AB256,8,15 13(8) There is established in the local government aid fund a separate account
14that is designated “state aid; personal property” to make the payments under s.
1579.096.
AB256,8,18 16(9) There is established in the local government aid fund a separate account
17that is designated “state aid; video service provider fee” to make the payments under
18s. 79.097.
AB256,19 19Section 19. 49.45 (51) of the statutes is repealed.
AB256,20 20Section 20 . 79.01 of the statutes is repealed.
AB256,21 21Section 21. 79.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 79.02 (3).
AB256,22 22Section 22. 79.02 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB256,23 23Section 23 . 79.035 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB256,24 24Section 24. 79.035 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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179.035 (4) (c) 2. Except as provided under par. (h), the reduction determined
2under this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to 15 percent of
3the municipality's payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under
4s. 79.02 (3) (e), 2021 stats., or 10 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality's equalized
5value, as determined under s. 70.57.
AB256,25 6Section 25. 79.035 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB256,9,117 79.035 (4) (d) 2. Except as provided in par. (h), the reduction determined under
8this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to 15 percent of the
9municipality's payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s.
1079.02 (3) (e), 2021 stats., or 15 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality's equalized
11value, as determined under s. 70.57.
AB256,26 12Section 26. 79.035 (4) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB256,9,1713 79.035 (4) (e) 2. Except as provided in par. (h), the reduction determined under
14this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to 15 percent of the
15municipality's payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s.
1679.02 (3) (e), 2021 stats., or 25 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality's equalized
17value, as determined under s. 70.57.
AB256,27 18Section 27. 79.035 (4) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB256,9,2319 79.035 (4) (f) 2. Except as provided in par. (h), the reduction determined under
20this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to 15 percent of the
21municipality's payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s.
2279.02 (3) (e), 2021 stats., or 30 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality's equalized
23value, as determined under s. 70.57.
AB256,28 24Section 28. 79.035 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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179.035 (4) (g) The reduction for a municipality that has a population greater
2than 110,000 is an amount equal to 30 cents for each $1,000 of the municipality's
3equalized value, as determined under s. 70.57, plus an amount equal to the
4municipality's population multiplied by the amount determined under par. (b) 1.,
5except that the reduction determined under this paragraph may not exceed the
6lesser of an amount equal to 25 percent of the municipality's payment under this
7section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02 (3) (e), 2021 stats., or 35 cents
8for each $1,000 in equalized value, as determined under s. 70.57.
AB256,29 9Section 29. 79.035 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB256,10,1410 79.035 (4) (h) The reduction determined under par. (c), (d), (e), or (f) for a town
11or village may not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to 25 percent of the town's
12or village's payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02
13(3) (e), 2021 stats., or the amount determined under par. (c) 2., (d) 2., (e) 2., or (f) 2.
14based on equalized value.
AB256,30 15Section 30. 79.035 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB256,10,2116 79.035 (4) (i) The reduction for a county is the amount determined under par.
17(b) 2. multiplied by the county's population, except that the reduction determined
18under this paragraph may not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to 25 percent of
19the county's payment under this section in 2011, prior to any reduction under s. 79.02
20(3) (e), 2021 stats., or 15 cents for each $1,000 of the county's equalized value, as
21determined under s. 70.57.
AB256,31 22Section 31 . 79.035 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB256,11,223 79.035 (5) Except as provided in subs. (6), (7), and (8), for the distribution in
242013 and in subsequent years ending with 2023, each county and municipality shall

1receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment
2determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2012.
AB256,32 3Section 32 . 79.035 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 19 and
42023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB256,11,85 79.035 (5) Except as provided in subs. (7) and (8), for the distribution in 2013
6and in subsequent years ending with 2023, each county and municipality shall
7receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment
8determined for the county or municipality under this section for 2012.
AB256,33 9Section 33 . 79.035 (9) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act
10.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB256,11,1311 79.035 (9) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (7) and (8), for the distribution
12in 2024 and subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive payments
13under this section as follows:
AB256,34 14Section 34 . 79.035 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB256,11,1715 79.035 (9) Except as provided in subs. (6), (7), and (8), for the distribution in
162024 and subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive payments
17under this section as follows:
AB256,11,1918 (a) 1. For the distribution in 2024, each county and municipality shall receive
19a payment equal to the amount it received under this section in 2023.
AB256,11,2420 2. For the distribution in 2025 and subsequent years, each county and
21municipality shall receive a payment equal to the proportion of the total payments
22from the county and municipal base aid account under s. 25.491 (3) that the county
23or municipality received in 2024 multiplied by the amount for the year in the county
24and municipal base aid account under s. 25.491 (3).
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1(b) 1. The department of revenue shall distribute the amount determined under
2s. 25.491 (4) (a) to towns to maximize across all towns the minimum per capita
3amount of total payments received under this subdivision and par. (a) by any town.
AB256,12,74 2. The department of revenue shall distribute the amount determined under
5s. 25.491 (4) (b) to cities and villages to maximize across all cities and villages the
6minimum per capita amount of total payments received under this subdivision and
7par. (a) by any city or village.
AB256,12,108 3. The department of revenue shall distribute the amount determined under
9s. 25.491 (4) (c) to counties to maximize across all counties the minimum per capita
10amount of total payments received under this subdivision and par. (a) by any county.
AB256,12,1611 (c) 1. From the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (1) (t), each county and
12municipality shall receive a payment that equals 10 percent of the total amount
13received by the municipality or county under pars. (a) and (b) to be used for hiring,
14training, and retaining law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (c),
15members of the paid fire department, as defined in s. 213.10 (1g), and emergency
16medical responders, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), and for local highways.
AB256,13,217 2. a. For the distribution in 2024 and subsequent years, if in any year a county
18or municipality decreases the amount of its budget dedicated to hiring, training, and
19retaining law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (c), so that the amount
20is less than the amount so dedicated in the previous year, the secretary of
21administration shall reduce the county's or municipality's payment under subd. 1.
22by the amount of the decrease in the county's or municipality's budget dedicated to
23hiring, training, and retaining law enforcement officers. This subd. 2. a. does not
24apply to a county or municipality that transfers responsibility for providing law
25enforcement to another local unit of government or that enters into a cooperative

1agreement to share law enforcement responsibilities with another local unit of
2government.
AB256,13,133 b. For the distribution in 2024 and subsequent years, if in any year a county
4or municipality decreases the amount of its budget dedicated to hiring, training, and
5retaining members of the paid fire department, as defined in s. 213.10 (1g), so that
6the amount is less than the amount so dedicated in the previous year, the secretary
7of administration shall reduce the county's or municipality's payment under subd.
81. by the amount of the decrease in the county's or municipality's budget dedicated
9to hiring, training, and retaining members of the paid fire department. This subd.
102. b. does not apply to a county or municipality that transfers responsibility for
11providing fire protection to another local unit of government or that enters into a
12cooperative agreement to share fire protection responsibilities with another local
13unit of government.
AB256,13,2414 c. For the distribution in 2024 and subsequent years, if in any year a county
15or municipality decreases the amount of its budget dedicated to hiring, training, and
16retaining emergency medical responders, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), so that the
17amount is less than the amount so dedicated in the previous year, the secretary of
18administration shall reduce the county's or municipality's payment under subd. 1.
19by the amount of the decrease in the county's or municipality's budget dedicated to
20hiring, training, and retaining emergency medical responders. This subd. 2. c. does
21not apply to a county or municipality that transfers responsibility for providing
22emergency medical services to another local unit of government or that enters into
23a cooperative agreement to share emergency medical services responsibilities with
24another local unit of government.
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1d. For the distribution in 2024 and subsequent years, if in any year a county
2or municipality decreases the amount of its budget dedicated to local highways, so
3that the amount is less than the amount so dedicated in the previous year, the
4secretary of administration shall reduce the county's or municipality's payment
5under subd. 1. by the amount of the decrease in the county's or municipality's budget
6dedicated to local highways.
AB256,35 7Section 35 . 79.05 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB256,14,98 79.05 (3) (d) Multiply the amount under par. (c) by the amount for the year
9under s. 79.01 (1), 2021 stats.
AB256,36 10Section 36. 79.05 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB256,14,1311 79.05 (4) Notwithstanding subs. (2) and (3), in 2025 each municipality shall
12receive a payment under this section that is equal to the amount of the payment
13received by the municipality under this section in 2024.
AB256,37 14Section 37 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB256,14,2215 (1) State aid; personal property tax exemption. If legislation is enacted during
16the 2023-24 legislative session to eliminate the personal property tax imposed under
17ch. 70, effective with the January 1, 2024, assessments, the department of revenue
18shall certify the amount of property taxes that would have been levied by each taxing
19jurisdiction on all items of personal property for the property tax assessments of
20January 1, 2024, to the department of administration, and the department of
21administration shall make a payment to the taxing jurisdiction for that amount from
22the appropriation under s. 20.835 (1) (w).
AB256,38 23Section 38 . Fiscal changes.
AB256,15,324 (1) Medical care transportation services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
25for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the

1dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is decreased by $2,000,000 as a result of
2eliminating the supplement payments to local governmental units for the provision
3of transportation for medical care.
AB256,39 4Section 39. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 2024, except as
5follows:
AB256,15,76 (1) County and municipal aid. The repeal and recreation of s. 79.035 (5) and
7(9) (intro.) takes effect on June 30, 2036.
AB256,15,88 (End)
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