Text of WI SB 45 (2025)

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)

Date of enactment: July 3, 2025 2025 Senate Bill 45 Date of publication*: July 3, 2025 2025 WISCONSIN ACT 15 (Vetoed in Part) AN ACT; relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- ate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. 13.48 (20x) of the statutes is created to read: 13.48 (20x) GRANTS FOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. (a) The building commission shall establish and operate a grant program under this subsection to as- sist nonstate organizations to carry out construction projects having a statewide public purpose. The build- ing commission is prohibited from awarding a grant for a construction project under this subsection unless the commission finds that the project is in the public interest and serves one or more statewide public purposes. (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (m), the building commission may award a grant to any non- state organization for a construction project that satisfies par. (a). (c) Before the building commission[s initial review of each application for a grant under par. (b), the grant applicant shall demonstrate to the commission[s satis- faction that the nonstate 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. (d) If the building commission awards a grant under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the space that is con- structed with funds from the grant is not used for one or more statewide public purposes determined by the building commission under par. (a), the state shall retain an ownership interest in the constructed space equal to the amount of the state[s grant. (e) The building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant under par. (b) unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the construction project associated with the grant. Notwith- standing ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of administration is prohibited from supervising any ser- vices or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project. (f) The building commission may not award grants under par. (b) totaling more than $50,000,000 in the aggregate. SECTION 2. 13.48 (31m) of the statutes is created to read: 13.48 (31m) MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN EYE INSTITUTE. (a) The legislature finds and deter- mines that expanding research on eye disorders, devel- oping new vision care treatments, enhancing vision edu- cation, addressing the growing demand for vision care and research, and creating jobs in this state is a statewide responsibility of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this * Section 991.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES: Effective date of acts. XEvery act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the gov- ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.Y 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 2 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 state, to assist the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., to construct and equip a new eye institute in the city of Wauwatosa. (b) The building commission may authorize up to $10,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to as- sist the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., with the eye institute construction project specified in par. (a). The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. Before ap- proving any state funding commitment for the project, the building commission shall determine that the Medi- cal College of Wisconsin, Inc., has secured additional funding for the project of at least $31,599,000 from non- state revenue sources. (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the facility that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used for purposes of an eye institute, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the amount of the state[s grant. SECTION 3. 13.94 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read: 13.94 (1) (t) Annually conduct a financial audit of the University of Wisconsin System. This audit shall also include an evaluation of compliance with the re- quirements under s. 36.11 (3) (b). The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b). SECTION 4. 13.94 (1) (zm) of the statutes is created to read: 13.94 (1) (zm) Biennially, beginning in 2027, pre- pare a performance 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 state film office. SECTION 5. 15.448 of the statutes is created to read: 15.448 Same; offices. (1) STATE FILM OFFICE. There is created a state film office in the department of tourism. The director of the office shall be appointed by the secretary of tourism. SECTION 6. 16.004 (22) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.004 (22) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (dt), if the joint committee on finance ap- proves a request for funding made jointly by the secre- tary and WisconsinEye, the secretary shall make a pay- ment one or more payments in the form of a grant to WisconsinEye for the establishment of an endowment fund. SECTION 7. 16.004 (22) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.004 (22) (c) The department is prohibited from making a payment under par. (b) unless prior to June 1, 2025 the date of the payment, WisconsinEye has raised for the endowment fund from nonstate funding sources total amounts that at least equal the amount of the pay- ment, up to $10,000,000. SECTION 8. 16.007 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 16.007 (2m) TIMELINE FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS. Any claim referred to the board that relates to a contract with the department of transportation for transportation in- frastructure improvement or to a contract with the de- partment of administration or the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System that is awarded un- der s. 16.855 shall be heard by the claims board, and the claims board shall make a final determination upon the claim within 6 months from the date that the claim was referred to the claims board. SECTION 9. 16.07 of the statutes is created to read: 16.07 County grants. From the appropriation un- der s. 20.505 (1) (kv), annually, the department shall award grants in equal amounts to each county in this state in which a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band is headquartered. SECTION 10b. 16.088 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.088 (1) Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support the Healing to Wellness Court program at the Oneida Nation, in an amount up to $259,100 annually and in an amount up to $60,000 an- nually to conduct an intergovernmental training program. SECTION 11. 16.5185 (3m) of the statutes is created to read: 16.5185 (3m) In addition to the transfer under sub. (3), on December 30, 2025, and on each December 30 thereafter, the secretary shall transfer from the local government fund to the transportation fund $2,451,200. SECTION 12. 16.5185 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 16.5185 (5) Beginning on June 30, 2026, in each fiscal year, the secretary shall transfer from the general fund to the transportation fund all moneys lapsed to the general fund under s. 20.145 (1) (g), but not to exceed $6,000,000 in a fiscal year. SECTION 13. 16.705 (1b) (g) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 16.705 (1b) (g) The department of workforce devel- opment for the worker[s compensation fee schedule ac- tivities specified under s. 102.423 (3) (am). SECTION 14. 16.867 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 16.867 (2) If the estimated cost of a construction project under the department[s supervision is $7,400,000 or more, the selection committee appointed Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 3 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 under sub. (1) shall use a request-for-proposal process established by the department to select an architect or engineer for the project based on qualifications. Begin- ning in fiscal year 2025-26, this amount is $15,000,000. SECTION 15. 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 $ 4,410,352,700 $ 2,047,826,800 Revenues Taxes $ 21,960,445,000 $ 22,607,070,000 Departmental Revenues Tribal Gaming Revenues 12,176,500 14,922,200 Other 666,000,500 512,846,000 Total Available $ 27,048,974,700 $ 25,182,665,000 Appropriations, Transfers, and Reserves Gross Appropriations $ 22,692,520,300 $ 22,960,175,000 Transfers to: Building Program 326,500,000 0 Local Government Fund 1,587,022,700 1,622,776,600 Transportation Fund 565,000,000 0 EV Sales Tax 28,038,500 28,470,600 0.25% Transfer 54,901,100 56,517,700 Mental Health Institutes 15,800,000 0 Veterans Homes 5,000,000 0 Other Compensation Reserves 159,891,200 225,809,500 Less Lapses (433,525,900) (540,407,500) Net Appropriations $ 25,001,147,900 $ 24,353,341,900 Balances Gross Balance $ 2,047,826,800 $ 829,323,100 Less Required Statutory Balance (110,000,000) (115,000,000) Net Balance, June 30 $ 1,937,826,800 $ 714,323,100 SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS — ALL FUNDS 2025]26 2026]27 General Purpose Revenue $ 22,692,520,300 $ 22,960,175,000 Federal Revenue $ 16,619,975,900 $ 17,015,836,400 Program (15,401,429,600) (15,791,217,300) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 4 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 2025]26 2026]27 Segregated (1,218,546,300) (1,224,619,100) Program Revenue $ 8,216,990,900 $ 8,244,688,800 State (7,152,554,800) (7,184,160,500) Service (1,064,436,100) (1,060,528,300) Segregated Revenue $ 7,512,741,100 $ 7,247,468,800 State (7,245,467,500) (6,982,611,500) Local (123,802,200) (123,706,600) Service (143,471,400) (141,150,700) GRAND TOTAL $ 55,042,228,200 $ 55,468,169,000 SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION RESERVES — ALL FUNDS 2025]26 2026]27 General Purpose Revenue $ 159,891,200 $ 225,809,500 Federal Revenue 27,845,500 38,361,400 Program Revenue 45,652,700 62,893,500 Segregated Revenue 28,274,800 38,952,900 TOTAL $ 261,664,200 $ 366,017,300 LOTTERY FUND SUMMARY 2025]26 2026]27 Opening Balance and Reserve $ 18,916,900 $ 17,566,000 Gross Revenue Total Ticket Sales $ 877,951,200 $ 877,951,200 Retailer Fees and Miscellaneous 348,600 348,600 Total Gross Revenues $ 878,299,800 $ 878,299,800 Expenses—SEG Prizes $ 559,055,200 $ 559,055,200 Administrative Expenses 24,783,600 24,783,700 Total SEG Expenses $ 583,838,800 $ 583,838,900 Expenses—GPR Administrative Expenses $ 86,233,500 $ 86,233,500 Total GPR Expenses $ 86,233,400 $ 86,233,400 Net SEG Proceeds $ 294,460,900 $ 294,460,800 Total Available for Property Tax Relief 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 5 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 2025]26 2026]27 Opening Balance $ 18,916,900 $ 17,566,000 Net SEG Proceeds 294,460,900 294,460,800 Interest Earnings 3,397,000 2,381,000 $ 316,774,800 $ 314,407,800 Property Tax Relief $ 299,208,800 $ 296,841,800 Gross Closing Balance $ 17,566,000 $ 17,566,000 Reserve (2% of Gross Revenues) $ 17,566,000 $ 17,566,000 Net Closing Balance $ 0 $ 0 SECTION 16. 20.005 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: 20.005 (2) STATE BORROWING PROGRAM SUMMARY. The following schedule sets forth the state bor- rowing 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 Administration Housing state agencies $ 54,128,900 Energy conservation projects 25,000,000 Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Agricultural conservation easements 0 Soil and water 0 Building Commission Other public purposes (all agency projects) 39,188,000 Courthouse complex—Milwaukee County 0 Corrections Correctional facilities 85,014,000 Juvenile correctional facilities 124,749,000 Health Services Mental health and secure treatment facilities 153,317,000 Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute 10,000,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 6 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 Military Affairs Armories and military facilities 14,272,700 Natural Resources Contaminated sediment removal 0 Dam safety projects 0 Knowles-Nelson Stewardship 0 Nonpoint source 0 Urban nonpoint source cost-sharing 0 Recreational development 12,523,000 SEG revenue supported facilities 37,983,200 State Fair Park Board facilities 17,989,000 Self-amortizing facilities 2,500,000 Transportation Freight rail 0 Design-build program increase 92,500,000 Harbor assistance 0 Menominee River dredging 0 Southeast Wisconsin mega-projects 185,171,300 University of Wisconsin System Academic facilities 947,573,000 Self-amortizing facilities 278,186,400 Veterans Affairs Veterans facilities 48,485,300 Self-amortizing facilities 82,029,000 Wisconsin Historical Society Historic sites 0 TOTAL General Obligation Bonds* $ 2,210,609,800 *Excludes $1,600,000,000 of economic refunding bonds authorized. REVENUE OBLIGATIONS Environmental Improvement Program Clean water and safe drinking water $ 732,250,100 Transportation Transportation facilities and major highway projects 214,035,200 State highway rehabilitation 0 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 7 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 TOTAL Revenue Obligation Bonds $ 946,285,300 GRAND TOTAL $ 3,156,895,100 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, con- servation reserve enhancement GPR 870,900 839,000 (7) (br) Principal repayment and interest; agri- cultural conservation easements GPR 0 0 20.190 State fair park board (1) (c) Housing facilities principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR 140,400 141,200 (1) (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR 1,902,900 1,728,700 20.225 Educational communications board (1) (c) Principal repayment and interest GPR 1,874,000 1,806,700 20.245 Historical society (1) (e) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates GPR 5,870,500 5,704,600 20.250 Medical College of Wisconsin (1) (c) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; biomedical research and tech- nology incubator GPR 2,278,000 1,716,800 (1) (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR 500,800 475,300 20.255 Public instruction, department of (1) (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR 1,235,800 946,800 20.285 University of Wisconsin System (1) (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR 202,653,600 207,291,600 20.320 Environmental improvement program (1) (c) Principal repayment and interest — clean water fund program GPR 2,712,600 1,591,000 (2) (c) Principal repayment and interest — safe drinking water loan program GPR 3,368,500 2,846,200 20.370 Natural resources, department of (7) (aa) Resource acquisition and development — principal repayment and interest GPR 50,028,900 49,890,100 (7) (cb) Principal repayment and interest — pollution abatement bonds GPR 0 0 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 8 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (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 1,100 800 (7) (ea) Administrative facilities — principal repayment and interest GPR 461,000 443,100 20.395 Transportation, department of (6) (ad) Principal repayment and interest, con- tingent funding of southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects, state funds GPR 20,447,300 30,147,600 (6) (ae) Principal repayment and interest, con- tingent funding of major highway and rehabilitation projects, state funds GPR 12,370,400 9,881,300 (6) (af) Principal repayment and interest, local roads for job preservation program, major highway and rehabilitation projects, southeast megaprojects, state funds GPR 37,939,500 24,605,200 20.410 Corrections, department of (1) (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR 37,847,000 34,895,500 (1) (ec) Prison industries principal, interest and rebates GPR 0 0 (3) (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR 2,928,100 2,991,200 (3) (fm) Secured residential care centers for children and youth GPR 3,306,600 4,112,500 20.435 Health services, department of (2) (ee) Principal repayment and interest GPR 32,018,000 32,904,600 20.465 Military affairs, department of (1) (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR 7,038,200 6,874,100 20.485 Veterans affairs, department of (1) (f) Principal repayment and interest GPR 1,375,200 1,370,600 20.505 Administration, department of (4) (es) Principal, interest, and rebates; general purpose revenue — schools GPR 155,900 156,000 (4) (et) Principal, interest, and rebates; general purpose revenue — public library boards GPR 1,200 300 (5) (c) Principal repayment and interest; Black Point Estate GPR 170,800 189,700 20.855 Miscellaneous appropriations (8) (a) Dental clinic and education facility; principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR 836,500 495,500 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 9 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 20.867 Building commission (1) (a) Principal repayment and interest; hous- ing of state agencies GPR 0 0 (1) (b) Principal repayment and interest; capi- tol and executive residence GPR 2,332,600 2,046,500 (3) (a) Principal repayment and interest GPR 28,555,200 37,114,100 (3) (b) Principal repayment and interest GPR 7,408,400 7,014,600 (3) (bb) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; AIDS Network, Inc. GPR 24,500 22,300 (3) (bc) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Grand Opera House in Oshkosh GPR 43,800 11,400 (3) (bd) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Aldo Leopold climate change classroom and interactive laboratory GPR 19,300 70,300 (3) (be) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Bradley Center Sports and En- tertainment Corporation GPR 575,400 549,000 (3) (bf) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; AIDS Resource Center of Wis- consin, Inc. GPR 65,200 59,500 (3) (bg) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Madison Children[s Museum GPR 20,400 18,600 (3) (bh) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Myrick Hixon EcoPark, Inc. GPR 32,400 31,900 (3) (bj) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Lac du Flambeau Indian Tribal Cultural Center GPR 15,400 21,400 (3) (bL) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; family justice center GPR 628,000 515,400 (3) (bm) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; HR Academy, Inc. GPR 3,100 8,900 (3) (bn) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Hmong cultural center GPR 20,500 20,900 (3) (bo) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; psychiatric and behavioral health treatment beds; Marathon County GPR 368,400 365,200 (3) (bq) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; children[s research institute GPR 612,300 726,600 (3) (br) Principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR 12,200 4,100 (3) (bt) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Wisconsin Agriculture Educa- tion Center, Inc. GPR 343,600 327,500 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 10 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (3) (bu) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Civil War exhibit at the Kenosha Public Museum GPR 62,000 43,100 (3) (bv) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Bond Health Center GPR 27,600 113,600 (3) (bw) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc. GPR 1,036,500 869,400 (3) (bx) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Carroll University GPR 161,000 141,000 (3) (cb) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc. GPR 33,700 34,400 (3) (cd) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; K I Convention Center GPR 114,200 62,400 (3) (cf) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Dane County; livestock facilities GPR 554,300 768,900 (3) (ch) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Wisconsin Maritime Center of Excellence GPR 303,700 332,000 (3) (cj) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Norskedalen Nature and Her- itage Center GPR 8,800 56,100 (3) (cq) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; La Crosse Center GPR 310,600 307,100 (3) (cr) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; St. Ann Center for Intergenera- tional Care, Inc.; Bucyrus Campus GPR 320,800 330,600 (3) (cs) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Brown County innovation center GPR 321,700 318,400 (3) (cv) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Beyond Vision; VisABILITY Center GPR 357,800 359,500 (3) (cw) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; projects GPR 801,300 1,116,300 (3) (cx) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; center GPR 1,089,200 1,085,900 (3) (cy) Medical College of Wisconsin eye institute GPR 0 0 (3) (cz) Museum of nature and culture GPR 889,200 2,093,800 (3) (e) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; parking ramp GPR 0 0 TOTAL General Purpose Revenue Debt Service $ 477,924,700 $ 481,116,500 20.190 State fair park board 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 11 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (1) (j) State fair principal repayment, interest and rebates PR $ 1,503,700 $ 1,477,600 20.245 Historical society (1) (j) Self-amortizing facilities; principal re- payment, interest, and rebates PR 0 0 20.285 University of Wisconsin System (1) (gj) Self-amortizing facilities principal and interest PR 173,269,000 160,854,900 20.410 Corrections, department of (1) (ko) Prison industries principal repayment, interest and rebates PR 1,800 100 20.485 Veterans affairs, department of (1) (go) Self-amortizing facilities; principal re- payment and interest PR 3,607,800 3,364,800 20.505 Administration, department of (5) (g) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; parking PR 2,423,700 2,375,200 (5) (kc) Principal repayment, interest and rebates PR 24,773,700 20,270,000 20.867 Building commission (3) (kd) Energy conservation construction projects; principal repayment, interest and rebates PR 329,400 836,600 (3) (km) Aquaculture demonstration facility; principal repayment and interest PR 0 0 TOTAL Program Revenue Debt Service $ 205,909,100 $ 189,179,200 20.115 Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of (7) (s) Principal repayment and interest; soil and water, environmental fund SEG $ 4,716,800 $ 4,564,500 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 73,200 51,400 (7) (at) Recreation development — principal repayment and interest SEG 0 0 (7) (au) State forest acquisition and develop- ment — principal repayment and interest SEG 13,500,000 13,500,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 12 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE 2025]26 2026]27 (7) (bq) Principal repayment and interest — re- medial action SEG 1,311,100 1,147,500 (7) (br) Principal repayment and interest — contaminated sediment SEG 2,440,900 2,256,600 (7) (cq) Principal repayment and interest — nonpoint source grants SEG 1,753,500 2,128,900 (7) (cr) Principal repayment and interest — nonpoint source SEG 2,907,400 3,556,200 (7) (cs) Principal repayment and interest — ur- ban nonpoint source cost-sharing SEG 2,979,100 3,602,000 (7) (ct) Principal repayment and interest — pollution abatement, environmental fund SEG 634,200 468,600 (7) (eq) Administrative facilities — principal repayment and interest SEG 6,950,600 7,463,800 (7) (er) Administrative facilities — principal repayment and interest; environmental fund SEG 875,700 953,100 20.395 Transportation, department of (6) (aq) Principal repayment and interest, trans- portation facilities, state highway reha- bilitation, major highway projects, state funds SEG 54,459,200 66,742,500 (6) (ar) Principal repayment and interest, buildings, state funds SEG 27,900 24,900 (6) (au) Principal repayment and interest, southeast rehabilitation projects, southeast megaprojects, and high-cost bridge projects, state funds SEG 102,706,800 82,693,400 (6) (av) Principal repayment and interest, con- tingent funding of major highway and rehabilitation projects, state funds SEG 10,812,200 13,168,300 20.485 Veterans affairs, department of (4) (qm) Repayment of principal and interest SEG 168,300 165,800 TOTAL Segregated Revenue Debt Service $ 210,816,900 $ 206,487,500 GRAND TOTAL All Debt Service $ 894,650,700 $ 876,783,200 SECTION 17. 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 sched- ule unless otherwise indicated. [See Figure 20.005 (3) following] 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 13 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 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 4,653,400 4,653,500 Meat and poultry inspection GPR A 6,981,400 6,268,900 Trade and consumer protection GPR A 2,227,900 2,228,000 NET APPROPRIATION 13,862,700 13,150,400 (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 12,364,000 12,364,000 (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 solic- itor 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 6,746,500 6,765,900 (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 (s) Weights and measures; petroleum in- spection fund SEG A 929,500 930,000 (t) Petroleum products; petroleum in- spection fund SEG A 5,397,600 5,399,100 (u) Recyclable and nonrecyclable prod- ucts regulation SEG A -0- -0- (v) Agricultural producer security; con- tingent financial backing SEG S -0- -0- (w) Agricultural producer security; payments SEG S 200,000 200,000 (wb) Agricultural producer security; pro- ceeds of contingent financial backing SEG C -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 14 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (wc) Agricultural producer security; repay- ment of contingent financial backing SEG S -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 13,862,700 13,150,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 25,009,500 25,028,900 FEDERAL (6,746,500) (6,765,900) OTHER (18,263,000) (18,263,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 8,282,100 8,291,300 OTHER (8,282,100) (8,291,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 47,154,300 46,470,600 (2) ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 3,812,200 3,885,800 (b) Animal disease indemnities GPR S 108,600 108,600 (c) Financial assistance for paratubercu- losis testing GPR A -0- -0- (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 re- lated services PR C 479,500 479,500 (jm) Veterinary examining board PR C 468,900 468,900 (m) Federal funds PR-F C 355,800 355,800 (q) Animal health inspection, testing, ad- ministration of the livestock premises registration program, and enforcement SEG A 518,000 518,000 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,271,100 4,344,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,062,900 2,063,300 FEDERAL (355,800) (355,800) OTHER (1,707,100) (1,707,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 518,000 518,000 OTHER (518,000) (518,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 6,852,000 6,926,000 (3) AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 2,659,200 2,659,900 (at) Farm to school program administration GPR A 102,700 102,700 (b) Agricultural exports GPR C 1,000,000 1,000,000 (c) Farmer mental health assistance GPR A 100,000 100,000 (g) Related services PR A -0- -0- (h) Loans and grants for rural develop- ment and dairy exports promotion PR C 58,700 58,700 (i) Marketing orders and agreements PR C 129,400 129,400 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 15 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 57,700 57,700 (m) Federal funds PR-F C 5,693,200 5,693,200 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 3,861,900 3,862,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 6,338,800 6,338,800 FEDERAL (5,693,200) (5,693,200) OTHER (645,600) (645,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 10,200,700 10,201,400 (4) AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE (a) Aid to Wisconsin livestock breeders association GPR A -0- -0- (am) Buy local grants GPR B 200,000 200,000 (as) Farm to school grants GPR A -0- -0- (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 600,000 600,000 (e) Aids to World Dairy Expo, Inc. GPR A 20,100 20,100 (f) Grants for meat processing facilities GPR B 700,000 700,000 (k) Tribal elder community food box program PR-S A 1,500,000 1,500,000 (q) Grants for agriculture in the class- room program SEG A 143,900 143,900 (r) Agricultural investment aids, agri- chemical management fund SEG B -0- -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,170,100 2,170,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,500,000 1,500,000 SERVICE (1,500,000) (1,500,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 143,900 143,900 OTHER (143,900) (143,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,814,000 3,814,000 (7) AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (a) General program operations GPR A 1,006,500 1,006,500 (b) Principal repayment and interest, con- servation reserve enhancement GPR S 870,900 839,000 (c) Soil and water resource management program GPR C 12,521,500 5,664,400 (dm) Farmland preservation planning grants GPR A 210,000 210,000 (g) Agricultural impact statements PR C 196,400 196,400 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 16 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ga) Related services PR C 676,400 676,400 (gc) Industrial hemp 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 (ha) Liming material research funds PR C 21,100 21,100 (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; envi- ronmental fund SEG A 2,837,500 2,837,500 (qe) Soil and water management; local assistance SEG A 9,068,000 9,698,000 (qf) Soil and water management; aids SEG A 6,475,000 6,475,000 (r) General program operations; agri- chemical management SEG A 8,127,800 8,128,400 (s) Principal repayment and interest; soil and water, environmental fund SEG S 4,716,800 4,564,500 (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 (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 14,608,900 7,719,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 3,581,200 3,581,200 FEDERAL (1,636,000) (1,636,000) OTHER (1,575,500) (1,575,500) SERVICE (369,700) (369,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 35,046,400 35,524,900 OTHER (35,046,400) (35,524,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 53,236,500 46,826,000 (8) CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 7,144,400 7,144,300 (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 (j) Electronic processing PR C -0- -0- (jm) Telephone solicitation regulation PR C 1,002,400 1,002,400 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 17 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 4,550,600 4,561,600 (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 7,144,400 7,144,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 14,031,900 13,911,100 FEDERAL (2,643,900) (2,512,100) OTHER (1,800,600) (1,800,600) SERVICE (9,587,400) (9,598,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 21,176,300 21,055,400 20.115 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 45,919,100 38,392,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 52,524,300 52,423,300 FEDERAL (17,075,400) (16,963,000) OTHER (23,991,800) (23,992,200) SERVICE (11,457,100) (11,468,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 43,990,400 44,478,100 OTHER (43,990,400) (44,478,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 142,433,800 135,293,400 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 20,806,900 20,321,500 (h) Gifts, grants, settlements, and publications PR C 58,500 58,500 (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 21,849,900 21,364,500 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (21,849,900) (21,364,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 21,849,900 21,364,500 (3) COLLEGE TUITION AND EXPENSES AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 18 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (tb) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college tuition and expenses program SEG S -0- -0- (td) Administrative expenses; college tu- ition 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 sav- ings program trust fund SEG A 891,900 891,900 (tj) Payment of qualified higher education expenses and refunds; college savings program bank deposit trust fund SEG S -0- -0- (tL) Administrative expenses; college sav- ings 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 sav- ings program credit union deposit trust fund SEG A -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,010,200 1,010,200 OTHER (1,010,200) (1,010,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,010,200 1,010,200 20.144 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 21,849,900 21,364,500 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (21,849,900) (21,364,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,010,200 1,010,200 OTHER (1,010,200) (1,010,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 22,860,100 22,374,700 20.145 Insurance, Office of the Commissioner of (1) SUPERVISION OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY (g) General program operations PR A 23,832,600 23,863,700 (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 PROGRAM REVENUE 23,832,600 23,863,700 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (23,832,600) (23,863,700) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 19 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 23,832,600 23,863,700 (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- (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 41,712,800 (m) Federal funds; reinsurance plan PR-F C 199,148,700 223,287,200 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 30,851,300 41,712,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 199,148,700 223,287,200 FEDERAL (199,148,700) (223,287,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 230,000,000 265,000,000 20.145 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 30,851,300 41,712,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 222,981,300 247,150,900 FEDERAL (199,148,700) (223,287,200) OTHER (23,832,600) (23,863,700) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 63,081,700 63,081,700 OTHER (63,081,700) (63,081,700) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 20 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 316,914,300 351,945,400 20.155 Public Service Commission (1) REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES (g) Utility regulation PR A 18,174,700 18,281,900 (h) Holding company and nonutility affil- iate regulation PR C 892,000 905,700 (i) Relay service PR A 2,863,800 2,863,800 (j) Intervenor financing and grants PR B 542,500 542,500 (L) Stray voltage program PR A 316,500 316,500 (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 ser- vice; broadband service SEG A 5,940,000 5,940,000 (r) Nuclear waste escrow fund SEG S -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 29,302,900 28,938,000 FEDERAL (6,513,400) (6,027,600) OTHER (22,789,500) (22,910,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 5,940,000 5,940,000 OTHER (5,940,000) (5,940,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 35,242,900 34,878,000 (2) OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF RAILROADS (g) Railroad and water carrier regulation and general program operations PR A 716,400 716,400 (m) Railroad and water carrier regulation; federal funds PR-F C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 716,400 716,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (716,400) (716,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 716,400 716,400 (3) AFFILIATED GRANT PROGRAMS (c) Nuclear power siting study GPR C -0- -0- (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 re- source programs SEG A 536,300 536,300 (t) 911 fee administration SEG A 164,700 164,700 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE 2,701,000 2,701,000 OTHER (701,000) (701,000) SERVICE (2,000,000) (2,000,000) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 21 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,701,000 2,701,000 20.155 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 30,019,300 29,654,400 FEDERAL (6,513,400) (6,027,600) OTHER (23,505,900) (23,626,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 8,641,000 8,641,000 OTHER (6,641,000) (6,641,000) SERVICE (2,000,000) (2,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 38,660,300 38,295,400 20.165 Safety and Professional Services, Department of (1) PROFESSIONAL REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (a) General program operations - execu- tive and administrative services GPR A -0- -0- (g) General program operations PR A 13,118,100 13,185,800 (gm) Applicant investigation reimbursement PR C 113,000 113,000 (h) Technical assistance; nonstate agen- cies and organizations PR C -0- -0- (hg) General program operations; medical examining board; interstate medical licensure compact; prescription drug monitoring program PR B 3,958,700 3,926,600 (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 (jr) Proprietary school programs PR A 837,900 837,900 (jt) Student protection PR C 56,600 56,600 (jv) Closed schools; preservation of stu- dent records PR C 12,100 12,100 (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 - indi- viduals 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 91,200 59,600 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 22 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 19,714,900 19,718,900 FEDERAL (91,200) (59,600) OTHER (19,588,100) (19,623,700) SERVICE (35,600) (35,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 19,714,900 19,718,900 (2) REGULATION OF INDUSTRY, SAFETY AND BUILDINGS (a) General program operations GPR A -0- -0- (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 22,411,400 22,407,500 (ka) Interagency agreements PR-S C 51,500 51,500 (kd) Administrative services PR-S A 3,194,500 3,194,500 (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 405,400 405,400 (ma) Federal aid - program administration PR-F C -0- -0- (q) Groundwater - standards; implementation SEG A -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 56,588,000 56,584,100 FEDERAL (405,400) (405,400) OTHER (52,936,600) (52,932,700) SERVICE (3,246,000) (3,246,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 56,588,000 56,584,100 20.165 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 76,302,900 76,303,000 FEDERAL (496,600) (465,000) OTHER (72,524,700) (72,556,400) SERVICE (3,281,600) (3,281,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 76,302,900 76,303,000 20.190 State Fair Park Board (1) STATE FAIR PARK 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 23 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (c) Housing facilities principal repay- ment, interest and rebates GPR S 140,400 141,200 (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 1,902,900 1,728,700 (h) State fair operations PR C 19,988,800 19,988,800 (i) State fair capital expenses PR C 180,000 180,000 (j) State fair principal repayment, interest and rebates PR S 1,503,700 1,477,600 (jm) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (m) Federal funds PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,043,300 1,869,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 21,672,500 21,646,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (21,672,500) (21,646,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 23,715,800 23,516,300 20.190 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,043,300 1,869,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 21,672,500 21,646,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (21,672,500) (21,646,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 23,715,800 23,516,300 20.192 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (1) PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (a) Operations and programs GPR S -0- -0- (b) Talent attraction and retention initiatives GPR C -0- -0- (bd) Opportunity attraction and promotion GPR C -0- -0- (bg) Talent recruitment grants 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; opera- tions and programs SEG C 42,600,000 43,300,000 (s) Brownfield site assessment grants SEG B 1,000,000 1,000,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,000,000 -0- PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 43,600,000 44,300,000 OTHER (43,600,000) (44,300,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 48,600,000 44,300,000 20.192 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,000,000 -0- PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 43,600,000 44,300,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 24 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 OTHER (43,600,000) (44,300,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 48,600,000 44,300,000 Commerce FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 83,813,700 81,974,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 425,350,200 448,542,500 FEDERAL (223,234,100) (246,742,800) OTHER (187,377,400) (187,050,000) SERVICE (14,738,700) (14,749,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 160,323,300 161,511,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (158,323,300) (159,511,000) SERVICE (2,000,000) (2,000,000) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 669,487,200 692,028,200 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 (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 1,874,000 1,806,700 (eg) Transmitter construction GPR C -0- -0- (er) Transmitter operation GPR A 16,800 16,800 (g) Gifts, grants, contracts, leases, in- structional 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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 25 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kb) Emergency weather warning system operation PR-S A 161,300 161,700 (m) Federal grants PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,341,300 6,303,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 15,773,500 15,785,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (15,612,200) (15,623,700) SERVICE (161,300) (161,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 22,114,800 22,089,200 20.225 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,341,300 6,303,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 15,773,500 15,785,400 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (15,612,200) (15,623,700) SERVICE (161,300) (161,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 22,114,800 22,089,200 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 30,394,100 32,472,600 (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 5,000,000 5,000,000 (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 orien- tation and mobility instructors of vis- ually 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 voca- tional school student reciprocity agreement GPR S -0- -0- (fa) Emergency medical services training reimbursements GPR A -0- -0- (fc) Independent student grants program GPR B -0- -0- (fd) Talent incentive grants GPR B 4,458,800 4,458,800 (fe) Wisconsin grants; University of Wis- consin System students GPR B 63,783,600 65,862,000 (ff) Wisconsin grants; technical college students GPR B 26,861,200 28,939,700 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 26 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 educa- tion 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 (km) Wisconsin grants; tribal college students PR-S B 505,900 532,400 (no) Federal aid; aids to individuals and organizations PR-F C 150,000 150,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 148,667,200 154,902,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,840,600 1,867,100 FEDERAL (150,000) (150,000) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (1,690,600) (1,717,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 150,507,800 156,769,700 (2) ADMINISTRATION (aa) General program operations GPR A 1,832,000 1,825,000 (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- (qa) Student loan revenue obligation repayment SEG C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 27 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,832,000 1,825,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 900 900 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (900) (900) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,832,900 1,825,900 20.235 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 150,499,200 156,727,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,841,500 1,868,000 FEDERAL (150,000) (150,000) OTHER (900) (900) SERVICE (1,690,600) (1,717,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 152,340,700 158,595,600 20.245 Historical Society (1) HISTORY SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 19,828,500 19,717,500 (b) Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum GPR A 84,500 84,500 (c) Energy costs; energy-related assessments GPR A 1,023,300 1,229,300 (d) Wisconsin History Center GPR B 2,300,000 540,800 (e) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates GPR S 5,870,500 5,704,600 (h) Gifts, grants, and membership sales PR C 3,731,100 3,891,100 (j) Self-amortizing facilities; principal repayment, interest, and rebates PR S -0- -0- (k) Storage facility PR-S B 356,400 356,400 (km) Northern Great Lakes Center PR-S A 252,200 252,300 (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; interpre- tive programming SEG A 89,600 89,900 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 29,106,800 27,276,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 9,609,500 9,665,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 28 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (2,814,800) (2,708,500) OTHER (3,731,100) (3,891,100) SERVICE (3,063,600) (3,065,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 6,184,600 6,371,700 OTHER (6,184,600) (6,371,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 44,900,900 43,313,400 20.245 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 29,106,800 27,276,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 9,609,500 9,665,000 FEDERAL (2,814,800) (2,708,500) OTHER (3,731,100) (3,891,100) SERVICE (3,063,600) (3,065,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 6,184,600 6,371,700 OTHER (6,184,600) (6,371,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 44,900,900 43,313,400 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 5,861,400 6,111,400 (c) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; biomedical research and tech- nology incubator GPR S 2,278,000 1,716,800 (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 500,800 475,300 (f) Psychiatry and behavioral health resi- dency program GPR A 3,500,000 3,500,000 (k) Tobacco-related illnesses PR-S C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 14,066,800 13,730,100 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 14,066,800 13,730,100 (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 14,066,800 13,730,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 247,500 247,500 OTHER (247,500) (247,500) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 14,314,300 13,977,600 20.255 Public Instruction, Department of 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 29 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (1) EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (a) General program operations GPR A 12,231,000 12,232,600 (b) General program operations; Wiscon- sin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired GPR A 14,529,400 14,529,400 (c) Energy costs; Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Cen- ter for the Blind and Visually Im- paired; energy-related assessments GPR A 566,400 594,600 (cm) Electric energy derived from renew- able resources GPR A 1,900 1,900 (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 1,235,800 946,800 (dw) Pupil assessment GPR A 15,558,400 15,558,400 (e) Student information system, data col- lection and maintenance GPR C 3,400,000 3,400,000 (eb) Professional development for science teachers GPR A -0- -0- (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 collec- tion 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 1,100,000 1,100,000 (ep) Mental health training program GPR A 420,000 420,000 (f) Assessments of reading readiness GPR A 3,601,000 3,601,000 (fc) Office of literacy; literacy program GPR C 220,900 220,900 (fm) Value-Added Research Center GPR A -0- -0- (g) Student activity therapy PR A 100 100 (gb) Wisconsin Educational Services Pro- gram for the Deaf and Hard of Hear- ing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; nonresi- dent fees PR C -0- -0- (ge) Educator effectiveness evaluation sys- tem; fees PR C 4,309,500 4,309,500 (gL) Wisconsin Educational Services Pro- gram for the Deaf and Hard of Hear- ing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; leasing of space PR C 12,000 12,000 (gs) Wisconsin Educational Services Pro- gram for the Deaf and Hard of Hear- ing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; services PR C 7,000 7,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 30 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (gt) Wisconsin Educational Services Pro- gram for the Deaf and Hard of Hear- ing 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 5,201,000 5,201,000 (hj) General educational development and high school graduation equivalency PR C 131,500 131,500 (hm) Services for drivers PR-S A 173,900 173,900 (i) Publications PR C 136,000 136,000 (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 691,500 691,500 (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 57,425,600 56,793,400 (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 6,110,900 6,110,900 (q) Digital learning collaborative SEG A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 59,535,200 59,276,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 102,475,200 101,843,000 FEDERAL (63,536,500) (62,904,300) OTHER (22,921,400) (22,921,400) SERVICE (16,017,300) (16,017,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,000,000 1,000,000 OTHER (1,000,000) (1,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 163,010,400 162,119,000 (2) AIDS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING (ac) General equalization aids GPR A 5,581,190,000 5,581,190,000 (ad) Supplemental aid GPR A 100,000 100,000 (ae) Sparsity aid GPR A 29,510,000 29,730,000 (af) Belmont school library aid GPR A -0- -0- (ag) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy GPR A 250,000 500,000 Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 31 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (aq) Per pupil aid GPR S 579,526,500 574,720,600 (ar) Low revenue adjustment aid GPR A -0- -0- (aw) Personal electronic computing de- vices; grant program GPR A -0- -0- (az) Special Needs Scholarship Program GPR S 53,443,100 61,688,400 (b) Aids for special education and school age parents programs GPR A 782,408,800 871,826,900 (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 A 29,086,700 54,450,300 (bf) Aid for special education transition grants GPR A 3,600,000 3,600,000 (bg) Special education transition readiness grants GPR A 1,500,000 1,500,000 (bh) Aid to county children with disabili- ties education boards GPR A 4,067,300 4,067,300 (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 (cg) Tuition payments; full-time open en- rollment transfer payments GPR A 8,242,900 8,242,900 (cm) Reimbursement for school breakfast programs GPR C 2,510,500 2,510,500 (cn) Aids for school lunches and nutri- tional improvement GPR A 4,218,100 4,218,100 (cp) Wisconsin school day milk program GPR A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (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 (cy) Aid for transportation; open enroll- ment and early college credit program GPR A 454,200 454,200 (da) Aid for school mental health programs GPR A 12,000,000 12,000,000 (dj) Summer school programs; grants GPR A 1,400,000 1,400,000 (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 (dt) School-based mental health services grants GPR C 40,000,000 10,000,000 (du) Peer-to-peer suicide prevention pro- grams; grants GPR A 250,000 250,000 (eb) Grant for information technology education GPR A 875,000 875,000 (eh) Head start supplement GPR A 6,264,100 6,264,100 (ek) Educator effectiveness evaluation sys- tem; grants to school districts GPR A 5,746,000 5,746,000 (fc) Early literacy initiatives; support GPR B 37,100,000 -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 32 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fg) Aid for cooperative educational ser- vice agencies GPR A -0- -0- (fk) Grant program for peer review and mentoring GPR A 1,606,700 1,606,700 (fm) Charter schools GPR S 128,282,800 136,947,400 (fp) Charter schools; office of educational opportunity GPR S 27,955,000 30,569,100 (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 316,062,600 369,448,600 (fs) Opportunity schools and partnership programs GPR S -0- -0- (fu) Milwaukee parental choice program GPR S 341,682,400 370,312,000 (fv) Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the parental choice program for eligible school districts and other school districts; transfer pupils GPR S -0- -0- (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 (km) Tribal language revitalization grants PR-S A 222,800 222,800 (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 8,169,365,100 8,314,250,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 778,141,000 778,141,000 FEDERAL (760,633,500) (760,633,500) SERVICE (17,507,500) (17,507,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 70,000,000 70,000,000 OTHER (70,000,000) (70,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 9,017,506,100 9,162,391,500 (3) AIDS TO LIBRARIES, INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS (b) Adult literacy grants GPR A 83,200 83,200 (c) Grants for national teacher certifica- tion or master educator licensure GPR S 2,910,000 2,910,000 (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) Grant for bullying prevention GPR A 150,000 150,000 (ef) Recovery high schools; grants GPR A 750,000 750,000 (eg) Milwaukee Public Museum GPR A 42,200 42,200 (eh) Holocaust education resource center GPR A 500,000 500,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 33 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (f) Interstate compact on educational op- portunity for military children GPR S 900 900 (fa) Very special arts GPR A 100,000 100,000 (fc) College Possible, Inc. GPR A 500,000 500,000 (fg) Special Olympics GPR A 300,000 300,000 (fr) Wisconsin Reading Corps GPR A 2,250,000 2,250,000 (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 (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 25,013,100 26,013,100 (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 9,591,700 9,591,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 64,168,500 64,168,500 FEDERAL (64,168,500) (64,168,500) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 30,816,100 31,960,100 OTHER (30,816,100) (31,960,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 104,576,300 105,720,300 20.255 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 8,238,492,000 8,383,118,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 944,784,700 944,152,500 FEDERAL (888,338,500) (887,706,300) OTHER (22,921,400) (22,921,400) SERVICE (33,524,800) (33,524,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 101,816,100 102,960,100 OTHER (101,816,100) (102,960,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 9,285,092,800 9,430,230,800 20.285 University of Wisconsin System (1) UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE (a) General program operations GPR B 1,104,181,800 1,104,181,800 (am) Electric energy derived from renew- able resources GPR A 4,367,000 4,367,000 (ar) Freshwater collaborative GPR C 2,518,700 2,518,700 (b) Tommy G. Thompson Center on Pub- lic Leadership GPR A 1,556,800 1,556,800 (c) Graduate psychiatric nursing education GPR A 272,600 272,600 (d) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 202,653,600 207,291,600 (e) Grants to meet emergency financial need GPR C 130,000 130,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 34 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fa) Merit and market-based compensation GPR A 27,000,000 27,000,000 (fd) State laboratory of hygiene; general program operations GPR A 13,548,000 13,548,000 (fj) Veterinary diagnostic laboratory GPR A 5,810,600 5,810,600 (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 173,269,000 160,854,900 (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- (m) Federal aid PR-F C 1,893,814,000 1,892,814,000 (mc) Veterinary diagnostic laboratory; fed- eral funds PR-F C 309,900 309,900 (q) Telecommunications services SEG A 1,054,800 1,054,800 (qe) Rural physician residency assistance program SEG B 874,800 874,800 (qj) Physician and dentist and health care provider loan assistance programs 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 1,388,539,100 1,393,177,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 6,566,482,000 6,553,067,900 FEDERAL (1,894,123,900) (1,893,123,900) OTHER (4,611,294,800) (4,598,880,700) SERVICE (61,063,300) (61,063,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 41,750,200 41,750,200 OTHER (41,750,200) (41,750,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 7,996,771,300 7,987,995,200 20.285 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,388,539,100 1,393,177,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 6,566,482,000 6,553,067,900 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 35 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (1,894,123,900) (1,893,123,900) OTHER (4,611,294,800) (4,598,880,700) SERVICE (61,063,300) (61,063,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 41,750,200 41,750,200 OTHER (41,750,200) (41,750,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 7,996,771,300 7,987,995,200 20.292 Technical College System Board (1) TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (a) General program operations GPR A 3,399,500 3,299,500 (am) Fee remissions GPR A 14,200 14,200 (b) Emergency medical services education GPR A -0- -0- (d) State aid for technical colleges; statewide guide GPR A 112,314,300 115,122,100 (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 30,124,200 25,124,200 (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 (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 3,931,500 3,931,500 (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 595,259,800 592,967,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 38,114,400 38,114,400 FEDERAL (33,351,800) (33,351,800) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 36 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 OTHER (1,697,100) (1,697,100) SERVICE (3,065,500) (3,065,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 633,374,200 631,082,000 20.292 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 595,259,800 592,967,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 38,114,400 38,114,400 FEDERAL (33,351,800) (33,351,800) OTHER (1,697,100) (1,697,100) SERVICE (3,065,500) (3,065,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 633,374,200 631,082,000 Education FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 10,422,305,000 10,573,301,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 7,576,853,100 7,562,900,700 FEDERAL (2,818,779,000) (2,817,040,500) OTHER (4,655,505,000) (4,643,262,400) SERVICE (102,569,100) (102,597,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 149,750,900 151,082,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (149,750,900) (151,082,000) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 18,148,909,000 18,287,283,800 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 2,712,600 1,591,000 (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 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 37 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,712,600 1,591,000 SEGREGATED REVENUE 4,500,000 4,000,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (4,500,000) (4,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 7,212,600 5,591,000 (2) SAFE DRINKING WATER LOAN PROGRAM OPERATIONS (c) Principal repayment and interest - safe drinking water loan program GPR S 3,368,500 2,846,200 (r) Safe drinking water loan program re- payment of revenue obligations SEG S -0- -0- (s) Safe drinking water loan programs fi- nancial 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 fi- nancial assistance; federal SEG-F C -0- -0- (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 3,368,500 2,846,200 SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,368,500 2,846,200 20.320 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,081,100 4,437,200 SEGREGATED REVENUE 4,500,000 4,000,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (4,500,000) (4,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 10,581,100 8,437,200 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 - conser- vation 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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 38 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 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 reserva- tions and online sales SEG C 1,495,000 1,495,000 (es) Parks - interpretive programs SEG C -0- -0- (fb) Endangered resources - general pro- gram operations GPR A -0- -0- (fc) Endangered resources - Wisconsin stewardship program GPR A -0- -0- (fd) Endangered resources - natural her- itage inventory program GPR A 387,300 387,300 (fe) Endangered resources - general fund GPR S 500,000 500,000 (fs) Endangered resources - voluntary payments; sales, leases, and fees SEG C 1,127,200 1,127,200 (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- (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 (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 wast- ing 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- (kg) Walleye production; revenue PR C -0- -0- (kk) Fishery resources for ceded territories PR-S A 214,800 214,800 (kq) Taxes and assessments; conservation fund SEG A 297,000 297,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 39 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 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 1,315,100 1,315,100 (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 (mq) General program operations - state snowmobile trails and areas SEG A 211,500 211,500 (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 14,092,000 14,092,000 Southern forests SEG A 6,748,800 6,601,200 Parks and recreation SEG A 21,112,400 20,770,600 Natural Heritage Conservation SEG A 1,452,700 1,452,700 Fisheries management SEG A 19,279,700 19,279,700 Recreation and property management SEG A 6,374,500 6,376,300 Fish, wildlife and parks program management SEG A 1,161,000 1,161,000 NET APPROPRIATION 70,221,100 69,733,500 (my) General program operations - federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- Wildlife management SEG-F C 10,140,800 10,140,800 Southern forests SEG-F C 176,400 176,400 Parks and recreation SEG-F C 839,800 839,800 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 40 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 Natural Heritage Conservation SEG-F C 3,200,200 3,033,800 Fisheries management SEG-F C 7,473,300 7,473,300 Recreation and property management SEG-F C 1,561,500 1,561,500 NET APPROPRIATION 23,392,000 23,225,600 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,702,400 2,702,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,826,100 1,826,100 FEDERAL (335,600) (335,600) OTHER (894,800) (894,800) SERVICE (595,700) (595,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 103,805,100 103,151,100 FEDERAL (23,392,000) (23,225,600) OTHER (80,413,100) (79,925,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 108,333,600 107,679,600 (2) FORESTRY (cq) Forestry - reforestation SEG C 100,500 100,500 (cr) Forestry - recording fees SEG C 89,100 89,100 (cs) Forestry - forest fire emergencies SEG C -0- -0- (ct) Timber sales contracts - repair and re- imbursement costs SEG C -0- -0- (cu) Forestry - forestry education curriculum SEG A 350,000 350,000 (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 (cy) Forestry - cooperating foresters and private contractors SEG C -0- -0- (cz) Forestry - management of national forest land SEG C -0- -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 (mq) Forest-industry-wide strategic plan and road map SEG C 1,000,000 -0- (mv) General program operations - state funds; forestry SEG A 62,445,100 62,387,700 (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) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 41 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SEGREGATED REVENUE 66,636,400 65,513,900 FEDERAL (2,089,400) (2,024,300) OTHER (64,547,000) (63,489,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 67,224,600 66,102,100 (3) PUBLIC SAFETY (ak) Law enforcement - snowmobile en- forcement and safety training; service funds PR-S A 1,404,500 1,438,000 (aq) Law enforcement - snowmobile en- forcement and safety training SEG A 117,100 117,100 (ar) Law enforcement - boat enforcement and safety training SEG A 3,714,200 3,818,000 (as) Law enforcement - all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle enforcement SEG A 1,787,500 1,824,000 (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 290,900 291,600 (ay) Off-highway motorcycle safety certi- fication program SEG C -0- -0- (bg) Enforcement - stationary sources PR A 2,000 2,000 (ca) Law enforcement - technology; state funds GPR B -0- -0- (cq) Law enforcement - technology; envi- ronmental fund SEG B -0- -0- (cr) Law enforcement - technology; con- servation fund SEG B -0- -0- (ma) General program operations - state funds GPR A 1,923,700 1,930,900 (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C 4,200 4,200 (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 - envi- ronmental fund SEG A 2,538,000 2,553,200 (mu) General program operations - state funds SEG A 28,672,100 28,718,400 (my) General program operations - federal funds SEG-F C 4,146,300 4,150,500 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,923,700 1,930,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,331,900 2,370,400 FEDERAL (921,200) (926,200) OTHER (6,200) (6,200) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 42 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SERVICE (1,404,500) (1,438,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 42,683,700 41,890,400 FEDERAL (4,146,300) (4,150,500) OTHER (38,537,400) (37,739,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 46,939,300 46,191,700 (4) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (ac) Wisconsin River monitoring and study GPR A -0- -0- (ad) Great Lakes contaminated sediment removal GPR C 7,500,000 -0- (af) Water resources - remedial action GPR C 50,000 50,000 (ag) Water resources - pollution credits PR C -0- -0- (ah) Water resources - Great Lakes protec- tion fund PR C 214,900 214,900 (ai) Water resources - water use fees PR C 892,400 892,400 (aj) Water resources - ballast water dis- charge permits 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 (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 1,402,600 1,402,600 (bp) Air waste management - incinerator operator certification PR C -0- -0- (bt) Air management - mobile sources SEG A 1,604,500 1,604,500 (cg) Groundwater quantity administration PR A 733,300 733,300 (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 1,576,700 1,576,700 (cn) Air management - asbestos management PR C 749,600 749,600 (co) Air management - stationary sources PR A 5,230,200 5,230,200 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 43 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 2,633,600 2,633,600 (dh) Solid waste management - remediated property PR C 1,113,800 1,113,800 (dq) Solid waste management - waste man- agement fund SEG C -0- -0- (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-spe- cific remediation SEG C -0- -0- (dv) Solid waste management - environ- mental repair; spills; abandoned containers SEG C 6,292,700 4,292,700 (dw) Solid waste management - environ- mental repair; petroleum spills; administration SEG A 4,264,600 4,264,600 (dy) Solid waste management - corrective action; proofs of financial responsibility SEG C -0- -0- (dz) Solid waste management - corrective action; moneys recovered from assess- ments and legal action SEG C -0- -0- (eg) Solid waste facility siting board fee PR C -0- -0- (eh) Solid waste management - source re- duction review PR C -0- -0- (eq) Solid waste management - dry cleaner environmental response SEG A 7,800 7,800 (fq) Indemnification agreements SEG S -0- -0- (gr) Solid waste management - mining programs SEG C -0- -0- (hq) Recycling; administration SEG A 1,378,600 1,378,600 (hr) Electronic waste recycling SEG C 175,000 175,000 (hs) Electronic waste cleanup SEG C -0- -0- (ja) Dam safety projects GPR B 4,000,000 -0- (jb) Sheboygan River dam grant GPR C -0- -0- (jc) Echo Lake dam grant GPR C 10,000,000 -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- (jq) Rothschild dam grant SEG A -0- -0- (jr) Lake Vista shoreline stabilization SEG C 2,200,000 -0- (ka) Browns Lake dredging grant GPR C 5,000,000 -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 44 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (kq) Green Lake Association sediment in- activation grant SEG C 250,000 -0- (kr) Deerskin River dredging grant SEG B 1,750,000 -0- (ks) Aquatic invasive species control; vol- untary contributions SEG C 68,700 68,700 (ma) General program operations - state funds GPR A -0- -0- Drinking water and groundwater GPR A 3,213,800 3,213,800 Water quality GPR A 7,827,400 8,009,000 Air management GPR A -0- -0- Waste and materials management GPR A 558,100 558,100 Remediation and redevelopment GPR A 1,213,500 1,213,500 Environmental management program management GPR A 747,600 747,600 NET APPROPRIATION 13,560,400 13,742,000 (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C 93,900 93,900 (mk) General program operations - service funds PR-S C -0- -0- (mm) General program operations - federal funds PR-F C -0- -0- Drinking water and groundwater PR-F C 6,162,300 6,162,300 Water quality PR-F C 10,573,200 10,203,200 Air management PR-F C 2,989,300 2,989,300 Waste and materials management PR-F C 1,900,600 1,847,300 Remediation and redevelopment PR-F C 3,573,900 3,382,100 NET APPROPRIATION 25,199,300 24,584,200 (mq) General program operations - envi- ronmental fund SEG A -0- -0- Drinking water and groundwater SEG A 3,337,700 3,337,700 Water quality SEG A 1,647,600 1,647,600 Air management SEG A 1,478,500 1,478,500 Waste and materials management SEG A 2,127,600 2,127,600 Remediation and redevelopment SEG A 2,665,700 2,665,700 Environmental management program management SEG A 636,000 636,000 NET APPROPRIATION 11,893,100 11,893,100 (mr) General program operations - non- point source SEG A 310,700 310,700 (ms) General program operations - envi- ronmental fund; federal funds SEG-F C 1,470,700 1,470,700 (mt) General program operations - envi- ronmental improvement programs; state funds SEG A 695,600 695,600 (mv) General program operations - brownfields SEG A 425,200 425,200 (mx) General program operations - clean water fund program; federal funds SEG-F C 2,022,400 1,500,200 Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 45 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (my) General program operations - envi- ronmental 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 (ps) Fire fighting foam SEG C -0- -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 40,110,400 13,792,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 40,646,800 40,031,700 FEDERAL (25,199,300) (24,584,200) OTHER (15,447,500) (15,447,500) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 41,833,400 34,329,700 FEDERAL (7,785,000) (6,481,300) OTHER (34,048,400) (27,848,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 122,590,600 88,153,400 (5) CONSERVATION AIDS (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 -0- -0- (au) Resource aids - Ducks Unlimited, Inc., payments SEG C -0- -0- (av) Resource aids - forest grants SEG B 1,193,000 1,193,000 (aw) Resource aids - nonprofit conserva- tion organizations SEG C -0- -0- (ax) Resource aids - forestry SEG A -0- -0- (ay) Resource aids - urban land conservation SEG A -0- -0- (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 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 46 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bw) Resource aids - county sustainable forestry and county forest administra- tion 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 activ- ity 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 (cs) Recreation aids - snowmobile trail areas SEG C 4,873,800 5,076,100 (ct) Recreation aids - all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle project aids; gas tax payment SEG C 3,098,900 3,160,100 (cu) Recreation aids - all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle project aids SEG C 2,874,600 2,874,600 (cv) Recreation aids - Southeastern Wis- consin Fox River Commission SEG C 100,000 100,000 (cw) Recreation aids - supplemental snow- mobile trail aids SEG C 615,400 889,800 (cx) Recreation aids - all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle safety en- hancement program SEG S 320,900 327,300 (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 (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 2,087,000 2,087,000 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 47 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 (fv) Wolf depredation program SEG C -0- -0- (fw) Resource Aids - Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin payments SEG C 20,000 20,000 (hq) Department land acquisition SEG A 5,000,000 5,000,000 (hr) County forest grants SEG A 3,000,000 3,000,000 (hs) Wisconsin River retaining wall reconstruction SEG A 500,000 -0- (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 10,122,100 10,122,100 SEGREGATED REVENUE 55,791,800 55,836,100 FEDERAL (4,384,300) (4,384,300) OTHER (51,407,500) (51,451,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 65,913,900 65,958,200 (6) ENVIRONMENTAL AIDS (ag) Environmental aids - nonpoint source; general fund GPR B 6,500,000 -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 (as) Environmental aids - invasive aquatic species and lake monitoring and protection SEG B 4,029,100 4,029,100 (at) Town of Norway water abatement SEG A 100,000 -0- (au) Environmental aids - river protection; environmental fund SEG A -0- -0- (av) Environmental aids - river protection; lake monitoring and protection con- tracts; 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 abandon- ment - 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 200,000 200,000 Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 48 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (da) Environmental planning aids - local water quality planning GPR A 196,400 196,400 (dg) Environmental aids - urban nonpoint source; general fund GPR B 4,000,000 -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 (ef) Brownfields revolving loan repayments PR C -0- -0- (eg) Groundwater mitigation and local assistance PR C -0- -0- (eh) Brownfields revolving loan funds ad- ministered 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 envi- ronmental response SEG B 763,600 763,600 (er) Vapor control system removal grants SEG B -0- -0- (ev) Reimbursement for disposal of con- taminated sediment SEG A -0- -0- (fr) Petroleum storage environmental re- medial 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 10,696,400 196,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,950,000 1,950,000 FEDERAL (1,950,000) (1,950,000) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 28,534,800 28,434,800 OTHER (28,534,800) (28,434,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 41,181,200 30,581,200 (7) DEBT SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT (aa) Resource acquisition and develop- ment - principal repayment and interest GPR S 50,028,900 49,890,100 (ad) Land sales - principal repayment PR C -0- -0- (ag) Land acquisition - principal repay- ment and interest PR C -0- -0- (aq) Resource acquisition and develop- ment - principal repayment and interest SEG S -0- -0- (ar) Dam repair and removal - principal repayment and interest SEG S 73,200 51,400 (at) Recreation development - principal repayment and interest SEG S -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 49 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (au) State forest acquisition and develop- ment - 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 - re- medial action SEG S 1,311,100 1,147,500 (br) Principal repayment and interest - contaminated sediment SEG S 2,440,900 2,256,600 (cb) Principal repayment and interest - pol- lution 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 - mu- nicipal clean drinking water grants GPR S 1,100 800 (cg) Principal repayment and interest - nonpoint repayments PR C -0- -0- (cq) Principal repayment and interest - nonpoint source grants SEG S 1,753,500 2,128,900 (cr) Principal repayment and interest - nonpoint source SEG S 2,907,400 3,556,200 (cs) Principal repayment and interest - ur- ban nonpoint source cost-sharing SEG S 2,979,100 3,602,000 (ct) Principal and interest - pollution abatement, environmental fund SEG S 634,200 468,600 (dr) Petroleum inspection fund - revenue obligation repayment SEG S -0- -0- (ea) Administrative facilities - principal repayment and interest GPR S 461,000 443,100 (eq) Administrative facilities - principal repayment and interest SEG S 6,950,600 7,463,800 (er) Administrative facilities - principal repayment and interest; environmen- tal fund SEG S 875,700 953,100 (fa) Resource maintenance and develop- ment - state funds GPR C 755,600 755,600 (fk) Resource acquisition and develop- ment - service funds; transportation moneys PR-S C -0- -0- (fr) Resource acquisition and develop- ment - boating access to southeastern lakes SEG C 92,400 92,400 (fs) Resource acquisition and develop- ment - state funds SEG C 889,100 889,100 (ft) Resource acquisition and develop- ment - boating access SEG C 184,800 184,800 (fu) Resource acquisition and develop- ment - nonmotorized boating improvements SEG C -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 50 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fw) Resource acquisition and develop- ment - Mississippi and St. Croix rivers management SEG C 57,700 57,700 (fy) Resource acquisition and develop- ment - federal funds SEG-F C 4,212,800 4,212,800 (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 144,400 144,400 (hq) Facilities acquisition, development and maintenance - conservation fund SEG C 372,400 372,400 (ht) Property development - conservation fund SEG C -0- -0- (hu) Parks and trails development - conser- vation fund SEG C 1,954,900 4,509,500 (jr) Rental property and equipment - maintenance and replacement SEG C 180,000 180,000 (mc) Resource maintenance and develop- ment - 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 develop- ment - state park, forest, and riverway roads; conservation fund SEG C 2,500,000 2,000,000 (7) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 52,008,600 51,343,500 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 43,869,800 47,626,800 FEDERAL (4,212,800) (4,212,800) OTHER (39,657,000) (43,414,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 95,878,400 98,970,300 (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 2,701,600 2,703,900 (mg) General program operations - station- ary 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 3,919,300 3,919,300 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 51 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mq) General program operations - mobile sources SEG A 1,074,500 1,079,800 (mr) General program operations - envi- ronmental 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 27,676,400 27,935,300 (mv) General program operations - envi- ronmental fund SEG A 2,355,600 2,466,600 (my) Land and property management - fed- eral 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, gen- eral program operations - other funds PR C 32,700 32,700 (nk) Geographic information systems, gen- eral program operations - service funds PR-S C 1,446,000 1,446,000 (zq) Gifts and donations SEG C -0- -0- (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,701,600 2,703,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 5,398,000 5,398,000 OTHER (32,700) (32,700) SERVICE (5,365,300) (5,365,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 42,681,800 43,071,500 FEDERAL (10,667,200) (10,677,600) OTHER (32,014,600) (32,393,900) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 50,781,400 51,173,400 (9) EXTERNAL SERVICES (ag) Animal feeding operations - fees PR C 122,800 122,800 (ap) Animal feeding operations SEG A 1,461,700 1,461,700 (aq) Water resources management - lake, river, and invasive species management SEG A 919,900 919,900 (as) Water resources - trading water pollu- tion credits SEG C -0- -0- (at) Watershed - nonpoint source contracts SEG B 267,600 267,600 (aw) Water resources-public health SEG A 24,700 24,700 (bg) Water regulation and zoning - com- puter 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 A 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; conser- vation fund SEG A 929,300 929,300 (dh) Environmental impact - power projects PR C -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 52 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (di) Environmental consulting costs - fed- eral 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 regula- tion 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 (iq) Natural resources magazine SEG C 522,400 522,400 (is) Statewide recycling administration SEG A 150,400 150,400 (jq) Off-highway motorcycle administration SEG C 80,000 80,000 (ma) General program operations - state funds GPR A 11,553,200 11,549,000 (mh) General program operations - station- ary sources PR A 46,200 46,200 (mi) General program operations - private and public sources PR C 420,900 420,900 (mk) General program operations - service funds PR-S C 3,398,500 3,398,500 (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 - non- point source SEG A 307,700 307,700 (ms) General program operations - pollu- tion prevention SEG A -0- -0- (mt) Aids administration - environmental improvement programs; state funds SEG A 274,100 274,100 (mu) General program operations - state funds SEG A 9,799,400 9,776,000 (mv) General program operations - envi- ronmental fund SEG A 4,074,600 3,542,200 (mw) Aids administration - snowmobile recreation SEG A 255,200 235,400 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 53 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (mz) Indirect cost reimbursements SEG-F C 1,207,000 1,207,000 (nq) Aids administration - dry cleaner en- vironmental response SEG A -0- -0- (ny) Aids administration - safe drinking water loan programs; federal funds SEG-F C 1,099,500 684,600 (9) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 11,553,200 11,549,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 13,977,600 13,791,600 FEDERAL (4,812,700) (4,626,700) OTHER (5,681,900) (5,681,900) SERVICE (3,483,000) (3,483,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 28,186,100 26,885,800 FEDERAL (5,584,900) (4,860,200) OTHER (22,601,200) (22,025,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 53,716,900 52,226,400 20.370 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 131,818,400 94,340,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 66,718,600 65,956,000 FEDERAL (33,218,800) (32,422,700) OTHER (22,246,100) (22,246,100) SERVICE (11,253,700) (11,287,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 454,022,900 446,740,100 FEDERAL (62,261,900) (60,016,600) OTHER (391,761,000) (386,723,500) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 652,559,900 607,036,300 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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 54 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 4,235,300 4,280,500 (b) Tourism marketing; general purpose revenue GPR B 3,387,000 4,387,000 (bt) Tourism marketing; additional general purpose revenue GPR C 30,000,000 -0- (c) Grant to Taliesin Preservation, Inc. GPR C 5,000,000 -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 pub- lic 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 - indi- viduals and organizations PR-S C -0- -0- (kg) Tourism marketing; gaming revenue PR-S B 8,967,100 8,967,100 (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 (w) Tourism marketing; transportation fund SEG B 1,591,400 1,591,400 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 42,622,300 8,667,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 9,226,200 9,226,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (99,100) (99,100) SERVICE (9,127,100) (9,127,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,603,500 1,603,500 OTHER (1,603,500) (1,603,500) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 55 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 53,452,000 19,497,200 (3) SUPPORT OF ARTS PROJECTS (a) General program operations GPR A 332,000 332,000 (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 1,101,400 1,146,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 878,100 878,100 FEDERAL (833,200) (833,200) OTHER (20,000) (20,000) SERVICE (24,900) (24,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,979,500 2,024,600 20.380 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 43,723,700 9,814,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 10,104,300 10,104,300 FEDERAL (833,200) (833,200) OTHER (119,100) (119,100) SERVICE (9,152,000) (9,152,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,603,500 1,603,500 OTHER (1,603,500) (1,603,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 55,431,500 21,521,800 20.385 Kickapoo Reserve Management Board (1) KICKAPOO VALLEY RESERVE (g) Kickapoo reserve management board; program services PR C 167,500 167,500 (h) Kickapoo reserve management board; gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (k) Kickapoo valley reserve; law enforce- ment 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 463,300 463,300 (r) Kickapoo valley reserve; aids in lieu of taxes SEG S 400,000 400,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 56 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 236,200 236,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (167,500) (167,500) SERVICE (68,700) (68,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 863,300 863,300 OTHER (863,300) (863,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,099,500 1,099,500 20.385 DEPARTMENT TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 236,200 236,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (167,500) (167,500) SERVICE (68,700) (68,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 863,300 863,300 OTHER (863,300) (863,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,099,500 1,099,500 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 424,641,000 440,678,300 (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 (bq) Intercity bus assistance program, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (bs) Transportation employment and mo- bility, state funds SEG C 832,600 832,600 (bv) Transit and other transportation-re- lated aids, local funds SEG-L C 110,000 110,000 (bx) Transit and other transportation-re- lated aids, federal funds SEG-F C 20,538,800 20,538,800 (ck) Tribal elderly transportation grants PR-S A 435,600 435,600 (cq) Seniors and individuals with disabili- ties specialized transportation aids, state funds SEG C 1,070,500 1,070,500 (cr) Seniors and individuals with disabili- ties specialized transportation county aids, state funds SEG A 15,977,800 15,977,800 (cv) Seniors and individuals with disabili- ties specialized transportation aids, local funds SEG-L C 605,500 605,500 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 57 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cx) Seniors and individuals with disabili- ties specialized transportation aids, federal funds SEG-F C 2,996,900 2,996,900 (ex) Highway safety, local assistance, fed- eral 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 2,925,100 2,925,100 (fu) County forest road aids, state funds SEG A 328,300 328,300 (gq) Expressway policing aids, state funds SEG A 19,023,900 21,023,900 (gt) Soo Locks improvements, state funds SEG A -0- -0- (hb) Tier B transit operating aids, state funds GPR A 25,475,900 25,475,900 (hc) Tier C transit operating aids, state funds GPR A 5,773,600 6,898,600 (hd) Tier A-1 transit operating aids, state funds GPR A 66,787,400 66,787,400 (he) Tier A-2 transit operating aids, state funds GPR A 17,549,500 17,549,500 (hf) Tier A-3 transit operating aids, state funds GPR A -0- -0- (hq) Paratransit aids SEG A 3,781,400 3,781,400 (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- (ig) Professional football stadium mainte- nance 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 (jx) Ferry boats and ferry terminal facili- ties, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 115,211,400 115,211,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,010,600 1,010,600 OTHER (575,000) (575,000) SERVICE (435,600) (435,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE 652,005,200 674,040,600 FEDERAL (30,405,100) (30,405,100) OTHER (620,884,600) (642,920,000) LOCAL (715,500) (715,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 768,227,200 790,262,600 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 58 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 cul- verts, state funds SEG B -0- -0- (bq) Rail service assistance, state funds SEG C 1,319,300 1,319,300 (br) Passenger rail development, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (bs) Columbia County railroad bridge repairs SEG A 100,000 -0- (bt) Freight rail preservation SEG C 30,000,000 -0- (bu) Freight rail infrastructure improve- ments 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 repay- ments, 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 50,651,000 651,000 (cr) Rail passenger service, state funds SEG C 7,318,100 7,318,100 (cs) Harbor assistance, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (ct) Passenger railroad station improve- ment and commuter rail transit system grants, state funds SEG B -0- -0- (cu) Passenger railroad station improve- ment 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- (dq) Aeronautics assistance, state funds SEG C 14,530,100 14,334,600 (ds) Aviation career education, state funds SEG A 178,800 178,800 (dv) Aeronautics assistance, local funds SEG-L C 42,000,000 42,000,000 (dx) Aeronautics assistance, federal funds SEG-F C 95,594,500 95,591,600 (eq) Highway and local bridge improve- ment 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- (fq) Local roads improvement discre- tionary supplement SEG C 105,900,000 -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 59 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fr) Local roads improvement program, state funds SEG C 19,323,400 19,323,400 (ft) Local roads improvement program; discretionary grants, state funds SEG C 16,405,100 16,405,100 (fu) Local roads improvement program; agricultural roads, state funds SEG C 150,000,000 -0- (fv) Local transportation facility improve- ment assistance, local funds SEG-L C 43,898,600 43,898,600 (fw) Village of Warrens Zeda Street project SEG A 25,000 -0- (fx) Local transportation facility improve- ment assistance, federal funds SEG-F C 72,651,200 72,651,200 (fz) Local roads for job preservation, fed- eral funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (gj) Railroad crossing protection installa- tion 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 (gv) Railroad crossing improvement, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (gx) Railroad crossing improvement, fed- eral funds SEG-F C 3,291,800 3,291,800 (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 as- sistance and development, state funds SEG C 3,402,600 3,402,600 (iv) Transportation facilities economic as- sistance 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 as- sistance and development, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (js) Transportation alternatives program, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (jv) Transportation alternatives program, local funds SEG-L C 2,012,300 2,012,300 (jx) Transportation alternatives program, federal funds SEG-F C 7,049,300 7,049,300 (kv) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, local funds SEG-L C 3,124,700 3,124,700 (kx) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, federal funds SEG-F C 10,719,000 10,719,000 (mq) Astronautics assistance, state funds SEG C -0- -0- Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 60 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 -0- -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE 799,922,500 463,603,500 FEDERAL (248,991,400) (248,988,500) OTHER (431,803,600) (95,583,100) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (119,127,500) (119,031,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 799,922,500 463,603,500 (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 65,884,700 57,884,700 57,884,700 (br) Major highway development, service funds SEG-S C 103,422,800 101,112,400 (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 677,755,900 856,982,800 (cr) Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabil- itation, state funds SEG C -0- -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 (cw) Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabil- itation, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (cx) State highway rehabilitation, federal funds SEG-F C 542,122,500 542,122,500 Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 61 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cy) Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabil- itation, 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 agree- ments, state funds PR C 10,500 10,500 (eq) Highway system management and op- erations, state funds SEG C 106,593,800 108,674,200 (er) State-owned lift bridge operations and maintenance, state funds SEG A 2,380,100 2,380,100 (es) Routine maintenance activities, state funds SEG C 203,915,100 210,715,100 (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 op- erations, 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 op- erations, federal funds SEG-F C 3,120,400 3,112,400 (ey) Routine maintenance activities, fed- eral 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 15,779,100 15,779,100 (ir) Disadvantaged business mobilization assistance, state funds SEG C -0- -0- (iv) Administration and planning, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (ix) Administration and planning, federal funds SEG-F C 5,731,500 5,718,500 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 62 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 2,021,225,100 2,215,633,300 FEDERAL (831,429,600) (840,040,900) OTHER (1,082,413,500) (1,270,520,800) SERVICE (103,422,800) (101,112,400) LOCAL (3,959,200) (3,959,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,026,192,500 2,220,600,700 (4) GENERAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS (aq) Departmental management and oper- ations, state funds SEG A 83,985,900 80,275,700 (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 oper- ations, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (ax) Departmental management and oper- ations, federal funds SEG-F C 11,151,800 10,990,100 (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, opera- tions, 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 (gq) Work zone safety education SEG C 60,000 60,000 (gr) Work zone safety pilot project SEG C 600,000 -0- (4) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE 151,044,100 146,561,900 FEDERAL (28,210,000) (28,048,300) OTHER (85,198,700) (80,888,500) SERVICE (37,635,400) (37,625,100) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 63 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 151,044,100 146,561,900 (5) MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES AND ENFORCEMENT (cg) Convenience fees, state funds PR C 8,650,000 8,650,000 (ch) Repaired salvage vehicle examina- tions, 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 air- craft registration, state funds SEG A 107,914,500 110,370,500 (cx) Vehicle registration and driver licens- ing, federal funds SEG-F C 1,237,300 1,237,300 (da) State traffic patrol equipment, general fund GPR A 6,281,800 -0- (db) Public protective services hearing protection program GPR C -0- -0- (dg) Escort, security and traffic enforce- ment 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 ser- vices, state funds PR-S A 1,915,600 1,915,600 (dk) Public safety radio management, ser- vice funds PR-S C 1,037,500 1,037,500 (dL) Public safety radio management, state funds PR C 174,200 174,400 (dq) Vehicle inspection, traffic enforce- ment and radio management, state funds SEG A 88,509,200 88,509,200 (dr) Transportation safety, state funds SEG A 2,192,800 2,192,800 (dx) Vehicle inspection and traffic enforce- ment, federal funds SEG-F C 8,342,200 8,342,200 (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 supple- ment, 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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 64 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (eq) Driver education grants, state funds SEG C 6,000,000 6,000,000 (fg) Payments to the Boy Scouts of Amer- ica 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 Mil- waukee 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 Enforce- ment Memorial, Inc. PR C 25,000 25,000 (hj) Payments to the National Law En- forcement Officers Memorial Fund PR C 25,000 25,000 (hq) Motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program; contractor costs; state funds SEG A 3,193,300 3,193,300 (hx) Motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance programs, federal funds SEG-F C -0- -0- (ij) Baseball plate deposits to district maintenance and capital improve- ments fund PR C -0- -0- (iv) Municipal and county registration fee, local funds SEG-L C -0- -0- (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,281,800 -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 16,204,700 16,204,900 OTHER (12,670,800) (12,671,000) SERVICE (3,533,900) (3,533,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 219,166,800 221,622,800 FEDERAL (14,857,000) (14,857,000) OTHER (204,309,800) (206,765,800) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 241,653,300 237,827,700 (6) DEBT SERVICES (ad) Principal repayment and interest, con- tingent funding of southeast Wiscon- sin freeway megaprojects, state funds GPR S 20,447,300 30,147,600 (ae) Principal repayment and interest, con- tingent funding of major highway and rehabilitation projects, state funds GPR S 12,370,400 9,881,300 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 65 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (af) Principal repayment and interest, lo- cal roads for job preservation pro- gram, major highway and rehabilita- tion projects, southeast megaprojects, state funds GPR S 37,939,500 24,605,200 (aq) Principal repayment and interest, transportation facilities, state highway rehabilitation, major highway projects, state funds SEG S 54,459,200 66,742,500 (ar) Principal repayment and interest, buildings, state funds SEG S 27,900 24,900 (au) Principal repayment and interest, southeast rehabilitation projects, southeast megaprojects, and high-cost bridge projects, state funds SEG S 102,706,800 82,693,400 (av) Principal repayment and interest, con- tingent funding of major highway and rehabilitation projects, state funds SEG S 10,812,200 13,168,300 (6) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 70,757,200 64,634,100 SEGREGATED REVENUE 168,006,100 162,629,100 OTHER (168,006,100) (162,629,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 238,763,300 227,263,200 (9) GENERAL PROVISIONS (qd) Freeway land disposal reimbursement clearing account SEG C -0- -0- (qh) Highways, bridges and local trans- portation assistance clearing account SEG C -0- -0- (qj) Highways, bridges and local trans- portation 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 fi- nanced 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 192,250,400 179,845,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 22,182,700 22,182,900 OTHER (18,213,200) (18,213,400) SERVICE (3,969,500) (3,969,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 4,011,369,800 3,884,091,200 FEDERAL (1,153,893,100) (1,162,339,800) OTHER (2,592,616,300) (2,459,307,300) SERVICE (141,058,200) (138,737,500) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 66 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 LOCAL (123,802,200) (123,706,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,225,802,900 4,086,119,600 Environmental Resources FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 373,873,600 288,436,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 99,241,800 98,479,400 FEDERAL (34,052,000) (33,255,900) OTHER (40,745,900) (40,746,100) SERVICE (24,443,900) (24,477,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 4,472,775,200 4,337,713,800 FEDERAL (1,216,155,000) (1,222,356,400) OTHER (2,991,759,800) (2,852,913,300) SERVICE (141,058,200) (138,737,500) LOCAL (123,802,200) (123,706,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,945,890,600 4,724,630,100 Human Relations and Resources 20.410 Corrections, Department of (1) ADULT CORRECTIONAL SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 1,321,943,600 1,331,242,800 (aa) Institutional repair and maintenance GPR A 6,585,500 6,618,000 (ab) Corrections contracts and agreements GPR A 36,866,300 40,341,100 (b) Services for community corrections GPR A 194,669,200 194,868,300 (bd) Services for drunken driving offenders GPR A 5,357,500 5,357,500 (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 (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 33,230,100 33,230,100 (df) Community reentry centers GPR A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (ds) Becky Young community corrections; recidivism reduction community services GPR A 15,725,000 14,725,000 (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 37,847,000 34,895,500 (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 31,367,200 32,780,400 (fm) Electric energy derived from renew- able resources GPR A 460,800 460,800 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 67 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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- (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 re- straining 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 163,500 163,500 (gt) Telephone company commissions PR A 5,404,600 5,404,600 (h) Administration of restitution PR A 1,118,100 1,118,100 (hm) Private business employment of in- mates 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 (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 29,250,000 29,253,900 (ko) Prison industries principal repayment, interest and rebates PR-S S 1,800 100 (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 1,690,361,500 1,700,828,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 100,348,700 100,361,000 FEDERAL (2,812,300) (2,812,300) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 68 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 OTHER (29,329,200) (29,337,700) SERVICE (68,207,200) (68,211,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,790,710,200 1,801,189,800 (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 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 4,439,300 24,660,000 (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 51,914,500 56,850,700 (dm) Interstate compact for juveniles assessments GPR A -0- -0- (e) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 2,928,100 2,991,200 (f) Operating loss reimbursement program GPR S -0- -0- (fm) Secured residential care centers for children and youth GPR S 3,306,600 4,112,500 (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 69,849,400 71,206,000 (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 (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 200,000 200,000 (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 64,049,000 90,074,900 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 69 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 81,086,600 82,625,700 FEDERAL (86,700) (86,700) OTHER (80,059,300) (81,598,400) SERVICE (940,600) (940,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 145,135,600 172,700,600 20.410 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,755,135,000 1,791,628,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 181,435,300 182,986,700 FEDERAL (2,899,000) (2,899,000) OTHER (109,388,500) (110,936,100) SERVICE (69,147,800) (69,151,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,936,570,300 1,974,614,900 20.425 Employment Relations Commission (1) LABOR RELATIONS (a) General program operations GPR A 982,200 983,500 (i) Fees, collective bargaining training, publications, and appeals PR A 145,600 145,600 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 982,200 983,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 145,600 145,600 OTHER (145,600) (145,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,127,800 1,129,100 20.425 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 982,200 983,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 145,600 145,600 OTHER (145,600) (145,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,127,800 1,129,100 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 1,992,200 1,992,200 (km) Equal rights; other moneys PR-S C 133,700 133,700 (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 2,125,900 2,125,900 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (2,125,900) (2,125,900) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 70 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SEGREGATED REVENUE 760,600 760,600 OTHER (760,600) (760,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,052,300 3,052,300 20.427 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 165,800 165,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,125,900 2,125,900 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (2,125,900) (2,125,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 760,600 760,600 OTHER (760,600) (760,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,052,300 3,052,300 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 2,197,200 2,200,900 (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (k) Contracts with other state agencies PR-S C 1,979,000 1,954,100 (kb) Insurance and other information, counseling and assistance PR-S A 605,700 606,100 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,197,200 2,200,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,584,700 2,560,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (2,584,700) (2,560,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,781,900 4,761,100 20.432 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,197,200 2,200,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,584,700 2,560,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (2,584,700) (2,560,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,781,900 4,761,100 20.433 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board (1) PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (b) Grants to organizations GPR A 1,995,000 1,995,000 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 71 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,995,000 1,995,000 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 4,376,700 4,376,700 20.433 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,995,000 1,995,000 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 4,376,700 4,376,700 20.435 Health Services, Department of (1) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PLANNING, REGULATION AND DELIVERY (a) General program operations GPR A 11,233,100 11,182,600 (am) Services, reimbursement, and pay- ment related to human immunodefi- ciency virus GPR A 6,220,900 6,220,900 (b) General aids and local assistance GPR A 543,600 543,600 (bd) Hospital services grants GPR B -0- -0- (be) Regional tertiary care center GPR A 15,000,000 15,000,000 (bf) Trauma care hospital supplement grants GPR A 35,000,000 35,000,000 (bg) Alzheimer's disease; training and in- formation grants GPR A 131,400 131,400 (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 350,000 350,000 (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- (cf) Communicable disease control and prevention GPR C 500,000 500,000 (cg) Guardianship grant program GPR A 100,000 100,000 (cj) Emergency dispatcher cardiopul- monary resuscitation training GPR B 75,900 75,900 (cm) Immunization GPR S -0- -0- (cr) Minority health grants GPR A 383,600 383,600 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 72 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cx) Independent living centers GPR A 1,323,100 1,323,100 (da) Interpreter services and telecommuni- cation aid for the hearing impaired GPR A 178,200 178,200 (de) Dental services GPR A 3,854,300 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 15,932,800 15,932,800 (di) Grants for the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin GPR A 150,000 150,000 (dk) Low-income dental clinics GPR A 1,950,000 1,950,000 (dm) Rural health dental clinics GPR A 895,500 895,500 (dn) Food distribution grants GPR A 288,000 288,000 (ds) Statewide poison control program GPR A 482,500 482,500 (dx) Early literacy program grants; Reach Out and Read Wisconsin GPR B 250,000 250,000 (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 A 944,700 944,700 (eg) Pregnancy counseling GPR A 69,100 69,100 (em) Supplemental food program for women, infants and children benefits GPR C 161,400 161,400 (eu) Reducing fetal and infant mortality and morbidity GPR B 222,700 222,700 (ev) Pregnancy outreach and infant health GPR A 188,200 188,200 (f) Women's health block grant GPR A 1,742,000 1,742,000 (fe) Referral system for community-based services GPR A 210,000 210,000 (fh) Community health services GPR A 10,490,000 10,490,000 (fi) Allied health professional education and training grants GPR B 1,800,000 500,000 (fk) Grants to establish advanced practice clinician training programs GPR B 200,000 500,000 (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 ac- tivities; fees; supplies and services PR A 14,436,400 14,436,400 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 73 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (i) Gifts and grants PR C 18,168,500 18,168,500 (ja) Congenital disorders; diagnosis, spe- cial 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 8,944,000 8,944,000 (ky) Interagency and intra-agency aids PR-S C 1,829,700 1,829,700 (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal project operations PR-F C 61,687,100 61,683,700 (ma) Federal project aids PR-F C 60,675,000 60,675,000 (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F C 8,956,900 8,956,900 (md) Federal block grant aids PR-F C 8,444,000 8,444,000 (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 18,149,400 18,149,400 (na) Federal program aids PR-F C 128,952,500 128,952,500 (q) Groundwater and air quality standards SEG A 218,800 217,100 (r) Emergency medical services; aids; lo- cal government fund SEG A 25,000,000 25,000,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 119,796,500 118,746,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 339,489,400 339,486,000 FEDERAL (286,864,900) (286,861,500) OTHER (40,561,400) (40,561,400) SERVICE (12,063,100) (12,063,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 25,218,800 25,217,100 OTHER (25,218,800) (25,217,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 484,504,700 483,449,100 (2) MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES; FACILITIES (a) General program operations GPR A 151,915,600 152,406,800 (aa) Institutional repair and maintenance GPR A 715,200 715,200 (bj) Competency examinations and treat- ment, and conditional release, super- vised release, and community super- vision services GPR B 29,294,000 31,385,400 (bm) Secure mental health units or facilities GPR A 185,028,000 185,519,900 (cm) Grant program; mental health beds GPR A 50,000 50,000 (ee) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 32,018,000 32,904,600 (ef) Lease rental payments GPR S -0- -0- (f) Energy costs; energy-related assessments GPR A 6,803,400 7,155,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 74 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (fm) Electric energy derived from renew- able resources GPR A 241,400 241,400 (g) Alternative services of institutes and centers PR C 16,435,700 16,441,300 (gk) Institutional operations and charges PR A 268,922,500 269,773,000 (gL) Extended intensive treatment surcharge PR C 100,000 100,000 (gs) Sex offender honesty testing PR C -0- -0- (gz) Costs of housing persons on super- vised 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 29,613,300 30,370,500 (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 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 406,065,600 410,378,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 315,546,500 317,159,800 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (285,683,200) (286,539,300) SERVICE (29,863,300) (30,620,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 721,612,100 727,538,100 (4) MEDICAID SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 46,940,600 46,940,600 (b) Medical Assistance program benefits GPR B 4,665,959,700 4,992,742,600 (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 130,904,200 129,496,500 (bn) Income maintenance GPR B 15,968,200 15,968,200 (bp) Food stamp employment and training program administration GPR C 9,853,300 19,258,300 (bq) Substance abuse treatment costs GPR B -0- -0- (br) Cemetery, funeral, and burial ex- penses program GPR B 7,163,200 7,372,000 (bt) Healthy food incentive program GPR C -0- -0- (bv) Prescription drug assistance for el- derly; aids GPR B 20,003,400 22,800,100 (e) Disease aids GPR B 2,436,000 2,494,200 (ed) State supplement to federal supple- mental security income program GPR S 160,398,200 160,398,200 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 75 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (g) Family care benefit; cost sharing PR C -0- -0- (gm) Medical assistance; provider refunds and collections PR C 1,224,078,400 1,263,062,400 (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 assess- ments; health services regulation PR C 186,800 186,800 (im) Medical assistance; correct payment recovery; collections; community ser- vices; 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 el- derly; manufacturer rebates PR C 85,903,600 88,050,800 (jb) Prescription drug assistance for el- derly; 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 re- placement costs PR C 455,000 455,000 (je) Disease aids; drug manufacturer rebates PR C 490,800 503,900 (jt) Care management organization; insol- vency 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 reim- bursements 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 30,998,100 30,893,500 (kz) Interagency and intra-agency local assistance PR-S C 1,000,000 1,000,000 (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 89,682,700 89,682,700 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 76 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (na) Federal program aids PR-F C 12,485,000 12,485,000 (nn) Federal aid; income maintenance PR-F C 61,620,600 61,620,600 (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 9,654,040,400 10,098,516,800 (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 296,022,400 308,504,400 (pg) Federal aid; prescription drug assis- tance for elderly PR-F C 18,957,100 20,559,100 (w) Medical Assistance trust fund SEG B 619,225,000 577,888,300 (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- (x) Medical Assistance trust fund; Badger Care health care program SEG C -0- -0- (xc) Hospital assessment fund; hospital payments SEG C 1,049,086,400 1,047,713,400 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,071,506,700 5,409,350,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 11,662,903,000 12,162,932,700 FEDERAL (10,167,247,400) (10,626,364,600) OTHER (1,452,395,500) (1,493,539,800) SERVICE (43,260,100) (43,028,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,668,311,400 1,625,601,700 OTHER (1,668,311,400) (1,625,601,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 18,402,721,100 19,197,885,000 (5) CARE AND TREATMENT SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 4,886,000 4,859,900 (bc) Grants for community programs GPR A 11,681,100 10,681,100 (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 750,000 750,000 (bw) Child psychiatry and addiction medicine consultation programs GPR B 2,500,000 2,500,000 (cd) Crisis intervention training grants GPR B 500,000 500,000 (cf) Crisis program enhancement grants GPR B 125,000 125,000 (ch) Suicide and crisis lifeline grants GPR B 7,000,000 -0- (ck) Crisis urgent care and observation facilities GPR B -0- -0- (co) Initiatives for coordinated services GPR A 2,599,100 2,599,100 (ct) Mental health consultation program GPR A -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 77 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (da) Reimbursements to local units of government GPR S 1,000,000 1,000,000 (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 (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 1,695,500 1,695,500 (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 16,289,700 16,289,700 (mb) Federal project local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F C 8,017,900 7,993,600 (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 835,100 835,100 (nL) Federal program local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (o) Federal aid; community aids PR-F C 12,249,300 12,249,300 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 34,249,600 26,223,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 123,713,000 123,688,700 FEDERAL (112,258,700) (112,234,400) OTHER (731,500) (731,500) SERVICE (10,722,800) (10,722,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 157,962,600 149,912,200 (6) QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES PLANNING, REGULATION AND DELIVERY (a) General program operations GPR A 6,777,400 6,726,900 (dm) Nursing home monitoring and re- ceivership supplement GPR S -0- -0- (g) Nursing facility resident protection PR C 2,000,000 2,000,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 78 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 9,278,200 9,278,200 (k) Nursing home monitoring and re- ceivership 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 20,097,600 20,097,600 (na) Federal program aids PR-F C -0- -0- (nL) Federal program local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (6) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,777,400 6,726,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 31,624,500 31,624,500 FEDERAL (20,097,600) (20,097,600) OTHER (11,526,900) (11,526,900) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 38,401,900 38,351,400 (7) DISABILITY AND ELDER SERVICES (b) Community aids and medical assis- tance payments GPR A 215,661,000 216,352,100 (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 -0- -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 42,737,500 42,737,500 (7) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 222,706,200 223,397,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 64,995,300 64,995,300 FEDERAL (63,737,500) (63,737,500) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 79 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SERVICE (1,257,800) (1,257,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 287,701,500 288,392,600 (8) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (a) General program operations GPR A 20,457,900 19,460,300 (b) Inspector general; general operations GPR A 5,671,900 5,656,800 (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 50,690,000 50,690,000 (kw) Inspector general; interagency and in- tra-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 4,886,700 4,886,700 (o) Inspector general; federal program lo- cal assistance PR-F C 2,000,000 2,000,000 (p) Inspector general; federal program operations PR-F C 9,947,700 9,947,700 (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 6,340,300 5,749,900 (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 27,629,800 26,617,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 80,327,900 79,737,500 FEDERAL (25,308,600) (24,718,200) OTHER (572,700) (572,700) SERVICE (54,446,600) (54,446,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 107,957,700 106,354,600 20.435 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,888,731,800 6,221,439,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 12,618,599,600 13,119,624,500 FEDERAL (10,675,514,700) (11,134,013,800) OTHER (1,791,471,200) (1,833,471,600) SERVICE (151,613,700) (152,139,100) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,693,530,200 1,650,818,800 OTHER (1,693,530,200) (1,650,818,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 20,200,861,600 20,991,883,000 20.437 Children and Families, Department of (1) CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 80 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (a) General program operations GPR A 13,342,700 13,343,900 (ab) Child abuse and neglect prevention grants GPR A 1,985,700 1,985,700 (ac) Child abuse and neglect prevention technical assistance GPR A -0- -0- (b) Children and family aids payments GPR A 46,368,900 46,535,900 (bc) Grants for children's community programs GPR A 575,200 575,200 (bd) Tribal family services grants GPR A -0- -0- (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 -0- -0- (br) Grant for child care facility GPR B 2,000,000 -0- (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 46,652,800 46,652,800 (ck) Community youth and family aids; bonus for county facilities GPR A 750,000 750,000 (cm) Community intervention program GPR A 3,712,500 3,712,500 (cw) Milwaukee child welfare services; general program operations GPR A 21,495,500 21,499,500 (cx) Child welfare services; aids GPR A 79,230,100 78,523,100 (dd) State out-of-home care, adoption ser- vices, and subsidized guardianships GPR A 52,590,000 53,000,400 (dg) State adoption information exchange and state adoption center GPR A 169,600 169,600 (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 in- formation 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 adop- tion 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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 81 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 (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 (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 1,717,500 1,717,500 (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 5,510,000 5,515,100 (mx) Federal aid; Milwaukee child welfare services aids PR-F C 19,045,800 18,829,300 (n) Federal program operations PR-F C 13,015,900 13,041,100 (na) Federal program aids PR-F C 12,968,700 12,968,700 (nL) Federal program local assistance PR-F C 18,645,900 18,645,900 (o) Federal aid; children, youth, and fam- ily aids PR-F C 50,729,500 50,801,400 (pd) Federal aid; state out-of-home care, adoption services, and subsidized guardianships PR-F C 56,450,700 56,661,000 (pm) Federal aid; adoption incentive payments PR-F C 400,000 400,000 (q) Community youth and family aids; lo- cal government fund SEG A 46,652,900 46,652,900 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 286,781,900 284,657,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 225,813,800 225,909,800 FEDERAL (182,033,800) (182,129,800) OTHER (4,165,800) (4,165,800) SERVICE (39,614,200) (39,614,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 46,652,900 46,652,900 OTHER (46,652,900) (46,652,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 559,248,600 557,220,200 (2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT (a) General program operations GPR A 9,497,600 12,944,500 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 82 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bc) Child support local assistance GPR C 15,760,000 15,760,000 (bp) Child care access program GPR A 1,000,000 2,000,000 (cm) Wisconsin works child care GPR A 29,549,400 29,549,400 (cr) Community-based option for elemen- tary school readiness GPR A -0- 65,000,000 (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 (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 (fr) Skills enhancement grants GPR A 250,000 250,000 (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 (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 1,453,700 1,453,700 (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 recov- ery, fraud investigation, and error reduction PR C 160,600 160,600 (ma) Federal project activities and administration PR-F C 1,177,500 1,157,600 (mc) Federal block grant operations PR-F A 68,780,600 66,677,100 (md) Federal block grant aids PR-F A 620,264,500 630,297,600 (me) Child care and temporary assistance overpayment recovery PR-F C 4,287,600 4,287,600 (mf) Child care quality improvement program PR-F A 110,000,000 -0- (mg) Community services block grant; fed- eral funds PR-F C 9,314,700 9,314,700 (mh) Child care center teacher-student ratio pilot project PR-F A 9,250,000 9,250,000 (mm) Reimbursements from federal government PR-F C -0- -0- (n) Child support state operations; federal funds PR-F C 28,291,000 34,262,400 (nL) Child support local assistance; federal funds PR-F C 84,431,500 84,431,500 (om) Refugee assistance; federal funds PR-F C 8,254,700 8,254,700 (q) Centralized support receipt and dis- bursement; interest SEG S 35,000 35,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 83 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (qm) Child support state operations and re- imbursement 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 186,734,000 256,180,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 971,026,400 875,132,200 FEDERAL (934,802,100) (838,683,200) OTHER (24,856,800) (25,021,200) 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 1,167,035,100 1,140,587,800 (3) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (a) General program operations GPR A 2,262,800 2,263,200 (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 30,703,700 29,708,400 (kp) Interagency and intra-agency aids; in- come 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- (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 2,262,800 2,263,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 50,694,500 50,099,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (4,400) (4,400) SERVICE (50,690,100) (50,094,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 52,957,300 52,362,400 20.437 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 475,778,700 543,101,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,247,534,700 1,151,141,200 FEDERAL (1,116,835,900) (1,020,813,000) OTHER (29,027,000) (29,191,400) SERVICE (101,671,800) (101,136,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 55,927,600 55,927,600 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 84 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 OTHER (55,927,600) (55,927,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,779,241,000 1,750,170,400 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 (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 10,203,900 10,203,900 (aa) Special death benefit GPR S 525,000 525,000 (aL) Unemployment insurance administra- tion; controlled substances testing and substance abuse treatment GPR B 250,000 250,000 (b) Workforce training; programs, grants, services, and contracts GPR A 5,500,000 5,500,000 (bg) Worker training and employment program GPR C -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 85 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bk) Commercial driver training grant program GPR A 250,000 250,000 (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 (bz) Career and technical education incen- tive grants GPR A 8,000,000 8,000,000 (c) Career and technical education com- pletion awards GPR S 180,000 180,000 (cg) Technical education equipment grants GPR A 1,000,000 1,000,000 (cr) State supplement to employment op- portunity demonstration projects GPR A 200,600 200,600 (d) Reimbursement for tuition payments GPR A 731,300 806,700 (dg) Teacher development program grants GPR A -0- -0- (dr) Apprenticeship programs GPR A 500,000 500,000 (e) Local youth apprenticeship grants GPR C 12,536,000 13,466,000 (f) Death and disability benefit pay- ments; 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 359,700 359,700 (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 technol- ogy systems; interest and penalties PR C -0- -0- (gh) Unemployment information technol- ogy systems; assessments PR C -0- -0- (gk) Permit system for employment of mi- nors; fees PR A 159,900 159,900 (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 39,989,300 39,989,300 (km) Nursing workforce survey and grants PR-S C 155,600 155,600 (m) Workforce investment and assistance; federal moneys PR-F C 65,153,200 62,077,300 (n) Employment assistance and unem- ployment insurance administration; federal moneys PR-F C 70,759,200 67,671,700 (na) Employment security buildings and equipment PR-F C -0- -0- (nb) Unemployment administration; infor- mation technology systems PR-F C -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 86 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (nd) Unemployment administration; ap- prenticeship and other employment services PR-F A 523,000 523,000 (ne) Unemployment insurance administra- tion and bank service costs PR-F C -0- -0- (o) Equal rights; federal moneys PR-F C 939,300 914,600 (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 A 14,257,600 14,257,600 (rb) Worker's compensation operations fund; contracts SEG C 93,900 93,900 (rp) Worker's compensation operations fund; uninsured employers program; administration SEG A 1,238,900 1,238,900 (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 571,700 571,700 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 45,039,600 46,045,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 216,513,300 210,325,200 FEDERAL (137,400,000) (131,211,900) OTHER (2,589,800) (2,589,800) SERVICE (76,523,500) (76,523,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 27,022,100 27,022,100 OTHER (27,022,100) (27,022,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 288,575,000 283,392,300 (5) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (a) General program operations; pur- chased services for clients GPR C 21,295,200 21,295,200 (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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 87 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 86,923,500 86,923,500 (nL) Federal program local assistance PR-F C -0- -0- (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 21,295,200 21,295,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 93,293,700 89,224,500 FEDERAL (92,703,700) (88,634,500) OTHER (275,100) (275,100) SERVICE (314,900) (314,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 114,588,900 110,519,700 20.445 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 66,334,800 67,340,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 309,807,000 299,549,700 FEDERAL (230,103,700) (219,846,400) OTHER (2,864,900) (2,864,900) SERVICE (76,838,400) (76,838,400) SEGREGATED REVENUE 27,022,100 27,022,100 OTHER (27,022,100) (27,022,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 403,163,900 393,912,000 20.455 Justice, Department of (1) LEGAL SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 20,231,600 18,672,000 (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 (k) Environment litigation project PR-S C 785,200 785,200 (km) Interagency and intra-agency assistance PR-S C 2,919,500 2,919,500 (m) Federal aid PR-F C 1,651,500 1,710,500 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 20,966,000 19,406,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 6,581,200 6,640,200 FEDERAL (1,651,500) (1,710,500) OTHER (1,225,000) (1,225,000) SERVICE (3,704,700) (3,704,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 27,547,200 26,046,600 (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 39,337,500 35,489,500 (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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 88 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cm) Law enforcement agency drug traf- ficking 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- (db) Law enforcement data sharing GPR A -0- -0- (dg) Weed and seed and law enforcement technology GPR A -0- -0- (eg) Drug courts GPR A 500,000 500,000 (em) Alternatives to prosecution and incar- ceration for persons who use alcohol or other drugs; presentencing assessments GPR A 10,150,000 10,150,000 (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- (gb) Gifts and grants PR A 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) Handgun purchaser record check; checks for licenses or certifications to carry concealed weapons PR C 4,785,200 4,801,900 (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 3,343,900 3,416,200 (jb) Crime laboratory equipment and supplies PR-S A 900,000 900,000 (jc) Law enforcement overtime grants PR A -0- -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 (kc) Transaction information management of enforcement system PR-S A 1,734,500 1,734,500 (kd) Drug law enforcement, crime labora- tories, and genetic evidence activities PR-S A 10,618,200 11,260,200 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 89 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ke) Drug enforcement intelligence operations PR-S A 2,392,800 2,392,800 (kg) Interagency and intra-agency assis- tance; 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 incar- ceration for persons who use alcohol or other drugs; justice information fee PR-S A 268,800 268,800 (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 (kv) Grants for substance abuse treatment programs for criminal offenders PR C -0- -0- (kw) Tribal law enforcement assistance PR-S A 695,000 695,000 (ky) Law enforcement programs and youth diversion - administration PR-S A 160,400 160,400 (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 4,604,600 4,439,900 (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 52,447,500 48,599,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 55,898,700 56,916,500 FEDERAL (10,359,600) (10,194,900) OTHER (13,311,700) (13,450,400) SERVICE (32,227,400) (33,271,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 9,312,200 9,312,500 OTHER (9,312,200) (9,312,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 117,658,400 114,828,500 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (a) General program operations GPR A 9,156,000 8,606,300 (g) Gifts, grants and proceeds PR A 525,000 525,000 (m) Federal aid, state operations PR-F C -0- -0- (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 923,300 923,300 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 90 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 9,156,000 8,606,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,448,300 1,448,300 FEDERAL (923,300) (923,300) OTHER (525,000) (525,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 10,604,300 10,054,600 (5) VICTIMS AND WITNESSES (a) General program operations GPR A 2,375,200 2,036,100 (b) Awards for victims of crimes GPR A 2,388,100 2,388,100 (br) Global positioning system tracking GPR A -0- -0- (cm) Community-based crime victim services GPR B 20,000,000 -0- (cs) Child advocacy centers GPR B 2,000,000 2,000,000 (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 vic- tim-witness services GPR A 2,740,400 2,740,400 (g) Crime victim and witness assistance surcharge, general services PR A 4,858,000 4,858,000 (gj) General operations; child pornogra- phy surcharge PR C 287,300 287,300 (h) Crime victim compensation services PR-S A 101,000 102,000 (hh) Crime victim restitution PR C 267,300 267,300 (i) Victim compensation, inmate payments PR C -0- -0- (k) Interagency and intra-agency assis- tance; reimbursement to counties PR-S A -0- -0- (ke) Child advocacy centers PR-S A 255,000 255,000 (kp) Reimbursement to counties for vic- tim-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 1,611,900 1,576,700 (mh) Federal aid; victim assistance PR-F C 20,123,100 40,074,500 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 33,122,700 12,783,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 30,133,200 50,050,400 FEDERAL (23,615,700) (43,531,900) OTHER (5,412,600) (5,412,600) SERVICE (1,104,900) (1,105,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 63,255,900 62,834,000 20.455 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 115,692,200 89,395,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 94,061,400 115,055,400 FEDERAL (36,550,100) (56,360,600) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 91 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 OTHER (20,474,300) (20,613,000) SERVICE (37,037,000) (38,081,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 9,312,200 9,312,500 OTHER (9,312,200) (9,312,500) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 219,065,800 213,763,700 20.465 Military Affairs, Department of (1) NATIONAL GUARD OPERATIONS (a) General program operations GPR A 8,797,200 8,797,200 (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 7,038,200 6,874,100 (dm) Death gratuity GPR S -0- -0- (e) State flags GPR A 400 400 (em) Conservation of memorials and mark- ers 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 54,662,600 54,606,300 (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 1,380,000 1,380,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 24,000,700 23,987,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 58,339,300 58,283,000 FEDERAL (56,042,600) (55,986,300) OTHER (2,235,900) (2,235,900) SERVICE (60,800) (60,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 82,340,000 82,270,600 (2) GUARD MEMBERS' BENEFITS (a) Tuition grants GPR S 5,800,000 5,800,000 (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 3,911,400 3,894,500 (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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 92 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (c) Grant program for public safety inter- operable 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 2,000,000 -0- (dp) Emergency response equipment GPR A 417,000 417,000 (dr) Emergency response supplement GPR C -0- -0- (dt) Emergency response training GPR B 57,900 57,900 (dv) Urban search and rescue task force GPR C -0- -0- (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 (ks) Public safety interoperable communi- cation system; state fees PR-S A 50,000 50,000 (L) Public safety interoperable communi- cation system; general usage fees PR A 50,000 50,000 (m) Federal aid, state operations PR-F C 5,503,700 5,483,400 (mb) Federal aid, homeland security PR-F C 16,726,900 16,726,900 (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 (qh) Hazardous substance emergency re- sponse; local government fund SEG C 1,500,000 1,500,000 (qm) Next Generation 911 SEG B 35,627,100 35,627,100 (qp) Live 911 SEG A -0- -0- (qs) Grant program for incumbent local ex- change carriers SEG B 6,000,000 6,000,000 (qu) Urban search and rescue task force; local government fund SEG C 3,000,000 1,500,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 93 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (qw) Training facility grant SEG A 200,000 -0- (r) Division of emergency management; petroleum inspection fund SEG A 462,100 462,100 (s) State disaster assistance; petroleum inspection fund SEG C -0- -0- (sm) State disaster assistance; local govern- ment fund SEG C 3,000,000 3,000,000 (t) Emergency response training - envi- ronmental fund SEG B 7,600 7,600 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 101,927,000 10,163,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 62,491,500 62,471,200 FEDERAL (55,430,600) (55,410,300) OTHER (5,633,600) (5,633,600) SERVICE (1,427,300) (1,427,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 50,158,800 48,458,800 OTHER (50,158,800) (48,458,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 214,577,300 121,093,700 (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 131,727,700 39,951,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 126,321,700 126,245,100 FEDERAL (115,590,300) (115,513,700) OTHER (7,871,200) (7,871,200) SERVICE (2,860,200) (2,860,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 50,158,800 48,458,800 OTHER (50,158,800) (48,458,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 308,208,200 214,655,200 20.475 District Attorneys (1) DISTRICT ATTORNEYS (d) Salaries and fringe benefits GPR A 72,578,300 73,680,900 (em) Salary adjustments GPR A 1,990,700 4,173,000 (h) Gifts and grants PR C 5,167,900 5,538,200 (i) Other employees PR A 305,000 305,000 (k) Interagency and intra-agency assistance PR-S C -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 94 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (km) Deoxyribonucleic acid evidence activities PR-S A 126,600 126,600 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 74,569,000 77,853,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 5,599,500 5,969,800 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (5,472,900) (5,843,200) SERVICE (126,600) (126,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 80,168,500 83,823,700 20.475 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 74,569,000 77,853,900 PROGRAM REVENUE 5,599,500 5,969,800 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (5,472,900) (5,843,200) SERVICE (126,600) (126,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 80,168,500 83,823,700 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 1,375,200 1,370,600 (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 123,163,900 123,063,900 (go) Self-amortizing facilities; principal repayment and interest PR S 3,607,800 3,364,800 (h) Gifts and bequests PR C 263,400 263,400 (i) State-owned housing maintenance PR C 15,700 15,700 (kc) Electric energy derived from renew- able 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 1,553,400 1,548,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 127,630,600 127,287,600 FEDERAL (13,800) (13,800) OTHER (127,262,800) (126,919,800) SERVICE (354,000) (354,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 95 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 129,184,000 128,836,400 (2) LOANS AND AIDS TO VETERANS (a) Veterans Community Project GPR A 2,500,000 -0- (b) War memorials in populous counties GPR C 5,000,000 -0- (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 en- trepreneurship grants SEG A 500,000 500,000 (qs) Veterans outreach and recovery program SEG B 1,789,700 1,789,700 (rm) Veterans assistance programs SEG B 811,900 811,900 (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 9,504,800 9,504,800 (vm) Assistance to needy veterans 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 (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 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,500,000 -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 673,400 673,400 FEDERAL (467,300) (467,300) OTHER (18,200) (18,200) SERVICE (187,900) (187,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 17,933,800 17,933,800 FEDERAL (1,343,600) (1,343,600) OTHER (16,590,200) (16,590,200) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 96 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 21,107,200 18,607,200 (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 1,437,800 1,437,800 (qm) Repayment of principal and interest SEG S 168,300 165,800 (r) Cemetery energy costs; energy-re- lated 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 1,691,100 1,688,600 OTHER (1,691,100) (1,688,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,578,600 3,576,100 (5) WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM (c) Operation of Wisconsin Veterans Museum GPR A 337,200 337,200 (mn) Federal projects; museum acquisi- tions 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 3,475,400 3,486,900 (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 3,668,800 3,680,300 OTHER (3,668,800) (3,680,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,006,000 4,017,500 (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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 97 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 20.485 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,412,800 1,908,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 130,169,300 129,826,300 FEDERAL (1,852,900) (1,852,900) OTHER (127,774,500) (127,431,500) SERVICE (541,900) (541,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 23,293,700 23,302,700 FEDERAL (1,343,600) (1,343,600) OTHER (21,950,100) (21,959,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 157,875,800 155,037,200 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- (5) WISCONSIN DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES (a) Wisconsin development reserve fund GPR C -0- -0- (q) Environmental fund transfer to Wis- consin development reserve fund SEG C -0- -0- (r) Agrichemical management fund transfer to Wisconsin development re- serve fund SEG C -0- -0- (s) Petroleum inspection fund transfer to Wisconsin development reserve fund SEG A -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 98 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 re- volving loan fund GPR C -0- -0- (b) Main street housing rehabilitation re- volving 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 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 8,517,836,400 8,838,078,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 14,722,522,700 15,139,279,300 FEDERAL (12,181,774,100) (12,553,637,800) OTHER (2,096,200,600) (2,140,079,000) SERVICE (444,548,000) (445,562,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,860,020,200 1,815,618,100 FEDERAL (1,343,600) (1,343,600) OTHER (1,858,676,600) (1,814,274,500) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 25,100,379,300 25,792,975,700 General Executive Functions 20.505 Administration, Department of (1) SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT (a) General program operations GPR A 6,041,300 6,038,800 (aj) Grant to Wisconsin Maritime Mu- seum, Inc. GPR A 500,000 -0- (au) Grant to local professional baseball park district GPR S 13,900,000 14,500,000 (av) Loans to local professional baseball park district GPR S -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 99 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (aw) Grants for local projects GPR C -0- -0- (b) Midwest interstate low-level radioac- tive waste compact; loan from general fund GPR C -0- -0- (bq) Appropriation obligations repayment; tobacco settlement revenues GPR A 106,715,300 101,319,800 (br) Appropriation obligations repayment; unfunded liabilities under the Wis- consin Retirement System GPR A 216,734,200 158,782,500 (cm) Comprehensive planning grants; gen- eral purpose revenue GPR A -0- -0- (cn) Comprehensive planning; administra- tive support GPR A -0- -0- (d) Special counsel GPR S 611,900 611,900 (dm) Justice information systems; general purpose revenue GPR A 2,814,800 2,432,700 (fm) Fund of funds investment program GPR A -0- -0- (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 radioac- tive waste compact; membership and costs PR A -0- -0- (gc) Processing services PR A 191,500 191,500 (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 certifi- cation fees PR C 31,500 31,500 (gs) High-voltage transmission line envi- ronmental impact fee distributions PR C -0- -0- (ic) Services to nonstate governmental units PR A 232,400 232,400 (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 commu- nication services; self-funded portal PR A 8,034,000 8,034,000 (is) Information technology and commu- nications services; nonstate entities PR A 12,522,700 12,522,700 (it) Appropriation obligations; agree- ments and ancillary arrangements PR C -0- -0- (iu) Plat and proposed incorporation and annexation review PR C 381,700 381,700 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 100 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 273,000 273,000 (ka) Materials and services to state agen- cies and certain districts PR-S A 7,093,300 7,091,700 (kb) Transportation and records PR-S A 19,722,400 19,715,700 (kc) Capital planning and building con- struction services PR-S A 19,211,600 19,357,200 (kd) Enterprise resource planning system PR-S C 10,602,300 10,601,600 (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 10,439,100 10,437,900 (kL) Printing, mail, communication, docu- ment sales, and information technol- ogy services; state agencies; veterans services PR-S A 106,729,400 106,704,800 (km) University of Wisconsin-Green Bay programming PR-S A 247,500 247,500 (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 -0- -0- (kq) Justice information systems develop- ment, operation and maintenance PR-S A -0- -0- (kr) Legal services; relocation assistance PR-S A 1,510,200 1,509,900 (ks) Collective bargaining grievance arbitrations PR-S A 30,000 30,000 (kt) Tribal grants; other PR-S A 604,200 604,200 (ku) Management assistance grants to counties PR-S A 563,200 563,200 (kv) County grants PR-S A -0- -0- (kx) American Indian economic develop- ment; technical assistance PR-S A 79,500 79,500 (ky) Tribal grants PR-S A 11,000,000 11,000,000 (kz) General program operations PR-S A 43,803,400 43,797,000 (mb) Federal aid PR-F C 8,149,700 5,131,000 (n) Federal aid; local assistance PR-F C 90,000,000 90,000,000 (ng) Sale of forest products; funds for pub- lic schools and public roads PR C -0- -0- (pz) Indirect cost reimbursements PR-F C 50,100 50,100 (s) Diesel truck idling reduction grant administration SEG A -0- -0- (sa) Diesel truck idling reduction grants SEG A -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 101 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ub) Land information program, state oper- ations; reviews of municipal incorpo- rations and annexations; planning grants SEG A 828,200 828,000 (uc) Land information program; local aids SEG C 6,945,300 6,945,300 (ud) Comprehensive planning grants; land information fund SEG A -0- -0- (v) General program operations - envi- ronmental 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 lo- cal governmental units SEG-S B -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 347,317,500 283,685,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 379,005,300 376,091,800 FEDERAL (98,199,800) (95,181,100) OTHER (23,404,000) (23,403,800) SERVICE (257,401,500) (257,506,900) SEGREGATED REVENUE 8,654,500 8,654,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (8,654,500) (8,654,100) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 734,977,300 668,431,600 (2) RISK MANAGEMENT (a) General fund supplement - risk man- agement claims GPR S -0- -0- (am) Costs and judgments GPR S -0- -0- (k) Risk management costs PR-S C 35,406,200 35,406,200 (ki) Risk management administration PR-S A 18,242,800 18,246,400 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 53,649,000 53,652,600 SERVICE (53,649,000) (53,652,600) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 53,649,000 53,652,600 (3) UTILITY PUBLIC BENEFITS AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (q) General program operations; utility public benefits SEG A 11,537,900 11,537,800 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 102 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 SEGREGATED REVENUE 30,985,200 30,985,100 OTHER (30,985,200) (30,985,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 30,985,200 30,985,100 (4) ATTACHED DIVISIONS AND OTHER BODIES (a) Adjudication of tax appeals GPR A 590,300 590,100 (b) Adjudication of equalization appeals GPR S -0- -0- (d) Claims awards GPR S -0- -0- (ea) Women's council operations GPR A 172,400 172,400 (ec) Service award program; general pro- gram 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; gen- eral purpose revenue - schools GPR S 155,900 156,000 (et) Principal, interest, and rebates; gen- eral purpose revenue - public library boards GPR S 1,200 300 (f) Interagency council on homelessness operations GPR A 117,000 117,000 (h) Program services PR A 23,100 23,000 (ha) Principal, interest, and rebates; pro- gram revenue - schools PR C -0- -0- (hb) Principal, interest, and rebates; pro- gram revenue - public library boards PR C -0- -0- (j) National and community service board; gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (js) Educational technology block grants; Wisconsin Advanced Telecommuni- cations 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 347,000 347,000 (kp) Hearings and appeals fees PR-S A 12,678,300 12,674,600 (L) Equipment purchases and leases PR C -0- -0- (Lm) Educational telecommunications; ad- ditional 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 1,267,900 1,267,700 (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 edu- cational agencies SEG B 12,283,300 12,283,300 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 103 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 4,047,000 4,046,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 23,671,700 23,667,500 FEDERAL (10,393,800) (10,393,500) OTHER (23,100) (23,000) SERVICE (13,254,800) (13,251,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 12,283,300 12,283,300 OTHER (12,283,300) (12,283,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 40,002,000 39,996,800 (5) FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (c) Principal repayment and interest; Black Point Estate GPR S 170,800 189,700 (g) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; parking PR-S S 2,423,700 2,375,200 (ka) Facility operations and maintenance; police and protection functions PR-S A 49,875,900 49,908,800 (kb) Parking PR A 1,779,700 1,779,700 (kc) Principal repayment, interest and rebates PR-S C 24,773,700 20,270,000 (ke) Additional energy conservation con- struction projects PR-S C -0- -0- (kg) Electric energy derived from renew- able resources PR-S A 325,400 325,400 (ks) Security services PR-S A 175,000 175,000 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 170,800 189,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 79,353,400 74,834,100 OTHER (1,779,700) (1,779,700) SERVICE (77,573,700) (73,054,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 79,524,200 75,023,800 (7) HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (a) General program operations GPR A 1,080,400 1,080,300 (b) Housing grants and loans; general purpose revenue GPR B 3,097,800 3,097,800 (c) Payments to designated agents GPR A -0- -0- (fm) Shelter for homeless and housing grants GPR B 2,513,600 2,513,600 (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 922,700 922,700 (m) Federal aid; state operations PR-F C 2,251,100 2,219,500 (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 104 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,766,800 6,766,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 35,929,100 35,897,500 FEDERAL (34,415,100) (34,383,500) OTHER (591,300) (591,300) SERVICE (922,700) (922,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 42,695,900 42,664,200 (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 2,155,000 2,154,300 (hm) Indian gaming receipts PR C -0- -0- (jn) General program operations; raffles and bingo PR A 612,800 787,600 (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 2,767,800 2,941,900 OTHER (2,767,800) (2,941,900) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,767,800 2,941,900 20.505 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 358,302,100 294,688,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 574,376,300 567,085,400 FEDERAL (143,008,700) (139,958,100) OTHER (28,565,900) (28,739,700) SERVICE (402,801,700) (398,387,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE 51,923,000 51,922,500 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (51,923,000) (51,922,500) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 984,601,400 913,696,000 20.507 Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of (1) TRUST LANDS AND INVESTMENTS (a) General program operations GPR A 1,580,600 1,580,600 (c) Payments in lieu of taxes GPR A 35,000 35,000 (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 - intera- gency 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 413,200 313,200 413,200 313,200 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,615,600 1,615,600 Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 105 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 52,700 52,700 FEDERAL (52,700) (52,700) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,081,500 2,081,500 20.507 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,615,600 1,615,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 52,700 52,700 FEDERAL (52,700) (52,700) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,081,500 2,081,500 20.510 Elections Commission (1) ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue GPR B 5,265,500 5,265,500 (be) Investigations GPR A 25,000 25,000 (bm) Training of chief inspectors GPR B -0- -0- (br) Special counsel GPR A -0- -0- (c) Voter identification training GPR A 82,600 82,600 (d) Election administration transfer GPR A -0- -0- (e) Elections administration GPR A -0- -0- (g) Recount fees PR A -0- -0- (h) Materials and services PR A 1,000 1,000 (jm) Gifts and grants PR A -0- -0- (jn) Election security and maintenance PR C 466,200 466,200 (m) Federal aid PR-F A -0- -0- (t) Election administration SEG A 100 100 (x) Federal aid; election administration fund SEG-F C 1,047,700 919,100 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,373,100 5,373,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 467,200 467,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (467,200) (467,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,047,800 919,200 FEDERAL (1,047,700) (919,100) OTHER (100) (100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 6,888,100 6,759,500 20.510 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 5,373,100 5,373,100 PROGRAM REVENUE 467,200 467,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (467,200) (467,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,047,800 919,200 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 106 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (1,047,700) (919,100) OTHER (100) (100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 6,888,100 6,759,500 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 86,848,100 15,848,100 (tm) Health savings account plan SEG C -0- -0- (u) Employee-funded reimbursement ac- count plan SEG C -0- -0- (w) Administration SEG A 47,961,000 47,961,000 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 12,200 8,000 SEGREGATED REVENUE 134,809,100 63,809,100 OTHER (134,809,100) (63,809,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 134,821,300 63,817,100 20.515 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 12,200 8,000 SEGREGATED REVENUE 134,809,100 63,809,100 OTHER (134,809,100) (63,809,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 134,821,300 63,817,100 20.521 Ethics Commission (1) ETHICS, CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND LOBBYING REGULATION (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue GPR A 984,300 978,500 (be) Investigations GPR A 225,000 225,000 (br) Special counsel GPR A -0- -0- (g) General program operations; program revenue PR A 150,700 150,700 (h) Gifts and grants PR A -0- -0- (i) Materials and services PR A 4,500 4,500 (im) Lobbying administration; program revenue PR A 505,600 511,900 (j) Electronic filing software PR A -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,209,300 1,203,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 660,800 667,100 OTHER (660,800) (667,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,870,100 1,870,600 20.521 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,209,300 1,203,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 660,800 667,100 OTHER (660,800) (667,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,870,100 1,870,600 20.525 Governor, Office of the 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 107 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 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; environ- mental 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 (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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 108 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 137,047,300 140,725,300 (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 reim- bursement; payments for legal representation PR C 913,000 913,000 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 137,047,300 140,725,300 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 138,557,700 142,236,400 20.550 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 137,047,300 140,725,300 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 138,557,700 142,236,400 20.566 Revenue, Department of (1) COLLECTION OF TAXES (a) General program operations GPR A 73,151,500 72,944,300 (g) Administration of county sales and use taxes PR A 3,553,700 3,554,500 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 109 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ga) Cigarette tax stamps PR A 249,300 249,300 (gb) Business tax registration PR A 2,044,500 2,044,500 (gf) Administration of resort tax PR-S A 72,000 72,000 (gg) Administration of local taxes PR A 182,200 182,200 (gi) Administration of municipality taxes PR-S A 1,100,700 1,100,700 (h) Debt collection PR A 4,693,000 4,693,300 (hb) Collections by the department PR A 1,484,400 1,484,400 (hc) Collections from the financial record matching program PR A 605,800 605,800 (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 stream- lined sales tax project PR S 41,000 41,000 (hp) Administration of income tax check- off 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- (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 73,151,500 72,944,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 14,053,900 14,055,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (12,881,200) (12,882,300) SERVICE (1,172,700) (1,172,700) SEGREGATED REVENUE 3,223,900 3,228,000 OTHER (3,223,900) (3,228,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 90,429,300 90,227,300 (2) STATE AND LOCAL FINANCE (a) General program operations GPR A 9,870,900 9,870,900 (b) Valuation error loans GPR S -0- -0- (bm) Integrated property assessment sys- tem 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 1,418,500 1,418,500 (gi) Municipal finance report compliance PR A 32,800 32,800 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 110 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (h) Reassessments PR A 273,500 273,500 (hm) Administration of tax incremental, and environmental remediation tax in- cremental, financing programs PR C 207,400 207,400 (i) Gifts and grants PR C -0- -0- (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 12,416,200 12,416,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 1,932,200 1,932,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (1,932,200) (1,932,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,022,700 1,023,800 OTHER (1,022,700) (1,023,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 15,371,100 15,372,200 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SPACE RENTAL (a) General program operations GPR A 33,226,500 33,232,400 (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 2,903,000 2,903,000 (m) Federal funds; state operations PR-F C -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 37,376,900 37,382,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 3,020,300 3,020,300 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (117,300) (117,300) SERVICE (2,903,000) (2,903,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 40,397,200 40,403,100 (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 3,985,000 3,987,100 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 111 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 3,985,000 3,987,100 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (3,985,000) (3,987,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,985,000 3,987,100 (7) INVESTMENT AND LOCAL IMPACT FUND (e) Investment and local impact fund supplement GPR A -0- -0- (g) Investment and local impact fund ad- ministrative 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-) 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 24,358,400 24,358,400 (q) General program operations SEG A 21,825,500 21,825,600 (r) Retailer compensation SEG S -0- -0- (s) Prizes SEG S -0- -0- (v) Vendor fees SEG S 2,106,700 2,106,700 (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 86,233,500 86,233,500 SEGREGATED REVENUE 23,932,200 23,932,300 OTHER (23,932,200) (23,932,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 110,165,700 110,165,800 (9) DIVISION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES (g) General program operations PR A 1,677,600 1,698,700 (ha) Administration of liquor tax and alco- hol beverages enforcement PR A 1,602,000 1,679,700 (hd) Administration of liquor tax and alco- hol beverages enforcement; whole- saler fees funding special agent position PR C 165,300 165,300 (9) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 3,444,900 3,543,700 OTHER (3,444,900) (3,543,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,444,900 3,543,700 20.566 DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 112 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 209,178,100 208,976,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 26,436,300 26,538,300 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (18,375,600) (18,475,500) SERVICE (8,060,700) (8,062,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 28,178,800 28,184,100 OTHER (28,178,800) (28,184,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 263,793,200 263,699,200 20.575 Secretary of State (1) MANAGING AND OPERATING PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES (g) Program fees PR A 316,800 316,800 (ka) Agency collections PR-S A 3,400 3,400 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 320,200 320,200 OTHER (316,800) (316,800) SERVICE (3,400) (3,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 320,200 320,200 20.575 DEPARTMENT TOTALS PROGRAM REVENUE 320,200 320,200 OTHER (316,800) (316,800) SERVICE (3,400) (3,400) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 320,200 320,200 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 141,300 141,300 (kb) General program operations PR-S A -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 141,300 141,300 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (141,300) (141,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 141,300 141,300 20.585 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- PROGRAM REVENUE 141,300 141,300 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (141,300) (141,300) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 141,300 141,300 General Executive Functions FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 718,064,900 657,917,600 PROGRAM REVENUE 706,779,900 699,598,000 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 113 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (143,061,400) (140,010,800) OTHER (152,448,400) (152,728,600) SERVICE (411,270,100) (406,858,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE 216,371,900 145,248,100 FEDERAL (1,047,700) (919,100) OTHER (214,911,000) (143,915,800) SERVICE (413,200) (413,200) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,641,216,700 1,502,763,700 Judicial 20.625 Circuit Courts (1) COURT OPERATIONS (a) Circuit courts GPR S 93,385,500 93,385,500 (b) Permanent reserve judges GPR A -0- -0- (cg) Circuit court costs GPR B 38,392,900 38,392,900 (g) Sale of materials and services PR C -0- -0- (h) Certificates of qualification for employment PR C -0- -0- (k) Court interpreters PR-S A 232,700 232,700 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 131,778,400 131,778,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 232,700 232,700 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (232,700) (232,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 132,011,100 132,011,100 20.625 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 131,778,400 131,778,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 232,700 232,700 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (232,700) (232,700) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 132,011,100 132,011,100 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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 114 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 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 (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 124,500 157,900 (k) Director of state courts and law li- brary transfer PR-S C -0- -0- (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 124,500 157,900 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 124,500 157,900 20.670 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 124,500 157,900 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 124,500 157,900 20.680 Supreme Court (1) SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS (a) General program operations GPR S 6,754,600 6,766,800 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 6,754,600 6,766,800 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 6,754,600 6,766,800 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 115 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 12,614,700 (kc) Central services PR-S A 292,800 292,800 (ke) Interagency and intra-agency automa- tion 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 14,560,200 14,577,600 FEDERAL (529,000) (529,500) OTHER (13,738,400) (13,755,300) SERVICE (292,800) (292,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 338,800 339,100 OTHER (338,800) (339,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 28,893,600 28,911,300 (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 20.680 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 20,749,200 20,761,400 PROGRAM REVENUE 19,079,300 19,096,700 FEDERAL (529,000) (529,500) OTHER (18,257,500) (18,274,400) SERVICE (292,800) (292,800) SEGREGATED REVENUE 338,800 339,100 OTHER (338,800) (339,100) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 40,167,300 40,197,200 Judicial FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 165,968,000 166,024,200 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 116 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 PROGRAM REVENUE 19,312,000 19,329,400 FEDERAL (529,000) (529,500) OTHER (18,257,500) (18,274,400) SERVICE (525,500) (525,500) SEGREGATED REVENUE 338,800 339,100 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (338,800) (339,100) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 185,618,800 185,692,700 Legislative 20.765 Legislature (1) ENACTMENT OF STATE LAWS (a) General program operations-assembly GPR S 34,087,700 34,087,700 (b) General program operations-senate GPR S 26,483,000 26,483,000 (d) Legislative documents GPR S 4,204,000 4,204,000 (e) Gifts, grants, and bequests PR C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 64,774,700 64,774,700 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 64,774,700 64,774,700 (3) SERVICE AGENCIES AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (b) Legislative reference bureau GPR B 7,161,400 7,161,400 (c) Legislative audit bureau GPR B 8,115,500 8,115,500 (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, devel- opment 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 -0- -0- (em) Legislative technology services bureau GPR B 6,321,200 6,369,400 (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 2,635,900 3,120,200 2,640,000 (m) Federal aid PR-F C -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 33,240,000 33,299,500 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,731,400 3,140,200 Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 117 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (20,000) (20,000) SERVICE (2,711,400) (3,120,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 35,971,400 36,439,700 (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 98,014,700 98,074,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,731,400 3,140,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (20,000) (20,000) SERVICE (2,711,400) (3,120,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 100,746,100 101,214,400 Legislative FUNCTIONAL AREA TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 98,014,700 98,074,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,731,400 3,140,200 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (20,000) (20,000) SERVICE (2,711,400) (3,120,200) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 100,746,100 101,214,400 General Appropriations 20.835 Shared Revenue and Tax Relief (1) SHARED REVENUE PAYMENTS (dm) Public utility distribution account GPR S 102,479,700 106,219,400 (k) State aid; nontaxable tribal land PR-S A -0- -0- (s) Expenditure restraint incentive pro- gram account SEG S 58,145,700 58,145,700 (t) County and municipal aid account SEG S 770,396,000 796,589,500 (u) State aid, local government fund; tax exempt property SEG A 98,047,100 98,047,100 (v) State aid, local government fund; re- peal of personal property taxes SEG A 173,800,000 173,800,000 (w) State aid, local government fund; per- sonal property tax exemption SEG A 75,619,700 75,619,700 (x) State aid, local government fund; video service provider fee SEG A 10,008,200 10,008,200 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 118 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (y) Supplemental county and municipal aid account SEG S 281,189,200 290,749,600 (za) Innovation account SEG C -0- -0- (zb) Innovation planning grants SEG C -0- -0- (ze) Local grant writing and compliance assistance grants SEG C -0- -0- (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 102,479,700 106,219,400 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,467,205,900 1,502,959,800 OTHER (1,467,205,900) (1,502,959,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,569,685,600 1,609,179,200 (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 22,000,000 22,000,000 (bm) Film production services credit GPR S -0- -0- (br) Interest payments on overassessments of manufacturing property GPR S 10,000 10,000 (c) Homestead tax credit GPR S 32,600,000 29,000,000 (cc) Qualified child sales and use tax re- bate for 2018 GPR S -0- -0- (co) Enterprise zone jobs credit GPR S 32,900,000 20,800,000 (cp) Electronics and information technol- ogy manufacturing zone credit GPR S 17,690,000 9,850,000 (d) Research credit GPR S 27,500,000 30,000,000 (dm) Farmland preservation credit GPR S 120,000 100,000 (do) Farmland preservation credit, 2010 and beyond GPR S 21,500,000 21,700,000 (em) Veterans and surviving spouses prop- erty tax credit GPR S 83,000,000 92,700,000 (ep) Cigarette and tobacco product tax refunds GPR S 21,400,000 20,100,000 (f) Earned income tax credit GPR S 30,500,000 29,800,000 (ff) Earned income tax credit; periodic payments GPR S -0- -0- (kf) Earned income tax credit; temporary assistance for needy families PR-S A 63,300,000 61,800,000 (2) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 289,367,000 276,207,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 63,300,000 61,800,000 SERVICE (63,300,000) (61,800,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 352,667,000 338,007,000 (3) STATE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF (b) School levy tax credit and first dollar credit GPR S 1,423,434,000 1,424,139,100 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 119 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (ef) Transfer to conservation fund; forestry GPR S 165,992,400 173,104,200 (q) Lottery and gaming credit SEG S 298,125,700 295,758,700 (s) Lottery and gaming credit; late applications SEG S 1,083,100 1,083,100 (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,589,426,400 1,597,243,300 SEGREGATED REVENUE 299,208,800 296,841,800 OTHER (299,208,800) (296,841,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 1,888,635,200 1,894,085,100 (4) COUNTY AND LOCAL TAXES (g) County taxes PR C -0- -0- (gb) Special district 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- (gi) Municipality taxes 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 25,584,200 25,584,200 (5) PROGRAM TOTALS SEGREGATED REVENUE 25,584,200 25,584,200 OTHER (25,584,200) (25,584,200) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 25,584,200 25,584,200 20.835 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 1,981,273,100 1,979,669,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 63,300,000 61,800,000 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (63,300,000) (61,800,000) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,791,998,900 1,825,385,800 OTHER (1,791,998,900) (1,825,385,800) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 3,836,572,000 3,866,855,500 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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 120 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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- (r) Interest payments to general fund SEG S -0- -0- (rm) Payment of canceled drafts; segre- gated 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 1,000,000 (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 9,500,000 9,700,000 (bv) General fund supplement to veterans trust fund GPR S 17,097,400 17,197,400 (c) Minnesota income tax reciprocity GPR S -0- -0- (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 10,000,000 -0- (e) Transfer to conservation fund; land acquisition reimbursement GPR S -0- -0- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 121 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (em) Transfer to conservation fund; off- highway motorcycle fees GPR S 123,700 129,300 (f) Transfer to environmental fund; non- point 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; disas- ter damage aids GPR S -0- 1,000,000 (gd) American Red Cross, Badger Chapter PR C -0- -0- (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; motor- boat formula SEG S 12,872,200 13,190,500 (t) Transfer to conservation fund; snow- mobile formula SEG S 4,873,800 5,076,100 (u) Transfer to conservation fund; all-ter- rain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle formula SEG S 3,098,900 3,160,100 (w) Transfer to transportation fund; petro- leum inspection fund SEG A 6,258,500 6,258,500 (wc) Petroleum inspection fund supple- ment to environmental fund; environ- mental management SEG A 1,704,800 1,704,800 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 213,512,200 207,117,800 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 31,158,200 31,740,000 OTHER (31,158,200) (31,740,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 244,670,400 238,857,800 (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- 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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 122 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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 836,500 495,500 (8) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 836,500 495,500 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 836,500 495,500 (9) STATE CAPITOL RENOVATION AND RESTORATION (a) South wing renovation and restoration GPR C -0- -0- (9) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE -0- -0- TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- 20.855 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 219,048,700 212,313,300 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 31,608,200 32,190,000 OTHER (31,608,200) (32,190,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 250,656,900 244,503,300 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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 123 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (g) Judgments and legal expenses; pro- gram revenues PR S -0- -0- (i) Compensation and related adjust- ments; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (ic) University pay adjustments PR S -0- -0- (j) Employer fringe benefit costs; pro- gram revenues PR S -0- -0- (jm) Additional biweekly payroll; nonfed- eral 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- (q) Judgments and legal expenses; segre- gated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (s) Compensation and related adjust- ments; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (si) University pay adjustments SEG S -0- -0- (t) Employer fringe benefit costs; segre- gated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (tm) Additional biweekly payroll; nonfed- eral segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (ts) Financial and procurement services; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (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 5,800 5,800 PROGRAM REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 5,800 5,800 (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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 124 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (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; pro- gram 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- (L) Data processing and telecommunica- tions study; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (q) Private facility rental increases; segre- gated 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; pro- gram revenues PR S -0- -0- (q) Property taxes; segregated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (s) Payments for municipal services; seg- regated 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-) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 125 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES -0- -0- (4) JOINT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS (a) General purpose revenue funds gen- eral program supplementation GPR B 77,650,600 37,225,800 (g) Program revenue funds general pro- gram supplementation PR S 2,000,000 2,000,000 (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 42,100,000 3,000,000 (4) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 32,650,600 7,225,800 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,000,000 2,000,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (2,000,000) (2,000,000) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 45,100,000 -0- OTHER (45,100,000) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 79,750,600 9,225,800 (8) SUPPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM REVENUE AND PROGRAM REVENUE - SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS (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 32,849,100 7,424,300 PROGRAM REVENUE 2,000,000 2,000,000 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (2,000,000) (2,000,000) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) SEGREGATED REVENUE 45,100,000 -0- FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (45,100,000) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 79,949,100 9,424,300 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- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 126 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 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- (b) Principal repayment and interest; capitol and executive residence GPR S 2,332,600 2,046,500 (1) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,332,600 2,046,500 TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 2,332,600 2,046,500 (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 32,000,000 -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 32,000,000 -0- SEGREGATED REVENUE -0- -0- OTHER (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 32,000,000 -0- (3) STATE BUILDING PROGRAM (a) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 28,555,200 37,114,100 (b) Principal repayment and interest GPR S 7,408,400 7,014,600 (bb) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; AIDS Network, Inc. GPR S 24,500 22,300 (bc) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Grand Opera House in Oshkosh GPR S 43,800 11,400 (bd) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Aldo Leopold climate change classroom and interactive laboratory GPR S 19,300 70,300 (be) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Bradley Center Sports and En- tertainment Corporation GPR S 575,400 549,000 (bf) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; AIDS Resource Center of Wis- consin, Inc. GPR S 65,200 59,500 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 127 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (bg) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Madison Children's Museum GPR S 20,400 18,600 (bh) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Myrick Hixon EcoPark, Inc. GPR S 32,400 31,900 (bj) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Lac du Flambeau Indian Tribal Cultural Center GPR S 15,400 21,400 (bL) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; family justice center GPR S 628,000 515,400 (bm) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; HR Academy, Inc. GPR S 3,100 8,900 (bn) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Hmong cultural center GPR S 20,500 20,900 (bo) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; psychiatric and behavioral health treatment beds; Marathon County GPR S 368,400 365,200 (bq) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; children's research institute GPR S 612,300 726,600 (br) Principal repayment, interest and rebates GPR S 12,200 4,100 (bt) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Wisconsin Agriculture Educa- tion Center, Inc. GPR S 343,600 327,500 (bu) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Civil War exhibit at the Kenosha Public Museums GPR S 62,000 43,100 (bv) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Bond Health Center GPR S 27,600 113,600 (bw) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc. GPR S 1,036,500 869,400 (bx) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Carroll University GPR S 161,000 141,000 (cb) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc. GPR S 33,700 34,400 (cd) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; K I Convention Center GPR S 114,200 62,400 (cf) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Dane County; livestock facilities GPR S 554,300 768,900 (ch) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Wisconsin Maritime Center of Excellence GPR S 303,700 332,000 (cj) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Norskedalen Nature and Her- itage Center GPR S 8,800 56,100 (cq) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; La Crosse Center GPR S 310,600 307,100 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 128 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 (cr) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; St. Ann Center for Intergenera- tional Care, Inc.; Bucyrus Campus GPR S 320,800 330,600 (cs) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Brown County innovation center GPR S 321,700 318,400 (cv) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; Beyond Vision; VisABILITY Center GPR S 357,800 359,500 (cw) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; projects GPR S 801,300 1,116,300 (cx) Principal repayment, interest, and re- bates; center GPR S 1,089,200 1,085,900 (cy) Medical College of Wisconsin eye institute GPR S -0- -0- (cz) Museum of nature and culture GPR S 889,200 2,093,800 (d) Interest rebates on obligation pro- ceeds; general fund GPR S -0- -0- (e) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; parking ramp GPR S -0- -0- (g) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; program revenues PR S -0- -0- (h) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates PR S -0- -0- (i) Principal repayment, interest and re- bates; capital equipment PR S -0- -0- (k) Interest rebates on obligation pro- ceeds; program revenues PR-S C -0- -0- (kd) Energy conservation construction projects; principal repayment, interest and rebates PR-S C 329,400 836,600 (km) Aquaculture demonstration facility; principal repayment and interest PR-S A -0- -0- (m) Grants for local construction projects PR-F C -0- -0- (q) Principal repayment and interest; seg- regated revenues SEG S -0- -0- (r) Interest rebates on obligation pro- ceeds; conservation fund SEG S -0- -0- (s) Interest rebates on obligation pro- ceeds; transportation fund SEG S -0- -0- (t) Interest rebates on obligation pro- ceeds; veterans trust fund SEG S -0- -0- (w) Bonding services SEG S 3,000,000 3,000,000 (x) Segregated revenue supported build- ing program projects; inflationary project cost overruns SEG C -0- -0- (3) PROGRAM TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 45,140,500 54,914,200 PROGRAM REVENUE 329,400 836,600 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 129 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (329,400) (836,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE 3,000,000 3,000,000 OTHER (3,000,000) (3,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 48,469,900 58,750,800 (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- 20.867 DEPARTMENT TOTALS GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 79,473,100 56,960,700 PROGRAM REVENUE 329,400 836,600 OTHER (-0-) (-0-) SERVICE (329,400) (836,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE 3,000,000 3,000,000 OTHER (3,000,000) (3,000,000) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 82,802,500 60,797,300 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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 130 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 STATUTE, AGENCY AND PURPOSE SOURCE TYPE 2025-2026 2026-2027 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 2,312,644,000 2,256,368,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 65,629,400 64,636,600 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (2,000,000) (2,000,000) SERVICE (63,629,400) (62,636,600) SEGREGATED REVENUE 1,871,707,100 1,860,575,800 FEDERAL (-0-) (-0-) OTHER (1,871,707,100) (1,860,575,800) SERVICE (-0-) (-0-) LOCAL (-0-) (-0-) TOTAL-ALL SOURCES 4,249,980,500 4,181,580,400 STATE TOTALS 55,042,228,200 55,468,169,000 GENERAL PURPOSE REVENUE 22,692,520,300 22,960,175,000 PROGRAM REVENUE 23,618,420,500 24,035,906,100 FEDERAL (15,401,429,600) (15,791,217,300) OTHER (7,152,554,800) (7,184,160,500) SERVICE (1,064,436,100) (1,060,528,300) SEGREGATED REVENUE 8,731,287,400 8,472,087,900 FEDERAL (1,218,546,300) (1,224,619,100) OTHER (7,245,467,500) (6,982,611,500) SERVICE (143,471,400) (141,150,700) LOCAL (123,802,200) (123,706,600) SECTION 18. 20.115 (3) (m) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.115 (3) (m) Federal funds. All federal moneys received as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 for the purposes of the program. All moneys transferred under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) shall be credited to this appro- priation for purposes of making grants under 2025 Wis- consin Act .... (this act), section 9102 (1). SECTION 19. 20.155 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 20.155 (3) (c) Nuclear power siting study. As a con- tinuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for conducting a nuclear power siting study. SECTION 20. 20.192 (1) (bg) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.192 (1) (bg) Talent recruitment grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants for talent recruitment under s. 238.14. SECTION 21. 20.235 (1) (fa) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.235 (1) (fa) Emergency medical services training reimbursement. The amounts in the schedule for reim- bursements related to training and material expenses in- curred in completing an emergency medical services training course at a technical college under ch. 38. SECTION 22. 20.255 (1) (eb) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.255 (1) (eb) Professional development for sci- ence teachers. The amounts in the schedule for profes- sional development for science teachers. SECTION 23. 20.255 (2) (ag) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.255 (2) (ag) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy. The amounts in the schedule for payments under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9134 (1). SECTION 24. 20.255 (2) (ag) of the statutes, as cre- ated by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 25. 20.285 (1) (fa) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.285 (1) (fa) Merit and market-based pay for Uni- versity of Wisconsin System employees. The amounts in the schedule for merit-based and market-based compen- sation for University of Wisconsin System employees, to attract faculty in high-demand fields of study. SECTION 26. 20.285 (1) (qe) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.285 (1) (qe) Rural physician residency assis- tance program. Biennially, from the critical access hos- pital assessment fund, the amounts in the schedule for the department of family medicine in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to es- Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 131 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 tablish and support physician residency positions under s. 36.63. SECTION 27. 20.285 (1) (qj) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.285 (1) (qj) Physician and dentist and health care provider loan assistance programs; critical access hospital assessment fund. Biennially, from the critical access hospital assessment fund, the amounts in the schedule for loan repayments under ss. 36.60 and 36.61. SECTION 27n. 20.292 (1) (b) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.292 (1) (b) Emergency medical services educa- tion. The amounts in the schedule to provide grants to technical colleges for the provision of emergency medi- cal services courses. SECTION 28. 20.370 (2) (mq) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (2) (mq) Forest-industry-wide strategic plan and road map. As a continuing appropriation from the conservation fund, from the moneys received by the de- partment for forestry activities, the amounts in the schedule for the grant under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9132 (10). SECTION 29. 20.370 (4) (jc) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (4) (jc) Echo Lake dam grant. As a continu- ing appropriation from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule to provide a grant to the city of Burlington for restoration of the dam on Echo Lake. SECTION 30. 20.370 (4) (jq) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (4) (jq) Rothschild dam grant. From the moneys received by the department for forestry activi- ties, the amounts in the schedule to provide financial as- sistance for the modernization of a dam on the Wiscon- sin River in the village of Rothschild. SECTION 31. 20.370 (4) (jr) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (4) (jr) Lake Vista shoreline stabilization. As a continuing appropriation, from the local govern- ment fund, the amounts in the schedule for a grant to the city of Oak Creek for environmental remediation and re- development of Lake Vista Park. SECTION 32. 20.370 (4) (ka) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (4) (ka) Browns Lake dredging grant. From the general fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for a grant to the Browns Lake sanitary district for the dredging of Browns Lake. SECTION 33. 20.370 (4) (kq) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (4) (kq) Green Lake Association sediment inactivation grant. As a continuing appropriation, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule to provide a grant to the Green Lake Association for sedi- ment inactivation in the Silver Creek Estuary and the County K Marsh. SECTION 34. 20.370 (4) (kr) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (4) (kr) Deerskin River dredging grant. As a biennial appropriation, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule to provide a grant to the town of Washington in Vilas County for dredging the Deerskin River. SECTION 35. 20.370 (5) (hs) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (5) (hs) Wisconsin River retaining wall re- construction. From the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule to provide a grant to the city of Wisconsin Rapids for reconstruction of a retaining wall as part of the Wisconsin Rapids Riverbank Project. SECTION 36. 20.370 (6) (at) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (6) (at) Town of Norway water abatement. From the environmental fund, the amounts in the sched- ule for the grant under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9132 (6). SECTION 37. 20.370 (7) (bd) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.370 (7) (bd) Building demolition. As a continu- ing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for de- molition of buildings on property owned by the department. SECTION 38. 20.380 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 20.380 (1) (c) Grant to Taliesin Preservation, Inc. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the grant under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9143 (1). SECTION 39. 20.395 (1) (ft) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (1) (ft) Lift bridge aids, state funds. Bienni- ally, the amounts in the schedule to make payments for lift bridges on connecting highways for purposes of un- der s. 86.32 (2). SECTION 40. 20.395 (1) (fu) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (1) (fu) County forest road aids, state funds. The From the conservation fund, from the moneys re- ceived by the department of natural resources for forestry activities, the amounts in the schedule for pay- ments to counties for forest road aids under s. 86.315. SECTION 42. 20.395 (2) (bs) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.395 (2) (bs) Columbia County railroad bridge repairs. From the local government fund, the amounts Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 132 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 in the schedule to make the grant under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (2). SECTION 43. 20.395 (2) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (2) (bt) Freight rail preservation. As a con- tinuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to ac- quire railroad property under ss. 85.08 (2) (L) and 85.09; and to provide grants and loans for rail property acquisitions and improvements under s. 85.08 (4m) (c) and (d), and for the grant under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (6). SECTION 44. 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 admin- istration of the harbor assistance program under s. 85.095, and for grants under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, sec- tion 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), for the project un- der 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (7), and for the project under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (8). SECTION 45. 20.395 (2) (dq) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (2) (dq) Aeronautics assistance, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the state[s share of airport projects under ss. 114.34 and 114.35; for developing air marking and other air navigational facilities; for administration of the pow- ers and duties of the secretary of transportation under s. 114.31; for costs associated with aeronautical activities under s. 114.31, except for the program under s. 114.31 (3) (b); for the administration of other aeronautical ac- tivities, except aircraft registration under s. 114.20, au- thorized by law; and for the grants under 2017 Wiscon- sin Act 59, section 9145 (3i), and 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9144 (3), and 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (4). SECTION 46. 20.395 (2) (fq) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (2) (fq) Local roads improvement discre- tionary supplement. As a continuing appropriation, 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 (1) and (9). SECTION 48. 20.395 (2) (fu) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (2) (fu) Local roads improvement program; agricultural roads, state funds. As a continuing appro- priation, the amounts in the schedule for improvements to local agricultural roads under s. 86.31 (3o) and bridges and culverts under s. 85.64 (2). SECTION 49. 20.395 (2) (fw) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.395 (2) (fw) Village of Warrens; Zeda Street project. From the local government fund, as a continu- ing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the grant under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (5). SECTION 50. 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 neces- sary approach work for such bridges and for replace- ment of such bridges with at-grade crossing improve- ments; for the construction and rehabilitation of the na- tional 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 pay- ment to a local unit of government for a jurisdictional transfer under s. 84.02 (8); for the disadvantaged busi- ness 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, sec- tion 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 (3). 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, rehabilita- tion, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, pavement markings, or intelli- gent transportation systems, unless incidental to the im- provement of existing state trunk and connecting highways. SECTION 51. 20.395 (4) (gq) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.395 (4) (gq) Work zone safety education. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule, for work zone safety course development under s. 84.01 (38) (a) 2. Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 133 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 SECTION 52. 20.395 (4) (gr) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.395 (4) (gr) Work zone safety pilot project. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule, for the pilot program under s. 84.01 (38) (b). SECTION 53. 20.395 (5) (da) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (5) (da) State traffic patrol equipment, gen- eral fund. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for in-vehicle video camera equipment and tac- tical vests and helmets for the state traffic patrol equipment. SECTION 54. 20.395 (5) (db) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.395 (5) (db) Public protective services hearing protection program. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for the public protective services hearing protection program. SECTION 55. 20.395 (5) (eq) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.395 (5) (eq) Driver education grants, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for driver education grants. All moneys transferred to the transportation fund under s. 16.5185 (5) shall be credited to this appropriation account. SECTION 56. 20.435 (1) (be) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.435 (1) (be) Regional tertiary care center. The amounts in the schedule for regional tertiary care center support under s. 46.548. SECTION 57. 20.435 (1) (bf) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.435 (1) (bf) Trauma care hospital supplement grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 46.68 to support hospitals that satisfy the criteria estab- lished by the American College of Surgeons for classifi- cation as a Level I adult trauma center. SECTION 58. 20.435 (1) (di) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.435 (1) (di) Grants for the Surgical Collabora- tive of Wisconsin. The amounts in the schedule for grants to the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin under s. 146.69. SECTION 59. 20.435 (2) (gk) of the statutes is amended to read: 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 pro- viding 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 in- stitutes, 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 coun- ties are financially responsible under s. 938.357 (3) (d), to reimburse the cost of providing that care; for mainte- nance of state-owned housing at centers for the develop- mentally 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, produc- ing, 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 pay- ments 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 hous- ing and other institutional facilities at centers for the de- velopmentally disabled and mental health institutes; for the sale of electricity, steam, or chilled water; as pay- ments in restitution of property damaged at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; for the sale of surplus property, including vehi- cles, at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; and for other services, prod- ucts, and care shall be credited to this appropriation, ex- cept 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 Insti- tute 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 un- der s. 51.06 (6) may be expended only as provided in s. 13.101 (17). All moneys transferred under 2025 Wis- consin Act .... (this act), section 9219 (1), shall be cred- ited to this appropriation account. SECTION 60. 20.435 (4) (w) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (4) (w) Medical Assistance trust fund. From the Medical Assistance trust fund, biennially, the amounts in the schedule for meeting costs of medical as- sistance administered under ss. 46.275 (5), 46.278 (6), 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 134 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 46.283 (5), 46.284 (5), 49.45, and 49.472 (6), for re- funds under s. 50.38 (6) (a) and (6m) (a), and for admin- istrative costs associated with augmenting the amount of federal moneys received under 42 CFR 433.51. SECTION 61. 20.435 (4) (xc) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (4) (xc) Hospital assessment fund; hospital payments. From the hospital assessment fund, all mon- eys received from the assessment under s. 50.38 (2) (a) and (b), except moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (qe) and (qj) and except amounts transferred to the Med- ical Assistance trust fund under s. 50.38 (8), to reim- burse eligible hospitals for services provided under the Medical Assistance Program under subch. IV of ch. 49, make payments to health maintenance organizations un- der s. 49.45 (59), provide supplemental funds to rural hospitals under s. 49.45 (5m) (am), make supplemental payments to Level I adult trauma centers under s. 49.45 (6y) (ap), make supplemental payments to hospitals based on performance under s. 49.45 (6y) (ar), and make refunds under s. 50.38 (6). SECTION 62. 20.435 (4) (xe) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 63. 20.435 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.435 (5) (title) MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE AND TREATMENT SERVICES. SECTION 64. 20.435 (5) (ch) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.435 (5) (ch) Suicide and crisis lifeline grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 46.533. SECTION 65. 20.437 (1) (br) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.437 (1) (br) Grant for child care facility. Bienni- ally, the amounts in the schedule for the grant under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9106 (1). SECTION 66. 20.437 (1) (br) of the statutes, as cre- ated by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 67. 20.437 (2) (bp) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.437 (2) (bp) Child care access program. The amounts in the schedule for the program under s. 49.1335. SECTION 67m. 20.437 (2) (bp) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 68. 20.437 (2) (cr) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.437 (2) (cr) Community-based option for ele- mentary school readiness. The amounts in the schedule for the payments under s. 49.132 (5) (a). SECTION 69. 20.437 (2) (mf) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.437 (2) (mf) Child care bridge payments. The amounts in the schedule for child care bridge payments. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) shall be credited to this appro- priation account. SECTION 70. 20.437 (2) (mf) of the statutes, as cre- ated by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 70g. 20.437 (2) (mh) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.437 (2) (mh) Child care center teacher-student ratio pilot project. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of providing the additional payments described in the child care center teacher-student ratio pilot project under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9106 (2m), during the period of that pilot project. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) shall be credited to this appropriation account. SECTION 70s. 20.437 (2) (mh) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 71. 20.455 (2) (db) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.455 (2) (db) Law enforcement data sharing. The amounts in the schedule for law enforcement agencies to implement tools that provide for the sharing of law en- forcement database information between law enforce- ment agencies. SECTION 72. 20.455 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.455 (5) (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations under chs. 949 and 950 and for the administration of programs administered by the office of crime victim ser- vices under ch. 165. SECTION 73. 20.455 (5) (cm) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.455 (5) (cm) Crime victim services. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to provide grants to crime victim service providers for crime victim services to supplement federal crime victim grants. SECTION 74. 20.455 (5) (cs) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.455 (5) (cs) Child advocacy centers. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to provide grants to child advocacy centers listed under s. 165.96. SECTION 75. 20.465 (3) (qh) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.465 (3) (qh) Hazardous substance emergency re- sponse; local government fund. From the local govern- ment fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for payments to regional emergency re- sponse teams described under s. 323.70 (2). 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 135 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 SECTION 76. 20.465 (3) (qp) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.465 (3) (qp) Live 911. Annually, from the 911 fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to public safety answering points for real-time video and multi- media communications between the public safety an- swering points and individuals who call for emergency services. SECTION 77. 20.465 (3) (qu) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.465 (3) (qu) Urban search and rescue task force; local government fund. From the local government fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for training, equipment, and administrative costs for an urban search and rescue task force described under s. 323.72. SECTION 78. 20.465 (3) (qw) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.465 (3) (qw) Training facility grant. From the local government fund, the amounts in the schedule for a grant to fund a portion of the renovation costs of a training facility for Neenah-Menasha fire and rescue. SECTION 79. 20.465 (3) (qw) of the statutes, as cre- ated by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 80. 20.465 (3) (sm) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.465 (3) (sm) State disaster assistance; local gov- ernment fund. From the local government fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to provide payments for damages and costs incurred as the result of a disaster. SECTION 81. 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 as- sistance 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 appropri- ation 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 ac- count. All moneys transferred under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9248 (1) and (2), shall be cred- ited to this appropriation account. Except for the mon- eys 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 82. 20.485 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read: 20.485 (2) (a) Veterans Community Project. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for the de- partment of veterans affairs in fiscal year 2025-26 to grant to the Veterans Community Project. SECTION 83. 20.485 (2) (a) of the statutes, as cre- ated by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 83n. 20.485 (2) (b) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.485 (2) (b) War memorials in populous counties. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to support war memorials in populous counties as provided under s. 45.75 (9). SECTION 84. 20.505 (1) (aj) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.505 (1) (aj) Grant to Wisconsin Maritime Mu- seum, Inc. The amounts in the schedule for the grant to Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Inc., under 2025 Wis- consin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (3). SECTION 85. 20.505 (1) (aj) of the statutes, as cre- ated by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. SECTION 86. 20.505 (1) (kv) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.505 (1) (kv) County grants. The amounts in the schedule for the grants to counties under s. 16.07. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account un- der sub. (8) (hm) 16g. shall be credited to this appropri- ation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall re- vert to the appropriation account under sub. (8) (hm). SECTION 87. 20.505 (1) (mb) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.505 (1) (mb) Federal aid. All moneys received from the federal government not otherwise appropriated under this section, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, to carry out the purposes for which received. In each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $5,000,000 of the amounts received under this appropriation ac- count shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (3) (m). One million dollars in interest earnings from this appropriation account is transferred to s. 20.285 (1) (m) in the fiscal year that begins in 2025. In fiscal year 2025-26, of the interest earnings in this ap- propriation account, $110,000,000 is transferred to the 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 136 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (mf). To the extent that any interest earnings remain in this appropri- ation account after all transfers of interest earnings re- quired under this paragraph and under 2025 Wisconsin Act ¼. (this act), section 9152 (3), those remaining amounts are transferred to the appropriation account un- der s. 20.437 (2) (mh) and, as provided under 2025 Wis- consin Act .... (this act), section 9106 (3m), to the appro- priation account under s. 20.437 (2) (dz). All transfers of interest earnings from this appropriation account shall be made by July 1, 2027. SECTION 87m. 20.505 (1) (mb) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: 20.505 (1) (mb) Federal aid. All moneys received from the federal government not otherwise appropriated under this section, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, to carry out the purposes for which received. In each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $5,000,000 of the amounts received under this appropriation ac- count shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (3) (m). One million dollars in interest earnings from this appropriation account is transferred to s. 20.285 (1) (m) in the fiscal year that begins in 2025. In fiscal year 2025-26, of the interest earnings in this ap- propriation account, $110,000,000 is transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (mf). To the extent that any interest earnings remain in this appropri- ation account after all transfers of interest earnings re- quired under this paragraph and under 2025 Wisconsin Act ¼. (this act), section 9152 (3), those remaining amounts are transferred to the appropriation account un- der s. 20.437 (2) (mh) and, as provided under 2025 Wis- consin Act .... (this act), section 9106 (3m), to the appro- priation account under s. 20.437 (2) (dz). All transfers of interest earnings from this appropriation account shall be made by July 1, 2027. SECTION 88. 20.505 (8) (hm) 16g. of the statutes is created to read: 20.505 (8) (hm) 16g. The amount transferred to sub. (1) (kv) shall be the amount in the schedule under sub. (1) (kv). SECTION 89. 20.566 (1) (ha) of the statutes is renumbered 20.566 (9) (ha). SECTION 90. 20.566 (1) (hd) of the statutes is renumbered 20.566 (9) (hd) and amended to read: 20.566 (9) (hd) Administration of liquor tax and al- cohol beverages enforcement; wholesaler fees funding special agent position. All moneys received under s. 125.28 (4) for the purpose of funding one special agent position dedicated to alcohol and tobacco enforcement. SECTION 91. 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 enforce- ment under ch. 125 and general program operations of the division of alcohol beverages. Except as provided in ss. 125.28 (4) and 125.535 (2), all moneys received by the division of alcohol beverages under ch. 125 shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of each fiscal year, the unen- cumbered balance of this appropriation account shall lapse to the general fund. SECTION 92. 20.835 (1) (ze) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.835 (1) (ze) Local grant writing and compliance assistance grants. From the local government fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to make grants to cities, villages, towns, and counties for grant writing and compliance assistance. SECTION 93. 20.835 (2) (bm) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 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 94. 20.855 (4) (dt) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.855 (4) (dt) Transfer for an endowment fund for WisconsinEye. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to make a payment one or more payments to the Wis- consinEye Public Affairs Network, Inc., under s. 16.004 (22) for the establishment of an endowment fund. Mon- eys cannot be expended from this appropriation account after June 30, 2025, and one year after that date. SECTION 95. 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 (s), 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), (cy), (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 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 137 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) relating to any public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18. SECTION 96. 20.866 (2) (s) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (s) University of Wisconsin; academic facilities. (intro.) From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to acquire, construct, develop, en- large or improve university academic educational facili- ties and facilities to support such facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $2,552,521,100 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $471,510,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional pub- lic debt in an amount up to $540,612,000 for this pur- pose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $947,573,000 for this purpose. Of those amounts: SECTION 97. 20.866 (2) (t) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (t) University of Wisconsin; self-amortiz- ing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to acquire, construct, develop, en- large, or improve university self-amortizing educational facilities and facilities to support such facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to ex- ceed $2,740,855,400 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $435,866,700 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $83,875,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional pub- lic debt in an amount up to $164,922,000 for this pur- pose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $110,219,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $278,186,400 for this purpose. Of those amounts, $4,500,000 is allocated only for the University of Wis- consin-Madison indoor practice facility for athletic pro- grams and only at the time that ownership of the facility is transferred to the state. SECTION 98. 20.866 (2) (tr) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (tr) Natural resources; recreation devel- opment. From the capital improvement fund, a sum suf- ficient for the department of natural resources to ac- quire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve state recre- ation facilities and state fish hatcheries. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $23,061,500 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $13,261,700 for this purpose. The state may contract additional pub- lic debt in an amount up to $12,523,000 for this purpose. SECTION 99. 20.866 (2) (tu) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (tu) Natural resources; segregated rev- enue supported facilities. From the capital improve- ment fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natu- ral resources to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve natural resource administrative office, labora- tory, equipment storage, or maintenance facilities and to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve state recreation facilities and state fish hatcheries. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $108,171,100 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $15,786,900 for this purpose. The state may contract additional pub- lic debt in an amount up to $33,583,500 for this pur- pose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $30,568,900 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $37,983,200 for this purpose. SECTION 100. 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 high- way rehabilitation projects, major highway projects, or southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects. The state may contract public debt in an amount up to $20,000,000 for this purpose. In addition, the state may contract public debt in an amount up to $92,500,000 for these purposes. SECTION 101. 20.866 (2) (uuz) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (uuz) Transportation; southeast Wiscon- sin freeway megaprojects subject to contingency. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund southeast Wiscon- sin freeway megaprojects as provided under s. 84.585. Subject to 2017 Wisconsin Act 58, section 60 (1c), the state may contract public debt in an amount not to ex- ceed $252,400,000 for these purposes. In addition, the state may contract public debt in an amount up to $185,171,300 for these purposes. SECTION 102. 20.866 (2) (ux) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (ux) Corrections; correctional facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of corrections to acquire, construct, de- velop, enlarge, or improve adult and juvenile correc- tional facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $951,679,900 for this purpose. 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 138 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $37,821,900 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $85,014,000 for this purpose. SECTION 103. 20.866 (2) (uz) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (uz) Corrections; juvenile correctional facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of corrections to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve juvenile correc- tional facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $28,652,200 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose. The state may con- tract additional public debt in an amount up to $41,791,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $124,749,000 for this purpose. SECTION 104. 20.866 (2) (v) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (v) Health services; mental health and secure treatment facilities. From the capital improve- ment fund, a sum sufficient for the department of health services to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or ex- tend mental health and secure treatment facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to ex- ceed $223,646,200 for this purpose. The state may con- tract additional public debt in an amount up to $74,782,900 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $60,367,400 for this purpose. The state may contract additional pub- lic debt in an amount up to $153,317,000 for this purpose. SECTION 105. 20.866 (2) (ws) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (ws) Administration; energy conserva- tion projects; capital improvement fund. From the capi- tal improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the depart- ment of administration to provide funding to agencies, as defined in s. 16.70 (1e), for energy conservation con- struction projects at state facilities under the jurisdiction of the agencies pursuant to s. 16.847 (2). The state may contract public debt in an amount not exceeding $220,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $25,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional pub- lic debt in an amount up to $25,000,000 for this pur- pose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $25,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $25,000,000 for this purpose. SECTION 106. 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 suffi- cient to refund the whole or any part of any unpaid in- debtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amor- tizing facilities. In addition to the amount that may be contracted under par. (xe), the state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $7,510,000,000 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. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $1,600,000,000 for this purpose. Such indebted- ness shall be construed to include any premium and in- terest 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 propor- tional 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 107. 20.866 (2) (y) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (y) Building commission; housing state departments and agencies. From the capital improve- ment fund, a sum sufficient to the building commission for the purpose of housing state departments and agen- cies. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $917,767,100 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $25,872,200 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $24,086,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional pub- lic debt in an amount up to $39,878,000 for this pur- pose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $54,128,900 for this purpose. SECTION 108. 20.866 (2) (z) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (z) Building commission; other public purposes. (intro.) From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the building commission for reloca- tion assistance and capital improvements for other pub- lic purposes authorized by law but not otherwise speci- fied in this chapter. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $2,677,933,400 for this pur- pose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $277,485,800 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $357,987,700 for this purpose. The state may con- tract additional public debt in an amount up to $39,188,000 for this purpose. Of those amounts: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 139 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 SECTION 109. 20.866 (2) (zcy) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.866 (2) (zcy) Medical College of Wisconsin eye institute. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the building commission to provide a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., for the eye in- stitute construction project specified in s. 13.48 (31m). The state may contract public debt in an amount up to $10,000,000 for this purpose. SECTION 110. 20.866 (2) (zj) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (zj) Military affairs; armories and mili- tary facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of military affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve ar- mories and other military facilities. The state may con- tract public debt in an amount not to exceed $56,490,800 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $3,606,300 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $21,825,300 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $14,272,700 for this purpose. SECTION 111. 20.866 (2) (zm) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (zm) Veterans affairs; veterans facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve facilities at state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, and the veterans museum. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $15,018,700 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $5,150,300 for this purpose. The state may contract ad- ditional public debt in an amount up to $7,190,900 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $48,485,300 for this purpose. SECTION 112. 20.866 (2) (zp) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (zp) Veterans affairs; self-amortizing fa- cilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum suf- ficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve facilities at state veterans homes. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $77,995,100 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $5,523,700 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $10,752,300 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $9,581,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $82,029,000 for this purpose. SECTION 113. 20.866 (2) (zx) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (zx) State fair park board; board facili- ties. From the capital improvement fund, a sum suffi- cient for the state fair park board to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve state fair park board facili- ties. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $14,787,100 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $17,989,000 for this purpose. SECTION 114. 20.866 (2) (zz) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.866 (2) (zz) State fair park board; self-amortiz- ing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the state fair park board to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve facilities at the state fair park in West Allis. The state may contract pub- lic debt not to exceed $53,687,100 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $1,500,000 for this purpose. The state may con- tract additional public debt in an amount up to $12,350,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $2,500,000 for this purpose. SECTION 115. 20.867 (3) (cy) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.867 (3) (cy) Medical College of Wisconsin eye institute. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., eye institute project specified in s. 13.48 (31m), to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the project, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary ar- rangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a). SECTION 116. 20.867 (3) (m) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 20.867 (3) (m) Grants for local construction projects. All moneys transferred under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9251 (3), to fund the grants for local construction projects awarded under s. 13.48 (20x). SECTION 117. 20.867 (3) (x) of the statutes is amended to read: 20.867 (3) (x) Segregated revenue supported build- ing program projects; inflationary project cost over- runs. From the capital improvement fund, as a continu- ing appropriation, all moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9251 (1), and 2023 Wiscon- sin Act 102, section 9251 (1), and 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9251 (1), to fund the projects enu- merated under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1), 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 140 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 including the project created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 102, section 4, and under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9104 (1), in the amounts designated as Xsegregated revenueY in that section those act sections for those projects; to fund the other expenditures and al- locations designated as Xsegregated revenueY under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (4) to (13); to fund the projects enumerated under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9104 (1), in the amounts designated as Xexisting segregated revenueY in that section for those projects; and to offset building program project budget cost overruns caused by inflation under s. 13.48 (2) (L) in a total amount up to $20,000,000. SECTION 118. 23.0917 (5g) (L) 3. of the statutes is created to read: 23.0917 (5g) (L) 3. Of the unobligated amount, the department shall obligate $6,000,000 for erosion control projects in the Kenosha Dunes unit of the Chiwaukee Prairie state natural area in Kenosha County. SECTION 119. 24.55 of the statutes is amended to read: 24.55 Executive secretary; deputy; staff; ap- pointments; duties; oath. The board shall appoint an executive secretary outside the classified service. The executive secretary shall appoint a deputy who shall, during the absence of the executive secretary, have all of the authority given by law to the executive secretary. The executive secretary and deputy shall take and file the official oath. SECTION 120. 25.17 (1) (cg) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 121. 25.491 (13) of the statutes is created to read: 25.491 (13) There is established in the local govern- ment fund a separate account that is designated the Xdis- aster assistance accountY to make the payments under s. 323.31. SECTION 122. 25.77 (11) of the statutes is amended to read: 25.77 (11) All moneys transferred under s. 50.38 (8) and (10). SECTION 123. 25.77 (12) of the statutes is amended to read: 25.77 (12) All moneys recouped and deposited un- der s. 50.38 (6) (a) 4. and (6m) (a) 4. SECTION 124. 25.772 of the statutes is amended to read: 25.772 Hospital assessment fund. There is estab- lished a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the hospital assessment fund, to consist of all moneys received under s. 50.38 (2) (a) and (b) from assessments on hospitals other than critical access hospitals and all moneys recouped and deposited under s. 50.38 (6) (a) 3. SECTION 125. 25.774 of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 126. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 27.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee is $49.50 for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $37.50 for any vehicle that has a registration plate or plates from another state, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6). SECTION 127. 27.01 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 27.01 (7) (g) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., the department shall charge a at least a $19.85 fee and up to a $24.85 fee for a daily vehicle admission re- ceipt of not less than $10.85 but not more than $15.85, as determined by the secretary, for any vehicle that has a registration plate from another state. SECTION 128. 27.01 (7) (g) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: 27.01 (7) (g) 3. Subject to par. (gm) 5., the depart- ment shall charge a at least a $24.85 fee and up to a $29.85 fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt of not less than $14.85 but not more than $19.85 for a motor bus that has a registration plate from another state. SECTION 129. 27.01 (7) (g) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 27.01 (7) (g) 4. Notwithstanding subd. 3. and sub- ject to par. (gm) 5., the department shall charge a at least a $9.85 fee and up to a $14.85 fee for a daily vehi- cle admission receipt of not less than $5.85 but not more than $10.85 for a motor bus that has a registration plate from another state and primarily transports residents from nursing homes located in this state. SECTION 130. 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. Instead of the fees under pars. (f) 1. and (g) 1., the department shall charge an individual $15 or $20, respectively, under par. (f) 1. for an annual vehicle admission receipt or shall charge an individual $32 under par. (g) 1. for an annual vehicle admission re- ceipt if the individual applying for the receipt or a mem- ber of his or her household owns a vehicle for which a current annual vehicle admission receipt has been issued for the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1. SECTION 131. 27.01 (10) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 27.01 (10) (d) 2. The department shall charge a camping fee of not less than $19 but not more than $35, as determined by the secretary, for each night at a camp- site in a state campground for a nonresident camping party, except as provided under par. (fm). Beginning on July 7, 2023, the maximum camping fee allowed under this subdivision is $45. Beginning on the effective date Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 141 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], the maximum camping fee allowed under this subdivision is $50. SECTION 132. 27.01 (10) (g) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 27.01 (10) (g) 5. Except as provided in subd. 6., an additional camping fee of $10 per night of $15 for a camping party that uses electricity supplied at a state campground if the campsite has an electric receptacle. SECTION 133. 27.01 (10) (g) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 27.01 (10) (g) 6. An additional camping fee of $15 per night of $25 for a camping party that uses electricity supplied at a state campground located in Devil[s Lake State Park, High Cliff State Park, Kohler-Andrae State Park, Peninsula State Park, or Willow River State Park, if the campsite has an electric receptacle. SECTION 134. 36.11 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 36.11 (3) (b) Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board shall establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits between institutions within the system, including postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil en- rolled in a course at an institution within the system un- der the program under s. 118.55. If the board deter- mines that postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil under the program under s. 118.55 are not transferable under this paragraph, the board shall permit the individual to take an examination to determine the individual[s competency in the subject area of the course and, if the individual receives a passing score on the ex- amination, shall award equivalent credits to the individ- ual. The board[s policies under this paragraph shall pro- vide that, no later than September 1, 2026, all credits for core general education courses, as defined in s. 36.31 (2m) (a) 2., are transferable between institutions within the system and satisfy general education requirements at the receiving institution. No later than December 31, 2025, the board shall submit a proposal to the joint com- mittee on employment relations related to the transfer policies. SECTION 135. 36.11 (13) of the statutes is created to read: 36.11 (13) INSTITUTIONS[ FUNDING ALLOCATION ON THE BASIS OF ENROLLMENT DECLINE AND COURSE CREDITS AWARDED. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate a total of $15,250,000 in each fiscal year to institutions that have had, on average, a decline in student enrollment in the immediately preceding 10-year period. The board shall allocate the money to each qualifying institution in pro- portion to the full-time equivalent student enrollment at the institution in the most recent academic year for which this data is available. (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate a total of $11,250,000 in each fiscal year to institutions in proportion to the aggregate number of course credits awarded to undergraduate stu- dents enrolled in the institution in the most recent aca- demic year for which this data is available, except that no institution may receive more than 25 percent of the total amount of funds allocated under this paragraph. (c) Funding provided under this subsection is in ad- dition to an institution[s allocation under ss. 36.09 (1) (h) and 36.112 and in addition to any other allocation of funding by the board. SECTION 136. 36.115 (9) of the statutes is created to read: 36.115 (9) (a) Notwithstanding s. 16.505 (2m) and (2p), the board shall continue to maintain, across the en- tire system, the number of positions for system employ- ees that are funded by either general purpose revenue or program revenue at the level in effect on January 1, 2024, as set forth in, and subject to all of the terms of, the resolution adopted by the board on December 13, 2023, except that this paragraph applies through and af- ter December 31, 2026. (b) The chancellor may not create or abolish any po- sition under s. 16.505 (2m) or (2p) for any system em- ployee assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison that would be inconsistent with par. (a). SECTION 137. 36.115 (10) of the statutes is created to read: 36.115 (10) (a) In this subsection: 1. XCredit hour,Y with respect to a course, means a period of not less than 50 consecutive minutes per week of instructional time for each week of the semester or session that the course is offered, excluding the week of or the week immediately preceding final examinations for the course. 2. XFacultyY has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (8) except that faculty does not include the chancellor or provost of an institution. (b) Notwithstanding sub. (8) and any provision of the personnel systems under subs. (2) and (3), the provi- sions of this subsection apply with respect to each insti- tution within the system, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and pars. (d) to (f), beginning on September 1, 2026, each full-time fac- ulty member and each full-time member of the instruc- tional academic staff shall teach no fewer than 24 credit hours per academic year and, if the faculty member or instructional academic staff member is employed on a 12-month contract, an additional 6 credit hours during the summer. 2. Except as provided in pars. (d) to (f), beginning on September 1, 2026, each full-time faculty member 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 142 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 and each full-time member of the instructional aca- demic staff assigned to an institution that is classified as Research 1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education shall teach no fewer than 12 credit hours per academic year and, if the faculty member or instructional academic staff member is employed on a 12-month contract, an additional 3 credit hours during the summer. 3. Beginning on September 1, 2026, an instructional employee who has less than a full-time appointment shall teach a minimum number of credit hours in the proportion that the appointment bears to the required credit hours for a full-time instructional employee. 4. Beginning on September 1, 2026, except as pro- vided in par. (f), an instructional employee shall teach not fewer than one course during any semester or sum- mer session. (d) 1. Each academic department in an institution may designate one individual to serve as the chairperson of the department. The duties of the chairperson shall be determined by the chancellor of the institution to which the individual is assigned. The teaching responsi- bilities under par. (c) may be reduced for the department chairperson commensurate with the individual[s duties as chairperson. 2. An institution may assign administrative duties to instructional employees other than the chairperson of a department and may designate these instructional em- ployees as having these administrative duties, but the in- stitution may not designate more than 10 percent of ei- ther faculty or instructional academic staff as having ad- ministrative duties. The teaching responsibilities under par. (c) may be reduced for instructional employees des- ignated as having administrative duties to the extent a policy governing the reduction is approved by the joint committee on employment relations no later than Janu- ary 31, 2026. (e) The board shall develop a buyout plan that, if ap- proved as provided in par. (f) 3., allows for the reduction of the number of credit hours an instructional employee is required to teach under par. (c). (f) 1. Subject to subds. 2. to 4., the board may adopt guidelines, consistent with the provisions of this subsec- tion that provide additional details relevant to the re- quirements under this subsection, or that present excep- tions for reasonably justified circumstances, but only if, no later than December 1, 2025, the board submits to the joint committee on employment relations the pro- posed guidelines for legislative review. 2. In the proposed guidelines submitted under subd. 1., the board may propose exceptions to the require- ments under par. (c) or other requirements under this subsection. If the joint committee on employment rela- tions approves these exceptions prior to January 31, 2026, the board may adopt and implement the excep- tions and incorporate the approved exceptions into its guidelines. 3. If the joint committee on employment relations approves the buyout plan under par. (e) prior to January 31, 2026, the board may implement the buyout plan. 4. To the extent applicable, the board[s submission under subd. 1. shall include any request for a reduction in teaching responsibilities for instructional employees designated as having administrative duties under par. (d) 2. (g) Annually, the board shall report to the appropri- ate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) all of the following information: 1. The total credit hours taught by faculty and in- structional academic staff, grouped according to the fol- lowing factors: a. Classification as faculty or instructional aca- demic staff. b. Institution to which the employee is assigned. c. Whether the employee has a full-time appoint- ment and, if not, the extent of the part-time appointment. d. Each funding source and the amount of funding from each source. 2. The percentage of teaching staff at each institu- tion meeting the full workload requirements under this subsection. (h) In its report under s. 13.94 (1) (t), the legislative audit bureau shall evaluate the board[s compliance with the requirements under this subsection. SECTION 138. 36.31 (2m) (d) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 36.31 (2m) (d) Notwithstanding pars. (am) 1. and (b), no agreement under this subsection may limit the transfer of credits for core general education courses be- tween institutions within the system. SECTION 140. 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), amounts under s. 79.0965, and payments received under s. 79.096, not including a payment received under s. 79.096 (3) or 79.0965 (3) for a tax incremental district that has been terminated. SECTION 141. 41.152 of the statutes is created to read: 41.152 Film production tax credits. (1) The state film office shall implement a program to accredit pro- ductions and certify expenses for purposes of ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h). Application for accreditation or certification shall 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 143 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 be made to the office in each taxable year for which ac- creditation or certification is desired. (2) If the state film office accredits a production un- der sub. (1), the office shall determine the amount of the production[s production expenditures, as defined in s. 71.07 (5f) (a) 4. The state film office shall not issue an accreditation or certification 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 pre- scribed by rule by the office. An entity applying for a tax 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 spend- ing in this state and the amount of expenditures, if any, it anticipates spending in another state on the same production. (3) The state film office shall notify the department of revenue of every production accredited under sub. (1), the amount of the production[s production expendi- tures, as defined in s. 71.07 (5f) (a) 4., every certifica- tion issued under sub. (1), and the amount of the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h) allocated to the applicant for the taxable year for which the applicant[s claim re- lates. The state film office shall notify the department of revenue under this subsection no later than 30 days af- ter allocating tax credits to an applicant. (4) The state film office may not allocate more than $5,000,000 in tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h) in each fis- cal 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 pro- duction, as defined in s. 71.07 (5f) (a) 1., that is eligible for a tax credit under s. 71.07 (5f), 71.28 (5f), or 71.47 (5f) shall include in the finished production an acknowl- edgment to the state of Wisconsin and the state film of- fice as designed by the state film office, including a logo designed by the state film office. (6) Annually, beginning in 2027, the state film of- fice shall prepare a report specifying the number of per- sons who submitted tax credit applications in the previ- ous year and the amount of the tax credits allocated to each such applicant. The report shall also provide rec- ommendations and suggestions on improving the effi- ciency 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 ad- minister this section. SECTION 142. 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 to the Wisconsin department of the American Legion up to $100,000 for the operation of Camp Amer- ican Legion. SECTION 142n. 45.75 (9) of the statutes is created to read: 45.75 (9) (a) The memorial board may request from the department funds from the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (2) (b) for one or more purposes speci- fied under par. (b). In a request for funds under this paragraph, the memorial board must include all of the following: 1. A description of the purpose for which the memorial board is requesting the funds and the memo- rial board[s intended use of the requested funds. 2. A written averment from the memorial board that it has, or has a written financial commitment to receive, a full match of the amount of funds it is requesting from the department, which matching funds the memorial board will ensure are used to meet at least half of the memorial board[s total anticipated cost for the purpose for which the memorial board is requesting funds. (b) Funds requested under par. (a) may be used by a war memorial established under sub. (1) for any of the following purposes: 1. Expenses relating to the operation of the war memorial, including memorials, capital projects, ex- hibits, programs, salaries, and insurance. 2. Maintenance, repairs, development, construction, or improvements of the war memorial[s facilities, prop- erties, or grounds or other property owned, operated, or maintained by the war memorial. (c) Within 60 days of a memorial board[s request for funds under par. (a), the department shall review the re- quest and determine whether to fully or partially ap- prove the request, request more information from the memorial board, or deny the request if the request does not meet the requirements under par. (a). Upon the de- partment[s full or partial approval of a request made un- der this paragraph, the department shall within 30 days provide to the war memorial the approved funds. Upon the department[s full or partial denial of a request made under this paragraph, the memorial board may within 90 days request that the department revisit and review its denial decision. (d) By the end of each fiscal year in which a memo- rial board receives funds from the department as the re- sult of a request made under par. (a), the memorial board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 144 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution under s. 13.172 (3) to the standing commit- tees having jurisdiction over veterans matters. The re- port shall describe how the memorial board used or plans to use the received funds and shall indicate how much money remains in the appropriation account un- der s. 20.485 (2) (b). SECTION 143. 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 stan- dards developed under this section if the county execu- tive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certi- fies 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 shall be awarded for $12,300 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, a grant for $13,750 shall be awarded for $14,400 for a county with a popula- tion of 20,000 to 45,499, a grant for $15,813 shall be awarded for $16,600 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and a grant for $17,875 shall be awarded for $18,800 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. SECTION 144. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 145. 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 In- dian 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 ser- vice 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 vet- eran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may make in an amount not to exceed $20,625 per grant annual grants under this sub- section in an amount up to $21,700 per grant and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. SECTION 146. 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 tele- phone or text access number X988,Y or its successor, that is maintained under the federally administered program under 42 USC 290bb-36c. (2) The department shall award grants to organiza- tions that provide crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals who contact the na- tional crisis hotline from anywhere within this state. SECTION 147. 46.548 of the statutes is created to read: 46.548 Regional tertiary care center. (1) DEFINI- TION. In this section, Xeligible hospitalY means a hospi- tal that meets all of the following criteria: (a) The hospital is located in Waukesha County. (b) The hospital is certified under s. 50.35. (c) The hospital has 300 or more licensed acute care beds. (d) The hospital is privately owned and operated as a nonprofit. (e) The hospital is a regional tertiary care center. (f) The hospital provides specialized services in at least 3 of the following areas: 1. Cardiology. 2. Oncology. 3. Orthopedic surgery. 4. Obstetrics with neonatal intensive care. 5. Behavioral health. (2) STATE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT. Beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 and annually thereafter, the depart- ment shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (be), make a payment in the amount appropriated under s. 20.435 (1) (be) for the fiscal year in which the pay- ment is made to each eligible hospital under this section. (3) USE OF FUNDS. A hospital receiving a payment under this section may use the funds for any of the fol- lowing expenses: (a) Staffing and equipment for specialty services with high regional demand. (b) Capital upgrades that expand access to intensive or specialty care. (c) Support for complex patient discharge planning and community care coordination. (d) Programs that improve outcomes for patients with dementia, chronic disease, or behavioral health conditions. (4) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Each hospital re- ceiving a payment under this section shall submit an an- nual report to the department that includes a summary of how funds were used. SECTION 148. 46.68 of the statutes is created to read: 46.68 Trauma care hospital supplement grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (bf), the de- partment shall award grants to support hospitals that sat- isfy the criteria established by the American College of Surgeons for classification as a Level I adult trauma center. SECTION 149. 48.526 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 145 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 48.526 (7) ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS. (intro.) Within the limits of the availability of the appropria- tions under s. 20.437 (1) (cj), (o), and (q), the depart- ment shall allocate funds for community youth and fam- ily aids for the period beginning on July 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2023 and, for the 2023 fiscal bien- nium, and for the 2025 fiscal biennium, as provided in this subsection to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as follows: SECTION 150. 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 for the last 6 months of 2023 2025, $95,481,500 for 2024 2026, and $47,740,750 for the first 6 months of 2025 2027. SECTION 151. 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 152. 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 coun- ties based on each county[s proportion of the number of juveniles statewide who are placed in a juvenile correc- tional 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 153. 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 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 coun- ties 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 154. 48.526 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.526 (7) (e) For emergencies related to commu- nity youth and family aids under this section, amounts not to exceed $125,000 for the last 6 months of 2023 2025, $250,000 for 2024 2026, and $125,000 for the first 6 months of 2025 2027. A county is eligible for payments under this paragraph only if it has a popula- tion of not more than 45,000. SECTION 155. 48.526 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.526 (7) (h) For counties that are purchasing com- munity supervision services under s. 938.533 (2), $1,062,400 in the last 6 months of 2023 2025, $2,124,800 in 2024 2026, and $1,062,400 in the first 6 months of 2025 2027 for the provision of community supervision services for juveniles from that county. In distributing funds to counties under this paragraph, the department shall distribute to each county the full amount of the charges for the services purchased by that county, except that if the amounts available under this paragraph are insufficient to distribute that full amount, the department shall distribute those available amounts to each county that purchases community supervision services based on the ratio that the charges to that county for those services bear to the total charges to all counties that purchase those services. SECTION 156. 48.526 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.526 (8) ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT. From the amount of the allocations speci- fied in sub. (7) (a), the department shall allocate $666,700 in the last 6 months of 2023 2025, $1,333,400 in 2024 2026, and $666,700 in the first 6 months of 2025 2027 for alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs. SECTION 157. 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 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $101,162,800 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. In fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall distribute $102,178,600. In fiscal year 2026-27, the department shall distribute $102,417,600. SECTION 158. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the depart- ment shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsec- tion and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 146 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 make payments in the amount of $384 per month in the amount of $375 beginning on January 1, 2024 2026, to a kinship care provider who is providing care and mainte- nance for a child if all of the following conditions are met: SECTION 159. 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.57 (3n) (am) (intro.) From the appropriations un- der s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (md), (me), and (s), the depart- ment shall reimburse counties having populations of less than 750,000 for payments made under this subsec- tion and shall make payments under this subsection in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. Subject to par. (ap), a county department and, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department shall make monthly payments for each child in the amount of $384 per month in the amount of $375 beginning on January 1, 2024 2026, to a long-term kinship care provider who is providing care and maintenance for that child if all of the following conditions are met: SECTION 160. 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 sub- section. Beginning on January 1, 2024 2026, the rates are $384 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 for care and maintenance pro- vided by a foster home that is certified to provide care at a level of care that is higher than level one care, the rates are all of the following: 1. $441 for For a child under 5 years of age, $452. 2. $483 for For a child 5 to 11 years of age, $495. 3. $548 for For a child 12 to 14 years of age, $562. 4. $572 for For a child 15 years of age or over, $586. SECTION 161. 48.65 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 48.65 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), before the department may issue a license under sub. (1) to a child care center that provides care and supervision for 4 to 8 children or 4 to 12 children, the child care center must pay to the department a biennial fee of $60.50. Ex- cept as provided in par. (c), before the department may issue a license under sub. (1) to a child care center that provides care and supervision for 9 13 or more chil- dren, the child care center must pay to the department a biennial fee of $30.25, plus a biennial fee of $16.94 per child, based on the number of children that the child care center is licensed to serve. A child care center that wishes to continue a license issued under sub. (1) shall pay the applicable fee under this paragraph by the con- tinuation date of the license. A new child care center shall pay the applicable fee under this paragraph no later than 30 days before the opening of the child care center. SECTION 162. 48.65 (4) of the statutes is created to read: 48.65 (4) (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XAssistant child care teacherY means a child care worker who works under the supervision of a child care teacher. 2. XChild care teacherY means a child care worker who plans, implements, and supervises the daily activi- ties for a designated group of children at a child care center licensed under this section and who meets the qualifications under s. DCF 251.05 (3) (f), Wis. Adm. Code. 3. XFull-day centerY means a child care center li- censed under this section that accepts children for 5 or more consecutive hours. 4. XSchool-age programY means a program in a child care center licensed under this section that serves only school-age children before and after school, on days on which there is no school, and during the summer break. 5. XSchool-age program leaderY means a person who plans, implements, and supervises the daily activi- ties for a designated group of school-age children, com- municates with families, works with the community, and coordinates staff in a school-age program at a child care center licensed under this section. (b) Requirements for assistant child care teachers. A child care center licensed under this section may hire an individual to be an assistant child care teacher if the individual meets all of the following requirements: 1. The individual is at least 16 years old. 2. The individual has satisfactorily completed at least one of the following within 6 months after assum- ing the position: a. Two credits in early childhood education or its equivalent. b. One non-credit, department-approved course in early childhood education. c. An assistant child care teacher training program approved by the department of public instruction. (c) Sole supervision by assistant child care teach- ers. An assistant child care teacher who has completed the training required under par. (b) 2. and is at least 18 years old may provide sole supervision to a group of children in the following instances and for the following amounts of time: 1. In a full-day center, if there is a child care teacher on the premises, for opening and closing hours, not to exceed the first 2 hours and the last 2 hours of center op- eration, and during the center[s designated naptime, not to exceed 2 hours. 2. In a school-age program, if there is a school-age 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 147 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 program leader or child care teacher on the premises, for no more than 45 minutes. SECTION 163. 48.67 of the statutes is renumbered 48.67 (1m), and 48.67 (1m) (a) and (d) 1. (intro.), 2. and 3., as renumbered, are amended to read: 48.67 (1m) (a) That all child care center licensees, and all employees and volunteers of a child care center, who provide care and supervision for children under one year of age receive, before the date on which the license is issued or the employment or volunteer work com- mences, whichever is applicable, training in the most current medically accepted methods of preventing sud- den infant death syndrome. The rules shall provide that any training in those methods that a licensee has ob- tained in connection with military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g), counts toward satisfying the training re- quirement under this subsection paragraph if the li- censee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the depart- ment that the training obtained in that connection is sub- stantially equivalent to the training required under this subsection paragraph. (d) 1. (intro.) That all foster parents successfully complete training in the care and support needs of chil- dren who are placed in foster care that has been ap- proved by the department. The training shall be com- pleted on an ongoing basis, as determined by the depart- ment. The department shall promulgate rules prescrib- ing the training that is required under this subsection paragraph and shall monitor compliance with this sub- section paragraph according to those rules. The training shall include training in all of the following: 2. The training under par. (a) subd. 1. shall be avail- able to a kinship care provider, as defined in s. 48.40 (1m), upon request of the kinship care provider. 3. For a foster parent receiving an initial license, the training under par. (a) subd. 1. shall be completed before the first child is placed with the foster parent. SECTION 164. 48.67 (1b) of the statutes is created to read: 48.67 (1b) In this section, XproviderY means an in- dividual who provides care and supervision for children in a child care center licensed under s. 48.65 (1). SECTION 165. 48.67 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 48.67 (2m) (a) In the rules promulgated under sub. (1m), the department shall establish a category of child care centers licensed under s. 48.65 (1) that provide care and supervision for 4 to 12 children. (b) The department shall regulate a child care center described in par. (a) in the same way that it regulates a child care center that is licensed to provide care and su- pervision for 4 to 8 children, including the maximum number of children per provider, except for all of the following: 1. The department shall prohibit a child care center described in par. (a) from authorizing more than 2 providers to provide care and supervision for children at one time. 2. The department may regulate a child care center described in par. (a) differently than a child care center that provides care and supervision for 4 to 8 children to the extent necessary to safely accommodate a larger group of children. SECTION 166. 49.132 of the statutes is created to read: 49.132 Community-based option for elementary school readiness. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XChild care providerY means a provider licensed under s. 48.65 or certified under s. 48.651. (b) XElementary school readiness programY means an instructional program that provides 4-year-old chil- dren with the social and cognitive skills to successfully transition to 5-year-old kindergarten in an elementary school setting. (c) XSchool yearY has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (13). (2) PROGRAM. The department shall establish a community-based option for an elementary school readiness program under which a participating child care provider offers an elementary school readiness pro- gram to eligible children during the school year and re- ceives funding from the department for each eligible child participating in the program. (3) ELIGIBILITY. (a) Child care providers. A child care provider is eligible to participate in the program un- der this section if the child care provider satisfies all of the following: 1. Is in compliance with all legal, financial, and reg- ulatory requirements imposed by law or by department rule. 2. Demonstrates to the department that it will annu- ally provide at least 437 hours of direct child instruction in elementary school readiness to children participating in the program. 3. Demonstrates to the department that, for pur- poses of the program under this section, it uses a cur- riculum that meets the department of public instruc- tion[s model early learning standards. 4. By no later than February 1 of the preceding school year, notifies the department of its intent to par- ticipate in the elementary school readiness program un- der this section according to application requirements established by the department. 5. Does not have a contract with a school district to provide a 4-year-old kindergarten for the school year in 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 148 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 which the child care provider intends to participate in the program. (b) Children. A child is eligible to participate in the program under this section if all of the following apply: 1. The child is 4 years old on or before September 1 in the school year that the child proposes to participate in the program. 2. The child[s parent or guardian submits an appli- cation to participate in the program under this section, on a form prepared by the department, to a participating child care provider. 3. A participating child care provider has accepted the child[s application to attend the elementary school readiness program offered by the child care provider un- der this section. (4) PARTICIPATING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS; AN- NUAL NOTICE. Annually, by February 15, the depart- ment shall post on its website a list of all child care providers that have submitted a notice of intent to partic- ipate in the program under this section in the following school year. The department shall include all of the fol- lowing for each participating child care provider: (a) The name of the child care provider. (b) The address at which the program under this section will be provided. (c) The name of and contact information for the provider or an employee of the provider who can answer questions about a child participating in the program un- der this section at the child care provider. (d) The number of spaces available with the child care provider for children participating in the program under this section. (5) FUNDING. (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (cr), for each child participating in an elementary school readiness program offered by a child care provider under this sec- tion, the department shall pay to the child care provider participating in the program under this section 0.6 times the sum of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for the current school year and the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) for the current school year. 2. If the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (cr) is in- sufficient to pay the full amount of costs under subd. 1., the department shall prorate payments among the par- ticipating child care providers under this section. (b) The department shall pay 25 percent of the total amount under par. (a) in September, 25 percent in No- vember, 25 percent in February, and 25 percent in May. Each installment may consist of a single check for all children participating in the elementary school readi- ness program offered by the child care provider. (c) A child care provider may use payments received under this subsection to cover any costs associated with providing the program under this section. If a child is participating in the program under this section, the child care provider may charge additional amounts to provide care and supervision for that child outside of the ele- mentary school readiness program hours. (6) TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS. A teacher who teaches in an elementary school readiness program of- fered by a child care provider under this section shall have an associate degree or bachelor[s degree. SECTION 167. 49.1335 of the statutes is created to read: 49.1335 Child care access program. (1) In this section, Xrural areaY means a city, town, or village with a population of less than 10,000 or a county with a pop- ulation of less than 50,000. (2) (a) The department shall award to Wonder- school, Inc., a grant of $1,000,000 from the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm) in fiscal year 2025-26 and a grant of $1,000,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (bp) in fiscal year 2026-27 to do all of the following: 1. Launch an online software platform that is linked to the department[s website to connect child care providers with child care workers. 2. Build child care capacity in this state. (b) Of any moneys expended to meet the require- ments of par. (a) 2., at least 60 percent shall be expended to build child care capacity in rural areas. (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (bp), the department shall award a grant of $1,000,000 in each fiscal year 2025-26 and 2026-27 to Supporting Families Together Association that it shall use to pro- vide funding to child care resource and referral agencies for services that build child care capacity and increase access to quality child care in this state, including all of the following: (a) Technical assistance to support child care providers with starting and sustaining high quality child care businesses. (b) Recruitment of child care providers and child care slots in areas of need. (c) Training and information about regulatory com- pliance and continuing education for child care providers. (d) Any other information or support that increases availability of and access to quality child care services in individual communities on the basis of needs as- sessed by the child care resource and referral agency. (4) No later than May 1, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance on the outcomes of the grants under this section on child care capacity in this state. SECTION 167m. 49.1335 of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed. 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 149 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 SECTION 168. 49.155 (6g) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read: 49.155 (6g) (b) 5. Any hours during which the child participates in an elementary school readiness program under s. 49.132. SECTION 168m. 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), within the limits of the appropri- ations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (k), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), (mh), and (s) and (3) (kp), the depart- ment shall allocate the following amounts for the follow- ing purposes: SECTION 169. 49.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wis- consin Works benefits, $37,000,000 in fiscal year 2021- 22 and $34,000,000 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. In fiscal year 2025-26, for such benefits, $26,806,500. In fiscal year 2026-27, for such benefits, $26,987,700. SECTION 170. 49.175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (c) Case management incentive pay- ments. For supplement payments to individuals under s. 49.255, $2,700,000 in each fiscal year, $1,000,000. SECTION 171. 49.175 (1) (fa) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 172. 49.175 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (g) State administration of public assis- tance programs and overpayment collections. For state administration of public assistance programs and the collection of public assistance overpayments, $17,231,100 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $17,482,300 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. In fiscal year 2025-26, for such purposes, $20,314,000. In fiscal year 2026-27, for such purposes, $20,539,800. SECTION 173. 49.175 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (i) Emergency assistance. For emer- gency assistance under s. 49.138 and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or weatherization assistance programs, $6,000,000 in each fiscal year, $10,414,400. SECTION 174. 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, and em- ployment skills of youth who are eligible to receive tem- porary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., in each fiscal year 2024-25, $1,000,000. In fis- cal year 2025-26, for such grants, $2,000,000. In fiscal year 2026-27, for such grants, $1,000,000. SECTION 175. 49.175 (1) (Lp) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 176. 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 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $383,900,400 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. In fiscal year 2025-26, for such direct child care services, 509,026,700. In fiscal year 2026- 27, for such direct child care services, 526,026,700. SECTION 177. 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 licens- ing activities, $42,117,800 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $41,803,100 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. In fiscal year 2025-26, for such programs and activities, $51,064,000. In fiscal year 2026-27, for such programs and activities, $48,734,700. SECTION 178. 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. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $16,683,700 in 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. In fiscal year 2025-26, for such activities, $47,018,700. In fiscal year 2026-27, for such activities, $46,018,700. SECTION 179. 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 pay- ments, 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 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $31,441,800 in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such payments, $31,719,200. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 150 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 payments, $35,661,000. In fiscal year 2025-26, for such payments, $39,223,800. In fiscal year 2026-27, for such payments, $40,075,700. SECTION 180. 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 options and role models, $2,807,000 in each fiscal year 2024-25. In fiscal year 2025-26, for such grants, $7,807,000. In fiscal year 2026-27, for such grants, $3,307,000. Grants provided under this paragraph may not be used by the grant recip- ient to replace funding for programs that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than those from the appropriations speci- fied 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 pro- vides, up to $1,532,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assis- tance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used. SECTION 181. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.175 (1) (zh) Earned income tax credit supple- ment. 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 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $66,600,000 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. In fiscal year 2025- 26, for such purposes, $63,300,000. In fiscal year 2026- 27, for such purposes, $61,800,000. SECTION 182. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. of the statutes is amended to read: 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, in- cluding 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 re- quired 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 percent. For each state fiscal year after state fiscal year 2024-25, 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) and (b) for the fiscal year divided by 56.1 percent. SECTION 183. 49.45 (3) (e) 12. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 184. 49.45 (3m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 185. 49.45 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (3p) (a) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstand- ing sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department shall pay an amount equal to the sum of $4,500,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments, to hospitals that are not eligible for pay- ments under sub. (3m) but that meet the criteria under sub. (3m) (a) 1. and 2. would not be eligible for pay- ments under s. 49.45 (3m), 2023 stats., as determined by the department, and that, in the most recent year for which information is available, charged at least 6 per- cent of overall charges for services to the Medical Assis- tance program for services provided to Medical Assis- tance recipients. The department may make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under a calculation method determined by the department that provides a fee-for-service supplemental payment that increases as the percentage of the total amount of the hospital[s over- all charges for services that are charges to the Medical Assistance program increases. SECTION 186. 49.45 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (5r) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR UNCOM- PENSATED CARE. Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (w), the de- partment shall distribute $3,000,000 in each fiscal year $13,000,000 to the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics for care that is not otherwise compensated, except that the department may not make payments that exceed limitations based on customary charges under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3). SECTION 187. 49.45 (59) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 49.45 (59) (a) The department shall, from the ap- propriation accounts account under s. 20.435 (4) (xc) and (xe), pay each health maintenance organization with which it contracts to provide medical assistance a 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 151 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 monthly amount that the health maintenance organiza- tion shall use to make payments to hospitals under par. (b). SECTION 188. 49.46 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 49.46 (2) (b) 4. Chiropractors[ services, subject to par. (bj). SECTION 189. 49.46 (2) (bj) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 49.46 (2) (bj) 1. The department shall provide reim- bursement for services that are reimbursable under this section and that are provided by a chiropractor who is li- censed under ch. 446 and is acting within the scope of his or her license. If the department determines that it is unable to implement this paragraph without a state plan amendment or waiver of federal law, the department shall submit to the federal department of health and hu- man services any state plan amendment or waiver of federal law necessary to implement this paragraph. 2. If the federal government approves the amend- ment or waiver request under subd. 1., the department shall implement this paragraph. If the federal govern- ment approves the amendment or waiver request under subd. 1. in part, the department shall implement this paragraph to the greatest extent approved by the federal government. If the federal government disapproves the amendment or waiver request under subd. 1., the depart- ment is not required to implement this paragraph. SECTION 190. 50.38 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 50.38 (1) (d) A long-term care hospital that meets the requirements of 42 CFR 412.23 (e) and is reim- bursed by the federal Medicare program under the Medicare prospective payment system for long-term care hospitals, for which the department has issued a certificate of approval under s. 50.35 that only applies to the long-term care hospital and that is not a satellite op- erating under the certificate of approval of an acute care hospital. SECTION 191. 50.38 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (2) (a) For the privilege of doing business in this state, there is imposed on each eligible hospital that is not a critical access hospital an assessment each state fiscal year that is equal to a an outpatient uniform per- centage, determined under sub. (3), of the hospital[s out- patient gross patient revenues, as reported under s. 153.46 (5) and determined by the department, plus an inpatient uniform percentage, determined under sub. (3), of the hospital[s inpatient gross revenues, as re- ported under s. 153.46 (5) and determined by the depart- ment. The assessments shall be deposited in the hospi- tal assessment fund. SECTION 192. 50.38 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (2) (b) For the privilege of doing business in this state, there is imposed on each critical access hospi- tal an assessment each state fiscal year that is equal to a the inpatient uniform percentage, determined estab- lished by the department under sub. (3), of the critical access hospital[s gross inpatient revenues, as reported under s. 153.46 (5) and determined by the department. The assessments shall be deposited in the critical access hospital assessment fund. SECTION 193. 50.38 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (3) The Beginning July 1, 2025, the depart- ment shall establish the percentage inpatient and outpa- tient uniform percentages that is are applicable under sub. (2) (a) and (b) so that the total amount of assess- ments collected under sub. (2) (a) and (b) is equal to $1,507,096,900 in a state fiscal year is equal to $414,507,300 or is equal to the greatest amount that may be collected in a state fiscal year without resulting in the reduction of the amount paid to this state under 42 USC 1396b (w), whichever amount is lower. SECTION 194. 50.38 (3m) of the statutes is created to read: 50.38 (3m) The secretary shall notify the joint com- mittee on finance of any material change in federal law that results in refunds or recoupments under sub. (6). Notwithstanding s. 50.38 (2), following such notice, the department shall be authorized to suspend part of or all assessments under s. 50.38 (2) pursuant to s. 227.24. SECTION 195. 50.38 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (5) At the discretion of the department, a hos- pital that is unable timely to make a payment by a date specified under sub. (4) may be allowed to make a de- layed payment. A determination by the department that a hospital may not make a delayed payment under this subsection is final and is not subject to review under ch. 227. At the discretion of the department, a hospital that is unable to timely make a payment by a date specified under sub. (4) and that is not granted a payment exten- sion under this subsection may be referred to the depart- ment of revenue for debt collection. SECTION 196. 50.38 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (6) (a) 1. If the federal government does not provide federal financial participation under the federal Medicaid program for amounts collected under sub. (2) (a) or (b) that are used to make payments required under s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. or (5r), that are transferred under sub. (8) and used to make payments from the Medical Assis- tance trust fund, or that are transferred under sub. (9) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 152 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 and expended under s. 20.435 (4) (jw), the department shall, from the fund from which the payment or expen- diture was made, refund eligible hospitals, other than critical access hospitals, the amount for which the fed- eral government does not provide federal financial participation. SECTION 197. 50.38 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (6) (b) On June 30 of each state fiscal year, the department shall, from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (xc), refund to eligible hospitals, other than critical access hospitals, any amounts not ex- pended or encumbered from that appropriation in the fiscal year or transferred under sub. (8). SECTION 198. 50.38 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (6) (c) The department shall allocate any re- fund under this subsection to eligible hospitals, other than critical access hospitals, in proportion to the per- centage of the total assessments collected under sub. (2) (a) that each hospital paid. SECTION 199. 50.38 (6m) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 200. 50.38 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (7) (intro.) By January 1 June 1 of each year the department shall report to the joint committee on fi- nance all of the following information for the state fiscal year ending the previous June 30: SECTION 201. 50.38 (7m) of the statutes is created to read: 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. The department shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register a notice specifying the information in subd. 2. if any of the following apply: a. The statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the cur- rent state fiscal year does not equal or exceed $1,356,000,000. b. The statewide total of Medical Assistance pay- ments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department expects to be paid in the current state fiscal year does not equal the statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the current state fiscal year divided by 56.1 percent. c. The statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year does not equal or exceed $1,356,000,000. d. The statewide total of Medical Assistance pay- ments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year does not equal the statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year divided by 56.1 percent. 2. The department shall include in any notice sub- mitted under subd. 1. all of the following information: a. The statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the cur- rent state fiscal year. b. The statewide total of Medical Assistance pay- ments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department expects to be paid in the current state fiscal year. c. The statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year. d. The statewide total of Medical Assistance pay- ments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year. (b) 1. The department shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Ad- ministrative Register a notice specifying the information in subd. 2. if, after the department has submitted a no- tice to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under par. (a), any of the following apply: a. The statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the cur- rent state fiscal year equals or exceeds $1,356,000,000. b. The statewide total of Medical Assistance pay- ments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department expects to be paid in the current state fiscal year equals the statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the current state fiscal year divided by 56.1 percent. c. The statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year equals or exceeds $1,356,000,000. d. The statewide total of Medical Assistance pay- ments required under s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the depart- ment expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year equals the statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year divided by 56.1 percent. 2. The department shall include in any notice sub- mitted under subd. 1. all of the following information: a. The statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the cur- rent state fiscal year. b. The statewide total of Medical Assistance pay- ments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department expects to be paid in the current state fiscal year. c. The statewide total of assessment payments in sub. (2) that the department expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year. d. The statewide total of Medical Assistance pay- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 153 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 ments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department expects to be paid in the next state fiscal year. SECTION 202. 50.38 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: 50.38 (8) In each state fiscal year, the secretary of administration shall transfer from the hospital assess- ment fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund an amount equal to the amount collected under sub. (2) (a) and (b) for that fiscal year minus the state share of pay- ments to hospitals required under s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11., minus any amounts appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (qe) and (qj), and minus any refunds paid to hospitals from the hospital assessment fund under sub. (6) (a) in that fiscal year. SECTION 203. 50.38 (10) of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 204. 59.25 (3) (j) of the statutes is renum- bered 59.25 (3) (j) 1. (intro.) and amended to read: 59.25 (3) (j) 1. (intro.) Retain 10 percent all of the following for fees in receiving and paying into the state treasury all money received by the treasurer for the state for fines and forfeitures, except that: b. For a treasurer in a county other than Milwaukee County, 50 percent of the state forfeitures and fines un- der chs. 341 to 347, 349, and 351 shall be retained as fees, and retain. 2. Retain the other fees for receiving and paying money into the state treasury that are prescribed by law. SECTION 205. 59.25 (3) (j) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read: 59.25 (3) (j) 1. a. Except as provided in subd. 1. b. and c., 10 percent of the state forfeitures and fines. SECTION 206. 59.25 (3) (j) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read: 59.25 (3) (j) 1. c. For a treasurer in Milwaukee County, 100 percent of the state forfeitures and fines un- der chs. 341 to 347, 349, and 351. SECTION 207. 66.0602 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 66.0602 (2m) (c) A political subdivision that acts under s. 66.1113 (2) (k) to impose a tax under ss. 66.1113 (2) and 77.994 shall reduce its levy limit in the current year by an amount equal to 50 percent of the proceeds of that tax in the previous year, less any previ- ous reductions made under this paragraph. SECTION 208. 66.1017 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1017 (1) (a) XFamily child care homeY means a dwelling licensed as a child care center by the depart- ment of children and families under s. 48.65 where care is provided for not more than 8 12 children. SECTION 209. 66.1113 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1113 (2) (a) The governing body of a political subdivision, by a two-thirds vote of the members of the governing body who are present when the vote is taken, may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution declaring itself to be a premier resort area if, except as provided in pars. (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), and (k), at least 40 per- cent of the equalized assessed value of the taxable prop- erty within such political subdivision is used by tourism-related retailers. SECTION 210. 66.1113 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 66.1113 (2) (b) Subject to pars. (g), (h), (i), and (j), and (k), a political subdivision that is a premier resort area may impose the tax under s. 77.994. SECTION 211. 66.1113 (2) (k) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 66.1113 (2) (k) A political subdivision with a popu- lation of not less than 4,000 and not more than 11,000 may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution declaring itself to be a premier resort area under par. (a), even if less than 40 percent of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property within the political subdivision is used by tourism-related retailers, if the action is ap- proved by a majority of the electors in the political sub- division voting on the resolution at a referendum held prior to June 1, 2025. SECTION 212. 70.11 (48) of the statutes is created to read: 70.11 (48) RADIO, CELLULAR, AND TELECOMMUNI- CATION TOWERS. Radio, cellular, and telecommunica- tion towers used exclusively to support equipment that provides telecommunications services, as defined in s. 76.80 (3), or that is used as digital broadcasting equip- ment for radio, television, or video service, as defined in s. 66.0420 (2) (y). SECTION 213. 71.05 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (1) (am) Military retirement systems. All re- tirement payments received from the U.S. military em- ployee retirement system, to the extent that such pay- ments are not exempt under par. (a) or sub. (6) (b) 54. SECTION 214. 71.05 (1) (an) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (1) (an) Uniformed services retirement bene- fits. All retirement payments received from the U.S. government that relate to service with the coast guard, the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and at- mospheric administration, or the commissioned corps of the public health service, to the extent that such pay- ments are not exempt under par. (a) or (am) or sub. (6) (b) 54. SECTION 215. 71.05 (6) (a) 15. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (a) 15. The amount of the credits com- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 154 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 puted 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), and (10) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability com- pany, 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 216. 71.05 (6) (b) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 4. (intro.) 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 med- ically 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 consid- ered 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 de- partment. The exclusion under this subdivision shall be determined as follows: SECTION 217. 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 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 218. 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 ex- pended 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 par- ent, 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 or- der of a court of any other state, or upon registration of a foreign adoption under s. 48.97 (2), during the taxable year. SECTION 219. 71.05 (6) (b) 54. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 54. (intro.) Except for a payment that is exempt under sub. (1) (a), (am), or (an), or that is exempt as a railroad retirement benefit, and except as provided under subds. 54m. and 54mn., for taxable years begin- ning after December 31, 2020, up to $5,000 of payments or distributions received each year by an individual from a qualified retirement plan under the Internal Revenue Code or from an individual retirement account estab- lished under 26 USC 408, if all of the following condi- tions apply: SECTION 220. 71.05 (6) (b) 54m. of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 54m. a. Except for a payment that is exempt under sub. (1) (a), (am), or (an), or that is exempt as a railroad retirement benefit, and except as provided under subd. 54mn., for taxable years beginning after De- cember 31, 2024, the amount, up to the limit specified in subd. 54m. b. or c., whichever is applicable, of the payments or distributions received each year from a qualified retirement plan under the Internal Revenue Code or from an individual retirement account estab- lished under 26 USC 408. b. If the individual is at least 67 years of age before the close of the taxable year to which the subtraction re- lates, the amount claimed by the individual under this subdivision may not exceed $24,000 for that taxable year. c. If the individual is married and is a joint filer, and both spouses are at least 67 years of age before the close of the taxable year to which the subtraction relates, the total amount claimed by the spouses under this subdivi- sion may not exceed $48,000 for that taxable year. d. An individual who claims the subtraction under this subdivision for a taxable year may not claim any credit listed under s. 71.10 (4) for the same taxable year. SECTION 221. 71.05 (6) (b) 54mn. of the statutes is created to read: 71.05 (6) (b) 54mn. For taxable years beginning af- ter December 31, 2024, for an individual who is a part- year resident of this state, the amount that is calculated by multiplying the applicable amount under subd. 54m. b. or c. by a fraction the numerator of which is the indi- vidual[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 earn- ings from a trade or business. A nonresident of this state is not eligible to claim the subtraction under subd. 54m. 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 155 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 An individual who claims the subtraction under this subdivision for a taxable year may not claim any credit listed under s. 71.10 (4) for the same taxable year. SECTION 222. 71.06 (1q) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (1q) FIDUCIARIES, SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, AND HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS; AFTER 2012 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 begin- ning after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2025: SECTION 223. 71.06 (1r) of the statutes is created to read: 71.06 (1r) FIDUCIARIES, SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, AND HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD; AFTER 2024. The tax to be as- sessed, levied, and collected upon the taxable incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decom- missioning trust or reserve funds, and single individuals and heads of households shall be computed at the fol- lowing rates for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024: (a) On all taxable income from $0 to $14,680, 3.50 percent. (b) On all taxable income exceeding $14,680 but not exceeding $50,480, 4.40 percent. (c) On all taxable income exceeding $50,480 but not exceeding $323,290, 5.30 percent. (d) On all taxable income exceeding $323,290, 7.65 percent. SECTION 224. 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 225. 71.06 (2) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2) (j) (intro.) For married persons filing sep- arately, for taxable years beginning after Decem- ber 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2025: SECTION 226. 71.06 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read: 71.06 (2) (k) For joint returns, for taxable years be- ginning after December 31, 2024: 1. On all taxable income from $0 to $19,580, 3.50 percent. 2. On all taxable income exceeding $19,580 but not exceeding $67,300, 4.40 percent. 3. On all taxable income exceeding $67,300 but not exceeding $431,060, 5.30 percent. 4. On all taxable income exceeding $431,060, 7.65 percent. SECTION 227. 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. On all taxable income from $0 to $9,790, 3.50 percent. 2. On all taxable income exceeding $9,790 but not exceeding $33,650, 4.40 percent. 3. On all taxable income exceeding $33,650 but not exceeding $215,530, 5.30 percent. 4. On all taxable income exceeding $215,530, 7.65 percent. SECTION 228. 71.06 (2e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2e) (a) For taxable years beginning after De- cember 31, 1998, and before January 1, 2000, the maxi- mum dollar amount in each tax bracket, and the corre- sponding 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 be- tween the U.S. consumer price index for all urban con- sumers, 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 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 previ- ous 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 229. 71.06 (2e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2e) (b) For taxable years beginning after De- cember 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2025, the maxi- mum dollar amount in each tax bracket, and the corre- sponding minimum dollar amount in the next bracket, 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 156 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 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. con- sumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city av- erage, 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 adjust- ment may occur only if the resulting amount is greater than the corresponding amount that was calculated for the previous year. SECTION 230. 71.06 (2e) (bm) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 71.06 (2e) (bm) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, the maximum dollar amount in each tax bracket, and the corresponding minimum dollar amount in the next bracket, under subs. (1r) and (2) (k) and (L), shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. con- sumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city av- erage, 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 de- termined 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 calcu- lated for the previous year. SECTION 231. 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) (k) or (L) changes dur- ing a taxable year, the taxpayer shall compute the tax for that taxable year by the methods applicable to the fed- eral income tax under section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code. SECTION 232. 71.06 (2s) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.06 (2s) (d) For taxable years beginning after De- cember 31, 2000, with respect to nonresident individu- als, 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 Wis- consin adjusted gross income and the denominator of which is federal adjusted gross income. In this para- graph, for married persons filing separately Xadjusted gross incomeY means the separate adjusted gross in- come 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 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 233. 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 ap- proved by the state film office, 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 min- utes or longer or $50,000 for a production that is less than 30 minutes. XAccredited productionY includes a scripted, unscripted, reality, or competition production, but 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 sports event or sports activity. d. A gala presentation or awards show. e. A finished production that solicits funds. f. 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. g. 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 copy- right in the accredited production or has contracted di- rectly 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 state film office, for the commercial distribution of the finished production. 3. XCommercial domicileY means the location from which a trade or business is principally managed and di- rected, based on any factors the state film office deter- mines 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 oper- ations, or from which the employees are directed or controlled. 4. XProduction expendituresY means any expendi- tures that are incurred in this state and directly used to produce an accredited production, including expendi- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 157 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 tures for writing, budgeting, casting, location scouts, set construction and operation, wardrobes, makeup, cloth- ing accessories, photography, sound recording, sound synchronization, sound mixing, lighting, editing, film processing, film transferring, special effects, visual ef- fects, 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 state film office. 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 insur- ance agency or company that has its commercial domi- cile in this state. XProduction expendituresY does not in- clude salary or wages or expenditures for the marketing and distribution of an accredited production. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations pro- vided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning af- ter December 31, 2025, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 any of the follow- ing amounts: 1. To the extent the salary or wages are not claimed under subd. 2., an amount equal to 30 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 30 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, to the extent those taxes are not used in claiming a credit under subd. 2., 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, includ- ing all stages from the final script stage to the distribu- tion 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 di- rectly 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 state film office, 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 sharehold- ers may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability compa- nies, 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), ap- plies to the credits under this subsection. Section 71.28 (4) (f), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), ap- plies 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 de- partment 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 de- scribed in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer a credit under par. (b) 1. or 3., 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 trans- fer, and submits with the notification a copy of the trans- fer 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 al- lowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant. 4. Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on a refund based on an amount certified under this subsection. SECTION 234. 71.07 (5h) of the statutes is created to read: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 158 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 71.07 (5h) FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY INVEST- MENT CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XClaimantY means a person who files a claim un- der 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 televi- sion productions, not including the productions de- scribed in sub. (5f) (a) 1. a. to g. 3. XPhysical workY does not include preliminary ac- tivities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing property to prevent deterioration. 4. XPreviously owned propertyY means real prop- erty 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 ex- change 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 per- cent of total use. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations pro- vided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning af- ter 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 com- pany, an amount that is equal to 30 percent of the follow- ing that the claimant paid in the taxable year to establish a film production company in this state: 1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible per- sonal property. 2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, reha- bilitate, remodel, or repair real property. (c) Limitations. 1. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property is pur- chased after December 31, 2025, and the personal prop- erty 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, re- model, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodel- ing, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in prepa- ration for the physical work, after December 31, 2025, or if the completed project is placed in service after De- cember 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 af- ter December 31, 2025. 4. No claim may be allowed under this subsection unless the state film office 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. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for any amount that the claimant paid for expenses de- scribed in par. (b) that the claimant used to claim a credit under sub. (5f). 6. 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 sharehold- ers may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability compa- nies, 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 de- scribed 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 trans- fer, and submits with the notification a copy of the trans- fer 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 al- lowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant. 3. Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on a refund based on an amount certified under this subsection. SECTION 235. 71.10 (4) (fs) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 71.10 (4) (fs) Film production company investment credit under s. 71.07 (5h). SECTION 236. 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 237. 71.10 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 159 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 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 under subch. VIII, jobs tax credit under s. 71.07 (3q), business devel- opment credit under s. 71.07 (3y), research credit under s. 71.07 (4k) (e) 2. a., film production services credit un- der 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 informa- tion 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 238. 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 un- der 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 239. 71.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 71.125 (2) Each electing small business trust, as de- fined 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 sec- tion 641 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by s. 71.05 (6) to (12), (19) and (20). SECTION 240. 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 Inter- nal 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). SECTION 241. 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), and (10) and passed through to partners shall be added to the partnership[s income. SECTION 242. 71.26 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.26 (2) (a) 4. Plus the amount of the credit com- puted under s. 71.28 (1dm), (1dx), (1dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3q), (3t), (3w), (3wm), (3y), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), (5r), (5rm), (6n), 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 243. 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 ap- proved by the state film office, 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 min- utes or longer or $50,000 for a production that is less than 30 minutes. XAccredited productionY includes a scripted, unscripted, reality, or competition production, but 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 sports event or sports activity. d. A gala presentation or awards show. e. A finished production that solicits funds. f. 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. g. 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 copy- right in the accredited production or has contracted di- rectly 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 state film office, for the commercial distribution of the finished production. 3. XCommercial domicileY means the location from which a trade or business is principally managed and di- rected, based on any factors the state film office deter- mines 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 oper- ations, or from which the employees are directed or controlled. 4. XProduction expendituresY means any expendi- tures that are incurred in this state and directly used to produce an accredited production, including expendi- tures for writing, budgeting, casting, location scouts, set construction and operation, wardrobes, makeup, cloth- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 160 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 ing accessories, photography, sound recording, sound synchronization, sound mixing, lighting, editing, film processing, film transferring, special effects, visual ef- fects, 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 state film office. 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 insur- ance agency or company that has its commercial domi- cile in this state. XProduction expendituresY does not in- clude salary or wages or expenditures for the marketing and distribution of an accredited production. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations pro- vided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning af- ter December 31, 2025, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 any of the follow- ing amounts: 1. To the extent the salary or wages are not claimed under subd. 2., an amount equal to 30 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 30 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, to the extent those taxes are not used in claiming a credit under subd. 2., 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, includ- ing all stages from the final script stage to the distribu- tion 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 di- rectly 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 state film office, 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 sharehold- ers may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability compa- nies, 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 cred- its 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. 71.23 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 de- partment 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 de- scribed in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer a credit under par. (b) 1. or 3., 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 trans- fer, and submits with the notification a copy of the trans- fer 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 al- lowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant. 4. Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on a refund based on an amount certified under this subsection. SECTION 244. 71.28 (5h) of the statutes is created to read: 71.28 (5h) FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY INVEST- MENT CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 161 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 1. XClaimantY means a person who files a claim un- der 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 televi- sion productions, not including the productions de- scribed in sub. (5f) (a) 1. a. to g. 3. XPhysical workY does not include preliminary ac- tivities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing property to prevent deterioration. 4. XPreviously owned propertyY means real prop- erty 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 ex- change 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 per- cent of total use. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations pro- vided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning af- ter 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 com- pany, an amount that is equal to 30 percent of the follow- ing that the claimant paid in the taxable year to establish a film production company in this state: 1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible per- sonal property. 2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, reha- bilitate, remodel, or repair real property. (c) Limitations. 1. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property is pur- chased after December 31, 2025, and the personal prop- erty 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, re- model, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodel- ing, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in prepa- ration for the physical work, after December 31, 2025, or if the completed project is placed in service after De- cember 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 af- ter December 31, 2025. 4. No claim may be allowed under this subsection unless the state film office 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. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for any amount that the claimant paid for expenses de- scribed in par. (b) that the claimant used to claim a credit under sub. (5f). 6. 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 sharehold- ers may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability compa- nies, 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 cred- its under this subsection. 2. Any person, including a nonprofit entity de- scribed 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 trans- fer, and submits with the notification a copy of the trans- fer 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 al- lowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant. 3. Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on a refund based on an amount certified under this subsection. SECTION 245. 71.30 (3) (epr) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 71.30 (3) (epr) Film production company invest- ment credit under s. 71.28 (5h). SECTION 246. 71.30 (3) (eps) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 71.30 (3) (eps) Film production services credit un- der s. 71.28 (5f) (b) 1. and 3. SECTION 247. 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 credit under s. 71.28 (3q), 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 162 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 enterprise zone jobs credit under s. 71.28 (3w), elec- tronics 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 248. 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), and (10) and passed through to shareholders. SECTION 249. 71.45 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.45 (2) (a) 10. By adding to federal taxable in- come 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), 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 250. 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 ap- proved by the state film office, 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 min- utes or longer or $50,000 for a production that is less than 30 minutes. XAccredited productionY includes a scripted, unscripted, reality, or competition production, but 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 sports event or sports activity. d. A gala presentation or awards show. e. A finished production that solicits funds. f. 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. g. 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 copy- right in the accredited production or has contracted di- rectly 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 state film office, for the commercial distribution of the finished production. 3. XCommercial domicileY means the location from which a trade or business is principally managed and di- rected, based on any factors the state film office deter- mines 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 oper- ations, or from which the employees are directed or controlled. 4. XProduction expendituresY means any expendi- tures that are incurred in this state and directly used to produce an accredited production, including expendi- tures for writing, budgeting, casting, location scouts, set construction and operation, wardrobes, makeup, cloth- ing accessories, photography, sound recording, sound synchronization, sound mixing, lighting, editing, film processing, film transferring, special effects, visual ef- fects, 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 state film office. 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 insur- ance agency or company that has its commercial domi- cile in this state. XProduction expendituresY does not in- clude salary or wages or expenditures for the marketing and distribution of an accredited production. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations pro- vided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning af- ter December 31, 2025, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 any of the follow- ing amounts: 1. To the extent the salary or wages are not claimed under subd. 2., an amount equal to 30 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 30 percent of the production 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 163 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 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, to the extent those taxes are not used in claiming a credit under subd. 2., 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, includ- ing all stages from the final script stage to the distribu- tion 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 di- rectly 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 state film office, 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 sharehold- ers may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability compa- nies, 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), ap- plies to the credits under this subsection. Section 71.28 (4) (f), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), ap- plies 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 de- partment 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 de- scribed in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer a credit under par. (b) 1. or 3., 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 trans- fer, and submits with the notification a copy of the trans- fer 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 al- lowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant. 4. Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on a refund based on an amount certified under this subsection. SECTION 251. 71.47 (5h) of the statutes is created to read: 71.47 (5h) FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY INVEST- MENT CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection: 1. XClaimantY means a person who files a claim un- der 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 televi- sion productions, not including the productions de- scribed in sub. (5f) (a) 1. a. to g. 3. XPhysical workY does not include preliminary ac- tivities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing property to prevent deterioration. 4. XPreviously owned propertyY means real prop- erty 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 ex- change 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 per- cent of total use. (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations pro- vided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning af- ter 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 com- pany, an amount that is equal to 30 percent of the follow- ing that the claimant paid in the taxable year to establish a film production company in this state: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 164 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible per- sonal property. 2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, reha- bilitate, remodel, or repair real property. (c) Limitations. 1. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property is pur- chased after December 31, 2025, and the personal prop- erty 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, re- model, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodel- ing, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in prepa- ration for the physical work, after December 31, 2025, or if the completed project is placed in service after De- cember 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 af- ter December 31, 2025. 4. No claim may be allowed under this subsection unless the state film office 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. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for any amount that the claimant paid for expenses de- scribed in par. (b) that the claimant used to claim a credit under sub. (5f). 6. 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 sharehold- ers may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability compa- nies, 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 de- scribed 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 trans- fer, and submits with the notification a copy of the trans- fer 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 al- lowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant. 3. Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on a refund based on an amount certified under this subsection. SECTION 252. 71.49 (1) (epr) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 71.49 (1) (epr) Film production company invest- ment credit under s. 71.47 (5h). SECTION 253. 71.49 (1) (eps) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 71.49 (1) (eps) Film production services credit un- der s. 71.47 (5f) (b) 1. and 3. SECTION 254. 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 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 255. 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 256. 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 pay- ment of pari-mutuel winnings under s. 562.065 (3) (a) or (3m) (a) an amount 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 257. 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 pur- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 165 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 chase 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 258. 71.83 (1) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read: 71.83 (1) (a) 6. ZRetirement plans.[ Any natural per- son who is liable for a penalty for federal income tax purposes under section 72 (m) (5), (q), (t), and (v), 4973, 4974, 4975, or 4980A of the Internal Revenue Code is liable for 33 percent of the federal penalty un- less the income received is exempt from taxation under s. 71.05 (1) (a) or (6) (b) 54., 54m., or 54mn. The penal- ties provided under this subdivision shall be assessed, levied, and collected in the same manner as income or franchise taxes. SECTION 259. 76.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 76.81 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), there is im- posed a tax on the real property of, and the tangible per- sonal 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 im- posed 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 jurisdic- tions 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 260. 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. SECTION 261. 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 in this state of infor- mation products containing reports, statistics, records, or other data used exclusively by an insurance company possessing a certificate of authority issued by the com- missioner of insurance, whether purchased by the insur- ance company or an affiliate, as defined in s. 600.03 (1), or used exclusively by an insurance intermediary li- censed by or subject to the jurisdiction of the commis- sioner of insurance, for purposes of quoting, underwrit- ing, determining insurability, assessing risks, setting rates, or adjusting claims. The exemption under this paragraph applies regardless of whether such informa- tion products are transferred in tangible or digital form and regardless of whether the charges for such products are made on a transactional basis or through a license, subscription, or similar fee for access to the products. SECTION 262. 79.038 (1) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 79.038 (1) (a) 1. b. The agreement or contract trans- fers all services or duties specified under subd. 1. a. for a period of time that is at least twice the length of the pe- riod described in par. (d) 1. that remains on the date that the application is submitted 3 years. SECTION 263. 79.038 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 79.038 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) The department of revenue may award a grant for an agreement or contract under par. (a) only for a transfer of one or more of the follow- ing services or duties, and only if the innovation plan in- dicates that the transfer will realize a projected savings of at least 10 percent of the total cost of providing the service or duty: SECTION 264. 79.038 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 265. 79.038 (1) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read: 79.038 (1) (c) 1m. The department may not approve a grant under par. (a) after the end of the 6th fiscal year after the date identified in the notice under 2023 Wis- consin Act 12, section 244 (1). SECTION 266. 79.038 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 79.038 (1) (d) 1. A grant awarded under par. (a) shall be distributed in payments made each year that a service or duty is transferred under an innovation plan during the period consisting of the first fiscal year that begins after the date identified in the notice under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, section 244 (1), and the 4 following 2 fiscal years. Except as provided in subds. 2., 3., and 4., with regard to an innovation plan involving only counties and municipalities, the amount of the grant awarded under par. (a) for that plan to be distributed in each year is equal to 25 percent of the total costs speci- fied under par. (a) 1. c. of performing the services and duties covered by the innovation plan in the year imme- diately preceding the transfer of the services or duties, excluding the costs specified under par. (a) 1. c. paid by the county or municipality with the highest total costs of performing the services or duties covered by the innova- tion plan in the year immediately preceding the transfer 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 166 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 of the services or duties. Except as provided in subds. 2., 3., 3m., and 4., with regard to an innovation plan in- volving the transfer of a service or duty to a nonprofit or- ganization or private entity, the amount of the grant awarded under par. (a) for that plan to be distributed in each year is equal to 25 percent of the total costs speci- fied for the county or municipality transferring services or duties under par. (a) 1. c. of performing the trans- ferred services and duties in the year immediately pre- ceding the transfer of the services or duties. SECTION 267. 79.038 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 268. 79.038 (1) (d) 3m. of the statutes is created to read: 79.038 (1) (d) 3m. If, for a year during the period under subd. 1. that a county or municipality is awarded a grant for an innovation plan under par. (a), the total cost of performing the service or duty specified by the inno- vation plan[s agreement or contract under par. (a) 1. a. for all counties and municipalities that are a party to the agreement or contract exceeds 115 percent of such cost for the year immediately preceding the transfer of the service or duty as indicated under par. (a) 1. c., the de- partment of revenue shall notify the department of ad- ministration of each county and municipality that is a party to the agreement or contract, and the department of administration may not make a payment for that grant in the next year to any such county or municipality. SECTION 269. 79.038 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is repealed. SECTION 270. 84.01 (38) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: 84.01 (38) (title) WORK ZONE SAFETY EDUCATION. SECTION 271. 84.01 (38) of the statutes is renum- bered 84.01 (38) (a) 1. SECTION 272. 84.01 (38) (a) 2. of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 84.01 (38) (a) 2. The department shall award a grant to a private organization for the development of a work zone safety course that a student can complete over the Internet. SECTION 273. 84.01 (38) (b) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 84.01 (38) (b) 1. The department shall establish a pilot program to test the effectiveness of enhanced high- way work zone safety measures. Under the program, the department shall designate not more than 10 projects on 2-lane highways to participate in enhanced highway work zone safety measures and any number of addi- tional projects to serve as control projects. The depart- ment shall collect data on the effectiveness of the en- hanced projects in comparison with the control projects. 2. Not later than the end of April 2027, the depart- ment shall submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) evaluating the impact of enhanced highway work zone safety measures as compared to the control projects. SECTION 274. 84.013 (3) (be) of the statutes is cre- ated 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 Wis- consin 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 com- pletion of the project. SECTION 275. 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, excluding any obliga- tions 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 princi- pal amount, the building commission may contract rev- enue obligations under this section up to $142,254,600, excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization program administered by the build- ing 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 com- mission may contract revenue obligations under this sec- tion up to $128,258,200, 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 $204,535,200 to be used for major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09, excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization program ad- ministered by the building commission. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section up to $9,500,000 to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28), excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization pro- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 167 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 gram administered by the building commission. In ad- dition to the foregoing limits on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section as the building commission deter- mines is desirable to refund outstanding revenue obliga- tions contracted under this section, to make payments under agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obliga- tions issued under this section, and to pay expenses as- sociated with revenue obligations contracted under this section. SECTION 277. 85.193 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 85.193 (2) EXEMPTION FROM LOCAL ZONING. (in- tro.) No zoning ordinance enacted under s. 59.69, 59.693, 60.61, 60.62, 61.35, or 62.23 may apply to a borrow site or material disposal site if all of the follow- ing apply: SECTION 277n. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allo- cations 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 and $6,898,600 in each calendar year thereafter. These amounts, to the ex- tent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year. SECTION 278. 85.64 of the statutes is renumbered 85.64 (1). SECTION 279. 85.64 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 85.64 (2) (a) During the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department shall designate 20 percent of moneys ap- propriated under s. 20.395 (2) (fu) for grants for im- provements to bridges or culverts identified as being in poor or worse condition in assessments performed un- der sub. (1). The department shall establish criteria for evaluating the suitability of projects for grants under this paragraph. (b) If the department does not receive sufficient complete grant applications meeting the criteria under par. (a) in the 2025‑27 fiscal biennium, the moneys des- ignated under par. (a) shall be available for any other purpose for which the moneys were appropriated. SECTION 280. 86.19 (1g) (i) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 86.19 (1g) (i) The department shall erect and main- tain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound I 94 at the CTH XKY interchange in Racine County dis- playing the words XThe Prairie SchoolY and XWind Point Lighthouse.Y SECTION 281. 86.255 (2) (c) of the statutes is cre- ated 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 282. 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 cal- endar years 2020 and 2021, $2,681 in calendar year 2022, and $2,734 in calendar year years 2023 and to 2025. The mileage aid payment shall be $2,930 in cal- endar year 2026. The mileage aid payment shall be $3,018 in calendar year 2027 and thereafter. SECTION 283. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and dis- tributing 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 calen- dar year 2025. The amounts for aids to counties are $136,245,000 in calendar year 2026. The amounts for aids to counties are $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 284. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and dis- tributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to mu- nicipalities are $398,996,800 in calendar year 2023. In calendar year 2024, the amounts for aids to municipali- ties are $406,976,700. In calendar year 2025 and there- after, the amounts for aids to municipalities are $415,116,200 in calendar year 2025. The amounts for aids to municipalities are $434,165,700 in calendar year 2026. The amounts for aids to municipalities are $447,190,700 in calendar year 2027 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average cost-shar- ing percentage in the particular calendar year. SECTION 285. 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 bien- nium after June 23, 2026. SECTION 286. 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 Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 168 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 this subsection after June 23, 2028, with moneys appro- priated in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium. SECTION 287. 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 appro- priated 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 in- curred under this subsection after 5 years after the effec- tive date of this subd. 2m. b. .... [LRB inserts date] with moneys appropriated in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium. SECTION 288. 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 289. 86.31 (3s) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.31 (3s) (bm) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), in 2025-26, the department shall allo- cate in 2023-24 amounts for county trunk highway im- provements, town road improvements, and municipal street improvements so that the total funding in 2025-26 under s. 20.395 (2) (fq) 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 290. 86.32 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: 86.32 (1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the city of Menasha shall be eligible for aids payments under sub. (2) (a) for the actual costs of maintenance and operation of the lift bridge on Racine Street in the city of Menasha. SECTION 291. 86.32 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 86.32 (2) (a) Cities, villages, and towns shall be re- imbursed for actual costs, as approved by the depart- ment, incurred in maintaining and operating lift bridges under subs. (1) and (1m). Documentation of costs shall be submitted by each city, village, and town by January 31 and reimbursement shall be made, starting in 1982- 83, on the first Monday in July for costs incurred during the prior calendar year. If the amount appropriated un- der s. 20.395 (1) (ft) is insufficient to pay the actual costs approved by the department for the maintenance and operation of lift bridges, the department shall pro- rate the amount appropriated in the manner it deems desirable. SECTION 292. 102.03 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.03 (4) The right to compensation and the amount of the compensation shall in all cases be deter- mined in accordance with the provisions of law in effect as of the date of the injury except as to employees whose rate of compensation is changed as provided in s. 102.43 (5) (c) or (7) or 102.44 (1), (2) (a) 2., or (5) and employ- ees who are eligible to receive private rehabilitative counseling and rehabilitative training under s. 102.61 (1m) and except as provided in s. 102.555 (12) (b). SECTION 293. 102.16 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 102.16 (1m) (a) If an insurer or self-insured em- ployer concedes by compromise under sub. (1) or stipu- lation under s. 102.18 (1) (a) that the insurer or self-in- sured employer is liable under this chapter for any health services provided to an injured employee by a health ser- vice provider, but disputes the reasonableness of the fee charged by the health service provider, the department or the division may include in its order confirming the compromise or stipulation a determination made by the department under sub. (2) as to the reasonableness of the fee or, if such a determination has not yet been made, the department or the division may notify, or direct the insurer or self-insured employer to notify, the health ser- vice provider under sub. (2) (b) that the reasonableness of the fee is in dispute. The department or the division shall deny payment of a health service fee that the de- partment determines is unreasonable or not allowable under sub. (2) to be unreasonable. A health service provider and an insurer or self-insured employer that are parties to a fee dispute under this paragraph are bound by the department[s determination under sub. (2) on the reasonableness of the disputed fee, unless that determi- nation is set aside, reversed, or modified by the depart- ment under sub. (2) (f) or is set aside on judicial review as provided in sub. (2) (f). SECTION 294. 102.16 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 102.16 (2) (c) 1. and amended to read: 102.16 (2) (c) 1. After Except as provided in subd. 2., after a fee dispute is submitted to the department, the insurer or self-insured employer that is a party to the dis- pute shall provide to the department information on that fee and information on fees charged by other health ser- vice providers for comparable services. The insurer or self-insured employer shall obtain the information on comparable fees from a database that is certified by the department under par. (h) 2. Except as provided in par. (e) 1., if the insurer or self-insured employer does not provide the information required under this paragraph subdivision, the department shall determine that the dis- puted fee is reasonable and order that it be paid. If the insurer or self-insured employer provides the informa- tion required under this paragraph subdivision, the de- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 169 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 partment shall use that information to determine the rea- sonableness of the disputed fee under par. (d). SECTION 295. 102.16 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 102.16 (2) (c) 2. After a dispute is submitted to the department concerning the the applicability of s. 102.423 to the fee or the amount of the fee under s. 102.423, the insurer or self-insured employer that is a party to the dispute shall provide to the department in- formation on that fee, information on the medical records and bill provided to the insurer or self-insured employer in connection with that fee, and any other in- formation requested by the department. If the insurer or self-insured employer does not provide the information required under this subdivision to confirm the applica- bility of s. 102.423, the department shall determine that s. 102.423 does not apply to the fee and may adjudicate the fee under subd. 1. If the insurer or self-insured em- ployer does not provide the information required under this subdivision to determine that the amount of the fee exceeds the allowable amount under s. 102.423, as ap- plicable, the department shall determine that the dis- puted fee is allowable and order that it be paid. If the in- surer or self-insured employer provides the information required under this subdivision, the department shall use that information to determine if s. 102.423 applies to the disputed fee and whether the amount of the fee oth- erwise comports with s. 102.423. SECTION 296. 102.16 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 102.16 (2) (d) 1. and amended to read: 102.16 (2) (d) 1. The department shall analyze the information provided to the department under par. (c) 1. according to the criteria provided in this paragraph to determine the reasonableness of the disputed fee. Ex- cept as provided in 2011 Wisconsin Act 183, section 30 (2) (b), the department shall determine that a disputed fee is reasonable and order that the disputed fee be paid if that fee is at or below the mean fee for the health ser- vice procedure for which the disputed fee was charged, plus 1.2 standard deviations from that mean, as shown by data from a database that is certified by the depart- ment under par. (h) 2. Except as provided in 2011 Wis- consin Act 183, section 30 (2) (b), the department shall determine that a disputed fee is unreasonable and order that a reasonable fee be paid if the disputed fee is above the mean fee for the health service procedure for which the disputed fee was charged, plus 1.2 standard devia- tions from that mean, as shown by data from a database that is certified by the department under par. (h) 2., un- less the health service provider proves to the satisfaction of the department that a higher fee is justified because the service provided in the disputed case was more diffi- cult or more complicated to provide than in the usual case. This subdivision does not apply to a fee to which s. 102.423 applies. SECTION 297. 102.16 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 102.16 (2) (d) 2. a. The department shall analyze the information provided to the department under par. (c) 2. and determine whether s. 102.423 applies to the dis- puted fee and, if s. 102.423 applies, whether the amount of the fee otherwise comports with s. 102.423. b. If the department determines that s. 102.423 does not apply to the disputed fee, the department shall evalu- ate the fee under subd. 1. The department may request additional information described under par. (c) 1. as needed to make that determination. SECTION 298. 102.16 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 102.16 (2) (e) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., the de- partment may use only a hospital radiology database that has been certified by the department under par. (h) 2. to determine the reasonableness of a hospital fee for radiology services. SECTION 299. 102.16 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 102.16 (2) (e) 3. This paragraph does not apply to a fee to which s. 102.423 applies. SECTION 300. 102.16 (2) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 102.16 (2) (h) 1. and amended to read: 102.16 (2) (h) 1. The department shall promulgate rules establishing procedures and requirements for the fee dispute resolution process under this subsection, including. 2. The rules specifying promulgated under subd. 1. shall specify the standards that health service fee data- bases must meet for certification under this paragraph subdivision. Using those standards, the department shall certify databases of the health service fees that var- ious health service providers charge. In certifying data- bases under this paragraph subdivision, the department shall certify at least one database of hospital fees for ra- diology services, including diagnostic and interven- tional radiology, diagnostic ultrasound and nuclear medicine. The databases certified under this subdivi- sion shall not be used for purposes of establishing the fee schedule under s. 102.423 (3) or for determining the reasonableness of a fee that is governed by the provi- sions of s. 102.423. SECTION 301. 102.18 (1) (bg) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 102.18 (1) (bg) 1. If the division finds under par. (b) that an insurer or self-insured employer is liable under this chapter for any health services provided to an in- jured employee by a health service provider, but that the reasonableness of the fee charged by the health service 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 170 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 provider is in dispute, the division may include in its or- der under par. (b) a determination made by the depart- ment under s. 102.16 (2) as to the reasonableness of the fee or, if such a determination has not yet been made, the division may notify, or direct the insurer or self-insured employer to notify, the health service provider under s. 102.16 (2) (b) that the reasonableness of the fee is in dispute. SECTION 302. 102.423 of the statutes is created to read: 102.423 Health service fee schedule. (1) DEFINI- TIONS. In this section: (a) XEligible hospitalY has the meaning given under s. 50.38 (1). (b) XItems or servicesY means hospital facility ser- vices that are Xitems and services,Y as defined under 45 CFR 180.20. (2) APPLICABILITY. (a) Subject to par. (b), this sec- tion shall apply to a fee for an item or service only if all of the following apply: 1. The fee is for an item or service that was provided by an eligible hospital. 2. The fee is for an item or service for which the el- igible hospital may receive hospital inpatient or hospital outpatient reimbursement from the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49. 3. The fee was paid within the applicable period un- der par. (c). (b) 1. a. If a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Adminis- trative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. a. or b. applies, then this section shall not apply from the day the notice is published until subd. 2. applies. b. Except as provided in subd. 1. a., if a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administrative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. c. or d. applies, then this sec- tion shall not apply beginning on the first day of the cal- endar year following the calendar year in which the no- tice is published until subd. 2. applies. 2. a. Notwithstanding subd. 1., if a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administrative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. a. or b. applies, then this section ap- plies from the day the notice is published. b. Notwithstanding subd. 1. and except as provided in subd. 2. a., if a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Adminis- trative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. c. or d. applies, then this section applies beginning on the first day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the notice is published. (c) 1. In order for this section to apply to a fee, an in- surer or self-insured employer must remit payment for the fee to the eligible hospital within the period speci- fied in subd. 2., which shall begin to run on the day after whichever of the following dates is latest: a. The date the eligible hospital electronically sends to the insurer or self-insured employer the medical records to substantiate the submitted hospital bill or, if such records are sent by mail, the 3rd day after the date the records are postmarked. b. The date the eligible hospital electronically sends the bill described in subd. 1. a. or, if the bill is sent by mail, the 3rd day after the date the bill is postmarked. 2. a. If the aggregate amount billed is equal to or greater than $65,000, the period within which an insurer or self-insured employer must remit payment shall be 90 calendar days after the date determined under subd. 1. b. If the aggregate amount billed is less than $65,000, the period within which an insurer or self-in- sured employer must remit payment shall be 60 calendar days after the date determined under subd. 1. 3. An insurer or self-insured employer may request that an eligible hospital send additional medical records to the insurer or self-insured employer that the insurer or self-insured employer reasonably believes are necessary to substantiate the claim. The eligible hospital shall pro- vide the requested records to the extent practicable or within 10 days after the request is received, but a request under this subdivision by an insurer or self-insured em- ployer shall not operate to extend the period specified under subd. 2. a. or b. 4. a. An insurer or self-insured employer may sub- mit a request to the department for an extension to the period specified in subd. 2. if the insurer or self-insured employer has not yet determined whether an injury is compensable under this chapter. The department may, pursuant to rules promulgated under subd. 4. e., autho- rize such an extension if the department determines that the insurer or self-insured employer has not yet deter- mined compensability despite its good faith effort to do so. A single extension granted by the department shall not exceed 30 calendar days. There is no limit to the number of extensions that an insurer or self-insured em- ployer may request or that the department may grant un- der this subdivision, but an insurer or self-insured em- ployer may not request another extension after a denial. b. If the department denies a request for extension under this subdivision, the insurer or self-insured em- ployer shall, notwithstanding subds. 1. and 2., have 14 calendar days after the denial to remit payment for the fee to the eligible hospital. If the insurer or self-insured employer remits payment for the fee to the eligible hos- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 171 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 pital within that 14-day period, then this section applies to that fee. c. A request by an insurer or self-insured employer for an extension under this subdivision or a denial by the department of a request for extension under this subdivi- sion shall not be used as evidence of bad faith by the in- surer or self-insured employer. d. Any information provided by an insurer or self- insured employer pursuant to this subdivision shall not be used as evidence of bad faith by the insurer or self-in- sured employer. e. The department shall promulgate rules specifying requirements and procedures for requesting and grant- ing extensions under this subdivision. The rules shall specify requirements or procedures to ensure that notice is provided to an eligible hospital when a request is made under this subdivision. (3) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHEDULE. (a) By July 1, 2027, the department shall establish a schedule of the maximum fees that the eligible hospital may charge an insurer or self-insured employer for an item or service provided to an injured employee who claims benefits under this chapter. When the schedule under this sub- section is established, the department shall send a notice to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register of the date that the schedule will be effective, which shall be no earlier than the date the notice is published. In determining the maximum fees, the department shall divide the state into 5 regions based on geographical and economic sim- ilarity, including similarity in the cost of items and ser- vices, and, for each region, shall do all of the following: 1. a. Determine, for each item or service included in the schedule, the amount that represents the 75th per- centile of the commercial, in-network negotiated amounts, across all commercial health insurance plans, issuers, and administrators in that region. The depart- ment shall make the determinations under this subd. 1. a. in accordance with subd. 1. b. and c. b. In order to determine the amounts under this sub- division, the department shall utilize the machine-read- able files of all health insurance plans, issuers, adminis- trators, and hospitals made public pursuant to 26 CFR 54.9815-2715A3, 29 CFR 2590.715-2715A3, 45 CFR 147.212, and 45 CFR 180.40 (a) that contain in-network negotiated rates for each eligible hospital in that region. c. In determining the amounts under this subdivi- sion, the department shall not use any amounts from Medicare advantage, services provided under a man- aged care system under the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49, databases certified by the de- partment under s. 102.16 (2) (h), or any sources other than those specified in subd. 1. b. 2. Set the maximum fee for each item or service in- cluded in the schedule at 120 percent of the amount de- termined under subd. 1. for that region. (am) The department shall contract with a 3rd party to perform the duties specified under pars. (a) 1. and 2. (b) Every year, the department shall redetermine the schedule of maximum fees using the procedures speci- fied in par. (a), subject to par. (am). (d) The department shall publish the current fee schedule established under this subsection on the de- partment[s website. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the fee schedule need not be promulgated as a rule. (4) LIABILITY OF INSURER OR SELF-INSURED EM- PLOYER. (a) The liability of an insurer or self-insured employer for an item or service included in a fee sched- ule established under sub. (3) is limited to the maximum fee allowed under the schedule for the item or service as of the date on which the item or service was provided, any fee agreed to by contract between the insurer or self- insured employer and eligible hospital for the item or service as of that date, or the eligible hospital[s actual fee for the item or service as of that date, whichever is least. (b) An eligible hospital that provides items or ser- vices to an injured employee under this chapter may not collect, or bring an action to collect, from the injured employee any charge that is in excess of the liability of the insurer or self-insured employer under this subsection. (c) A schedule of maximum fees established under sub. (3) first applies to an item or service provided to an injured employee on the effective date specified in the notice published under sub. (3) (a). (d) Payment of a claim pursuant to this section is not an admission of causality or responsibility with respect to any future payments or obligations. (5) RULES. The department shall, subject to sub. (3) (d), promulgate rules to implement this section. SECTION 303. 102.44 (2) of the statutes is renum- bered 102.44 (2) (a) 1. and amended to read: 102.44 (2) (a) 1. In case of permanent total disabil- ity, aggregate indemnity shall be weekly indemnity for the period that the employee may live, subject to in- crease under subd. 2. (b) 1. Total impairment for industrial use of both eyes, the loss of both arms at or near the shoulder, the loss of both legs at or near the hip, or the loss of one arm at the shoulder and one leg at the hip constitutes perma- nent total disability. This 2. The enumeration under subd. 1. is not exclusive, but in other cases the division shall find the facts. SECTION 304. 102.44 (2) (a) 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read: 102.44 (2) (a) 2. For injuries occurring on or after 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 172 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 January 1, 2026, weekly indemnity for permanent total disability shall, beginning with the 6th anniversary of the date of injury and then annually thereafter on that anniversary, be increased as follows: a. If the employee was receiving the maximum com- pensation rate, the employee[s weekly indemnity shall be increased to the maximum compensation rate then in effect for that year, as determined under s. 102.11 (1). b. If the employee was receiving less than the maxi- mum compensation rate, the employee[s weekly indem- nity shall be increased to an amount that bears the same proportion to the maximum compensation rate then in effect for that year, as determined under s. 102.11 (1), as the employee[s compensation rate bore to the maximum compensation rate that was in effect at the time of the injury. 3. a. If a notice from the department of health ser- vices under s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. is published by the leg- islative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administra- tive Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. a. or b. applies, then no further increases under subd. 2. shall be applied after the date that notice is published until subd. 4. applies. b. Except as provided in subd. 3. a., if a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administrative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. c. or d. applies, then no further increases under subd. 2. shall be applied beginning on the first day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the notice is published until subd. 4. applies. 4. a. Notwithstanding subd. 3., if a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administrative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. a. or b. applies, then increases under subd. 2. shall be applied beginning on from the day the notice is published. b. Notwithstanding subd. 3. and except as provided in subd. 4. a., if a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Adminis- trative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. c. or d. applies, then increases under subd. 2. shall be ap- plied beginning on the first day of the calendar year fol- lowing the calendar year in which the notice is published. SECTION 305. 106.276 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 106.276 (1) (c) 4. The application is received by the department before July 1, 2025 2027. SECTION 306. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dj), (du), (fc), (fm), (fp), (fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the secretary of ad- ministration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and cooperative ed- ucational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13). SECTION 307. 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 and, except as provided in subd. 3. c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this subdivision for the previ- ous 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; in the 2025-26 school year, $500; and in the 2026-27 school year, $500. SECTION 307n. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.004 (7) (c) 1. (intro.) A pupil enrolled in kinder- garten may be counted only if the pupil attains the age permitted under s. 120.12 (25) or required under s. 118.14 for kindergarten admission. A 5-year-old kindergarten pupil, including a pupil enrolled in a 4- year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b), shall be counted as one-half pupil except that: SECTION 307p. 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 kinder- garten 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) shall be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach activities. SECTION 307r. 121.02 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.02 (1) (f) Annually, schedule at least 437 hours of direct pupil instruction in kindergarten, at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least 1,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Scheduled hours under this paragraph include re- cess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not include the lunch period. Scheduled hours under this paragraph do not include hours of direct pupil in- struction offered during an interim session. Scheduled hours under this paragraph may include hours on Satur- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 173 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 days. A school board operating a 4-year-old kinder- garten program may use up to 87.5 of the scheduled hours for outreach activities. SECTION 308. 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 per school year in the 2016-17 school year and $365 for the 2020-21 school year. The amount for the 2021-22 school year and the 2022-23 school year is $375. The amount for each the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school year thereafter years is $400. For the 2025-26 school year and each school year thereafter, the amount is four hundred fifty dollars. SECTION 309. 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 1.35 by the quotient by 1.4. SECTION 310. 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, and 79.0965 for the current school year, not including payments received under s. 79.096 (3) or 79.0965 (3) for a tax incremental district that has been terminated. SECTION 311. 125.025 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 125.025 (5) FEES. Except as provided in ss. 125.28 (4) and 125.535 (2), all fees collected by the division in connection with permits issued under this chapter shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (9) (g). SECTION 312. 125.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.28 (4) The amount of the permit fee shall be es- tablished 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 may not exceed $2,500 per year or fractional part thereof. All permit fees received under this subsec- tion shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (9) (hd). SECTION 313. 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 permit fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (9) (ha). SECTION 314. 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, recti- fier and wholesaler permittees. The division shall deter- mine the costs and shall establish the procedure for ap- portioning the cost against the permittees and provide for the method of payment to the division. All moneys collected by the division under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (9) (g). SECTION 315. 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) (9) (ha). SECTION 316. 146.69 of the statutes is created to read: 146.69 Grants for the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin. The department shall award grants totaling $150,000 per fiscal year to the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin to support surgical care quality improvements. SECTION 316m. 165.25 (22m) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 165.25 (22m) MISCLASSIFICATION AND PAYROLL FRAUD. Do all of the following: (a) Meet at least quarterly with, and report annually in writing to, the department of workforce development and the department of revenue on its investigations and prosecutions on worker misclassification and payroll fraud. (b) Send copies of its reports under par. (a) to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature un- der s. 13.172 (3). (c) Upon request, report to or appear personally be- fore the appropriate legislative standing committees, the council on unemployment insurance, or the council on worker[s compensation concerning its investigations and prosecutions on worker misclassification and payroll fraud. SECTION 317. 165.85 (5x) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.85 (5x) OFFICER TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT. Notwithstanding sub. (5), in each fiscal year, the depart- ment of justice shall determine the amount of additional costs, including but not limited to tuition, lodging, travel, meals, salaries and fringe benefits, to each politi- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 174 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 cal subdivision as a result of the enactment of 1993 Wis- consin Act 460. In each fiscal year, the department shall pay each political subdivision the 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 318. 230.125 of the statutes is created to read: 230.125 Cash payment for compensatory time off prohibited. Except as prohibited by federal law, ac- crued compensatory time cannot be paid in cash. SECTION 319. 238.14 of the statutes is created to read: 238.14 Talent recruitment grants. (1) DEFINI- TIONS. In this section: (a) XHouseholdY means a group of one or more indi- viduals who dwell together within the same dwelling. (b) XHousehold goalY means the total number of households that a talent recruitment program under this section seeks to successfully incentivize to relocate or commit to relocate from outside this state to a munici- pality in this state. (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. The cor- poration shall establish and administer the economic de- velopment program under this section for the purpose of awarding grants for talent recruitment programs to in- centivize households to relocate from outside this state to a municipality in this state. (3) GRANTS. (a) The corporation shall award grants to eligible applicants under sub. (4) for the purpose of the administration of talent recruitment programs and the costs associated with incentivizing households to re- locate from outside this state to municipalities in this state. (b) No more than $500,000 in grant moneys may be awarded to support talent recruitment programming in a single municipality in a single fiscal year. (c) The corporation shall disburse 50 percent of the total grant award upon entering into a grant contract and 50 percent of the total grant award upon the recipient re- porting to the corporation that it has successfully met half of the household goal stated in the talent recruit- ment program plan under sub. (4) (b). If the recipient fails to meet half of its stated household goal, the corpo- ration shall not disburse the remaining grant amount. (4) APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY. An applicant is eligible to receive a grant if the applicant meets all of the follow- ing criteria: (a) The applicant is any of the following: 1. A city, village, town, county, or American Indian tribe or band in this state. 2. A nonprofit organization, the mission of which includes economic development, workforce and talent development, or community development. (b) The applicant provides the corporation with a talent recruitment program plan that includes all of the following details: 1. The total estimated cost of the program and the individual estimated costs associated with the program[s design, administration, marketing, and relocation incen- tive initiatives. 2. The program[s household goal and the estimated total grant amount per household. 3. The program[s estimated state and local tax impact. 4. The program[s estimated total economic impact. (c) The applicant demonstrates its ability to contrib- ute at least 20 percent of the total talent recruitment pro- gram cost. The applicant[s contribution may include lo- cal investments and in-kind donations. (d) If the applicant is a previous recipient of grant under this section, the applicant has met the household goal stated in the talent recruitment program plan under par. (b) for the previous grant. (5) HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY. A household is eligi- ble for talent recruitment program incentives under this section if the household meets all of the following criteria: (a) The household resides outside of this state at the time the household applies for talent recruitment pro- gram incentives under this section. (b) The household has an individual household in- come of at least $55,000. (c) The household submits an application to the re- cipient of a grant under this section to receive talent re- cruitment program incentives. (6) REPORTS. Each recipient of a grant under this section shall provide semiannual reports to the corpora- tion with the following data regarding talent recruitment program outcomes: (a) Total number of household applications. (b) Total number of approved households. (c) Cost per approved household. (d) The annual incomes and occupations of ap- proved households. (e) The economic impact of the talent recruitment program, including state and local tax revenue and new consumer spending. SECTION 320. 250.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 250.15 (1) (c) XHealth center look-alikeY means a health care entity that is designated by the federal health resources and services administration as a federally qualified health center look-alike. SECTION 322. 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 175 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 250.15 (2) (d) Two million two hundred fifty thou- sand Three million dollars to free and charitable clinics. SECTION 323. 250.15 (2) (e) of the statutes is cre- ated 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 cannot exceed $100,000. SECTION 324. 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 in each fiscal year of up to $482,500 to supplement the operation of the sys- tem and to provide for the statewide collection and re- porting 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 325. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be con- tracted 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 un- der s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations is- sued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from moneys received or anticipated to be re- ceived. Revenue obligations issued under this subsec- tion for the clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program shall not exceed $2,526,700,000 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 commis- sion may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up to $46,000,000. The building commission may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up to $732,250,100. SECTION 326. 301.068 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 301.068 (3) (b) The community services provide of- fenders with necessary supervision and services that im- prove their opportunity to complete their terms of pro- bation, parole, or extended supervision. The commu- nity services may include employment training and placement, educational assistance, education and voca- tional training utilizing virtual reality technologies, transportation, and housing. The community services shall focus on mitigating offender attributes and factors that are likely to lead to criminal behavior. SECTION 327m. 301.26 (4) (d) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read: 301.26 (4) (d) 2. Beginning on July 1, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2024, the per person daily cost as- sessment to counties shall be, for care in a Type 1 juve- nile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), $1,246 and, for care for juveniles transferred from a ju- venile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3), $1,246. For fiscal year 2026, the per person daily cost assessment amounts to counties under this subdivision are $2,501. 3. Beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025, the per person daily cost assessment to coun- ties shall be, for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional fa- cility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), $1,268 and, for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional in- stitution under s. 51.35 (3), $1,268. For fiscal year 2027, the per person daily cost assessment amounts to counties under this subdivision are $2,758. SECTION 329. 341.135 (2m) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 341.135 (2m) FEES. Beginning with registration plates issued on October 1, 2026, the department shall assess a fee of $6 per plate for the issuance of new regis- tration plates that are not replacement plates for which a fee is collected under s. 341.16. The fee under this sub- section is an addition to any other fee required for the registration of a vehicle. SECTION 330. 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 con- nection 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 volun- tary payment of $50 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a bien- nial 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 is- suance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed dur- ing 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 sub- division 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) 70., whichever is less, shall be deposited in the transportation fund. Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 176 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 SECTION 331. 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 con- nection 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 volun- tary payment of $50 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a bien- nial 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 is- suance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed dur- ing 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 sub- division 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 332. 341.14 (6r) (cb) of the statutes is cre- ated 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 333. 341.14 (6r) (cr) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 341.14 (6r) (cr) Notwithstanding par. (c), special group plates issued under par. (f) 71. shall have a yellow background and black lettering displaying the words XAmerica[s DairylandY and XWisconsinY and identify- ing letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 7 positions and not less than one position. SECTION 334. 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 basket- ball team under par. (f) 65. The department shall spec- ify one combination of colors for special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47. Subject to par. (c), the depart- ment 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 organiza- tion. 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 univer- sity 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 335. 341.14 (6r) (f) 70. of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (f) 70. Persons interested in obtaining blackout registration plates. SECTION 336. 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 337. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, addi- tional authorized special groups may only be special groups designated by the department under this para- graph. 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 subdi- vision does not apply to the special groups specified un- der 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 338. 341.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.16 (1) (a) Whenever a current registration plate is lost or destroyed, the owner of the vehicle to which the plate was attached shall immediately apply to the de- partment for replacement. Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (2m), upon satisfactory proof of the loss or de- struction of the plate and upon payment of a $6 fee of $4 for each plate, the department shall issue a replacement. SECTION 339. 341.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.16 (2) Whenever a current registration plate be- comes illegible, the owner of the vehicle to which the plate is attached shall apply to the department for a re- placement. Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon re- ceipt of satisfactory proof of illegibility, and upon pay- ment of a $6 fee of $4 for each plate, the department shall issue a replacement. Upon receipt of a replace- ment plate, the applicant shall destroy the illegible plate. SECTION 340. 341.16 (2s) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.16 (2s) When the owner of a vehicle applies to the department to renew the registration of a vehicle for 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 177 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 which new plates are required under s. 341.135 (2), and upon payment of a $6 fee of $4 for each plate, the de- partment shall issue new replacement plates. Upon re- ceipt of replacement plates, the applicant shall destroy the replaced plates. SECTION 341m. 341.25 (2m) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 341.25 (2m) On October 1, 2025, each annual fee in sub. (2) (c) to (q) is increased by 10 percent. SECTION 342. 342.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 342.14 (1) For filing an application for the first cer- tificate of title, $157 $207, by the owner of the vehicle. SECTION 343. 342.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 342.14 (3) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $157, by the owner of the vehicle $207, 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 immedi- ate family member. SECTION 344. 343.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.21 (1) (a) For $32.50 for the initial issuance or renewal of a license authorizing only the operation of XClass DY motor vehicles, other than a probationary li- cense under s. 343.085, $24. SECTION 345. 563.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 563.13 (4) A $10 license fee of $20 for each bingo occasion proposed to be conducted and $5 for an annual license fee of $10 for the designated member responsi- ble for the proper utilization of gross receipts. All mon- eys received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jn). SECTION 346. 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 license fee of $10 and a sworn statement by the owner or operator of the organization that all of the following rules shall ap- ply to bingo conducted by the organization: SECTION 347. 563.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 563.92 (2) The fee shall be $50 for a raffle license shall be $25 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 incom- plete 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 subsec- tion shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jn). SECTION 348. 601.83 (1) (hp) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 601.83 (1) (hp) Notwithstanding pars. (h) and (hm), in 2026 and in each year thereafter, the commissioner may expend from all revenue sources $265,000,000 or less for the healthcare stability plan under this section. SECTION 349. 775.01 of the statutes is renumbered 775.01 (1) and amended to read: 775.01 (1) Upon Except as provided in sub. (2), upon the refusal of the legislature to allow a claim against the state, the claimant may commence an action against the state by service as provided in s. 801.11 (3) and by filing with the clerk of court a bond, not exceed- ing $1,000, with 2 or more sureties, to be approved by the attorney general, to the effect that the claimant will indemnify the state against all costs that may accrue in such action and pay to the clerk of court all costs, in case the claimant fails to obtain judgment against the state. SECTION 350. 775.01 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 775.01 (2) Upon the conclusion of the claims board that the facts of a claim described under s. 16.007 (2m) would be more properly adjudicated in a court of law or upon the failure of the claims board to make a final de- termination on a claim described under s. 16.007 (2m) within 6 months from the date that the claim was re- ferred to the claims board, the claimant may commence an action against the state seeking judgment on the claim by service as provided in s. 801.11 (3) and by fil- ing with the clerk of court a bond, not exceeding $1,000, with 2 or more sureties, to be approved by the attorney general, to the effect that the claimant will indemnify the state against all costs that may accrue in such action and pay to the clerk of court all costs, in case the claimant fails to obtain judgment against the state. SECTION 351. 995.15 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 995.15 (2) (intro.) No Subject to sub. (2m), no later than July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, every manu- facturer of electronic vaping devices that are sold in this state, either directly by the manufacturer or through a distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or similar intermediary, shall certify to the department, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department, that the manufac- turer shall comply with this section and that either one of the following apply applies: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 178 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 SECTION 352. 995.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 995.15 (2) (c) The electronic vaping device contains hemp, as defined in s. 94.55 (1), and does not contain nicotine. SECTION 353. 995.15 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 995.15 (2m) The requirements of sub. (2) first apply to a manufacturer of an electronic vaping device that meets the description provided under sub. (2) (c) on July 1, 2026. SECTION 354. 995.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 995.15 (4) The submissions to the department un- der subs. (2) and (3) shall include a copy of the market- ing authorization or similar order for the electronic vap- ing device issued by the U.S. food and drug administra- tion pursuant to 21 USC 387j, as provided under sub. (2) (a), or evidence that the pre-market tobacco product ap- plication for the electronic vaping device was submitted to the U.S. food and drug administration, as provided under sub. (2) (b), and a final decision on the applica- tion has not otherwise taken effect, or a certificate of analysis from an independent laboratory showing that the electronic vaping device meets the description pro- vided under sub. (2) (c). SECTION 355. 995.15 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 995.15 (9) (a) Beginning Subject to par. (d), begin- ning September 1, 2025, or on the date that the depart- ment first makes the directory maintained under sub. (6) available for public inspection on its website, whichever is later, the department shall impose on each retailer who sells or offers for sale an electronic vaping device in this state that is not included in the directory a forfeiture of $1,000 per day for each electronic vaping device of- fered for sale in violation of this section until each such device is no longer offered for sale in this state or until each such device is properly listed on the directory pur- suant to this section. SECTION 356. 995.15 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 995.15 (9) (b) Beginning Subject to par. (d), begin- ning September 1, 2025, or on the date that the depart- ment first makes the directory maintained under sub. (6) available for public inspection on its website, whichever is later, the department shall impose on each manufac- turer of an electronic vaping device that is sold in this state, but not included in the directory a forfeiture of $1,000 per day for each electronic vaping device offered for sale in violation of this section until each such device is no longer offered for sale in this state or until each such device is properly listed on the directory pursuant to this section. SECTION 357. 995.15 (9) (d) of the statutes is cre- ated to read: 995.15 (9) (d) The department may not impose a forfeiture under par. (a) or (b) for the sale or offering for sale of an electronic vaping device that meets the de- scription provided under sub. (2) (c) before September 1, 2026. SECTION 358. 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9144 (2) (a) is amended to read: [2023 Wisconsin Act 19] Section 9144 (2) (a) In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (cq), notwithstanding the eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transporta- tion shall award a grant of $10,000,000 under s. 85.095 (2) (a) to entities for the purpose of assisting in the con- struction of a fuel pipeline extension from the Mitchell International Airport to the port of Milwaukee. SECTION 359. 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9144 (2) (b) is amended to read: [2023 Wisconsin Act 19] Section 9144 (2) (b) This subsection does not apply unless the department of transportation is awarded a grant under the federal Port Infrastructure Development Program federal funding for the construction of a pipeline extension from the Mitchell International Airport to the port of Milwaukee. SECTION 360. 2023 Wisconsin Act 153, section 8 (1) is amended to read: [2023 Wisconsin Act 153] Section 8 (1) The treat- ment of s. 20.445 (1) (bm) (by SECTION 5) and the re- peal of ss. 20.445 (1) (bk) and 106.276 take effect July 1, 2025 2027. SECTION 360e. 2023 Wisconsin Act 240, section 1m is repealed. SECTION 360m. 2023 Wisconsin Act 240, section 3m (intro.) is renumbered 2023 Wisconsin Act 240, sec- tion 3m and amended to read: [2023 Wisconsin Act 240] Section 3m Effective dates date. This act takes effect on the day after publi- cation, except as follows:. SECTION 360s. 2023 Wisconsin Act 240, section 3m (1) is repealed. SECTION 361. DCF 251.055 (table) of the adminis- trative code is amended to read: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 179 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 TABLE DCF 251.055 Maximum Group Size and Minimum Number of Child Care Workers in Group Child Care Centers Age of Children Minimum Number of Child Care Workers to Children Maximum Number of Children in a Group Birth to 2 Years 18 Months 1:4 8 2 Years 18 Months to 2 1/2 Years 1:6 7 12 14 2 1/2 Years to 3 Years 1:8 16 3 Years to 4 Years 1:10 20 4 Years to 5 Years 1:13 26 5 Years and Over 1:18 36 SECTION 361b. DCF 251.055 (table) of the admin- istrative code, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: TABLE DCF 251.055 Maximum Group Size and Minimum Number of Child Care Workers in Group Child Care Centers Age of Children Minimum Number of Child Care Workers to Children Maximum Number of Children in a Group Birth to 18 Months 2 years 1:4 8 18 Months 2 years to 2 1/2 Years 1:7 6 14 12 2 1/2 Years to 3 Years 1:8 16 3 Years to 4 Years 1:10 20 4 Years to 5 Years 1:13 26 5 Years and Over 1:18 36 SECTION 362. DCF 251.055 (2) (e) of the adminis- trative code is amended to read: DCF 251.055 (2) (e) When the group of children is a mixed age group of children 2 years 18 months and older, the group size shall be determined by the number of children that can be cared for by 2 child care workers with the required staff-to-child ratios in Table 251.055 adjusted on a pro rata basis in accordance with the ages of the children in the group. SECTION 362b. DCF 251.055 (2) (e) of the admin- istrative code, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read: DCF 251.055 (2) (e) When the group of children is a mixed age group of children 18 months 2 years and older, the group size shall be determined by the number of children that can be cared for by 2 child care workers with the required staff-to-child ratios in Table 251.055 adjusted on a pro rata basis in accordance with the ages of the children in the group. SECTION 363. SPS 361.02 (3) (g) of the administra- tive code is amended to read: SPS 361.02 (3) (g) A one- or 2-family dwelling in which a public or private day care center for 8 12 or fewer children is located. SECTION 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration. (1) WISCONSINEYE ENDOWMENT FUND PAYMENT. In fiscal year 2025-26, the secretary of administration shall make a payment to the WisconsinEye Public Af- fairs Network, Inc., under s. 16.004 (22) (b) in the amount of $250,000. The payment under this subsec- tion is not subject to the matching requirement under s. 16.004 (22) (c). (2) TRIBAL GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ky), in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of administration shall award grants in equal amounts to each federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state that received a grant under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9101 (2). (3) GRANT TO WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM, INC. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (aj), in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the department of administra- tion shall award a grant in the amount of $500,000 to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Inc., to assist in the restoration of the USS Cobia. SECTION 9102. Nonstatutory provisions; Agri- culture, Trade and Consumer Protection. (1) FOOD SECURITY AND WISCONSIN PRODUCTS GRANT PROGRAM. In fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27, from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (3) (m), the de- partment of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may award grants to nonprofit food banks, nonprofit Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 180 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 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. Not- withstanding s. 16.42 (1) (e), in submitting information under s. 16.42 for purposes of the 2027-29 biennial bud- get bill, the department shall submit information con- cerning the appropriation under s. 20.115 (3) (m) as though the total amount appropriated under s. 20.115 (3) (m) for the 2026-27 fiscal year was $5,000,000 less than the total amount that was actually appropriated un- der s. 20.115 (3) (m) for the 2026-27 fiscal year. (2) MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM STAFF. Notwith- standing s. 230.27 (1), the termination date of 2 meat in- spection project positions provided to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under 2021 Act 58 is extended by 2 years. SECTION 9104. Nonstatutory provisions; Build- ing Commission. (1) AUTHORIZED STATE BUILDING PROGRAM. For the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2025, and ending on June 30, 2027, the Authorized State Building Program is as follows: (a) DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing: a. State capitol — fiber and cable upgrades — Madison $29,794,000 (Total project all funding sources $30,994,000) b. State capitol — elevator modernization — Madison 9,394,000 2. Projects financed by program revenue supported borrowing: a. Tommy G. Thompson Center — elevator modernization —Madison 6,106,000 3. Projects financed by existing segregated revenue: a. State capitol — fiber and cable upgrades — Madison 1,200,000 (Total project all funding sources $30,994,000) 4. Agency totals: General fund supported borrowing 39,188,000 Program revenue supported borrowing 6,106,000 Existing segregated revenue 1,200,000 Total — All sources of funds $46,494,000 (b) BUILDING COMMISSION 1. Projects financed by gifts, grants, and other receipts: a. Grants for local construction projects $50,000,000 2. Agency totals: Gifts, grants, and other receipts 50,000,000 Total — All sources of funds $50,000,000 (c) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing: a. Type 1 juvenile correctional facility — Dane County $124,749,000 (Total project all funding sources $130,749,000) b. Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution — central heating plant replacement — Prairie du Chien 26,654,000 c. Minor facilities renewal — heating distribution systems replace- ments — statewide 29,790,000 d. Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility — elevator replacement — Milwaukee 11,081,000 e. Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution — emergency generator replacement — Plymouth 9,056,000 2. Projects financed by existing segregated revenue: a. Type 1 juvenile facility — Dane County 6,000,000 (Total project all funding sources $130,749,000) 3. Agency totals: General fund supported borrowing 201,330,000 Existing segregated revenue 6,000,000 Total — All sources of funds $207,330,000 (d) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 181 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 a. Central Wisconsin Center — food service building renovation — Madison $39,663,000 (Total project all funding sources $44,663,000) b. Mendota Mental Health Institute — utility improvements phase II — Madison 55,454,000 c. Winnebago Mental Health Institute — utility and service tunnel improvements — Oshkosh 58,200,000 (Total project all funding sources $61,200,000) 2. Projects financed by existing segregated revenue: a. Central Wisconsin Center — food service building renovation — Madison 5,000,000 (Total project all funding sources $44,663,000) b. Winnebago Mental Health Institute — utility and service tunnel improvements — Oshkosh 3,000,000 (Total project all funding sources $61,200,000) 3. Agency totals: General fund supported borrowing 153,317,000 Existing segregated revenue 8,000,000 Total — All sources of funds $161,317,000 (e) DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing: a. Readiness center remodel — Madison $2,184,500 (Total project all funding sources $4,369,000) b. West Bend AASF — fire suppression system replacement — West Bend 2,912,500 (Total project all funding sources $5,825,000) c. Field maintenance shop expansion — Whitewater 2,888,000 (Total project all funding sources $5,776,000) d. Readiness center remodel — phase V — Milwaukee 4,663,500 (Total project all funding sources $9,327,000) e. Camp Douglas — Camp Williams generator replacement — Juneau County 1,624,200 (Total project all funding sources $6,497,000) 2. Projects financed by federal funds: a. Readiness center remodel — Madison 2,184,500 (Total project all funding sources $4,369,000) b. West Bend AASF — fire suppression system replacement — West Bend 2,912,500 (Total project all funding sources $5,825,000) c. Field maintenance shop expansion — Whitewater 2,888,000 (Total project all funding sources $5,776,000) d. Readiness center remodel — phase V — Milwaukee 4,663,500 (Total project all funding sources $9,327,000) e. Camp Douglas — Camp Williams generator replacement — Juneau County 4,872,800 (Total project all funding sources $6,497,000) 3. Agency totals: General fund supported borrowing 14,272,700 Federal funds 17,521,300 Total — All sources of funds $31,794,000 (f) DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing: a. Mead Wildlife Area — river dike system upgrade — Marathon County $6,021,000 b. Badger State Trail — trail repairs — Dane County 6,502,000 2. Projects financed by segregated fund supported borrowing: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 182 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 a. Devil[s Lake State Park — conservation warden office renovation — Sauk County 3,151,000 b. Spring Green ranger station — fire response ranger station replace- ment — Sauk County 6,176,000 c. Forest fire command center replacement — statewide 4,725,000 d. Wausaukee ranger station ] Peshtigo and Wausaukee ranger sta- tions — Marinette County 6,134,000 e. Richard Bong State Recreation Area — conservation warden office and storage expansion — Kenosha County 2,357,000 4. Agency totals: General fund supported borrowing 12,523,000 Segregated fund supported borrowing 22,543,000 Total — All sources of funds $35,066,000 (g) STATE FAIR PARK 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing: a. State Fair Park — west side restrooms reconstruction — West Allis $4,906,000 b. State Fair Park — north parking lots infrastructure and repaving — West Allis 13,083,000 2. Agency totals: General fund supported revenue borrowing 17,989,000 Total — All sources of funds $17,989,000 (h) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing: a. Wisconsin Veterans Home at King — plumbing repairs and lead abatement $2,453,500 (Total project all funding sources $7,010,000) b. Wisconsin Veterans Home at King — boiler and deaerator feed replacement 8,414,700 (Total project all funding sources $24,042,000) c. Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls — technology improvements 1,597,800 (Total project all funding sources $4,565,000) d. Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery — phase V ex- pansion — Spooner 1,519,000 (Total project all funding sources $3,414,000) 2. Projects financed by program revenue supported borrowing: a. Wisconsin Veterans Home at King — plumbing repairs and lead abatement 4,556,500 (Total project all funding sources $7,010,000) b. Wisconsin Veterans Home at King — boiler and deaerator feed replacement 15,627,300 (Total project all funding sources $24,042,000) c. Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls — technology improvements 2,967,200 (Total project all funding sources $4,565,000) 3. Projects financed by federal funds: a. Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery — phase V ex- pansion — Spooner 1,895,000 (Total project all funding sources $3,414,000) 4. Agency totals: General fund supported borrowing 13,985,000 Program revenue supported borrowing 23,151,000 Federal funds 1,895,000 Total — All sources of funds $39,031,000 (i) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing: 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 183 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 a. Systemwide — instructional space projects program $48,674,000 (Total project all funding sources $49,174,000) b. Systemwide — minor facilities renewal program, group I 90,480,000 (Total project all funding sources $112,857,000) c. Systemwide — minor facilities renewal project program, group II 123,458,000 (Total project all funding sources $131,758,000) d. La Crosse — Prairie Springs Science Center completion 194,466,000 e. Milwaukee — health sciences renovation 181,825,000 (Total project all funding sources $189,325,000) f. Stevens Point — Sentry Hall addition and renovation 91,098,000 (Total project all funding sources $98,098,000) g. Oshkosh — Polk Learning Commons addition and renovation 137,572,000 h. Madison — science hall renovation 80,000,000 (Total project all funding sources $163,200,000) 2. Projects financed by program revenue supported borrowing: a. Systemwide — minor facilities renewal projects program, group I 20,151,000 (Total project all funding sources $112,857,000) b. Systemwide — minor facilities renewal projects program, group II 8,300,000 (Total project all funding sources $131,758,000) c. Stout — recreation complex addition and renovation 16,713,000 (Total project all funding sources $31,728,000) d. Madison — Dejope residence hall dining addition and renovation 10,668,000 e. Madison — Chadbourne residence hall dining addition and renovation 18,795,000 3. Projects financed by existing program revenue supported borrowing: a. Stout — recreation complex addition and renovation 10,015,000 (Total project all funding sources $31,728,000) 4. Projects financed by existing segregated revenue: a. Milwaukee — health sciences renovation 5,000,000 (Total project all funding sources $189,325,000) 5. Projects financed by gifts, grants, and other receipts: a. Systemwide — instructional space projects program 500,000 (Total project all funding sources $49,174,000) b. Stevens Point — Sentry Hall addition and renovation 7,000,000 (Total project all funding sources $98,098,000) c. Madison — science hall renovation 83,200,000 (Total project all funding sources $163,200,000) 6. Projects financed by program revenue: a. Systemwide — minor facilities renewal projects program, group I 2,226,000 (Total project all funding sources $112,857,000) b. Milwaukee — health sciences renovation 2,500,000 (Total project all funding sources $189,325,000) c. Stout — recreation complex addition and renovation 5,000,000 (Total project all funding sources $31,728,000) 7. Agency totals: General fund supported borrowing 947,573,000 Program revenue supported borrowing 74,627,000 Existing program revenue supported borrowing 10,015,000 Existing segregated revenue 5,000,000 Gifts, grants, and other receipts 90,700,000 Program revenue 9,726,000 Total — All sources of funds $1,137,641,000 (j) MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing: a. Eye institute — Wauwatosa $10,000,000 (Total program all funding sources $41,599,000) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 184 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 2. Projects financed by gifts, grants, and other receipts: a. Eye institute — Wauwatosa $31,599,000 (Total program all funding sources $41,599,000) 3. Agency totals: General fund supported borrowing 10,000,000 Gifts, grants, and other receipts 31,599,000 Total — All sources of funds $41,599,000 (k) ALL AGENCY PROJECT FUNDING 1. Projects financed by general fund supported borrowing — stewardship property development and local assistance funds: a. Utilities repair and renovation $758,400 (Total program all funding sources $192,544,400) b. Programmatic remodeling and renovation 4,241,600 (Total program all funding sources $23,069,800) 2. Projects financed by program revenue supported borrowing: a. Facility maintenance and repair 94,704,900 (Total program all funding sources $387,490,200) b. Utilities repair and renovation 99,041,300 (Total program all funding sources $192,544,400) c. Health, safety, and environmental protection 12,428,000 (Total program all funding sources $33,203,000) d. Preventive maintenance 461,500 e. Programmatic remodeling and renovation 3,258,000 (Total program all funding sources $23,069,800) f. Land and property acquisition 44,750,000 g. Energy conservation 25,000,000 (Total program all funding sources $27,000,000) 3. Projects financed by segregated fund supported borrowing: a. Facility maintenance and repair 8,254,500 (Total program all funding sources $387,490,200) b. Utilities repair and renovation 4,185,700 (Total program all funding sources $192,544,400) c. Programmatic remodeling and renovation 3,000,000 (Total program all funding sources $23,069,800) 4. Projects financed by segregated fund supported revenue borrowing: a. Facility maintenance and repair 8,725,000 (Total program all funding sources $387,490,200) b. Health, safety, and environmental protection 775,000 (Total program all funding sources $33,203,000) 5. Projects financed by segregated revenue: a. Facility maintenance and repair 225,000,000 (Total program all funding sources $387,490,200) b. Utilities repair and renovation 75,000,000 (Total program all funding sources $192,544,400) c. Health, safety, and environmental protection 20,000,000 (Total program all funding sources $33,203,000) d. Programmatic remodeling and renovation 5,000,000 (Total program all funding sources $23,069,800) e. Capital equipment acquisition 1,500,000 6. Projects financed by program revenue: a. Facility maintenance and repair 27,996,300 (Total program all funding sources $387,490,200) b. Utilities repair and renovation 10,226,300 (Total program all funding sources $192,544,400) c. Programmatic remodeling and renovation 7,570,200 (Total program all funding sources $23,069,800) 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 185 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 d. Energy conservation 2,000,000 (Total program all funding sources $27,000,000) 7. Projects financed by federal funds: a. Facility maintenance and repair 15,935,300 (Total program all funding sources $387,490,200) b. Utilities repair and renovation 2,832,700 (Total program all funding sources $192,544,400) 8. Projects financed by gifts, grants, and other receipts: a. Facility maintenance and repair 729,200 (Total program all funding sources $387,490,200) b. Utilities repair and renovation 500,000 (Total program all funding sources $192,544,400) 9. Projects financed by building trust funds: a. Facility maintenance and repair 6,145,000 (Total program all funding sources $387,490,200) 10. Agency totals: General fund supported borrowing authority — stewardship property development and local assistance funds 5,000,000 Program revenue supported borrowing 279,643,700 Segregated fund supported borrowing 15,440,200 Segregated fund supported revenue borrowing 9,500,000 Segregated revenue 326,500,000 Program revenue 47,792,800 Federal funds 18,768,000 Gifts, grants, and other receipts 1,229,200 Building trust funds 6,145,000 Total — All sources of funds $710,018,900 (L) SUMMARY Total general fund supported borrowing $1,410,177,700 Total program revenue supported borrowing 383,527,700 Total existing program revenue supported borrowing 15,015,000 Total existing segregated revenue 20,200,000 Total segregated fund supported borrowing 37,983,200 Total segregated fund supported revenue borrowing 9,500,000 Total segregated revenue 326,500,000 Total program revenue 57,518,800 Total federal funds 38,184,300 Total gifts, grants, and other receipts 173,528,200 Total building trust funds 6,145,000 Total — All sources of funds $2,478,279,900 (2) PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED. In addi- tion to the projects and financing authority enumerated in sub. (1), the building and financing authority enumer- ated in the previous state building program is continued in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium. (3) LOANS. During the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the building commission may make loans from general fund supported borrowing or the building trust funds to state agencies, as defined in s. 20.001 (1) of the statutes, for projects that are to be utilized for programs not funded by general purpose revenue and that are autho- rized in sub. (1). (4) 2017]19 AUTHORIZED STATE BUILDING PRO- GRAM CHANGES. (a) In 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, section 9104 (1) (i) 1. b., as amended by 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, under projects financed by general fund supported borrowing, the amount authorized for the project identified as XWisconsin Veterans Home at King — central services kitchen upgradeY is increased by $34,500,300 and the appropriate totals are adjusted accordingly. (b) In 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, section 9104 (1) (i) 2. a., as amended by 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, under projects financed by program revenue supported bor- rowing, the amount authorized for the project identified as XWisconsin Veterans Home at King — central ser- vices kitchen upgradeY is increased from $7,588,800 to $65,905,400 and the appropriate totals are adjusted accordingly. (5) 2021]23 AUTHORIZED STATE BUILDING PRO- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 186 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 GRAM CHANGES. In 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, section 9104 (1) (b) 1. c., under projects financed by general fund supported borrowing, the amount authorized for the project identified as XWisconsin Secure Program Fa- cility — new health services unit — BoscobelY is in- creased from $7,792,000 to $16,225,000 and the appro- priate totals are adjusted accordingly. (6) MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN EYE INSTI- TUTE. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (31m) (b), the building commission is prohibited from making a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., for the eye institute construction project, as enumerated in sub. (1) (j), under s. 13.48 (31m), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Not- withstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the depart- ment 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. (7) ADVANCE PLANNING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (2) (r), the building commission shall allocate the fol- lowing amounts to develop preliminary plans and speci- fications for the specified projects of the department of corrections: (a) For construction projects contributing to a de- partment of corrections realignment and leading to the closure of the Green Bay Correctional Institute by 2029, $15,000,000. (b) For a new 16-bed facility at the Grow Academy in Dane County, $1,500,000. (c) For a toilet and shower room reconstruction project within housing units 1 to 6 at the Fox Lake Cor- rectional Institution, $800,000. (d) For a reverse osmosis water treatment system project at the Jackson Correctional Institution, $300,000. (e) To convert the existing Green Unit at the Racine Correctional Institution into an infirmary medical unit, $300,000. (8) ADVANCE PLANNING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES. (a) Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Facility. From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (2) (r), the building com- mission shall allocate $800,000 to develop preliminary plans and specifications for expansion of the health ser- vices unit at the Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Facility in the city of Mauston. (b) Wisconsin Resource Center. From the appropri- ation under s. 20.867 (2) (r), the building commission shall allocate $800,000 to develop preliminary plans and specifications for a north building wet cell renovation at the Wisconsin Resource Center located on the grounds of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. (9) ADVANCE PLANNING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS. From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (2) (r), the building commission shall allocate the following amounts to develop preliminary plans and specifications for the specified projects of the depart- ment of military affairs: (a) For a new readiness center in the city of Chippewa Falls, $1,700,000. (b) For a new readiness center in the city of Wausau, $1,995,000. (c) For a new readiness center in the city of Wiscon- sin Rapids, $1,149,000. (10) ADVANCE PLANNING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (2) (r), the building commission shall allocate the following amounts to develop preliminary plans and specifications for the specified projects of the depart- ment of natural resources: (a) For vault toilet building replacements at the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, $276,000. (b) For statewide minor facilities renewal program toilet and shower building replacements, $1,147,000. (c) For boat access improvements at the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, $493,000. (d) For statewide minor facilities renewal program road and parking lot improvements, $2,635,000. (e) For statewide public entrance and visitor station replacements, $606,000. (f) For replacement of the interpretive center at Wil- low River State Park, $250,000. (11) ADVANCE PLANNING FOR THE STATE FAIR PARK. From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (2) (r), the building commission shall allocate $4,000,000 to develop preliminary plans and specifications for rede- velopment of the swine, sheep, and goat barn area at state fair park. (12) ADVANCE PLANNING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM. (a) Building trust funds. From the appropriation un- der s. 20.867 (2) (r), the building commission shall allo- cate the following amounts to develop preliminary plans and specifications for the specified projects of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin System: 1. For renovations to restrooms at Sandburg Hall[s east tower at UW]Milwaukee, $800,000. 2. For repairs, renovations, and replacements at cen- tral plants and utility distribution facilities at various campuses, $10,721,000. 3. For renovations, relocation, and replacements of various engineering, science, and physics facilities to ac- commodate engineering, neuroscience, and psychologi- cal programs at UW]Milwaukee, $6,900,000. 4. For the humanities relocation and demolition at UW]Madison, $5,000,000. Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 187 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 5. For the addition and renovation of Ottensman Hall at UW]Platteville, $6,727,000. (b) Program revenue. From program revenue, the building commission shall allocate the following amounts to develop preliminary plans and specifications for the specified projects of the University of Wisconsin System: 1. For a new west campus research building and parking ramp at UW]Madison, $19,653,000. 2. For systemwide central plant and utility distribu- tion repairs, renovations, and replacements, $6,222,000. (13) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM MINOR FA- CILITIES RENEWAL PROGRAM, GROUP I. The amounts specified under sub. (1) (i) 1. b., 2. a., and 6. a. shall be expended for the following projects: (a) UW]Eau Claire — Vicki Lord Larson elevator and accessibility renovation. (b) UW]Madison — Vilas Communication Hall roof replacement. (c) UW]Green Bay — multi-building roof replacements. (d) UW]Stout — multi-academic building roof replacements. (e) UW]Parkside — heating and chilling plant cur- tain wall repairs and replacement. (f) UW]Whitewater — Anderson Library exterior door and window replacements. (g) UW]La Crosse — multi-residence hall fire sprinkler system retrofits. (h) UW]Madison — Waters residence hall exterior envelope renovation. (i) UW]Whitewater — Benson Hall renovation. (j) UW]River Falls — Mann Valley Laboratory Farms roadway and utilities replacement. (k) UW]Milwaukee — core campus building auto- mation system renovation and repairs. (l) UW]Madison — multi-building direct digital controls renovation. (m) UW]Platteville — Russell Hall HVAC system energy improvement project. (n) UW]Green Bay — Kress Event Center air han- dling unit replacements. (o) UW]Milwaukee — Maryland Avenue bridge re- pairs and restoration. (p) UW]Green Bay — instructional services roof/plaza deck waterproofing and replacement. (q) UW]Stevens Point — Trainer Natural Re- sources greenhouse renovation. (14) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM MINOR FA- CILITIES RENEWAL PROGRAM, GROUP II. The amounts specified under sub. (1) (i) 1. c. and 2. b. shall be ex- pended for the following projects: (a) UW]Madison — multi-building fire alarm and smoke detection system replacements, phases XII and XIII. (b) UW]Whitewater — Williams Center roof re- placement and flood mitigation. (c) UW]Madison — multi-building elevator re- placements and modernizations, phase II. (d) UW]Stevens Point — multi-activity center and Quandt Gymnasium areas roof replacements. (e) UW]Milwaukee — Lapham Hall exterior enve- lope repairs and roof replacement. (f) UW]La Crosse — heating plant boiler burner replacements. (g) UW]Parkside — campus-wide exterior electri- cal infrastructure and lighting renovation. (h) UW]River Falls — multi-building exterior en- velope maintenance and repairs. (i) UW]Whitewater — Center of the Arts music classroom, laboratory, and studio renovations. (j) UW]Stout — Johnson Fieldhouse renovation. (k) UW]Platteville — Karrmann Student Access Center. (l) UW]Superior — NCAA standards compliance for baseball and softball fields. (15) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM INSTRUC- TIONAL SPACE PROJECTS PROGRAM. The amounts spec- ified under sub. (1) (i) 1. a. and 5. a. shall be expended for the following projects: (a) UW]Green Bay — athletic training and cadaver laboratory renovations. (b) UW]Stevens Point — science building occupa- tional therapy renovation. (c) UW]Parkside — Greenquist Hall science labo- ratory renovations. (d) UW]Milwaukee — physics instructional labora- tory relocations. (e) UW]Green Bay — Studio Arts C-Wing labora- tory renovations. (f) UW]Milwaukee — Lapham Hall active learning classroom renovation. (g) UW]Madison — Van Vleck Lecture Hall renovations. (h) UW]La Crosse — Mitchell Hall and Morris Hall laboratory renovations. (i) UW]River Falls — North Hall active learning classroom renovation. (j) UW]Oshkosh — Titan TV remote infrastructure modernization. SECTION 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Chil- dren and Families. (1) GRANT FOR CHILD CARE FACILITY. From the ap- propriation under s. 20.437 (1) (br), the department of children and families shall award a grant for the pur- chase, construction, or renovation of a child care facility in the city of Platteville. The recipient of the grant un- 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 188 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 der this subsection may be a governmental or non- governmental entity and shall provide match funding of at least $2,000,000. (2m) CHILD CARE CENTER TEACHER-STUDENT RA- TIO PILOT PROJECT. (a) The department of children and families shall conduct a 2-year pilot project as provided in this subsec- tion. A child care center is eligible to participate in the pilot project under this subsection if the child care cen- ter is licensed under s. 48.65 and certifies to the depart- ment of children and families that it is participating in the pilot project and is increasing to 1:7 its ratio of child care workers to children aged 18 months to 30 months. During the pilot project, for the care of a child under the age of 30 months by a participating child care center, in addition to the payments provided under s. 49.155 (6), the department of children and families shall, to the ex- tent funding is available, provide an additional payment in the following amounts: 1. For care of a child for 20 hours or more per week, $200 per month for care of a child who is under the age of 18 months and $100 per month for care of a child aged 18 to 30 months. 2. For care of a child for less than 20 hours per week, $100 per month for care of a child who is under the age of 18 months and $50 per month for care of a child aged 18 to 30 months. (b) At the conclusion of the pilot project under par. (a), the department of children and families shall pre- pare and submit to the joint committee on finance, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), a report on the number of child care centers in each year of the pilot project that certified un- der par. (a) that they were participating in the pilot project. (3m) CHILD CARE BRIDGE PAYMENTS AND PILOT PROJECT FUNDING. The department of children and families may not use any federal funds for the pilot project under sub. (2m) if any amounts remain in the ap- propriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (mh). If no such amounts remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (mh), the department may use no more than $5,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal bi- ennium from the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (p) for this purpose. On the date on which the pilot project un- der sub. (2m) concludes, any remaining amount in the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (mh) shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (dz) to be used for any purpose under s. 49.175 (1) as allocated in the 2027-29 biennial budget act. The de- partment of children and families may not use any fund- ing source aside from what is specified in this subsec- tion for the pilot project under sub. (2m). SECTION 9108. Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections. (1) ELECTRICIAN POSITION AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. The 1 GPR electrician position authorized for the de- partment of corrections in this act shall be assigned to the correctional institution at Prairie du Chien. (2) VIRTUAL REALITY EDUCATIONAL AND VOCA- TIONAL TRAINING. Of the money appropriated to the de- partment of corrections under s. 20.410 (1) (ds), in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the department shall allocate $1,000,000 to fund education and vocational training utilizing virtual reality technologies under s. 301.068 (3) (b). SECTION 9110. Nonstatutory provisions; District Attorneys. (1) ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT DIS- TRICT ATTORNEY POSITIONS. The 42.0 GPR assistant district attorney positions authorized under this act shall be apportioned as follows to the prosecutorial units for the following counties: (a) Brown County shall receive 7 assistant district attorney positions. (b) Burnett County shall receive half an assistant district attorney position. (c) Columbia County shall receive 1 assistant dis- trict attorney position. (d) Crawford County shall receive half an assistant district attorney position. (e) Dane County shall receive 1 assistant district at- torney position. (f) Eau Claire County shall receive 2 assistant dis- trict attorney positions. (g) Fond du Lac County shall receive 4 assistant dis- trict attorney positions. (h) Grant County shall receive 1 and half an assis- tant district attorney positions. (i) Kenosha County shall receive 2 and half an assis- tant district attorney positions. (j) Manitowoc County shall receive 2 assistant dis- trict attorney positions. (k) Marinette County shall receive half an assistant district attorney position. (l) Monroe County shall receive 1 and half an assis- tant district attorney positions. (m) Oconto County shall receive half an assistant district attorney position. (n) Oneida County shall receive half an assistant district attorney position. (o) Outagamie County shall receive 2 assistant dis- trict attorney positions. (p) St. Croix County shall receive 1 and half an as- sistant district attorney positions. (q) Shawano and Menominee Counties shall receive 2 assistant district attorney positions. Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 189 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 (r) Trempealeau County shall receive 1 assistant dis- trict attorney position. (s) Vilas County shall receive half an assistant dis- trict attorney position. (t) Walworth County shall receive 1 assistant district attorney position. (u) Waukesha County shall receive 6 assistant dis- trict attorney positions. (v) Waupaca County shall receive 1 assistant district attorney position. (w) Wood County shall receive 2 assistant district attorney positions. SECTION 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services. (1) GRANT TO LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF WISCONSIN AND UPPER MICHIGAN. From the appropri- ation under s. 20.435 (5) (bc), in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the department of health services shall award a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 to Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc., to assist with the purchase and renovation of the Libertas Treatment Center in the city of Chippewa Falls to provide a 50-bed treatment center to men with substance use disorders who are in need of services. (2) DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL PRO- GRAM. 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 with- draw from any waiver of federal Medicaid law relating to the hospital payment methodology granted under s. 49.45 (3m) (d), 2023 stats., to reflect the termination of the disproportionate share hospital payments program implemented under s. 49.45 (3m), 2023 stats. The de- partment of health services may also submit any neces- sary request to the federal department of health and hu- man services for a state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law or to modify any waiver of federal Medicaid law relating to the rural critical care access supplement program under s. 49.45 (3p) to reflect the termination of the disproportionate share hospital pay- ments program implemented under s. 49.45 (3m), 2023 stats. (3) BUDGETING PRACTICES; HOSPITAL ASSESS- MENTS. The changes made by this act to hospital assess- ments do not affect any requirements under s. 16.46. The department of administration and the department of health services shall review, reestimate, and request gen- eral purpose revenue for hospital payments under the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49 as needed. (4) FEDERAL APPROVAL; HOSPITAL ASSESSMENTS. (a) The department of health services shall submit any necessary requests to the federal department of health and human services for a state plan amendment, waiver of federal Medicaid law, or other approval to im- plement in totality of the changes made by this act relat- ing to hospital assessments. (b) 1. The department of health services shall sub- mit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register a notice specify- ing the information in subd. 2. if all of the following are true: a. All necessary requests in par. (a) have been approved. b. Based upon the approvals received in par. (a), the statewide total of assessment payments in s. 50.38 (2) that the department of health services expects to be paid in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 equals or ex- ceeds $1,356,000,000 on an annual basis. c. Based upon the approvals received in par. (a), the statewide total of Medicaid payments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department of health services expects to be paid on an annual basis in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 equals or exceeds the statewide total of assessment payments in s. 50.38 (2) that the de- partment of health services expects to be paid on an an- nual basis in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 di- vided by 56.1 percent. 2. The notice in subd. 1. shall specify all of the fol- lowing information: a. All necessary requests in par. (a) have been approved. b. Based upon the approvals received in par. (a), the statewide total of assessment payments in s. 50.38 (2) that the department of health services expects to be paid in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 equals or ex- ceeds $1,356,000,000 on an annual basis. c. Based upon the approvals received in par. (a), the statewide total of Medicaid payments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department of health services expects to be paid on an annual basis in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 equals or exceeds the statewide total of assessment payments in s. 50.38 (2) that the de- partment expects to be paid on an annual basis in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 divided by 56.1 percent. (c) Upon any change to the statewide total of assess- ment payments in s. 50.38 (2), the department of health services shall, notwithstanding s. 50.38 (4), establish a schedule for which hospitals are required to make as- sessment payments and the amount of the payments ac- counting for such change. If the department of health services establishes a schedule for which hospitals are required to make assessment payments under this para- graph, the department of health services shall submit a notice to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register that provides 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 190 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 the schedule of payments and the amount of payments established by the department of health services under this paragraph. (6) QUARTERLY REPORTS; HOSPITAL ASSESSMENTS. After submission of a request for federal approval under sub. (4) (a), the department of health services shall sub- mit on a quarterly basis a report to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2) on the status of federal approval until federal approval is received under sub. (4) (a). SECTION 9123. Nonstatutory provisions; Insurance. (1) WISCONSIN HEALTHCARE STABILITY PLAN 2025. Notwithstanding s. 601.83 (1) (h) and (hm), in policy year 2025, the commissioner of insurance shall make reinsurance payments for all requests submitted to the commissioner of insurance under s. 601.83 (5) up to a maximum of $265,000,000 in payments. SECTION 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice. (1) COMMUNITY-ORIENTED POLICING-HOUSE GRANT PROGRAM APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (b), at the end of the 2023-25 fiscal bien- nium, the unencumbered balance in s. 20.455 (2) (cp) shall not revert to the fund from which appropriated and shall be retained in that account. SECTION 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature. (1) DATE OF PUBLICATION. Notwithstanding s. 35.095 (3) (a), the legislative reference bureau shall publish this act immediately upon the governor[s signature. (2) REQUIRED GENERAL FUND STRUCTURAL BAL- ANCE. Section 20.003 (4m) shall not apply to the ac- tions of the legislature in enacting any legislation during the 2025-26 legislative session. SECTION 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources. (1) SNOWMOBILE TRAIL AND PROJECT AIDS LAPSE. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), the balance of the ap- propriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cr) that is unen- cumbered on June 30, 2025, is lapsed to the conserva- tion fund and credited to the snowmobile account of the conservation fund. (3) TRANSFER TO THE NONPOINT ACCOUNT. Of the moneys described in s. 25.46 (1) that are received for the purpose of environmental management, except the mon- eys described in s. 25.46 (1) (ej), (ek), (hm), (j), (jj), (t), and (u), $3,195,200 shall, in fiscal year 2025-26, and $3,825,200 shall, in fiscal year 2026-27, be considered to have been received for the purpose of nonpoint source water pollution abatement. These moneys shall be in addition to the moneys considered to have been received for the purpose of nonpoint source water pollution abatement under s. 25.46 (2m). (4) GRANT TO IOWA COUNTY FOR CTH C CON- STRUCTION PROJECT. During the 2025-27 fiscal bien- nium, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mr), the department of natural resources shall award a grant of $500,000 to Iowa County for the maintenance and construction of CTH C between STH 23 and USH 14. The department of natural resources shall award the grant under this subsection notwithstanding the certifi- cation and prioritization requirements of s. 84.28 (1). (5) WISCONSIN RIVER RETAINING WALL RECON- STRUCTION. In fiscal year 2025-26, from the appropria- tion under s. 20.370 (5) (hs), the department of natural resources shall award a grant in the amount of $500,000 to the city of Wisconsin Rapids for reconstruction of a retaining wall as part of the Wisconsin Rapids River- bank Project. (6) TOWN OF NORWAY WATER ABATEMENT. In fis- cal year 2025-26, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (at), the department of natural resources shall award a grant in the amount of $100,000 to the town of Norway in Racine County to assist with the mitigation of water runoff from STH 36. (7) DEERSKIN RIVER DREDGING. In the 2025-26 fis- cal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (kr), the department of natural resources shall make a grant in the amount of $1,750,000 to the town of Washington in Vilas County for dredging the Deerskin River. (8) LAKE VISTA SHORELINE STABILIZATION. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (jr), in fiscal year 2025-26, the department of natural resources shall award a grant in the amount of $2,200,000 to the city of Oak Creek for environmental remediation and redevel- opment of Lake Vista Park. (9) GREEN LAKE ASSOCIATION SEDIMENT INACTI- VATION GRANT. In fiscal year 2025-26, from the appro- priation under s. 20.370 (4) (kq), the department of nat- ural resources shall award a grant in the amount of $250,000 to the Green Lake Association for sediment inactivation in the Silver Creek Estuary and the County K Marsh. (10) FOREST-INDUSTRY-WIDE STRATEGIC PLAN. In the 2025-26 fiscal year, the department of natural re- sources shall award a grant of $1,000,000 from the ap- propriation under s. 20.370 (2) (mq) jointly to the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association and the Wis- consin Paper Council to research and develop a recom- mended forest-industry-wide strategic plan for this state. Upon completion, the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association and the Wisconsin Paper Council shall pro- vide this research and recommended plan to the council on forestry. No later than December 31, 2027, the coun- cil on forestry shall provide a report detailing the re- search outcomes and recommendations to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 191 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 distribution to the appropriate standing committees un- der s. 13.172 (3). (11) DREDGING PROJECT ON MANITOWOC RIVER. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (ma), the de- partment of natural resources shall expend $70,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 for a dredging project on the Mani- towoc River at the Town of Brillion. SECTION 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction. (1) GRANTS TO LAKELAND STAR ACADEMY. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the de- partment of public instruction shall distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ag) to the Lakeland Union High School District for the Lakeland STAR Academy. SECTION 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue. (1) DIVISION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES. (a) Position and employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 1 full-time equivalent attorney position, and the incumbent employee who holds that position, in the department of revenue, as determined by the secretary of revenue, is transferred to the division of alcohol beverages. (b) Employee status. The employee transferred un- der par. (a) has all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the division of alcohol beverages that the em- ployee enjoyed in the department of revenue immedi- ately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), if the employee transferred under par. (a) has attained permanent status in class, the employee is not required to serve a probationary period. SECTION 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services. (1) CALL CENTER POSITIONS. Notwithstanding s. 230.27 (1), the termination date of 5 PR call center of- fice operations associate project positions provided to the department of safety and professional services under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19 is September 30, 2028. SECTION 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism. (1) GRANT TO TALIESIN PRESERVATION, INC. From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (c), in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of tourism shall award a grant to Taliesin Preservation, Inc., for restoration projects at Taliesin. SECTION 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation. (1) WASHBURN COUNTY UNDERPASS. In fiscal year 2025-26, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), the department of transportation shall award a grant to of $1,900,000 to Washburn County for con- struction of an underpass beneath STH 53 to connect the Wild Rivers State Trail to services and facilities. The grant under this subsection shall be awarded notwith- standing limitations on the amount and use of aids or el- igibility requirements under s. 86.31. (2) COLUMBIA COUNTY RAILROAD BRIDGE RE- PAIRS. In fiscal year 2025-26, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bs), the department of transporta- tion shall make a grant of $100,000 to Columbia County, to be distributed to the appropriate local gov- ernments to conduct repairs to railroad bridges at the following locations in Columbia County: (a) CTH A in the town of Courtland. (b) Inglehart Road in the town of Scott. (c) Sterk Road in the town of Scott. (3) NOISE BARRIERS ON I 894 AND I 41. During the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), the department of transportation shall allocate $9,100,000 for the construction of noise attenu- ation barriers along I 894, from 76th Street to 92nd Street, and along I 41, from 500 feet north of Beloit Road to West Howard Avenue, in Milwaukee County. (4) LAKELAND AIRPORT REPAIRS AND IMPROVE- MENTS. Notwithstanding s. 114.34, in the 2025-27 fis- cal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (dq), the department of transportation shall award a grant of $195,500 to Lakeland Airport in the town of Arbor Vitae in Vilas County for repair and improvement of taxiways and runways and installation of an approach lighting system at the Lakeland Airport. (5) VILLAGE OF WARRENS ZEDA STREET PROJECT. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fw), not later than June 30, 2027, the department of transporta- tion shall award a grant in the amount of $25,000 to the village of Warrens for costs incurred by the village for improvements to Zeda Street in the village of Warrens. (6) SOUTH BRIDGE CONNECTOR RAIL CROSSING. In the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation un- der s. 20.395 (2) (bt), the department of transportation shall commence a project to construct a grade-separated rail crossing at the location where the south bridge con- nector project crosses the easternmost rail line west of the Fox River in the city of De Pere. The department may expend up to $30,000,000 under this subsection. (7) MENOMINEE HARBOR. (a) In the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appro- priation under s. 20.395 (2) (cq), the department of transportation shall expend up to $15,000,000 for the Menominee harbor dredging project. (b) This subsection does not apply unless contribu- tions to the Menominee harbor dredging project are also provided by the U.S. army corps of engineers and the state of Michigan. (8) BROWN COUNTY PORT DEVELOPMENT. In the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (2) (cq) and 20.866 (2) (uv), notwithstanding Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 192 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 the criteria under s. 85.095, the department of trans- portation shall award a grant under s. 85.095 (2) (a) to Brown County for port development. The amount of the grant awarded under this subsection is the total cost of the project up to $20,000,000. (9) VILLAGE OF DEFOREST INTERCHANGE IMPROVE- MENT. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 86.31 or eligibility require- ments for receiving aids under s. 86.31, in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), 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 sub- section shall be in the amount of $4,000,000. (10) WESTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY I 94 CORRIDOR STUDY. (a) Notwithstanding s. 13.489 (1m) (e), the depart- ment of transportation shall commence the preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment for a project for the improvement and expan- sion of I 94 in Waukesha County between the intersec- tion with CTH XSSY and the Jefferson County border, including all interchanges and work on local roads nec- essary for the completion of the project. The depart- ment of transportation shall commence the study not later than the end of June 2027. (b) If the study under par. (a) is complete before the deadline under par. (a), the department of transportation may commence performing engineering and design work for the project described under par. (a). (c) The department of transportation may spend up to $8,000,000 on the study and engineering and design work under this subsection. This subsection shall be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (bq). SECTION 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; Univer- sity of Wisconsin System. (1) FUNDING FOR RISING PHOENIX PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (m), the Board of Re- gents of the University of Wisconsin System shall allo- cate $1,000,000 in the fiscal year that begins in 2025 for the Rising Phoenix Early College High School Program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. (2) HIGH-DEMAND FIELDS OF STUDY. The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit to the joint committee on employment relations, using the process described in s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1., a pro- posal for use of the money appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (fa) to attract faculty in high-demand fields of study. The Board of Regents may expend money from the ap- propriation under s. 20.285 (1) (fa) only for purposes approved by the joint committee on employment rela- tions under this subsection. In addition, the Board of Regents may not expend money from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (fa) unless the Board of Regents has submitted to the joint committee on employment rela- tions the proposal related to credit transfer policies re- quired under s. 36.11 (3) (b) and the proposed guide- lines and buyout policy under s. 36.115 (10) (e) and (f). (3) VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The Board of Regents of the University of Wis- consin System shall create a virtual mental health pilot program that expands the provision of student virtual mental health services at institutions, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), that have not more than 30,000 full-time en- rolled undergraduate students, as such enrollment was counted on the preceding April 1. (b) The Board of Regents of the University of Wis- consin System shall contract with a vendor for the provi- sion of virtual mental health services in the pilot pro- gram created under par. (a). (4g) STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY. (a) No later than December 31, 2026, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall produce an organizational review and efficiency study with a focus on declining student enrollment and future operational analysis. The Board of Regents shall con- tract by means of competitive bid with an auditing firm or business consultancy with experience in analyzing higher educational institutions. (b) The study shall focus on an in-depth analysis of organizational efficiency, administrative processes, re- source allocation, inventory of operations, and program- ming. The study shall examine key performance indica- tors such as cost per student, time-to-degree completion, and faculty-to-administrator ratios with a goal to iden- tify redundancies and opportunities for streamlining operations. (c) The study[s research may include interviews of key stakeholders, such as administrators, faculty, and students. The study shall also evaluate the administra- tive processes at the institutions of the University of Wisconsin System and what can be done to improve them. (d) The study shall assess the role of technology in reducing workloads and improving the systems already in place. The study may explore how interdepartmental communication and collaboration impact overall effi- ciency, particularly in areas like curriculum develop- ment and facilities management. (e) The anticipated outcomes of the study may in- clude a comprehensive efficiency report, a set of evi- dence-based recommendations for organizational im- provement, and a scalable framework for other universi- ties to assess and improve their operational efficiency. (f) Upon completion of the study under par. (a), the Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 193 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 Board of Regents shall submit the study results to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3). SECTION 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Work- force Development. (1) WISCONSIN FAST FORWARD; HEALTH CARE IN- DUSTRY TRAINING. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal bien- nium, the department of workforce development shall allocate $250,000 for grants under s. 106.27 (1) to sup- port training in the health care industry. (2) EMERGENCY RULES; HEALTH SERVICE FEE SCHEDULE. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the de- partment of workforce development may promulgate rules required under s. 102.423 (5) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2028, 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 wel- fare and is not required to provide a finding of emer- gency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. SECTION 9219. Fiscal changes; Health Services. (1) INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS AND CHARGES TRANSFER. There is transferred from the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gk) $15,800,000 in fiscal year 2025-26. SECTION 9223. Fiscal changes; Insurance. (1) HEALTH INSURANCE RISK-SHARING PLAN BAL- ANCE TRANSFER. Any balance of moneys that was cred- ited 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 trans- ferred in fiscal year 2025-26 to the appropriation ac- count under s. 20.145 (1) (g). SECTION 9232. Fiscal changes; Natural Resources. (1) 5R PROCESSORS CLEANUP FUNDING LAPSE. Not- withstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), the unencumbered bal- ance of s. 20.370 (4) (hs) on the effective date of this subsection is lapsed to the environmental fund and cred- ited to the environmental management account of the environmental fund. (2) FORESTRY ACCOUNT TRANSFER. There is trans- ferred from the forestry account in the conservation fund to the fish and wildlife account in the conservation fund $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-26. There is trans- ferred $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-27. SECTION 9238. Fiscal changes; Safety and Pro- fessional Services. (1) CREDENTIAL FEE REVENUE LAPSE. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), from the appropriation account to the de- partment of safety and professional services under s. 20.165 (1) (g), there is lapsed to the general fund $5,000,000 in fis- cal year 2025-26. SECTION 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation. (1) TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND TO TRANS- PORTATION FUND. In fiscal year 2025-26, there is trans- ferred from the general fund to the transportation fund $580,000,000. SECTION 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs. (1) VETERANS HOMES INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS. There is transferred from the general fund to the appro- priation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 for the institutional operations of the state veterans homes. (2) FLAGPOLE INSTALLATION FOR VETERANS HOMES. There is transferred from the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $100,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to support the depart- ment of veterans affairs[ installation of flagpole-related infrastructure at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove. SECTION 9251. Fiscal changes; Other. (1) TRANSFER TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. In fiscal year 2025-26, there is transferred from the general fund to the capital improvement fund $326,500,000. (3) INTEREST EARNINGS TRANSFER; GRANTS FOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. In fiscal year 2025- 26, from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (mb), of the interest earnings in that appropriation, there is transferred to s. 20.867 (3) (m) $50,000,000. SECTION 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction. (1) HIGH COST TRANSPORTATION AID. The treat- ment of s. 121.59 (2) (a) first applies to aid paid in the 2025-26 school year. (2) 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. SECTION 9337. Initial applicability; Revenue. (1) PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR TELECOMMUNI- CATION TOWERS. The treatment of s. 70.11 (48) first ap- plies to the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2026. (2) TELEPHONE COMPANY TAX EXEMPTION FOR TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS. The treatment of s. 76.81 (1) first applies to the telephone company tax as- sessments as of January 1, 2027. SECTION 9342. Initial applicability; Technical College System. (1) TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD REVENUE LIMITS; DEFINITION OF REVENUE. The treatment of s. Vetoed In Part Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 194 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. first applies to the calculation of dis- trict boards[ allowable revenue for the 2025-26 school year. SECTION 9400. Effective dates; general. Except as otherwise provided in SECTIONS 9401 to 9451 of this act, this act takes effect immediately upon publication. SECTION 9401. Effective dates; Administration. (1) GRANT TO WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUM, INC. The repeal of s. 20.505 (1) (aj) takes effect on July 1, 2027. (2) CASH PAYMENT FOR COMPENSATORY TIME OFF PROHIBITED. The treatment of s. 230.125 takes effect on January 1, 2026. 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) GRANT FOR CHILD CARE FACILITY. The repeal of s. 20.437 (1) (br) takes effect on July 1, 2027. (3) CHILD CARE BRIDGE PAYMENTS. (a) The repeal of s. 20.437 (2) (mf) takes effect on July 1, 2026. (b) The treatment of s. 20.505 (1) (mb) (by SECTION 87m) takes effect on July 1, 2026. (3m) CHILD CARE TEACHER-STUDENT RATIO PILOT PROJECT. The repeal of s. 20.437 (2) (mh) takes effect on July 1, 2027. (4b) LICENSED CHILD CARE REQUIRED RATIOS. (a) Notwithstanding s. 227.265, the treatment of ad- ministrative rules by SECTIONS 361 and 362 of this act takes effect on the effective date of this subsection. (b) Notwithstanding s. 227.265, the treatment of ad- ministrative rules by SECTIONS 361b and 362b of this act takes effect on the first day of the 25th month begin- ning after the effective date of this subsection. (5) LARGE FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS. Notwith- standing s. 227.265, the treatment of s. SPS 361.02 (3) (g), Wis. Adm. Code, takes effect on the day after publication. (5m) CHILD CARE ACCESS PROGRAM. The repeal of ss. 20.437 (2) (bp) and 49.1335 takes effect on July 1, 2027. SECTION 9419. Effective dates; Health Services. (1) DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL PRO- GRAM. The treatment of s. 49.45 (3m) and (3p) (a) and SECTION 9119 (2) of this act takes effect on the day after any request submitted to the federal department of health and human services for a state plan amendment, waiver of federal Medicaid law, or other approval under SECTION 9119 (2) (a) of this act is approved. (2) HOSPITAL ASSESSMENTS. The treatment of ss. 20.285 (1) (qe) and (qj), 20.435 (4) (w), (xc), and (xe), 25.17 (1) (cg), 25.77 (11) and (12), 25.772, 25.774, 49.45 (3) (e) 11. and 12. and (59) (a), 50.38 (1) (d), (2) (a) and (b), (3), (3m), (5), (6) (a) 1., (b), and (c), (6m), (7) (intro.), (7m), (8), and (10) takes effect on July 1, 2025. SECTION 9427. Effective dates; Justice. (1) COMMUNITY-ORIENTED POLICING-HOUSE GRANT PROGRAM APPROPRIATION. The treatment of SECTION 9127 (1) of this act takes effect on June 30, 2025. SECTION 9430. Effective dates; Local government. (1) PREMIER RESORT AREA TAX. The treatment of ss. 66.0602 (2m) (c) and 66.1113 (2) (a), (b), and (k) takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning at least 120 days after publication. SECTION 9431. Effective dates; Military Affairs. (1) TRAINING FACILITY GRANT. The repeal of s. 20.465 (3) (qw) takes effect on July 1, 2027. SECTION 9434. Effective dates; Public Instruction. (1) GRANTS TO LAKELAND STAR ACADEMY. The repeal of s. 20.255 (2) (ag) takes effect on July 1, 2027. SECTION 9437. Effective dates; Revenue. (1) INSURER INFORMATION PRODUCTS. The treat- ment of s. 77.54 (75) takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication. (2) SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR RESIDENTIAL ELEC- TRICITY 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. SECTION 9444. Effective dates; Transportation. (1) HEAVY VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES. The treat- ment of s. 341.25 (2) (c) to (q) takes effect on October 1, 2025. (2) OPERATOR[S LICENSE FEE. The treatment of s. 343.21 (1) (a) takes effect on October 1, 2025. (3) REGISTRATION PLATE ISSUANCE FEES. The treat- ment of ss. 341.135 (2m) and 341.16 (1) (a), (2), and (2s) takes effect on October 1, 2025. (4) TITLE FEES. The treatment of s. 342.14 (1) and (3) takes effect on October 1, 2025. SECTION 9448. Effective dates; Veterans Affairs. (1) VETERANS COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANT. The repeal of s. 20.485 (2) (a) takes effect on July 1, 2026. SECTION 9450. Effective dates; Workforce Development. (1) APPLICATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVING TRAINING GRANTS. The treatment of s. 106.276 (1) (c) 4. and 2023 Wisconsin Act 153, section 8 (1), take effect on the day after publication or retroactively to July 1, 2025, whichever occurs first. (2) HEALTH SERVICE FEE SCHEDULE. The treatment of ss. 16.705 (1b) (g), 102.03 (4), 102.16 (1m) (a) and Vetoed In Part 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 - 195 - 2025 Senate Bill 45 (2) (e) 2. and 3., 102.18 (1) (bg) 1., and 102.423, the renumbering and amendment of s. 102.16 (2) (c), (d) and (h) and 102.44 (2), the creation of s. 102.16 (2) (c) 2. and (d) 2. and 102.44 (2) (a) 2., 3., and 4., and SEC- TION 9150 (2) take effect on the day after the notice from the department of health services under SECTION 9119 (4) (b) 1. of this act is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administrative Reg- ister. If the notice specified in this subsection is not published by the legislative reference bureau before the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the treatments in this act are void.