Wisconsin Legislative Council
AMENDMENT MEMO
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Memo published: January 12, 2024 Contact: Ethan Lauer, Senior Staff Attorney
2023 Assembly Bill 356 Assembly Amendments 1 and 2
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 356
2023 Assembly Bill 356 requires the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) to administer a grant
program for incumbent local exchange carriers for the reimbursement of costs associated with the
following:
The IP-based transport of Next Generation 911.
The database used to operate Next Generation 911.
The purchase, installation, and maintenance of Next Generation 911 equipment.
The bill appropriates $8 million in each of fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 from the Police and Fire
Protection Fund.
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ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1
Assembly Amendment 1 reduces to $0 the appropriation in fiscal year 2023-24, reduces to $6 million
the appropriation in fiscal year 2024-25, and provides that no moneys may be encumbered under the
appropriation after June 30, 2027.
Assembly Amendment 1 also requires DMA to report the following information to the Legislature by
January 1, 2027:
A summary of the status of the emergency services IP network.
A summary of the total amount of grants issued for the three types of reimbursement listed above.
A projection of additional necessary costs for the reimbursement of incumbent local exchange
carriers’ costs in the future.
A recommendation regarding whether the grant program should continue to operate after June 30,
2027.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2
Effective July 1, 2024, Assembly Amendment 2 updates the name of the Police and Fire Protection
Fund to the 911 Fund in the appropriation created in the bill, to coincide with the date that 2023
Wisconsin Act 19 re-names the fund.
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2023 Wisconsin Act 19 re-names the Police and Fire Protection Fund as the 911 Fund, effective July 1, 2024. - 2 -
BILL HISTORY
Representative Kurtz offered Assembly Amendment 1 on December 27, 2023. On January 10, 2024, the
Assembly Committee on State Affairs recommended adoption of Assembly Amendment 1 on a vote of
Ayes, 9; Noes, 2; and passage of the bill, as amended, on a vote of Ayes, 11; Noes, 0. The bill was then
referred to the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF).
Representative Kurtz offered Assembly Amendment 2 on January 10, 2024. On January 11, 2024, the
JCF recommended adoption of Assembly Amendments 1 and 2, each on a vote of Ayes, 13; Noes, 0; and
passage of the bill, as amended, on a vote of Ayes, 12; Noes, 1.
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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