LRB-1891/1
MES:cjs:cs
2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
March 23, 2015 - Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Nass, Harsdorf, Lasee and
Tiffany, cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Neylon, Ballweg,
Craig, A. Ott, Kulp, Hutton, E. Brooks, Knodl, T. Larson, Edming and
Sanfelippo. Referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government.
SB81,1,3 1An Act to create 66.0408 of the statutes; relating to: limiting the authority of
2a city, village, town, or county to create new occupational licenses or fees or to
3continue to regulate certain professions.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Generally under current law, a city, village, town, or county (political
subdivision) may regulate certain professions. A city or village may regulate
professions under its home rule authority and a town or county may regulate
professions that they are specifically authorized to regulate. The authority of a
political subdivision to regulate a particular profession may be prohibited or limited
by a state statute.
Under this bill, and subject to an exception, beginning on the effective date of
the bill a political subdivision may not impose any occupational fees or licensing
requirements on any profession if that profession is not subject to such locally
imposed fees and licensing requirements on that date, although a political
subdivision may continue to impose fees and licensing requirements on any
profession that is already subject to such requirements of the political subdivision.
Under an exception contained in the bill, if a political subdivision imposes an
occupational fee or licensing requirement on photographers on the effective date of
the bill, that regulation does not apply and may not be enforced.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.

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:
SB81,1 1Section 1. 66.0408 of the statutes is created to read:
SB81,2,3 266.0408 Regulation of occupations. (1) Definitions. In this section,
3"political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
SB81,2,10 4(2) Limitations on new regulations. Except as provided in sub. (3), beginning
5on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], a political subdivision
6may not impose any occupational fees or licensing requirements on any profession
7if that profession is not subject to occupational fees or licensing requirements of the
8political subdivision on that date, but the political subdivision may continue to so
9regulate any profession that is subject to its occupational fees or licensing
10requirements on that date.
SB81,2,14 11(3) Exception. If a political subdivision has in effect an occupational fee or
12licensing requirement on the profession of photographer on the effective date of this
13subsection .... [LRB inserts date], that regulation does not apply and may not be
14enforced.
SB81,2,1515 (End)
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