2005 Wisconsin Act 178

Date of enactment: March 22, 2006
2005 Assembly Bill 429 Date of publication*: April 5, 2006

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2003-04 : 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].

2005 WISCONSIN ACT 178

An Act to repeal 11.50 (2m); to amend 20.510 (1) (q); and to repeal and recreate 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes; relating to: deletion of changes to campaign finance and related laws made by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109 affecting public information concerning the Wisconsin election campaign fund.

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

178,1 Section 1. 11.50 (2m) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is repealed.

178,2 Section 2. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is amended to read:

20.510 (1) (q) Wisconsin election campaign fund. As a continuing appropriation, from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, the moneys determined under s. 11.50 to provide for payments to eligible candidates whose names are certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) and (cm) and to provide for public information as authorized under s. 11.50 (2m).

178,3 Section 3. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is repealed and recreated to read:

71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections board, the department of administration and the state treasurer under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her tax return.