AB422: Bill Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly BILL 422

May 12, 2005 - Introduced by Representatives Lothian, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Gottlieb, Schneider, Pettis, Gielow, Gronemus, Shilling, Wood, Pridemore, Ainsworth, Staskunas, Owens, McCormick, Bies, Molepske and Townsend, cosponsored by Senator Reynolds. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.

AB422,1,3 An Act to renumber and amend 13.92 (1) (c); and to create 13.92 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes; relating to: the treatment of similar drafting requests submitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, drafting requests received by the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) that are not introduced in either the assembly or senate remain confidential. This bill creates an exception to that requirement. Under the bill, at the time of submitting a drafting request to the LRB, the requester may authorize the LRB to release his or her identity, and the intent of his or her request, to another requester who subsequently makes a drafting request that is similar in intent to the first requester's drafting request.

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

AB422, s. 1 Section 1. 13.92 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 13.92 (1) (c) 1. and amended to read:

AB422,2,5 13.92 (1) (c) 1. While the legislature remains in session the drafting section shall maintain the files for all drafting requests received during such session, but after final adjournment the drafting records to legislation introduced shall be turned over to the reference section under par. (a) 3. Records Except as provided in subd. 2., records of drafting requests which did not result in legislation introduced shall remain confidential at all times and may be maintained by the drafting section in such form as will facilitate its operations.

AB422, s. 2 Section 2. 13.92 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB422,2,11 13.92 (1) (c) 2. At the time of submitting a drafting request to the drafting section, the requester may authorize the drafting section to release his or her identity, and the intent of his or her request, to another requester who subsequently makes a drafting request that is similar in intent to the first requester's drafting request.

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