AB552: Bill Text

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

2017 Assembly BILL 552

October 19, 2017 - Introduced by Representatives Skowronski, Pronschinske, Gannon, Edming, Kremer, Hintz, E. Brooks, Krug, Horlacher, Born, Sinicki, Spiros and R. Brooks, cosponsored by Senators Testin, L. Taylor, Wanggaard, Marklein, Nass and Vukmir. Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions.

AB552,1,2 An Act to amend 188.13 (title) and 188.13 (1) of the statutes; relating to: incorporation of Red Arrow Clubs.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill modifies the membership requirements for incorporation of a Red Arrow Club.

Current law allows various state organizations of veterans' clubs or societies to incorporate by filing for incorporation with the Department of Financial Institutions. A Red Arrow Club organized in this state, composed exclusively of the following persons, upon filing a statement of intent and list of its officers with DFI without fee, becomes a body corporate with corporate powers to transact business in this state: 1) members of the 32nd Division at any time during World War I; 2) members who served in the 32nd Division of the U.S. Army at any time in the period from October 10, 1940, to the termination of World War II; or 3) members who served in the 32nd Division in federal service at any time in the period from October 15, 1961, to August 10, 1962, during the Berlin Crisis.

This bill modifies the membership requirements for a Red Arrow Club to be eligible for incorporation as described above. Under the bill, the Red Arrow Club must be composed of the following persons: 1) members of the 32nd Division who served at any time from World War II; 2) members who served in the 32nd Division in the U.S. Army; or 3) members who served with the 32nd Infantry Brigade or the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin Army National Guard, in any conflict, deployment, peacekeeping operation, or domestic response if the member was deployed in a federal or state status or conducted training to carry out such missions.

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

AB552,1 Section 1. 188.13 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB552,2,2 188.13 (title) Corporate powers of 32nd Division Red Arrow Clubs.

AB552,2 Section 2. 188.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB552,2,19 188.13 (1) Any Red Arrow Club, organized in this state and composed exclusively of persons who were of members of the 32nd Division who served at any time during from World War I, members II, who served in the 32nd Division of in the United States Army at any time in the period from October 10, 1940, to the termination of World War II as proclaimed by the President or the Congress, or members who served in the 32nd Division in Federal Service at any time in the period from October 15, 1961, to August 10, 1962, during the Berlin Crisis, organized in this state, or who served with the 32nd Infantry Brigade or the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin army national guard, in any conflict, deployment, peacekeeping operation, or domestic response if the member was deployed in a federal or state status or conducted training to carry out such missions, shall have full corporate power to transact business in this state and to take over the assets and liabilities of the existing clubs in this state, upon filing with the department of financial institutions a statement of its intent so to do, and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers, and shall by so doing become a body corporate. No filing fee shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for so doing.

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