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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
February 13, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Gottlieb, Albers, Travis, Bies,
Black, Hahn, Jeskewitz, A. Ott, Pocan, Townsend, Van Roy
and M. Williams,
cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Lehman, Cowles, A. Lasee, Leibham and
Olsen. Referred to Committee on Elections and Constitutional Law.
AB61,1,3 1An Act to create 11.24 (4) and 11.60 (3p) of the statutes; relating to: acceptance
2of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and
3committees.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
The bill prohibits any incumbent partisan elective state official or his or her
personal campaign or authorized support committee from accepting any political
contribution for the purpose of promoting his or her nomination or reelection to the
office held by the official during the period from the first Monday in January of each
odd-numbered year through the date of enactment of the biennial budget act. The
prohibition does not apply to contributions accepted by an incumbent official who is
subject to a recall election or by the official's personal campaign or authorized
support committee from the date on which the petition for a recall election is filed
until the date of the recall election.
Violators are subject to a forfeiture (civil penalty) of treble the amount or value
of any unlawful contribution. Intentional violators are guilty of a misdemeanor and
may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than six months or
both.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB61, s. 1 1Section 1. 11.24 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB61,2,72 11.24 (4) (a) No incumbent partisan state elective official or personal campaign
3committee or support committee authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of such an official
4may accept any contribution for the purpose of promoting that official's nomination
5or reelection to the office held by the official during the period beginning on the first
6Monday of January in each odd-numbered year and ending on the date of enactment
7of the biennial budget act.
AB61,2,138 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), an incumbent partisan state elective official
9against whom a recall petition has been filed or personal campaign or authorized
10support committee of such an official may accept a contribution during the period
11beginning on the date on which the petition is filed under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending
12on the date of the recall election or the date on which the official resigns if the official
13resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).
AB61, s. 2 14Section 2. 11.60 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB61,2,1815 11.60 (3p) Notwithstanding sub. (1), any elective state official or personal
16campaign or authorized support committee of such an official who accepts a
17contribution in violation of s. 11.24 (4) shall forfeit treble the amount of the
18contribution.
AB61,2,1919 (End)
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