Statutorily Required Reports

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is statutorily required to create one-time, quarterly, annual, and biennial reports on behalf of the agency. DHS is required to provide these reports and information to the legislature and governor. DHS is also required by statute to post reports and information created by partners to its website.

Title Sort ascending Mandate Release Date
Healthy Food Incentive Program

Wisconsin Stat. § 49.79(7w)(d)

Beginning no later than March 24, 2025, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), a report regarding implementation of the program under this subsection, including data collected relating to funding and participation and any other information necessary to evaluate the program.

03/2025
Gifts, Grants, Bequests, or Devises 2025 Report

Wisconsin Stat.§ 20.907(1m)

Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises.

12/2025
Gifts, Grants, Bequests, or Devises 2024 Report

Wisconsin Stat.§ 20.907(1m)

Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises.

01/2025
Gifts, Grants, Bequests, or Devises 2023 Report

Wisconsin Stat.§ 20.907(1m)

Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises.

01/2024
Gifts, Grants, Bequests, or Devises 2022 Report

Wisconsin Stat. § 20.907(1m)

Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises.

11/2022
Gifts, Grants, Bequests, or Devises 2021 Report Wisconsin Stat. § 20.907(1m) Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises. 01/2022
Gifts, Grants, Bequests, or Devises 2020 Report Wisconsin Stat. § 20.907(1m) Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises. 03/2020
Gifts, Grants, Bequests, or Devises 2019 Report Wisconsin Stat. § 20.907(1m) Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises. 01/2020
Environmental Impact Report, 2024

Wisconsin Stat. § 1.11(2)(j)

Annually, no later than September 15, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), including the number of proposed actions for which the agency conducted an assessment of whether an impact statement was required under par. (c) and the number of impact statements prepared under par. (c).

10/2024
Environmental Impact Report, 2023

Wisconsin Stat. § 1.11(2)(j)

Annually, no later than September 15, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), including the number of proposed actions for which the agency conducted an assessment of whether an impact statement was required under par. (c) and the number of impact statements prepared under par. (c).

09/2023
Environmental Impact Report, 2022

Wisconsin Stat. § 1.11(2)(j)

Annually, no later than September 15, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), including the number of proposed actions for which the agency conducted an assessment of whether an impact statement was required under par. (c) and the number of impact statements prepared under par. (c).

08/2022
Environmental Impact Report, 2021

Wisconsin Stat. § 1.11(2)(j)

Annually, no later than September 15, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), including the number of proposed actions for which the agency conducted an assessment of whether an impact statement was required under par. (c) and the number of impact statements prepared under par. (c).

09/2021
Environmental Impact Report, 2020

Wisconsin Stat. § 1.11(2)(j)

Annually, no later than September 15, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), including the number of proposed actions for which the agency conducted an assessment of whether an impact statement was required under par. (c) and the number of impact statements prepared under par. (c).

10/2020
Environmental Impact Report, 2018

Wisconsin Stat. § 1.11(2)(j)

Annually, no later than September 15, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), including the number of proposed actions for which the agency conducted an assessment of whether an impact statement was required under par. (c) and the number of impact statements prepared under par. (c).

08/2018
DHS Opioid Settlement Funds Proposal for SFY 2024

2021 Wisconsin Act 57

2021 Wisconsin Act 57 requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to submit to the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) by April 1 of each year a proposal for expending settlement proceeds paid to the state from the National Prescription Opiate Litigation (NPOL), Case No. MDL 2804. Per Act 57, 30 percent of the NPOL settlement proceeds will be allocated to DHS for purposes that comply with the settlement agreement or court order. DHS is required to submit a plan to JCF for spending settlement proceeds by April 1 of each year for the next fiscal year and requires JCF approval via the 14-day passive review process before it can expend the NPOL settlement funding. Approval is also required if DHS seeks to deviate from the proposed plan in the future. The remaining 70 percent of the settlement proceeds will be provided to local governments that were party to the litigation.

03/2023
Dementia Crisis Unit Pilot Proposal

2015 Wisconsin Act 272

Before November 1, 2016, the department shall prepare a proposal for one or more pilot programs for coalitions of 2 or more counties to create dementia crisis units. The department shall submit the proposal under this paragraph to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health, aging and long−term care, or mental health issues under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes.

10/2016
Crisis Urgent Care and Observation Facilities, 2025 Report

Wisconsin Stat. § 51.036(2)(e)

No later than June 30 of each year, beginning by June 30, 2025, the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), a report regarding crisis urgent care and observation facilities under this section.

06/2025
Cost to Certain Prevailing Parties, 2025

Wisconsin Stat. § 814.245(10)

Each state agency that is ordered to pay costs under this section or that recovers costs under sub. (11) shall report annually, as soon as is practicable after June 30, to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature the number, nature and amounts awarded, the claims involved in the action in which the costs were incurred, the costs recovered under sub. (11) and any other relevant information to aid the legislature in evaluating the effect of this section.

12/2025
Cost to Certain Prevailing Parties, 2024

Wisconsin Stat. § 814.245(10)

Each state agency that is ordered to pay costs under this section or that recovers costs under sub. (11) shall report annually, as soon as is practicable after June 30, to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature the number, nature and amounts awarded, the claims involved in the action in which the costs were incurred, the costs recovered under sub. (11) and any other relevant information to aid the legislature in evaluating the effect of this section.

04/2025
Cost to Certain Prevailing Parties, 2023

Wisconsin Stat. § 814.245(10)

Each state agency that is ordered to pay costs under this section or that recovers costs under sub. (11) shall report annually, as soon as is practicable after June 30, to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature the number, nature and amounts awarded, the claims involved in the action in which the costs were incurred, the costs recovered under sub. (11) and any other relevant information to aid the legislature in evaluating the effect of this section.

09/2023

Glossary

 
Last revised March 17, 2026