AB64-SA15,9,2322 c. The name and address of the person to whom the disbursement was made
23or the obligation was incurred.
AB64-SA15,1dqm 24Section 1dqm. 11.1002 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA15,10,5
111.1002 Reporting; certain mass communications. (1) Any person, other
2than an individual, that makes an expenditure or a disbursement or incurs an
3obligation of $500 or more in the aggregate for the purpose of making a mass
4communication shall, within 24 hours after making the disbursement or incurring
5the obligation, report the disbursement or obligation to the appropriate filing officer.
AB64-SA15,10,7 6(2) A person who makes a disbursement or incurs and obligation described in
7sub. (1) shall include all of the following in the report:
AB64-SA15,10,118 (a) An itemized statement giving the date, full name, and street address of each
9person who made a contribution to the person making the mass communication for
10the purpose of making the mass communication, together with the amount of the
11contribution.
AB64-SA15,10,1412 (b) The occupation, if any, of each individual contributor whose cumulative
13contributions to the person making the mass communication for the purpose
14specified under par. (a) are in excess of $200.
AB64-SA15,10,1915 (c) An itemized statement of each contribution made anonymously to the
16person making the mass communication. If the contribution exceeds $10, the person
17making the mass communication shall specify whether the person donated the
18contribution to the common school fund or to a charitable organization, and shall
19include the full name and mailing address of the donee.
AB64-SA15,10,2120 (d) The date on which the disbursement was made or the obligation was
21incurred.
AB64-SA15,10,2222 (e) The amount of the disbursement or obligation.
AB64-SA15,10,2423 (f) The name and address of the person to whom the disbursement was made
24or the obligation was incurred.
AB64-SA15,1dr 25Section 1dr. 11.1101 (figure) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA15,1drm 90Section 1drm. 11.1101 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA15,11,9291 11.1101 (1) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
92state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $20,000 $10,000.
AB64-SA15,1ds 93Section 1ds. 11.1101 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA15,11,9594 11.1101 (2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
95state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $20,000 $10,000.
AB64-SA15,1dsm 96Section 1dsm. 11.1101 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA15,12,4
111.1101 (3) Political action committees. A political action committee may
2contribute to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified
3for the candidate whose nomination or election the committee supports [See Figure
411.1101 following]:
AB64-SA15,12,55 (a) Candidates for governor, $86,000 $43,000.
AB64-SA15,12,66 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $26,000 $13,000.
AB64-SA15,12,77 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $44,000 $22,000.
AB64-SA15,12,98 (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or
9justice, $18,000 $9,000.
AB64-SA15,12,1010 (e) Candidates for state senator, $2,000 $1,000.
AB64-SA15,12,1111 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000 $500.
AB64-SA15,12,1312 (g) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county
13having a population of more than 500,000, $6,000 $3,000.
AB64-SA15,12,1414 (h) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000 $2,500.
AB64-SA15,12,1715 (i) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than
16300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a
17population of more than 300,000, $6,000 $3,000.
AB64-SA15,12,1918 (j) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district
19attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000 $1,000.
AB64-SA15,12,2020 (k) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
AB64-SA15,12,2121 1. Four Two hundred dollars.
AB64-SA15,12,2522 2. Two cents One cent times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or
23district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the
24district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than
25$5,000 $2,500.
AB64-SA15,1dt
1Section 1dt. 11.1101 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA15,13,52 11.1101 (4) Other persons. A person, other than a person subject to sub. (1),
3(2), or (3) or s. 11.1112, may contribute to a candidate committee no more than the
4following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the
5committee supports:
AB64-SA15,13,66 (a) Candidates for governor, $86,000 $43,000.
AB64-SA15,13,77 (b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $26,000 $13,000.
AB64-SA15,13,88 (c) Candidates for attorney general, $44,000 $22,000.
AB64-SA15,13,109 (d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or
10justice, $18,000 $9,000.
AB64-SA15,13,1111 (e) Candidates for state senator, $2,000 $1,000.
AB64-SA15,13,1212 (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000 $500.
AB64-SA15,13,1413 (g) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts that contain a county
14having a population of more than 500,000, $6,000 $3,000.
AB64-SA15,13,1515 (h) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000 $2,500.
AB64-SA15,13,1816 (i) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than
17300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a
18population of more than 300,000, $6,000 $3,000.
AB64-SA15,13,2019 (j) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district
20attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000 $1,000.
AB64-SA15,13,2121 (k) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
AB64-SA15,13,2222 1. Four Two hundred dollars.
AB64-SA15,14,223 2. Two cents One cent times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or
24district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the

1district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than
2$5,000 $2,500.
AB64-SA15,1dtm 3Section 1dtm. 11.1104 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB64-SA15,14,6 411.1104 Exceptions. (1) For the period beginning on the day after the day
5of the general election and ending on the day of the next general election, no person
6may make any of the following contributions in amounts exceeding $10,000:
AB64-SA15,14,77 (a) Contributions to a political action committee.
AB64-SA15,14,88 (b) Contributions transferred between political action committees.
AB64-SA15,14,99 (c) Contributions to a legislative campaign committee.
AB64-SA15,14,1010 (d) Contributions to a political party.
AB64-SA15,14,1211 (e) Contributions made by a political party or legislative campaign committee
12to a candidate committee.
AB64-SA15,14,1413 (f) Contributions transferred between the candidates for governor and
14lieutenant governor of the same political party.
AB64-SA15,14,1615 (g) Contributions used to pay legal fees and other expenses incurred as a result
16of a recount under s. 9.01.
AB64-SA15,14,2017 (h) Contributions used to pay legal fees and other expenses incurred in
18connection with or in response to circulating, offering to file, or filing a petition to
19recall an office holder prior to the time that a recall primary or election is ordered,
20or after that time if incurred to contest or defend the order.
AB64-SA15,14,2121 (i) Contributions to a recall committee.
AB64-SA15,14,2222 (j) Contributions to a referendum committee.
AB64-SA15,14,2323 (k) Contributions to an independent expenditure committee.
AB64-SA15,15,3
1(2) A candidate may make unlimited contributions from the candidate's
2personal funds or property or the personal funds or property that are owned jointly
3or as marital property with the candidate's spouse to his or her candidate committee.
AB64-SA15,1du 4Section 1du. 11.1108 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA15,15,9 511.1108 Anonymous contributions. No committee and no person required
6to report under s. 11.1002
may accept an anonymous contribution exceeding $10. If
7an anonymous contribution exceeds $10, the committee shall donate the
8contribution to the common school fund or to a charitable organization and report the
9donation as required under this chapter.
AB64-SA15,1dum 10Section 1dum. 11.1112 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA15,15,16 1111.1112 Corporations, cooperatives, and tribes. No foreign or domestic
12corporation, no association organized under ch. 185 or 193, no labor organization,
13and no federally recognized American Indian Tribe may make a contribution to a
14committee, other than an independent expenditure committee or referendum
15committee, but may make a contribution to a segregated fund as provided under s.
1611.1104 (6) in amounts not to exceed $12,000 in the aggregate in a calendar year
.
AB64-SA15,1dv 17Section 1dv. 11.1203 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA15,15,19 1811.1203 (title) Coordination of expenditures for express advocacy;
19coordination of expenditures for mass communications
.
AB64-SA15,1dvm 20Section 1dvm. 11.1203 (2) (a) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
21renumbered 11.1203 (2) (a) and amended to read:
AB64-SA15,16,422 11.1203 (2) (a) For purposes of this section sub. (1), an expenditure for express
23advocacy is coordinated if any of the following applies: 2. The the candidate,
24candidate's agent, legislative campaign committee of the candidate's political party,
25or the candidate's political party exercises control over or engages in substantial

1discussions or negotiations with the political action committee, independent
2expenditure committee, other person, or individual making
the expenditure or
3regarding the content, timing, location, form, intended audience, number, or
4frequency of the communication.
AB64-SA15,1dw 5Section 1dw. 11.1203 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-SA15,1dwm 6Section 1dwm. 11.1203 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA15,16,87 11.1203 (3) (intro.) None of the following are considered coordinated
8communications prohibited under this section sub. (1):
AB64-SA15,1dx 9Section 1dx. 11.1203 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA15,16,2010 11.1203 (4) (a) No political action committee, independent expenditure
11committee, other person required to report under s. 11.1001, or individual may make
12an expenditure for a mass communication during the period beginning on the 60th
13day preceding an election and ending on the date of that election that includes a
14reference to a clearly identified candidate whose name is certified under s. 7.08 (2)
15(a) or 8.50 (1) (d) to appear on the ballot at that election and that is susceptible of no
16reasonable interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for the candidate or against
17an opponent of the candidate that is coordinated with the candidate, candidate's
18committee, or candidate's agent, nor with any legislative campaign committee of the
19candidate's political party, or a political party, in violation of the contribution limits
20under s. 11.1101 or the source restrictions under s. 11.1112.
AB64-SA15,17,221 (b) An expenditure for a mass communication is coordinated if the candidate,
22candidate's agent, legislative campaign committee of the candidate's political party,
23or the candidate's political party exercises control over, or engages in substantial
24discussions or negotiations with the political action committee, independent
25expenditure committee, other person, or individual making the expenditure

1regarding the content, timing, location, form, intended audience, or frequency of the
2mass communication.
AB64-SA15,17,43 (c) If an expenditure for a mass communication is coordinated, but not in
4violation of the coordination prohibitions under par. (a), all of the following apply:
AB64-SA15,17,75 1. The political action committee, independent expenditure committee, or other
6person making the expenditure shall report the expenditure as required under this
7chapter.
AB64-SA15,17,88 2. The candidate's committee shall report the expenditure as a contribution.” .
AB64-SA15,17,9 92. Page 1064, line 11: after that line insert:
AB64-SA15,17,18 10(1p) Campaign finance; mass communications. The treatment of sections
1111.0101 (20), (20d), (20g), and (20r), 11.0204 (1) (a) 12., 11.0304 (1) (a) 12., 11.0404
12(1) (a) 12., 11.0504 (1) (a) 12., 11.0604 (1) (a) 12., 11.0904 (1) (a) 12., 11.1002, and
1311.1108 of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 11.0502 (1) and
14(2), 11.0602 (1) and (2), and 11.0902 (1) and (2) of the statutes, and the creation of
15sections 11.0502 (1) (b) and (2) (b), 11.0602 (1) (b) and (2) (b), and 11.0902 (1) (b) and
16(2) (b) of the statutes first apply to contributions or disbursements made or
17obligations incurred for the purpose of making a mass communication, as defined in
18section 11.0101 (20) of the statutes, on the effective date of this subsection.
AB64-SA15,17,21 19(1q) Campaign finance; contributions to segregated fund. The treatment of
20section 11.1112 of the statutes and the repeal and recreation of section 11.1104 of the
21statutes first apply to campaign contributions made on November 7, 2018.
AB64-SA15,18,3
1(1r) Campaign finance; contributions to certain elected officials. The
2treatment of section 11.1101 (figure), (1) (a), (2) (a), (3), and (4) of the statutes first
3applies to campaign contributions made on January 1, 2018.”.
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