AB891: Bill Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Assembly BILL 891

February 9, 2016 - Introduced by Representatives Subeck, Berceau, Doyle, Johnson, Kessler, Kolste, Sargent, Spreitzer and C. Taylor, cosponsored by Senator C. Larson. Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.

AB891,1,3 An Act to create 11.1204 (4) of the statutes; relating to: prohibiting partisan elective state officials from accepting contributions during budget deliberations.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits any partisan elective state official from accepting any contribution during the period beginning with the introduction of the executive budget bill and ending with the enactment of the biennial budget act.

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

AB891,1 Section 1. 11.1204 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB891,1,9 11.1204 (4) (a) No partisan elective state official, as defined under s. 13.62 (11r), and no candidate committee of a partisan elective state official, may accept any contribution during the period beginning on the date on which the budget bill is introduced under s. 16.47 (1m) and ending on the date on which the biennial budget act is enacted.

AB891,2,3 (b) If in any year more than one executive budget bill is introduced under s. 16.47 (1m), the period under par. (a) ends on the date on which the last such bill is enacted.

AB891,2,4 (End)