909 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1330 claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 an amount calculated as follows:

SECTION 1331. 71.28 (3w) (bd) of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (3w) (bd) Filing claims under post-2025 contracts; payroll. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399, a claimant whose contract is executed after December 31, 2025, may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 an amount calculated as follows: 1. Determine the amount that is the lesser of: a. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the area that comprises the enterprise zone in the base year. b. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the state in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the state in the base year. 2. Determine the claimant[s average zone payroll by dividing the total wages for full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 910 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1331 county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year by the number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year. 3. For employees in a tier I county or municipality, subtract $34,220 from the amount determined under subd. 2. and for employees in a tier II county or municipality, subtract $45,390 from the amount determined under subd. 2. 4. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 3. by the amount determined under subd. 1. 5. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 4. by the percentage determined under s. 238.399, not to exceed 7 percent.

SECTION 1332. 71.28 (3w) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (3w) (bm) 1. In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 2., 3., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 an amount equal to a percentage, as determined under s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., not to exceed 100 percent, of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or improve the job-related skills of any of the claimant[s full-time employees, to train any of the claimant[s full-time employees on the use of job-related new technologies, or to provide job-related training to any full-time employee whose employment with the claimant represents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 911 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1332 the employee[s first full-time job. This subdivision does not apply to employees who do not work in an enterprise zone.

SECTION 1333. 71.28 (3w) (bm) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 71.28 (3w) (bm) 2. (intro.) and amended to read: 71.28 (3w) (bm) 2. (intro.) In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 1., 3., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 one of the following amounts: a. For a claimant whose contract is executed prior to January 1, 2026, an amount equal to the percentage, as determined under s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., not to exceed 7 percent, of the claimant[s zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all of the claimant[s full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than the amount determined by multiplying 2,080 by 150 percent of the federal minimum wage in a tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (b) 1., or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (b) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, if the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of such employees in the base year. A claimant may claim a credit under this subdivision for no more than 5 consecutive taxable years.

SECTION 1334. 71.28 (3w) (bm) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (3w) (bm) 2. b. For a claimant whose contract is executed after December 31, 2025, an amount equal to the percentage, as determined under s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 912 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1334 238.399, not to exceed 7 percent, of the claimant[s zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all of the claimant[s full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (bd) 1., or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (bd) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, if the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of such employees in the base year.

SECTION 1335. 71.28 (3w) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (3w) (bm) 3. In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 1., 2., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 up to 10 percent of the claimant[s significant capital expenditures, as determined under s. 238.399 (5m) or s. 560.799 (5m), 2009 stats.

SECTION 1336. 71.28 (3w) (bm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (3w) (bm) 4. In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 1., 2., and 3., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23, up to 1 percent of the amount that the claimant paid in the taxable year to purchase tangible personal property, items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services from Wisconsin vendors, as determined under s. 238.399 (5) (e) or s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 913 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1336 560.799 (5) (e), 2009 stats., except that the claimant may not claim the credit under this subdivision and subd. 3. for the same expenditures.

SECTION 1337. 71.28 (3w) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (3w) (cm) Inflation adjustments. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026, the dollar amounts in pars. (a) 6. b., (bd) 1. a. and b., 2., and 3., and (bm) 2. b. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the year before the previous year, as determined by the federal department of labor. Each amount that is revised under this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10.

SECTION 1338. 71.28 (3y) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (3y) (b) 6. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2025, the amount of the investment in workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment, and, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the amount of the investment made in establishing an employee child care program for employees, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment, as determined by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. SECTION 1339. 71.28 (3y) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (3y) (b) 7. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 914 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1339 amount of the investment in workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees, including contributions made by the person to a 3rd party responsible for building or rehabilitating workforce housing, including contributions made to a local revolving loan fund program, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment.

SECTION 1340. 71.28 (4) (ad) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (4) (ad) 4. a. Except as provided in subds. 5. and, 6., and 7. for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, a corporation may claim a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23, as allocated under par. (d), an amount equal to 5.75 percent of the amount by which the corporation[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year exceed 50 percent of the average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit. If the corporation had no qualified research expenses in any of the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit, the claimant may claim an amount equal to 2.875 percent of the corporation[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit.

SECTION 1341. 71.28 (4) (ad) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (4) (ad) 7. a. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, an individual, a partner of a partnership, a shareholder of a tax-option corporation, or a member of a limited liability company may claim a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23, as allocated under par. (d), an amount equal to 11.5 percent of the amount by which the individual[s, partnership[s, tax-option corporation[s, or limited liability company[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year exceed 50 percent of the average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 915 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1341 immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit. If the individual, partnership, tax-option corporation, or limited liability company had no qualified research expenses in any of the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit, the claimant may claim an amount equal to 5.75 percent of the individual[s, partnership[s, tax-option corporation[s, or limited liability company[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit. b. For purposes of subd. 7. a., Xqualified research expensesY means qualified research expenses as defined in section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that Xqualified research expensesY includes only expenses incurred by the individual, partnership, tax-option corporation, or limited liability company for research related to nuclear power, incurred for research conducted in this state, for the taxable year and does not include compensation used in computing the credit under sub. (1dx). Section 41 (f) (1), (2), (5), and (6) and (h) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply to the credit under this subdivision.

SECTION 1342. 71.28 (4) (k) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (4) (k) Refunds. (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (f), for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, if the allowable amount of the claim under par. (ad) 4., 5., or 6., or 7. exceeds the tax otherwise due under s. 71.23, all of the following apply: SECTION 1343. 71.28 (4) (k) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (4) (k) 1. c. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due, not to exceed 25 percent of the allowable amount of the claim under par. (ad) 4., 5., or 6., or 7., shall be certified by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 916 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1343 the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (d).

SECTION 1344. 71.28 (5f) of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (5f) FILM PRODUCTION SERVICES CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XAccredited productionY means a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or television production, as approved by the department of tourism, for which the aggregate salary and wages included in the cost of the production for the period ending 12 months after the month in which the principal filming or taping of the production begins exceeds $100,000 for a production that is 30 minutes or longer or $50,000 for a production that is less than 30 minutes. XAccredited productionY does not include any of the following, regardless of the production costs: a. News, current events, or public programming or a program that includes weather or market reports. b. A talk show. c. A production with respect to a questionnaire or contest. d. A sports event or sports activity. e. A gala presentation or awards show. f. A finished production that solicits funds. g. A production for which the production company is required under 18 USC 2257 to maintain records with respect to a performer portrayed in a single media or multimedia program. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 917 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1344 h. A production produced primarily for industrial, corporate, or institutional purposes. 2. XClaimantY means a film production company, as defined in sub. (5h) (a) 2., that operates an accredited production in this state, if the company owns the copyright in the accredited production or has contracted directly with the copyright owner or a person acting on the owner[s behalf and if the company has a viable plan, as determined by the department of tourism, for the commercial distribution of the finished production. 3. XCommercial domicileY means the location from which a trade or business is principally managed and directed, based on any factors the department of tourism determines are appropriate, including the location where the greatest number of employees of the trade or business work, the trade or business has its office or base of operations, or from which the employees are directed or controlled. 4. XProduction expendituresY means any expenditure that is incurred in this state and directly used to produce an accredited production, including expenditures for writing, budgeting, casting, location scouts, set construction and operation, wardrobes, makeup, clothing accessories, photography, sound recording, sound synchronization, sound mixing, lighting, editing, film processing, film transferring, special effects, visual effects, renting or leasing facilities or equipment, renting or leasing motor vehicles, food, lodging, and any other similar pre-production, production, and post-production expenditure as determined by the department of tourism. XProduction expendituresY includes expenditures for music that is performed, composed, or recorded by a musician who is a resident of this state or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 918 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1344 published or distributed by an entity that has its commercial domicile in this state; air travel that is purchased from a travel agency or company that has its commercial domicile in this state; and insurance that is purchased from an insurance agency or company that has its commercial domicile in this state. XProduction expendituresY does not include salary or wages or expenditures for the marketing and distribution of an accredited production. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 any of the following amounts: 1. An amount equal to 25 percent of the salary or wages paid by the claimant to the claimant[s employees in the taxable year for services rendered in this state to produce an accredited production and paid to employees who were residents of this state at the time that they were paid. 2. An amount equal to 25 percent of the production expenditures paid by the claimant in the taxable year to produce an accredited production. 3. An amount equal to the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 that the claimant paid in the taxable year on the purchase of tangible personal property and taxable services that are used directly in producing an accredited production in this state, including all stages from the final script stage to the distribution of the finished production. (c) Limitations. 1. No amount of the salary or wages paid under par. (b) 1. may be the basis for a credit under this subsection unless the salary or wages are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 919 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1344 paid for services rendered after December 31, 2025, and directly incurred to produce the accredited production. 2. The total amount of the credits that may be claimed by a claimant under par. (b) 1. shall not exceed an amount equal to the first $250,000 of salary or wages paid to each of the claimant[s employees, as described in par. (b) 1., in the taxable year, not including the salary or wages paid to the claimant[s 2 highest-paid employees, as described in par. (b) 1., in the taxable year, if the claimant[s budgeted production expenditures are $1,000,000 or more. 3. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant files an application with the department of tourism, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the office, and the office approves the application. The claimant shall submit a copy of the approved application with the claimant[s return. 4. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interest. (d) Administration. 1. Subsection (4) (e), (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credits under this subsection. Subsection (4) (f), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credits under par. (b) 1. and 3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 920 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1344 2. If the allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) 2. exceeds the tax otherwise due under s. 71.23 or no tax is due under s. 71.23, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (bm). 3. Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer a credit under this subsection, in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax of the transferor in the taxable year in which the transfer occurs and may use the credit only to offset tax in taxable years in which the credit is otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

SECTION 1345. 71.28 (5h) of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (5h) FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY INVESTMENT CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XClaimantY means a person who files a claim under this subsection and who does business in this state as a film production company. 2. XFilm production companyY means an entity that creates films, videos, broadcast advertisement, or television productions, not including the productions described under sub. (5f) (a) 1. a. to h. 3. XPhysical workY does not include preliminary activities such as planning, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 921 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1345 designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing property to prevent deterioration. 4. XPreviously owned propertyY means real property that the claimant or a related person owned during the 2 years prior to doing business in this state as a film production company and for which the claimant may not deduct a loss from the sale of the property to, or an exchange of the property with, the related person under section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code. 5. XUsed exclusivelyY means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for other use not exceeding 5 percent of total use. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of the taxes, for the first 3 taxable years that the claimant is doing business in this state as a film production company, an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the following that the claimant paid in the taxable year to establish a film production company in this state: 1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property. 2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property. (c) Limitations. 1. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property is purchased after December 31, 2025, and the personal property is used exclusively in the claimant[s business as a film production company. 2. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 922 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1345 construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in preparation for the physical work, after December 31, 2025, or if the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2025. 3. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to acquire real property, if the property is not previously owned property and if the claimant acquires the property after December 31, 2025, or if the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2025 4. No claim may be allowed under this subsection unless the department of tourism certifies, in writing, that the credits claimed under this subsection are for expenses related to establishing a film production company in this state and the claimant submits a copy of the certification with the claimant[s return. 5. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests. (d) Administration. 1. Subsection (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credits under this subsection. 2. Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 923 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1345 the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer a credit under this subsection, in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax of the transferor in the taxable year in which the transfer occurs and may use the credit only to offset tax in taxable years in which the credit is otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

SECTION 1346. 71.28 (5n) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 71.28 (5n) (d) 2. a. and amended to read: 71.28 (5n) (d) 2. a. Except as provided in subd. subds. 2. b., c., and d. and 3., for purposes of determining a claimant[s eligible qualified production activities income under this subsection, the claimant shall multiply the claimant[s qualified production activities income from property manufactured by the claimant by the manufacturing property factor and qualified production activities income from property produced, grown, or extracted by the claimant by the agriculture property factor. This subdivision does not apply if b. Except as provided in subds. 2. d. and 3., if the claimant[s entire qualified production activities income results from the sale of tangible personal property that was manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted wholly in this state by the claimant, the claimant[s eligible qualified production activities income shall equal the amount of the claimant[s qualified production activities income.

SECTION 1347. 71.28 (5n) (d) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (5n) (d) 2. c. Except as provided in subds. 2. d. and 3., for taxable years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 924 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1347 beginning after December 31, 2024, for purposes of determining a claimant[s eligible qualified production activities income from manufacturing under this subsection, the claimant shall multiply the claimant[s qualified production activities income, not exceeding $300,000, from property manufactured by the claimant by the manufacturing property factor.

SECTION 1348. 71.28 (5n) (d) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (5n) (d) 2. d. Except as provided in subd. 3., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, if a claimant[s entire qualified production activities income results from the sale of tangible personal property that was manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted wholly in this state by the claimant, the claimant[s eligible qualified production activities income from manufacturing under this subsection shall equal the amount of the claimant[s qualified production activities income from property manufactured by the claimant, not exceeding $300,000. SECTION 1349. 71.28 (6) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1350. 71.28 (6) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (6) (a) 2m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2026, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for certified historic structures on property located in this state, if the cost of the person[s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least $50,000 and the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SECTION 1351. 71.28 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 925 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1351 71.28 (6) (a) 3. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2026, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for qualified rehabilitated buildings, as defined in section 47 (c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, on property located in this state, if the cost of the person[s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least $50,000 and the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2013, and regardless of whether the rehabilitated property is used for multiple or revenue- producing purposes. No credit may be claimed under this subdivision for property listed as a contributing building in the state register of historic places or in the national register of historic places and no credit may be claimed under this subdivision for nonhistoric, nonresidential property converted into housing if the property has been previously used for housing.

SECTION 1352. 71.28 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (6) (a) 4. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for property located in this state, if the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2025. SECTION 1353. 71.28 (6) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (6) (c) (intro.) No person may claim the credit under par. (a) 2m. or 4. unless the claimant includes with the claimant[s return a copy of the claimant[s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 926 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1353 certification under s. 238.17. For certification purposes under s. 238.17, the claimant shall provide to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation all of the following:

SECTION 1354. 71.28 (6) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (6) (cm) Any credit claimed under this subsection par. (a) 2m. and 3. for Wisconsin purposes shall be claimed at the same time as for federal purposes. SECTION 1355. 71.28 (6) (cn) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (6) (cn) (intro.) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, and before January 1, 2026, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall certify a person to claim a credit under par. (a) 3. if all of the following apply:

SECTION 1356. 71.28 (6) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 71.28 (6) (f) 1. and amended to read: 71.28 (6) (f) 1. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may not claim the credit under this subsection par. (a) 2m. and 3. The partners of a partnership, members of a limited liability company, or shareholders in a tax-option corporation may claim the credit under this subsection par. (a) 2m. and 3. based on eligible costs incurred by the partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation. The partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall calculate the amount of the credit which may be claimed by each partner, member, or shareholder and shall provide that information to the partner, member, or shareholder. For shareholders of a tax-option corporation, the credit may be allocated in proportion to the ownership interest of each shareholder. Credits computed by a partnership or limited liability company may be claimed in proportion to the ownership interests of the partners or members or allocated to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 927 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1356 partners or members as provided in a written agreement among the partners or members that is entered into no later than the last day of the taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company, for which the credit is claimed. For a partnership or limited liability company that places property in service after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2009, the credit attributable to such property may be allocated, at the election of the partnership or limited liability company, to partners or members for a taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company that ends after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2010. Any partner or member who claims the credit as provided under this paragraph shall attach a copy of the agreement, if applicable, to the tax return on which the credit is claimed. A person claiming the credit as provided under this paragraph is solely responsible for any tax liability arising from a dispute with the department of revenue related to claiming the credit.

SECTION 1357. 71.28 (6) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (6) (f) 2. a. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may make an election under s. 71.21 (6) (a) or 71.365 (4m) (a) to claim the credit under par. (a) 4. against the net income or franchise tax otherwise payable to this state on income of the same year. b. A partnership[s partners, limited liability company[s members, and tax- option corporation[s shareholders may not claim the credit under par. (a) 4. SECTION 1358. 71.28 (6) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (6) (g) 1. If Except as provided in subd. 1m., if a person who claims the credit under this subsection elects to claim the credit based on claiming amounts for expenditures as the expenditures are paid, rather than when the rehabilitation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 928 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1358 work is completed, the person shall file an election form with the department, in the manner prescribed by the department.

SECTION 1359. 71.28 (6) (g) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (6) (g) 1m. No person may claim the credit under par. (a) 4. unless the person claims the credit for the taxable year in which the rehabilitation work is completed.

SECTION 1360. 71.28 (6) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (6) (h) Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer the credit under par. (a) 2m. or, 3., or 4., in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit with each transfer. The transferor may file a claim for more than one taxable year on a form prescribed by the department to compute all years of the credit under par. (a) 2m. or, 3., or 4., at the time of the transfer request. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax in the taxable year of the transferor in which the transfer occurs, and may use the credit only to offset tax in taxable years otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

SECTION 1361. 71.28 (8b) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.28 (8b) (a) 7. XQualified developmentY means a qualified low-income housing project under section 42 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code that is financed with tax-exempt bonds, pursuant to section 42 (i) (2) described in section 42 (h) (4) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code, allocated the credit under section 42 of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 929 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1361 Internal Revenue Code, and located in this state; except that the authority may waive, in the qualified allocation plan under section 42 (m) (1) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code, the requirements of tax-exempt bond financing and federal credit allocation to the extent the authority anticipates that sufficient volume cap under section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code will not be available to finance low-income housing projects in any year.

SECTION 1362. 71.28 (8m) of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (8m) UNIVERSAL CHANGING STATION CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XClaimantY means a person who files a claim under this subsection and meets either of the following conditions during the preceding taxable year: a. Had gross receipts that did not exceed $1,000,000. b. Employed no more than 30 full-time employees. 2. XFull-time employeeY means an individual who is employed for at least 30 hours per week for 20 or more calendar weeks during a taxable year. 3. XUniversal changing stationY has the meaning given in s. 71.07 (8m) (a) 3. (b) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant paid during the taxable year to install a universal changing station. (c) Limitations. 1. No credit may be claimed under this subsection unless the universal changing station is installed in a single-occupant restroom that measures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 930 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1362 at least 8 feet by 10 feet, with adequate space for a wheelchair and a care provider to maneuver; that is equipped with a waste receptacle, a toilet, a lavatory, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser; and that complies with accessibility standards under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. 2. The credit claimed under this subsection may not exceed $5,125. 3. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on the amounts paid by the entity. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members, and shareholders may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests. (d) Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

SECTION 1363. 71.30 (3) (cu) of the statutes is created to read: 71.30 (3) (cu) Universal changing station credit under s. 71.28 (8m). SECTION 1364. 71.30 (3) (epr) of the statutes is created to read: 71.30 (3) (epr) Film production company investment credit under s. 71.28 (5h). SECTION 1365. 71.30 (3) (eps) of the statutes is created to read: 71.30 (3) (eps) Film production services credit under s. 71.28 (5f) (b) 1. and 3. SECTION 1366. 71.30 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.30 (3) (f) The total of farmland preservation credit under subch. IX, jobs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 931 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1366 credit under s. 71.28 (3q), enterprise zone jobs credit under s. 71.28 (3w), electronics and information technology manufacturing zone credit under s. 71.28 (3wm), business development credit under s. 71.28 (3y), research credit under s. 71.28 (4) (k) 1., film production services credit under s. 71.28 (5f) (b) 2., and estimated tax payments under s. 71.29.

SECTION 1367. 71.34 (1k) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.34 (1k) (g) An addition shall be made for credits computed by a tax-option corporation under s. 71.28 (1dm), (1dx), (1dy), (3), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3q), (3t), (3w), (3wm), (3y), (4), (5), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), (5r), (5rm), (6n), (8m), and (10) and passed through to shareholders. SECTION 1368. 71.365 (4m) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.365 (4m) (d) 2. Except as provided in s. 71.07 (7) (b) 3. and (9m) (f) 2. a., the tax credits under this chapter may not be claimed by the tax-option corporation.

SECTION 1369. 71.45 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.45 (2) (a) 10. By adding to federal taxable income the amount of credit computed under s. 71.47 (1dm) to (1dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3q), (3w), (3y), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), (5r), (5rm), (6n), (8m), and (10) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation that has added that amount to the partnership[s, limited liability company[s, or tax-option corporation[s income under s. 71.21 (4) or 71.34 (1k) (g) and the amount of credit computed under s. 71.47 (3), (3t), (4), (4m), and (5).

SECTION 1370. 71.45 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.45 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 71.80 (25), insurers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 932 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1370 computing tax under this subchapter may subtract from Wisconsin net income any Wisconsin net business loss incurred in any of the 20 immediately preceding taxable years, if the insurer was subject to taxation under this chapter in the taxable year in which the loss was incurred, to the extent not offset by Wisconsin net business income of any year between the loss year and the taxable year for which an offset is claimed and computed without regard to sub. (2) (a) 8. and 9. and this subsection and limited to the amount of net income, but no loss incurred for a taxable year before taxable year 1987 by a nonprofit service plan of sickness care under ch. 148, or dental care under s. 447.13 may be treated as a net business loss of the successor service insurer under ch. 613 operating by virtue of s. 148.03 or 447.13. For purposes of this paragraph, the dividends received deduction under s. 71.26 (3) (j) may not be used in the determination of a net business loss.

SECTION 1371. 71.47 (3w) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (3w) (a) 2m. XContractY means the contract between the claimant and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation under s. 238.399. SECTION 1372. 71.47 (3w) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 71.47 (3w) (a) 6. a. and amended to read: 71.47 (3w) (a) 6. a. XZone payrollY means the amount of state payroll that is attributable to wages paid to full-time employees based in an enterprise zone. XZone Except as provided in subd. 6. b., Xzone payrollY does not include the amount of wages paid to any full-time employees that exceeds $100,000. SECTION 1373. 71.47 (3w) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (3w) (a) 6. b. For a claimant whose contract is executed after December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 933 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1373 31, 2025, Xzone payrollY does not include the amount of wages paid to any full-time employees that exceeds $151,300.

SECTION 1374. 71.47 (3w) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (3w) (b) Filing claims under pre-2026 contracts; payroll. (intro.) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant whose contract is executed prior to January 1, 2026, may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 an amount calculated as follows:

SECTION 1375. 71.47 (3w) (bd) of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (3w) (bd) Filing claims under post-2025 contracts; payroll. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399, a claimant whose contract is executed after December 31, 2025, may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 an amount calculated as follows: 1. Determine the amount that is the lesser of: a. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the area that comprises the enterprise zone in the base year. b. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 934 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1375 or municipality and who the claimant employed in the state in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the state in the base year. 2. Determine the claimant[s average zone payroll by dividing the total wages for full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year by the number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year. 3. For employees in a tier I county or municipality, subtract $34,220 from the amount determined under subd. 2. and for employees in a tier II county or municipality, subtract $45,390 from the amount determined under subd. 2. 4. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 3. by the amount determined under subd. 1. 5. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 4. by the percentage determined under s. 238.399, not to exceed 7 percent.

SECTION 1376. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (3w) (bm) 1. In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 2., 3., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 935 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1376 imposed under s. 71.43 an amount equal to a percentage, as determined under s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., not to exceed 100 percent, of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or improve the job-related skills of any of the claimant[s full-time employees, to train any of the claimant[s full-time employees on the use of job-related new technologies, or to provide job-related training to any full-time employee whose employment with the claimant represents the employee[s first full-time job. This subdivision does not apply to employees who do not work in an enterprise zone.

SECTION 1377. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 71.47 (3w) (bm) 2. (intro.) and amended to read: 71.47 (3w) (bm) 2. (intro.) In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 1., 3., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 one of the following amounts: a. For a claimant whose contract is executed prior to January 1, 2026, an amount equal to the percentage, as determined under s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., not to exceed 7 percent, of the claimant[s zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all of the claimant[s full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than the amount determined by multiplying 2,080 by 150 percent of the federal minimum wage in a tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (b) 1., or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (b) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 936 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1377 taxable year, if the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of such employees in the base year. A claimant may claim a credit under this subdivision for no more than 5 consecutive taxable years.

SECTION 1378. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (3w) (bm) 2. b. For a claimant whose contract is executed after December 31, 2025, an amount equal to the percentage, as determined under s. 238.399, not to exceed 7 percent, of the claimant[s zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all of the claimant[s full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (bd) 1., or greater than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (bd) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, if the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of such employees in the base year.

SECTION 1379. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (3w) (bm) 3. In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and subds. 1., 2., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 up to 10 percent of the claimant[s significant capital expenditures, as determined under s. 238.399 (5m) or s. 560.799 (5m), 2009 stats.

SECTION 1380. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (3w) (bm) 4. In addition to the credits under par. pars. (b) and (bd) and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 937 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1380 subds. 1., 2., and 3., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, up to 1 percent of the amount that the claimant paid in the taxable year to purchase tangible personal property, items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services from Wisconsin vendors, as determined under s. 238.399 (5) (e) or s. 560.799 (5) (e), 2009 stats., except that the claimant may not claim the credit under this subdivision and subd. 3. for the same expenditures.

SECTION 1381. 71.47 (3w) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (3w) (cm) Inflation adjustments. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026, the dollar amounts in pars. (a) 6. b., (bd) 1. a. and b., 2., and 3., and (bm) 2. b. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the year before the previous year, as determined by the federal department of labor. Each amount that is revised under this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10.

SECTION 1382. 71.47 (3y) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (3y) (b) 6. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2025, the amount of the investment in workforce housing, as 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 938 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1382 defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment, and, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the amount of the investment made in establishing an employee child care program for employees, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment, as determined by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. SECTION 1383. 71.47 (3y) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (3y) (b) 7. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the amount of the investment in workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees, including contributions made by the person to a 3rd party responsible for building or rehabilitating workforce housing, including contributions made to a local revolving loan fund program, not to exceed 15 percent of such investment.

SECTION 1384. 71.47 (4) (ad) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (4) (ad) 4. a. Except as provided in subds. 5. and, 6., and 7., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, a corporation may claim a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, as allocated under par. (d), an amount equal to 5.75 percent of the amount by which the corporation[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year exceed 50 percent of the average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit. If the corporation had no qualified research expenses in any of the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit, the claimant may claim an amount equal to 2.875 percent of the corporation[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit.

SECTION 1385. 71.47 (4) (ad) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 939 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1385 71.47 (4) (ad) 7. a. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, an individual, a partner of a partnership, a shareholder of a tax-option corporation, or a member of a limited liability company may claim a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, as allocated under par. (d), an amount equal to 11.5 percent of the amount by which the individual[s, partnership[s, tax-option corporation[s, or limited liability company[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year exceed 50 percent of the average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit. If the individual, partnership, tax-option corporation, or limited liability company had no qualified research expenses in any of the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit, the claimant may claim an amount equal to 5.75 percent of the individual[s, partnership[s, tax-option corporation[s, or limited liability company[s qualified research expenses for the taxable year for which the claimant claims the credit. b. For purposes of subd. 7. a., Xqualified research expensesY means qualified research expenses as defined in section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that Xqualified research expensesY includes only expenses incurred by the individual, partnership, tax-option corporation, or limited liability company for research related to nuclear power, incurred for research conducted in this state, for the taxable year and does not include compensation used in computing the credit under sub. (1dx). Section 41 (f) (1), (2), (5), and (6) and (h) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply to the credit under this subdivision.

SECTION 1386. 71.47 (4) (k) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (4) (k) Refunds. (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (f), for taxable years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 940 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1386 beginning after December 31, 2017, if the allowable amount of the claim under par. (ad) 4., 5., or 6., or 7. exceeds the tax otherwise due under s. 71.43, all of the following apply: SECTION 1387. 71.47 (4) (k) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (4) (k) 1. c. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due, not to exceed 25 percent of the allowable amount of the claim under par. (ad) 4., 5., or 6., or 7., shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (d).

SECTION 1388. 71.47 (5f) of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (5f) FILM PRODUCTION SERVICES CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XAccredited productionY means a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or television production, as approved by the department of tourism, for which the aggregate salary and wages included in the cost of the production for the period ending 12 months after the month in which the principal filming or taping of the production begins exceeds $100,000 for a production that is 30 minutes or longer or $50,000 for a production that is less than 30 minutes. XAccredited productionY does not include any of the following, regardless of the production costs: a. News, current events, or public programming or a program that includes weather or market reports. b. A talk show. c. A production with respect to a questionnaire or contest. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 941 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1388 d. A sports event or sports activity. e. A gala presentation or awards show. f. A finished production that solicits funds. g. A production for which the production company is required under 18 USC 2257 to maintain records with respect to a performer portrayed in a single media or multimedia program. h. A production produced primarily for industrial, corporate, or institutional purposes. 2. XClaimantY means a film production company, as defined in sub. (5h) (a) 2., that operates an accredited production in this state, if the company owns the copyright in the accredited production or has contracted directly with the copyright owner or a person acting on the owner[s behalf and if the company has a viable plan, as determined by the department of tourism, for the commercial distribution of the finished production. 3. XCommercial domicileY means the location from which a trade or business is principally managed and directed, based on any factors the department of tourism determines are appropriate, including the location where the greatest number of employees of the trade or business work, the trade or business has its office or base of operations, or from which the employees are directed or controlled. 4. XProduction expendituresY means any expenditure that is incurred in this state and directly used to produce an accredited production, including expenditures for writing, budgeting, casting, location scouts, set construction and operation, wardrobes, makeup, clothing accessories, photography, sound recording, sound 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 942 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1388 synchronization, sound mixing, lighting, editing, film processing, film transferring, special effects, visual effects, renting or leasing facilities or equipment, renting or leasing motor vehicles, food, lodging, and any other similar pre-production, production, and post-production expenditure as determined by the department of tourism. XProduction expendituresY includes expenditures for music that is performed, composed, or recorded by a musician who is a resident of this state or published or distributed by an entity that has its commercial domicile in this state; air travel that is purchased from a travel agency or company that has its commercial domicile in this state; and insurance that is purchased from an insurance agency or company that has its commercial domicile in this state. XProduction expendituresY does not include salary or wages or expenditures for the marketing and distribution of an accredited production. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 any of the following amounts: 1. An amount equal to 25 percent of the salary or wages paid by the claimant to the claimant[s employees in the taxable year for services rendered in this state to produce an accredited production and paid to employees who were residents of this state at the time that they were paid. 2. An amount equal to 25 percent of the production expenditures paid by the claimant in the taxable year to produce an accredited production. 3. An amount equal to the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 that the claimant paid in the taxable year on the purchase of tangible personal property and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 943 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1388 taxable services that are used directly in producing an accredited production in this state, including all stages from the final script stage to the distribution of the finished production. (c) Limitations. 1. No amount of the salary or wages paid under par. (b) 1. may be the basis for a credit under this subsection unless the salary or wages are paid for services rendered after December 31, 2025, and directly incurred to produce the accredited production. 2. The total amount of the credits that may be claimed by a claimant under par. (b) 1. shall not exceed an amount equal to the first $250,000 of salary or wages paid to each of the claimant[s employees, as described in par. (b) 1., in the taxable year, not including the salary or wages paid to the claimant[s 2 highest-paid employees, as described in par. (b) 1., in the taxable year, if the claimant[s budgeted production expenditures are $1,000,000 or more. 3. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant files an application with the department of tourism, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the office, and the office approves the application. The claimant shall submit a copy of the approved application with the claimant[s return. 4. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 944 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1388 companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interest. (d) Administration. 1. Section 71.28 (4) (e), (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credits under this subsection. Section 71.28 (4) (f), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credits under par. (b) 1. and 3. 2. If the allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) 2. exceeds the tax otherwise due under s. 71.43 or no tax is due under s. 71.43, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (bm). 3. Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer a credit under this subsection, in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax of the transferor in the taxable year in which the transfer occurs and may use the credit only to offset tax in taxable years in which the credit is otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

SECTION 1389. 71.47 (5h) of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (5h) FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY INVESTMENT CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 945 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1389 1. XClaimantY means a person who files a claim under this subsection and who does business in this state as a film production company. 2. XFilm production companyY means an entity that creates films, videos, broadcast advertisement, or television productions, not including the productions described under sub. (5f) (a) 1. a. to h. 3. XPhysical workY does not include preliminary activities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing property to prevent deterioration. 4. XPreviously owned propertyY means real property that the claimant or a related person owned during the 2 years prior to doing business in this state as a film production company and for which the claimant may not deduct a loss from the sale of the property to, or an exchange of the property with, the related person under section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code. 5. XUsed exclusivelyY means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for other use not exceeding 5 percent of total use. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, up to the amount of the taxes, for the first 3 taxable years that the claimant is doing business in this state as a film production company, an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the following that the claimant paid in the taxable year to establish a film production company in this state: 1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 946 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1389 2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property. (c) Limitations. 1. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property is purchased after December 31, 2025, and the personal property is used exclusively in the claimant[s business as a film production company. 2. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in preparation for the physical work, after December 31, 2025, or if the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2025. 3. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to acquire real property, if the property is not previously owned property and if the claimant acquires the property after December 31, 2025, or if the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2025. 4. No claim may be allowed under this subsection unless the department of tourism certifies, in writing, that the credits claimed under this subsection are for expenses related to establishing a film production company in this state and the claimant submits a copy of the certification with the claimant[s return. 5. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 947 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1389 credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests. (d) Administration. 1. Section 71.28 (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credits under this subsection. 2. Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer a credit under this subsection, in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax of the transferor in the taxable year in which the transfer occurs and may use the credit only to offset tax in taxable years in which the credit is otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

SECTION 1390. 71.47 (6) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1391. 71.47 (6) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (6) (a) 2m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2026, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.43, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for certified historic structures on property located in this state, if the cost of the person[s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 948 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1391 $50,000 and the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SECTION 1392. 71.47 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (6) (a) 3. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2026, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.43, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for qualified rehabilitated buildings, as defined in section 47 (c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, on property located in this state, if the cost of the person[s qualified rehabilitation expenditures is at least $50,000 and the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2013, and regardless of whether the rehabilitated property is used for multiple or revenue- providing purposes. No credit may be claimed under this subdivision for property listed as a contributing building in the state register of historic places or in the national register of historic places and no credit may be claimed under this subdivision for nonhistoric, nonresidential property converted into housing if the property has been previously used for housing.

SECTION 1393. 71.47 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (6) (a) 4. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under s. 71.43, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 20 percent of the costs of qualified rehabilitation expenditures, as defined in section 47 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for property located in this state, if the rehabilitated property is placed in service after December 31, 2025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 949 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1394 SECTION 1394. 71.47 (6) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (6) (c) (intro.) No person may claim the credit under par. (a) 2m. or 4. unless the claimant includes with the claimant[s return a copy of the claimant[s certification under s. 238.17. For certification purposes under s. 238.17, the claimant shall provide to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation all of the following:

SECTION 1395. 71.47 (6) (cn) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (6) (cn) (intro.) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, and before January 1, 2026, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall certify a person to claim a credit under par. (a) 3. if all of the following apply:

SECTION 1396. 71.47 (6) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 71.47 (6) (f) 1. and amended to read: 71.47 (6) (f) 1. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may not claim the credit under this subsection par. (a) 2m. and 3. The partners of a partnership, members of a limited liability company, or shareholders in a tax-option corporation may claim the credit under this subsection par. (a) 2m. and 3. based on eligible costs incurred by the partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation. The partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall calculate the amount of the credit which may be claimed by each partner, member, or shareholder and shall provide that information to the partner, member, or shareholder. For shareholders of a tax-option corporation, the credit may be allocated in proportion to the ownership interest of each shareholder. Credits computed by a partnership or limited liability company may be claimed in proportion to the ownership interests of the partners or members or allocated to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 950 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1396 partners or members as provided in a written agreement among the partners or members that is entered into no later than the last day of the taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company, for which the credit is claimed. For a partnership or limited liability company that places property in service after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2009, the credit attributable to such property may be allocated, at the election of the partnership or limited liability company, to partners or members for a taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company that ends after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2010. Any partner or member who claims the credit as provided under this paragraph shall attach a copy of the agreement, if applicable, to the tax return on which the credit is claimed. A person claiming the credit as provided under this paragraph is solely responsible for any tax liability arising from a dispute with the department of revenue related to claiming the credit.

SECTION 1397. 71.47 (6) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (6) (f) 2. a. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may make an election under s. 71.21 (6) (a) or 71.365 (4m) (a) to claim the credit under par. (a) 4. against the net income or franchise tax otherwise payable to this state on income of the same year. b. A partnership[s partners, limited liability company[s members, and tax- option corporation[s shareholders may not claim the credit under par. (a) 4. SECTION 1398. 71.47 (6) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (6) (g) 1. If Except as provided in subd. 1m., if a person who claims the credit under this subsection elects to claim the credit based on claiming amounts for expenditures as the expenditures are paid, rather than when the rehabilitation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 951 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1398 work is completed, the person shall file an election form with the department, in the manner prescribed by the department.

SECTION 1399. 71.47 (6) (g) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (6) (g) 1m. No person may claim the credit under par. (a) 4. unless the person claims the credit for the taxable year in which the rehabilitation work is completed.

SECTION 1400. 71.47 (6) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (6) (h) Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer the credit under par. (a) 2m. or, 3., or 4., in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit with each transfer. The transferor may file a claim for more than one taxable year on a form prescribed by the department to compute all years of the credit under par. (a) 2m. or, 3., or 4., at the time of the transfer request. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax in the taxable year of the transferor in which the transfer occurs, and may use the credit only to offset tax in taxable years otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

SECTION 1401. 71.47 (8b) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.47 (8b) (a) 7. XQualified developmentY means a qualified low-income housing project under section 42 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code that is financed with tax-exempt bonds, pursuant to section 42 (i) (2) described in section 42 (h) (4) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code, allocated the credit under section 42 of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 952 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1401 Internal Revenue Code, and located in this state; except that the authority may waive, in the qualified allocation plan under section 42 (m) (1) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code, the requirements of tax-exempt bond financing and federal credit allocation to the extent the authority anticipates that sufficient volume cap under section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code will not be available to finance low-income housing projects in any year.

SECTION 1402. 71.47 (8m) of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (8m) UNIVERSAL CHANGING STATION CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XClaimantY means a person who files a claim under this subsection and meets either of the following conditions during the preceding taxable year: a. Had gross receipts that did not exceed $1,000,000. b. Employed no more than 30 full-time employees. 2. XFull-time employeeY means an individual who is employed for at least 30 hours per week for 20 or more calendar weeks during a taxable year. 3. XUniversal changing stationY has the meaning given in s. 71.07 (8m) (a) 3. (b) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant paid during the taxable year to install a universal changing station. (c) Limitations. 1. No credit may be claimed under this subsection unless the universal changing station is installed in a single-occupant restroom that measures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 953 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1402 at least 8 feet by 10 feet, with adequate space for a wheelchair and a care provider to maneuver; that is equipped with a waste receptacle, a toilet, a lavatory, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser; and that complies with accessibility standards under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. 2. The credit claimed under this subsection may not exceed $5,125. 3. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on the amounts paid by the entity. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members, and shareholders may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests. (d) Administration. Section 71.28 (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

SECTION 1403. 71.49 (1) (cu) of the statutes is created to read: 71.49 (1) (cu) Universal changing station credit under s. 71.47 (8m). SECTION 1404. 71.49 (1) (epr) of the statutes is created to read: 71.49 (1) (epr) Film production company investment credit under s. 71.47 (5h). SECTION 1405. 71.49 (1) (eps) of the statutes is created to read: 71.49 (1) (eps) Film production services credit under s. 71.47 (5f) (b) 1. and 3. SECTION 1406. 71.49 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.49 (1) (f) The total of farmland preservation credit under subch. IX, jobs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 954 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1406 credit under s. 71.47 (3q), enterprise zone jobs credit under s. 71.47 (3w), business development credit under s. 71.47 (3y), research credit under s. 71.47 (4) (k) 1., film production services credit under s. 71.47 (5f) (b) 2., and estimated tax payments under s. 71.48. SECTION 1407. Subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 71 [precedes 71.51] of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: CHAPTER 71 SUBCHAPTER VIII PROPERTY TAX AND RENT REBATE

SECTION 1408. 71.52 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.52 (4) XHouseholdY means a claimant and an individual related to the claimant as husband or wife his or her spouse. SECTION 1409. 71.54 (1) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.54 (1) (g) 2012 and thereafter to 2025. (intro.) The amount of any claim filed in 2012 and thereafter to 2025 and based on property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued during the previous year is limited as follows:

SECTION 1410. 71.54 (1) (g) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.54 (1) (g) 4. Except as provided in subds. 5. and 7., for For claims filed in 2018 and thereafter and based on property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued during the previous year, no credit may be allowed under this paragraph if the claimant has no earned income in the taxable year to which the claim relates unless the claimant is disabled and provides the proof required under subd. 6. or the claimant or the claimant[s spouse is over the age of 61 at the close of the year to which the claim relates. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 955 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1411 SECTION 1411. 71.54 (1) (g) 5. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1412. 71.54 (1) (g) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.54 (1) (g) 6. (intro.) With regard to a claimant who is disabled, the A claimant who is disabled shall provide with his or her return proof that his or her disability is in effect for the taxable year to which the claim relates. Proof of disability may be demonstrated by any of the following:

SECTION 1413. 71.54 (1) (g) 7. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1414. 71.54 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read: 71.54 (1) (h) 2026 and thereafter. Subject to sub. (2m), the amount of any claim filed in 2026 and thereafter and based on property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued during the previous year is limited as follows: 1. If the household income was $19,000 or less in the year to which the claim relates, the claim is limited to 80 percent of the property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued or both in that year on the claimant[s homestead. 2. If the household income was more than $19,000 in the year to which the claim relates, the claim is limited to 80 percent of the amount by which the property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued or both in that year on the claimant[s homestead exceeds 7.891 percent of the household income exceeding $19,000. 3. No credit may be allowed if the household income exceeds $37,500. 4. Notwithstanding the time limitations described in par. (g) (intro.), the provisions of par. (g) 4. apply to claims filed under this paragraph. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 956 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1415

SECTION 1415. 71.54 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.54 (2) (b) 4. In calendar years 2011 or any subsequent calendar year to 2024, $1,460. SECTION 1416. 71.54 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read: 71.54 (2) (b) 5. Subject to sub. (2m), in calendar year 2025 or any subsequent calendar year, $1,460.

SECTION 1417. 71.54 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.54 (2m) INDEXING FOR INFLATION; 2010 2026 AND THEREAFTER. (a) For calendar years beginning after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2011 2025, the dollar amounts of the threshold income under sub. (1) (f) (h) 1. and 2., the maximum household income under sub. (1) (f) (h) 3., and the maximum property taxes under sub. (2) (b) 3. 5. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the 12-month average of the U.S. consumer price index for the month of August of the year before the previous year through the month of July of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the 12-month average of the U.S. consumer price index for August 2007 through July 2008 2024, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that the adjustment may occur only if the percentage is a positive number. Each amount that is revised under this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10. The department of revenue shall annually adjust 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 957 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1417 the changes in dollar amounts required under this paragraph and incorporate the changes into the income tax forms and instructions. (b) The department of revenue shall annually adjust the slope under sub. (1) (f) (h) 2. such so that, as a claimant[s income increases from the threshold income as calculated adjusted under par. (a), to an amount that exceeds the maximum household income as calculated adjusted under par. (a), the credit that may be claimed is reduced to $0, and the department of revenue shall incorporate the changes into the income tax forms and instructions.

SECTION 1418. 71.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.55 (3) FORMS TO BE PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT. In administering this subchapter, the department of revenue shall make available suitable forms with instructions for claimants, including a form that may be included with, or as a part of, the individual income tax form. In preparing homestead credit property tax and rent rebate forms, the department of revenue shall provide a space for identification of the county and city, village or town in which the claimant resides. SECTION 1419. 71.55 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.55 (5) LEGISLATION MAY BE PROPOSED BY DEPARTMENT. At the end of each fiscal year, the department of revenue shall review the homestead tax credit property tax and rent rebate program and may propose legislation to adjust the amounts of claims allowable under the program, taking into account findings that social security benefits and the cost of living, as reflected in the index computed by the U.S. bureau of labor statistics, have increased or decreased.

SECTION 1420. 71.55 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.55 (7) RECORDS MAY BE REQUIRED BY DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE CORRECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 958 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1420 CREDIT. To ascertain the correctness of any claim under this subchapter or to determine the amount of the credit under this subchapter of any person, the department may examine, or cause to be examined by any agent or representative designated by the department, any books, papers, records or memoranda bearing on the homestead credit property tax and rent rebate of the person, may require the production of the books, papers, records or memoranda, and require the attendance, of any person having relevant knowledge, and may take testimony and require proof material for its information. Based on the information it discovers, the department shall determine the true amount of homestead credit the property tax and rent rebate during the year or years under investigation.

SECTION 1421. 71.63 (6) (n) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 71.63 (6) (n) and amended to read: 71.63 (6) (n) In the form of tips paid to employees if:. SECTION 1422. 71.63 (6) (n) 1. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1423. 71.63 (6) (n) 2. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1424. 71.64 (9) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.64 (9) (b) (intro.) The department shall from time to time adjust the withholding tables to reflect any changes in income tax rates, any applicable surtax or any changes in dollar amounts in s. 71.06 (1), (1m), (1n), (1p), (1q), (1r), and (2) resulting from statutory changes, except as follows:

SECTION 1425. 71.67 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.67 (5) (a) Wager winnings. A person holding a license to sponsor and manage races under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (c) shall withhold from the amount of any payment of pari-mutuel winnings under s. 562.065 (3) (a) or (3m) (a) an amount 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 959 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1425 determined by multiplying the amount of the payment by the highest rate applicable to individuals under s. 71.06 (1) (a) to (c), (1m), (1n), (1p), or (1q), or (1r) if the amount of the payment is more than $1,000.

SECTION 1426. 71.67 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.67 (5m) WITHHOLDING FROM PAYMENTS TO PURCHASE ASSIGNMENT OF LOTTERY PRIZE. A person that purchases an assignment of a lottery prize shall withhold from the amount of any payment made to purchase the assignment the amount that is determined by multiplying the amount of the payment by the highest rate applicable to individuals under s. 71.06 (1) (a) to (c), (1m), (1n), (1p), or (1q), or (1r). Subsection (5) (b), (c) and (d), as it applies to the amounts withheld under sub. (5) (a), applies to the amount withheld under this subsection. SECTION 1427. 71.78 (4) (w) of the statutes is created to read: 71.78 (4) (w) The secretary of health services and employees of the department of health services for the purpose of performing an evaluation under s. 71.03 (9) (b). SECTION 1428. 71.78 (4) (x) of the statutes is created to read: 71.78 (4) (x) The department of tourism to the extent necessary to administer the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h).

SECTION 1429. 71.80 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.80 (3m) (c) If the department determines that a spouse is otherwise entitled to a state tax refund or homestead property tax and rent rebate or farmland credit, it shall notify the spouses under s. 71.74 (11) that the state intends 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 960 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1429 to reduce any state tax refund or a refundable credit due the spouses by the amount credited against any liability under par. (a) or (b) or both. SECTION 1430. 71.83 (1) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.83 (1) (a) 8. ZJoint return replacing separate returns.[ If the amount shown as the tax by the husband and wife spouses on a joint return filed under s. 71.03 (2) (g) to (L) exceeds the sum of the amounts shown as the tax upon the separate return of each spouse and if any part of that excess is attributable to negligence or intentional disregard of this chapter, but without intent to defraud, at the time of the filing of that separate return, then 25 percent of the total amount of that excess shall be added to the tax.

SECTION 1431. 71.83 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.83 (1) (b) 5. ZJoint return after separate returns.[ If the amount shown as the tax by the husband and wife spouses on a joint return filed under s. 71.03 (2) (g) to (L) exceeds the sum of the amounts shown as the tax on the separate return of each spouse and if any part of that excess is attributable to fraud with intent to evade tax at the time of the filing of that separate return, then 50 percent of the total amount of that excess shall be added to the tax. SECTION 1432. 71.83 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.83 (5) (a) 1. XCreditY means the earned income tax credit under s. 71.07 (9e), the homestead credit property tax and rent rebate under subch. VIII, the farmland preservation credit under subch. IX, or any refundable credit under s. 71.07, 71.28, or 71.47.

SECTION 1433. 71.98 (10) of the statutes is created to read: 71.98 (10) FEDERAL TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT. For taxable years beginning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 961 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1433 after December 31, 2024, sections 11012, 13221, 13301, 13304 (a), (b), and (d), 13531, and 13601 of P.L. 115-97. SECTION 1434. 73.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 73.01 (1) (b) XSmall claimsY is a matter in which the amount in controversy, including any penalty, after the department of revenue takes its final action on the petition for redetermination is less than $2,500 the amount specified under s. 799.01 (1) (d) for the applicability of ch. 799 to the types of civil actions described in s. 799.01 (1) (d) unless the commission on its own motion determines that the case not be heard as a small claims case or unless the department of revenue determines that the case has statewide significance.

SECTION 1435. 73.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 73.01 (5) (a) Any person who is aggrieved by a determination of the state board of assessors under s. 70.995 (5n) or (8) or who has filed a petition for redetermination with the department of revenue and who is aggrieved by the redetermination of the department of revenue may, within 60 days of the determination of the state board of assessors or of the department of revenue or, in all other cases, within 60 days after the redetermination but not thereafter, file with the clerk of the commission a petition for review of the action of the department of revenue and the number of copies of the petition required by rule adopted by the commission. Any person who is aggrieved by a determination of the department of transportation under s. 341.405 or 341.45 may, within 30 days after the determination of the department of transportation, file with the clerk of the commission a petition for review of the action of the department of transportation and the number of copies of the petition required by rule adopted by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 962 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1435 commission. If a municipality appeals, its appeal shall set forth that the appeal has been authorized by an order or resolution of its governing body and the appeal shall be verified by a member of that governing body as pleadings in courts of record are verified. The clerk of the commission shall transmit one copy to the department of revenue, or to the department of transportation, and to each party. In the case of appeals from manufacturing property assessments, the person assessed shall be a party to a proceeding initiated by a municipality. Any petition for review filed under this paragraph may be submitted electronically. At the time of filing the petition, the petitioner shall pay to the commission a $25 the filing fee applicable under par. (am). The commission shall deposit the fee in the general fund. Within 30 days after such transmission the department of revenue, except for petitions objecting to manufacturing property assessments, or the department of transportation, shall file with the clerk of the commission an original and the number of copies of an answer to the petition required by rule adopted by the commission and shall serve one copy on the petitioner or the petitioner[s attorney or agent. Within 30 days after service of the answer, the petitioner may file and serve a reply in the same manner as the petition is filed. Any person entitled to be heard by the commission under s. 76.38 (12) (a), 1993 stats., or s. 76.39 (4) (c) or 76.48 may file a petition with the commission within the time and in the manner provided for the filing of petitions in income or franchise tax cases. Such papers may be served as a circuit court summons is served or by certified mail. For the purposes of this subsection, a petition for review is considered timely filed if mailed by certified mail in a properly addressed envelope, with postage duly prepaid, which envelope is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 963 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1435 postmarked before midnight of the last day for filing, or if submitted electronically, is submitted by midnight of the last day for filing.

SECTION 1436. 73.01 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read: 73.01 (5) (am) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., at the time of filing a petition, the petitioner shall pay to the commission a fee of $250. 2. For a petition involving a small claims case, at the time of filing the petition, the petitioner shall pay to the commission a fee of $25. SECTION 1437. 73.03 (40m) of the statutes is amended to read: 73.03 (40m) To include on the form on which a homestead credit property tax and rent rebate is claimed information about the property tax deferral program. SECTION 1438. 73.03 (73) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 73.03 (73) (f) 1. Subject to subd. 2., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, the department shall make the pilot program described under par. (b) permanent and applicable to all eligible claimants of the earned income tax credit under s. 71.07 (9e) (aj), based on the specifications described under pars. (b) and (c) 2.

SECTION 1439. 73.17 of the statutes is created to read: 73.17 Medical marijuana registry program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XDebilitating medical condition or treatmentY means any of the following: 1. Cancer; glaucoma; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; a positive test for the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV; inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis or Crohn[s disease; a hepatitis C virus infection; Alzheimer[s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; nail 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 964 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1439 patella syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; post-traumatic stress disorder; or the treatment of these conditions. 2. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment of such a disease or condition that causes cachexia, severe pain, severe nausea, seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy, or severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis. (b) XDepartmentY means the department of revenue. (c) XPhysicianY means a person licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a). (d) XQualifying patientY means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having or undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment but does not include a person under the age of 18 years. (e) XRegistrantY means a person who holds a registry identification card issued in sub. (4). (f) XTax exemption certificateY means a certificate to claim the exemption under s. 77.54 (75). (g) XUsable marijuanaY has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13). (h) XWritten certificationY means means a statement made by a person[s physician if all of the following apply: 1. The statement indicates that, in the physician[s professional opinion, the person has or is undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment and the potential benefits of the person[s use of usable marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks for the person. 2. The statement indicates that the opinion described in subd. 1. was formed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 965 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1439 after a full assessment of the person[s medical history and current medical condition that was conducted no more than 6 months prior to making the statement and that was made in the course of a bona fide physician-patient relationship. 3. The statement is signed by the physician or is contained in the person[s medical records. 4. The statement contains an expiration date that is no more than 48 months after issuance and the statement has not expired. (2) APPLICATION. An adult who is claiming to be a qualifying patient may apply for a registry identification card by submitting to the department a signed application form containing or accompanied by all of the following: (a) The person[s name, address, and date of birth. (b) A written certification. (c) The name, address, and telephone number of the person[s current physician, as listed in the written certification. (3) PROCESSING THE APPLICATION. The department shall verify the information contained in or accompanying an application submitted under sub. (2) and shall approve or deny the application within 30 days after receiving it. The department may deny an application submitted under sub. (2) only if the required information has not been provided or if false information has been provided. (4) ISSUING A REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD AND TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE. The department shall issue to the applicant a registry identification card and tax exemption certificate within 5 days after approving an application under sub. (3). Unless voided under sub. (5) (b) or revoked under rules issued by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 966 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1439 department under sub. (7), a registry identification card and tax exemption certificate shall expire 4 years from the date of issuance. A tax exemption certificate shall contain the required information, as determined by the department by rule. A registry identification card shall contain all of the following: (a) The name, address, and date of birth of the registrant. (b) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card. (c) A photograph of the registrant. (d) Other information the department may require by rule. (5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY REGISTRANT. (a) A registrant shall notify the department of any change in the registrant[s name and address. Each registrant shall notify the department of any change in their physician or of any significant improvement in their health as it relates to their debilitating medical condition or treatment. (b) If a registrant fails to notify the department within 10 days after any change for which notification is required under par. (a), their registry identification card and tax exemption certificate is void. (6) RECORDS. (a) The department shall maintain a list of all registrants. (b) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 and except as provided in par. (c), the department may not disclose information from an application submitted or a registry identification card issued under this section. (c) The department may disclose to state or local law enforcement agencies information from an application submitted by, or from a registry identification card 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 967 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1439 issued to, a specific person under this section for the purpose of verifying that the person possesses a valid registry identification card. (7) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 1440. 74.09 (3) (gb) of the statutes is created to read: 74.09 (3) (gb) 1. Include information from the school district where the property is located regarding the amount of any gross reduction in state aid to the district under ss. 115.7915 (4m) and 118.60 (4d) in the previous year and the current year and the percentage change between those years, except that this paragraph does not apply in any year in which such a reduction does not occur. 2. In addition to the information provided under subd. 1., include the following insert in substantially similar form: XThe gross reduction in state aid to your school district in the .... (current year) is $ .... as a result of pupils enrolled in the .... (statewide choice program) (Racine choice program) or as a result of payments to .... (a private school) under the special needs scholarship program. Your school district had the option to increase property taxes to replace this aid reduction.Y

SECTION 1441. 76.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 76.07 (3) ASSESSMENT. For the purpose of determining the full market value of the property of each company appearing on the assessment roll, the department may view and inspect the property of such the company and shall consider the reports filed in compliance with s. 76.04 and the reports and returns of the company filed in the office of any officer of this state, and other evidence or information bearing upon the full market value of the property of the company assessed. In case 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 968 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1441 of For companies which that own or use property lying partly within and partly without the state, the department shall value and assess only the property within this state, using the methods under subs. (4g) and (4r). When the full market value of the property of a company within this state has been determined, the amount shall be entered upon the assessment roll opposite the name of the company and shall be the assessment of the entire property of such the company within this state for the levy of taxes thereon, subject to review and correction. The department shall thereupon give notice by certified mail to each company assessed of the amount of its assessment as entered upon such the roll.

SECTION 1442. 76.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 76.08 (1) Notice of the assessments determined under s. 76.07 and of adjustments under s. 76.075 shall be given by certified mail to each company the property of which has been assessed, and the notice of assessment shall be mailed provided on or before the assessment date specified in s. 76.07 (1). Any company aggrieved by the assessment or adjustment of its property thus made may have its assessment or adjustment redetermined by the Dane County circuit court if, within 30 days after notice of assessment or adjustment is mailed provided to the company under s. 76.07 (3), an action for the redetermination is commenced by filing a summons and complaint with that court, and service of authenticated copies of the summons and complaint is made upon the department of revenue. No answer need be filed by the department and the allegations of the complaint in opposition to the assessment or adjustment shall be deemed denied. Upon the filing of the summons and complaint, the court shall set the matter for hearing without a jury. If the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 969 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1442 plaintiff fails to file the summons and complaint within 5 days of service upon the department, the department may file a copy thereof with the court in lieu of the original. The department may be named as the defendant in any such action and shall appear and be represented by its counsel in all proceedings connected with the action but, on the request of the secretary of revenue, the attorney general may participate with or serve in lieu of departmental counsel. In an action for redetermination of an adjustment, only the issues raised in the department[s adjustment under s. 76.075 may be raised.

SECTION 1443. 76.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 76.10 (1) Every company defined in s. 76.02 shall, on or before October 1 in each year, be entitled, on its own motion, to present evidence before the department relating to the state assessment made in the preceding year pursuant to s. 70.575. On written request, in writing, for such the hearing or presentation, the department shall fix a time therefor within 60 days after such the application is filed, the same to be conducted in such manner as the department directs. Notice of such the hearing shall be mailed provided to any company requesting a hearing and shall be published in the official state paper. Within 30 days after the conclusion of such the hearing, the department shall enter an order either affirming the state assessment or ordering correction thereof as provided in sub. (2). A copy of such the order shall be sent by certified mail provided to the company or companies requesting such the hearing and to any interested party who has made an appearance in such the proceeding. The department may, on its own motion, correct such the state assessment. Any company having filed application for review 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 970 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1443 of the state assessment pursuant to this section, or any other interested party participating in such the hearing, if aggrieved by the order entered by the department, may bring an action in the circuit court for Dane County within 30 days after the entry of such the order to have said order set aside and a redetermination made of the state assessment. In any such action or in any hearing before the department pursuant to this section, any interested party may appear and be heard. An interested party includes any division of government whose revenues would be affected by any adjustment of the state assessment.

SECTION 1444. 76.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 76.13 (2) Every tax roll upon completion shall be delivered to the secretary of administration. The department shall notify, by certified mail, all companies listed on the tax roll of the amount of tax due, which shall be paid to the department. The payment dates provided for in sub. (2a) shall apply. The payment of one-fourth of the tax of any company may, if the company has brought an action in the Dane County circuit court under s. 76.08, be made without delinquent interest as provided in s. 76.14 any time prior to the date upon which the appeal becomes final, but any part of the tax ultimately required to be paid shall bear interest from the original due date to the date the appeal became final at the rate of 12 percent per year and at 1.5 percent per month thereafter until paid. The taxes extended against any company after the same become due, with interest, shall be a lien upon all the property of the company prior to all other liens, claims, and demands whatsoever, except as provided in ss. 292.31 (8) (i) and 292.81, which and the lien 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 971 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1444 may be enforced in an action in the name of the state in any court of competent jurisdiction against the property of the company within the state as an entirety.

SECTION 1445. 76.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 76.15 (2) The power to reassess the property of any company defined in s. 76.02 and the general property of the state, and to redetermine the average rate of taxation, may be exercised under sub. (1) as often as may be necessary until the amount of taxes legally due from any such company for any year under ss. 76.01 to 76.26 has been finally and definitely determined. Whenever any sum or part thereof, levied upon any property subject to taxation under ss. 76.01 to 76.26 so set aside has been paid and not refunded, the payment so made shall be applied upon the reassessment upon the property, and the reassessment of taxes to that extent shall be deemed to be satisfied. When the tax roll on the reassessment is completed and delivered to the secretary of administration, the department shall immediately notify by certified mail each of the several companies taxed to pay the amount of the taxes extended on the tax roll within 30 days.

SECTION 1446. 76.639 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 76.639 (1) (g) XQualified developmentY means a qualified low-income housing project under section 42 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code that is financed with tax- exempt bonds, pursuant to section 42 (i) (2) described in section 42 (h) (4) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code, allocated the credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and located in this state; except that the authority may waive, in the qualified allocation plan under section 42 (m) (1) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code, the requirements of tax-exempt bond financing and federal credit allocation to the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 972 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1446 extent the authority anticipates that sufficient volume cap under section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code will not be available to finance low-income housing projects in any year.

SECTION 1447. 76.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 76.81 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), there is imposed a tax on the real property of, and the tangible personal property of, every telephone company, excluding property that is exempt from the property tax under s. 70.11 (39) and (39m), and (48), motor vehicles that are exempt under s. 70.112 (5), property that is used less than 50 percent in the operation of a telephone company, as provided under s. 70.112 (4) (b), treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment that is exempt under s. 70.11 (21), and qualified broadband service property. Except as provided in s. 76.815, the rate for the tax imposed on each description of real property and on each item of tangible personal property is the net rate for the prior year for the tax under ch. 70 in the taxing jurisdictions where the description or item is located. The real and tangible personal property of a telephone company shall be assessed as provided under s. 70.112 (4) (b).

SECTION 1448. Chapter 77 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: CHAPTER 77 TAXATION OF FOREST CROPLANDS; REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FEES; SALES AND USE TAXES; COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, TRANSIT AUTHORITY, AND SPECIAL DISTRICT SALES AND USE TAXES; MANAGED FOREST LAND; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 973 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1448 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SURCHARGE; LOCAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX; LOCAL RENTAL CAR TAX; PREMIER RESORT AREA TAXES; STATE RENTAL VEHICLE FEE; DRY CLEANING FEES; ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING TAX; REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY FEES SECTION 1449. 77.25 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.25 (8m) Between husband and wife spouses. SECTION 1450. 77.51 (3h) of the statutes is created to read: 77.51 (3h) XDiaperY means an absorbent garment worn by humans who are incapable of or have difficulty controlling their bladder or bowel movements.

SECTION 1451. 77.51 (3pq) of the statutes is created to read: 77.51 (3pq) XFeminine hygiene productsY means tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other similar tangible personal property designed for feminine hygiene in connection with the human menstrual cycle. XFeminine hygiene productsY do not include grooming and hygiene products. SECTION 1452. 77.51 (4f) of the statutes is created to read: 77.51 (4f) XGrooming and hygiene productsY means soaps and cleaning solutions, shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and suntan lotions and screens. SECTION 1453. 77.51 (9rm) of the statutes is created to read: 77.51 (9rm) XOver-the-counter-drugY means a drug that contains a label that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 974 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1453 identifies the product as a drug as required by 21 CFR 201.66, including a label that includes any of the following: (a) A drug facts panel. (b) A statement of the active ingredients with a list of those ingredients contained in the compound, substance, or preparation.

SECTION 1454. 77.51 (11d) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.51 (11d) For purposes of subs. (1ag), (1f), (3pf), (7j), and (9p), and (17g) and ss. 77.52 (20) and (21), 77.522, 77.54 (9g), (51), (52), and (60), and 77.59 (5r), XproductY includes tangible personal property, and items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), and services.

SECTION 1455. 77.51 (17g) of the statutes is created to read: 77.51 (17g) XSeparate and optional feeY means a fee charged to receive a distinct and identifiable product if either of the following applies: (a) The fee is in addition to fees that the seller charges for other distinct and identifiable products sold to the same buyer, the fee is separately set forth on the invoice given by the seller to the buyer, and the seller does not require the buyer to pay the fee if the buyer chooses not to receive the additional distinct and identifiable product for which the fee applies. (b) The seller charges a single amount for multiple distinct and identifiable products and offers the buyer the option of paying a lower amount if the buyer chooses not to receive one or more of the distinct and identifiable products. For purposes of this paragraph, the separate and optional fee is the single amount the seller charges for the multiple distinct and identifiable products less the reduced 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 975 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1455 amount the seller charges to the buyer because the buyer chooses not to receive one or more of the products.

SECTION 1456. 77.52 (2) (a) 20. of the statutes is amended to read: 77.52 (2) (a) 20. The sale of landscaping and lawn maintenance services including landscape planning and counseling, lawn and garden services such as planting, mowing, spraying and fertilizing, and shrub and tree services. For purposes of this subdivision, landscaping and lawn maintenance services do not include planning and counseling services for the restoration, reclamation, or revitalization of prairie, savanna, or wetlands to improve biodiversity, the quality of land, soils, or water, or other ecosystem functions if the planning and counseling services are provided for a separate and optional fee from any other services. SECTION 1457. 77.52 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.52 (2m) (a) With respect to the services subject to tax under sub. (2), no part of the charge for the service may be deemed a sale or rental of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d) if the property, items, or goods transferred by the service provider are incidental to the selling, performing or furnishing of the service, except as provided in par. pars. (b) and (c).

SECTION 1458. 77.52 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 77.52 (2m) (c) With respect to services subject to tax under sub. (2) (a) 7., 10., 11., and 20. that are provided for a separate and optional fee from the planning and counseling services described under sub. (2) (a) 20., all tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d) physically transferred, or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 976 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1458 transferred electronically, to the customer in conjunction with the provision of the services subject to tax under sub. (2) (a) 7., 10., 11., and 20. is a sale of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods separate from the selling, performing, or furnishing of the services.

SECTION 1459. 77.52 (13) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.52 (13) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to prevent evasion of the sales tax it shall be presumed that all receipts are subject to the tax until the contrary is established. The burden of proving that a sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services is not a taxable sale at retail is upon the person who makes the sale unless that person takes from the purchaser an electronic or a paper certificate, in a manner prescribed by the department, to the effect that the property, item, good, or service is purchased for resale or is otherwise exempt, except that no certificate is required for the sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (5) (a) 3., (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), (64), (66), (67), (71), and (72), (76), (77), and (78).

SECTION 1460. 77.53 (10) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.53 (10) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to prevent evasion of the use tax and the duty to collect the use tax, it is presumed that tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or taxable services sold by any person for delivery in this state is sold for storage, use, or other consumption in this state until the contrary is established. The burden of proving the contrary is upon the person who makes the sale unless 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 977 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1460 that person takes from the purchaser an electronic or paper certificate, in a manner prescribed by the department, to the effect that the property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or taxable service is purchased for resale, or otherwise exempt from the tax, except that no certificate is required for the sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), (64), (66), (67), (71), and (72), (76), (77), and (78).

SECTION 1461. 77.54 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 77.54 (7) (b) 1. The item is transferred to a child, spouse, parent, father-in- law, mother-in-law parent-in-law, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law of the transferor or, if the item is a motor vehicle, from the transferor to a corporation owned solely by the transferor or by the transferor[s spouse. SECTION 1462. 77.54 (9a) (er) of the statutes is created to read: 77.54 (9a) (er) Any transit authority created under s. 66.1039. SECTION 1463. 77.54 (14) (f) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1464. 77.54 (14) (f) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 77.54 (14) (f) 4. An advanced practice registered nurse who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2). SECTION 1465. 77.54 (14) (g) of the statutes is created to read: 77.54 (14) (g) Over-the-counter-drugs.

SECTION 1466. 77.54 (30) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 77.54 (30) (a) 2. Electricity and natural gas sold during the months of November, December, January, February, March and April for residential use. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 978 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1467 SECTION 1467. 77.54 (56) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1468. 77.54 (56) (ad) of the statutes is created to read: 77.54 (56) (ad) 1. The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of a solar power system or wind energy system that produces usable electrical or heat energy directly from the sun or wind, if the system is capable of continuously producing at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units. A solar power system or wind energy system described under this subdivision includes tangible personal property sold with the system that is used primarily to store or facilitate the storage of the electrical or heat energy produced by the system, but does not include an uninterruptible power source that is designed primarily for computers. The exemption under this subdivision does not apply to tangible personal property designed for any use other than for a solar power system or wind energy system described in this subdivision. 2. The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of a waste energy system that produces usable electrical or heat energy directly from gas generated from anaerobic digestion of animal manure and other agricultural waste if the system is capable of continuously producing at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units. A system described under this subdivision includes tangible personal property sold with the system that is used primarily to store or facilitate the storage of the electrical or heat energy produced by the system, but does not include an uninterruptible power source that is designed primarily for computers. The exemption under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 979 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1468 subdivision does not apply to tangible personal property designed for any use other than for a waste energy system described in this subdivision.

SECTION 1469. 77.54 (56) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.54 (56) (b) Except for the sale of electricity or energy that is exempt from taxation under sub. (30), beginning on July 1, 2011, the sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of electricity or heat energy produced by a product system described under par. (a) (ad). SECTION 1470. 77.54 (62) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1471. 77.54 (75) of the statutes is created to read: 77.54 (75) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of usable marijuana, as defined in s. 139.97 (13), purchased by an individual who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.17 (4). SECTION 1472. 77.54 (76) of the statutes is created to read: 77.54 (76) (a) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of gun safes that are specifically designed for the storage of guns, but not other items used for gun storage, such as locking gun cabinets and racks. (b) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of trigger locks and gun barrel locks.

SECTION 1473. 77.54 (77) of the statutes is created to read: 77.54 (77) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of breast pumps, breast pump kits, and breast pump storage and collection supplies. SECTION 1474. 77.54 (78) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 980 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1474 77.54 (78) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of diapers and feminine hygiene products. SECTION 1475. Subchapter V (title) of chapter 77 [precedes 77.70] of the statutes is amended to read: CHAPTER 77 SUBCHAPTER V COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, TRANSIT AUTHORITY, AND SPECIAL DISTRICT SALES AND USE TAXES

SECTION 1476. 77.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.70 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any county may impose county sales and use taxes under this subchapter by the adoption of an ordinance, stating its purpose and referring to this subchapter. The rate of the tax imposed under this subsection is 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price. Except as provided in s. 66.0621 (3m), the county sales and use taxes imposed under this subsection may be imposed only for the purpose of directly reducing the property tax levy and only in their entirety as provided in this subchapter. That ordinance shall be effective on January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1. A certified copy of that ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. The repeal of any such ordinance shall be effective on December 31. A certified copy of a repeal ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days before the effective date of the repeal. Except as provided under s. 77.60 (9), the department of revenue may not issue any assessment or act on any claim for a refund or any claim for an adjustment under s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 981 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1476 77.585 after the end of the calendar year that is 4 years after the year in which the county has enacted a repeal ordinance under this subsection.

SECTION 1477. 77.70 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 77.70 (3) In addition to the taxes imposed under sub. (1), a county other than Milwaukee County may, by ordinance, impose a sales and use tax under this subchapter at the rate of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price. A sales and use tax enacted under this subsection may not take effect unless approved by a majority vote of all qualified electors in the county voting on the issue at a referendum. The revenue from the taxes imposed under this subsection may be used for any purpose designated by the county board or specified in the ordinance or in the referendum approving the ordinance. The taxes imposed under this subsection may be imposed only in their entirety as provided in this subchapter. If approved at a referendum, the ordinance shall be effective on January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1. A certified copy of that ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. The repeal of any such ordinance shall be effective on December 31. A certified copy of a repeal ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days before the effective date of the repeal. Except as provided under s. 77.60 (9), the department of revenue may not issue any assessment nor act on any claim for a refund or any claim for an adjustment under s. 77.585 after the end of the calendar year that is 4 years after the year in which the county has enacted a repeal ordinance under this subsection.

SECTION 1478. 77.701 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 982 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1478 77.701 (title) Adoption by municipal ordinance; 1st class cities.

SECTION 1479. 77.702 of the statutes is created to read: 77.702 Adoption by municipal ordinance; generally. A municipality other than the city of Milwaukee with a population exceeding 30,000, as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census or under s. 16.96 for 2020, may, by ordinance, impose a sales and use tax under this subchapter at the rate of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price. A sales and use tax enacted under this subsection may not take effect unless approved by a majority vote of all qualified electors in the municipality voting on the issue at a referendum. The revenue from the taxes imposed under this subsection may be used for any purpose designated by the governing body of the municipality or specified in the ordinance or in the referendum approving the ordinance. The taxes imposed under this subsection may be imposed only in their entirety as provided in this subchapter. If approved at a referendum, the ordinance shall be effective on January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1. A certified copy of that ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. The repeal of any such ordinance shall be effective on December 31. A certified copy of a repeal ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days before the effective date of the repeal. Except as provided under s. 77.60 (9), the department of revenue may not issue any assessment nor act on any claim for a refund or any claim for an adjustment under s. 77.585 after the end of the calendar year that is 4 years after the year in which the municipality has enacted a repeal ordinance under this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 983 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1480

SECTION 1480. 77.708 of the statutes is created to read: 77.708 Adoption by resolution; transit authority. (1) A transit authority created under s. 66.1039, by resolution under s. 66.1039 (4) (s), may impose a sales tax and a use tax under this subchapter at a rate not to exceed 0.5 percent of the gross receipts or sales price. Those taxes may be imposed only in their entirety. The resolution shall be effective on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least 120 days after a certified copy of the resolution is delivered to the department of revenue. (2) Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect a tax under sub. (1) for any transit authority created under s. 66.1039 beginning on the first day of the calendar quarter that is at least 120 days after a certified copy of the repeal resolution under s. 66.1039 (4) (s) is delivered to the department of revenue, except that the department of revenue may collect from retailers taxes that accrued before such calendar quarter and fees, interest, and penalties that relate to those taxes.

SECTION 1481. 77.71 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.71 Imposition of county, municipality, transit authority, and special district sales and use taxes. (intro.) Whenever a sales and use tax ordinance is adopted under s. 77.70 or, 77.701, or 77.702, a transit authority resolution is adopted under s. 77.708, or a special district resolution is adopted under s. 77.706, the following taxes are imposed:

SECTION 1482. 77.71 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.71 (1) For the privilege of selling, licensing, leasing, or renting tangible personal property and the items, property, and goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 984 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1482 (b), (c), and (d), and for the privilege of selling, licensing, performing, or furnishing services a sales tax is imposed upon retailers at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 or 77.702 in the case of a municipality tax, at the rate under s. 77.708 in the case of a transit authority tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the sales price from the sale, license, lease, or rental of tangible personal property and the items, property, and goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), except property taxed under sub. (4), sold, licensed, leased, or rented at retail in the county, municipality, or special district, or transit authority[s jurisdictional area, or from selling, licensing, performing, or furnishing services described under s. 77.52 (2) in the county, municipality, or special district, or transit authority[s jurisdictional area.

SECTION 1483. 77.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.71 (2) An excise tax is imposed at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 or 77.702 in the case of a municipality tax, at the rate under s. 77.708 in the case of a transit authority tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming in the county, municipality, or special district, or transit authority[s jurisdictional area tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services if the tangible personal property, item, property, good, or service is subject to the state use tax under s. 77.53, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under sub. (1), (3), (4), or (5) has been paid relieves the buyer of liability for the tax under this subsection and except that if the buyer has paid a similar local tax in another state 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 985 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1483 on a purchase of the same tangible personal property, item, property, good, or service that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection and except that for motor vehicles that are used for a purpose in addition to retention, demonstration, or display while held for sale in the regular course of business by a dealer the tax under this subsection is imposed not on the purchase price but on the amount under s. 77.53 (1m).

SECTION 1484. 77.71 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.71 (3) An excise tax is imposed upon a contractor engaged in construction activities within the county or, special district, or transit authority[s jurisdictional area at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 or 77.702 in the case of a municipality tax, at the rate under s. 77.708 in the case of a transit authority tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d) that are used in constructing, altering, repairing, or improving real property and that became a component part of real property in that county, municipality, or special district, or in the transit authority[s jurisdictional area, except that if the contractor has paid the sales tax of a county, municipality, transit authority, or special district in this state on that tangible personal property, item, property, or good, or has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same tangible personal property, item, property, or good, that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.

SECTION 1485. 77.71 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.71 (4) An excise tax is imposed at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 986 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1485 county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 or 77.702 in the case of a municipality tax, at the rate under s. 77.708 in the case of a transit authority tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft if that property must be registered or titled with this state and if that property is to be customarily kept in a county that has in effect an ordinance under s. 77.70, in a municipality that has in effect an ordinance under s. 77.701 or 77.702, the jurisdictional area of a transit authority that has in effect a resolution under s. 77.708, or in a special district that has in effect a resolution under s. 77.706, except that if the buyer has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same property, that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection. The lease or rental of a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft is not taxed under this subsection if the lease or rental does not require recurring periodic payments.

SECTION 1486. 77.71 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.71 (5) An excise tax is imposed on the purchase price for the lease or rental of a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 or 77.702 in the case of a municipality tax, at the rate under s. 77.708 in the case of a transit authority tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming in the county, municipality, or special district, or transit authority[s jurisdictional area the motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft if that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 987 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1486 property must be registered or titled with this state and if the lease or rental does not require recurring periodic payments, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under sub. (1) had been paid relieves the purchaser of liability for the tax under this subsection and except that if the purchaser has paid a similar local tax in another state on the same lease or rental of such motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft, that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.

SECTION 1487. 77.73 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.73 (2) Counties, municipalities, and special districts, and transit authorities do not have jurisdiction to impose the tax under s. 77.71 (2) in regard to items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), and tangible personal property, except snowmobiles, trailers, semitrailers, limited use off-highway motorcycles, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (o), all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles, purchased in a sale that is consummated in another county, municipality, or special district in this state, or in another transit authority[s jurisdictional area, that does not have in effect an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter and later brought by the buyer into the county, municipality, or special district, or jurisdictional area of the transit authority that has imposed a tax under s. 77.71 (2).

SECTION 1488. 77.73 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.73 (2m) Counties, municipalities, and special districts, and transit authorities do not have jurisdiction to impose the tax under s. 77.71 (5) with regard to the lease or rental of a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft if the lease or rental does not require recurring periodic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 988 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1488 payments and if the purchaser received the property in another county, municipality, or special district in this state or in another transit authority[s jurisdictional area, and then brings the property into a county, municipality, or special district, or transit authority that imposes the tax under s. 77.71 (5).

SECTION 1489. 77.73 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.73 (3) Counties, municipalities, and special districts, and transit authorities have jurisdiction to impose the taxes under this subchapter on retailers who file, or who are required to file, an application under s. 77.52 (7) or who register, or who are required to register, under s. 77.53 (9) or (9m), regardless of whether such retailers are engaged in business in the county, municipality, or special district, or transit authority[s jurisdictional area, as provided in s. 77.51 (13g). A retailer who files, or is required to file, an application under s. 77.52 (7) or who registers, or is required to register, under s. 77.53 (9) or (9m) shall collect, report, and remit to the department the taxes imposed under this subchapter for all counties, municipalities, or special districts, or transit authorities that have an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter.

SECTION 1490. 77.75 of the statutes is amended to read: 77.75 Reports. Every person subject to county, municipality, transit authority, or special district sales and use taxes shall, for each reporting period, record that person[s sales made in the county, municipality, or special district, or jurisdictional area of a transit authority that has imposed those taxes separately from sales made elsewhere in this state and file a report as prescribed by the department of revenue.

SECTION 1491. 77.76 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 989 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1491 77.76 (1) The department of revenue shall have full power to levy, enforce, and collect county, municipality, transit authority, and special district sales and use taxes and may take any action, conduct any proceeding, impose interest and penalties, and in all respects proceed as it is authorized to proceed for the taxes imposed by subch. III. The department of transportation and the department of natural resources may administer the county, municipality, transit authority, and special district sales and use taxes in regard to items under s. 77.61 (1). SECTION 1492. 77.76 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.76 (2) Judicial and administrative review of departmental determinations shall be as provided in subch. III for state sales and use taxes, and no county, municipality, transit authority, or special district may intervene in any matter related to the levy, enforcement, and collection of the taxes under this subchapter.

SECTION 1493. 77.76 (3t) of the statutes is created to read: 77.76 (3t) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gj), the department shall distribute 99.25 percent of the municipality taxes reported for each enacting municipality, minus the municipality portion of the retailers[ discounts, to the municipality and shall indicate the taxes reported by each taxpayer, no later than 75 days following the last day of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. In this subsection, the Xmunicipality portion of the retailers[ discountY is the amount determined by multiplying the total retailers[ discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the gross municipality sales and use taxes payable and the denominator of which is the sum of the gross state and municipality sales and use taxes payable. The municipality taxes distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments, and all other adjustments of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 990 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1493 municipality taxes previously distributed. Interest paid on refunds of municipality sales and use taxes shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gj) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1) (a). Any municipality receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5) and (6).

SECTION 1494. 77.76 (3w) of the statutes is created to read: 77.76 (3w) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gc), the department of revenue shall distribute 98.5 percent of the taxes reported for each transit authority that has imposed taxes under this subchapter, minus the transit authority portion of the retailers[ discount, to the transit authority no later than the end of the 3rd month following the end of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. At the time of distribution, the department of revenue shall indicate the taxes reported by each taxpayer. In this subsection, the Xtransit authority portion of the retailers[ discountY is the amount determined by multiplying the total retailers[ discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the gross transit authority sales and use taxes payable and the denominator of which is the sum of the gross state and transit authority sales and use taxes payable. The transit authority taxes distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments, and all other adjustments of the transit authority taxes previously distributed. Interest paid on refunds of transit authority sales and use taxes shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gc) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1) (a). Any transit authority 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 991 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1494 receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5).

SECTION 1495. 77.76 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.76 (4) There shall be retained by the state 1.5 percent of the taxes collected for taxes imposed by special districts under s. 77.706 and transit authorities under s. 77.708, 0.75 percent of the taxes collected for taxes imposed by counties under s. 77.70, and 1.75 percent of the taxes collected for taxes imposed by municipalities under s. 77.701 to cover costs incurred by the state in administering, enforcing, and collecting the tax. All interest and penalties collected shall be deposited and retained by this state in the general fund. SECTION 1496. 77.76 (4m) of the statutes is created to read: 77.76 (4m) There shall be retained by the state 0.75 percent of the taxes collected for taxes imposed by municipalities under s. 77.702 to cover the costs incurred by the state in administering, enforcing, and collecting the tax. All interest and penalties collected shall be deposited and retained by this state in the general fund.

SECTION 1497. 77.76 (7) of the statutes is created to read: 77.76 (7) If a retailer receives notice from the department of revenue that the retailer is required to collect and remit the taxes imposed under s. 77.708, but the retailer believes that the retailer is not required to collect such taxes because the retailer is not doing business within the transit authority[s jurisdictional area, the retailer shall notify the department of revenue no later than 30 days after receiving notice from the department. The department of revenue shall affirm or revise its original determination no later than 30 days after receiving the retailer[s notice. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 992 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1498

SECTION 1498. 77.77 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.77 (1) (a) The sales price from services subject to the tax under s. 77.52 (2) or the lease, rental, or license of tangible personal property and property, items, and goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), is subject to the taxes under this subchapter, and the incremental amount of tax caused by a rate increase applicable to those services, leases, rentals, or licenses is due, beginning with the first billing period starting on or after the effective date of the county ordinance, municipal ordinance, special district resolution, transit authority resolution, or rate increase, regardless of whether the service is furnished or the property, item, or good is leased, rented, or licensed to the customer before or after that date.

SECTION 1499. 77.77 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.77 (1) (b) The sales price from services subject to the tax under s. 77.52 (2) or the lease, rental, or license of tangible personal property and property, items, and goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d) is not subject to the taxes under this subchapter, and a decrease in the tax rate imposed under this subchapter on those services first applies, beginning with bills rendered on or after the effective date of the repeal or sunset of a county ordinance, municipal ordinance, or special district resolution, or transit authority resolution imposing the tax or other rate decrease, regardless of whether the service is furnished or the property, item, or good is leased, rented, or licensed to the customer before or after that date.

SECTION 1500. 77.77 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.77 (3) The sale of building materials to contractors engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing or improving real estate for others is not subject to the taxes under this subchapter, and the incremental amount of tax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 993 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1500 caused by the rate increase applicable to those materials is not due, if the materials are affixed and made a structural part of real estate, and the amount payable to the contractor is fixed without regard to the costs incurred in performing a written contract that was irrevocably entered into prior to the effective date of the county ordinance, municipal ordinance, special district resolution, transit authority resolution, or rate increase or that resulted from the acceptance of a formal written bid accompanied by a bond or other performance guaranty that was irrevocably submitted before that date.

SECTION 1501. 77.78 of the statutes is amended to read: 77.78 Registration. No motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (q), or aircraft that is required to be registered by this state may be registered or titled by this state unless the registrant files a sales and use tax report and pays the county tax, municipal tax, transit authority tax, and special district tax at the time of registering or titling to the state agency that registers or titles the property. That state agency shall transmit those tax revenues to the department of revenue.

SECTION 1502. 77.88 (2) (ac) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 77.88 (2) (ac) 1. If the land transferred under par. (a) meets the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a), (ag), and (b), the land shall continue to be designated as managed forest land if the transferee, within 30 days after a transfer of ownership, files a form provided by the department signed by the transferee. By signing the form, the transferee certifies to the department an intent to comply with the existing management plan for the land and any amendments to the plan. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 994 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1502 The transferee shall provide proof that each person holding any encumbrance on the land agrees to the designation. The transferee may designate an area of the transferred land closed to public access as provided under s. 77.83. The department shall issue an order continuing the designation of the land as managed forest land under the new ownership. The transferee shall pay a $100 fee that will accompany the report. The fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund. Twenty dollars of the fee or a different amount of the fee as may be established under subd. 2. shall be and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (cr). The department shall immediately notify each person entitled to notice under s. 77.82 (8).

SECTION 1503. 77.88 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read: 77.88 (5m) WITHDRAWAL FEE. The withdrawal fee assessed by the department under subs. (1) (c), (2) (ac) 2. and 3., (am), and (c), (3), and (3j) (c), and (3m) shall be $300. The fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (cr).

SECTION 1504. Subchapter XIV of chapter 77 [precedes 77.9981] of the statutes is created to read: CHAPTER 77 SUBCHAPTER XIV REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY FEE 77.9981 Imposition. A regional transit authority created under s. 66.1039 (2) may impose a fee at a rate not to exceed $2 for each transaction in the authority[s jurisdictional area, as described in s. 66.1039 (2), on the rental, but not for rerental and not for rental as a service or repair replacement vehicle, of Type 1 automobiles, as defined in s. 340.01 (4) (a), by establishments primarily engaged in short-term 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 995 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1504 rental of passenger cars without drivers, for a period of 30 days or less, unless the sale is exempt from the sales tax under s. 77.54 (1), (4), (7) (a), (7m), (9), or (9a). The fee imposed under this subchapter shall be effective on the first day of the first month that begins at least 90 days after the board of directors of the regional transit authority approves the imposition of the fee and notifies the department of revenue. The board of directors shall notify the department of a repeal of the fee imposed under this subchapter at least 60 days before the effective date of the repeal. 77.9982 Administration. (1) The department of revenue shall administer the fee under this subchapter and may take any action, conduct any proceeding, and impose interest and penalties. (2) Sections 77.51 (12m), (14), (14g), (15a), and (15b), 77.52 (1b), (3), (5), (13), (14), (18), and (19), 77.522, 77.58 (1) to (5), (6m), and (7), 77.585, 77.59, 77.60, 77.61 (2), (3m), (5), (8), (9), and (12) to (15), and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes under subch. III, apply to the fee under this subchapter. Section 77.73, as it applies to the taxes under subch. V, applies to the fee under this subchapter. The renter shall collect the fee under this subchapter from the person to whom the passenger car is rented. (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gh), the department of revenue shall distribute 97.45 percent of the fees collected under this subchapter for each regional transit authority to that authority and shall indicate to the authority the fees reported by each fee payer in the authority[s jurisdiction, no later than the end of the month following the end of the calendar quarter in which the amounts were collected. The fees distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 996 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1504 subsequent refunds, audit adjustments, and all other adjustments. Interest paid on refunds of the fee under this subchapter shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gh) at the rate under s. 77.60 (1) (a). Any regional transit authority that receives a report along with a payment under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5). (4) Persons who are subject to the fee under this subchapter shall register with the department of revenue. Any person who is required to register; including any person authorized to act on behalf of a corporation, partnership, or other person who is required to register; who fails to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor. (5) A retailer who collects a fee under this subchapter shall identify the fee as a separate item on a receipt the retailer provides to a rental customer. 77.9983 Discontinuation. Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect fees under this subchapter for any regional transit authority after the calendar quarter during which the regional transit authority ceases to exist, except that the department may collect from retailers fees that accrued before that calendar quarter and interest and penalties that relate to those fees. If fees are collected, the authority may use the revenue for any lawful purpose.

SECTION 1505. 79.005 (1j) of the statutes is created to read: 79.005 (1j) (a) XEnergy storage facilityY means property to which all of the following applies: 1. The property is interconnected to the electrical grid. 2. The property is designed to receive electrical energy, to store the electrical 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 997 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1505 energy as another form of energy, and to convert that other form back into electrical energy. 3. The property delivers the electrical energy converted from some other form, as described in subd. 2., for sale or to use for providing reliability or economic benefits to the electrical grid. 4. The property is owned by a light, heat, and power company assessed under s. 76.28 (2) or 76.29 (2), not including property described in s. 66.0813 unless the property is owned or operated by a local governmental unit located outside of the municipality, or by an electric cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and 76.48, respectively, or by a municipal electric company under s. 66.0825. (b) XEnergy storage facilityY includes hydroelectric pumped storage, compressed air energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, batteries, superconducting magnetic energy storage, flywheels, thermal energy storage systems, and hydrogen storage, or combination thereof, or any other similar technologies as determined by the federal energy regulatory commission.

SECTION 1506. 79.005 (1L) of the statutes is created to read: 79.005 (1L) XLiquefied natural gas storage facilityY means a liquefied natural gas storage facility owned by a light, heat, and power company assessed under s. 76.28 (2) or 76.29 (2), not including property described in s. 66.0813, unless the property is owned or operated by a local governmental unit located outside of the municipality, by an electric cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and 76.48, respectively, or by a municipal electric company under s. 66.0825.

SECTION 1507. 79.015 of the statutes is amended to read: 79.015 Statement of estimated payments. The department of revenue, on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 998 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1507 or before September 15 of each year, shall provide to each municipality and county a statement of estimated payments to be made in the next calendar year to the municipality or county under ss. 79.035, 79.036, 79.037, 79.038, 79.039, 79.04, and 79.05 and shall provide a statement of estimated payments to be made to the municipality or county under s. 79.06 if the municipality or county is eligible for a payment under s. 79.06 in the next calendar year. SECTION 1508. 79.036 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 79.036 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2), (3), and (4), and (5), for the distribution in 2024 and in subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive payments under this section as follows:

SECTION 1509. 79.036 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 79.036 (1) (b) For the distribution in 2025 and subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive a payment equal to the proportion of the total payments from the county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (2) (a) that the county or municipality received in 2024 multiplied by the amount credited under s. 25.491 (2) (a) for the year in to the county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (2). SECTION 1510. 79.036 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 79.036 (5) For the distribution in 2025, the payment under this section to the city of Green Bay shall be the amount otherwise determined for the city under this section, plus $1,000,000 for reimbursement of public safety costs associated with the national football league draft in April 2025.

SECTION 1511. 79.04 (7m) of the statutes is created to read: 79.04 (7m) (a) Annually, the department of administration, upon certification 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 999 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1511 by the department of revenue, shall distribute a payment from the public utility account to each municipality and county in which an energy storage facility with a name-plate capacity of at least one megawatt is located. If the energy storage facility is located in a city or village, the city or village receives a payment equal to two-thirds of the product of the facility[s name-plate capacity multiplied by $2,000 and the county in which the energy storage facility is located receives a payment equal to one-third of the product of the facility[s name-plate capacity multiplied by $2,000. If the energy storage facility is located in a town, the town receives a payment equal to one-third of the product of the facility[s name-plate capacity multiplied by $2,000 and the county in which the energy storage facility is located receives a payment equal to two-thirds of the product of the facility[s name-plate capacity multiplied by $2,000. (b) Annually, the department of administration, upon certification by the department of revenue, shall distribute a payment from the public utility account to each municipality and county in which a liquefied natural gas storage facility is located. If the liquefied natural gas storage facility is located in a city or village, the city or village receives a payment equal to 6 mills multiplied by the net book value of the liquefied natural gas storage facility and the county in which the liquefied natural gas storage facility is located receives a payment equal to 3 mills multiplied by the net book value of the liquefied natural gas storage facility. If the liquefied natural gas storage facility is located in a town, the town receives a payment equal to 3 mills multiplied by the net book value of the liquefied natural gas storage facility and the county in which the liquefied natural gas storage facility is located 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1000 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1511 receives a payment equal to 6 mills multiplied by the net book value of the liquefied natural gas storage facility.

SECTION 1512. 79.05 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read: 79.05 (1) (ae) XGrowth portion of base and supplemental county and municipal aidY means the total amount of payments received by a municipality under ss. 79.036 and 79.037 in the applicable year minus the total amount of payments under ss. 79.036 and 79.037 received by the municipality in 2024. SECTION 1513. 79.05 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read: 79.05 (1) (ag) XGrowth portion of payments for municipal servicesY means an amount equal to one of the following, whichever is greater: 1. The total amount of payments received by a municipality under s. 70.119 (7) in the applicable year minus the total amount of payments under s. 70.119 (7) received by the municipality in 2024. 2. Zero.

SECTION 1514. 79.05 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 79.05 (1) (am) XInflation factorY means a percentage equal to the average annual percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, for the 12 months ending on August 31 of the year before the statement under s. 79.015, except that the percentage under this paragraph shall not be less than zero 3 percent.

SECTION 1515. 79.05 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 79.05 (2) (c) Its municipal budget; exclusive of principal and interest on long- term debt and exclusive of revenue sharing payments under s. 66.0305, payments of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1001 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1515 premiums under s. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. and 1m., revenues generated from a tax imposed under s. 77.701, the growth portion of base and supplemental county and municipal aid, the growth portion of payments for municipal services, additional payments received under s. 79.036 (5) for public safety costs reimbursement, payments received under s. 79.038, expenditures of payments due to the termination of a tax incremental district under s. 79.096 (3), recycling fee payments under s. 289.645, expenditures of grant payments under s. 16.297 (1m), unreimbursed expenses related to an emergency declared under s. 323.10, expenditures from moneys received pursuant to P.L. 111-5, revenues from a municipal registration fee under s. 341.35 (1) that is approved by a majority of the electors in the municipality voting at a referendum, grants received from the state or federal government for the purpose of providing law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency medical services, grants received from the federal government, and expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing agreement with a school district whereby the municipality makes purchases on behalf of the school district; for the year of the statement under s. 79.015 increased over its municipal budget as adjusted under sub. (6); exclusive of principal and interest on long-term debt and exclusive of revenue sharing payments under s. 66.0305, payments of premiums under s. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. and 1m., revenues generated from a tax imposed under s. 77.701, the growth portion of base and supplemental county and municipal aid, the growth portion of payments for municipal services, additional payments received under s. 79.036 (5) for public safety costs reimbursement, payments received under s. 79.038, expenditures of payments due to the termination of a tax incremental district under s. 79.096 (3), recycling fee payments under s. 289.645, expenditures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1002 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1515 of grant payments under s. 16.297 (1m), unreimbursed expenses related to an emergency declared under s. 323.10, expenditures from moneys received pursuant to P.L. 111-5, revenues from a municipal registration fee under s. 341.35 (1) that is approved by a majority of the electors in the municipality voting at a referendum, grants received from the state or federal government for the purpose of providing law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency medical services, grants received from the federal government, and expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing agreement with a school district whereby the municipality makes purchases on behalf of the school district; for the year before that year by less than the sum of the inflation factor and the valuation factor, rounded to the nearest 0.10 percent.

SECTION 1516. 79.06 of the statutes is created to read: 79.06 Property tax freeze incentive payments. (1) In this section, Xpolitical subdivisionY means a city, village, town, or county. (2) (a) A political subdivision is eligible for a payment under sub. (3) if its property tax levy in a year is less than or equal to its property tax levy in the immediately preceding year. (b) For purposes of determining eligibility under par. (a), a political subdivision[s property tax levy excludes all of the following expenditures made by the political subdivision: 1. Expenditures related to annexation or service consolidation. 2. Unreimbursed emergency expenditures. (3) (a) Beginning in 2026, each political subdivision that is eligible under sub. (2) on the basis of its property tax levy imposed in the immediately preceding December shall receive a payment calculated as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1003 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1516 1. Multiply the political subdivision[s property tax levy for the year of the payment by 0.03. 2. If the political subdivision received a payment under this subsection in the immediately preceding year, multiply the amount of the payment by 1.03. 3. Add the amounts determined under subds. 1. and 2. (b) For purposes of calculating the amount of a payment under par. (a), a political subdivision[s property tax levy excludes all expenditures excluded under sub. (2) (b). (c) The department of revenue shall certify the amount of the payment due each taxing jurisdiction under par. (a) to the department of administration, and the department of administration shall make the payment on or before the first Monday in May. (4) The department of revenue may promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 1517. 79.07 of the statutes is created to read: 79.07 County and municipal aid for nontaxable tribal land. (1) Beginning in 2026, the following counties and towns shall annually receive a payment in an amount determined by the department of revenue under sub. (2): (a) Ashland County. (b) Bayfield County. (c) Iron County. (d) Sawyer County. (e) Vilas County. (f) Town of Ashland. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1004 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1517 (g) Town of Gingles. (h) Town of Sanborn. (i) Town of White River. (j) Town of Russell, located in Bayfield County. (k) Town of Sherman, located in Iron County. (L) Town of Bass Lake, located in Sawyer County. (m) Town of Couderay. (n) Town of Hayward. (o) Town of Radisson. (p) Town of Sand Lake, located in Sawyer County. (q) Town of Boulder Junction. (r) Town of Lac du Flambeau. (2) (a) The department of revenue shall annually determine the amount of the payment to each county and town under sub. (1) to compensate the county or town for the loss of property tax revenue as a result of not being able to legally impose local general property taxes on property located within the boundaries of an American Indian reservation and owned by the tribe or tribal members, consistent with the 1854 Treaty of La Pointe. (b) The department of revenue shall certify the amount of the payment due each county and town under sub. (1) to the department of administration, and the department of administration shall make the payment on or before the first Monday in May.

SECTION 1518. 79.095 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 79.095 (4) (c) The department shall certify the amount of the payment due 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1005 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1518 each taxing jurisdiction to the department of administration, which shall make the payments on or before the 4th first Monday in July. For purposes of ch. 121, school districts shall treat the payments made in July under this subsection as if they had been received in the previous school year May.

SECTION 1519. 79.098 of the statutes is created to read: 79.098 State aid; state assessed pipelines. (1) Beginning in 2027, and in each year thereafter, the department of administration shall pay to each taxing jurisdiction, as defined in s. 79.095 (1) (c), an amount equal to the property taxes levied on the pipeline property of a pipeline company, as defined in s. 76.02 (5), for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2024. (2) (a) Each municipality shall report to the department of revenue, in the time and manner determined by the department, the amount of the property taxes levied on the pipeline property of a pipeline company, as defined in s. 76.02 (5), for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2024, on behalf of the municipality and on behalf of other taxing jurisdictions. (b) Each taxing jurisdiction shall report to the department of revenue, in the time and manner determined by the department, any information the department considers necessary to administer this section. (c) If a municipality does not timely electronically file the report required by the department of revenue under par. (a), the following reductions will be made to the municipality[s pipeline property aid distributed under sub. (1) in 2027: 1. Reduction of the aid by 25 percent, if not filed by June 30, 2026. 2. Forfeiture of the aid, if not filed by July 15, 2026. (d) If a municipality does not electronically file the report required by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1006 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1519 department of revenue under par. (a) by July 15, 2026, the department may use the best information available to calculate the aid to distribute under sub. (1) in 2027 to the applicable taxing jurisdictions. (3) Each taxing jurisdiction shall attribute to each tax incremental district within the taxing jurisdiction the district[s proportionate share of the amount the taxing jurisdiction receives under sub. (1). The amount that would have been paid to a tax incremental district under this subsection shall be distributed to the municipality and applicable taxing jurisdictions in the year following the termination of the tax incremental district and in each year thereafter. (4) The department of revenue shall certify the amount of the payment due each taxing jurisdiction under sub. (1) to the department of administration, and the department of administration shall make the payment on or before the first Monday in May.

SECTION 1520. 79.10 (7m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 79.10 (7m) (a) 1. b. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, on the 4th Monday in July 2024, the department of administration shall distribute $940,000,000 related to the 2023 property tax levies. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, on the first Monday in May 2025, the department of administration shall distribute $335,000,000, related to the 2024 property tax levies. d. In the 2026-27 fiscal year, on the 4th Monday in July 2026, the department of administration shall distribute $940,000,000 related to the 2025 property tax levies. In the 2026-27 fiscal year, on the first Monday in May 2027, the department of administration shall distribute $584,700,000 related to the 2026 property tax levies. In each fiscal year thereafter, on the 4th Monday in July, the department of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1007 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1520 administration shall distribute $940,000,000 related to the property tax levies of the calendar year immediately preceding the distribution. In each fiscal year thereafter, on the first Monday in May, the department of administration shall distribute $335,000,000 $584,700,000 related to the property tax levies of the calendar year immediately preceding the distribution.

SECTION 1521. 79.10 (7m) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read: 79.10 (7m) (a) 1. c. In the 2025-26 fiscal year, on the 4th Monday in July 2025, the department of administration shall distribute $940,000,000 related to the 2024 property tax levies. In the 2025-26 fiscal year, on the first Monday in May 2026, the department of administration shall distribute $460,300,000 related to the 2025 property tax levies.

SECTION 1522. 79.14 of the statutes is amended to read: 79.14 School levy tax credit. The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), for the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996; $469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006; $593,050,000 in 2007; $672,400,000 in 2008; $747,400,000 in 2009; $732,550,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012; $747,400,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015; $853,000,000 in 2016 and 2017; and $940,000,000 in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022; and in fiscal year 2023-24, $1,195,000,000. Beginning in In fiscal year 2024-25, the appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), for the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $1,275,000,000; in fiscal year 2025-26, the appropriation is $1,400,300,000; and in fiscal year 2026-27, the appropriation is $1,524,700,000.

SECTION 1523. 84.01 (13) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.01 (13) ENGINEERING SERVICES. The department may engage such 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1008 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1523 engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services as it deems advisable. Any engagement of services under this subsection is exempt from ss. 16.70 to 16.75, 16.755 to 16.82, and 16.85 to 16.89, but ss. 16.528, 16.752, and 16.754 apply to such engagement. Any engagement involving an expenditure of $3,000 $100,000 or more shall be by formal contract approved by the governor. The department shall conduct a uniform cost-benefit analysis, as defined in s. 16.70 (3g), of each proposed engagement under this subsection that involves an estimated expenditure of more than $300,000 in accordance with standards prescribed by rule of the department and consider and document the results of the analysis before the determination of whether to undertake the proposed engagement. The department shall review periodically, and before any renewal, the continued appropriateness of contracting pursuant to each engagement under this subsection that involves an estimated expenditure of more than $300,000.

SECTION 1524. 84.013 (3) (be) of the statutes is created to read: 84.013 (3) (be) I 39/90/94 extending approximately 67 miles in Dane, Columbia, Sauk, and Juneau counties from USH 12/18 in Madison to USH 12/STH 16 in Wisconsin Dells, including I 39 from I 90/94 to Levee Road near the city of Portage, and including all interchanges and work on adjacent roadways necessary for the completion of the project.

SECTION 1525. 84.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.06 (2) (a) All such highway improvements shall be executed by contract based on bids unless the department finds that another method as provided in sub. (3) or (4) would be more feasible and advantageous. Bids shall be advertised for in the manner determined by the department. Except as provided in s. 84.075, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1009 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1525 contract shall be awarded to the lowest competent and responsible bidder as determined by the department. If the bid of the lowest competent bidder is determined by the department to be in excess of the estimated reasonable value of the work or not in the public interest, all bids may be rejected. The department shall, so far as reasonable, follow uniform methods of advertising for bids and may prescribe and require uniform forms of bids and contracts. Except as provided in par. (b), the secretary shall enter into the contract on behalf of the state. Every such contract is exempted from ss. 16.70 to 16.75, 16.755 to 16.82, 16.87 and 16.89, but ss. 16.528, 16.752, and 16.754 apply to the contract. Any such contract involving an expenditure of $1,000 $250,000 or more shall not be valid until approved by the governor. The secretary may require the attorney general to examine any contract and any bond submitted in connection with the contract and report on its sufficiency of form and execution. The bond required by s. 779.14 (1m) is exempt from approval by the governor and shall be subject to approval by the secretary. This subsection also applies to contracts with private contractors based on bids for maintenance under s. 84.07.

SECTION 1526. 84.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.06 (3) CONTRACTS WITH COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY; DIRECT LABOR; MATERIALS. If the department finds that it would be more feasible and advantageous to have the improvement performed by the county in which the proposed improvement is located and without bids, the department may, by arrangement with the county highway committee of the county, enter into a contract satisfactory to the department to have the work done by the county forces and equipment. In such contract the department may authorize the county to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1010 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1526 purchase, deliver, and store materials and may fix the rental rates of small tools and equipment. The contract shall be between the county and the state and shall not be based on bids, and may be entered into on behalf of the county by the county highway committee and on behalf of the state by the secretary. Such contract is exempted from s. 779.14 and from all provisions of chs. 16 and 230, except s. 16.754. If the total estimated indebtedness to be incurred exceeds $5,000 $100,000 the contract shall not be valid until approved by the governor. The provisions of this subsection relating to agreements between a county and the state shall also authorize and apply to such arrangements between a city, town, or a village and the state. In such cases, the governing body of the city, town, or village shall enter into the agreement on behalf of the municipality.

SECTION 1527. 84.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.06 (4) SPECIAL CONTRACTS WITH RAILROADS AND UTILITIES. If an improvement undertaken by the department will cross or affect the property or facilities of a railroad or public utility company, the department may, upon finding that it is feasible and advantageous to the state, arrange to perform portions of the improvement work affecting such facilities or property or perform work of altering, rearranging, or relocating such facilities by contract with the railroad or public utility. Such contract shall be between the railroad company or public utility and the state and need not be based on bids. The contract may be entered into on behalf of the state by the secretary. Every such contract is exempted from s. 779.14 and from all provisions of chs. 16 and 230, except ss. 16.528, 16.752, and 16.754. No such contract in which the total estimated debt to be incurred exceeds $5,000 $100,000 shall be valid until approved by the governor. As used in this subsection, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1011 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1527 Xpublic utilityY means the same as in s. 196.01 (5), and includes a telecommunications carrier as defined in s. 196.01 (8m), and XrailroadY means the same as in s. 195.02. XPropertyY as used in this subsection includes but is not limited to tracks, trestles, signals, grade crossings, rights-of-way, stations, pole lines, plants, substations, and other facilities. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve any railroad or public utility from any financial obligation, expense, duty, or responsibility otherwise provided by law relative to such property.

SECTION 1528. 84.07 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.07 (1b) EMERGENCY REPAIR AND PROTECTION OF STATE TRUNK HIGHWAYS. To accomplish prompt repair, protection or preservation of any state trunk highway which has been closed or is being jeopardized by extraordinary damage by flood, structure failure, slides, or other extraordinary condition of necessity and emergency, the department may, if it is deemed for the best interest of the state, proceed at once to repair or protect the highway with forces and services of private constructors and agencies, summarily engaged by the department and cause said work to be done by negotiated contract or agreement without calling for competitive bids, provided that any such contract or agreement involving an estimated expenditure in excess of $10,000 $100,000 shall be subject to approval of the governor before it becomes effective.

SECTION 1529. 84.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.11 (4) FINDING, DETERMINATION, AND ORDER. After such hearing the department shall make such investigation as it considers necessary in order to make a decision in the matter. If the department finds that the construction is necessary it shall determine the location of the project and whether the project is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1012 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1529 eligible for construction under this section. The department shall also determine the character and kind of bridge most suitable for such location and estimate separately the cost of the bridge portion and the entire project. The department shall make its finding, determination, and order, in writing, and file a certified copy thereof with the clerk of each county, city, village, and town in which any portion of the bridge project will be located and also with the secretary of state and the secretary of administration. The determination of the location of the project made by the department and set forth in its finding, determination, and order shall be conclusive as to such location and shall constitute full authority for laying out new streets or highways or for any relocations of highways made necessary for the construction of the project and for acquirement of any lands necessary for such streets or highways, relocation or construction. The estimate of cost made by the department shall be conclusive insofar as cost may determine eligibility of construction under this section.

SECTION 1530. 84.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.12 (4) FINDING, DETERMINATION, AND ORDER. If the department finds that the construction is necessary, and that provision has been made or will be made by the adjoining state or its subdivisions to bear its or their portions of the cost of the project, the department, in cooperation with the state highway department of the adjoining state, shall determine the location thereof, the character and kind of bridge and other construction most suitable at such location, estimate the cost of the project, and determine the respective portions of the estimated cost to be paid by each state and its subdivisions. In the case of projects eligible to construction under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1013 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1530 sub. (1) (a) the department shall further determine the respective portions of the cost to be paid by this state and by its subdivisions which are required to pay portions of the cost. The department, after such hearing, investigation, and negotiations, shall make its finding, determination, and order in writing and file a certified copy thereof with the clerk of each county, city, village, or town in this state in which any part of the bridge project will be located, with the secretary of state, and the secretary of administration and with the state highway department of the adjoining state. The determination of the location set forth in the finding, determination, and order of the department shall be conclusive as to such location and shall constitute full authority for laying out new streets or highways or for any relocations of the highways made necessary for the construction of the project and for acquiring lands necessary for such streets or highways, relocation or construction.

SECTION 1531. 84.185 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 84.185 (3) (a) 2. Five Fifteen thousand dollars for each job retained or created in this state resulting directly from the improvement or economic development project. SECTION 1532. 84.41 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 84.41 (3) EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS. Employment regulations set forth in s. 103.50 pertaining to wages and hours shall apply to all projects constructed under s. 84.40 in the same manner as such laws apply to projects on other state highways. Where applicable, the federal wages and hours law known as the Davis-Bacon act shall apply. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1014 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1533 SECTION 1533. 84.54 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1534. 84.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.59 (1) Transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and, major highway projects as defined under s. 84.013 (1) (a) for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09, and state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified in s. 20.395 (3) (cq) may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.

SECTION 1535. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.59 (6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed $4,055,372,900 $4,644,920,600, excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and, major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section up to $142,254,600, excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section up to $128,258,200, excluding any obligations that have been defeased 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1015 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1535 under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09, and state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified in s. 20.395 (3) (cq). In addition to the foregoing limits on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding revenue obligations contracted under this section, to make payments under agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations issued under this section, and to pay expenses associated with revenue obligations contracted under this section.

SECTION 1536. 85.024 of the statutes is created to read: 85.024 Local traffic calming grants. The department shall develop and administer a local traffic calming grant program. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ja), the department shall award grants to counties, cities, villages, and towns for infrastructure projects that are eligible for funding under the federal transportation alternatives program and that are designed to reduce the speed of vehicular traffic. The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of information that shall be contained in applications for grants under this section and shall establish criteria for evaluating applications and for awarding grants under this section. SECTION 1537. 85.064 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 85.064 (1) (b) XPolitical subdivisionY means any city, village, town, county, or transit commission organized under s. 59.58 (2) or 66.1021 or recognized under s. 66.0301, or transit authority created under s. 66.1039 within this state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1016 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1538

SECTION 1538. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is amended to read: 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hd), the department shall pay $32,738,900 for calendar year 2022, $65,477,800 for calendar year 2023, and $66,787,400 for calendar year 2025, $69,458,900 for calendar year 2026, and $72,237,300 for calendar year 2027 and each calendar year thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses of $80,000,000 $100,000,000 or more. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.

SECTION 1539. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read: 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (he), the department shall pay $8,602,700 for calendar year 2022, $17,205,400 for calendar year 2023, and $17,549,500 for calendar year 2025, $18,251,500 for calendar year 2026, $18,981,600 for calendar year 2027 and each calendar year thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 $30,000,000 but less than $80,000,000 $100,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.

SECTION 1540. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hb), beginning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1017 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1540 with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year thereafter, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having a population as shown in the 2010 most recent federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 6. SECTION 1541. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the amounts for aids are $24,976,400 in calendar years 2020 to 2023 and $25,475,900 in calendar year 2025, $26,494,900 in calendar year 2026, and $27,554,700 in calendar year 2027 and each calendar year thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

SECTION 1542. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hc), beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year thereafter, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an area having a population as shown in the 2010 most recent federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area. SECTION 1543. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the amounts for aids are $5,292,700 in calendar years 2020 to 2023 and $5,398,600 in calendar year 2025, $9,800,600 in calendar year 2026, and $10,192,600 in calendar year 2027 and each calendar year thereafter. These amounts, to the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1018 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1543 extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

SECTION 1544. 85.203 of the statutes is created to read: 85.203 Transit capital assistance grants. (1) In this section: (a) XEligible applicantY has the meaning given in s. 85.20 (1) (b). (b) XPublic transit vehicleY means any vehicle used for providing transportation service to the general public that is eligible for replacement under settlement guidelines, as defined in s. 16.047 (1) (b). (2) The department shall administer a transit capital assistance grant program. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ba), the department shall award grants to eligible applicants for the replacement of public transit vehicles. The department shall establish criteria for awarding grants under this section.

SECTION 1545. 85.52 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read: 85.52 (3) (am) If the department finds that special circumstances exist, the department may award to an eligible applicant for a loan or other assistance under par. (a) totalling $100,000 or more a grant for the purpose of engaging a certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 to make any certifications or attestations required by the department as a condition of receiving a loan or other assistance under par. (a).

SECTION 1546. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1019 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1546 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections commission to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration. Notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), but subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the transfer of electronic information under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often than weekly.

SECTION 1547. 86.195 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.195 (5) (c) Conformity with discrimination laws. Each business identified as a motorist service on a specific information sign shall, as a condition of eligibility for erection, installation and maintenance of a sign under this section, give written assurance to the department that the business conforms with all applicable laws concerning the provisions of public accommodations without regard to race, religion, color, sex or, national origin, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r). SECTION 1548. 86.255 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 86.255 (2) (c) The purchase of any land, easements, or development rights in land executed in the name of the department for the completion of the I 39/90/94 project under s. 84.013 (3) (be).

SECTION 1549. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 86.30 (2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be $2,628 in calendar years 2020 and 2021, $2,681 in calendar year 2022, and $2,734 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1020 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1549 in calendar year years 2023 and to 2025, $2,816 in calendar year 2026, and $2,901 in calendar year 2027 and thereafter.

SECTION 1550. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $127,140,200 in calendar year 2023. In calendar year 2024, the amounts for aids to counties are $129,683,000. In calendar year 2025 and thereafter, the amounts for aids to counties are $132,276,700 in calendar year 2025, $136,245,000 in calendar year 2026, and $140,332,400 in calendar year 2027 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.

SECTION 1551. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to municipalities are $398,996,800 in calendar year 2023. In calendar year 2024, the amounts for aids to municipalities are $406,976,700. In calendar year 2025 and thereafter, the amounts for aids to municipalities are $415,116,200 in calendar year 2025, $427,569,700 in calendar year 2026, and $440,396,800 in calendar year 2027 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average cost- sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.

SECTION 1552. 86.31 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.31 (3g) COUNTY TRUNK HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS — DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $5,127,000 in fiscal years 2014-15 to 2016-17 and $5,393,400 in fiscal year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1021 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1552 2017-2018 to fund county trunk highway improvements with eligible costs totaling more than $250,000. In fiscal year 2023-24 the department shall allocate $5,615,600 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $5,840,200 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate $6,015,400 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2026-27 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $6,195,900 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

SECTION 1553. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.31 (3m) TOWN ROAD IMPROVEMENTS — DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $5,732,500 in fiscal years 2011-12 to 2016-17 and $5,923,600 in fiscal year 2017-18 to fund town road improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. In fiscal year 2023-24, the department shall allocate $6,151,900 to fund town road improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $6,398,000 to fund town road improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate $6,590,000 to fund town road improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2026-27 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $6,787,600 to fund town road improvements with such eligible costs. The funding of improvements under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1022 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1553 this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

SECTION 1554. 86.31 (3o) (m) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 86.31 (3o) (m) 1m. a. and amended to read: 86.31 (3o) (m) 1m. a. After June 23, 2026, the The department may not award a grant under this subsection from moneys appropriated in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium after June 23, 2026. SECTION 1555. 86.31 (3o) (m) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 86.31 (3o) (m) 1m. b. and amended to read: 86.31 (3o) (m) 1m. b. After June 23, 2028, the The department may not reimburse any costs incurred under this subsection after June 23, 2028, with moneys appropriated in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium. SECTION 1556. 86.31 (3o) (m) 2m. of the statutes is created to read: 86.31 (3o) (m) 2m. a. The department may not award a grant under this subsection from moneys appropriated in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium after 3 years after the effective date of this subd. 2m. a. .... [LRB inserts date]. b. The department may not reimburse any costs incurred under this subsection after 5 years after the effective date of this subd. 2m. b. .... [LRB inserts date] with moneys appropriated in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium.

SECTION 1557. 86.31 (3o) (n) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.31 (3o) (n) Except as provided in pars. (k) and (m) 2., this subsection does not apply after June 23, 2028 5 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

SECTION 1558. 86.31 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1023 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1558 86.31 (3r) MUNICIPAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS — DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $976,500 in fiscal years 2009-10 to 2016-17 and $3,850,400 in fiscal year 2017-18 to fund municipal street improvement projects having total estimated costs of $250,000 or more. In fiscal year 2023-24, the department shall allocate $4,006,600 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs. In fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $4,166,900 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs. In fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate $4,291,900 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs. In fiscal year 2026-27 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $4,420,700 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

SECTION 1559. 86.31 (3s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.31 (3s) (a) Funds provided under s. 20.395 (2) (fq) (fd) shall be distributed under this subsection as discretionary grants to reimburse political subdivisions for improvements. The department shall solicit and provide discretionary grants under this subsection until all funds appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (fq) (fd) have been expended. SECTION 1560. 86.31 (3s) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 86.31 (3s) (bm) 1. and amended to read: 86.31 (3s) (bm) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), 2023 stats., the department shall allocate in 2023-24 amounts for county trunk highway 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1024 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1560 improvements, town road improvements, and municipal street improvements so that the total funding under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), 2023 stats., in 2023-24 is distributed among these groups at the same percentage that each group is allocated from the total funding allocated under par. (b).

SECTION 1561. 86.31 (3s) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 86.31 (3s) (bm) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fd), the department shall allocate in fiscal year 2025-26 amounts for county trunk highway improvements, town road improvements, and municipal street improvements so that the total funding under s. 20.395 (2) (fd) in fiscal year 2025-26 is distributed among these groups at the same percentage that each group is allocated from the total funding allocated under par. (b).

SECTION 1562. 86.315 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 86.315 (1) (intro.) and amended to read: 86.315 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (fu), the department shall annually, on March 10, pay to counties having county forests established under ch. 28, for the improvement of public roads within the county forests which are open and used for travel and which are not state or county trunk highways or town roads and for which no aids are paid under s. 86.30, the amount of $351 following amounts per mile of road designated in the comprehensive county forest land use plan as approved by the county board and the department of natural resources.: (1m) If the amount appropriated under s. 20.395 (1) (fu) is insufficient to make the payments required under this subsection sub. (1), the department shall prorate the amount appropriated in the manner it considers desirable. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1025 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1563 SECTION 1563. 86.315 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 86.315 (1) (a) In calendar year 2025, $351.

SECTION 1564. 86.315 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 86.315 (1) (b) In calendar year 2026, $361. SECTION 1565. 86.315 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 86.315 (1) (c) In calendar year 2027 and each year thereafter, $373. SECTION 1566. 86.51 of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1567. 91.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 91.10 (title) County plan required; planning and implementation grants. SECTION 1568. 91.10 (7) of the statutes is created to read: 91.10 (7) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (tm), the department may award implementation grants to counties for implementing a county[s certified farmland preservation plan. (b) The department shall enter into a contract with a county to which it awards an implementation grant under par. (a) before the department distributes any grant funds to the county. In the contract, the department shall identify the costs that are eligible for reimbursement through the grant. (c) The department may distribute grant funds under this subsection only after the county shows that it has incurred costs that are eligible for reimbursement under par. (b).

SECTION 1569. 91.84 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 91.84 (1) (b) The department may designate agricultural enterprise areas with a combined area of not more than 2,000,000 3,000,000 acres of land. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1026 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1570 SECTION 1570. 92.14 (16) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 92.14 (16) (title) COMMERCIAL NITROGEN OPTIMIZATION PILOT PROGRAM. SECTION 1571. 92.14 (16) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 92.14 (16) (a) In addition to any grants provided under sub. (3), the department shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (qf) (qm) to agricultural producers and to University of Wisconsin System institutions as provided under this subsection. SECTION 1572. 92.14 (18) of the statutes is created to read: 92.14 (18) PFAS MONITORING. As part of any statewide monitoring program, sampling program, or survey conducted by the department, any samples that are collected and tested shall also, at the department[s discretion and where appropriate, be tested for the presence of any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.

SECTION 1573. 93.425 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 93.425 (3) Of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.115 (3) (b), the center for international agribusiness marketing shall ensure that $2,500,000 is expended for the objective specified in sub. (2) (a), $1,250,000 is expended for the objective specified in sub. (2) (b), and $1,250,000 is expended for the objective specified in sub. (2) (c). The center may not expend more than $1,000,000 under the program in any fiscal year.

SECTION 1574. 93.525 of the statutes is created to read: 93.525 Meat processing tuition and curriculum development grants. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (3) (f), the department shall provide grants to universities, colleges, and technical colleges located in this state that have 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1027 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1574 programs in meat processing to reimburse tuition costs of students enrolled in a meat processing program and for curriculum development for the meat processing program. (2) Each tuition reimbursement made with a grant received under this section shall reimburse a student for not more than 80 percent of the first $9,375 of the tuition cost for enrolling in a meat processing program.

SECTION 1575. 93.53 of the statutes is created to read: 93.53 Food waste reduction grants. (1) The department shall provide grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an objective of preventing food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief organizations, and composting food waste. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give preference to proposals that serve census tracts for which the median household income is below the statewide median household income and in which no grocery store is located. (2) The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of this section.

SECTION 1576. 93.54 of the statutes is created to read: 93.54 Dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot program. (1) PROGRAM. The department shall create a dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot program, under which the department shall provide grants to dairy producers with fewer than 1,000 head of milking cows to fund projects designed to improve the dairy producers[ operational efficiency and resilience. (2) RULES. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1028 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1577

SECTION 1577. 93.60 of the statutes is created to read: 93.60 Transition to grass pilot program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XManaged grazingY means a grazing system alternative to continuous grazing, in which pastured fields are subdivided into smaller paddocks, livestock density is controlled, and animals are rotated through paddocks at a frequency that maintains perennial grass-based vegetative cover, ensures regular access to fresh higher quality forage, and reduces soil compaction and erosion. (b) XMarginal areaY means land that is excluded from cultivation due to economic infeasibility or physical restriction for growing conventional crops, and includes riparian areas, low areas prone to flooding, and steep lands not conducive to conventional cultivation. (2) TRANSITION TO GRASS PILOT PROGRAM. From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (t), the department shall create and administer a transition to grass pilot program that awards grants to farmers for managed grazing technical assistance and implementation support. (3) GRAZING GRANTS. (a) Subject to par. (b), the transition to grass pilot program shall award grants to farmers for any of the following purposes: 1. To assist a farmer with establishing perennial forages for rotational grazing of livestock raised in a grass-based managed grazing system. 2. To provide assistance to a farmer in establishing harvestable continuous cover in marginal areas that can produce supplemental feed for livestock that is raised in a grass-based managed grazing system. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1029 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1577 3. To provide a farmer with incentive payments during the first 3 years of the farmer[s transition to grass-based managed grazing systems. 4. To assist a farmer with paying for grass-based managed grazing system infrastructure needs, including fencing, watering, and other livestock management infrastructure. 5. Technical assistance and support from a certified grazing specialist in developing grazing plans, including determining field layout, infrastructure setup, seed selection, and establishment of rotational grazing patterns. (b) Grants awarded under par. (a) shall be awarded only to a farmer implementing a new grass-based managed grazing system or a new managed grazing practice that improves the conservation and financial performance of existing grazing systems; grants may not be awarded to a farmer for the support of the farmer[s existing grazing practices. (c) The department may not award more than $40,000 in grants under par. (a) to any one grantee. (d) In the year following the department[s decision to grant an award under par. (a), the department shall provide 75 percent of the award to the grantee, and in each of the 2nd and 3rd years following the department[s decision to grant an award under par. (a), the department shall provide 12.5 percent of the award to the grantee. (4) SUPPORT FOR FARMERS. (a) The transition to grass pilot program shall provide the following for farmers and persons in agribusiness: 1. Assistance in navigating and analyzing the economics of grass-based 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1030 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1577 managed grazing and providing grass-fed livestock research, market development initiatives, and other market opportunities. 2. Best practices for meeting consumer demand for grass-fed livestock products. 3. Assistance in fostering innovation in and expanding farm and agribusiness strategies in grass-based managed grazing systems and grass-fed livestock practices. (b) The department[s division of agricultural development shall support the state[s grass-fed livestock supply chain, including regional processors, aggregators, distributors, and markets.

SECTION 1578. 93.61 of the statutes is created to read: 93.61 Value-added agricultural practices. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xvalue-added agricultural productY means a farm product that satisfies any of the following: (a) The product has undergone a change in physical state. (b) The product is produced in a manner that enhances its value. (c) The product is physically segregated in a manner that enhances its value. (d) The product is a source of farm-based or ranch-based renewable energy. (e) The product is aggregated and marketed as a locally produced farm product. (2) VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. The department may provide education and technical assistance related to promoting and implementing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1031 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1578 agricultural practices that produce value-added agricultural products, including by doing all of the following: (a) Assistance for organic farming practices. Providing education and technical assistance related to organic farming practices, including business and market development assistance; collaborating with organic producers, industry participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming; and stimulating interest and investment in organic production. The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (ar) to organic producers, industry participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming. The department may award a grant to an organic producer, industry participant, or local organization under this paragraph for any of the following purposes: 1. Providing education and technical assistance related to implementing organic farming practices. 2. Helping to create organic farming plans. 3. Assisting farmers to transition to organic farming. (b) Grazing grants. Awarding grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (f) to appropriate entities to provide education and training to farmers about best practices related to grazing. (c) Promotion. Helping producers market value-added agricultural products. (3) RULES. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.

SECTION 1579. 93.62 of the statutes is created to read: 93.62 Food security and Wisconsin products grant program. The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (aq) to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1032 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1579 nonprofit food banks, nonprofit food pantries, and other nonprofit organizations that provide food assistance for the purpose of purchasing food products that are made or grown in this state.

SECTION 1580. 93.63 of the statutes is created to read: 93.63 Farm to fork program. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xfarm to fork programY means a program to connect entities that are not school districts and that have cafeterias to nearby farms to provide locally produced fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and other nutritious, locally produced foods in meals and snacks; to help the public develop healthy eating habits; to provide nutritional and agricultural education; and to improve farmers[ incomes and direct access to markets. (2) GRANTS. (a) The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (at) to businesses, universities, hospitals, and other entities that are not school districts and that have cafeterias for the creation and expansion of farm to fork programs. The department shall give preference to proposals that are innovative or that provide models that other entities can adopt. (b) In awarding grants under this section, the department shall promote agricultural development and farm profitability by supporting the development and adoption of practices and agribusiness opportunities that involve the production of value-added agricultural products. For purposes of this paragraph, Xvalue-added agricultural productY means a farm product that satisfies any of the following: 1. The product has undergone a change in physical state. 2. The product is produced in a manner that enhances its value. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1033 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1580 3. The product is physically segregated in a manner that enhances its value. 4. The product is a source of farm-based or ranch-based renewable energy. 5. The product is aggregated and marketed as a locally produced farm product. (c) The department may award grants under this subsection for projects that do any of the following: 1. Create, expand, diversify, or promote production, processing, marketing, and distribution of food produced in this state for sale to entities in this state other than school districts. 2. Create, expand, or renovate facilities, including purchases of equipment for the facilities, that would ensure the use of food produced in this state in locations in this state other than schools. 3. Provide, expand, or promote training for food service personnel, farmers, and distributors. 4. Provide, expand, or promote nutritional and agricultural education. (d) The department shall consult with interested persons to establish grant priorities for each fiscal year. (3) REPORTS. At least annually, the department shall report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the secretary on the needs and opportunities for farm to fork programs. (4) RULES. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.

SECTION 1581. 93.67 of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1034 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1581 93.67 Sandhill crane damage reimbursement program. (1) In this section: (a) XEligible applicantY means a person that plants corn on land that is operated as part of a farm that produced at least $6,000 in gross farm revenues during the taxable year preceding the year in which the person applies for reimbursement under this section. (b) XFarmY means all land under common ownership that is primarily devoted to agricultural use. (c) XSeed coatingY means a nonlethal treatment registered for use on corn seed to discourage sandhill cranes from consuming the seed. (2) (a) The department shall administer a program to provide reimbursements to eligible applicants for the purchase of seed coating that is applied as a seed treatment. (b) A reimbursement under this section shall cover not more than 50 percent of the actual cost of the purchase of seed coating that is applied as a seed treatment and may not exceed $6,250 per eligible applicant per planting season. (c) From March 1 to June 15 of each year, eligible applicants may apply to the department for reimbursement for seed coating purchased no earlier than November 1 of the prior year. Eligible applicants shall provide to the department proof of purchase and an application on a form provided by the department to be eligible to receive a reimbursement under this section. (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (ac), the department shall prioritize reimbursement payments under par. (c) to all of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1035 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1581 1. Eligible applicants that received a federal depredation permit for sandhill crane in the previous year. 2. Eligible applicants that received reimbursement under this section in any of the prior 3 years or that can provide documentation of purchase of seed coating in any of the prior 3 years. 3. Eligible applicants planting corn on land vulnerable to sandhill crane depredation as determined by the department in consultation with the department of natural resources and applicable conservation organizations. (e) After reimbursing all eligible applicants under par. (d), from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (ac), the department shall make reimbursement payments to other eligible applicants that have experienced or are likely to experience seed or crop damage from sandhill cranes. The department shall make payments under this paragraph to eligible applicants in the order in which applications are received by the department. (f) The department shall make all reimbursement payments under pars. (d) and (e) no later than September 15 of the year in which applications are made under par. (c). (g) A farm is eligible to receive only one reimbursement payment per year under this section. (3) The department shall compile an annual report detailing the number of reimbursements requested, the total dollar amount requested as reimbursement, the number of reimbursements issued, and the total dollar amount disbursed as reimbursement under this section. The department shall submit the report to the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1036 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1581 appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided in s. 13.172 (3) no later than December 31 each year. (4) The department may promulgate rules to establish prioritization of payments under sub. (2) (d) and (e), including identifying applicable conservation organizations under sub. (2) (d) 3. and determining whether eligible applicants have experienced or are likely to experience seed or crop damage under sub. (2) (e).

SECTION 1582. 93.73 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 93.73 (2) (b) The department, after consultation with the council under sub. (13), shall solicit applications under sub. (3) at least annually. The department shall issue each solicitation in writing and shall publish a notice announcing the solicitation. In soliciting applications, the department may specify the total amount of funds available, application deadlines, application requirements and procedures, preliminary criteria for evaluating applications, and other relevant information. SECTION 1583. 93.74 of the statutes is created to read: 93.74 Planning grants for regional biodigesters. (1) GRANT PROGRAM. From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (u), the department shall provide planning grants for establishing regional biodigesters. (2) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of this section.

SECTION 1584. 93.75 of the statutes is created to read: 93.75 Biodigester operator certification grants. (1) GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (da), the department shall award grants to individuals seeking biodigester operator certification. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1037 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1584 (2) RULES. The department may promulgate rules establishing the application process and grant-awarding criteria for the biodigester operator certification grants. SECTION 1585. 94.55 (2t) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1586. 94.56 of the statutes is created to read: 94.56 Marijuana producers and processors. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XLabor peace agreementY means an agreement between a person applying for a permit under this section and a labor organization, as defined in s. 5.02 (8m), that does all of the following: 1. Prohibits the labor organization and its members from engaging in picketing, work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference with persons doing business in this state. 2. Prohibits the applicant from disrupting the efforts of the labor organization to communicate with and to organize and represent the applicant[s employees. 3. Provides the labor organization access at reasonable times to areas in which the applicant[s employees work for the purpose of meeting with employees to discuss their right to representation, employment rights under state law, and terms and conditions of employment. (b) XMarijuanaY has the meaning given in s. 961.70 (2). (c) XMarijuana processorY has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (6). (d) XMarijuana producerY has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (7). (e) XUsable marijuanaY has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1038 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1586 (f) XPermitteeY means a marijuana producer or marijuana processor that is issued a permit under this section. (2) PERMIT REQUIRED. (a) No person may operate in this state as a marijuana producer or marijuana processor without a permit from the department. A person that acts as a marijuana producer and a marijuana processor shall obtain a separate permit for each activity. A permit issued under this section is not transferable from one person to another or from one premises to another. A separate permit is required for each place in this state where the operations of a marijuana producer or marijuana processor occur. A person is not required to obtain a permit under this section if the person produces or processes only industrial hemp and holds a valid license under s. 94.55. (b) This subsection applies to all officers, directors, agents, and stockholders holding 5 percent or more of the stock of any corporation applying for a permit under this section. (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, the department may not issue a permit under this section to any person to which any of the following applies: 1. The person has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, as defined in s. 941.29 (1g) (b), at least 3 times. 2. The person has been convicted of a violent felony, as defined in s. 941.29 (1g) (a), unless pardoned. 3. During the preceding 3 years, the person has been committed under s. 51.20 for being drug dependent. 4. The person chronically and habitually uses alcohol beverages or other 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1039 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1586 substances to the extent that their normal faculties are impaired. A person is presumed to chronically and habitually use alcohol beverages or other substances to the extent that their normal faculties are impaired if, within the preceding 3 years, any of the following applies: a. The person has been committed for involuntary treatment under s. 51.45 (13). b. The person has been convicted of a violation of s. 941.20 (1) (b). c. In 2 or more cases arising out of separate incidents, a court has found the person to have committed a violation of s. 346.63 or a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63; a violation of a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63; or a violation of the law of another jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m), that prohibits use of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, while under the influence of a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog, or a combination thereof, with an excess or specified range of alcohol concentration, or while under the influence of any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely driving, as those or substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction[s laws. 5. The person has income that comes principally from gambling or has been convicted of 2 or more gambling offenses. 6. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to prostitution. 7. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to loaning money or anything of value to persons holding licenses or permits pursuant to ch. 125. 8. The person is under the age of 21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1040 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1586 9. The person has not been a resident of this state continuously for at least 90 days prior to the application date. (cm) An applicant with 20 or more employees may not receive a permit under this section unless the applicant certifies to the department that the applicant has entered into a labor peace agreement and will abide by the terms of the agreement as a condition of maintaining a valid permit under this section. The applicant shall submit to the department a copy of the page of the labor peace agreement that contains the signatures of the labor organization representative and the applicant. (cn) The department shall use a competitive scoring system to determine which applicants are eligible to receive a permit under this section. The department shall issue permits to the highest scoring applicants that it determines will best protect the environment; provide stable, family-supporting jobs to local residents; ensure worker and consumer safety; operate secure facilities; and uphold the laws of the jurisdictions in which they operate. The department may deny a permit to an applicant with a low score as determined under this paragraph. The department may request that the applicant provide any information or documentation that the department deems necessary for purposes of making a determination under this paragraph. (d) 1. Before the department issues a new or renewed permit under this section, the department shall give notice of the permit application to the governing body of the municipality where the permit applicant intends to operate the premises of a marijuana producer or marijuana processor. No later than 30 days after the department submits the notice, the governing body of the municipality 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1041 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1586 may file with the department a written objection to granting or renewing the permit. At the municipality[s request, the department may extend the period for filing objections. 2. A written objection filed under subd. 1. shall provide all the facts on which the objection is based. In determining whether to grant or deny a permit for which an objection has been filed under this paragraph, the department shall give substantial weight to objections from a municipality based on chronic illegal activity associated with the premises for which the applicant seeks a permit or the premises of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held a valid permit or license, the conduct of the applicant[s patrons inside or outside the premises of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held a valid permit or license, and local zoning ordinances. In this subdivision, Xchronic illegal activityY means a pervasive pattern of activity that threatens the public health, safety, and welfare of the municipality, including any crime or ordinance violation, and that is documented in crime statistics, police reports, emergency medical response data, calls for service, field data, or similar law enforcement agency records. (e) After denying a permit, the department shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of the denial and the reasons for the denial. After making a decision to grant or deny a permit for which a municipality has filed an objection under par. (d), the department shall immediately notify the governing body of the municipality in writing of its decision and the reasons for the decision. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1042 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1586 (f) 1. The department[s denial of a permit under this section is subject to judicial review under ch. 227. 2. The department[s decision to grant a permit under this section regardless of an objection filed under par. (d) is subject to judicial review under ch. 227. (g) The department may not issue a permit under this section to any person that does not hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50). (3) FEES; TERM. (a) Each person that applies for a permit under this section shall submit with the application a $250 fee. A permit issued under this section is valid for one year and may be renewed, except that the department may revoke or suspend a permit prior to its expiration. A person is not entitled to a refund of the fees paid under this subsection if the person[s permit is denied, revoked, or suspended. (b) A permittee shall annually pay to the department a fee for as long as the person holds a valid permit under this section. The annual fee for a marijuana processor permittee is $2,000. The annual fee for a marijuana producer permittee is one of the following, unless the department, by rule, establishes a higher amount: 1. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests not more than 1,800 marijuana plants, $1,800. 2. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more than 1,800 but not more than 3,600 marijuana plants, $2,900. 3. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more than 3,600 but not more than 6,000 marijuana plants, $3,600. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1043 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1586 4. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more than 6,000 but not more than 10,200 marijuana plants, $5,100. 5. If the permittee plants, grows, cultivates, or harvests more than 10,200 marijuana plants, $7,100 plus $800 for every 3,600 marijuana plants over 10,200. (4) SCHOOLS. The department may not issue a permit under this section to operate any premises that is within 500 feet of the perimeter of the grounds of any elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation facility, child care facility, public park, public transit facility, or library. (5) EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. The department shall develop and make available training programs for marijuana producers on how to safely and efficiently plant, grow, cultivate, harvest, and otherwise handle marijuana, and for marijuana processors on how to safely and efficiently produce and handle marijuana products and test marijuana for contaminants. The department shall conduct an awareness campaign to inform potential marijuana producers and marijuana processors of the availability and viability of marijuana as a crop or product in this state. (6) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to administer and enforce this section, including rules relating to the inspection of the plants, facilities, and products of permittees; training requirements for employees of permittees; and the competitive scoring system under sub. (2) (cn). (7) PENALTIES. (a) Unless another penalty is prescribed for the violation, any person that violates sub. (2), fails to pay the required fee under sub. (3), or violates any requirement established by the rules promulgated under sub. (6) shall be fined 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1044 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1586 not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both. (b) In addition to the penalties imposed under par. (a), the department shall revoke the permit of any person convicted of any violation described under par. (a) and may not issue another permit to that person for a period of 2 years following the revocation. The department may suspend or revoke the permit of any permittee that violates s. 100.30, any provision of this section, or any rules promulgated under sub. (6). The department shall revoke the permit of any permittee who violates s. 100.30 3 or more times within a 5-year period.

SECTION 1587. 94.57 of the statutes is created to read: 94.57 Testing laboratories. The department shall register entities as tetrahydrocannabinols testing laboratories. A registered laboratory may possess or manufacture tetrahydrocannabinols or drug paraphernalia and shall perform the following services: (1) Test marijuana produced for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols for potency and for mold, fungus, pesticides, and other contaminants. (2) Collect information on research findings and conduct research related to the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols, including research that identifies potentially unsafe levels of contaminants. (3) Provide training on the following: (a) The safe and efficient cultivation, harvesting, packaging, labeling, and distribution of marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols. (b) Security and inventory accountability procedures. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1045 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1587 (c) The most recent research on the use of tetrahydrocannabinols.

SECTION 1588. 97.26 of the statutes is created to read: 97.26 Labeling of food product as milk. (1) PROHIBITION. No person may label a food product as, or sell or offer for sale a food product that is labeled as, any type of XmilkY unless the food product is at least one of the following: (a) Milk, lowfat milk, skim milk, or nonfat dry milk. (b) A product described in 21 CFR 131.110 to 131.147. (c) Hooved or camelid mammals[ milk, as defined in s. 97.20 (1) (fm). (2) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 1589. 97.265 of the statutes is created to read: 97.265 Labeling food as a type of dairy product. (1) DAIRY PRODUCTS. No person may label a food product as, or sell or offer for sale a food product that is labeled as, a type of dairy product described in s. 97.20 (1) (b) 3. to 5. or a similar term unless the food product is a dairy product, as defined in s. 97.20 (1) (b). (2) DAIRY INGREDIENTS. No person may label a food product as, or sell or offer for sale a food product that is labeled as, a type of dairy ingredient unless the food product is derived from at least one of the following: (a) Milk, lowfat milk, skim milk, or nonfat dry milk. (b) A product described in 21 CFR 131.110 to 131.147. (c) Hooved or camelid mammals[ milk, as defined in s. 97.20 (1) (fm). (3) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 1590. 97.57 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 97.57 (4) No person may sell or offer for sale wild rice labeled Xtraditionally 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1046 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1590 harvestedY unless the wild rice is harvested using traditional wild rice harvesting methods of American Indian tribes or bands, as defined by the department by rule. The department shall obtain the advice and recommendations of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., before promulgating a rule defining a traditional wild rice harvesting method.

SECTION 1591. 97.59 of the statutes is amended to read: 97.59 Handling foods. No person in charge of any public eating place or other establishment where food products to be consumed by others are handled may knowingly employ any person handling food products who has a disease in a form that is communicable by food handling. If required by the local health officer or any officer of the department for the purposes of an investigation, any person who is employed in the handling of foods or is suspected of having a disease in a form that is communicable by food handling shall submit to an examination by the officer or by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber designated by the officer. The expense of the examination, if any, shall be paid by the person examined. Any person knowingly infected with a disease in a form that is communicable by food handling who handles food products to be consumed by others and any persons knowingly employing or permitting such a person to handle food products to be consumed by others shall be punished as provided by s. 97.72.

SECTION 1592. 100.145 of the statutes is created to read: 100.145 Recreational marijuana logotype. The department shall design 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1047 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1592 an official logotype appropriate for including on a label affixed to recreational marijuana under s. 139.973 (10) (a).

SECTION 1593. 100.2091 of the statutes is created to read: 100.2091 Broadband; discrimination prohibited. (1) No broadband service provider may deny access to broadband service to any group of potential residential customers because of the race or income of the residents in the area in which the group resides. (2) It is a defense to an alleged violation of sub. (1) based on income if, no later than 3 years after the date on which the broadband service provider began providing broadband service in this state, at least 30 percent of the households with access to the broadband service provider[s broadband service in the area in which a group of potential residential customers resides are low-income households. (3) The department may enforce this section and may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules that define low-income households, and to align department rules with federal communications commission broadband rules. The department of justice may represent the department in an action to enforce this section. If the court finds that a broadband service provider has not complied with this section, the court shall order the broadband service provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount of time and, notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable attorney fees, to the department of justice. (4) Any person that is affected by a failure to comply with this section may bring an action to enforce this section. If a court finds that a broadband service 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1048 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1593 provider has not complied with this section, the court shall order the broadband service provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount of time and, notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable attorney fees, to the person affected.

SECTION 1594. 100.2092 of the statutes is created to read: 100.2092 Broadband service subscriber rights. (1) RIGHTS. (a) A broadband service provider shall repair broadband service within 72 hours after a subscriber reports a service interruption or requests the repair if the service interruption is not the result of a major system-wide or large area emergency, such as a natural disaster. (b) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for one day of broadband service if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in one day and the interruption is caused by the broadband service provider. (c) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for each hour that broadband service is interrupted if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in one day and the interruption is not caused by the broadband service provider. (d) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband service provider shall disclose that a subscriber has a right to a credit for notifying the broadband service provider of a service interruption. (e) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service that satisfies minimum standards established by the department by rule. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1049 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1594 (f) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days[ advance written notice before instituting a rate increase. (g) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 7 days[ advance written notice of any scheduled routine maintenance that causes a service slowdown, interruption, or outage. (h) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days[ advance written notice of disconnecting service, unless the disconnection is requested by the subscriber. (i) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband speed experience to vary, including the number of users and device limitations. (j) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service to a subscriber as described in point-of-sale advertisements and representations made to the subscriber. (k) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days[ advance written notice of a change in a factor that may cause the originally disclosed broadband speed experience to vary. (L) A broadband service provider shall allow a subscriber to terminate a contract and receive a full refund without fees if the provider sells a service that does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) and the broadband service provider does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) within one month of written notification from the subscriber. (2) ADVERTISING. A broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1050 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1594 may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, including the number of users and device limitations, in each advertisement of the speed of the provider[s service, including in all of the following types of advertisements: (a) Television and other commercials. (b) Internet and email advertisements. (c) Print advertisements and bill inserts. (d) Any other advertising method or solicitation for the sale of new or upgraded broadband service. (3) RULES. The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules to align department rules with federal communications commission broadband rules. (4) PENALTY; ENFORCEMENT. (a) A person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation and not more than $10,000 for each occurrence. Failure to give a notice required under sub. (1) (f) to more than one subscriber shall be considered one violation. (b) The department or a district attorney may institute civil proceedings under this section.

SECTION 1595. 100.306 of the statutes is created to read: 100.306 Prohibited selling practices upon the occurrence of a severe thunderstorm. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XConsumer goods or servicesY means goods or services that are used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. (b) XRestoration and mitigation services providerY means a person that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1051 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1595 provides a service to prevent further damage or provide protection to property following a fire, smoke, water, or storm event. (c) XSevere thunderstormY means a weather event in which any of the following occurs: 1. Hail that is one inch or greater in diameter. 2. Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. 3. A tornado. (2) PROHIBITION. Upon the occurrence of a severe thunderstorm, a residential building contractor, tree trimmer, or restoration and mitigation services provider operating within the geographic region impacted by the severe thunderstorm and repairing damage caused by the severe thunderstorm may not do any of the following: (a) Charge an unreasonably excessive price for labor in comparison to the market price charged for comparable services in the geographic region impacted by the severe thunderstorm. (b) Charge an insurance company a rate for a consumer good or service that exceeds what the residential building contractor, tree trimmer, or restoration and mitigation services provider would otherwise charge a member of the general public for the consumer good or service. (3) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules to establish formulas or other standards to be used in determining whether a price for labor is unreasonably excessive under sub. (2) (a). (4) ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY. If a person violates sub. (2), the department or, after consulting with the department, the department of justice may commence an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1052 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1595 action against a person in the name of the state to recover a civil forfeiture of not more than $1,000 per violation or to temporarily or permanently restrain or enjoin the person from violating sub. (2), or both.

SECTION 1596. 101.91 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read: 101.91 (5m) XManufactured home communityY means any plot or plots of ground upon which 3 or more manufactured homes that are occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located. XManufactured home communityY does not include a farm where the occupants of the manufactured homes are the father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister parents, children, or siblings of the farm owner or operator or where the occupants of the manufactured homes work on the farm. SECTION 1597. 102.07 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.07 (5) (b) The parents, spouse, child, brother, sister, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law parent-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of a farmer shall not be deemed the farmer[s employees.

SECTION 1598. 102.07 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.07 (5) (c) A shareholder-employee of a family farm corporation shall be deemed a XfarmerY for purposes of this chapter and shall not be deemed an employee of a farmer. A Xfamily farm corporationY means a corporation engaged in farming all of whose shareholders are related as lineal ancestors or lineal descendants, whether by blood or by adoption, or as spouses, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, fathers-in-law, mothers-in- law parents-in-law, brothers-in-law, or sisters-in-law of such lineal ancestors or lineal descendants. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1053 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1599

SECTION 1599. 102.125 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: 102.125 (1m) APPLICATION AND PREMIUM FRAUD. If an insurer has evidence that an application for worker[s compensation insurance coverage is fraudulent or that an employer has committed fraud by misclassifying employees to lower the employer[s worker[s compensation insurance premiums in violation of s. 943.395, the insurer shall report the claim to the department. The department may require an insurer to investigate an allegedly fraudulent application or alleged fraud by misclassification of employees and may provide the insurer with any records of the department relating to that alleged fraud. An insurer that investigates alleged fraud under this subsection shall report the results of that investigation to the department.

SECTION 1600. 102.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.125 (2) ASSISTANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. The department of workforce development may request the department of justice to assist the department of workforce development in an investigation under sub. (1) or (1m) or in the investigation of any other suspected fraudulent activity on the part of an employer, employee, insurer, health care provider, or other person related to worker[s compensation. SECTION 1601. 102.125 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.125 (3) PROSECUTION. If based on an investigation under sub. (1), (1m), or (2) the department has a reasonable basis to believe that a violation of s. 943.20, 943.38, 943.39, 943.392, 943.395, 943.40, or any other criminal law has occurred, the department shall refer the results of the investigation to the department of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1054 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1601 justice or to the district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred for prosecution.

SECTION 1602. 102.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.16 (4) The department and the division have jurisdiction to pass on any question arising out of sub. (3) and to order the employer to reimburse an employee or other person for any sum deducted from wages or paid by him or her in violation of that subsection. In addition to the any penalty provided in s. 102.85 (1), any employer violating sub. (3) shall be liable to an injured employee for the reasonable value of the necessary services rendered to that employee under any arrangement made in violation of sub. (3) without regard to that employee[s actual disbursements for those services. SECTION 1603. 102.17 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 102.17 (9) (a) 1m. and amended to read: 102.17 (9) (a) 1m. XFire fighterY means any person employed on a full-time basis by the state or any political subdivision as a member or officer of a fire department, including the 1st class cities and state fire marshal and deputies, or an individual who volunteers as a member or officer of a fire department.

SECTION 1604. 102.17 (9) (a) 1c. of the statutes is created to read: 102.17 (9) (a) 1c. XCorrectional officerY has the meaning given in s. 102.475 (8) (a). SECTION 1605. 102.17 (9) (a) 1e. of the statutes is created to read: 102.17 (9) (a) 1e. XEmergency medical responderY has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (4p). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1055 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1606 SECTION 1606. 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read: 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. XEmergency medical services practitionerY has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (5). SECTION 1607. 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes is created to read: 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. XMedicolegal investigation staff memberY includes a chief deputy coroner, a deputy coroner, a deputy medical examiner, and any individual who assists the office of a coroner or medical examiner with an investigation of a death. XMedicolegal investigation staff memberY does not include an individual performing solely administrative functions in the office of a coroner or medical examiner.

SECTION 1608. 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.) Subject to par. (c), in the case of a mental injury that is not accompanied by a physical injury and that results in a diagnosis of post- traumatic stress disorder in a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 23.33 (1) (ig), an emergency medical responder, an emergency services practitioner, a correctional officer, a public safety answering point dispatcher, a coroner, a medical examiner, a medicolegal investigation staff member, or a fire fighter, the claim for compensation for the mental injury, in order to be compensable under this chapter, is subject to all of the following: SECTION 1609. 102.43 (9) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.43 (9) (e) The employee[s employment with the employer has been suspended or terminated due to misconduct, as defined in s. 108.04 (5), or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1056 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1609 substantial fault, as defined in s. 108.04 (5g) (a), by the employee connected with the employee[s work.

SECTION 1610. 102.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.75 (1m) The moneys collected under subs. (1) and (1g) and under ss. 102.28 (2) and 102.31 (7), together with all accrued interest, shall constitute a separate nonlapsible fund designated as the worker[s compensation operations fund. Moneys in the fund may be expended only as provided in ss. 20.427 (1) (ra) and 20.445 (1) (ra), (rb), and (rp) (rr) and may not be used for any other purpose of the state.

SECTION 1611. 102.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.81 (2) The department may retain an insurance carrier or insurance service organization to process, investigate and pay claims under this section and may obtain excess or stop-loss reinsurance with an insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state in an amount that the secretary determines is necessary for the sound operation of the uninsured employers fund. In cases involving disputed claims, the department may retain an attorney to represent the interests of the uninsured employers fund and to make appearances on behalf of the uninsured employers fund in proceedings under ss. 102.16 to 102.29. Section 20.930 and all provisions of subch. IV of ch. 16 do not apply to an attorney hired under this subsection. The charges for the services retained under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (rp) (ra). The cost of any reinsurance obtained under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (sm).

SECTION 1612. 102.82 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1057 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1612 102.82 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), all for a first or 2nd determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured employers employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following: SECTION 1613. 102.82 (2) (ab) of the statutes is created to read: 102.82 (2) (ab) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), for a 3rd determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following: 1. Three times the amount determined by the department to equal what the uninsured employer would have paid during periods of illegal nonpayment for worker[s compensation in the preceding 3-year period, based on the employer[s payroll in the preceding 3 years. 2. Three thousand dollars.

SECTION 1614. 102.82 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read: 102.82 (2) (ad) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), for a 4th or subsequent determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following: 1. Four times the amount determined by the department to equal what the uninsured employer would have paid during periods of illegal nonpayment for worker[s compensation in the preceding 3-year period, based on the employer[s payroll in the preceding 3 years. 2. Four thousand dollars. SECTION 1615. 102.82 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1058 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1615 102.82 (2) (am) The department may waive any payment owed under par. (a), (ab), or (ad) by an uninsured employer if the department determines that the uninsured employer is subject to this chapter only because the uninsured employer has elected to become subject to this chapter under s. 102.05 (2) or 102.28 (2).

SECTION 1616. 102.82 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.82 (2) (ar) The department may waive any payment owed under par. (a), (ab), (ad), or (ag) or sub. (1) if the department determines that the sole reason for the uninsured employer[s failure to comply with s. 102.28 (2) is that the uninsured employer was a victim of fraud, misrepresentation or gross negligence by an insurance agent or insurance broker or by a person whom a reasonable person would believe is an insurance agent or insurance broker.

SECTION 1617. 102.85 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 102.85 (1) (a) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a first violation, forfeit the greater of $1,000 or the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2). (b) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a 2nd violation, forfeit the greater of $2,000 or 2 times the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2). (c) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a 3rd violation, forfeit the greater of $3,000 or 3 times the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1059 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1617 amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2). (d) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a 4th or subsequent violation, forfeit the greater of $4,000 or 4 times the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2).

SECTION 1618. 102.85 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 102.85 (2) (a) No employer who is required to provide worker[s compensation insurance coverage under this chapter may give false information about the coverage to his or her employees, the department, or any other person who contracts with the employer and who requests evidence of worker[s compensation in relation to that contract. (b) No employer who is required to provide worker[s compensation insurance coverage under this chapter may fail to notify a person who contracts with the employer that the coverage has been canceled in relation to that contract. (c) 1. An employer who violates par. (a) or (b) shall, except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., forfeit not less than $100 and not more than $1,000. 2. An employer who violates par. (a) or (b) shall forfeit $3,000 for a 3rd violation of par. (a) or (b). 3. An employer who violates par. (a) or (b) shall forfeit $4,000 for a 4th violation of par. (a) or (b).

SECTION 1619. 103.005 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.005 (12) (a) If any employer, employee, owner, or other person violates 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1060 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1619 chs. 103 to 106, or fails or refuses to perform any duty required under chs. 103 to 106, within the time prescribed by the department, for which no penalty has been specifically provided, or fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order given or made by the department or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection with chs. 103 to 106, for each such violation, failure or refusal, the employer, employee, owner or other person shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each offense. This paragraph does not apply to any person that fails to provide any information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates or prevailing hours of labor under s. 103.49 (3) (a) or (am) or 103.50 (3) or (4). SECTION 1620. 103.007 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1621. 103.035 of the statutes is created to read: 103.035 Work schedule flexibility and predictability. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XBona fide business reasonY means a reason that justifies an employer[s action and that is based on the employer[s determination that taking a different action would have any of the following results: 1. Additional costs to the employer, including costs of lost employee productivity, retaining or hiring employees, or transferring employees between work locations. 2. A significant detrimental effect on the employer[s ability to meet organizational needs or customer demand. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1061 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 3. A significant inability of the employer, despite the employer[s best efforts, to reorganize work among other employees. 4. A significant detrimental effect on the employer[s business performance. 5. Insufficient work during the period an employee proposes to work. 6. Unfairness to other employees who request changes to work schedules if granting all requests would have a significant detrimental effect on the employer[s ability to meet organizational needs. (b) XChildY means an individual who is all of the following: 1. A biological, adopted, or foster child; a stepchild; a legal ward; or a child of a person standing in the place of a parent with respect to that child. 2. An individual to whom any of the following applies: a. The individual is less than 18 years of age. b. The individual is 18 years of age or older and is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability. (c) XDomestic partnerY has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (21c) or 770.01 (1). (d) XEmployeeY means an employee who is employed by an employer. (e) XEmployerY means an employer that employs at least 15 employees. XEmployerY includes the state, its political subdivisions, and any office, department, independent agency, authority, institution, association, society, or other body in state or local government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the legislature and the courts. (f) XFamily memberY means any of the following: 1. A spouse or domestic partner of an employee. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1062 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 2. A parent, child, sibling, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, or grandchild of an employee or of an employee[s spouse or domestic partner. 3. Any other individual who is related by blood, marriage, or adoption to an employee or to an employee[s spouse or domestic partner and whose close association with the employee, spouse, or domestic partner makes the individual the equivalent of an individual listed under subd. 2. (g) XGrandchildY means the child of a child. (h) XGrandparentY means the parent of a parent. (i) XNonexempt employeeY means an employee who is not employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as described in 29 USC 213 (a) (1). (j) XParentY means a biological parent, foster parent, adoptive parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or of an employee[s spouse or domestic partner. (k) XPart-time employeeY means an employee who works on average fewer than 30 hours per week for a particular employer. (L) XService employeeY means a nonexempt employee who is employed in any of the occupations classified under the following codes set forth in the Standard Occupational Classification System, 2018 edition, published by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor: 1. Major group code 35-0000 — food preparation and serving related occupations. 2. Broad occupation code 37-2010 — building cleaning workers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1063 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 3. Detailed occupation code 41-1011 — first-line supervisors of retail sales workers. 4. Minor group code 41-2000 — retail sales workers. (m) XSiblingY means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, foster brother, or foster sister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption. (n) XSplit shiftY means a work shift that consists of work time that is not continuous. For purposes of determining whether a work shift is continuous, any of the following breaks in work time are not considered: 1. One or more breaks for meals that total one hour or less. 2. A break that is requested by the employee. (o) XWork scheduleY means the days and times during each successive work period when an employee is required by an employer to perform duties of employment. (p) XWork shiftY means the specific times during a day that an employer requires an employee to work. (q) XWrittenY includes a communication that is transmitted or received by electronic means. (2) EMPLOYEE RIGHT TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE WORK SCHEDULE CHANGES. (a) Employee right to request work schedule changes. 1. An employee may request a change in the terms and conditions of employment related to any of the following, and may make such a request by email or text message: a. The number of hours the employee is required to work or be on call for work. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1064 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 b. The days or times when the employee is required to work or be on call for work. c. The location where the employee is required to work. d. The amount of notification the employee receives regarding changes to the employee[s work schedule. e. Minimizing fluctuations in the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. 2. An employee who makes a request under subd. 1. shall specify in the request whether it is related to any of the following: a. A serious health condition, as defined under s. 103.10 (1) (g), of the employee. b. The employee[s responsibilities as a significant provider of ongoing care, including responsibility for securing ongoing care, of the employee[s child, family member with a serious health condition, as defined under s. 103.10 (1) (g), or parent who is 65 years of age or older. c. The employee[s responsibilities as a significant provider of education, including responsibility for securing education, of the employee[s child. d. The employee[s enrollment in an educational or training program or program of study that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential. e. If the employee is a part-time employee, conflicts with the employee[s other employment. (b) Evaluating requests for work schedule changes. If an employer receives a request from an employee under par. (a), the employer shall either grant the request 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1065 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 without modification or negotiate in good faith with the employee to find a compromise that meets the employee[s and the employer[s work scheduling needs, including by considering any alternative proposals offered by the employee. If the employer denies the request and any alternative proposals offered, the employer shall inform the employee of the reasons for denial, including whether any of the reasons is a bona fide business reason. (c) Requests related to serious health conditions, caregiving, education, or other part-time employment. Notwithstanding par. (b), if an employer receives a request from an employee under par. (a) that is directly related to a reason specified under par. (a) 2., the employer shall grant the request unless the employer has a bona fide business reason for denying the request. (d) Verification of reasons for requested changes. If an employer receives a request from an employee under par. (a), the employer may require the employee to provide additional information to clarify or explain the reasons for the employee[s requested work schedule change if the employer needs that information to properly evaluate the request under par. (b) or (c). (3) PREDICTABLE WORK SCHEDULES FOR RETAIL, FOOD SERVICE, AND CLEANING EMPLOYEES. (a) Advance notice of work schedules required. 1. On or before the first day of work of a new service employee, an employer shall provide the service employee with a written copy of the service employee[s work schedule. 2. Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), if an employer changes a work schedule provided to a service employee under this subdivision or subd. 1., the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1066 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 employer shall provide the service employee with a written copy of the new work schedule no later than 14 days before the new work schedule begins. 3. An employer shall post a copy of a work schedule provided under this paragraph in at least one of the following ways: a. In one or more conspicuous places where notices to employees are customarily posted. b. On a website accessible by all of the employer[s employees. 4. If an employer changes a work schedule after it is posted under subd. 3., the employer shall revise the posted work schedule to reflect those changes. (b) Employer-initiated changes to work schedules without advance notice. 1. An employer may change, without the advance notice required under par. (a) 2., a work schedule provided to a service employee under par. (a) 1. or 2. as provided in this paragraph. Except as provided under subd. 2., if the employer changes a work schedule provided to a service employee under par. (a) 1. or 2. less than 14 days before the new work schedule begins, the employer shall provide the service employee compensation for the change in an amount equal to the service employee[s regular rate of pay for one hour of work in addition to any other compensation earned by the service employee. 2. An employer is not required to pay compensation to a service employee under subd. 1. for a change to the service employee[s work schedule if any of the following applies to the change: a. The service employee consents to the change. b. The employer requires the service employee to work additional time or an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1067 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 additional work shift because another service employee was scheduled to work that time or work shift and is unexpectedly unavailable to work. (c) Employee-initiated changes to work schedules. An employer may allow a service employee to agree to work in place of another service employee if the service employees mutually agree to the change. The employer is not required to provide compensation under par. (b) 1. to a service employee with respect to a work shift agreement under this paragraph. (d) Compensation for reporting time, on-call time, and split shifts. 1. Except as provided in subd. 4., if a service employee reports to work and the service employee[s employer does not allow the service employee to work all time that the service employee is scheduled to work, the employer shall provide the service employee with the following compensation: a. If the service employee is scheduled to work 4 hours or less, an amount equal to the service employee[s regular rate of pay for all time the service employee is scheduled to work but does not work in addition to any other compensation earned by the service employee for time the service employee actually works. b. If the service employee is scheduled to work more than 4 hours and works less than 4 hours, an amount equal to the service employee[s regular rate of pay for the difference between 4 hours and the amount of time the service employee actually works in addition to any other compensation earned by the service employee for time the service employee actually works. 2. Except as provided in subd. 4., if an employer requires a service employee to contact the employer, or wait to be contacted by the employer, less than 24 hours 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1068 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 before a work shift begins to determine whether the employer will require the service employee to report to work for that work shift, the employer shall provide the service employee compensation in an amount equal to the service employee[s regular rate of pay for one hour of work in addition to any other compensation earned by the service employee for time the service employee actually works. 3. Except as provided in subd. 4, if an employer requires a service employee to work a split shift, the employer shall provide the service employee compensation in an amount equal to the service employee[s regular rate of pay for one hour of work in addition to any other compensation earned by the service employee for time the service employee actually works. 4. If a service employee is entitled to more than one type of compensation under subds. 1. to 3. with respect to a particular work shift, the employer shall pay the service employee the compensation required under subd. 1., 2., or 3., whichever is greatest. (e) Manner of payment of additional compensation. An employer that is required to provide compensation to a service employee under par. (b) 1. or (d) shall pay that compensation on the service employee[s regular paycheck or other wage payment. The employer shall identify on the paycheck, pay envelope, or paper accompanying the wage payment the amount of and reason for all additional compensation paid. (f) Exception. An employer is not required to comply with this subsection during a period in which the employer[s regular operations are suspended due to an event outside of the employer[s control. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1069 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 (4) PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) No employer may interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of the right of an employee to request and receive a change in the terms and conditions of employment as provided under sub. (2). No employer may interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of the right of a service employee to receive advance notice of work schedules as provided under sub. (3) (a), receive compensation as provided under sub. (3) (b) 1. and (d), or request approval to work in place of another employee as provided under sub. (3) (c). (b) No employer may discharge or discriminate against an employee in promotion, in compensation, or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment for exercising a right of an employee described under par. (a), opposing a practice prohibited under this section, filing or indicating an intent to file a complaint or otherwise attempting to enforce a right under this section, or testifying, assisting, or participating in any manner in any investigation, action, or proceeding to enforce a right under this section. (c) Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge or other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section. (5) ENFORCEMENT. (a) Administrative proceeding. An employee whose rights are interfered with, restrained, or denied in violation of sub. (4) (a) or who is discharged or discriminated against in violation of sub. (4) (b) may file a complaint with the department, and the department shall process the complaint in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39. If the department finds that a violation has occurred, the department may order 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1070 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 the employer to take action to remedy the violation, including any action authorized under s. 111.39. (b) Civil action. 1. The department or an employee whose rights are interfered with, restrained, or denied in violation of sub. (4) (a) or who is discharged or discriminated against in violation of sub. (4) (b) may bring an action in circuit court against an employer on the basis of the violation without regard to exhaustion of any administrative remedy. 2. In an action under subd. 1., if the circuit court finds that a violation of sub. (4) (a) or (b) has occurred with respect to an employee, the circuit court shall order the defendant to pay to the employee all of the following: a. Compensatory damages in an amount that the circuit court or jury finds appropriate. b. Unless the employer proves that the employer acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis for believing that the act or omission that constituted the violation was not a violation of this section, an additional amount as liquidated damages equal to 100 percent of the amount of compensatory damages determined under subd. 2. a. c. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in the action. 3. Damages awarded under subd. 2. are in addition to any back pay or other amounts awarded under s. 111.39 or 111.395. (6) PENALTIES. In addition to any damages imposed under sub. (5), an employer that willfully violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1071 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1621 $1,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. (7) NOTICE POSTED. An employer shall post, in one or more conspicuous places where notices to employees are customarily posted, a notice in a form approved by the department setting forth employees[ rights under this section. An employer that violates this subsection shall forfeit not more than $100 for each violation.

SECTION 1622. 103.06 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.06 (1) (b) (intro.) XEmployeeY means, for purposes of compliance with the requirements specified in sub. (3) (a), any of the following who is employed by an employer: SECTION 1623. 103.06 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.06 (1) (c) (intro.) XEmployerY means, for purposes of compliance with the requirements specified in sub. (3) (a), any of the following that is engaged in the work described in s. 108.18 (2) (c):

SECTION 1624. 103.06 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 103.06 (10), and 103.06 (10) (intro.) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read: 103.06 (10) WORKER CLASSIFICATION COMPLIANCE; DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. (intro.) For purposes of promoting and achieving compliance by employers with the laws specified in sub. (3) (a) through the proper classification of persons performing services for an employer as employees and nonemployees, the The department shall do all of the following: (a) Educate employers, employees, nonemployees, and the public about the proper classification of persons performing services for an employer as employees 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1072 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1624 and nonemployees. The department shall establish and maintain on the department[s website information regarding worker classification laws, requirements for employers and employees, penalties for noncompliance, and contact information at each state agency that administers worker classification laws.

SECTION 1625. 103.06 (10) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 103.06 (10) (f) Design and make available to employers a notice regarding worker classification laws, requirements for employers and employees, and penalties for noncompliance. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this paragraph. SECTION 1626. 103.06 (11) of the statutes is created to read: 103.06 (11) NOTICE. All employers shall post, in one or more conspicuous places where notices to employees are customarily posted, the notice designed by the department under sub. (10) (f). Any employer who violates this subsection shall forfeit not more than $100 for each offense.

SECTION 1627. 103.08 of the statutes is created to read: 103.08 Paid family and medical leave. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XApplication yearY means the 12-month period beginning on the first day of the first calendar week for which leave benefits are claimed by an employee under this section. (b) XAverage weekly earningsY means one-thirteenth of the wages paid to an employee during the last completed calendar quarter prior to the employee[s date of eligibility for leave benefits under this section and includes all sick, holiday, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1073 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1627 vacation, and termination pay that is paid directly by an employer to an employee at the employee[s usual rate of pay during his or her last completed calendar quarter as a result of employment for an employer and any total or partial disability payments under ch. 102 or a federal law that provides for payments on account of a work-related injury or illness. (d) XEmployeeY has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (b), except that it does not include employees whose compensation is established under s. 20.923 (2) or (3) or 230.12 (9m) or employees of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (e) XEmployerY has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (1) (c), except that it does not include any entity whose employees[ compensation is established under s. 20.923 (2) or (3) or 230.12 (9m) or the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (f) XFamily leaveY means leave from employment taken for any of the reasons under s. 103.10 (3) (b) 1. to 7. (g) XInsurerY means a company that issues an insurance policy to an employer to provide leave benefits under this section. (h) XLeave benefitsY means benefits provided under sub. (2). (i) XMedical leaveY means leave from employment taken for any of the reasons under s. 103.10 (4). (2) PAID BENEFIT REQUIREMENT. Each employer shall provide paid leave benefits to their employees for up to 8 weeks of family and medical leave in the amount specified in sub. (3). Employees shall be paid leave benefits for consecutive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1074 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1627 family and medical leave or intermittent family leave and medical leave at the employee[s sole discretion. (3) BENEFIT AMOUNT. The amount of leave benefits for a week for which those benefits are payable is as follows: (a) For the amount of the employee's average weekly earnings that are not more than 50 percent of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the employee[s application year, 90 percent of that individual's average weekly earnings. (b) For the amount of the employee[s average weekly earnings that are more than 50 percent of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the employee[s application year, 50 percent of that employee[s average weekly earnings. (4) INSURANCE. (a) An employer may contract with an insurance company to provide coverage for the leave benefits required under sub. (2). (b) Employers may not deduct any fees from employee compensation for the cost of insurance coverage or otherwise charge employees for the cost of insurance coverage under this subsection. (c) Insurance policies for leave benefits shall allow for employees to seek arbitration following a denial of leave benefits by the insurer. (5) FEDERAL TAX TREATMENT OF BENEFITS. With respect to the federal income taxation of family or medical leave insurance benefits, an employer shall do all of the following: (a) At the time an individual files a claim for leave benefits, advise the individual that those benefits may be subject to federal income taxation, that requirements exist under federal law pertaining to estimated tax payments, and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1075 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1627 that the individual may elect to have federal income taxes withheld from the individual[s benefit payments and may change that election not more than one time in an application year. (b) Allow the individual to elect to have federal income tax deducted and withheld from the individual[s benefit payments, allow the individual to change that election not more than one time in an application year, and deduct and withhold that tax in accordance with the individual[s election as provided under 26 USC 3402. If the employer has contracted with an insurer, the employer shall direct the insurer to follow the provisions of this paragraph. (6) DENIAL OF BENEFITS; APPEALS. An employer or an insurer that provides benefits under a policy under sub. (4) shall provide an employee with the reason for a denial for a claim for leave benefits whether in whole or in part, with information for the employee to file an appeal with the department. An employee whose claim for leave benefits under this section has been denied in whole or in part by their employer or their employer[s insurer may file a complaint with the department after receiving a final denial from their employer or their employer[s insurer. The department shall process the complaint in the same manner as complaints filed under s. 103.10 (12) (b) are processed. If the department finds that the employer or insurer should have paid leave benefits, the department may order the employer or insurer to provide the benefits owed and, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), pay reasonable actual attorney fees to the employee. (7) PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) No person may interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of any right provided under this section. (b) No person may discharge or otherwise discriminate against any person for 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1076 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1627 exercising any right provided under this section, opposing a practice prohibited under this section, filing a complaint or attempting to enforce any right provided under this section, or testifying or assisting in any action or proceeding to enforce any right provided under this section. (c) No collective bargaining agreement or employer policy may diminish or abridge an employee[s rights under this section. Any agreement purporting to waive or modify an employee[s rights under this section is void as against public policy and unenforceable. (8) NOTICE POSTED. Each employer shall post, on its website and in one or more conspicuous places where notices to employees are customarily posted, a notice in a form approved by the department setting forth employees[ rights under this section. Any employer that violates this subsection shall forfeit not more than $100 for each violation. (9) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 1628. 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (a) and amended to read: 103.10 (1) (a) XChildY means a natural, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, or a legal ward to whom any of the following applies:. SECTION 1629. 103.10 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1630. 103.10 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1631. 103.10 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (1) (ap) XCovered active dutyY means any of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1077 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1631 1. For a member of a regular component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country. 2. For a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law specified in 10 USC 101 (a) (13) (B).

SECTION 1632. 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 2. and s. 452.38, XemployeeY means an individual employed in this state by an employer, except the employer[s parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, or child parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling. SECTION 1633. 103.10 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (1) (dm) XGrandchildY means the child of a child. SECTION 1634. 103.10 (1) (dp) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (1) (dp) XGrandparentY means the parent of a parent.

SECTION 1635. 103.10 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (1) (em) XMedical isolationY means any of the following: 1. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of health services advises that an individual seclude herself or himself from others when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease. 2. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises that an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1078 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1635 3. When an individual[s employer advises that the individual not come to the workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected with a communicable disease. SECTION 1636. 103.10 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (1) (gm) XSiblingY means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, or stepsister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption.

SECTION 1637. 103.10 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (1) (h) XSpouseY means an employee[s legal husband or wife the person to whom an employee is legally married. SECTION 1638. 103.10 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (an). SECTION 1639. 103.10 (1m) (b) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (gd). SECTION 1640. 103.10 (1m) (b) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (m). SECTION 1641. 103.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (2) (c) This section only applies to an employee who has been employed by the same employer for more than 52 consecutive weeks and who worked for the employer for at least 1,000 680 hours during the preceding 52-week period. SECTION 1642. 103.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1643. 103.10 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (3) (b) 3. To care for the employee[s child, spouse, domestic partner, or parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner, or parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling has a serious health condition. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1079 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1644 SECTION 1644. 103.10 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (3) (b) 4. Because of any qualifying exigency, as determined by the department by rule, arising out of the fact that the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty. SECTION 1645. 103.10 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (3) (b) 5. Because there is an unforeseen or unexpected short-term gap in childcare for the employee[s child, grandchild, or sibling that the employee must fill. The department may define by rule Xunforeseen or unexpected short-term gap in childcare.Y

SECTION 1646. 103.10 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (3) (b) 6. To care for the employee[s child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling is in medical isolation. SECTION 1647. 103.10 (3) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (3) (b) 7. To address issues of the employee or the employee[s child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling related to being the victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking. SECTION 1648. 103.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (4) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and par. (c) and sub. (4m), an employee who is in medical isolation or has a serious health condition which makes the employee unable to perform his or her employment duties may take medical leave for the period during which he or she is unable to perform those duties. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1080 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1649 SECTION 1649. 103.10 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1650. 103.10 (4m) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (4m) DURATION OF LEAVE. In a 12-month period, no employee may take more than 8 weeks of leave for any combination of reasons specified under sub. (3) or (4). SECTION 1651. 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.) If an employee intends to take family leave because of the planned medical treatment or supervision of a child, spouse, domestic partner, or parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling or intends to take medical leave because of the planned medical treatment or supervision of the employee, the employee shall do all of the following: SECTION 1652. 103.10 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (6) (b) 1. Make a reasonable effort to schedule the medical treatment or supervision so that it does not unduly disrupt the employer[s operations, subject to the approval of the health care provider of the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee.

SECTION 1653. 103.10 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (6) (c) If the employee intends to take family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4. that is foreseeable because the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty, the employee shall provide notice of that intention to the employer in a reasonable and practicable manner. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1081 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1654 SECTION 1654. 103.10 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (7) (a) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in sub. (3) (b) 3. or requests medical leave due to a serious health condition, the employer may require the employee to provide certification, as described in par. (b), issued by the health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee, whichever is appropriate.

SECTION 1655. 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) No employer may require certification under par. (a) stating more than the following: SECTION 1656. 103.10 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (7) (b) 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee has a serious health condition. SECTION 1657. 103.10 (7) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (7) (cm) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in sub. (3) (b) 3., the employer may require the employee to provide certification that the employee is responsible for the care of a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling with a serious health condition.

SECTION 1658. 103.10 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (7) (d) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4., the employer may require the employee to provide certification that the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1082 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1658 active duty. The certification under this paragraph shall be issued at such time and in such manner as the department may prescribe by rule, and the employee shall provide a copy of that certification to the employer in a timely manner.

SECTION 1659. 103.10 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (7) (e) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 5., the employer may require the employee to provide certification that there is an unforeseen or unexpected short-term gap in childcare, as defined in rule by the department, for the employee[s child, grandchild, or sibling that the employee must fill. The department may prescribe by rule the form and content of the certification.

SECTION 1660. 103.10 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (7) (f) 1. If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., or medical leave due to medical isolation, the employer may require the employee to provide certification issued by a local public health official, the department of health services, or a health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee, whichever is appropriate, except that no employer may require certification under this paragraph if the sole reason for the medical isolation is due to the employer[s request under sub. (1) (em) 3. No employer may require certification under this subdivision stating more than that the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee is in medical isolation. 2. If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., the employer may 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1083 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1660 require the employee to provide certification that the employee is responsible for the care of a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee who is in medical isolation.

SECTION 1661. 103.10 (7) (g) of the statutes is created to read: 103.10 (7) (g) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 7., the employer may require the employee to provide certification that the employee is addressing issues of the employee or the employee[s child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling related to being the victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking. SECTION 1662. 103.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (10) ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in this section prohibits an employer and an employee with a serious health condition or in medical isolation from mutually agreeing to alternative employment for the employee while the serious health condition or medical isolation lasts. No period of alternative employment, with the same employer, reduces the employee[s right to family leave or medical leave.

SECTION 1663. 103.10 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (12) (b) An employee who believes his or her employer has violated sub. (11) (a) or (b) may, within 30 300 days after the violation occurs or the employee should reasonably have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later, file a complaint with the department alleging the violation. Except as provided in s. 230.45 (1m), the department shall investigate the complaint and shall attempt to resolve the complaint by conference, conciliation or persuasion. If the complaint is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1084 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1663 not resolved and the department finds probable cause to believe a violation has occurred, the department shall proceed with notice and a hearing on the complaint as provided in ch. 227. The hearing shall be held within 60 days after the department receives the complaint.

SECTION 1664. 103.10 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.10 (12) (c) If 2 or more health care providers disagree about any of the information required to be certified under sub. (7) (b), the department may appoint another health care provider to examine the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee and render an opinion as soon as possible. The department shall promptly notify the employee and the employer of the appointment. The employer and the employee shall each pay 50 percent of the cost of the examination and opinion. SECTION 1665. 103.10 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (14). SECTION 1666. 103.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1667. 103.12 of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1668. 103.165 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 103.165 (3) (a) 3. The decedent[s father or mother parent or parents if the decedent leaves no surviving spouse, domestic partner under ch. 770, or children. SECTION 1669. 103.36 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1670. 103.44 of the statutes is created to read: 103.44 Compensation included in job postings. In each job posting seeking applicants that is made by an employer, the employer shall include the compensation for the position. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1085 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671

SECTION 1671. 103.49 of the statutes is created to read: 103.49 Wage rate on state work. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XAreaY means the county in which a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in that county, XareaY means those counties that are contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, XareaY means those counties that are contiguous to those counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, XareaY means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review a determination under sub. (3) (c), XareaY means the city, village, or town in which a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located. (am) XBona fide economic benefitY means an economic benefit for which an employer makes irrevocable contributions to a trust or fund created under 29 USC 186 (c) or to any other bona fide plan, trust, program, or fund no less often than quarterly or, if an employer makes annual contributions to such a bona fide plan, trust, program, or fund, for which the employer irrevocably escrows moneys at least quarterly based on the employer[s expected annual contribution. (b) XHourly basic rate of payY means the hourly wage paid to any employee, excluding any contributions or payments for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefits, whether paid directly or indirectly. (bg) XInsufficient wage dataY means less than 500 hours of work performed in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1086 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 a particular trade or occupation on projects that are similar to a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section. (bj) XMinor service or maintenance workY means a project of public works that is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5 years; cleaning of drainage or sewer ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration. (br) XMultiple-trade project of public worksY means a project of public works in which no single trade accounts for 85 percent or more of the total labor cost of the project. (c) XPrevailing hours of laborY for any trade or occupation in any area means 10 hours per day and 40 hours per week and may not include any hours worked on a Saturday or Sunday or on any of the following holidays: 1. January 1. 2. The last Monday in May. 3. July 4. 4. The first Monday in September. 5. The 4th Thursday in November. 6. December 25. 7. The day before if January 1, July 4, or December 25 falls on a Saturday. 8. The day following if January 1, July 4, or December 25 falls on a Sunday. (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., Xprevailing wage rateY for any trade or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1087 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public works in any area means the hourly basic rate of pay, plus the hourly contribution for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly for a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation on projects in the area. 2. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation on projects in the area is paid, Xprevailing wage rateY for any trade or occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public works in any area means the average hourly basic rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the average hourly contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic rate of pay of the highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation on projects in that area. (em) XSingle-trade project of public worksY means a project of public works in which a single trade accounts for 85 percent or more of the total labor cost of the project. (f) XState agencyY means any office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the legislature and the courts. XState agencyY also includes the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1088 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority. (fm) XSupply and installation contractY means a contract under which the material is installed by the supplier, the material is installed by means of simple fasteners or connectors such as screws or nuts and bolts, and no other work is performed on the site of the project of public works, and the total labor cost to install the material does not exceed 20 percent of the total cost of the contract. (g) XTruck driverY includes an owner-operator of a truck. (1m) APPLICABILITY. Subject to sub. (3g), this section applies to any project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for the state or a state agency, including all of the following: (a) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one state agency for another state agency under any contract or under any statute specifically authorizing cooperation between state agencies. (b) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, the state in lieu of the state or a state agency contracting for the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of the facility. (c) A sanitary sewer or water main project in which the completed sanitary sewer or water main is acquired by, or dedicated to, the state for ownership or maintenance by the state. (2) PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND HOURS OF LABOR. Any contract made for the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1089 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 works to which the state or any state agency is a party shall contain a stipulation that no individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) may be allowed to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, except that any such individual may be allowed or required to work more than such prevailing hours of labor per day and per week if he or she is paid for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay; nor may he or she be paid less than the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) in the same or most similar trade or occupation in the area in which the project of public works is situated. The notice published for the purpose of securing bids for the project must contain a reference to the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if any contract or subcontract for a project of public works that is subject to this section is entered into, the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is in force. (2m) COVERED EMPLOYEES. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1090 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times the employees[ hourly basic rate of pay: 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section. 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site of the project. (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process, manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies: 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1091 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or through spreaders from the transporting vehicle. 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site of a project that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material or spoil from the site of the project of public works, and transport that excavated material or spoil away from the site of the project. (c) A person that is subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her truck. (3) INVESTIGATION; DETERMINATION. (a) Before a state agency issues a request for bids for any work to which this section applies, the state agency having the authority to prescribe the specifications shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation required in the work under contemplation in the area in which the work is to be done. The department shall conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or occupations that are commonly employed on projects that are subject to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30 days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting state agency. A state agency that has contracted for a project of public works subject to this section shall post the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (2) and (6m) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1092 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 in at least one conspicuous place on the site of the project that is easily accessible by employees working on the project. (am) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates. If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project. (ar) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903, 103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903, 103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the department may not use data from any construction work performed by a state agency or a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d). (b) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1093 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the date on which the department receives the request for recalculation. (c) In addition to the recalculation under par. (b), the state agency that requested the determination under this subsection may request a review of any portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the determination if the state agency submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where the proposed project of public works is located on which some work has been performed during the current survey period and that were considered by the department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (am). The department shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the department receives the request for review. (3g) NONAPPLICABILITY. This section does not apply to any of the following: (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $48,000 or a multiple-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000. (b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the state or the state 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1094 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 agency contracting for the project is not required to compensate any contractor, subcontractor, contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent, or individual for performing the work. (c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply and installation contract. (f) A public highway, street, or bridge project. (g) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or less. (h) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain 2 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to, the state for ownership or maintenance by the state. (4r) COMPLIANCE. (a) When the department finds that a state agency has not requested a determination under sub. (3) (a) or that a state agency, contractor, or subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination into a contract or subcontract as required under sub. (2) or has not notified a minor subcontractor of a determination in the manner prescribed by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (2), the department shall notify the state agency, contractor, or subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file the determination with the state agency, contractor, or subcontractor within 30 days after the notice. (b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1095 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. (c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the state agency authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has complied fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has received an affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor[s agents and subcontractors. A state agency may not authorize a final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. If a state agency authorizes a final payment before an affidavit is filed in proper form and order or if the department determines, based on the greater weight of the credible evidence, that any person performing the work specified in sub. (2m) has been or may have been paid less than the prevailing wage rate or less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor and requests that the state agency withhold all or part of the final payment, but the state agency fails to do so, the state agency is liable for all back wages payable up to the amount of the final payment. (5) RECORDS; INSPECTION; ENFORCEMENT. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent that performs work on a project of public works that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating the name and trade or occupation of every individual performing the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1096 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 work described in sub. (2m) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those individuals and the actual wages paid for the hours worked. (b) The department shall enforce this section. The department may demand and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor[s and subcontractor[s agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department, copies of payrolls and other records and information relating to the wages paid to individuals performing the work described in sub. (2m) for work to which this section applies. The department may inspect records in the manner provided in this chapter. Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public works that is subject to this section is subject to the requirements of this chapter relating to the examination of records. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section. (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall request that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit to the department a certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request a contractor, subcontractor, or agent to submit those records no more than once per calendar quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1097 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 subcontractor, or agent is performing work. The department may not charge a requester a fee for obtaining that information. Certified records submitted to the department under this paragraph are open for public inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1). (6m) LIABILITY AND PENALTIES. (ag) 1. A contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor is liable to any affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated damages as provided in subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable. 2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (5) (b) or (c) that a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages within a period specified by the department in the order. 3. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as provided in subd. 2., any employee for and on behalf of that employee and other employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1098 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 any court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor, the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages. 5. No employee may be a party plaintiff to an action under subd. 3. unless the employee consents in writing to become a party and the consent is filed in the court in which the action is brought. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), the court shall, in addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow reasonable attorney fees and costs to be paid by the defendant. (am) Except as provided in pars. (b), (d), and (f), any contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent who violates this section may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense. (b) Whoever induces an individual who seeks to be or is employed on any project of public works that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any part of the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1099 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 which the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and on a project that is not subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of dismissal from employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (1). (c) Any individual who is employed on a project of public works that is subject to this section who knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth in the contract governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and on a project that is not subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (2). (d) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any project of public works that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from the individual[s pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142. (e) Any individual who is employed on a project of public works that is subject to this section who knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1100 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142. (f) Paragraph (am) does not apply to any person who fails to provide any information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates under sub. (3) (a) or (am). (7) DEBARMENT. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the department shall distribute to all state agencies a list of all persons that the department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at any time in the preceding 3 years. The department shall include with any name the address of the person and shall specify when the person failed to pay the prevailing wage rate and when the person paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. A state agency may not award any contract to the person unless otherwise recommended by the department or unless 3 years have elapsed from the date the department issued its findings or date of final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, whichever is later. (b) The department may not include in a notification under par. (a) the name of any person on the basis of having subcontracted a contract for a project of public works to a person that the department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1101 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1671 the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. (c) This subsection does not apply to any contractor, subcontractor, or agent who in good faith commits a minor violation of this section, as determined on a case- by-case basis through administrative hearings with all rights to due process afforded to all parties or who has not exhausted or waived all appeals. (d) Any person submitting a bid on a project of public works that is subject to this section shall, on the date the person submits the bid, identify any construction business in which the person, or a shareholder, officer, or partner of the person if the person is a business, owns or has owned at least a 25 percent interest on the date the person submits the bid or at any other time within 3 years preceding the date the person submits the bid, if the business has been found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to have paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. (e) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this subsection.

SECTION 1672. 103.50 of the statutes is created to read: 103.50 Highway contracts. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XAreaY means the county in which a proposed project that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in that county, XareaY means those counties that are contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, XareaY means those counties that are contiguous to those counties or, if 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1102 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1672 the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, XareaY means the entire state. (b) XHourly basic rate of payY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (b). (bg) XInsufficient wage dataY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg). (c) XPrevailing hours of laborY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (c). (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., Xprevailing wage rateY for any trade or occupation in any area means the hourly basic rate of pay, plus the hourly contribution for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly, for a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation in the area. 2. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation in the area is paid, Xprevailing wage rateY means the average hourly basic rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the average hourly contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic rate of pay of the highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation in that area. (e) XTruck driverY has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g). (2) PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND HOURS OF LABOR. No contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on a project under a contract based on bids as provided in s. 84.06 (2) to which the state is a party for the construction or improvement of any highway may do any of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1103 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1672 (a) Pay an individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) less than the prevailing wage rate in the area in which the work is to be done determined under sub. (3). (b) Allow an individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent pays the individual for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times the individual[s hourly basic rate of pay. (2g) NONAPPLICABILITY. This section does not apply to a single-trade project of public works, as defined in s. 103.49 (1) (em), for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $48,000 or a multiple-trade project of public works, as defined in s. 103.49 (1) (br), for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000. (2m) COVERED EMPLOYEES. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times the employees[ hourly basic rate of pay: 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of a project that is subject to this section. 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1104 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1672 site of a project that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project that is subject to this section by a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site of the project. (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process, manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project that is subject to this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies: 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral aggregate to the site of a project that is subject to this section by depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or through spreaders from the transporting vehicle. 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site of a project that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material or spoil from the site of the project, and transport that excavated material or spoil away from the site of the project and return to the site of the project. (c) A contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing work on a project subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her truck. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1105 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1672 (3) INVESTIGATIONS; DETERMINATIONS. The department shall conduct investigations and hold public hearings necessary to define the trades or occupations that are commonly employed in the highway construction industry and to inform the department of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those trades or occupations, in order to ascertain and determine the prevailing wage rates accordingly. (4) CERTIFICATION OF PREVAILING WAGE RATES. The department of workforce development shall, by May 1 of each year, certify to the department of transportation the prevailing wage rates in each area for all trades or occupations commonly employed in the highway construction industry. The certification shall, in addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates when such prevailing wage rates can be determined for any such trade or occupation in any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates. The certification shall also include wage rates for work performed on Sundays or the holidays specified in s. 103.49 (1) (c) and shift differentials based on the time of day or night when work is performed. If a construction project extends into more than one area, the department shall determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project. (4m) WAGE RATE DATA. In determining prevailing wage rates for projects that are subject to this section, the department shall use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903 or 103.49, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates for those projects, the department may not use data from any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1106 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1672 construction work that is performed by a state agency or a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d). (5) APPEALS TO GOVERNOR. If the department of transportation considers any determination of the department of workforce development of the prevailing wage rates in an area to be incorrect, it may appeal to the governor, whose determination is final. (6) CONTENTS OF CONTRACTS. The department of transportation shall include a reference to the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for a project. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if any contract or subcontract for a project that is subject to this section is entered into, the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a minor subcontract, as determined by the department of workforce development, that department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is in force. The department of transportation shall post the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (2) and (7) in at least one conspicuous place that is easily accessible to the employees on the site of the project. (7) PENALTIES. (a) Except as provided in pars. (b), (d), and (f), any contractor, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1107 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1672 subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent who violates this section may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense. (b) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any project that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any part of the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual works both on a project that is subject to this section and on a project that is not subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of dismissal from employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (1). (c) Any individual employed on a project that is subject to this section who knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth in the contract governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual works both on a project that is subject to this section and on a project that is not subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (2). (d) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any project that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1108 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1672 the individual[s pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142. (e) Any individual employed on a project that is subject to this section who knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142. (f) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any individual who fails to provide any information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates under sub. (3) or (4). (8) ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION. The department of transportation shall require adherence to subs. (2), (2m), and (6). The department of transportation may demand and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor[s or subcontractor[s agent shall keep and furnish upon request by the department of transportation, copies of payrolls and other records and information relating to compliance with this section. Upon request of the department of transportation or upon complaint of alleged violation, the district attorney of the county in which the work is located shall investigate as necessary and prosecute violations in a court of competent jurisdiction. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section.

SECTION 1673. 103.503 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.503 (1) (a) XAccidentY means an incident caused, contributed to, or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1109 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1673 otherwise involving an employee that resulted or could have resulted in death, personal injury, or property damage and that occurred while the employee was performing the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or while the employee was performing work on a public utility project. SECTION 1674. 103.503 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.503 (1) (e) XEmployeeY means a laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who performs the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or on a public utility project. SECTION 1675. 103.503 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 103.503 (1) (g) XProject of public worksY means a project of public works that is subject to s. 66.0903 or 103.49.

SECTION 1676. 103.503 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 103.503 (2) SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROHIBITED. No employee may use, possess, attempt to possess, distribute, deliver, or be under the influence of a drug, or use or be under the influence of alcohol, while performing the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or while performing work on a public utility project. An employee is considered to be under the influence of alcohol for purposes of this subsection if he or she has an alcohol concentration that is equal to or greater than the amount specified in s. 885.235 (1g) (d).

SECTION 1677. 103.503 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1110 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1677 103.503 (3) (a) 2. A requirement that employees performing the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or performing work on a public utility project submit to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing and to drug and alcohol testing before commencing work on the project, except that testing of an employee before commencing work on a project is not required if the employee has been participating in a random testing program during the 90 days preceding the date on which the employee commenced work on the project. SECTION 1678. 103.90 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 103.90 (3) (b) 3. Any bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, or tourist rooming house that is required to be licensed under s. 97.605.

SECTION 1679. 104.001 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 104.001 (3) This section does not affect an ordinance that, subject to s. 66.0903, requires an employee of a city, village, town, or county, an employee who performs work under a contract for the provision of services to a city, village, town, or county, or an employee who performs work that is funded by financial assistance from a city, village, town, or county to be paid at a minimum wage rate specified in the ordinance. SECTION 1680. 104.001 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 104.001 (4) This section does not affect the requirement that employees employed on a public works project contracted for by a city, village, town, or county be paid at the prevailing wage rate, as defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (g), as required under s. 66.0903. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1111 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1681

SECTION 1681. 106.023 of the statutes is created to read: 106.023 Teacher apprenticeships. (1) In consultation with the department of public instruction, the department shall prescribe the conditions under which a person may serve a teacher apprenticeship, as to higher education attendance requirements, level of supervision of an apprentice, and the credit for school attendance in serving the apprenticeship. The department shall also prescribe the criteria an individual must satisfy to demonstrate that the individual has successfully completed an apprenticeship under this section. (2) Every person commencing a teacher apprenticeship shall enter into an apprentice contract under s. 106.01.

SECTION 1682. 106.04 of the statutes is created to read: 106.04 Employment of apprentices on state public works projects. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, XprojectY means a project of public works that is subject to s. 103.49 or 103.50 in which work is performed by employees employed in trades that are apprenticeable under this subchapter. (2) WAIVER. If the department grants an exception or modification to any requirement in any contract for the performance of work on a project relating to the employment and training of apprentices, the department shall post that information on its Internet site, together with a detailed explanation for granting the exception or modification.

SECTION 1683. 106.135 of the statutes is created to read: 106.135 Youth-to-registered apprenticeship grant program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XApprenticeship programY has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (4). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1112 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1683 (b) XYouth apprenticeship programY means the program under s. 106.13 (1). (2) GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department shall develop and administer a program to award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (em) to youth apprenticeship consortia to provide incentives to individuals to transition from participating in the youth apprenticeship program to participating in an apprenticeship program. The department may not award more than $350,000 in grants under this subsection in any fiscal year. (b) Youth apprenticeship consortia that may receive a grant under this section shall be partnerships between one or more school districts or between one or more school districts and at least one of the following: 1. A community-based organization. 2. A cooperative educational service agency. 3. Employers. 4. Colleges in the technical college system. 5. Labor unions. 6. Chambers of commerce. 7. Local workforce development boards. 8. Other public agencies. 9. Other contributing individuals. (3) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 1684. 106.136 of the statutes is created to read: 106.136 On-the-job learning grant program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XApprenticeY has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (1). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1113 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1684 (b) XApprenticeship programY has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (4). (2) PROGRAM. (a) The department shall develop and administer a program to award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (er) to the following: 1. New and small employers for costs associated with apprenticeship programs. To be eligible to receive a grant, an employer must either never have had an apprenticeship program or not have had an apprenticeship program in the particular trade, craft, or business for which it seeks the grant in the 5 years preceding the date of application for the grant. 2. Healthcare employers for costs associated with on-the-job learning. (b) Employers may use the grants under this section to reimburse themselves for costs related to apprentices, including wages, instruction, and mentoring. (c) Grants under par. (a) 2. shall be provided under a pilot program. (3) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, which shall include procedures and criteria for awarding grants under this section.

SECTION 1685. 106.145 of the statutes is created to read: 106.145 Wisconsin worker advancement program. The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cm), establish and administer a Wisconsin worker advancement program to make grants to local organizations, including local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 3122 and community-based organizations, for the organizations to provide employment and workforce services, including unrestricted support services, career services, and training programs to address workforce barriers. SECTION 1686. 106.27 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1114 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1686 106.27 (1) (h) Grants for education and training in the use of artificial intelligence. SECTION 1687. 106.27 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 106.27 (2m) CONSULTATION. The department shall consult with the department of public instruction, the department of health services, the technical college system board and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in implementing this section.

SECTION 1688. 106.29 of the statutes is created to read: 106.29 Workforce innovation grant program. (1) WORKFORCE INNOVATION GRANTS. The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bw), establish and operate a program to provide grants to regional organizations to design and implement programs to address their region[s workforce challenges. (2) IMPLEMENTATION. (a) Duties. To implement this section, the department shall receive and review applications for grants under sub. (1) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that must be contained in an application for a grant under sub. (1). (b) Powers. In addition to the duties described in par. (a), the department shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the power to audit and inspect the records of grant recipients.

SECTION 1689. 106.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 106.30 (1) DEFINITION. In this section, XnurseY means a registered nurse licensed under s. 441.06 or permitted under s. 441.08, a licensed practical nurse licensed or permitted under s. 441.10, or an advanced practice registered nurse 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1115 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1689 prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), or a nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15 441.09. SECTION 1690. 106.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 106.30 (2) SURVEY FORM. Each odd-numbered year Biennially, the department of workforce development shall develop and submit to the department of safety and professional services a survey form to gather data under s. 441.01 (7) (a) 1. to assist the department of workforce development in evaluating the supply of, demand for, and turnover among nurses in this state and in determining whether there are any regional shortages of nurses, shortages of nurses in any specialty areas, or impediments to entering the nursing profession in this state.

SECTION 1691. 106.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 106.50 (1) INTENT. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, receipt of rental or housing assistance, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or ancestry and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under ss. 66.0125 and 66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal housing opportunities to cover single-family residences that are owner-occupied. The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute a significant portion of the housing business in this state and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1116 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1691 should be regulated. This section shall be considered an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of this state.

SECTION 1692. 106.50 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 106.50 (1) INTENT. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, receipt of rental or housing assistance, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or ancestry and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under ss. 66.0125 and 66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal housing opportunities to cover single-family residences that are owner-occupied. The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute a significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated. This section shall be considered an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of this state.

SECTION 1693. 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 106.50 (1m) (h) XDiscriminateY means to segregate, separate, exclude, or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1117 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1693 treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, receipt of rental or housing assistance, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or ancestry.

SECTION 1694. 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 106.50 (1m) (h) XDiscriminateY means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, receipt of rental or housing assistance, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or ancestry. SECTION 1695. 106.50 (1m) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read: 106.50 (1m) (nm) XMember of a protected classY means a group of natural persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex, race, color, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry.

SECTION 1696. 106.50 (1m) (rm) of the statutes is created to read: 106.50 (1m) (rm) XRental or housing assistanceY means any form of financial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1118 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1696 contribution from a 3rd party for the purpose of creating or maintaining affordable housing for tenants, purchasers, or other recipients of housing, including assistance provided under 42 USC 1437f, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program administered by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the Community Development Block Grant Program administered by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

SECTION 1697. 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status but not concerning race, color, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, or, subject to subd. 2., age. SECTION 1698. 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 106.52 (3) (a) 1. Deny to another or charge another a higher price than the regular rate for the full and equal enjoyment of any public place of accommodation or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

SECTION 1699. 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 106.52 (3) (a) 2. Give preferential treatment to some classes of persons in providing services or facilities in any public place of accommodation or amusement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1119 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1699 because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r). SECTION 1700. 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display or mail any written communication which the communicator knows is to the effect that any of the facilities of any public place of accommodation or amusement will be denied to any person by reason of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r) or that the patronage of a person is unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable for any of those reasons.

SECTION 1701. 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r). SECTION 1702. 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate or give preferential treatment, because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r), regarding the use of any private facilities commonly rented to the public. SECTION 1703. 108.02 (18r) of the statutes is created to read: 108.02 (18r) MARIJUANA. XMarijuanaY has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (11m). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1120 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1704 SECTION 1704. 108.02 (26m) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1705. 108.022 of the statutes is created to read: 108.022 Electronic payments and filings; good cause. For purposes of requirements to use electronic filing, payment, or interchange methods specified under ss. 108.14 (2e), 108.17 (2b) and (7) (a), 108.185, and 108.205 (2), good cause for not using such method includes all of the following, as determined by the department: (1) Having limited or no Internet access. (2) Having digital literacy limitations. (3) Having communication barriers, such as having a vision or other disability that prevents the ease of using the electronic method or having limited or no English proficiency. (4) The presence of other circumstances that make use of the electronic method unusually difficult for the person, as determined by the department. SECTION 1706. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. par. (b) to (bd), sub. (16) (am) and (b), and s. 108.062 (10) and (10m) and as otherwise expressly provided, a claimant is eligible for benefits as to any given week only if all of the following apply:

SECTION 1707. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 108.04 (2) (a) 3. The claimant conducts a reasonable search for suitable work during that week and provides verification of that search to the department. The search for suitable work must include at least 4 actions per week that constitute a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1121 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1707 reasonable search as prescribed by rule of the department. In addition, the department may, by rule, require a claimant to take more than 4 reasonable work search actions in any week. The department shall require a uniform number of reasonable work search actions for similar types of claimants. This subdivision does not apply to a claimant if the department determines that the claimant is currently laid off from employment with an employer but there is a reasonable expectation of reemployment of the individual by that employer. In determining whether the claimant has a reasonable expectation of reemployment by an employer, the department shall request the employer to verify the claimant[s employment status and shall consider all of the following: a. The history of layoffs and reemployments by the employer. b. Any information that the employer furnished to the claimant or the department concerning the claimant[s anticipated reemployment date. c. Whether the claimant has recall rights with the employer under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

SECTION 1708. 108.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 108.04 (2) (b) 1. The department may, by rule, establish waivers from the registration for work requirement under par. (a) 2. and the work search requirement under par. (a) 3. 2. a. The department may promulgate rules under subd. 1. as emergency rules, using the procedure under s. 227.24, if the secretary of workforce development determines that the waiver is needed only on a temporary basis or that permanent rules are not warranted. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1122 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1708 department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subd. 2. a. as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subd. 2. a. Except as provided under subd. 2. b., a rule promulgated under this subd. 2. a. remains in effect only for 150 days. b. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (2), the secretary of workforce development may extend the effective period of an emergency rule promulgated under subd. 2. a. for a period specified by the secretary not to exceed 60 days. Any number of extensions may be granted under this subd. 2. b. Whenever the secretary extends an emergency rule under this subd. 2. b., it shall file a statement of its action with the legislative reference bureau. The statement shall identify the specific emergency rule to which it relates.

SECTION 1709. 108.04 (2) (bb) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1710. 108.04 (2) (bd) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1711. 108.04 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.04 (2) (bm) A claimant is ineligible to receive benefits for any week for which there is a determination that the claimant failed to comply with the registration for work and work search requirements under par. (a) 2. or 3. or failed to provide verification to the department that the claimant complied with those requirements, unless the department has waived those requirements under par. (b), (bb), or (bd) or s. 108.062 (10m). If the department has paid benefits to a claimant for any such week, the department may recover the overpayment under s. 108.22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1123 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1712

SECTION 1712. 108.04 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.04 (2) (h) A claimant shall, when the claimant first files a claim for benefits under this chapter and during each subsequent week the claimant files for benefits under this chapter, inform the department whether he or she is receiving social security disability insurance payments, as defined in sub. (12) (f) 2m s. 108.05 (7m) (b). If the claimant is receiving social security disability insurance payments, the claimant shall, in the manner prescribed by the department, report to the department the amount of the social security disability insurance payments. SECTION 1713. 108.04 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1714. 108.04 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (5) (cm) and amended to read: 108.04 (5) (cm) An employee whose work is terminated by an employing unit for misconduct by the employee connected with the employee[s work is ineligible to receive benefits until 7 weeks have elapsed since the end of the week in which the discharge occurs and the employee earns wages after the week in which the discharge occurs equal to at least 14 times the employee[s weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government. For purposes of requalification, the employee[s weekly benefit rate shall be the rate that would have been paid had the discharge not occurred. The wages paid to an employee by an employer which terminates employment of the employee for misconduct connected with the employee[s employment shall be excluded from the employee[s base period wages under s. 108.06 (1) for purposes of benefit entitlement. This subsection paragraph does not preclude an employee who has employment with an employer other than 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1124 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1714 the employer which terminated the employee for misconduct from establishing a benefit year using the base period wages excluded under this subsection paragraph if the employee qualifies to establish a benefit year under s. 108.06 (2) (a). The department shall charge to the fund[s balancing account any benefits otherwise chargeable to the account of an employer that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss. 108.17 and 108.18 from which base period wages are excluded under this subsection paragraph. (am) For purposes of this subsection, XmisconductY means one or more actions or conduct evincing such willful or wanton disregard of an employer[s interests as is found in deliberate violations or disregard of standards of behavior which an employer has a right to expect of his or her employees, or in carelessness or negligence of such degree or recurrence as to manifest culpability, wrongful intent, or evil design of equal severity to such disregard, or to show an intentional and substantial disregard of an employer[s interests, or of an employee[s duties and obligations to his or her employer. (bm) In addition to the conduct described in par. (am), XmisconductY includes all of the following:

SECTION 1715. 108.04 (5) (a) to (g) of the statutes are renumbered 108.04 (5) (bm) 1. to 7., and 108.04 (5) (bm) 5. and 7., as renumbered, are amended to read: 108.04 (5) (bm) 5. Absenteeism by an employee on more than 2 occasions within the 120-day period before the date of the employee[s termination, unless otherwise specified by his or her employer in an employment manual of which the employee has acknowledged receipt with his or her signature, or excessive tardiness by an employee in violation of a policy of the employer that has been communicated 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1125 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1715 to the employee, if the employee does not provide to his or her employer both notice and one or more valid reasons for the absenteeism or tardiness. For purposes of this subdivision, an employee[s notice and reason for an occasion of absenteeism or tardiness shall be analyzed under the standard specified in par. (am). 7. Unless directed by the employer, a willful and deliberate violation of a written and uniformly applied standard or regulation of the federal government or a state or Indian tribal government by an employee of an employer that is licensed or certified by a governmental agency, which standard or regulation has been communicated by the employer to the employee and which violation would cause the employer to be sanctioned or to have its license or certification suspended by the agency.

SECTION 1716. 108.04 (5g) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1717. 108.04 (5m) of the statutes is created to read: 108.04 (5m) DISCHARGE FOR USE OF MARIJUANA. (a) Notwithstanding sub. (5), Xmisconduct,Y for purposes of sub. (5), does not include the employee[s use of marijuana off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours or a violation of the employer[s policy concerning such use, unless termination of the employee because of that use is permitted under s. 111.35. (b) Notwithstanding sub. (5g), Xsubstantial fault,Y for purposes of sub. (5g), does not include the employee[s use of marijuana off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours or a violation of the employer[s policy concerning such use, unless termination of the employee because of that use is permitted under s. 111.35.

SECTION 1718. 108.04 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.04 (7) (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department determines that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1126 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1718 the employee accepted work that the employee could have failed to accept under sub. (8) and terminated the work on the same grounds and within the first 30 calendar days 10 weeks after starting the work, or that the employee accepted work that the employee could have refused under sub. (9) and terminated the work within the first 30 calendar days 10 weeks after starting the work. For purposes of this paragraph, an employee has the same grounds for voluntarily terminating work if the employee could have failed to accept the work under sub. (8) (d) to (em) when it was offered, regardless of the reason articulated by the employee for the termination. SECTION 1719. 108.04 (7) (t) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1720. 108.04 (7) (t) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 108.04 (7) (t) 2. The employee[s spouse was required by the U.S. armed forces his or her employing unit to relocate to a place to which it is impractical for the employee to commute.

SECTION 1721. 108.04 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.04 (8) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if If an employee fails, without good cause, to accept suitable work when offered, the employee is ineligible to receive benefits until the employee earns wages after the week in which the failure occurs equal to at least 6 times the employee[s weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government. For purposes of requalification, the employee[s weekly benefit rate shall be that rate which would have been paid had the failure not occurred. This paragraph does not preclude an employee from establishing a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1127 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1721 benefit year during a period in which the employee is ineligible to receive benefits under this paragraph if the employee qualifies to establish a benefit year under s. 108.06 (2) (a). Except as provided in par. (b), the The department shall charge to the fund[s balancing account any benefits otherwise chargeable to the account of an employer that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss. 108.17 and 108.18 whenever an employee of that employer fails, without good cause, to accept suitable work offered by that employer.

SECTION 1722. 108.04 (8) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1723. 108.04 (8) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.04 (8) (d) (intro.) With respect to the first 6 10 weeks after the employee became unemployed, Xsuitable work,Y for purposes of par. (a), means work to which all of the following apply: SECTION 1724. 108.04 (8) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.04 (8) (dm) With respect to the 7th 11th week after the employee became unemployed and any week thereafter, Xsuitable work,Y for purposes of par. (a), means any work that the employee is capable of performing, regardless of whether the employee has any relevant experience or training, that pays wages that are above the lowest quartile of wages for similar work in the labor market area in which the work is located, as determined by the department.

SECTION 1725. 108.04 (11) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.04 (11) (bm) The department shall apply any ineligibility under par. (be) against benefits and weeks of eligibility for which the claimant would otherwise be eligible after the week of concealment and within 6 years after the date of an initial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1128 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1725 determination issued under s. 108.09 finding that a concealment occurred. The claimant shall not receive waiting period credit under sub. (3) for the period of ineligibility applied under par. (be). If no benefit rate applies to the week for which the claim is made, the department shall use the claimant[s benefit rate for the claimant[s next benefit year beginning after the week of concealment to determine the amount of the benefit reduction.

SECTION 1726. 108.04 (12) (f) 1m. and 2m. of the statutes are renumbered 108.05 (7m) (a) and (b) and amended to read: 108.05 (7m) (a) The intent of the legislature in enacting this paragraph subsection is to prevent the payment of duplicative government benefits for the replacement of lost earnings or income, regardless of an individual[s ability to work. (b) In this paragraph subsection, Xsocial security disability insurance paymentY means a payment of social security disability insurance benefits under 42 USC ch. 7 subch. II. SECTION 1727. 108.04 (12) (f) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1728. 108.04 (12) (f) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (7m) (e).

SECTION 1729. 108.05 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 108.05 (1) (cm) For purposes of par. (r), the department shall set the maximum weekly benefit amount as follows: 1. For benefits paid for a week of total unemployment that commences on or after January 5, 2014, but before January 4, 2026, $370. 2. For benefits paid for a week of total unemployment that commences on or after January 4, 2026, but before January 3, 2027, $497. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1129 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1729 3. For benefits paid for a week of total unemployment that commences on or after January 3, 2027, the department shall set the maximum weekly benefit amount as provided under sub. (2).

SECTION 1730. 108.05 (1) (r) of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (1) (r) (intro.) and amended to read: 108.05 (1) (r) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 108.062 (6) (a), each eligible employee shall be paid benefits for each week of total unemployment that commences on or after January 5, 2014, at the a weekly benefit rate specified in this paragraph. Unless sub. (1m) applies, the weekly benefit rate shall equal to 4 percent of the employee[s base period wages that were paid during that quarter of the employee[s base period in which the employee was paid the highest total wages, rounded down to the nearest whole dollar, except that, if that amount as provided under sub. (1m) and except as follows: 1. If the employee[s weekly benefit rate calculated under this paragraph is less than $54, no benefits are payable to the employee and, if that amount. 2. If the employee[s weekly benefit rate is more than $370 the maximum weekly benefit amount specified in par. (cm), the employee[s weekly benefit rate shall be $370 and except that, if the maximum weekly benefit amount specified in par. (cm). 3. If the employee[s benefits are exhausted during any week under s. 108.06 (1), the employee shall be paid the remaining amount of benefits payable to the employee under s. 108.06 (1). (s) The department shall publish on its Internet site a weekly benefit rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1130 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1730 schedule of quarterly wages and the corresponding weekly benefit rates as calculated in accordance with this paragraph subsection.

SECTION 1731. 108.05 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 108.05 (2) INDEXING. (a) For benefits paid or payable for a week that commences on or after January 3, 2027, the department shall set the maximum weekly benefit amount under sub. (1) (cm) 3. and the wage limitation under sub. (3) (dm) 2. c. by doing the following: 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., calculating the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the prior year and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the year before the prior year, adjusting the prior year[s amount or limitation by that percentage difference, and rounding that result to the nearest whole dollar. 2. If the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the prior year has not increased over the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the year before the prior year, setting the amount or limitation at the same amount or limitation that was in effect in the previous year. (b) An adjustment under this subsection of the maximum weekly benefit amount under sub. (1) (cm) 3. and the wage limitation under sub. (3) (dm) 2. c. shall take effect on the 1st Sunday in January of each calendar year.

SECTION 1732. 108.05 (3) (dm) of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (3) (dm) 1. and amended to read: 108.05 (3) (dm) 1. Except when otherwise authorized in an approved work- share program under s. 108.062, a claimant is ineligible to receive any benefits for a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1131 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1732 week if the claimant receives or will receive from one or more employers wages earned for work performed in that week, amounts treated as wages under s. 108.04 (1) (bm) for that week, sick pay, holiday pay, vacation pay, termination pay, bonus pay, back pay, or payments treated as wages under s. 108.04 (12) (e), or any combination thereof, totalling more than $500 the amount specified in subd. 2.

SECTION 1733. 108.05 (3) (dm) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 108.05 (3) (dm) 2. The department shall set the wage limitation under subd. 1. as follows: a. For a week of unemployment that commences before January 4, 2026, $500. b. For a week of unemployment that commences on or after January 4, 2026, but before January 3, 2027, $672. c. For a week of unemployment that commences on or after January 3, 2027, the department shall set the wage limitation as provided under sub. (2).

SECTION 1734. 108.05 (7m) (title), (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read: 108.05 (7m) (title) SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE PAYMENTS. (c) If a monthly social security disability insurance payment is issued to a claimant, the department shall reduce benefits otherwise payable to the claimant for a given week in accordance with par. (d). This subsection does not apply to a lump sum social security disability insurance payment in the nature of a retroactive payment or back pay. (d) The department shall allocate a monthly social security disability insurance payment by allocating to each week the fraction of the payment attributable to that week. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1132 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1735 SECTION 1735. 108.05 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.05 (9) ROUNDING OF BENEFIT AMOUNTS. Notwithstanding sub. (1), benefits payable for a week of unemployment as a result of applying sub. (1m), (3) or, (7), or (7m) or s. 108.04 (11) or (12), 108.06 (1), 108.13 (4) or (5) or 108.135 shall be rounded down to the next lowest dollar.

SECTION 1736. 108.05 (10) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.05 (10) DEDUCTIONS FROM BENEFIT PAYMENTS. (intro.) After calculating the benefit payment due to be paid for a week under subs. (1) to (7) (7m), the department shall make deductions from that payment to the extent that the payment is sufficient to make the following payments in the following order: SECTION 1737. 108.133 of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 1738. 108.133 (1) (ar) of the statutes is renumbered 108.133 (1) (ar) 1. and amended to read: 108.133 (1) (ar) 1. Notwithstanding s. 108.02 (9), Xcontrolled substanceY has the meaning given in 21 USC 802, except as provided in subd. 2. SECTION 1739. 108.133 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 108.133 (1) (ar) 2. XControlled substanceY does not include tetrahydrocannabinols, commonly known as XTHC,Y in any form including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or chemically synthesized.

SECTION 1740. 108.14 (2e) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.14 (2e) The department may shall provide a secure means of electronic interchange between itself and employing units, claimants, and other persons that, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1133 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1740 upon request to and with prior approval by the department, may shall be used for departmental transmission or receipt of any document specified by the department that is related to the administration of this chapter and related federal programs in lieu of any other means of submission or receipt specified in this chapter. The secure means of electronic interchange shall be used by employing units, claimants, and other persons unless the person demonstrates good cause, as specified in s. 108.022, for being unable to use the secure means of electronic interchange. Subject to s. 137.25 (2) and any rules promulgated thereunder, the department may permit the use of electronic records and electronic signatures for any document specified by the department that is related to the administration of this chapter. If a due date is established by statute for the receipt of any document that is submitted electronically to the department under this subsection, then that submission is timely only if the document is submitted by midnight of the statutory due date.

SECTION 1741. 108.14 (8n) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.14 (8n) (e) The department shall charge this state[s share of any benefits paid under this subsection to the account of each employer by which the employee claiming benefits was employed in the applicable base period, in proportion to the total amount of wages he or she earned from each employer in the base period, except that if s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m), or (8) (a) to and (c), or 108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (am) 2., or 108.133 (3) (f) would have applied to employment by such an employer who is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of benefits based on employment with that employer to the fund[s balancing account, or, if s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), or (5g) or 108.07 (3) would have applied to an employer that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1134 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1741 is not subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of benefits based on that employment in accordance with s. 108.07 (5) (am) 1. and 2. The department shall also charge the fund[s balancing account with any other state[s share of such benefits pending reimbursement by that state.

SECTION 1742. 108.14 (8n) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 108.14 (8n) (e) The department shall charge this state[s share of any benefits paid under this subsection to the account of each employer by which the employee claiming benefits was employed in the applicable base period, in proportion to the total amount of wages he or she earned from each employer in the base period, except that if s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m), or (8) (a) and (c) or 108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (am) 2. would have applied to employment by such an employer who is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of benefits based on employment with that employer to the fund[s balancing account, or, if s. 108.04 (1) (f), or (5), or (5g) or 108.07 (3) would have applied to an employer that is not subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the department shall charge the share of benefits based on that employment in accordance with s. 108.07 (5) (am) 1. and 2. The department shall also charge the fund[s balancing account with any other state[s share of such benefits pending reimbursement by that state.

SECTION 1743. 108.141 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.141 (7) (a) The department shall charge the state[s share of each week of extended benefits to each employer[s account in proportion to the employer[s share 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1135 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1743 of the total wages of the employee receiving the benefits in the employee[s base period, except that if the employer is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18 the department shall charge the share of extended benefits to which s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m), or (8) (a) to and (c), or 108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (am) 2., or 108.133 (3) (f) applies to the fund[s balancing account.

SECTION 1744. 108.141 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 108.141 (7) (a) The department shall charge the state[s share of each week of extended benefits to each employer[s account in proportion to the employer[s share of the total wages of the employee receiving the benefits in the employee[s base period, except that if the employer is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18 the department shall charge the share of extended benefits to which s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (a), (c), (cg), (e), (L), (q), (s), or (t), (7m), or (8) (a) and (c) or 108.07 (3), (3r), or (5) (am) 2. applies to the fund[s balancing account. SECTION 1745. 108.16 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.16 (6m) (a) The benefits thus chargeable under sub. (7) (a) or (b) or s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (u), (7m), (8) (a) to and (c), (13) (c) or (d) or (16) (e), 108.07 (3), (3r), (5) (am) 2. and (bm) 3. a., (5m), and (6), 108.133 (3) (f), 108.14 (8n) (e), 108.141, 108.15, 108.151, or 108.152.

SECTION 1746. 108.16 (6m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 108.16 (6m) (a) The benefits thus chargeable under sub. (7) (a) or (b) or s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g), (7) (u), (7m), (8) (a) and (c), (13) (c) or (d) or (16) (e), 108.07 (3), 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1136 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1746 (3r), (5) (am) 2. and (bm) 3. a., (5m), and (6), 108.14 (8n) (e), 108.141, 108.15, 108.151, or 108.152.

SECTION 1747. 108.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.17 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and subject to sub. (2b) and s. 108.185, every employer that is subject to a contribution requirement shall file quarterly reports of contributions required under this chapter with the department, and pay contributions to the department, in such manner as the department prescribes. Each contribution report and payment is due at the close of the month next following the end of the applicable calendar quarter, except as authorized in sub. (2c) or as the department may assign a later due date pursuant to sub. (1m) or general department rules. (b) The department may electronically provide a means whereby an employer that files its employment and wage reports electronically may determine the amount of contributions due for payment by the employer under s. 108.18 for each quarter. If an employer that is subject to a contribution requirement files its employment and wage reports under s. 108.205 (1) electronically, in the manner prescribed by the department for purposes of this paragraph under s. 108.205 (2), the department may require the employer to determine electronically the amount of contributions due for payment by the employer under s. 108.18 for each quarter. In such case, the employer is excused from filing contribution reports under par. (a). The employer shall pay the amount due for each quarter by the due date specified in par. (a).

SECTION 1748. 108.17 (2b) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1137 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1748 108.17 (2b) The department shall prescribe a form and methodology for filing contribution reports under sub. (2) electronically. Each employer of 25 or more employees, as determined under s. 108.22 (1) (ae), that does not use an and employer agent to file its contribution reports under this section shall file its contribution reports electronically in the manner and form prescribed by the department. Each employer that becomes subject to an electronic reporting requirement under this subsection shall file its initial report under this subsection for the quarter during which the employer becomes subject to the reporting requirement. Once an employer becomes subject to a reporting requirement under this subsection, it shall continue to file its reports under this subsection unless that requirement is waived by the department unless the employer demonstrates good cause, as specified in s. 108.022, for being unable to file contribution reports electronically.

SECTION 1749. 108.17 (2g) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1750. 108.17 (7) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1751. 108.185 of the statutes is created to read: 108.185 Payment of contributions and reimbursements; good cause. Each employer, employer agent, person liable under s. 108.22 (9), and private agency liable under s. 108.22 (10) shall pay all contributions, reimbursements, interest, penalties, assessments, and other amounts due under this chapter by means of electronic funds transfer or another electronic method as approved by the department unless the employer, employer agent, person, or private agency 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1138 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1751 demonstrates good cause, as specified in s. 108.022, for being unable to pay such amounts electronically. SECTION 1752. 108.19 (1s) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1753. 108.205 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1754. 108.205 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.205 (2) Each employer of 25 or more employees, as determined under s. 108.22 (1) (ae), that does not use an employer agent to file its reports under this section and employer agent shall file the quarterly report under sub. (1) electronically in the manner and form prescribed by the department. An employer that becomes subject to an electronic reporting requirement under this subsection shall file its initial report under this subsection for the quarter during which the employer becomes subject to the reporting requirement. Once an employer becomes subject to the reporting requirement under this subsection, the employer shall continue to file its quarterly reports under this subsection unless that requirement is waived by the department unless the employer demonstrates good cause, as specified in s. 108.022, for being unable to file reports electronically.

SECTION 1755. 108.22 (1) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.22 (1) (ac) In addition to any fee assessed under par. (a), the department may assess an employer or employer agent that is subject to the reporting requirement under s. 108.205 (2) and that fails to file its report in the manner and form prescribed under that subsection a penalty of $20 for each employee whose information is not reported in the that manner and form prescribed under s. 108.205 (1m) (b) or (2). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1139 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1756 SECTION 1756. 108.22 (1) (ad) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 108.22 (1) (ad) 1. An employer agent that is subject to the reporting requirements under s. 108.17 (2g) (2b) and that fails to file a contribution report in accordance with s. 108.17 (2g) (2b) may be assessed a penalty by the department in the amount of $25 for each employer whose report is not filed electronically in the manner and form prescribed by the department.

SECTION 1757. 108.22 (1) (af) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.22 (1) (af) In addition to the fee assessed under par. (a), the department may assess an employer or employer agent a person that is subject to a requirement required to make contributions a payment to the department by means of an electronic funds transfer method under s. 108.17 (7) 108.185 and that pays contributions makes the payment by any method inconsistent with s. 108.17 (7) 108.185 a penalty of the greater of $50 or an amount equal to one-half of one 1 percent of the total contributions amount paid by the employer or employer agent person for the quarter in which the violation occurs.

SECTION 1758. 108.221 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 108.221 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read: 108.221 (1) (a) (intro.) Any employer described in s. 108.18 (2) (c) or engaged in the painting or drywall finishing of buildings or other structures who knowingly and intentionally provides false information to the department for the purpose of misclassifying or attempting to misclassify an individual who is an employee of the employer as a nonemployee shall, for each incident, be assessed a penalty by the department as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1140 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1758 1. For each act occurring before the date of the first determination of a violation of this subsection, the employer shall be assessed a penalty in the amount of $500 for each employee who is misclassified, but not to exceed $7,500 per incident.

SECTION 1759. 108.221 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 108.221 (1) (a) 2. For each act occurring after the date of the first determination of a violation of this subsection, the employer shall be assessed a penalty in the amount of $1,000 for each employee who is misclassified. SECTION 1760. 108.221 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 108.221 (2) (intro.) and amended to read: 108.221 (2) (intro.) Any employer described in s. 108.18 (2) (c) or engaged in the painting or drywall finishing of buildings or other structures who, through coercion, requires an individual to adopt the status of a nonemployee shall be assessed a penalty by the department as follows: (a) For each act occurring before the date of the first determination of a violation of this subsection, the employer shall be assessed a penalty in the amount of $1,000 for each individual so coerced, but not to exceed $10,000 per calendar year.

SECTION 1761. 108.221 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 108.221 (2) (b) For each act occurring after the date of the first determination of a violation of this subsection, the employer shall be assessed a penalty in the amount of $2,000 for each individual so coerced.

SECTION 1762. 108.24 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 108.24 (2m) Any employer described in s. 108.18 (2) (c) or engaged in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1141 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1762 painting or drywall finishing of buildings or other structures who, after having previously been assessed an administrative penalty by the department under s. 108.221 (1), knowingly and intentionally provides false information to the department for the purpose of misclassifying or attempting to misclassify an individual who is an employee of the employer as a nonemployee shall be fined $1,000 for each employee who is misclassified, subject to a maximum fine of $25,000 for each violation. The department may, regardless of whether an employer has been subject to any administrative assessment under s. 108.221 or any other penalty or assessment under this chapter, refer violations of this subsection for prosecution by the department of justice or the district attorney for the county in which the violation occurred.

SECTION 1763. 109.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 109.03 (1) (b) School district employees, cooperative educational service agency employees, and private school employees who voluntarily request payment over a 12-month period for personal services performed during the school year, unless, with respect to private school employees, the employees are covered under a valid collective bargaining agreement which precludes this method of payment.

SECTION 1764. 109.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 109.09 (1) The department shall investigate and attempt equitably to adjust controversies between employers and employees as to regarding alleged wage claims. The department may receive and investigate any wage claim that is filed with the department, or received by the department under s. 109.10 (4), no later than 2 years after the date the wages are due. The department may, after receiving 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1142 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1764 a wage claim, investigate any wages due from the employer against whom the claim is filed to any employee during the period commencing 2 years before the date the claim is filed. The department shall enforce this chapter and s. ss. 66.0903, 2013 stats., s. 103.49, 2013 stats., s. 229.8275, 2013 stats., and s. 16.856, 2015 stats., and ss. 103.02, 103.49, 103.82, and 104.12, and 229.8275. In pursuance of this duty, the department may sue the employer on behalf of the employee to collect any wage claim or wage deficiency and ss. 109.03 (6) and 109.11 (2) and (3) shall apply to such actions. Except for actions under s. 109.10, the department may refer such an action to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurs for prosecution and collection and the district attorney shall commence an action in the circuit court having appropriate jurisdiction. Any number of wage claims or wage deficiencies against the same employer may be joined in a single proceeding, but the court may order separate trials or hearings. In actions that are referred to a district attorney under this subsection, any taxable costs recovered by the district attorney shall be paid into the general fund of the county in which the violation occurs and used by that county to meet its financial responsibility under s. 978.13 (2) (b) for the operation of the office of the district attorney who prosecuted the action.

SECTION 1765. 109.09 (3) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1766. 109.11 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 109.11 (1) (c) If an employer does not agree to compromise and settle a wage claim under this subsection, the department may refer the wage claim to a district attorney under s. 109.09 (1) or to the department of justice under s. 109.10 (3) for commencement of an action in circuit court to collect the amount of wages due and unpaid plus increased wages as specified in sub. (2) (b) (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1143 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1767

SECTION 1767. 109.11 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 109.11 (2) (a) In Except as provided in par. (c), in a wage claim action that is commenced by an employee before the department has completed its investigation under s. 109.09 (1) and its attempts to compromise and settle the wage claim under sub. (1), a circuit court may shall order the employer to pay to the employee, in addition to the amount of wages due and unpaid and in addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties specified in sub. (3), increased wages of not more than 50 100 percent of the amount of wages due and unpaid. SECTION 1768. 109.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1769. 109.11 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 109.11 (2) (c) An employer may rebut the presumption of increased wages under par. (a) by demonstrating that they acted in good faith and had a reasonable belief that they were in compliance with the law.

SECTION 1770. 111.01 of the statutes is created to read: 111.01 Declaration of policy. The public policy of the state as to employment relations and collective bargaining, in the furtherance of which this subchapter is enacted, is declared to be as follows: (1) It recognizes that there are 3 major interests involved, namely: the public, the employee, and the employer. These 3 interests are to a considerable extent interrelated. It is the policy of the state to protect and promote each of these interests with due regard to the situation and to the rights of the others. (2) Industrial peace, regular and adequate income for the employee, and uninterrupted production of goods and services are promotive of all of these interests. They are largely dependent upon the maintenance of fair, friendly, and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1144 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1770 mutually satisfactory employment relations and the availability of suitable machinery for the peaceful adjustment of whatever controversies may arise. It is recognized that certain employers, including farmers, farmer cooperatives, and unincorporated farmer cooperative associations, in addition to their general employer problems, face special problems arising from perishable commodities and seasonal production that require adequate consideration. It is also recognized that whatever may be the rights of disputants with respect to each other in any controversy regarding employment relations, they should not be permitted, in the conduct of their controversy, to intrude directly into the primary rights of 3rd parties to earn a livelihood, transact business, and engage in the ordinary affairs of life by any lawful means and free from molestation, interference, restraint, or coercion. (3) Negotiations of terms and conditions of work should result from voluntary agreement between employer and employee. For the purpose of such negotiation an employee has the right, if the employee desires, to associate with others in organizing and bargaining collectively through representatives of the employee[s own choosing, without intimidation or coercion from any source. (4) It is the policy of the state, in order to preserve and promote the interests of the public, the employee, and the employer alike, to establish standards of fair conduct in employment relations and to provide a convenient, expeditious, and impartial tribunal by which these interests may have their respective rights and obligations adjudicated. While limiting individual and group rights of aggression 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1145 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1770 and defense, the state substitutes processes of justice for the more primitive methods of trial by combat.

SECTION 1771. 111.04 (1) and (2) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 111.04 and amended to read: 111.04 Rights of employees. Employees shall have the right of self- organization and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. (2) Employees shall also have the right to refrain from self- organization; forming, joining, or assisting labor organizations; bargaining collectively through representatives; or engaging in activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection such activities. SECTION 1772. 111.04 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1773. 111.06 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.06 (1) (c) To encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization, employee agency, committee, association, or representation plan by discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other terms or conditions of employment except in a collective bargaining unit where an all-union agreement is in effect. An employer may enter into an all-union agreement with the voluntarily recognized representative of the employees in a collective bargaining unit, where at least a majority of such employees voting have voted affirmatively, by secret ballot, in favor of the all-union agreement in a referendum conducted by the commission, except that where the bargaining representative has been certified by either the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1146 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1773 commission or the national labor relations board as the result of a representation election, no referendum is required to authorize the entry into an all-union agreement. An authorization of an all-union agreement continues, subject to the right of either party to the all-union agreement to petition the commission to conduct a new referendum on the subject. Upon receipt of the petition, if the commission determines there is reasonable ground to believe that the employees concerned have changed their attitude toward the all-union agreement, the commission shall conduct a referendum. If the continuance of the all-union agreement is supported on a referendum by a vote at least equal to that provided in this paragraph for its initial authorization, it may continue, subject to the right to petition for a further vote by the procedure under this paragraph. If the continuance of the all-union agreement is not supported on a referendum, it terminates at the expiration of the contract of which it is then a part or at the end of one year from the date of the announcement by the commission of the result of the referendum, whichever is earlier. The commission shall declare any all-union agreement terminated whenever it finds that the labor organization involved has unreasonably refused to receive as a member any employee of such employer. An interested person may, as provided in s. 111.07, request the commission to perform this duty.

SECTION 1774. 111.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.06 (1) (e) To bargain collectively with the representatives of less than a majority of the employer[s employees in a collective bargaining unit, or to enter into an all-union agreement except in the manner provided in par. (c). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1147 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1775 SECTION 1775. 111.06 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.06 (1) (i) To deduct labor organization dues or assessments from an employee[s earnings, unless the employer has been presented with an individual order therefor, signed by the employee personally, and terminable at the end of any year of its life by the employee giving to the employer at least 30 days[ written notice of the termination. This paragraph applies to the extent permitted under federal law unless there is an all-union agreement in effect. The employer shall give notice to the labor organization of receipt of a notice of termination.

SECTION 1776. 111.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.31 (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, substantially and adversely affects the general welfare of the state. Employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and licensing agencies that deny employment opportunities and discriminate in employment against properly qualified individuals solely because of their age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1148 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1776 to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, deprive those individuals of the earnings that are necessary to maintain a just and decent standard of living.

SECTION 1777. 111.31 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 111.31 (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, substantially and adversely affects the general welfare of the state. Employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and licensing agencies that deny employment opportunities and discriminate in employment against properly qualified individuals solely because of their age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, deprive those individuals of the earnings that are necessary to maintain a just and decent standard of living. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1149 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1778

SECTION 1778. 111.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.31 (2) It is the intent of the legislature to protect by law the rights of all individuals to obtain gainful employment and to enjoy privileges free from employment discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, and to encourage the full, nondiscriminatory utilization of the productive resources of the state to the benefit of the state, the family, and all the people of the state. It is the intent of the legislature in promulgating this subchapter to encourage employers to evaluate an employee or applicant for employment based upon the individual qualifications of the employee or applicant rather than upon a particular class to which the individual may belong.

SECTION 1779. 111.31 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 111.31 (2) It is the intent of the legislature to protect by law the rights of all individuals to obtain gainful employment and to enjoy privileges free from employment discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1150 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1779 to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, and to encourage the full, nondiscriminatory utilization of the productive resources of the state to the benefit of the state, the family, and all the people of the state. It is the intent of the legislature in promulgating this subchapter to encourage employers to evaluate an employee or applicant for employment based upon the individual qualifications of the employee or applicant rather than upon a particular class to which the individual may belong.

SECTION 1780. 111.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.31 (3) In the interpretation and application of this subchapter, and otherwise, it is declared to be the public policy of the state to encourage and foster to the fullest extent practicable the employment of all properly qualified individuals regardless of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters. Nothing in this subsection requires an affirmative action program to correct an imbalance in the work force. This subchapter shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.

SECTION 1781. 111.31 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 111.31 (3) In the interpretation and application of this subchapter, and otherwise, it is declared to be the public policy of the state to encourage and foster to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1151 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1781 the fullest extent practicable the employment of all properly qualified individuals regardless of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters. Nothing in this subsection requires an affirmative action program to correct an imbalance in the work force. This subchapter shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.

SECTION 1782. 111.32 (7j) of the statutes is created to read: 111.32 (7j) XGender expressionY means an individual[s actual or perceived gender-related appearance, behavior, or expression, regardless of whether these traits are stereotypically associated with the individual[s assigned sex at birth. SECTION 1783. 111.32 (7k) of the statutes is created to read: 111.32 (7k) XGender identityY means an individual[s internal understanding of the individual[s gender, or the individual[s perceived gender identity. SECTION 1784. 111.32 (9m) of the statutes is created to read: 111.32 (9m) XLawful productY includes marijuana. SECTION 1785. 111.32 (11m) of the statutes is created to read: 111.32 (11m) XMarijuanaY means all parts of the plants of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1152 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1785 part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin, including tetrahydrocannabinols.

SECTION 1786. 111.32 (12) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.32 (12) XMarital statusY means the status of being married, single, divorced, separated, or widowed a surviving spouse. SECTION 1787. 111.321 of the statutes is amended to read: 111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s. 111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters.

SECTION 1788. 111.321 of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s. 111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, arrest record, conviction record, military service, status as a holder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1153 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1788 or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer[s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters.

SECTION 1789. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.035, 103.10, 103.108, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55, or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82. SECTION 1790. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.035, 103.10, 103.108, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55, or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82. SECTION 1791. 111.322 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 111.322 (2m) (c) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce a right under s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 229.8275 or testifies or assists in any action or proceeding under s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 229.8275. SECTION 1792. 111.335 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 111.335 (3) (ar).

SECTION 1793. 111.335 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read: 111.335 (3) (ag) 1. Employment discrimination because of conviction record includes a prospective employer requesting an applicant for employment, on an application form or otherwise, to supply information regarding the conviction record of the applicant, or otherwise inquiring into or considering the conviction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1154 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1793 record of an applicant for employment, before the applicant has been selected for an interview by the prospective employer. 2. Subdivision 1. does not prohibit a prospective employer from notifying applicants for employment that, subject to this section and ss. 111.321 and 111.322, an individual with a particular conviction record may be disqualified by law or under the employer[s policies from employment in particular positions. 3. The department may promulgate rules to implement this paragraph.

SECTION 1794. 111.335 (3) (ah) of the statutes is created to read: 111.335 (3) (ah) 1. Employment discrimination because of conviction record includes, but is not limited to, requesting an applicant, employee, member, licensee, or any other individual, on an application form or otherwise, to supply information regarding a crime the record of which has been expunged under s. 973.015. A request to supply information regarding criminal convictions shall not be construed as a request to supply information regarding a crime the record of which has been expunged under s. 973.015. 2. Notwithstanding par. (ar) 1., and except as provided in par. (g), it is employment discrimination because of conviction record for an employer or licensing agency to engage in any act of employment discrimination specified in s. 111.322 on the basis of a conviction the record of which has been expunged under s. 973.015. This subdivision does not apply to the extent that its application conflicts with federal law.

SECTION 1795. 111.335 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read: 111.335 (3) (g) Notwithstanding s. 111.322, it is not employment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1155 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1795 discrimination because of conviction record for the law enforcement standards board to refuse to certify, recertify, or allow to participate in a preparatory training program or to decertify under s. 165.85 an individual who has a conviction the record of which has been expunged under s. 973.015. SECTION 1796. 111.335 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.335 (4) (b) It is employment discrimination because of conviction record for a licensing agency to refuse to license any individual under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or to bar or terminate an individual from licensing under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. because the individual was adjudicated delinquent under ch. 938 for an offense other than an exempt offense.

SECTION 1797. 111.335 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.335 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) If a licensing agency refuses to license an individual under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or bars or terminates an individual from licensing under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1., the licensing agency shall, subject to subd. 2., do all of the following: SECTION 1798. 111.335 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.335 (4) (e) A state licensing agency that may refuse to license individuals under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or that may bar or terminate an individual from licensure under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. shall publish on the agency[s Internet site a document indicating the offenses or kinds of offenses that may result in such a refusal, bar, or termination.

SECTION 1799. 111.335 (4) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.335 (4) (f) 1. A state licensing agency that may refuse to license 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1156 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1799 individuals under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or that may bar or terminate individuals from licensing under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. shall allow an individual who does not possess a license to, without submitting a full application and without paying the fees applicable to applicants, apply to the agency for a determination of whether the individual would be disqualified from obtaining the license due to his or her conviction record. SECTION 1800. 111.35 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.35 (2) (e) Conflicts with any federal or state statute, rule or regulation. This paragraph does not apply with respect to violations concerning marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols under 21 USC 841 to 865. SECTION 1801. 111.36 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.36 (title) Sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity; exceptions and special cases.

SECTION 1802. 111.36 (1) (br) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.36 (1) (br) Engaging in harassment that consists of unwelcome verbal or physical conduct directed at another individual because of that individual[s gender, gender expression, or gender identity, other than the conduct described in par. (b), and that has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment or has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with that individual[s work performance. Under this paragraph, substantial interference with an employee[s work performance or creation of an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment is established when the conduct is such that a reasonable person under the same circumstances as the employee would consider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1157 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1802 the conduct sufficiently severe or pervasive to interfere substantially with the person[s work performance or to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.

SECTION 1803. 111.36 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.36 (1) (c) Discriminating against any woman individual on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, maternity parental leave, or related medical conditions by engaging in any of the actions prohibited under s. 111.322, including, but not limited to, actions concerning fringe benefit programs covering illnesses and disability. SECTION 1804. 111.36 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.36 (1) (d) 1. For any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or employment agency or other person to refuse Refusing to hire, employ, admit or license, or to bar or terminate any individual; barring or terminating from employment, membership, or licensure any individual,; or to discriminate discriminating against an any individual in promotion, in compensation, or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of the individual[s sexual orientation; or, gender expression, or gender identity.

SECTION 1805. 111.36 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.36 (1) (d) 2. For any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or employment agency or other person to discharge Discharging or otherwise discriminate discriminating against any person because he or she the person has opposed any discriminatory practices under this paragraph or because he or she the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1158 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1805 person has made a complaint, testified or assisted in any proceeding under this paragraph. SECTION 1806. 111.36 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 111.36 (4) Notwithstanding s. 111.322, it is not employment discrimination for an employer to require an employee to adhere to reasonable workplace appearance, grooming, and dress standards not precluded by other provisions of state or federal law, provided that an employer shall allow an employee to appear or dress consistently with the employee[s gender identity or gender expression.

SECTION 1807. 111.39 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.39 (4) (d) The department shall serve a certified copy of the findings and order on the respondent, the order to have the same force as other orders of the department and be enforced as provided in s. 103.005. The department shall also serve a certified copy of the findings and order on the complainant, together with a notice advising the complainant about the right to seek, and the time for seeking, review by the commission under sub. (5); about the right to bring, and the time for bringing, an action for judicial review under s. 111.395; and about the right to bring, and the time for bringing, an action under s. 111.397 (1) (a). Any person aggrieved by noncompliance with the order may have the order enforced specifically by suit in equity. If the examiner finds that the respondent has not engaged in discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing as alleged in the complaint, the department shall serve a certified copy of the examiner[s findings on the complainant, together with an order dismissing the complaint.

SECTION 1808. 111.39 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1159 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1808 111.39 (5) (b) If no petition is filed the respondent or complainant does not file a petition under par. (a) within 21 days from the date that a copy of the findings and order of the examiner is mailed to the last-known address of the respondent served on that party, the findings and order shall be considered final for purposes of enforcement under sub. (4) (d). If a timely petition is filed, the commission, on review, may either affirm, reverse, or modify the findings or order in whole or in part, or set aside the findings and order and remand to the department for further proceedings. Such actions shall be based on a review of the evidence submitted. If the commission is satisfied that a respondent or complainant has been prejudiced because of exceptional delay in the receipt of a copy of any findings and order it, the commission may extend the time another 21 days for filing the petition with the department.

SECTION 1809. 111.39 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 111.39 (5) (d) The commission shall serve a certified copy of the commission[s decision on the respondent. The commission shall also serve a certified copy of the commission[s decision on the complainant, together with a notice advising the complainant about the right to bring, and the time for bringing, an action for judicial review under s. 111.395 and about the right to bring, and the time for bringing, an action under s. 111.397 (1) (a).

SECTION 1810. 111.397 of the statutes is created to read: 111.397 Civil action. (1) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the department or an individual alleged or found to have been discriminated against or subjected to unfair honesty testing or unfair genetic testing may bring an action in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1160 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1810 circuit court requesting the relief described in sub. (2) (a) against an employer, labor organization, or employment agency that is alleged or found to have engaged in that discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing. The department or an individual alleged or found to have been discriminated against or subjected to unfair honesty testing or unfair genetic testing may not bring an action under this paragraph against a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), or against an employer, labor organization, or employment agency that employs fewer than 15 individuals for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year. (b) If a petition for judicial review of the findings and order of the commission concerning the same violation as the violation giving rise to the action under par. (a) is filed, the circuit court shall consolidate the proceeding for judicial review and the action under par. (a). (c) An individual alleged or found to have been discriminated against or subjected to unfair honesty testing or unfair genetic testing is not required to file a complaint under s. 111.39 or seek review under s. 111.395 in order for the department or the individual to bring an action under par. (a). (d) An action under par. (a) shall be commenced within 300 days after the alleged discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing occurred. (2) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), in an action under sub. (1) (a), if the circuit court finds that discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing has occurred, or if such a finding has been made by an examiner or the commission and not been further appealed, the circuit court may order any relief that an examiner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1161 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1810 would be empowered to order under s. 111.39 (4) (c) after a hearing on a complaint filed under s. 111.39. In addition, the circuit court shall order the defendant to pay to the individual discriminated against or subjected to unfair honesty testing or unfair genetic testing any other compensatory damages, and punitive damages under s. 895.043 that the circuit court or jury finds appropriate, plus reasonable costs and attorney fees incurred in the action. If any relief was ordered under s. 111.39 or 111.395, the circuit court shall specify whether the relief ordered under this paragraph is in addition to or replaces the relief ordered under s. 111.39 or 111.395. The sum of the amount of compensatory damages for future economic losses and for pain and suffering, emotional distress, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and other noneconomic losses and the amount of punitive damages that a circuit court may order may not exceed the following: 1. In the case of a defendant that employs 100 or fewer employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year, $50,000. 2. In the case of a defendant that employs more than 100 but fewer than 201 employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year, $100,000. 3. In the case of a defendant that employs more than 200 but fewer than 501 employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year, $200,000. 4. In the case of a defendant that employs more than 500 employees for each 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1162 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1810 working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year, $300,000. (b) If the circuit court orders a payment under par. (a) because of a violation of s. 111.321, 111.37, or 111.372 by an individual employed by an employer, the employer of that individual is liable for the payment. (c) 1. In this paragraph, Xconsumer price indexY means the average of the consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the federal department of labor. 2. Except as provided in this subdivision, beginning on July 1, 2024, and on each July 1 after that, the department shall adjust the amounts specified in par. (a) 1., 2., 3., and 4. by calculating the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the year before the preceding year and adjusting those amounts by that percentage difference. The department shall publish the adjusted amounts calculated under this subdivision in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, and the adjusted amounts shall apply to actions commenced under sub. (1) (a) beginning on July 1 of the year of publication. This subdivision does not apply if the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year did not increase over the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the year before the preceding year.

SECTION 1811. 111.70 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (1) (a) XCollective bargainingY means the performance of the mutual 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1163 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1811 obligation of a municipal employer, through its officers and agents, and the representative of its municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit, to meet and confer at reasonable times, in good faith, with the intention of reaching an agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement, with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of employment for public safety employees or, for transit employees and, or for municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit that contains a frontline worker; with respect to wages for general municipal employees, who are in a collective bargaining unit that does not contain a frontline worker; and with respect to a requirement of the municipal employer for a municipal employee to perform law enforcement and fire fighting services under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e), except as provided in sub. (4) (mb) and (mc) and s. 40.81 (3) and except that a municipal employer shall not meet and confer with respect to any proposal to diminish or abridge the rights guaranteed to any public safety employees under ch. 164. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached to a written and signed document.

SECTION 1812. 111.70 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (1) (f) XFair-share agreementY means an agreement between a municipal employer and a labor organization that represents public safety employees or, transit employees, or a frontline worker under which all or any of the public safety employees or transit employees in the collective bargaining unit or all or any of the employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker are required to pay their proportionate share of the cost of the collective bargaining 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1164 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1812 process and contract administration measured by the amount of dues uniformly required of all members. SECTION 1813. 111.70 (1) (fd) of the statutes is created to read: 111.70 (1) (fd) XFrontline workerY means a municipal employee who is determined to be a frontline worker under sub. (4) (bm) 2.

SECTION 1814. 111.70 (1) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (1) (fm) XGeneral municipal employeeY means a municipal employee who is not a public safety employee or, a transit employee, or a frontline worker. SECTION 1815. 111.70 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (1) (n) XReferendumY means a proceeding conducted by the commission in which public safety employees or transit employees in a collective bargaining unit or municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker may cast a secret ballot on the question of authorizing a labor organization and the employer to continue a fair-share agreement. SECTION 1816. 111.70 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (1) (p) XTransit employeeY means a municipal employee who is determined to be a transit employee under sub. (4) (bm) 1.

SECTION 1817. 111.70 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (2) (a) and amended to read: 111.70 (2) (a) Municipal employees have the right of self-organization, and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1165 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1817 Municipal employees have the right to refrain from any and all such activities. A general municipal employee may not be covered by a fair-share agreement unless the general municipal employee is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker. Unless the general municipal employee is covered by a fair-share agreement, a general municipal employee has the right to refrain from paying dues while remaining a member of a collective bargaining unit. A public safety employee or, a transit employee, however, or a municipal employee in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker may be covered by a fair-share agreement and be required to pay dues in the manner provided in a the fair-share agreement; a fair- share agreement covering a public safety employee or a transit employee must contain a provision requiring the municipal employer to deduct the amount of dues as certified by the labor organization from the earnings of the employee affected by the fair-share agreement and to pay the amount deducted to the labor organization. A fair-share agreement covering a public safety employee or transit employee is subject to the right of the municipal employer or a labor organization to petition the commission to conduct a referendum. Such petition must be supported by proof that at least 30 percent of the employees in the collective bargaining unit desire that the fair-share agreement be terminated. Upon so finding, the commission shall conduct a referendum. If the continuation of the agreement is not supported by at least the majority of the eligible employees, it shall terminate. The commission shall declare any fair-share agreement suspended upon such conditions and for such time as the commission decides whenever it finds that the labor organization involved has refused on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, creed, or sex to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1166 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1817 receive as a member any public safety employee or transit eligible municipal employee of the municipal employer in the bargaining unit involved, and such agreement is subject to this duty of the commission. Any of the parties to such agreement or any public safety employee or transit municipal employee covered by the agreement may come before the commission, as provided in s. 111.07, and ask the performance of this duty.

SECTION 1818. 111.70 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 111.70 (2) (b) General municipal employees who are not in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker have the right to have their municipal employer consult with them, through a representative of their own choosing, with no intention of reaching an agreement, with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of employment. The right may be exercised either when the municipal employer proposes or implements policy changes affecting wages, hours, or conditions of employment or, if no policy changes are proposed or implemented, at least quarterly. SECTION 1819. 111.70 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (3) (a) 3. To encourage or discourage a membership in any labor organization by discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other terms or conditions of employment; but the prohibition shall not apply to a fair-share agreement that covers public safety employees or transit employees.

SECTION 1820. 111.70 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (3) (a) 5. To violate any collective bargaining agreement previously agreed upon by the parties with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1167 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1820 employment affecting public safety employees or, transit employees, or municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker, including an agreement to arbitrate questions arising as to the meaning or application of the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or to accept the terms of such arbitration award, where previously the parties have agreed to accept such award as final and binding upon them or to violate any collective bargaining agreement affecting a collective bargaining unit containing only general municipal employees, that was previously agreed upon by the parties with respect to wages.

SECTION 1821. 111.70 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (3) (a) 6. To deduct labor organization dues from the earnings of a public safety employee or, a transit employee, or a municipal employee who is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker unless the municipal employer has been presented with an individual order therefor, signed by the employee personally, and terminable by at least the end of any year of its life or earlier by the public safety employee or transit municipal employee giving at least 30 days[ written notice of such termination to the municipal employer and to the representative organization, except when a fair-share agreement is in effect.

SECTION 1822. 111.70 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (3) (a) 9. If the collective bargaining unit contains a public safety employee or, transit employee, or frontline worker, after a collective bargaining agreement expires and before another collective bargaining agreement takes effect, to fail to follow any fair-share agreement in the expired collective bargaining agreement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1168 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1823 SECTION 1823. 111.70 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (3g) WAGE DEDUCTION PROHIBITION. A municipal employer may not deduct labor organization dues from the earnings of a general municipal employee, unless the general municipal employee is in a collective bargaining unit that contains a frontline worker, or from the earnings of a supervisor. SECTION 1824. 111.70 (4) (bm) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (4) (bm) (title) Transit employee or frontline worker determination. SECTION 1825. 111.70 (4) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (4) (bm) 1.

SECTION 1826. 111.70 (4) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 111.70 (4) (bm) 2. The commission shall determine that a municipal employee is a frontline worker if the commission finds that the municipal employee has regular job duties that include interacting with members of the public or with large populations of people or that directly involve the maintenance of public works. The commission may not determine that a public safety employee or a transit employee is a frontline worker.

SECTION 1827. 111.70 (4) (cg) (title), 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are amended to read: 111.70 (4) (cg) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; transit employees and municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker. 1. ZNotice of commencement of contract negotiations.[ To advise the commission of the commencement of contract negotiations involving a collective bargaining unit containing transit employees or a collective bargaining unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1169 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1827 containing a frontline worker, whenever either party requests the other to reopen negotiations under a binding collective bargaining agreement, or the parties otherwise commence negotiations if no collective bargaining agreement exists, the party requesting negotiations shall immediately notify the commission in writing. Upon failure of the requesting party to provide notice, the other party may provide notice to the commission. The notice shall specify the expiration date of the existing collective bargaining agreement, if any, and shall provide any additional information the commission may require on a form provided by the commission. 2. ZPresentation of initial proposals; open meetings.[ The meetings between parties to a collective bargaining agreement or proposed collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter that involve a collective bargaining unit containing a transit employee or a frontline worker and that are held to present initial bargaining proposals, along with supporting rationale, are open to the public. Each party shall submit its initial bargaining proposals to the other party in writing. Failure to comply with this subdivision does not invalidate a collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter. 3. ZMediation.[ The commission or its designee shall function as mediator in labor disputes involving transit employees or municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker upon request of one or both of the parties, or upon initiation of the commission. The function of the mediator is to encourage voluntary settlement by the parties. No mediator has the power of compulsion. 4. ZGrievance arbitration.[ Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1170 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1827 application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement involving a collective bargaining unit containing a transit employee or a frontline worker may agree in writing to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator or may designate any other competent, impartial, and disinterested person to serve as an arbitrator. 5. ZVoluntary impasse resolution procedures.[ In addition to the other impasse resolution procedures provided in this paragraph, a municipal employer that employs a transit employee or a municipal employee in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker and a labor organization may at any time, as a permissive subject of bargaining, agree in writing to a dispute settlement procedure, including binding interest arbitration, which is acceptable to the parties for resolving an impasse over terms of any collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter. The parties shall file a copy of the agreement with the commission. If the parties agree to any form of binding interest arbitration, the arbitrator shall give weight to the factors enumerated under subds. 7. and 7g.

SECTION 1828. 111.70 (4) (cg) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (4) (cg) 6. a. If, in any collective bargaining unit containing transit employees or a frontline worker, a dispute has not been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after mediation by the commission under subd. 3. and other settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and the parties are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them over wages, hours, or conditions of employment to be included in a new collective bargaining agreement, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1171 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1828 commission, in writing, to initiate compulsory, final, and binding arbitration, as provided in this paragraph. At the time the petition is filed, the petitioning party shall submit in writing to the other party and the commission its preliminary final offer containing its latest proposals on all issues in dispute. Within 14 calendar days after the date of that submission, the other party shall submit in writing its preliminary final offer on all disputed issues to the petitioning party and the commission. If a petition is filed jointly, both parties shall exchange their preliminary final offers in writing and submit copies to the commission when the petition is filed.

SECTION 1829. 111.70 (4) (cg) 7r. d., e. and f. of the statutes are amended to read: 111.70 (4) (cg) 7r. d. Comparison of wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the transit municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of other employees performing similar services. e. Comparison of the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the transit municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of other employees generally in public employment in the same community and in comparable communities. f. Comparison of the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the transit municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of other employees in private employment in the same community and in comparable communities. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1172 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1830

SECTION 1830. 111.70 (4) (cg) 7r. h. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (4) (cg) 7r. h. The overall compensation presently received by the transit municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings, including direct wage compensation, vacation, holidays, and excused time, insurance and pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of employment, and all other benefits received.

SECTION 1831. 111.70 (4) (cg) 8m. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (4) (cg) 8m. ZTerm of agreement; reopening of negotiations.[ Except for the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties and except as the parties otherwise agree, every collective bargaining agreement covering transit employees or a frontline worker shall be for a term of 2 years, but in no case may a collective bargaining agreement for any collective bargaining unit consisting of transit employees subject to this paragraph be for a term exceeding 3 years. No arbitration award involving transit employees or a frontline worker may contain a provision for reopening of negotiations during the term of a collective bargaining agreement, unless both parties agree to such a provision. The requirement for agreement by both parties does not apply to a provision for reopening of negotiations with respect to any portion of an agreement that is declared invalid by a court or administrative agency or rendered invalid by the enactment of a law or promulgation of a federal regulation.

SECTION 1832. 111.70 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (4) (d) 1. A representative chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by a majority of the public safety employees or transit municipal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1173 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1832 employees voting in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representative of all employees in the unit for the purpose of collective bargaining. A representative chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by at least 51 percent of the general municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representative of all employees in the unit for the purpose of collective bargaining. Any individual employee, or any minority group of employees in any collective bargaining unit, shall have the right to present grievances to the municipal employer in person or through representatives of their own choosing, and the municipal employer shall confer with the employee in relation thereto, if the majority representative has been afforded the opportunity to be present at the conferences. Any adjustment resulting from these conferences may not be inconsistent with the conditions of employment established by the majority representative and the municipal employer.

SECTION 1833. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible avoid fragmentation by maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size of the total municipal workforce. The commission may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employees in the same or several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions, or other occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal employees concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether they desire 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1174 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1833 to be established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission may not decide, however, that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both professional employees and nonprofessional employees, unless a majority of the professional employees vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both school district employees and general municipal employees who are not school district employees. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both public safety employees and general municipal employees, if the group includes both transit employees and general municipal employees, or if the group includes both transit employees and public safety employees place public safety employees in a collective bargaining unit with employees who are not public safety employees or place transit employees in a collective bargaining unit with employees who are not transit employees. The commission may place frontline workers in a collective bargaining unit with municipal employees who are not frontline workers if the commission determines it is appropriate; if the commission places in a collective bargaining unit frontline workers and municipal employees who are not frontline workers, the collective bargaining unit is treated as if all employees in the collective bargaining unit are frontline workers. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both craft employees and noncraft employees unless a majority of the craft employees vote for inclusion in the unit. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1175 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1833 The commission shall place the professional employees who are assigned to perform any services at a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), in a separate collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other professional employees whenever at least 30 percent of those professional employees request an election to be held to determine that issue and a majority of the professional employees at the charter school who cast votes in the election decide to be represented in a separate collective bargaining unit.

SECTION 1834. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. a. and c. of the statutes are consolidated and renumbered 111.70 (4) (d) 3. SECTION 1835. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1836. 111.70 (4) (mb) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (4) (mb) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; general municipal employees. (intro.) The municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with a collective bargaining unit containing a only general municipal employee employees with respect to any of the following: SECTION 1837. 111.70 (4) (mbb) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (4) (mbb) Consumer price index change. For purposes of determining compliance with par. (mb), the commission shall provide, upon request, to a municipal employer or to any representative of a collective bargaining unit containing a only general municipal employee employees, the consumer price index change during any 12-month period. The commission may get the information from the department of revenue. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1176 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1838

SECTION 1838. 111.70 (4) (mc) (intro.), 6., 7. and 8. of the statutes are amended to read: 111.70 (4) (mc) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; public safety employees, transit employees, and frontline workers. (intro.) The municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee, transit employee, or frontline worker with respect to any of the following: 6. Except for whether or not to provide health care coverage and the employee premium contribution, all costs and payments associated with health care coverage plans and the design and selection of health care coverage plans by the municipal employer for public safety employees, and the impact of such costs and payments and the design and selection of the health care coverage plans on the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the public safety employee. For purposes of this subdivision, XdesignY does not include the decision as to who is covered by a health care coverage plan selected by the municipal employer. 7. In any bargaining unit composed of public safety employees, in a municipality with a retirement system established under chapter 396, laws of 1937, any terms of such a retirement system, including, but not limited to, the contribution rates, pension benefit calculation, or factors used to calculate a pension benefit under the system, with any bargaining unit composed of public safety employees. For such a retirement system, the terms of the system, including, but not limited to, the contribution rates, pension benefit calculation, or factors used to calculate a pension benefit under the system for employees who are part of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1177 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1838 a bargaining unit composed of public safety employees, shall be the same as those in effect on December 30, 2022. 8. In any bargaining unit composed of public safety employees or employees treated as public safety employees under par. (bn), in a municipality with a retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, any terms of such a retirement system, including, but not limited to, the costs, payments, contribution rates, pension benefit calculation, or design, including all impacts or effects that any changes made to the retirement system might have upon the wages, hours, or conditions of employment, with any bargaining unit composed of public safety employees or any employees treated as public safety employees under par. (bn).

SECTION 1839. 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a. Any labor organization that represents public safety employees or, transit employees, or a frontline worker which violates sub. (4) (L) may not collect any dues under a collective bargaining agreement or under a fair- share agreement from any employee covered by either agreement for a period of one year. At the end of the period of suspension, any such agreement shall be reinstated unless the labor organization is no longer authorized to represent the public safety employees or transit municipal employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement or fair-share agreement or the agreement is no longer in effect.

SECTION 1840. 111.81 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 111.81 (1s) and amended to read: 111.81 (1s) XCollective bargainingY means the performance of the mutual obligation of the state as an employer, by its officers and agents, and the representatives of its employees, to meet and confer at reasonable times, in good 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1178 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1840 faith, with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (1), with respect to for public safety employees, with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (1w) for employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker, and with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (3), with respect to for general employees who are in a collective bargaining unit that does not contain a frontline worker, with the intention of reaching an agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement. The duty to bargain, however, does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached to a written and signed document.

SECTION 1841. 111.81 (1b) of the statutes is created to read: 111.81 (1b) XAcademic staffY has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (1) but does not include academic staff under s. 36.15 (1) (a) that are supervisors, management employees, and individuals who are privy to confidential matters affecting the employer-employee relationship. SECTION 1842. 111.81 (1d) of the statutes is created to read: 111.81 (1d) XAuthorityY means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279. SECTION 1843. 111.81 (7) (ag) of the statutes is created to read: 111.81 (7) (ag) An employee of an authority. SECTION 1844. 111.81 (7) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.81 (7) (ar) Any employee who is employed by the University of Wisconsin System, except an employee who is assigned to the University of Wisconsin- Madison, and except including faculty, and except academic staff under s. 36.15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1179 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1845

SECTION 1845. 111.81 (7) (at) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.81 (7) (at) Any employee who is employed by the University of Wisconsin System and assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison except including faculty and except academic staff under s. 36.15. SECTION 1846. 111.81 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.81 (8) XEmployerY means the state of Wisconsin and includes an authority. SECTION 1847. 111.81 (8p) of the statutes is created to read: 111.81 (8p) XFacultyY has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (8) and includes faculty who are supervisors or management employees but excludes faculty holding a limited appointment under s. 36.17 and deans.

SECTION 1848. 111.81 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.81 (9) XFair-share agreementY means an agreement between the employer and a labor organization representing public safety employees or a frontline worker under which all of the public safety employees in the collective bargaining unit or all of the employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker are required to pay their proportionate share of the cost of the collective bargaining process and contract administration measured by the amount of dues uniformly required of all members. SECTION 1849. 111.81 (9b) of the statutes is created to read: 111.81 (9b) XFrontline workerY means an employee who is determined to be a frontline worker under s. 111.817. SECTION 1850. 111.81 (9g) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1180 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1850 111.81 (9g) XGeneral employeeY means an employee who is not a public safety employee or a frontline worker.

SECTION 1851. 111.81 (12) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.81 (12) (intro.) XLabor organizationY means any employee organization whose purpose is to represent employees in collective bargaining with the employer, or its agents, on matters that are subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.91 (1), (1w), or (3), whichever is applicable; but the term shall not include any organization: SECTION 1852. 111.81 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.81 (12) (b) Which discriminates with regard to the terms or conditions of membership because of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or national origin.

SECTION 1853. 111.81 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.81 (12m) XMaintenance of membership agreementY means an agreement between the employer and a labor organization representing public safety employees or a frontline worker which requires that all of the public safety employees or employees who are in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker whose dues are being deducted from earnings under s. 20.921 (1) or 111.84 (1) (f) at the time the agreement takes effect shall continue to have dues deducted for the duration of the agreement, and that dues shall be deducted from the earnings of all public safety such employees who are hired on or after the effective date of the agreement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1181 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1854

SECTION 1854. 111.81 (15m) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.81 (15m) XProgram assistantY or Xproject assistantY means a graduate student enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System who is assigned to conduct research, training, administrative responsibilities or other academic or academic support projects or programs, except regular preparation of instructional materials for courses or manual or clerical assignments, under the supervision of a member of the faculty or academic staff, as defined in s. 36.05 (1) or (8), primarily for the benefit of the university, faculty or academic staff supervisor or a granting agency. XProject assistantY or Xprogram assistantY does not include a graduate student who does work which is primarily for the benefit of the student[s own learning and research and which is independent or self-directed.

SECTION 1855. 111.81 (16) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.81 (16) XReferendumY means a proceeding conducted by the commission in which public safety employees in a collective bargaining unit or all employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker may cast a secret ballot on the question of directing the labor organization and the employer to enter into a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement or to terminate such an agreement.

SECTION 1856. 111.815 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.815 (1) In the furtherance of this subchapter, the state shall be considered as a single employer and employment relations policies and practices throughout the state service shall be as consistent as practicable. The division shall negotiate and administer collective bargaining agreements. To coordinate the employer position in the negotiation of agreements, the division shall maintain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1182 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1856 close liaison with the legislature relative to the negotiation of agreements and the fiscal ramifications of those agreements. Except with respect to the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1r) and (1t), the division is responsible for the employer functions of the executive branch under this subchapter, and shall coordinate its collective bargaining activities with operating state agencies on matters of agency concern and with operating authorities on matters of authority concern. The legislative branch shall act upon those portions of tentative agreements negotiated by the division that require legislative action. With respect to the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1r), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System is responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter. With respect to the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1t), the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter. With respect to the collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (1r) (ef), the governing board of the charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2013 stats., is responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter.

SECTION 1857. 111.817 of the statutes is created to read: 111.817 Duty of commission; determination of frontline workers. The commission shall determine that an employee is a frontline worker if the commission finds that the employee has regular job duties that include interacting with members of the public or with large populations of people or that directly involve the maintenance of public works. The commission may not determine that a public safety employee is a frontline worker. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1183 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1858

SECTION 1858. 111.82 of the statutes is renumbered 111.82 (1) and amended to read: 111.82 (1) Employees have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing under this subchapter, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. Employees also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities. A general employee may not be covered by a fair-share agreement unless the general employee is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker. Unless the general employee is covered by a fair-share agreement, a general employee has the right to refrain from paying dues while remaining a member of a collective bargaining unit.

SECTION 1859. 111.82 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 111.82 (2) General employees who are not in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker have the right to have their employer consult with them, through a representative of their own choosing, with no intention of reaching an agreement, with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of employment. The right may be exercised either when the employer proposes or implements policy changes affecting wages, hours, or conditions of employment or, if no policy changes are proposed or implemented, at least quarterly.

SECTION 1860. 111.825 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.825 (1) (intro.) It is the legislative intent that in order to foster meaningful collective bargaining, units must be structured in such a way as to avoid excessive fragmentation whenever possible. In accordance with this policy, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1184 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1860 collective bargaining units for employees in the classified service of the state and for employees of authorities are structured on a statewide basis with one collective bargaining unit for each of the following occupational groups: SECTION 1861. 111.825 (1r) (am) and (ar) of the statutes are created to read: 111.825 (1r) (am) Faculty. (ar) Academic staff. SECTION 1862. 111.825 (1t) (am) and (ar) of the statutes are created to read: 111.825 (1t) (am) Faculty. (ar) Academic staff.

SECTION 1863. 111.825 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.825 (3) The commission shall assign employees to the appropriate collective bargaining units set forth in subs. (1), (1r), (1t), and (2). The commission may place frontline workers in a collective bargaining unit with employees who are not frontline workers if the commission determines it is appropriate; if the commission places in a collective bargaining unit frontline workers and employees who are not frontline workers, the collective bargaining unit is treated as if all employees in the collective bargaining unit are frontline workers and may bargain as provided in s. 111.91 (1w).

SECTION 1864. 111.825 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.825 (5) Although supervisors are not considered employees for purposes of this subchapter, the commission may consider a petition for a statewide collective bargaining unit of professional supervisors or a statewide unit of nonprofessional supervisors in the classified service, but the representative of supervisors may not be affiliated with any labor organization representing employees. For purposes of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1185 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1864 this subsection, affiliation does not include membership in a national, state, county or municipal federation of national or international labor organizations. The certified representative of supervisors who are not public safety employees or frontline workers may not bargain collectively with respect to any matter other than wages as provided in s. 111.91 (3), and the certified representative of supervisors who are public safety employees may not bargain collectively with respect to any matter other than wages and fringe benefits as provided in s. 111.91 (1), and the certified representative of supervisors who are frontline workers may bargain as provided in s. 111.91 (1w).

SECTION 1865. 111.83 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.83 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), a representative chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by at least 51 percent of the general employees in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representative of all of the employees in such unit for the purposes of collective bargaining. A representative chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by a majority of the public safety employees voting in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representative of all of the employees in such unit for the purposes of collective bargaining. Any individual employee, or any minority group of employees in any collective bargaining unit, may present grievances to the employer in person, or through representatives of their own choosing, and the employer shall confer with the employee or group of employees in relation thereto if the majority representative has been afforded the opportunity to be present at the conference. Any adjustment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1186 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1865 resulting from such a conference may not be inconsistent with the conditions of employment established by the majority representative and the employer.

SECTION 1866. 111.83 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 111.83 (3). SECTION 1867. 111.83 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1868. 111.83 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.83 (4) Whenever an election has been conducted under sub. (3) (a) in which the name of more than one proposed representative appears on the ballot and results in no conclusion, the commission may, if requested by any party to the proceeding within 30 days from the date of the certification of the results of the election, conduct a runoff election. In that runoff election, the commission shall drop from the ballot the name of the representative who received the least number of votes at the original election. The commission shall drop from the ballot the privilege of voting against any representative if the least number of votes cast at the first election was against representation by any named representative.

SECTION 1869. 111.84 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.84 (1) (d) To refuse to bargain collectively on matters set forth in s. 111.91 (1), (1w), or (3), whichever is appropriate, with a representative of a majority of its employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Where the employer has a good faith doubt as to whether a labor organization claiming the support of a majority of its employees in appropriate collective bargaining unit does in fact have that support, it may file with the commission a petition requesting an election as to that claim. It is not deemed to have refused to bargain until an election has been held and the results thereof certified to it by the commission. A violation of this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1187 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1869 paragraph includes, but is not limited to, the refusal to execute a collective bargaining agreement previously orally agreed upon.

SECTION 1870. 111.84 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.84 (1) (f) To deduct labor organization dues from the earnings of a public safety employee or an employee who is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker, unless the employer has been presented with an individual order therefor, signed by the public safety employee personally, and terminable by at least the end of any year of its life or earlier by the public safety employee giving at least 30 but not more than 120 days[ written notice of such termination to the employer and to the representative labor organization, except if there is a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement in effect. The employer shall give notice to the labor organization of receipt of such notice of termination.

SECTION 1871. 111.84 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.84 (2) (c) To refuse to bargain collectively on matters set forth in s. 111.91 (1), (1w), or (3), whichever is appropriate, with the duly authorized officer or agent of the employer which is the recognized or certified exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag) in an appropriate collective bargaining unit or with the certified exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (ar) to (f) in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Such refusal to bargain shall include, but not be limited to, the refusal to execute a collective bargaining agreement previously orally agreed upon.

SECTION 1872. 111.85 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1188 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1872 111.85 (1) (a) No fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement covering public safety employees under this subchapter may become effective unless authorized by a referendum. The commission shall order a referendum whenever it receives a petition supported by proof that at least 30 percent of the public safety employees in a collective bargaining unit or at least 30 percent of the employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker desire that a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement be entered into between the employer and a labor organization. A petition may specify that a referendum is requested on a maintenance of membership agreement only, in which case the ballot shall be limited to that question. (b) For a fair-share agreement to be authorized, at least two-thirds of the eligible public safety employees voting in a referendum shall vote in favor of the agreement or at least two-thirds of the employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker shall vote in favor of the agreement. For a maintenance of membership agreement to be authorized, at least a majority of the eligible public safety employees voting in a referendum shall vote in favor of the agreement or at least a majority of the employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker shall vote in favor of the agreement. In a referendum on a fair-share agreement, if less than two-thirds but more than one-half of the eligible public safety employees vote in favor of the agreement, a maintenance of membership agreement is authorized. (c) If a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement is authorized in a referendum ordered under par. (a), the employer shall enter into such an agreement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1189 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1872 with the labor organization named on the ballot in the referendum. Each fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement shall contain a provision requiring the employer to deduct the amount of dues as certified by the labor organization from the earnings of the public safety employees affected by the agreement and to pay the amount so deducted to the labor organization. Unless the parties agree to an earlier date, the agreement shall take effect 60 days after certification by the commission that the referendum vote authorized the agreement. The employer shall be held harmless against any claims, demands, suits and other forms of liability made by public safety the employees affected by the agreement or by local labor organizations which may arise for actions taken by the employer in compliance with this section. All such lawful claims, demands, suits, and other forms of liability are the responsibility of the labor organization entering into the agreement. (d) Under each fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement, a public safety an employee affected by the agreement who has religious convictions against dues payments to a labor organization based on teachings or tenets of a church or religious body of which he or she is a member shall, on request to the labor organization, have his or her dues paid to a charity mutually agreed upon by the public safety employee and the labor organization. Any dispute concerning this paragraph may be submitted to the commission for adjudication.

SECTION 1873. 111.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.85 (2) (a) Once authorized under sub. (1), a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement covering public safety employees shall continue in effect, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1190 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1873 subject to the right of the employer or labor organization concerned to petition the commission to conduct a new referendum. Such petition must be supported by proof that at least 30 percent of the public safety employees in the collective bargaining unit or at least 30 percent of the employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker desire that the fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement be discontinued. Upon so finding, the commission shall conduct a new referendum. If the continuance of the fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement is approved in the referendum by at least the percentage of eligible voting public safety employees required for its initial authorization, it shall be continued in effect, subject to the right of the employer or labor organization to later initiate a further vote following the procedure prescribed in this subsection. If the continuation of the agreement is not supported in any referendum, it is deemed terminated terminates at the termination of the collective bargaining agreement, or one year from the date of the certification of the result of the referendum, whichever is earlier. (b) The commission shall declare any fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement suspended upon such conditions and for such time as the commission decides whenever it finds that the labor organization involved has refused on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation or creed to receive as a member any public safety employee in the collective bargaining unit involved, and the agreement shall be made subject to the findings and orders of the commission. Any of the parties to the agreement, or any public safety employee covered thereby, may 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1191 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1873 come before the commission, as provided in s. 111.07, and petition the commission to make such a finding.

SECTION 1874. 111.85 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.85 (4) The commission may, under rules adopted for that purpose, appoint as its agent an official of a state agency or authority whose public safety employees are entitled to vote in a referendum to conduct a referendum provided for herein under this section. SECTION 1875. 111.86 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.86 (2) The division shall charge a state department or, agency, or authority the employer[s share of the cost related to grievance arbitration under sub. (1) for any arbitration that involves one or more employees of the state department or, agency, or authority. Each state department or, agency, or authority so charged shall pay the amount that the division charges from the appropriation account or accounts used to pay the salary of the grievant. Funds received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (ks).

SECTION 1876. 111.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.88 (1) If a dispute has not been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after the settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, the representative which has been certified by the commission after an election, or, in the case of a representative of employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag), has been duly recognized by the employer, as the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1192 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1876 and the employer, its officers and agents, after a reasonable period of negotiation, are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them arising in the collective bargaining process, the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate fact-finding under this section, and to make recommendations to resolve the deadlock.

SECTION 1877. 111.90 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.90 (1) Carry out the statutory mandate and goals assigned to a state agency or authority by the most appropriate and efficient methods and means and utilize personnel in the most appropriate and efficient manner possible. SECTION 1878. 111.90 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.90 (2) Manage the employees of a state agency or authority; hire, promote, transfer, assign or retain employees in positions within the agency or authority; and in that regard establish reasonable work rules.

SECTION 1879. 111.91 (1w) of the statutes is created to read: 111.91 (1w) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), with regard to a collective bargaining unit that contains at least one frontline worker, matters subject to collective bargaining to the point of impasse are wage rates, consistent with sub. (2), the assignment and reassignment of classifications to pay ranges, determination of an incumbent[s pay status resulting from position reallocation or reclassification, and pay adjustments upon temporary assignment of classified employees to duties of a higher classification or downward reallocations of a classified employee[s position; fringe benefits consistent with sub. (2); hours and conditions of employment. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1193 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1879 (b) With regard to a collective bargaining unit that contains at least one frontline worker, the employer is not required to bargain on management rights under s. 111.90, except that procedures for the adjustment or settlement of grievances or disputes arising out of any type of disciplinary action referred to in s. 111.90 (3) shall be a subject of bargaining. (c) The employer is prohibited from bargaining on matters contained in sub. (2) with a collective bargaining unit that contains at least one frontline worker.

SECTION 1880. 111.91 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.91 (2) (intro.) The employer is prohibited from bargaining with a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g) or with a collective bargaining unit that contains a frontline worker with respect to all of the following: SECTION 1881. 111.91 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.91 (3) (intro.) The employer is prohibited from bargaining with a collective bargaining unit containing a only general employee employees with respect to any of the following: SECTION 1882. 111.91 (3q) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.91 (3q) For purposes of determining compliance with sub. (3), the commission shall provide, upon request, to the employer or to any representative of a collective bargaining unit containing a only general employee employees, the consumer price index change during any 12-month period. The commission may get the information from the department of revenue.

SECTION 1883. 111.91 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.91 (4) The administrator of the division, in connection with the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1194 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1883 development of tentative collective bargaining agreements to be submitted under s. 111.92 (1) (a) 1., shall endeavor to obtain tentative agreements with each recognized or certified labor organization representing employees or supervisors of employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag) and with each certified labor organization representing employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (b) to (e) which do not contain any provision for the payment to any employee of a cumulative or noncumulative amount of compensation in recognition of or based on the period of time an employee has been employed by the state. SECTION 1884. 111.92 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.92 (3) (a) Agreements covering a collective bargaining unit specified under s. 111.825 (1) (g) or a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker shall coincide with the fiscal year or biennium.

SECTION 1885. 111.92 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.92 (3) (b) No agreements covering a collective bargaining unit containing a only general employee employees may be for a period that exceeds one year, and each agreement must coincide with the fiscal year. Agreements covering a collective bargaining unit containing a only general employee employees may not be extended.

SECTION 1886. 111.93 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.93 (3) (a) If a collective bargaining agreement exists between the employer and a labor organization representing employees in a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g) or in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker, the provisions of that agreement shall supersede the provisions of civil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1195 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1886 service and other applicable statutes, as well as rules and policies of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and policies or determinations of an authority, that are related to wages, fringe benefits, hours, and conditions of employment, whether or not the matters contained in those statutes, rules, and policies, and determinations are set forth in the collective bargaining agreement.

SECTION 1887. 111.93 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 111.93 (3) (b) If a collective bargaining agreement exists between the employer and a labor organization representing only general employees in a collective bargaining unit, the provisions of that agreement shall supersede the provisions of civil service and other applicable statutes, as well as rules and policies of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, related to wages, whether or not the matters contained in those statutes, rules, and policies are set forth in the collective bargaining agreement.

SECTION 1888. 114.09 (2) (bm) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 114.09 (2) (bm) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 1. a. or b., the court shall order the person violating sub. (1) (b) 1. or 1m. to submit to and comply with an assessment by an approved public treatment facility as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (c) for examination of the person[s use of alcohol, tetrahydrocannabinols, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs and development of an airman safety plan for the person. The court shall notify the person, the department, and the proper federal agency of the assessment order. The assessment order shall:

SECTION 1889. 114.09 (2) (bm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1196 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1889 114.09 (2) (bm) 4. The assessment report shall order compliance with an airman safety plan. The report shall inform the person of the fee provisions under s. 46.03 (18) (f). The safety plan may include a component that makes the person aware of the effect of his or her their offense on a victim and a victim[s family. The safety plan may include treatment for the person[s misuse, abuse, or dependence on alcohol, tetrahydrocannabinols, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs. If the plan requires inpatient treatment, the treatment shall not exceed 30 days. An airman safety plan under this paragraph shall include a termination date consistent with the plan that shall not extend beyond one year. The county department under s. 51.42 shall assure notification of the department of transportation and the person of the person[s compliance or noncompliance with assessment and treatment.

SECTION 1890. 115.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.28 (7) (a) License all teachers for the public schools of the state; make rules establishing standards of attainment and procedures for the examination and licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (3), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, 118.195, and 118.197, and 118.198; prescribe by rule standards, requirements, and procedures for the approval of teacher preparatory programs leading to licensure, including a requirement that, to be approved by the state superintendent, a teacher preparatory program shall demonstrate that it provides instruction that prepares teachers to teach reading and language arts using science-based early reading instruction, as defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (b), and does not provide instruction on teaching reading and language arts that incorporates 3-cueing, as defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (c), and a requirement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1197 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1890 that, beginning on July 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, each teacher preparatory program located in this state shall submit to the department a list of individuals who have completed the program and who have been recommended by the program for licensure under this subsection, together with each individual[s date of program completion, from each term or semester of the program[s most recently completed academic year; file in the state superintendent[s office all papers relating to state teachers[ licenses; and register each such license.

SECTION 1891. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private, or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the applicant[s teaching therein. Private Except as provided in ss. 115.7915 (2) (i), 118.60 (2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified teachers.

SECTION 1892. 115.28 (7) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (7) (cm) Consult with the department of workforce development to develop the teacher apprenticeship under s. 106.023 in a manner in which an individual who completes a teacher apprenticeship under s. 106.23 satisfies the requirements for a license to teach under s. 118.19 (6), (8), (9), and (12). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1198 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1893

SECTION 1893. 115.28 (29) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (29) COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION GRANTS. Annually award grants to school boards to expand computer science educational opportunities in all grade levels operated by the school district. For purposes of awarding grants under this subsection, expanding computer science educational opportunities includes providing professional development, the application of programming or coding concepts or integration of computer science fundamentals into other subjects, and purchasing curricula and related materials. A school board may not use a grant under this subsection to purchase personal electronic computing devices, as defined in s. 115.438 (1) (b), computers, or computer hardware. SECTION 1894. 115.28 (30) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (30) (e) Annually, identify one career and technical student organization for each education subject listed in par. (b).

SECTION 1895. 115.28 (30) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (30) (f) Annually, distribute to each career and technical student organization identified under par. (e) an amount determined as follows: 1. Determine the total number of pupils who were members of the career and technical student organizations identified under par. (e) in the previous school year. 2. For each career and technical student organization, divide the number of pupils who were members of that career and technical student organization in the previous school year by the total determined under subd. 1. 3. Multiply the quotient under subd. 2. by the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (ct) for the current fiscal year.

SECTION 1896. 115.28 (63) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1199 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1896 115.28 (63) MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM. (intro.) Establish a mental health training support program under which the department provides training on all of the following evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health issues in schools to school district staff and, instructional staff of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and individuals employed by an out-of-school-time program on evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health needs and suicide prevention in schools, including all of the following:

SECTION 1897. 115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (67) GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEST FEE PAYMENTS. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (fd), pay to GED Testing Service LLC, or its successor, the testing service fee for an eligible individual who takes a content area test given under the general educational development test. In this subsection, Xeligible individualY means an individual who satisfies all of the following conditions before taking the content area test: 1. The individual meets the eligibility requirements promulgated by the department by rule for a high school equivalency diploma or certificate of general educational development. 2. The individual takes and receives a passing score on a practice test for the content area that is developed by GED Testing Service LLC, or its successor. (b) For each eligible individual under par. (a), pay for no more than one testing service fee for each content area test taken in a calendar year. (c) Pay the testing service fee for a content area test under par. (a) only if the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1200 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1897 eligible individual takes the test on or after January 1, 2026, at a testing site in this state that is approved by the state superintendent.

SECTION 1898. 115.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (68) HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN LEARNING PLACES; GRANTS. Annually, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bp), award grants to school boards, operators of charter schools, and governing bodies of private schools participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23 to comply with requirements under ss. 118.07 (1) (b) and (6), 118.075 (4) (a) and (b), 118.60 (7) (g) 1. and 2. and 119.23 (7) (g) 1. and 2. A grant under this subsection may be used for any of the following: (a) Automated external defibrillators. (b) Automated external defibrillator maintenance. (c) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training supplies and materials. (d) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for school personnel, including coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers. (e) First aid training and education materials. (f) Other activities that promote preparedness for using cardiac emergency response plans in a school or athletic facility. (g) Carbon monoxide detectors. (h) Opioid antagonists.

SECTION 1899. 115.28 (69) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (69) MENTOR GREATER MILWAUKEE. From the appropriation under s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1201 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1899 20.255 (3) (fw), award grants to Mentor Greater Milwaukee, Inc., to expand access to quality youth mentoring in Milwaukee County. SECTION 1900. 115.28 (70) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (70) GRADUATION ALLIANCE. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fv) to Graduation Alliance, Inc., a Utah corporation, to support pupils and their families through a coaching program designed to improve school engagement and academic performance known as Engage Wisconsin. SECTION 1901. 115.28 (71) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (71) THE LITERACY LAB. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fs) to The Literacy Lab, a Virginia nonstock corporation, to provide an evidence-based literacy intervention program in public schools located in the cities of Milwaukee and Racine.

SECTION 1902. 115.28 (72) of the statutes is created to read: 115.28 (72) FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM GRANT PROGRAM. Award grants to school boards and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of developing, implementing, or improving financial literacy curricula. In awarding grants under this subsection, the state superintendent shall prioritize grant applications related to innovative financial literacy curricula, as determined by the state superintendent. SECTION 1903. 115.335 of the statutes is created to read: 115.335 Water bottle filling stations; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2026- 27 school year, the department shall award grants to school districts and operators 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1202 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1903 of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to modify water fountains to include water bottle filling equipment that includes a water filtration component. (2) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

SECTION 1904. 115.341 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.341 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525 15 cents for each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 and shall reimburse each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8. SECTION 1905. 115.341 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.341 (2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub. (1).

SECTION 1906. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1203 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1906 director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525, or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased operations during that prior school year.

SECTION 1907. 115.3415 of the statutes is created to read: 115.3415 Supplemental nutrition aid. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XEducational agencyY means a school board, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a private school, a tribal school, an operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525. (b) XEligible pupilY means a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1). (c) XFederal school breakfast programY means the program under 42 USC 1773. (d) XFederal school lunch programY means the program under 42 USC 1751 to 1769j. (e) XFree-meal reimbursement amountY means the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school meal provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free lunch under the federal school lunch program. (f) XIneligible pupilY means a pupil who does not satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1204 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1907 (g) XPaid-meal reimbursement amountY means the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school meal provided to an ineligible pupil. (h) XReduced-price-meal reimbursement amountY means the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school meal provided to an eligible pupil. (i) XReimbursement amountY means the national average payment rate for a school meal, as announced by the food and nutrition service of the federal department of agriculture in the federal register. (j) XSchool mealY means a lunch made available under the federal school lunch program, a meal supplement made available under the federal school lunch program, or a breakfast made available under the federal school breakfast program. (2) ELIGIBILITY. An educational agency is eligible for payments under this section if the educational agency does not charge pupils for school meals for which the educational agency receives reimbursement under the federal school breakfast program or the federal school lunch program. (3) ANNUAL PAYMENT. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ck), in the 2026-27 school year and each school year thereafter, the state superintendent shall pay to each educational agency the sum of all of the following: (a) The total number of lunches provided by the educational agency to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reduced-price-meal reimbursement amount for a lunch and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a lunch. (b) The total number of lunches provided by the educational agency to ineligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1205 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1907 multiplied by the difference between the paid-meal reimbursement amount for a lunch and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a lunch. (c) The total number of breakfasts provided by the educational agency to eligible pupils under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reduced-price-meal reimbursement amount for a breakfast and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a breakfast. (d) The total number of breakfasts provided by the educational agency to ineligible pupils under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the paid-meal reimbursement amount for a breakfast and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a breakfast. (e) The total number of meal supplements provided by the educational agency to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reduced-price-meal reimbursement amount for a meal supplement and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a meal supplement. (f) The total number of meal supplements provided by the educational agency to ineligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the paid-meal reimbursement amount for a meal supplement and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a meal supplement.

SECTION 1908. 115.35 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.35 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read: 115.35 (1) (a) (intro.) A critical health problems education program is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1206 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1908 established in the department. The program shall be a systematic and integrated program designed to provide appropriate learning experiences based on scientific knowledge of the human organism as it functions within its environment and designed to favorably influence the health, understanding, attitudes and practices of the individual child which will enable him or her to adapt to changing health problems of our society. The program shall be designed to educate youth with regard to critical health problems and shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics as the basis for comprehensive education curricula in all elementary and secondary schools: controlled 1. Controlled substances, as defined in s. 961.01 (4); controlled substance analogs, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m); alcohol; and tobacco; mental. 2. Mental health; sexually. 3. Sexually transmitted diseases, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; human. 4. Human growth and development; and. 5. Other related health and safety topics as determined by the department. (b) Participation in the human growth and development topic of the curricula described in par. (a) shall be entirely voluntary. The department may not require a school board to use a specific human growth and development curriculum.

SECTION 1909. 115.351 of the statutes is created to read: 115.351 Aid for period products. (1) In this section: (a) XEconomically disadvantaged pupilY has the meaning given in s. 115.43 (1). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1207 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1909 (b) XEligible local educational agencyY means a school district or charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for which the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils who were enrolled in the school district or attended the charter school in the previous school year is greater than the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils who were enrolled in school districts and attended charter schools statewide in the previous school year. (2) Subject to sub. (3), the department shall distribute aid for the provision of period products in accordance with s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. or (2x) (b) 2. m. or 121.02 (1) (im) to each eligible local educational agency in an amount equal to the greater of the following: (a) One hundred dollars. (b) An amount determined as follows: 1. Divide the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2) (dv) by the total number of economically disadvantaged pupils who were enrolled in or attended eligible local educational agencies statewide in the previous school year. 2. Multiply the number of economically disadvantaged pupils who were enrolled in or attended the eligible local educational agency in the previous school year by the quotient determined under subd. 1. (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dv) in the current fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (2), aid payments shall be prorated among the eligible local educational agencies.

SECTION 1910. 115.3615 of the statutes is renumbered 49.39 and amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1208 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1910 49.39 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 20.437 (2) (eh), the state superintendent secretary shall distribute funds to agencies determined by the state superintendent secretary to be eligible for designation as head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The state superintendent secretary shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The state superintendent secretary shall give preference in funding under this section to agencies that are receiving federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.

SECTION 1911. 115.363 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.363 (2) (b) The school board shall pay to each nonprofit corporation with which it contracts under par. (a) an amount that is no more than the amount paid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m., 2n., or 2p. 2q. in the current school year multiplied by the number of pupils participating in the program under the contract. SECTION 1912. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.364 (title) Aid for school mental health programs, pupil services professionals. SECTION 1913. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1209 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1913 115.364 (1) In this section:, Xpupil services professionalY means a school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse. SECTION 1914. 115.364 (1) (a), (am) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

SECTION 1915. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read: 115.364 (2) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 2025-26 school year and annually thereafter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Subject, subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible reimburse a school district board, the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the school district increased its expenditures made by the school board, operator, or governing body in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals. SECTION 1916. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.

SECTION 1917. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and amended to read: 115.364 (2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par. (a), the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private schools, and independent charter schools boards, operators of charter schools established under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1210 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1917 s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools participating in programs under ss. 118.60 and 119.23 that are eligible for the aid. SECTION 1918. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1919. 115.366 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.366 (3) AWARDS. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (du), the department shall award up to $1,000 $6,000 for each school for which a grant is awarded under sub. (1).

SECTION 1920. 115.367 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 115.367 Aid for comprehensive school mental health services. (1) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and annually thereafter, the state superintendent shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dt) and subject to sub. (3), reimburse a school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for expenditures relating to mental health services provided during in-school or out-of-school time. Mental health services eligible for reimbursement under this subsection include at least all of the following: (a) Mental health evidence-based improvement strategies. (b) Mental health literacy and stigma reduction programs for pupils and adults. (c) Collaborating or contracting with community mental health providers, consultants, organizations, cooperative educational service agencies, and other experts to provide consultation, training, mentoring, and coaching. (d) Parent training and informational events. (e) Assistance programs for pupils and families. (f) Mental health navigators. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1211 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1920 (g) Mental health system planning. (h) Translator and interpreter services. (i) School-employed mental health professionals who are accessible to all pupils and for whom a reimbursement is not made under s. 115.364 (2) (a). (j) Setting up spaces and purchasing equipment suitable for mental health telehealth service delivery. (k) Projects designed to assist minors experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs or to prevent alcohol or other drug use by minors. (L) Telehealth services, as defined in s. 440.01 (1) (hm). (2) The following costs are ineligible for reimbursement under sub. (1): (a) Payments for direct treatment services or insurance deductibles. (b) Training that is not related to pupil mental health. (c) Staff salaries for positions that are not related to pupil mental health. (d) Indirect costs of regular school operations. (3) (a) In each school year, the amount the state superintendent reimburses a school board or operator of an independent charter school under sub. (1) may not exceed the greater of the following: 1. $100,000. 2. $100 multiplied by the number of pupils enrolled in the school district or charter school in the previous school year. (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dt) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (1), the state superintendent shall prorate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1212 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1920 state aid payments among the school boards and the operators of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) that are eligible for the aid.

SECTION 1921. 115.39 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.39 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read: 115.39 (2) (a) (intro.) Contract with individuals who demonstrate knowledge and expertise in science-based early literacy instruction and instructional practices and have instructional experience in grades kindergarten to 12 to serve as literacy coaches. The office may not contract for more than 64 the following number of full- time equivalent positions under this paragraph.: SECTION 1922. 115.39 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read: 115.39 (2) (a) 1. In the 2025-26 school year, 64. SECTION 1923. 115.39 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 115.39 (2) (a) 2. In the 2026-27 and each school year thereafter, 100. SECTION 1924. 115.39 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.39 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) The total number of full-time equivalent literacy coaches assigned under pars. (a) and (b) in the 2025-26 school year to eligible schools located within the geographical boundaries of a school district may not exceed the following:

SECTION 1925. 115.39 (3) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 115.39 (3) (c) 1m. Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the total number of full-time equivalent literacy coaches assigned under pars. (a) and (b) to eligible schools located within the geographical boundaries of a school district may not exceed the following: a. For a 1st class city school district, 16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1213 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1925 b. For a school district other than a 1st class city school district, 6.

SECTION 1926. 115.395 of the statutes is created to read: 115.395 Early literacy tutoring; grants. (1) In this section: (a) XHigh-dosage literacy tutoringY means literacy tutoring that is all of the following: 1. Provided to a pupil in a one-on-one setting or in a small group that does not include more than 4 pupils per tutor. 2. Provided to a pupil at least 3 sessions, each of which is at least 30 minutes in duration, per week by the same tutor. 3. Provided by tutors who are professionally trained and receive ongoing support and coaching. 4. Provided using high-quality instructional materials that align with classroom content. 5. Held during school hours. (b) XLiteracy tutoringY means tutoring that includes science-based early reading instruction and does not include 3-cueing. (c) XScience-based early reading instructionY has the meaning given in s. 118.015 (1c) (b). (d) XThree-cueingY has the meaning given in s. 118.015 (1c) (c). (2) The department shall establish and implement a competitive grant program to award grants to community-based nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing literacy tutoring, including high-dosage literacy tutoring, to pupils in 5-year-old kindergarten to grade 3 who have not yet demonstrated the ability to read at grade level. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1214 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1926 (3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

SECTION 1927. 115.407 of the statutes is created to read: 115.407 Grants to support local programming; career pathway to teaching. (1) (a) The department shall develop a competitive request-for-proposal process for the award of a grant to an entity for the purpose of subsidizing cocurricular opportunities provided to public school pupils in grades 6 to 12 that encourage pupils to pursue a career in teaching elementary and secondary grades. (b) The department shall accept applications from entities responding to the request-for-proposal under par. (a) and shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (er), award a grant to an entity that satisfies the requirements under sub. (2). (2) To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall demonstrate that it has successfully supported cocurricular opportunities in public schools in this state to encourage pupils to pursue a career in teaching elementary and secondary grades.

SECTION 1928. 115.421 of the statutes is created to read: 115.421 Student teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (cj), beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per individual per semester, to an individual who is completing student teaching as part of a teacher preparatory program approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a). Receipt of a payment under this section does not preclude an individual[s receipt of a payment under s. 115.41. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1215 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1929

SECTION 1929. 115.422 of the statutes is created to read: 115.422 Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building. (1) In this section, Xgrow your own programY means a program to encourage individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure. XGrow your own programsY include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching, payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for paraprofessionals to gain licensure. (2) Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fj), the department shall award grants to a school district or the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to reimburse the school district or charter school for costs associated with grow your own programs. (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including criteria for awarding a grant.

SECTION 1930. 115.424 of the statutes is created to read: 115.424 Cooperating teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (ck), beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $1,000 per teacher per semester, to a cooperating teacher who is overseeing an individual who is completing student teaching. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 1931. 115.433 of the statutes is created to read: 115.433 Aid for career and technical education. (1) In this section, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1216 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1931 Xhigh school career and technical education pathwayY means a series of career and technical education opportunities that prepare a pupil for a postsecondary option in a specific career area. (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dk), the state superintendent shall provide payments to school boards and operators of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of increasing high school career and technical education pathways in public schools. Aid payments under this subsection may be used for expenses related to creating career and technical education courses and high school career and technical education pathways and for expanding access to existing career and technical education courses and high school career and technical education pathways. The department shall pay to a school board or operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) an amount calculated as follows: (a) Determine the total number of pupils in the high school grades enrolled in school districts and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) in the previous school year. (b) Determine the number of pupils in the high school grades enrolled in the school district or charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) in the previous school year. (c) Divide the amount determined under par. (b) by the amount determined under par. (a). (d) Multiply the quotient calculated under par. (c) by one of the following amounts, whichever is applicable: 1. In the 2025-26 school year, $5,000,000. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1217 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1931 2. In the 2026-27 school year, the unencumbered balance of the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dk) at the close of the 2025-26 fiscal year. 3. In the 2027-28 school year, and each school year thereafter, one-half of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (dk) for the applicable fiscal biennium. (3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

SECTION 1932. 115.436 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.436 (3) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid under this paragraph $400 $500 multiplied by the membership in the previous school year. SECTION 1933. 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (am) 1. and amended to read: 115.436 (3) (am) 1. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under this section par. (a) in the previous school year but does not satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) (a) or (2m) (a) is ineligible to receive aid under pars. (a) and (c) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year.

SECTION 1934. 115.436 (3) (am) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 115.436 (3) (am) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under par. (c) in the previous school year but is ineligible to receive aid under pars. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1218 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1934 (a) and (c) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (c) in the previous school year. SECTION 1935. 115.436 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.436 (3) (c) Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, from From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to a school district that is eligible for sparsity aid under this paragraph $100 $200 multiplied by the school district[s membership in the previous school year.

SECTION 1936. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.) and amended to read: 115.437 (1) (intro.) In this section, Xnumber: (b) XNumber of pupils enrolledY has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. XNumber of pupils enrolledY does not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f) (g). SECTION 1937. 115.437 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 115.437 (1) (a) XEconomically disadvantaged pupilY means a pupil who satisfies either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department. SECTION 1938. 115.437 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 115.437 (1) (c) XRate of economically disadvantaged pupilsY means the number of economically disadvantaged pupils enrolled in a school district divided by the number of pupils enrolled in the school district.

SECTION 1939. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read: 115.437 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), annually Annually, on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1219 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1939 the 4th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the sum of all of the following: 1. The average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year, by $150 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year, by $450 in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year, by $679 and $63 in $800 in the 2025-26 school year and $850 in the 2026-27 school year and each school year thereafter. (c) The department shall make the payments under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).

SECTION 1940. 115.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 115.437 (2) (a) 2. In the 2025-26 school year and in each school year thereafter, the number of pupils enrolled in a school district multiplied by the school district[s rate of economically disadvantaged pupils in the previous school year multiplied by 20 percent of the per pupil amount under subd. 1. for the applicable school year. SECTION 1941. 115.437 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1942. 115.445 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.445 (title) Four-year-old kindergarten; grants and model community-based approach 4k contract. SECTION 1943. 115.445 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.445 (1m).

SECTION 1944. 115.445 (1c) of the statutes is created to read: 115.445 (1c) In this section: (a) XCommunity-based approach contractY means a written document that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1220 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1944 defines the roles and responsibilities of a school board and a community-based provider related to the operation of a 4-year-old kindergarten program. (b) XCommunity-based providerY means a head start agency designated under 42 USC 9836, a family child care center, as defined in s. 49.136 (1) (j), or a group child care center, as defined in s. 49.136 (1) (k). SECTION 1945. 115.445 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 115.445 (2m) (a) By no later than January 1, 2026, and in consultation with the department of children and families, the department shall develop a model community-based approach contract. (b) In consultation with the department of children and families, the department shall, by rule, establish the standard per pupil payment amount a school board pays to a community-based provider under the model community- based approach contract developed under par. (a).

SECTION 1946. 115.448 of the statutes is created to read: 115.448 Early literacy; aid for intensive summer reading programs. (1) (a) XEligible pupilY means a pupil who was promoted to 4th grade who had a personal reading plan under s. 118.016 (5) (a) 1. during the 3rd grade and who was not considered to have completed the personal reading plan under s. 118.016 (5) (d) at the time the pupil was promoted to 4th grade. (b) XRequired intensive summer reading programY means an intensive summer reading program that is required to be included in a promotion policy under s. 118.33 (6) (a) 3. or (b) 2m. (2) Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (fc), the department shall in each school year reimburse school boards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1221 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1946 and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the costs they incurred in the previous school year to provide required intensive summer reading programs to eligible pupils. School boards and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the department their costs that are eligible for reimbursement under this subsection. (3) The department shall pay aid under this section by no later than November 15 of each school year. (4) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

SECTION 1947. 115.455 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.455 (title) Grant Grants for information technology education. SECTION 1948. 115.455 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.455 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read: 115.455 (1) (a) (intro.) The department shall develop a competitive request- for-proposal process for the grant program to award of a grant to an entity grants to one or more entities to provide information technology education and certification opportunities to public any of the following: 1. Public school pupils in grades 6 to 12, technical. 2. Technical college district students, and patrons. 3. Patrons of public libraries.

SECTION 1949. 115.455 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.455 (1) (b) The department shall accept applications from entities responding to the request-for-proposal that apply for grants under par. (a) and shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1222 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1949 may, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eb), award a grant only to an entity entities that, subject to sub. (3), satisfies satisfy the requirements under sub. (2). SECTION 1950. 115.455 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.455 (2) (intro.) To be eligible for a grant under this section, the an entity shall demonstrate that it has successfully offered an information technology instructional program in schools in this state and shall develop an instructional program that includes all at least one of the following components, and shall ensure maximize the number of sites at which that the instructional program will be operated in 225 sites, including 16 public libraries:

SECTION 1951. 115.455 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.455 (3) In awarding the grant grants under sub. (1), the department shall give preference to an entity that demonstrates that it has entities that demonstrate they have successfully provided high-quality information technology instructional programming and educational opportunities to pupils enrolled in or attending schools in this state and will develop an instructional program that includes multiple components under sub. (2) (a) to (h). SECTION 1952. 115.745 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.745 (1) A school board, an operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a cooperative educational service agency, or an agency determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation under 42 USC 9836 as a head start agency, in conjunction with a tribal education authority, may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose of supporting innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.

SECTION 1953. 115.76 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1223 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1953 115.76 (12) (a) 1. A biological natural parent. SECTION 1954. 115.76 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1955. 115.76 (12) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1956. 115.76 (13) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.76 (13) XPerson acting as a parent of a childY means a relative of the child or a private individual allowed to act as a parent of a child by the child[s biological natural or adoptive parents or guardian, and includes the child[s grandparent, neighbor, friend or private individual caring for the child with the explicit or tacit approval of the child[s biological natural or adoptive parents or guardian. XPerson acting as a parent of a childY does not include any person that receives public funds to care for the child if such funds exceed the cost of such care.

SECTION 1957. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), Xlocal educational agencyY means the school district that the child is attending. SECTION 1958. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child[s individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1224 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1958 pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required by the placement. SECTION 1959. 115.7915 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915 (1) (ah).

SECTION 1960. 115.7915 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (1) (ad) XAccrediting entityY has the meaning given in s. 118.60 (1) (ab). SECTION 1961. 115.7915 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (1) (am) XProgram capY means the total number of children who attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the 2025-26 school year. SECTION 1962. 115.7915 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (1) (ap) XPreaccreditationY has the meaning given in s. 118.60 (1) (c). SECTION 1963. 115.7915 (1) (at) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (1) (at) XPreaccrediting entityY has the meaning given in s. 118.60 (1) (cm). SECTION 1964. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (2) SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the following apply:

SECTION 1965. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1225 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1965 department of its intent to participate in the program under this section, as provided under sub. (3) (a). SECTION 1966. 115.7915 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (2) (c) (intro.) Any of the following applies to the eligible school:

SECTION 1967. 115.7915 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. a. and amended to read: 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. a. The For the 2025-26 school year, the eligible school has been either is approved as a private school by the state superintendent under s. 118.165 (2) or is accredited by Cognia, Inc., Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, Wisconsin Association of Christian Schools, National Lutheran School Accreditation, Christian Schools International, Association of Christian Schools International, the diocese or archdiocese within which the eligible school is located, or any other organization recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, as of the an accrediting entity on August 1 preceding the school term for which the scholarship is awarded, 2025. SECTION 1968. 115.7915 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (2) (c) 1. The eligible school participates in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.

SECTION 1969. 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1226 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1969 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. The eligible school is accredited by an accrediting entity by August 1 of the school year for which the scholarship is awarded. SECTION 1970. 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. (intro.) If the eligible school participates in the program under this section in the 2025-26 school year, all of the following apply to the eligible school:

SECTION 1971. 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. b., c. and d. of the statutes are created to read: 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. b. If the eligible school is not accredited as provided under subd. 3. a., the eligible school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by August 1, 2026. The eligible school may apply for and seek to obtain preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. If the eligible school fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd. 3. b., the eligible school may not participate in the program under this section in the 2026-27 school year or in any school year thereafter until the eligible school obtains accreditation as provided under subd. 2. c. If subd. 3. b. applies to the eligible school, the eligible school applies for accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31, 2026, and obtains accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31, 2029. d. This subd. 3. does not apply after the 2029-30 school year.

SECTION 1972. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (2) (f) The child[s parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1227 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1972 incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section, as provided under sub. (3) (am), and on a form prepared by the department that includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible school that the child will attend. A child[s parent or guardian or a child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.

SECTION 1973. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (2) (g) The Subject to sub. (3) (d), the eligible school, or the department on behalf of the eligible school, has accepted the child[s application to attend the eligible school under a scholarship awarded under this section.

SECTION 1974. 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2028, all of the eligible school[s teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department. 2. a. A teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2028, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2028, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2028, may apply to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 2. a., including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1228 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1974 form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 1. No waiver granted under this subd. 2. a. is valid after July 1, 2033. b. A teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

SECTION 1975. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (2m) PROGRAM CAP. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the total number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap. SECTION 1976. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (3) (title) PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS; SELECTION OF PUPILS APPLICATION PROCESS; WAITING LIST. SECTION 1977. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent by January 10 of the previous school year. The governing body of the eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this section.

SECTION 1978. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday in February and the 3rd Thursday in April. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1229 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1979 SECTION 1979. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1980. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub. (2) (f) par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that developed the child[s individualized education program or services plan that the child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also notify the child[s resident school board that, pending verification that the requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied and subject to par. (d), the child will be awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within 5 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing body of the eligible school with a copy of the child[s individualized education program or services plan.

SECTION 1981. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (3) (c) The By the first weekday in May immediately following the application period under par. (am), the governing body of a private an eligible school participating in the program under this section that received applications for scholarships under par. (am) shall notify report to the department when it verifies that a child has the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the eligible school for whom the governing body has verified that an individualized education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the child[s application to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1230 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1981 attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under this section the names of those applicants who have siblings who are already attending the eligible school.

SECTION 1982. 115.7915 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par. (am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section. In determining the sum, the department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship under this section only once. If the sum of all applicants exceeds the program cap, the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, subject to the number of available spaces each eligible school specified in its notice under par. (a), except that the department shall give preference to the following in accepting applications for each eligible school, in the order of preference listed: 1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under this section during the previous school year. 2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.

SECTION 1983. 115.7915 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (3) (e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period described under par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each eligible school, in writing, whether the application submitted to the eligible school has been accepted. SECTION 1984. 115.7915 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (3) (f) If the sum under par. (d) exceeds the program cap, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1231 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1984 department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under par. (d).

SECTION 1985. 115.7915 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (3) (g) The governing body of an eligible school that has accepted a child under par. (d) shall notify the department whenever the governing body determines that the child will not attend the eligible school under a scholarship under this section. If, upon receiving notice under this paragraph, the department determines that the number of children attending eligible schools under scholarships under this section falls below the program cap, the department shall fill any available slot with a child selected from the waiting list established under par. (f), if such a waiting list exists. SECTION 1986. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 1987. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. a. In the 2017-18 school year, the 2025-26 school year, and each school year thereafter, the sum of the scholarship amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.

SECTION 1988. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and subject to subd. 3. ending in the 2024-25 school year, the sum of the scholarship amount under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1232 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1988 this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous school year and current school year, if positive; the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive; and in the 2023-24 school year, 14.5 percent of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year, or the amount under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3., 2023 stats., if applicable.

SECTION 1989. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the sum of the scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1.between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. SECTION 1990. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1991. 115.7915 (4m) (cm) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1992. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. Determine the sum of the amount paid for each child number of children residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under par. (a) in that school year.

SECTION 1993. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. Multiply the number of children under subd. 1. a. by the per pupil amount calculated under par. (a) for that school year. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1233 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1994 SECTION 1994. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read: 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. Sum the amounts calculated under subd. 1. a., bm., d., and dh. SECTION 1995. 115.7915 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read: 115.7915 (6) (L) Allow a child attending the private school under this section to refrain from participating in any religious activity if the child[s parent submits to the child[s teacher or the private school[s principal a written request that the child be exempt from such activities.

SECTION 1996. 115.881 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.881 (2) For In the 2025-26 school year and each school year thereafter, for each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible applicant in the current school year 40 percent of an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that portion of the cost under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000. SECTION 1997. 115.881 (3) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 1998. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read: 115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs In the 2025-26 school year and in each school year thereafter, costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, not to exceed 100 percent 60 percent of eligible costs.

SECTION 1999. 115.887 of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1234 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 1999 115.887 Early childhood special education; coaches. (1) In this section, Xchild findY means the process of identifying, locating, and evaluating children with disabilities who may need special education or related services. (2) The department shall contract with cooperative educational service agencies to employ regional child care collaboration coaches to promote child find to child care providers and provide training, technical assistance, and consultation to, and facilitate collaboration between, child care providers, operators of charter schools authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and school boards for the purpose of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. SECTION 2000. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and pupil counts. SECTION 2001. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1).

SECTION 2002. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the classification of those pupils by language group. SECTION 2003. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.995 State aids. (intro.) Upon receipt of the report under s. 115.993 (1), if the state superintendent is satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1235 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2004

SECTION 2004. 115.995 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 115.995 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993 (1), an annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid paid under this subsection does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2). SECTION 2005. 115.9955 of the statutes is created to read: 115.9955 Aid for English language acquisition. (1) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and annually thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ce), the department shall pay each school district and each operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) $500 per limited-English proficient pupil enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year, based on the report under s. 115.993 (2). (2) Receipt of aid under s. 115.995 does not preclude receipt of aid under this section.

SECTION 2006. 118.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.07 (1) (a) and amended to read: 118.07 (1) (a) Every school board, every operator of a charter school, and the governing body of every private school shall provide a standard first aid kit for use in cases of emergency. SECTION 2007. 118.07 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 118.07 (1) (b) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, each school board, operator of a charter school, and governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23 shall ensure that each public school, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1236 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2007 charter school, and private school has on site an adequate, usable supply of an opioid antagonist, as defined in s. 450.01 (13v). A supply of an opioid antagonist provided under this paragraph shall be in a location that is easily accessible at all times.

SECTION 2008. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read: 118.07 (6) (a) In this subsection, Xcardiac emergency response planY means a written document that establishes specific steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest in a specific setting. (b) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, each school board, operator of a charter school, and governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23 shall have in effect a cardiac emergency response plan for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property and a cardiac emergency response plan for cardiac emergencies that occur at a school-sponsored athletic practice or event. The school board, operator of a charter school, or governing body of a private school shall include in each cardiac emergency response plan at least all of the following: 1. A cardiac emergency response team. 2. Information on how the cardiac emergency response team is activated in response to a sudden cardiac arrest. 3. Requirements for automated external defibrillator placement, including that each automated external defibrillator is retrievable within 3 minutes and that the placement complies with American Heart Association guidelines, and routine maintenance. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1237 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2008 4. Information on how the cardiac emergency response plan is shared at the school and within the school community. 5. Requirements for ongoing training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and automated external defibrillator use for certain school personnel, including coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers, and a requirement that at least 3 individuals participate in the training under this subdivision. 6. A requirement to practice the cardiac emergency response plan using drills. 7. Information on cooperating with local emergency medical services. 8. A requirement to review and evaluate the cardiac emergency response plan at least annually and after each time the cardiac emergency response plan is activated in response to a cardiac emergency.

SECTION 2009. 118.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.075 (3) INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN SCHOOLS MODEL MANAGEMENT PLAN. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which the task force submits its report under sub. (2) (f), the department shall establish a model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools. In developing the plan and practices, the department shall consider the recommendations of the task force. By July 1, 2026, the department shall include in the model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality a requirement that public and private schools shall install and maintain a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of a school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, or as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1238 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2010

SECTION 2010. 118.075 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.075 (4) (title) SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL PLANS. SECTION 2011. 118.075 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.075 (4) (a) 1. and amended to read: 118.075 (4) (a) 1. By the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices under sub. (3), each school board shall provide for the development of a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in its schools. Beginning on October 1, 2026, each school board shall include in the school board[s plan under this subdivision a requirement to provide and maintain a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of a school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r).

SECTION 2012. 118.075 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 118.075 (4) (a) 2. Beginning on October 1, 2026, each operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall provide for the development of a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in its charter school. An operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall include in the plan under this subdivision a requirement to provide and maintain a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of the charter school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1239 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2013

SECTION 2013. 118.075 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.075 (4) (b) 1. and amended to read: 118.075 (4) (b) 1. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices under sub. (3), each school board shall implement a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in its schools. By July 1, 2027, each school board shall provide a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of a school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r) and reasonably maintain every carbon monoxide detector in its schools in the manner specified in the instructions for the carbon monoxide detector.

SECTION 2014. 118.075 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 118.075 (4) (b) 2. By July 1, 2027, each operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall provide a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of the charter school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r) and reasonably maintain every carbon monoxide detector in the charter school in the manner specified in the instructions for the carbon monoxide detector. SECTION 2015. 118.075 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.075 (4) (c) Each school board and operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall provide a copy of the plan implemented under par. (b) to any person upon request. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1240 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2016

SECTION 2016. 118.134 (6) of the statutes is created to read: 118.134 (6) Regardless of whether or not an objection is made under sub. (1) or an order is issued under sub. (3), if a school board adopts a resolution to terminate the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name that is associated with a federally recognized American Indian tribe or American Indians, in general, the state superintendent may award a grant to the school board for the costs associated with adopting and implementing a nickname, logo, mascot, or team name that is not race-based. The state superintendent may not award a grant under this subsection in an amount that exceeds the greater of $50,000 or a school board[s actual costs to adopt and implement a nickname, logo, mascot, or team name. The state superintendent shall pay the awards under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (kg).

SECTION 2017. 118.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.15 (3) (a) Any child who is excused by the school board because the child is temporarily not in proper physical or mental condition to attend a school program but who can be expected to return to a school program upon termination or abatement of the illness or condition. The school attendance officer may request the parent or guardian of the child to obtain a written statement from a licensed physician, naturopathic doctor, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, psychologist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d), or certified advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or registered nurse described under s. 255.06 (1) (f) 1. or Christian Science practitioner living and residing in this state, who is listed in the Christian Science Journal, as sufficient proof of the physical or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1241 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2017 mental condition of the child. An excuse under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall state the time period for which it is valid, not to exceed 30 days.

SECTION 2018. 118.163 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.163 (4) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of disposition is subject to s. 938.342. SECTION 2019. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.19 (1) Except as provided in subs. (1b) and (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1. and 2., any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a school or institution operated by a county or the state, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 shall first procure a license or permit from the department.

SECTION 2020. 118.19 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.19 (1b) An individual may teach an online course in a subject and level in a public school, including a charter school, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 without a license or permit from the department if the individual holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and level in the state from which the online course is provided.

SECTION 2021. 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) A faculty member of an institution of higher education may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high school grades, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1242 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2021 s. 118.60 or 119.23 that operates only high school grades, or in a private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that operates only high school grades without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all of the following:

SECTION 2022. 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the applicant possesses a bachelor[s degree including such professional training as the department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17) (a), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.197, and 118.198. Notwithstanding s. 36.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent. No license to teach in any public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a professional training program outside this state unless the applicant completed student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent. The state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student teaching requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the institution offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school differ from each other and would prevent students from attending classes at the institution in accordance with the institution[s calendar. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1243 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2022 The state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If for the purpose of granting a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory program the state superintendent requires that an institution of higher education be accredited, the state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or national institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education or by a programmatic accrediting organization.

SECTION 2023. 118.19 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.19 (3) (b) The state superintendent shall permanently certify any applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School districts shall A school district, the governing body of a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 may not assign individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses other than Wisconsin native American languages and culture, unless they qualify under par. (a).

SECTION 2024. 118.19 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public high school without a license or permit.

SECTION 2025. 118.191 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1244 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2025 118.191 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 in which the individual will teach.

SECTION 2026. 118.191 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 in which the individual will teach.

SECTION 2027. 118.191 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1245 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2027 individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in the private school controlled by the governing body, that determined the curriculum the individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license. SECTION 2028. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years. An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which the license holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m).

SECTION 2029. 118.191 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that established the curriculum. The department shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the license was obtained under the experience- based licensure program under this section.

SECTION 2030. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that employs a person who holds a professional 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1246 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2030 teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.

SECTION 2031. 118.198 of the statutes is created to read: 118.198 Initial license to teach; teacher apprenticeship. (1) The department shall grant an initial license to teach to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10) and who satisfies all of the following: (a) The individual possesses a bachelor[s degree. (b) The individual successfully completed a teacher apprenticeship under s. 106.023. (c) If the initial teaching license authorizes the holder to teach in grades kindergarten to 5 or in special education, an initial license as a reading teacher, or an initial license as a reading specialist, the individual satisfies the requirement under s. 118.19 (14). (2) A license under sub. (1) authorizes an individual to teach the subject and educational levels for which the individual has successfully completed a teacher apprenticeship. The department shall treat an initial license to teach granted under sub. (1) in the same manner the state superintendent treats an initial license to teach granted in accordance with s. 118.19.

SECTION 2032. 118.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.20 (1) No discrimination because of sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), race, nationality national origin, or political or religious affiliation may be practiced in the employment of teachers or administrative 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1247 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2032 personnel in public schools or in their assignment or reassignment. No questions of any nature or form relative to sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), race, nationality national origin, or political or religious affiliation may be asked applicants for teaching or administrative positions in the public schools either by public school officials or employees or by teachers agencies or placement bureaus.

SECTION 2033. 118.22 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 118.22 (4) A collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 may modify, waive, or replace any of the provisions of this section as they apply to teachers in the collective bargaining unit, but neither the employer nor the bargaining agent for the employees is required to bargain such modification, waiver, or replacement.

SECTION 2034. 118.245 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.245 (1) If a school board wishes to increase the total base wages of its general municipal employees, as defined in s. 111.70 (1) (fm), in an amount that exceeds the limit under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2., the school board shall adopt a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall specify the amount by which the proposed total base wages increase will exceed the limit under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. The resolution may not take effect unless it is approved in a referendum called for that purpose. The referendum shall occur in April for collective bargaining 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1248 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2034 agreements that begin in July of that year. The results of a referendum apply to the total base wages only in the next collective bargaining agreement.

SECTION 2035. 118.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.25 (1) (a) XPractitionerY means a person licensed as a physician, naturopathic doctor, or physician assistant in any state or licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse or certified as an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber in any state. In this paragraph, XphysicianY has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5). SECTION 2036. 118.29 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.29 (1) (e) XPractitionerY means any physician, naturopathic doctor, dentist, optometrist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber with prescribing authority, or podiatrist licensed in any state. SECTION 2037. 118.2915 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 118.2915 (1) (a) XAdvanced practice registered nurseY means an individual licensed under s. 441.09 who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

SECTION 2038. 118.2915 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.2915 (2) (a) The governing body of a school may adopt a plan for the management of pupils attending the school who have asthma. If the governing body of a school adopts a plan under this paragraph, it shall specify in the plan the training necessary to perform the activities under sub. (4). The governing body of a school may not adopt a plan under this paragraph unless the plan has been approved by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or a physician assistant. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1249 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2039 SECTION 2039. 118.2915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.2915 (3) (a) A physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or a physician assistant may provide a prescription or standing order for a short-acting bronchodilator or components in the name of a school that has adopted a plan under sub. (2) (a) to be maintained by the school for use under sub. (4).

SECTION 2040. 118.2915 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.2915 (4) (c) In accordance with a prescription or standing order from a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or a physician assistant, administer a short-acting bronchodilator to a pupil or other person who the school nurse or designated school personnel believes in good faith is experiencing respiratory distress, regardless of whether the pupil or other person has a prescription for a short-acting bronchodilator. SECTION 2041. 118.2915 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.2915 (6) (a) (intro.) None of the following are liable for any injury that results from the administration or self-administration of a short-acting bronchodilator under this section, regardless of whether authorization was given by the pupil[s parent or guardian or by the pupil[s physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, unless the injury is the result of an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct:

SECTION 2042. 118.2915 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.2915 (6) (a) 2. A physician, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or physician assistant who provides a prescription or standing order for a short- acting bronchodilator or components to a school under sub. (3) (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1250 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2043 SECTION 2043. 118.2915 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.2915 (6) (a) 3. A physician, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, physician assistant, or pharmacist who dispenses a short-acting bronchodilator or components to a school in accordance with a prescription or standing order under sub. (3) (a). SECTION 2044. 118.2925 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2045. 118.2925 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.2925 (3) PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SCHOOLS. A physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2), or a physician assistant may prescribe epinephrine delivery systems in the name of a school that has adopted a plan under sub. (2) (a), to be maintained by the school for use under sub. (4).

SECTION 2046. 118.2925 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.2925 (4) (c) Administer an epinephrine delivery system to a pupil or other person who the school nurse or designated school personnel in good faith believes is experiencing anaphylaxis in accordance with a standing protocol from a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2), or a physician assistant, regardless of whether the pupil or other person has a prescription for an epinephrine delivery system. If the pupil or other person does not have a prescription for an epinephrine delivery system, or the person who administers the epinephrine delivery system does not know whether the pupil or other person has a prescription for an epinephrine delivery system, the person who administers the epinephrine delivery system shall, as soon as practicable, report the administration by dialing the telephone number X911Y or, in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1251 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2046 an area in which the telephone number X911Y is not available, the telephone number for an emergency medical service provider.

SECTION 2047. 118.2925 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.2925 (5) IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY; EXEMPTION FROM PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. A school and its designated school personnel, and a physician, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2), or physician assistant who provides a prescription or standing protocol for school epinephrine delivery systems, are not liable for any injury that results from the administration or self-administration of an epinephrine delivery system under this section, regardless of whether authorization was given by the pupil[s parent or guardian or by the pupil[s physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, unless the injury is the result of an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. The immunity from liability provided under this subsection is in addition to and not in lieu of that provided under s. 895.48. SECTION 2048. 118.294 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2049. 118.294 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.294 (1) (am) XAdvanced practice registered nurseY has the meaning given in s. 154.01 (1g) means an individual licensed under s. 441.09 who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2). SECTION 2050. 118.294 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.294 (2) PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SCHOOLS. A physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or a physician assistant may prescribe undesignated 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1252 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2050 glucagon in the name of a school to be maintained by the school for use under sub. (3).

SECTION 2051. 118.294 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.294 (4) (a) A school and its school personnel, and a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or a physician assistant who provides a prescription or standing order for undesignated glucagon are not liable for any injury that results from the administration of undesignated glucagon under this section, regardless of whether authorization was given by the pupil[s parent or guardian or by the pupil[s diabetes provider, unless the injury is the result of an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. The immunity from liability provided under this paragraph is in addition to and not in lieu of that provided under s. 895.48. SECTION 2052. 118.33 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.33 (title) High school graduation standards and ceremonies; criteria for promotion.

SECTION 2053. 118.33 (5c) of the statutes is created to read: 118.33 (5c) No school board, operator of a charter school, or governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23 may prohibit a pupil from participating in a high school graduation ceremony because the pupil or the pupil[s family has failed to pay an amount owed to the school board, operator of the charter school, or governing body of the private school. SECTION 2054. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read: 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. A requirement that the charter school governing board 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1253 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2054 provide period products to any pupil who needs them while at school, at no charge to the pupil.

SECTION 2055. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. n. of the statutes is created to read: 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. n. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.

SECTION 2056. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) In Beginning in the 2015-16 school year and in each ending in the 2024-25 school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1., from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous school year and current school year, if positive; the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive; and in the 2023-24 school year, 15.7 percent of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year. The change in the statewide categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:

SECTION 2057. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. of the statutes is created to read: 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and in each school year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), for a pupil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1254 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2057 attending a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1., the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. SECTION 2058. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per pupil amount calculated under par. (e) 2p. 2q. for that school year.

SECTION 2059. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read: 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. A requirement that the charter school governing board provide period products to any pupil who needs them while at school, at no charge to the pupil. SECTION 2060. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. n. of the statutes is created to read: 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. n. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding. SECTION 2061. 118.42 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.42 (3) (a) 4. Implement changes in administrative and personnel structures that are consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements under subch. IV of ch. 111. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1255 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2062

SECTION 2062. 118.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.42 (5) Nothing in this section alters or otherwise affects the rights or remedies afforded school districts and school district employees under federal or state law or under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111. SECTION 2063. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and ending in the 2024-25 school year, the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.

SECTION 2064. 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. SECTION 2065. 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2066. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (9) APPEAL OF REJECTION. If the nonresident school board rejects an application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1256 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2066 nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil[s parent may appeal the decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil[s parent may appeal the required transfer to the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall affirm the school board[s decision unless the department finds that the decision was arbitrary or unreasonable.

SECTION 2067. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (12) (title) NONRESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT STATEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL COSTS; SPECIAL SPECIAL EDUCATION OR RELATED SERVICES. SECTION 2068. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2069. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12). SECTION 2070. 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm). SECTION 2071. 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).

SECTION 2072. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1257 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2072 and ending with the amount in the 2024-25 school year, except as provided in subd. 3. c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.

SECTION 2073. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read: 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2025-26 school year and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. SECTION 2074. 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the nonresident school district.

SECTION 2075. 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1258 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2075 par. (b) and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose. SECTION 2076. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. In the 2017-18 school year, the 2025-26 school year, and each school year thereafter, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.

SECTION 2077. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, and subject to subd. 3. and ending in the 2024-25 school year, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive, or the amount under s. 118.51 (17) (b) 3., 2023 stats., if applicable.

SECTION 2078. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. of the statutes is created to read: 118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1259 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2078 the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. SECTION 2079. 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2080. 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2081. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (17) (c) 1. If Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, if the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years, the department shall increase that school district[s state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the applicable school year. 2. If Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, if the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years, the department shall decrease that school district[s state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the applicable school year. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1260 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2081 the moneys appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd. 1.

SECTION 2082. 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2083. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (bh), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within in an eligible school district may attend any private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bh), (bm), and (bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any private school under this section if all of the following apply: SECTION 2084. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under sub. (3) (am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.

SECTION 2085. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private school[s teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor[s degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor[s degree, including a masters master[s or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2028.

SECTION 2086. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read: 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1261 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2086 2028, all of the private school[s teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department. b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2028, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2028, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2028, may apply to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid after July 1, 2033.

SECTION 2087. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read: 118.60 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding. SECTION 2088. 118.60 (2) (be) 1. a. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2089. 118.60 (2) (be) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (2) (be) 1. c. XPupil participation limitY means a school district[s membership in the previous school year multiplied by the applicable percentage for the current school year 0.1.

SECTION 2090. 118.60 (2) (be) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (2) (be) 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., beginning with the 2015-16 school year and ending with the 2025-26 school year, the total number of pupils 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1262 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2090 residing in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the school district[s pupil participation limit for that school year. SECTION 2091. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2092. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read: 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, Xprogram capY means any of the following: a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the 2025- 26 school year. b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who attended a private school under this section in the 2025-26 school year. 2. a. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the total number of pupils residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a. b. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the total number of pupils residing in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.

SECTION 2093. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1263 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2093 rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

SECTION 2094. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil[s parent or guardian shall submit an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during which an application is received and subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), the private school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. Subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (ar), the state superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in the order of preference listed:

SECTION 2095. 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read: 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district: 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1264 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2095 determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district. For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than the first weekday in February of the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than September 14 of the applicable school year. 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received applications. 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the program under this section only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1265 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2095 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3. 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.

SECTION 2096. 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to the school year for which the application is made submitted by pupils who reside in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district:

SECTION 2097. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) and amended to read: 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) Annually After the end of the application period described under subd. 1., upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in that school district under this paragraph and the sum of all 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1266 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2097 applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district. In determining the sum those sums, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the program only once. After determining the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school district, those sums, if any of the following applies, the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph.:

SECTION 2098. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read: 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds the school district[s pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be). b. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b. SECTION 2099. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. (intro.) and amended to read: 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. (intro.) For each school district in which private schools received applications under subd. 1. that exceeded the school district[s pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), the The department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3. for each of the following:

SECTION 2100. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1267 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2100 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. A school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, for which the sum described under subd. 3. a. exceeds the school district[s pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be). b. All school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, if the sum described under subd. 3. b. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.

SECTION 2101. 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below a school district[s pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), or below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b., the department shall fill any available slot in that school district or program with a pupil selected from the school district[s applicable waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.

SECTION 2102. 118.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (3) (b) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides within in an eligible school district because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par. (am) 4. may, subject to sub. (2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1268 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2102 (bh) 2. a., be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within in an eligible school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.

SECTION 2103. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the a waiting list under par. (ar) 4. a. or b. may, subject to sub. (2) (be) and (bh) 2. b., be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.

SECTION 2104. 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2024-25 school year and in each school year thereafter years, upon receipt from the pupil[s parent or guardian of proof of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1269 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2104 the pupil[s enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil[s parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; in the 2023-24 school year, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, 10 percent of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; 90 percent of the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous school year and current school year, if positive, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, or if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12, the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous school year and current school year, if positive; the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive; and in the 2023-24 school year, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12, 26.8 percent of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year.

SECTION 2105. 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read: 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and in each school year thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil[s parent or guardian of proof of the pupil[s enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil[s parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1270 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2105 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

SECTION 2106. 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the following modifications: a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1271 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2106 this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

SECTION 2107. 118.60 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible school district under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded.

SECTION 2108. 118.60 (4v) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 118.60 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the following as a resident of a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, who is enrolled in the private school under this section: 1. The pupil was a resident of an eligible school district when the pupil applied to participate in the program under this section. 2. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program under this section as a resident of an eligible school district. 3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, on the 3rd Friday in September. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1272 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2108 4. The private school the pupil is attending under this section accepts applications under this section from pupils who reside in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district.

SECTION 2109. 118.60 (4v) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 118.60 (4v) (d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, under par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether the school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded.

SECTION 2110. 118.60 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (7) (g) 1. By the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under s. 118.075 (3), or by October 1 of a private school[s first school year of participation in the program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall provide for the development of a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in the private school. Beginning on October 1, 2026, each private school shall include in the private school[s plan under this subdivision a requirement to provide and maintain a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of the private school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1273 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2111

SECTION 2111. 118.60 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.60 (7) (g) 2. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under s. 118.075 (3), or by the beginning of the 2nd school year of participation in the program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall implement a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in the private school. By July 1, 2027, or by the beginning of the 2nd school year of participation in the program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall provide a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of the private school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r) and reasonably maintain every carbon monoxide detector in the private school in the manner specified in the instructions for the carbon monoxide detector.

SECTION 2112. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.355, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.422, 115.445, 115.448, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.124, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1274 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2112 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 118.58, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.

SECTION 2113. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (b), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all of the following apply: SECTION 2114. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school[s teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor[s degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor[s degree, including a masters master[s or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2028.

SECTION 2115. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1, 2028, all of the private school[s teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department. b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2028, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2028, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2028, may apply to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1275 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2115 nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid after July 1, 2033.

SECTION 2116. 119.23 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding. SECTION 2117. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, Xprogram capY means the total number of pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the 2025-26 school year. 2. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the total number of pupils residing in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap. SECTION 2118. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

SECTION 2119. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1276 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2119 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil[s parent or guardian shall submit an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during which an application is received and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. A Subject to par. (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The Except as provided in par. (ar), the state superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in order of preference listed:

SECTION 2120. 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city: 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this subdivision, the first of which begins no later than the first weekday in February of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1277 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2120 the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than September 14 of the applicable school year. 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received applications. 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the program under this section only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in the city exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the department shall determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph. 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1278 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2120 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.

SECTION 2121. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par. (ar) 4. may, subject to sub. (2) (b), be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within in the city. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.

SECTION 2122. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2024-25 school year and in each school year thereafter years, upon receipt from the pupil[s parent or guardian of proof of the pupil[s enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1279 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2122 in subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil[s parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; in the 2023-24 school year, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, 10 percent of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; 90 percent of the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous school year and current school year, if positive, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, or if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12, the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous school year and current school year, if positive; the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive; and in the 2023-24 school year, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12, 26.8 percent of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year.

SECTION 2123. 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and in each school year thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil[s parent or guardian of proof of the pupil[s enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil[s parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1280 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2123 state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

SECTION 2124. 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the following modifications: a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1281 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2124 the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

SECTION 2125. 119.23 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 119.23 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of the city under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded.

SECTION 2126. 119.23 (4v) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the following as a resident of a school district, other than a 1st class city school district, who is enrolled in the private school under this section: 1. The pupil was a resident of the city when the pupil applied to participate in the program under this section. 2. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program under this section as a resident of the city. 3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than a 1st class city school district, on the 3rd Friday in September. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1282 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2126 4. The private school at which the pupil accepted a space under this section is participating in the program under s. 118.60.

SECTION 2127. 119.23 (4v) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (4v) (d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), under par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. has been exceeded. SECTION 2128. 119.23 (4v) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 119.23 (4v) (e) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school district, other than an eligible school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), or a 1st class city school district, under par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether the school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. b. has been exceeded.

SECTION 2129. 119.23 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 119.23 (7) (g) 1. By the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under s. 118.075 (3), or by October 1 of a private school[s first school year of participation in the program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall provide for the development of a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1283 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2129 private school. Beginning on October 1, 2026, each private school shall include in the private school[s plan under this subdivision a requirement to provide and maintain a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of the private school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r).

SECTION 2130. 119.23 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 119.23 (7) (g) 2. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under s. 118.075 (3), or by the beginning of the 2nd school year of participation in the program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall implement a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in the private school. By July 1, 2027, or by the beginning of the 2nd school year of participation in the program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall provide a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of the private school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r) and reasonably maintain every carbon monoxide detector in the private school in the manner specified in the instructions for the carbon monoxide detector.

SECTION 2131. 120.12 (15) of the statutes is amended to read: 120.12 (15) SCHOOL HOURS. Establish rules scheduling the hours of a normal school day. The school board may differentiate between the various elementary and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1284 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2131 high school grades in scheduling the school day. This subsection does not eliminate a school district[s duty under subch. IV of ch. 111 to bargain with its employees[ collective bargaining representative over any calendaring proposal which is primarily related to wages, hours, or conditions of employment. SECTION 2132. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.722, 632.729, 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.7498, 632.798, 632.848, 632.85, 632.851, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6) (8), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.891, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).

SECTION 2133. 120.18 (1) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read: 120.18 (1) (gm) Payroll and related benefit costs for all school district employees in the previous school year. Payroll costs Costs for represented employees shall be based upon the costs of wages of any collective bargaining agreements covering such employees for the previous school year. If, as of the time specified by the department for filing the report, the school district has not entered into a collective bargaining agreement for any portion of the previous school year with the recognized or certified representative of any of its employees, increased costs of wages reflected in the report shall be equal to the maximum wage expenditure that is subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. for the employees limited to the lower of the school district[s offer or the representative[s offer. The school district shall amend the annual report to reflect any change in such costs as a result of any collective bargaining agreement entered into between the date of filing the report and October 1. Any such amendment shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1285 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2133 be concurred in by the certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 certifying the school district audit.

SECTION 2134. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program that requires full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week, but not on any day of the week that pupils enrolled in other grades in the school do not attend school, for an entire school term shall be counted as one pupil. SECTION 2135. 121.004 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.004 (7) (c) 2. In subd. 1. a. and b., Xfull-dayY means the length of the school day for pupils in the first grade of the school district operating the 4-year-old or 5-year-old kindergarten program.

SECTION 2136. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program, including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b), that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02 (1) (f) but requires less than full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week shall be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach activities. In this paragraph, Xfull-dayY has the meaning given in par. (c) 2. SECTION 2137. 121.02 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read: 121.02 (1) (im) Provide period products to any pupil who needs them while at school, at no charge to the pupil. SECTION 2138. 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1286 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2138 121.02 (1) (L) 9. Make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.

SECTION 2139. 121.105 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.105 (2) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a school district would receive less in state aid in the current school year before any adjustment is made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) than an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the amount of state aid that it received in the previous school year, as adjusted under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, its state aid for the current school year shall be increased to an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the state aid received in the previous school year. SECTION 2140. 121.105 (2) (am) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.105 (2) (am) 2. (intro.) If a school district from which territory was detached to create a new school district under s. 117.105 would receive in state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization less than 85 90 percent of the amount determined as follows, its state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization shall be increased to an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the amount determined as follows:

SECTION 2141. 121.58 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.58 (2) (a) 4. For each pupil so transported whose residence is more than 12 miles from the school attended, $300 $400 per school year in the 2016-17 school year and $365 for the 2020-21 2024-25 school year. The amount for the 2021-22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1287 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2141 school year and the 2022-23 school year is $375. The amount for each school year thereafter is $400 $450. SECTION 2142. 121.59 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.59 (2) (a) Divide the statewide school district transportation costs in the previous school year by the statewide membership in the previous school year and multiply the quotient by 1.4 1.35.

SECTION 2143. 121.84 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.84 (4) (b) If a pupil attends school in a school district outside the pupil[s school district of residence under par. (a), s. 118.51 (12) (b), (14), (16), and (17) apply to the pupil as if the pupil were attending school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.51. If the pupil is rejected as a result of s. 118.51 (12) (b), s. 118.51 (9) applies. SECTION 2144. 121.90 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.90 (2) (am) 2. Amounts under ss. 79.095 (4) and, 79.096, 79.0965, and 79.098 for the current school year, not including payments received under s. 79.096 (3), 79.0965 (3), or 79.098 (3) for a tax incremental district that has been terminated. SECTION 2145. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 121.905 (1) In this section, Xrevenue ceilingY means $10,000 in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years, $11,000 in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, $12,000 in the 2025-26 school year, and $12,400 in the 2026‑27 school year and in any subsequent school year.

SECTION 2146. 121.905 (3) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.905 (3) (c) 6. For the limit for each of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1288 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2146 and for the 2021-22 school year, and for any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under par. (b). SECTION 2147. 121.905 (3) (c) 9. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.905 (3) (c) 9. For the limit for 2023-2425, add $325 the amount under s. 121.91 (2m) (j) 2m. to the result under par. (b). SECTION 2148. 121.91 (2m) (j) 2. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2149. 121.91 (2m) (j) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.91 (2m) (j) 2m. In 2023-2425, add $146 $325, in the 2023-24 to 2025-26 school years and beginning in the 2026-27 school year, add the amount under this subdivision in the previous school year by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.

SECTION 2150. 121.91 (2m) (j) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.91 (2m) (j) 3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. or 2m., whichever is applicable, by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current school year and the 2 preceding school years.

SECTION 2151. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2023-24 school year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1289 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2151 and the 2024-25 each school year, add $325 thereafter, add the amount under par. (j) 2m. for that school year to the result under subd. 1. a. In the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years, the 2021-22 school year, and the 2022-23 school year, the 2025-26 school year, and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a.

SECTION 2152. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2023-24 school year and the 2024-25 each school year, add $325 thereafter, add the amount under par. (j) 2m. for that school year to the result under subd. 1. a. In the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years, the 2021-22 school year, and the 2022-23 school year, the 2025-26 school year, and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a.

SECTION 2153. 121.91 (4) (p) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.91 (4) (p) 1. The limit otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is increased by the amount of any reduction to that school district[s state aid payment made under s. 118.51 (16) (b) 2. and (c) or (17) (c) 2. or (cm) 2. or s. 118.51 (17) (cm) 2., 2023 stats., in the previous school year for a pupil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1290 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2153 who was not included in the calculation of the number of pupils enrolled in that school district in the previous school year. SECTION 2154. 125.025 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 125.025 (5) FEES. All fees collected by the division in connection with permits issued under this chapter, including permit fees and other associated administrative fees, shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (9) (g).

SECTION 2155. 125.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.06 (6) PUBLIC PARKS. The sale of fermented malt beverages and wine in any public park operated by a county or municipality. Fermented malt beverages and wine shall be sold by officers or employees of the county or municipality under an ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation enacted by the governing body. SECTION 2156. 125.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.07 (4) (d) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of disposition is subject to s. 938.344 unless proceedings have been instituted against the person in a court of civil or criminal jurisdiction after dismissal of the citation under s. 938.344 (3). SECTION 2157. 125.07 (4) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 125.07 (4) (e) 1. In this paragraph, XdefendantY means a person found guilty of violating par. (a) or (b) who is 17, 18, 19 or 20 an adult under 21 years of age.

SECTION 2158. 125.085 (3) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.085 (3) (bt) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of disposition is subject to s. 938.344 unless proceedings have been instituted against 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1291 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2158 the person in a court of civil or criminal jurisdiction after dismissal of the citation under s. 938.344 (3). SECTION 2159. 125.09 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.09 (6) MUNICIPAL STORES SALES. No municipality may engage in the sale of alcohol beverages, except as authorized under s. ss. 125.06 (6) and 125.26 (6). This subsection does not apply to municipal stores in operation on November 6, 1969.

SECTION 2160. 125.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.28 (4) The amount of the permit fee shall be established by the division and shall be an amount that is sufficient to fund one special agent position dedicated to alcohol and tobacco enforcement in the division, but the permit fee but may not exceed $2,500 per year or fractional part thereof. All permit fees received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (hd). SECTION 2161. 125.535 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.535 (2) ANNUAL PERMIT FEE. The division may, by rule, establish an annual fee, not to exceed $100, for each permit issued under this section. All fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (ha).

SECTION 2162. 125.69 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.69 (4) (e) Costs. The cost of administering this subsection shall be charged to the manufacturer, rectifier and wholesaler permittees. The division shall determine the costs and shall establish the procedure for apportioning the cost against the permittees and provide for the method of payment to the division. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1292 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2162 All moneys collected by the division under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (9) (g).

SECTION 2163. 139.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.06 (1) (a) The taxes imposed under s. 139.03 (intro.) on intoxicating liquor at the rates under s. 139.03 (2m) shall be paid to, and a monthly return filed with, the department of revenue on or before the 15th of the month following the month in which the tax liability is incurred. An administrative fee of 11 cents per gallon on intoxicating liquor taxed at the rates under s. 139.03 (2m) is imposed, shall be paid along with the taxes and shall be deposited in credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (ha) (9) (g). SECTION 2164. 139.44 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.44 (4) Any person who refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized in s. 139.39 (2) or 139.83 (1) may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 90 days or both. Such refusal shall be cause for immediate suspension or revocation of permit by the secretary. SECTION 2165. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 139 [precedes 139.75] of the statutes is amended to read: CHAPTER 139 SUBCHAPTER III TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX AND VAPOR PRODUCTS TAXES

SECTION 2166. 139.75 (4t) of the statutes is created to read: 139.75 (4t) XLittle cigarY means a cigar that has an integrated cellulose acetate filter and is wrapped in a substance containing tobacco. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1293 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2167 SECTION 2167. 139.75 (12) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.75 (12) XTobacco productsY means cigars; little cigars; pipe tobacco; cheroots; stogies; periques; granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready-rubbed and other smoking tobacco; snuff, including moist snuff; snuff flour; cavendish; plug and twist tobacco; fine cut and other chewing tobaccos; shorts; refuse scraps, clippings, cuttings and sweepings of tobacco and other kinds and forms of tobacco prepared in such manner as to be suitable for chewing or smoking in a pipe or otherwise, or both for chewing and smoking; but Xtobacco productsY does not include cigarettes, as defined under s. 139.30 (1m).

SECTION 2168. 139.75 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 139.75 (14) (a) and amended to read: 139.75 (14) (a) XVapor productY means a noncombustible product that produces vapor or aerosol for inhalation from the application of a heating element to a liquid or other substance that is depleted as the product is used, regardless of whether the liquid or other substance contains nicotine, which may or may not contain nicotine, that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor from a solution or other substance.

SECTION 2169. 139.75 (14) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read: 139.75 (14) (b) XVapor productY includes all of the following: 1. An electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device. 2. Any cartridge or other container of a solution or other substance, which may or may not contain nicotine, that is intended to be used with or in an electronic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1294 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2169 cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device. (c) XVapor productY does not include a product regulated as a drug or device under sections 501 to 524A of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 351 to 360n-1.

SECTION 2170. 139.76 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.76 (1) Except as provided in sub. subs. (1p) and (1t), an excise tax is imposed upon the sale, offering or exposing for sale, possession with intent to sell or removal for consumption or sale or other disposition for any purpose of tobacco products by any person engaged as a distributor of them at the rate, for tobacco products, not including moist snuff, vapor products, cigars, little cigars, and pipe tobacco, of 71 percent of the manufacturer[s established list price to distributors without diminution by volume or other discounts on domestic products and, for moist snuff, at the rate of 100 percent of the manufacturer[s established list price to distributors without diminution by volume or other discounts on domestic products. On tobacco products imported from another country, not including moist snuff, vapor products, cigars, little cigars, and pipe tobacco, the rate of tax is 71 percent of the amount obtained by adding the manufacturer[s list price to the federal tax, duties and transportation costs to the United States. On moist snuff imported from another country, the rate of the tax is 100 percent of the amount obtained by adding the manufacturer[s list price to the federal tax, duties, and transportation costs to the United States. Except as provided in sub. (1p), the tax attaches at the time the tobacco products are received by the distributor in this state. The tax shall be passed on to the ultimate consumer of the tobacco products. All tobacco products 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1295 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2170 received in this state for sale or distribution within this state, except tobacco products actually sold as provided in sub. (2), shall be subject to such tax.

SECTION 2171. 139.76 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.76 (1m) An excise tax is imposed upon the sale, offering or exposing for sale, possession with intent to sell or removal for consumption or sale or other disposition for any purpose of vapor products by any person engaged as a distributor of them at the rate of 5 cents per milliliter of the liquid or other substance based on the volume as listed by the manufacturer and at a proportionate rate for any other quantity or fractional part thereof 71 percent of the manufacturer[s established list price to distributors without diminution by volume or other discounts on domestic products. On vapor products imported from another country, the rate of tax is 71 percent of the amount obtained by adding the manufacturer[s list price to the federal tax, duties, and transportation costs to the United States. The tax attaches at the time the vapor products are received by the distributor in this state. The tax shall be passed on to the ultimate consumer of the vapor products. All vapor products received in this state for sale or distribution within this state, except those actually sold as provided in sub. (2), shall be subject to such tax.

SECTION 2172. 139.76 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.76 (1p) An excise tax is imposed upon the sale, offering or exposing for sale, possession with intent to sell, or removal for consumption or sale or other disposition for any purpose of cigars, not including little cigars, and pipe tobacco by any person engaged as a distributor or remote retail seller of them at the rate of 71 percent of the actual cost to the distributor or remote retail seller. The tax imposed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1296 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2172 under this subsection on cigars, except little cigars, shall not exceed an amount equal to 50 cents for each cigar. The tax attaches at the time the cigars or pipe tobacco are received by the distributor in this state, except that for cigars and pipe tobacco sold by a remote retail seller, the tax attaches at the time the remote retail seller makes a remote retail sale of cigars or pipe tobacco to a consumer. The tax shall be passed on to the ultimate consumer of the cigars and pipe tobacco. All cigars, not including little cigars, and pipe tobacco received in this state for sale or distribution within this state, except tobacco products actually sold as provided in sub. (2), shall be subject to such tax.

SECTION 2173. 139.76 (1t) of the statutes is created to read: 139.76 (1t) An excise tax is imposed upon the sale, offering or exposing for sale, possession with intent to sell, or removal for consumption or sale or other disposition for any purpose of little cigars by any person engaged as a distributor or remote retail seller of them at the rate of 126 mills on each little cigar, regardless of weight. The tax attaches at the time the little cigars are received by the distributor in this state, except that for little cigars sold by a remote retail seller, the tax attaches at the time the remote retail seller makes a remote retail sale of little cigars to a consumer. The tax shall be passed on to the ultimate consumer of the little cigars. All little cigars received in this state for sale or distribution within this state, except those actually sold as provided in sub. (2), shall be subject to such tax. To evidence payment of the tax imposed under this subsection on little cigars, the department shall provide stamps. A person who has paid the tax shall affix stamps of the proper denomination to each package in which little cigars are packed, prior 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1297 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2173 to the first sale within this state. Section 139.32, as it applies to the tax under s. 139.31, applies to the tax imposed under this subsection on little cigars.

SECTION 2174. 139.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.77 (1) On or before the 15th day of each month, every distributor with a place of business in this state shall file a return showing the quantity, including milliliters in the case of a vapor product, and taxable price of each tobacco product or vapor product brought, or caused to be brought, into this state for sale; or made, manufactured or fabricated in this state for sale in this state, during the preceding month. Every distributor outside this state shall file a return showing the quantity, including milliliters in the case of a vapor product, and taxable price of each tobacco product or vapor product shipped or transported to retailers in this state to be sold by those retailers during the preceding month. At the time that the return is filed, the distributor shall pay the tax.

SECTION 2175. 139.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.78 (1) Except as provided in sub. subs. (1p) and (1t), a tax is imposed upon the use or storage by consumers of tobacco products in this state at the rate, for tobacco products, not including moist snuff, vapor products, cigars, little cigars, and pipe tobacco, of 71 percent of the cost of the tobacco products and, for moist snuff, at the rate of 100 percent of the manufacturer[s established list price to distributors without diminution by volume or other discounts on domestic products. The tax imposed under this subsection on cigars, except little cigars, shall not exceed an amount equal to 50 cents for each cigar. The tax does not apply if the tax imposed by s. 139.76 (1) on the tobacco products has been paid or if the tobacco products are exempt from the tobacco products tax under s. 139.76 (2). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1298 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2176

SECTION 2176. 139.78 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.78 (1m) A tax is imposed upon the use or storage by consumers of vapor products in this state at the rate of 5 cents per milliliter of the liquid or other substance based on the volume as listed by the manufacturer and at a proportionate rate for any other quantity or fractional part thereof 71 percent of the manufacturer[s established list price to distributors without diminution by volume or other discounts on domestic products. The tax does not apply if the tax imposed by s. 139.76 (1m) on the vapor products has been paid or if the vapor products are exempt from the vapor products tax under s. 139.76 (2). SECTION 2177. 139.78 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.78 (1p) A tax is imposed upon the use or storage by consumers of cigars, not including little cigars, and pipe tobacco in this state at the rate and basis under s. 139.76 (1p). The tax does not apply if the tax imposed by s. 139.76 (1p) on the cigars or pipe tobacco has been paid or if the cigars or pipe tobacco are exempt from the tax under s. 139.76 (2).

SECTION 2178. 139.78 (1t) of the statutes is created to read: 139.78 (1t) A tax is imposed and levied upon the use or storage of little cigars in this state by any person for any purpose. The tax is levied and shall be collected at the same rate as provided for in s. 139.76 (1t). The tax under this subsection does not apply if the tax imposed by s. 139.76 (1t) has been paid or if the little cigars are exempt from tax under s. 139.76 (2). SECTION 2179. 139.83 of the statutes is renumbered 139.83 (1). SECTION 2180. 139.83 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 139.83 (2) Sections 139.315, 139.32, 139.321, 139.322, 139.34, 139.35, 139.36, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1299 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2180 139.362, 139.363, 139.38, 139.395, 139.41, 139.42, 139.43, and 139.44 (8), as they apply to the taxes under subch. II, apply to the administration and enforcement of this subchapter for little cigars.

SECTION 2181. Subchapter IV of chapter 139 [precedes 139.97] of the statutes is created to read: CHAPTER 139 SUBCHAPTER IV MARIJUANA TAX AND REGULATION 139.97 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) XDepartmentY means the department of revenue. (2) XLotY means a definite quantity of marijuana or usable marijuana identified by a lot number, every portion or package of which is consistent with the factors that appear in the labeling. (3) XLot numberY means a number that specifies the person that holds a valid permit under this subchapter and the harvesting or processing date for each lot. (4) XMarijuanaY has the meaning given in s. 961.70 (2). (5) XMarijuana distributorY means a person in this state that purchases or receives usable marijuana from a marijuana processor and that sells or otherwise transfers the usable marijuana to a marijuana retailer for the purpose of resale to consumers. (6) XMarijuana processorY means a person in this state that processes marijuana into usable marijuana, packages and labels usable marijuana for sale in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1300 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 retail outlets, and sells at wholesale or otherwise transfers usable marijuana to marijuana distributors. (7) XMarijuana producerY means a person in this state that produces marijuana and sells it at wholesale or otherwise transfers it to marijuana processors. (8) XMarijuana retailerY means a person in this state that sells usable marijuana at a retail outlet. (9) XMicrobusinessY means a marijuana producer that produces marijuana in one area that is less than 10,000 square feet and that also operates as any 2 of the following: (a) A marijuana processor. (b) A marijuana distributor. (c) A marijuana retailer. (10) XPermitteeY means a marijuana producer, marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, marijuana retailer, or microbusiness that is issued a permit under s. 139.972. (11) XRetail outletY means a location for the retail sale of usable marijuana. (12) XSales priceY has the meaning given in s. 77.51 (15b). (13) XUsable marijuanaY means marijuana that has been processed for human consumption and includes dried marijuana flowers, marijuana-infused products, and marijuana edibles. 139.971 Marijuana tax. (1) (a) An excise tax is imposed on a marijuana producer at the rate of 15 percent of the sales price on each wholesale sale or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1301 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 transfer in this state of marijuana to a marijuana processor. This paragraph applies to a microbusiness that transfers marijuana to a processing operation within the microbusiness. (b) An excise tax is imposed on a marijuana retailer at the rate of 10 percent of the sales price on each retail sale in this state of usable marijuana, except that the tax does not apply to sales of usable marijuana to an individual who holds a valid tax exemption certificate issued under s. 73.17 (4). (2) Each person liable for the taxes imposed under sub. (1) shall pay the taxes to the department no later than the 15th day of the month following the month in which the person[s tax liability is incurred and shall include with the payment a return on a form prescribed by the department. (3) For purposes of this section, a marijuana producer may not sell marijuana directly to a marijuana distributor or marijuana retailer, and a marijuana retailer may purchase usable marijuana for resale only from a marijuana distributor. This subsection does not apply to a microbusiness that transfers marijuana or usable marijuana to another operation within the microbusiness. 139.972 Permits required. (1) (a) No person may operate in this state as a marijuana producer, marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, marijuana retailer, or microbusiness without first filing an application for and obtaining the proper permit from the department to perform such operations. In addition, no person may operate in this state as a marijuana producer or marijuana processor without first filing an application for and obtaining the proper permit under s. 94.56. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1302 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 (b) This section applies to all officers, directors, agents, and stockholders holding 5 percent or more of the stock of any corporation applying for a permit under this section. (c) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, the department may not issue a permit under this section to any person to which any of the following applies: 1. The person has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, as defined in s. 941.29 (1g) (b), at least 3 times. 2. The person has been convicted of a violent felony, as defined in s. 941.29 (1g) (a), unless pardoned. 3. During the preceding 3 years, the person has been committed under s. 51.20 for being drug dependent. 4. The person chronically and habitually uses alcohol beverages or other substances to the extent that their normal faculties are impaired. A person is presumed to chronically and habitually use alcohol beverages or other substances to the extent that their normal faculties are impaired if, within the preceding 3 years, any of the following applies: a. The person has been committed for involuntary treatment under s. 51.45 (13). b. The person has been convicted of a violation of s. 941.20 (1) (b). c. In 2 or more cases arising out of separate incidents, a court has found the person to have committed a violation of s. 346.63 or a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63; a violation of a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63; or a violation of the law of another 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1303 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m), that prohibits use of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, while under the influence of a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog or a combination thereof, with an excess or specified range of alcohol concentration, or while under the influence of any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely driving, as those or substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction[s laws. 5. The person has income that comes principally from gambling or has been convicted of 2 or more gambling offenses. 6. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to prostitution. 7. The person has been convicted of of crimes relating to loaning money or anything of value to persons holding licenses or permits pursuant to ch. 125. 8. The person is under the age of 21. 9. The person has not been a resident of this state continuously for at least 90 days prior to the application date. (cm) An applicant with 20 or more employees may not receive a permit under this section to operate as a marijuana distributor or marijuana retailer unless the applicant certifies to the department that the applicant has entered into a labor peace agreement, as defined in s. 94.56 (1) (a), and will abide by the terms of the agreement as a condition of maintaining a valid permit under this section. The applicant shall submit to the department a copy of the page of the labor peace agreement that contains the signatures of the labor organization representative and the applicant. (cn) The department shall use a competitive scoring system to determine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1304 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 which applicants for a permit to operate as a marijuana retailer are eligible to receive that permit under this section. The department shall issue permits to the highest scoring applicants that it determines will best protect the environment; provide stable, family-supporting jobs to local residents; ensure worker and consumer safety; operate secure facilities; and uphold the laws of the jurisdictions in which they operate. The department shall, using criteria established by rule, score an applicant for a permit to operate as a marijuana retailer on the applicant[s ability to articulate a social equity plan related to the operation of a marijuana retail establishment. The department may deny a permit to an applicant with a low score as determined under this paragraph. The department may request that the applicant provide any information or documentation that the department deems necessary for purposes of making a determination under this paragraph. (d) 1. Before the department issues a new or renewed permit under this section, the department shall give notice of the permit application to the governing body of the municipality where the permit applicant intends to operate the premises of a marijuana producer, marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, marijuana retailer, or microbusiness. No later than 30 days after the department submits the notice, the governing body of the municipality may file with the department a written objection to granting or renewing the permit. At the municipality[s request, the department may extend the period for filing objections. 2. A written objection filed under subd. 1. shall provide all the facts on which the objection is based. In determining whether to grant or deny a permit for which an objection has been filed under this paragraph, the department shall give 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1305 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 substantial weight to objections from a municipality based on chronic illegal activity associated with the premises for which the applicant seeks a permit or the premises of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held a valid permit or license, the conduct of the applicant[s patrons inside or outside the premises of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held a valid permit or license, and local zoning ordinances. In this subdivision, Xchronic illegal activityY means a pervasive pattern of activity that threatens the public health, safety, and welfare of the municipality, including any crime or ordinance violation, and that is documented in crime statistics, police reports, emergency medical response data, calls for service, field data, or similar law enforcement agency records. (e) After denying a permit, the department shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of the denial and the reasons for the denial. After making a decision to grant or deny a permit for which a municipality has filed an objection under par. (d), the department shall immediately notify the governing body of the municipality in writing of its decision and the reasons for the decision. (f) 1. The department[s denial of a permit under this section is subject to judicial review under ch. 227. 2. The department[s decision to grant a permit under this section regardless of an objection filed under par. (d) is subject to judicial review under ch. 227. (g) The department may not issue a permit under this section to any person that does not hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50). (2) Each person that applies for a permit under this section shall submit with 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1306 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 the application a $250 fee. Each person that is granted a permit under this section shall annually pay to the department a $2,000 fee for as long as the person holds a valid permit under this section. A permit issued under this section is valid for one year and may be renewed, except that the department may revoke or suspend a permit prior to its expiration. A person is not entitled to a refund of the fees paid under this subsection if the person[s permit is denied, revoked, or suspended. (3) The department may not issue a permit under this section to operate any premises that is within 500 feet of the perimeter of the grounds of any elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation facility, child care facility, public park, public transit facility, or library. (4) Under this section, a separate permit is required for and issued to each class of permittee, and the permit holder may perform only the operations authorized by the permit. A permit issued under this section is not transferable from one person to another or from one premises to another. A separate permit is required for each place in this state where the operations of a marijuana producer, marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, marijuana retailer, or microbusiness occur, including each retail outlet. No person that has been issued a permit to operate as a marijuana retailer, or that has any direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of a marijuana retailer, shall be issued a permit to operate as a marijuana producer, marijuana processor, or marijuana distributor. A person that has been issued a permit to operate as a microbusiness is not required to hold separate permits to operate as a marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1307 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 marijuana retailer, but shall specify on the person[s application for a microbusiness permit the activities that the person will be engaged in as a microbusiness. (5) Each person issued a permit under this section shall post the permit in a conspicuous place on the premises to which the permit relates. 139.973 Regulation. (1) (a) No permittee may employ an individual who is under the age of 21 to work in the business to which the permit relates. (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, no permittee may employ an individual if any of the conditions under s. 139.972 (1) (c) 1. to 7. applies to the individual. (2) A retail outlet shall sell no products or services other than usable marijuana or paraphernalia intended for the storage or use of usable marijuana. (3) No marijuana retailer may allow a person who is under the age of 21 to enter or be on the premises of a retail outlet in violation of s. 961.71 (2m), unless that person is a qualifying patient, as defined in s. 73.17 (1) (d). (4) The maximum amount of usable marijuana that a retail outlet may sell to an individual consumer in a single transaction may not exceed a permissible amount, as defined in s. 961.70 (3). (4m) A marijuana retailer may not collect, retain, or distribute personal information regarding the retailer[s customers except that which is necessary to complete a sale of usable marijuana. (5) No marijuana retailer may display any signage in a window, on a door, or on the outside of the premises of a retail outlet that is visible to the general public from a public right-of-way, other than a single sign that is no larger than 1,600 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1308 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 square inches identifying the retail outlet by the permittee[s business or trade name. (6) No marijuana retailer may display usable marijuana in a manner that is visible to the general public from a public right-of-way. (7) No marijuana retailer or employee of a retail outlet may consume, or allow to be consumed, any usable marijuana on the premises of the retail outlet. (7m) A marijuana retailer may operate a retail outlet only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (8) Except as provided under sub. (5), no marijuana producer, marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, marijuana retailer, or microbusiness may place or maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained, an advertisement of usable marijuana in any form or through any medium. (9) (a) On a schedule determined by the department, every marijuana producer, marijuana processor, and microbusiness shall submit representative samples of the marijuana and usable marijuana produced or processed by the marijuana producer, marijuana processor, or microbusiness to a testing laboratory registered under s. 94.57 for testing marijuana and usable marijuana in order to certify that the marijuana and usable marijuana comply with standards prescribed by the department by rule, including testing for potency and for mold, fungus, pesticides, and other contaminants. The laboratory testing the sample shall destroy any part of the sample that remains after the testing. (b) Each marijuana producer, marijuana processor, and microbusiness shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1309 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 submit the results of the testing provided under par. (a) to the department in the manner prescribed by the department by rule. (c) If a representative sample tested under par. (a) does not meet the standards prescribed by the department, the department shall take the necessary action to ensure that the entire lot from which the sample was taken is destroyed. The department shall promulgate rules to determine lots and lot numbers for purposes of this subsection and for the reporting of lots and lot numbers to the department. (10) (a) A marijuana processor or a microbusiness that operates as a marijuana processor shall affix a label to all usable marijuana that the marijuana processor or microbusiness sells to marijuana distributors. The label may not be designed to appeal to persons under the age of 18. The label shall include all of the following: 1. The ingredients and the tetrahydrocannabinols concentration in the usable marijuana. 2. The processor[s business or trade name. 3. The processor[s permit number. 4. The harvest batch number of the marijuana. 5. The harvest date. 6. The strain name and product identity. 7. The net weight. 8. The activation time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1310 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 9. The name of the laboratory performing any test, the test batch number, and the test analysis dates. 10. The logotype for recreational marijuana developed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 100.145. 11. Warnings about the risks of marijuana use and pregnancy and risks of marijuana use by persons under the age of 18. (b) No marijuana processor or microbusiness that operates as a marijuana processor may make usable marijuana using marijuana grown outside this state. The label on each package of usable marijuana may indicate that the usable marijuana is made in this state. (11) (a) No permittee may sell marijuana or usable marijuana that contains more than 3 parts tetrahydrocannabinols to one part cannabidiol. (b) No permittee may sell marijuana or usable marijuana that tests positive under sub. (9) (a) for mold, fungus, pesticides, or other contaminants if the contaminants, or level of contaminants, are identified by a testing laboratory to be potentially unsafe to the consumer. (12) Immediately after beginning employment with a permittee, every employee of a permittee shall receive training, approved by the department, on the safe handling of marijuana and usable marijuana and on security and inventory accountability procedures. 139.974 Records and reports. (1) Every permittee shall keep accurate and complete records of the permittee[s production and sales of marijuana and usable marijuana in this state. The records shall be kept on the premises described in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1311 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 permit and in such manner as to ensure permanency and accessibility for inspection at reasonable hours by the department[s authorized personnel. The department shall prescribe reasonable and uniform methods of keeping records and making reports and shall provide the necessary forms to permittees. (2) If the department determines that a permittee[s records are not kept in the prescribed form or are in such condition that the department requires an unusual amount of time to determine from the records the amount of the tax due, the department shall give notice to the permittee that the permittee is required to revise the permittee[s records and keep them in the prescribed form. If the permittee fails to comply within 30 days, the permittee shall pay the expenses reasonably attributable to a proper examination and tax determination at the rate of $30 a day for each auditor used to make the examination and determination. The department shall send a bill for such expenses, and the permittee shall pay the amount of such bill within 10 days. (3) If a permittee fails to file a report when due, the permittee shall pay a late filing fee of $10. A report that is mailed is filed on time if it is mailed in a properly addressed envelope with postage prepaid, the envelope is officially postmarked, or marked or recorded electronically as provided under section 7502 (f) (2) (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, on the date due, and the report is actually received by the department or at the destination that the department prescribes within 5 days of the due date. A report that is not mailed is timely if it is received on or before the due date by the department or at the destination that the department prescribes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1312 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 For purposes of this subsection, XmailedY includes delivery by a delivery service designated under section 7502 (f) of the Internal Revenue Code. (4) Sections 71.78 (1), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3. and 3m., relating to confidentiality of income, franchise, and gift tax returns, apply to any information obtained from any permittee under this subchapter on a tax return, report, schedule, exhibit, or other document or from an audit report relating to any of those documents, except that the department shall publish production and sales statistics. 139.975 Administration and enforcement. (1) The department shall administer and enforce this subchapter and promulgate rules necessary to administer and enforce this subchapter. (2) The duly authorized employees of the department have all necessary police powers to prevent violations of this subchapter. (3) Authorized personnel of the department of justice and the department of revenue, and any law enforcement officer, within their respective jurisdictions, may at all reasonable hours enter the premises of any permittee and examine the books and records to determine whether the tax imposed by this subchapter has been fully paid and may enter and inspect any premises where marijuana or usable marijuana is produced, processed, made, sold, or stored to determine whether the permittee is complying with this subchapter. (4) The department may suspend or revoke the permit of any permittee that violates s. 100.30, any provision of this subchapter, or any rule promulgated under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1313 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 sub. (1). The department shall revoke the permit of any permittee that violates s. 100.30 3 or more times within a 5-year period. (5) No suit shall be maintained in any court to restrain or delay the collection or payment of the tax levied in s. 139.971. The aggrieved taxpayer shall pay the tax when due and, if paid under protest, may at any time within 90 days from the date of payment sue the state to recover the tax paid. If it is finally determined that any part of the tax was wrongfully collected, the secretary of administration shall pay the amount wrongfully collected. A separate suit need not be filed for each separate payment made by any taxpayer, but a recovery may be had in one suit for as many payments as may have been made. (6) (a) Any person may be compelled to testify in regard to any violation of this subchapter of which the person may have knowledge, even though such testimony may tend to incriminate the person, upon being granted immunity from prosecution in connection with the testimony, and upon the giving of such testimony, the person shall not be prosecuted because of the violation relative to which the person has testified. (b) The immunity provided under par. (a) is subject to the restrictions under s. 972.085. (7) The provisions on timely filing under s. 71.80 (18) apply to the tax imposed under this subchapter. (8) Sections 71.74 (1), (2), (10), (11), and (14), 71.77, 71.91 (1) (a) and (c) and (2) to (7), 71.92, and 73.0301 as they apply to the taxes under ch. 71 apply to the taxes under this subchapter. Section 71.74 (13) as it applies to the collection of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1314 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 taxes under ch. 71 applies to the collection of the taxes under this subchapter, except that the period during which notice of an additional assessment shall be given begins on the due date of the report under this subchapter. (9) Any building or place of any kind where marijuana or usable marijuana is sold, possessed, stored, or manufactured without a lawful permit or in violation of s. 139.972 or 139.973 is declared a public nuisance and may be closed and abated as such. (10) At the request of the secretary of revenue, the attorney general may represent this state or assist a district attorney in prosecuting any case arising under this subchapter. 139.976 Theft of tax moneys. All marijuana tax moneys received by a permittee for the sale of marijuana or usable marijuana on which the tax under this subchapter has become due and has not been paid are trust funds in the permittee[s possession and are the property of this state. Any permittee that fraudulently withholds, appropriates, or otherwise uses marijuana tax moneys that are the property of this state is guilty of theft under s. 943.20 (1), whether or not the permittee has or claims to have an interest in those moneys. 139.977 Seizure and confiscation. (1) All marijuana and usable marijuana produced, processed, made, kept, stored, sold, distributed, or transported in violation of this subchapter, and all tangible personal property used in connection with the marijuana or usable marijuana, is unlawful property and subject to seizure by the department or a law enforcement officer. Except as 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1315 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 provided in sub. (2), all marijuana and usable marijuana seized under this subsection shall be destroyed. (2) If marijuana or usable marijuana on which the tax has not been paid is seized as provided under sub. (1), it may be given to law enforcement officers to use in criminal investigations or sold to qualified buyers by the department, without notice. If the department finds that the marijuana or usable marijuana may deteriorate or become unfit for use in criminal investigations or for sale, or that those uses would otherwise be impractical, the department may order it destroyed. (3) If marijuana or usable marijuana on which the tax has been paid is seized as provided under sub. (1), it shall be returned to the true owner if ownership can be ascertained and the owner or the owner[s agent is not involved in the violation resulting in the seizure. If the ownership cannot be ascertained or if the owner or the owner[s agent was guilty of the violation that resulted in the seizure of the marijuana or usable marijuana, it may be sold or otherwise disposed of as provided in sub. (2). (4) If tangible personal property other than marijuana or usable marijuana is seized as provided under sub. (1), the department shall advertise the tangible personal property for sale by publication of a class 2 notice under ch. 985. If no person claiming a lien on, or ownership of, the property has notified the department of the person[s claim within 10 days after last insertion of the notice, the department shall sell the property. If a sale is not practical, the department may destroy the property. If a person claiming a lien on, or ownership of, the property notifies the department within the time prescribed in this subsection, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1316 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 department may apply to the circuit court in the county where the property was seized for an order directing disposition of the property or the proceeds from the sale of the property. If the court orders the property to be sold, all liens, if any, may be transferred from the property to the sale proceeds. Neither the property seized nor the proceeds from the sale shall be turned over to any claimant of lien or ownership unless the claimant first establishes that the property was not used in connection with any violation under this subchapter or that, if so used, it was done without the claimant[s knowledge or consent and without the claimant[s knowledge of facts that should have given the claimant reason to believe it would be put to such use. If no claim of lien or ownership is established as provided under this subsection, the property may be ordered destroyed. 139.978 Interest and penalties. (1) Any person that makes or signs any false or fraudulent report under this subchapter or that attempts to evade the tax imposed by s. 139.971, or that aids in or abets the evasion or attempted evasion of that tax, may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both. (2) Any permittee that fails to keep the records required by s. 139.974 (1) and (2) shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both. (3) Any person that refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized under s. 139.975 (3) may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both. The department shall immediately suspend or revoke 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1317 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 the permit of any person that refuses to permit the examination or inspection authorized under s. 139.975 (3). (4) Any person that violates any of the provisions of this subchapter for which no other penalty is prescribed shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days or both. (5) Any person that violates any of the rules promulgated in accordance with this subchapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both. (6) In addition to the penalties imposed for violating the provisions of this subchapter or any of the department[s rules, the department shall revoke the permit of any person convicted of such a violation and not issue another permit to that person for a period of 2 years following the revocation. (7) Unpaid taxes under this subchapter bear interest at the rate of 12 percent per year from the due date of the return until paid or deposited with the department, and all refunded taxes bear interest at the rate of 3 percent per year from the due date of the return to the date on which the refund is certified on the refund rolls. (8) All nondelinquent payments of additional amounts owed under this subchapter shall be applied in the following order: penalties, interest, tax principal. (9) Delinquent marijuana taxes bear interest at the rate of 1.5 percent per month until paid. The taxes imposed by this subchapter shall become delinquent if not paid by any of the following due dates, whichever is applicable: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1318 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2181 (a) In the case of a timely filed return, no return filed, or a late return, on or before the due date of the return. (b) In the case of a deficiency determination of taxes, within 2 months after the date of demand. (10) If due to neglect an incorrect return is filed under this subchapter, the entire tax finally determined is subject to a penalty of 25 percent of the tax exclusive of interest or other penalty. A person filing an incorrect return has the burden of proving that the error or errors were due to good cause and not due to neglect. 139.979 Personal use. An individual who possesses no more than 6 marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage at any one time is not subject to the tax imposed under s. 139.971. An individual who possesses more than 6 marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage at any one time shall apply for the appropriate permit under s. 139.972 and pay the appropriate tax imposed under s. 139.971. 139.980 Agreement with tribes. The department may enter into an agreement with a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter and to provide refunds of the tax imposed under s. 139.971 on marijuana sold on tribal land by or to enrolled members of the tribe or band residing on the tribal land.

SECTION 2182. 145.20 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, is amended to read: 145.20 (5) (a) The department shall establish a maintenance program to be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1319 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2182 administered by governmental units responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems. The department shall determine the private on- site wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies. At a minimum the maintenance program is applicable to all new or replacement private on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in a governmental unit after the date on which the governmental unit adopts this program. The department may apply the maintenance program by rule to private on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in a governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems on or before the date on which the governmental unit adopts the program. The department shall determine the private on-site wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies in governmental units that do not meet the conditions for eligibility under s. 145.246 (8).

SECTION 2183. 145.20 (5) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, is amended to read: 145.20 (5) (am) Each governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall adopt and begin the administration of the program established under par. (a) before October 1, 2019. As part of adopting and administering the program, the governmental unit shall conduct and maintain an inventory of all the private on-site wastewater treatment systems located in the governmental unit and shall complete the initial inventory before October 1, 2017. In order to be eligible for grant funding under s. 145.246, a governmental unit must comply with these deadlines. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1320 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184

SECTION 2184. 145.246 of the statutes is created to read: 145.246 Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XDetermination of failureY means any of the following: 1. A determination that a private on-site wastewater treatment system is failing, according to the criteria under s. 145.01 (4m), based on an inspection of the private on-site wastewater treatment system by an employee of the state or a governmental unit who is certified to inspect private on-site wastewater treatment systems by the department. 2. A written enforcement order issued under s. 145.02 (3) (f), 145.20 (2) (f), or 281.19 (2). 3. A written enforcement order issued under s. 254.59 (1) by a governmental unit. (b) XGovernmental unitY means a governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems. XGovernmental unitY also includes a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band. (c) XIndian landsY means lands owned by the United States and held for the use or benefit of Indian tribes or bands or individual Indians and lands within the boundaries of a federally recognized reservation that are owned by Indian tribes or bands or individual Indians. (d) XParticipating governmental unitY means a governmental unit that applies to the department for financial assistance under sub. (7) and that meets the conditions specified under sub. (8). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1321 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 (e) XPrincipal residenceY means a residence that is occupied at least 51 percent of the year by the owner. (f) XSewageY means the water-carried wastes created in and to be conducted away from residences, industrial establishments, and public buildings, as defined in s. 101.01 (12), with such surface water or groundwater as may be present. (g) XSmall commercial establishmentY means a commercial establishment or business place with a maximum daily waste water flow rate of less than 5,000 gallons per day. (2) CATEGORIES OF FAILING PRIVATE ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. For the purposes of this section, the department shall establish the category of each failing private on-site wastewater treatment system for which a grant application is submitted, as follows: (a) Category 1: failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems described in s. 145.01 (4m) (a) to (c). (b) Category 2: failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems described in s. 145.01 (4m) (d). (c) Category 3: failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems described in s. 145.01 (4m) (e). (3) ELIGIBILITY. (a) 1. A person is eligible for grant funds under this section if he or she owns a principal residence that is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private on-site wastewater treatment system, if the private on-site wastewater treatment system was installed at least 33 years before the person submits a grant application, if the family income of the person does not exceed the income 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1322 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 limitations under par. (c), if the amount of the grant determined under sub. (6) is at least $100, if the residence is not located in an area served by a sewer, and if determination of failure is made prior to the rehabilitation or replacement of the failing private on-site wastewater treatment system. 2. A business is eligible for grant funds under this section if it owns a small commercial establishment that is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private on-site wastewater treatment system, if the private on-site wastewater treatment system was installed at least 33 years before the business submits a grant application, if the gross revenue of the business does not exceed the limitation under par. (d), if the small commercial establishment is not located in an area served by a sewer, and if a determination of failure is made prior to the rehabilitation or replacement of the private on-site wastewater treatment system. 3. A person who owns a principal residence or small commercial establishment that is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private on-site wastewater treatment system may submit an application for grant funds during the 3-year period after the determination of failure is made. Grant funds may be awarded after work is completed if rehabilitation or replacement of the system meets all requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section. (b) Each principal residence or small commercial establishment may receive only one grant under this section. (c) 1. In order to be eligible for grant funds under this section, the annual family income of the person who owns the principal residence may not exceed $45,000. Beginning July 1, 2026, and annually on July 1 thereafter, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1323 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 department shall adjust the dollar amount specified in this subdivision by an amount equal to that dollar amount multiplied by the percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, U.S. city average, for the prior year, rounded to the nearest dollar. The department shall publish the dollar amounts on its website. Notwithstanding s. 227.10, the adjusted dollar amounts need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227. 2. Except as provided under subd. 4., annual family income shall be based upon the federal adjusted gross income of the owner and the owner[s spouse, if any, as computed for the taxable year prior to the year in which the determination of failure is made. 3. In order to be eligible for grant funds under this section, a person shall submit a copy of the federal income tax returns upon which the determination of federal adjusted gross income under subd. 2. was made together with any application required by the governmental unit. 4. A governmental unit may disregard the federal income tax return that is submitted under subd. 3. and may determine annual family income based upon satisfactory evidence of federal adjusted gross income or projected federal adjusted gross income of the owner and the owner[s spouse in the current year. The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for determining what constitutes satisfactory evidence of federal adjusted gross income or projected federal adjusted gross income in a current year. (d) 1. In order to be eligible for grant funds under this section, the annual 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1324 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 gross revenue of the business that owns the small commercial establishment may not exceed $362,500. 2. Except as provided in subd. 4., annual gross revenue shall be based upon the gross revenue of the business for the taxable year prior to the year in which the determination of failure is made. The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for determining what constitutes satisfactory evidence of gross revenue in a prior taxable year. 3. In order to be eligible for grant funds under this section, a business shall submit documentation required by the department under subd. 2. together with any application required by the governmental unit. 4. A governmental unit may disregard the documentation of gross revenue for the taxable year prior to the year in which the determination of failure is made and may determine annual gross revenue based upon satisfactory evidence of gross revenue of the business in the current year. The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for determining what constitutes satisfactory evidence of gross revenue in a current year. (e) The department of revenue shall, upon request by the department, verify the income information submitted by an applicant or grant recipient. (4) DENIAL OF APPLICATION. (a) The department or a governmental unit shall deny a grant application under this section if the applicant or a person who would be directly benefited by the grant intentionally caused the conditions that resulted in a category 1 or 2 failing private on-site wastewater treatment system. The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1325 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 department or governmental unit shall notify the applicant in writing of a denial, including the reason for the denial. (b) The department shall notify a governmental unit if an individual[s name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b). The department or a governmental unit shall deny an application under this section if the name of the applicant or an individual who would be directly benefited by the grant appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the applicant or individual who would be benefited by the grant provides to the department or governmental unit a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). (5) USE OF FUNDS. (a) Except for grants under par. (b), funds available under a grant under this section shall be applied to the rehabilitation or replacement of the private on-site wastewater treatment system. An existing private on-site wastewater treatment system may be replaced by an alternative private on-site wastewater treatment system or by a system serving more than one principal residence. (b) Funds available under a grant under this section for experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall be applied to the installation and monitoring of the experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems. (6) ALLOWABLE COSTS; STATE SHARE. (a) Except as provided in par. (e), costs allowable in determining grant funding under this section may not exceed the costs of rehabilitating or replacing a private on-site wastewater treatment system that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1326 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 would be necessary to allow the rehabilitated system or new system to meet the minimum requirements of the state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.02. (b) Except as provided in par. (e), costs allowable in determining grant funding under this section may not exceed the costs of rehabilitating or replacing a private on-site wastewater treatment system by the least costly methods, except that a holding tank may not be used as the measure of the least costly method for rehabilitating or replacing a private on-site wastewater treatment system other than a holding tank. (c) Except as provided in pars. (d) and (e), the state grant share under this section is limited to $7,000 for each principal residence or small commercial establishment to be served by the private on-site wastewater treatment system or to the amount determined by the department based upon private on-site wastewater treatment system grant funding tables, whichever is less. The department shall prepare and publish private on-site wastewater treatment system grant funding tables that specify the maximum state share limitation for various components and costs involved in the rehabilitation or replacement of a private on-site wastewater treatment system based upon minimum size and other requirements specified in the state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.02. The maximum state share limitations shall be designed to pay approximately 60 percent of the average allowable cost of private on-site wastewater treatment system rehabilitation or replacement based upon estimated or actual costs of that rehabilitation or replacement. The department shall revise the grant funding tables when it determines that 60 percent of current costs of private on-site wastewater treatment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1327 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 system rehabilitation or replacement exceed the amounts in the grant funding tables by more than 10 percent, except that the department may not revise the grant funding tables more often than once every 2 years. (d) Except as provided in par. (e), if the income of a person who owns a principal residence that is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private on-site wastewater treatment system is greater than $32,000, the amount of the grant under this section is limited to the amount determined under par. (c) less 30 percent of the amount by which the person[s income exceeds $32,000. (e) Costs allowable for experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall include the costs of installing and monitoring experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems installed under s. 145.02 (3) (b) and this section. The department shall promulgate rules that specify how the department will select, monitor, and allocate the state share for experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems that the department funds under this section. (7) APPLICATION. (a) In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, a governmental unit shall make an application for replacement or rehabilitation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems of principal residences or small commercial establishments and shall submit an application for participation to the department. The application shall be in the form and include the information the department prescribes. In order to be eligible for funds available in a fiscal year, an application is required to be received by the department prior to February 1 of the previous fiscal year. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1328 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 (b) An American Indian tribe or band may submit an application for participation for any Indian lands under its jurisdiction. (8) CONDITIONS; GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. As a condition for obtaining grant funding under this section, a governmental unit shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt and administer the maintenance program established under s. 145.20 (5). (b) Certify that grants will be used for private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation for a principal residence or small commercial establishment owned by a person who meets the eligibility requirements under sub. (3), that the funds will be used as provided under sub. (5), and that allowable costs will not exceed the amount permitted under sub. (6). (c) Certify that grants will be used for private on-site wastewater treatment systems that will be properly installed and maintained. (d) Certify that grants provided to the governmental unit will be disbursed to eligible owners. (e) Establish a process for regulation and inspection of private on-site wastewater treatment systems. (f) Establish a system of user charges and cost recovery if the governmental unit considers this system to be appropriate. User charges and cost recovery may include the cost of the grant application fee and the cost of supervising installation and maintenance. (g) Establish a system that provides for the distribution of grant funds received among eligible applicants based on the amount requested in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1329 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 application as approved by the department. If the amount received by a county is insufficient to fully fund all grants, the county shall prorate grant funds on the same basis as sub. (12). (9) ASSISTANCE. The department shall make its staff available to provide technical assistance to each governmental unit. The department shall prepare and distribute to each participating governmental unit a manual of procedures for the grant program under this section. (10) DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE. The department shall prepare literature that describes the eligibility for receiving a grant under this section for a principal residence. The department shall supply the literature to counties, and counties shall distribute the literature to recipients of public benefits. (11) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. (a) Determination of eligible applications. At the beginning of each fiscal year the department shall determine the state grant share for applications from eligible owners received by participating governmental units. The department may revise this determination if a governmental unit does not meet the conditions specified under sub. (8) or if it determines that individuals do not meet eligibility requirements under sub. (3). (b) Allocation. The department shall allocate available funds for grants to each participating governmental unit according to the total amount of the state grant share for all eligible applications received by that governmental unit. (c) Limitation; commercial establishments. The department may not allocate more than 10 percent of the funds available under this subsection each fiscal year for grants for small commercial establishments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1330 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 (d) Limitation; experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems. The department may not allocate more than 10 percent of the funds available under this subsection each fiscal year for grants for the installation and monitoring of experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems. (12) PRORATING. (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the department shall prorate available funds under this subsection if funds are not sufficient to fully fund all applications. A prorated payment shall be deemed full payment of the grant. (b) Except as provided in par. (d), if funds are sufficient to fully fund all category 1 but not all category 2 failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems, the department shall fully fund all category 1 systems and prorate the funds for category 2 systems on a proportional basis. (c) Except as provided in par. (d), if funds are not sufficient to fully fund all category 1 failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems, the department shall fund the category 1 systems on a proportional basis and deny the grant applications for all category 2 systems. (d) The department is not required to prorate available funds for grants for the installation and monitoring of experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems. (13) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY; DISBURSEMENT OF GRANTS. (a) The department shall review applications for participation in the state program submitted under sub. (7). The department shall determine if a governmental unit submitting an application meets the conditions specified under sub. (8). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1331 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 (b) The department shall promulgate rules that define payment mechanisms to be used to disburse grants to a governmental unit. (14) INSPECTION. Agents of the department or the governmental unit may enter premises where private on-site wastewater treatment systems are located pursuant to a special inspection warrant as required under s. 66.0119 to collect samples, records, and information and to ascertain compliance with the rules and orders of the department or the governmental unit. (15) ENFORCEMENT. (a) If the department has reason to believe that a violation of this section or any rule promulgated under this section has occurred, it may do any of the following: 1. Cause written notice to be served upon the alleged violator. The notice shall specify the alleged violation and contain the findings of fact on which the charge of violation is based and may include an order that necessary corrective action be taken within a reasonable time. This order shall become effective unless, no later than 30 days after the date the notice and order are served, the person named in the notice and order requests in writing a hearing before the department. Upon this request and after due notice, the department shall hold a hearing. Instead of an order, the department may require that the alleged violator appear before the department for a hearing at a time and place specified in the notice and answer the charges complained of. 2. Initiate action under sub. (16). (b) If after the hearing the department finds that a violation has occurred, it shall affirm or modify its order previously issued or issue an appropriate order for 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1332 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2184 the prevention, abatement, or control of the violation or for other corrective action. If the department finds that no violation has occurred, it shall rescind its order. Any order issued as part of a notice or after hearing may prescribe one or more dates by which necessary action shall be taken in preventing, abating, or controlling the violation. (c) Additional grants under this section to a governmental unit previously awarded a grant under this section may be suspended or terminated if the department finds that a private on-site wastewater treatment system previously funded in the governmental unit is not being or has not been properly rehabilitated, constructed, installed, or maintained. (16) PENALTIES. Any person who violates this section or a rule or order promulgated under this section shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense. While an order is suspended, stayed, or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.

SECTION 2185. 146.34 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 146.34 (1) (f) XParentY means a biological natural parent, a husband who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40 or a parent by adoption. If the minor is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, XparentY includes a person adjudged in a judicial proceeding under ch. 48 to be the biological father of the minor. XParentY does not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated. SECTION 2186. 146.615 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1333 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2186 146.615 (title) Advanced practice clinician Health care provider training grants. SECTION 2187. 146.615 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 146.615 (1) (a) XAdvanced practice clinicianY means a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse, including a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified registered nurse anesthetist licensed under s. 441.09.

SECTION 2188. 146.615 (1) (ag) and (ar) of the statutes are created to read: 146.615 (1) (ag) XAllied health professionalY means any individual who is a health care provider other than a physician, dentist, pharmacist, chiropractor, or podiatrist and who provides diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, or direct patient care and support services to a patient. (ar) XBehavioral health providerY means any individual who is licensed as a psychologist or is certified as a social worker or licensed as a clinical social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a professional counselor. SECTION 2189. 146.615 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 146.615 (2) Beginning in fiscal year 2018-19 2025-26, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (fk), subject to sub. (3), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals, health systems, and clinics that provide new training opportunities for advanced practice clinicians. The department shall distribute the grants under this section subsection to hospitals, health systems, and clinics that apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive grants and that satisfy the criteria under sub. (3).

SECTION 2190. 146.615 (2g) and (2r) of the statutes are created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1334 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2190 146.615 (2g) Beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (fk), subject to sub. (3), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals, health systems, clinics, and educational entities that form health care education and training consortia for allied health professionals. The department shall distribute the grants under this subsection to hospitals, health systems, clinics, and educational entities that apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant. (2r) Beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (fk), subject to sub. (3), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals, health systems, clinics, and educational entities that form health care education and training consortia for behavioral health providers. The department shall distribute the grants under this subsection to hospitals, health systems, clinics, and educational entities that apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant.

SECTION 2191. 146.615 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2192. 146.615 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 146.615 (3) (b) If the department distributes a grant to a hospital or clinic that has not previously received a grant under this section, the hospital or clinic receiving the grant may use the grant to create the education and infrastructure for training advanced practice clinicians or for activities authorized under par. (c). In distributing grants under this section, the department shall give preference to advanced practice clinician clinical training programs that include rural hospitals and rural clinics as clinical training locations. SECTION 2193. 146.615 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1335 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2193 146.615 (3) (bm) Acceptable uses of grant moneys received under this section include reasonable expenses incurred by a trainee to fully succeed in training and eventual placement, expenses related to planning and implementing a training program, and up to $5,000 in equipment expenses.

SECTION 2194. 146.615 (3) (c) and (d) of the statutes are repealed. SECTION 2195. 146.616 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2196. 146.691 of the statutes is created to read: 146.691 Reporting of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. (1) In this section: (a) XConsumer reporting agencyY has the meaning given in s. 100.54 (1) (c). (b) XHealth care providerY has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1). (c) XPatientY has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (3). (2) No health care provider that provided services to a patient, and no billing administrator or debt collector acting on behalf of that health care provider, may report to a consumer reporting agency that a debt arising from services provided by the health care provider is in collections status unless all of the following are true: (a) The health care provider, billing administrator, or debt collector sent a written statement to the patient describing the unpaid amount and due date and that included the name and address of the health care provider that provided the services. (b) The written statement under par. (a) includes a statement indicating that if payment is not received, the debt may be reported to a credit reporting agency. (c) Six months have passed since the due date listed on the statement under par. (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1336 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2196 (d) The patient does not dispute the charges.

SECTION 2197. 146.82 (2) (a) 8m. of the statutes is created to read: 146.82 (2) (a) 8m. To the Population Health Institute, or its successor, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health under s. 255.18 (2) and to the persons specified under s. 36.47 (3) (f). The release of a patient health care record under this subdivision shall be limited to the information specified in the list under s. 36.47 (3) (d).

SECTION 2198. 146.82 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 146.82 (3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a physician, a naturopathic doctor, a limited-scope naturopathic doctor, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under s. 441.09 who treats a patient whose physical or mental condition in the physician[s, naturopathic doctor[s, limited-scope naturopathic doctor[s, physician assistant[s, or advanced practice nurse prescriber[s registered nurse[s judgment affects the patient[s ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle may report the patient[s name and other information relevant to the condition to the department of transportation without the informed consent of the patient.

SECTION 2199. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, a dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under subch. IX of ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1337 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2199 podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch. III of ch. 448.

SECTION 2200. 146.89 (1) (r) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 146.89 (1) (r) 5e. and amended to read: 146.89 (1) (r) 5e. A registered nurse practitioner, as defined in s. 255.06 (1) (d) who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued by a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), and whose practice of professional nursing under s. 441.001 (4) includes performance of delegated medical services under the supervision of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse. SECTION 2201. 146.89 (1) (r) 8. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2202. 146.89 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 146.89 (6) (a) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2) is considered to meet the requirements of s. 655.23, if required to comply with s. 655.23. (b) While serving as a volunteer health care provider under this section, an advanced practice registered nurse who has a certificate to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2) is not required to maintain in effect malpractice insurance.

SECTION 2203. 150.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 150.31 (1) (intro.) In order to enable the state to budget accurately for medical assistance and to allocate fiscal resources most appropriately, the maximum number of licensed nursing home beds statewide is 51,795 25,415 and the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1338 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2203 maximum number of beds statewide in facilities primarily serving the developmentally disabled is 3,704. The department may adjust these limits on licensed beds as provided in subs. (2) to (6). The department shall also biennially recommend changes to this limit based on the following criteria: SECTION 2204. 150.31 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 150.31 (8) The Subject to sub. (9), the department may allocate or distribute nursing home beds in a manner, developed by rule, that is consistent with the criteria specified in sub. (1) (a) to (f) and s. 150.39.

SECTION 2205. 150.31 (9) of the statutes is created to read: 150.31 (9) The department shall allocate 125 nursing home beds to persons that apply for the beds and agree to do all of the following: (a) Prioritize admissions of patients with complex needs. (b) Prioritize admissions of patients who have been unable to find appropriate placement at another facility. SECTION 2206. Subchapter IX of chapter 150 [precedes 150.99] of the statutes is created to read: CHAPTER 150 SUBCHAPTER IX HEALTH CARE ENTITY OVERSIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY

SECTION 2207. 150.99 of the statutes is created to read: 150.99 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) XAcquisitionY means the direct or indirect purchase, including lease, transfer, exchange, option, receipt of a conveyance, or creation of a joint venture, or any other manner of purchase, such as by a health care system, private equity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1339 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2207 group, hedge fund, publicly traded company, real estate investment trust, management services organization, insurance carrier, or any subsidiaries thereof, of a material amount of the assets or operations of a health care entity. (2) XAffiliateY means any of the following: (a) A person, entity, or organization that directly, indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control or ownership of another person, entity, or organization. (b) A person whose business is operated under a lease, management, or operating agreement by another entity, or a person substantially all of whose property is operated under a management or operating agreement with that other entity. (c) An entity that operates the business or substantially all the property of another entity under a lease, management, or operating agreement. (d) Any out-of-state operations and corporate affiliates of an affiliate as defined in pars. (a) to (c), including significant equity investors, health care real estate investment trusts, or management services organizations. (3) XArrangementY includes any agreement, association, partnership, joint venture, management services agreement, professional services agreement, health care staffing company agreement, or other arrangement that results in a change of governance or control of a health care entity or a department, subdivision, or subsidiary of a health care entity. (4) XChange of controlY means an arrangement in which any person, corporation, partnership, or any entity acquires direct or indirect control over the operations of a health care entity in whole or in substantial part. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1340 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2207 (5) XControl,Y Xcontrolling,Y Xcontrolled by,Y and Xunder common control withY means the direct or indirect power through ownership, contractual agreement, or otherwise to do any of the following: (a) Vote 10 percent or more of any class of voting shares or interests of a health care entity. (b) Direct the actions or policies of the specified entity. (6) XHealth care facilityY means an institution that provides health care services or a health care setting, including hospitals and other inpatient facilities, health systems consisting of one or more health care entities that are jointly owned or managed, ambulatory surgical or treatment centers, skilled nursing facilities, residential treatment centers, diagnostic, laboratory, and imaging centers, freestanding emergency facilities, outpatient clinics, and rehabilitation and other therapeutic health settings. (7) XHealth care providerY means any person, corporation, partnership, governmental unit, state institution, medical practice, or other entity that performs or provides health care services to persons in the state. (8) XHealth care servicesY means services and payments for the care, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, cure, or relief of a medical, dental, or behavioral health condition, illness, injury, or disease, including any of the following: (a) Inpatient, outpatient, habilitative, rehabilitative, dental, palliative, therapeutic, supportive, home health, or behavioral services provided by a health care entity. (b) Pharmacy, retail, and specialty, including any drug, device, or medical supply. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1341 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2207 (c) Performance of functions to refer, arrange, or coordinate care. (d) Equipment used such as durable medical equipment, diagnostic, surgical devices, or infusion. (e) Technology associated with the provision of services or equipment in pars. (a) to (d) above, such as telehealth, electronic health records, software, claims processing, or utilization systems. (9) XHealth care staffing companyY means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other business entity engaged in the business of providing or procuring, for temporary employment or contracting by a health care facility, any health care personnel, but does not include an individual who independently provides the individual[s own services on a temporary basis to health care facilities as an employee or contractor. (10) XLicenseeY means an individual who is licensed in the state as a physician, a doctor of osteopathy, or a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner who is authorized to diagnose and treat in the applicable clinical setting. (11) XManagement services organizationY means any organization or entity that contracts with a health care provider or provider organization to perform management or administrative services relating to, supporting, or facilitating the provision of health care services. (12) XMedical practiceY means a corporate entity or partnership organized for the purpose of practicing medicine and permitted to practice medicine in the state, including partnerships, professional corporations, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships. (13) XNoncompetition agreementY means a written agreement between a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1342 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2207 licensee and another person under which the licensee agrees that the licensee, either alone or as an employee, associate, or affiliate of a third person, will not compete with the other person in providing products, processes, or services that are similar to the other person[s products, processes, or services for a period of time or within a specified geographic area after termination of employment or termination of a contract under which the licensee supplied goods to or performed services for the other person. (14) XNondisclosure agreementY means a written agreement under the terms of which a licensee must refrain from disclosing partially, fully, directly, or indirectly to any person, other than another party to the written agreement or to a person specified in the agreement as a 3rd-party beneficiary of the agreement, any of the following: (a) A policy or practice that a party to the agreement required the licensee to use in patient care, other than individually identifiable health information that the licensee may not disclose under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, in effect on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]. (b) A policy, practice, or other information about or associated with the licensee[s employment, conditions of employment, or rate or amount of pay or other compensation. (c) Any other information the licensee possesses or to which the licensee has access by reason of the licensee[s employment by, or provision of services for or on behalf of, a party to the agreement, other than information that is subject to protection under applicable law as a trade secret of, or as otherwise proprietary to, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1343 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2207 another party to the agreement or to a person specified in the agreement as a third- party beneficiary of the agreement. (15) XNondisparagement agreementY means a written agreement under which a licensee must refrain from making to a 3rd party a statement about another party to the agreement or about another person specified in the agreement as a 3rd-party beneficiary of the agreement, the effect of which causes or threatens to cause harm to the other party[s or person[s reputation, business relations, or other economic interests. (16) XOwnership or investment interestY means any of the following: (a) Direct or indirect possession of equity in the capital, stock, or profits totaling more than 5 percent of an entity. (b) Interest held by an investor or group of investors who engages in the raising or returning of capital and who invests, develops, or disposes of specified assets. (c) Interest held by a pool of funds by investors, including a pool of funds managed or controlled by private limited partnerships, if those investors or the management of that pool or private limited partnership employ investment strategies of any kind to earn a return on that pool of funds. (17) XPrivate equity fundY means a publicly traded or nonpublicly traded company that collects capital investments from individuals or entities and purchases a direct or indirect ownership share or controlling interest of a health care entity. (18) XProvider organizationY means any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or organized group of persons that is in the business of health 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1344 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2207 care delivery or management, whether incorporated or not, that represents one or more health care providers in contracting with insurance carriers for the payments of health care services. XProvider organizationY includes physician organizations, physician-hospital organizations, independent practice associations, provider networks, accountable care organizations, management services organizations, and any other organization that contracts with insurance carriers for payment for health care services. (19) XSignificant equity investorY means any of the following: (a) Any private equity fund with a direct or indirect ownership or investment interest in a health care entity. (b) Any investor, group of investors, or other entity with a direct or indirect possession of equity in the capital, stock, or profits totaling more than 10 percent of a health care provider or provider organization. (c) Any private equity fund, investor, group of investors, or other entity with a direct or indirect controlling interest in a health care entity or that operates the business or substantially all of the property of a health care entity under a lease, management, or operating agreement.

SECTION 2208. 150.992 of the statutes is created to read: 150.992 Material change transactions. (1) NOTICE. (a) Any health care entity shall, before consummating any material change transaction, submit written notice to the department not fewer than 180 days before the date of the proposed material change transaction. The department shall promulgate rules to define, for purposes of this subchapter, what entities are considered health care entities and what constitutes a material change transaction. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1345 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 (b) Written notice shall include and contain the information the department determines is required. The health care entity may include any additional information supporting the written notice of the material change transaction. Notice is complete when the department determines that all required information has been received. (c) All information provided by the submitter as part of the notice shall be treated as public record unless the submitter designates documents or information as confidential when submitting the notice and the department concurs with the designation in accordance with a process specified by the department by rule. Information that is otherwise publicly available, or that has not been confidentially maintained by the source, shall be considered public. The department shall maintain the confidentiality of all confidential information obtained in relation to a material change transaction, except that the department may share confidential information with other appropriate state agencies and departments to carry out their respective authorities under this section and may disclose any information to an expert or consultant under contract with the department, provided that the expert or consultant is bound by the same confidentiality requirements as the department. The confidential information and documents may not be treated as public records and are not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35. (d) The department shall post on its publicly available website information about the material change transaction no less than 30 days before the anticipated implementation of the material change transaction or, if the department is notified less than 30 days before the anticipated implementation, as soon as is practicable. The department shall include in the information posted on its website under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1346 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 paragraph at least all of the following information regarding the material change transaction: 1. A summary of the proposed transaction, including the identity of the parties to the transaction. 2. A description of the groups or individuals likely to be affected by the transaction. 3. Information about services currently provided by the health care entity, commitments by the health care entity to continue such services, and any services that will be reduced or eliminated. 4. Details about any public hearings and how to submit comments. 5. Any other information from the notice and other materials submitted by the health care entity that the attorney general or the department determines would be in the public interest, except for materials designated confidential under par. (c). (e) For purposes of calculating time periods under this section, notice shall be considered received on the first business day after the department determines that notice is complete. (2) PRELIMINARY REVIEW. (a) Within 30 days after receiving notice as described in sub. (1), the department shall do one of the following: 1. Approve the material change transaction and notify the health care entity in writing that a comprehensive review is not required for the material change transaction. 2. Approve the material change transaction subject to conditions set by the department and notify the health care entity in writing of the conditions under which the transaction may be completed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1347 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 3. Notify the health care entity in writing that the transaction is subject to a comprehensive review. The department may request additional information necessary to perform a comprehensive review under sub. (3). (b) Nothing in this section limits or infringes upon the existing authority of any state agency or the attorney general to review any transactions. (3) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS. (a) For purposes of this subsection, Xmarket powerY means possessing 30 percent or more market share in any line of service in the relevant geographic area or meeting other criteria that the department may define by rule. (b) A comprehensive review is required when any of the following applies to the material change transaction: 1. The transaction will result in the transfer of assets valued above $20 million. 2. The transaction occurs in a highly consolidated market for any line of services offered by any party to the material change transaction. 3. The transaction will cause a significant change in market share such that any resulting health care entity possesses market power upon completion. 4. The transaction will otherwise reduce competition, including effects of vertical or cross-market transactions among different product or geographic markets. 5. Either party to the material change transaction possesses market power prior to the transaction. 6. The department, at its sole discretion, determines that the material change 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1348 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 transaction is likely to have a material impact on the cost of, quality of, equity of, or access to health care services in any region in the state. (c) No later than 90 days after determining a material change transaction is subject to a comprehensive review, the department shall conduct the review and shall conduct one or more public hearings or public meetings, one of which shall be in the county in which the health care entity is located, to hear comments from interested parties. (d) Not more than 90 days after determining that the material change transaction is subject to a comprehensive review under this subsection, the department shall produce a cost and market impact review report containing the findings and conclusions of the cost and market impact review, provided that the health care entity has complied with the requests for information or documents pursuant to this subsection within 21 days of the request or by a later date set by mutual agreement of the health care entity and the department. The cost and market impact review report shall be posted publicly and may not disclose confidential information. (e) The cost and market impact review may examine factors relating to the proposed material change transaction, transacting parties, and their relative market position, including any of the following: 1. The market share of each transacting party and the likely effects of the material change transaction on competition. 2. Any previous material change transaction involving any transacting party, including acquisitions or mergers of similar health care providers, whether or not in the same state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1349 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 3. The prices charged by each transacting party for services, including their relative prices compared to others[ prices for the same services in the same geographic area. 4. The quality of the services provided by any health care provider party to the material change transaction, including patient experience. 5. The cost and cost trends of any health care entity party in comparison to total health care expenditures statewide. 6. The availability and accessibility of services similar to those provided, or proposed to be provided, through any health care provider or provider organization party within its primary service areas and dispersed service areas. 7. The impact of the material change transaction on competing options for the delivery of health care services within the primary service areas and dispersed service areas of the transacting parties. 8. The role of the transacting parties in serving at-risk, underserved, and government-payer patient populations. 9. The role of the transacting parties in providing low-margin or negative- margin services within its primary service areas and dispersed service areas. 10. Consumer concerns, including complaints or other allegations that any provider or provider organization party has engaged in any unfair method of competition or any unfair or deceptive act or practice. 11. The parties[ compliance with prior conditions and legal requirements related to competitive conduct, including compliance with s. 150.994, reporting requirements regarding health care entity ownership and control under s. 150.996, or restrictions on anticompetitive contracting provisions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1350 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 12. The impact of the material change transaction on the clinical workforce, including wages, staffing levels, supply, patient access, and continuity of patient- care relationships. 13. The impact of a real estate sale or lease agreement on the financial condition of any health care entity party and its ability to maintain patient care operations. 14. In the case of a proposed closure or discontinuance of a health care facility or any essential health services, the impact of the closure on health care access, outcomes, costs, and equity for those in the health care facility[s service area and the health care facility[s plan for ensuring equitable access, quality, affordability, and availability of essential health services within the service area. 15. Any other factors that the department determines, by rules promulgated by the department, to be in the public interest. (f) The department may request additional information or documents from the transacting parties necessary to conduct a cost and market impact review. Failure to respond or insufficient responses to requests for information by transacting parties may result in the extension of the deadline for the department to complete the cost and market impact review, the imposition of conditions for approval, or the disapproval of the material change transaction. (g) The department shall keep confidential all nonpublic information and documents obtained under this subsection and may not disclose the confidential information or documents to any person without the consent of the party that produced the confidential information or documents, except that the department may disclose any information to an expert or consultant under contract with the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1351 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 department to review the proposed transaction, provided that the expert or consultant is bound by the same confidentiality requirements as the department. The confidential information and documents and work product of the department may not be treated as public records and shall be exempt from inspection or copying under s. 19.35. (h) The department may, in its sole discretion: 1. Contract with, consult, and receive advice from any state agency on those terms and conditions that the department determines are appropriate with regard to reviewing a proposed material change transaction. 2. Contract with experts or consultants to assist in reviewing a proposed material change transaction. (i) The department shall be entitled to charge costs to or receive reimbursement from the transacting parties for all actual, reasonable, direct costs incurred in reviewing, evaluating, and making the determination referred to in this subsection, including administrative costs and costs of contracted experts or consultants in par. (h). (4) APPROVAL AUTHORITY. (a) The department may at its discretion approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove of any material change transaction for which the department receives notice under sub. (1). Any conditions imposed under this subsection shall specify a time period for compliance, an expiration date, or that the condition applies indefinitely. (b) The department shall inform the health care entity of the determination within 30 days of notice under sub. (2), or in the case of comprehensive review, within 60 days of the completion of the cost and market impact review. No proposed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1352 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 material change transaction may be completed before the department has informed the health care entity of the determination. (c) In making the determination under this subsection, the department may consider any factors that the department determines to be relevant, including any of the following: 1. The likely impact, as described in the cost and market impact review report, where applicable, of the material change transaction on any of the following: a. Health care costs, prices, and affordability. b. The availability or accessibility of health care services to the affected community. c. Health care provider cost trends and containment of total state health care spending. d. Access to services in medically underserved areas. e. Rectifying historical and contemporary factors contributing to a lack of health equities or access to services. f. The functioning and competitiveness of the markets for health care and health insurance. g. The potential effects of the material change transaction on health outcomes, quality, access, equity, or workforce for residents of this state. h. The potential loss of or change in access to essential services. 2. Whether the material change transaction is contrary to or violates any applicable law, including state antitrust laws, laws restricting the corporate practice of medicine, or consumer protection laws. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1353 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 3. Whether the benefits of the transaction are likely to outweigh any anticompetitive effect from the transaction. 4. Whether the transaction is in the public interest. (d) This subsection does not limit or alter any existing authority of the attorney general or any state agency to enforce any other law, including state or federal antitrust law, or to review nonprofit transactions. (5) POST-TRANSACTION OVERSIGHT. (a) Enforcement by the attorney general. 1. The attorney general may subpoena any records necessary to enforce any provisions of this section or to investigate suspected violations of any provisions of this section or any conditions imposed by conditional approval pursuant to sub. (4). 2. The attorney general may enforce any requirement of this section and any conditions imposed by a conditional approval pursuant to sub. (4) to the fullest extent provided by law, including damages. In addition to any legal remedies the attorney general may have, the attorney general shall be entitled to specific performance, injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies a court deems appropriate for any violations or imminent violation of any requirement of this section or breach of any of the conditions and shall be entitled to recover its attorney fees and costs incurred in remedying each violation. 3. In addition to the remedies set forth in subd. 2., any person who violates this section or of any conditions imposed pursuant to a conditional approval under sub. (4) is subject to a forfeiture of $10,000 per day, which the attorney general may seek to recover by action on behalf of the state. The attorney general may also rescind or deny approval for any other past, pending, or future material change transactions involving the health care entity or an affiliate. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1354 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 4. Nothing in this paragraph shall narrow, abrogate, or otherwise alter the authority of the attorney general to prosecute violations of antitrust or consumer protection requirements. (b) Enforcement by the department. 1. The department may audit the books, documents, records, and data of any entity that is subject to a conditional approval under sub. (4) to monitor compliance with the conditions. 2. Any entity that violates any provision of this section, any rules adopted pursuant thereto, or any condition imposed pursuant to a conditional approval under sub. (4) shall be subject to a forfeiture of $10,000 per day for any violation of this section. 3. The department may refer any entity to the attorney general to review for enforcement of any noncompliance with this section and any conditions imposed by conditional approval pursuant to sub. (4). (c) Monitoring. In order to effectively monitor ongoing compliance with the terms and conditions of any material change transaction subject to prior notice, approval, or conditional approval under sub. (4), the department may, in its sole discretion, conduct a review or audit and may contract with experts and consultants to assist in this regard. (d) Reporting. One year, 2 years, and 5 years following the completion of the material change transaction approved or conditionally approved by the department after a comprehensive review under sub. (3), and upon future intervals determined at the discretion of the department, the health care entity or any person, corporation, partnership, or other entity that acquired direct or indirect control over 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1355 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2208 the health care entity shall submit reports to the department that do all of the following: 1. Demonstrate compliance with conditions placed on the material change transaction, if any. 2. Analyze cost trends and cost growth trends of the transacting parties. 3. Analyze any changes or effects of the material change transaction on patient access, availability of services, workforce, quality, or equity. (e) Costs. The department shall be entitled to charge costs to the transacting parties for all actual, reasonable, and direct costs incurred in monitoring ongoing compliance with the terms and conditions of the sale or transfer of assets, including contractor and administrative costs. (6) RULES. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 2209. 150.994 of the statutes is created to read: 150.994 Corporate practice of medicine. The corporate practice of medicine is prohibited. The department shall promulgate rules to define what conduct constitutes the corporate practice of medicine for purposes of this section.

SECTION 2210. 150.996 of the statutes is created to read: 150.996 Transparency in ownership and control of health care entities. (1) REPORTING OF OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL. Each health care entity shall report to the department on an annual basis and upon the consummation of a material change transaction involving the entity as set forth in s. 150.992, in a form and manner required by the department, all of the following information, as applicable: (a) Legal name of entity. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1356 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2210 (b) Business address of entity. (c) Locations of operations. (d) Business identification numbers of the entity, as applicable, including all of the following: 1. Taxpayer identification number. 2. National provider identifier. 3. Employer identification number. 4. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services certification number. 5. National Association of Insurance Commissioners identification number. 6. A personal identification number associated with a license issued by the commissioner of insurance. 7. Pharmacy benefit manager identification number associated with a license or registration of the pharmacy benefit manager in this state. (e) Name and contact information of a representative of the entity. (f) The name, business address, and business identification numbers listed in par. (d) for each person or entity that, with respect to the relevant health care entity, has an ownership or investment interest, has a controlling interest, is a management services organization, or is a significant equity investor. (g) A current organizational chart showing the business structure of the health care entity, including all of the following: 1. Any entity listed in par. (f). 2. Affiliates, including entities that control or are under common control as the health care entity. 3. Subsidiaries. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1357 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2210 (h) For a health care entity that is a provider organization or a health care facility, all of the following information: 1. a. The affiliated health care providers identified by name, license type, specialty, national provider identifier, and other applicable identification number listed in par. (d). b. The address of the principal practice location. c. Whether the health care provider is employed or contracted by the entity. 2. The name and address of affiliated health care facilities by license number, license type, and capacity in each major service area. (i) The names, national provider identifier, if applicable, and compensation of all of the following: a. The members of the governing board, board of directors, or similar governance body for the health care entity. b. Any entity that is owned or controlled by, affiliated with, or under common control as the health care entity. c. Any entity listed in par. (f). (j) Comprehensive financial reports of the health care entity and any ownership or control entities, including audited financial statements, cost reports, annual costs, annual receipts, realized capital gains and losses, accumulated surplus, and accumulated reserves. (2) EXCEPTIONS. All of the following health care entities are exempt from the reporting requirements under sub. (1): (a) A health care entity that is an independent provider organization, without any ownership or control entities, consisting of 2 or fewer physicians, provided that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1358 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2210 if that health care entity experiences a material change transaction under s. 150.992, the health care entity is subject to reporting under sub. (1) upon the consummation of the transaction. (b) A health care provider or provider organization that is owned or controlled by another health care entity, if the health care provider or provider organization is shown in the organizational chart submitted under sub. (1) (g) and the owning or controlling health care entity reports all the information required under sub. (1) on behalf of the controlled or owned entity. Health care facilities are not subject to this exception. (3) RULES. (a) The department shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement this section, specify the format and content of reports, and impose penalties for noncompliance. The department may require additional reporting of data or information that it determines is necessary to better protect the public[s interest in monitoring the financial conditions, organizational structure, business practices, and market share of each registered health care entity. (b) The department may assess administrative fees on health care entities in an amount to help defray the costs in overseeing and implementing this section. (4) OWNERSHIP INFORMATION. (a) Information provided under this section shall be public information and may not be considered confidential, proprietary, or a trade secret, except that any individual health care provider[s taxpayer identification that is also their social security number shall be confidential. (b) Not later than December 31, 2028, and annually thereafter, the department shall post on its publicly available website a report with respect to the previous one-year period, including all of the following information: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1359 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2210 1. The number of health care entities reporting for the year, disaggregated by the business structure of each specified entity. 2. The names, addresses, and business structure of any entities with an ownership or controlling interest in each health care entity. 3. Any change in ownership or control for each health care entity. 4. Any change in the tax identification number of a health care entity. 5. As applicable, the name, address, tax identification number, and business structure of other affiliates under common control, subsidiaries, and management services entities for the health care entity, including the business type and the tax identification number of each. 6. An analysis of trends in horizontal and vertical consolidation, disaggregated by business structure and provider type. (c) The department may share information reported under this section with the attorney general, other state agencies, and other state officials to reduce or avoid duplication in reporting requirements or to facilitate oversight or enforcement under state law. Any tax identification numbers that are individual social security numbers may be shared with the attorney general, other state agencies, or other state officials that agree to maintain the confidentiality of such information. The department may, in consultation with the relevant state agencies, merge similar reporting requirements where appropriate. (5) ENFORCEMENT. (a) Audit and inspection authority. The department is authorized to audit and inspect the records of any health care entity that has failed to submit complete information pursuant to this section or if the department has 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1360 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2210 reason to question the accuracy or completeness of the information submitted pursuant this section. (b) Random audits. The department shall conduct annual audits of a random sample of health care entities to verify compliance with, accuracy, and completeness of the reported information pursuant to this section. (c) Penalty for failure to report. If a health care entity fails to provide a complete report under sub. (1), or submits a report containing false information, the entity shall be subject to all of the following civil penalties, as appropriate: 1. Health care entities consisting of independent health care providers or provider organizations without any 3rd-party ownership or control entities, with 10 or fewer physicians or less than $10 million in annual revenue, a forfeiture of up to $50,000 for each report not provided or containing false information. 2. For all other health care entities, a forfeiture of up to $500,000 for each report not provided or containing false information.

SECTION 2211. 154.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read: 154.01 (1g) XAdvanced practice registered nurseY means a nurse an individual licensed under ch. 441 who is currently certified by a national certifying body approved by the board of nursing as a nurse practitioner, certified nurse- midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist s. 441.09. SECTION 2212. 155.01 (1g) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 155.01 (1g) (b) An individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a nurse practitioner specialty designation under s. 441.09. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1361 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2213

SECTION 2213. 157.05 of the statutes is amended to read: 157.05 Autopsy. Consent for a licensed physician to conduct an autopsy on the body of a deceased person shall be deemed sufficient when given by whichever one of the following assumes custody of the body for purposes of burial: Father, mother, husband, wife parent, spouse, child, guardian, next of kin, domestic partner under ch. 770, or in the absence of any of the foregoing, a friend, or a person charged by law with the responsibility for burial. If 2 or more such persons assume custody of the body, the consent of one of them shall be deemed sufficient. SECTION 2214. 157.06 (11) (hm) of the statutes is created to read: 157.06 (11) (hm) Unless otherwise required by federal law, a hospital, physician, procurement organization, or other person may not determine the ultimate recipient of an anatomical gift based solely upon a positive test for the use of marijuana by a potential recipient. SECTION 2215. 157.06 (11) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 157.06 (11) (i) Except as provided under par. pars. (a) 2. and (hm), nothing in this section affects the allocation of organs for transplantation or therapy.

SECTION 2216. 160.07 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 160.07 (5) (a) and amended to read: 160.07 (5) (a) Within Except as provided under par. (b), within 9 months after transmitting the name of a substance to the department of health services under sub. (2), the department of natural resources shall propose rules establishing the recommendation of the department of health services as the enforcement standard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1362 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2216 for that substance and publish the notice required under s. 227.16 (2) (e), 227.17 or 227.24 (3). SECTION 2217. 160.07 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 160.07 (5) (b) Within 3 months after receiving a recommended enforcement standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance from the department of health services under sub. (3), the department of natural resources shall prepare a statement of scope under s. 227.135 of proposed rules that establish the recommendation of the department of health services as the enforcement standard for that substance.

SECTION 2218. 165.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.08 (1) Any civil action prosecuted by the department by direction of any officer, department, board, or commission, or any shall be compromised or discontinued when so directed by such officer, department, board, or commission. Any civil action prosecuted by the department on the initiative of the attorney general, or at the request of any individual may be compromised or discontinued with the approval of an intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, by submission of a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance for the approval of the committee. The compromise or discontinuance may occur only if the joint committee on finance approves the proposed plan. No proposed plan may be submitted to the joint committee on finance if the plan concedes the unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or concedes that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval of the joint committee on legislative organization the governor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1363 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2219

SECTION 2219. 165.10 of the statutes is amended to read: 165.10 Deposit Limits on expenditure of discretionary settlement funds. The Notwithstanding s. 20.455 (3) (g), before the attorney general shall deposit all may expend settlement funds into the general fund under s. 20.455 (3) (g) that are not committed under the terms of the settlement, the attorney general shall submit to the joint committee on finance a proposed plan for the expenditure of the funds. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the attorney general within 14 working days after the submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may expend the funds to implement the proposed plan. If, within 14 working days after the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney general that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may expend the funds only to implement the plan as approved by the committee. SECTION 2220. 165.12 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2221. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.25 (1) REPRESENT STATE IN APPEALS AND ON REMAND. Except as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (a), 19.49 (2) (a), and 978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party. The joint committee on legislative organization may intervene as permitted under s. 803.09 (2m) at any time. Nothing in this subsection deprives or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1364 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2221 relieves the attorney general or the department of justice of any authority or duty under this chapter.

SECTION 2222. 165.25 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.25 (1m) REPRESENT STATE IN OTHER MATTERS. If requested by the governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any state department, agency, official, employee or agent, whether required to appear as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state or the people of this state may be interested. The joint committee on legislative organization may intervene as permitted under s. 803.09 (2m) at any time. The public service commission may request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).

SECTION 2223. 165.25 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.25 (4) (ar) The department of justice shall furnish all legal services required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection relating to the enforcement of ss. 91.68, 93.73, 100.171, 100.173, 100.174, 100.175, 100.177, 100.18, 100.182, 100.195, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207, 100.209, 100.2091, 100.2092, 100.21, 100.28, 100.37, 100.42, 100.50, 100.51, 100.55, and 846.45 and chs. 126, 136, 344, 704, 707, and 779, together with any other services as are necessarily connected to the legal services.

SECTION 2224. 165.25 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 165.25 (6) (a) 1. At the request of the head of any department of state 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1365 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2224 government, the attorney general may appear for and defend any state department, or any state officer, employee, or agent of the department in any civil action or other matter brought before a court or an administrative agency which is brought against the state department, or officer, employee, or agent for or on account of any act growing out of or committed in the lawful course of an officer[s, employee[s, or agent[s duties. Witness fees or other expenses determined by the attorney general to be reasonable and necessary to the defense in the action or proceeding shall be paid as provided for in s. 885.07. The attorney general may compromise and settle the action as the attorney general determines to be in the best interest of the state except that, if the action is for injunctive relief or there is a proposed consent decree, the attorney general may not compromise or settle the action without the approval of an intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, without first submitting a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance. If, within 14 working days after the plan is submitted, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney general that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may compromise or settle the action only with the approval of the committee. The attorney general may not submit a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance under this subdivision in which the plan concedes the unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or concedes that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval of the joint committee on legislative organization.

SECTION 2225. 165.25 (10m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.25 (10m) REPORT ON GRANTS. (intro.) Beginning on January 15, 2015, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1366 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2225 and annually thereafter, the department of justice shall submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), regarding its administration of grant programs under ss. s. 165.95, 2023 stats., s. 165.955, 2023 stats., and ss. 165.96, 165.986, and 165.987. The report shall include, for each grant program, all of the following information: SECTION 2226. 165.25 (11) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2227. 165.25 (11m) of the statutes is created to read: 165.25 (11m) FALSE CLAIMS. Diligently investigate possible violations of s. 20.9315 and, if the department determines that a person has committed an act that is punishable under s. 20.9315, may bring a civil action against that person.

SECTION 2228. 165.63 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.63 (3) REQUESTS FROM COURTS. In making a determination required under s. 813.124 (7) (a), 813.1285 (7) (a), or 968.20 (1m) (d) 1., a judge or court commissioner shall request information under sub. (2) from the department or from a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer as provided in sub. (4) (d). SECTION 2229. 165.63 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.63 (4) (d) Aid the court in making a determination required under s. 813.124 (7) (a), 813.1285 (7) (a), or 968.20 (1m) (d) 1. or aid an entity in making a determination required under s. 968.20 (1m) (d) 2.

SECTION 2230. 165.64 of the statutes is created to read: 165.64 Self-assigned firearm exclusion. (1) In this section, XdepartmentY means the department of justice. (2) The department shall develop forms for individuals to submit to the department to request, or to renew a request, that they be prohibited from 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1367 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2230 purchasing a firearm. The forms shall request an emergency contact person and shall allow the individual to choose the term of the prohibition as follows: (a) A one-year, irrevocable term. (b) A 5-year term, the first year being irrevocable. (c) A 20-year term, the first year being irrevocable. (3) If an individual submits a form requesting that they be prohibited from purchasing a firearm, the department shall enter the individual[s identifying information into a database the department maintains and shall notify that individual[s emergency contact person that the individual has submitted a form. (4) (a) Subject to par. (b), the department shall remove the individual[s identifying information from the database under sub. (3) if any of the following occurs: 1. After the term under sub. (2) expires, the individual submits a form designed by the department requesting that their identifying information be removed. A term that has expired and has not been renewed continues until revoked under this subdivision and the identifying information is removed. 2. Before the term under sub. (2) expires but after the request becomes revocable under sub. (2) (b) or (c), the individual submits a form designed by the department requesting that their identifying information be removed. (b) The department shall notify the individual[s emergency contact person that the department has received a request submitted under par. (a) and may not remove the individual[s identifying information from the database until at least 48 hours have elapsed since the department received the request. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1368 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2230 (5) The department may disclose an individual[s identifying information included in the database under sub. (3) only as part of a firearms restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g) (c), as part of a search under s. 175.355 (2), or to the individual who is the subject of the information or the individual[s emergency contact person.

SECTION 2231. 165.68 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 165.68 (1) (a) 3. Sexual abuse, as defined in s. 103.10 (1m) (b) 6 (1) (gd). SECTION 2232. 165.83 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 165.83 (1) (c) 1. An act that is committed by a person who has attained the age of 17 an adult and that is a felony or a misdemeanor. SECTION 2233. 165.83 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 165.83 (1) (c) 2. An act that is committed by a person minor who has attained the age of 10 but who has not attained the age of 17 and that would be a felony or misdemeanor if committed by an adult. SECTION 2234. 165.83 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.83 (2) (d) Obtain Except as provided in par. (dd), obtain and file information relating to identifiable stolen or lost property.

SECTION 2235. 165.83 (2) (dd) of the statutes is created to read: 165.83 (2) (dd) 1. If a law enforcement agency forwards a file under s. 175.36 (2) (a) 2. to the department, enter the information into the national crime information center systems and put the file in a database that is created for stolen or lost firearms and make the database available to law enforcement agencies for 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1369 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2235 the purpose of locating and identifying stolen or lost firearms and identifying violators of s. 175.36 (1). 2. If a law enforcement agency notifies the department under s. 175.36 (2) (b) that a stolen or lost firearm has been recovered, enter that information into the national crime information center systems and add to the database a notation that the firearm has been recovered and the date on which it was recovered.

SECTION 2236. 165.85 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.85 (2) (c) XLaw enforcement officerY means any person employed by the state or any political subdivision of the state, for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances that the person is employed and sworn to enforce. XLaw enforcement officerY includes a marshal of the supreme court under s. 758.195 and a university police officer, as defined in s. 175.42 (1) (b). SECTION 2237. 165.85 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 165.85 (4) (a) 1m. The board may not create criteria for participation in the preparatory training program under subd. 1. that would prevent a person from participation if the person is in receipt of a valid employment authorization from the federal department of homeland security.

SECTION 2238. 165.85 (5x) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.85 (5x) OFFICER TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT. Notwithstanding sub. (5), in each fiscal year, the department of justice shall determine the amount of additional costs, including but not limited to tuition, lodging, travel, meals, salaries and fringe benefits, to each political subdivision as a result of the enactment of 1993 Wisconsin Act 460. In each fiscal year, the department shall pay each political subdivision the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1370 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2238 amount determined under this subsection for that political subdivision from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (am) and (q), subject to the limitations under s. 20.455 (2) (am).

SECTION 2239. 165.91 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.91 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kw), the department shall provide grants totaling $1,390,000 annually to tribes to fund tribal law enforcement operations. To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a tribe must submit an application for a grant to the department that includes a proposed plan for expenditure of the grant moneys. The department shall review any application and plan submitted to determine whether that application and plan meet the criteria established under par. (b). The department shall review the use of grant money provided under this subsection to ensure that the money is used according to the approved plan. SECTION 2240. 165.91 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 165.91 (2) (c) In any fiscal year, if there are moneys in the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kw) in excess of the amount specified in par. (a), the department of justice shall provide a payment to each tribe that operates a tribal law enforcement agency in an amount equal to the total excess moneys divided by the number of eligible tribes under this paragraph.

SECTION 2241. 165.935 of the statutes is created to read: 165.935 Crime victim services grants. (1) The department of justice shall award grants to eligible organizations from the appropriations under s. 20.455 (5) (gL) and (km) to provide services for crime victims. The department of justice shall award grants under this section in a manner consistent with 34 USC 20103. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1371 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2241 (2) An organization is eligible for a grant under this section if the department of justice determines that the organization meets the criteria under 34 USC 20103 (b). (3) The grant awards under this section may supplement federal funds under 34 USC 20103 but may not replace the funds. SECTION 2242. 165.95 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (title) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration; grant program programs.

SECTION 2243. 165.95 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read: 165.95 (1) (ac) XEvidence-based practiceY means a practice that has been developed using research to determine its efficacy for achieving positive measurable outcomes, including reducing recidivism and increasing public safety. SECTION 2244. 165.95 (2) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2245. 165.95 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 165.95 (2m) No later than January 1, 2027, each county shall operate an alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program described under sub. (3). No later than December 31, 2026, and by each December 31 thereafter, each county shall certify to the director of state courts that is has, or will have, a qualifying alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program by January 1 of the next calendar year. The director of state courts may consult with the department of justice to confirm whether the county operates a qualifying alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program. SECTION 2246. 165.95 (2r) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2247. 165.95 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1372 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2247 165.95 (3) (intro.) A county or tribe shall be eligible for a grant under sub. (2) program under this section, including a suspended and deferred prosecution program and a program based on principles of restorative justice, shall be considered an alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program if all of the following apply: SECTION 2248. 165.95 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2249. 165.95 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read: 165.95 (3) (ag) The program operates within the continuum from arrest to discharge from supervision and provides an alternative to prosecution, revocation, or incarceration through the use of pre-charge and post-charge diversion programs or treatment courts and community-based corrections.

SECTION 2250. 165.95 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (3) (b) The program employs evidence-based practices and is designed to promote and facilitate the implementation of effective criminal justice policies and practices that maximize justice and public and victim safety, reduce prison and jail populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, and reduce recidivism, and improve the welfare of participants[ families by meeting the comprehensive needs of participants. SECTION 2251. 165.95 (3) (bd) of the statutes is created to read: 165.95 (3) (bd) The program identifies each target population served by the program and identifies the evidence-based practices the program employs for each target population it serves.

SECTION 2252. 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 165.95 (3) (cm) 2. If the program is administered by a tribe, the criminal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1373 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2252 justice oversight committee shall consist of a representative of the judiciary, a representative of criminal prosecution and criminal defense, a social services provider, a behavioral health treatment provider, a law enforcement officer, a representative of corrections, and other members that the oversight committee determines are appropriate to the program. SECTION 2253. 165.95 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (3) (d) Services provided under the program are consistent with evidence-based practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment, as determined by the department of health services, and the program provides intensive case management. SECTION 2254. 165.95 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (3) (e) The program uses graduated sanctions and incentives to promote successful substance abuse treatment success.

SECTION 2255. 165.95 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (3) (g) The program is designed to integrate all mental health services provided to program participants by state and local government agencies, tribes, and other organizations. The program shall require regular communication and coordination among a participant[s substance abuse treatment providers, other service providers, the case manager, and any person designated under the program to monitor the person[s compliance with his or her obligations under the program, and any probation, extended supervision, and parole agent assigned to the participant. SECTION 2256. 165.95 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1374 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2256 165.95 (3) (h) The program provides substance abuse and mental health treatment services through providers that who use evidence-based practices in the delivery of services and, where applicable, who are certified by the department of health services or licensed to provide the services approved under the program.

SECTION 2257. 165.95 (3) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (3d) and amended to read: 165.95 (3d) The An alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program requires under this section may require participants to pay a reasonable amount for their treatment, based on their income and available assets, and pursues to pursue and uses use all possible resources available through insurance and federal, state, and local aid programs, including cash, vouchers, and direct services.

SECTION 2258. 165.95 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (3) (j) The program is developed with input from, and implemented in collaboration with, one or more circuit court judges, the district attorney, the state public defender, local and, if applicable, tribal law enforcement officials, county agencies and, if applicable, tribal agencies responsible for providing social services, including services relating to alcohol and other drug addiction substance use disorder, child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, the departments of corrections, children and families, and health services, private social services agencies, and substance abuse use disorder treatment providers. SECTION 2259. 165.95 (3) (k) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2260. 165.95 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (3) (cm) (intro.) and amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1375 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2260 165.95 (3) (cm) (intro.) A county or tribe that receives a grant under this section shall create an The program identifies a criminal justice oversight committee to develop and implement the program design and advise the county or tribe in administering and evaluating its program. Each The membership of each criminal justice oversight committee shall be as follows: 1. If the program is administered by a county, the criminal justice oversight committee shall consist of a circuit court judge, the district attorney or his or her designee, the state public defender or his or her designee, a local law enforcement official, a representative of the county, a representative of the tribe, if applicable, a representative of each other county agency and, if applicable, tribal agency responsible for providing social services, including services relating to child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, representatives of the department of corrections and department of health services, a representative from private social services agencies, a representative of substance abuse behavioral health treatment providers, and other members to be determined by the county or tribe the oversight committee determines are appropriate for the program.

SECTION 2261. 165.95 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 165.95 (5) (ag) and amended to read: 165.95 (5) (ag) A county, or a tribe that receives a grant under this section s. 16.075, shall comply with state audits and shall submit an annual report to the department of justice and to the criminal justice oversight committee created under par. (a) identified in sub. (3) (cm) regarding the impact of the program on jail and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1376 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2261 prison populations and its progress in attaining the goals specified in sub. (3) (b) and (f). SECTION 2262. 165.95 (5) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (5) (bg) A county, or a tribe that receives a grant under this section s. 16.075, shall submit data requested by the department of justice to the department of justice each month. The department of justice may request any data regarding the project funded by the grant that is necessary to evaluate the project alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program and prepare the reports under sub. (5p). SECTION 2263. 165.95 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2264. 165.95 (5p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (5p) (a) The department of justice shall, annually, analyze the data submitted under sub. (5) (bg) and prepare a progress report that evaluates the effectiveness of the grant program alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs in this state. The department of justice shall make the report available to the public. SECTION 2265. 165.95 (5p) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (5p) (b) The department of justice shall, every 5 years, prepare a comprehensive report that analyzes the data it receives under sub. (5) (bg) and the annual reports it produces under par. (a). The department of justice shall include in this comprehensive report a cost benefit analysis of the grant program alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs and shall submit the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1377 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2266

SECTION 2266. 165.95 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 16.075 (7) and amended to read: 16.075 (7) A county or tribe may, with one or more other counties or tribes, jointly apply for and receive a grant under this section sub. (2). Upon submitting a joint application, each county or tribe shall include with the application a written agreement specifying each tribe[s and each county department[s role in developing, administering, and evaluating the program. The oversight committee established under sub. (5) (a) identified in s. 165.95 (3) (cm) shall consist of representatives from each county or tribe. SECTION 2267. 165.95 (7) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2268. 165.95 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 16.075 (3) and amended to read: 16.075 (3) Beginning in fiscal year 2012-13, the The department of justice shall, every 5 years, make grants under this section sub. (2) available to any county or tribe on a competitive basis. A county or tribe may apply for a grant under this subsection sub. (2) regardless of whether the county or tribe has received a grant previously under this section sub. (2).

SECTION 2269. 165.95 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.95 (8) The department of justice shall assist a county or tribe receiving a grant under this section that operates an alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program in obtaining funding from other sources for its program. SECTION 2270. 165.95 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 16.075 (4) and amended to read: 16.075 (4) The department of justice shall inform any county or tribe that is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1378 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2270 applying for a grant under this section sub. (2) whether the county or tribe meets the requirements established under sub. s. 165.95 (3), regardless of whether the county or tribe receives a grant. SECTION 2271. 165.95 (10) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2272. 165.955 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2273. 175.33 of the statutes is created to read: 175.33 Transfer of firearms. (1) In this section: (a) XFamily memberY means a spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, child, or grandchild. The relationship may be by blood, marriage, or adoption. (b) XFirearmY includes the frame or receiver of a firearm. (c) XFirearms dealerY has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (ar). (d) XTransferY has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (br). (2) No person may transfer ownership of a firearm, or be transferred ownership of a firearm, unless one of the following applies: (a) The transferor is a firearms dealer. (b) The transferor makes the transfer to or through a firearms dealer and obtains a receipt under s. 175.35 (2j) (b). (c) The transfer of ownership of the firearm is one of the transfers listed under s. 175.35 (2t). (d) The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm to a family member by gift, bequest, or inheritance, the transferee is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 or federal law, and the transferee is at least 18 years of age. (3) Any person who intentionally violates sub. (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1379 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2273 and shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 9 months. The person is also prohibited under s. 941.29 from possessing a firearm for a period of 2 years.

SECTION 2274. 175.35 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (title) Purchase of handguns firearms.

SECTION 2275. 175.35 (1) (at) of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (1) (at) XFirearms restrictions record searchY means a search of department of justice records to determine whether a person seeking to purchase a handgun is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 or is included in the database under s. 165.64 (3). XFirearms restrictions record searchY includes a criminal history record search, a search to determine whether a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 2007 stats., a search in the national instant criminal background check system to determine whether a person has been ordered not to possess a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 51.45 (13) (i) 1., 54.10 (3) (f) 1., or 55.12 (10) (a), a search to determine whether the person is subject to an injunction under s. 813.12 or 813.122, or a tribal injunction, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (e), issued by a court established by any federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribe or band, except the Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin, that includes notice to the respondent that he or she is subject to the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29 and that has been filed with the circuit court under s. 813.128 (3g), a search to determine whether the person is subject to a temporary restraining order or injunction under s. 813.124, and a search to determine whether 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1380 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2275 the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 813.123 (5m) or 813.125 (4m).

SECTION 2276. 175.35 (1) (at) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 175.35 (1) (at) XFirearms restrictions record searchY means a search of department of justice records to determine whether a person seeking to purchase receive the transfer of a handgun firearm is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 or is included in the database under s. 165.64 (3). XFirearms restrictions record searchY includes a criminal history record search, a search to determine whether a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 2007 stats., a search in the national instant criminal background check system to determine whether a person has been ordered not to possess a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 51.45 (13) (i) 1., 54.10 (3) (f) 1., or 55.12 (10) (a), a search to determine whether the person is subject to an injunction under s. 813.12 or 813.122, or a tribal injunction, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (e), issued by a court established by any federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribe or band, except the Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin, that includes notice to the respondent that he or she is subject to the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29 and that has been filed with the circuit court under s. 813.128 (3g), a search to determine whether the person is subject to a temporary restraining order or injunction under s. 813.124, and a search to determine whether the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 813.123 (5m) or 813.125 (4m).

SECTION 2277. 175.35 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1381 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2277 175.35 (1) (br) XTransferY includes to sell, assign, pledge, lease, loan, give away, or otherwise dispose of. SECTION 2278. 175.35 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 175.35 (2) (am) and amended to read: 175.35 (2) (am) When a firearms dealer sells transfers a handgun firearm, including the frame or receiver of a firearm, he or she may not transfer possession of that handgun firearm to any other person until all of the following have occurred: requirements under par. (cm) have been met. SECTION 2279. 175.35 (2) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 175.35 (2) (cm) 1., 2. and 3. SECTION 2280. 175.35 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 175.35 (2) (bm) When a person transfers a firearm, including the frame or receiver of a firearm, through a firearms dealer, the transfer of possession of that firearm may not be made until all of the requirements of par. (cm) have been met.

SECTION 2281. 175.35 (2) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read: 175.35 (2) (cm) (intro.) All of the following must occur before a firearm may be transferred under par. (am) or (bm): SECTION 2282. 175.35 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2) (d) The If the firearm is a handgun, 48 hours have elapsed from the time that the firearms dealer has received an approval a confirmation number regarding the firearms restrictions record search under sub. (2g) (c) from the department of justice or, if the firearm is not a handgun, the firearms dealer has received a confirmation number regarding the firearms restrictions record search 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1382 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2282 under sub. (2g) (c) from the department of justice and, for any firearm, the firearms dealer has not been notified that the person is prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm or that the department needs an extension under sub. (2g) (c) 4. c. SECTION 2283. 175.35 (2) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 175.35 (2) (cm) 4.

SECTION 2284. 175.35 (2g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2g) (a) The department of justice shall promulgate rules prescribing procedures under sub. (2) (cm) 1. for a transferee to provide and a firearms dealer to inspect identification containing a photograph of the transferee. SECTION 2285. 175.35 (2g) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2g) (b) 1. The department of justice shall promulgate rules prescribing a notification form for use under sub. (2) (cm) 2. and 3. requiring the transferee to provide his or her name, date of birth, gender, race and social security number and other identification necessary to permit an accurate firearms restrictions record search under par. (c) 3. and the required notification under par. (c) 4. The department of justice shall make the forms available at locations throughout the state.

SECTION 2286. 175.35 (2g) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2g) (b) 2. The department of justice shall ensure that each notification form under subd. 1. requires the transferee to indicate that he or she is not purchasing receiving a transfer of the firearm with the purpose or intent to transfer the firearm to a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1383 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2286 federal law and that each notification form informs the transferee that making a false statement with regard to this purpose or intent is a Class H felony.

SECTION 2287. 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read: 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. a. If the search indicates that the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 or is included in the database under s. 165.64 (3), the department shall provide the firearms dealer with a unique nonapproval number. The department may not disclose to the firearms dealer the reason the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29. b. If the search indicates that the transferee is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29 and is not included in the database under s. 165.64 (3), the department shall provide the firearms dealer with a unique approval number.

SECTION 2288. 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. c. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. c. If the search indicates that it is unclear whether the person is prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm and the department needs more time than provided under sub. (2) (d) to make the determination, the department shall make every reasonable effort to determine whether the person is prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm and notify the firearms dealer of the results as soon as practicable but no later than 5 working days after the search was requested.

SECTION 2289. 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. c. of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. c. If the search indicates that it is unclear whether the person is prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm and the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1384 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2289 department needs more time than provided under sub. (2) (d) (cm) 4. to make the determination, the department shall make every reasonable effort to determine whether the person is prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm and notify the firearms dealer of the results as soon as practicable but no later than 5 working days after the search was requested.

SECTION 2290. 175.35 (2i) of the statutes is renumbered 175.35 (2i) (a) and amended to read: 175.35 (2i) (a) The department shall charge a firearms dealer a $10 fee for each firearms restrictions record search that the firearms dealer requests under sub. (2) (c) (cm) 3. (b) 1. The firearms dealer may collect the fee under par. (a) from the transferee. (c) The department may refuse to conduct firearms restrictions record searches for any firearms dealer who fails to pay any fee under this subsection par. (a) within 30 days after billing by the department. SECTION 2291. 175.35 (2i) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 175.35 (2i) (b) 2. If the transfer is made under sub. (2) (bm), the firearms dealer may collect from the transferor the fee under par. (a) and any additional amount to cover any costs he or she incurs in processing the transfer. SECTION 2292. 175.35 (2j) of the statutes is renumbered 175.35 (2j) (a).

SECTION 2293. 175.35 (2j) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 175.35 (2j) (b) If a person transfers a firearm through a firearms dealer under sub. (2) (bm), or transfers a firearm to a firearms dealer, the firearms dealer shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1385 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2293 provide the person a written receipt documenting the dealer[s participation in the transfer. SECTION 2294. 175.35 (2k) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2k) (ar) 2. Check each notification form received under sub. (2j) (a) against the information recorded by the department regarding the corresponding request for a firearms restrictions record search under sub. (2g). If the department previously provided a unique approval number regarding the request and nothing in the completed notification form indicates that the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29, the department shall destroy all records regarding that firearms restrictions record search within 30 days after receiving the notification form.

SECTION 2295. 175.35 (2k) (c) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2k) (c) 2. a. A statement that the Wisconsin law enforcement agency is conducting an investigation of a crime in which a handgun firearm was used or was attempted to be used or was unlawfully possessed. SECTION 2296. 175.35 (2k) (c) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2k) (c) 2. b. A statement by a division commander or higher authority within the Wisconsin law enforcement agency that he or she has a reasonable suspicion that the person who is the subject of the information request has obtained or is attempting to obtain a handgun firearm. SECTION 2297. 175.35 (2k) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2k) (g) If a search conducted under sub. (2g) indicates that the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29, the attorney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1386 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2297 general or his or her designee may disclose to a law enforcement agency that the transferee has attempted to obtain a handgun firearm.

SECTION 2298. 175.35 (2k) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2k) (h) If a search conducted under sub. (2g) indicates a felony charge without a recorded disposition and the attorney general or his or her designee has reasonable grounds to believe the transferee may pose a danger to himself, herself or another, the attorney general or his or her designee may disclose to a law enforcement agency that the transferee has obtained or has attempted to obtain a handgun firearm. SECTION 2299. 175.35 (2L) of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (2L) The department of justice shall promulgate rules providing for the review of nonapprovals under sub. (2g) (c) 4. a. Any person who is denied the right to purchase receive a transfer of a handgun firearm because the firearms dealer received a nonapproval number under sub. (2g) (c) 4. a. may request a firearms restrictions record search review under those rules. If the person disagrees with the results of that review, the person may file an appeal under rules promulgated by the department.

SECTION 2300. 175.35 (2t) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read: 175.35 (2t) (a) Transfers of any handgun firearm classified as an antique by regulations of the U.S. department of the treasury. (b) Transfers of any handgun firearm between firearms dealers or between wholesalers and dealers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1387 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2300 (c) Transfers of any handgun firearm to law enforcement or armed services agencies. SECTION 2301. 175.35 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.35 (3) (b) 2. A person who violates sub. (2e) by intentionally providing false information regarding whether he or she is purchasing receiving a transfer of the firearm with the purpose or intent to transfer the firearm to another who the person knows or reasonably should know is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law is guilty of a Class H felony. The penalty shall include a fine that is not less than $500.

SECTION 2302. 175.355 of the statutes is created to read: 175.355 Search self-assigned firearm exclusion database for purchase of firearms. (1) In this section: (a) XFirearms dealerY has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (ar). (b) XHandgunY has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (b). (2) When a firearms dealer sells a firearm that is not a handgun, the firearms dealer shall request the department of justice to search the database under s. 165.64 (3) and may not transfer a firearm to a person who is included in the database under s. 165.64 (3). SECTION 2303. 175.355 of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

SECTION 2304. 175.36 of the statutes is created to read: 175.36 Reporting stolen or lost firearm. (1) (a) A person who owns a firearm and who discovers that the firearm is stolen or lost shall, within 24 hours of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1388 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2304 the discovery, report the theft or loss to a law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the area in which the firearm was stolen or lost. (b) If a person who has reported a theft or loss under par. (a) recovers the firearm, the person shall report as soon as practicable to a law enforcement agency the date on which the firearm was recovered. (2) (a) A law enforcement agency that receives under sub. (1) (a) a report of a stolen or lost firearm shall do all of the following: 1. Create a file that includes, if known, the date on which the firearm was stolen or lost; the caliber, make, and model of the firearm; the serial number of the firearm; any distinguishing mark on the firearm; and the location at which the firearm was purchased by, or transferred to, the person making the report under sub. (1) (a). 2. As soon as practicable, forward a copy of the file created under subd. 1. to the department of justice for inclusion in a database under s. 165.83 (2) (dd). (b) A law enforcement agency that receives under sub. (1) (b) a report of a recovered firearm shall report to the department of justice the date on which the firearm was recovered. (3) A person who reports under sub. (1) (a) a stolen or lost firearm, when he or she knows that the report is false, is guilty of violating s. 946.41. (4) A person who violates sub. (1) (a) is guilty of one of the following: (a) For a first offense, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) For a 2nd or subsequent offense, a Class I felony.

SECTION 2305. 175.37 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1389 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2305 175.37 (title) Warning Requirements whenever transferring a firearm. SECTION 2306. 175.37 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 175.37 (1) (intro.) and amended to read: 175.37 (1) (intro.) Upon the retail commercial sale or retail commercial transfer of any firearm, the seller or transferor shall provide to the buyer or transferee all of the following: (a) A written warning in block letters not less than one-fourth inch in height: XIF YOU LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD YOU MAY BE FINED OR IMPRISONED OR BOTH IF THE CHILD IMPROPERLY DISCHARGES, POSSESSES OR EXHIBITS THE FIREARM.Y SECTION 2307. 175.37 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 175.37 (1) (b) A secure, lockable container that is designed to store a firearm or a trigger lock for the firearm. SECTION 2308. 175.37 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 175.37 (1) (c) A written notice of the requirements under s. 175.36 (1) and of the penalties under s. 175.36 (4).

SECTION 2309. 175.375 of the statutes is created to read: 175.375 Storage of firearms by retail entity. Any person who engages in the retail commercial sale or transfer of firearms shall ensure, when the place of business is unattended, that each firearm that is located in the place of business is secured using one of the following methods: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1390 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2309 (1) The firearm is stored in a locked fireproof safe, in a locked steel gun cabinet, or in a vault in the business premises. (2) The firearm is stored in a display case that is made with a steel frame that is no thinner than 12 gauge, is fitted with a hardened steel lock where the case opens to access the firearm, and is fitted either with smash-proof polycarbonate panels that are at least one-quarter inch thick or with glass that is protected with a security or protective laminate film that is specifically designed to delay entry and unauthorized access, with a minimum thickness of at least eight-thousandths of an inch, and that includes an anchoring system on all seams of each glass panel and is also anchored to the frame. If the location of the retail store is at street level, one of the following is also required: (a) Concrete or hardened steel bollards, or other barriers such as security planters or other devices with a similar structural integrity of bollards, that protect the location[s front entrance, any floor-to-ceiling windows, and any other doors that could be breached by a vehicle. (b) Locking steel roll-down doors that are installed on all perimeter doors and floor-to-ceiling windows, unless the installation would violate a state or local fire code. (3) The firearm is secured with a hardened steel rod or cable of at least one- eighth inch in diameter through the trigger guard of the firearm. The steel rod or cable shall be secured with a hardened steel lock that has a shackle. The lock and shackle shall be protected or shielded from the use of a bolt cutter, and the rod or cable shall be anchored in a manner that prevents the removal of the firearm from 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1391 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2309 the premises. If the location of the retail store is at street level, one of the following is also required: (a) Concrete or hardened steel bollards, or other barriers such as security planters or other devices with a similar structural integrity of bollards, that protect the location[s front entrance, any floor-to-ceiling windows, and any other doors that could be breached by a vehicle. (b) Locking steel roll-down doors that are installed on all perimeter doors and floor-to-ceiling windows, unless the installation would violate a state or local fire code. (4) The firearm is stored in a windowless room that is equipped with a steel security door fitted with a deadbolt lock and that does not have a door exposed to the outside of the building. (5) The firearm is stored behind a steel roll-down door or security gate, or the firearm is secured in a locked steel gun rack by use of a hardened steel bar.

SECTION 2310. 175.60 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 175.60 (7) (d) A fee for a background check that is equal to the fee charged under s. 175.35 (2i) (a).

SECTION 2311. 175.60 (9g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.60 (9g) (a) 2. The department shall conduct a criminal history record search and shall search its records and conduct a search in the national instant criminal background check system to determine whether the applicant is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal law; whether the applicant is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29; whether the applicant is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1392 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2311 prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 2007 stats.; whether the applicant has been ordered not to possess a firearm under s. 51.20 (13) (cv) 1., 51.45 (13) (i) 1., 54.10 (3) (f) 1., or 55.12 (10) (a); whether the applicant is subject to an injunction under s. 813.12 or 813.122, or a tribal injunction, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (e), issued by a court established by any federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribe or band, except the Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin, that includes notice to the respondent that he or she is subject to the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29 and that has been filed with the circuit court under s. 813.128 (3g); whether the applicant is subject to a temporary restraining order or injunction under s. 813.124; and whether the applicant is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 813.123 (5m) or 813.125 (4m); and to determine if the court has prohibited the applicant from possessing a dangerous weapon under s. 969.02 (3) (c) or 969.03 (1) (c) and if the applicant is prohibited from possessing a dangerous weapon as a condition of release under s. 969.01.

SECTION 2312. 175.60 (11) (a) 2. f. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.60 (11) (a) 2. f. The individual becomes subject to an a temporary restraining order or injunction described in s. 941.29 (1m) (f) or is ordered not to possess a firearm under s. 813.123 (5m) or 813.125 (4m). SECTION 2313. 175.60 (15) (b) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 175.60 (15) (b) 4. b. A fee for a background check that is equal to the fee charged under s. 175.35 (2i) (a). SECTION 2314. 182.004 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 182.004 (6) Stock may be issued and leases made to husband and wife 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1393 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2314 spouses, and to the survivor of them, in which event title shall descend the same as in like conveyances of real property subject to ch. 766. Otherwise, title to the stock and lease shall descend to the persons to whom a homestead of the stockholder would descend except as provided in ch. 766. The interest of a tenant in the lease and stock shall be exempt from execution to the same extent as a homestead in real estate.

SECTION 2315. 182.01 (8) of the statutes is created to read: 182.01 (8) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH BUSINESS FORMATION FILINGS. The department shall provide informational materials and resources on worker misclassification to each person who files with the department any of the following: (a) Articles of incorporation under s. 180.0202 or 181.0202. (b) Articles of organization under s. 183.0201. (c) A statement of qualification under s. 178.0901. (d) A certificate of limited partnership under s. 179.0201.

SECTION 2316. 185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 185.983 (1) (intro.) Every voluntary nonprofit health care plan operated by a cooperative association organized under s. 185.981 shall be exempt from chs. 600 to 646, with the exception of ss. 601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41, 601.42, 601.43, 601.44, 601.45, 611.26, 611.67, 619.04, 623.11, 623.12, 628.34 (10), 631.17, 631.89, 631.93, 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.722, 632.729, 632.745 to 632.749, 632.7498, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795, 632.798, 632.848, 632.85, 632.851, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87 (2) to (6) (8), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.891, 632.895 (5) and (8) to (17), 632.896, and 632.897 (10) and chs. 609, 620, 630, 635, 645, and 646, but the sponsoring association shall: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1394 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2317 SECTION 2317. 189.02 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 189.02 (3m) (a) Except as provided in s. 15.03, the public service commission department shall have no control or jurisdiction over the office in matters relating to railroad regulation.

SECTION 2318. 189.02 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 189.02 (3m) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the commissioner of railroads shall seek the input of, and give considerable weight to the advice given by, the chairperson of the public service commission secretary on matters relating to the employment of persons by the office. SECTION 2319. 189.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 189.02 (4) Decisions of the office are not appealable to the public service commission department. Decisions of the office are subject to judicial review under ch. 227. SECTION 2320. 189.02 (7) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2321. 190.11 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 190.11 (3) The office of the commissioner of railroads shall collect a fee of $1 per page filed under sub. (1). All fees received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.155 (2) (g) 20.395 (7) (ag).

SECTION 2322. 194.025 of the statutes is amended to read: 194.025 Discrimination prohibited. No motor carrier may engage in any practice, act or omission which results in discrimination on the basis of race, creed, sex or, national origin, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

SECTION 2323. 195.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1395 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2323 195.60 (1) Whenever the office in a proceeding upon its own motion, on complaint, or upon an application to it deems it necessary in order to carry out the duties imposed upon it by law to investigate the books, accounts, practices and activities of, or make appraisals of the property of any railroad or water carrier or to render any engineering or accounting services to any railroad or water carrier, the railroad or water carrier shall pay the expenses attributable to such investigation, appraisal or service. The office shall ascertain such expenses, and shall render a bill therefor, by mail, to the railroad or water carrier, either at the conclusion of the investigation, appraisal or services, or during its progress. The bill shall constitute notice of assessment and demand of payment thereof. The railroad or water carrier shall, within 30 days after the mailing thereof, pay to the office the amount of the special expense for which it is billed. Ninety percent of the payment shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.155 (2) (g) 20.395 (7) (ag). The total amount, in any one calendar year, for which any railroad or water carrier becomes liable, by reason of costs incurred by the office within such calendar year, shall not exceed four-fifths of one percent of its gross operating revenues derived from intrastate operations in the last preceding calendar year. Where, under this subsection, costs are incurred within any calendar year, which are in excess of four- fifths of one percent of such gross operating revenues, the excess costs shall not be chargeable as part of the remainder under sub. (2) but shall be paid out of the general appropriation to the office. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the office from rendering bills in one calendar year for costs incurred within a previous year. For the purpose of calculating the costs of investigations, appraisals and other services under this subsection, 90 percent of the costs determined shall be costs of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1396 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2323 the office and 10 percent of the costs determined shall be costs of state government operations.

SECTION 2324. 195.60 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 195.60 (2) The office shall annually, within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year, ascertain the total of its expenditures during such year which are reasonably attributable to the performance of its duties relating to railroads and water carriers. For purposes of such calculation, 90 percent of the expenditures so determined shall be expenditures of the office and 10 percent of the expenditures so determined shall be expenditures for state government operations. The office shall deduct therefrom all amounts chargeable to railroads and water carriers under sub. (1) and s. 201.10 (3). A sum equal to the remainder plus 10 percent of the remainder shall be assessed by the office to the several railroads and water carriers in proportion to their respective gross operating revenues during the last calendar year, derived from intrastate operations. Such assessment shall be paid within 30 days after the bill has been mailed to the several railroads and water carriers, which bill shall constitute notice of assessment and demand of payment thereof. The total amount which may be assessed to the railroads and water carriers under authority of this subsection shall not exceed 1.85 percent of the total gross operating revenues of such railroads and water carriers, during such calendar year, derived from intrastate operations. Ninety percent of the payment shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.155 (2) (g) 20.395 (7) (ag). The railroads and water carriers shall furnish such financial information as the office requires for purposes of this section.

SECTION 2325. 196.025 (8) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1397 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2325 196.025 (8) NUCLEAR ENERGY FEASIBILITY STUDY. The commission shall conduct a nuclear power plant feasibility study, and may contract with a 3rd party to conduct all or part of the study. SECTION 2326. 196.027 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 196.027 (1) (d) 3. The retiring of any existing electric generating facility fueled by nonrenewable combustible energy resources.

SECTION 2327. 196.027 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 196.027 (1) (f) XEnvironmental control costY means capital cost, including capitalized cost relating to regulatory assets, incurred or expected to be incurred by an energy utility in undertaking an environmental control activity and, with respect to an environmental control activity described in par. (d) 2. or 3., includes the unrecovered value of property that is retired, including any demolition or similar cost that exceeds the salvage value of the property. XEnvironmental control costY does not include any monetary penalty, fine, or forfeiture assessed against an energy utility by a government agency or court under a federal or state environmental statute, rule, or regulation. SECTION 2328. 196.372 (3) (e) 2. (intro.) and b. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 196.372 (3) (e) 2. and amended to read: 196.372 (3) (e) 2. The commission may not approve an application under subd. 1. unless the application satisfies all of the following conditions: b. Any states that any loan provided may not be forgiven by the water public utility or the municipality.

SECTION 2329. 196.372 (3) (e) 2. a. of the statutes is repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1398 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2330 SECTION 2330. 196.374 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 196.374 (1) (d) XEnergy efficiency programY means a program for reducing the usage or, reducing the demand, or increasing the efficiency of the usage of energy by a customer or member of an energy utility, municipal utility, or retail electric cooperative, including programs that promote the development or use of energy storage systems by residential customers. XEnergy efficiency programY does not include load management. SECTION 2331. 196.374 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read: 196.374 (1) (dm) XEnergy storage systemY means a commercially available technology that uses mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes for absorbing energy and storing it for a period of time for use at a later time.

SECTION 2332. 196.374 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 196.374 (3) (b) 2. The commission shall require each energy utility to spend 1.2 2.4 percent of its annual operating revenues derived from retail sales to fund the utility[s programs under sub. (2) (b) 1., the utility[s ordered programs, the utility[s share of the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs under sub. (2) (a) 1., and the utility[s share, as determined by the commission under subd. 4., of the costs incurred by the commission in administering this section.

SECTION 2333. 196.376 of the statutes is created to read: 196.376 Residential and commercial energy improvements. The commission may authorize a public utility to finance energy improvements at a specific residential or commercial location and recover the cost of those improvements over time through a surcharge periodically placed on the public utility customer[s account for that location. The commission shall promulgate rules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1399 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2333 to establish the requirements for the utility financing programs authorized under this section. Those requirements shall include at least all of the following: (1) The surcharge shall be assigned to a location, not to an individual customer. (2) Energy improvements are eligible for financing only if the improvements are estimated to save an amount that exceeds the surcharge. (3) The financing offered to a customer under this section may not increase the customer[s risk or debt.

SECTION 2334. 196.379 of the statutes is created to read: 196.379 Energy innovation grant program. The office of energy innovation in the commission shall administer the energy innovation grant program. SECTION 2335. 196.491 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 196.491 (2) (title) STRATEGIC ENERGY ASSESSMENT AND INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANS. SECTION 2336. 196.491 (2) (a) 3s. of the statutes is created to read: 196.491 (2) (a) 3s. Review the integrated resource plans submitted by electric utilities under par. (h) to help inform the strategic energy assessment.

SECTION 2337. 196.491 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read: 196.491 (2) (h) 1. Each electric utility shall prepare and file an integrated resource plan with the commission. The commission shall by order establish integrated resource plan content and filing requirements, including filing deadlines. An integrated resource plan shall include a set of resource options that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1400 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2337 an electric utility could use to meet the service needs of its customers over the next 5-year, 10-year, and 15-year periods, including an explanation of the supply-and- demand circumstances under which, and the extent to which, each resource option would be used to meet those service needs. Resource options that could be used to meet service needs include using, refurbishing, and constructing electric generating plants and equipment; buying electricity generated by other entities; controlling customer loads; and implementing customer energy conservation. The commission shall approve, reject, or modify an electric utility[s integrated resource plan consistent with the public interest. The commission[s acceptance of an integrated resource plan under this paragraph does not constitute issuance of a certificate under s. 196.49 or issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity under sub. (3). 2. An integrated resource plan under this paragraph shall include all of the following: a. A long-term forecast of the electric utility[s sales and peak demand under various reasonable scenarios. b. Details regarding the amount of peak demand reduction the electric utility expects to achieve and the electric utility[s proposals for achieving the reduction in peak demand, including through load management and demand response. c. If the plan identifies constructing a generation facility as a resource option, the type of generation technology proposed for the generation facility, the proposed capacity of the generation facility, and the projected fuel costs for the proposed generation facility under various reasonable scenarios. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1401 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2337 d. Projected electricity purchased or produced by the electric utility that is generated from a renewable energy resource. If the electric utility projects the total level of electricity purchased or produced from a renewable energy resource to decrease over the periods described in subd. 1. a., the electric utility shall explain why the decrease is in the best interests of ratepayers. e. Details regarding the impacts of energy efficiency programs on the electric utility[s electricity sales and peak demand under various reasonable scenarios, including the total amount of customer energy savings and the associated costs of the energy efficiency programs. f. Projected energy and capacity purchased or produced by the electric utility from a cogeneration resource. g. An analysis of potential new or upgraded electricity transmission options for the electric utility. h. Data regarding the electric utility[s current generation portfolio, including the age, capacity factor, licensing status, and estimated remaining operating time for each electric generating facility in the portfolio. i. Plans for meeting current and future capacity needs, including cost estimates for any power purchase agreement, any proposed construction or major investment, and any transmission or distribution infrastructure necessary to support proposed construction or major investments. j. An analysis of the cost, capacity factor, and viability of all reasonable options available to meet projected energy and capacity needs, including existing electric generating facilities in this state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1402 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2337 k. Projected total costs for each scenario reviewed under this subdivision. L. If applicable, projected long-term natural gas transportation contracts or natural gas storage that the electric utility will hold to provide an adequate supply of natural gas to new electric generating facilities. m. Any other information required by the commission by order. 3. This paragraph does not apply to cooperative associations.

SECTION 2338. 196.491 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 196.491 (3) (g) The commission shall take final action on an application filed under par. (a) 1. within 180 days after the application is determined or considered to be complete under par. (a) 2. If the commission fails to take final action within the 180-day period, the commission is considered to have issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity with respect to the application, unless the chairperson of the commission extends the time period for no more than an 2 additional 180 days 180-day extensions for good cause. If the commission fails to take final action within the extended period, the commission is considered to have issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity with respect to the application.

SECTION 2339. 196.504 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 196.504 (2) (a) To make broadband expansion grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in unserved areas designated under par. (e). Grants awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriations under ss. 20.155 (3) (a), (r), and (rm) and 20.866 (2) (z), in the amount allocated under s. 20.866 (2) (z) 5. SECTION 2340. 196.5048 of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1403 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2340 196.5048 Internet service provider registration. No person may provide Internet service in this state unless the person registers with the commission.

SECTION 2341. 196.94 of the statutes is created to read: 196.94 Brownfield renewable energy generation grants. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XBrownfieldsY has the meaning given in s. 238.13 (1) (a). (b) XElectric providerY means any of the following: 1. A public utility that generates, transmits, or distributes electric energy at wholesale or retail. 2. A cooperative association incorporated under ch. 185 to do business in this state that carries on the business of generating, transmitting, or distributing electric energy to its members at wholesale or retail. (c) XRenewable energyY has the meaning given in s. 196.378 (1) (fg). (2) GRANT PROGRAM. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (3) (b), the commission shall make grants to developers and electric providers for redeveloping brownfields for renewable energy generation. (b) A grant under this section may be used only for remediating brownfields, developing renewable energy infrastructure on brownfields, and technical support.

SECTION 2342. 198.06 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 198.06 (5) (a) The board of canvassers shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the office of the secretary of state administration. A certified copy of the order shall also be filed with the clerk of each municipality included in the district, with the county clerk, and with the commission. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1404 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2343

SECTION 2343. 198.06 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 198.06 (5) (b) If the district as finally constituted comprises a smaller area than originally proposed because of the failure of one or more municipalities to approve the district at the election, the commission shall, within 10 days following the filing of the order under par. (a) with the commission, file its approval or disapproval of the district as created by the election with the secretary of state administration, the clerk of each municipality included in the district and the county clerk. If the commission approves, upon the filing of the approval the creation and incorporation of the district shall be considered complete. If the commission disapproves, the district shall be considered dissolved. Except as provided in par. (c), the approval or disapproval of the commission shall be final.

SECTION 2344. 198.06 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 198.06 (5) (d) If a district has been approved by all of the municipalities within the district as proposed, the creation and incorporation of the district shall be considered complete upon the filing of the result of the election with the secretary of state administration by the board of canvassers. SECTION 2345. 198.06 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 198.06 (7) INFORMALITIES DISREGARDED, LIMITATION OF ACTION TO TEST VALIDITY OF DISTRICT. No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the creation of any district, and any proceedings wherein the validity of the creation is denied shall be commenced within 3 months from the date of filing the order of the board of canvassers with the secretary of state 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1405 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2345 administration, otherwise the creation and the legal existence of the district shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.

SECTION 2346. 198.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 198.08 (3) APPOINTMENT, VOTE BY MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. In the selection of a director for a subdistrict each chief executive shall have one vote for each 1,000 voters within that chief executive[s municipality, or the part of the municipality that is located in the subdistrict. A three-fourths vote shall be necessary for the selection of a director. The result of the selection of the director shall be certified to by the chairperson and clerk of the meeting and immediately filed with the secretary of state administration and the clerk of each municipality in the district.

SECTION 2347. 198.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 198.20 (2) The election, and all matters pertaining to the election not otherwise provided for in this section, shall be held and conducted and the result ascertained and declared in accordance with s. 198.06 (3) and (4). The ordinance and the result of the referendum shall be certified to the secretary of state administration. After certification, the consolidation shall be considered complete. Consolidation shall not affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any power districts and actions on those rights and liabilities may be commenced or completed as though no consolidation had been effected.

SECTION 2348. 198.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 198.22 (7) BOUNDARIES. Immediately upon the organization of the board of directors the clerk shall cause to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1406 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2348 each county in which any part of said district is located, and shall file with the secretary of state administration, the department of natural resources, the governor and the clerk of each town, city or village, wholly or partly within the district, a certified copy of the boundaries of the district as set forth in the notice of election pursuant to sub. (3) or as thereafter amended. Thereafter, in any proceeding wherein the boundaries of the district are concerned, it shall be sufficient in describing said boundaries to refer to such record of such description.

SECTION 2349. 200.25 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 200.25 (5) OATH OF OFFICE. Before assuming the duties of the office, each commissioner shall take and subscribe the oath of office required under s. 19.01 and file the oath with the secretary of state administration, duly certified by the official administering the oath.

SECTION 2350. 224.28 of the statutes is created to read: 224.28 Catastrophe savings accounts. (1) In this section: (a) XAccountY has the meaning given in s. 705.01 (1). (b) XCatastrophic eventY means any of the following: 1. A tornado. 2. A hurricane. 3. A severe storm that results in flooding, damaging hail, extreme wind, or extremely cold temperatures. (c) XFinancial institutionY has the meaning given in s. 705.01 (3). (d) XPolicyY means an insurance policy that includes coverage for loss or damage to property resulting from a catastrophic event. (e) XRecordY has the meaning given in s. 137.11 (12). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1407 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2350 (2) A person may designate an account established by the person at a financial institution as a catastrophe savings account if all of the following apply: (a) The account is identified in the financial institution[s records as a catastrophe savings account or the person, at the time the account is established, creates a record that the account is a catastrophe savings account and then retains this record. (b) The account is established solely to hold savings to be used for the purposes under sub. (3) and no deposits are made in the account other than deposits intended to be used for the purposes under sub. (3). (3) Deposits in a catastrophe savings account may be withdrawn from the account only for any of the following purposes: (a) To pay for repair costs or other losses relating to damage to the account owner[s property caused by a catastrophic event to the extent the costs or losses are not covered by a policy or are self-insured losses. (b) To pay any portion of a policy[s deductible relating to damage to the account owner[s property caused by a catastrophic event. (4) If a person who establishes a catastrophe savings account maintains a policy providing coverage for a catastrophic event, the annual deposits in the catastrophe savings account may not exceed the following: (a) If the policy deductible is not more than $1,000, $2,000. (b) If the policy deductible exceeds $1,000, $15,000 or twice the amount of the policy deductible, whichever is less. (5) A catastrophe savings account established under sub. (2) may be a joint account, as defined in s. 705.01 (4), or a marital account, as defined in s. 705.01 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1408 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2350 (4m), but no individual may be an account owner of more than one catastrophe savings account.

SECTION 2351. 224.77 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read: 224.77 (1) (o) In the course of practice as a mortgage banker, mortgage loan originator, or mortgage broker, except in relation to housing designed to meet the needs of elderly individuals, treat a person unequally solely because of sex, race, color, handicap, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national origin, age, or ancestry, the person[s lawful source of income, or the sex, marital status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), of the person maintaining a household. SECTION 2352. 227.01 (13) (n) of the statutes is amended to read: 227.01 (13) (n) Fixes or approves rates, prices or charges, including a maximum weekly benefit amount or wage limitation under s. 108.05 (2), unless a statute specifically requires them to be fixed or approved by rule.

SECTION 2353. 227.01 (13) (t) of the statutes is created to read: 227.01 (13) (t) Ascertains and determines prevailing wage rates under ss. 66.0903, 103.49, 103.50, and 229.8275, except that any action or inaction which ascertains and determines prevailing wage rates under ss. 66.0903, 103.49, 103.50, and 229.8275 is subject to judicial review under s. 227.40. SECTION 2354. 227.01 (13) (zxm) of the statutes is created to read: 227.01 (13) (zxm) Establishes or adjusts a renewal date or renewal cycle for credentials that are subject to periodic renewal under s. 440.08 (2) (a) 1n. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1409 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2355

SECTION 2355. 227.139 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 227.139 (5) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the department of natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance standards, enforcement standards and preventative action limits, monitoring requirements, and required response actions for any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment. SECTION 2356. 227.19 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 227.19 (7) NONAPPLICATION. This section does not apply to rules promulgated under s. 227.24, or to rules proposed by the department of natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance standards, enforcement standards and preventative action limits, monitoring requirements, and required response actions for any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment.

SECTION 2357. 227.26 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 227.26 (5) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the department of natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance standards, enforcement standards and preventative action limits, monitoring requirements, and required response actions for any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment. SECTION 2358. 229.682 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1410 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2358 229.682 (2) PREVAILING WAGE. The construction of a baseball park facility that is financed in whole or in part by a district is subject to s. 66.0903.

SECTION 2359. 229.8275 of the statutes is created to read: 229.8275 Prevailing wage. A district may not enter into a contract under s. 229.827 with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, or a related party that requires the team or related party to acquire and construct or renovate football stadium facilities that are part of any facilities that are leased by the district to the team or to a related party unless the professional football team or related party agrees to all of the following: (1) Not to allow any employee working on the football stadium facilities who would be entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate under s. 66.0903 and who would not be required or allowed to work more than the prevailing hours of labor, if the football stadium facilities were a project of public works subject to s. 66.0903, to be paid less than the prevailing wage rate or to be required or allowed to work more than the prevailing hours of labor, except as allowed under s. 66.0903 (4) (a). (2) To require any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work on the football stadium facilities to keep and allow inspection of records in the same manner as a contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work on a project of public works that is subject to s. 66.0903 is required to keep and allow inspection of records under s. 66.0903 (10). (3) To comply with s. 66.0903 in the same manner as a local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1411 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2359 of a project of public works is required to comply with s. 66.0903 and to require any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work on the football stadium facilities to comply with s. 66.0903 in the same manner as a contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work on a project of public works that is subject to s. 66.0903 is required to comply with s. 66.0903.

SECTION 2360. 230.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.01 (2) (b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment opportunity by ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term, and condition or privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties and responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race, creed or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or political affiliation.

SECTION 2361. 230.01 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 230.01 (2) (b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment opportunity by ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term, and condition or privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties and responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race, creed or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1412 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2361 defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or political affiliation, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

SECTION 2362. 230.046 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 230.046 (3) (f) Provide an apprenticeship program as described under subch. I of ch. 106. If an appointing authority provides an apprenticeship program under this paragraph, the appointing authority shall do all of the following: 1. Create a defined training plan for employees who participate in the apprenticeship program, to include on-the-job and off-the-job training, that is designed for the employees to gain the skills necessary for the trade, craft, or business and for completion of the apprenticeship. 2. During working hours and without loss of pay, provide to employees who participate in the apprenticeship program off-the-job, specialized training courses that are necessary for completion of the apprenticeship program. SECTION 2363. 230.046 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.046 (5) (b) Training Except as provided in par. (bm), training costs estimated to exceed $500, excluding the compensation of participants, have been included in the budget and approved by the legislature or the joint committee on finance, and such costs will be encumbered for training purposes on the records of the agency;

SECTION 2364. 230.046 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 230.046 (5) (bm) Training costs for an apprenticeship program provided under sub. (3) (f) estimated to exceed $1,000, excluding the compensation of participants, have been included in the budget and approved by the legislature or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1413 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2364 the joint committee on finance, and such costs will be encumbered for training purposes on the records of the agency; SECTION 2365. 230.08 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.08 (2) (g) One stenographer appointed by each elective executive officer, except the secretary of state and the state treasurer; and one deputy or assistant appointed by each elective executive officer, except the state treasurer, secretary of state, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction. SECTION 2366. 230.08 (2) (L) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 230.08 (2) (L) 4. Higher educational aids board, created under s. 15.67 attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03.

SECTION 2367. 230.08 (2) (yh) of the statutes is created to read: 230.08 (2) (yh) The director of Native American affairs in the department of administration. SECTION 2368. 230.08 (2) (ym) of the statutes is created to read: 230.08 (2) (ym) The ombudsperson of the office of the ombudsperson for corrections.

SECTION 2369. 230.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.10 (2) The compensation plan in effect at the time that a representative is recognized or certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining unit and the employee salary and benefit provisions under s. 230.12 (3) (e) in effect at the time that a representative is certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining unit under subch. V of ch. 111 constitute the compensation plan or employee salary and benefit provisions for employees in the collective bargaining unit until a collective bargaining agreement becomes effective for that unit. If a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1414 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2369 collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 expires prior to the effective date of a subsequent agreement, and a representative continues to be recognized or certified to represent employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag) or certified to represent employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (ar) to (f) in that collective bargaining unit, the wage rates of the employees in such a unit shall be frozen until a subsequent agreement becomes effective, and the compensation plan under s. 230.12 and salary and benefit changes adopted under s. 230.12 (3) (e) do not apply to employees in the unit.

SECTION 2370. 230.12 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.12 (1) (f) Trainee pay rates. When Except with respect to apprentices as provided in par. (fm), when applicable, the compensation plan may provide for rates of pay below the minimum of the pay range to reflect the appropriate beginning pay for persons appointed to positions who do not possess the qualifications necessary to perform the work at the classification level for which they are being trained. Pay increases up to the minimum of the pay range shall be provided to compensate for the attainment of additional qualifications during the trainee period. SECTION 2371. 230.12 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read: 230.12 (1) (fm) Apprentice pay rates. The compensation plan may provide for rates of pay to reflect the appropriate beginning pay for persons appointed to apprenticeship programs under s. 230.046 (3) (f) during the apprenticeship. Pay increases shall be provided to compensate for the attainment of additional qualifications during the apprenticeship.

SECTION 2372. 230.12 (9m) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1415 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2372 230.12 (9m) PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XFamily leaveY means leave from employment for a reason specified in s. 103.10 (3) (b). 2. XMedical isolationY means any of the following: a. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of health services advises that an individual seclude herself or himself from others when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease. b. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises that an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06. c. When an individual[s employer advises that the individual not come to the workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected with a communicable disease. 3. XMedical leaveY means leave from employment when an employee is in medical isolation or has a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his or her employment duties, or makes the employee unable to perform the duties of any suitable employment. 4. XSerious health conditionY has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (1) (g). (b) Program. The administrator shall develop and recommend to the joint committee on employment relations a program, administered by the division, that provides paid family and medical leave for 8 weeks per year to employees whose compensation is established under this section or s. 20.923 (2) or (3) but does not 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1416 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2372 include employees of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. The approval process for the program is the same as that provided under sub. (3) (b), and, if approved, the program shall be incorporated into the compensation plan under sub. (1). (c) Rules. The administrator may promulgate rules to implement the family and medical leave program under par. (b).

SECTION 2373. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read: 230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such opinions or affiliations and all disclosures thereof of those opinions or affiliations shall be discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment, application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person[s political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), national origin, or ancestry except as otherwise provided.

SECTION 2374. 230.18 of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1417 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2374 information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such opinions or affiliations and all disclosures of those opinions or affiliations shall be discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment, application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person[s political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), national origin, or ancestry, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r) except as otherwise provided.

SECTION 2375. 230.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.26 (4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the exception of leave of absence with pay owing to sickness, deferred compensation plan participation under subch. VII of ch. 40, worker[s compensation, unemployment insurance, group insurance, retirement, and social security coverage, shall be denied employees hired under this section. Such employees may not be considered permanent employees and do not qualify for tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, performance awards, or the right to compete in promotional processes. SECTION 2376. 230.28 (6) of the statutes is created to read: 230.28 (6) An employee appointed to a position in an apprenticeship program under s. 230.046 (3) (f) shall be on a probationary period for the duration of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1418 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2376 apprenticeship and may be separated during that period without the right of appeal, at the discretion of the appointing authority. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, the employee shall gain permanent status.

SECTION 2377. 230.35 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 230.35 (1) (a) 1. One hundred four hours each year for a full year of service during the first 5 2 years of service; SECTION 2378. 230.35 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 230.35 (1) (a) 1m. One hundred twenty hours each year for a full year of service during the next 3 years of service; SECTION 2379. 230.35 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.35 (1) (c) When the rate of annual leave changes during the 2nd, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th or 25th calendar year, the annual leave for that year shall be prorated. SECTION 2380. 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1. 120 hours each year for a full year of service during the first 5 2 years of service; SECTION 2381. 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1m. 136 hours each year for a full year of service during the next 3 years of service;

SECTION 2382. 230.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.35 (2) Leave of absence with pay owing to sickness and leave of absence without pay, other than annual leave and leave under s. 103.10, shall be regulated by rules of the administrator, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1419 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2382 year to year. Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], employees appointed under s. 230.26 (1) shall accrue leave of absence with pay owing to sickness at the same rate as permanent and project state employees, and such leave shall be prorated if the employee works less than full-time. After July 1, 1973, employees appointed to career executive positions under the program established under s. 230.24 or positions designated in s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall have any unused sick leave credits restored if they are reemployed in a career executive position or in a position under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e), regardless of the duration of their absence. Restoration of unused sick leave credits if reemployment is to a position other than those specified above shall be in accordance with rules of the administrator.

SECTION 2383. 230.35 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read: 230.35 (4) (a) 3m. June 19. SECTION 2384. 230.35 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read: 230.35 (4) (a) 5m. November 11. SECTION 2385. 230.35 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read: 230.35 (4) (a) 10. The day following if January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on Sunday. SECTION 2386. 230.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.35 (4) (c) Except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all employees except limited term employees shall receive 9 11 paid holidays annually 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1420 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2386 in addition to any other authorized paid leave, the time to be at the discretion of the appointing authorities.

SECTION 2387. 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) In addition to the holidays granted under par. (c) and except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all employees except limited term employees shall earn 3.5 4.5 paid personal holidays each calendar year, plus one additional paid personal holiday each calendar year in recognition of Veterans Day. Eligibility to take the personal holidays during the year earned is subject to the following: SECTION 2388. 230.35 (4) (d) 5. of the statutes is created to read: 230.35 (4) (d) 5. Employees serving in an apprenticeship program under s. 230.046 (3) (f) shall earn paid personal holidays as set forth in this paragraph for probationary employees, subject to the limitations in this paragraph for probationary employees.

SECTION 2389. 231.01 (5w) of the statutes is amended to read: 231.01 (5w) XParticipating educational institutionY means an entity authorized by state law to provide or operate an educational facility, or an affiliate of that entity, that is located in this state, headquartered in this state, or serves a population in this state, and that undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage or of advances as provided in this chapter. SECTION 2390. 231.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 231.01 (6) XParticipating health institutionY means an entity authorized by state law to provide or operate a health facility, or an affiliate of that entity, that is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1421 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2390 located in this state, headquartered in this state, or serves a population in this state, and that undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage or of advances as provided in this chapter.

SECTION 2391. 231.01 (6m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 231.01 (6m) (intro.) XParticipating nonprofit institutionY means a nonprofit entity, or an affiliate of a nonprofit entity, that is located in this state, headquartered in this state, or serves a population in this state, and that undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage or of advances as provided in this chapter and is not any of the following: SECTION 2392. 231.01 (6t) of the statutes is amended to read: 231.01 (6t) XParticipating research institutionY means an entity organized under the laws of this state that provides or operates a research facility, or an affiliate of that entity, that is located in this state, headquartered in this state, or serves a population in this state, and that undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage or of advances as provided in this chapter.

SECTION 2393. 231.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 231.02 (2) The authority shall appoint an executive director and associate executive director who shall not be members of the authority and who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority. They shall receive such compensation as in an amount determined by the authority fixes, except that the compensation of the executive director shall not exceed the maximum of the salary range established 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1422 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2393 under s. 20.923 (1) for positions assigned to executive salary group 6 and the compensation of each other employee of the authority shall not exceed the maximum of the salary range established under s. 20.923 (1) for positions assigned to executive salary group 3. The executive director or associate executive director or other person designated by resolution of the authority shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the authority, the minute book or journal of the authority, and its official seal. The executive director or associate executive director or other person may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the authority and may give certificates under the official seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such certificates.

SECTION 2394. 231.03 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read: 231.03 (6) (L) Finance working capital needs of any participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating research institution in an amount not to exceed that approved by the authority. Bonds issued for purposes of this paragraph are not exempt from taxation under s. 71.05 (1) (c) 14., 71.26 (1m) (o), or 71.45 (1t) (n).

SECTION 2395. 231.03 (13) of the statutes is amended to read: 231.03 (13) Make loans to any participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating research institution for the cost of a project or to finance working capital under sub. (6) (L) in accordance with an agreement between the authority and the participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1423 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2395 nonprofit institution, or participating research institution. The authority may secure the loan by a mortgage or other security arrangement on the health facility, educational facility, nonprofit facility, or research facility granted by the participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating research institution to the authority. The loan may not exceed, as applicable, the total cost of the project as determined by the participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating research institution and approved by the authority or the amount of working capital approved by the authority under sub. (6) (L).

SECTION 2396. 234.18 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 234.18 and amended to read: 234.18 The authority may not issue notes and bonds that are secured by a capital reserve fund to which s. 234.15 (4) applies if, upon issuance, the total aggregate outstanding principal amount of notes and bonds that are secured by a capital reserve fund to which s. 234.15 (4) applies would exceed $600,000,000 $1,300,000,000. This section does not apply to bonds and notes issued to refund outstanding notes and bonds. SECTION 2397. 234.18 (2) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2398. 234.18 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2399. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read: 234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1424 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2399 abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or creed, and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or creed.

SECTION 2400. 234.29 of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or creed, and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or creed.

SECTION 2401. 234.45 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.45 (1) (e) XQualified developmentY means a qualified low-income housing project under section 42 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code that is financed with tax- exempt bonds, pursuant to section 42 (i) (2) described in section 42 (h) (4) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code, allocated the credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and located in this state; except that the authority may waive, in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1425 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2401 qualified allocation plan under section 42 (m) (1) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code, the requirements of tax-exempt bond financing and federal credit allocation to the extent the authority anticipates that sufficient volume cap under section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code will not be available to finance low-income housing projects in any year.

SECTION 2402. 234.45 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.45 (4) ALLOCATION LIMITS. In any calendar year, the aggregate amount of all state tax credits for which the authority certifies persons in allocation certificates issued under sub. (3) in that year may not exceed $42,000,000 $100,000,000, including all amounts each person is eligible to claim for each year of the credit period, plus the total amount of all unallocated state tax credits from previous calendar years and plus the total amount of all previously allocated state tax credits that have been revoked or cancelled or otherwise recovered by the authority. SECTION 2403. 234.622 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.622 (4) (b) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), who has been accepted into the program. SECTION 2404. 234.625 (4) (b) 9. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.625 (4) (b) 9. If the participant is a veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), who is not 65 years of age or older, at a time before any of the events under subds. 1. to 7. occurs, as determined under policies and procedures established by the authority.

SECTION 2405. 234.66 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 234.66 (1) (b) (intro.) and amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1426 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2405 234.66 (1) (b) (intro.) XDeveloperY means a person other than a governmental unit that constructs or creates residential housing. and that is any of the following: SECTION 2406. 234.66 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read: 234.66 (1) (b) 1. A person other than a governmental unit. SECTION 2407. 234.66 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 234.66 (1) (b) 2. A tribal housing authority created by a tribal council. SECTION 2408. 234.66 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 234.66 (1) (cm) XGovernmental unitY means a city, village, town, county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state. SECTION 2409. 234.66 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 234.66 (1) (e) 2. The housing is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because it is designated as reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or as trust lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (d).

SECTION 2410. 234.66 (1) (g) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 234.66 (1) (g) and amended to read: 234.66 (1) (g) XResidential housingY means new single-family or multifamily housing for rent or sale that satisfies all of the following: 1. Is is subject to taxation under ch. 70 or is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because it is designated as reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or trust lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (d). SECTION 2411. 234.66 (1) (g) 2. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2412. 234.66 (1) (g) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2413. 234.66 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.66 (4) (a) 5. The eligible governmental unit has reduced the cost of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1427 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2413 residential housing in connection with the eligible project by voluntarily revising zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land development regulations to increase development density, expedite approvals, reduce impact, water connection, and inspection fees, or reduce parking, building, or other development costs with respect to the development of residential housing supported by the project. For purposes of this subdivision, the governmental unit in cooperation with the developer shall submit to the authority a cost reduction analysis in a form prescribed by the authority and signed by the developer and the head of the governmental unit[s governing body that shows the cost reduction measures, including time saving measures, undertaken by the governmental unit on or after January 1, 2023 2015, that have reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each time saving or cost reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by the developer and the estimated percentage reduction in housing costs.

SECTION 2414. 234.66 (4) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2415. 234.66 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.66 (4) (c) 2. No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed 20 33 percent of the total cost of development, including land purchase, of the residential housing supported by the eligible project. SECTION 2416. 234.66 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read: 234.66 (4) (cm) The developer may use up to 25 percent of loan moneys for private infrastructure that is not and will not be owned, maintained, or provided to or by a governmental unit and is not in a rural area and transferred to public use but that otherwise meets the definition of housing infrastructure under sub. (1) (e). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1428 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2417 SECTION 2417. 234.66 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.66 (5) (c) No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed 10 25 percent of the amount of the total cost of development of the residential housing supported by the eligible project.

SECTION 2418. 234.661 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.661 (1) (b) XEligible political subdivisionY governmental unitY means the city, village, town, or county governmental unit having jurisdiction over an eligible project, as determined by the authority. SECTION 2419. 234.661 (1) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2420. 234.661 (1) (c) 6. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2421. 234.661 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 234.661 (1) (e) (intro.) and amended to read: 234.661 (1) (e) (intro.) XRental housingY means single-family or multifamily housing offered or intended to be offered for rent that to which any of the following applies: 1. The housing is subject to taxation under ch. 70.

SECTION 2422. 234.661 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.661 (3) (b) (intro.) From the main street housing rehabilitation revolving loan fund, the authority may award loans to owners of rental housing to cover housing rehabilitation costs for an eligible project. Any owner of rental housing, other than a city, village, town, or county governmental unit, may apply to the authority for a loan in accordance with the application process established by the authority under par. (c), but the authority may not award the loan unless the owner of the rental housing and eligible political subdivision governmental unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1429 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2422 demonstrate to the satisfaction of the authority in one or more forms prescribed by the authority that all of the following apply:

SECTION 2423. 234.661 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.661 (3) (b) 3. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit has reduced the cost of rental housing in connection with the eligible project by voluntarily revising zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land development regulations to increase development density, expedite approvals, reduce impact fees, or reduce parking, building, or other development costs with respect to the eligible project. For purposes of this subdivision, the political subdivision governmental unit in cooperation with the owner shall submit to the authority a cost reduction analysis in a form prescribed by the authority and signed by the owner and the head of the political subdivision[s governmental unit[s governing body that shows the cost reduction measures, including time saving measures, undertaken by the political subdivision governmental unit on or after January 1, 2023 2015, that have reduced the cost of rental housing in connection with the eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each time saving or cost reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by the owner and the estimated percentage reduction in rental housing costs.

SECTION 2424. 234.661 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.661 (3) (b) 4. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit is in compliance with the requirements under ss. 66.1001, 66.10013, and 66.10014, to the extent those requirements apply to the political subdivision governmental unit. SECTION 2425. 234.661 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2426. 234.661 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1430 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2426 234.661 (3) (c) The authority shall establish a semiannual application process for the award of loans under this subsection. If in any application cycle there are insufficient moneys available in the main street housing rehabilitation revolving loan fund to fund all applications that meet the requirements under par. (b) and are otherwise acceptable to the authority, the authority shall prioritize funding loans for eligible projects in eligible political subdivisions governmental unit that have reduced the cost of rental housing as described in par. (b) 3. but with respect to the political subdivision governmental unit as a whole.

SECTION 2427. 234.661 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.661 (3) (d) No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed $20,000 $50,000 per dwelling unit or 25 33 percent of the total housing rehabilitation project costs, whichever is less, and the authority may establish an interest rate for any loan awarded under this subsection at or below the market interest rate or may charge no interest. SECTION 2428. 234.661 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.661 (5) (b) 4. An identification of the eligible political subdivision governmental unit with respect to which the loan was awarded. SECTION 2429. 234.662 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 234.662 (1) (c) (intro.) and amended to read: 234.662 (1) (c) (intro.) XDeveloperY means a person other than a city, village, town, or county, that converts a vacant commercial building to residential use. and that is any of the following:

SECTION 2430. 234.662 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read: 234.662 (1) (c) 1. A person other than a city, village, town, or county. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1431 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2431 SECTION 2431. 234.662 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 234.662 (1) (c) 2. A tribal housing authority created by a tribal council. SECTION 2432. 234.662 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.662 (1) (d) XEligible political subdivisionY governmental unitY means the city, village, town, or county governmental unit having jurisdiction over an eligible project, as determined by the authority. SECTION 2433. 234.662 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2434. 234.662 (1) (e) 4. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2435. 234.662 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read: 234.662 (1) (em) XGovernmental unitY means a city, village, town, county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

SECTION 2436. 234.662 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 234.662 (1) (f) (intro.) and amended to read: 234.662 (1) (f) (intro.) XResidential housingY means single-family or multifamily housing for rent or sale that to which any of the following applies: 1. The housing is subject to taxation under ch. 70. SECTION 2437. 234.662 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 234.662 (1) (f) 2. The housing is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because it is designated as reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or trust lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (d). SECTION 2438. 234.662 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.662 (1) (g) XResidential housing developmentY means residential housing that consists of 16 6 or more dwelling units.

SECTION 2439. 234.662 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1432 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2439 234.662 (3) (b) (intro.) From the commercial-to-housing conversion revolving loan fund, the authority may award loans to developers to cover construction costs for an eligible project, including demolition. Any developer may apply to the authority for a loan in accordance with the application process established by the authority under par. (c), but the authority may not award the loan unless the developer and the eligible political subdivision governmental unit demonstrate to the satisfaction of the authority in one or more forms prescribed by the authority that all of the following apply:

SECTION 2440. 234.662 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.662 (3) (b) 3. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit has reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the eligible project by voluntarily revising zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land development regulations to increase development density, expedite approvals, reduce impact, water connection, and inspection fees, or reduce parking, building, or other development costs with respect to the development of residential housing supported by the project. For purposes of this subdivision, the political subdivision governmental unit in cooperation with the developer shall submit to the authority a cost reduction analysis in a form prescribed by the authority and signed by the developer and the head of the political subdivision[s governmental unit[s governing body that shows the cost reduction measures, including time saving measures, undertaken by the political subdivision governmental unit on or after January 1, 2023 2015, that have reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each time saving or cost 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1433 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2440 reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by the developer and the estimated percentage reduction in housing costs.

SECTION 2441. 234.662 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.662 (3) (b) 4. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit is in compliance with the requirements under ss. 66.1001, 66.10013, and 66.10014, to the extent those requirements apply to the political subdivision governmental unit. SECTION 2442. 234.662 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2443. 234.662 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 234.662 (3) (c) The authority shall establish a semiannual application process for the award of loans under this subsection. If in any application cycle there are insufficient moneys available in the commercial-to-housing conversion revolving loan fund to fund all applications that meet the requirements under par. (b) and are otherwise acceptable to the authority, the authority shall prioritize funding loans for eligible projects in eligible political subdivisions governmental units that have reduced the cost of residential housing as described in par. (b) 3. but with respect to the political subdivision governmental unit as a whole.

SECTION 2444. 234.662 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.662 (3) (d) 2. No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed $1,000,000 per eligible project or 20 33 percent of the total project costs, including any land purchase, whichever is less. SECTION 2445. 234.662 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 234.662 (5) (b) 4. An identification of the eligible political subdivision governmental unit with respect to which the loan was awarded. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1434 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2446 SECTION 2446. 238.03 (4) (b) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 238.03 (4) (b) and amended to read: 238.03 (4) (b) The board shall establish policies and procedures for maintaining and expending any unassigned balance that satisfy all of the following requirements: 1. The policies and procedures shall be consistent with best practices recommended by the Government Finance Officers Association. SECTION 2447. 238.03 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2448. 238.127 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 238.127 (1) (bm) and amended to read: 238.127 (1) (bm) XBusiness areaY means a commercial area existing at the time services under the state main street program are requested and having historic significance downtown area or historic commercial district. SECTION 2449. 238.127 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 238.127 (1) (am) and amended to read: 238.127 (1) (am) XMunicipality ApplicantY means a city, village or, town, tribal government, chamber of commerce, or nonprofit organization. SECTION 2450. 238.127 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 238.127 (2) (intro.) The corporation shall establish and administer a state main street program to coordinate state and local participation in programs offered by the national main street center, created by the national trust for historic preservation, to assist municipalities applicants in planning, managing and implementing programs for the revitalization of business areas. The corporation shall do all of the following:

SECTION 2451. 238.127 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1435 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2452 SECTION 2452. 238.127 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2453. 238.127 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 238.127 (2) (d) Coordinate with other state and local public and private entities which provide services to municipalities applicants undertaking projects for the revitalization of business areas.

SECTION 2454. 238.127 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 238.127 (2) (e) Annually select, upon application, up to 5 municipalities applicants to participate in the state main street program. The program for each municipality applicant shall conclude after 3 years, except that the program for each municipality applicant selected after July 29, 1995, shall conclude after 5 years. The corporation shall select program participants representing various geographical regions and populations. A municipality An applicant may apply to participate, and the corporation may select a municipality an applicant for participation, more than one time. In selecting a municipality an applicant, however, the corporation may give priority to those municipalities applicants that have not previously participated. SECTION 2455. 238.127 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 238.127 (2) (f) (intro.) For use in selecting the participants in the state main street program under par. (e), develop objective criteria relating to evaluate and consider at least the following issues:

SECTION 2456. 238.127 (2) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 238.127 (2) (f) 1. Private and public sector interest in and commitment to revitalization of a business area selected by the municipality applicant. SECTION 2457. 238.127 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1436 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2457 238.127 (2) (f) 2. Potential private sector investment in a business area selected by the municipality applicant. SECTION 2458. 238.127 (2) (f) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2459. 238.127 (2) (f) 3m. of the statutes is created to read: 238.127 (2) (f) 3m. Potential to retain small businesses in the business area selected by the applicant. SECTION 2460. 238.127 (2) (f) 4. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2461. 238.127 (2) (f) 4m. of the statutes is created to read: 238.127 (2) (f) 4m. Potential to attract new businesses to the business area selected by the applicant. SECTION 2462. 238.127 (2) (f) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2463. 238.127 (2) (f) 5m. of the statutes is created to read: 238.127 (2) (f) 5m. Potential to generate new economic activity and grow the tax base in the business area selected by the applicant. SECTION 2464. 238.127 (2) (f) 6. of the statutes is created to read: 238.127 (2) (f) 6. Potential to create employment opportunities in the business area selected by the applicant. SECTION 2465. 238.127 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 238.127 (2) (h) Provide training, technical assistance and information on the revitalization of business areas to municipalities applicants which do not participate in the state main street program. The corporation may charge reasonable fees for the services and information provided under this paragraph.

SECTION 2466. 238.308 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 238.308 (1) (b) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, Xfull- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1437 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2466 time jobY means a nonseasonal job for which the annual pay is more than the amount determined by multiplying 2,080 by 150 percent of the federal minimum wage and for which the person is offered retirement, health, and other benefits $34,220 and benefits that are not required by federal or state law. XFull-time jobY does not include initial training before an employment position begins.

SECTION 2467. 238.308 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 238.308 (4) (a) 1. An amount equal to up to 10 percent of the amount of wages that the person paid to an eligible employee in the taxable year. For contracts executed by the corporation after December 31, 2025, the amount of wages taken into account under this subdivision may not exceed $151,300 per eligible employee per year. Beginning on January 1, 2027, the dollar amount under this subdivision shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the year before the previous year, as determined by the federal department of labor. Each amount that is revised under this subdivision shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10.

SECTION 2468. 238.308 (4) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 238.308 (4) (a) 6. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2025, an amount equal to up to 15 percent of the person[s investment in workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i), for employees and, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1438 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2468 for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, up to 15 percent of the person[s investment in establishing an employee child care program for employees. Such investments may include only capital expenditures made by the person. SECTION 2469. 238.308 (4) (a) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 238.308 (4) (a) 7. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, an amount equal to up to 15 percent of the person[s investment in workforce housing, as defined in s. 234.66 (1) (i). Such investments may include contributions made by the person to a 3rd party responsible for building or rehabilitating workforce housing, including contributions made to a local revolving loan fund program.

SECTION 2470. 238.399 (1) (as) of the statutes is amended to read: 238.399 (1) (as) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, Xfull- time jobY means a nonseasonal job for which the annual pay is more than the amount determined by multiplying 2,080 by 150 percent of the federal minimum wage and for which the person is offered retirement, health, and other benefits $34,220 in a tier I county or municipality or more than $45,390 in a tier II county or municipality and benefits that are not required by federal or state law. SECTION 2471. 238.399 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 238.399 (3) (a) The corporation may designate any number of not more than 30 enterprise zones in this state. SECTION 2472. 238.399 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2473. 238.399 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 238.399 (3) (e) If the corporation revokes all certifications for tax benefits within a designated enterprise zone or all certifications for tax benefits within a designated enterprise zone expire, the corporation may cancel the designation of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1439 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2473 that enterprise zone. After canceling the designation of an enterprise zone, the corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits under this subsection.

SECTION 2474. 238.399 (6) (h) of the statutes is created to read: 238.399 (6) (h) Beginning on January 1, 2027, the dollar amount in sub. (1) (as) shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the year before the previous year, as determined by the federal department of labor. Each amount that is revised under this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10. SECTION 2475. 250.04 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 250.04 (3) (a) The department shall establish and maintain surveillance activities sufficient to detect any occurrence of acute, communicable, or chronic diseases and threat of occupational or environmental hazards, injuries, or changes in the health of mothers parents and children.

SECTION 2476. 250.15 (1) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read: 250.15 (1) (b) 7. The organizations are not health center look-alikes. SECTION 2477. 250.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 250.15 (1) (c) XHealth center look-alikeY means a health care entity that is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1440 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2477 designated by the federal health resources and services administration as a federally qualified health center look-alike. SECTION 2478. 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 250.15 (2) (d) Two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars to To free and charitable clinics, $2,500,000. SECTION 2479. 250.15 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 250.15 (2) (e) To health center look-alikes, $200,000. A grant awarded to a health center look-alike under this paragraph may not exceed $100,000. SECTION 2480. 251.01 (1c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 251.01 (1c) XAdvanced practice registered nurseY means an individual licensed under s. 441.09. SECTION 2481. 252.01 (1c) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2482. 252.07 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 252.07 (8) (a) 2. The department or local health officer provides to the court a written statement from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber that the individual has infectious tuberculosis or suspect tuberculosis. SECTION 2483. 252.07 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.07 (9) (c) If the court orders confinement of an individual under this subsection, the individual shall remain confined until the department or local health officer, with the concurrence of a treating physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines that treatment is complete or that the individual is no longer a substantial threat to himself or herself 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1441 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2483 or to the public health. If the individual is to be confined for more than 6 months, the court shall review the confinement every 6 months.

SECTION 2484. 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.10 (7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries, local health departments, physicians, or advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

SECTION 2485. 252.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.11 (2) An officer of the department or a local health officer having knowledge of any reported or reasonably suspected case or contact of a sexually transmitted disease for which no appropriate treatment is being administered, or of an actual contact of a reported case or potential contact of a reasonably suspected case, shall investigate or cause the case or contact to be investigated as necessary. If, following a request of an officer of the department or a local health officer, a person reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease refuses or neglects examination by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber or treatment, an officer of the department or a local health officer may proceed to have the person committed under sub. (5) to an institution or system of care for examination, treatment, or observation.

SECTION 2486. 252.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.11 (4) If a person infected with a sexually transmitted disease ceases or refuses treatment before reaching what in a physician[s, physician assistant[s, or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1442 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2486 advanced practice nurse prescriber[s registered nurse[s opinion is the noncommunicable stage, the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber shall notify the department. The department shall without delay take the necessary steps to have the person committed for treatment or observation under sub. (5), or shall notify the local health officer to take these steps.

SECTION 2487. 252.11 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.11 (5) Any court of record may commit a person infected with a sexually transmitted disease to any institution or may require the person to undergo a system of care for examination, treatment, or observation if the person ceases or refuses examination, treatment, or observation under the supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber. The court shall summon the person to appear on a date at least 48 hours, but not more than 96 hours, after service if an officer of the department or a local health officer petitions the court and states the facts authorizing commitment. If the person fails to appear or fails to accept commitment without reasonable cause, the court may cite the person for contempt. The court may issue a warrant and may direct the sheriff, any constable, or any police officer of the county immediately to arrest the person and bring the person to court if the court finds that a summons will be ineffectual. The court shall hear the matter of commitment summarily. Commitment under this subsection continues until the disease is no longer communicable or until other provisions are made for treatment that satisfy the department. The certificate of the petitioning officer is prima facie evidence that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1443 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2487 the disease is no longer communicable or that satisfactory provisions for treatment have been made.

SECTION 2488. 252.11 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.11 (7) Reports, examinations and inspections, and all records concerning sexually transmitted diseases are confidential and not open to public inspection, and may not be divulged except as may be necessary for the preservation of the public health, in the course of commitment proceedings under sub. (5), or as provided under s. 938.296 (4) or 968.38 (4). If a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has reported a case of sexually transmitted disease to the department under sub. (4), information regarding the presence of the disease and treatment is not privileged when the patient, physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber is called upon to testify to the facts before any court of record.

SECTION 2489. 252.11 (10) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.11 (10) The state laboratory of hygiene shall examine specimens for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases for any physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or local health officer in the state, and shall report the positive results of the examinations to the local health officer and to the department. All laboratories performing tests for sexually transmitted diseases shall report all positive results to the local health officer and to the department, with the name of the physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to whom reported. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1444 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2490

SECTION 2490. 252.12 (2) (a) 8. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.12 (2) (a) 8. ZMike Johnson life care and early intervention services grants.[ (intro.) The department shall award not more than $4,000,000 $4,500,000 in each fiscal year in grants to applying AIDS service organizations for the provision of needs assessments; assistance in procuring financial, medical, legal, social and pastoral services; counseling and therapy; homecare services and supplies; advocacy; and case management services. These services shall include early intervention services. The department shall also award not more than $74,000 in each year from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (md) for the services under this subdivision. The state share of payment for case management services that are provided under s. 49.45 (25) (be) to recipients of medical assistance shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (am). All of the following apply to grants awarded under this subdivision:

SECTION 2491. 252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. The coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant is investigating the cause of death of the subject of the HIV test and has contact with the body fluid of the subject of the HIV test that constitutes a significant exposure, if a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing that the coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant has had a contact that constitutes a significant exposure and if the certification accompanies the request for disclosure.

SECTION 2492. 252.15 (3m) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1445 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2492 252.15 (3m) (d) 13. If the subject of the HIV test has a positive HIV test result and is deceased, by the subject[s attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, to persons, if known to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, with whom the subject had sexual contact or shared intravenous drug use paraphernalia.

SECTION 2493. 252.15 (5g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.15 (5g) (c) A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing that the person has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure. The certification shall accompany the request for HIV testing and disclosure. If the person is a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, he or she may not make this determination or certification. The information that is provided to a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to document the occurrence of the contact that constitutes a significant exposure and the physician[s, physician assistant[s, or advanced practice nurse prescriber[s registered nurse[s certification that the person has had contact that constitutes a significant exposure, shall be provided on a report form that is developed by the department of safety and professional services under s. 101.02 (19) (a) or on a report form that the department of safety and professional services determines, under s. 101.02 (19) (b), is substantially equivalent to the report form that is developed under s. 101.02 (19) (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1446 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2494

SECTION 2494. 252.15 (5m) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 252.15 (5m) (d) 2. A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, based on information provided to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, determines and certifies in writing that the contact under subd. 1. constitutes a significant exposure. A health care provider who has a contact under subd. 1. c. may not make the certification under this subdivision for himself or herself. SECTION 2495. 252.15 (5m) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 252.15 (5m) (e) 2. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. b., the attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber of the funeral director, coroner, medical examiner, or appointed assistant. SECTION 2496. 252.15 (5m) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 252.15 (5m) (e) 3. If the contact occurs as provided under par. (d) 1. c., the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who makes the certification under par. (d) 2.

SECTION 2497. 252.15 (7m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.15 (7m) REPORTING OF PERSONS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPOSED. (intro.) If a positive, validated HIV test result is obtained from a test subject, the test subject[s physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who maintains a record of the HIV test result under sub. (4) (c) may report to the state epidemiologist the name of any person known to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to have had contact with 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1447 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2497 body fluid of the test subject that constitutes a significant exposure, only after the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has done all of the following:

SECTION 2498. 252.15 (7m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.15 (7m) (b) Notified the HIV test subject that the name of any person known to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber to have had contact with body fluid of the test subject that constitutes a significant exposure will be reported to the state epidemiologist. SECTION 2499. 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber of all of the following: SECTION 2500. 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.) Has submitted to the department a certification from a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber of all of the following: SECTION 2501. 253.07 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 253.07 (1) (a) 3. Pregnancy termination. SECTION 2502. 253.07 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 253.07 (1) (b) 3. Pregnancy termination.

SECTION 2503. 253.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 253.07 (4) (d) In each fiscal year, $31,500 as grants for employment in communities of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1448 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2503 nurse-midwives licensed advanced practice registered nurses, or licensed physician assistants who are members of a racial minority. SECTION 2504. 253.07 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 253.07 (5) (b) and amended to read: 253.07 (5) (b) Subject to par. (c), a A public entity that receives women[s health funds under this section may provide some or all of the funds to other public or private entities provided that the recipient of the funds does not do any of the following:. SECTION 2505. 253.07 (5) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed. SECTION 2506. 253.07 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2507. 253.115 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 253.115 (1) (f) XNurse-midwifeY means an individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09. SECTION 2508. 253.115 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 253.115 (4) SCREENING REQUIRED. Except as provided in sub. (6), the physician, nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15, or certified professional midwife licensed under s. 440.982 who attended the birth shall ensure that the infant is screened for hearing loss before being discharged from a hospital, or within 30 days of birth if the infant was not born in a hospital. SECTION 2509. 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 253.115 (7) (a) (intro.) The physician, nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15, or certified professional midwife licensed under s. 440.982 who is required to ensure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1449 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2509 that the infant is screened for hearing loss under sub. (4) shall do all of the following:

SECTION 2510. 253.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 253.13 (1) (b) and amended to read: 253.13 (1) (b) The attending physician or nurse licensed under s. 441.15 nurse-midwife shall cause every infant born in each hospital or maternity home, prior to its discharge therefrom, to be subjected to tests for congenital and metabolic disorders, as specified in rules promulgated by the department. If the infant is born elsewhere than in a hospital or maternity home, the attending physician, nurse licensed under s. 441.15 nurse-midwife, or birth attendant who attended the birth shall cause the infant, within one week of birth, to be subjected to these tests. SECTION 2511. 253.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 253.13 (1) (a) In this subsection, Xnurse-midwifeY means an individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse- midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.

SECTION 2512. 253.13 (6) of the statutes is created to read: 253.13 (6) FEDERAL RECOMMENDATIONS; EVALUATION PROCEDURE. (a) Initial evaluation. 1. Subject to subd. 2., for any disorder that is added to the federal recommended uniform screening panel approved by the federal department of health and human services after January 1, 2025, and that is not included in the list of disorders under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, the department shall do all of the following within 18 months after the addition of the disorder: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1450 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2512 a. Conduct an initial evaluation to determine whether the disorder should be included in the testing required under this section. b. If the department determines that the disorder should be included in the testing required under this section, commence rule making to add the disorder to the list under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code. 2. This paragraph does not apply to any disorder included in the federal recommended uniform screening panel that will be added to the list of disorders under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, pending promulgation of a rule for which the department has commenced rule-making procedures as of the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date]. (b) Annual review. 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall do all of the following on an annual basis for any disorder the department determines in an initial evaluation under par. (a) or a reevaluation under par. (c) should not be included in the testing required under this section and for any disorder that was the subject of rule making under par. (a) 2. or 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9119 (5), that did not result in the promulgation of a rule: a. Review the medical literature published on the disorder since the initial evaluation or the commencement of rule making under par. (a) 2. or 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9119 (5), to determine whether new information has been identified that would merit a reevaluation of whether testing for the disorder should be included in the testing required under this section. b. Determine whether the department has the capacity and resources needed to include testing for the disorder in the testing required under this section. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1451 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2512 2. This paragraph does not apply to any disorder that is removed from the federal recommended uniform screening panel. (c) Reevaluation. If the department finds in an annual review under par. (b) that new information has been identified that would merit a reevaluation of whether testing for a disorder should be included in the testing required under this section or that the department has the capacity and resources needed to include testing for the disorder in the testing required under this section, the department shall do all of the following within 18 months of completing the annual review: 1. Conduct a reevaluation to determine whether testing for the disorder should be included in the testing required under this section. 2. If the department determines in the reevaluation that testing for a disorder should be included in the testing required under this section, commence rule making to add the disorder to the list under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code. (d) Emergency rule making. The department may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate a rule under this subsection or 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9119 (4) (b). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), if the department submits in proposed form a permanent rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1) within 15 months of the date the statement of scope of the emergency rule promulgated under this paragraph is published in the register 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1452 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2512 under s. 227.135 (3), the emergency rule remains in effect until the date on which the permanent rule takes effect or the date on which the statement of scope expires under s. 227.135 (5), whichever occurs first. (e) Implementation. The department shall ensure that testing for any disorder added by rule to the list under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, in accordance with this subsection begins within 6 months after the date of publication, as defined in s. 227.22 (1), of the rule.

SECTION 2513. 253.15 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read: 253.15 (1) (em) XNurse-midwifeY means an individual who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.

SECTION 2514. 253.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 253.15 (2) INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS. The board shall purchase or prepare or arrange with a nonprofit organization to prepare printed and audiovisual materials relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies. The materials shall include information regarding the identification and prevention of shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies, the grave effects of shaking or throwing on an infant or young child, appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or other causes that can lead a person to shake or throw an infant or young child, and a discussion of ways to reduce the risks that can lead a person to shake or throw an infant or young child. The materials shall be prepared in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the board. The board shall make those written and audiovisual materials available to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1453 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2514 all hospitals, maternity homes, and nurse-midwives licensed under s. 441.15 that are required to provide or make available materials to parents under sub. (3) (a) 1., to the department and to all county departments and nonprofit organizations that are required to provide the materials to child care providers under sub. (4) (d), and to all school boards and nonprofit organizations that are permitted to provide the materials to pupils in one of grades 5 to 8 and in one of grades 10 to 12 under sub. (5). The board shall also make those written materials available to all county departments and Indian tribes that are providing home visitation services under s. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. and to all providers of prenatal, postpartum, and young child care coordination services under s. 49.45 (44). The board may make available the materials required under this subsection to be made available by making those materials available at no charge on the board[s Internet site.

SECTION 2515. 255.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.) and amended to read: 255.06 (1) (f) (intro.) XNurse practitionerY XWomen[s health nurse clinicianY means a any of the following: 1. A registered nurse who is licensed under ch. 441 or who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k), and whose practice of professional nursing under s. 441.001 (4) includes performance of delegated medical services under the supervision of a physician, naturopathic doctor, dentist, or podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse. SECTION 2516. 255.06 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 255.06 (1) (f) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1454 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2517

SECTION 2517. 255.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 255.06 (2) (d) Specialized training for rural colposcopic examinations and activities. Provide not more than $25,000 in each fiscal year as reimbursement for the provision of specialized training of nurse practitioners women[s health nurse clinicians to perform, in rural areas, colposcopic examinations and follow-up activities for the treatment of cervical cancer. SECTION 2518. 255.07 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 255.07 (1) (d) XHealth care practitionerY means a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to may issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2).

SECTION 2519. 255.18 of the statutes is created to read: 255.18 Parkinson[s disease registry reporting. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XHealth care facilityY has the meaning given in s. 155.01 (6). (b) XHealth care providerY means a physician, surgeon, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. (c) XParkinsonismY has the meaning given in s. 36.47 (1) (c) (d) XParkinson[s diseaseY has the meaning given in s. 36.47 (1) (d). (e) XParkinson[s disease registryY means the Parkinson[s disease registry established and maintained by the Population Health Institute under s. 36.47 (3). (f) XPopulation Health InstituteY means the Population Health Institute, or its successor, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. (2) REPORTING REQUIRED. Beginning on the first day of the 25th month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1455 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2519 beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], if a health care provider diagnoses a patient with Parkinson[s disease or a parkinsonism in this state or, for a health care provider who has primary responsibility for treating a patient[s Parkinson[s disease or parkinsonism, treats a patient[s Parkinson[s disease or parkinsonism in this state, that health care provider or the health care facility that employs or contracts with the health care provider shall do all of the following: (a) Offer the patient the opportunity to do all of the following: 1. Review any informational materials developed by the Population Health Institute about the Parkinson[s disease registry. 2. Speak with and ask questions of their health care provider about the Parkinson[s disease registry. 3. Affirmatively decline, in writing, to participate in the collection of data for purposes of the Parkinson[s disease registry. (b) Except as provided in par. (d), report the information specified in the list under s. 36.47 (3) (d) about the patient[s case to the Population Health Institute in the format prescribed by the Population Health Institute under s. 36.47 (3) (c). (c) Notify the patient orally and in writing about the reporting requirement under par. (b). (d) If the patient affirmatively declines in writing to participate in the collection of data for purposes of the Parkinson[s disease registry, report only the incident of the patient[s Parkinson[s disease or parkinsonism to the Population Health Institute in the format prescribed by the Population Health Institute under s. 36.47 (3) (c). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1456 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2519 (3) CONFIDENTIALITY. Any information reported to the Population Health Institute under sub. (2) that could identify an individual who is the subject of the report or a health care provider submitting the report is confidential. Confidential information obtained or reported in compliance with sub. (2) is not available for subpoena and may not be disclosed, discoverable, or compelled to be produced in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding. Confidential information obtained or reported in compliance with sub. (2) is not admissible as evidence in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other tribunal or court for any reason. (4) RESPONSIBILITY. A health care facility that employs or contracts with a health care provider diagnosing a patient with, or treating a patient with, Parkinson[s disease or a parkinsonism is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements under sub. (2).

SECTION 2520. 255.35 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 255.35 (3) (a) The department shall implement a statewide poison control system, which shall provide poison control services that are available statewide, on a 24-hour per day and 365-day per year basis and shall provide poison information and education to health care professionals and the public. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ds), the department shall, if the requirement under par. (b) is met, distribute total funding of not more than $425,000 $482,500 in each fiscal year to supplement the operation of the system and to provide for the statewide collection and reporting of poison control data. The department may, but need not, distribute all of the funds in each fiscal year to a single poison control center.

SECTION 2521. 256.12 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1457 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2521 256.12 (4) (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (r), the department shall annually distribute funds for ambulance service vehicles or vehicle equipment, emergency medical services supplies or equipment, nondurable or disposable medical supplies or equipment, medications, or emergency medical training for personnel to an emergency medical responder department or ambulance service provider that is a public agency, a volunteer fire department or a nonprofit corporation, under a funding formula consisting of an identical a base amount for each emergency medical responder department or ambulance service provider based on provider type, plus a supplemental amount based on the population or other relevant factors of the emergency medical responder department[s primary service area or the population or other relevant factors of the ambulance service provider[s primary service or contract area, as established under s. 256.15 (5), as applicable.

SECTION 2522. 256.12 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 256.12 (4) (c) Funds distributed under par. (a) or (b) shall supplement existing, budgeted moneys of or provided to an ambulance service provider and may not be used to replace, decrease or release for alternative purposes the existing, budgeted moneys of or provided to the ambulance service provider. A grant recipient under this subsection cannot expend more than 15 percent of a grant awarded during an annual grant cycle on nondurable or disposable medical supplies or equipment and medications. In order to ensure compliance with this paragraph, the department shall require, as a condition of relicensure, a financial report of expenditures under this subsection from an ambulance service provider and may require a financial report of expenditures under this subsection from an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1458 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2522 emergency medical responder department or an owner or operator of an ambulance service or a public agency, volunteer fire department or a nonprofit corporation with which an ambulance service provider has contracted to provide ambulance services grant recipients.

SECTION 2523. 256.12 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 256.12 (5) (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (r), the department shall annually distribute funds to emergency medical responder departments or ambulance service providers that are public agencies, volunteer fire departments, or nonprofit corporations to purchase the training required for licensure and renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician under s. 256.15 (6) or for certification and renewal of certification as an emergency medical responder under s. 256.15 (8), and to pay for administration of the examination required for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician services practitioner under s. 256.15 (6) (a) 3. and (b) 1. or certification or renewal of certification as an emergency medical responder under s. 256.15 (8).

SECTION 2524. 256.12 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 256.12 (5) (am) If an emergency medical responder department or ambulance service provider does not use funds received under par. (a) within a calendar year, the emergency medical responder department or ambulance service provider may escrow those funds in the year in which the funds are distributed to the emergency medical responder department or ambulance service provider, except funds distributed for nondurable or disposable medical supplies or equipment or medications. In a subsequent year, an emergency medical responder department or ambulance service provider may use escrowed funds to purchase the training 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1459 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2524 required for certification or renewal of certification as an emergency medical responder or licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical services practitioner at any level or to pay for administration of the examination required for certification or renewal of certification as an emergency medical responder or for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical services practitioner at any level.

SECTION 2525. 256.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 256.23 (5) In accordance with s. 20.940, the The department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services a request for any state plan amendment, waiver or other approval that is required to implement this section and s. 49.45 (3) (em). If federal approval is required, the department may not implement the collection of the fee under sub. (2) until it receives approval from the federal government to obtain federal matching funds.

SECTION 2526. 256.42 of the statutes is created to read: 256.42 Emergency medical services grants. (1) In this section, XmunicipalityY means a city, village, or town. (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (ck), the department shall award grants each fiscal year to municipalities to improve or expand emergency medical services. From the moneys appropriated each fiscal year, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Award 25 percent to municipalities to support the development of 24-7 paid service models in accordance with criteria developed by the department. (b) Award the remaining amount using a formula consisting of a base amount, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1460 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2526 determined by the department, for each municipality, plus a supplemental amount based on the population of the municipality.

SECTION 2527. 257.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 257.01 (5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist or dental therapist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.

SECTION 2528. 257.01 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 257.01 (5) (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years, but is not currently, licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife, advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, licensed as a nurse-midwife under ch. 441, 2023 stats., licensed as a dentist or dental therapist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448, if the individual[s license or certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.

SECTION 2529. 271.02 (6) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 267, is amended to read: 271.02 (6) (c) For purposes of determining the percentage of a person 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1461 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2529 controlled by any other person, the person's interest shall be aggregated with the interest of any other immediate family member, including the person's spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law parents-in-law, sons-in- law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and any other person who shares the person's home.

SECTION 2530. 271.05 (5) (e) 7. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 267, is amended to read: 271.05 (5) (e) 7. If the applicant is an individual, the applicant has not failed to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity parentage or child support proceedings and is not delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857.

SECTION 2531. 271.05 (7) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 267, is amended to read: 271.05 (7) (b) The division shall restrict or suspend a license issued to an individual if the individual fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity parentage or child support proceedings or is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses, or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1462 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2531 understanding entered into under s. 49.857. A licensee whose license is restricted or suspended under this paragraph is entitled to a notice and hearing only as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this chapter.

SECTION 2532. 281.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 281.34 (2) APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR HIGH CAPACITY WELLS. Except as provided under sub. (2g), an owner shall apply to the department for approval before construction of a high capacity well begins. Except as provided under sub. (2g), no person may construct or withdraw water from a high capacity well without the approval of the department under this section or under s. 281.17 (1), 2001 stats. An owner applying for approval under this subsection shall pay a fee of $500 $1,000. SECTION 2533. 281.54 of the statutes is created to read: 281.54 County well testing grant program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XPFASY means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance. (b) XPrivate water supplyY has the meaning given in s. 281.77 (1) (a). (2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The department shall administer a program to provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (ew) to counties for the purpose of providing sampling and testing services to owners of private water supplies to sample and test for PFAS, nitrates, bacteria, and lead. (3) RULE MAKING. The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section.

SECTION 2534. 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1463 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2534 281.57 (7) (c) 1. Metropolitan sewerage districts that serve 1st class cities are limited in each fiscal year to receiving total grant awards not to exceed 33 percent of the sum of the amounts in the schedule for that fiscal year for the appropriation under s. 20.165 (2) (kf) and the amount authorized under sub. (10) for that fiscal year plus the unencumbered balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year for the amount authorized under sub. (10). This subdivision is not applicable to grant awards provided during fiscal years 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90.

SECTION 2535. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this subsection, and all payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations issued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under this subsection for the clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program shall not exceed $2,526,700,000 $3,323,300,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligation notes. The building commission may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up to $24,700,000. The building commission may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up to $46,000,000.

SECTION 2536. 281.61 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 281.61 (6) PRIORITY LIST. The department shall establish a priority list that ranks each safe drinking water loan program project. The department shall promulgate rules for determining project rankings that, to the extent possible, give 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1464 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2536 priority to projects that address the most serious risks to human health, that are necessary to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 USC 300f to 300j-26, and that assist applicants that are most in need on a per household basis, according to affordability criteria specified in the rules. For the purpose of ranking projects under this subsection, the department shall treat a project to upgrade a public water system to provide continuous disinfection of the water that it distributes as if the public water system were a surface water system that federal law requires to provide continuous disinfection. For the purpose of ranking projects under this subsection, if the department of health services has recommended an enforcement standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, the department of natural resources shall treat a project relating to that perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance as if a maximum contaminant level for that substance has been attained or exceeded.

SECTION 2537. 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate the amount appropriated under s. 20.320 (2) (a) to projects involving forgivable loans to private users of public water systems to replace lead service lines.

SECTION 2538. 281.73 of the statutes is created to read: 281.73 Winter road safety improvement grants. (1) The department shall develop and administer a program to provide financial assistance to municipalities for eligible expenditures for equipment critical to winter road safety. (2) An individual grant awarded under this section may not exceed $75,000. (3) The department shall promulgate rules necessary to administer this section, including rules that specify criteria for determining eligible recipients and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1465 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2538 expenditures, which shall include expenditures for live-edge blades, salt spreader control systems, brine mixers, and structural upgrades to salt storage facilities to prevent ground water contamination. (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (aa), the department may award grants to eligible recipients for eligible expenditures under this section.

SECTION 2539. 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.), 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read: 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.) XContaminated wellY or Xcontaminated private water supplyY means a well or private water supply which that does any of the following: 1. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern in excess of a primary maximum contaminant level promulgated in the national drinking water standards in 40 CFR 141 and 143;. 2. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern in excess of an enforcement standard under ch. 160; or. 3. Is subject to a written advisory opinion, issued by the department or the department of health services, containing a specific descriptive reference to the well or private water supply and recommending that the well or private water supply not be used because of potential human health risks. SECTION 2540. 281.75 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read: 281.75 (1) (b) 4. Produces water containing at least 10 parts per billion of arsenic or at least 10 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SECTION 2541. 281.75 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read: 281.75 (1) (b) 5. Produces water containing levels of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in excess of the maximum level set out in any applicable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1466 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2541 federal or state health advisory for that substance, if no primary maximum contaminant level under 40 CFR 141 and 143 or enforcement standard under ch. 160 for that substance has been promulgated. SECTION 2542. 281.75 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 281.75 (1) (f) XPrivate water supplyY means a residential water supply or, a livestock water supply, or a transient noncommunity water supply.

SECTION 2543. 281.75 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read: 281.75 (1) (gm) XTransient noncommunity water supplyY means a water system that serves at least 25 persons at least 60 days of the year but does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months per year. XTransient noncommunity water supplyY does not include a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. SECTION 2544. 281.75 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 281.75 (4m) (a) In order to be eligible for an award under this section, the annual family income of the landowner or lessee of property on which is located a contaminated water supply or a well subject to abandonment may not exceed $65,000 $100,000.

SECTION 2545. 281.75 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 281.75 (5) (f) The Except as provided in par. (g), the department shall allocate money for the payment of claims according to the order in which completed claims are received. The department may conditionally approve a completed claim even if the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (cr) is insufficient to pay the claim. The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1467 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2545 department shall allocate money for the payment of a claim which is conditionally approved as soon as funds become available.

SECTION 2546. 281.75 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read: 281.75 (5) (g) If the appropriations under s. 20.370 (6) (cf) or (cr) are insufficient to pay claims, the department may, for claims based on nitrate levels, allocate money for the payment of those claims in the following order of priority: 1. Claims based on water containing more than 40 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen. 2. Claims based on water containing more than 30 but not more than 40 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen. 3. Claims based on water containing more than 25 but not more than 30 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen. 4. Claims based on water containing more than 20 but not more than 25 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen. 5. Claims based on water containing more than 10 but not more than 20 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SECTION 2547. 281.75 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 281.75 (6) (a) Contamination of a private water supply, as defined under sub. (1) (b) 1. or, 2., 4., or 5. is required to be established by analysis of at least 2 samples of water, taken at least 2 weeks apart, in a manner which assures the validity of the test results. The samples shall be tested by a laboratory certified under s. 299.11. SECTION 2548. 281.75 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 281.75 (7) (a) If the department finds that the claimant meets all the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1468 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2548 requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section and that the private water supply is contaminated or that the well is a well subject to abandonment, the department shall issue an award. The Except as provided under par. (am), the award may not pay more than 75 percent of the eligible costs. The award may not pay any portion of eligible costs in excess of $16,000.

SECTION 2549. 281.75 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read: 281.75 (7) (am) An award under this subsection may pay up to 100 percent of the eligible costs if the annual family income of the claimant is below the median family income for the state, as determined by U.S. bureau of the census. SECTION 2550. 281.75 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2551. 281.75 (9) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2552. 281.79 of the statutes is created to read: 281.79 Negotiations for alternate source of water due to PFAS contamination. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XMunicipalityY means a city, village, town, county, utility district, lake protection district, sewerage district, or municipal airport. (b) XPrivate water supplyY has the meaning given in s. 281.77 (1) (a). (2) MEDIATION. A municipality that contains private water supplies that have been contaminated by a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in excess of a state or federal drinking water standard, a state groundwater standard, or a public health recommendation from the department of health services under s. 160.07 may request that the department appoint a mediator to assist in negotiations for the supply of an alternate source of water provided by or connected to a water 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1469 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2552 supply located within another municipality. The department may not appoint a mediator under this section unless the department receives written consent from both municipalities. A person responsible under s. 292.11 (3), if any, may participate in negotiations. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules for the allocation of the cost of the mediator.

SECTION 2553. 283.31 (4) (g) of the statutes is created to read: 283.31 (4) (g) That, if the permit allows for the land application of sewage sludge, the permittee shall, before first applying sludge and at least once per year thereafter, sample and test the sludge for all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances for which there is a state or federal standard, a public health recommendation from the department of health services under s. 160.07, or a health advisory issued by the federal environmental protection agency. The permittee shall, before applying sludge to land in any year, report the sampling and testing results to the department and to the property owner of each tax parcel upon which sludge will be applied. The sampling and testing required under this paragraph shall be in addition to any sampling and testing otherwise required under the permit. SECTION 2554. 283.31 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read: 283.31 (4) (h) That, if the permittee is a treatment work, the permittee will test all sewage sludge for the presence of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances and report the testing results to the department.

SECTION 2555. 283.31 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 283.31 (8) The holder of a permit under this section for a concentrated animal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1470 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2555 feeding operation shall annually pay to the department a fee of $345 $545, which shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (ag). The department shall annually submit a report to the joint committee on finance and, under s. 13.172 (3), to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over agricultural and environmental matters describing the use of the moneys credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (ag) under this subsection and the use of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (9) (ap).

SECTION 2556. 283.33 (8m) of the statutes is created to read: 283.33 (8m) RULES FOR STORM WATER POND SAFETY. The department shall promulgate rules under sub. (8) establishing that any pond located in an area with a population density of not less than 1,000 people per square mile that is constructed as part of an activity for which a permit is required under sub. (1) or s. 283.31 must include one or more of the following features for safety: (a) A shallow ledge around the periphery of the pond. (b) Vegetation that is not less than 24 inches high between the pond and any easy point of access. (c) Any other alternative safety feature authorized by the department by rule. SECTION 2557. 283.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 283.35 (1) AUTHORIZATION. Instead of issuing a separate permit to an individual point source, the department may issue a general permit applicable to a designated area of the state authorizing discharges from specified categories or classes of point sources located within that area. The department shall charge a processing fee of $425 for each permit issued under this subsection.

SECTION 2558. 283.35 (1m) of the statutes is repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1471 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2559 SECTION 2559. 285.69 (2) (a) 12. of the statutes is amended to read: 285.69 (2) (a) 12. That the fee billed in 2013 and each year thereafter to 2024 equals $35.71 per ton of emissions specified under subd. 8. and that the fee billed in 2025 and each year thereafter equals $63.69 per ton of emissions specified under subd. 8.

SECTION 2560. 289.33 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 289.33 (3) (d) XLocal approvalY includes any requirement for a permit, license, authorization, approval, variance or exception or any restriction, condition of approval or other restriction, regulation, requirement or prohibition imposed by a charter ordinance, general ordinance, zoning ordinance, resolution or regulation by a town, city, village, county or special purpose district, including without limitation because of enumeration any ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under s. 91.73, 2007 stats., s. 59.03 (2), 59.11 (5), 59.42 (1), 59.48, 59.51 (1) and (2), 59.52 (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26) and (27), 59.53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19), (20) and (23), 59.535 (2), (3) and (4), 59.54 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4m), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (12), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25) (a), and (26), 59.55 (3), (4), (5) and (6), 59.56 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (12m), (13) and (16), 59.57 (1), 59.58 (1) and (5), 59.62, 59.69, 59.692, 59.693, 59.696, 59.697, 59.698, 59.70 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (21), (22) and (23), 59.79 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), and (10), 59.792 (2) and (3), 59.80, 59.82, 60.10, 60.22, 60.23, 60.54, 60.77, 61.34, 61.35, 61.351, 61.353, 61.354, 62.11, 62.23, 62.231, 62.233, 62.234, 66.0101, 66.0415, 87.30, 196.58, 200.11 (8), 236.45, 281.43 or 349.16, subch. VIII of ch. 60, or subch. III of ch. 91. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1472 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2561

SECTION 2561. 292.11 (8m) of the statutes is created to read: 292.11 (8m) SITE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS. If no standard exists for a hazardous substance, the person responsible under sub. (3) shall propose site-specific environmental standards for department approval for the actions required under this chapter and rules promulgated under this chapter.

SECTION 2562. 292.11 (9) (g) of the statutes is created to read: 292.11 (9) (g) 1. In this paragraph, XPFASY means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances for which there is a state or federal standard, a public health recommendation from the department of health services under s. 160.07, or a health advisory issued by the federal environmental protection agency. 2. Except as provided in subd. 3, a person who possesses or controls property where a PFAS discharge occurred is exempt from subs. (3), (4), and (7) (b) and (c) for the PFAS discharge if all of the following apply: a. The property is exclusively used for agricultural use or residential use. b. The discharge was caused by land application of sludge permitted under ch. 283. c. The person who possesses or controls the property where the PFAS discharge occurred agrees to allow the department, any authorized representatives of the department, any party that possessed or controlled the PFAS or caused the discharge of the PFAS, and any consultant or contractor of such a party to enter the property to take action to respond to the discharge. d. The person who possesses or controls the property where the PFAS discharge occurred does not interfere with any action taken in response to the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1473 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2562 discharge and does not take any action that worsens or contributes to the PFAS discharge. e. The person who possesses or controls the property where the PFAS discharge occurred follows any other condition that the department determines is reasonable and necessary to ensure that the department or other person described in subd. 2. c. is able to adequately respond to the discharge, including taking action necessary to protect human health, safety, or welfare or the environment, taking into consideration the current or intended use of the property. f. The person who possesses or controls the property where the PFAS discharge occurred allows the department to limit public access to the property if the department determines such limitation of access is necessary to prevent an imminent threat to human health, safety, or welfare or to the environment. 3. a. The exemption under subd. 2. does not apply to any substances other than PFAS. b. The exemption under subd. 2. does not apply if the person that possesses or controls the property where the PFAS discharge occurred takes action that worsens or contributes to the PFAS discharge. 4. A person who is exempt from subs. (3), (4), and (7) (b) and (c) pursuant to subd. 2. shall provide written disclosure to any prospective purchaser of the property, either through sale or land contract, before entering into a contract and to prospective tenants of the property, including agricultural and residential tenants before entering into a lease agreement. Written disclosure shall be provided to any current tenants as soon as reasonably practicable and upon any reissuance or renewal of a lease. Written disclosure shall include, at a minimum, a description of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1474 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2562 the type of contamination, the location and description of any action taken to control or treat the contamination, PFAS sample dates and results, and a description of compliance with reporting required under sub. (2). A copy of the disclosure shall be provided to the department upon request. 5. The exemption under subd. 2 may not be transferred to a subsequent owner of the property on which the PFAS discharge occurred. Each person that possesses or controls the property where the PFAS discharge occurred must establish eligibility for the exemption under subd. 2. 6. A person may submit to the department information supporting that the person satisfies the requirements of subd. 2. The department shall issue a written determination that a person who possesses or controls property where the PFAS discharge occurred is exempt from subs. (3), (4), and (7) (b) and (c) if the person satisfies the requirements in subd. 2. The department may request additional information before issuing a determination. The department may revoke its determination if it determines that any of the requirements of subd. 2 cease to be met. The department may, in accordance with rules that it promulgates, assess and collect fees to offset the costs of issuing determinations under this subdivision. 7. The exemption under subd. 2. does not apply after December 31, 2035.

SECTION 2563. 292.11 (14) of the statutes is created to read: 292.11 (14) DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBLE PARTY. Applications for compensation or grants under the well compensation program under s. 281.75, the county well testing grant program under s. 281.54, or any state financial assistance program funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, may not be used by the department to determine responsibility under sub. (3). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1475 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2564

SECTION 2564. 292.31 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 292.31 (1) (d) Access to information. (intro.) Upon the request of any officer, employee, or authorized representative of the department, any person who generated, transported, treated, stored, or disposed of solid or hazardous waste which that may have been disposed of at a site or facility under investigation by the department and any person who generated solid or hazardous waste at a site or facility under investigation by the department that was transported to, treated at, stored at, or disposed of at another site, facility, or location shall provide the officer, employee, or authorized representative access to any records or documents in that person[s custody, possession, or control which relate to: SECTION 2565. 292.31 (1) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 292.31 (1) (d) 1m. The type and quantity of waste generated at the site or facility that was transported to, treated at, stored at, or disposed of at another site, facility, or location, and the dates and locations of these activities.

SECTION 2566. 292.66 of the statutes is created to read: 292.66 Revitalize Wisconsin program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XBrownfieldY means a property that is abandoned, idle, or underused, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected by actual or perceived discharge or environmental pollution. (b) XDischargeY has the meaning given in s. 292.01 (3). (c) XInnocent landownerY means any of the following: 1. A property owner that acquired the property prior to November 1, 2006, has continuously owned the property since the date of acquisition, and can 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1476 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2566 demonstrate, through documentation, that the discharge or environmental pollution on the property was caused by another person and that the property owner did not know and had no reason to know of the discharge or environmental pollution when the owner acquired the property. 2. A property owner that acquired the property on or after November 1, 2006, has continuously owned the property since the date of acquisition, and can demonstrate, through documentation, that the property owner conducted all appropriate inquiries in compliance with 40 CFR part 312 prior to acquisition, that the discharge or environmental pollution on the property was caused by another person, and that the property owner did not know and had no reason to know of the discharge or environmental pollution when the owner acquired the property. (d) XInterim actionY means a response action that is taken to contain or stabilize a discharge or environmental pollution at a site or facility, in order to minimize any threats to public health, safety, or welfare or to the environment, while other response actions are being taken or planned for the site or facility. (e) XLocal governmental unitY has the meaning given in s. 292.11 (9) (e) 1. (f) XPrivate partyY means any of the following: 1. A bank, trust company, savings bank, or credit union. 2. A developer, as defined in s. 66.0617 (1) (b). 3. An organization or enterprise, other than a sole proprietorship, that is operated for profit or that is nonprofit and nongovernmental, including an association, business trust, corporation, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, partnership, or syndicate. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1477 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2566 4. An innocent landowner. (g) XRemedial actionY has the meaning given in s. 292.12 (1) (d). (2) POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. (a) The department shall administer a program to award aids from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (et) to eligible entities under sub. (5). (b) The department may not award aid to an entity under this section if that entity caused the discharge or environmental pollution at the site or facility for which aid is awarded, except to eligible entities under sub. (5) for sites or facilities under sub. (4) (a). (c) The department may award aid to eligible entities under sub. (5) in the form of grants or direct services or, for sites or facilities under sub. (4) (a), in the form of reimbursements. (d) The department may require a match from an eligible entity under sub. (5), in the form of cash or in-kind services, for aid awarded under this section, except the department may not require a match from an eligible entity for a site or facility for which funds are designated under sub. (3) (a). (3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. (a) In any fiscal year, if there remain any sites or facilities under sub. (4) (a) for which a claim for reimbursement was submitted before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], but for which the claim has not been paid, the department shall designate $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under s. 20.370 (6) (et), or the total amount of such unpaid claims, whichever is less, to the payment of those claims. (b) In any fiscal year, if there remain any sites or facilities under sub. (4) (a) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1478 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2566 for which an application for eligibility was submitted before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], but for which a claim has not been made to the department, the department shall designate $450,000 of the funds appropriated under s. 20.370 (6) (et) to the payment of claims for such sites or facilities, until all such sites or facilities have received a case closure letter under s. 292.12. (c) The department shall designate 15 percent of the funds appropriated under s. 20.370 (6) (et) to provide aid under this section in small or disadvantaged communities. (d) The department may not provide more than one award of aid under this section for a site or facility in a single fiscal year, except for sites or facilities under sub. (4) (a). (4) ELIGIBLE SITES AND FACILITIES. An eligible entity under sub. (5) may receive aid under this section for any of the following sites or facilities: (a) Sites or facilities for which an application for eligibility was submitted under the dry cleaner environmental response program under s. 292.65 and that were deemed eligible for that program before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]. (b) Brownfields. (c) Sites or facilities regulated under s. 292.11 that are owned by entities that are exempt from s. 292.11 (3), (4), and (7) (b) and (c) as provided under s. 292.11 (9) (e), 292.13, or 292.21. (d) Sites or facilities regulated under s. 292.11 that are owned by private parties. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1479 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2566 (5) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. The following entities are eligible for an award under this section. (a) Local governmental units that did not cause the discharge or environmental pollution. (b) Owners or operators of dry cleaning facilities that own or operate an eligible site or facility under sub. (4) (a). (c) A private party, other than a dry cleaning facility under par. (b), that did not cause the discharge or environmental pollution and can demonstrate that the private party[s property was fairly acquired through an arm[s-length transaction. (6) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES; INELIGIBLE COSTS. (a) An entity that receives aid under this section shall comply with all state and federal laws and rules promulgated by the department, unless otherwise provided under this section or rules promulgated under this section. (b) The department may award aid under this section to cover the costs of any of the following activities: 1. Assessment and investigation of a discharge or environmental pollution. 2. Interim actions and remedial actions to remove hazardous substances from contaminated media. 3. Treatment and disposal of contaminated media. 4. Vapor intrusion assessment and mitigation. 5. Removal of abandoned containers, as defined in s. 292.41 (1). 6. Asbestos abatement activities, as defined in s. 254.11 (2), conducted as part of redevelopment activities. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1480 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2566 7. Environmental monitoring. 8. Restoration or replacement of a private potable water supply, if eligible for temporary emergency water supplies under rules promulgated by the department. 9. The removal of underground hazardous substance or petroleum product storage tanks. 10. Preparation of documentation to apply for case closure under this chapter. 11. Other activities identified by the department as reasonable and necessary for proper investigation, analysis of remedial action options, remedial action planning, and remedial action to meet the requirements of s. 292.11. (c) The department may not award aid under this section to cover any of the following costs: 1. The cost of activities conducted prior to the award of aid under this section, except for activities conducted at a site or facility under sub. (4) (a). 2. The cost of activities that the department determines are not integral to the investigation and remediation of a discharge or environmental pollution. 3. Legal fees. 4. The cost of investigations or remedial action conducted outside this state. 5. Costs for financing eligible activities under par. (b). (7) APPLICATION FOR AID. An applicant for aid under this section shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the department and shall include any information the department finds necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the project and amount of aid to be awarded. (8) RULES; RECORDS. The department shall promulgate rules to administer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1481 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2566 the program under this section, including rules prescribing the criteria for determining the amount of aid to be awarded, the records that must be maintained by an applicant, and the periods for which those records must be retained. The department may inspect any document in the possession of an applicant or any other person if the document is relevant to an application for aid under this section.

SECTION 2567. 292.67 of the statutes is created to read: 292.67 PFAS community grant program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XClass B firefighting foamY has the meaning given in s. 299.48 (1) (a). (b) XMunicipalityY means a city, village, town, county, tribal governing body, utility district, lake protection district, sewerage district, or municipal airport. (c) XPFASY means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance. (2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The department shall administer a program to provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (mw) to municipalities that meet the requirements under sub. (3) for the purpose of conducting any of the eligible activities under sub. (4). (3) ELIGIBILITY PREREQUISITES. A grant may be awarded under sub. (2) only if one of the following has occurred: (a) The municipality tested or trained with a class B firefighting foam that contained intentionally added PFAS in accordance with applicable state and federal law, or a 3rd party tested or trained with a class B firefighting foam that contained intentionally added PFAS within the area controlled by the municipality. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1482 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2567 (b) The municipality applied biosolids to land under a permit issued by DNR under s. 283.31. (c) PFAS are impacting the municipality[s drinking water supply or surface water or groundwater within the area controlled by the municipality and the responsible party is unknown or is unwilling or unable to take the necessary response actions. (d) PFAS contamination in groundwater is impacting private wells within the area controlled by the municipality. (4) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. The department may award a grant under sub. (2) for any of the following activities: (a) Investigating potential PFAS impacts to the air, land, or water at a site or facility for the purpose of reducing or eliminating environmental contamination. (b) Treating or disposing of PFAS-containing firefighting foam containers from a municipal site or facility. (c) Sampling a private water supply within 3 miles of a site or facility known to contain PFAS or to have caused a PFAS discharge. (d) Assisting owners of private wells with the cost of installation of filters, treatment, or well replacement. (e) Providing a temporary emergency water supply, a water treatment system, or bulk water to replace water contaminated with PFAS. (f) Conducting emergency, interim, or remedial actions to mitigate, treat, dispose of, or remove PFAS contamination to the air, land, or waters of the state. (g) Removing or treating PFAS in a public water system using the most cost- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1483 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2567 effective method to provide safe drinking water in areas where PFAS levels exceed the maximum contaminant level for PFAS under ch. 281 or an enforcement standard for PFAS under ch. 160 or where the state has issued a health advisory for PFAS. (h) Creating a new public water system or connecting private well owners to an existing public water system in an area in which there is widespread PFAS contamination in private water supplies. (i) Sampling and testing water for PFAS contamination in a public, private, or tribal elementary or secondary school, a child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65, a child care program that is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14), or a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651. (5) APPLICATION. A municipality shall apply for a grant on a form prescribed by the department and shall include any information that the department finds necessary to determine the eligibility of the project, identify the funding requested, determine the priority of the project, and calculate the amount of a grant. (6) EVALUATION CRITERIA. The department, in awarding grants under this section, shall consider all of the following criteria: (a) The municipality[s demonstrated commitment to performing and completing eligible activities, including the municipality[s financial commitment and ability to successfully administer grants. (b) The degree to which the project will have a positive impact on public health and the environment. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1484 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2567 (c) Other criteria that the department finds necessary to prioritize the funds available for awarding grants. (7) MATCHING FUNDS. The department may not distribute a grant under this section unless the applicant contributes matching funds equal to at least 20 percent of the amount of the grant. Matching funds may be in the form of cash, in-kind contributions, or both. (8) RULE MAKING. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to administer this section, including procedures for submission, review, and determination of applications for assistance under this section. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall give priority to providing assistance to owners of private wells contaminated with PFAS.

SECTION 2568. 292.74 of the statutes is created to read: 292.74 Financial responsibility for PFAS. The department may, if it determines doing so is necessary to protect human health or the environment, require a person who possesses or controls or who causes the discharge of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, and any person who manufactures any product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide proof of financial responsibility for conducting emergency response actions, remedial actions, environmental repair, and long-term care to address contamination by a potential discharge of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or environmental pollution that may be caused by a discharge of such substances. The department shall establish, by rule, the procedure for determining whether requiring a proof of financial responsibility is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1485 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2568 necessary to protect human health or the environment, and may establish requirements for types of financial responsibility, methods for calculating amounts of financial responsibility, access and default, bankruptcy notifications, and any other requirements the department determines is necessary under this section. The proof of financial responsibility required under this section shall be in addition to any other proof of financial responsibility or financial assurance required under this chapter. This section does not apply to a person exempt under s. 292.11 (9).

SECTION 2569. 299.487 of the statutes is created to read: 299.487 Transportation and disposal of PFAS. (1) In this section: (a) XEnvironmental justiceY means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all individuals, regardless of race, color, national origin, educational level, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies to ensure that no population of color or community of color, indigenous community, or low-income community shall be exposed to a disproportionate burden of the negative human health and environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards. (b) XPFASY means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance. (2) A person disposing of PFAS, or transporting PFAS for the purpose of disposal, shall attempt to the greatest extent possible to avoid disposing of PFAS in, or transporting PFAS to, any location where such disposal or transportation will contribute to environmental justice concerns and shall consider all reasonable alternatives for transport and disposal of PFAS. The department shall assist any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1486 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2569 person, upon request, in evaluating the environmental justice impacts of the person[s disposal or transportation of PFAS.

SECTION 2570. 299.65 of the statutes is created to read: 299.65 Commercial vessels subject to federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act. (1) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), the owner or operator of any commercial vessel subject to the requirements of the federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act under 33 USC 1322 (p) that has operated outside this state shall pay to the department, no later than 5 days prior to arriving in a port of this state, $650 per arrival to a port of this state. (b) The owner or operator of a commercial vessel engaged in coastwise trade that is subject to the requirements of 46 USC 55101 to 55103 may not be required to pay more than $3,250 in fees per calendar year under this subsection. (c) The owner or operator of a commercial vessel that is subject to the requirements of the federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act under 33 USC 1322 (p) may not be required to pay more than $3,250 in fees per calendar year under this subsection. (2) The department may adjust the amount of the fee under sub. (1) (a) once every 5 years to account for any changes in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor for the month of October immediately preceding the date of adjustment, as provided under 33 USC 1322 (p) (9) (A) (iv) (III) (aa). (3) The department shall credit all fees collected under sub. (1) (a) to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (aj). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1487 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2571

SECTION 2571. 299.66 of the statutes is renumbered 299.66 (1). SECTION 2572. 299.66 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 299.66 (2) (a) The department may enter into a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard concerning implementation and enforcement of the provisions of 33 USC 1322 and any regulations promulgated by the secretary of the U.S. department of homeland security under 33 USC 1322 (p) (5). (b) If the department enters into a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard under par. (a), an employee or agent of the department may board and inspect any vessel that is subject to s. 299.65 to determine the state of compliance with the federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act under 33 USC 1322 (p) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

SECTION 2573. 301.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 301.12 (1) Liability and the collection and enforcement of such liability for the care, maintenance, services, and supplies specified in this section is governed exclusively by this section, except in cases of child support ordered by a court under s. 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2) or ch. 767 or s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats. SECTION 2574. 301.12 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 301.12 (2m) The liability specified in sub. (2) shall not apply to persons 17 and older adults receiving care, maintenance, services, and supplies provided by prisons named in s. 302.01.

SECTION 2575. 301.12 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 301.12 (14) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), liability of a person specified in sub. (2) or s. 301.03 (18) for care and maintenance of persons under 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1488 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2575 years of age minors in residential, nonmedical facilities such as group homes, foster homes, residential care centers for children and youth, and juvenile correctional institutions is determined in accordance with the cost-based fee established under s. 301.03 (18). The department shall bill the liable person up to any amount of liability not paid by an insurer under s. 632.89 (2) or (4m) or by other 3rd-party benefits, subject to rules that include formulas governing ability to pay promulgated by the department under s. 301.03 (18). Any liability of the resident not payable by any other person terminates when the resident reaches age 17 becomes an adult, unless the liable person has prevented payment by any act or omission.

SECTION 2576. 301.12 (14) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 301.12 (14) (e) 1. An order issued under s. 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2) or s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., for support determined under this subsection constitutes an assignment of all commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension benefits, income continuation insurance benefits under s. 40.62, duty disability benefits under s. 40.65, benefits under ch. 102 or 108, and other money due or to be due in the future to the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 in the county where the order was entered or to the department, depending upon the placement of the child as specified by rules promulgated under subd. 5. The assignment shall be for an amount sufficient to ensure payment under the order.

SECTION 2577. 301.26 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 301.26 (4) (b) Assessment of costs under par. (a) shall be made periodically on the basis of the per person per day cost estimate specified in par. (d) 2., 3., and 4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1489 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2577 Except as provided in pars. (bm), (c), and (cm), liability shall apply to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 in the county of the court exercising jurisdiction under ch. 938 for each person receiving services from the department of corrections under s. 938.183 or 938.34 or the department of health services under s. 46.057 or 51.35 (3). Except as provided in pars. (bm), (c), and (cm), in multicounty court jurisdictions, the county of residency within the jurisdiction shall be liable for costs under this subsection. Assessment of costs under par. (a) shall also be made according to the general placement type or level of care provided, as defined by the department, and prorated according to the ratio of the amount designated under s. 48.526 (3) (c) to the total applicable estimated costs of care, services, and supplies provided by the department of corrections under ss. 938.183 and 938.34 and the department of health services under s. 46.057 or 51.35 (3).

SECTION 2578. 301.26 (4) (cm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 301.26 (4) (cm) 3. The per person daily reimbursement rate for juvenile correctional services under this paragraph shall be equal to the per person daily cost assessment to counties under par. (d) 2., 3., and 4. for juvenile correctional services. SECTION 2579. 301.26 (4) (cx) of the statutes is amended to read: 301.26 (4) (cx) If, notwithstanding ss. 16.50 (2), 16.52, 20.002 (11), and 20.903, there is a deficit in the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm) at the close of a fiscal biennium, the governor shall, to address that deficit, increase each of the rates specified under s. 301.26 (4) (d) 2. and 3. for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility and for care for juveniles transferred from a correctional institution by $6, in addition to any increase due to actual costs, in the executive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1490 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2579 budget bill for each fiscal biennium, until the deficit under s. 20.410 (3) (hm) is eliminated. SECTION 2580. 301.26 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2581. 301.26 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 301.26 (4) (d) 3. Beginning on July 1, 2024 2025, and ending on June 30, 2025 2027, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be, for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), $1,268 and, for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3), $1,268.

SECTION 2582. 301.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 301.50 (1) In this section, Xsubstantial parental relationshipY means the acceptance and exercise of significant responsibility for the daily supervision, education, protection, and care of the child. In evaluating whether an individual has had a substantial parental relationship with the child, factors that may be considered include, but are not limited to, whether the individual has expressed concern for or interest in the support, care, or well-being of the child; whether the individual has neglected or refused to provide care or support for the child; and whether, with respect to an individual who is or may be the father a parent of the child, the individual has expressed concern for or interest in the support, care, or well-being of the mother during her parent who gave birth during pregnancy.

SECTION 2583. 301.55 of the statutes is created to read: 301.55 Office of the ombudsperson for corrections. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XOfficeY means the office of the ombudsperson for corrections. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1491 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2583 (b) XOmbudspersonY means the ombudsperson of the office. (2) STAFF. The ombudsperson may appoint, in the classified service, one deputy ombudsperson of the office, and employees for the office to complete the ombudsperson[s duties described under this section. The ombudsperson may delegate to the deputy ombudsperson or other employees of the office any of the ombudsperson[s authority or duties except those described under subs. (5) (b) and (7) (b). (3) POWERS. The ombudsperson may do all of the following: (a) Investigate, upon a complaint or upon personal initiative, any matter described under sub. (4). (b) Determine the scope and manner of investigations to be made. (c) Enter and inspect, at any time, premises within the control of the department. (d) Examine records and documents in the possession of the department, including corrections and detention data and medical data maintained by the department and classified as private or confidential data on individuals when access to the data is necessary for the ombudsperson to perform the powers authorized under this subsection. (e) Subpoena witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, and documents material to an investigation conducted by the office. (f) Attend any proceedings and deliberations relating to the granting or revocation of parole, extended supervision, or probation. (4) INVESTIGATIONS. The ombudsperson may investigate any of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1492 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2583 (a) Complaints regarding state correctional institutions and abuse, unfair acts, and violations of rights of prisoners and juveniles. (b) The policies or practices of the department. (c) Any action by the department that may be contrary to law or rule. (d) Any other action by the department that has been alleged to be unreasonable, unfair, oppressive, or inconsistent with any policy or judgment of the department. (e) Procedures and practices that may lessen the risk that objectionable actions by the department may occur in the future. (5) COMPLAINTS. (a) The ombudsperson shall create a complaint form and provide sufficient blank copies of the form and self-sealing envelopes to state correctional institutions for distribution to prisoners and juveniles. Blank copies of the form and self-sealing envelopes shall be placed in locations where prisoners and juveniles regularly visit, such as a common area or library, and shall be provided upon request to a prisoner or juvenile. The department shall also make the form available on its website. (b) An operator of a state correctional institution shall immediately forward a complaint form described under par. (a) that has been completed by a prisoner or juvenile to the office. No individual other than an authorized employee of the office may open an envelope that contains a complaint form. (c) The ombudsperson shall review each complaint form received under par. (b) and determine whether to make a recommendation regarding the complaint directly to the state correctional institution where the prisoner or juvenile is housed, the governor, the legislature, or other party, or make no recommendation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1493 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2583 (d) No operator of a state correctional institution may open and preview or screen mail addressed from the office to a prisoner or juvenile residing at the state correctional institution unless the operator has reason to believe that the mail contains contraband or is not a document from the office. If the operator has reason to believe that the mail contains contraband or is not a document from the office, the operator may open and inspect the mail in the presence of the prisoner or juvenile to whom it was addressed, but may inspect the document only to the extent necessary to determine whether it contains contraband or is not a document from the office. The operator may read the mail only if, after inspection, the operator has reason to believe it not a document from the office. (6) DISCLOSURES. Information in the possession of the office that relates to a client, complaint, or investigation of the office may be disclosed only at the discretion of the ombudsperson or his or her designated representative. A disclosure of information under this subsection relating to a client, named witness, or a prisoner or juvenile who is not a client may be made only if one of the following applies: (a) The disclosure is authorized in writing by the client, named witness, prisoner, or juvenile or his or her legal guardian, if applicable. (b) The disclosure is made pursuant to a lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction. (7) REPORTS. (a) If the ombudsperson determines to make a recommendation under sub. (5) (c) directly to the state correctional institution where the prisoner or juvenile is housed, the warden or superintendent of the state correctional institution shall respond within 30 days. The warden or superintendent shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1494 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2583 include in the response what actions the warden or superintendent is taking as a result of the recommendations of the ombudsperson and why the warden or superintendent is taking those actions or not taking actions. (b) If the ombudsperson has reason to believe that any public official or employee has acted in a manner warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings, the ombudsperson may refer the matter to the appropriate authorities. (c) The ombudsperson shall, at the request of the governor at any time, report to the governor on any matter over which the ombudsperson has authority. (d) On or before December 31 of each year, the ombudsperson shall submit to the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), and the secretary of corrections a report of the ombudsperson[s findings and recommendations for improvements to policies and practices at state correctional institutions and the results of the ombudsperson[s investigations conducted under sub. (4).

SECTION 2584. 302.05 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.05 (title) Wisconsin substance abuse earned release program. SECTION 2585. 302.05 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.05 (1) (am) (intro.) The department of corrections and the department of health services may designate a section of a mental health institute as a correctional treatment facility for the treatment of substance abuse use disorder of inmates transferred from Wisconsin state prisons. This section shall be administered by the department of corrections and shall be known as the Wisconsin substance abuse program. The department of corrections and the department of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1495 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2585 health services shall ensure that the residents at the institution and the residents in the substance abuse use disorder program:

SECTION 2586. 302.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.05 (1) (b) The department of corrections and the department of health services shall, at any correctional facility the departments determine is appropriate, provide a substance abuse use disorder treatment program for inmates for the purposes of the program described in sub. (3). SECTION 2587. 302.05 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 302.05 (1) (c) 1. In this paragraph, Xvocational readiness training programY means an educational, vocational, treatment, or other evidence-based training program to reduce recidivism. 2. The department shall, at any correctional facility the department determines is appropriate, provide vocational readiness training programs for the purposes of the program described in sub. (3). SECTION 2588. 302.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.05 (2) Transfer to a correctional treatment facility for the treatment of a substance abuse use disorder shall be considered a transfer under s. 302.18.

SECTION 2589. 302.05 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 302.05 (3) (a) 2. If the inmate is serving a bifurcated sentence imposed under s. 973.01, the sentencing court decided under par. (e) or s. 973.01 (3g) The department determines that the inmate is eligible to participate in the earned release program described in this subsection. In making its determination, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1496 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2589 department shall consider a decision of the sentencing court under s. 302.05 (3) (e), 2023 stats., or s. 973.01 (3g), 2023 stats.

SECTION 2590. 302.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.05 (3) (b) Except as provided in par. (d), if the department determines that an eligible inmate serving a sentence other than one imposed under s. 973.01 has successfully completed a substance use disorder treatment program described in sub. (1) (b), a vocational readiness training program described in sub. (1) (c), or the mother-young child care program under s. 301.049, the parole commission shall parole the inmate for that sentence under s. 304.06, regardless of the time the inmate has served. If the parole commission grants parole under this paragraph for the completion of a substance use disorder treatment program, it shall require the parolee to participate in an intensive supervision program for drug abusers as a condition of parole.

SECTION 2591. 302.05 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 302.05 (3) (c) 1. Except as provided in par. (d), if the department determines that an eligible inmate serving the term of confinement in prison portion of a bifurcated sentence imposed under s. 973.01 has successfully completed a substance use disorder treatment program described in sub. (1) (b), a vocational readiness training program described in sub. (1) (c), or the mother-young child care program under s. 301.049, the department shall inform the court that sentenced the inmate. SECTION 2592. 302.05 (3) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.05 (3) (c) 2. (intro.) Upon being informed by the department under subd. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1497 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2592 1. that an inmate whom the court sentenced under s. 973.01 has successfully completed a substance use disorder treatment program described in sub. (1) (b), a vocational readiness training program described in sub. (1) (c), or the mother-young child care program under s. 301.049, the court shall modify the inmate[s bifurcated sentence as follows:

SECTION 2593. 302.05 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.05 (3) (d) The department may place intensive sanctions program participants in a treatment program described in sub. (1) (b), but pars. (b) and (c) do not apply to those participants. SECTION 2594. 302.05 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2595. 302.11 (7) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.11 (7) (am) The reviewing authority may return a parolee released under sub. (1) or (1g) (b) or s. 304.02 or 304.06 (1) to prison for a period up to the remainder of the sentence for a violation of the conditions of parole. The remainder of the sentence is the entire sentence, less time served in custody prior to parole and less any earned compliance credit under s. 973.156. The revocation order shall provide the parolee with credit in accordance with ss. 304.072 and 973.155.

SECTION 2596. 302.113 (9) (ag) of the statutes is renumbered 302.113 (9) (ag) (intro.) and amended to read: 302.113 (9) (ag) (intro.) In this subsection Xreviewing: 1. XReviewing authorityY means the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration, upon proper notice and hearing, or the department of corrections, if the person on extended supervision waives a hearing. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1498 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2597

SECTION 2597. 302.113 (9) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 302.113 (9) (am) 1. and amended to read: 302.113 (9) (am) 1. If a person released to extended supervision under this section violates a condition of extended supervision, the reviewing authority may revoke the extended supervision of the person. If the extended supervision of the person is revoked, the reviewing authority shall order the person to be returned to prison for any specified period of time that does not exceed the time remaining on the bifurcated sentence. The time (ag) 2. XTime remaining on the bifurcated sentence isY means the total length of the bifurcated sentence, less time served by the person in confinement under the sentence before release to extended supervision under sub. (2), less any earned compliance credit under s. 973.156, and less all time served in confinement for previous revocations of extended supervision under the sentence. (am) 2. The order returning a person to prison under this paragraph shall provide the person whose extended supervision was revoked with credit in accordance with ss. 304.072 and 973.155.

SECTION 2598. 302.113 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.113 (9) (b) A person who is returned to prison after revocation of extended supervision shall be incarcerated for the entire period of time specified by the order under par. (am) 1. The period of time specified under par. (am) 1. may be extended in accordance with sub. (3). If a person is returned to prison under par. (am) 1. for a period of time that is less than the time remaining on the bifurcated sentence, the person shall be released to extended supervision after he or she has served the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1499 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2598 period of time specified by the order under par. (am) 1. and any periods of extension imposed in accordance with sub. (3).

SECTION 2599. 302.113 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.113 (9) (c) A person who is subsequently released to extended supervision after service of the period of time specified by the order under par. (am) 1. is subject to all conditions and rules under sub. (7) and, if applicable, sub. (7m) until the expiration of the time remaining extended supervision portion of on the bifurcated sentence. The remaining extended supervision portion of the bifurcated sentence is the total length of the bifurcated sentence, less the time served by the person in confinement under the bifurcated sentence before release to extended supervision under sub. (2) and less all time served in confinement for previous revocations of extended supervision under the bifurcated sentence. SECTION 2600. 302.114 (9) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.114 (9) (ag) In this subsection Xreviewing authorityY has the meaning given in s. 302.113 (9) (ag) 1.

SECTION 2601. 302.27 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 302.27 (1) The department may contract with a local unit of government, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (k), for temporary housing or detention in county jails, county houses of correction, or tribal jails for persons placed on probation or sentenced to imprisonment in state prisons or to the intensive sanctions program. The rate under any such contract may not exceed $60 $80 per person per day. Nothing in this subsection limits the authority of the department to place persons in jails under s. 301.048 (3) (a) 1.

SECTION 2602. 302.31 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1500 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2602 302.31 (7) The temporary placement of persons in the custody of the department, other than persons under 17 years of age minors, and persons who have attained the age of 17 years but have not attained adults under the age of 25 years who are under the supervision of the department under s. 938.355 (4) and who have been taken into custody pending revocation of community supervision or aftercare supervision under s. 938.357 (5) (e).

SECTION 2603. 302.43 of the statutes is amended to read: 302.43 Good time. Every inmate of a county jail is eligible to earn good time in the amount of one-fourth of his or her term for good behavior if sentenced to at least 4 days, but fractions of a day shall be ignored. An inmate shall be given credit for time served prior to sentencing under s. 973.155, including good time under s. 973.155 (4). An inmate who violates any law or any regulation of the jail, or neglects or refuses to perform any duty lawfully required of him or her, may be deprived by the sheriff of good time under this section, except that the sheriff shall not deprive the inmate of more than 2 days good time for any one offense without the approval of the court. An inmate who files an action or special proceeding, including a petition for a common law writ of certiorari, to which s. 807.15 applies shall be deprived of the number of days of good time specified in the court order prepared under s. 807.15 (3). This section does not apply to a person who is confined in the county jail in connection with his or her participation in a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10).

SECTION 2604. 304.072 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 304.072 (4) The sentence of a revoked parolee or person on extended 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1501 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2604 supervision resumes running on the day he or she is received at a correctional institution subject to sentence credit for the period of custody in a jail, correctional institution or any other detention facility pending revocation according to the terms of s. 973.155 and subject to earned compliance credit under s. 973.156.

SECTION 2605. 321.37 of the statutes is amended to read: 321.37 No discrimination. No person, otherwise qualified, may be denied membership in the national guard or state defense force because of sex, color, race, creed, or sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), and no member of the national guard or state defense force may be segregated within the national guard or state defense force on the basis of sex, color, race, creed, or sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k). Nothing in this section prohibits separate facilities for persons of different sexes with regard to dormitory accommodations, toilets, showers, saunas, and dressing rooms, except that no person may be denied equal access to facilities most consistent with the person[s gender identity. SECTION 2606. 321.40 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 321.40 (1) (ar).

SECTION 2607. 321.40 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 321.40 (1) (am) and amended to read: 321.40 (1) (am) XTuition Educational grantY means any tuition cost payment made by the department under sub. (3). SECTION 2608. 321.40 (2) (intro.), (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1502 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2608 321.40 (2) ELIGIBLE GUARD MEMBER. (intro.) Eligibility for a tuition an educational grant under this section is limited to a guard member who is not: (e) Failing to achieve satisfactory academic progress in a qualifying school when the tuition educational grant is applied for. (f) Failing to be an actively drilling guard member when the tuition educational grant is applied for.

SECTION 2609. 321.40 (3) (title), (a), (b) (intro.), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read: 321.40 (3) (title) TUITION EDUCATIONAL GRANTS. (a) Any eligible guard member enrolled in a full-time or part-time course in a qualifying school may apply for a tuition an educational grant equal to 100 percent of the actual tuition charged by the school or 100 percent of the maximum resident undergraduate tuition charged by the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a comparable number of credits, whichever amount is less. In calculating the maximum resident undergraduate tuition charged by the University of Wisconsin-Madison for purposes of this paragraph, the department shall include in the calculation all additional tuition established or approved by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 36.27 (1) (a) for undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and for students enrolled in a particular undergraduate academic program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison if the eligible guard member is enrolled in the same or equivalent program. (b) (intro.) Application for tuition educational grants shall: (c) Except as provided under par. (d), upon determination that the applicant is eligible to receive the payment, the department shall make payment of the tuition 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1503 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2609 educational grant, on behalf of the applicant, to the qualifying school in which the applicant is enrolled in the amount determined under par. (a). Notwithstanding par. (b) 2., the department shall rely on a qualifying school[s certification in determining that an applicant is eligible under sub. (2) (e) to receive the payment and the department shall make the payment not later than 30 days after the department receives the certification. (d) Tuition Educational grants under this section shall be paid out of the appropriation under s. 20.465 (2) (a).

SECTION 2610. 321.40 (3) (e) and (f) of the statutes are created to read: 321.40 (3) (e) In calculating the amount of tuition charged under par. (a), all of the following apply: 1. For a University of Wisconsin System institution, tuition includes academic fees, as defined in s. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1g., for a resident student or nonresident tuition, as defined in s. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1m., for a nonresident student, as well as segregated fees under s. 36.27 (6). 2. For a technical college, tuition includes program fees under s. 38.24 (1m) and incidental fees under s. 38.14 (9). (f) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., an educational grant under this section shall be paid in full and no other award of financial aid to an eligible guard member who receives an educational grant under this section may be reduced because of the educational grant. 2. This paragraph does not apply to the extent it would result in an overaward of financial assistance in violation of federal law or regulation or would violate the terms of a donation agreement for a privately funded grant or scholarship. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1504 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2611

SECTION 2611. 321.40 (4) (a) (intro.), 2., 3. and 4. and (b) of the statutes are amended to read: 321.40 (4) (a) (intro.) The department shall require a guard member who has received a tuition an educational grant under this section to repay the amount of the tuition educational grant to the department if any of the following applies: 2. The guard member is not a member in good standing in the national guard at the end of the term for which the tuition educational grant is paid. 3. The guard member has failed to be an actively drilling guard member at the end of the term for which the tuition educational grant is paid. 4. The guard member has failed to achieve satisfactory academic progress at the end of the term for which the tuition educational grant is paid. (b) 1. A qualifying school that receives payment of a tuition an educational grant on behalf of a guard member under sub. (3) (c) shall notify the department if the guard member has failed to achieve satisfactory academic progress at the end of the term for which the tuition educational grant is paid. 2. If a guard member is required to repay a tuition an educational grant for any of the reasons specified in par. (a), the department may require the qualifying school that received the tuition educational grant on behalf of the guard member to recover from the guard member the amount of the tuition educational grant and remit it to the department. A qualifying school may take any reasonable action to secure repayment of the amount of a tuition an educational grant under this subdivision, including placing a hold on course registration or on the awarding of a degree or certificate, undertaking collection efforts, or initiating legal action.

SECTION 2612. 321.40 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1505 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2612 321.40 (5) LIMITATIONS. (a) No guard member is eligible for a tuition an educational grant under this section for more than 120 credits of part-time study or 8 full semesters of full-time study or the equivalent thereof. (b) If the U.S. congress establishes an active draft after July 1, 1977, no new tuition educational grants may be authorized under this section. The department shall determine if an active draft has been established. Any termination of the tuition educational grant program under this paragraph shall allow persons receiving grants prior to the establishment of an active draft to receive full benefits subject to sub. (3) (d) and par. (a). (c) No guard member may receive a tuition an educational grant under sub. (3) for any semester in which he or she received a payment under s. 45.20 (2). (d) No guard member may receive a tuition an educational grant under this section unless he or she is a member in good standing in the national guard at the time of application for the tuition educational grant.

SECTION 2613. 321.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 321.40 (6) COORDINATION WITH QUALIFYING SCHOOLS. The department shall consult and coordinate with qualifying schools in establishing a process for distributing tuition educational grants that accomplishes all of the following: (a) Maximizes administrative efficiency for qualifying schools in applying tuition educational grants to student accounts. (b) Provides tuition educational grants to students in an expeditious manner that minimizes students[ need to incur debt while waiting for the grants to fund in their student accounts. SECTION 2614. 323.19 (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1506 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2615

SECTION 2615. 323.31 of the statutes is amended to read: 323.31 State disaster assistance. From the appropriations under s. 20.465 (3) (b) and (s), the adjutant general shall make payments to retail electric cooperatives, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (t), to local governmental units, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), and to federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state for the damages and costs incurred as the result of a disaster if federal disaster assistance is not available for that disaster because the governor[s request that the president declare the disaster a major disaster under 42 USC 5170 has been denied or because the disaster, as determined by the department of military affairs, does not meet the statewide or countywide per capita impact indicator under the public assistance program that is issued by the federal emergency management agency. To be eligible for a payment under this section, the retail electric cooperative, local governmental unit, or tribe or band shall pay 30 percent of the amount of the damages and costs resulting from the disaster. Costs eligible for payment under this section shall include the categories of work designated by the federal emergency management agency[s public assistance program as Category D, regarding water control facilities; Category E, regarding public buildings and contents; Category F, regarding public utilities; and Category G, regarding parks, recreation, and other facilities. The department of military affairs shall promulgate rules establishing the application process and the criteria for determining eligibility for payments under this section.

SECTION 2616. 341.14 (1a) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.14 (1a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered an automobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1507 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2616 truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying to the department that the resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled person plates of a special design in lieu of plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned by a nonveteran disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the issuance or renewal of such plates.

SECTION 2617. 341.14 (1e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.14 (1e) (a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered a motorcycle, submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1508 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2617 assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state, from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal, or from the U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying to the department that the resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled person a plate of a special design in lieu of the plate which ordinarily would be issued for the motorcycle, and shall renew the plate. The statement shall state whether the disability is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, public health nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, chiropractor, physical therapist, practitioner, or U.S. department of veterans affairs as to the duration of the disability. The plate shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the motorcycle is owned by a disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plate.

SECTION 2618. 341.14 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.14 (1m) If any licensed driver submits to the department a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1509 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2618 chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying that another person who is regularly dependent on the licensed driver for transportation is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to the licensed driver plates of a special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the automobile or motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck having a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, farm truck having a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or motor home, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a licensed driver on whom a disabled person is regularly dependent and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The plates shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).

SECTION 2619. 341.14 (1q) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.14 (1q) If any employer who provides an automobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, for an employee[s use submits to the department a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1510 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2619 licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying that the employee is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to such employer plates of a special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The plates shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).

SECTION 2620. 341.14 (6r) (b) 23. of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (b) 23. In addition to the fee under subd. 2., a voluntary payment of $25 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 70. In addition to the fee under subd. 2., a voluntary payment of $50 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 70. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. No plate may be issued for the special group specified under par. (f) 70. unless the voluntary payment under this subdivision is collected. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $23,700 or the actual initial costs of production for the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1511 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2620 special group plates under par. (f) 70., whichever is less, shall be deposited in the transportation fund.

SECTION 2621. 341.14 (6r) (b) 24. of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (b) 24. In addition to the fee under subd. 2., a voluntary payment of $25 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 71. In addition to the fee under subd. 2., a voluntary payment of $50 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 71. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. No plate may be issued for the special group specified under par. (f) 71. unless the voluntary payment under this subdivision is collected. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $23,700 or the actual initial costs of production for the special group plates under par. (f) 71., whichever is less, shall be deposited in the transportation fund.

SECTION 2622. 341.14 (6r) (cb) of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (cb) Notwithstanding par. (c), special group plates issued under par. (f) 70. shall have a black background and white lettering displaying the word XWisconsinY and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 7 positions and not less than one position. SECTION 2623. 341.14 (6r) (cr) of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (cr) Notwithstanding par. (c), special group plates issued under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1512 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2623 par. (f) 71. shall have a yellow background and black lettering displaying the words XAmerica[s DairylandY and XWisconsinY and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 7 positions and not less than one position.

SECTION 2624. 341.14 (6r) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.14 (6r) (e) The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates for groups or organizations which are not military in nature and not special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47., 50., and, 59., 70., and 71., for each professional football team under par. (f) 55., for each professional baseball team under par. (f) 60., and for each professional basketball team under par. (f) 65. The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47. Subject to par. (c), the department shall specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be displayed upon special group plates for a group or organization which is not military in nature after consultation with the chief executive officer in this state of the group or organization. The department shall require that the word or words and symbol for a university specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. be a registration decal or tag and affixed to the special group plate and be of the colors for a university specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. that the president of the University of Wisconsin System specifies. The department shall consult the chief trademark officer of Harley- Davidson Michigan, LLC before specifying the colors for the special group plate under par. (f) 61r.

SECTION 2625. 341.14 (6r) (f) 70. of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1513 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2625 341.14 (6r) (f) 70. Persons interested in obtaining blackout registration plates. SECTION 2626. 341.14 (6r) (f) 71. of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (f) 71. Persons interested in obtaining retro registration plates. SECTION 2627. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998. This subdivision does not apply to the special groups specified under par. (f) 3m., 6m., 9g., 9m., 12g., 12m., 15m., 15n., 15o., 15p., 15q., 19m., 33m., 48m., 49d., 49h., 49s., 54., 55., 55m., 56., 57., 58., 59., 60., 61., 61m., 61r., 62., 63., 64., 65., 65m., 66., 67., 68., and 69., 70., and 71.

SECTION 2628. 342.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 342.14 (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $157 $277, by the owner of the vehicle. SECTION 2629. 342.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 342.14 (3) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $157 $277, by the owner of the vehicle, except that this fee shall be waived with respect to an application for transfer of a decedent[s interest in a vehicle to his or her surviving domestic partner under ch. 770 or an immediate family member.

SECTION 2630. 343.03 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.03 (3m) NONCITIZEN LIMITED-TERM LICENSE. If the issuance of any license described under sub. (3) requires the license applicant to present any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1514 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2630 documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 2. to 7. 1m. b. to g. or (im) 2m. b., the license shall display on the front side of the license, in addition to any legend or label described in sub. (3), a legend identifying the license as limited term or, if the license authorizes the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, as a nondomiciled license. This noncitizen limited-term license may not be renewed except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (c). A nondomiciled license may not be issued to a resident of Canada or Mexico.

SECTION 2631. 343.03 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.03 (3r) REAL ID NONCOMPLIANT LICENSE. If any license described under sub. (3) is issued based upon the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the license shall, in addition to any legend or label described in sub. (3), be marked in a manner consistent with requirements under applicable federal law and regulations to indicate that the license is issued in accordance with P.L. 109-13, section 202 (d) (11), and is not intended to be accepted by any federal agency for federal identification or any other official purpose. Section 344.62 applies to a person operating a motor vehicle under the authorization of a license issued under this subsection.

SECTION 2632. 343.14 (2) (br) of the statutes is renumbered 343.14 (2) (br) 1. and amended to read: 343.14 (2) (br) 1. If Except as provided in subd. 2., if the applicant does not have a social security number, a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not have a social security number and is not eligible for a social security number. The statement shall provide the basis or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1515 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2632 reason that the applicant is not eligible for a social security number, as well as any information requested by the department that may be needed by the department for purposes of verification under s. 343.165 (1) (c). The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department, with the assistance of the department of children and families. A license that is issued or renewed under s. 343.17 in reliance on a statement submitted under this paragraph subdivision is invalid if the statement is false.

SECTION 2633. 343.14 (2) (br) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 343.14 (2) (br) 2. If the applicant does not have a social security number and the application is for an operator[s license that contains the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r) or an identification card that contains the marking specified in s. 343.50 (3) (b), a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department, with the assistance of the department of children and families. A license that is issued or renewed under s. 343.17 in reliance on a statement submitted under this subdivision is invalid if the statement is false.

SECTION 2634. 343.14 (2) (es) of the statutes is renumbered 343.14 (2) (es) 1m., and 343.14 (2) (es) 1m. (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read: 343.14 (2) (es) 1m. (intro.) Subject to sub. (2g) (a) 2. d. and s. 343.125 (2) (a) and (b), and except as provided in subd. 2m., valid documentary proof that the individual is a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United States or has any of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1516 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2635 SECTION 2635. 343.14 (2) (es) 2m. of the statutes is created to read: 343.14 (2) (es) 2m. Valid documentary proof under subd. 1m. is not required if the application is for an operator[s license that contains the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r) or an identification card that contains the marking specified in s. 343.50 (3) (b).

SECTION 2636. 343.14 (2j) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.14 (2j) Except as otherwise required to administer and enforce this chapter, the department of transportation may not disclose a social security number obtained from an applicant for a license under sub. (2) (bm) to any person except to the department of children and families for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22, to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of enforcing or administering s. 108.22, to the department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting debt, to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction, or to the elections commission for the sole purpose of allowing the chief election officer to comply with the terms of the agreement under s. 6.36 (1) (ae). The department of transportation may not disclose to any person the fact that an applicant has provided verification under s. 343.165 (7) (c) 2. that the applicant does not have a social security number, except to the elections commission for purposes of administering the agreement described in s. 5.056.

SECTION 2637. 343.14 (2p) of the statutes is created to read: 343.14 (2p) (a) The forms for application for a license or identification card or for renewal thereof shall inform the applicant of the department[s duty to make available to the elections commission the information described in s. 6.256 (2) for 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1517 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2637 the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3) and shall provide the applicant an opportunity to elect not to have this information made available for these purposes. (b) If the applicant elects not to have the information described in s. 6.256 (2) made available for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3), the department may not make this information available for these purposes. This paragraph does not preclude the department from making available to the elections commission information for the purposes specified in s. 6.34 (2m) or for any purpose other than those specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3).

SECTION 2638. 343.16 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.16 (5) (a) The secretary may require any applicant for a license or any licensed operator to submit to a special examination by such persons or agencies as the secretary may direct to determine incompetency, physical or mental disability, disease, or any other condition that might prevent such applicant or licensed person from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle. If the department requires the applicant to submit to an examination, the applicant shall pay for the examination. If the department receives an application for a renewal or duplicate license after voluntary surrender under s. 343.265 or receives a report from a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) licensed under s. 441.09, or optometrist under s. 146.82 (3), or if the department has a report of 2 or more arrests within a one-year period for any combination of violations of s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) or (5), or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1518 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2638 s. 346.63 (1m), 1985 stats., or s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, the department shall determine, by interview or otherwise, whether the operator should submit to an examination under this section. The examination may consist of an assessment. If the examination indicates that education or treatment for a disability, disease or condition concerning the use of alcohol, a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog is appropriate, the department may order a driver safety plan in accordance with s. 343.30 (1q). If there is noncompliance with assessment or the driver safety plan, the department shall revoke the person[s operating privilege in the manner specified in s. 343.30 (1q) (d).

SECTION 2639. 343.165 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.165 (1) (c) Proof of the applicant[s social security number or, except as provided in sub. (7) (c) 2. and s. 343.14 (2g) (a) 4., verification that the applicant is not eligible for a social security number. SECTION 2640. 343.165 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.165 (1) (e) Subject to ss. 343.125 (2) (a) and (b) and 343.14 (2g) (a) 2. d., and except as provided in sub. (7) (c) 1. and s. 343.14 (2) (es) 2m., the documentary proof described in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 1m. SECTION 2641. 343.165 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.165 (3) (b) The department may not accept any foreign document, other than an official passport, to satisfy a requirement under sub. (1). This paragraph does not apply to an application processed under sub. (7) (c).

SECTION 2642. 343.165 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1519 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2642 343.165 (3) (c) For purposes of par. (a) and sub. (1) (c), if an applicant presents a social security number that is already registered to or associated with another person, the department shall direct the applicant to investigate and take appropriate action to resolve the discrepancy and shall not issue any operator[s license or identification card until the discrepancy is resolved. The department shall adopt procedures for purposes of verifying that an applicant is not eligible for a social security number, except with respect to applications processed under sub. (7) (c).

SECTION 2643. 343.165 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.165 (4) (b) The department shall establish an effective procedure to confirm or verify an applicant[s information for purposes of any application described in par. (a). The procedure shall include verification of the applicant[s social security number or, except with respect to applications processed under sub. (7) (c), ineligibility for a social security number.

SECTION 2644. 343.165 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.165 (4) (d) With any license or identification card renewal following a license or identification card expiration established under s. 343.20 (1m) or 343.50 (5) (bm) or (c) at other than an 8-year interval, the department may determine whether the applicant[s photograph is to be taken, or if the renewal is for a license the applicant is to be examined, or both, at the time of such renewal, so long as the applicant[s photograph is taken, and if the renewal is for a license the applicant is examined, with a license or card renewal at least once every 8 years and the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1520 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2644 applicant[s license or identification card at all times includes a photograph unless an exception under s. 343.14 (3m) or 343.50 (4g) applies.

SECTION 2645. 343.165 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.165 (7) (a) (intro.) The Subject to par. (c), the department may process an application for, and issue or renew, an operator[s license or identification card without meeting the requirements under subs. (2) and (3) if all of the following apply:

SECTION 2646. 343.165 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 343.165 (7) (c) 1. Notwithstanding s. 343.14 (2) (f), in processing an application for, and issuing or renewing, an operator[s license that contains the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r) or an identification card that contains the marking specified in s. 343.50 (3) (b), the department may not include any question or require any proof or documentation as to whether the applicant is a citizen or national of the United States or lawfully present in the United States. 2. For an application processed under this paragraph, if the applicant does not provide proof of the applicant[s social security number, the applicant shall provide verification, in the manner described in s. 343.14 (2) (br) 2., that the applicant does not have a social security number. 3. Notwithstanding sub. (1) (a), for an application processed under this paragraph, an applicant may provide an individual taxpayer identification number, a foreign passport, or any other documentation deemed acceptable to the department, in lieu of the documentation required under sub. (1) (a). 4. Notwithstanding sub. (1) (b) and (d), for an application processed under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1521 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2646 paragraph, an applicant may provide any documentation deemed acceptable to the department, in lieu of the documentation required under sub. (1) (b) or (d).

SECTION 2647. 343.17 (3) (a) 16. of the statutes is created to read: 343.17 (3) (a) 16. If the license is marked as provided in s. 343.03 (3r) and the license applicant did not provide a verified social security number with the license application, the words XNot valid for voting purposes. Not evidence of citizenship or immigration status.Y SECTION 2648. 343.20 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.20 (1) (f) The department shall cancel an operator[s license, regardless of the license expiration date, if the department receives information from a local, state, or federal government agency that the licensee no longer satisfies the requirements for issuance of a license under ss. 343.14 (2) (es) 1m. and 343.165 (1) (e). This paragraph does not apply to an operator[s license if the license application was processed under s. 343.165 (7) (c).

SECTION 2649. 343.20 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.20 (1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (a), and except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (c) and as otherwise provided in this subsection, a license that is issued to a person who is not a United States citizen or permanent resident and who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (es) 2., 4., 5., 6., or 7. 1m. b., d., e., f., or g. shall expire on the date that the person[s legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized or on the expiration date determined under sub. (1), whichever date is earlier. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (es) 1m. does not state the date that the person[s legal presence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1522 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2649 in the United States is no longer authorized, sub. (1) shall apply except that, if the license was issued or renewed based upon the person[s presenting of any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7. 1m. d. to g., the license shall, subject to s. 343.165 (4) (c), expire one year after the date of issuance or renewal. This subsection does not apply to a license that contains the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r).

SECTION 2650. 343.20 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.20 (2) (a) At least 30 days prior to the expiration of an operator[s license, the department shall provide to the licensee notice of renewal of the license either by mail at the licensee[s last-known address or, if desired by the licensee, by any electronic means offered by the department. If the license was issued or last renewed based upon the person[s presenting of any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7. 1m. d. to g., the notice shall inform the licensee of the requirement under s. 343.165 (4) (c). SECTION 2651. 343.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.21 (1) (a) For the initial issuance or renewal of a license authorizing only the operation of XClass DY motor vehicles, other than a probationary license under s. 343.085, $24 $32.50. SECTION 2652. 343.301 (1g) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 343.301 (1g) (a) 2. a. The person had an offense involved the use of alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of the offense.

SECTION 2653. 343.50 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 343.50 (1) (c) 1. The department may issue a receipt to any applicant for an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1523 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2653 identification card, and shall issue a receipt to an applicant requesting an identification card under sub. (5) (a) 3., which receipt shall constitute a temporary identification card while the application is being processed and shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 180 days. If the application for an identification card is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7) or (8), the receipt shall include the marking specified in sub. (3) (b).

SECTION 2654. 343.50 (3) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read: 343.50 (3) (a) The card shall be the same size as an operator[s license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from the design of an operator[s license and bear upon it the words XIDENTIFICATION CARD ONLY.Y The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s. 343.17 (3). If the issuance of the card requires the applicant to present any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7. 1m. d. to g., the card shall display, on the front side of the card, a legend identifying the card as temporary. The card shall contain physical security features consistent with any requirement under federal law. The card may serve as a record of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (t) and the holder may affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may also serve as a record of refusal under s. 157.06 (2) (u). Except as provided in sub. (4g), the card shall contain the holder[s photograph and, if applicable, shall be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12. (b) If an identification card is issued based upon the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7) or (8), the card shall, in addition to any other required legend or design, be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 14. and include a marking similar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1524 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2654 or identical to the marking described in s. 343.03 (3r) and, if applicable, the words specified in s. 343.17 (3) (a) 16.

SECTION 2655. 343.50 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.50 (5) (b) Except as provided in pars. (bm), (c), and (d) and s. 343.165 (4) (c), an original or reinstated card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 8 years from the applicant[s next birthday after the date of issuance, and a renewed card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 8 years from the card[s last expiration date. SECTION 2656. 343.50 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 343.50 (5) (bm) Notwithstanding par. (d), if the identification card application was processed under s. 343.165 (7) (c) and the applicant did not provide a verified social security number, an original or reinstated card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 2 years from the applicant[s next birthday after the date of issuance, and a renewed card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 2 years from the card[s last expiration date.

SECTION 2657. 343.50 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.50 (5) (c) Except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (c) and as otherwise provided in this paragraph, an identification card that is issued to a person who is not a United States citizen and who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (es) 1m. shall expire on the date that the person[s legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized or on the expiration date determined under par. (b), whichever date is earlier. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (es) 1m. does not state the date that the person[s legal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1525 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2657 presence in the United States is no longer authorized, then the card shall be valid for the period specified in par. (b) except that, if the card was issued or renewed based upon the person[s presenting of any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7. 1m. d. to g., the card shall, subject to s. 343.165 (4) (c), expire one year after the date of issuance or renewal. This paragraph does not apply to an identification card that contains the marking specified in sub. (3) (b).

SECTION 2658. 343.50 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.50 (6) RENEWAL NOTICE. At least 30 days prior to the expiration of an identification card, the department shall provide to the card holder notice of renewal of the card either by mail at the card holder[s last-known address or, if desired by the card holder, by any electronic means offered by the department. If the card was issued or last renewed based upon the person[s presenting of any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7. 1m. d. to g., the notice shall inform the card holder of the requirement under s. 343.165 (4) (c). The department shall include with the notice information, as developed by all organ procurement organizations in cooperation with the department, that promotes anatomical donations and which relates to the anatomical donation opportunity available under s. 343.175. The department may renew an identification card by mail or by any electronic means available to the department, but the department may not make consecutive renewals by mail or electronic means.

SECTION 2659. 343.50 (8) (c) 6. of the statutes is created to read: 343.50 (8) (c) 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of par. (b) and this paragraph, the department may not disclose to any person the fact that an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1526 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2659 applicant has provided verification under s. 343.165 (7) (c) 2. that the applicant does not have a social security number, except to the elections commission for purposes of administering the agreement described in s. 5.056. SECTION 2660. 343.50 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.50 (10) (c) Whenever the department receives information from a local, state, or federal government agency that the card holder no longer satisfies the requirements for issuance of a card under ss. 343.14 (2) (es) 1m. and 343.165 (1) (e). A card cancelled under this paragraph may not be reinstated under sub. (5) until these requirements are again satisfied. This paragraph does not apply to a card if the card application was processed under s. 343.165 (7) (c).

SECTION 2661. 343.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.51 (1) Any person who qualifies for registration plates of a special design under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), or (1q) or any other person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk may request from the department a special identification card that will entitle any motor vehicle parked by, or under the direction of, the person, or a motor vehicle operated by or on behalf of the organization when used to transport such a person, to parking privileges under s. 346.50 (2), (2a), and (3). The department shall issue the card at a fee to be determined by the department, upon submission by the applicant, if the applicant is an individual rather than an organization, of a statement from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1527 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2661 chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal that the person is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk. The statement shall state whether the disability is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, public health nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, chiropractor, physical therapist, or practitioner as to the duration of the disability. The department shall issue the card upon application by an organization on a form prescribed by the department if the department believes that the organization meets the requirements under this subsection.

SECTION 2662. 343.62 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 343.62 (4) (a) 4. The applicant submits with the application a statement completed within the immediately preceding 24 months, except as provided by rule, by a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state, and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying that, in the medical care provider[s judgment, the applicant is physically fit to teach driving. SECTION 2663. 345.05 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read: 345.05 (1) (ag) XAuthorityY means a transit authority created under s. 66.1039. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1528 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2664

SECTION 2664. 345.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 345.05 (2) A person suffering any damage proximately resulting from the negligent operation of a motor vehicle owned and operated by a municipality or authority, which damage was occasioned by the operation of the motor vehicle in the course of its business, may file a claim for damages against the municipality or authority concerned and the governing body of the municipality or the board of directors of the authority may allow, compromise, settle and pay the claim. In this subsection, a motor vehicle is deemed owned and operated by a municipality or authority if the vehicle is either being rented or leased, or is being purchased under a contract whereby the municipality or authority will acquire title. SECTION 2665. 349.02 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 349.02 (2) (b) 4. Local ordinances enacted under s. 59.54 (25) (a) or (25m) or 66.0107 (1) (bm).

SECTION 2666. 350.12 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 350.12 (4) (a) Enforcement, administration and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated from s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq), (5) (es) and (9) (mu) and (mw) may be used for the following: SECTION 2667. 350.12 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read: 350.12 (4) (a) 3m. The cost of state law enforcement efforts as appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq); and SECTION 2668. 350.12 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 350.12 (4) (am) Enforcement aids to department. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq), the department shall allocate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1529 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2668 $26,000 in each fiscal year to be used exclusively for the purchase of snowmobiles or trailers to carry snowmobiles, or both, to be used in state law enforcement efforts. SECTION 2669. 440.01 (1) (dL) of the statutes is created to read: 440.01 (1) (dL) XRenewal cycleY means the period of time between 2 successive renewal dates.

SECTION 2670. 440.01 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.01 (1) (dm) XRenewal dateY means the date, specified in determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2), on which a credential expires and before which the credential holder must submit a complete renewal application under s. 440.08 (2m) (a) in order to maintain without interruption the rights, privileges and authority conferred by the credential. SECTION 2671. 440.03 (13) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2672. 440.03 (13) (b) 39m. of the statutes is created to read: 440.03 (13) (b) 39m. Nurse, advanced practice registered. SECTION 2673. 440.03 (13) (b) 42. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2674. 440.03 (13) (br) of the statutes is created to read: 440.03 (13) (br) When conducting an investigation of an arrest or conviction record under par. (a) or (bm), the department shall obtain and review information to determine the circumstances of each case or offense, except that the department may, in its discretion, complete its investigation of an arrest or conviction record without obtaining and reviewing the circumstances of any of the following types of violations: 1. If the violation occurred more than 5 years before the application date, a first violation of s. 346.63 (1) (a), (am), or (b) or a local ordinance in conformity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1530 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2674 therewith, a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) (a), (am), or (b), or the law of another jurisdiction prohibiting driving or operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog, or a combination thereof or under the influence of any drug that renders the person incapable of safely driving, as those or substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction[s laws. 2. A violation of s. 125.07 (4) (a) or (b) or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to s. 125.07 (4) (a) or (b) or of a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction. 3. A minor, nonviolent ordinance violation, as determined by the department.

SECTION 2675. 440.03 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.03 (14) (c) The renewal dates for certificates granted under par. (a) and licenses granted under par. (am) are specified in shall be determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the department that the person[s certification, registration, or accreditation specified in par. (a) 1. a., 2. a., or 3. a. has not been revoked. SECTION 2676. 440.03 (15) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.03 (15) The department shall promulgate rules that establish the fees specified in ss. 440.05 (10) and 440.08 (2) (d) (2o) (c).

SECTION 2677. 440.03 (18) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1531 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2677 440.03 (18) The department may provide a statewide clinician wellness program to provide support to healthcare workers in this state in maintaining their physical and mental health and ensuring long-term vitality and effectiveness for their patients and their profession. The department shall ensure that the program is coordinated with the procedure under sub. (1c). SECTION 2678. 440.03 (19) of the statutes is created to read: 440.03 (19) The department may promulgate rules to achieve enhanced credential portability to help facilitate streamlined pathways to credentialing for internationally trained professionals and increased reciprocity.

SECTION 2679. 440.031 of the statutes is created to read: 440.031 Nursing refresher course tuition reimbursement program. (1) The department shall establish and implement a program to award grants to individuals who satisfy all of the following: (a) The individual has not, as of the date of application for the grant, reached the age of 60 years. (b) The individual is licensed under ch. 441 as licensed practical nurse or registered nurse. (c) The individual has not, as of the date of application for the grant, actively practiced registered nursing or licensed practical nursing in the 5-year period preceding the date of application for a grant. (d) The individual has, within the one-year period prior to the date of application for the grant, satisfactorily completed a nursing refresher course approved by the department under sub. (3). (2) (a) Subject to the limitations under this subsection, a grant under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1532 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2679 section shall be an amount necessary to reimburse an individual for the tuition cost of the course described in sub. (1) (d). (b) The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.165 (1) (g), allocate at least $150,000 in each fiscal year for grants under this section. If the amount available in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount per individual under sub. (1) (d), the department may prorate the amount of the department[s payments among individuals eligible for grants under this section. (c) An individual may not receive more than one grant under this section. (3) The department shall approve nurse refresher courses as eligible for tuition reimbursement under this section. The department may approve only a course offered at a technical college established under s. 38.02.

SECTION 2680. 440.032 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.032 (5) LICENSE RENEWAL. The renewal dates for licenses granted under sub. (3) are specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) 68c. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the department that the person[s certification or membership specified in sub. (3) that is required for the license has not been revoked or invalidated. SECTION 2681. 440.035 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 440.035 (3) A credentialing board may promulgate rules to achieve enhanced credential portability to help facilitate streamlined pathways to credentialing for internationally trained professionals and increased reciprocity.

SECTION 2682. 440.077 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1533 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2682 440.077 (1) (a) XAdvanced practice registered nurse prescriberY means an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified licensed under s. 441.16 (2) 441.09. SECTION 2683. 440.077 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.077 (2) (c) Under the program under par. (a), a participating military medical personnel shall be supervised by a physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, registered professional nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber. The supervising physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, registered professional nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber shall retain responsibility for the care of the patient. SECTION 2684. 440.08 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.08 (2) (title) RENEWAL DATES, FEES AND APPLICATIONS.

SECTION 2685. 440.08 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.08 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and in ss. 440.51, 442.04, 444.03, 444.11, 447.04 (2) (c) 2., 447.05 (1) (b), 449.17 (1m) (d), 449.18 (2) (e), 455.06 (1) (b), 463.10, 463.12, and 463.25 and subch. II of ch. 448, the renewal dates for credentials are as follows all of the following apply with respect to renewals of credentials: SECTION 2686. 440.08 (2) (a) 1. to 72. of the statutes are repealed.

SECTION 2687. 440.08 (2) (a) 1n. and 2n. of the statutes are created to read: 440.08 (2) (a) 1n. The department shall establish renewal dates and renewal cycles for credentials that are subject to periodic renewal and may adjust the renewal dates and renewal cycles so established. For practicality and expediency, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1534 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2687 the department may stagger renewal cycles among credential holders. The department shall consult with the relevant credentialing boards in establishing renewal dates and renewal cycles under this subdivision and shall notify each credential holder of any renewal date or renewal cycle established or adjusted under this subdivision. The department shall publish a schedule of renewal dates and renewal cycles on its website. 2n. The department or a credentialing board may promulgate rules to do any of the following: a. Establish interim continuing education or other reporting requirements between renewal dates established under subd. 1n. as needed to account for the length of a renewal cycle established under subd. 1n. b. Notwithstanding any specific continuing education or similar requirement in chs. 440 to 480, adjust or prorate the requirement to align it with the length of a renewal cycle established under subd. 1n.

SECTION 2688. 440.08 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read: 440.08 (2) (ar) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) and chs. 440 to 480, the department may, in cooperation with credentialing boards, establish a system or process to transition credential holders from 2-year renewal cycles under chs. 440 to 480, 2023 stats., to renewal cycles established by the department under par. (a) 1n. 2. Notwithstanding the fees for credential renewals determined under s. 440.03 (9), if the department under subd. 1. transitions credential holders from 2- year renewal cycles under chs. 440 to 480, 2023 stats., to different renewal cycles under par. (a) 1n. before revised renewal fees can be determined under s. 440.03 (9), 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1535 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2688 the department may adjust the applicable renewal fee accordingly, in cooperation with credentialing boards, until a revised fee can be determined under s. 440.03 (9).

SECTION 2689. 440.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.08 (2) (b) The renewal fee for an apprentice, journeyman, student or temporary credential is $10. The renewal dates specified in par. (a) determined under par. (a) do not apply to apprentice, journeyman, student or temporary credentials. SECTION 2690. 440.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.08 (2o) (a) and amended to read: 440.08 (2o) (a) Except as provided in par. (e) (d) and sub. (3), renewal applications shall include the applicable renewal fee as determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) or as specified in par. (b). SECTION 2691. 440.08 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.08 (2o) (c). SECTION 2692. 440.08 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.08 (2o) (d). SECTION 2693. 440.08 (2o) (title) of the statutes is created to read: 440.08 (2o) (title) RENEWAL FEES AND APPLICATIONS. SECTION 2694. 440.08 (2o) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 440.08 (2o) (b) The renewal fee for an apprentice, journeyman, student, or temporary credential is $10.

SECTION 2695. 440.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.08 (4) (a) Generally. If the department or the interested examining board or affiliated credentialing board, as appropriate, determines that an applicant for renewal has failed to comply with sub. (2) (c) (2m) (a) or (3) or with any other 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1536 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2695 applicable requirement for renewal established under chs. 440 to 480 or that the denial of an application for renewal of a credential is necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare, the department, examining board or affiliated credentialing board may summarily deny the application for renewal by mailing to the holder of the credential a notice of denial that includes a statement of the facts or conduct that warrant the denial and a notice that the holder may, within 30 days after the date on which the notice of denial is mailed, file a written request with the department to have the denial reviewed at a hearing before the department, if the department issued the credential, or before the examining board or affiliated credentialing board that issued the credential.

SECTION 2696. 440.09 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.09 (3) (a) A reciprocal credential granted under this section expires on the applicable renewal date specified in determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), except that if the first renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) after the date on which the credential is granted is within 180 days of the date on which the credential is granted, the credential expires on the 2nd renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) after the date on which the credential is granted. SECTION 2697. 440.094 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 440.094 (1) (c) 1. A registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse midwife licensed under ch. 441, or an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified licensed under ch. 441.

SECTION 2698. 440.094 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.094 (2) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 441.06 (4), 441.15 (2), 441.16, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1537 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2698 441.09 (3) (b), 446.02 (1), 447.03 (1) and (2), 448.03 (1) (a), (b), and (c) and (1m), 448.51 (1), 448.61, 448.76, 448.961 (1) and (2), 449.02 (1), 450.03 (1), 451.04 (1), 455.02 (1m), 457.04 (4), (5), (6), and (7), 459.02 (1), 459.24 (1), and 460.02, a health care provider may provide services within the scope of the credential that the health care provider holds and the department shall grant the health care provider a temporary credential to practice under this section if all of the following apply:

SECTION 2699. 440.25 of the statutes is amended to read: 440.25 Judicial review. The department may seek judicial review under ch. 227 of any final disciplinary decision of the medical examining board or affiliated credentialing board attached to the medical examining board. The department shall be represented in such review proceedings by an attorney within the department. Upon request of the medical examining board or the interested affiliated credentialing board, the attorney general may represent the board. If the attorney general declines to represent the board, the board may retain special counsel which shall be paid for out of the appropriation under s. 20.165 (1) (hg) (g).

SECTION 2700. 440.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.26 (3) ISSUANCE OF LICENSES; FEES. Upon receipt and examination of an application executed under sub. (2), and after any investigation that it considers necessary, the department shall, if it determines that the applicant is qualified, grant the proper license upon payment of the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). No license shall be issued for a longer period than 2 years, and the The license of a private detective shall expire on the renewal date of the license of the private detective agency, even if the license of the private detective has not been in effect for a full 2 years licensure period. Renewals of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1538 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2700 original licenses issued under this section shall be issued in accordance with renewal forms prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by the applicable fees specified in s. 440.08 or determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The department may not renew a license unless the applicant provides evidence that the applicant has in force at the time of renewal the bond or liability policy specified in this section.

SECTION 2701. 440.26 (5m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.26 (5m) (b) The renewal dates for permits issued under this subsection are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2702. 440.313 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.313 (1) The renewal date for licenses granted under this subchapter is specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2703. 440.415 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.415 (2) (a) The renewal date for a license granted under sub. (1) is specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) 69m. A renewal application shall be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1539 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2703 the department and shall include any information required by the department by rule. SECTION 2704. 440.71 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.71 (3) RENEWAL. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2705. 440.88 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.88 (4) APPLICATIONS; CERTIFICATION PERIOD. An application for certification as a substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist under this section shall be made on a form provided by the department and filed with the department and shall be accompanied by the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The renewal date for certification as a substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such certifications is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal of The department shall by rule prescribe the number of times that a certification as a substance abuse counselor-in-training, a clinical supervisor-in-training, or a prevention specialist-in-training may be made only twice renewed.

SECTION 2706. 440.905 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.905 (2) The board has rule-making authority and may promulgate rules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1540 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2706 relating to the regulation of cemetery authorities, cemetery salespersons, and cemetery preneed sellers. The board may determine, by rule, a fee under s. 440.05 (1) (a) and under s. 440.08 (2) (a) 21. that is sufficient to fund the board[s operating costs. SECTION 2707. 440.91 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.91 (1) (c) The renewal dates for licenses granted under par. (b) are specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2708. 440.91 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.91 (1m) (c) The renewal date and renewal fee for a registration granted under par. (b) are specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2). The department shall determine the renewal fee for a registration granted under par. (b) under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2709. 440.91 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.91 (4) Renewal applications shall be submitted to the board on a form provided by the board on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2710. 440.92 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.92 (1) (c) Renewal applications shall be submitted to the board on a form provided by the board on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1541 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2710 by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2711. 440.972 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.972 (2) The renewal date for certificates granted under this section is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) 38g., and the renewal fee for such certificates is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2712. 440.974 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.974 (2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing continuing education requirements for individuals registered under this subchapter. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall require the completion of at least 40 hours of continuing education every 2 years, except that the rules may not require continuing education for an applicant for renewal of a registration that expires on the 1st and 2nd renewal dates after the date on which the department initially granted the registration 2-year period, except that the department shall shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new registrants from the requirement under this subsection.

SECTION 2713. 440.98 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.98 (6) APPLICATIONS. An application for a sanitarian registration under this section shall be made on a form provided by the department and filed with the department and shall be accompanied by the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The renewal date for a sanitarian registration is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1542 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2713 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such registration is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2714. 440.981 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.981 (1) No person may use the title Xlicensed midwife,Y describe or imply that he or she is a licensed midwife, or represent himself or herself as a licensed midwife unless the person is granted a license under this subchapter or is licensed as a nurse-midwife under s. 441.15 an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09.

SECTION 2715. 440.982 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.982 (1) No person may engage in the practice of midwifery unless the person is granted a license under this subchapter, is granted a temporary permit pursuant to a rule promulgated under s. 440.984 (2m), or is licensed as a nurse- midwife under s. 441.15 an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09. SECTION 2716. 440.983 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.983 (1) The renewal date for licenses granted under this subchapter is specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2717. 440.987 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 440.987 (2) One member who is licensed as a nurse-midwife under s. 441.15 an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1543 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2717 specialty designation under s. 441.09 and who practices in an out-of-hospital setting. SECTION 2718. 440.992 (6) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2719. 440.9935 of the statutes is amended to read: 440.9935 Renewal. The renewal date for certificates of registration issued under this subchapter is specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such certificates is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department.

SECTION 2720. 441.001 (1c) of the statutes is created to read: 441.001 (1c) ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING. XAdvanced practice registered nursingY means the practice of a certified nurse-midwife, the practice of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, the practice of a clinical nurse specialist, and the practice of a nurse practitioner. SECTION 2721. 441.001 (3c) of the statutes is created to read: 441.001 (3c) PRACTICE OF A CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE. XPractice of a certified nurse-midwifeY means practice in the management of women[s health care, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care for newborns, family planning, and gynecological services consistent with the standards of practice of the American College of Nurse-Midwives or its successor.

SECTION 2722. 441.001 (3g) of the statutes is created to read: 441.001 (3g) PRACTICE OF A CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST. XPractice of a certified registered nurse anesthetistY means providing anesthesia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1544 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2722 care, pain management care, and care related to anesthesia and pain management for persons across their lifespan, whose health status may range from healthy through all levels of acuity, including persons with immediate, severe, or life- threatening illness or injury, in diverse settings, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient clinics, medical offices, and home health care settings. SECTION 2723. 441.001 (3n) of the statutes is created to read: 441.001 (3n) PRACTICE OF A CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST. XPractice of a clinical nurse specialistY means providing advanced nursing care, primarily in health care facilities, including the diagnosis and treatment of illness for identified specific populations based on a specialty.

SECTION 2724. 441.001 (3r) of the statutes is created to read: 441.001 (3r) PRACTICE OF A NURSE PRACTITIONER. XPractice of a nurse practitionerY means practice in ambulatory, acute, long-term, or other health care settings as a primary or specialty care provider who provides health services, including assessing, diagnosing, treating, or managing acute, episodic, and chronic illnesses. SECTION 2725. 441.001 (3w) of the statutes is created to read: 441.001 (3w) PRESCRIPTION ORDER. XPrescription orderY has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (21). SECTION 2726. 441.001 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 441.001 (5) RECOGNIZED ROLE. XRecognized roleY means one of the following roles: (a) Certified nurse-midwife. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1545 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2726 (b) Certified registered nurse anesthetist. (c) Clinical nurse specialist. (d) Nurse practitioner.

SECTION 2727. 441.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.01 (3) The board may promulgate rules to establish minimum standards for schools for professional nurses and, schools for licensed practical nurses, and schools for advanced practice registered nurses, including all related clinical units and facilities, and make and provide periodic surveys and consultations to such schools. It The board may also establish promulgate rules to prevent unauthorized persons from practicing professional nursing. It shall approve all rules for the administration of this chapter in accordance with ch. 227. SECTION 2728. 441.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.01 (4) The board shall direct that those schools that qualify be placed on a list of schools the board has approved for professional nurses or, of schools the board has approved for licensed practical nurses, or of schools the board has approved for advanced practice registered nurses on application and proof of qualifications;, and the board shall make a study of nursing education and initiate promulgate rules and policies to improve it.

SECTION 2729. 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are amended to read: 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) The board shall require each applicant for the renewal Biennially, each holder of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse license 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1546 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2729 issued under this chapter to shall do all of the following as a condition for renewing the license: 1. Complete and submit to the department with the application for renewal of the license a nursing workforce survey developed by the department of workforce development under s. 106.30 (2). SECTION 2730. 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) Biennially, each holder of a registered nurse or, licensed practical nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse license issued under this chapter shall do all of the following:

SECTION 2731. 441.01 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.01 (7) (b) The board may not renew a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse license under this chapter unless the renewal applicant has completed the nursing workforce survey to the satisfaction of the board. The board shall establish standards to determine whether the nursing workforce survey has been completed. The board shall, by no later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, submit all completed nursing workforce survey forms to the department of workforce development. SECTION 2732. 441.01 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 441.01 (7) (c) An applicant who is renewing both a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse license under s. 441.09 (1) (c) is only required to pay a single fee under par. (a) 2. SECTION 2733. 441.06 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1547 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2733 441.06 (title) Registered nurses; civil liability exemption.

SECTION 2734. 441.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.06 (3) A registered nurse practicing for compensation shall, on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving name, residence, and other facts that the board requires, with the nursing workforce survey and fee required under s. 441.01 (7) and the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2735. 441.06 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 441.06 (3) A Except as provided in s. 441.09 (1) (c), a registered nurse practicing for compensation shall, on or before the applicable renewal date determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2), submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving name, residence, and other facts that the board requires, with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2736. 441.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.06 (4) Except as provided in ss. 257.03 and 440.077, no person may practice or attempt to practice professional nursing, nor use the title, letters, or anything else to indicate that he or she is a registered or professional nurse unless he or she is licensed under this section. Except as provided in ss. 257.03 and 440.077, no person not so licensed may use in connection with his or her nursing employment or vocation any title or anything else to indicate that he or she is a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1548 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2736 trained, certified or graduate nurse. This subsection does not apply to any registered nurse who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued by a jurisdiction, other than this state, that has adopted the nurse licensure compact under s. 441.51.

SECTION 2737. 441.06 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 441.09 (7) and amended to read: 441.09 (7) CIVIL LIABILITY. No person certified licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber under s. 441.16 (2) this section is liable for civil damages for any of the following: (a) Reporting in good faith to the department of transportation under s. 146.82 (3) a patient[s name and other information relevant to a physical or mental condition of the patient that in the advanced practice nurse prescriber[s registered nurse[s judgment impairs the patient[s ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle. (b) In good faith, not reporting to the department of transportation under s. 146.82 (3) a patient[s name and other information relevant to a physical or mental condition of the patient that in the advanced practice nurse prescriber[s registered nurse[s judgment does not impair the patient[s ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle.

SECTION 2738. 441.07 (1g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.07 (1g) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the board may deny an initial license or revoke, limit, suspend, or deny the renewal of a license of a registered nurse, nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse, or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1549 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2738 licensed practical nurse; deny an initial certificate or revoke, limit, suspend, or deny the renewal of a certificate to prescribe drugs or devices granted under s. 441.16; or reprimand a registered nurse, nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse, if the board finds that the applicant or licensee committed any of the following: SECTION 2739. 441.07 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.07 (1g) (a) Fraud in the procuring or renewal of the certificate or license.

SECTION 2740. 441.07 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.07 (1g) (c) Acts which that show the registered nurse, nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse to be unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, abuse of alcohol or other drugs, or mental incompetency. SECTION 2741. 441.07 (1g) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.07 (1g) (e) A violation of any state or federal law that regulates prescribing or dispensing drugs or devices, if the person has a certificate to prescribe drugs or devices under s. 441.16 may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

SECTION 2742. 441.09 of the statutes is created to read: 441.09 Advanced practice registered nurses; civil liability exemption. (1) LICENSE. (a) An applicant who satisfies all of the following requirements may apply to the board for initial licensure by the board as an advanced practice registered nurse: 1. The applicant satisfies one of the following criteria: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1550 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 a. The applicant holds a valid license to practice as a registered nurse issued under s. 441.06 (1), (1c), or (1m). b. The applicant applies concurrently for a license under s. 441.06 (1), (1c), or (1m) with the application for a license under this paragraph. c. The applicant is a registered nurse who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued by a jurisdiction, other than this state, that has adopted the nurse licensure compact. 2. The applicant provides evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she satisfies one of the following criteria: a. The applicant has completed a graduate-level or postgraduate-level education program that is approved by the board and that prepares the applicant for the practice of advanced practice registered nursing in one of the 4 recognized roles, and the applicant holds a current certification by a national certifying body approved by the board. b. On January 1, 2026, the applicant was licensed as a registered nurse in this state and was practicing in a recognized role, and the applicant satisfies additional criteria established by the board by rule under sub. (6) (a) 3. relating to practice, education, or certification. 3. The applicant pays the fee specified under s. 440.05 (1). 4. The applicant provides to the board evidence of any malpractice liability insurance coverage required under sub. (5). 5. If the applicant is applying to receive a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under par. (b) 1., the applicant does all of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1551 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 a. Provides evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is currently certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board or its successor. b. Files with the board any plan required under sub. (3m) (i). 6. The applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335. 7. The applicant meets any other criteria established by the board by rule under sub. (6) (a) 3. relating to the education, training, or experience required for each recognized role. (b) 1. a. Subject to s. 441.07 (1g), the board shall grant an advanced practice registered nurse license to an applicant the board determines meets the requirements under par. (a). The board shall also grant a person who is granted a license under this subd. 1. a. one or more specialty designations corresponding to the recognized roles for which the board determines that the person qualifies based on the person[s qualifications under par. (a). b. The board shall grant an advanced practice registered nurse license to each individual who, on the day before the effective date of this subd. 1. b. .... [LRB inserts date], was certified to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16, 2023 stats. The board shall also grant a person who is granted a license under this subd. 1. b. one or more specialty designations corresponding to the recognized roles for which the board determines that the person qualifies based on the person[s qualifications. c. The board shall grant an advanced practice registered nurse license to each individual who, on the day before the effective date of this subd. 1. c. .... [LRB inserts date], was licensed as a nurse-midwife under s. 441.15, 2023 stats. The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1552 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 board shall also grant a person who is granted a license under this subd. 1. c. a nurse-midwife specialty designation. 2. Each specialty designation granted under subd. 1. shall appear on the person[s advanced practice registered nurse license. 3. The board may not grant an advanced practice registered nurse license to a person applying concurrently for a license under s. 441.06 (1), (1c), or (1m), unless the board also grants the person the license under s. 441.06 (1), (1c), or (1m). 4. The board may place specific limitations on a person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse as a condition of licensure. 5. If all of the following apply to a person, a notation indicating that the person may not issue prescription orders shall appear on the person[s advanced practice registered nurse license: a. The person is granted an advanced practice registered nurse license under subd. 1. a. and satisfies only par. (a) 2. b. but not par. (a) 2. a., or the person is granted an advanced practice registered nurse license under subd. 1. c. b. On January 1, 2026, the person did not hold a certificate under s. 441.16 (2), 2023 stats. (c) On or before the applicable renewal date determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2), an advanced practice registered nurse shall submit to the board on a form furnished by the board a statement giving his or her name and residence, the nursing workforce survey and fee required under s. 441.01 (7), evidence of having satisfied the continuing education requirements under sub. (4), evidence of any malpractice liability insurance coverage required under sub. (5), any plan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1553 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 required under sub. (3m) (i), current evidence that the person satisfies each of the requirements under par. (a) 1., 2., 5. a., and 7. that apply with respect to the person, and any other information that the board requires by rule, with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The board shall grant to a person who satisfies the requirements under this paragraph the renewal of his or her advanced practice registered nurse license and specialty designations granted under par. (b) 1. and shall, if the person holds a license under s. 441.06 (1), (1c), or (1m), also grant the renewal of that license. (2) PRESCRIBING AUTHORITY. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), an advanced practice registered nurse may issue prescription orders, subject to the rules promulgated under sub. (6) (a) 1. and 4., and may provide expedited partner therapy in the manner described in s. 441.092. (b) An advanced practice registered nurse may not issue prescription orders if a notation under sub. (1) (b) 5. indicating that the advanced practice registered nurse may not issue prescription orders appears on the advanced practice registered nurse[s license. (3) LICENSE REQUIRED; USE OF TITLES. (a) 1. The holder of a license issued under this section is an Xadvanced practice registered nurse,Y may append to his or her name the title XA.P.R.N.,Y and is authorized to practice advanced practice registered nursing. 2. Notwithstanding s. 441.14, the holder of a specialty designation for a recognized role granted under sub. (1) (b) 1. may append to his or her name the title 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1554 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 and an abbreviation described under par. (b) 2. corresponding to that recognized role. (b) 1. Except as provided in sub. (3m) (h) and s. 257.03, no person may practice or attempt to practice advanced practice registered nursing, nor use the title Xadvanced practice registered nurse,Y the title XA.P.R.N.,Y or anything else to indicate that he or she is an advanced practice registered nurse unless he or she is licensed under this section. 2. Except as provided in s. 257.03, no person may do any of the following: a. Use the title Xcertified nurse-midwife,Y the title XC.N.M.,Y or anything else to indicate that he or she is a certified nurse-midwife unless he or she has been granted a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under sub. (1) (b) 1. b. Use the title Xcertified registered nurse anesthetist,Y the title XC.R.N.A.,Y or anything else to indicate that he or she is a certified registered nurse anesthetist unless he or she has been granted a certified registered nurse anesthetist specialty designation under sub. (1) (b) 1. c. Use the title Xclinical nurse specialist,Y the title XC.N.S.,Y or anything else to indicate that he or she is a clinical nurse specialist unless he or she has been granted a clinical nurse specialist specialty designation under sub. (1) (b) 1. d. Use the title Xnurse practitioner,Y the title XN.P.,Y or anything else to indicate that he or she is a nurse practitioner unless he or she has been granted a nurse practitioner specialty designation under sub. (1) (b) 1. (3m) PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS. (a) 1. An advanced practice registered nurse licensed under this section may, except as provided in subd. 2. and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1555 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 par. (b), practice advanced practice registered nursing only in collaboration with a physician or dentist. 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse with a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation. (b) An advanced practice registered nurse to whom par. (a) 1. applies may, except as provided in pars. (d) 1. and (f), practice advanced practice registered nursing in a recognized role without being supervised by or collaborating with, and independent of, a physician or dentist if the board verifies, upon application of the advanced practice registered nurse, that the advanced practice registered nurse satisfies all of the following: 1. The advanced practice registered nurse has, except as provided in subd. 3., completed 3,840 hours of professional nursing in a clinical setting. Clinical hours completed as a requirement of a nursing program offered by a qualifying school of nursing described under s. 441.06 (1) (c) may be used to satisfy the requirement under this subdivision. Hours completed to satisfy a requirement of an education program described in sub. (1) (a) 2. a. may not be used to satisfy the requirement under this subdivision. 2. At least 24 months have elapsed since the advanced practice registered nurse first began completing the clinical hours required by a nursing program described under subd. 1. 3. The advanced practice registered nurse has completed 3,840 clinical hours of advanced practice registered nursing practice in that recognized role while working with a physician or dentist who was immediately available for consultation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1556 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 and accepted responsibility for the actions of the advanced practice registered nurse during those 3,840 hours of practice. The advanced practice registered nurse may substitute additional hours of advanced practice registered nursing working with a physician or dentist described in this subdivision to count toward the requirement under subd. 1. Each such additional hour shall count toward one hour of the requirement under subd. 1. 4. At least 24 months have elapsed since the advanced practice registered nurse first began practicing advanced practice registered nursing in that recognized role as described in subd. 3. (c) For purposes of par. (b) 3., hours of advanced practice registered nursing practice may include the lawful practice of advanced practice registered nursing outside this state or the lawful practice of advanced practice registered nursing in this state prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]. (d) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, an advanced practice registered nurse may provide chronic pain management services only while working in a collaborative relationship with a physician who, through education, training, and experience, specializes in pain management. This subdivision applies regardless of whether the advanced practice registered nurse has qualified for independent practice under par. (b). 2. Except as provided in par. (f), subd. 1. does not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse who is providing chronic pain management services in a hospital, as defined in s. 50.33 (2), or a clinic associated with a hospital, and who has qualified for independent practice under par. (b). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1557 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 3. Except as provided in par. (f), subd. 1. does not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse who has qualified for independent practice under par. (b) and has privileges in a hospital, as defined in s. 50.33 (2), to provide chronic pain management services without a collaborative relationship with a physician. (e) For purposes of pars. (a) 1. and (d) 1. and 3., a collaborative relationship is a process in which an advanced practice registered nurse is working with a physician or dentist, in each other[s presence when necessary, to deliver health care services within the scope of the advanced practice registered nurse[s training, education, and experience. The advanced practice registered nurse shall document such a collaborative relationship. (em) Any advanced practice registered nurse who may provide chronic pain management services without a collaborative relationship with a physician as provided in par. (d) 3. shall inform the hospital in which the advanced practice registered nurse has privileges as described under par. (d) 3. that the advanced practice registered nurse may provide chronic pain management services without a collaborative relationship with a physician. (f) Nothing in this section prohibits an entity employing or with a relationship with an advanced practice registered nurse from establishing additional requirements for an advanced practice registered nurse as a condition of employment or relationship. (g) An advanced practice registered nurse shall adhere to professional standards when managing situations that are beyond the advanced practice registered nurse[s expertise. If a particular patient[s needs are beyond the advanced practice registered nurse[s expertise, the advanced practice registered 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1558 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 nurse shall, as warranted by the patient[s needs, consult or collaborate with or refer the patient to at least one of the following: 1. A physician licensed under ch. 448. 2. Another health care provider for whom the advanced practice registered nurse has reasonable evidence of having a scope of practice that includes the authorization to address the patient[s needs. (h) An advanced practice registered nurse licensed under this section may delegate a task or order to another clinically trained health care worker if the task or order is within the scope of the advanced practice registered nurse[s practice, the advanced practice registered nurse is competent to perform the task or issue the order, and the advanced practice registered nurse has reasonable evidence that the health care worker is minimally competent to perform the task or issue the order under the circumstances. (i) An advanced practice registered nurse with a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation may not offer to deliver babies outside of a hospital setting unless the advanced practice registered nurse files with the board, and the board approves, a proactive plan for ensuring appropriate care or care transitions conforming with professional standards for patients with higher acuity or emergency care needs that exceed the advanced practice registered nurse[s scope of practice. An advanced practice registered nurse who offers to deliver babies outside of a hospital setting shall file a plan under this paragraph when applying for an initial license under this section or a renewal of a license under this section, shall keep the plan current with the board, and shall follow the plan. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1559 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 (4) CONTINUING EDUCATION. Every advanced practice registered nurse shall submit to the board evidence of having completed at least 16 contact hours per biennium in clinical pharmacology or therapeutics relevant to the advanced practice registered nurse[s area of practice. The board may promulgate rules regarding the continuing education requirements under this subsection. (5) MALPRACTICE LIABILITY INSURANCE. Except for a person whose employer has in effect malpractice liability insurance that provides coverage for the person in the amounts specified under s. 655.23 (4), no person may practice advanced practice registered nursing unless he or she at all times has in effect malpractice liability insurance coverage that provides coverage of not less than the amounts established under s. 655.23 (4). An advanced practice registered nurse shall submit evidence of that coverage to the board when applying for an initial license under this section or a renewal of a license under this section. An advanced practice registered nurse shall also submit such evidence to the board upon request of the board. (6) RULES. (a) The board shall promulgate rules necessary to administer this section, including rules for all of the following: 1. Further defining the scope of practice of an advanced practice registered nurse, practice of a certified nurse-midwife, practice of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, practice of a nurse practitioner, and practice of a clinical nurse specialist and defining the scope of practice within which an advanced practice registered nurse may issue prescription orders under sub. (2). 2. Determining acceptable national certification for purposes of sub. (1) (a) 2. a. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1560 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2742 3. Establishing the appropriate education, training, or experience requirements that a registered nurse must satisfy in order to be an advanced practice registered nurse and to obtain each specialty designation corresponding to the recognized roles. 4. Specifying the classes of drugs, individual drugs, or devices that may not be prescribed by an advanced practice registered nurse under sub. (2). 5. Specifying the conditions to be met for registered nurses to do the following: a. Administer a drug prescribed by an advanced practice registered nurse. b. Administer a drug at the direction of an advanced practice registered nurse. 7. Establishing standards of professional conduct for advanced practice registered nurses generally and for practicing in each recognized role. (am) Notwithstanding par. (a), the board may promulgate rules to implement sub. (3m) (b). (b) The board may not promulgate rules that expand the scope of practice of an advanced practice registered nurse beyond the practices within advanced practice registered nursing.

SECTION 2743. 441.092 of the statutes is created to read: 441.092 Expedited partner therapy. (1) In this section: (b) XAntimicrobial drugY has the meaning given in s. 448.035 (1) (b). (c) XExpedited partner therapyY has the meaning given in s. 448.035 (1) (c). (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.9785, an advanced practice registered nurse who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) may provide expedited partner therapy if a patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1561 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2743 infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The advanced practice registered nurse shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient[s sexual partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this subsection shall include the name and address of the patient[s sexual partner, if known. If the advanced practice registered nurse is unable to obtain the name of the patient[s sexual partner, the prescription order shall include, in ordinary, bold- faced capital letters, the words, Xexpedited partner therapyY or the letters XEPT.Y (3) The advanced practice registered nurse shall provide the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact. (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), an advanced practice registered nurse is immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed, or furnished under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as specified under this section. (b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution, furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by an advanced practice registered nurse whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

SECTION 2744. 441.10 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1562 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2744 441.10 (6) On or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), a licensed practical nurse practicing for compensation shall submit to the board, on forms furnished by the department, an application for license renewal, together with a statement giving name, residence, nature and extent of practice as a licensed practical nurse during the prior year and prior unreported years, the nursing workforce survey and fee required under s. 441.01 (7), and other facts bearing upon current competency that the board requires, accompanied by the applicable license renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2745. 441.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.10 (7) No license is required for practical nursing, but, except as provided in s. 257.03, no person without a license may hold himself or herself out as a licensed practical nurse or licensed attendant, use the title or letters XTrained Practical NurseY or XT.P.N.Y, XLicensed Practical NurseY or XL.P.N.Y, XLicensed AttendantY or XL.A.Y, XTrained AttendantY or XT.A.Y, or otherwise seek to indicate that he or she is a licensed practical nurse or licensed attendant. No licensed practical nurse or licensed attendant may use the title, or otherwise seek to act as a registered, licensed, graduate or professional nurse. Anyone violating this subsection shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by s. 441.13. The board shall grant without examination a license as a licensed practical nurse to any person who was on July 1, 1949, a licensed attendant. This subsection does not apply to any licensed practical nurse who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1563 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2745 (h), issued by a jurisdiction, other than this state, that has adopted the nurse licensure compact under s. 441.51.

SECTION 2746. 441.11 (title) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2747. 441.11 (1) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2748. 441.11 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 441.09 (5m) and amended to read: 441.09 (5m) LICENSURE EXEMPTION. The provisions of s. 448.04 (1) (g) 448.03 (1) (d) do not apply to a an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under this section who possesses a certified registered nurse anesthetist specialty designation under sub. (1) (b) 1. or to a person who engages in the practice of a nurse anesthetist while performing official duties for the armed services or federal health services of the United States. SECTION 2749. 441.11 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2750. 441.14 of the statutes is created to read: 441.14 Use of terms representing physicians. No person licensed under this chapter, unless the person is also licensed as a physician under subch. II of ch. 448, may use or assume the following words, letters, or terms in his or her title, advertising, or description of services: Xphysician,Y Xsurgeon,Y Xosteopathic physician,Y Xosteopathic surgeon,Y Xmedical doctor,Y Xanesthesiologist,Y Xcardiologist,Y Xdermatologist,Y Xendocrinologist,Y Xgastroenterologist,Y Xgynecologist,Y Xhematologist,Y Xlaryngologist,Y Xnephrologist,Y Xneurologist,Y Xobstetrician,Y Xoncologist,Y Xophthalmologist,Y Xorthopedic surgeon,Y Xorthopedist,Y Xosteopath,Y Xotologist,Y Xotolaryngologist,Y Xotorhinolaryngologist,Y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1564 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2750 Xpathologist,Y Xpediatrician,Y Xprimary care physician,Y Xproctologist,Y Xpsychiatrist,Y Xradiologist,Y Xrheumatologist,Y Xrhinologist,Y Xurologist,Y or any other words, letters, or abbreviations, alone or in combination with other titles or words, that represent or tend to represent that the person is a physician.

SECTION 2751. 441.15 of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 2752. 441.15 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.15 (3) (b) On or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), a person issued a license under par. (a) and practicing nurse-midwifery shall submit to the board on furnished forms a statement giving his or her name, residence, and other information that the board requires by rule, with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). If applicable, the person shall also submit evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has in effect the malpractice liability insurance required under the rules promulgated under sub. (5) (bm). The board shall grant to a person who pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) for renewal of a license to practice nurse-midwifery and who satisfies the requirements of this paragraph the renewal of his or her license to practice nurse-midwifery and the renewal of his or her license to practice as a registered nurse. SECTION 2753. 441.16 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2754. 441.18 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.18 (2) (a) (intro.) An advanced practice registered nurse certified to who 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1565 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2754 may issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2) may do any of the following: SECTION 2755. 441.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.18 (2) (b) An advanced practice registered nurse who prescribes or delivers an opioid antagonist under par. (a) 1. shall ensure that the person to whom the opioid antagonist is prescribed has or has the capacity to provide the knowledge and training necessary to safely administer the opioid antagonist to an individual undergoing an opioid-related overdose and that the person demonstrates the capacity to ensure that any individual to whom the person further delivers the opioid antagonist has or receives that knowledge and training.

SECTION 2756. 441.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 441.18 (3) An advanced practice registered nurse who, acting in good faith, prescribes or delivers an opioid antagonist in accordance with sub. (2), or who, acting in good faith, otherwise lawfully prescribes or dispenses an opioid antagonist, shall be immune from criminal or civil liability and may not be subject to professional discipline under s. 441.07 for any outcomes resulting from prescribing, delivering, or dispensing the opioid antagonist. SECTION 2757. 441.19 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2758. 442.083 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 442.083 (1) The renewal dates for licenses issued under this chapter are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The department may not renew a license issued to a firm unless, at the time of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1566 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2758 renewal, the firm satisfies the requirements under s. 442.08 (2) and demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the department, that the firm has complied with the requirements under s. 442.087. SECTION 2759. 442.083 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 442.083 (2) (a) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing continuing education requirements for renewal of licenses granted to individuals licensed under this chapter. The rules promulgated under this paragraph may not require an individual to complete more than 80 continuing education credits during the per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

SECTION 2760. 443.015 (1e) of the statutes is amended to read: 443.015 (1e) The rules promulgated under sub. (1) by the registered interior designer section of the examining board shall require a Wisconsin registered interior designer to complete at least 15 hours of continuing education during the per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). At least 10 of the 15 hours shall be in subjects related to the practice of interior design that safeguard the public[s health, safety, and welfare. SECTION 2761. 443.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 443.07 (6) The renewal date for permits under this section is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the fee for renewal of such permits is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2762. 443.08 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 443.08 (3) (b) The renewal date for certificates of authorization under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1567 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2762 section is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the fee for renewal of such certificates is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2763. 443.10 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 443.10 (2) (e) The renewal date dates for certificates of registration for architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, and Wisconsin registered interior designers is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the fee for renewal of such certificates is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2764. 443.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 443.10 (5) FEES; RENEWALS. The professional land surveyor section shall grant a license to engage in the practice of professional land surveying to any applicant who has met the applicable requirements of this chapter. The renewal date for the license is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for the license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2765. 445.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 445.06 (1) The renewal date for a funeral director[s license is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2766. 445.07 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2767. 445.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 445.07 (2) (a) The examining board may waive the requirement under sub. (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1568 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2767 (a) (3) (b) in cases where the examining board is satisfied that an applicant would be unable to satisfy the requirement prior to the renewal date by which the requirement must be satisfied. (b) Subsection (1) (a) (3) (b) does not apply to an applicant who was granted a reciprocal license under s. 445.08. SECTION 2768. 445.07 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 445.07 (3) (a) and amended to read: 445.07 (3) (a) The examining board shall promulgate rules to implement this section establish continuing education requirements for an applicant licensed under this chapter. The rules shall, except as required in par. (b) and sub. (2), require completion of 15 hours of continuing education per 2-year period.

SECTION 2769. 445.07 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 445.07 (3) (b) The examining board shall establish separate continuing education requirements for new licensees. The examining board shall specify permitted or required subjects for the continuing education under this paragraph, which shall be subjects that the examining board determines prepare a new licensee for practice as a funeral director. SECTION 2770. 445.095 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 445.095 (1) (c) A certificate of apprenticeship issued under this section shall be renewable annually upon the payment on January 1 of each year of the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (2o) (b).

SECTION 2771. 445.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 445.105 (3) Applications for funeral establishment permits shall be made on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1569 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2771 forms provided by the department and filed with the department and shall be accompanied by the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The renewal date for a funeral establishment permit is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such permit is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2772. 446.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 446.02 (1) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the person meets the requirements of continuing education for license renewal as the examining board may require, which requirements shall include current proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction. The person shall include the approval number assigned under sub. (5) (b) to each educational program completed by the person to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph. During the time between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements from the requirements under this paragraph. Any person who has not engaged in the practice of chiropractic for 2 years or more, while holding a valid license under this chapter, and desiring to engage in such practice, shall be required by the examining board to complete a continuing education course at a school of chiropractic approved by the examining board or pass a practical examination administered by the examining board or both.

SECTION 2773. 446.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1570 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2773 446.02 (4) The renewal date for all licenses granted by the examining board is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2774. 446.025 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 446.025 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read: 446.025 (3) (a) 1. The renewal date and fees for a certificate issued under this section are specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). SECTION 2775. 446.025 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 446.025 (3) (a) 2. The renewal fees for a certificate issued under this section are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2776. 446.025 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 446.025 (3) (b) A chiropractic radiological technician shall, at the time that he or she applies for renewal of a certificate under par. (a), submit evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed at least 12 continuing educational credit hours in programs established by rules promulgated by the examining board, which shall require at least 12 credit hours per 2-year period. SECTION 2777. 446.026 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 446.026 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read: 446.026 (3) (a) 1. The renewal date and fees for a certificate issued under this section are specified in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2) (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1571 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2778 SECTION 2778. 446.026 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: 446.026 (3) (a) 2. The renewal fees for a certificate issued under this section are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2779. 446.026 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 446.026 (3) (b) A chiropractic technician shall, at the time that he or she applies for renewal of a certificate under par. (a), submit evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed at least 6 continuing educational credit hours in programs established by rules promulgated by the examining board, which shall require at least 6 credit hours per 2-year period. SECTION 2780. 447.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 447.05 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2781. 447.055 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 447.055 (1) (a) 1. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), a person is not eligible for renewal of a license to practice dental hygiene, other than a permit issued under s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), 12 credit hours of satisfied the applicable continuing education relating to the clinical practice of dental hygiene that is sponsored or recognized by a local, state, regional, national, or international dental, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1572 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2781 dental hygiene, dental assisting, or medical-related professional organization. requirements established under subd. 2. 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., the The examining board may shall promulgate a rule rules requiring not more than 20 nor less than 12 credit hours of continuing education for eligibility for renewal of a license to practice dental hygiene to be taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed per 2-year period. The rules shall require that continuing education be sponsored or recognized by a local, state, regional, national, or international dental, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or medical-related professional organization in order to qualify under this paragraph.

SECTION 2782. 447.055 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 447.055 (1) (b) 1. Basic life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Not more than 2 of the credit hours required under par. (a) per 2-year period may be satisfied by such training. SECTION 2783. 447.055 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 447.055 (1) (b) 2. Infection control. Not less than 2 of the credit hours required under par. (a) per 2-year period must be satisfied by such training. SECTION 2784. 447.055 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 447.055 (3) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the requirements under this section.

SECTION 2785. 447.056 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 447.056 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2) to and (4), a person is not eligible for renewal of a license to practice dentistry, other than a permit issued under s. 447.02 (3), unless the person has taught, attended, or otherwise completed, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1573 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2785 during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), 30 credit hours of satisfied the applicable continuing education related to the practice of dentistry or the practice of medicine, including requirements established under this subsection. The examining board shall promulgate rules requiring 30 credit hours of continuing education to be taught, prepared, attended, or otherwise completed per 2-year period. The rules shall require that not less than 25 credit hours of instruction per 2-year period be in clinical dentistry or clinical medicine. Not The rules may not allow more than 4 of the 30 hours may per 2-year period to be from teaching. Continuing education does not satisfy the requirements under this subsection unless the continuing education is one of the following:

SECTION 2786. 447.056 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 447.056 (2) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the requirements under this section. SECTION 2787. 447.056 (3) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2788. 447.058 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 447.058 (2) (b) A mobile dentistry program registrant shall submit an application for renewal, and the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

SECTION 2789. 448.03 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.03 (2) (a) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1574 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2789 permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice midwifery under subch. XIII of ch. 440, to practice professional or, practical, or advanced practice registered nursing or nurse-midwifery under ch. 441, to practice chiropractic under ch. 446, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or as an expanded function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice as a physician assistant under subch. IX, to practice acupuncture under ch. 451 or under any other statutory provision, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or as otherwise provided by statute. SECTION 2790. 448.035 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2791. 448.035 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.035 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 448.30, a physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber may provide expedited partner therapy if the patient is diagnosed as infected with a chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis and the patient has had sexual contact with a sexual partner during which the chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis may have been transmitted to or from the sexual partner. The physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall attempt to obtain the name of the patient[s sexual partner. A prescription order for an antimicrobial drug prepared under this subsection shall include the name and address of the patient[s sexual partner, if known. If the physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is unable to obtain the name of the patient[s sexual partner, the prescription order shall include, in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, the words, Xexpedited partner therapyY or the letters XEPT.Y

SECTION 2792. 448.035 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1575 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2792 448.035 (3) The physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall provide the patient with a copy of the information sheet prepared by the department of health services under s. 46.03 (44) and shall request that the patient give the information sheet to the person with whom the patient had sexual contact.

SECTION 2793. 448.035 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.035 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber is immune from civil liability for injury to or the death of a person who takes any antimicrobial drug if the antimicrobial drug is prescribed, dispensed, or furnished under this section and if expedited partner therapy is provided as specified under this section. (b) The immunity under par. (a) does not extend to the donation, distribution, furnishing, or dispensing of an antimicrobial drug by a physician or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber whose act or omission involves reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

SECTION 2794. 448.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.07 (1) (a) Every person licensed or certified under this subchapter shall register on or before November 1 of each odd-numbered year following issuance of the license or certificate with the board on or before his or her renewal date determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2). Registration shall be completed in such manner as the board shall designate and upon forms the board shall provide, except that registration with respect to a compact license shall be governed by the renewal provisions in s. 448.980 (7). The secretary of the board, on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year, shall mail or cause to be mailed to every 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1576 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2794 person required to register a registration form. The board shall furnish to each person registered under this section a certificate of registration, and the person shall display the registration certificate conspicuously in the office at all times. No person may exercise the rights or privileges conferred by any license or certificate granted by the board unless currently registered as required under this subsection.

SECTION 2795. 448.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 448.13 (title) Continuing education and professional development. SECTION 2796. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 448.13 (1) (a) 1. Continuing education programs or courses of study approved for at least 30 hours of credit required by the board within the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective by rule under s. 448.40 (2). SECTION 2797. 448.13 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 448.13 (1) (a) 2. Professional development and maintenance of certification or performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses of study required by the board by rule under s. 448.40 (1) and completed within the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the registration is effective.

SECTION 2798. 448.13 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.13 (1m) The board shall, on a random basis, verify the accuracy of proof submitted by physicians under sub. (1) (a) and may, at any time during the 2 calendar years specified in sub. (1) (a), require a physician to submit proof of any continuing education, professional development, and maintenance of certification or performance improvement or continuing medical education programs or courses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1577 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2798 of study that he or she has attended and completed at that time during the 2 calendar years since he or she last registered under s. 448.07. SECTION 2799. 448.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.40 (1) The board may promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, including rules requiring the completion of continuing education, professional development, and maintenance of certification or performance improvement or continuing medical education programs for renewal of a license to practice medicine and surgery.

SECTION 2800. 448.40 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.40 (2) (e) Establishing continuing education or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license to practice medicine and surgery under s. 448.13 (1). The board shall require 30 hours of continuing education to be completed every 2-year period. The examining board shall establish the criteria for the substitution of uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to the department of health services for some or all of the hours of continuing education credits required under s. 448.13 (1) (a) 1. for physicians specializing in psychiatry. The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional evaluation of community programs for the certification and recertification of community mental health programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department of health services.

SECTION 2801. 448.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.55 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other than temporary licenses granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.53 (2), are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1578 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2801 Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established in any rules promulgated under sub. (3).

SECTION 2802. 448.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.56 (1) WRITTEN REFERRAL. Except as provided in this subsection and s. 448.52, a person may practice physical therapy only upon the written referral of a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2). Written referral is not required if a physical therapist provides services in schools to children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), pursuant to rules promulgated by the department of public instruction; provides services as part of a home health care agency; provides services to a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the patient[s plan of care; provides services related to athletic activities, conditioning, or injury prevention; or provides services to an individual for a previously diagnosed medical condition after informing the individual[s physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2) who made the diagnosis. The examining board may promulgate rules establishing additional services that are excepted from the written referral requirements of this subsection.

SECTION 2803. 448.56 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.56 (1m) (b) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1579 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2803 requirements that a physical therapist must satisfy if a physician, naturopathic doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber makes a written referral under sub. (1). The purpose of the rules shall be to ensure continuity of care between the physical therapist and the health care practitioner. SECTION 2804. 448.62 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.62 (2m) An advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 and who is providing nonsurgical patient services as directed, supervised, and inspected by a podiatrist who has the power to direct, decide, and oversee the implementation of the patient services rendered.

SECTION 2805. 448.65 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.65 (2) (intro.) The renewal date for a license granted under this subchapter, other than a temporary license granted under rules promulgated under s. 448.63 (3), is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall be accompanied by all of the following:

SECTION 2806. 448.665 of the statutes is amended to read: 448.665 Continuing education. The affiliated credentialing board shall promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for licensees to complete continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal of a license granted under this subchapter. The rules shall require a licensee to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study within each per 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1580 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2806 specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). The affiliated credentialing board may waive all or part of these requirements for the completion of continuing education programs or courses of study if the affiliated credentialing board determines that prolonged illness, disability or other exceptional circumstances have prevented a licensee from completing the requirements.

SECTION 2807. 448.67 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.67 (2) SEPARATE BILLING REQUIRED. Except as provided in sub. (4), a licensee who renders any podiatric service or assistance, or gives any podiatric advice or any similar advice or assistance, to any patient, podiatrist, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), partnership, or corporation, or to any other institution or organization, including a hospital, for which a charge is made to a patient, shall, except as authorized by Title 18 or Title 19 of the federal Social Security Act, render an individual statement or account of the charge directly to the patient, distinct and separate from any statement or account by any other podiatrist, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or other person.

SECTION 2808. 448.86 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.86 (2) The renewal dates for certificates granted under this subchapter, other than temporary certificates granted under s. 448.80, are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2809. 448.9545 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1581 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2809 448.9545 (1) (a) To be eligible for renewal of a license issued under s. 448.953 (1) or (2), a licensee shall, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), complete not less than 30 credit hours of continuing education in courses of study approved by the affiliated credentialing board. The examining board shall promulgate rules to establish the continuing education requirements under this section. The rules shall require completion of not less than 30 credit hours of continuing education per 2-year period. SECTION 2810. 448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.9545 (1) (b) (intro.) No more than 10 credit hours of the continuing education required under par. (a) per 2-year period may be on any of the following subject areas or combination of subject areas:

SECTION 2811. 448.955 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.955 (1) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). SECTION 2812. 448.955 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.955 (2) (a) Completed, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), the applicable continuing education requirements specified in established under s. 448.9545. SECTION 2813. 448.955 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.955 (3) (a) A place for the licensee to describe his or her work history, including the average number of hours worked each week, for the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified in determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1582 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2814 SECTION 2814. 448.956 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.956 (1) (c) A protocol established under par. (a) shall be updated no later than 30 days before the licensee[s renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) 14f.

SECTION 2815. 448.956 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.956 (1m) Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter; under ch. 446; or under s. 441.16 (2) 441.09 or from a practitioner who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI or XII of ch. 448. SECTION 2816. 448.967 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.967 (2) The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and a statement attesting compliance with the continuing education requirements established in rules promulgated under s. 448.965 (1) (b).

SECTION 2817. 448.9703 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.9703 (3) (a) Successfully completed at least 30 hours of applicable continuing education in the prior 2-year period requirements established under this paragraph. The rules promulgated under this paragraph shall require at least 30 hours of continuing education per 2-year period. The board may provide for an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1583 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2817 exemption from or a reduction of the requirement under this paragraph for new licensees, as the board determines is appropriate.

SECTION 2818. 448.9706 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.9706 (2) Except as provided in s. 448.9705, the renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter are specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department, and shall include the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and proof of compliance with the requirements established by rules promulgated by the board under s. 448.9703 (3). SECTION 2819. 448.974 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 448.974 (2) (am) 1. The renewal date for a license issued under this subchapter is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal of a license is subject to subd. 2.

SECTION 2820. 448.981 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 448.981 (6) The payment of assessments for the interstate medical licensure compact under s. 448.980 (13) (a) shall be made from the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (hg) (g) using the licensure fees paid by physicians licensed under the compact. No fees from physicians that have not applied for licensure through the compact shall be used to pay Wisconsin[s annual assessment pursuant to s. 448.980 (13) (a) without the approval of the joint committee on finance. SECTION 2821. 449.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 449.06 (1) Persons practicing optometry shall, on or before the applicable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1584 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2821 renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), register with, submit a renewal application to the department, pay the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), and provide evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has complied with the rules promulgated under sub. (2m).

SECTION 2822. 449.06 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 449.06 (2m) The examining board shall promulgate rules requiring a person who is issued a license to practice optometry to complete, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), satisfy continuing education requirements. The rules shall require the completion of not less than 30 hours of continuing education per 2-year period. The rules shall include requirements that apply only to optometrists who are allowed to use topical ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agents under s. 449.17 or who are allowed to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents or remove foreign bodies from an eye or from an appendage to the eye under s. 449.18. SECTION 2823. 450.01 (1m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2824. 450.01 (16) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 450.01 (16) (h) 2. The patient[s advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, if the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written agreement to collaborate with a physician may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

SECTION 2825. 450.01 (16) (hr) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1585 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2825 450.01 (16) (hr) 2. An advanced practice registered nurse prescriber who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2). SECTION 2826. 450.03 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.03 (1) (e) Any person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit, registration, certificate, or certification granted to practice as a pharmacy technician under s. 450.068, to provide home medical oxygen under s. 450.076, to practice professional or, practical, or advanced practice registered nursing or nurse- midwifery under ch. 441, to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene or as an expanded function dental auxiliary under ch. 447, to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, to practice optometry under ch. 449, to practice naturopathic medicine under ch. 466, or to practice veterinary medicine under ch. 89, or as otherwise provided by statute.

SECTION 2827. 450.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.08 (1) The renewal dates for all licenses and registrations granted by the board are specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Except as provided under sub. (2) (a), only a holder of an unexpired license or registration may engage in his or her licensed activity. SECTION 2828. 450.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.08 (2) (a) A pharmacist[s license may be renewed by complying with continuing education requirements under s. 450.085 and paying the applicable fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Notwithstanding s. 440.08 (3) (a), if a pharmacist fails to obtain renewal by that date, the board may suspend the pharmacist[s license, and the board may require 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1586 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2828 the pharmacist to pass an examination to the satisfaction of the board to restore that license.

SECTION 2829. 450.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.08 (2) (b) A pharmacy, pharmacy technician[s, manufacturer[s, distributor[s, or home medical oxygen provider[s license or registration may be renewed by paying the applicable fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

SECTION 2830. 450.085 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.085 (1) An applicant for renewal of a license under s. 450.08 (2) (a) shall submit proof that he or she has completed, within the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of his or her application, satisfied the applicable continuing education requirements established by the board under this subsection. The board shall require the completion of 30 hours of continuing education per 2-year period in courses conducted by a provider that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or in courses approved by the board. Courses specified in s. 450.035 (1r) and (2) are courses in continuing education for purposes of this subsection. This subsection does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the board initially granted the license The board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the requirements under this subsection.

SECTION 2831. 450.11 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.11 (1g) (b) A pharmacist may, upon the prescription order of a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1587 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2831 practitioner providing expedited partner therapy, as specified in s. 441.092, 448.035, or 448.9725, that complies with the requirements of sub. (1), dispense an antimicrobial drug as a course of therapy for treatment of chlamydial infections, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis to the practitioner[s patient or a person with whom the patient has had sexual contact for use by the person with whom the patient has had sexual contact. The pharmacist shall provide a consultation in accordance with rules promulgated by the board for the dispensing of a prescription to the person to whom the antimicrobial drug is dispensed. A pharmacist providing a consultation under this paragraph shall ask whether the person for whom the antimicrobial drug has been prescribed is allergic to the antimicrobial drug and advise that the person for whom the antimicrobial drug has been prescribed must discontinue use of the antimicrobial drug if the person is allergic to or develops signs of an allergic reaction to the antimicrobial drug.

SECTION 2832. 450.11 (1i) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 450.11 (1i) (a) 1. A pharmacist may, upon and in accordance with the prescription order of an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber under s. 441.18 (2) (a) 1., of a physician under s. 448.037 (2) (a) 1., or of a physician assistant under s. 448.9727 (2) (a) 1. that complies with the requirements of sub. (1), deliver an opioid antagonist to a person specified in the prescription order and may, upon and in accordance with the standing order of an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber under s. 441.18 (2) (a) 2., of a physician under s. 448.037 (2) (a) 2., or of a physician assistant under s. 448.9727 (2) (a) 2. that complies with the requirements of sub. (1), deliver an opioid antagonist to an individual in accordance with the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1588 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2832 order. The pharmacist shall provide a consultation in accordance with rules promulgated by the board for the delivery of a prescription to the person to whom the opioid antagonist is delivered.

SECTION 2833. 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. b. An advanced practice registered nurse prescriber may only deliver or dispense an opioid antagonist in accordance with s. 441.18 (2) or in accordance with his or her other legal authority to dispense prescription drugs. SECTION 2834. 450.11 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.11 (7) (b) Information communicated to a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse prescriber in an effort to procure unlawfully a prescription drug or the administration of a prescription drug is not a privileged communication. SECTION 2835. 450.11 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.11 (8) (e) The board of nursing, insofar as this section applies to advanced practice nurse prescribers registered nurses. SECTION 2836. 450.13 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.13 (5) (b) The patient[s advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, if the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written agreement to collaborate with a physician may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

SECTION 2837. 450.135 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 450.135 (7) (b) The patient[s advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, if the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber has entered into a written 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1589 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2837 agreement to collaborate with a physician may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2). SECTION 2838. 451.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 451.04 (4) EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2839. 452.10 (2) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2840. 452.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 452.12 (1) EXPIRATION. A license granted by the board entitles the holder to act as a broker or salesperson, as the case may be, until the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

SECTION 2841. 452.12 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 452.12 (5) (a) Renewal applications for all licenses shall be submitted with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). The department shall pay $10 of each renewal fee received under this paragraph to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System for research and educational, public outreach, and grant activities under s. 36.25 (34). SECTION 2842. 452.132 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 452.132 (2) (c) Before a licensee becomes associated with the firm and at the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1590 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2842 beginning of each biennial licensure period, ensure that the licensee holds a valid license.

SECTION 2843. 452.14 (3) (n) of the statutes is amended to read: 452.14 (3) (n) Treated any person unequally solely because of sex, race, color, handicap, national origin, ancestry, marital status, lawful source of income, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u). SECTION 2844. 454.06 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 454.06 (8) EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL. The renewal date for licenses issued under subs. (2) to (6) is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The examining board may not renew a license issued to a person under subs. (2) to (6) unless the person certifies to the examining board that the person has reviewed the current digest under s. 454.125.

SECTION 2845. 454.08 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: 454.08 (9) The renewal date for licenses issued under this section is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2846. 454.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 454.23 (5) EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL. The renewal date for a license granted under sub. (2) is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for that license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The department may not renew a license granted to a person 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1591 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2846 under this section unless the person certifies to the department that the person has reviewed the current digest under s. 454.267.

SECTION 2847. 454.25 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: 454.25 (9) The renewal date for a barbering establishment license is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for a barbering establishment license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2848. 455.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 455.06 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the renewal dates for licenses issued under this subchapter or under s. 455.04 (4), 2019 stats., are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

SECTION 2849. 455.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 455.06 (1) (b) A license issued under s. 455.04 (2) is valid for 2 years or until the individual obtains a license under s. 455.04 (1) and may not be renewed, except that the examining board may promulgate rules specifying circumstances in which the examining board, in cases of hardship, may allow an individual to renew a license issued under s. 455.04 (2). Notwithstanding sub. (2), an individual holding a license issued under s. 455.04 (2) is not required to complete continuing education the examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the requirements under sub. (2).

SECTION 2850. 455.065 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 455.065 (7) Grant an exemption from the continuing education requirements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1592 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2850 under this section to a psychologist who certifies to the examining board that he or she has permanently retired from the practice of psychology. A psychologist who has been granted an exemption under this subsection may not return to active practice without submitting evidence satisfactory to the examining board of having completed the required continuing education credits within the 2-year period specified by the board prior to the return to the practice of psychology. SECTION 2851. 456.07 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 456.07 (title) Renewal. SECTION 2852. 456.07 (1) and (3) of the statutes are repealed.

SECTION 2853. 456.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 456.07 (2) The application for a new certificate of registration The renewal date for a license issued under this subchapter shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2). A renewal application shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), a report of any facts requested by the examining board on forms provided for such purpose, and evidence satisfactory to the examining board that during the biennial period immediately preceding application for registration the applicant has attended a continuing education program or course of study. During the time between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period, new licensees shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements. All registration fees are payable on or before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a) The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the continuing education requirements under this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1593 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2854

SECTION 2854. 456.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 456.07 (5) Only an individual who has qualified as a is licensed and registered as a nursing home administrator under this chapter and who holds a valid current registration certificate under this section for the current registration period may use the title XNursing Home AdministratorY, and the abbreviation XN.H.A.Y after the person[s name. No other person may use or be designated by such title or such abbreviation or any other words, letters, sign, card or device tending to or intended to indicate that the person is a licensed and registered nursing home administrator. SECTION 2855. 457.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 457.20 (2) The renewal dates for certificates and licenses granted under this subchapter, other than training certificates and licenses or temporary certificates or licenses, are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a).

SECTION 2856. 457.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 457.22 (2) The rules promulgated under sub. (1) may not require an individual to complete more than 30 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal per 2-year period. The appropriate section of the examining board may waive all or part of the requirements established in rules promulgated under this section if it determines that prolonged illness, disability, or other exceptional circumstances have prevented the individual from completing the requirements. SECTION 2857. 458.085 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1594 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2857 458.085 (3) Continuing education requirements for renewal of certificates issued individuals certified under this subchapter.

SECTION 2858. 458.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 458.09 (3) The number of hours of attendance at and completion of continuing education programs or courses of study required under the rules promulgated under s. 458.085 (3) shall be reduced by one hour for each hour of attendance at and completion of, within the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which the renewal application is submitted current reporting period, continuing education programs or courses of study that the applicant has attended and completed in order to continue to qualify for employment as an assessor and that the department determines is substantially equivalent to attendance at and completion of continuing education programs or courses of study for certified general appraisers, certified residential appraisers or licensed appraisers, as appropriate.

SECTION 2859. 458.11 of the statutes is amended to read: 458.11 Expiration and renewal. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal of an appraiser certificate automatically renews the individual[s appraiser license without payment of the renewal fee for the appraiser license or completion of any additional continuing education requirements that would otherwise be required for renewal of the appraiser license. Renewal applications shall be accompanied by proof of completion of the continuing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1595 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2859 education requirements in s. 458.13. Notwithstanding s. 458.06 (3) (b) 2. and (4) (b) 2., 1989 stats., and s. 458.08 (3) (b) 2. and (c) 2., 1991 stats., the department may not renew a certificate that was granted under s. 458.06 (3) or (4) before May 29, 1993, unless the holder of the certificate submits evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she has successfully completed the applicable educational requirements specified in rules promulgated under s. 458.085 (1) and the department may not renew a certificate that was granted under s. 458.08 (3) before May 29, 1993, unless the holder of the certificate submits evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she has successfully completed the applicable education and experience requirements specified in rules promulgated under s. 458.085 (1) and (2).

SECTION 2860. 458.13 of the statutes is amended to read: 458.13 Continuing education requirements. At the time of renewal of a certificate issued under this subchapter, each applicant shall submit proof that, within the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which the renewal application is submitted, he or she has satisfied the continuing education requirements specified in the rules promulgated under s. 458.085 (3). SECTION 2861. 458.33 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 458.33 (5) RENEWALS. A licensed appraisal management company shall submit a renewal application, along with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), but not to exceed $2,000, to the department on a form prescribed by the department by the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). A renewal under this subsection is subject to sub. (4). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1596 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2862

SECTION 2862. 459.09 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 459.09 (1) (intro.) Each person issued a license under this subchapter shall, on or before the applicable renewal date specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), do all of the following: SECTION 2863. 459.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 459.09 (1) (b) Submit with the renewal application proof that he or she completed, within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of his or her application, 20 hours of satisfied applicable continuing education programs or courses of study approved or required under requirements specified in rules promulgated under s. 459.095. This paragraph does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the examining board initially granted the license.

SECTION 2864. 459.095 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 459.095 (1) Promulgate rules establishing continuing education requirements for individuals licensed under s. 459.09. The rules shall require the completion of 20 hours per 2-year period in programs or courses of study approved under this subsection. The rules shall establish the criteria for approval of continuing education programs or courses of study required for renewal of a license under s. 459.09 and for approval of the sponsors and cosponsors of continuing education programs or courses of study. The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the requirements under this section.

SECTION 2865. 459.24 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 459.24 (5) EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL. (intro.) The renewal dates for licenses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1597 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2865 granted under this subchapter, other than temporary licenses granted under sub. (6), are specified in shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include all of the following: SECTION 2866. 459.24 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 459.24 (5) (b) Proof that the applicant completed, within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of his or her application, 20 hours of satisfied continuing education programs or courses of study approved or required under requirements specified in rules promulgated under sub. (5m). This paragraph does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the examining board initially granted the license.

SECTION 2867. 459.24 (5m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 459.24 (5m) (a) 1. Promulgate rules establishing continuing education requirements for individuals licensed under this subchapter. The rules shall require the completion of 20 hours in programs or courses of study approved under this subsection. The examining board shall, for up to a 2-year period, exempt new licensees from the requirements under this subdivision. The rules shall establish the criteria for approval of continuing education programs or courses of study required for renewal of a license under sub. (5) and the criteria for approval of the sponsors and cosponsors of continuing education programs or courses of study. SECTION 2868. 460.07 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 460.07 (2) (intro.) Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department on or before the applicable renewal date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1598 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2868 specified determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a) and shall include all of the following:

SECTION 2869. 460.10 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 460.10 (1) (a) Requirements and procedures for a license holder to complete continuing education programs or courses of study to qualify for renewal of his or her license. The rules promulgated under this paragraph may not require a license holder to complete more than 24 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study in order to qualify for renewal of his or her license per 2-year period.

SECTION 2870. 462.04 of the statutes is amended to read: 462.04 Prescription or order required. A person who holds a license or limited X-ray machine operator permit under this chapter may not use diagnostic X-ray equipment on humans for diagnostic purposes unless authorized to do so by prescription or order of a physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a), a naturopathic doctor licensed under s. 466.04 (1), a dentist who is licensed under s. 447.04 (1) or who holds a compact privilege under subch. II of ch. 447, a dental therapist licensed under s. 447.04 (1m), a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63, a chiropractor licensed under s. 446.02, an advanced practice registered nurse certified licensed under s. 441.16 (2) 441.09, a physician assistant who is licensed under s. 448.974 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448, or, subject to s. 448.56 (7) (a), a physical therapist who is licensed under s. 448.53 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448.

SECTION 2871. 462.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 462.05 (1) The renewal date for licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits granted under this chapter is specified in shall be as determined by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1599 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2871 department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2872. 466.04 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 466.04 (3) (a) (intro.) The renewal date for licenses granted under this chapter is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following in order for the license to be renewed:

SECTION 2873. 470.045 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 470.045 (3) (b) The renewal date for certificates of authorization under this section is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such certificates is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). SECTION 2874. 470.07 of the statutes is amended to read: 470.07 Renewal of licenses. The renewal dates for licenses granted under this chapter are specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the appropriate section of the examining board that the applicant has completed any continuing education requirements specified in rules promulgated under s. 470.03 (2).

SECTION 2875. 480.08 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1600 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2875 480.08 (5) EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL. The renewal date for certificates granted under this chapter, other than temporary certificates granted under sub. (7), is specified shall be as determined by the department under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for certificates granted under this chapter, other than temporary certificates granted under sub. (7), is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal applications shall include evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant holds a current permit issued under s. 77.52 (9). A renewal application for an auctioneer certificate shall be accompanied by proof of completion of continuing education requirements under sub. (6).

SECTION 2876. 563.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 563.13 (4) A $10 $20 license fee for each bingo occasion proposed to be conducted and $5 $10 for an annual license for the designated member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts. All moneys received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jn). SECTION 2877. 563.135 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 563.135 (1) (intro.) An application for a license to conduct bingo for an organization listed under s. 563.11 (1) (b) to (d) shall be accompanied by a $5 $10 license fee and a sworn statement by the owner or operator of the organization that all of the following rules shall apply to bingo conducted by the organization:

SECTION 2878. 563.80 (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 563.80 (1) and amended to read: 563.80 (1) An occupational tax is imposed on those gross receipts of any licensed organization which are derived from the conduct of bingo, in the following 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1601 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2878 amounts: (b) Two amount of 2 percent of the gross receipts received by a licensed organization during a year that exceed $30,000. SECTION 2879. 563.80 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2880. 563.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 563.92 (2) The fee for a raffle license shall be $25 $50 and shall be remitted with the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12 months and may be renewed as provided in s. 563.98 (1g). The department shall issue the license within 30 days after the filing of a complete application if the applicant qualifies under s. 563.907 and has not exceeded the limits of s. 563.91. The department shall notify the applicant within 15 days after it is filed if the raffle license application is incomplete or the application shall be considered complete. A complete license application that is not denied within 30 days after its filing shall be considered approved. All moneys received by the department under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jn).

SECTION 2881. 601.25 of the statutes is created to read: 601.25 Office of the public intervenor. (1) The office of the public intervenor shall assist individuals with insurance claims, policies, appeals, and other legal actions to pursue insurance coverage for medical procedures, prescription medications, and other health care services. (2) The office of the public intervenor may levy an assessment on each insurer that is authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state. The assessment levied under this subsection shall be based on the insurer[s premium volume for disability insurance policies, as defined in s. 632.895 (1) (a), written in this state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1602 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2881 (3) The commissioner may provide by rule for the governance, duties, and administration of the office of the public intervenor. SECTION 2882. 601.31 (1) (mv) of the statutes is created to read: 601.31 (1) (mv) For initial issuance or renewal of a license as a pharmacy benefit management broker or consultant under s. 628.495, amounts set by the commissioner by rule.

SECTION 2883. 601.31 (1) (nv) of the statutes is created to read: 601.31 (1) (nv) For issuing or renewing a license as a pharmaceutical representative under s. 632.863, an amount to be set by the commissioner by rule. SECTION 2884. 601.31 (1) (nw) of the statutes is created to read: 601.31 (1) (nw) For issuing or renewing a license as a pharmacy services administrative organization under s. 632.864, an amount to be set by the commissioner by rule. SECTION 2885. 601.41 (14) of the statutes is created to read: 601.41 (14) VALUE-BASED DIABETES MEDICATION PILOT PROJECT. The commissioner shall develop a pilot project to direct a pharmacy benefit manager, as defined in s. 632.865 (1) (c), and a pharmaceutical manufacturer to create a value- based, sole-source arrangement to reduce the costs of prescription medication used to treat diabetes. The commissioner may promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

SECTION 2886. 601.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 601.45 (1) COSTS TO BE PAID BY EXAMINEES. The reasonable costs of examinations and audits under ss. 601.43, 601.44, 601.455, and 601.83 (5) (f) shall be paid by examinees except as provided in sub. (4), either on the basis of a system 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1603 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2886 of billing for actual salaries and expenses of examiners and other apportionable expenses, including office overhead, or by a system of regular annual billings to cover the costs relating to a group of companies, or a combination of such systems, as the commissioner may by rule prescribe. Additional funding, if any, shall be governed by s. 601.32. The commissioner shall schedule annual hearings under s. 601.41 (5) to review current problems in the area of examinations.

SECTION 2887. 601.455 of the statutes is created to read: 601.455 Fair claims processing, health insurance transparency, and claim denial rate audits. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XClaim denialY means the refusal by an insurer to provide payment under a disability insurance policy for a service, treatment, or medication recommended by a health care provider. XClaim denialY includes the prospective refusal to pay for a service, treatment, or medication when a disability insurance policy requires advance approval before a prescribed medical service, treatment, or medication is provided. (b) XDisability insurance policyY has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a). (c) XHealth care providerY has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p). (2) CLAIMS PROCESSING. (a) Insurers shall process each claim for a disability insurance policy within a time frame that is reasonable and prevents an undue delay in an insured[s care, taking into account the medical urgency of the claim. (b) If an insurer determines additional information is needed to process a claim for a disability insurance policy, the insurer shall request the information from the insured within 5 business days of making the determination and shall provide at least 15 days for the insured to respond. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1604 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2887 (c) All claim denials shall include all of the following: 1. A specific and detailed explanation of the reason for the denial that cites the exact medical or policy basis for the denial. 2. A copy of or a publicly accessible link to any policy, coverage rules, clinical guidelines, or medical evidence relied upon in making the denial decision, with specific citation to the provision justifying the denial. 3. Additional documentation, medical rationale, or criteria that must be met or provided for approval of the claim, including alternative options available under the policy. (d) If an insurer uses artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making in processing a claim for a disability insurance policy, the insurer must notify the insured in writing of that fact. The notice shall include all of the following: 1. A disclosure that artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making was used at any stage in reviewing the claim, even if a human later reviewed the outcome. 2. A detailed explanation of how the artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making reached its decision, including any factors the artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making weighed. 3. A contact point for requesting a human review of the claim if the claim was denied. (3) INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF DENIALS. In addition to an insured[s right to an independent review under s. 632.835, as applicable, insureds have the right to request a review by the office of the public intervenor of any claim denial. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1605 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2887 (4) PROHIBITED PRACTICES. An insurer may not do any of the following with respect to a disability insurance policy: (a) Use vague or misleading policy terms to justify a claim denial. (b) Fail to provide a specific and comprehensible reason for a claim denial. (c) Cancel coverage under the policy after a claim is submitted due to alleged misstatements on the policy application. (d) Deny a claim based on hidden or ambiguous exclusions in a disability insurance policy. (e) Stall review of a claim to avoid timely payment. (f) Reject a claim without reviewing all relevant medical records or consulting qualified experts. (g) Fail to properly review or respond to an insured[s appeal in a timely manner. (h) Allow non-physician personnel to determine whether care is medically necessary. (i) Apply different medical necessity criteria based on financial interests rather than patient needs. (j) Disregard a treating health care provider[s medical assessment without a valid clinical reason. (k) Mandate prior approval for routine or urgent procedures in a manner that causes harmful delays. (L) For a disability insurance policy that provides coverage of emergency medical services, refuse to cover emergency medical services provided by out-of- network providers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1606 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2887 (m) List a health care provider as in-network on a provider directory and then deny a claim by stating the health care provider is out-of-network. (n) Deny coverage based on age, gender, disability, or a chronic condition rather than medical necessity. (o) Apply stricter standards in reviewing claims related to mental health conditions than claims related to physical health conditions. (p) Perform a blanket denial of claims for high-cost conditions without an individualized review of each claim. (r) Reclassify a claim to a lower-cost treatment to reduce insurer payout. (s) Require an insured to fail a cheaper treatment before approving coverage for necessary care. (t) Manipulate cost-sharing rules to shift higher costs to insureds. (5) TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING. (a) Beginning on January 1, 2027, an insurer shall annually publish a report detailing the insurer[s claim denial rates, reasons for claim denials, and the outcome of any appeal of a claim denial for the previous year for all disability insurance policies under which the insurer provides coverage. (b) The commissioner shall maintain a public database of insurers[ claim denial rates and the outcomes of independent reviews under s. 632.835. (c) Beginning on January 1, 2027, an insurer that uses artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making in claims processing shall annually publish a report detailing all of the following for the previous year for all disability insurance policies under which the insurer provides coverage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1607 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2887 1. The percentage of claims submitted to the insurer that were reviewed by artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making. 2. The claim denial rate of claims reviewed by artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making compared to the claim denial rate of claims reviewed by humans. 3. The steps the insurer takes to ensure fairness and accuracy in decisions made by artificial intelligence or algorithmic decision-making. (6) CLAIM DENIAL RATE AUDITS. (a) The commissioner may conduct an audit of an insurer if the insurer[s claim denials are of such frequency as to indicate a general business practice. This paragraph is supplemental to and does not limit any other powers or duties of the commissioner. (b) The commissioner may collect any relevant information from an insurer that is necessary to conduct an audit under par. (a). (c) The commissioner may contract with a 3rd party to conduct an audit under par. (a). (d) The commissioner may, based on the findings of an audit under par. (a), order the insurer who is the subject of the audit to comply with a corrective action plan approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall specify in any corrective action plan under this paragraph the deadline by which an insurer must be in compliance with the corrective action plan. (e) An insurer who is the subject of an audit under par. (a) shall provide a written response to any adverse findings of the audit. (f) If an insurer fails to comply with a corrective action plan under par. (d) by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1608 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2887 the deadline specified by the commissioner, the commissioner may order the insurer to pay a forfeiture pursuant to s. 601.64 (3). (7) FORFEITURES. A violation of this section that results in a harmful delay in an insured[s care or an adverse health outcome for an insured shall be subject to a civil forfeiture of $10,000 per occurrence, in addition to any other penalties provided in s. 601.64 (3) or other law.

SECTION 2888. 601.575 of the statutes is created to read: 601.575 Prescription drug importation program. (1) IMPORTATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. The commissioner, in consultation with persons interested in the sale and pricing of prescription drugs and appropriate officials and agencies of the federal government, shall design and implement a prescription drug importation program for the benefit of residents of this state, that generates savings for residents, and that satisfies all of the following: (a) The commissioner shall designate a state agency to become a licensed wholesale distributor or to contract with a licensed wholesale distributor and shall seek federal certification and approval to import prescription drugs. (b) The program shall comply with relevant requirements of 21 USC 384, including safety and cost savings requirements. (c) The program shall import prescription drugs from Canadian suppliers regulated under any appropriate Canadian or provincial laws. (d) The program shall have a process to sample the purity, chemical composition, and potency of imported prescription drugs. (e) The program shall import only those prescription drugs for which importation creates substantial savings for residents of this state and only those 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1609 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2888 prescription drugs that are not brand-name drugs and that have fewer than 4 competitor prescription drugs in the United States. (f) The commissioner shall ensure that prescription drugs imported under the program are not distributed, dispensed, or sold outside of this state. (g) The program shall ensure all of the following: 1. Participation by any pharmacy or health care provider in the program is voluntary. 2. Any pharmacy or health care provider participating in the program has the appropriate license or other credential in this state. 3. Any pharmacy or health care provider participating in the program charges a consumer or health plan the actual acquisition cost of the imported prescription drug that is dispensed. (h) The program shall ensure that a payment by a health plan or health insurance policy for a prescription drug imported under the program reimburses no more than the actual acquisition cost of the imported prescription drug that is dispensed. (i) The program shall ensure that any health plan or health insurance policy participating in the program does all of the following: 1. Maintains a formulary and claims payment system with current information on prescription drugs imported under the program. 2. Bases cost-sharing amounts for participants or insureds under the plan or policy on no more than the actual acquisition cost of the prescription drug imported under the program that is dispensed to the participant or insured. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1610 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2888 3. Demonstrates to the commissioner or a state agency designated by the commissioner how premiums under the plan or policy are affected by savings on prescription drugs imported under the program. (j) Any wholesale distributor importing prescription drugs under the program shall limit its profit margin to the amount established by the commissioner or a state agency designated by the commissioner. (k) The program may not import any generic prescription drug that would violate federal patent laws on branded products in the United States. (L) The program shall comply with tracking and tracing requirements of 21 USC 360eee and 360eee-1, to the extent practical and feasible, before the prescription drug to be imported comes into the possession of this state[s wholesale distributor and fully after the prescription drug to be imported is in the possession of this state[s wholesale distributor. (m) The program shall establish a fee or other mechanism to finance the program that does not jeopardize significant savings to residents of this state. (n) The program shall have an audit function that ensures all of the following: 1. The commissioner has a sound methodology to determine the most cost- effective prescription drugs to include in the program. 2. The commissioner has a process in place to select Canadian suppliers that are high quality, high performing, and in full compliance with Canadian laws. 3. Prescription drugs imported under the program are pure, unadulterated, potent, and safe. 4. The program is complying with the requirements of this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1611 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2888 5. The program is adequately financed to support administrative functions of the program while generating significant cost savings to residents of this state. 6. The program does not put residents of this state at a higher risk than if the program did not exist. 7. The program provides and is projected to continue to provide substantial cost savings to residents of this state. (2) ANTICOMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR. The commissioner, in consultation with the attorney general, shall identify the potential for and monitor anticompetitive behavior in industries affected by a prescription drug importation program. (3) APPROVAL OF PROGRAM DESIGN; CERTIFICATION. No later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the commissioner shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report that includes the design of the prescription drug importation program in accordance with this section. The commissioner may not submit the proposed program to the federal department of health and human services unless the joint committee on finance approves the proposed program. Within 14 days of the date of approval by the joint committee on finance of the proposed program, the commissioner shall submit to the federal department of health and human services a request for certification of the approved program. (4) IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTIFIED PROGRAM. After the federal department of health and human services certifies the prescription drug importation program submitted under sub. (3), the commissioner shall begin implementation of the program, and the program shall be fully operational by 180 days after the date of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1612 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2888 certification by the federal department of health and human services. The commissioner shall do all of the following to implement the program to the extent the action is in accordance with other state laws and the certification by the federal department of health and human services: (a) Become a licensed wholesale distributor, designate another state agency to become a licensed wholesale distributor, or contract with a licensed wholesale distributor. (b) Contract with one or more Canadian suppliers that meet the criteria in sub. (1) (c) and (n). (c) Create an outreach and marketing plan to communicate with and provide information to health plans and health insurance policies, employers, pharmacies, health care providers, and residents of this state on participating in the program. (d) Develop and implement a registration process for health plans and health insurance policies, pharmacies, and health care providers interested in participating in the program. (e) Create a publicly accessible source for listing prices of prescription drugs imported under the program. (f) Create, publicize, and implement a method of communication to promptly answer questions from and address the needs of persons affected by the implementation of the program before the program is fully operational. (g) Establish the audit functions under sub. (1) (n) with a timeline to complete each audit function every 2 years. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1613 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2888 (h) Conduct any other activities determined by the commissioner to be important to successful implementation of the program. (5) REPORT. By January 1 and July 1 of each year, the commissioner shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report including all of the following: (a) A list of prescription drugs included in the prescription drug importation program under this section. (b) The number of pharmacies, health care providers, and health plans and health insurance policies participating in the prescription drug importation program under this section. (c) The estimated amount of savings to residents of this state, health plans and health insurance policies, and employers resulting from the implementation of the prescription drug importation program under this section reported from the date of the previous report under this subsection and from the date the program was fully operational. (d) Findings of any audit functions under sub. (1) (n) completed since the date of the previous report under this subsection. (6) RULE MAKING. The commissioner may promulgate any rules necessary to implement this section.

SECTION 2889. 601.59 of the statutes is created to read: 601.59 State-based exchange. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XExchangeY has the meaning given in 45 CFR 155.20. (b) XState-based exchange on the federal platformY means an exchange that is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1614 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2889 described in and meets the requirements of 45 CFR 155.200 (f) and is approved by the federal secretary of health and human services under 45 CFR 155.106. (c) XState-based exchange without the federal platformY means an exchange, other than one described in 45 CFR 155.200 (f), that performs all the functions described in 45 CFR 155.200 (a) and is approved by the federal secretary of health and human services under 45 CFR 155.106. (2) ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF STATE-BASED EXCHANGE. The commissioner shall establish and operate an exchange that at first is a state-based exchange on the federal platform and then subsequently transitions to a state- based exchange without the federal platform. The commissioner shall develop procedures to address the transition from the state-based exchange on the federal platform to the state-based exchange without the federal platform, including the circumstances that shall be met in order for the transition to occur. (3) AGREEMENT WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. The commissioner may enter into any agreement with the federal government necessary to facilitate the implementation of this section. (4) USER FEES. The commissioner shall impose a user fee, as authorized under 45 CFR 155.160 (b) (1), on each insurer that offers a health plan through the state-based exchange on the federal platform or the state-based exchange without the federal platform. The user fee shall be applied at one of the following rates on the total monthly premiums charged by an insurer for each policy under the plan for which enrollment is through the exchange: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1615 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2889 (a) For any plan year for which the commissioner operates a state-based exchange on the federal platform, the rate is 0.5 percent. (b) For the first 2 plan years for which the commissioner operates a state- based exchange without the federal platform, the rate is equal to the user fee rate the federal department of health and human services specifies under 45 CFR 156.50 (c) (1) for the federally facilitated exchanges for the applicable plan year. (c) Beginning with the 3rd plan year for which the commissioner operates a state-based exchange without the federal platform and for each plan year thereafter, the rate shall be set by the commissioner by rule. (5) RULES. The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.

SECTION 2890. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter 601 [precedes 601.78] of the statutes is created to read: CHAPTER 601 SUBCHAPTER VI PRESCRIPTION DRUG AFFORDABILITY REVIEW BOARD

SECTION 2891. 601.78 of the statutes is created to read: 601.78 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) XBiologicY means a drug that is produced or distributed in accordance with a biologics license application approved under 21 CFR 601.20. (2) XBiosimilarY means a drug that is produced or distributed in accordance with a biologics license application approved under 42 USC 262 (k) (3). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1616 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2891 (3) XBoardY means the prescription drug affordability review board established under s. 15.735 (1). (4) XBrand name drugY means a drug that is produced or distributed in accordance with an original new drug application approved under 21 USC 355 (c), other than an authorized generic drug, as defined in 42 CFR 447.502. (5) XFinancial benefitY includes an honorarium, fee, stock, the value of the stock holdings of a member of the board or any immediate family member of the member of the board, and any direct financial benefit deriving from the finding of a review conducted under s. 601.79. (6) XGeneric drugY means any of the following: (a) A retail drug that is marketed or distributed in accordance with an abbreviated new drug application approved under 21 USC 355 (j). (b) An authorized generic drug, as defined in 42 CFR 447.502. (c) A drug that entered the market prior to 1962 and was not originally marketed under a new drug application. (7) XImmediate family memberY means a spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, or grandchild or the spouse of a grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, or grandchild. (8) XManufacturerY means an entity that does all of the following: (a) Engages in the manufacture of a prescription drug product or enters into a lease with another entity to market and distribute a prescription drug product under the entity[s own name. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1617 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2891 (b) Sets or changes the wholesale acquisition cost of the prescription drug product described in par. (a). (9) XPharmacy benefit managerY has the meaning given in s. 632.865 (1) (c). (10) XPrescription drug productY means a brand name drug, a generic drug, a biologic, or a biosimilar.

SECTION 2892. 601.785 of the statutes is created to read: 601.785 Prescription drug affordability review board. (1) MISSION. The purpose of the board is to protect state residents, the state, local governments, health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in this state, and other stakeholders of the health care system in this state from the high costs of prescription drug products. (2) POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The board shall do all of the following: 1. Meet in open session at least 4 times per year to review prescription drug product pricing information in the manner described in subd. 2., except that the chairperson may cancel or postpone a meeting if there is no business to transact. 2. To the extent practicable, access and assess pricing information for prescription drug products by doing all of the following: a. Accessing and assessing information from other states by entering into memoranda of understanding with other states to which manufacturers report pricing information. b. Assessing spending for specific prescription drug products in this state. c. Accessing other available pricing information. (b) The board may do any of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1618 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2892 1. Promulgate rules for the administration of this subchapter. 2. Enter into a contract with an independent 3rd party for any service necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the board. Unless written permission is granted by the board, any person with whom the board contracts may not release, publish, or otherwise use any information to which the person has access under the contract. (c) The board shall establish and maintain a website to provide public notices and make meeting materials available under sub. (3) (a) and to disclose conflicts of interest under sub. (4) (d). (3) MEETING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Pursuant to s. 19.84, the board shall provide public notice of each board meeting at least 2 weeks prior to the meeting and shall make the materials for each meeting publicly available at least one week prior to the meeting. (b) Notwithstanding s. 19.84 (2), the board shall provide an opportunity for public comment at each open meeting and shall provide the public with the opportunity to provide written comments on pending decisions of the board. (c) Notwithstanding subch. V of ch. 19, any portion of a meeting of the board concerning proprietary data and information shall be conducted in closed session and shall in all respects remain confidential. (d) The board may allow expert testimony at any meeting, including when the board meets in closed session. (4) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. (a) A member of the board shall recuse himself or herself from a decision by the board relating to a prescription drug product if the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1619 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2892 member or an immediate family member of the member has received or could receive any of the following: 1. A direct financial benefit deriving from a determination, or a finding of a study or review, by the board relating to the prescription drug product. 2. A financial benefit in excess of $5,000 in a calendar year from any person who owns, manufactures, or provides a prescription drug product to be studied or reviewed by the board. (b) A conflict of interest under this subsection shall be disclosed by the board when hiring board staff, by the appointing authority when appointing members to the board, and by the board when a member of the board is recused from any decision relating to a review of a prescription drug product. (c) A conflict of interest under this subsection shall be disclosed no later than 5 days after the conflict is identified, except that, if the conflict is identified within 5 days of an open meeting of the board, the conflict shall be disclosed prior to the meeting. (d) The board shall disclose a conflict of interest under this subsection on the board[s website unless the chairperson of the board recuses the member from a final decision relating to a review of the prescription drug product. The disclosure shall include the type, nature, and magnitude of the interests of the member involved. (e) A member of the board or a 3rd-party contractor may not accept any gift or donation of services or property that indicates a potential conflict of interest or has the appearance of biasing the work of the board. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1620 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2893

SECTION 2893. 601.79 of the statutes is created to read: 601.79 Drug cost affordability review. (1) IDENTIFICATION OF DRUGS. The board shall identify prescription drug products that are any of the following: (a) A brand name drug or biologic that, as adjusted annually to reflect adjustments to the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, has a launch wholesale acquisition cost of at least $30,000 per year or course of treatment. (b) A brand name drug or biologic that, as adjusted annually to reflect adjustments to the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, has a wholesale acquisition cost that has increased by at least $3,000 during a 12-month period. (c) A biosimilar that has a launch wholesale acquisition cost that is not at least 15 percent lower than the referenced brand biologic at the time the biosimilar is launched. (d) A generic drug that has a wholesale acquisition cost, as adjusted annually to reflect adjustments to the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, that meets all of the following conditions: 1. Is at least $100 for a supply lasting a patient for a period of 30 consecutive days based on the recommended dosage approved for labeling by the federal food and drug administration, a supply lasting a patient for a period of fewer than 30 days based on the recommended dosage approved for labeling by the federal food 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1621 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2893 and drug administration, or one unit of the drug if the labeling approved by the federal food and drug administration does not recommend a finite dosage. 2. Increased by at least 200 percent during the preceding 12-month period, as determined by the difference between the resulting wholesale acquisition cost and the average of the wholesale acquisition cost reported over the preceding 12 months. (e) Other prescription drug products, including drugs to address public health emergencies, that may create affordability challenges for the health care system and patients in this state. (2) AFFORDABILITY REVIEW. (a) After identifying prescription drug products under sub. (1), the board shall determine whether to conduct an affordability review for each identified prescription drug product by seeking stakeholder input about the prescription drug product and considering the average patient cost share of the prescription drug product. (b) The information used to conduct an affordability review under par. (a) may include any document and research related to the manufacturer[s selection of the introductory price or price increase of the prescription drug product, including life cycle management, net average price in this state, market competition and context, projected revenue, and the estimated value or cost-effectiveness of the prescription drug product. (c) The failure of a manufacturer to provide the board with information for an affordability review under par. (b) does not affect the authority of the board to conduct the review. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1622 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2893 (3) AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGE. When conducting an affordability review of a prescription drug product under sub. (2), the board shall determine whether use of the prescription drug product that is fully consistent with the labeling approved by the federal food and drug administration or standard medical practice has led or will lead to an affordability challenge for the health care system in this state, including high out-of-pocket costs for patients. To the extent practicable, in determining whether a prescription drug product has led or will lead to an affordability challenge, the board shall consider all of the following factors: (a) The wholesale acquisition cost for the prescription drug product sold in this state. (b) The average monetary price concession, discount, or rebate the manufacturer provides, or is expected to provide, to health plans in this state as reported by manufacturers and health plans, expressed as a percentage of the wholesale acquisition cost for the prescription drug product under review. (c) The total amount of the price concessions, discounts, and rebates the manufacturer provides to each pharmacy benefit manager for the prescription drug product under review, as reported by the manufacturer and pharmacy benefit manager and expressed as a percentage of the wholesale acquisition cost. (d) The price at which therapeutic alternatives to the prescription drug product have been sold in this state. (e) The average monetary concession, discount, or rebate the manufacturer provides or is expected to provide to health plan payors and pharmacy benefit managers in this state for therapeutic alternatives to the prescription drug product. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1623 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2893 (f) The costs to health plans based on patient access consistent with labeled indications by the federal food and drug administration and recognized standard medical practice. (g) The impact on patient access resulting from the cost of the prescription drug product relative to insurance benefit design. (h) The current or expected dollar value of drug-specific patient access programs that are supported by the manufacturer. (i) The relative financial impacts to health, medical, or social services costs that can be quantified and compared to baseline effects of existing therapeutic alternatives to the prescription drug product. (j) The average patient copay or other cost sharing for the prescription drug product in this state. (k) Any information a manufacturer chooses to provide. (L) Any other factors as determined by the board by rule. (4) UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT. (a) If the board determines under sub. (3) that use of a prescription drug product has led or will lead to an affordability challenge, the board shall establish an upper payment limit for the prescription drug product after considering all of the following: 1. The cost of administering the drug. 2. The cost of delivering the drug to consumers. 3. Other relevant administrative costs related to the drug. (b) For a prescription drug product identified in sub. (1) (b) or (d) 2., the board shall solicit information from the manufacturer regarding the price increase. To 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1624 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2893 the extent that the price increase is not a result of the need for increased manufacturing capacity or other effort to improve patient access during a public health emergency, the board shall establish an upper payment limit under par. (a) that is equal to the cost to consumers prior to the price increase. (c) 1. The upper payment limit established under this subsection shall apply to all purchases and payor reimbursements of the prescription drug product dispensed or administered to individuals in this state in person, by mail, or by other means. 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., while state-sponsored and state-regulated health plans and health programs shall limit drug reimbursements and drug payment to no more than the upper payment limit established under this subsection, a plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Part D of Medicare under 42 USC 1395w-101 et seq. may choose to reimburse more than the upper payment limit. A provider who dispenses and administers a prescription drug product in this state to an individual in this state may not bill a payor more than the upper payment limit to the patient regardless of whether a plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Part D of Medicare under 42 USC 1395w-101 et seq. chooses to reimburse the provider above the upper payment limit. (5) PUBLIC INSPECTION. Information submitted to the board under this section shall be open to public inspection only as provided under ss. 19.31 to 19.39. (6) NO PROHIBITION ON MARKETING. Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent a manufacturer from marketing a prescription drug product approved by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1625 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2893 the federal food and drug administration while the prescription drug product is under review by the board. (7) APPEALS. A person aggrieved by a decision of the board may request an appeal of the decision no later than 30 days after the board makes the determination. The board shall hear the appeal and make a final decision no later than 60 days after the appeal is requested. A person aggrieved by a final decision of the board may petition for judicial review in a court of competent jurisdiction.

SECTION 2894. 601.83 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 601.83 (1) (a) The commissioner shall administer a state-based reinsurance program known as the healthcare stability plan in accordance with the specific terms and conditions approved by the federal department of health and human services dated July 29, 2018. Before December 31, 2023, the commissioner may not request from the federal department of health and human services a modification, suspension, withdrawal, or termination of the waiver under 42 USC 18052 under which the healthcare stability plan under this subchapter operates unless legislation has been enacted specifically directing the modification, suspension, withdrawal, or termination. Before December 31, 2023, the commissioner may request renewal, without substantive change, of the waiver under 42 USC 18052 under which the health care stability plan operates in accordance with s. 20.940 (4) unless legislation has been enacted that is contrary to such a renewal request. The commissioner shall comply with applicable timing in and requirements of s. 20.940.

SECTION 2895. 601.83 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 601.83 (1) (h) (intro.) and amended to read: 601.83 (1) (h) (intro.) In 2019 and in each subsequent year, the The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1626 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2895 commissioner may expend no more than $200,000,000 the following amounts from all revenue sources for the healthcare stability plan under this section, unless the joint committee on finance under s. 13.10 governor has increased this amount upon request by the commissioner.: (he) The commissioner shall ensure that sufficient funds are available for the healthcare stability plan under this section to operate as described in the approval of the federal department of health and human services dated July 29, 2018, and in any waiver extension approvals.

SECTION 2896. 601.83 (1) (h) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read: 601.83 (1) (h) 1. In 2025, $230,000,000. 2. In 2026, $250,000,000. 3. In 2027 and in each year thereafter, the maximum expenditure amount for the previous year, adjusted to reflect the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the medical care group, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the year before the year in which the amount is determined. The commissioner shall determine the annual adjustment amount for a particular year in January of the previous year. The commissioner shall publish the new maximum expenditure amount under this subdivision each year in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. SECTION 2897. 601.83 (1) (hm) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2898. 609.04 of the statutes is created to read: 609.04 Preventing surprise medical bills; emergency medical services. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1627 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 (a) XEmergency medical conditionY means all of the following: 1. A medical condition, including a mental health condition or substance use disorder condition, manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in any of the following: a. Placing the health of the individual or, with respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her unborn child in serious jeopardy. b. Serious impairment of bodily function. c. Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. 2. With respect to a pregnant woman who is having contractions, a medical condition for which there is inadequate time to safely transfer the pregnant woman to another hospital before delivery or for which the transfer may pose a threat to the health or safety of the pregnant woman or the unborn child. (b) XEmergency medical services,Y with respect to an emergency medical condition, has the meaning given for Xemergency servicesY in 42 USC 300gg-111 (a) (3) (C). (c) XIndependent freestanding emergency departmentY has the meaning given in 42 USC 300gg-111 (a) (3) (D). (d) XOut-of-network rateY has the meaning given by the commissioner by rule or, in the absence of such rule, the meaning given in 42 USC 300gg-111 (a) (3) (K). (e) XPreferred provider plan,Y notwithstanding s. 609.01 (4), includes only any preferred provider plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (4), that has a network of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1628 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 participating providers and imposes on enrollees different requirements for using providers that are not participating providers. (f) XRecognized amountY has the meaning given by the commissioner by rule or, in the absence of such rule, the meaning given in 42 USC 300gg-111 (a) (3) (H). (g) XSelf-insured governmental planY means a self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town, or school district that has a network of participating providers and imposes on enrollees in the self-insured health plan different requirements for using providers that are not participating providers. (h) XTerminatedY means the expiration or nonrenewal of a contract. XTerminatedY does not include a termination of a contract for failure to meet applicable quality standards or for fraud. (2) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. A defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan that covers any benefits or services provided in an emergency department of a hospital or emergency medical services provided in an independent freestanding emergency department shall cover emergency medical services in accordance with all of the following: (a) The plan may not require a prior authorization determination. (b) The plan may not deny coverage on the basis of whether or not the health care provider providing the services is a participating provider or participating facility. (c) If the emergency medical services are provided to an enrollee by a provider or in a facility that is not a participating provider or participating facility, the plan complies with all of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1629 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 1. The emergency medical services are covered without imposing on an enrollee a requirement for prior authorization or any coverage limitation that is more restrictive than requirements or limitations that apply to emergency medical services provided by participating providers or in participating facilities. 2. Any cost-sharing requirement imposed on an enrollee for the emergency medical services is no greater than the requirements that would apply if the emergency medical services were provided by a participating provider or in a participating facility. 3. Any cost-sharing amount imposed on an enrollee for the emergency medical services is calculated as if the total amount that would have been charged for the emergency medical services if provided by a participating provider or in a participating facility is equal to the recognized amount for such services, plan or coverage, and year. 4. The plan does all of the following: a. No later than 30 days after the participating provider or participating facility transmits to the plan the bill for emergency medical services, sends to the provider or facility an initial payment or a notice of denial of payment. b. Pays to the participating provider or participating facility a total amount that, incorporating any initial payment under subd. 4. a., is equal to the amount by which the out-of-network rate exceeds the cost-sharing amount. 5. The plan counts any cost-sharing payment made by the enrollee for the emergency medical services toward any in-network deductible or out-of-pocket maximum applied by the plan in the same manner as if the cost-sharing payment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1630 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 was made for emergency medical services provided by a participating provider or in a participating facility. (3) NONPARTICIPATING PROVIDER IN PARTICIPATING FACILITY. For items or services other than emergency medical services that are provided to an enrollee of a defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan by a provider who is not a participating provider but who is providing services at a participating facility, the plan shall provide coverage for the item or service in accordance with all of the following: (a) The plan may not impose on an enrollee a cost-sharing requirement for the item or service that is greater than the cost-sharing requirement that would have been imposed if the item or service was provided by a participating provider. (b) Any cost-sharing amount imposed on an enrollee for the item or service is calculated as if the total amount that would have been charged for the item or service if provided by a participating provider is equal to the recognized amount for such item or service, plan or coverage, and year. (c) No later than 30 days after the provider transmits the bill for services, the plan shall send to the provider an initial payment or a notice of denial of payment. (d) The plan shall make a total payment directly to the provider who provided the item or service to the enrollee that, added to any initial payment described under par. (c), is equal to the amount by which the out-of-network rate for the item or service exceeds the cost-sharing amount. (e) The plan counts any cost-sharing payment made by the enrollee for the item or service toward any in-network deductible or out-of-pocket maximum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1631 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 applied by the plan in the same manner as if the cost-sharing payment was made for the item or service when provided by a participating provider. (4) CHARGING FOR SERVICES BY NONPARTICIPATING PROVIDER; NOTICE AND CONSENT. (a) Except as provided in par. (c), a provider of an item or service who is entitled to payment under sub. (3) may not bill or hold liable an enrollee for any amount for the item or service that is more than the cost-sharing amount calculated under sub. (3) (b) for the item or service unless the nonparticipating provider provides notice and obtains consent in accordance with all of the following: 1. The notice states that the provider is not a participating provider in the enrollee[s defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan. 2. The notice provides a good faith estimate of the amount that the nonparticipating provider may charge the enrollee for the item or service involved, including notification that the estimate does not constitute a contract with respect to the charges estimated for the item or service. 3. The notice includes a list of the participating providers at the participating facility who would be able to provide the item or service and notification that the enrollee may be referred to one of those participating providers. 4. The notice includes information about whether or not prior authorization or other care management limitations may be required before receiving an item or service at the participating facility. 5. The notice clearly states that consent is optional and that the patient may elect to seek care from an in-network provider. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1632 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 6. The notice is worded in plain language. 7. The notice is available in languages other than English. The commissioner shall identify languages for which the notice should be available. 8. The enrollee provides consent to the nonparticipating provider to be treated by the nonparticipating provider, and the consent acknowledges that the enrollee has been informed that the charge paid by the enrollee may not meet a limitation that the enrollee[s defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan places on cost sharing, such as an in-network deductible. 9. A signed copy of the consent described under subd. 8. is provided to the enrollee. (b) To be considered adequate, the notice and consent under par. (a) shall meet one of the following requirements, as applicable: 1. If the enrollee makes an appointment for the item or service at least 72 hours before the day on which the item or service is to be provided, any notice under par. (a) shall be provided to the enrollee at least 72 hours before the day of the appointment at which the item or service is to be provided. 2. If the enrollee makes an appointment for the item or service less than 72 hours before the day on which the item or service is to be provided, any notice under par. (a) shall be provided to the enrollee on the day that the appointment is made. (c) A provider of an item or service who is entitled to payment under sub. (3) may not bill or hold liable an enrollee for any amount for an ancillary item or service that is more than the cost-sharing amount calculated under sub. (3) (b) for the item or service, whether or not provided by a physician or non-physician 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1633 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 practitioner, unless the commissioner specifies by rule that the provider may bill or hold the enrollee liable for the ancillary item or service, if the item or service is any of the following: 1. Related to an emergency medical service. 2. Anesthesiology. 3. Pathology. 4. Radiology. 5. Neonatology. 6. An item or service provided by an assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist. 7. A diagnostic service, including a radiology or laboratory service. 8. An item or service provided by a specialty practitioner that the commissioner specifies by rule. 9. An item or service provided by a nonparticipating provider when there is no participating provider who can furnish the item or service at the participating facility. (d) Any notice and consent provided under par. (a) may not extend to items or services furnished as a result of unforeseen, urgent medical needs that arise at the time the item or service is provided. (e) Any consent provided under par. (a) shall be retained by the provider for no less than 7 years. (5) NOTICE BY PROVIDER OR FACILITY. Beginning no later than January 1, 2026, a health care provider or health care facility shall make available, including 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1634 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 posting on a website, to enrollees in defined network plans, preferred provider plans, and self-insured governmental plans notice of the requirements on a provider or facility under sub. (4), of any other applicable state law requirements on the provider or facility with respect to charging an enrollee for an item or service if the provider or facility does not have a contractual relationship with the plan, and of information on contacting appropriate state or federal agencies in the event the enrollee believes the provider or facility violates any of the requirements under this section or other applicable law. (6) NEGOTIATION; DISPUTE RESOLUTION. A provider or facility that is entitled to receive an initial payment or notice of denial under sub. (2) (c) 4. a. or (3) (c) may initiate, within 30 days of receiving the initial payment or notice of denial, open negotiations with the defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan to determine a payment amount for an emergency medical service or other item or service for a period that terminates 30 days after initiating open negotiations. If the open negotiation period under this subsection terminates without determination of a payment amount, the provider, facility, defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan may initiate, within the 4 days beginning on the day after the open negotiation period ends, the independent dispute resolution process as specified by the commissioner. If the independent dispute resolution decision-maker determines the payment amount, the party to the independent dispute resolution process whose amount was not selected shall pay the fees for the independent dispute resolution. If the parties to the independent dispute resolution reach a settlement on the payment amount, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1635 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 parties to the independent dispute resolution shall equally divide the payment for the fees for the independent dispute resolution. (7) CONTINUITY OF CARE. (a) In this subsection: 1. XContinuing care patientY means an individual who is any of the following: a. Undergoing a course of treatment for a serious and complex condition from a provider or facility. b. Undergoing a course of institutional or inpatient care from a provider or facility. c. Scheduled to undergo nonelective surgery, including receipt of postoperative care, from a provider or facility. d. Pregnant and undergoing a course of treatment for the pregnancy from a provider or facility. e. Terminally ill and receiving treatment for the illness from a provider or facility. 2. XSerious and complex conditionY means any of the following: a. In the case of an acute illness, a condition that is serious enough to require specialized medical treatment to avoid the reasonable possibility of death or permanent harm. b. In the case of a chronic illness or condition, a condition that is life- threatening, degenerative, potentially disabling, or congenital and requires specialized medical care over a prolonged period. (b) If an enrollee is a continuing care patient and is obtaining items or services from a participating provider or participating facility and the contract 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1636 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 between the defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan and the provider or facility is terminated because of a change in the terms of the participation of the provider or facility in the plan or the contract between the defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan and the provider or facility is terminated, resulting in a loss of benefits provided under the plan, the plan shall do all of the following: 1. Notify each enrollee of the termination of the contract or benefits and of the right for the enrollee to elect to continue transitional care from the participating provider or participating facility under this subsection. 2. Provide the enrollee an opportunity to notify the plan of the need for transitional care. 3. Allow the enrollee to elect to continue to have the benefits provided under the plan under the same terms and conditions as would have applied to the item or service if the termination had not occurred for the course of treatment related to the enrollee[s status as a continuing care patient beginning on the date on which the notice under subd. 1. is provided and ending 90 days after the date on which the notice under subd. 1. is provided or the date on which the enrollee is no longer a continuing care patient, whichever is earlier. (c) The provisions of s. 609.24 apply to a continuing care patient to the extent that s. 609.24 does not conflict with this subsection so as to limit the enrollee[s rights under this subsection. (8) RULE MAKING. The commissioner may promulgate any rules necessary to implement this section, including specifying the independent dispute resolution 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1637 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2898 process under sub. (6). The commissioner may promulgate rules to modify the list of those items and services for which a provider may not bill or hold liable an enrollee under sub. (4) (c). In promulgating rules under this subsection, the commissioner may consider any rules promulgated by the federal department of health and human services pursuant to the federal No Surprises Act, 42 USC 300gg-111, et seq.

SECTION 2899. 609.20 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 609.20 (3) The commissioner may promulgate rules to establish minimum network time and distance standards and minimum network wait-time standards for defined network plans and preferred provider plans. In promulgating rules under this subsection, the commissioner shall consider standards adopted by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services for qualified health plans, as defined in 42 USC 18021 (a), that are offered through the federal health insurance exchange established pursuant to 42 USC 18041 (c).

SECTION 2900. 609.24 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 609.24 (5) DURATION OF BENEFITS. If an enrollee is a continuing care patient, as defined in s. 609.04 (7) (a), and if any of the situations described under s. 609.04 (7) (b) (intro.) applies, all of the following apply to the enrollee[s defined network plan: (a) Subsection (1) (c) shall apply to any of the participating providers providing the enrollee[s course of treatment under s. 609.04 (7), including the enrollee[s primary care physician. (b) Subsection (1) (c) shall apply to lengthen the period in which benefits are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1638 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2900 provided under s. 609.04 (7) (b) 3. but may not be applied to shorten the period in which benefits are provided under s. 609.04 (7) (b) 3. (c) Subsection (1) (d) may not be applied in a manner that limits the enrollee[s rights under s. 609.04 (7) (b) 3. (d) No plan may contract or arrange with a participating provider to provide notice of the termination of the participating provider[s participation, pursuant to sub. (4).

SECTION 2901. 609.40 of the statutes is created to read: 609.40 Special enrollment period for pregnancy. Preferred provider plans and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.7498. SECTION 2902. 609.712 of the statutes is created to read: 609.712 Essential health benefits; preventive services. Defined network plans and preferred provider plans are subject to s. 632.895 (13m) and (14m). SECTION 2903. 609.713 of the statutes is created to read: 609.713 Qualified treatment trainee coverage. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.87 (7). SECTION 2904. 609.714 of the statutes is created to read: 609.714 Substance abuse counselor coverage. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.87 (8). SECTION 2905. 609.718 of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1639 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2905 609.718 Dental therapist coverage. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.87 (4e).

SECTION 2906. 609.719 of the statutes is created to read: 609.719 Coverage for telehealth services. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.871. SECTION 2907. 609.74 of the statutes is created to read: 609.74 Coverage of infertility services. Defined network plans and preferred provider plans are subject to s. 632.895 (15m). SECTION 2908. 609.815 of the statutes is created to read: 609.815 Exemption from prior authorization requirements. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to any rules promulgated by the commissioner under s. 632.848. SECTION 2909. 609.823 of the statutes is created to read: 609.823 Coverage without prior authorization for inpatient mental health services. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.891.

SECTION 2910. 609.825 of the statutes is created to read: 609.825 Coverage of emergency ambulance services. (1) In this section: (a) XAmbulance service providerY has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (3). (b) XSelf-insured governmental planY means a self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town, or school district that has a network of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1640 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2910 participating providers and imposes on enrollees in the self-insured health plan different requirements for using providers that are not participating providers. (2) A defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan that provides coverage of emergency medical services shall cover emergency ambulance services provided by an ambulance service provider that is not a participating provider at a rate that is not lower than the greatest rate that is any of the following: (a) A rate that is set or approved by a local governmental entity in the jurisdiction in which the emergency ambulance services originated. (b) A rate that is 400 percent of the current published rate for the provided emergency ambulance services established by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services under title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, 42 USC 1395 et seq., in the same geographic area or a rate that is equivalent to the rate billed by the ambulance service provider for emergency ambulance services provided, whichever is less. (c) The contracted rate at which the defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan would reimburse a participating ambulance service provider for the same emergency ambulance services. (3) No defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or self-insured governmental plan may impose a cost-sharing amount on an enrollee for emergency ambulance services provided by an ambulance service provider that is not a participating provider at a rate that is greater than the requirements that would 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1641 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2910 apply if the emergency ambulance services were provided by a participating ambulance service provider. (4) No ambulance service provider that receives reimbursement under this section may bill an enrollee for any additional amount for emergency ambulance services except for any copayment, coinsurance, deductible, or other cost-sharing responsibilities required to be paid by the enrollee. (5) For purposes of this section, Xemergency ambulance servicesY does not include air ambulance services.

SECTION 2911. 609.83 of the statutes is amended to read: 609.83 Coverage of drugs and devices; application of payments. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to ss. 632.853, 632.861, 632.862, and 632.895 (6) (b), (16t), and (16v). SECTION 2912. 609.847 of the statutes is created to read: 609.847 Preexisting condition discrimination and certain benefit limits prohibited. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.728. SECTION 2913. 611.11 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 611.11 (4) (a) In this subsection, XmunicipalityY has the meaning given in s. 345.05 (1) (c), but also includes any transit authority created under s. 66.1039. SECTION 2914. 625.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 625.12 (1) (a) Past and prospective loss and expense experience within and outside of this state, except as provided in s. 632.728.

SECTION 2915. 625.12 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1642 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2915 625.12 (1) (e) Subject to s. ss. 632.365 and 632.728, all other relevant factors, including the judgment of technical personnel. SECTION 2916. 625.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 625.12 (2) CLASSIFICATION. Except as provided in s. ss. 632.728 and 632.729, risks may be classified in any reasonable way for the establishment of rates and minimum premiums, except that no classifications may be based on race, color, creed or national origin, and classifications in automobile insurance may not be based on physical condition or developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5). Subject to ss. 632.365, 632.728, and 632.729, rates thus produced may be modified for individual risks in accordance with rating plans or schedules that establish reasonable standards for measuring probable variations in hazards, expenses, or both. Rates may also be modified for individual risks under s. 625.13 (2).

SECTION 2917. 625.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 625.15 (1) RATE MAKING. An Except as provided in s. 632.728, an insurer may itself establish rates and supplementary rate information for one or more market segments based on the factors in s. 625.12 and, if the rates are for motor vehicle liability insurance, subject to s. 632.365, or the insurer may use rates and supplementary rate information prepared by a rate service organization, with average expense factors determined by the rate service organization or with such modification for its own expense and loss experience as the credibility of that experience allows.

SECTION 2918. 628.34 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 628.34 (3) (a) No insurer may unfairly discriminate among policyholders by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1643 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2918 charging different premiums or by offering different terms of coverage except on the basis of classifications related to the nature and the degree of the risk covered or the expenses involved, subject to ss. 632.365, 632.728, 632.729, 632.746 and, 632.748, and 632.7496. Rates are not unfairly discriminatory if they are averaged broadly among persons insured under a group, blanket or franchise policy, and terms are not unfairly discriminatory merely because they are more favorable than in a similar individual policy.

SECTION 2919. 628.42 of the statutes is created to read: 628.42 Disclosure and review of prior authorization requirements. (1) In this section: (a) XHealth care planY has the meaning given in s. 628.36 (2) (a) 1. (b) 1. XPrior authorizationY means the process by which a health care plan or a contracted utilization review organization determines the medical necessity and medical appropriateness of otherwise covered health care services. 2. XPrior authorizationY includes any requirement that an enrollee or provider notify the health care plan or a contracted utilization review organization before, at the time of, or concurrent to providing a health care service. (b) XProviderY has the meaning given in s. 628.36 (2) (a) 2. (2) (a) A health care plan shall maintain a complete list of services for which prior authorization is required, including services where prior authorization is performed by an entity under contract with the health care plan. (b) A health care plan shall publish the list under par. (a) on its website. The list shall be accessible by members of the general public without requiring the creation of any of an account or the entry of any credentials or personal information. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1644 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2919 (c) The list under par. (a) is not required to contain any clinical review criteria applicable to the services. (3) (a) A health care plan shall make any current prior authorization requirements and restrictions along with the clinical review criteria applicable to those requirements or restrictions accessible and conspicuously posted on its website to enrollees and providers. Content published by a 3rd party and licensed for use by a health care plan or a contracted utilization review organization may satisfy this subsection if it is available to access through the website of the health care plan or the contracted utilization review organization as long as the website does not unreasonably restrict access. (b) The prior authorization requirements and restrictions under par. (a) shall be described in detail, and shall be written in easily understandable, plain language. (c) The prior authorization requirements and restrictions under par. (a) shall indicate all of the following for each service subject to the prior authorization requirements and restrictions: 1. When the requirement or restriction began for policies issued or delivered in this state, including effective dates and any termination dates. 2. The date that the requirement or restriction was listed on the website of the health care plan or a contracted utilization review organization. 3. The date that the requirement or restriction was removed in this state. 4. A method to access a standardized electronic prior authorization request transaction process. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1645 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2919 (4) Any clinical review criteria on which a prior authorization requirement or restriction is based shall satisfy all of the following: (a) The criteria are based on nationally recognized, generally accepted standards except where provided by law. (b) The criteria are developed in accordance with the current standards of a national medical accreditation entity. (c) The criteria ensure quality of care and access to needed health care services. (d) The criteria are evidence-based. (e) The criteria are sufficiently flexible to allow deviations from current standards when justified. (f) The criteria are evaluated and updated when necessary and no less frequently than once every year. (5) No health care plan may deny a claim for failure to obtain prior authorization if the prior authorization requirement was not in effect on the date that the service was provided. (6) No health care plan nor any utilization review organization contracted with a health care plan may deem supplies or services as incidental or deny a claim for supplies or services if a provided health care service associated with the supplies or services receives prior authorization or if a provided health care service associated with the supplies or services does not require prior authorization. (7) If a health care plan intends to impose a new prior authorization requirement or restriction or intends to amend a prior authorization requirement or restriction, the health care plan shall provide all providers contracted with the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1646 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2919 health care plan advanced written notice of the new or amended requirement or restriction no less than 60 days before the new or amended requirement or restriction is implemented. The advanced written notice may be provided in an electronic format if the provider has agreed in advance to receive the notices electronically. No health care plan may implement a new or amended prior authorization requirement or restriction unless the health care plan or a contracted utilization review organization has updated the post on its website required under sub. (3) to reflect the new or amended prior authorization requirement or restriction.

SECTION 2920. 628.495 of the statutes is created to read: 628.495 Pharmacy benefit management broker and consultant licenses. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xpharmacy benefit managerY has the meaning given in s. 632.865 (1) (c). (2) LICENSE REQUIRED. Beginning on the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], no individual may act as a pharmacy benefit management broker or consultant and no individual may act to procure the services of a pharmacy benefit manager on behalf of a client without being licensed by the commissioner under this section. (3) RULES. The commissioner may promulgate rules to establish criteria and procedures for initial licensure and renewal of licensure and to implement licensure under this section.

SECTION 2921. 632.35 of the statutes is amended to read: 632.35 Prohibited rejection, cancellation and nonrenewal. No insurer may cancel or refuse to issue or renew an automobile insurance policy wholly or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1647 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2921 partially because of one or more of the following characteristics of any person: age, sex, residence, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status or, occupation, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

SECTION 2922. 632.728 of the statutes is created to read: 632.728 Coverage of persons with preexisting conditions; guaranteed issue; benefit limits. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XCost sharingY includes deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or similar charges. (b) XHealth benefit planY has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (11). (c) XSelf-insured health planY has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c). (2) GUARANTEED ISSUE. (a) Every individual health benefit plan shall accept every individual in this state who, and every group health benefit plan shall accept every employer in this state that, applies for coverage, regardless of the sexual orientation, the gender identity, or any preexisting condition of any individual or employee who will be covered by the plan. A health benefit plan may restrict enrollment in coverage described in this paragraph to open or special enrollment periods. (b) The commissioner shall establish a statewide open enrollment period that is no shorter than 30 days, during which every individual health benefit plan shall allow individuals, including individuals who do not have coverage, to enroll in coverage. (3) PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HEALTH STATUS. (a) An individual health benefit plan or a self-insured health plan may not establish rules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1648 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2922 for the eligibility of any individual to enroll, or for the continued eligibility of any individual to remain enrolled, under the plan based on any of the following health status-related factors in relation to the individual or a dependent of the individual: 1. Health status. 2. Medical condition, including both physical and mental illnesses. 3. Claims experience. 4. Receipt of health care. 5. Medical history. 6. Genetic information. 7. Evidence of insurability, including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence. 8. Disability. (b) An insurer offering an individual health benefit plan or a self-insured health plan may not require any individual, as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment under the plan, to pay, on the basis of any health status- related factor under par. (a) with respect to the individual or a dependent of the individual, a premium or contribution or a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount that is greater than the premium or contribution or deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount, respectively, for an otherwise similarly situated individual enrolled under the plan. (c) Nothing in this subsection prevents an insurer offering an individual health benefit plan or a self-insured health plan from establishing premium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1649 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2922 discounts or rebates or modifying otherwise applicable cost sharing in return for adherence to programs of health promotion and disease prevention. (4) PREMIUM RATE VARIATION. A health benefit plan offered on the individual or small employer market or a self-insured health plan may vary premium rates for a specific plan based only on the following considerations: (a) Whether the policy or plan covers an individual or a family. (b) Rating area in the state, as established by the commissioner. (c) Age, except that the rate may not vary by more than 3 to 1 for adults over the age groups and the age bands shall be consistent with recommendations of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (d) Tobacco use, except that the rate may not vary by more than 1.5 to 1. (5) STATEWIDE RISK POOL. An insurer offering a health benefit plan may not segregate enrollees into risk pools other than a single statewide risk pool for the individual market and a single statewide risk pool for the small employer market or a single statewide risk pool that combines the individual and small employer markets. (6) ANNUAL AND LIFETIME LIMITS. An individual or group health benefit plan or a self-insured health plan may not establish any of the following: (a) Lifetime limits on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent of an enrollee under the plan. (b) Annual limits on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent of an enrollee under the plan. (7) COST SHARING MAXIMUM. A health benefit plan offered on the individual 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1650 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2922 or small employer market may not require an enrollee under the plan to pay more in cost sharing than the maximum amount calculated under 42 USC 18022 (c), including the annual indexing of the limits. (8) MEDICAL LOSS RATIO. (a) In this subsection, Xmedical loss ratioY means the proportion, expressed as a percentage, of premium revenues spent by a health benefit plan on clinical services and quality improvement. (b) A health benefit plan on the individual or small employer market shall have a medical loss ratio of at least 80 percent. (c) A group health benefit plan other than one described under par. (b) shall have a medical loss ratio of at least 85 percent. (9) ACTUARIAL VALUES OF PLAN TIERS. Any health benefit plan offered on the individual or small employer market shall provide a level of coverage that is designed to provide benefits that are actuarially equivalent to at least 60 percent of the full actuarial value of the benefits provided under the plan.

SECTION 2923. 632.746 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 632.746 (1) and amended to read: 632.746 (1) Subject to subs. (2) and (3), an An insurer that offers a group health benefit plan may, with respect to a participant or beneficiary under the plan, not impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if the exclusion relates to a condition, whether physical or mental, regardless of the cause of the condition, for which medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment was recommended or received within the 6-month period ending on the participant[s or beneficiary[s enrollment date under the plan on a participant or beneficiary under the plan. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1651 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2924 SECTION 2924. 632.746 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2925. 632.746 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.746 (2) (a) An insurer offering a group health benefit plan may not treat impose a preexisting condition exclusion based on genetic information as a preexisting condition under sub. (1) without a diagnosis of a condition related to the information.

SECTION 2926. 632.746 (2) (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are repealed. SECTION 2927. 632.746 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2928. 632.746 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 632.746 (3) (d). SECTION 2929. 632.746 (3) (d) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed. SECTION 2930. 632.746 (5) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2931. 632.746 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.746 (8) (a) (intro.) A health maintenance organization that offers a group health benefit plan and that does not impose any preexisting condition exclusion under sub. (1) with respect to a particular coverage option may impose an affiliation period for that coverage option, but only if all of the following apply:

SECTION 2932. 632.748 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.748 (2) An insurer offering a group health benefit plan may not require any individual, as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment under the plan, to pay, on the basis of any health status-related factor with respect to the individual or a dependent of the individual, a premium or contribution or a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount that is greater than the premium or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1652 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2932 contribution or deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount, respectively, for a an otherwise similarly situated individual enrolled under the plan. SECTION 2933. 632.7495 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.7495 (4) (b) The coverage has a term of not more than 12 3 months.

SECTION 2934. 632.7495 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.7495 (4) (c) The coverage term aggregated with all consecutive periods of the insurer[s coverage of the insured by individual health benefit plan coverage not required to be renewed under this subsection does not exceed 18 6 months. For purposes of this paragraph, coverage periods are consecutive if there are no more than 63 days between the coverage periods.

SECTION 2935. 632.7496 of the statutes is created to read: 632.7496 Coverage requirements for short-term plans. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xshort-term, limited duration planY means an individual health benefit plan described in s. 632.7495 (4). (2) GUARANTEED ISSUE. An insurer that offers a short-term, limited duration plan shall accept every individual in this state who applies for coverage regardless of whether the individual has a preexisting condition. (3) PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HEALTH STATUS. (a) An insurer that offers a short-term, limited duration plan may not establish rules for the eligibility of any individual to enroll, or for the continued eligibility of any individual to remain enrolled, under a short-term, limited duration plan based on any of the following health status-related factors with respect to the individual or a dependent of the individual: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1653 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2935 1. Health status. 2. Medical condition, including both physical and mental illnesses. 3. Claims experience. 4. Receipt of health care. 5. Medical history. 6. Genetic information. 7. Evidence of insurability, including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence. 8. Disability. (b) An insurer that offers a short-term, limited duration plan may not require any individual, as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment under the short-term, limited duration plan, to pay, on the basis of any health status-related factor described under par. (a) with respect to the individual or a dependent of the individual, a premium or contribution or a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount that is greater than the premium or contribution or deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount respectively for a similarly situated individual enrolled under the short-term, limited duration plan. (4) PREMIUM RATE VARIATION. An insurer that offers a short-term, limited duration plan may vary premium rates for a specific short-term, limited duration plan based only on the following considerations: (a) Whether the short-term, limited duration plan covers an individual or a family. (b) Rating area in the state, as established by the commissioner. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1654 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2935 (c) Age, except that the rate may not vary by more than 3 to 1 for adults over the age groups and the age bands shall be consistent with recommendations of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (d) Tobacco use, except that the rate may not vary by more than 1.5 to 1. (5) ANNUAL AND LIFETIME LIMITS. A short-term, limited duration plan may not establish any of the following: (a) Lifetime limits on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent of an enrollee under the short-term, limited duration plan. (b) Limits on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent of an enrollee under the short-term, limited duration plan for a term of coverage or for the aggregate duration of the short-term, limited duration plan.

SECTION 2936. 632.7498 of the statutes is created to read: 632.7498 Special enrollment period for pregnancy. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XHealth benefit planY has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (11). (b) XSelf-insured health planY has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c). (2) SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD. A health benefit plan or self-insured health plan shall allow a pregnant individual who is eligible for coverage under the plan, and any individual who is eligible for coverage under the plan because of a relationship to the pregnant individual, to enroll for coverage at any time during the pregnancy. The coverage shall begin no later than the first day of the first calendar month in which the pregnant individual receives medical verification of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1655 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2936 pregnancy, except that a pregnant individual may direct coverage to begin on the first day of any month occurring during the pregnancy. (3) NOTICE. An insurer offering group health insurance coverage in this state shall provide notice of the special enrollment period under sub. (2) at or before the time an individual is initially offered the opportunity to enroll for coverage under the plan.

SECTION 2937. 632.76 (2) (a) and (ac) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read: 632.76 (2) (a) No claim for loss incurred or disability commencing after 2 years from the date of issue of the policy may be reduced or denied on the ground that a disease or physical condition existed prior to the effective date of coverage, unless the condition was excluded from coverage by name or specific description by a provision effective on the date of loss. This paragraph does not apply to a group health benefit plan, as defined in s. 632.745 (9), which is subject to s. 632.746, a disability insurance policy, as defined in s. 632.895 (1) (a), or a self-insured health plan, as defined in s. 632.85 (1) (c). (ac) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a), no No claim or loss incurred or disability commencing after 12 months from the date of issue of under an individual disability insurance policy, as defined in s. 632.895 (1) (a), may be reduced or denied on the ground that a disease or physical condition existed prior to the effective date of coverage, unless the condition was excluded from coverage by name or specific description by a provision effective on the date of the loss. 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., an An individual disability insurance policy, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1656 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2937 as defined in s. 632.895 (1) (a), other than a short-term policy limited duration plan subject to s. 632.7495 (4) and (5), may not define a preexisting condition more restrictively than a condition that was present before the date of enrollment for the coverage, whether physical or mental, regardless of the cause of the condition, for which and regardless of whether medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received within 12 months before the effective date of coverage.

SECTION 2938. 632.76 (2) (ac) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.76 (2) (ac) 3. (intro.) Except as the commissioner provides by rule under s. 632.7495 (5), all of the following apply to an individual disability insurance policy that is a short-term policy, limited duration plan subject to s. 632.7495 (4) and (5): SECTION 2939. 632.76 (2) (ac) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 632.76 (2) (ac) 3. b. The policy shall reduce the length of time during which a may not impose any preexisting condition exclusion may be imposed by the aggregate of the insured[s consecutive periods of coverage under the insurer[s individual disability insurance policies that are short-term policies subject to s. 632.7495 (4) and (5). For purposes of this subd. 3. b., coverage periods are consecutive if there are no more than 63 days between the coverage periods.

SECTION 2940. 632.795 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.795 (4) (a) An insurer subject to sub. (2) shall provide coverage under the same policy form and for the same premium as it originally offered in the most recent enrollment period, subject only to the medical underwriting used in that enrollment period. Unless otherwise prescribed by rule, the insurer may apply deductibles, preexisting condition limitations, waiting periods, or other limits only to the extent that they would have been applicable had coverage been extended at 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1657 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2940 the time of the most recent enrollment period and with credit for the satisfaction or partial satisfaction of similar provisions under the liquidated insurer[s policy or plan. The insurer may exclude coverage of claims that are payable by a solvent insurer under insolvency coverage required by the commissioner or by the insurance regulator of another jurisdiction. Coverage shall be effective on the date that the liquidated insurer[s coverage terminates.

SECTION 2941. 632.848 of the statutes is created to read: 632.848 Exemption from prior authorization requirements. (1) In this section: (a) XEvaluation periodY means the period of time established by the commissioner by rule that is used to evaluate whether a health care provider qualifies for an exemption from obtaining prior authorizations under sub. (2). (b) XHealth benefit planY has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (11). (c) XHealth care item or serviceY includes all of the following: 1. Prescription drugs. 2. Laboratory testing. 3. Medical equipment. 4. Medical supplies. (d) XHealth care providerY has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p). (e) XPrior authorizationY means a determination by a health benefit plan, self- insured health plans, or person contracting with a health benefit plan or self- insured health plan that health care items or services proposed to be provided to a patient are medically necessary and appropriate. (f) XSelf-insured health planY has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1658 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2941 (2) The commissioner may by rule provide that any health benefit plan or self- insured health plan that uses a prior authorization process shall exempt health care providers from obtaining prior authorizations for a health care item or service for a period of time established by the commissioner if, in the most recent evaluation period, the health benefit plan or self-insured health plan has approved or would have approved not less than the proportion of prior authorization requests established under sub. (3) submitted by the health care provider for the health care item or service. (3) The commissioner shall specify the proportion of prior authorization requests submitted by a health care provider that have to be approved for the health care provider to qualify for an exemption from obtaining prior authorizations under sub. (2). (4) The commissioner may specify by rule the health care items or services that may be subject to the exemption from obtaining prior authorizations under sub. (2). (5) The commissioner may specify how health care providers may obtain an exemption from obtaining prior authorizations under sub. (2) including by providing a process for automatic evaluation. (6) The commissioner may promulgate further rules necessary to implement this section.

SECTION 2942. 632.851 of the statutes is created to read: 632.851 Reimbursement of emergency ambulance services. (1) In this section: (a) XAmbulance service providerY has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (3). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1659 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2942 (b) XClean claimY means a claim that has no defect of impropriety, including a lack of required substantiating documentation or any particular circumstance that requires special treatment that prevents timely payment from being made on the claim. (c) XEmergency medical responderY has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (4p). (d) XEmergency medical services practitionerY has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (5). (e) XFirefighterY has the meaning given in s. 36.27 (3m) (a) 1m. (f) XHealth care providerY has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (hp). (g) XLaw enforcement officerY has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c). (h) XSelf-insured health planY has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c). (2) (a) A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan shall, within 30 days after receipt of a clean claim for covered emergency ambulance services, promptly remit payment for the covered emergency ambulance services directly to the ambulance service provider. No disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may send a payment for covered emergency ambulance services to an enrollee. (b) A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan shall respond to a claim for covered emergency ambulance services that is not a clean claim by sending a written notice, within 30 days after receipt of the claim, acknowledging the date of receipt of the claim and informing the ambulance service provider of one of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1660 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2942 1. That the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan is declining to pay all or part of the claim, including the specific reason or reasons for the denial. 2. That additional information is necessary to determine if all or part of the claim is payable and the specific additional information that is required. (3) A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan shall remit payment for the transportation of any patient by ambulance as a medically necessary emergency ambulance service if the transportation was requested by an emergency medical services practitioner, an emergency medical responder, a firefighter, a law enforcement officer, or a health care provider.

SECTION 2943. 632.862 of the statutes is created to read: 632.862 Application of prescription drug payments. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XBrand nameY has the meaning given in s. 450.12 (1) (a). (b) XBrand name drugY means any of the following: 1. A prescription drug that contains a brand name and that has no generic equivalent. 2. A prescription drug that contains a brand name and has a generic equivalent but for which the enrollee has received prior authorization from the insurer offering the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan or authorization from a physician to obtain the prescription drug under the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan. (c) XDisability insurance policyY has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a). (d) XPrescription drugY has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (20). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1661 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2943 (e) XSelf-insured health planY means a self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town, or school district. (2) APPLICATION OF DISCOUNTS. A disability insurance policy that offers a prescription drug benefit or a self-insured health plan shall apply to any calculation of an out-of-pocket maximum amount and to any deductible of the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan for an enrollee the amount that any discount provided by the manufacturer of a brand name drug reduces the cost sharing amount charged to the enrollee for that brand name drug.

SECTION 2944. 632.863 of the statutes is created to read: 632.863 Pharmaceutical representatives. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XHealth care professionalY means a physician or other health care practitioner who is licensed to provide health care services or to prescribe pharmaceutical or biologic products. (b) XPharmaceuticalY means a medication that may legally be dispensed only with a valid prescription from a health care professional. (c) XPharmaceutical representativeY means an individual who markets or promotes pharmaceuticals to health care professionals on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer for compensation. (2) LICENSURE. Beginning on the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], no individual may act as a pharmaceutical representative in this state without being licensed by the commissioner as a pharmaceutical representative under this subsection. In order 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1662 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2944 to obtain a license under this subsection, the individual shall apply to the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner and shall pay the fee under s. 601.31 (1) (nv). The term of a license issued under this subsection is one year, and the license is renewable. (3) DISPLAY OF LICENSE. A pharmaceutical representative licensed under sub. (2) shall display the pharmaceutical representative[s license during each visit with a health care professional. (4) ENFORCEMENT. (a) Any individual who violates this section or any rules promulgated under this section shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000 for each offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. (b) The commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of a pharmaceutical representative who violates this section or any rules promulgated under this section. A suspended or revoked license under this paragraph may not be reinstated until the pharmaceutical representative remedies all violations related to the suspension or revocation and pays all assessed penalties and fees. (5) RULES. The commissioner shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules that require pharmaceutical representatives to complete continuing educational coursework as a condition of licensure.

SECTION 2945. 632.864 of the statutes is created to read: 632.864 Pharmacy services administrative organizations. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XAdministrative serviceY means any of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1663 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2945 1. Assisting with claims. 2. Assisting with audits. 3. Providing centralized payment. 4. Performing certification in a specialized care program. 5. Providing compliance support. 6. Setting flat fees for generic drugs. 7. Assisting with store layout. 8. Managing inventory. 9. Providing marketing support. 10. Providing management and analysis of payment and drug dispensing data. 11. Providing resources for retail cash cards. (b) XIndependent pharmacyY means a pharmacy operating in this state that is licensed under s. 450.06 or 450.065 and is under common ownership with no more than 2 other pharmacies. (c) XPharmacy benefit managerY has the meaning given in s. 632.865 (1) (c). (d) XPharmacy services administrative organizationY means an entity operating in this state that does all of the following: 1. Contracts with an independent pharmacy to conduct business with a 3rd- party payer on the independent pharmacy[s behalf. 2. Provides at least one administrative service to an independent pharmacy and negotiates and enters into a contract with a 3rd-party payer or pharmacy benefit manager on behalf of the independent pharmacy. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1664 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2945 (e) XThird-party payerY means an entity, including a plan sponsor, health maintenance organization, or insurer, operating in this state that pays or insures health, medical, or prescription drug expenses on behalf of beneficiaries. (2) LICENSURE. (a) Beginning on the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], no person may operate as a pharmacy services administrative organization without being licensed by the commissioner as a pharmacy services administrative organization under this subsection. In order to obtain a license under this paragraph, the person shall apply to the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The application for licensure under this paragraph shall include all of the following: 1. The name, address, telephone number, and federal employer identification number of the applicant. 2. The name, business address, and telephone number of a contact person for the applicant. 3. The fee under s. 601.31 (1) (nw). 4. Evidence of financial responsibility of at least $1,000,000. 5. Any other information required by the commissioner. (b) The term of a license issued under par. (a) shall be 2 years from the date of issuance. (c) A license issued under par. (a) may be renewed. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner and shall include all the items described in par. (a) 1. to 5. A renewal application under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1665 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2945 paragraph may not be submitted more than 90 days prior to the end of the term of the license being renewed. (3) DISCLOSURE TO THE COMMISSIONER. (a) A pharmacy services administrative organization licensed under sub. (2) shall disclose to the commissioner the extent of any ownership or control of the pharmacy services administrative organization by an entity that does any of the following: 1. Provides pharmacy services. 2. Provides prescription drug or device services. 3. Manufactures, sells, or distributes prescription drugs, biologicals, or medical devices. (b) A pharmacy services administrative organization licensed under sub. (2) shall notify the commissioner in writing within 5 days of any material change in its ownership or control relating to an entity described in par. (a). (4) RULES. The commissioner may promulgate rules to implement this section.

SECTION 2946. 632.865 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 632.865 (2m) FIDUCIARY DUTY AND DISCLOSURES TO HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN SPONSORS. (a) A pharmacy benefit manager owes a fiduciary duty to the health benefit plan sponsor to act according to the health benefit plan sponsor[s instructions and in the best interests of the health benefit plan sponsor. (b) A pharmacy benefit manager shall annually provide, no later than the date and using the method prescribed by the commissioner by rule, the health 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1666 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2946 benefit plan sponsor all of the following information from the previous calendar year: 1. The indirect profit received by the pharmacy benefit manager from owning any interest in a pharmacy or service provider. 2. Any payment made by the pharmacy benefit manager to a consultant or broker who works on behalf of the health benefit plan sponsor. 3. From the amounts received from all drug manufacturers, the amounts retained by the pharmacy benefit manager, and not passed through to the health benefit plan sponsor, that are related to the health benefit plan sponsor[s claims or bona fide service fees. 4. The amounts, including pharmacy access and audit recovery fees, received from all pharmacies that are in the pharmacy benefit manager[s network or have a contract to be in the network and, from these amounts, the amount retained by the pharmacy benefit manager and not passed through to the health benefit plan sponsor.

SECTION 2947. 632.868 of the statutes is created to read: 632.868 Insulin safety net programs. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XManufacturerY means a person engaged in the manufacturing of insulin that is self-administered on an outpatient basis. (b) XNavigatorY has the meaning given in s. 628.90 (3). (c) XPatient assistance programY means a program established by a manufacturer under sub. (3) (a). (d) XPharmacyY means an entity licensed under s. 450.06 or 450.065. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1667 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 (e) XUrgent need of insulinY means having less than a 7-day supply of insulin readily available for use and needing insulin in order to avoid the likelihood of suffering a significant health consequence. (f) XUrgent need safety net programY means a program established by a manufacturer under sub. (2) (a). (2) URGENT NEED SAFETY NET PROGRAM. (a) Establishment of program. No later than July 1, 2026, each manufacturer shall establish an urgent need safety net program to make insulin available in accordance with this subsection to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements under par. (b). (b) Eligible individual. An individual shall be eligible to receive insulin under an urgent need safety net program if all of the following conditions are met: 1. The individual is in urgent need of insulin. 2. The individual is a resident of this state. 3. The individual is not receiving public assistance under ch. 49. 4. The individual is not enrolled in prescription drug coverage through an individual or group health plan that limits the total cost sharing amount, including copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance, that an enrollee is required to pay for a 30-day supply of insulin to no more than $75, regardless of the type or amount of insulin prescribed. 5. The individual has not received insulin under an urgent need safety net program within the previous 12 months, except as allowed under par. (d). (c) Provision of insulin under an urgent need safety net program. 1. In order to receive insulin under an urgent need safety net program, an individual who 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1668 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) shall provide a pharmacy with all of the following: a. A completed application, on a form prescribed by the commissioner that shall include an attestation by the individual, or the individual[s parent or legal guardian if the individual is under the age of 18, that the individual meets all of the eligibility requirements under par. (b). b. A valid insulin prescription. c. A valid Wisconsin driver[s license or state identification card. If the individual is under the age of 18, the individual[s parent or legal guardian shall meet this requirement. 2. Upon receipt of the information described in subd. 1. a. to c., the pharmacist shall dispense a 30-day supply of the prescribed insulin to the individual. The pharmacy shall also provide the individual with the information sheet described in sub. (8) (b) 2. and the list of navigators described in sub. (8) (c). The pharmacy may collect a copayment, not to exceed $35, from the individual to cover the pharmacy[s costs of processing and dispensing the insulin. The pharmacy shall notify the health care practitioner who issued the prescription no later than 72 hours after the insulin is dispensed. 3. A pharmacy that dispenses insulin under subd. 2. may submit to the manufacturer, or the manufacturer[s vendor, a claim for payment that is in accordance with the national council for prescription drug programs[ standards for electronic claims processing, except that no claim may be submitted if the manufacturer agrees to send the pharmacy a replacement of the same insulin in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1669 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 the amount dispensed. If the pharmacy submits an electronic claim, the manufacturer or vendor shall reimburse the pharmacy in an amount that covers the pharmacy[s acquisition cost. 4. A pharmacy that dispenses insulin under subd. 2. shall retain a copy of the application form described in subd. 1. a. (d) Eligibility of certain individuals. An individual who has applied for public assistance under ch. 49 but for whom a determination of eligibility has not been made or whose coverage has not become effective or an individual who has an appeal pending under sub. (3) (c) 4. may access insulin under this subsection if the individual is in urgent need of insulin. To access a 30-day supply of insulin, the individual shall attest to the pharmacy that the individual is described in this paragraph and comply with par. (c) 1. (3) PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) Establishment of program. No later than July 1, 2026, each manufacturer shall establish a patient assistance program to make insulin available in accordance with this subsection to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements under par. (b). Under the patient assistance program, the manufacturer shall do all of the following: 1. Provide the commissioner with information regarding the patient assistance program, including contact information for individuals to call for assistance in accessing the patient assistance program. 2. Provide a hotline for individuals to call or access between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekdays and between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturdays. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1670 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 3. List the eligibility requirements under par. (b) on the manufacturer[s website. 4. Maintain the privacy of all information received from an individual applying for or participating in the patient assistance program and not sell, share, or disseminate the information unless required under this section or authorized, in writing, by the individual. (b) Eligible individual. An individual shall be eligible to receive insulin under a patient assistance program if all of the following conditions are met: 1. The individual is a resident of this state. 2. The individual, or the individual[s parent or legal guardian if the individual is under the age of 18, has a valid Wisconsin driver[s license or state identification card. 3. The individual has a valid insulin prescription. 4. The family income of the individual does not exceed 400 percent of the poverty line as defined and revised annually under 42 USC 9902 (2) for a family the size of the individual[s family. 5. The individual is not receiving public assistance under ch. 49. 6. The individual is not eligible to receive health care through a federally funded program or receive prescription drug benefits through the U.S. department of veterans affairs, except that this subdivision does not apply to an individual who is enrolled in a policy under Part D of Medicare under 42 USC 1395w-101 et seq. if the individual has spent at least $1,000 on prescription drugs in the current calendar year. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1671 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 7. The individual is not enrolled in prescription drug coverage through an individual or group health plan that limits the total cost sharing amount, including copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance, that an enrollee is required to pay for a 30-day supply of insulin to no more than $75, regardless of the type or amount of insulin needed. (c) Application for patient assistance program. 1. An individual may apply to participate in a patient assistance program by filing an application with the manufacturer that established the patient assistance program, the individual[s health care practitioner if the practitioner participates in the patient assistance program, or a navigator included on the list under sub. (8) (c). A health care practitioner or navigator shall immediately submit the application to the manufacturer. Upon receipt of an application, the manufacturer shall determine the individual[s eligibility under par. (b) and, except as provided in subd. 2., notify the individual of the determination no later than 10 days after receipt of the application. 2. If necessary to determine the individual[s eligibility under par. (b), the manufacturer may request additional information from an individual who has filed an application under subd. 1. no later than 5 days after receipt of the application. Upon receipt of the additional information, the manufacturer shall determine the individual[s eligibility under par. (b) and notify the individual of the determination no later than 3 days after receipt of the requested information. 3. Except as provided in subd. 5., if the manufacturer determines under subd. 1. or 2. that the individual is eligible for the patient assistance program, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1672 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 manufacturer shall provide the individual with a statement of eligibility. The statement of eligibility shall be valid for 12 months and may be renewed upon a determination by the manufacturer that the individual continues to meet the eligibility requirements under par. (b). 4. If the manufacturer determines under subd. 1. or 2. that the individual is not eligible for the patient assistance program, the manufacturer shall provide the reason for the determination in the notification under subd. 1. or 2. The individual may appeal the determination by filing an appeal with the commissioner that shall include all of the information provided to the manufacturer under subds. 1. and 2. The commissioner shall establish procedures for deciding appeals under this subdivision. The commissioner shall issue a decision no later than 10 days after the appeal is filed, and the commissioner[s decision shall be final. If the commissioner determines that the individual meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b), the manufacturer shall provide the individual with the statement of eligibility described in subd. 3. 5. In the case of an individual who has prescription drug coverage through an individual or group health plan, if the manufacturer determines under subd. 1. or 2. that the individual is eligible for the patient assistance program but also determines that the individual[s insulin needs are better addressed through the use of the manufacturer[s copayment assistance program rather than the patient assistance program, the manufacturer shall inform the individual of the determination and provide the individual with the necessary coupons to submit to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1673 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 a pharmacy. The individual may not be required to pay more than the copayment amount specified in par. (d) 2. (d) Provision of insulin under a patient assistance program. 1. Upon receipt from an individual of the eligibility statement described in par. (c) 3. and a valid insulin prescription, a pharmacy shall submit an order containing the name of the insulin and daily dosage amount to the manufacturer. The pharmacy shall include with the order the pharmacy[s name, shipping address, office telephone number, fax number, email address, and contact name, as well as any days or times when deliveries are not accepted by the pharmacy. 2. Upon receipt of an order meeting the requirements under subd. 1., the manufacturer shall send the pharmacy a 90-day supply of insulin, or lesser amount if requested in the order, at no charge to the individual or pharmacy. The pharmacy shall dispense the insulin to the individual associated with the order. The insulin shall be dispensed at no charge to the individual, except that the pharmacy may collect a copayment from the individual to cover the pharmacy[s costs for processing and dispensing in an amount not to exceed $50 for each 90-day supply of insulin. The pharmacy may not seek reimbursement from the manufacturer or a 3rd-party payer. 3. The pharmacy may submit a reorder to the manufacturer if the individual[s eligibility statement described in par. (c) 3. has not expired. The reorder shall be treated as an order for purposes of subd. 2. 4. Notwithstanding subds. 2. and 3., a manufacturer may send the insulin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1674 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 directly to the individual if the manufacturer provides a mail-order service option, in which case the pharmacy may not collect a copayment from the individual. (4) EXCEPTIONS. (a) This section does not apply to a manufacturer that shows to the commissioner[s satisfaction that the manufacturer[s annual gross revenue from insulin sales in this state does not exceed $2,000,000. (b) A manufacturer may not be required to make an insulin product available under sub. (2) or (3) if the wholesale acquisition cost of the insulin product does not exceed $8, as adjusted annually based on the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, per milliliter or the applicable national council for prescription drug programs[ plan billing unit. (5) CONFIDENTIALITY. All medical information solicited or obtained by any person under this section shall be subject to the applicable provisions of state law relating to confidentiality of medical information, including s. 610.70. (6) REIMBURSEMENT PROHIBITION. No person, including a manufacturer, pharmacy, pharmacist, or 3rd-party administrator, as part of participating in an urgent need safety net program or patient assistance program may request or seek, or cause another person to request or seek, any reimbursement or other compensation for which payment may be made in whole or in part under a federal health care program, as defined in 42 USC 1320a-7b (f). (7) REPORTS. (a) Annually, no later than March 1, each manufacturer shall report to the commissioner all of the following information for the previous calendar year: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1675 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 1. The number of individuals who received insulin under the manufacturer[s urgent need safety net program. 2. The number of individuals who sought assistance under the manufacturer[s patient assistance program and the number of individuals who were determined to be ineligible under sub. (3) (c) 4. 3. The wholesale acquisition cost of the insulin provided by the manufacturer through the urgent need safety net program and patient assistance program. (b) Annually, no later than April 1, the commissioner shall submit to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the urgent need safety net programs and patient assistance programs that includes all of the following: 1. The information provided to the commissioner under par. (a). 2. The penalties assessed under sub. (9) during the previous calendar year, including the name of the manufacturer and amount of the penalty. (8) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONER. (a) Application form. The commissioner shall make the application form described in sub. (2) (c) 1. a. available on the office[s website and shall make the form available to pharmacies and health care providers who prescribe or dispense insulin, hospital emergency departments, urgent care clinics, and community health clinics. (b) Public outreach. 1. The commissioner shall conduct public outreach to create awareness of the urgent need safety net programs and patient assistance programs. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1676 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 2. The commissioner shall develop and make available on the office[s website an information sheet that contains all of the following information: a. A description of how to access insulin through an urgent need safety net program. b. A description of how to access insulin through a patient assistance program. c. Information on how to contact a navigator for assistance in accessing insulin through an urgent need safety net program or patient assistance program. d. Information on how to contact the commissioner if a manufacturer determines that an individual is not eligible for a patient assistance program. e. A notification that an individual may contact the commissioner for more information or assistance in accessing ongoing affordable insulin options. (c) Navigators. The commissioner shall develop a training program to provide navigators with information and the resources necessary to assist individuals in accessing appropriate long-term insulin options. The commissioner shall compile a list of navigators that have completed the training program and are available to assist individuals in accessing affordable insulin coverage options. The list shall be made available on the office[s website and to pharmacies and health care practitioners who dispense and prescribe insulin. (d) Satisfaction surveys. 1. The commissioner shall develop and conduct a satisfaction survey of individuals who have accessed insulin through urgent need safety net programs and patient assistance programs. The survey shall ask whether the individual is still in need of a long-term solution for affordable insulin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1677 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 and shall include questions about the individual[s satisfaction with all of the following, if applicable: a. Accessibility to urgent-need insulin. b. Adequacy of the information sheet and list of navigators received from the pharmacy. c. Helpfulness of a navigator. d. Ease of access in applying for a patient assistance program and receiving insulin from the pharmacy under the patient assistance program. 2. The commissioner shall develop and conduct a satisfaction survey of pharmacies that have dispensed insulin through urgent need safety net programs and patient assistance programs. The survey shall include questions about the pharmacy[s satisfaction with all of the following, if applicable: a. Timeliness of reimbursement from manufacturers for insulin dispensed by the pharmacy under urgent need safety net programs. b. Ease in submitting insulin orders to manufacturers. c. Timeliness of receiving insulin orders from manufacturers. 3. The commissioner may contract with a nonprofit entity to develop and conduct the surveys under subds. 1. and 2. and to evaluate the survey results. 4. No later than July 1, 2028, the commissioner shall submit to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the results of the surveys under subds. 1. and 2. (9) PENALTY. A manufacturer that violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $200,000 per month of violation, with the maximum forfeiture 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1678 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2947 increasing to $400,000 per month if the manufacturer continues to be in violation after 6 months and increasing to $600,000 per month if the manufacturer continues to be in violation after one year.

SECTION 2948. 632.869 of the statutes is created to read: 632.869 Reimbursement to federal drug pricing program participants. (1) In this section: (a) XCovered entityY means an entity described in 42 USC 256b (a) (4) (A), (D), (E), (J), or (N) that participates in the federal drug pricing program under 42 USC 256b, a pharmacy of the entity, or a pharmacy contracted with the entity to dispense drugs purchased through the federal drug pricing program under 42 USC 256b. (b) XPharmacy benefit managerY has the meaning given in s. 632.865 (1) (c). (2) No person, including a pharmacy benefit manager or 3rd-party payer, may do any of the following: (a) Reimburse a covered entity for a drug that is subject to an agreement under 42 USC 256b at a rate lower than that paid for the same drug to pharmacies that are not covered entities and have a similar prescription volume to that of the covered entity. (b) Assess a covered entity any fee, charge back, or other adjustment on the basis of the covered entity[s participation in the federal drug pricing program under 42 USC 256b. (3) The commissioner may promulgate rules to implement this section and to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1679 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2948 establish minimum reimbursement rates for covered entities and any other entity described under 42 USC 256b (a) (4).

SECTION 2949. 632.87 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.87 (1) No insurer may refuse to provide or pay for benefits for health care services provided by a licensed health care professional on the ground that the services were not rendered by a physician as defined in s. 990.01 (28), unless the contract clearly excludes services by such practitioners, but no contract or plan may exclude services in violation of sub. (2), (2m), (3), (4), (4e), (4m), (5), or (6). SECTION 2950. 632.87 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.87 (4) No policy, plan or contract may exclude coverage for diagnosis and treatment of a condition or complaint by a licensed dentist or dental therapist within the scope of the dentist[s or dental therapist[s license, if the policy, plan or contract covers diagnosis and treatment of the condition or complaint by another health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p).

SECTION 2951. 632.87 (4e) of the statutes is created to read: 632.87 (4e) In this subsection, Xdental therapistY means an individual licensed under s. 447.04 (1m). (b) No policy, plan, or contract may exclude coverage for dental services, treatments, or procedures provided by a dental therapist within the scope of the dental therapist[s license if the policy, plan, or contract covers the dental services, treatments, or procedures when provided by another health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (hp).

SECTION 2952. 632.87 (7) of the statutes is created to read: 632.87 (7) (a) In this subsection: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1680 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2952 1. XHealth care providerY has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (hp). 2. XQualified treatment traineeY has the meaning given in s. DHS 35.03 (17m), Wis. Adm. Code. (b) No policy, plan, or contract may exclude coverage for mental health or behavioral health treatment or services provided by a qualified treatment trainee within the scope of the qualified treatment trainee[s education and training if the policy, plan, or contract covers the mental health or behavioral health treatment or services when provided by another health care provider.

SECTION 2953. 632.87 (8) of the statutes is created to read: 632.87 (8) (a) In this subsection: 1. XHealth care providerY has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (hp). 2. XSubstance abuse counselorY means a substance abuse counselor certified under s. 440.88. (b) No policy, plan, or contract may exclude coverage for alcoholism or other drug abuse treatment or services provided by a substance abuse counselor within the scope of the substance abuse counselor[s education and training if the policy, plan, or contract covers the alcoholism or other drug abuse treatment or services when provided by another health care provider.

SECTION 2954. 632.871 of the statutes is created to read: 632.871 Telehealth services. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XDisability insurance policyY has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a). (b) XSelf-insured health planY means a self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town, or school district. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1681 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2954 (c) XTelehealthY means a practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, or transfer of medically relevant data by means of audio, video, or data communications that are used either during a patient visit or a consultation or are used to transfer medically relevant data about a patient. XTelehealthY does not include communications delivered solely by audio-only telephone, facsimile machine, or email unless specified otherwise by rule. (2) COVERAGE DENIAL PROHIBITED. No disability insurance policy or self- insured health plan may deny coverage for a treatment or service provided through telehealth on the basis that the treatment or service is provided through telehealth if that treatment or service is covered by the disability insurance policy or self- insured health plan when provided in person. A disability insurance policy or self- insured health plan may limit coverage of treatments or services provided through telehealth to those treatments or services that are medically necessary. (3) CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON TELEHEALTH PROHIBITED. A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may not subject a treatment or service provided through telehealth for which coverage is required under sub. (2) to any of the following: (a) Any greater deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount than would be applicable if the treatment or service is provided in person. (b) Any policy or calendar year or lifetime benefit limit or other maximum limitation that is not imposed on other treatments or services covered by the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan that are not provided through telehealth. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1682 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2954 (c) Prior authorization requirements that are not required for the same treatment or service when provided in person. (d) Unique location requirements. (4) DISCLOSURE OF COVERAGE OF CERTAIN TELEHEALTH SERVICES. A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan that covers a telehealth treatment or service that has no equivalent in-person treatment or service, such as remote patient monitoring, shall specify in policy or plan materials the coverage of that telehealth treatment or service.

SECTION 2955. 632.891 of the statutes is created to read: 632.891 Coverage without prior authorization for inpatient mental health services. A disability insurance policy, as defined in s. 632.895 (1) (a), or self-insured health plan, as defined in s. 632.745 (24), that covers inpatient mental health services may not require prior authorization for the provision or coverage of those services. SECTION 2956. 632.895 (6) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.895 (6) (title) EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES; INSULIN.

SECTION 2957. 632.895 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 632.895 (6) (a) and amended to read: 632.895 (6) (a) Every disability insurance policy which that provides coverage of expenses incurred for treatment of diabetes shall provide coverage for expenses incurred by the installation and use of an insulin infusion pump, coverage for all other equipment and supplies, including insulin or any other prescription medication, used in the treatment of diabetes, and coverage of diabetic self- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1683 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2957 management education programs. Coverage Except as provided in par. (b), coverage required under this subsection shall be subject to the same exclusions, limitations, deductibles, and coinsurance provisions of the policy as other covered expenses, except that insulin infusion pump coverage may be limited to the purchase of one pump per year and the insurer may require the insured to use a pump for 30 days before purchase.

SECTION 2958. 632.895 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 632.895 (6) (b) 1. In this paragraph: a. XCost sharingY means the total of any deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amounts imposed on a person covered under a disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan. b. XSelf-insured health planY has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c). 2. Every disability insurance policy and self-insured health plan that covers insulin and imposes cost sharing on prescription drugs may not impose cost sharing on insulin in an amount that exceeds $35 for a one-month supply of insulin. 3. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a disability insurance policy or self- insured health plan from imposing cost sharing on insulin in an amount less than the amount specified under subd. 2. Nothing in this paragraph requires a disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan to impose any cost sharing on insulin.

SECTION 2959. 632.895 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.895 (8) (d) Coverage is required under this subsection despite whether the woman shows any symptoms of breast cancer. Except as provided in pars. (b), (c), and (e), coverage under this subsection may only be subject to exclusions and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1684 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2959 limitations, including deductibles, copayments and restrictions on excessive charges, that are applied to other radiological examinations covered under the disability insurance policy. Coverage under this subsection may not be subject to any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance.

SECTION 2960. 632.895 (13m) of the statutes is created to read: 632.895 (13m) PREVENTIVE SERVICES. (a) In this section, Xself-insured health planY has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c). (b) Every disability insurance policy, except any disability insurance policy that is described in s. 632.745 (11) (b) 1. to 12., and every self-insured health plan shall provide coverage for all of the following preventive services: 1. Mammography in accordance with sub. (8). 2. Genetic breast cancer screening and counseling and preventive medication for adult women at high risk for breast cancer. 3. Papanicolaou test for cancer screening for women 21 years of age or older with an intact cervix. 4. Human papillomavirus testing for women who have attained the age of 30 years but have not attained the age of 66 years. 5. Colorectal cancer screening in accordance with sub. (16m). 6. Annual tomography for lung cancer screening for adults who have attained the age of 55 years but have not attained the age of 80 years and who have health histories demonstrating a risk for lung cancer. 7. Skin cancer screening for individuals who have attained the age of 10 years but have not attained the age of 22 years. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1685 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2960 8. Counseling for skin cancer prevention for adults who have attained the age of 18 years but have not attained the age of 25 years. 9. Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening for men who have attained the age of 65 years but have not attained the age of 75 years and who have ever smoked. 10. Hypertension screening for adults and blood pressure testing for adults, for children under the age of 3 years who are at high risk for hypertension, and for children 3 years of age or older. 11. Lipid disorder screening for minors 2 years of age or older, adults 20 years of age or older at high risk for lipid disorders, and all men 35 years of age or older. 12. Aspirin therapy for cardiovascular health for adults who have attained the age of 55 years but have not attained the age of 80 years and for men who have attained the age of 45 years but have not attained the age of 55 years. 13. Behavioral counseling for cardiovascular health for adults who are overweight or obese and who have risk factors for cardiovascular disease. 14. Type II diabetes screening for adults with elevated blood pressure. 15. Depression screening for minors 11 years of age or older and for adults when follow-up supports are available. 16. Hepatitis B screening for minors at high risk for infection and adults at high risk for infection. 17. Hepatitis C screening for adults at high risk for infection and onetime hepatitis C screening for adults born in any year from 1945 to 1965. 18. Obesity screening and management for all minors and adults with a body mass index indicating obesity, counseling and behavioral interventions for obese 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1686 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2960 minors who are 6 years of age or older, and referral for intervention for obesity for adults with a body mass index of 30 kilograms per square meter or higher. 19. Osteoporosis screening for all women 65 years of age or older and for women at high risk for osteoporosis under the age of 65 years. 20. Immunizations in accordance with sub. (14). 21. Anemia screening for individuals 6 months of age or older and iron supplements for individuals at high risk for anemia who have attained the age of 6 months but have not attained the age of 12 months. 22. Fluoride varnish for prevention of tooth decay for minors at the age of eruption of their primary teeth. 23. Fluoride supplements for prevention of tooth decay for minors 6 months of age or older who do not have fluoride in their water source. 24. Gonorrhea prophylaxis treatment for newborns. 25. Health history and physical exams for prenatal visits and for minors. 26. Length and weight measurements for newborns and height and weight measurements for minors. 27. Head circumference and weight-for-length measurements for newborns and minors who have not attained the age of 3 years. 28. Body mass index for minors 2 years of age or older. 29. Blood pressure measurements for minors 3 years of age or older and a blood pressure risk assessment at birth. 30. Risk assessment and referral for oral health issues for minors who have attained the age of 6 months but have not attained the age of 7 years. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1687 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2960 31. Blood screening for newborns and minors who have not attained the age of 2 months. 32. Screening for critical congenital health defects for newborns. 33. Lead screenings in accordance with sub. (10). 34. Metabolic and hemoglobin screening and screening for phenylketonuria, sickle cell anemia, and congenital hypothyroidism for minors including newborns. 35. Tuberculin skin test based on risk assessment for minors one month of age or older. 36. Tobacco counseling and cessation interventions for individuals who are 5 years of age or older. 37. Vision and hearing screening and assessment for minors including newborns. 38. Sexually transmitted infection and human immunodeficiency virus counseling for sexually active minors. 39. Risk assessment for sexually transmitted infection for minors who are 10 years of age or older and screening for sexually transmitted infection for minors who are 16 years of age or older. 40. Alcohol misuse screening and counseling for minors 11 years of age or older. 41. Autism screening for minors who have attained the age of 18 months but have not attained the age of 25 months. 42. Developmental screening and surveillance for minors including newborns. 43. Psychosocial and behavioral assessment for minors including newborns. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1688 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2960 44. Alcohol misuse screening and counseling for pregnant adults and a risk assessment for all adults. 45. Fall prevention and counseling and preventive medication for fall prevention for community-dwelling adults 65 years of age or older. 46. Screening and counseling for intimate partner violence for adult women. 47. Well-woman visits for women who have attained the age of 18 years but have not attained the age of 65 years and well-woman visits for recommended preventive services, preconception care, and prenatal care. 48. Counseling on, consultations with a trained provider on, and equipment rental for breastfeeding for pregnant and lactating women. 49. Folic acid supplement for adult women with reproductive capacity. 50. Iron deficiency anemia screening for pregnant and lactating women. 51. Preeclampsia preventive medicine for pregnant adult women at high risk for preeclampsia. 52. Low-dose aspirin after 12 weeks of gestation for pregnant women at high risk for miscarriage, preeclampsia, or clotting disorders. 53. Screenings for hepatitis B and bacteriuria for pregnant women. 54. Screening for gonorrhea for pregnant and sexually active females 24 years of age or younger and females older than 24 years of age who are at risk for infection. 55. Screening for chlamydia for pregnant and sexually active females 24 years of age and younger and females older than 24 years of age who are at risk for infection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1689 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2960 56. Screening for syphilis for pregnant women and adults who are at high risk for infection. 57. Human immunodeficiency virus screening for adults who have attained the age of 15 years but have not attained the age of 66 years and individuals at high risk of infection who are younger than 15 years of age or older than 65 years of age. 58. All contraceptives and services in accordance with sub. (17). 59. Any services not already specified under this paragraph having an A or B rating in current recommendations from the U.S. preventive services task force. 60. Any preventive services not already specified under this paragraph that are recommended by the federal health resources and services administration[s Bright Futures project. 61. Any immunizations, not already specified under sub. (14), that are recommended and determined to be for routine use by the federal advisory committee on immunization practices. (c) Subject to par. (d), no disability insurance policy, except any disability insurance policy that is described in s. 632.745 (11) (b) 1. to 12., and no self-insured health plan may subject the coverage of any of the preventive services under par. (b) to any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance under the policy or plan. (d) 1. If an office visit and a preventive service specified under par. (b) are billed separately by the health care provider, the disability insurance policy or self- insured health plan may apply deductibles to and impose copayments or coinsurance on the office visit but not on the preventive service. 2. If the primary reason for an office visit is not to obtain a preventive service 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1690 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2960 specified under par. (b), the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may apply deductibles to and impose copayments or coinsurance on the office visit. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if a preventive service specified under par. (b) is provided by a health care provider that is outside the disability insurance policy[s or self-insured health plan[s network of providers, the policy or plan may apply deductibles to and impose copayments or coinsurance on the office visit and the preventive service. If a preventive service specified under par. (b) is provided by a health care provider that is outside the disability insurance policy[s or self-insured health plan[s network of providers because there is no available health care provider in the policy[s or plan[s network of providers that provides the preventive service, the policy or plan may not apply deductibles to or impose copayments or coinsurance on the preventive service. 4. If more than one well-woman visit described under par. (b) 47. is necessary to provide all necessary preventive services as determined by a qualified health care provider and in accordance with applicable recommendations for preventive services, the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may not apply a deductible to or impose a copayment or coinsurance on any such well-woman visit.

SECTION 2961. 632.895 (14) (a) 1. i. and j. of the statutes are amended to read: 632.895 (14) (a) 1. i. Hepatitis A and B. j. Varicella and herpes zoster. SECTION 2962. 632.895 (14) (a) 1. k. to o. of the statutes are created to read: 632.895 (14) (a) 1. k. Human papillomavirus. L. Meningococcal meningitis. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1691 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2962 m. Pneumococcal pneumonia. n. Influenza. o. Rotavirus. SECTION 2963. 632.895 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.895 (14) (b) Except as provided in par. (d), every disability insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, town, village, or school district, that provides coverage for a dependent of the insured shall provide coverage of appropriate and necessary immunizations, from birth to the age of 6 years, for an insured or plan participant, including a dependent who is a child of the insured or plan participant.

SECTION 2964. 632.895 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.895 (14) (c) The coverage required under par. (b) may not be subject to any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance under the policy or plan. This paragraph applies to a defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (1b), only with respect to appropriate and necessary immunizations provided by providers participating, as defined in s. 609.01 (3m), in the plan. SECTION 2965. 632.895 (14) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 632.895 (14) (d) 3. A health care plan offered by a limited service health organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3), or by a preferred provider plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (4), that is not a defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (1b).

SECTION 2966. 632.895 (14m) of the statutes is created to read: 632.895 (14m) ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS. (a) In this subsection, Xself- insured health planY has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1692 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2966 (b) On a date specified by the commissioner, by rule, every disability insurance policy, except as provided in par. (g), and every self-insured health plan shall provide coverage for essential health benefits as determined by the commissioner, by rule, subject to par. (c). (c) In determining the essential health benefits for which coverage is required under par. (b), the commissioner shall do all of the following: 1. Include benefits, items, and services in, at least, all of the following categories: a. Ambulatory patient services. b. Emergency services. c. Hospitalization. d. Maternity and newborn care. e. Mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health treatment. f. Prescription drugs. g. Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices. h. Laboratory services. i. Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management. j. Pediatric services, including oral and vision care. 2. Conduct a survey of employer-sponsored coverage to determine benefits typically covered by employers and ensure that the scope of essential health benefits for which coverage is required under this subsection is equal to the scope of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1693 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2966 benefits covered under a typical disability insurance policy offered by an employer to its employees. 3. Ensure that essential health benefits reflect a balance among the categories described in subd. 1. such that benefits are not unduly weighted toward one category. 4. Ensure that essential health benefit coverage is provided with no or limited cost-sharing requirements. 5. Require that disability insurance policies and self-insured health plans do not make coverage decisions, determine reimbursement rates, establish incentive programs, or design benefits in ways that discriminate against individuals because of their age, disability, or expected length of life. 6. Establish essential health benefits in a way that takes into account the health care needs of diverse segments of the population, including women, children, persons with disabilities, and other groups. 7. Ensure that essential health benefits established under this subsection are not subject to a coverage denial based on an insured[s or plan participant[s age, expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of dependency on medical care, or quality of life. 8. Require that disability insurance policies and self-insured health plans cover emergency department services that are essential health benefits without imposing any requirement to obtain prior authorization for those services and without limiting coverage for services provided by an emergency services provider that is not in the provider network of a policy or plan in a way that is more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1694 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2966 restrictive than requirements or limitations that apply to emergency services provided by a provider that is in the provider network of the policy or plan. 9. Require a disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan to apply to emergency department services that are essential health benefits provided by an emergency department provider that is not in the provider network of the policy or plan the same copayment amount or coinsurance rate that applies if those services are provided by a provider that is in the provider network of the policy or plan. (d) The commissioner shall periodically update, by rule, the essential health benefits under this subsection to address any gaps in access to coverage. (e) If an essential health benefit is also subject to mandated coverage elsewhere under this section and the coverage requirements are not identical, the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan shall provide coverage under whichever subsection provides the insured or plan participant with more comprehensive coverage of the medical condition, item, or service. (f) Nothing in this subsection or rules promulgated under this subsection prohibits a disability insurance policy or a self-insured health plan from providing benefits in excess of the essential health benefit coverage required under this subsection. (g) This subsection does not apply to any disability insurance policy that is described in s. 632.745 (11) (b) 1. to 12.

SECTION 2967. 632.895 (15m) of the statutes is created to read: 632.895 (15m) COVERAGE OF INFERTILITY SERVICES. (a) In this subsection: 1. XDiagnosis of and treatment for infertilityY means any recommended 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1695 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2967 procedure or medication to treat infertility at the direction of a physician that is consistent with established, published, or approved medical practices or professional guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or its successor organization, or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or its successor organization. 2. XInfertilityY means a disease, condition, or status characterized by any of the following: a. The failure to establish a pregnancy or carry a pregnancy to a live birth after regular, unprotected sexual intercourse for, if the woman is under the age of 35, no longer than 12 months or, if the woman is 35 years of age or older, no longer than 6 months, including any time during those 12 months or 6 months that the woman has a pregnancy that results in a miscarriage. b. An individual[s inability to reproduce either as a single individual or with a partner without medical intervention. c. A physician[s findings based on a patient[s medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age, physical findings, or diagnostic testing. 3. XSelf-insured health planY means a self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town, or school district. 4. XStandard fertility preservation serviceY means a procedure that is consistent with established medical practices or professional guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or its successor organization, or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or its successor organization, for a person who has a medical condition or is expected to undergo medication therapy, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1696 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2967 surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or other medical treatment that is recognized by medical professionals to cause a risk of impairment to fertility. (b) Subject to pars. (c) to (e), every disability insurance policy and self-insured health plan that provides coverage for medical or hospital expenses shall cover diagnosis of and treatment for infertility and standard fertility preservation services. Coverage required under this paragraph includes at least 4 completed oocyte retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers, in accordance with the guidelines of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or its successor organization, and single embryo transfer when recommended and medically appropriate. (c) 1. A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may not do any of the following: a. Impose any exclusion, limitation, or other restriction on coverage required under par. (b) based on a covered individual[s participation in fertility services provided by or to a 3rd party. b. Impose any exclusion, limitation, or other restriction on coverage of medications that are required to be covered under par. (b) that are different from those imposed on any other prescription medications covered under the policy or plan. c. Impose any exclusion, limitation, cost-sharing requirement, benefit maximum, waiting period, or other restriction on coverage that is required under par. (b) of diagnosis of and treatment for infertility and standard fertility preservation services that is different from an exclusion, limitation, cost-sharing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1697 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2967 requirement, benefit maximum, waiting period, or other restriction imposed on benefits for services that are covered by the policy or plan and that are not related to infertility. 2. A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan shall provide coverage required under par. (b) to any covered individual under the policy or plan, including any covered spouse or nonspouse dependent, to the same extent as other pregnancy-related benefits covered under the policy or plan. (d) The commissioner, after consulting with the department of health services on appropriate treatment for infertility, shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement this subsection. Before the promulgation of rules, disability insurance policies and self-insured health plans are considered to comply with the coverage requirements of par. (b) if the coverage conforms to the standards of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. (e) This subsection does not apply to a disability insurance policy that is described under s. 632.745 (11) (b) 1. to 12.

SECTION 2968. 632.895 (16m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.895 (16m) (b) The coverage required under this subsection may be subject to any limitations, or exclusions, or cost-sharing provisions that apply generally under the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan. The coverage required under this subsection may not be subject to any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance. SECTION 2969. 632.895 (17) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1698 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2969 632.895 (17) (b) 1m. Oral contraceptives that are lawfully furnished over the counter without a prescription. SECTION 2970. 632.895 (17) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 632.895 (17) (b) 2. Outpatient consultations, examinations, procedures, and medical services that are necessary to prescribe, administer, maintain, or remove a contraceptive, if covered for any other drug benefits under the policy or plan sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all females with reproductive capacity.

SECTION 2971. 632.895 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.895 (17) (c) Coverage under par. (b) may be subject only to the exclusions, and limitations, or cost-sharing provisions that apply generally to the coverage of outpatient health care services, preventive treatments and services, or prescription drugs and devices that is provided under the policy or self-insured health plan. A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may not apply a deductible or impose a copayment or coinsurance to at least one of each type of contraceptive method approved by the federal food and drug administration for which coverage is required under this subsection. The disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may apply reasonable medical management to a method of contraception to limit coverage under this subsection that is provided without being subject to a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance to prescription drugs without a brand name. The disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may apply a deductible or impose a copayment or coinsurance for coverage of a contraceptive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1699 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2971 that is prescribed for a medical need if the services for the medical need would otherwise be subject to a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance.

SECTION 2972. 632.897 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 632.897 (11) (a) Notwithstanding subs. (2) to (10), the commissioner may promulgate rules establishing standards requiring insurers to provide continuation of coverage for any individual covered at any time under a group policy who is a terminated insured or an eligible individual under any federal program that provides for a federal premium subsidy for individuals covered under continuation of coverage under a group policy, including rules governing election or extension of election periods, notice, rates, premiums, premium payment, application of preexisting condition exclusions, election of alternative coverage, and status as an eligible individual, as defined in s. 149.10 (2t), 2011 stats. SECTION 2973. 655.001 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 655.001 (1r).

SECTION 2974. 655.001 (1g) of the statutes is created to read: 655.001 (1g) XAdvanced practice registered nurseY means an individual who is licensed under s. 441.09, who has qualified to practice independently in his or her recognized role under s. 441.09 (3m) (b), and who practices advanced practice registered nursing, as defined under s. 441.001 (1c), outside of a collaborative relationship with a physician or dentist, as described under s. 441.09 (3m) (a) 1., or other employment relationship. SECTION 2975. 655.001 (7t) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.001 (7t) XHealth care practitionerY means a health care professional, as defined in s. 180.1901 (1m), who is an employee of a health care provider described 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1700 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2975 in s. 655.002 (1) (d), (e), (em), or (f) and who has the authority to provide health care services that are not in collaboration with a physician under s. 441.15 (2) (b) or under the direction and supervision of a physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse.

SECTION 2976. 655.001 (9) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 2977. 655.002 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.002 (1) (a) A physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse for whom this state is a principal place of practice and who practices his or her profession in this state more than 240 hours in a fiscal year.

SECTION 2978. 655.002 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.002 (1) (b) A physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse for whom Michigan is a principal place of practice, if all of the following apply: 1. The physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse is a resident of this state. 2. The physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse practices his or her profession in this state or in Michigan or a combination of both more than 240 hours in a fiscal year. 3. The physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse performs more procedures in a Michigan hospital than in any other hospital. In this subdivision, XMichigan hospitalY means a hospital located in Michigan that is an affiliate of a corporation organized under the laws of this state that maintains its principal office and a hospital in this state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1701 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2979

SECTION 2979. 655.002 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.002 (1) (c) A physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who is exempt under s. 655.003 (1) or (3), but who practices his or her profession outside the scope of the exemption and who fulfills the requirements under par. (a) in relation to that practice outside the scope of the exemption. For a physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who is subject to this chapter under this paragraph, this chapter applies only to claims arising out of practice that is outside the scope of the exemption under s. 655.003 (1) or (3). SECTION 2980. 655.002 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.002 (1) (d) A partnership comprised of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses and organized and operated in this state for the primary purpose of providing the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses.

SECTION 2981. 655.002 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.002 (1) (e) A corporation organized and operated in this state for the primary purpose of providing the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses. SECTION 2982. 655.002 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.002 (1) (em) Any organization or enterprise not specified under par. (d) or (e) that is organized and operated in this state for the primary purpose of providing the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1702 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2983 SECTION 2983. 655.002 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.002 (2) (a) A physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse for whom this state is a principal place of practice but who practices his or her profession fewer than 241 hours in a fiscal year, for a fiscal year, or a portion of a fiscal year, during which he or she practices his or her profession.

SECTION 2984. 655.002 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.002 (2) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1) (b), a physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse for whom this state is not a principal place of practice, for a fiscal year, or a portion of a fiscal year, during which he or she practices his or her profession in this state. For a health care provider who elects to be subject to this chapter under this paragraph, this chapter applies only to claims arising out of practice that is in this state and that is outside the scope of an exemption under s. 655.003 (1) or (3). SECTION 2985. 655.003 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.003 (1) A physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who is a state, county or municipal employee, or federal employee or contractor covered under the federal tort claims act, as amended, and who is acting within the scope of his or her employment or contractual duties.

SECTION 2986. 655.003 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.003 (3) Except for a physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who meets the criteria under s. 146.89 (5) (a), a physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who provides professional services under the conditions described in s. 146.89, with respect to those 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1703 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2986 professional services provided by the physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse for which he or she is covered by s. 165.25 and considered an agent of the department, as provided in s. 165.25 (6) (b).

SECTION 2987. 655.005 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.005 (2) (a) An employee of a health care provider if the employee is a physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse or is a health care practitioner who is providing health care services that are not in collaboration with a physician under s. 441.15 (2) (b) or under the direction and supervision of a physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse.

SECTION 2988. 655.005 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.005 (2) (b) A service corporation organized under s. 180.1903 by health care professionals, as defined under s. 180.1901 (1m), if the board of governors determines that it is not the primary purpose of the service corporation to provide the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses. The board of governors may not determine under this paragraph that it is not the primary purpose of a service corporation to provide the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses unless more than 50 percent of the shareholders of the service corporation are neither physicians nor nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses.

SECTION 2989. 655.23 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.23 (5m) The limits set forth in sub. (4) shall apply to any joint liability of a physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse and his or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1704 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2989 her corporation, partnership, or other organization or enterprise under s. 655.002 (1) (d), (e), or (em). SECTION 2990. 655.27 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 655.27 (3) (a) 4. For a health care provider described in s. 655.002 (1) (d), (e), (em), or (f), risk factors and past and prospective loss and expense experience attributable to employees of that health care provider other than employees licensed as a physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse.

SECTION 2991. 655.27 (3) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read: 655.27 (3) (b) 2m. In addition to the fees and payment classifications described under subds. 1. and 2., the commissioner, after approval by the board of governors, may establish a separate payment classification for physicians satisfying s. 655.002 (1) (b) and a separate fee for nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses satisfying s. 655.002 (1) (b) which take into account the loss experience of health care providers for whom Michigan is a principal place of practice.

SECTION 2992. 655.275 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 655.275 (2) APPOINTMENT. The board of governors shall appoint the members of the council. Section 15.09, except s. 15.09 (4) and (8), does not apply to the council. The board of governors shall designate the chairperson, who shall be a physician, the vice chairperson, and the secretary of the council and the terms to be served by council members. The council shall consist of 5 or 7 persons, not more than 3 of whom are physicians who are licensed and in good standing to practice medicine in this state and one of whom is a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1705 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2992 registered nurse who is licensed and in good standing to practice nursing in this state. The chairperson or another peer review council member designated by the chairperson shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the medical examining board and may attend meetings of the medical examining board, as appropriate.

SECTION 2993. 655.275 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 655.275 (5) (b) 2. If a claim was paid for damages arising out of the rendering of care by a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse, with at least one nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse. SECTION 2994. 700.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 700.19 (2) HUSBAND AND WIFE SPOUSES. If persons named as owners in a document of title, transferees in an instrument of transfer, or buyers in a bill of sale are described in the document, instrument, or bill of sale as husband and wife married to each other, or are in fact husband and wife married to each other, they are joint tenants, unless the intent to create a tenancy in common is expressed in the document, instrument, or bill of sale. This subsection applies to property acquired before January 1, 1986, and, if ch. 766 does not apply when the property is acquired, to property acquired on or after January 1, 1986.

SECTION 2995. 704.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 704.05 (2) POSSESSION OF TENANT AND ACCESS BY LANDLORD. Until the expiration date specified in the lease, or the termination of a periodic tenancy or tenancy at will, and so long as the tenant is not in default, the tenant has the right to exclusive possession of the premises, except as hereafter provided. The landlord may upon advance notice and at reasonable times inspect the premises, allow a city, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1706 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 2995 village, town, or county inspector access for an inspection, make repairs, and show the premises to prospective tenants or purchasers; and if the tenant is absent from the premises and the landlord reasonably believes that entry is necessary to preserve or protect the premises, the landlord may enter without notice and with such force as appears necessary. SECTION 2996. 704.07 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 704.07 (title) Repairs; untenantability; floodplain disclosure. SECTION 2997. 704.07 (2) (bm) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 2998. 704.07 (2) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 704.07 (2) (bm) 3. The violation presents a significant threat to the prospective tenant[s health or safety. SECTION 2999. 704.07 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read: 704.07 (2) (br) If a landlord has actual knowledge that the premises are located in a floodplain, the landlord shall disclose that fact to a prospective tenant, before entering into a rental agreement with or accepting any earnest money or security deposit from the prospective tenant. SECTION 3000. 704.07 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 3001. 705.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 705.01 (4) XJoint accountY means an account, other than a marital account, payable on request to one or more of 2 or more parties whether or not mention is made of any right of survivorship. XJoint accountY also means any account established with the right of survivorship on or after January 1, 1986, by 2 parties who claim to be husband and wife married to each other, which is payable on request to either or both of the parties. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1707 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3002 SECTION 3002. 705.01 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read: 705.01 (4m) XMarital accountY means an account established without the right of survivorship on or after January 1, 1986, by 2 parties who claim to be husband and wife married to each other, which is payable on request to either or both of the parties and which is designated as a marital account. An account established by those parties with the right of survivorship under s. 766.58 (3) (f) or 766.60 is a joint account.

SECTION 3003. 706.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 706.09 (1) (e) Marital interests. Homestead of the spouse of any transferor of an interest in real estate, if the recorded conveyance purporting to transfer the homestead states that the person executing it is single, unmarried, or widowed a surviving spouse or fails to indicate the marital status of the transferor, and if the conveyance has, in either case, appeared of record for 5 years. This paragraph does not apply to the interest of a married person who is described of record as a holder in joint tenancy or of marital property with that transferor. SECTION 3004. 709.03 (form) A7. of the statutes is created to read: 709.03 (form) A7. In this form, XfloodingY means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling caused by: (a) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (b) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any established water source such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch; or (c) excessive rainfall.

SECTION 3005. 709.03 (form) F4. and G1. of the statutes are amended to read: 709.03 (form) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1708 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3005 F4. Are you aware of the property or any portion of the property being located in a floodplain, wetland, or shoreland zoning area? Visit https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/FloodPlains/ins urance.html for information about flood insurance. .... .... .... G1. Have you filed any insurance claims relating to damage to this property or premises, including damage caused by flooding, within the last five years? .... .... .... SECTION 3006. 709.03 (form) G1m. of the statutes is created to read: 709.03 (form) G1m. Have you applied for financial support, other than an insurance claim, related to damage to this property or premises caused by flooding within the last five years? .... .... ....

SECTION 3007. 709.033 (form) A7. of the statutes is created to read: 709.033 (form) A7. In this form, XfloodingY means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling caused by: (a) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (b) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any established water source such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch; or (c) excessive rainfall. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1709 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3008 SECTION 3008. 709.033 (form) E3. of the statutes is amended to read: 709.033 (form) E3. Are you aware of the property or any portion of the property being located in a floodplain, wetland, or shoreland zoning area? Visit https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/FloodPlains/ins urance.html for information about flood insurance. .... .... ....

SECTION 3009. 709.033 (form) F3m. and F3n. of the statutes is created to read: 709.033 (form) F3m. Have you filed any insurance claims relating to damage to this property or premises, including damage caused by flooding, within the last five years? .... .... .... F3n. Have you applied for financial support, other than an insurance claim, related to damage to this property or premises caused by flooding within the last five years? .... .... .... SECTION 3010. 753.06 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 753.06 (8) (a) Brown County. The circuit has 8 branches. Commencing August 1, 2026, the circuit has 10 branches. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1710 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3011 SECTION 3011. 753.06 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 753.06 (8) (a) Brown County. The circuit has 8 branches. Commencing August 1, 2026, the circuit has 10 branches. SECTION 3012. 753.0605 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 3013. 756.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 756.04 (2) (b) Each year, on a date agreed upon with the office of the director of state courts, the department of transportation shall compile a list that includes the name, address, county, date of birth, race, gender, identification number and renewal date of each person residing in the state who is licensed as a motor vehicle operator under ch. 343 or who has received an identification card under s. 343.50 or 343.51, and social security number, as permitted allowed by law and any record sharing agreement between the department of transportation and the office of the director of state courts. The office of the director of state courts shall establish the format of the list by agreement with the department of transportation. The department of transportation shall transmit the list without charge to the office of the director of state courts, without charge. and to the clerks of court for the district courts of the United States within this state. If the department of transportation does not have a record sharing agreement with the clerk of court for a district court that requires the clerk of court to keep prospective jurors[ identification numbers, renewal dates, and social security numbers confidential and secure from unauthorized access, the department of transportation shall redact that information from the list the department of transportation transmits to the clerk of court. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1711 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3014

SECTION 3014. 756.04 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 756.04 (2) (c) (intro.) The office of the director of state courts may shall use any all of the following lists in addition to the list provided by the department of transportation under par. (b) in order to create the master list of potential jurors compiled under par. (a). The director may each year request any of the following information from the custodians of that information:

SECTION 3015. 756.04 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 756.04 (2) (d) If the records listed in par. (c) are requested, the director of state courts may enter into a record sharing agreement with the custodian of the records. Any record sharing agreement shall be in writing for a prescribed period of time and Each year, on a date agreed upon with the office of the director of state courts, each custodian of records described in par. (c) shall compile the list maintained by that custodian, as allowed by law and any record sharing agreement between the custodian and the office of the director of state courts. The office of the director of state courts shall establish the format of each list by agreement with the custodian that maintains the list, which shall identify data that would allow for a match of personally identifiable information on the list maintained by that custodian with personally identifiable information in the master list of potential jurors to the extent required to identify duplicate names and to determine current addresses of prospective jurors. Any list provided under par. (c) The lists shall contain no data other than the data provided in par. (b). The agreement shall establish the format of the list and date of transmission of the list. Each custodian shall transmit the list maintained by that custodian without charge to the office of the director of state courts. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1712 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3016

SECTION 3016. 757.07 (1) (e) 8. of the statutes is created to read: 757.07 (1) (e) 8. A district judge or magistrate judge for a U.S. district court in the state of Wisconsin or a bankruptcy judge for a U.S. bankruptcy court in the state of Wisconsin. SECTION 3017. 758.19 (5) (bf) of the statutes is created to read: 758.19 (5) (bf) No later than January 1, 2026, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $24,596,100, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows: 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $52,300. 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $12,400. 3. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county[s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2.

SECTION 3018. 758.19 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 758.19 (5) (bm) No later than July 1, 2026, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $35,000,000, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows: 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $74,500. 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $17,600. 3. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county[s proportion of the state 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1713 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3018 population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2.

SECTION 3019. 758.19 (5) (bn) of the statutes is created to read: 758.19 (5) (bn) No later than January 1, 2027, and by every January 1 and July 1 thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $35,000,000, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows: 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $74,500. 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $17,600. 3. If, after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2., the total of a county[s payments equals less than 50 percent of the sum the county received as grants in calendar year 2026 under s. 165.95, 2023 stats., and s. 165.955, 2023 stats., an additional payment for such a difference. 4. In addition to the payments under subds. 1. and 3., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county[s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1., 2., and 3.

SECTION 3020. 758.19 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 758.19 (5) (d) For payments under pars. (b), (bf), (bm), and (bn), for counties that share the services of one or more circuit court branches, the director of state courts shall annually determine the proportional share of that circuit court branch for each county on the basis of the circuit court branch caseload in each county. SECTION 3021. 758.19 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1714 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3021 758.19 (5) (g) A county that fails to meet the requirements under s. 165.95 (2m) is not eligible for a payment under par. (bn) until the county establishes an alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program described under s. 165.95 (3).

SECTION 3022. 758.195 of the statutes is created to read: 758.195 Office of the marshals of the supreme court. (1) CREATION. There is created the office of the marshals of the supreme court, under the direction and supervision of the chief marshal of the supreme court, which shall consist of all of the following personnel: (a) The chief marshal of the supreme court. (b) One deputy chief marshal of the supreme court. (c) Deputy marshals of the supreme court. (d) Administrative support personnel. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) The office of the marshals of the supreme court is a law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (bv). (b) Marshals of the supreme court are law enforcement officers, are employed for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances, and are authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances of this state. Marshals of the supreme court shall meet the requirements of s. 165.85 (4) (a) 2. and 7. a., and shall agree to accept the duties of a law enforcement officer under the laws of this state. Marshals of the supreme court shall have statewide jurisdiction. (c) Marshals of the supreme court shall have concurrent police power with 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1715 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3022 other authorized peace officers over any jurisdiction in which the marshal performs his or her duties. Such concurrent police authority may not be construed to reduce or lessen the authority of the police power of the community or communities in which a marshal may perform his or her duties. Marshals of the supreme court shall cooperate with and be responsive to the local police authorities as they meet and exercise their statutory responsibilities. (d) Marshals of the supreme court shall meet the requirements established by the law enforcement standards board for officer certification, police pursuit, recruitment, and firearms training and comply with any other statutory requirements applicable to a law enforcement agency. (3) POWERS. The office of the marshals of the supreme court may provide police services to the state court system, with statewide jurisdiction; provide protective services for the supreme court justices and their offices; provide security assessments for the justices, judges, and facilities of the state court system; and provide safety and security support services and advanced security planning for circuit court proceedings.

SECTION 3023. 765.001 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 765.001 (2) INTENT. It is the intent of chs. 765 to 768 to promote the stability and best interests of marriage and the family. It is the intent of the legislature to recognize the valuable contributions of both spouses during the marriage and at termination of the marriage by dissolution or death. Marriage is the institution that is the foundation of the family and of society. Its stability is basic to morality and civilization, and of vital interest to society and the state. The consequences of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1716 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3023 the marriage contract are more significant to society than those of other contracts, and the public interest must be taken into account always. The seriousness of marriage makes adequate premarital counseling and education for family living highly desirable and courses thereon are urged upon all persons contemplating marriage. The impairment or dissolution of the marriage relation generally results in injury to the public wholly apart from the effect upon the parties immediately concerned. Under the laws of this state, marriage is a legal relationship between 2 equal persons, a husband and wife, who owe to each other mutual responsibility and support. Each spouse has an equal obligation in accordance with his or her ability to contribute money or services or both which are necessary for the adequate support and maintenance of his or her minor children and of the other spouse. No spouse may be presumed primarily liable for support expenses under this subsection.

SECTION 3024. 765.01 of the statutes is amended to read: 765.01 A civil contract. Marriage, so far as its validity at law is concerned, is a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential, and which creates the legal status of husband and wife spouse to each other. SECTION 3025. 765.02 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 765.02 (3) Marriage may be contracted between persons of the same sex or different sexes.

SECTION 3026. 765.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 765.03 (1) No marriage shall be contracted while either of the parties has a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1717 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3026 husband or wife spouse living, nor between persons who are nearer of kin than 2nd cousins except that marriage may be contracted between first cousins where the female has attained the age of 55 years or where if either party, at the time of application for a marriage license, submits an affidavit signed by a physician stating that either party is permanently sterile or that the 2 parties are otherwise permanently biologically incapable of producing a child together. Relationship under this section shall be computed by the rule of the civil law, whether the parties to the marriage are of the half or of the whole blood. A marriage may not be contracted if either party has such want of understanding as renders him or her incapable of assenting to marriage.

SECTION 3027. 765.16 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 765.16 (1m) (intro.) Marriage may be validly solemnized and contracted in this state only after a marriage license has been issued therefor, and only by the mutual declarations of the 2 parties to be joined in marriage that they take each takes the other as husband and wife his or her spouse, made before an authorized officiating person and in the presence of at least 2 competent adult witnesses other than the officiating person. If one of the parties is serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, in a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, or in the national guard, the presence of only one competent adult witness other than the officiating person is required. The following are authorized to be officiating persons:

SECTION 3028. 765.16 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 765.16 (1m) (c) The 2 parties themselves, by mutual declarations that they 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1718 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3028 take each takes the other as husband and wife his or her spouse, in accordance with the customs, rules, and regulations of any religious society, denomination, or sect to which either of the parties may belong.

SECTION 3029. 765.23 of the statutes is amended to read: 765.23 Immaterial irregularities otherwise. No marriage hereafter contracted shall be void either by reason of the marriage license having been issued by a county clerk not having jurisdiction to issue the same; or by reason of any informality or irregularity of form in the application for the marriage license or in the marriage license itself, or the incompetency of the witnesses to such marriage; or because the marriage may have been solemnized more than 60 days after the date of the marriage license, if the marriage is in other respects lawful and is consummated with the full belief on the part of the persons so married, or either of them, that they have been lawfully joined in marriage. Where a marriage has been celebrated in one of the forms provided for in s. 765.16 (1m), and the parties thereto have immediately thereafter assumed the habit and repute of husband and wife a married couple, and having continued the same uninterruptedly thereafter for the period of one year, or until the death of either of them, it shall be deemed that a marriage license has been issued as required by ss. 765.05 to 765.24 and 767.803.

SECTION 3030. 765.24 of the statutes is amended to read: 765.24 Removal of impediments to subsequent marriage. If a person during the lifetime of a husband or wife spouse with whom the marriage is in force, enters into a subsequent marriage contract in accordance with s. 765.16, and the parties thereto live together thereafter as husband and wife a married couple, and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1719 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3030 such subsequent marriage contract was entered into by one of the parties in good faith, in the full belief that the former husband or wife spouse was dead, or that the former marriage had been annulled, or dissolved by a divorce, or without knowledge of such former marriage, they the parties shall, after the impediment to their marriage has been removed by the death or divorce of the other party to such former marriage, if they continue to live together as husband and wife a married couple in good faith on the part of one of them, be held to have been legally married from and after the removal of such impediment and the issue of any children born during such subsequent marriage shall be considered as the marital issue children of both parents parties.

SECTION 3031. 765.30 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 765.30 (3) (a) Penalty for unlawful solemnization of marriage. Any officiating person who solemnizes a marriage unless the contracting parties have first obtained a proper marriage license as heretofore provided; or unless the parties to such marriage declare that they take each takes the other as husband and wife his or her spouse; or without the presence of competent adult witnesses as required under s. 765.16 (1m); or solemnizes a marriage knowing of any legal impediment thereto; or solemnizes a marriage more than 60 days after the date of the marriage license; or falsely certifies to the date of a marriage solemnized by the officiating person.

SECTION 3032. 766.587 (7) (form) 9. of the statutes is amended to read: 766.587 (7) (form) 9. BOTH SPOUSES MUST SIGN THIS AGREEMENT. IF SIGNED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1986, IT IS EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1, 1986, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1720 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3032 OR THE DATE THE PARTIES MARRY, WHICHEVER IS LATER. IF SIGNED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1986, IT IS EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE SIGNED OR THE DATE THE PARTIES MARRY, WHICHEVER IS LATER. STATUTORY INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION AGREEMENT (Pursuant to Section 766.587, Wisconsin Statutes) This agreement is made and entered into by .... and ...., (husband and wife who are married) (who intend to marry) (strike one). The parties to this agreement agree to classify all their property, including property owned by them now and property acquired before January 1, 1987, as the individual property of the owning spouse, and agree that ownership of their property shall be determined as if it were December 31, 1985. This agreement terminates on January 1, 1987. Signature .... Date .... Print Name Here: .... Address: .... Signature .... Date .... Print Name Here: .... Address: .... [NOTE: Each spouse should retain a copy of the agreement for himself or herself.]

SECTION 3033. 766.588 (9) (form) 13. of the statutes is amended to read: 766.588 (9) (form) 13. IF AFTER ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1721 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3033 ONE OR BOTH OF YOU ESTABLISH A DOMICILE OUTSIDE THIS STATE, YOU ARE URGED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE CONCERNING THE CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT. STATUTORY TERMINABLE MARITAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION AGREEMENT (Pursuant to Section 766.588, Wisconsin Statutes) This agreement is entered into by .... and .... (husband and wife who are married) (who intend to marry) (strike one). The parties hereby classify all of the property owned by them when this agreement becomes effective, and property acquired during the term of this agreement, as marital property. One spouse may terminate this agreement at any time by giving signed notice of termination to the other spouse. Notice of termination by a spouse is given upon personal delivery or when sent by certified mail to the other spouse[s last-known address. The agreement terminates 30 days after such notice is given. The parties (have) (have not) (strike one) completed Schedule XAY, XFinancial DisclosureY, attached to this agreement. If Schedule XAY has not been completed, the duration of this agreement is 3 years after both parties have signed the agreement. If Schedule XAY has been completed, the duration of this agreement is not limited to 3 years after it is signed. IF THE DURATION OF THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT TO BE LIMITED TO 3 YEARS, MAKE SURE SCHEDULE XAY, XFINANCIAL DISCLOSUREY, IS COMPLETED AND THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED THE SCHEDULE BEFORE SIGNING THE AGREEMENT. IF YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE HAVE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1722 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3033 PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO A STATUTORY TERMINABLE MARITAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE DURING YOUR PRESENT MARRIAGE AND YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE DID NOT COMPLETE SCHEDULE XAY, YOU MAY NOT EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE SCHEDULE XAY. Signature of One Spouse: .... Date: .... Print Name Here: .... Residence Address: .... (Make Sure Your Signature is Authenticated or Acknowledged Below.) AUTHENTICATION Signature .... authenticated this .... day of ...., .... (year) *.... TITLE: MEMBER STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN (If not, .... authorized by s. 706.06, Wis. Stats.) ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF WISCONSIN ) ) ss. .... County ) Personally came before me this .... day of ...., .... (year) the above named .... to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledge the same. *.... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1723 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3033 Notary Public ...., .... County, Wisconsin. My Commission is permanent. (If not, state expiration date: ...., .... (year)) (Signatures may be authenticated or acknowledged. Both are not necessary.) *Names of persons signing in any capacity should be typed or printed below their signatures. Signature of Other Spouse: .... Date: .... Print Name Here: .... Residence Address: .... (Make Sure Your Signature is Authenticated or Acknowledged Below.) AUTHENTICATION Signature .... authenticated this .... day of ...., .... (year) *.... TITLE: MEMBER STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN (If not, .... authorized by s. 706.06, Wis. Stats.) ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF WISCONSIN ) ) ss. .... County ) Personally came before me this .... day of ...., .... (year) the above named .... to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1724 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3033 me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledge the same. *.... Notary Public ...., .... County, Wisconsin. My Commission is permanent. (If not, state expiration date: ...., .... (year)) (Signatures may be authenticated or acknowledged. Both are not necessary.) *Names of persons signing in any capacity should be typed or printed below their signatures. TERMINATION OF STATUTORY TERMINABLE MARITAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION AGREEMENT I UNDERSTAND THAT: 1. THIS TERMINATION TAKES EFFECT 30 DAYS AFTER MY SPOUSE IS NOTIFIED OF THE TERMINATION, AS PROVIDED UNDER

SECTION 766.588 (4) OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES. 2. THIS TERMINATION IS PROSPECTIVE; IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY ACQUIRED BEFORE THE TERMINATION BECOMES EFFECTIVE. PROPERTY ACQUIRED AFTER THE TERMINATION BECOMES EFFECTIVE IS CLASSIFIED AS PROVIDED UNDER THE MARITAL PROPERTY LAW. 3. IN GENERAL, THIS TERMINATION IS NOT BINDING ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1725 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3033 CREDITORS UNLESS THEY ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE TERMINATION BEFORE CREDIT IS EXTENDED. The undersigned terminates the statutory terminable marital property classification agreement entered into by me and my spouse on .... (date last spouse signed the agreement) under section 766.588 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Signature: .... Date: .... Print Name Here: .... Residence Address: .... SCHEDULE XAY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE The following general categories of assets and liabilities are not all inclusive and if other assets or liabilities exist they should be listed. Assets should be listed according to which spouse has title (including assets owned by a spouse or the spouses with one or more third parties) and at their approximate market value. Husband Wife Spouse (Name) Spouse (Name) Both Names I. ASSETS A. Real estate (gross value) B. Stocks, bonds and mutual funds C. Accounts at and certificates or other instruments issued by financial institutions D. Mortgages, land contracts, promissory notes and cash 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1726 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3033 E. Partnership interests EL. Limited liability company interests. F. Trust interests G. Livestock, farm products, crops H. Automobiles and other vehicles I. Jewelry and personal effects J. Household furnishings K. Life insurance and annuities: 1. Face value 2. Cash surrender value L. Retirement benefits (include value): 1. Pension plans 2. Profit sharing plans 3. HR-10 KEOGH plans 4. IRAs 5. Deferred compensation plans M. Other assets not listed elsewhere II. OBLIGATIONS (TOTAL OUTSTANDING BALANCE): A. Mortgages and liens B. Credit cards C. Other obligations to financial institutions D. Alimony, maintenance and child support (per month) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1727 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3033 E. Other obligations (such as other obligations to individuals, guarantees, contingent liabilities) III. ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES: (for example, wages and income from self- employment; also include social security, disability and similar income here) (IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL SPACE, ADD ADDITIONAL SHEETS)

SECTION 3034. 766.589 (10) (form) 14. of the statutes is amended to read: 766.589 (10) (form) 14. IF AFTER ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ONE OR BOTH OF YOU ESTABLISH A DOMICILE OUTSIDE THIS STATE, YOU ARE URGED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE CONCERNING THE CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT. STATUTORY TERMINABLE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION AGREEMENT (Pursuant to Section 766.589, Wisconsin Statutes) This agreement is entered into by .... and .... (husband and wife who are married) (who intend to marry) (strike one). The parties hereby classify the marital property owned by them when this agreement becomes effective, and property acquired during the term of this agreement which that would otherwise have been marital property, as the individual property of the owning spouse. The parties agree that ownership of such property shall be determined by the name in which the property is held and, if property is not held by either or both spouses, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1728 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3034 ownership shall be determined as if the parties were unmarried persons when the property was acquired. Upon the death of either spouse the surviving spouse may, except as otherwise provided in a subsequent marital property agreement, and regardless of whether this agreement has terminated, elect against the property of the decedent spouse as provided in section 766.589 (7) of the Wisconsin Statutes. One spouse may terminate this agreement at any time by giving signed notice of termination to the other spouse. Notice of termination by a spouse is given upon personal delivery or when sent by certified mail to the other spouse[s last-known address. The agreement terminates 30 days after such notice is given. The parties (have) (have not) (strike one) completed Schedule XAY, XFinancial DisclosureY, attached to this agreement. If Schedule XAY has not been completed, the duration of this agreement is 3 years after both parties have signed the agreement. If Schedule XAY has been completed, the duration of this agreement is not limited to 3 years after it is signed. IF THE DURATION OF THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT TO BE LIMITED TO 3 YEARS, MAKE SURE THAT SCHEDULE XAY, XFINANCIAL DISCLOSUREY, IS COMPLETED AND THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED THE SCHEDULE BEFORE SIGNING THE AGREEMENT. IF YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE HAVE PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO A STATUTORY TERMINABLE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE DURING YOUR PRESENT MARRIAGE AND YOU AND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1729 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3034 YOUR SPOUSE DID NOT COMPLETE SCHEDULE XAY, YOU MAY NOT EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE SCHEDULE XAY. Signature of One Spouse: .... Date: .... Print Name Here: .... Residence Address: .... (Make Sure Your Signature is Authenticated or Acknowledged Below.) AUTHENTICATION Signature .... authenticated this .... day of ...., .... (year) *.... TITLE: MEMBER STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN (If not, .... authorized by s. 706.06, Wis. Stats.) ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF WISCONSIN ) ) ss. .... County ) Personally came before me this .... day of ...., .... (year) the above named .... to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledge the same. *.... Notary Public ...., .... County, Wisconsin. My Commission is permanent. (If not, state expiration date: ...., .... (year)) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1730 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3034 (Signatures may be authenticated or acknowledged. Both are not necessary.) *Names of persons signing in any capacity should be typed or printed below their signatures. Signature of Other Spouse: .... Date: .... Print Name Here: .... Residence Address: .... (Make Sure Your Signature is Authenticated or Acknowledged Below.) AUTHENTICATION Signature .... authenticated this .... day of ...., .... (year) *.... TITLE: MEMBER STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN (If not, .... authorized by s. 706.06, Wis. Stats.) ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF WISCONSIN ) ) ss. .... County ) Personally came before me this .... day of ...., .... (year) the above named .... to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledge the same. *.... Notary Public ...., .... County, Wisconsin. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1731 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3034 My Commission is permanent. (If not, state expiration date: ...., .... (year)) (Signatures may be authenticated or acknowledged. Both are not necessary.) *Names of persons signing in any capacity should be typed or printed below their signatures. TERMINATION OF STATUTORY TERMINABLE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION AGREEMENT I UNDERSTAND THAT: 1. THIS TERMINATION TAKES EFFECT 30 DAYS AFTER MY SPOUSE IS NOTIFIED OF THE TERMINATION, AS PROVIDED UNDER

SECTION 766.589 (4) OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES. 2. THIS TERMINATION IS PROSPECTIVE; IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY ACQUIRED BEFORE THE TERMINATION BECOMES EFFECTIVE. PROPERTY ACQUIRED AFTER THE TERMINATION BECOMES EFFECTIVE IS CLASSIFIED AS PROVIDED UNDER THE MARITAL PROPERTY LAW. 3. IN GENERAL, THIS TERMINATION IS NOT BINDING ON CREDITORS UNLESS THEY ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE TERMINATION BEFORE CREDIT IS EXTENDED. The undersigned terminates the statutory terminable individual property 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1732 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3034 classification agreement entered into by me and my spouse on .... (date last spouse signed the agreement) under section 766.589 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Signature: .... Date: .... Print Name Here: .... Residence Address: .... SCHEDULE XAY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE The following general categories of assets and liabilities are not all inclusive and if other assets or liabilities exist they should be listed. Assets should be listed according to which spouse has title (including assets owned by a spouse or the spouses with one or more third parties) and at their approximate market value. Husband Wife Spouse (Name) Spouse (Name) Both Names I. ASSETS: A. Real estate (gross value) B. Stocks, bonds and mutual funds C. Accounts at and certificates and other instruments issued by financial institutions D. Mortgages, land contracts, promissory notes and cash E. Partnership interests EL. Limited liability company interests F. Trust interests 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1733 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3034 G. Livestock, farm products, crops H. Automobiles and other vehicles I. Jewelry and personal effects J. Household furnishings K. Life insurance and annuities: 1. Face value 2. Cash surrender value L. Retirement benefits (include value): 1. Pension plans 2. Profit sharing plans 3. HR-10 KEOGH plans 4. IRAs 5. Deferred compensation plans M. Other assets not listed elsewhere II. OBLIGATIONS (TOTAL OUTSTANDING BALANCE): A. Mortgages and liens B. Credit cards C. Other obligations to financial institutions D. Alimony, maintenance and child support (per month) E. Other obligations (such as other obligations to individuals, guarantees, contingent liabilities) III. ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1734 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3034 (for example, wages and income from self- employment; also include social security, disability and similar income here) (IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL SPACE, ADD ADDITIONAL SHEETS.)

SECTION 3035. 767.001 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.001 (1) (m) To enforce or revise an order for support entered under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2) or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats. SECTION 3036. 767.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.215 (2) (b) The name and birthdate of each minor child of the parties and each other child born to the wife a party during the marriage, and whether the wife a party is pregnant. SECTION 3037. 767.215 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 767.215 (5) (a) 2. The name, date of birth, and social security number of each minor child of the parties and of each child who was born to the wife a party during the marriage and who is a minor.

SECTION 3038. 767.323 of the statutes is amended to read: 767.323 Suspension of proceedings to effect reconciliation. During the pendency of an action for divorce or legal separation, the court may, upon written stipulation of both parties that they desire to attempt a reconciliation, enter an order suspending any and all orders and proceedings for such period, not exceeding 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1735 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3038 90 days, as the court determines advisable to permit the parties to attempt a reconciliation without prejudice to their respective rights. During the suspension period, the parties may resume living together as husband and wife a married couple and their acts and conduct do not constitute an admission that the marriage is not irretrievably broken or a waiver of the ground that the parties have voluntarily lived apart continuously for 12 months or more immediately prior to the commencement of the action. Suspension may be revoked upon the motion of either party by an order of the court. If the parties become reconciled, the court shall dismiss the action. If the parties are not reconciled after the period of suspension, the action shall proceed as though no reconciliation period was attempted.

SECTION 3039. 767.511 (1m) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.511 (1m) (hm) The best interests of the child, including, with respect to a child placed with an out-of-home care provider under ch. 48 or 938, the impact on the child of expenditures by the family for improvement of any conditions in the home that would facilitate the reunification of the child with the child[s family, if appropriate, and the importance of a placement that is the least restrictive of the rights of the child and the parents and the most appropriate for meeting the needs of the child and the family.

SECTION 3040. 767.521 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.521 Action by state for child support. (intro.) The state or its delegate under s. 49.22 (7) shall bring an action for support of a minor child under s. 767.001 (1) (f) or for paternity determination and child support under s. 767.80 if the child[s right to support is assigned to the state under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1736 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3040 (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.145 (2) (s), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b., or 49.775 (2) (bm) and all of the following apply: SECTION 3041. 767.55 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 767.55 (3) (a) 2. The child[s right to support is assigned to the state under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), or 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b.

SECTION 3042. 767.57 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.57 (1m) (c) The party entitled to the support or maintenance money or a minor child of the party has applied for or is receiving aid under s. 48.645 or public assistance under ch. 49 and there is an assignment to the state under s. 48.645 (3) or 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b. of the party[s right to the support or maintenance money.

SECTION 3043. 767.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.57 (2) PROCEDURE IF RECIPIENT ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. If a party entitled to maintenance or support, or both, is receiving public assistance under ch. 49, the party may assign the party[s right to support or maintenance to the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 granting the assistance. The assignment shall be approved by order of the court granting the maintenance or support. The assignment may not be terminated if there is a delinquency in the amount to be paid to the assignee of maintenance and support previously ordered without the written consent of the assignee or upon notice to the assignee and a hearing. When an assignment of maintenance or support, or both, has been approved by the order, the assignee shall be deemed a real party in interest within s. 803.01 solely for the purpose of securing payment of unpaid maintenance or support ordered to be paid, by participating in proceedings to secure the payment of unpaid amounts. Notwithstanding assignment under this subsection, and without 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1737 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3043 further order of the court, the department or its designee, upon receiving notice that a party or a minor child of the parties is receiving aid under s. 48.645 or public assistance under ch. 49 or that a kinship care provider or long-term kinship care provider of the minor child is receiving kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments for the minor child, shall forward all support assigned under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.19 (4) (h) 1., or 49.45 (19) to the assignee under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.19 (4) (h) 1., or 49.45 (19).

SECTION 3044. 767.57 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.57 (4) PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN CHILD RECIPIENTS. If an order or judgment providing for the support of one or more children not receiving aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 48.645, or 49.19 includes support for a minor who is the beneficiary of aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 48.645, or 49.19, any support payment made under the order or judgment is assigned to the state under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), or 49.19 (4) (h) 1. b. in the amount that is the proportionate share of the minor receiving aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 48.645, or 49.19, except as otherwise ordered by the court on the motion of a party.

SECTION 3045. 767.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.59 (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xsupport or maintenance orderY means a judgment or order providing for child support under this chapter or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), 938.363 (2), or 948.22 (7), or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., for maintenance payments under s. 767.56, for family support 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1738 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3045 payments under s. 767.531, 2019 stats., or for the appointment of trustees or receivers under s. 767.57 (5).

SECTION 3046. 767.59 (1c) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.59 (1c) (a) (intro.) On the petition, motion, or order to show cause of either of the parties, the department, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) if an assignment has been made under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.19 (4) (h), or 49.45 (19) or if either party or their minor children receive aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or 48.645 or ch. 49, a court may, except as provided in par. (b), do any of the following: SECTION 3047. 767.59 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.59 (2) (c) If the court revises a judgment or order providing for child support that was entered under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2) or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., the court shall determine child support in the manner provided in s. 49.345 (14) or 301.12 (14), whichever is applicable.

SECTION 3048. 767.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.77 (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xpayment obligationY means an obligation to pay support under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2) or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., support or maintenance under s. 767.501, child support or maintenance under s. 767.225, child support under s. 767.511, maintenance under s. 767.56, family support under s. 767.225, 2019 stats., or s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1739 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3048 767.531, 2019 stats., attorney fees under s. 767.241, child support or a child[s health care expenses under s. 767.85, paternity obligations under s. 767.804 (3), 767.805 (4), 767.863 (3), or 767.89, support arrearages under s. 767.71, or child or spousal support under s. 948.22 (7).

SECTION 3049. 767.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.78 (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xfinancial obligationY means an obligation for payment incurred under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., s. 767.531, 2019 stats., s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 767.225, 767.241, 767.511, 767.56, 767.61, 767.71, 767.804 (3), 767.805 (4), 767.85, 767.863 (3), 767.89, 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2). SECTION 3050. 767.80 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.80 (1) WHO MAY BRING ACTION OR FILE MOTION. (intro.) The following persons may bring an action or file a motion, including an action or motion for declaratory judgment, for the purpose of determining the paternity of a child, or for the purpose of rebutting the presumption of paternity parentage under s. 891.405, 891.407, or 891.41 (1):

SECTION 3051. 767.80 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.80 (1) (c) Unless s. 767.804 (1) or 767.805 (1) applies, a male person presumed to be the child[s father parent under s. 891.405, 891.407, or 891.41 (1). SECTION 3052. 767.80 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.80 (2) CERTAIN AGREEMENTS NOT A BAR TO ACTION. Regardless of its terms, an agreement made after July 1, 1981, other than an agreement approved by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1740 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3052 the court between an alleged or presumed father parent and the mother or child, does not bar an action under this section. Whenever the court approves an agreement in which one of the parties agrees not to commence an action under this section, the court shall first determine whether or not the agreement is in the best interest of the child. The court shall not approve any provision waiving the right to bring an action under this section if this provision is contrary to the best interests of the child.

SECTION 3053. 767.803 of the statutes is amended to read: 767.803 Determination of marital children. If the father and mother natural parents of a nonmarital child enter into a lawful marriage or a marriage which appears and they believe is lawful, except where the parental rights of the mother parent who gave birth were terminated before either of these circumstances, the child becomes a marital child, is entitled to a change in birth record under s. 69.15 (3) (b), and shall enjoy all of the rights and privileges of a marital child as if he or she had been born during the marriage of the parents. This section applies to all cases before, on, or after its effective date, but no estate already vested shall be divested by this section and ss. 765.05 to 765.24 and 852.05. The children of all marriages declared void under the law are nevertheless marital children. SECTION 3054. 767.804 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 767.804 (1) (a) 4. No other male person is presumed to be the father natural parent under s. 891.405 or 891.41 (1). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1741 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3055

SECTION 3055. 767.805 (title), (1), (1m), (2) (a) and (b) and (3) (title) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read: 767.805 (title) Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity parentage. (1) CONCLUSIVE DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY PARENTAGE. A statement acknowledging paternity parentage that is on file with the state registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. after the last day on which a person may timely rescind the statement, as specified in s. 69.15 (3m), is a conclusive determination, which shall be of the same effect as a judgment, of paternity parentage. (1m) MINOR PARENT MAY NOT SIGN. A minor may not sign a statement acknowledging paternity parentage. (2) (a) A statement acknowledging paternity parentage that is filed with the state registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. may be rescinded as provided in s. 69.15 (3m) by a person who signed the statement as a parent of the child who is the subject of the statement. (b) If a statement acknowledging paternity parentage is timely rescinded as provided in s. 69.15 (3m), a court may not enter an order specified in sub. (4) with respect to the male person who signed the statement as the father parent of the child unless the male person is adjudicated the child[s father parent using the procedures set forth in this subchapter, except for this section. (3) (title) ACTIONS WHEN PATERNITY PARENTAGE ACKNOWLEDGED. (a) Unless the statement acknowledging paternity parentage has been rescinded, an action affecting the family concerning custody, child support or physical placement rights may be brought with respect to persons who, with respect to a child, jointly signed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1742 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3055 and filed with the state registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. as parents of the child a statement acknowledging paternity parentage.

SECTION 3056. 767.805 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.805 (4) ORDERS WHEN PATERNITY PARENTAGE ACKNOWLEDGED. (intro.) In an action under sub. (3) (a), if the persons who signed and filed the statement acknowledging paternity as parents parentage of the child had notice of the hearing, the court shall make an order that contains all of the following provisions:

SECTION 3057. 767.805 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.805 (4) (d) 1. An order establishing the amount of the father[s obligation to pay or contribute to the reasonable expenses of the mother[s pregnancy and the child[s birth childbirth by the parent who did not give birth. The amount established may not exceed one-half of the total actual and reasonable pregnancy and birth expenses. The order also shall specify the court[s findings as to whether the father[s parent who did not give birth has an income that is at or below the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902 (2), and shall specify whether periodic payments are due on the obligation, based on the father[s parent[s ability to pay or contribute to those expenses. 2. If the order does not require periodic payments because the father parent has no present ability to pay or contribute to the expenses, the court may modify the judgment or order at a later date to require periodic payments if the father parent has the ability to pay at that time.

SECTION 3058. 767.805 (5) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read: 767.805 (5) (a) A determination of paternity parentage that arises under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1743 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3058 section may be voided at any time upon a motion or petition stating facts that show fraud, duress or a mistake of fact. Except for good cause shown, any orders entered under sub. (4) shall remain in effect during the pendency of a proceeding under this paragraph. (b) If a court in a proceeding under par. (a) determines that the male person is not the father parent of the child, the court shall vacate any order entered under sub. (4) with respect to the male person. The court or the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) shall notify the state registrar, in the manner provided in s. 69.15 (1) (b), to remove the male[s person[s name as the father parent of the child from the child[s birth record. No paternity action may thereafter be brought against the male person with respect to the child.

SECTION 3059. 767.805 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.805 (6) (a) (intro.) This section does not apply unless all of the following apply to the statement acknowledging paternity parentage:

SECTION 3060. 767.855 of the statutes is amended to read: 767.855 Dismissal if adjudication not in child[s best interest. Except as provided in s. 767.863 (1m), at any time in an action to establish the paternity of a child, upon the motion of a party or guardian ad litem or the child[s mother if she is not a party, the court or supplemental court commissioner under s. 757.675 (2) (g) may, if the court or supplemental court commissioner determines that a judicial determination of whether a male is the father of the child is not in the best interest of the child, dismiss the action with respect to the male, regardless of whether genetic tests have been performed or what the results of the tests, if performed, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1744 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3060 were. Notwithstanding ss. 767.813 (5g) (form) 4., 767.84 (1) and (2), 767.863 (2), 767.865 (2), and 767.88 (4), if genetic tests have not yet been performed with respect to the male, the court or supplemental court commissioner is not required to order those genetic tests.

SECTION 3061. 767.863 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.863 (1m) PATERNITY ALLEGATION BY MALE PERSON OTHER THAN HUSBAND SPOUSE; WHEN DETERMINATION NOT IN BEST INTEREST OF CHILD. In an action to establish the paternity of a child who was born to a woman while she was married, if a male person other than the woman[s husband spouse alleges that he, not the husband woman[s spouse, is the child[s father biological parent, a party, or the woman if she is not a party, may allege that a judicial determination that a male person other than the husband woman[s spouse is the father biological parent is not in the best interest of the child. If the court or a supplemental court commissioner under s. 757.675 (2) (g) determines that a judicial determination of whether a male person other than the husband woman[s spouse is the father biological parent is not in the best interest of the child, no genetic tests may be ordered and the action shall be dismissed.

SECTION 3062. 767.87 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.87 (1m) BIRTH RECORD REQUIRED. (intro.) If the child was born in this state, the petitioner shall present a certified copy of the child[s birth record or a printed copy of the record from the birth database of the state registrar to the court, so that the court is aware of whether a name has been inserted on the birth record 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1745 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3062 as the father parent of the child other than the mother, at the earliest possible of the following:

SECTION 3063. 767.87 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.87 (6) (a) Whenever the state brings the action to determine paternity pursuant to an assignment under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 48.645 (3), 49.19 (4) (h) 1., or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157, or 49.159, the natural mother of the child may not be compelled to testify about the paternity of the child if it has been determined that the mother has good cause for refusing to cooperate in establishing paternity as provided in 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) and the federal regulations promulgated pursuant to this statute, as of July 1, 1981, and pursuant to any rules promulgated by the department which define good cause in accordance with the federal regulations, as authorized by 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) in effect on July 1, 1981.

SECTION 3064. 767.87 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.87 (8) BURDEN OF PROOF. The party bringing an action for the purpose of determining paternity or for the purpose of declaring the nonexistence of paternity presumed under s. 891.405, 891.407, or the nonexistence of parentage presumed under s. 891.405 or 891.41 (1) shall have the burden of proving the issues involved by clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence. SECTION 3065. 767.87 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.87 (9) ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; NATURAL FATHER PARENT. Where If a child is conceived by artificial insemination, the husband spouse of the mother of the child at the time of the conception of the child is the natural father parent of the child, as provided in s. 891.40. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1746 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3066

SECTION 3066. 767.883 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 767.883 (1) TWO PARTS. The trial shall be divided into 2 parts, the first part dealing with the determination of paternity parentage and the 2nd part dealing with child support, legal custody, periods of physical placement, and related issues. The main issue at the first part shall be whether the alleged or presumed father parent is or is not the father parent of the mother[s child, but if the child was born to the mother while she was the lawful wife spouse of a specified male person, the prior issue of whether the husband mother[s spouse was not the father parent of the child shall be determined first, as provided under s. 891.39. The first part of the trial shall be by jury only if the defendant verbally requests a jury trial either at the initial appearance or pretrial hearing or requests a jury trial in writing prior to the pretrial hearing. The court may direct and, if requested by either party before the introduction of any testimony in the party[s behalf, shall direct the jury to find a special verdict as to any of the issues specified in this section, except that the court shall make all of the findings enumerated in s. 767.89 (2) to (4). If the mother is dead, becomes insane, cannot be found within the jurisdiction, or fails to commence or pursue the action, the proceeding does not abate if any of the persons under s. 767.80 (1) makes a motion to continue. The testimony of the mother taken at the pretrial hearing may in any such case be read in evidence if it is competent, relevant, and material. The issues of child support, custody, and visitation, and related issues shall be determined by the court either immediately after the first part of the trial or at a later hearing before the court.

SECTION 3067. 769.316 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1747 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3067 769.316 (9) The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife between spouses or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under this chapter. SECTION 3068. 769.401 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 769.401 (2) (a) A parent or presumed father parent of the child. SECTION 3069. 769.401 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3070. 780.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 780.01 (5) For all arrearages owed by the owner in child support ordered under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), 938.363 (2), or 948.22 (7) or ch. 767 or 769 or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., or in family support ordered under ch. 767.

SECTION 3071. 801.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 801.02 (1) A Except as provided in s. 20.9315 (5) (b), a civil action in which a personal judgment is sought is commenced as to any defendant when a summons and a complaint naming the person as defendant are filed with the court, provided service of an authenticated copy of the summons and of the complaint is made upon the defendant under this chapter within 90 days after filing. SECTION 3072. 801.50 (5sb) of the statutes is created to read: 801.50 (5sb) Venue of an action under s. 813.124 shall be in the county in which the cause of action arose or where the petitioner or the respondent resides.

SECTION 3073. 801.58 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: 801.58 (2m) If, under sub. (2), the judge determines that the request for substitution was made timely and in proper form, any ex parte order granted by the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1748 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3073 original judge remains in effect according to the terms, except that a temporary restraining order issued under s. 813.12 (3), 813.122 (4), 813.123 (4), 813.124 (2t), or 813.125 (3) by the original judge is extended until the newly assigned judge holds a hearing on the issuance of an injunction. The newly assigned judge shall hear any subsequent motion to modify or vacate any ex parte order granted by the original judge.

SECTION 3074. 803.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 803.09 (1) Upon Except as provided in s. 20.9315, upon timely motion anyone shall be permitted to intervene in an action when the movant claims an interest relating to the property or transaction which is the subject of the action and the movant is so situated that the disposition of the action may as a practical matter impair or impede the movant[s ability to protect that interest, unless the movant[s interest is adequately represented by existing parties.

SECTION 3075. 803.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 803.09 (2) Upon Except as provided in s. 20.9315, upon timely motion anyone may be permitted to intervene in an action when a movant[s claim or defense and the main action have a question of law or fact in common. When a party to an action relies for ground of claim or defense upon any statute or executive order or rule administered by a federal or state governmental officer or agency or upon any regulation, order, rule, requirement or agreement issued or made pursuant to the statute or executive order, the officer or agency upon timely motion may be permitted to intervene in the action. In exercising its discretion the court shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1749 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3075 consider whether the intervention will unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the rights of the original parties. SECTION 3076. 803.09 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 3077. 804.01 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 804.01 (2) SCOPE OF DISCOVERY. (intro.) Unless Except as provided in s. 20.9315 (9), and unless otherwise limited by order of the court in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the scope of discovery is as follows: SECTION 3078. 805.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 805.04 (1) BY PLAINTIFF; BY STIPULATION. An Except as provided in sub. (2p), an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court by serving and filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by an adverse party of responsive pleading or motion or by the filing of a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action. Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the dismissal is not on the merits, except that a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication on the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has once dismissed in any court an action based on or including the same claim.

SECTION 3079. 805.04 (2p) of the statutes is created to read: 805.04 (2p) FALSE CLAIMS. An action filed under s. 20.9315 may be dismissed only by order of the court. In determining whether to dismiss the action filed under s. 20.9315, the court shall take into account the best interests of the parties and the purposes of s. 20.9315.

SECTION 3080. 806.04 (11) of the statutes is amended to read: 806.04 (11) PARTIES. When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1750 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3080 made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and no declaration may prejudice the right of persons not parties to the proceeding. In any proceeding which involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, the municipality shall be made a party, and shall be entitled to be heard. If a statute, ordinance, or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, or to be in violation of or preempted by federal law, or if the construction or validity of a statute is otherwise challenged, the attorney general shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding and be entitled to be heard. If a statute is alleged to be unconstitutional, or to be in violation of or preempted by federal law, or if the construction or validity of a statute is otherwise challenged, the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate, and the senate majority leader shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding, and the assembly, the senate, and the state legislature are entitled to be heard. If the assembly, the senate, or the joint committee on legislative organization intervenes as provided under s. 803.09 (2m), the assembly shall represent the assembly, the senate shall represent the senate, and the joint committee on legislative organization shall represent the legislature. In any proceeding under this section in which the constitutionality, construction, or application of any provision of ch. 227, or of any statute allowing a legislative committee to suspend, or to delay or prevent the adoption of, a rule as defined in s. 227.01 (13) is placed in issue by the parties, the joint committee for review of administrative rules shall be served with a copy of the petition and, with the approval of the joint committee on legislative organization, shall be made a party and be entitled to be heard. In any proceeding under this section in which the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1751 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3080 constitutionality, construction, or application of any provision of ch. 13, 20, 111, 227, or 230 or subch. I, III, or IV of ch. 16 or s. 753.075, or of any statute allowing a legislative committee to suspend, or to delay or prevent the adoption of, a rule, as defined in s. 227.01 (13), is placed in issue by the parties, the joint committee on legislative organization shall be served with a copy of the petition and the joint committee on legislative organization, the senate committee on organization, or the assembly committee on organization may intervene as a party to the proceedings and be heard.

SECTION 3081. 809.13 of the statutes is amended to read: 809.13 Rule (Intervention). A person who is not a party to an appeal may file in the court of appeals a petition to intervene in the appeal. A party may file a response to the petition within 11 days after service of the petition. The court may grant the petition upon a showing that the petitioner[s interest meets the requirements of s. 803.09 (1), or (2), or (2m).

SECTION 3082. 813.06 of the statutes is amended to read: 813.06 Security for damages. In proceedings under s. 767.225 the court or judge may, and in all other proceedings except proceedings under ss. 813.12, 813.122, 813.124, 813.125 and 823.113 the court or judge shall, require a bond of the party seeking an injunction, with sureties, to the effect that he or she will pay to the party enjoined such damages, not exceeding an amount to be specified, as he or she may sustain by reason of the injunction if the court finally decides that the party was not entitled thereto. Copies of such bond, affidavit or other pleading shall be served upon the party enjoined and the officer serving the same shall, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1752 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3082 within 8 days after such service, file his or her return in the office of the clerk of the court.

SECTION 3083. 813.124 of the statutes is created to read: 813.124 Extreme risk protection temporary restraining orders and injunctions. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XFamily or household memberY means any of the following: 1. A person related by blood, adoption, or marriage to the respondent. 2. A person with whom the respondent has or had a dating relationship, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (ag), or with whom the respondent has a child in common. 3. A person who resides with, or within the 6 months before filing a petition, had resided with, the respondent. 4. A domestic partner under ch. 770 of the respondent. 5. A person who is acting or has acted as the respondent[s legal guardian or who is or was a foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the respondent. 6. A person for whom the respondent is acting or has acted as a legal guardian or for whom the respondent is or was the foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2). (b) XFirearms dealerY has the meaning given in s. 175.35 (1) (ar). (c) XLaw enforcement officerY has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c). (2) COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION AND RESPONSE. No action under this section may be commenced by complaint and summons. An action under this section may be commenced only by a petition described under sub. (4) (a). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1753 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3083 (2m) PROCEDURE. Procedure for an action under this section is as follows: (a) If the petitioner requests an extreme risk protection temporary restraining order, the court shall consider the request as provided under sub. (2t). If the court issues a temporary restraining order, the court shall set forth the date, which must be within 14 days of issuing the temporary restraining order, for the hearing on the injunction and shall forward a copy of the temporary restraining order, the injunction hearing date, and the petition to the appropriate law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the respondent[s residence. The law enforcement agency shall immediately, or as soon as practicable, serve it on the respondent. If personal service cannot be effected upon the respondent, the court may order other appropriate service. (b) The court shall hold a hearing under sub. (3) on whether to issue an extreme risk protection injunction, which is the final relief. If there was no temporary restraining order, the respondent shall be served notice of the petition by a law enforcement officer and the date for the hearing shall be set upon motion by either party. If personal service cannot be effected upon the respondent, the court may order other appropriate service. The service shall include the name of the respondent and of the petitioner, and, if known, notice of the date, time, and place of the injunction hearing. (c) When the respondent is served under this subsection, the respondent shall be provided notice of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29. (2t) EXTREME RISK PROTECTION TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. (a) A judge shall issue an extreme risk protection temporary restraining order under this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1754 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3083 subsection prohibiting the respondent from possessing a firearm and ordering the respondent to surrender all firearms in the respondent[s possession if all of the following occur: 1. A petitioner files a petition alleging the elements under sub. (4) (a), and requests a temporary restraining order. The petition requesting a temporary restraining order shall be heard by the court in an expedited manner. The court shall examine under oath the petitioner and any witness the petitioner may produce or may rely on an affidavit submitted in support of the petition. 2. The judge finds all of the following: a. Substantial likelihood that the petition for an injunction will be successful. b. Good cause to believe that there is an immediate and present danger that the respondent may injure themself or another person if the respondent possesses a firearm and that waiting for the injunction hearing may increase the immediate and present danger. (b) A temporary restraining order issued under this subsection shall remain in effect until a hearing is held on issuance of an injunction under sub. (3). Notice need not be given to the respondent before issuing a temporary restraining order under this subsection. A temporary restraining order may be entered against only the respondent named in the petition and may not be renewed or extended. (c) A temporary restraining order issued under this subsection shall inform the respondent named in the petition of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1755 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3083 (d) The temporary restraining order issued under this subsection shall require one of the following: 1. If a law enforcement officer is able to personally serve the respondent with the order, the officer to require the respondent to immediately surrender all firearms in the respondent[s possession. 2. If a law enforcement officer is not able to personally serve the respondent with the order, the respondent to, within 24 hours of service, surrender all firearms in the respondent[s possession to a law enforcement officer or transfer or sell all firearms in the respondent[s possession to a firearms dealer. Within 48 hours of service, the respondent shall file with the court that issued the order under this subsection a receipt indicating that the respondent surrendered, transferred, or sold the firearms. The receipt must include the date on which each firearm was surrendered, transferred, or sold and the manufacturer, model, and serial number of each firearm and must be signed by either the law enforcement officer to whom the firearm was surrendered or the firearms dealer to whom the firearm was transferred or sold. (3) EXTREME RISK PROTECTION INJUNCTION. (a) The court shall hold a hearing on whether to issue an extreme risk protection injunction, which is the final relief. At the hearing, a judge may grant an injunction prohibiting the respondent from possessing a firearm and, if there was no temporary restraining order under sub. (2t), ordering the respondent to surrender all firearms in the respondent[s possession if all of the following occur: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1756 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3083 1. The petitioner files a petition alleging the elements set forth under sub. (4) (a). 2. The petitioner serves upon the respondent a copy or summary of the petition and notice of the time for hearing on the issuance of the injunction, or the respondent serves upon the petitioner notice of the time for hearing on the issuance of the injunction. 3. The judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is substantially likely to injure themself or another person if the respondent possesses a firearm. (b) The judge may enter an injunction against only the respondent named in the petition. (c) 1. Unless a judge vacates the injunction under par. (d), an injunction under this subsection is effective for a period determined by the judge that is no longer than one year. 2. When an injunction expires, the court shall extend the injunction, upon petition, for up to one year if the judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is still substantially likely to injure themself or another person if the respondent possesses a firearm. (d) A respondent who is subject to an injunction issued under this subsection may request in writing a judge to vacate the injunction one time during any injunction period. If a respondent files a request under this paragraph, the petitioner shall be notified of the request before the judge considers the request. The judge shall vacate the injunction if the respondent demonstrates by clear and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1757 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3083 convincing evidence that the respondent is no longer substantially likely to injure themself or another person if the respondent possesses a firearm. (e) An injunction issued under this subsection shall inform the respondent named in the petition of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29. (4) PETITION. (a) The petition shall allege facts sufficient to show the following: 1. The name of the petitioner and, unless the petitioner is a law enforcement officer, how the petitioner is a family or household member of the respondent. 2. The name of the respondent. 3. That the respondent is substantially likely to injure themself or another person if the respondent possesses a firearm. 4. If the petitioner knows, the number, types, and locations of any firearms that the respondent possesses. 5. If requesting a temporary restraining order, evidence of an immediate and present danger that the respondent may injure themself or another person if the respondent possesses a firearm and that waiting for the injunction hearing may increase the immediate and present danger. (b) The clerk of the circuit court shall provide simplified forms to help a person file a petition. (c) Only the following persons may file a petition under this section: 1. A law enforcement officer. 2. A family or household member of the respondent. (5) ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) 1. If a temporary restraining order is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1758 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3083 issued under sub. (2t) or an injunction is issued, extended, or vacated under sub. (3), the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the department of justice of the action and shall provide the department of justice with information concerning the period during which the order or injunction is in effect or the date on which the injunction is vacated and with information necessary to identify the respondent for purposes of responding to a request under s. 165.63 or for purposes of a firearms restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or a background check under s. 175.60 (9g) (a). 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., the department of justice may disclose information that it receives under subd. 1. only to respond to a request under s. 165.63 or as part of a firearms restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or a background check under s. 175.60 (9g) (a). 3. The department of justice shall disclose any information that it receives under subd. 1. to a law enforcement agency when the information is needed for law enforcement purposes. (b) Within one business day after a temporary restraining order is issued under sub. (2t) or an injunction is issued, extended, or vacated under sub. (3), the clerk of the circuit court shall send a copy of the temporary restraining order, of the injunction, or of the order extending or vacating an injunction, to the sheriff or to any other local law enforcement agency that is the central repository for injunctions and that has jurisdiction over the petitioner[s premises. (c) No later than 24 hours after receiving the information under par. (b), the sheriff or other appropriate local law enforcement agency under par. (b) shall enter the information concerning a temporary restraining order issued under sub. (2t) or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1759 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3083 concerning an injunction issued, extended, or vacated under sub. (3) into the transaction information for management of enforcement system. The sheriff or other appropriate local law enforcement agency shall also make available to other law enforcement agencies, through a verification system, information on the existence and status of any order or injunction issued under this section. The information need not be maintained after the order or injunction is no longer in effect. (d) 1. The court may schedule a hearing to surrender firearms for any reason relevant to the surrender of firearms. 2. If the respondent does not comply with an order issued at a hearing to surrender firearms, or a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the respondent possesses a firearm, the law enforcement officer shall request a search warrant to seize the firearms and may use information contained in the petition to establish probable cause. (6) PENALTY FOR FALSE SWEARING. Whoever files a petition under this section knowing the information in the petition to be false is subject to the penalty for false swearing under s. 946.32 (1). (7) RETURN OF FIREARMS AND FORM. (a) A firearm surrendered under this section may not be returned to the respondent until the respondent completes a petition for the return of firearms under par. (c) and a judge or circuit court commissioner determines all of the following: 1. If a temporary restraining order was issued, that the temporary restraining order has expired and no injunction has been issued. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1760 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3083 2. If an injunction was issued, that the injunction has been vacated or has expired and not been extended. 3. That the person is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under any state or federal law or by the order of any federal court or state court, other than an order from which the judge or circuit court commissioner is competent to grant relief. The judge or commissioner shall use the information provided under s. 165.63 to aid in making the determination under this subdivision. (b) If a respondent surrenders under this section a firearm that is owned by a person other than the respondent, the person who owns the firearm may apply for its return to the circuit court for the county in which the person to whom the firearm was surrendered is located. The court shall order such notice as it considers adequate to be given to all persons who have or may have an interest in the firearm and shall hold a hearing to hear all claims to its true ownership. If the right to possession is proved to the court[s satisfaction, it shall order the firearm returned. If the court returns a firearm under this paragraph, the court shall inform the person to whom the firearm is returned of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.2905. (c) The director of state courts shall develop a petition for the return of firearms form that is substantially the same as the form under s. 813.1285 (5) (b). (8) NOTICE OF FULL FAITH AND CREDIT. A temporary restraining order issued under sub. (2t) and an injunction issued under sub. (3) shall include a statement that the order or injunction may be accorded full faith and credit in every civil or criminal court of the United States, civil or criminal courts of any other state, and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1761 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3083 Indian tribal courts to the extent that such courts may have personal jurisdiction over nontribal members.

SECTION 3084. 813.126 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 813.126 (1) TIME LIMITS FOR DE NOVO HEARING. If a party seeks to have the judge conduct a hearing de novo under s. 757.69 (8) of a determination, order, or ruling entered by a court commissioner in an action under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.124, or 813.125, including a denial of a request for a temporary restraining order, the motion requesting the hearing must be filed with the court within 30 days after the circuit court commissioner issued the determination, order, or ruling. The court shall hold the de novo hearing within 30 days after the motion requesting the hearing is filed with the court unless the court finds good cause for an extension. Any determination, order, or ruling entered by a court commissioner in an action under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.124, or 813.125 remains in effect until the judge in the de novo hearing issues his or her final determination, order, or ruling.

SECTION 3085. 813.127 of the statutes is amended to read: 813.127 Combined actions; domestic abuse, child abuse, extreme risk protection, and harassment. A petitioner may combine in one action 2 or more petitions under one or more of the provisions in ss. 813.12, 813.122, 813.124, and 813.125 if the respondent is the same person in each petition. In any such action, there is only one fee applicable under s. 814.61 (1) (a). In any such action, the hearings for different types of temporary restraining orders or injunctions may be combined. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1762 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3086 SECTION 3086. 813.128 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 813.128 (2g) (b) A foreign protection order or modification of the foreign protection order that meets the requirements under this section has the same effect as an order issued under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.124, or 813.125, except that the foreign protection order or modification shall be enforced according to its own terms.

SECTION 3087. 814.04 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 814.04 Items of costs. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 93.20, 100.195 (5m) (b), 100.30 (5m), 106.50 (6) (i) and (6m) (a), 111.397 (2) (a), 115.80 (9), 767.553 (4) (d), 769.313, 802.05, 814.245, 895.035 (4), 895.044, 895.443 (3), 895.444 (2), 895.445 (3), 895.446 (3), 895.506, 943.212 (2) (b), 943.245 (2) (d), 943.51 (2) (b), and 995.10 (3), when allowed costs shall be as follows: SECTION 3088. 814.75 (5g) of the statutes is created to read: 814.75 (5g) The crime victim services surcharge under s. 973.0452. SECTION 3089. 814.76 (4p) of the statutes is created to read: 814.76 (4p) The crime victim services surcharge under s. 973.0452. SECTION 3090. 814.77 (3p) of the statutes is created to read: 814.77 (3p) The crime victim services surcharge under s. 973.0452. SECTION 3091. 814.78 (4p) of the statutes is created to read: 814.78 (4p) The crime victim services surcharge under s. 973.0452. SECTION 3092. 814.79 (3p) of the statutes is created to read: 814.79 (3p) The crime victim services surcharge under s. 973.0452.

SECTION 3093. 814.80 (4p) of the statutes is created to read: 814.80 (4p) The crime victim services surcharge under s. 973.0452. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1763 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3094 SECTION 3094. 814.81 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 814.81 (4) The crime victim services surcharge under s. 973.0452.

SECTION 3095. 815.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 815.20 (1) An exempt homestead as defined in s. 990.01 (14) selected by a resident owner and occupied by him or her shall be exempt from execution, from the lien of every judgment, and from liability for the debts of the owner to the amount of $75,000, except mortgages, laborers[, mechanics[, and purchase money liens, and taxes, and except as otherwise provided. The exemption shall not be impaired by temporary removal with the intention to reoccupy the premises as a homestead nor by the sale of the homestead, but shall extend to the proceeds derived from the sale to an amount not exceeding $75,000, while held, with the intention to procure another homestead with the proceeds, for 2 years. The exemption extends to land owned by husband and wife spouses jointly or in common or as marital property, and each spouse may claim a homestead exemption of not more than $75,000. The exemption extends to the interest therein of tenants in common, having a homestead thereon with the consent of the cotenants, and to any estate less than a fee.

SECTION 3096. 822.40 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 822.40 (4) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife between spouses or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this subchapter. SECTION 3097. 851.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1764 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3097 851.30 (2) (a) An individual who obtains or consents to a final decree or judgment of divorce from the decedent or an annulment of their marriage, if the decree or judgment is not recognized as valid in this state, unless they subsequently participate in a marriage ceremony purporting to marry each other or they subsequently hold themselves out as husband and wife married to each other.

SECTION 3098. 852.01 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 852.01 (1) (f) 1. One-half to the maternal grandparents on one side equally if both survive, or to the surviving maternal grandparent on that side; if both maternal grandparents on that side are deceased, to the issue of the maternal grandparents on that side or either of them, per stirpes. SECTION 3099. 852.01 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 852.01 (1) (f) 2. One-half to the paternal relations on the other side in the same manner as to the maternal relations under subd. 1. SECTION 3100. 852.01 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 852.01 (1) (f) 3. If either the maternal side or the paternal side has no surviving grandparent or issue of a grandparent, the entire estate to the decedent[s relatives on the other side.

SECTION 3101. 854.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 854.03 (3) MARITAL PROPERTY. Except as provided in subs. (4) and (5), if a husband and wife 2 spouses die leaving marital property and it is not established that one survived the other by at least 120 hours, 50 percent of the marital property shall be distributed as if it were the husband[s first spouse[s individual property and the husband 2nd spouse had survived, and 50 percent of the marital property 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1765 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3101 shall be distributed as if it were the wife[s 2nd spouse[s individual property and the wife first spouse had survived. SECTION 3102. 891.39 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 891.39 (title) Presumption as to whether a child is marital or nonmarital; self-crimination self-incrimination; birth certificates.

SECTION 3103. 891.39 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 891.39 (1) (a) Whenever it is established in an action or proceeding that a child was born to a woman while she was the lawful wife of legally married to a specified man person, any party asserting in such action or proceeding that the husband was spouse is not the father parent of the child shall have the burden of proving that assertion by a clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence. In all such actions or proceedings the husband and the wife spouses are competent to testify as witnesses to the facts. The court or judge in such cases shall appoint a guardian ad litem to appear for and represent the child whose paternity parentage is questioned. Results of a genetic test, as defined in s. 767.001 (1m), showing that a man person other than the husband mother[s spouse is not excluded as the father of the child and that the statistical probability of the man[s person[s parentage is 99.0 percent or higher constitute a clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence of the assertion under this paragraph, even if the husband mother[s spouse is unavailable to submit to genetic tests, as defined in s. 767.001 (1m).

SECTION 3104. 891.39 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 891.39 (1) (b) In actions affecting the family, in which the question of paternity parentage is raised, and in paternity proceedings, the court, upon being 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1766 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3104 satisfied that the parties to the action are unable to adequately compensate any such guardian ad litem for the guardian ad litem[s services and expenses, shall then make an order specifying the guardian ad litem[s compensation and expenses, which compensation and expenses shall be paid as provided in s. 967.06. If the court orders a county to pay the compensation of the guardian ad litem, the amount ordered may not exceed the compensation paid to private attorneys under s. 977.08 (4m) (b).

SECTION 3105. 891.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 891.39 (3) If any court under this section adjudges a child to be a nonmarital child, the clerk of court shall report the facts to the state registrar, who shall issue a new birth record showing the correct facts as found by the court, and shall dispose of the original, with the court[s report attached under s. 69.15 (3). If the husband mother[s spouse is a party to the action and the court makes a finding as to whether or not the husband mother[s spouse is the father parent of the child, such finding shall be conclusive in all other courts of this state.

SECTION 3106. 891.40 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 891.40 (1) (a) and amended to read: 891.40 (1) (a) If, under the supervision of a licensed physician and with the spouse[s consent of her husband, a wife person is inseminated artificially as provided in par. (b) with semen donated by a man person who is not her husband the spouse of the person being inseminated, the husband spouse of the mother inseminated person at the time of the conception of the child shall be the natural 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1767 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3106 father parent of a child conceived. The husband[s spouse[s consent must be in writing and signed by him or her and his wife. The by the inseminated person. (c) 1. If the artificial insemination under par. (a) takes place under the supervision of a licensed physician, the physician shall certify their the signatures on the consent and the date of the insemination, and shall file the husband[s spouse[s consent with the department of health services, where it shall be kept. If the artificial insemination under par. (a) does not take place under the supervision of a licensed physician, the spouses shall file the signed consent, which shall include the date of the insemination, with the department of health services. 2. The department of health services shall keep a consent filed under subd. 1. confidential and in a sealed file except as provided in s. 46.03 (7) (bm). However, 3. Notwithstanding subd. 1., the physician[s or spouses[ failure to file the consent form does not affect the legal status of father natural parent and child. (d) All papers and records pertaining to the artificial insemination under par. (a), whether part of the permanent record of a court or of a file held by the a supervising physician or sperm bank or elsewhere, may be inspected only upon an order of the court for good cause shown.

SECTION 3107. 891.40 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 891.40 (1) (b) The artificial insemination under par. (a) must satisfy any of the following: 1. The artificial insemination takes place under the supervision of a licensed physician. 2. The semen used for the insemination is obtained from a sperm bank. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1768 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3108 SECTION 3108. 891.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 891.40 (2) The donor of semen provided to a licensed physician or obtained from a sperm bank for use in the artificial insemination of a woman other than the donor[s wife spouse is not the natural father parent of a child conceived, bears no liability for the support of the child, and has no parental rights with regard to the child. SECTION 3109. 891.40 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 891.40 (3) This section applies with respect to children conceived before, on, or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], as a result of artificial insemination.

SECTION 3110. 891.405 of the statutes is amended to read: 891.405 Presumption of paternity parentage based on acknowledgment. A man person is presumed to be the natural father parent of a child if he the person and the mother person who gave birth have acknowledged paternity parentage under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 1. or 3. and no other man person is presumed to be the father natural parent under s. 891.41 (1). SECTION 3111. 891.407 of the statutes is amended to read: 891.407 Presumption of paternity parentage based on genetic test results. A man person is presumed to be the natural father parent of a child if the man person has been conclusively determined from genetic test results to be the father natural parent under s. 767.804 and no other man person, other than the person who gave birth to the child, is presumed to be the father natural parent under s. 891.405 or 891.41 (1). SECTION 3112. 891.41 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1769 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3112 891.41 (title) Presumption of paternity parentage based on marriage of the parties.

SECTION 3113. 891.41 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 891.41 (1) (intro.) A man person is presumed to be the natural father parent of a child if any of the following applies: SECTION 3114. 891.41 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 891.41 (1) (a) He The person and the child[s established natural mother parent are or have been married to each other and the child is conceived or born after marriage and before the granting of a decree of legal separation, annulment, or divorce between the parties. SECTION 3115. 891.41 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 891.41 (1) (b) (intro.) and amended to read: 891.41 (1) (b) (intro.) He The person and the child[s established natural mother parent were married to each other after the child was born but he the person and the child[s established natural mother parent had a relationship with one another during the period of time within which the child was conceived and no other man all of the following apply: 1. No person has been adjudicated to be the father or. 2. No other person is presumed to be the father parent of the child under par. (a).

SECTION 3116. 891.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 891.41 (2) In a legal action or proceeding, a presumption under sub. (1) is rebutted by results of a genetic test, as defined in s. 767.001 (1m), that show that a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1770 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3116 man person other than the man person presumed to be the father parent under sub. (1) is not excluded as the father of the child and that the statistical probability of the man[s person[s parentage is 99.0 percent or higher, even if the man person presumed to be the father natural parent under sub. (1) is unavailable to submit to genetic tests, as defined in s. 767.001 (1m). SECTION 3117. 891.41 (3) of the statutes is created to read: 891.41 (3) This section applies with respect to children born before, on, or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].

SECTION 3118. 893.415 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 893.415 (2) An action to collect child or family support owed under a judgment or order entered under ch. 767, or to collect child support owed under a judgment or order entered under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4. or (4g) (a), 938.357 (5m) (a), 938.363 (2), or 948.22 (7) or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., s. 48.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., s. 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 2023 stats., or s. 938.357 (5m) (a), 2023 stats., shall be commenced within 20 years after the youngest child for whom the support was ordered under the judgment or order reaches the age of 18 or, if the child is enrolled full-time in high school or its equivalent, reaches the age of 19. SECTION 3119. Subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 893 [precedes 893.80] of the statutes is amended to read: CHAPTER 893 SUBCHAPTER VIII CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1771 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3119 BODIES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES; STATUTORY CHALLENGES SECTION 3120. 893.825 of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 3121. 893.9815 of the statutes is created to read: 893.9815 False claims. An action or claim under s. 20.9315 shall be commenced within 10 years after the cause of the action or claim accrues or be barred. SECTION 3122. 893.995 of the statutes is created to read: 893.995 Employment discrimination; civil remedies. Any civil action arising under s. 111.397 is subject to the limitations of s. 111.397 (1) (b).

SECTION 3123. 895.478 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read: 895.478 (3m) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. An elementary or secondary school and its designated school personnel, and a physician, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or physician assistant who provides or administers an opioid antagonist, are not liable for any injury that results from the opioid antagonist, regardless of whether authorization was given by the pupil[s parent or guardian or by the pupil[s physician, advanced practice registered nurse prescriber, or physician assistant, unless the injury is the result of an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. The immunity from liability provided under this subsection is in addition to and not in lieu of that provided under s. 895.48. SECTION 3124. 905.05 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 905.05 (title) Husband-wife Spousal and domestic partner privilege.

SECTION 3125. 938.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1772 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3125 938.02 (1) XAdultY means a person who is 18 years of age or older, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, XadultY means a person who has attained 17 years of age. SECTION 3126. 938.02 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.02 (10m) XJuvenile,Y when used without further qualification, means a person who is less than 18 years of age, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, XjuvenileY does not include a person who has attained 17 years of age.

SECTION 3127. 938.02 (13) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.02 (13) XParentY means a biological natural parent, a husband who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40, or a parent by adoption. If the juvenile is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, XparentY includes a person conclusively determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804 or a person acknowledged under s. 767.805 or a substantially similar law of another state or adjudicated to be the biological father natural parent. XParentY does not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated. For purposes of the application of s. 938.028 and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, XparentY means a biological natural parent of an Indian child, an Indian husband spouse who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife or her spouse under s. 891.40, or an Indian person who has lawfully adopted an Indian 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1773 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3127 juvenile, including an adoption under tribal law or custom, and includes, in the case of a nonmarital Indian child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, a person conclusively determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804, a person acknowledged under s. 767.805, a substantially similar law of another state, or tribal law or custom to be the biological father natural parent, or a person adjudicated to be the biological father natural parent, but does not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated.

SECTION 3128. 938.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.12 (2) SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLDS JUVENILES WHO BECOME ADULTS. If a petition alleging that a juvenile is delinquent is filed before the juvenile is 17 years of age becomes an adult, but the juvenile becomes 17 years of age an adult before admitting the facts of the petition at the plea hearing or, if the juvenile denies the facts, before an adjudication, the court retains jurisdiction over the case.

SECTION 3129. 938.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.18 (2) PETITION. The petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed by the district attorney or the juvenile or may be initiated by the court and shall contain a brief statement of the facts supporting the request for waiver. The petition for waiver of jurisdiction shall be accompanied by or filed after the filing of a petition alleging delinquency and shall be filed prior to the plea hearing, except that if the juvenile denies the facts of the petition and becomes 17 years of age an adult before an adjudication, the petition for waiver of jurisdiction may be filed at any time prior 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1774 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3129 to the adjudication. If the court initiates the petition for waiver of jurisdiction, the judge shall disqualify himself or herself from any future proceedings on the case.

SECTION 3130. 938.183 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.183 (3) PLACEMENT IN STATE PRISON; PAROLE. When Subject to s. 973.013 (3m), when a juvenile who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or s. 938.183 (2), 2003 stats., attains the age of 17 years becomes an adult, the department of corrections may place the juvenile in a state prison named in s. 302.01, except that that department may not place any person under the age of 18 years in the correctional institution authorized in s. 301.16 (1n). A juvenile who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or under s. 938.183 (2), 2003 stats., for an act committed before December 31, 1999, is eligible for parole under s. 304.06.

SECTION 3131. 938.255 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.255 (1) TITLE AND CONTENTS. (intro.) A petition initiating proceedings under this chapter, other than a petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12, 938.125, or 938.13 (12), shall be entitled, XIn the interest of (juvenile[s name), a person under the age of 18Y..Y A petition initiating proceedings under s. 938.12, 938.125, or 938.13 (12) shall be entitled, XIn the interest of (juvenile[s name), a person under the age of 17Y. juvenile.Y A petition initiating proceedings under this chapter shall specify all of the following:

SECTION 3132. 938.33 (3) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 938.33 (3) and amended to read: 938.33 (3) CORRECTIONAL PLACEMENT REPORTS. A report recommending placement of a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1775 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3132 care center for children and youth shall be in writing, except that the report may be presented orally at the dispositional hearing if the juvenile and the juvenile[s counsel consent. A report that is presented orally shall be transcribed and made a part of the court record. In addition to the information specified under sub. (1) (a) to (d), the report shall include all of the following: (a) A a description of any less restrictive alternatives that are available and that have been considered, and why they have been determined to be inappropriate. If the court has found that any of the conditions specified in s. 938.34 (4m) (b) 1., 2., or 3. applies, the report shall indicate that a less restrictive alternative than placement in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth is not appropriate.

SECTION 3133. 938.33 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3134. 938.33 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3135. 938.33 (4m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3136. 938.335 (3r) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 3137. 938.34 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.34 (8) FORFEITURE. Impose a forfeiture based upon a determination that this disposition is in the best interest of the juvenile and the juvenile[s rehabilitation. The maximum forfeiture that the court may impose under this subsection for a violation by a juvenile is the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is applicable only to a person under 18 years of age juveniles, $100. The order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay the forfeiture and shall allow up to 12 months for payment. If the juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1776 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3137 court may vacate the forfeiture and order other alternatives under this section; or the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 for not less than 30 days nor more than 5 years, or suspend the juvenile[s operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more than 2 years. If the court suspends any license under this subsection, the clerk of the court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch. 29 or, if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the department which that issued the license a notice of suspension stating that the suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is paid during the period of suspension, the suspension shall be reduced to the time period which that has already elapsed and the court shall immediately notify the department, which shall then, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license to the juvenile. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).

SECTION 3138. 938.341 of the statutes is amended to read: 938.341 Delinquency adjudication; restriction on firearm possession. Whenever a court adjudicates a juvenile delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult in this state would be a felony or for a violation under s. 175.33 (2), the court shall inform the juvenile of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29.

SECTION 3139. 938.343 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.343 (2) FORFEITURE. Impose a forfeiture not to exceed the maximum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1777 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3139 forfeiture that may be imposed on an adult for committing that violation or, if the violation is only applicable to a person under 18 years of age juveniles, $50. The order shall include a finding that the juvenile alone is financially able to pay and shall allow up to 12 months for the payment. If a juvenile fails to pay the forfeiture, the court may suspend any license issued under ch. 29 or suspend the juvenile[s operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), for not more than 2 years. The court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license if issued under ch. 29 or, if the license is issued under ch. 343, the court may take possession of, and if possession is taken, shall destroy, the license. The court shall forward to the department which that issued the license the notice of suspension stating that the suspension is for failure to pay a forfeiture imposed by the court, together with any license issued under ch. 29 of which the court takes possession. If the forfeiture is paid during the period of suspension, the court shall immediately notify the department, which shall, if the license is issued under ch. 29, return the license to the person. Any recovery under this subsection shall be reduced by the amount recovered as a forfeiture for the same act under s. 938.45 (1r) (b).

SECTION 3140. 938.344 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.344 (3) PROSECUTION IN ADULT COURT. If the juvenile alleged to have committed the violation is within 3 months of his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may, at the request of the district attorney or on its own motion, dismiss the citation without prejudice and refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution under s. 125.07 (4). The juvenile is entitled to a hearing only on the issue of his or her age. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1778 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3140 This subsection does not apply to violations under s. 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), or 961.575 (2) or a local ordinance that strictly conforms to one of those statutes.

SECTION 3141. 938.35 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.35 (1m) FUTURE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BARRED. Disposition by the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 of any allegation under s. 938.12 or 938.13 (12) shall bar any future proceeding on the same matter in criminal court when the juvenile attains 17 years of age becomes an adult. This subsection does not affect proceedings in criminal court that have been transferred under s. 938.18. SECTION 3142. 938.355 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 3143. 938.355 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (2) (b) 6. a. and amended to read: 938.355 (2) (b) 6. a. If the juvenile is placed outside the home, a finding that continued placement of the juvenile in his or her home would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile or, if. b. If the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent and is placed outside the home under s. 938.34 (3) (a), (c), (cm), or (d) or (4d), in addition to the finding under subd. 6. a., a finding that the juvenile[s current residence will not safeguard the welfare of the juvenile or the community due to the serious nature of the act for which the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent. c. The court order under subd. 6. a. or b. shall also contain a finding as to whether the county department or the agency primarily responsible for providing services under a court order has made reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of the juvenile from the home, while assuring that the juvenile[s health and safety are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1779 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3143 the paramount concerns, unless the court finds that any of the circumstances under sub. (2d) (b) 1. to 4. applies, and, if a permanency plan has previously been prepared for the juvenile, a finding as to whether the county department or agency has made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency goal of the juvenile[s permanency plan, including, if appropriate, through an out-of-state placement. d. The court shall make the findings specified in this subdivision on a case-by- case basis based on circumstances specific to the juvenile and shall document or reference the specific information on which those findings are based in the court order. A court order that merely references this subdivision without documenting or referencing that specific information in the court order or an amended court order that retroactively corrects an earlier court order that does not comply with this subdivision is not sufficient to comply with this subdivision.

SECTION 3144. 938.355 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.355 (4) (b) Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4d) or (4m) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age may apply for up to 2 years after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile[s 18th 19th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order sooner. If the order does not specify a termination date, it shall apply for one year after the date on which the order is granted or until the juvenile[s 18th 19th birthday, whichever is earlier, unless the court terminates the order sooner. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an order under s. 938.34 (4h) made before the juvenile attains 18 years of age shall apply for 5 years after the date on which the order is granted, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing a violation of s. 943.10 (2) or for committing an act that would be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1780 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3144 punishable as a Class B or C felony if committed by an adult, or until the juvenile reaches 25 years of age, if the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be punishable as a Class A felony if committed by an adult. Except as provided in s. 938.368, an extension of an order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) made before the juvenile attains 17 years of age becomes an adult shall terminate at the end of one year after the date on which the order is granted unless the court specifies a shorter period of time or the court terminates the order sooner. No extension under s. 938.365 of an original dispositional order under s. 938.34 (4d), (4h), (4m), or (4n) may be granted for a juvenile who is 17 years of age or older when becomes an adult by the time the original dispositional order terminates.

SECTION 3145. 938.355 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.355 (4m) (a) A juvenile who has been adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12, 1993 stats., or s. 938.12 may, on attaining 17 years of age becoming an adult, petition the court to expunge the court[s record of the juvenile[s adjudication. Subject to par. (b), the court may expunge the record if the court determines that the juvenile has satisfactorily complied with the conditions of his or her dispositional order and that the juvenile will benefit from, and society will not be harmed by, the expungement.

SECTION 3146. 938.357 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.357 (3) (d) A juvenile who is placed in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility under par. (b) or (c) is the financial responsibility of the county department of the county where the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent. The county department shall reimburse the department of corrections at the rate specified under s. 301.26 (4) (d) 2. or 3., whichever is applicable, for the cost of a juvenile[s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1781 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3146 care while placed in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility other than the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The county department shall reimburse the department of health services at a rate specified by that department for the cost of a juvenile[s care while placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center and these payments shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gk). SECTION 3147. 938.357 (5m) (a) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3148. 938.357 (5m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 938.357 (5m).

SECTION 3149. 938.36 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 938.36 (4) CHILD SUPPORT REFERRAL. (a) The county department or the department may refer to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) the name of the parent or parents of a juvenile for whom an out-of- home placement has been ordered under s. 938.355 or 938.357 based on criteria established by the department by rule. (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for when it is appropriate for a child support referral to be made under par. (a). SECTION 3150. 938.363 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.363 (2) REVISION OF SUPPORT. If the court revises the amount of child support to be paid by a parent under the a dispositional order entered before July 1, 2026, for the care and maintenance of the parent[s juvenile who has been placed by a court order under this chapter in a residential, nonmedical facility, the court shall determine the liability of the parent under s. 301.12 (14).

SECTION 3151. 938.38 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.38 (2) (f) The juvenile[s care would be paid for under s. 49.19 but for s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1782 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3151 49.19 (20), except that this paragraph does not apply to a juvenile whose care is being paid for under s. 48.623 (1) (1r). SECTION 3152. 938.38 (4) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.38 (4) (j) (intro.) If the juvenile is placed in the home of a relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. who will be receiving subsidized guardianship payments, a description of all of the following: SECTION 3153. 938.38 (4) (j) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 938.38 (4) (j) 3. The reasons why a permanent placement with a fit and willing relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. through a subsidized guardianship arrangement is in the best interests of the juvenile. In the case of an Indian juvenile, the best interests of the Indian juvenile shall be determined in accordance with s. 938.01 (3).

SECTION 3154. 938.38 (4) (j) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 938.38 (4) (j) 4. The ways in which the juvenile and the relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. meet the eligibility requirements specified in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) for the receipt of subsidized guardianship payments. SECTION 3155. 938.38 (4) (j) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 938.38 (4) (j) 5. The efforts the agency has made to discuss adoption of the juvenile by the relative or other person described in s. 48.623 (1) (1r) (b) 1. as a more permanent alternative to guardianship and, if that relative or other person has chosen not to pursue adoption, documentation of the reasons for not pursuing adoption.

SECTION 3156. 938.39 of the statutes is amended to read: 938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1783 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3156 the court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile reaches the age of 17 becomes an adult. This section does not affect criminal proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18.

SECTION 3157. 938.396 (2g) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.396 (2g) (g) Paternity Parentage of juvenile. Upon request of a court having jurisdiction over actions affecting the family, an attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) or a party to a paternity proceeding under subch. IX of ch. 767, the party[s attorney or the guardian ad litem for the juvenile who is the subject of that proceeding to review or be provided with information from the records of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 relating to the paternity parentage of a juvenile for the purpose of determining the paternity parentage of the juvenile or for the purpose of rebutting the presumption of paternity under s. 891.405, 891.407, or the presumption of parentage under s. 891.405 or 891.41, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 shall open for inspection by the requester its records relating to the paternity parentage of the juvenile or disclose to the requester those records.

SECTION 3158. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 938 [precedes 938.44] of the statutes is amended to read: CHAPTER 938 SUBCHAPTER IX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1784 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3158 JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS 17 OR OLDER ADULTS SECTION 3159. 938.44 of the statutes is amended to read: 938.44 Jurisdiction over persons 17 or older adults. The court has jurisdiction over persons 17 years of age or older adults as provided under ss. 938.355 (4), 938.357 (6), 938.365 (5), and 938.45 and as otherwise specified in this chapter.

SECTION 3160. 938.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.45 (1) (a) If in the hearing of a case of a juvenile alleged to be delinquent under s. 938.12 or in need of protection or services under s. 938.13 it appears that any person 17 years of age or older adult has been guilty of contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by any act or omission, such that condition of the juvenile, the court may make orders with respect to the conduct of that person in his or her relationship to the juvenile, including orders relating to determining the ability of the person to provide for the maintenance or care of the juvenile and directing when, how, and from where funds for the maintenance or care shall be paid.

SECTION 3161. 938.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.45 (3) PROSECUTION OF ADULT CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY OF JUVENILE. If it appears at a court hearing that any person 17 years of age or older adult has violated s. 948.40, the court shall refer the record to the district attorney. This subsection does not prohibit prosecution of violations of s. 948.40 without the prior reference by the court to the district attorney. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1785 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3162 SECTION 3162. 938.48 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.48 (4m) (title) CONTINUING CARE AND SERVICES FOR JUVENILES OVER 17 WHO BECOME ADULTS. SECTION 3163. 938.48 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.48 (4m) (a) Is at least 17 years of age an adult. SECTION 3164. 938.48 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.48 (4m) (b) Was under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), or 938.357 (3) or (4) when the person reached 17 years of age became an adult.

SECTION 3165. 938.48 (14) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.48 (14) SCHOOL-RELATED EXPENSES FOR JUVENILES OVER 17 WHO BECOME ADULTS. Pay maintenance, tuition, and related expenses from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (ho) for persons who, when they attained 17 years of age became adults, were students regularly attending a school, college, or university or regularly attending a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare them for gainful employment, and who upon attaining that age becoming adults were under the supervision of the department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), or 938.357 (3) or (4) as a result of a judicial decision. SECTION 3166. 938.57 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.57 (3) (title) CONTINUING MAINTENANCE FOR JUVENILES OVER 17 WHO BECOME ADULTS.

SECTION 3167. 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.57 (3) (a) (intro.) From the reimbursement received under s. 48.569 (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1786 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3167 (d), counties may provide funding for the maintenance of any juvenile person who meets all of the following qualifications: SECTION 3168. 938.57 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 938.57 (3) (a) 1. Is 17 years of age or older an adult. SECTION 3169. 938.57 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 938.57 (3) (a) 3. Received funding under s. 48.569 (1) (d) immediately prior to his or her 17th birthday becoming an adult. SECTION 3170. 938.57 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 938.57 (3) (b) The funding provided for the maintenance of a juvenile person under par. (a) shall be in an amount equal to that which the juvenile person would receive under s. 48.569 (1) (d) if the person were a juvenile were 16 years of age.

SECTION 3171. 939.22 (22) of the statutes is amended to read: 939.22 (22) XPeace officerY means any person vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes. XPeace officerY includes a commission warden, a marshal of the supreme court under s. 758.195, and a university police officer, as defined in s. 175.42 (1) (b). SECTION 3172. 939.6195 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 939.6195 (1) (a) 1. A violation of s. 941.29 or, 941.2905, or 941.293.

SECTION 3173. 941.285 of the statutes is created to read: 941.285 Possession of firearm accessories that accelerate the rate of fire. (1) No person may import, sell or offer to sell, purchase, manufacture, transfer, use, or possess a trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1787 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3173 combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is added after manufacture that is designed to accelerate or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm. (2) Any person violating sub. (1) is guilty of a Class G felony. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to importation, sale, purchase, manufacture, transfer, use, or possession by or under the authority of the federal government or a state or local government.

SECTION 3174. 941.29 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 941.29 (1g) (a) XViolent felonyY means any felony under s. 943.23 (1m), 1999 stats., s. 943.23 (1r), 1999 stats., or s. 943.23 (1g), 2021 stats., this section sub. (1m), or s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19, 940.195, 940.198, 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.204, 940.21, 940.225, 940.23, 940.235, 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295 (3), 940.30, 940.302, 940.305, 940.31, 940.43 (1) to (3), 940.45 (1) to (3), 941.20, 941.26, 941.28, 941.285, 941.2905, 941.292, 941.293, 941.30, 941.327 (2) (b) 3. or 4., 943.02, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.231 (1), 943.32, 943.87, 946.43, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.051, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.30.

SECTION 3175. 941.29 (1m) (dm), (dn) and (do) of the statutes are created to read: 941.29 (1m) (dm) The person has been convicted of a misdemeanor under s. 175.33 (2), unless at least 2 years have passed since the conviction. (dn) The person has been adjudicated delinquent for a violation under s. 175.33 (2), unless at least 2 years have passed since the adjudication. (do) The person has been found not guilty of a misdemeanor under s. 175.33 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1788 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3175 (2) by reason of mental disease or defect, unless at least 2 years have passed since the finding.

SECTION 3176. 941.29 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 941.29 (1m) (f) The person is subject to an injunction issued under s. 813.12 or 813.122, a temporary restraining order or an injunction issued under s. 813.124, or under a tribal injunction, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (e), issued by a court established by any federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribe or band, except the Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin, that includes notice to the respondent that he or she is subject to the requirements and penalties under this section and that has been filed under s. 813.128 (3g). SECTION 3177. 941.29 (3m) of the statutes is created to read: 941.29 (3m) (a) A person who resides with a person who is prohibited under sub. (1m) from possessing a firearm shall, when not carrying the firearm, store any firearm he or she possesses in a securely locked box or container or in a locked location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure or ensure that a trigger lock is engaged on the firearm. (b) A person who violates par. (a) is guilty of the following: 1. For a first violation, a Class A misdemeanor. 2. For a 2nd or subsequent violation, a Class I felony.

SECTION 3178. 941.291 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 941.291 (1) (b) XViolent felonyY means any felony, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit any felony, under s. 943.23 (1m) or (1r), 1999 stats., or s. 943.23 (1g), 2021 stats., or s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1789 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3178 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19, 940.195, 940.198, 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.204, 940.21, 940.225, 940.23, 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295 (3), 940.30, 940.305, 940.31, 940.43 (1) to (3), 940.45 (1) to (3), 941.20, 941.26, 941.28, 941.285, 941.29 (1m), 941.293, 941.30, 941.327, 943.01 (2) (c), 943.011, 943.013, 943.02, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.231 (1), 943.32, 943.81, 943.82, 943.83, 943.85, 943.86, 943.87, 943.88, 943.89, 943.90, 946.43, 947.015, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.30; or, if the victim is a financial institution, as defined in s. 943.80 (2), a felony, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit a felony under s. 943.84 (1) or (2).

SECTION 3179. 941.293 of the statutes is created to read: 941.293 Undetectable firearms; serial numbers on firearm components. (1) In this section: (a) XMajor componentY means the barrel, the slide or cylinder, or the frame or receiver of a firearm. (b) XUndetectable firearmY means any of the following: 1. A firearm that, after the removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, is not detectable by a metal detector calibrated to detect a security exemplar, as defined in 18 USC 922 (p) (2) (C). 2. A firearm if any major component of it does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component when subject to inspection by security scanners, x-ray machines, or other security devices commonly used at airports. (2) (a) 1. Whoever sells, offers to sell, transfers, transports, manufactures, possesses, or goes armed with an undetectable firearm is guilty of a Class G felony. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1790 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3179 2. Whoever sells, offers to sell, transfers, posts, provides to another, or possesses plans for manufacturing an undetectable firearm is guilty of a Class H felony. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person who is licensed by a state or the federal government to manufacture undetectable firearms while the person is on official duty. Paragraph (a) 1. does not apply to a law enforcement officer while on official duty or to armed forces or national guard personnel while on official duty. (3) (a) Whoever possesses a frame or a receiver of a firearm that is not attached to a firearm and that is not marked or engraved with a serial number is guilty of a Class I felony. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a firearm frame or receiver manufactured before 1968, a person who is licensed by a state or the federal government to manufacture undetectable firearms while the person is on official duty, a law enforcement officer while on official duty, or armed forces or national guard personnel while on official duty.

SECTION 3180. 943.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 943.20 (2) (c) XProperty of anotherY includes property in which the actor is a co-owner and property of a partnership of which the actor is a member, unless the actor and the victim are husband and wife married to each other. SECTION 3181. 943.201 (1) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read: 943.201 (1) (b) 8. The maiden name surname of an individual[s mother parent before marriage if the surname was changed as a result of marriage. SECTION 3182. 943.205 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1791 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3182 943.205 (2) (b) XOwnerY includes a co-owner of the person charged and a partnership of which the person charged is a member, unless the person charged and the victim are husband and wife married to each other.

SECTION 3183. 943.395 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 943.395 (1) (e) Presents an application for worker[s compensation insurance coverage that is false or fraudulent or that falsely or fraudulently misclassifies employees to lower worker[s compensation insurance premiums.

SECTION 3184. 946.15 of the statutes is created to read: 946.15 Public construction contracts at less than full rate. (1) Any employer, or any agent or employee of an employer, who induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed pursuant to a public contract, as defined in s. 66.0901 (1) (c), or who seeks to be or is employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) to give up, waive, or return any part of the compensation to which that individual is entitled under his or her contract of employment or under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the department, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an employee for work on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) during a week in which the employee works both on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued and on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued, is guilty of a Class I felony. (2) Any individual employed pursuant to a public contract, as defined in s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1792 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3184 66.0901 (1) (c), or employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) who gives up, waives, or returns to the employer or agent of the employer any part of the compensation to which the employee is entitled under his or her contract of employment or under the prevailing wage determination issued by the department, or who gives up any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) during a week in which the individual works part-time on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued and part-time on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (3) Any employer or labor organization, or any agent or employee of an employer or labor organization, who induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) to allow any part of the wages to which that individual is entitled under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the department or local governmental unit to be deducted from the individual[s pay is guilty of a Class I felony, unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142. (4) Any individual employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1793 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3184 s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) who allows any part of the wages to which that individual is entitled under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the department or local governmental unit to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.

SECTION 3185. 946.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 946.50 Absconding. (intro.) Any person who is adjudicated delinquent, but who intentionally fails to appear before the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 for his or her dispositional hearing under s. 938.335, and who does not return to that court for a dispositional hearing before attaining the age of 17 years becoming an adult is guilty of the following: SECTION 3186. 947.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 947.01 (1) (intro.) and amended to read: 947.01 (1) (intro.) Whoever, in a public or private place, engages in violent, abusive, any of the following is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor: (b) Abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. SECTION 3187. 947.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 947.01 (1) (a) Violent behavior that involves the use or attempted use of physical force or the use of or threat to use a dangerous weapon.

SECTION 3188. 947.20 of the statutes is repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1794 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3189 SECTION 3189. 947.21 of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3190. 948.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 948.01 (1) XChildY means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law, XchildY does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years. SECTION 3191. 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.) Any person who has attained the age of 17 and adult who, with knowledge of the character and content of the description or narrative account, verbally communicates, by any means, a harmful description or narrative account to a child, with or without monetary consideration, is guilty of a Class I felony if any of the following applies:

SECTION 3192. 948.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 948.45 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person 17 years of age or older adult who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the truancy, as defined under s. 118.16 (1) (c), of a person 17 years of age or under child is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. SECTION 3193. 948.55 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 948.55 Storage of firearm if children present. (1) Whoever resides with a child, or knows a child will be present in his or her residence, may not store or leave a firearm at his or her residence unless the firearm is in a securely locked box or container or in a locked location that a reasonable person would believe to be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1795 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3193 secure or unless a trigger lock is engaged on the firearm. This prohibition does not apply to a person who is going armed with the firearm. (2) A person who violates sub. (1) is guilty of the following: (a) For a first violation, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) For a 2nd or subsequent violation, a Class I felony.

SECTION 3194. 948.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 948.60 (2) (d) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this subsection is subject to the provisions of ch. 938 unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s. 938.183. SECTION 3195. 948.61 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 948.61 (4) A person under 17 years of age child who has violated this section is subject to the provisions of ch. 938, unless jurisdiction is waived under s. 938.18 or the person is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction under s. 938.183. SECTION 3196. 950.04 (1v) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 950.04 (1v) (g) To have reasonable attempts made to notify the victim of hearings or court proceedings, as provided under ss. 302.113 (9g) (g) 2., 302.114 (6), 938.27 (4m) and (6), 938.273 (2), 971.095 (3) and, 972.14 (3) (b), and 973.015 (1m) (c).

SECTION 3197. 961.01 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 961.70 (2) and amended to read: 961.70 (2) XMarijuanaY means all parts of the plants of the genus Cannabis, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1796 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3197 whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin, including if the tetrahydrocannabinols concentration of the plant part, seeds, resin, compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation is greater than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. XMarijuanaY does include the mature stalks if mixed with other parts of the plant, but does not include fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. XMarijuanaY does not include hemp, as defined in s. 94.55 (1).

SECTION 3198. 961.01 (19) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.01 (19) (a) A physician, advanced practice registered nurse, dentist, veterinarian, podiatrist, optometrist, scientific investigator or, subject to s. 448.975 (1) (b), a physician assistant, or other person licensed, registered, certified or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, administer or use in teaching or chemical analysis a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state. SECTION 3199. 961.11 (4g) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3200. 961.14 (4) (t) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3201. 961.32 (2m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3202. 961.34 of the statutes is renumbered 961.75, and 961.75 (title), as renumbered, is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1797 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3202 961.75 (title) Controlled substances Marijuana therapeutic research. SECTION 3203. 961.38 (1n) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 3204. 961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. The state board or agency, agency of another state, law enforcement agency, or prosecutorial unit makes a written request for the record and is monitoring the patient as part of a drug court, as defined in s. 165.955 (1), 2023 stats.

SECTION 3205. 961.395 of the statutes is amended to read: 961.395 Limitation on advanced practice registered nurses. (1) An advanced practice registered nurse who is certified may issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 441.09 (2) may prescribe controlled substances only as permitted by the rules promulgated under s. 441.16 (3) 441.09 (6) (a) 4. (2) An advanced practice registered nurse certified under s. 441.16 who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) shall include with each prescription order the advanced practice nurse prescriber certification license number issued to him or her by the board of nursing. (3) An advanced practice registered nurse certified under s. 441.16 who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) may dispense a controlled substance only by prescribing or administering the controlled substance or as otherwise permitted by the rules promulgated under s. 441.16 (3) 441.09 (6) (a) 4. SECTION 3206. 961.41 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3207. 961.41 (1m) (h) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3208. 961.41 (1q) of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 3209. 961.41 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1798 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3209 961.41 (1r) DETERMINING WEIGHT OF SUBSTANCE. In determining amounts under s. 961.49 (2) (b), 1999 stats., and subs. (1) and (1m), an amount includes the weight of cocaine, cocaine base, fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, heroin, phencyclidine, lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocin, psilocybin, amphetamine, methamphetamine, tetrahydrocannabinols, synthetic cannabinoids, or substituted cathinones, or any controlled substance analog of any of these substances together with any compound, mixture, diluent, plant material or other substance mixed or combined with the controlled substance or controlled substance analog. In addition, in determining amounts under subs. (1) (h) and (1m) (h), the amount of tetrahydrocannabinols means anything included under s. 961.14 (4) (t) and includes the weight of any marijuana.

SECTION 3210. 961.41 (1x) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.41 (1x) CONSPIRACY. Any person who conspires, as specified in s. 939.31, to commit a crime under sub. (1) (cm) to (h) (g) or (1m) (cm) to (h) (g) is subject to the applicable penalties under sub. (1) (cm) to (h) (g) or (1m) (cm) to (h) (g).

SECTION 3211. 961.41 (3g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.41 (3g) (c) Cocaine and cocaine base. If a person possesses or attempts to possess cocaine or cocaine base, or a controlled substance analog of cocaine or cocaine base, the person shall be fined not more than $5,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail upon a first conviction and is guilty of a Class I felony for a 2nd or subsequent offense. For purposes of this paragraph, an offense is considered a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to the offender[s conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted of any felony or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1799 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3211 misdemeanor under this chapter or under any statute of the United States or of any state relating to controlled substances, controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.

SECTION 3212. 961.41 (3g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.41 (3g) (d) Certain hallucinogenic and stimulant drugs. If a person possesses or attempts to possess lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, methcathinone, cathinone, N-benzylpiperazine, a substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (a) to (h), (m) to (q), (sm), (u) to (xb), or (7) (L), psilocin, or psilocybin, or a controlled substance analog of lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, amphetamine, 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine, methcathinone, cathinone, N-benzylpiperazine, a substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (a) to (h), (m) to (q), (sm), (u) to (xb), or (7) (L), psilocin, or psilocybin, the person may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both upon a first conviction and is guilty of a Class I felony for a 2nd or subsequent offense. For purposes of this paragraph, an offense is considered a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to the offender[s conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor under this chapter or under any statute of the United States or of any state relating to controlled substances, controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.

SECTION 3213. 961.41 (3g) (e) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3214. 961.41 (3g) (em) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1800 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3214 961.41 (3g) (em) Synthetic cannabinoids. If a person possesses or attempts to possess a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb), or a controlled substance analog of a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb), the person may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both upon a first conviction and is guilty of a Class I felony for a 2nd or subsequent offense. For purposes of this paragraph, an offense is considered a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to the offender[s conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor under this chapter or under any statute of the United States or of any state relating to controlled substances, controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.

SECTION 3215. 961.41 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 961.41 (5) (c) 2. All moneys in excess of $850,000 and up to $1,275,000 plus one-third of moneys in excess of $1,275,000 collected in each fiscal year from drug surcharges under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kv) 20.625 (1) (kv). SECTION 3216. 961.443 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.443 (2) (title) IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND REVOCATION OF PAROLE, PROBATION, OR EXTENDED SUPERVISION.

SECTION 3217. 961.443 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 961.443 (2) (a) and amended to read: 961.443 (2) (a) An No aider may have his or her parole, probation, or extended supervision revoked, and an aider is immune from prosecution under s. 961.573 for the possession of drug paraphernalia, under s. 961.41 (3g) for the possession of a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1801 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3217 controlled substance or a controlled substance analog, and under s. 961.69 (2) for possession of a masking agent under the circumstances surrounding or leading to his or her commission of an act described in sub. (1) if the aider[s attempt to obtain assistance occurs immediately after the aider believes the other person is suffering from the overdose or other adverse reaction.

SECTION 3218. 961.443 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read: 961.443 (2) (b) 1. No aided person person may have his or her parole, probation, or extended supervision revoked under the circumstances surrounding or leading to an aider[s commission of an act described in sub. (1) if the aided person completes a treatment program as a condition of his or her parole, probation, or extended supervision or, if a treatment program is unavailable or would be prohibitive financially, agrees to be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than 15 days. 2. If an aided person is subject to prosecution under s. 961.573 for the possession of drug paraphernalia, under s. 961.41 (3g) for the possession of a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog, or under s. 961.69 (2) for possession of a masking agent under the circumstances surrounding or leading to an aider[s commission of an act described in sub. (1), the district attorney shall offer the aided person a deferred prosecution agreement that includes the completion of a treatment program. This subdivision does not apply to an aided person who is on parole, probation, or extended supervision and fails to meet a condition under subd. 1.

SECTION 3219. 961.455 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1802 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3219 961.455 (title) Using a child minor for illegal drug distribution or manufacturing purposes. SECTION 3220. 961.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.455 (1) Any person who has attained the age of 17 years adult who knowingly solicits, hires, directs, employs, or uses a person who is under the age of 17 years minor for the purpose of violating s. 961.41 (1) is guilty of a Class F felony. SECTION 3221. 961.455 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.455 (2) The knowledge requirement under sub. (1) does not require proof of knowledge of the age of the child minor. It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the actor mistakenly believed that the person solicited, hired, directed, employed, or used under sub. (1) had attained the age of 18 years, even if the mistaken belief was reasonable.

SECTION 3222. 961.46 of the statutes is amended to read: 961.46 Distribution to persons under age 18 minors. If a person 17 years of age or over an adult violates s. 961.41 (1) by distributing or delivering a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog to a person 17 years of age or under minor who is at least 3 years his or her junior, the applicable maximum term of imprisonment prescribed under s. 961.41 (1) for the offense may be increased by not more than 5 years.

SECTION 3223. 961.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.47 (1) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of any offense under this chapter, or of any offense under any statute of the United States or of any state or of any county ordinance relating to controlled substances or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1803 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3223 controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana or stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic drugs, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of possession or attempted possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog under s. 961.41 (3g) (b), the court, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the accused, may defer further proceedings and place him or her on probation upon terms and conditions. Upon violation of a term or condition, the court may enter an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided. Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings against him or her. Discharge and dismissal under this section shall be without adjudication of guilt and is not a conviction for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, including the additional penalties imposed for 2nd or subsequent convictions under s. 961.48. There may be only one discharge and dismissal under this section with respect to any person.

SECTION 3224. 961.472 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.472 (5) (b) The person is participating in a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10). SECTION 3225. 961.48 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.48 (3) For purposes of this section, a felony offense under this chapter is considered a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to the offender[s conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor offense under this chapter or under any statute of the United States or of any state 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1804 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3225 relating to controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana or depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs. SECTION 3226. 961.48 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.48 (5) This section does not apply if the person is presently charged with a felony under s. 961.41 (3g) (c), (d), (e), or (g).

SECTION 3227. 961.49 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.49 (1m) (intro.) If any person violates s. 961.41 (1) (cm), (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g) or (h) by delivering or distributing, or violates s. 961.41 (1m) (cm), (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g) or (h) by possessing with intent to deliver or distribute, cocaine, cocaine base, fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, heroin, phencyclidine, lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocin, psilocybin, amphetamine, methamphetamine, or methcathinone or any form of tetrahydrocannabinols or a controlled substance analog of any of these substances and the delivery, distribution or possession takes place under any of the following circumstances, the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law for that crime may be increased by 5 years: SECTION 3228. 961.571 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3229. 961.571 (1) (a) 11. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.571 (1) (a) 11. (intro.) Objects used, designed for use or primarily intended for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish or hashish oil into the human body, such as:

SECTION 3230. 961.571 (1) (a) 11. e. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3231. 961.571 (1) (a) 11. k. and L. of the statutes are repealed. SECTION 3232. 961.573 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1805 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3232 961.573 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e). SECTION 3233. 961.574 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.574 (2) Any person minor who violates sub. (1) who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e). SECTION 3234. 961.575 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.575 (1) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (1) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor who is at least 3 years younger than the violator may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

SECTION 3235. 961.575 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.575 (2) Any person minor who violates this section who is under 17 years of age is subject to a disposition under s. 938.344 (2e). SECTION 3236. 961.575 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 961.575 (3) Any person 17 years of age or over adult who violates s. 961.574 (3) by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person 17 years of age or under minor is guilty of a Class G felony.

SECTION 3237. Subchapter VIII of chapter 961 [precedes 961.70] of the statutes is created to read: CHAPTER 961 SUBCHAPTER VIII REGULATION OF MARIJUANA 961.70 Definitions. In this subchapter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1806 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3237 (1) XExtreme measure to avoid detectionY means any of the following: (a) A system that aims to alert a person if law enforcement approaches an area that contains marijuana plants if the system exceeds a security system that would be used by a reasonable person in the person[s region. (b) A method of intimidating individuals who approach an area that contains marijuana plants if the method exceeds a method that would be used by a reasonable person in the person[s region. (c) A system that is designed so that an individual approaching an area that contains marijuana plants may be injured or killed by the system. (1m) XLegal ageY means 21 years of age, except that in the case of a qualifying patient, as defined in s. 73.17 (1) (d), Xlegal ageY means 18 years of age. (3) XPermissible amountY means one of the following: (a) For a person who is a resident of this state, an amount that does not exceed 2 ounces of usable marijuana. (b) For a person who is not a resident of this state, an amount that does not exceed one-quarter ounce of usable marijuana. (4) XPermitteeY has the meaning given under s. 139.97 (10). (5) XRetail outletY has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (11). (5m) XTetrahydrocannabinolY means any of the following: (a) Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. (b) Any tetrahydrocannabinol including delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, delta- 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol, however derived. (6) XTetrahydrocannabinols concentrationY means the percentage of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1807 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3237 tetrahydrocannabinol content per dry weight of any part of the plant Cannabis, or per volume or weight of marijuana product, or the combined percentage of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid in any part of the plant Cannabis regardless of moisture content. (7) XUnderage personY means a person who has not attained the legal age. (8) XUsable marijuanaY has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13). 961.71 Underage persons prohibitions; penalties. (1) (a) 1. No permittee may sell, distribute, or deliver marijuana to any underage person. 2. No permittee may directly or indirectly permit an underage person to violate sub. (2m). (b) A permittee that violates par. (a) 1. or 2. may be subject to a forfeiture of not more than $500 and to a suspension of the permittee[s permit for an amount of time not to exceed 30 days. (c) In determining whether a permittee has violated par. (a) 2., all relevant circumstances surrounding the presence of the underage person may be considered. In determining whether a permittee has violated par. (a) 1., all relevant circumstances surrounding the selling, distributing, or delivering of marijuana may be considered. In addition, proof of all of the following facts by the permittee is a defense to any prosecution for a violation under par. (a): 1. That the underage person falsely represented that they had attained the legal age. 2. That the appearance of the underage person was such that an ordinary and prudent person would believe that the underage person had attained the legal age. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1808 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3237 3. That the action was made in good faith and in reliance on the representation and appearance of the underage person in the belief that the underage person had attained the legal age. 4. That the underage person supported the representation under subd. 1. with documentation that they had attained the legal age. (2) Any underage person who does any of the following is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $250 nor more than $500: (a) Procures or attempts to procure marijuana from a permittee. (b) Falsely represents their age for the purpose of receiving marijuana from a permittee. (c) Knowingly possesses or consumes marijuana. (d) Violates sub. (2m). (2m) An underage person not accompanied by their parent, guardian, or spouse who has attained the legal age may not enter, knowingly attempt to enter, or be on the premises of a retail outlet. (3) An individual who has attained the legal age and who knowingly does any of the following may be subject to a forfeiture that does not exceed $1,000: (a) Permits or fails to take action to prevent a violation of sub. (2) (c) on premises owned by the individual or under the individual[s control. (b) Encourages or contributes to a violation of sub. (2) (a). 961.72 Restrictions; penalties. (1) No person except a permittee may sell, or possess with the intent to sell, marijuana. No person may distribute or deliver, or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1809 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3237 possess with the intent to distribute or deliver, marijuana except a permittee. Any person who violates a prohibition under this subsection is guilty of the following: (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a Class I felony. (b) If the individual to whom the marijuana is, or is intended to be, sold, distributed, or delivered has not attained the legal age and the actual or intended seller, distributor, or deliverer is at least 3 years older than the individual to whom the marijuana is, or is intended to be, sold, distributed, or delivered, a Class H felony. (2) (a) A person who is not a permittee who possesses an amount of marijuana that exceeds the permissible amount by not more than one ounce is subject to a civil forfeiture not to exceed $1,000. (b) A person who is not a permittee who possesses an amount of marijuana that exceeds the permissible amount by more than one ounce is one of the following: 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both. 2. Guilty of a Class I felony if the person has taken action to hide how much marijuana the person possesses and has in place an extreme measure to avoid detection. (c) A person who is not a permittee who possesses more than 6 marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage at one time must apply for a permit under s. 139.972 and is one of the following: 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., subject to a civil forfeiture that is not more than twice the permitting fee under s. 139.972. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1810 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3237 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, if the number of marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage is more than 12. 3. Guilty of a Class I felony if the number of marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage is more than 12, if the individual has taken action to hide the number of marijuana plants that have reached the flowering stage and if the person has in place an extreme measure to avoid detection. (d) Whoever uses or displays marijuana in a public space is subject to a civil forfeiture of not more than $100. (3) Any person who sells or attempts to sell marijuana via mail, telephone, or Internet is subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 9 months, or both.

SECTION 3238. 967.055 (1m) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

SECTION 3239. 967.056 of the statutes is created to read: 967.056 Prosecution of offenses; disorderly conduct. (1) If a person is accused of or charged with disorderly conduct in violation of s. 947.01 or a local ordinance in conformity with s. 947.01, a prosecutor shall offer the person an alternative to prosecution under sub. (2) if all of the following apply: (a) The accused or charged violation is the person[s first violation of s. 947.01. (b) The person has not previously been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony for conduct that is substantially similar to the accused or charged violation. (c) The person has not been convicted of a felony in this state, or of a violation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1811 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3239 in another state that would be a felony if committed by an adult in this state, in the preceding 3 years. (2) A prosecutor shall offer one of the following alternatives to prosecution to a qualifying person under sub. (1): (a) A deferred prosecution agreement that includes restitution, if applicable. (b) An agreement in which the defendant stipulates to his or her guilt of a noncriminal ordinance violation that includes payment of a forfeiture.

SECTION 3240. 967.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 967.11 (1) In this section, Xapproved substance abuse treatment programY means a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10). SECTION 3241. 968.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 968.02 (4) If the alleged violator under s. 948.55 (2) or 948.60 (2) (c) is or was the parent or guardian of a child who is injured or dies as a result of an accidental shooting, the district attorney may consider, among other factors, the impact of the injury or death on the alleged violator when deciding whether to issue a complaint regarding the alleged violation. This subsection does not restrict the factors that a district attorney may consider in deciding whether to issue a complaint regarding any alleged violation.

SECTION 3242. 968.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 968.07 (3) If the alleged violator under s. 948.55 (2) or 948.60 (2) (c) is or was the parent or guardian of a child who is injured or dies as a result of an accidental 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1812 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3242 shooting, no law enforcement officer may arrest the alleged violator until at least 7 days after the date of the shooting. SECTION 3243. 968.075 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 968.075 (1) (a) (intro.) XDomestic abuseY means any of the following engaged in by an adult person against his or her spouse or former spouse, against an adult with whom the person resides or formerly resided or against an adult with whom the person has a child in common a relative of the adult person:

SECTION 3244. 968.075 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read: 968.075 (1) (f) XRelativeY means any of the following: 1. A spouse or former spouse. 2. A parent or stepparent. 3. A legal guardian. 4. A person with whom the adult person has a child in common. 5. A person with whom the adult person is cohabiting or has cohabited as a spouse, a parent, or a legal guardian. 6. A person who is similarly situated to the adult person as a spouse, a parent, or a legal guardian. 7. An adult who is residing or has resided with the adult person if subd. 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., or 6. does not apply. SECTION 3245. 971.17 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read: 971.17 (1g) NOTICE OF RESTRICTION ON FIREARM POSSESSION. If the defendant under sub. (1) is found not guilty of a felony, or of a violation under s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1813 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3245 175.33 (2), by reason of mental disease or defect, the court shall inform the defendant of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29.

SECTION 3246. 971.365 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 971.365 (1) (a) In any case under s. 961.41 (1) (em), 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (1) (cm), (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g) or (h) involving more than one violation, all violations may be prosecuted as a single crime if the violations were pursuant to a single intent and design. SECTION 3247. 971.365 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 971.365 (1) (b) In any case under s. 961.41 (1m) (em), 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (1m) (cm), (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g) or (h) involving more than one violation, all violations may be prosecuted as a single crime if the violations were pursuant to a single intent and design. SECTION 3248. 971.365 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 971.365 (1) (c) In any case under s. 961.41 (3g) (a) 2., 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (dm), 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (am), (c), (d), (e), or (g) involving more than one violation, all violations may be prosecuted as a single crime if the violations were pursuant to a single intent and design.

SECTION 3249. 971.365 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 971.365 (2) An acquittal or conviction under sub. (1) does not bar a subsequent prosecution for any acts in violation of s. 961.41 (1) (em), 1999 stats., s. 961.41 (1m) (em), 1999 stats., s. 961.41 (3g) (a) 2., 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (dm), 1999 stats., or s. 961.41 (1) (cm), (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g), or (h), (1m) (cm), (d), (dm), 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1814 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3249 (e), (f), or (g), or (h) or (3g) (am), (c), (d), (e), or (g) on which no evidence was received at the trial on the original charge. SECTION 3250. 973.01 (3g) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3251. 973.01 (8) (ag) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 3252. 973.015 (1b) of the statutes is created to read: 973.015 (1b) In this section, XrecordY means a criminal case file.

SECTION 3253. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read: 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 2. and except as provided in subd. 3., when a person is under the age of 25 at the time of the commission of an offense for which the person has been found guilty in a court for violation of a law for which the maximum period of imprisonment is 6 years or less, the, a court may order at the time of sentencing after a conviction that the record a criminal case be expunged upon successful completion of the sentence if the court determines the person will benefit and society will not be harmed by this disposition. by one of the following methods: (d) This subsection does not apply to information maintained by the department of transportation regarding a conviction that is required to be included in a record kept under s. 343.23 (2) (a).

SECTION 3254. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read: 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in subd. 3., the court may order at the time of sentencing that the record be expunged upon successful completion of the sentence if the court determines that the person has not previously had a record 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1815 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3254 expunged under this section and that the person will benefit and society will not be harmed by this disposition. b. If at least one year has passed since the person successfully completed his or her sentence, the person may file a petition in the county of conviction requesting that the record be expunged. Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall review the petition to determine if the person is ineligible to petition for expungement because subd. 3. or 4. applies, less than one year has passed since the person successfully completed his or her sentence, there are criminal charges pending against the person, the person has previously had a record expunged under this section, or the person has exceeded the maximum number of petitions allowed under this subd. 1. b. If the court determines the person is eligible to petition for expungement, the court shall forward the petition to the district attorney. If the district attorney requests a hearing within 90 days after the court forwards the petition, the court shall schedule a hearing to review the petition. If the district attorney waives the hearing or at least 90 days have passed since the court forwarded the petition, the court may review the petition with or without a hearing. If a hearing is scheduled, then if practicable, the sentencing judge shall be the judge to review the petition. The court may order that the record be expunged if the court determines the person will benefit and society will not be harmed by this disposition. If the court does not order the record to be expunged under this subd. 1. b., the person may file a 2nd petition under this subd. 1. b. only if at least 2 years have passed since he or she filed the first petition. No person may file more than 2 petitions per record under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1816 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3254 this subd. 1. b. For a 2nd petition regarding the same record, the person shall pay to the clerk of circuit court a $100 fee to be retained for the use of the county.

SECTION 3255. 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. a. A Class H felony, if the person has, in his or her lifetime, been convicted of a prior felony offense, or if the felony is a violent offense, as defined in s. 301.048 (2) (bm), or is a violation of s. 940.32, 948.03 (2), (3), or (5) (a) 1., 2., 3., or 4., or 948.095. SECTION 3256. 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. c., cg., cr. and d. and 4. of the statutes are created to read: 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. c. A crime for which the maximum period of imprisonment is more than 6 years. cg. A violation of s. 940.32 or 943.14 or, if the court noted in the record that the property damaged was a business, a violation of s. 943.01. cr. A violation of a temporary restraining order or injunction issued under s. 813.12 (3) or (4). d. A violation of chs. 341 to 348. 4. The court may order at the time of sentencing that the record is ineligible for expungement.

SECTION 3257. 973.015 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 973.015 (1m) (b) A For purposes of par. (a), a person has successfully completed the sentence if the person has completed all periods of incarceration, parole, or extended supervision to which he or she was sentenced; the person has paid all fines, costs, fees, surcharges, and restitution assessed and has completed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1817 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3257 any court-ordered community service; the person has not been convicted of a subsequent offense crime; and, if on probation was imposed, the probation has not been revoked and the probationer has satisfied the conditions of probation. Upon successful completion of the a sentence involving incarceration or probation, the detaining or probationary authority shall issue and forward to the court of record a certificate of discharge which shall be forwarded to the court of record and which shall have the effect of expunging the record that indicates whether the person successfully completed his or her sentence. If the court has ordered the record expunged under par. (a) 1. a. or 2. and the person has successfully completed the sentence, the person[s record shall be expunged as ordered. If the person has been imprisoned incarcerated, the detaining authority shall also forward a copy of the certificate of discharge to the department.

SECTION 3258. 973.015 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 973.015 (1m) (c) Upon receipt of a petition under par. (a) 1. b., the district attorney shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim, as defined in s. 950.02 (4), of the petition. In the notice, the district attorney shall inform the victim that he or she may waive the hearing requirement and that, if waived, the court may review the petition without a hearing. The district attorney shall inform the victim of the manner in which he or she may provide written statements concerning the petition and, if the victim does not waive the hearing requirement, that he or she may appear at the hearing. If the victim waives the hearing requirement, the district attorney may inform the court that there is no objection to waiving the hearing requirement. Notwithstanding the confidentiality of victim address 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1818 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3258 information obtained under s. 302.113 (9g) (g) 3., a district attorney who is required to make a reasonable attempt to notify a victim under this paragraph may obtain from the clerk of the circuit court the victim address information that the victim provided to the clerk under s. 302.113 (9g) (g) 3.

SECTION 3259. 973.015 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 973.015 (4) A record of a crime expunged under this section is not considered a conviction for employment purposes or for purposes of the issuance of a license, as defined in s. 111.32 (10), by a licensing agency, as defined in s. 111.32 (11). This subsection does not apply to the extent that its application conflicts with federal law.

SECTION 3260. 973.016 of the statutes is created to read: 973.016 Special disposition for marijuana-related crimes. (1) RESENTENCING PERSONS SERVING A SENTENCE OR PROBATION. (a) A person serving a sentence or on probation may request resentencing or dismissal as provided under par. (b) if all of the following apply: 1. The sentence or probation period was imposed for a violation of s. 961.41 (1) (h), 2023 stats., s. 961.41 (1m) (h), 2023 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (e), 2023 stats. 2. One of the following applies: a. The person would not have been guilty of a crime had the violation occurred on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts date]. b. The person would have been guilty of a lesser crime had the violation occurred on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date]. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1819 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3260 (b) 1. A person to whom par. (a) applies shall file a petition with the sentencing court to request resentencing, adjustment of probation, or dismissal. 2. If the court receiving a petition under subd. 1. determines that par. (a) applies, the court shall schedule a hearing to consider the petition. At the hearing, if the court determines that par. (a) 2. b. applies, the court shall resentence the person or adjust the probation and change the record to reflect the lesser crime, and, if the court determines that par. (a) 2. a. applies, the court shall dismiss the conviction and expunge the record. Before resentencing, adjusting probation, or dismissing a conviction under this subdivision, the court shall determine that the action does not present an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety. 3. If the court resentences the person or adjusts probation, the person shall receive credit for time or probation served for the relevant offense. (2) REDESIGNATING OFFENSE FOR PERSONS WHO COMPLETED A SENTENCE OR PROBATION. (a) A person who has completed their sentence or period of probation may request under par. (b) expungement of the conviction because the conviction is legally invalid or redesignation to a lesser crime if all of the following apply: 1. The sentence or probation period was imposed for a violation of s. 961.41 (1) (h), 2023 stats., s. 961.41 (1m) (h), 2023 stats., or s. 961.41 (3g) (e), 2023 stats. 2. One of the following applies: a. The person would not have been guilty of a crime had the violation occurred on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts date]. b. The person would have been guilty of a lesser crime had the violation occurred on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date]. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1820 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3260 (b) 1. A person to whom par. (a) applies shall file a petition with the sentencing court to request expungement or redesignation. 2. If the court receiving a petition under subd. 1. determines that par. (a) applies, the court shall schedule a hearing to consider the petition. At the hearing, if the court determines that par. (a) 2. b. applies, the court shall redesignate the crime to a lesser crime and change the record to reflect the lesser crime, and, if the court determines that par. (a) 2. a. applies, the court shall expunge the conviction. Before redesignating or expunging under this subdivision, the court shall determine that the action does not present an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety. (3) EFFECT OF RESENTENCING, DISMISSAL, REDESIGNATION, OR EXPUNGEMENT. If the court changes or expunges a record under this section, a conviction that was changed or expunged is not considered a conviction for any purpose under state or federal law, including for purposes of s. 941.29 or 18 USC 921.

SECTION 3261. 973.043 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 973.043 (3) All moneys collected from drug offender diversion surcharges shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kv) 20.625 (1) (kv) and used for the purpose of making grants payments to counties under that comply with the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (3).

SECTION 3262. 973.0452 of the statutes is created to read: 973.0452 Crime victim services surcharge. (1) If a court imposes a sentence, places a person on probation, or imposes a forfeiture for a violation of a law or an ordinance, the court shall impose a crime victim services surcharge. A surcharge imposed under this subsection may not be waived, reduced, or forgiven 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1821 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3262 for any reason. The amount of the surcharge is the combined amount of the following: (a) Forty percent of the fine or forfeiture imposed or $40, whichever is greater, for each offense. (b) For each misdemeanor or felony count for which a conviction occurred, $50. (2) (a) In this subsection, Xcivil offenseY means an offense punishable by a forfeiture. (b) If the court finds a person committed a civil offense on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], in addition to any forfeiture the court imposes, the court shall impose a crime victim services surcharge that is equal to the amounts under sub. (1) (a) and (b) if all of the following apply: 1. The person is charged with one or more misdemeanors or felonies in a complaint. 2. As a result of the complaint being amended, the person is charged with a civil offense in lieu of one of those misdemeanors or felonies. (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the court may not impose the surcharge under sub. (1) for a violation of state laws or municipal or county ordinances involving nonmoving traffic violations. (4) (a) If a court of record imposes the surcharge under sub. (1), the clerk of the court shall determine the amount that is due and collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. (b) If a municipal court imposes the surcharge under sub. (1), the court shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1822 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3262 determine the amount due and collect and transmit the amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and the treasurer shall make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm). (5) If an inmate in a state prison or a person sentenced to a state prison has not paid the surcharge under sub. (1), the department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the inmate[s wages or other moneys. Any amount collected under this subsection shall be transmitted to the secretary of administration.

SECTION 3263. 973.123 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 973.123 (1) In this section, Xviolent felonyY means any felony under s. 943.23 (1m), 1999 stats., s. 943.23 (1r), 1999 stats., or s. 943.23 (1g), 2021 stats., or s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19, 940.195, 940.198, 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.204, 940.21, 940.225, 940.23, 940.235, 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295 (3), 940.30, 940.302, 940.305, 940.31, 940.43 (1) to (3), 940.45 (1) to (3), 941.20, 941.26, 941.28, 941.285, 941.29 (1m), 941.292, 941.293, 941.30, 941.327 (2) (b) 3. or 4., 943.02, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.231 (1), 943.32, 943.87, 946.43, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.051, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.30. SECTION 3264. 973.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 973.15 (5) A convicted offender who is made available to another jurisdiction under ch. 976 or in any other lawful manner shall be credited with service of his or her Wisconsin sentence or commitment under the terms of s. ss. 973.155 and 973.156 for the duration of custody in the other jurisdiction.

SECTION 3265. 973.155 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 973.155 (1m) A convicted offender shall be given credit toward the service of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1823 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3265 his or her sentence for all days spent in custody as part of a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10), for any offense arising out of the course of conduct that led to the person[s placement in that program.

SECTION 3266. 973.156 of the statutes is created to read: 973.156 Earned compliance credit. (1) In this section, Xqualifying offenseY means a crime other than a violation of ch. 940 or s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.095. (2) Upon the revocation of extended supervision under s. 302.113 (9) or parole under s. 302.11 (7), a person shall be given earned compliance credit toward the service of his or her sentence for a qualifying offense for each day that the person spent on extended supervision or parole without violating a condition or rule of extended supervision or parole prior to the violation that resulted in the revocation. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who is required to register under s. 301.45. (4) If a person is serving more than one sentence, earned compliance credit under sub. (2) is earned only for the time spent on extended supervision or parole for qualifying offenses. (5) The amount of the earned compliance credit under sub. (2) shall be calculated and applied by the appropriate reviewing authority under s. 302.11 (7) (am) or 302.113 (9) (am) 1.

SECTION 3267. 973.176 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1824 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3267 973.176 (1) FIREARM POSSESSION. Whenever a court imposes a sentence or places a defendant on probation regarding a felony conviction or regarding a conviction for a misdemeanor under s. 175.33 (2), the court shall inform the defendant of the requirements and penalties applicable to him or her under s. 941.29 (1m) or (4m). SECTION 3268. 973.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 973.25 (1) (a) XCertificate of qualification for employmentY means a certificate issued by the council on offender employment that provides an offender with relief from a collateral sanction, except that it does not provide relief from s. 48.685 (5m), 50.065 (4m), or 111.335 (3) (a) (ar), (b), (c), or (e) or (4) (h) or (i).

SECTION 3269. 977.08 (4m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 977.08 (4m) (e) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s. 977.02 (7r) or by a contract authorized under sub. (3) (f), for cases assigned on or after July 1, 2023, private local attorneys shall be paid $100 per hour for time spent related to a case, excluding travel, and for cases assigned on or after July 1, 2025, private local attorneys shall be paid $125 per hour for time spent related to a case, excluding travel, if any crime charged is a violent crime, as defined in s. 165.84 (7) (ab). For cases assigned on or after July 1, 2023, private local attorneys shall be paid $50 per hour for time spent in travel related to a case if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which the attorney[s principal office is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of more than 30 miles, one way, from the attorney[s principal office.

SECTION 3270. 978.03 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read: 978.03 (1m) The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1825 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3270 population of 200,000 or more but less than 750,000 may appoint 3 4 deputy district attorneys and such assistant district attorneys as may be requested by the department of administration and authorized in accordance with s. 16.505. The district attorney shall rank the deputy district attorneys for purposes of carrying out duties under this section. The deputies, according to rank, may perform any duty of the district attorney, under the district attorney[s direction. In the absence or disability of the district attorney, the deputies, according to rank, may perform any act required by law to be performed by the district attorney. Any such deputy must have practiced law in this state for at least 2 years prior to appointment under this section.

SECTION 3271. 978.045 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 978.045 (2) If the department of administration approves the appointment of a special prosecutor under sub. (1r), the court shall fix the amount of compensation for the attorney appointed according to the rates specified in s. 977.08 (4m) (b) for the date on which the approval was made. The department of administration shall pay the compensation ordered by the court from the appropriation under s. 20.475 (1) (d). The court, district attorney, and the special prosecutor shall provide any information regarding a payment of compensation that the department requests. Any payment under this subsection earns interest on the balance due from the 121st day after receipt of a properly completed invoice or receipt and acceptance of the property or service under the order or contract, whichever is later, at the rate specified in s. 71.82 (1) (a) compounded monthly.

SECTION 3272. 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence, or appear in all civil actions or special 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1826 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3272 proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch. 980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 89.08, 103.50 (8), 103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a), 946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters within chs. 782, 976 and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s. 48.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.

SECTION 3273. 990.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 990.01 (3) ADULT. XAdultY means a person who has attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, XadultY means a person who has attained the age of 17 years. SECTION 3274. 990.01 (20) of the statutes is amended to read: 990.01 (20) MINOR. XMinorY means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, XminorY does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years. SECTION 3275. 990.01 (22h) of the statutes is created to read: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1827 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3275 990.01 (22h) NATURAL PARENT. XNatural parentY means a parent of a child who is not an adoptive parent, whether the parent is biologically related to the child or not.

SECTION 3276. 990.01 (39) of the statutes is created to read: 990.01 (39) SPOUSES. XSpousesY means 2 individuals of the same sex or different sexes who are legally married to each other. SECTION 3277. 990.01 (40m) of the statutes is created to read: 990.01 (40m) STEPPARENT. XStepparentY means a person who is the spouse of a child[s parent and who is not also a parent of the child. SECTION 3278. 995.70 of the statutes is created to read: 995.70 Eligibility of certain individuals who are not U.S. citizens to receive professional licenses. (1) In this section, Xprofessional licenseY means a license, registration, certification, or other approval to perform specific work tasks, whether issued by the state or a local governmental entity. (2) Pursuant to 8 USC 1621 (d), an individual who is not a U.S. citizen is not ineligible to receive any professional license issued in this state because of the individual[s citizenship status. (3) Nothing in this section affects any requirement or qualification for an individual to obtain a professional license that is not related to the citizenship status of the individual. SECTION 3279. 2017 Wisconsin Act 370, section 44 (2) and (3) are repealed.

SECTION 3280. 2017 Wisconsin Act 370, section 44 (5) is repealed. SECTION 3281. 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, sections 3, 9 and 29 (1) are repealed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1828 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3282 SECTION 3282. DCF 55.02 (5g) (b) 2. of the administrative code is repealed. SECTION 3283. DCF 56.23 (1) (c) of the administrative code is repealed. SECTION 3284. DCF 58.08 (9) (c) and (d) of the administrative code are created to read: DCF 58.08 (9) (c) Exceptional payments. A kinship care agency may issue to a relative caregiver who is receiving kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments an exceptional payment to enable siblings or a minor parent and minor children to reside together, subject to a maximum payment amount determined by the department. (d) Initial clothing allowance. A kinship care agency may pay an initial clothing allowance to a relative caregiver when the relative caregiver is initially approved by the kinship care agency. The amount of the initial clothing allowance shall be the actual cost of the clothing not to exceed a maximum determined by the department.

SECTION 3285. DHS 107.07 (4) (k) 2. of the administrative code is repealed.

SECTION 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration. (1) CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE PROGRAM. The department of administration shall plan and prepare to have a cybersecurity insurance program for executive branch state agencies by the 2027-29 fiscal biennium. (2) ALTERNATIVES TO PROSECUTION AND INCARCERATION GRANT PROGRAM. Notwithstanding s. 16.42 (1) (e), in submitting information under s. 16.42 for purposes of the 2027 biennial budget act, the department of administration shall submit information concerning the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (cb) as though the total amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (cb) for the 2026-27 fiscal year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1829 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9101 was $142,500 more than the total amount that was actually appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (cb) for the 2026-27 fiscal year. (3) GRANTS FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY HOUSING FIRST. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fe), the department of administration shall award grants of $100,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 to the Milwaukee County department of health and human services to support Milwaukee County[s Housing First initiative. (4) PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. If the paid family and medical leave program under s. 230.12 (9m) is approved by the joint committee on employment relations, it shall go into effect on January 1, 2027. (5) TASK FORCE ON MISSING AND MURDERED AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND GIRLS. (a) Definition. In this subsection, Xnongovernmental organizationY means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides legal, social, or other community services. (b) Membership. There is created a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls. The task force shall consist of the following members, who are knowledgeable in crime victims rights or violence protection, and who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor unless otherwise specified: 1. Two members of the senate, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed by the minority leader. 2. Two members of the assembly, one appointed by the speaker of the assembly and one appointed by the minority leader. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1830 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9101 3. Two representatives from among the following: a. The Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association. b. The Badger State Sheriffs[ Association. c. The division of criminal investigation within the department of justice. 4. One or more representatives from among the following: a. The Wisconsin District Attorneys Association. b. A U.S. Attorney[s office in this state. c. A judge or attorney working in juvenile court. 5. A county coroner or representative from a statewide coroner[s association or a representative of the department of health services. 6. Three or more representatives from among the following: a. A statewide or local organization that provides legal services to African American women and girls. b. A statewide or local organization that provides advocacy or counseling for African American women and girls who have been victims of violence. c. A statewide or local organization that provides nonlegal services to African American women and girls. d. The Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault. e. End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin. f. An African American woman who is a survivor of gender violence. (c) Operation. 1. The task force shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among the members of the task force and may elect other officers as necessary. The task force shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1831 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9101 convene within 30 days after it is established and shall meet at least quarterly thereafter, or upon the call of its chair, and may hold meetings throughout the state. The task force shall meet sufficiently to accomplish the duties identified in par. (d). 2. The department of administration shall provide administrative support services to the task force. The task force may call upon any state agency or officer to assist the task force, and those agencies or officers shall cooperate with the task force to the fullest extent possible. 3. The department of administration shall reimburse members of the task force for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out their functions. (d) Duties. 1. The task force shall examine all of the following topics: a. The systemic causes behind violence that African American women and girls experience, including patterns and underlying factors that explain why disproportionately high levels of violence occur against African American women and girls, including underlying historical, generational, social, economic, institutional, and cultural factors that may contribute to the violence. b. Appropriate methods for tracking and collecting data on violence against African American women and girls, including data on missing and murdered African American women and girls. c. Policies and institutions such as policing, child welfare, coroner practices, and other governmental practices that impact violence against African American 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1832 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9101 women and girls and the investigation and prosecution of crimes of gender violence against African American people. d. Measures necessary to address and reduce violence against African American women and girls. e. Measures to help victims, victims[ families, and victims[ communities prevent and heal from violence that occurs against African American women and girls. 2. The task force shall, by December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2026, submit to the governor a report that includes all of the following: a. Proposed institutional policies and practices that are effective in reducing gender violence and increasing the safety of African American women and girls. b. Recommendations to eliminate violence against African American women and girls. c. Recommendations to help victims and communities heal from gender violence and violence against African American women and girls. 3. In accomplishing the tasks in subds. 1. and 2., the task force shall seek out and enlist the cooperation and assistance of nongovernmental organizations, community and advocacy organizations working with the African American community, and academic researchers and experts, specifically those specializing in violence against African American women and girls, representing diverse communities disproportionately affected by violence against women and girls, or focusing on issues related to gender violence and violence against African American women and girls. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1833 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9101 (6) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS GREEN BAY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. The director of the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the division of personnel management in the department of administration is authorized to waive competitive hiring procedures required under ch. 230 for an employee in the classified service at the Green Bay Correctional Institution during the period in which the facility is decommissioned so that the employee may be hired into a different position within the department of corrections if the individual is qualified to perform the duties of the position and the position meets either of the following requirements: (a) The position is assigned to a class having the same pay range as the position in which the individual was employed at the Green Bay Correctional Institution. (b) The position is assigned to a class having a lower pay range than the position in which the individual was employed at the Green Bay Correctional Institution. (7) POSITION FUNDING AND INCUMBENT STAFF. On January 1, 2027, the funding source for 3.0 FTE FED positions in the department of administration changes from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) to the general purpose revenue appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (a), and the incumbent employees holding the positions on that date retain their positions. On January 1, 2027, the funding source for 1.0 FTE FED position in the department of administration changes from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) to the program revenue appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ka), and the incumbent employee holding the position on that date retains their position. On January 1, 2027, the funding source for 20.0 FTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1834 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9101 FED positions in the department of administration changes from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) to the program revenue appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), and the incumbent employees holding the positions on that date retain their positions. (8) POSITION FUNDING AND INCUMBENT STAFF TRANSFER. On January 1, 2027, 17.5 FTE FED positions in the department of administration, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (mb), and the incumbent employees holding those positions are transferred to the employment relations commission, and the funding for the positions is changed to the GPR appropriation under s. 20.425 (1) (a). Employees transferred under this subsection have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the employment relations commission that they enjoyed in the department of administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under this subsection who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SECTION 9102. Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. (1) EMERGENCY RULES FOR SANDHILL CRANE DAMAGE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 93.67 (4) for the period before the date on which permanent rules under s. 93.67 (4) take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency rules, the date on which the permanent rules take effect, or the effective date of the repeal of the emergency rules, whichever is earlier. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1835 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9102 Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SECTION 9103. Nonstatutory provisions; Arts Board. SECTION 9104. Nonstatutory provisions; Building Commission. SECTION 9105. Nonstatutory provisions; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

SECTION 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families. (1) CHILD CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the department of children and families may promulgate the rules required under s. 49.133 (2) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. (2) CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM; EMERGENCY RULE MAKING. The department of children and families may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement s. 49.132. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1836 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9106 rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. (3) BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY SCREENING; EMERGENCY RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY. The department of children and families may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate rules under s. 48.49 for the period before the effective date of any permanent rules promulgated under s. 48.49, notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. (4) FOSTER CARE AID-RELATED CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS. Any balance of court- ordered child support obligations assigned to this state under s. 48.645 (3), 2023 stats., is set to $0 and is unenforceable and uncollectable. Any warrant or lien issued prior to July 1, 2026, is vacated if it is based on the alleged failure to pay such a balance or the failure to appear to a court hearing set for the purpose of enforcing the obligation assigned to the state. (5) GRANTS FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS; EMERGENCY RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY. The department of children and families may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 48.483 for the period before the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1837 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9106 date on which permanent rules under s. 48.483 take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. (6) CHILD SUPPORT DEBT REDUCTION; EMERGENCY RULE MAKING. The department of children and families may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement s. 49.226. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. (7) JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM REVIEW COMMITTEE. (a) There is created in the department of children and families a juvenile justice reform review committee with members appointed by the governor. (b) The juvenile justice reform review committee shall study and, prior to September 15, 2026, provide recommendations to the department of children and families and the department of corrections on how to do all of the following: 1. Increase the minimum age of delinquency. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1838 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9106 2. Eliminate original adult court jurisdiction over juveniles under s. 938.183. 3. Modify the waiver procedure for adult court jurisdiction over juveniles and incorporate offenses currently subject to original adult court jurisdiction into the waiver procedure. 4. Eliminate the serious juvenile offender program under s. 938.538 and create extended juvenile court jurisdiction with a blended juvenile and adult sentence structure for certain juvenile offenders. 5. Prohibit placement of a juvenile in a juvenile detention facility for a status offense and limit sanctions and short-term holds in a juvenile detention facility to cases where there is a public safety risk. 6. Sunset long-term post-disposition programs at juvenile detention facilities. 7. Create a sentence adjustment procedure for youthful offenders. 8. Conform with the U.S. Constitution the statutes that mandate imposing sentences of life imprisonment without parole or extended supervision to minors. (c) In submitting information under s. 16.42 (1) for purposes of the 2027-29 biennial budget bill, the department of children and families and the department of corrections shall each include a request to implement the juvenile justice reform review committee[s recommendations. (d) The juvenile justice reform review committee terminates on September 15, 2026.

SECTION 9107. Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts. (1) EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS; INTENT STATEMENT. The intent of s. 813.124 is to implement a state crisis intervention court proceeding in the form of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1839 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9107 an extreme risk protection order program that is eligible for federal grants under 34 USC 10152 (a) (1) (I) (iv). (2) CIRCUIT COURT BRANCHES; BRANCH 9. The initial election for circuit judge for branch 9 of the circuit court for Brown County shall be at the spring election of 2026 for a term commencing August 1, 2026, and ending July 31, 2032. (3) CIRCUIT COURT BRANCHES; BRANCH 10. The initial election for circuit judge for branch 10 of the circuit court for Brown County shall be at the spring election of 2026 for a term commencing August 1, 2026, and ending July 31, 2032.

SECTION 9108. Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections. (1) EARNED RELEASE PROGRAM RULES. The department of corrections shall update its administrative rules to implement earned release for completion of a vocational readiness training program under s. 302.05 (3), including specification of the eligibility criteria for persons sentenced before the effective date of this subsection to participate in the program. (2) EARNED COMPLIANCE CREDIT. A person who is serving a sentence for a violation other than a crime specified in ch. 940 or s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.095 and who is in custody upon revocation of extended supervision or parole on the effective date of this subsection may petition the department of corrections to be given credit under s. 973.156. Upon proper verification of the facts alleged in the petition, credit under s. 973.156 shall be applied retroactively to the person. If the department of corrections is unable to determine whether credit under s. 973.156 should be given, or otherwise refuses to award retroactive credit, the person may petition the sentencing court for relief. This subsection applies regardless of the date the person 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1840 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9108 was sentenced. A person who is required to register under s. 301.45 is not eligible to receive credit under this subsection.

SECTION 9109. Nonstatutory provisions; Court of Appeals. SECTION 9110. Nonstatutory provisions; District Attorneys. (1) INCUMBENT STAFF. Individuals in project positions that were funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, and funded from the appropriation under s. 20.475 (1) (m), and who are employed in offices of district attorneys on the day before the effective date of this subsection may be appointed to the permanent equivalent of those positions, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.475 (1) (d), notwithstanding any provision of ch. 230. SECTION 9111. Nonstatutory provisions; Educational Communications Board.

SECTION 9112. Nonstatutory provisions; Elections Commission. (1) GRANTS TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PURCHASE OF ELECTION SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. In the 2025-26 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (bp), the elections commission shall award grants to cities, villages, towns, and counties in this state for the purchase of election supplies and equipment, including electronic poll books. The total amount of grants awarded under this subsection may not exceed $400,000. (2) INITIAL SHARING OF REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Notwithstanding ss. 85.61 (1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), the department of transportation shall enter into and begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the elections commission administrator pursuant to s. 85.61 (1) no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1841 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9112 later than the first day of the 9th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection. (3) REPORT ON VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION INTEGRATION. No later than July 1, 2027, the elections commission shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, in the manner specified in s. 13.172 (3), and to the governor its progress in initially implementing a system to ensure the complete and continuous registration of all eligible electors in this state, specifically including the operability and utility of information integration with the department of transportation and the feasibility and desirability of integrating public information maintained by other state agencies and by technical colleges with the commission[s registration information to enhance the completeness and accuracy of the information. At a minimum, the report shall contain an assessment of the feasibility and desirability of the integration of registration information with information maintained by the departments of health services, children and families, workforce development, revenue, safety and professional services, and natural resources; the University of Wisconsin System; and the technical college system board, as well as the technical colleges within each technical college district.

SECTION 9113. Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds. (1) INCUMBENT INTERNAL AUDITOR. The individual holding the position of internal auditor in the department of employee trust funds on the day before the effective date of this subsection shall continue to serve in that position until an internal auditor is appointed under s. 15.165 (5). (2) INCUMBENT STAFF. Individuals holding positions as staff internal auditors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1842 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9113 in the department of employee trust funds on the day before the effective date of this subsection shall continue to serve in those positions until staff are appointed under s. 40.03 (1) (dm). (3) ELECTION TO CONTINUE ANNUITY SUSPENSION. No later than 60 days after the effective date of this subsection, if an individual who is employed by a covered employer under the Wisconsin Retirement System has his or her annuity suspended under s. 40.26 (1m), 2023 stats., on the effective date of this subsection and wants to continue the suspension, the individual shall notify the department of employee trust funds on a form provided by the department. An election to continue the suspension is irrevocable.

SECTION 9114. Nonstatutory provisions; Employment Relations Commission. SECTION 9115. Nonstatutory provisions; Ethics Commission. SECTION 9116. Nonstatutory provisions; Financial Institutions. SECTION 9117. Nonstatutory provisions; Governor. SECTION 9118. Nonstatutory provisions; Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

SECTION 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services. (1) CHILDLESS ADULTS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. The department of health services shall submit any necessary request to the federal department of health and human services for a state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law or to modify or withdraw from any waiver of federal Medicaid law relating to the childless adults demonstration project under s. 49.45 (23), 2023 stats., to reflect the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1843 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9119 incorporation of recipients of Medical Assistance under the demonstration project into the BadgerCare Plus program under s. 49.471 and the termination of the demonstration project. The department of health services may submit a request to the federal department of health and human services to modify or withdraw from the waiver granted under s. 49.45 (23) (g), 2023 stats. (2) RULES REGARDING TRAINING OF CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS. The department of health services may promulgate the rules required under s. 49.45 (30j) (bm) 4. as emergency rules under s. 227.24. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of health services is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until January 1, 2027, or the date the permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. (3) COMPLEX PATIENT PILOT PROGRAM. (a) In this subsection: 1. XDepartmentY means the department of health services. 2. XPartnership groupY means one or more hospitals in partnership with one or more post-acute facilities. (b) The department shall use a competitive grant selection process to select partnership groups to be designated as participating sites for a complex patient 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1844 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9119 pilot program under this subsection and, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (d), award grants to the groups selected. (c) The department shall solicit feedback regarding the complex patient pilot program from representatives of healthcare system organizations, long-term care provider organizations, long-term care operator organizations, patient advocate groups, insurers, and any other organization determined to be relevant by the secretary of health services. (d) The department shall require that each partnership group that applies to the department to be designated as a site for the complex patient pilot program shall address all of the following issues in its application: 1. The number of complex patient care beds that will be set aside in a post- acute facility or through implementation of an innovative model of patient care in a post-acute facility to which participating hospitals agree, such as dedicated staffing for dementia or a behavioral health unit. 2. Defined goals and measurable outcomes of the partnership group during the pilot program and after the pilot program. 3. The types of complex patients for whom care will be provided, which may include patients needing total care for multiple conditions or comorbidities such as cardiac and respiratory diseases, obesity, mental health, substance use, or dementia. 4. An operating budget for the proposed site that details how fiscal responsibility will be shared among members of the partnership group and includes all of the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1845 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9119 a. Estimated patient revenues from other sources, including the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49, and estimated total costs. b. A margin to account for reserved beds. 5. The partnership group[s expertise to successfully implement the proposal, which may include a discussion of the following issues: a. Documented experience of the partners working together to serve complex patients. b. The implementation timeline and the plan for post-acute facilities to accept admissions and transfer patients within 72 hours of a request submitted by a hospital. c. The plan for an interdisciplinary team that will staff the unit in the post- acute facility, including the availability of staff with appropriate expertise that includes physicians, nurses, advance practice health professionals, pharmacists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and social workers. d. Ability to electronically exchange health information. e. Resources to conduct patient intake and discharge planning from the post- acute facility, including case managers and social workers. f. Ability to conduct monthly case management reviews with the interdisciplinary team for every complex care patient that cover care plan progress and any readmissions to an acute care hospital. g. Ability to conduct monthly quality assurance reviews. h. Ability of the treatment model to be replicated by other healthcare systems. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1846 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9119 i. Plans to document decreases in lengths of stay for complex patients in hospitals and avoided hospital days. j. Documentation of stable finances among partnership group members to support the proposal, including matching funds that could be dedicated to the pilot program under this subsection. No applicant may be required to provide matching funds or a contribution, but the department may take into consideration the availability of matching funds or a contribution in evaluating an application. k. Description of anticipated impediments to successful implementation and how the partnership group intends to overcome the anticipated impediments. (e) In implementing this subsection, the department shall do all of the following: 1. Develop a methodology to evaluate the complex patient pilot program and contract with an independent organization to complete the evaluation. The department may pay the fee of the organization selected from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (d). 2. Give additional weight to partnership groups that would ensure geographic diversity. (f) Upon completion of the evaluation required under par. (e) 1., the independent organization contracted by the department to complete the evaluation shall provide the evaluation to the department. (4) NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM; CONDITIONS APPROVED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2025. For any disorder included in the federal recommended uniform screening panel approved by the federal department of health and human services as of January 1, 2025, that is not included in the list of disorders under s. DHS 115.04, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1847 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9119 Wis. Adm. Code, on the effective date of this subsection, the department of health services shall do all of the following within 18 months of the effective date of this subsection: (a) Evaluate whether the disorder should be included in the testing required under s. 253.13 (1). (b) If, in its evaluation, the department of health services determines that the disorder should be included in the testing required under s. 253.13 (1), commence rule making to add the disorder to the list under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code. (5) NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM; PENDING RULE PROMULGATION. Subsection (4) does not apply to any disorder included in the federal recommended uniform screening panel that will be added to the list of disorders under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, pending promulgation of a rule for which the department of health services has commenced the rule-making procedure as of the effective date of this subsection. (6) NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM; TESTING START DATE. The department of health services shall ensure that testing for any disorder added by rule to the list under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, in accordance with sub. (4) begins within 6 months after the date of publication, as defined in s. 227.22 (1), of the rule. (7) EMERGENCY RULES ON PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. The department of health services may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 implementing certification of psychiatric residential treatment facilities under s. 51.044, including development of a new provider type and a reimbursement model for psychiatric residential treatment facilities under the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1848 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9119 Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of health services is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. (8) ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SCREENING PILOT PROGRAM. The department of health services shall develop a pilot program to provide electrocardiogram screenings for participants in middle school and high school athletics programs in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), in fiscal year 2026-27, the department shall award $4,067,200 in grants to local health departments, as defined under s. 250.01 (4), to implement the pilot program under this subsection. Participation in the pilot program by participants in middle school and high school athletics programs shall be optional. (9) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER INNOVATION GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bm), the department of health services shall award $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 as grants to health care providers and long-term care providers to implement best practices and innovative solutions to increase worker recruitment and retention. (10) FALLS PREVENTION FUNDING. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department of health services shall award a grant of $450,000 in each of fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to an organization committed to reducing falls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1849 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9119 among older adults in this state for the purpose of statewide falls prevention awareness and initiatives.

SECTION 9120. Nonstatutory provisions; Higher Educational Aids Board. SECTION 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; Historical Society. SECTION 9122. Nonstatutory provisions; Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SECTION 9123. Nonstatutory provisions; Insurance. (1) PRESCRIPTION DRUG PURCHASING ENTITY. During the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the office of the commissioner of insurance shall conduct a study on the viability of creating or implementing a state prescription drug purchasing entity. (2) STAGGERED TERMS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG AFFORDABILITY REVIEW BOARD. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the prescription drug affordability review board under s. 15.735 (1) (b) to (e), 2 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on May 1, 2027; 2 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on May 1, 2028; 2 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on May 1, 2029; and 2 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on May 1, 2030. (3) PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM. The commissioner of insurance shall submit the first report required under s. 601.575 (5) by the next January 1 or July 1, whichever is earliest, that is at least 180 days after the date the prescription drug importation program is fully operational under s. 601.575 (4). The commissioner of insurance shall include in the first 3 reports submitted under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1850 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9123 s. 601.575 (5) information on the implementation of the audit functions under s. 601.575 (1) (n). (4) PUBLIC OPTION HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. From the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g), the office of the commissioner of insurance may expend not more than $500,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and not more than $500,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 for the development of a public option health insurance plan. (5) FUNDING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE NAVIGATORS. (a) In this subsection: 1. XCommissionerY means the commissioner of insurance. 2. XNavigatorY means an individual navigator licensed under s. 628.92 (1) or a navigator entity licensed under s. 628.92 (2). (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g), the commissioner shall award $500,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and shall award $500,000 in fiscal year 2026- 27 to a navigator to prioritize services for the direct care workforce population.

SECTION 9124. Nonstatutory provisions; Investment Board. SECTION 9125. Nonstatutory provisions; Joint Committee on Finance. SECTION 9126. Nonstatutory provisions; Judicial Commission.

SECTION 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice. (1) INCUMBENT STAFF. Individuals in project positions that were funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, and funded from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (m), who are employed by the department of justice on the day before the effective date of this subsection may be appointed to the permanent equivalent of those positions, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (a), notwithstanding any provision of ch. 230. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1851 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9127 (2) ALTERNATIVES TO PROSECUTION AND INCARCERATION GRANT PROGRAM. Notwithstanding s. 165.95 (7) and (7m), the department of justice may not make any grants for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2027. (3) ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION GRANT PROGRAM POSITION TRANSFERS TO SUPREME COURT. On January 1, 2027, 3.0 FTE GPR positions in the department of justice, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (a), that administer the alternative to incarceration grant program and the incumbent employees holding those positions are transferred to the supreme court. Employees transferred under this subsection have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 under the supreme court that they enjoyed in the department of justice immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under this subsection who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SECTION 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature. (1) JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARIJUANA TAX AND REGULATION. The joint legislative council shall study the implementation of the marijuana tax and regulation provided under subch. IV of ch. 139 and identify uses for the revenues generated by the tax. The joint legislative council shall report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the joint committee on finance no later than 2 years after the effective date of this subsection. (2) POPULAR INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM. (a) No later than August 1, 2025, both houses of the legislature shall introduce 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1852 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9128 a proposed constitutional amendment by joint resolution, which may not be amended, that substantially provides the following: XResolved by the [assembly/senate], the [assembly/senate] concurring, That:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of article IV of the constitution is amended to read: [Article IV] Section 1. The legislative power, except for the initiative and referendum powers reserved to the people, shall be vested in a senate and assembly. SECTION 2. Section 17 (2) of article IV of the constitution is amended to read: [Article IV] Section 17 (2) No Except as provided under sub. (6) (c), no law shall be enacted except by bill. No law shall be in force until published.

SECTION 3. Section 17 (5) of article IV of the constitution is created to read: [Article IV] Section 17 (5) (a) The people reserve to themselves the power to reject at a referendum any act of the legislature or part of an act as provided in this subsection. The people may petition for a referendum on the passage of an act, one or more sections of an act, or one or more items of appropriation in an act. The petition for a referendum shall satisfy all of the following conditions: 1. Be signed by qualified electors equaling at least 4 percent of the vote cast for the office of governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. 2. Be filed with the agency administering state elections. (b) All signatures for a petition submitted under par. (a) must be made on paper. After verifying the sufficiency of the signatures for a petition, the agency administering state elections shall order the submission of the act or each act section or each item of appropriation in the petition to the qualified electors of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1853 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 3 state for their rejection at the next succeeding general election occurring subsequent to 120 days after the filing of the petition. (c) No act of the legislature or part of an act rejected in a referendum may be reenacted during the legislative session in which it was rejected.

SECTION 4. Section 17 (6) of article IV of the constitution is created to read: [Article IV] Section 17 (6) (a) The people reserve to themselves the power of initiative to propose laws and amendments to this constitution and to approve or reject them at an election independently of the legislature as provided in this subsection. The people may propose an initiative law or constitutional amendment by petition for a vote of the people on the passage of the law or ratification of the amendment. The petition shall satisfy all of the following conditions: 1. If a petition for an initiative law, be signed by qualified electors equaling at least 6 percent of the vote cast for the office of governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. 2. If a petition for an initiative constitutional amendment, be signed by qualified electors equaling at least 8 percent of the vote cast for the office of governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. 3. Include the full text of the proposed law or constitutional amendment prepared in proper form, as provided by law. Upon request by any qualified elector, the agency administering state elections shall have the proposed law or constitutional amendment drafted in proper form, as provided by law, and made available to the public. The proposed law or amendment shall embrace no more than one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title. 4. Be filed with the agency administering state elections not less than 120 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1854 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 4 days before the election at which the proposed law or constitutional amendment is to be voted upon. (b) All signatures for a petition submitted under par. (a) must be made on paper. After verifying the sufficiency of the signatures for a petition, the agency administering state elections shall order the submission of the initiative law or constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection at the next succeeding general election occurring subsequent to 120 days after the filing of the petition. (c) If approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting at the election, an initiative law or constitutional amendment shall go into effect on the 30th day after the date the agency administering state elections certifies the election results as provided by law, unless a different effective date is specified in the initiative law or amendment. The legislature may not repeal or amend an initiative law or any part of an initiative law for the 2 years immediately succeeding its publication and may not repeal or amend an initiative law or any part of an initiative law except by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house. (d) If rejected by a majority of the qualified electors voting at the election, substantially the same initiative law or constitutional amendment, as determined by the agency administering state elections, may not be submitted again to the qualified electors under par. (b) until a general election occurring at least 5 years after the general election at which the initiative law or constitutional amendment was rejected.

SECTION 5. Section 17 (7) of article IV of the constitution is created to read: [Article IV] Section 17 (7) No person may pay to or receive from another 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1855 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 5 person money or any other thing of value based on the number of signatures obtained on an initiative or referendum petition under this section. This subsection does not prohibit payment for signature gathering that is not based, either directly or indirectly, on the number of signatures obtained.

SECTION 6. Numbering of new provisions. If another constitutional amendment ratified by the people creates the number of any provision created in this joint resolution, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall determine the sequencing and the numbering of the provisions whose numbers conflict and shall adjust any cross-references to those provisions. Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for three months previous to the time of holding such election.Y. (b) No later than November 1, 2025, both houses of the legislature shall hold a final vote on the joint resolution under par. (a). SECTION 9129. Nonstatutory provisions; Lieutenant Governor.

SECTION 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government. (1) LEVY LIMIT EXCEPTION FOR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION CHARGES. For the purposes of a levy imposed by a city, village, town, or county in December 2025, the base amount to which s. 66.0602 (2) applies does not include any amount that the city, village, town, or county levied in the immediately preceding year to pay for the city[s, village[s, town[s, or county[s share of a regional planning commission[s budget as charged by the commission under s. 66.0309 (14) (a) to (c). SECTION 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs. (1) PAYMENT TO THE TOWN OF WESTPORT FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1856 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9131 Notwithstanding the requirements under s. 323.31, from the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (b), in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the department of military affairs shall provide a payment of $68,100 to the Town of Westport to reimburse the costs incurred from storm damage.

SECTION 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources. (1) NONPROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION GRANTS. In the 2025-26 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (aa), the department of natural resources shall provide grants to Gathering Waters, as authorized under s. 23.0955; to the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, as authorized under s. 23.0956; to River Alliance of Wisconsin, as authorized under s. 281.72; and to Wisconsin Lakes, as authorized under s. 281.69 (1r). (2) EMERGENCY RULES FOR PFAS COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. The department of natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules relating to the community grant program under s. 292.67. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., for emergency rules promulgated under this subsection, the department is not required to prepare a statement of scope of the rules or to submit the proposed rules in final draft form to the governor for approval. (3) STATEWIDE BIOMONITORING STUDIES. The department of health services shall conduct biomonitoring studies across the state to assess perfluoroalkyl and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1857 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9132 polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure levels and better understand the factors that affect perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure levels in different communities. The department may, as part of these studies, survey volunteer participants, test blood samples for the presence and levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and analyze the results. (4) FORESTRY-INDUSTRY-WIDE STRATEGIC PLAN. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (jq), the department of natural resources shall develop a forestry- industry-wide strategic plan and road map. The department shall submit the final report on this plan and road map to the council on forestry no later than September 16, 2026. (5) EMERGENCY RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY; GREAT LAKES EROSION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM. The department of natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 23.1991 for the period before the date on which permanent rules under s. 23.1991 take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency rules, the date on which the permanent rules take effect, or the effective date of the repeal of the emergency rules, whichever is earliest. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1858 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9132 (6) EMERGENCY RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY; MISSISSIPPI RIVER EROSION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM. The department of natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 23.1993 for the period before the date on which permanent rules under s. 23.1993 take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency rules, the date on which the permanent rules take effect, or the effective date of the repeal of the emergency rules, whichever is earliest. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. (7) NOTIFICATION OF U.S. COAST GUARD RULES FOR VESSEL DISCHARGE. When the department of natural resources determines that the secretary of the U.S. department of homeland security has promulgated final, effective, and enforceable rules under 33 USC 1322 (p) (5), the department shall notify the legislative reference bureau. The legislative reference bureau shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register that specifies that date. (8) WELL COMPENSATION EARMARK FOR THE TOWN OF BLOOM. Notwithstanding s. 281.75 (4) (b) 4., the town of Bloom in Richland County is eligible for a claim under s. 281.75, not to exceed $16,000.

SECTION 9133. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Defender Board. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1859 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9133 (1) INCUMBENT STAFF. Individuals in project positions that were funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, and funded from the appropriation under s. 20.550 (1) (m), and who are employed by the public defender board on the day before the effective date of this subsection may be appointed to the permanent equivalent of those positions, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.550 (1) (a), notwithstanding any provision of ch. 230.

SECTION 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction. (1) FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN CONTRACTS; EMERGENCY RULES. The department of public instruction may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement s. 115.445 (2m). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. SECTION 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of. SECTION 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Service Commission.

SECTION 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue. (1) PASSAGE. This act may become law notwithstanding s. 13.085 (1). (2) REFUNDS OF CERTAIN TAX PAYMENTS MADE FOR NONTAXABLE TRIBAL LAND. (a) In this subsection: 1. XClaimantY means an individual who paid property taxes levied between 2015 and 2021 on real property exempt from taxation under the 1854 Treaty of La Pointe and who did not pay such taxes under protest. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1860 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9137 2. XDepartmentY means the department of revenue. (b) Subject to the limitations under this subsection, a claimant is eligible to receive a payment as determined under par. (d). (c) A claimant may file a claim for a payment under this subsection to compensate the claimant for property taxes levied between 2015 and 2021 on real property exempt from taxation under the 1854 Treaty of La Pointe that the claimant paid. The department shall establish procedures for claimants to file a claim for a payment under this subsection. No claimant may make a claim for a payment under this subsection after May 31, 2026. (d) A claimant who files a claim under par. (c) shall receive a payment equal to the amount of property taxes levied between 2015 and 2021 on real property exempt from taxation under the Treaty of La Pointe paid by the claimant. (e) For each payment under this subsection approved by the department, the department shall certify the allowable amount of the payment to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (1) (b). The department of administration shall make all payments due under this subsection no later than June 30, 2026.

SECTION 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services. (1) DSPS CREDENTIAL INVESTIGATIONS; EMERGENCY RULES. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the department of safety and professional services and any credentialing board, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (bm), may promulgate rules that are necessary to implement s. 440.03 (13) (br). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1861 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9138 and (3), the department or credentialing board is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner, and the effective period may not be further extended under s. 227.24 (2). (2) ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; EMERGENCY RULES. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the board of nursing may promulgate rules under ch. 441 that are necessary to implement the changes to the licensure of advanced practice registered nurses. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the board is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. A rule promulgated under this subsection may take effect no later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), a rule promulgated under this subsection is effective for 2 years after its promulgation, or until permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner, and the effective period of a rule promulgated under this subsection may not be further extended under s. 227.24 (2). (3) ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; RECOGNIZED ROLES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1862 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9138 (a) In this subsection, the definitions under s. 441.001 apply. (b) Notwithstanding s. 441.09 (3), an individual who, on January 1, 2026, is licensed as a registered nurse in this state and is practicing in a recognized role may continue to practice advanced practice registered nursing and the corresponding recognized role in which he or she is practicing and may continue to use the titles corresponding to the recognized roles in which he or she is practicing during the period before which the board takes final action on the person[s application under s. 441.09. This paragraph does not apply after the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

SECTION 9139. Nonstatutory provisions; Secretary of State. SECTION 9140. Nonstatutory provisions; State Fair Park Board. SECTION 9141. Nonstatutory provisions; Supreme Court. SECTION 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System. SECTION 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism. (1) TRANSFER OF AMERICAN INDIAN TOURISM MARKETING CONTRACT. The contract between the department of tourism and the Great Lakes inter-tribal council in effect on the effective date of this subsection that is primarily related to the promotion of tourism featuring American Indian heritage and culture, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of administration. The department of administration shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of administration to the extent allowed under the contract.

SECTION 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1863 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9144 (1) SOUND BARRIERS ON I 894. During the 2025−27 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall allocate $19,500,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) for the construction of sound barriers on I 894, between 27th street and 76th street, in Milwaukee County. (2) HARBOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PRIORITY. Notwithstanding s. 85.095 (2) and (3), in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, when making grant awards for the harbor assistance program under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall give priority to municipalities in which a shipbuilder in this state is conducting operations. (3) CITY OF SHEBOYGAN MARINA EDUCATIONAL FACILITY. In the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (2) (cq) and 20.866 (2) (uv), notwithstanding the eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall award a grant under s. 85.095 (2) (a) to the city of Sheboygan for the construction of an educational facility at the Harbor Centre Marina. The amount of the grant awarded under this subsection shall be $3,000,000 or the total cost of the project, whichever is less. (4) PRIORITIZATION OF LOCAL BRIDGE AND CULVERT ASSESSMENT IN CERTAIN GRANTS. During the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall designate 10 percent of moneys appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (fd) and 10 percent of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (fc) and (fu) for grants for improvements to bridges or culverts identified as being in poor or worse condition in local bridge and culvert assessments performed under s. 85.64. The department of transportation shall establish criteria for evaluating the suitability of projects for which applications are made under s. 86.31 (3o) and (3s) for the moneys designated 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1864 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9144 under this subsection. If the department does not receive sufficient complete grant applications meeting the criteria under this subsection in the 2025‑27 fiscal biennium, the moneys designated under this subsection shall be available for any other purpose for which the moneys were appropriated. (5) VILLAGE OF ONTARIO STREET DEVELOPMENT. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 86.31 or eligibility requirements for receiving aids under s. 86.31, in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fd), the department of transportation shall award a grant to the village of Ontario for residential street development. The grant under this subsection shall be in the amount of $500,000. (6) VILLAGE OF DEFOREST INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 86.31 or eligibility requirements for receiving aids under s. 86.31, in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fd), the department of transportation shall award a grant to the village of DeForest for improvements to the I 39/CTH XVY interchange. The grant under this subsection shall be in the amount of $6,000,000.

SECTION 9145. Nonstatutory provisions; Treasurer. SECTION 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin.

SECTION 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System. (1) PAID SICK LEAVE FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES. The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit to the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration, with its 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1865 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9147 recommendations for adjustments to compensation and employee benefits for employees of the system under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, a plan to provide paid sick leave benefits to temporary employees of the system. The plan shall provide sick leave benefits at the same rate such benefits are provided to permanent and project employees of the system. (2) JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY AND VETERANS DAY. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall include June 19 and November 11 as paid holidays in the proposal for adjusting compensation and employee benefits for University of Wisconsin System employees for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 fiscal years that it submits to the joint committee on employee relations under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. The recommendation shall specify that the first June 19 paid holiday is June 19, 2026, and the first November 11 paid holiday is November 11, 2026. (3) FUNDING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MISSING-IN-ACTION RECOVERY AND IDENTIFICATION PROJECT. (a) In this subsection: 1. XBoardY means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. 2. XMIA Recovery ProjectY means the University of Wisconsin Missing-in- Action Recovery and Identification Project. (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall provide $500,000 in funding in each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium for the MIA Recovery Project to perform a mission for the recovery and identification of Wisconsin veterans who are missing in action. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1866 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9147 (c) The MIA Recovery Project, acting through its representative, shall submit at the conclusion of the mission for which the funds were expended, to the board, the joint committee on finance, the standing committees of each house of the legislature dealing with veterans matters, the governor, the department of veterans affairs, and the department of military affairs, a report on the mission[s findings and an accounting of expenditures for the mission. (4) PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XFamily leaveY means leave from employment for a reason specified in s. 103.10 (3) (b). 2. XMedical isolationY means any of the following: a. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of health services advises that an individual seclude herself or himself from others when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease. b. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises that an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06. c. When an individual[s employer advises that the individual not come to the workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected with a communicable disease. 3. XMedical leaveY means leave from employment when an employee is in medical isolation or has a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his or her employment duties, or makes the employee unable to perform the duties of any suitable employment. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1867 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9147 4. XSerious health conditionY has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (1) (g). (b) Program plan. The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit to the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration, with its recommendations for adjustments to compensation and employee benefits for employees of the system under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. for 2025-27, a plan for a program to provide paid family and medical leave for 8 weeks annually to employees of the system. If the the joint committee on employment relations approves the program for paid family and medical leave, it shall go into effect on January 1, 2027. (5) FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR A STATEWIDE PARKINSON[S DISEASE REGISTRY. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall allocate in fiscal year 2025-26, at least $3,900,000, and in fiscal year 2026-27, at least $2,400,000, to establish the statewide Parkinson[s disease registry under s. 36.47. (6) FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. (a) In this subsection: 1. XBoardY means the Board of Regents of the system. 2. XSystemY means the University of Wisconsin System. (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate at least the following amounts for the following purposes: 1. In fiscal year 2025-26, $1,209,500, and in fiscal year 2026-27, $1,612,500, to increase assistance to veterans and military personnel enrolled in the system and to their families. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1868 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9147 2. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $1,001,500, for the program under s. 36.61, including any extension of program eligibility to additional health care providers, as defined in s. 36.61 (1) (b). 3. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $500,000, to establish or continue foster youth programming for eligible students enrolled in the system. 4. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $300,000, for the University of Wisconsin]Madison[s UniverCity Alliance program that leverages the university[s academic and research resources to address challenges faced by urban areas. 5. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $1,000,000, to support journalism programs and fellowships for students and graduates of journalism programs at system institutions. 6. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $250,000, for the system to provide education, training, research, and technical assistance to support small businesses and entrepreneurs, economic development practitioners, and communities in the development of entrepreneurial activity in rural Wisconsin. (7) GRANT TO THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHY AGING. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall award a grant of $450,000 in each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium to the Institute for Healthy Aging to support programs in fall prevention and recovery training.

SECTION 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1869 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9149

SECTION 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. (1) FUNDING FOR THE GREEN INNOVATION FUND. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $50,000,000 for the purpose of supporting the Green Innovation Fund as it existed on January 1, 2025. In this subsection, XGreen Innovation FundY means the green bank, known as the Green Innovation Fund, administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in collaboration with the Department of Administration based on the advice of the Governor[s Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation established by executive order 195, issued April 19, 2023. (2) ENTERPRISE ZONE DESIGNATION LIMIT. The treatment of s. 238.399 (3) (a) may not be construed to require that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation revoke a certification for tax benefits under s. 238.399 that is in effect on the effective date of this subsection. (3) ACCELERATE WISCONSIN. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $10,000,000 for the purpose of supporting a business accelerator program to be administered in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin System and aimed at developing research, including research from the University of Wisconsin System, into new startup businesses. As part of the program, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may award grants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1870 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9149 directly to businesses to assist in their growth and development and may award grants to or in support of business incubators. (4) FORWARD AGRICULTURE SUPPORT. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $15,000,000 for the purpose of providing state matching funds related to federal funding in conjunction with WiSys[s Forward Agriculture program to promote sustainable agriculture. (5) THRIVE RURAL WISCONSIN FUNDING ACCESSIBILITY. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $5,000,000 for the purpose of supporting the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation[s Thrive Rural Wisconsin program. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall provide funding to its established regional and tribal partners to develop and fund projects in nonmetropolitan municipalities with populations of less than 10,000 to provide for increased availability and accessibility of local project capital. (6) TRIBAL ENTERPRISE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $5,000,000 for the purpose of creating a tribal enterprise accelerator program to offer statewide technical assistance and grants for community development investment and capacity building to American Indian 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1871 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9149 tribes or bands in this state to diversify their revenue strategies in industries other than the gaming and entertainment industries. (7) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING GRANTS. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $5,000,000 for the purpose of establishing a program to award matching grants to small and midsized manufacturing companies located in this state to invest in advanced manufacturing technologies. No one company may receive more than $200,000 in grants under this subsection, and no one grant under this subsection may be for an amount that is more than one- third of the amount invested in advanced manufacturing technologies by the company. To receive a grant under this subsection, a company must commit to not reduce its employment below the level when the grant is awarded. If within 10 years after receiving a grant under this subsection the company that receives the grant fails to meet this commitment, the company shall repay the grant amount to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may provide an exemption to the repayment requirement under this subsection if it finds that the company has undergone a unique hardship. (8) MAIN STREET BOUNCEBACK GRANTS. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $50,000,000 for the purpose of awarding grants of $10,000 each to small businesses and nonprofit organizations that open a new location or expand operations in a vacant commercial space. A recipient of a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1872 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9149 grant under this subsection may use grant moneys for commercial lease and mortgage payments, business operating expenses, and commercial building repair and tenant improvements.

SECTION 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development. (1) WORKER[S COMPENSATION INSURANCE; RATE APPROVAL; NOTICE. The commissioner of insurance shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register a notice of the effective date of new rates for worker[s compensation insurance first approved by the commissioner under s. 626.13 after the effective date of this subsection. (2) PREDICTABLE WORK SCHEDULES FOR RETAIL, FOOD SERVICE, AND CLEANING EMPLOYEES; TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. No later than the effective date of this subsection, an employer, as defined in s. 103.035 (1) (e), shall provide each service employee, as defined in s. 103.035 (1) (L), with a written copy of the service employee[s work schedule, as defined in s. 103.035 (1) (o). That work schedule is considered a work schedule provided to a service employee under s. 103.035 (3) (a) 2. for all purposes under s. 103.035, including that the employer shall post a copy of the work schedule as provided in s. 103.035 (3) (a) 3., and, if the employer changes that work schedule, s. 103.035 (3) (a) 2. applies to that change. (3) WORKFORCE INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (bw) in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the department shall allocate $15,000,000 for grants for workforce development in the area of artificial intelligence and $25,000,000 for grants for healthcare workforce development. (4) MINIMUM WAGE STUDY COMMITTEE. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1873 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9150 (a) The secretary of workforce development shall establish a minimum wage study committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c). The committee shall consist of the following: 1. Five members appointed by the governor. 2. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly. 3. One member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly. 4. One member appointed by the majority leader of the senate. 5. One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate. (b) The committee created under par. (a) shall study options to increase the minimum wage for workers in this state to ensure that all Wisconsin workers earn a living wage. (c) No later than October 1, 2026, the committee created under par. (a) shall submit to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) a report that includes recommendations regarding the options for achieving a minimum wage and other means of increasing worker compensation in this state that allow a worker to earn a living wage. (d) The minimum wage study committee terminates upon submission of the report under par. (c). (5) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. The department of workforce development shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin administrative register a notice indicating the date upon which the department is able to implement the treatment of s. 108.14 (2e). (6) WISCONSIN FAST FORWARD ALLOCATIONS. (a) Green jobs training. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1874 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9150 fiscal year 2025-26, the department of workforce development shall allocate $2,000,000 for grants under s. 106.27 (1) to public or private organizations for the development and implementation of green jobs training programs in this state. In this paragraph, Xgreen jobsY means jobs that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources. (b) Teacher apprentice incentives. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of workforce development shall allocate $1,000,000 to provide grants under s. 106.27 (1) to support costs of sponsoring teacher apprentices under subch. I of ch. 106. (c) Health care industry training. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of workforce development shall allocate $500,000 for grants under s. 106.27 (1) to support training in the health care industry. (d) Artificial intelligence. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of workforce development shall allocate $200,000 for grants under s. 106.27 (1) to help school districts to prepare students for a future that includes artificial intelligence.

SECTION 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Other. (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature intends the repeal of ss. 49.141 (1) (j) 2., 115.76 (12) (a) 2. and 3., and 769.401 (2) (g), the renumbering and amendment of ss. 891.40 (1) and 891.41 (1) (b), the amendment of ss. 29.219 (4), 29.228 (5) and (6), 29.229 (2) (i), 29.2295 (2) (i), 29.607 (3), 45.01 (6) (c), 45.51 (3) (c) 2. and (5) (a) 1. b. and c., 45.55, 46.10 (2), 48.02 (13), 48.025 (title), (2) (b), and (3) (c), 48.27 (3) (b) 1. a. and b. and (5), 48.299 (6) (intro.) and (e) 1., 2., 3., and 4. and (7), 48.355 (4g) (a) 1., 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1875 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9151 48.396 (2) (dm), 48.42 (1g) (a) 4., (b), and (c) and (2) (b) 1. and 2. and (bm) 1., 48.422 (6) (a) and (7) (bm) and (br), 48.423 (2) (d), 48.432 (1) (am) 2. b., 48.63 (3) (b) 4. and 5., 48.82 (1) (a), 48.837 (1r) (d) and (e) and (6) (b) and (br), 48.913 (1) (a), (b), and (h), (2) (intro.), (b), and (c) (intro.), (3), (4), and (7), 48.9795 (1) (a) 1. c. and (b), 49.141 (1) (j) 1., 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. and 1h., 49.163 (2) (am) 2., 49.19 (1) (a) 2. a. and (4) (d) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4., and 5., 49.345 (2), 49.43 (12), 49.471 (1) (b) 2., 49.90 (4), 54.01 (36) (a), 54.960 (1), 69.03 (15), 69.11 (4) (b), 69.12 (5), 69.13 (2) (b) 4., 69.14 (1) (c) 4., (e) (title) and 1., (f) 1., and (g) and (2) (b) 2. d., 69.15 (1), (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 1., 2., and 3., (b) 1., 2., 3., and 4. (intro.), a., and b., and (d), and (3m) (title), (a) (intro.) and 3., and (b), 71.03 (2) (d) (title), 1., 2., and 3., (g), and (m) 2. and (4) (a) (as it relates to gendered references), 71.05 (22) (a) (title), 71.07 (5m) (a) 3. and (9e) (b), 71.09 (13) (a) 2., 71.52 (4), 71.83 (1) (a) 8. and (b) 5., 77.25 (8m), 77.54 (7) (b) 1., 101.91 (5m), 102.07 (5) (b) and (c), 103.10 (1) (h), 103.165 (3) (a) 3., 111.32 (12), 115.76 (12) (a) 1. and (13), 146.34 (1) (f), 157.05, 182.004 (6), 250.04 (3) (a), 301.50 (1), 700.19 (2), 705.01 (4) and (4m), 706.09 (1) (e), 765.001 (2), 765.01, 765.03 (1), 765.16 (1m) (intro.) and (c), 765.23, 765.24, 765.30 (3) (a), 766.587 (7) (form) 9., 766.588 (9) (form) 13., 766.589 (10) (form) 14., 767.215 (2) (b) and (5) (a) 2., 767.323, 767.80 (1) (intro.) and (c) and (2), 767.803, 767.804 (1) (a) 4., 767.805 (title), (1), (1m), (2) (a) and (b), (3) (title) and (a), (4) (intro.) and (d), (5) (a) and (b), and (6) (a) (intro.), 767.855, 767.863 (1m), 767.87 (1m) (intro.), (8), and (9), 767.883 (1), 769.316 (9), 769.401 (2) (a), 815.20 (1), 822.40 (4), 851.30 (2) (a), 852.01 (1) (f) 1., 2., and 3., 854.03 (3), 891.39 (title), (1) (a) and (b), and (3), 891.40 (2), 891.405, 891.407, 891.41 (title), (1) (intro.) and (a), and (2), 905.05 (title), 938.02 (13), 938.396 (2g) (g), 943.20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1876 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9151 (2) (c), 943.201 (1) (b) 8., and 943.205 (2) (b), and the creation of ss. 69.15 (3) (b) 3m., 765.02 (3), 891.40 (1) (b) and (3), 891.41 (3), and 990.01 (22h), (39), and (40m), and the repeal and recreation of s. 29.563 (3) (a) 3. (as it relates to gendered references) to harmonize the language of the Wisconsin statutes relating to marriage and the determination of parentage with the provision of s. 990.001 (2), which specifies that words importing one gender extend and may be applied to any gender. The legislature intends that by amending the statutes relating to marriage and the determination of parentage with respect to married couples to use gender neutral language where appropriate so as to clarify that the same statutory rights and responsibilities apply between married persons of the same sex as between married persons of different sexes and to extend some of the presumptions of paternity to either parent, the Wisconsin statutes will be better aligned with the holding of the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S. Ct. 2584, 192 L. Ed. 2d 609 (2015), which recognizes that same-sex couples have a fundamental constitutional right to marriage. (2) DELAYED PENALTY APPLICATION FOR VIOLATING PROHIBITION. Notwithstanding s. 941.285, no person may be subject to a penalty for violating s. 941.285 (1) with regard to the possession of any device prohibited under that section for the first 180 days after the effective date of this subsection. (3) REAL ESTATE CONDITION REPORTS; DISCLOSURES RELATED TO FLOODING. Notwithstanding s. 709.035, the treatment of ss. 709.03 (form) F4., G1., and G1m. and 709.033 (form) E3., F3m., and F3n. does not require a property owner that has furnished to a prospective buyer of the property an original or amended report 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1877 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9151 before the effective date of this subsection to submit an amended report with respect to the information required by ss. 709.03 (form) F4., G1., and G1m. and 709.033 (form) E3., F3m., and F3n.

SECTION 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration. SECTION 9202. Fiscal changes; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. SECTION 9203. Fiscal changes; Arts Board. SECTION 9204. Fiscal changes; Building Commission. SECTION 9205. Fiscal changes; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. SECTION 9206. Fiscal changes; Children and Families. SECTION 9207. Fiscal changes; Circuit Courts. SECTION 9208. Fiscal changes; Corrections. SECTION 9209. Fiscal changes; Court of Appeals. SECTION 9210. Fiscal changes; District Attorneys. SECTION 9211. Fiscal changes; Educational Communications Board. SECTION 9212. Fiscal changes; Elections Commission. SECTION 9213. Fiscal changes; Employee Trust Funds. SECTION 9214. Fiscal changes; Employment Relations Commission. SECTION 9215. Fiscal changes; Ethics Commission.

SECTION 9216. Fiscal changes; Financial Institutions. (1) APPROPRIATION TRANSFER TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. Notwithstanding s. 20.144 (1) (g), in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the amount transferred 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1878 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9216 under that appropriation to the appropriation account under s. 20.575 (1) (g) shall be $502,900. SECTION 9217. Fiscal changes; Governor. SECTION 9218. Fiscal changes; Health and Educational Facilities Authority. SECTION 9219. Fiscal changes; Health Services. (1) EXTENDED INTENSIVE TREATMENT SURCHARGE BALANCE TRANSFER. The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gL), 2023 stats., is transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (g). (2) WINNEBAGO MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE. There is transferred from the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gk) $18,599,500 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $15,251,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 to support the operations of Winnebago Mental Health Institute. SECTION 9220. Fiscal changes; Higher Educational Aids Board.

SECTION 9221. Fiscal changes; Historical Society. SECTION 9222. Fiscal changes; Housing and Economic Development Authority. SECTION 9223. Fiscal changes; Insurance. (1) HEALTH INSURANCE RISK-SHARING PLAN BALANCE TRANSFER. Any balance of moneys that was credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (5) (g), 2013 stats., or s. 20.145 (5) (k), 2013 stats., and that was not lapsed as a result of 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 is transferred in fiscal year 2025-26 to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g). SECTION 9224. Fiscal changes; Investment Board. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1879 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9225 SECTION 9225. Fiscal changes; Joint Committee on Finance. SECTION 9226. Fiscal changes; Judicial Commission. SECTION 9227. Fiscal changes; Justice. SECTION 9228. Fiscal changes; Legislature. SECTION 9229. Fiscal changes; Lieutenant Governor. SECTION 9230. Fiscal changes; Local Government. SECTION 9231. Fiscal changes; Military Affairs.

SECTION 9232. Fiscal changes; Natural Resources. (1) TRANSFER FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND TO THE CONSERVATION FUND. In fiscal year 2026-27, there is transferred from the capital improvement fund to the forestry account of the conservation fund an amount equal to the difference between the following: (a) The total amount transferred to the capital improvement fund under s. 20.370 (5) (hq) and (hr), 2023 stats., in fiscal years 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26. (b) The total amount obligated under s. 23.0917 (3) (bt) 3. and (bw) 2. in fiscal years 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 minus $4,000,000. (2) WATER RESOURCES ACCOUNT LAPSES. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), in fiscal year 2025-26, there is lapsed to the conservation fund $386,500 from the account under s. 20.370 (7) (fr); $436,600 from the account under s. 20.370 (7) (ft); and $176,900 from the account under s. 20.370 (7) (fw). (3) 5R PROCESSORS CLEANUP FUNDING LAPSE. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), the unencumbered balance of s. 20.370 (4) (hs) on the effective date of this subsection is lapsed to the environmental fund. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1880 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9233

SECTION 9233. Fiscal changes; Public Defender Board. SECTION 9234. Fiscal changes; Public Instruction. SECTION 9235. Fiscal changes; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of. SECTION 9236. Fiscal changes; Public Service Commission. SECTION 9237. Fiscal changes; Revenue. (1) DIVISION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES. The unencumbered balances in the appropriation accounts under s. 20.566 (1) (ha), 2023 stats., and s. 20.566 (1) (hd), 2023 stats., are transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (9) (g). (2) DATE OF COMPUTER AID PAYMENTS. In fiscal year 2025-26, there is transferred from the general fund to the local government fund $98,047,100. SECTION 9238. Fiscal changes; Safety and Professional Services. (1) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES; BUILDINGS AND SAFETY. The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (2) (kd) is transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (2) (j). (2) GENERAL PROGRAM OPERATIONS; PROFESSIONAL REGULATION. The unencumbered balance in the appropriation accounts under s. 20.165 (1) (hg), (jr), (jt), and (jv) are transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (g). SECTION 9239. Fiscal changes; Secretary of State.

SECTION 9240. Fiscal changes; State Fair Park Board. SECTION 9241. Fiscal changes; Supreme Court. SECTION 9242. Fiscal changes; Technical College System. SECTION 9243. Fiscal changes; Tourism. SECTION 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1881 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9244 (1) TRANSFER FROM FORESTRY ACCOUNT TO TRANSPORTATION FUND. On July 1, 2026, there is transferred from the conservation fund, from the moneys received for forestry activities, to the transportation fund $25,000,000. SECTION 9245. Fiscal changes; Treasurer. SECTION 9246. Fiscal changes; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin. SECTION 9247. Fiscal changes; University of Wisconsin System. SECTION 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs. (1) VETERANS HOMES INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS. There is transferred from the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $7,100,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $14,800,000 in fiscal year 2026-27. SECTION 9249. Fiscal changes; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SECTION 9250. Fiscal changes; Workforce Development. (1) WORK INJURY SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS FUND. On the effective date of this subsection, there is transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (t) to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (rr) the unencumbered balance of the amount collected under s. 102.75 (1g). SECTION 9251. Fiscal changes; Other. SECTION 9301. Initial applicability; Administration. (1) ANNUAL LEAVE HOURS; STATE EMPLOYEES. The treatment of s. 230.35 (1) (a) 1. and 1m. and (c) and (1m) (bt) 1. and 1m. first applies to a state employee[s anniversary of service that occurs on the effective date of this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1882 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9302 SECTION 9302. Initial applicability; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. (1) SUBSCRIBERS PERMITTED TO TERMINATE BROADBAND CONTRACTS. The treatment of s. 100.2092 (1) (L) first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified on the effective date of this subsection. SECTION 9303. Initial applicability; Arts Board.

SECTION 9304. Initial applicability; Building Commission. SECTION 9305. Initial applicability; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. SECTION 9306. Initial applicability; Children and Families. SECTION 9307. Initial applicability; Circuit Courts.

SECTION 9308. Initial applicability; Corrections. (1) AGE OF ADULT JURISDICTION. The treatment of ss. 48.02 (1d) and (2), 48.44, 48.45 (1) (a) and (am) and (3), 118.163 (4), 125.07 (4) (d) and (e) 1., 125.085 (3) (bt), 165.83 (1) (c) 1. and 2., 301.12 (2m) and (14) (a), 302.31 (7), 938.02 (1) and (10m), 938.12 (2), 938.18 (2), 938.183 (3), 938.255 (1) (intro.), 938.34 (8), 938.343 (2), 938.344 (3), 938.35 (1m), 938.355 (4) (b) and (4m) (a), 938.39, 938.44, 938.45 (1) (a) and (3), 938.48 (4m) (title), (a), and (b) and (14), 938.57 (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 1., and 3., and (b), 946.50 (intro.), 948.01 (1), 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.), 948.45 (1), 948.60 (2) (d), 948.61 (4), 961.455 (title), (1), and (2), 961.46, 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), 961.575 (1), (2), and (3), and 990.01 (3) and (20), subch. IX (title) of ch. 48, and subch. IX (title) of ch. 938 first applies to a violation of a criminal law, civil law, or municipal ordinance allegedly committed on the effective date of this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1883 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9308 (2) CONTRACTS FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING IN COUNTY JAILS. The treatment of s. 302.27 (1) first applies to contracts entered into, renewed, or modified on the effective date of this subsection.

SECTION 9309. Initial applicability; Court of Appeals. SECTION 9310. Initial applicability; District Attorneys. (1) COMPENSATION FOR SPECIAL PROSECUTORS. The treatment of s. 978.045 (2) first applies to appointments approved on the effective date of this subsection. SECTION 9311. Initial applicability; Educational Communications Board. SECTION 9312. Initial applicability; Elections Commission. SECTION 9313. Initial applicability; Employee Trust Funds. (1) DEFERRED COMPENSATION; DOMESTIC PARTNERS. The treatment of s. 40.02 (8) (b) 3. first applies to benefits paid to a surviving domestic partner of a participant who dies on the effective date of this subsection. (2) DUTY DISABILITY DEATH BENEFITS; DOMESTIC PARTNERS. The treatment of s. 40.65 (7) (am) 1. and (ar) 1. a. first applies to a surviving domestic partner of a participant who dies on the effective date of this subsection. (3) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS. The treatment of s. 40.05 (4) (a) 2. first applies to state employees hired after the effective date of this subsection. SECTION 9314. Initial applicability; Employment Relations Commission.

SECTION 9315. Initial applicability; Ethics Commission. SECTION 9316. Initial applicability; Financial Institutions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1884 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9317 SECTION 9317. Initial applicability; Governor. SECTION 9318. Initial applicability; Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

SECTION 9319. Initial applicability; Health Services. (1) SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. The treatment of s. 256.12 (4) (a) and (c) of this act first applies to funds distributed under s. 256.12 (4) (a) on the effective date of this subsection. (2) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRAINING AND EXAMINATION AID. The treatment of s. 256.12 (5) (a) and (am) first applies to funds distributed under s. 256.12 (5) (a) on the effective date of this subsection. (3) MEDICAID SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES. The treatment of s. 49.45 (39) (b) 1. and 2. first applies to claims for reimbursement submitted on July 1, 2026. (4) DETERMINATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY BY INDICATING INTEREST ON AN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURN. The treatment of ss. 71.03 (9) and 71.78 (4) (w) first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. SECTION 9320. Initial applicability; Higher Educational Aids Board. SECTION 9321. Initial applicability; Historical Society. SECTION 9322. Initial applicability; Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SECTION 9323. Initial applicability; Insurance. (1) COVERAGE OF INFERTILITY SERVICES. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with these sections, the treatment of ss. 609.74 and 632.895 (15m) first applies to policy or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1885 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9323 plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in pars. (b) and (c). (b) For policies and plans that have a term greater than one year and contain provisions inconsistent with these sections, the treatment of ss. 609.74 and 632.895 (15m) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which the policy or plan is extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (c) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with these sections, the treatment of ss. 609.74 and 632.895 (15m) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is entered into, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (2) COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS, ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS, AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with these sections, the treatment of ss. 632.728, 632.746 (1) (a) and (b), (2) (a), (c), (d), and (e), (3) (a) and (d) 1., 2., and 3., (5), and (8) (a) (intro.), 632.748 (2), 632.76 (2) (a) and (ac) 1. and 2., 632.795 (4) (a), 632.895 (8) (d), (13m), (14) (a) 1. i., j., and k. to o., (b), (c), and (d) 3., (14m), (16m) (b), and (17) (b) 2. and (c), and 632.897 (11) (a) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with these sections, the treatment of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1886 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9323 ss. 632.728, 632.746 (1) (a) and (b), (2) (a), (c), (d), and (e), (3) (a) and (d) 1., 2., and 3., (5), and (8) (a) (intro.), 632.748 (2), 632.76 (2) (a) and (ac) 1. and 2., 632.795 (4) (a), 632.895 (8) (d), (13m), (14) (a) 1. i., j., and k. to o., (b), (c), and (d) 3., (14m), (16m) (b), and (17) (b) 2. and (c), and 632.897 (11) (a) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is entered into, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (3) COVERAGE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with s. 632.895 (17) (b) 1m., the treatment of s. 632.895 (17) (b) 1m. first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with s. 632.895 (17) (b) 1m., the treatment of s. 632.895 (17) (b) 1m. first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is newly established, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (4) QUALIFIED TREATMENT TRAINEE COVERAGE. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 40.51 (8) and (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.713, and 632.87 (7), the treatment of ss. 40.51 (8) and (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.713, and 632.87 (7) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1887 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9323 (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 40.51 (8) and (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.713, and 632.87 (7), the treatment of ss. 40.51 (8) and (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.713, and 632.87 (7) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is entered into, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (5) DENTAL THERAPIST COVERAGE. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 609.718 and 632.87 (1), (4), and (4e), the treatment of ss. 609.718 and 632.87 (1), (4), and (4e) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 609.718 and 632.87 (1), (4), and (4e), the treatment of ss. 609.718 and 632.87 (1), (4), and (4e) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is entered into, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (6) APPLICATION OF MANUFACTURER DISCOUNTS. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with the treatment of s. 609.83, the treatment of s. 609.83 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies or plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1888 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9323 containing provisions inconsistent with the treatment of s. 609.83, the treatment of s. 609.83 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is newly established, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (7) APPLICATION OF MANUFACTURER DISCOUNTS. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with the treatment of s. 632.862, the treatment of s. 632.862 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies or plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with the treatment of s. 632.862, the treatment of s. 632.862 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is newly established, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (8) SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR COVERAGE. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with the treatment of ss. 609.714 and 632.87 (8), the treatment of ss. 609.714 and 632.87 (8) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with the treatment of ss. 609.714 and 632.87 (8), the treatment of ss. 609.714 and 632.87 (8) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1889 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9323 collective bargaining agreement is newly established, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (9) TELEHEALTH PARITY. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with the treatment of s. 632.871, the treatment of s. 632.871 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with the treatment of s. 632.871, the treatment of s. 632.871 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is newly established, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (10) COVERAGE OF EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 609.825 and 632.851, the treatment of ss. 609.825 and 632.851 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 609.825 and 632.851, the treatment of ss. 609.825 and 632.851 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is entered into, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (11) INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PRIOR AUTHORIZATION. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1890 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9323 (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 609.823 and 632.891, the treatment of ss. 609.823 and 632.891 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 609.823 and 632.891, the treatment of ss. 609.823 and 632.891 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this subsection or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is newly established, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. (12) SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR PREGNANCY. (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 609.40 and 632.7498, the treatment of ss. 609.40 and 632.7498 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b). (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with ss. 609.40 and 632.7498, the treatment of ss. 609.40 and 632.7498 first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is newly established, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later.

SECTION 9324. Initial applicability; Investment Board. SECTION 9325. Initial applicability; Joint Committee on Finance. SECTION 9326. Initial applicability; Judicial Commission. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1891 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9327 SECTION 9327. Initial applicability; Justice. (1) WAITING PERIOD FOR HANDGUN PURCHASES. The treatment of s. 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. c. (by SECTION 2288) and the amendment of s. 175.35 (2) (d) first apply to a sale that occurs on the effective date of this subsection. (2) TRANSFERS OF FIREARMS. The treatment of ss. 175.33 and 175.35 (1) (at) (by SECTION 2276) and (br) and (2) (intro.), (a), (b), (bm), (c), and (cm) (intro.), the renumbering of s. 175.35 (2) (d) and (2j), and the creation of s. 175.35 (2j) (b) first apply to transfers that occur on the effective date of this subsection. SECTION 9328. Initial applicability; Legislature. SECTION 9329. Initial applicability; Lieutenant Governor.

SECTION 9330. Initial applicability; Local Government. (1) LEVY LIMIT EXCEPTION FOR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION CHARGES. The treatment of s. 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. first applies to a levy that is imposed in December 2025. (2) LEVY LIMIT SERVICE TRANSFERS. The treatment of s. 66.0602 (3) (a) first applies to a levy that is imposed in December 2025. (3) REGISTER OF DEEDS RECORDING FEES; LAND INFORMATION PROGRAM. The treatment of ss. 16.967 (7m) (b), 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. and (e), and 59.72 (5) (a) and (b) (intro.) first applies to an instrument that is submitted for recording or filing on the effective date of this subsection. SECTION 9331. Initial applicability; Military Affairs. (1) EDUCATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM. The treatment of s. 321.40 (3) (e) and (f) first applies to applications for educational grants for an academic term that begins after the effective date of this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1892 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9332 SECTION 9332. Initial applicability; Natural Resources. SECTION 9333. Initial applicability; Public Defender Board.

SECTION 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction. (1) SPARSITY AID; PAYMENTS. The treatment of s. 115.436 (3) (a) and (c), the renumbering and amendment of s. 115.436 (3) (am), and the creation of s. 115.436 (3) (am) 2. first apply to payments made under s. 115.436 in the 2025-26 school year. (2) GRANTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. The treatment of s. 115.455 (title), (1) (a) and (b), (2) (intro.), and (3) first applies to a grant awarded under s. 115.455 on the effective date of this subsection. (3) ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS IN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS. The treatment of s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. and (2x) (b) 2. m. first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified on the effective date of this subsection. (4) ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. The treatment of s. 121.02 (1) (im) first applies to the 2025-26 school year. (5) PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAMS; PROGRAM CAPS. The treatment of ss. 118.60 (3) (am) and (ar) (intro.) and 5. and 119.23 (3) (ar), the renumbering and amendment of s. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. and 4., and the creation of s. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. and 4. a. and b. first apply to an application to attend a private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 in the 2026-27 school year. (6) SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; PROGRAM CAP. The treatment of s. 115.7915 (2) (f) and (g) and (3) (a), (am), (b), (bm), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) first applies to an application for a scholarship to attend an eligible school under s. 115.7915 in the 2026-27 school year. (7) PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAMS; TRANSFERRING APPLICANTS BETWEEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1893 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9334 PROGRAMS. The treatment of ss. 118.60 (4v) (b), (c), and (d) and 119.23 (4v) (b), (c), (d), and (e) first applies to counting pupils for the pupil participation limits under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and the program caps under ss. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. and b. and 119.23 (2) (b) for the 2026-27 school year. (8) COUNTING 4-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN PUPILS. The treatment of s. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. and 2. and (cm) first applies to the distribution of school aid in, and the calculation of revenue limits for, the 2026-27 school year. (9) SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT AID. The treatment of s. 121.105 (2) (am) 1. and 2. (intro.) first applies to the distribution of school aid in the 2025-26 school year. (10) REVENUE CEILING; REFERENDA RESTRICTIONS. The repeal and recreation of s. 121.905 (1) first applies to the revenue ceiling for the 2025-26 school year. (11) HIGH COST TRANSPORTATION AID; ELIGIBILITY. The treatment of s. 121.59 (2) (a) first applies to aid paid in the 2025-26 school year. (12) SCHOOL DISTRICT REVENUE LIMITS; DEFINITION OF STATE AID. The treatment of s. 121.90 (2) (am) 2. first applies to the calculation of revenue limits for the 2025-26 school year. (13) COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE REQUIREMENT. (a) Independent charter school contracts. The treatment of s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. n. and (2x) (b) 2. n. first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified on the effective date of this paragraph. (b) Private schools participating in a parental choice program. The treatment of ss. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. and 119.23 (2) (a) 10. first applies to an application to attend a private school under a parental choice program in the 2026-27 school year. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1894 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9335

SECTION 9335. Initial applicability; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of. SECTION 9336. Initial applicability; Public Service Commission.

SECTION 9337. Initial applicability; Revenue. (1) HOMESTEAD TAX CREDIT. The treatment of s. 71.54 (1) (h) first applies to claims filed for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. (2) VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. The treatment of s. 71.07 (6e) (a) 6., (b), and (c) 3. first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. (3) VETERANS PROPERTY TAX CREDIT EXPANSION. The treatment of s. 71.07 (6e) (a) 2. b. and 3. d. and (c) 4. first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. (4) DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION. The treatment of ss. 71.26 (3) (j) and (4) (a) and 71.45 (4) (a) first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. (5) ENERGY AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITIES. The treatment of ss. 79.005 (1j) and (1L) and 79.04 (7m) first applies to distributions made after January 1, 2026. (6) EXPENDITURE RESTRAINT PROGRAM. The treatment of s. 79.05 (1) (am) and (2) (c) first applies to the distributions in 2026. (7) TELECOM AND COMMUNICATION TOWER EXEMPTION. The treatment of ss. 70.11 (48) and 76.81 (1) first applies to the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2026. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1895 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9337 (8) TRANSIT AUTHORITY PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION. The treatment of s. 70.11 (2) first applies to the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2025. (9) FILING FEES FOR PETITIONS TO THE TAX APPEALS COMMISSION. The treatment of s. 73.01 (1) (b) and (5) (a) and (am) first applies to a petition filed with the tax appeals commission on the effective date of this subsection. (10) TAX EXEMPTION FOR TIPS. The treatment of s. 71.05 (1) (j) and (6) (b) 19. cm. and dm., 28. e. and f., 32. b. and c., 33. b. and c., 35. c. and d., 38. c. and d., 42. c. and d., and 43. f., the renumbering and amendment of s. 71.63 (6) (n) (intro.), and the repeal of s. 71.63 (6) (n) 1. and 2. first apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

SECTION 9338. Initial applicability; Safety and Professional Services. SECTION 9339. Initial applicability; Secretary of State. SECTION 9340. Initial applicability; State Fair Park Board. SECTION 9341. Initial applicability; Supreme Court.

SECTION 9342. Initial applicability; Technical College System. (1) NONRESIDENT TUITION EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN TRIBAL MEMBERS. The treatment of s. 38.22 (6) (g) first applies to persons who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection. (2) NONRESIDENT TUITION EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS. The treatment of s. 38.22 (6) (e) first applies to persons who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection. (3) TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD REVENUE LIMITS; DEFINITION OF REVENUE. The treatment of s. 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. first applies to the calculation of district boards[ allowable revenue for the 2025-26 school year. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1896 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9342 (4) FEE REMISSION FOR CERTAIN TRIBAL MEMBERS. The treatment of s. 38.24 (5m) first applies to students who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection. (5) FEE REMISSION FOR STUDENT TEACHERS. The treatment of s. 38.24 (5r) first applies to individuals who commence student teaching in the first semester or session that begins after the effective date of this subsection.

SECTION 9343. Initial applicability; Tourism.

SECTION 9344. Initial applicability; Transportation. (1) NONCITIZEN DRIVER[S LICENSES. The treatment of ss. 66.1011 (1) (by SECTION 1167), 66.1201 (2m), 66.1213 (3), 66.1301 (2m), 66.1333 (3) (e) 2., 86.195 (5) (c), 106.50 (1) (by SECTION 1692), (1m) (h) (by SECTION 1694) and (nm), and (5m) (f) 1., 106.52 (3) (a) 1., 2., 3., 4., and 5., 111.31 (1) (by SECTION 1777), (2) (by SECTION 1779), and (3) (by SECTION 1781), 111.321 (by SECTION 1788), 194.025, 224.77 (1) (o), 230.01 (2) (b) (by SECTION 2361), 230.18 (by SECTION 2374), 234.29 (by SECTION 2400), 343.03 (3m) and (3r), 343.14 (2j), 343.165 (1) (c) and (e), (3) (b) and (c), (4) (b) and (d), and (7) (a) (intro.) and (c), 343.17 (3) (a) 16., 343.20 (1) (f), (1m), and (2) (a), 343.50 (3) (a) and (b), (5) (b), (bm), and (c), (6), (8) (c) 6., and (10) (c), 452.14 (3) (n), and 632.35, the renumbering and amendment of s. 343.14 (2) (br) and (es), and the creation of s. 343.14 (2) (br) 2. and (es) 2m. first apply to applications received by the department of transportation on the effective date of this subsection. (2) IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE REQUIREMENT EXPANSION. The treatment of s. 343.301 (1g) (a) 2. a. first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.

SECTION 9345. Initial applicability; Treasurer. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1897 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9346 SECTION 9346. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin.

SECTION 9347. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System. (1) NONRESIDENT TUITION EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN TRIBAL MEMBERS. The treatment of s. 36.27 (2) (ar) first applies to students who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection. (2) NONRESIDENT TUITION EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS. The treatment of s. 36.27 (2) (cr) first applies to persons who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection. (3) FEE REMISSION FOR CERTAIN TRIBAL MEMBERS. The treatment of s. 36.27 (3g) first applies to students who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection. (4) FEE REMISSION FOR STUDENT TEACHERS. The treatment of s. 36.27 (3q) first applies to individuals who commence student teaching in the first semester that begins after the effective date of this subsection. SECTION 9348. Initial applicability; Veterans Affairs.

SECTION 9349. Initial applicability; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. (1) ENTERPRISE ZONE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT WAGE THRESHOLDS. The treatment of ss. 238.308 (1) (b) and 238.399 (1) (as) first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2026.

SECTION 9350. Initial applicability; Workforce Development. (1) EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; CONSIDERATION OF CONVICTION RECORD. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1898 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9350 The treatment of s. 111.335 (3) (ag) first applies to an application for employment submitted to an employer on the effective date of this subsection. (2) EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION DAMAGES. The treatment of ss. 111.39 (4) (d) and (5) (b) and (d), 111.397, 814.04 (intro.) (by SECTION 3087), and 893.995 first applies to acts of employment discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing committed on the effective date of this subsection. (3) FIRST RESPONDER PTSD COVERAGE. The treatment of s. 102.17 (9) (a) 1., 1c., 1e., 1g., and 1p. and (b) (intro.) first applies to injuries reported on the effective date of rate changes for worker[s compensation insurance approved by the commissioner of insurance under s. 626.13 after the effective date of this subsection. (4) WORKER MISCLASSIFICATION PENALTIES. The treatment of ss. 102.82 (2) (a), (ab), and (ad), 102.85 (1) and (2) (c), and 108.221 (1) (a) 2. and (2) (b) first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior violations for purposes of assessing penalties. (5) PREDICTABLE WORK SCHEDULES FOR RETAIL, FOOD SERVICE, AND CLEANING EMPLOYEES. The treatment of s. 103.035 first applies to an employee who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions inconsistent with s. 103.035 on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires or is extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first. (6) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; SSDI PAYMENTS. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (2) (h) and (12) (f) 1m., 2m., 3., and 4. and 108.05 (7m) (title), (c), and (d), (9), and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1899 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9350 (10) (intro.) first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection. (7) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; DELETION OF WAITING PERIOD. The treatment of ss. 108.02 (26m) and 108.04 (3) and (11) (bm) first applies to benefit years beginning on the effective date of this subsection. (8) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; SUBSTANTIAL FAULT. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (5g) and 108.16 (6m) (a) (by SECTION 1746) first applies with respect to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection. (9) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; WORK SEARCH AND REGISTRATION WAIVERS. The treatment of s. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) and 3., (b), (bb), (bd), and (bm) first applies to initial claims for benefits filed on the effective date of this subsection. (10) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; QUITS DUE TO RELOCATIONS. The treatment of s. 108.04 (7) (t) 1. and 2. first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection. (11) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; QUITS FOR CERTAIN WORK. The treatment of s. 108.04 (7) (e) first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection. (12) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; SUITABLE WORK. The treatment of s. 108.04 (8) (d) (intro.) and (dm) first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection. (13) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; DRUG TESTING. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (8) (b) and 108.133 (4) (a) first applies to initial claims for benefits filed on the effective date of this subsection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1900 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9350 (14) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; MISCONDUCT. The treatment of s. 108.04 (5) (intro.) and (a) to (g) first applies with respect to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection. (15) PREVAILING WAGE. The treatment of ss. 19.36 (12), 66.0129 (5), 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (c), (cm), (dr), (em), (f), (g), (hm), (im), and (j), (1m) (b), and (2) to (12), 84.41 (3), 84.54, 86.51, 103.005 (12) (a), 103.49, 103.50, 103.503 (1) (a), (e), and (g), (2), and (3) (a) 2., 104.001 (4), 106.04, 109.09 (1), 111.322 (2m) (a) (with respect to s. 103.50), (b) (with respect to s. 103.50), and (c), 227.01 (13) (t), 229.682 (2), 229.8275, 946.15, and 978.05 (6) (a) first apply, with respect to a project of public works that is subject to bidding, to a project for which the request for bids is issued on the effective date of this subsection and, with respect to a project of public works that is not subject to bidding, to a project the contract for which is entered into on the effective date of this subsection. (16) DISCRIMINATION. The treatment of ss. 66.0903 (10) (d), 111.322 (2m) (c), and 229.8275 first applies to acts of discrimination that occur on the effective date of this subsection. (17) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. The treatment of s. 103.10 (12) (b) first applies to a violation that occurs, or that an employee should reasonably have known occurred, on the effective date of this subsection. (18) LEAVE BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY. The treatment of s. 103.108 (2) first applies to a period of family leave, as defined in s. 103.108 (1) (f), or a period of medical leave, as defined in s. 103.105 (1) (i), commencing on January 1, 2027.

SECTION 9351. Initial applicability; Other. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1901 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9351 (1) PUBLIC RECORDS LOCATION FEE. The treatment of s. 19.35 (3) (c) first applies to a public records request received on the effective date of this subsection. (2) REQUIREMENTS WHEN SELLING OR TRANSFERRING FIREARMS. The treatment of s. 175.37 (title), the renumbering and amendment of s. 175.37 (1), and the creation of s. 175.37 (1) (b) first apply to sales and transfers that occur on the effective date of this subsection. (3) LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS. The treatment of s. 175.36 (1) (a) first applies to discoveries of stolen or lost firearms made on the effective date of this subsection. (4) REQUIREMENTS WHEN TRANSFERRING FIREARM. The creation of s. 175.37 (1) (c) first applies to sales and transfers that occur on the effective date of this subsection. (5) SELF-ASSIGNED FIREARM EXCLUSION. The treatment of s. 175.35 (1) (at) (by SECTION 2275) and (2g) (c) 4. a. and b. and the creation of s. 175.355 first apply to transfers of firearms on the effective date of this subsection. (6) REAL ESTATE CONDITION REPORTS; DISCLOSURES RELATED TO FLOODING. The treatment of of ss. 709.03 (form) A7., F4., G1., and G1m. and 709.033 (form) A7., E3., F3m., and F3n. first applies to a report that is furnished on the effective date of this subsection. (7) EXPUNGEMENT. The treatment of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 3. a., c., cg., cr., and d. and 4., (b), and (c), the renumbering and amendment of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1., and the creation of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. and b. first apply to any conviction for which sentencing has occurred but for which the record has not been ordered expunged on the effective date of this subsection. (8) CRIME VICTIM SERVICES SURCHARGE. The treatment of s. 973.0452 (1) first 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1902 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9351 applies to sentences, periods of probation, or civil forfeitures imposed on the effective date of this subsection. (9) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. The treatment of ss. 20.425 (1) (i), 20.505 (1) (ks), 20.921 (1) (a) 2., 40.51 (7) (a), 46.2895 (8) (a) 1., 109.03 (1) (b), 111.70 (1) (a), (f), (fd), (fm), (n), and (p), (3) (a) 3., 5., 6., and 9., (3g), (4) (bm) (title), (cg) (title), 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. a., 7r. d., e., f., and h., and 8m., (d) 1., 2. a., and 3. a., b., and c., (mb) (intro.), (mbb), (mc) (intro.), 6., 7., and 8., and (p), and (7m) (c) 1. a., 111.81 (1), (1b), (1d), (7) (ag), (ar), and (at), (8), (8p), (9), (9b), (9g), (12) (intro.), (12m), (15m), and (16), 111.815 (1), 111.817, 111.825 (1) (intro.), (1r) (am) and (ar), (1t) (am) and (ar), (3), and (5), 111.83 (1), (3) (a) and (b), and (4), 111.84 (1) (d) and (f) and (2) (c), 111.85 (1), (2), and (4), 111.86 (2), 111.88 (1), 111.90 (1) and (2), 111.91 (1w), (2) (intro.), (3) (intro.), (3q), and (4), 111.92 (3) (a) and (b), 111.93 (3) (a) and (b), 118.22 (4), 118.245 (1), 118.42 (3) (a) 4. and (5), 120.12 (15), 120.18 (1) (gm), and 230.10 (2), the renumbering of s. 111.70 (4) (bm), the renumbering and amendment of ss. 111.70 (2) and 111.82, and the creation of ss. 111.70 (2) (b) and (4) (bm) 2. and 111.82 (2) first apply to employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement under ch. 111 that contains provisions inconsistent with those sections on the day on which the agreement expires or is terminated, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.

SECTION 9400. Effective dates; general. Except as otherwise provided in SECTIONS 9401 to 9451 of this act, this act takes effect on July 1, 2025, or on the day after publication, whichever is later. SECTION 9401. Effective dates; Administration. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1903 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9401 (1) STATE HOLIDAYS; JUNETEENTH AND VETERANS DAY. The treatment of s. 230.35 (4) (a) 3m., 5m., and 10., (c), and (d) (intro.) takes effect on the January 1 after publication. (2) PAYMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES. The treatment of s. 25.491 (1) (c) 3. takes effect on July 1, 2026. (3) ALTERNATIVES TO PROSECUTION AND INCARCERATION GRANT PROGRAM. The treatment of ss. 16.075 and 20.505 (1) (cb) takes effect on January 1, 2027. (4) GRANTS FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY HOUSING FIRST. The repeal of s. 20.505 (7) (fe) takes effect on July 1, 2027. SECTION 9402. Effective dates; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. SECTION 9403. Effective dates; Arts Board. SECTION 9404. Effective dates; Building Commission. SECTION 9405. Effective dates; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

SECTION 9406. Effective dates; Children and Families. (1) FOSTER CARE AND KINSHIP CARE RATES. The treatment of ss. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) and (3n) (am) (intro.) and 48.62 (4) (a) takes effect on January 1, 2026, or on the day after publication, whichever is later. (2) EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBSIDIZED GUARDIANSHIPS AND KINSHIP CARE PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding s. 227.265, the repeal of s. DCF 55.02 (5g) (b) 2., Wis. Adm. Code, takes effect on the day after publication. (3) BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY SCREENING. The treatment of s. 48.49 takes effect on July 1, 2027. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1904 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9406 (4) CHILD SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT AND REFERRALS. The treatment of ss. 20.437 (2) (r), 46.10 (1) and (14) (e) 1., 48.33 (4) (b) and (4m), 48.335 (3r), 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m), 48.36 (4) (a), 48.363 (2), 48.645 (3), 49.345 (1) and (14) (e) 1., 301.12 (1) and (14) (e) 1., 767.001 (1) (m), 767.511 (1m) (hm), 767.521 (intro.), 767.55 (3) (a) 2., 767.57 (1m) (c), (2), and (4), 767.59 (1), (1c) (a) (intro.), and (2) (c), 767.77 (1), 767.78 (1), 767.87 (6) (a), 780.01 (5), 893.415 (2), 938.33 (3) (intro.), (a), and (b), (4) (b), and (4m), 938.335 (3r), 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 938.357 (5m) (a) and (b), 938.36 (4) (a), and 938.363 (2) and SECTION 9106 (4) of this act take effect on July 1, 2026. (5) CHILD SUPPORT DEBT REDUCTION. The treatment of s. 49.226 takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.

SECTION 9407. Effective dates; Circuit Courts. (1) ALTERNATIVES TO PROSECUTION AND INCARCERATION GRANT PROGRAM. The treatment of ss. 758.19 (5) (g) and 961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. takes effect on January 1, 2027. (2) CIRCUIT COURT BRANCHES. The treatment of s. 753.06 (8) (a) (by SECTION 3011) takes effect on August 1, 2026.

SECTION 9408. Effective dates; Corrections. (1) AGE OF ADULT JURISDICTION. The treatment of ss. 48.02 (1d) and (2), 48.44, 48.45 (1) (a) and (am) and (3), 118.163 (4), 125.07 (4) (d) and (e) 1., 125.085 (3) (bt), 165.83 (1) (c) 1. and 2., 301.12 (2m) and (14) (a), 302.31 (7), 938.02 (1) and (10m), 938.12 (2), 938.18 (2), 938.183 (3), 938.255 (1) (intro.), 938.34 (8), 938.343 (2), 938.344 (3), 938.35 (1m), 938.355 (4) (b) and (4m) (a), 938.39, 938.44, 938.45 (1) (a) and (3), 938.48 (4m) (title), (a), and (b) and (14), 938.57 (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 1., and 3., and (b), 946.50 (intro.), 948.01 (1), 948.11 (2) (am) (intro.), 948.45 (1), 948.60 (2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1905 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9408 (d), 948.61 (4), 961.455 (title), (1), and (2), 961.46, 961.573 (2), 961.574 (2), 961.575 (1), (2), and (3), and 990.01 (3) and (20), subch. IX (title) of ch. 48, and subch. IX (title) of ch. 938 and SECTION 9308 (1) of this act take effect on January 1, 2026. (2) CONTRACT PAYMENTS FOR PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES. The repeal of s. 20.410 (3) (ab) takes effect on July 1, 2029.

SECTION 9409. Effective dates; Court of Appeals. SECTION 9410. Effective dates; District Attorneys. SECTION 9411. Effective dates; Educational Communications Board. SECTION 9412. Effective dates; Elections Commission. SECTION 9413. Effective dates; Employee Trust Funds. SECTION 9414. Effective dates; Employment Relations Commission. SECTION 9415. Effective dates; Ethics Commission. SECTION 9416. Effective dates; Financial Institutions. SECTION 9417. Effective dates; Governor. SECTION 9418. Effective dates; Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

SECTION 9419. Effective dates; Health Services. (1) MEDICAID EXPANSION. The treatment of ss. 20.435 (4) (jw), 49.45 (23) and (23b), 49.471 (1) (cr), (4) (a) 4. b. and 8., and (4g), and 49.686 (3) (d) and SECTION 9119 (1) of this act take effect on July 1, 2025. (2) HEALTHCARE OWNERSHIP AND TRANSPARENCY. The creation of subch. IX of ch. 150, ss. 150.99, 150.992, 150.994, and 150.996 takes effect on January 1, 2027. (3) TRAUMA RESILIENCE GRANT. The repeal of s. 46.48 (21) takes effect on July 1, 2027. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1906 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9420 SECTION 9420. Effective dates; Higher Educational Aids Board. SECTION 9421. Effective dates; Historical Society. SECTION 9422. Effective dates; Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SECTION 9423. Effective dates; Insurance. (1) COVERAGE OF INFERTILITY SERVICES. The treatment of ss. 609.74 and 632.895 (15m) and SECTION 9323 (1) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (2) COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS, ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS, AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES. The treatment of ss. 632.728, 632.746 (1) (a) and (b), (2) (a), (c), (d), and (e), (3) (a) and (d) 1., 2., and 3., (5), and (8) (a) (intro.), 632.748 (2), 632.76 (2) (a) and (ac) 1. and 2., 632.795 (4) (a), 632.895 (8) (d), (13m), (14) (a) 1. i., j., and k. to o., (b), (c), and (d) 3., (14m), (16m) (b), and (17) (b) 2. and (c), and 632.897 (11) (a) and SECTION 9323 (2) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (3) COVERAGE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES. The treatment of s. 632.895 (17) (b) 1m. and SECTION 9323 (3) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (4) QUALIFIED TREATMENT TRAINEE COVERAGE. The treatment of ss. 40.51 (8) and (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.713, and 632.87 (7) and SECTION 9323 (4) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (5) DENTAL THERAPIST COVERAGE. The treatment of ss. 609.718 and 632.87 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1907 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9423 (1), (4), and (4e) and SECTION 9323 (5) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (6) COST-SHARING CAP ON INSULIN. The treatment of ss. 609.83 and 632.895 (6) (title), the renumbering and amendment of s. 632.895 (6), and the creation of s. 632.895 (6) (b) and SECTION 9323 (6) take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (7) APPLICATION OF MANUFACTURER DISCOUNTS. The treatment of s. 632.862 and SECTION 9323 (7) take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (8) SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR COVERAGE. The treatment of ss. 609.714 and 632.87 (8) and SECTION 9323 (8) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (9) PRESCRIPTION DRUG AFFORDABILITY REVIEW BOARD. The treatment of ss. 15.07 (3) (bm) 7., 15.735, 601.78, 601.785, and 601.79 and subch. VI (title) of ch. 601 and SECTION 9123 (2) of this act take effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication. (10) COVERAGE OF EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES. The treatment of ss. 609.825 and 632.851 and SECTION 9323 (10) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (11) INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PRIOR AUTHORIZATION. The treatment of ss. 609.823 and 632.891 and SECTION 9323 (11) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. (12) SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR PREGNANCY. The treatment of ss. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1908 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9423 609.40 and 632.7498 takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.

SECTION 9424. Effective dates; Investment Board. SECTION 9425. Effective dates; Joint Committee on Finance. SECTION 9426. Effective dates; Judicial Commission.

SECTION 9427. Effective dates; Justice. (1) TRANSFERS OF FIREARMS. The treatment of ss. 175.33, 175.35 (title), (1) (at) (by SECTION 2276) and (br), (2) (intro.), (a), (b), (bm), (c), and (cm) (intro.), (2g) (a), (b) 1. and 2., and (c) 4. c. (by SECTION 2289), (2k) (ar) 2., (c) 2. a. and b., (g), and (h), (2L), (2t) (a), (b), and (c), and (3) (b) 2., 176.60 (7) (d) and (15) (b) 4. b., 938.341, 941.29 (1m) (dm), (dn), and (do), 971.17 (1g), and 973.176 (1), the repeal of s. 175.355, the renumbering of s. 175.35 (2) (d) and (2j), the renumbering and amendment of s. 175.35 (2i), the amendment of s. 20.455 (2) (gr), and the creation of s. 175.35 (2i) (b) 2. and (2j) (b) and SECTION 9327 (2) of this act take effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication. (2) ALTERNATIVES TO PROSECUTION AND INCARCERATION AND DRUG COURT GRANT PROGRAMS. The treatment of ss. 20.455 (2) (eg), (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv), 20.505 (1) (id) 5., 46.47 (1) (b), 165.25 (10m) (intro.), 165.95 (title), (1) (ac), (2), (2m), (2r), (3) (intro.), (a), (ag), (b), (bd), (cm) 2., (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k), (5) (a), (b), and (bg), (5m), (5p) (a) and (b), (6), (7), (7m), (8), (9), and (10), 165.955, 961.41 (5) (c) 2., and 973.043 (3) take effect on January 1, 2027. (3) REPEAL OF SUNSET FOR POSITIONS IN OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY. The repeal and recreation of s. 20.455 (2) (gr) takes effect on October 1, 2025, or on the day after publication, whichever is later. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1909 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9428

SECTION 9428. Effective dates; Legislature. SECTION 9429. Effective dates; Lieutenant Governor. SECTION 9430. Effective dates; Local Government. (1) WORKFORCE HOUSING INITIATIVES. The treatment of s. 66.10012 takes effect on January 1, 2026. (2) REGISTER OF DEEDS RECORDING FEES; LAND INFORMATION PROGRAM. The treatment of ss. 16.967 (7m) (b), 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. and (e), and 59.72 (5) (a) and (b) (intro.) and SECTION 9330 (3) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication. SECTION 9431. Effective dates; Military Affairs.

SECTION 9432. Effective dates; Natural Resources. (1) TRANSFERS TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. The treatment of s. 20.370 (5) (hq) and (hr) takes effect on July 1, 2026. (2) INCREASE OF HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING APPROVAL FEES. The treatment of s. 29.563 (2) (a) 1., 2., 4., 5., 5g., 5m., 6., 8., 8m., 8r., 8t., and 9., (b) 1., 2., 3., 3m., 4., 6., 6m., 7., and 8., (c) 1. and 1m., (d) 1. and 2., (e) 1., 2., and 3., (f), and (g), (2g) (intro.), (3) (a) 1., 2., 3., 4., 4m., 5., 5m., 7., 7m., 9., and 10., (b) 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 5m., 6., and 7., (c) 1. and 2., and (cm) 1. and 2., (4) (a) 1., 1m., 2., 2m., 2s., 3., and 3m. and (b) 1., 1m., 2., 2m., 2s., and 3., (5) (a) 1. and 2. and (b) 1., 2., and 3., (6) (a) 1., 1m., 1s., 2., and 3., (am), (b) 1., 2., and 3., (c), and (d), (7) (a) 1., 2., 3., and 4., (b) 1. and 2., and (c) 1., 3. a., b., c., d., e., and f., 4., 5., 5g., 6., 7., and 10., (8) (a) and (b), (10) (a) 1., 3., 4., 5., and 6. and (b) 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., and 6., and (11) (a) 2. takes effect on March 1, 2026. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1910 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9432 (3) ANNUAL 4TH GRADE PASS. The treatment of s. 27.01 (9) (bg) takes effect on January 1, 2026. (4) COMMERCIAL VESSELS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL VESSEL INCIDENTAL DISCHARGE ACT. The treatment of ss. 20.370 (4) (aj), 283.35 (1m), and 299.65, the renumbering of s. 299.66, and the creation of s. 299.66 (2) take effect on the date specified in the notice published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under SECTION 9132 (7) of this act. (5) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS TO COVERED COMMUNITIES. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the treatment of s. 23.405 takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication. (b) The treatment of s. 23.405 (1) (a) and (2) takes effect on first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.

SECTION 9433. Effective dates; Public Defender Board. SECTION 9434. Effective dates; Public Instruction. (1) TEACHER LICENSURE IN CERTAIN PRIVATE SCHOOLS. The treatment of s. 118.19 (1), (1b), (1c) (b) (intro.), and (3) (b) takes effect on July 1, 2028. SECTION 9435. Effective dates; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of. SECTION 9436. Effective dates; Public Service Commission. (1) INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. The treatment of s. 196.5048 takes effect on January 1, 2026.

SECTION 9437. Effective dates; Revenue. (1) DIAPERS AND FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. The treatment of ss. 77.51 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1911 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9437 (3h), (3pq), and (4f), 77.52 (13), 77.53 (10), and 77.54 (78) takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (2) SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR FARM-RAISED DEER. The treatment of s. 77.54 (62) takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (3) GUN SAFES, TRIGGER LOCKS, AND BARREL LOCKS. The treatment of ss. 77.52 (13), 77.53 (10), and 77.54 (76) takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (4) BREASTFEEDING EQUIPMENT. The treatment of ss. 77.52 (13), 77.53 (10), and 77.54 (77) takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (5) PRAIRIE AND WETLAND COUNSELING SERVICES. The treatment of ss. 77.51 (11d) and (17g) and 77.52 (2) (a) 20. and (2m) (a) and (c) takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (6) LITTLE CIGARS. The treatment of ss. 139.44 (4), 139.75 (4t) and (12), 139.76 (1), (1p), and (1t), and 139.78 (1), (1p), and (1t), the renumbering of s. 139.83, and the creation of s. 139.83 (2) take effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (7) VAPOR PRODUCTS. The treatment of subch. III (title) of ch. 139 and ss. 139.76 (1m), 139.77 (1), and 139.78 (1m), the renumbering and amendment of s. 139.75 (14), and the creation of s. 139.75 (14) (b) and (c) take effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (8) ENERGY SYSTEMS. The treatment of s. 77.54 (56) (a), (ad), and (b) takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1912 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9437 (9) SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS. The treatment of s. 77.54 (30) (a) 2. takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (10) OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS. The treatment of ss. 77.51 (9rm) and 77.54 (14) (g) takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (11) DATE OF COMPUTER AID PAYMENTS. The treatment of s. 79.095 (4) (c) takes effect on January 1, 2026.

SECTION 9438. Effective dates; Safety and Professional Services. (1) RENEWAL DATES. The treatment of ss. 20.165 (1) (jm), 106.30 (2), 227.01 (13) (zxm), 440.01 (1) (dL) and (dm), 440.03 (14) (c) and (15), 440.032 (5), 440.08 (2) (title), (a) (intro.), 1n., 2n., and 1. to 72., (ar), (b), (c), (d), and (e), (2o) (title) and (b), and (4) (a), 440.09 (3) (a), 440.26 (3) and (5m) (b), 440.313 (1), 440.415 (2) (a), 440.71 (3), 440.88 (4), 440.905 (2), 440.91 (1) (c), (1m) (c), and (4), 440.92 (1) (c), 440.972 (2), 440.974 (2), 440.98 (6), 440.983 (1), 440.992 (6), 440.9935, 441.01 (7) (a) (intro.) (by SECTION 2729) and 1. and (b), 441.06 (3) (by SECTION 2734), 441.10 (6), 442.083 (1) and (2) (a), 443.015 (1e), 443.07 (6), 443.08 (3) (b), 443.10 (2) (e) and (5), 445.06 (1), 445.07 (1) and (2), 445.095 (1) (c), 445.105 (3), 446.02 (1) (b) and (4), 446.025 (3) (b), 446.026 (3) (b), 447.05 (1) (a), 447.055 (1) (a) and (b) 1. and 2. and (3), 447.056 (1) (intro.), (2), and (3), 447.058 (2) (b), 448.07 (1) (a), 448.13 (title), (1) (a) 1. and 2., and (1m), 448.40 (1) and (2) (e), 448.55 (2), 448.65 (2) (intro.), 448.665, 448.86 (2), 448.9545 (1) (a) and (b) (intro.), 448.955 (1), (2) (a), and (3) (a), 448.956 (1) (c), 448.967 (2), 448.9703 (3) (a), 448.9706 (2), 448.974 (2) (am) 1., 449.06 (1) and (2m), 450.08 (1) and (2) (a) and (b), 450.085 (1), 451.04 (4), 452.10 (2), 452.12 (1) and (5) (a), 452.132 (2) (c), 454.06 (8), 454.08 (9), 454.23 (5), 454.25 (9), 455.06 (1) (a) and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1913 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9438 (b), 455.065 (7), 456.07 (title), (1), (2), (3), and (5), 457.20 (2), 457.22 (2), 458.085 (3), 458.09 (3), 458.11, 458.13, 458.33 (5), 459.09 (1) (intro.) and (b), 459.095 (1), 459.24 (5) (intro.) and (b) and (5m) (a) 1., 460.07 (2) (intro.), 460.10 (1) (a), 462.05 (1), 466.04 (3) (a) (intro.), 470.045 (3) (b), 470.07, and 480.08 (5), the renumbering and amendment of ss. 445.07 (3), 446.025 (3) (a), and 446.026 (3) (a), the amendment of s. 441.15 (3) (b), and the creation of ss. 445.07 (3) (b), 446.025 (3) (a) 2., and 446.026 (3) (a) 2. take effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication. (2) ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES. The treatment of ss. 29.193 (1m) (a) 2. (intro.), (2) (b) 2., (c) 3., (cd) 2. b. and c., and (e), and (3) (a), 46.03 (44), 50.01 (1b), 50.08 (2), 50.09 (1) (a) (intro.), (f) 1., (h), and (k), 50.36 (3s), 50.49 (1) (b) (intro.), 51.41 (1d) (b) 4., 70.47 (8) (intro.), 77.54 (14) (f) 3. and 4., 97.59, 106.30 (1), 118.15 (3) (a), 118.25 (1) (a), 118.29 (1) (e), 118.2915 (1) (a), (2) (a), (3) (a), (4) (c), and (6) (a) (intro.), 2., and 3., 118.2925 (1) (b), (3), (4) (c), and (5), 118.294 (1) (a) and (am), (2), and (4) (a), 146.615 (1) (a), 146.82 (3) (a), 146.89 (1) (r) 1., 3., and 8. and (6), 154.01 (1g), 155.01 (1g) (b), 251.01 (1c), 252.01 (1c), 252.07 (8) (a) 2. and (9) (c), 252.10 (7), 252.11 (2), (4), (5), (7), and (10), 252.15 (3m) (d) 11. b. and 13., (5g) (c), (5m) (d) 2. and (e) 2. and 3., and (7m) (intro.) and (b), 252.16 (3) (c) (intro.), 252.17 (3) (c) (intro.), 253.07 (4) (d), 253.115 (1) (f), (4), and (7) (a) (intro.), 253.15 (1) (em) and (2), 255.06 (1) (d) and (f) 2. and (2) (d), 255.07 (1) (d), 257.01 (5) (a) and (b), 341.14 (1a), (1e) (a), (1m), and (1q), 343.16 (5) (a), 343.51 (1), 343.62 (4) (a) 4., 440.03 (13) (b) 3., 39m., and 42., 440.077 (1) (a) and (2) (c), 440.094 (1) (c) 1. and (2) (a) (intro.), 440.981 (1), 440.982 (1), 440.987 (2), 441.001 (1c), (3c), (3g), (3n), (3r), (3w), and (5), 441.01 (3), (4), and (7) (a) (intro.) (by SECTION 2730) and (c), 441.06 (title), (3) (by SECTION 2735), (4), and (7), 441.07 (1g) (intro.), (a), (c), and (e), 441.09, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1914 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9438 441.092, 441.10 (7), 441.11 (title), (1), (2), and (3), 441.14, 441.15 (by SECTION 2751), 441.16, 441.18 (2) (a) (intro.) and (b) and (3), 441.19, 448.03 (2) (a), 448.035 (1) (a), (2), (3), and (4), 448.56 (1) and (1m) (b), 448.62 (2m), 448.67 (2), 448.956 (1m), 450.01 (1m) and (16) (h) 2. and (hr) 2., 450.03 (1) (e), 450.11 (1g) (b), (1i) (a) 1. and (b) 2. b., (7) (b), and (8) (e), 450.13 (5) (b), 450.135 (7) (b), 462.04, 655.001 (1), (1g), (7t), and (9), 655.002 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (em) and (2) (a) and (b), 655.003 (1) and (3), 655.005 (2) (a) and (b), 655.23 (5m), 655.27 (3) (a) 4. and (b) 2m., 655.275 (2) and (5) (b) 2., 895.478 (3m), 961.01 (19) (a), and 961.395, the renumbering and amendment of s. 253.13 (1), the creation of s. 253.13 (1) (a), and SECTION 9138 (3) of this act take effect on the first day of the 13th month beginning after publication.

SECTION 9439. Effective dates; Secretary of State. SECTION 9440. Effective dates; State Fair Park Board. SECTION 9441. Effective dates; Supreme Court. SECTION 9442. Effective dates; Technical College System. SECTION 9443. Effective dates; Tourism.

SECTION 9444. Effective dates; Transportation. (1) NONCITIZEN DRIVER[S LICENSES. The treatment of ss. 66.1011 (1) (by SECTION 1167), 66.1201 (2m), 66.1213 (3), 66.1301 (2m), 66.1333 (3) (e) 2., 86.195 (5) (c), 106.50 (1) (by SECTION 1692), (1m) (h) (by SECTION 1694) and (nm), and (5m) (f) 1., 106.52 (3) (a) 1., 2., 3., 4., and 5., 111.31 (1) (by SECTION 1777), (2) (by SECTION 1779), and (3) (by SECTION 1781), 111.321 (by SECTION 1788), 194.025, 224.77 (1) (o), 230.01 (2) (b) (by SECTION 2361), 230.18 (by SECTION 2374), 234.29 (by SECTION 2400), 343.03 (3m) and (3r), 343.14 (2j), 343.165 (1) (c) and (e), (3) (b) and (c), (4) (b) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1915 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9444 and (d), and (7) (a) (intro.) and (c), 343.17 (3) (a) 16., 343.20 (1) (f), (1m), and (2) (a), 343.50 (3) (a) and (b), (5) (b), (bm), and (c), (6), (8) (c) 6., and (10) (c), 452.14 (3) (n), and 632.35, the renumbering and amendment of s. 343.14 (2) (br) and (es), the creation of s. 343.14 (2) (br) 2. and (es) 2m., and SECTION 9344 (1) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.

SECTION 9445. Effective dates; Treasurer. SECTION 9446. Effective dates; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Medical College of Wisconsin. SECTION 9447. Effective dates; University of Wisconsin System. SECTION 9448. Effective dates; Veterans Affairs. SECTION 9449. Effective dates; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SECTION 9450. Effective dates; Workforce Development. (1) EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; CONSIDERATION OF CONVICTION RECORD. The treatment of s. 111.335 (3) (ag) and SECTION 9350 (1) of this act take effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication. (2) PREDICTABLE WORK SCHEDULES FOR RETAIL, FOOD SERVICE, AND CLEANING EMPLOYEES. The treatment of s. 103.035 takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication. (3) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; SSDI PAYMENTS. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (2) (h) and (12) (f) 1m., 2m., 3., and 4. and 108.05 (7m) (title), (c), and (d), (9), and (10) (intro.) and SECTION 9350 (6) of this act take effect on the first Sunday of the 7th month beginning after publication. (4) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; DELETION OF WAITING PERIOD. The treatment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1916 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9450 of ss. 108.02 (26m) and 108.04 (3) and (11) (bm) and SECTION 9350 (7) of this act take effect on the Sunday after publication. (5) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND WORKER[S COMPENSATION; SUBSTANTIAL FAULT. The treatment of ss. 102.43 (9) (e), 108.04 (5g), 108.14 (8n) (e) (by SECTION 1742), 108.141 (7) (a) (by SECTION 1744), and 108.16 (6m) (a) (by SECTION 1746) and SECTION 9350 (8) of this act take effect on January 4, 2026. (6) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; WORK SEARCH AND REGISTRATION WAIVERS. The treatment of s. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) and 3., (b), (bb), (bd), and (bm) and SECTION 9350 (9) of this act take effect on the Sunday after publication. (7) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; QUITS DUE TO RELOCATIONS. The treatment of s. 108.04 (7) (t) 1. and 2. and SECTION 9350 (10) of this act take effect on the first Sunday of the 2nd month beginning after publication. (8) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; QUIT EXCEPTION. The treatment of s. 108.04 (7) (e) and SECTION 9350 (11) of this act take effect on the first Sunday of the 2nd month beginning after publication. (9) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; SUITABLE WORK. The treatment of s. 108.04 (8) (d) (intro.) and (dm) and SECTION 9350 (12) of this act take effect on the first Sunday of the 2nd month beginning after publication. (10) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; DRUG TESTING. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (8) (a) and (b), 108.14 (8n) (e) (by SECTION 1741), 108.141 (7) (a) (by SECTION 1743), 108.16 (6m) (a) (by SECTION 1745), and 108.19 (1s) (a) 5. and the repeal of s. 108.133 and SECTION 9350 (13) of this act take effect on July 6, 2025, or the first Sunday after publication, whichever is later. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 45 - 1917 - LRB-2186/1 ALL:all SECTION 9450 (11) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. The treatment of s. 108.14 (2e) takes effect on the date specified in the notice published in the Wisconsin administrative register under SECTION 9150 (5) of this act. (12) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; ELECTRONIC FILING. The treatment of ss. 108.17 (2), (2b), (2g), and (7), 108.185, 108.205 (1m) and (2), and 108.22 (1) (ac), (ad) 1., and (af) takes effect on January 1, 2027. (13) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND WORKER[S COMPENSATION; MISCONDUCT. The treatment of s. 108.04 (5) (intro.) and (a) to (g) and SECTION 9350 (14) of this act take effect on January 4, 2026. (14) PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE BENEFITS. The treatment of s. 103.08 takes effect on January 1, 2027.

SECTION 9451. Effective dates; Other. (1) REAL ESTATE CONDITION REPORTS; DISCLOSURES RELATED TO FLOODING. The treatment of of ss. 709.03 (form) A7., F4., G1., and G1m. and 709.033 (form) A7., E3., F3m., and F3n. and SECTION 9151 (3) and SECTION 9351 (6) takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication. (2) EXPUNGEMENT. The treatment of ss. 111.335 (3) (a), (ah), and (g) and (4) (b), (c) 1. (intro.), (e), and (f) 1., 950.04 (1v) (g), 973.015 (1b), (1m) (a) 3. a., c., cg., cr., and d. and 4., (b), and (c), and (4), and 973.25 (1) (a), the renumbering and amendment of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1., the creation of s. 973.015 (1m) (a) 1. a. and b., and SECTION 9351 (7) of this act take effect on the first day of the 13th month beginning after publication. (END) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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