Date of enactment: November 18, 2011
2011 Senate Bill 242 Date of publication*: December 5, 2011

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2009-10 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor'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 as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2011 WISCONSIN ACT 78

An Act to repeal 254.61 (1) (f) and 254.74 (1m); and to amend 101.63 (1) (b) and 254.61 (1) (intro.) and (a) to (e) of the statutes; relating to: changing the definition of and the applicability of one-family and two-family dwelling rules to a bed and breakfast.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

78, s. 1 Section 1. 101.63 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

101.63 (1) (b) A structural addition that is specified under s. 254.61 (1) (f) 2. made to a bed and breakfast establishment that alters the dimensions of the structure.

78, s. 2 Section 2. 254.61 (1) (intro.) and (a) to (e) of the statutes are amended to read:

254.61 (1) (intro.) "Bed and breakfast establishment" means any place of lodging that satisfies all of the following:

(a) Provides 8 or fewer rooms for rent to no more than a total of 20 tourists or transients;.

(b) Provides no meals other than breakfast and provides the breakfast only to renters of the place;.

(c) Is the owner's personal residence;.

(d) Is occupied by the owner at the time of rental;.

(e) Was originally built and occupied as a single-family residence, or, prior to use as a place of lodging, was converted to use and occupied as a single-family residence; and.

78, s. 3 Section 3. 254.61 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

78, s. 4 Section 4. 254.74 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

78, s. 5 Section 5. Initial applicability.

(1) The treatment of section 101.63 (1) (b) of the statutes first applies to structural additions proposed on the effective date of this subsection.