SB884,45,137 227.40 (6) Upon entry of a final order in a declaratory judgment action under
8sub. (1) with respect to a rule, the court shall send an electronic notice to the
9legislative reference bureau of the court's determination as to the validity or
10invalidity of the rule, in a format approved by the legislative reference bureau, and
11the legislative reference bureau shall publish a notice of that determination in the
12Wisconsin administrative register under s. 35.93 (2) and insert an annotation of that
13determination in the Wisconsin administrative code under s. 13.92 (4) (a).
SB884,73 14Section 73. 227.46 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,45,1615 227.46 (1) (h) Make or recommend Recommend findings of fact, conclusions of
16law and decisions to the extent permitted by law.
SB884,74 17Section 74. 227.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,46,618 227.46 (2) Except as provided in sub. (2m) and s. 227.47 (2), in any contested
19case which is a class 2 or class 3 proceeding, where a majority of the officials of the
20agency who are to render the final decision are not present for the hearing, the
21hearing examiner presiding at the hearing shall prepare a proposed decision,
22including findings of fact, conclusions of law, order and opinion, in a form that may
23be adopted by the agency as the final decision in the case under s. 227.47 (3). The
24proposed decision shall be a part of the record and shall be served by the agency on
25all parties. Each party adversely affected by the proposed decision shall be given an

1opportunity to file objections to the proposed decision, briefly stating the reasons and
2authorities for each objection, and to argue with respect to them before the officials
3who are to participate in the decision. The agency may direct whether such
4argument shall be written or oral. If an agency's decision varies in any respect from
5the proposed decision of the hearing examiner, the agency's decision shall include an
6explanation of the basis for each variance.
SB884,75 7Section 75. 227.46 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,46,258 227.46 (2m) In any hearing or review assigned to a hearing examiner under
9s. 227.43 (1) (bg), the hearing examiner presiding at the hearing shall prepare a
10proposed decision, including findings of fact, conclusions of law, order and opinion,
11in a form that may be adopted by the agency as the final decision in the case under
12s. 227.47 (3)
. The proposed decision shall be a part of the record and shall be served
13by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration on all
14parties. Each party adversely affected by the proposed decision shall be given an
15opportunity to file objections to the proposed decision within 15 days, briefly stating
16the reasons and authorities for each objection, and to argue with respect to them
17before the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals. The administrator
18of the division of hearings and appeals may direct whether such argument shall be
19written or oral. If the decision of the administrator of the division of hearings and
20appeals varies in any respect from the proposed decision of the hearing examiner, the
21decision of the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals shall include an
22explanation of the basis for each variance. The decision of the administrator of the
23division of hearings and appeals is a final decision of the agency subject to judicial
24review under s. 227.52. The department of transportation may petition for judicial
25review.
SB884,76
1Section 76. 227.46 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB884,77 2Section 77. 227.46 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB884,78 3Section 78. 227.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,47,124 227.47 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), every proposed or final decision of an
5agency or
a hearing examiner following a hearing and every final decision of an
6agency shall be in writing accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law.
7The findings of fact shall consist of a concise and separate statement of the ultimate
8conclusions upon each material issue of fact without recital of evidence. Every
9proposed or final decision shall include a list of the names and addresses of all
10persons who appeared before the agency in the proceeding who are considered
11parties for purposes of review under s. 227.53. The agency shall by rule establish a
12procedure for determination of parties.
SB884,79 13Section 79. 227.47 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB884,47,2214 227.47 (3) Every final decision of an agency in a contested case shall be
15approved, signed, and dated by the agency head and shall include a signed
16certification stating as follows: “I hereby certify that this decision complies with the
17requirements of chapter 227 of the Wisconsin Statutes and constitutes the final
18agency action in this matter. I further certify that this decision contains no standard,
19requirement, or threshold that is not explicitly required or explicitly permitted by
20statute or a rule that has been lawfully promulgated and that this decision contains
21no standard, requirement, or threshold that is more restrictive than a standard,
22requirement, or threshold contained in the Wisconsin Statutes.”
SB884,80 23Section 80 . 227.57 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,48,224 227.57 (11) Upon review of an agency action or decision affecting a property
25owner's use of the property owner's property
, the court shall accord no deference to

1the agency's interpretation of law if the agency action or decision restricts the
2property owner's free use of the property owner's property
.
SB884,81 3Section 81. 230.08 (2) (sb) of the statutes is repealed.
SB884,82 4Section 82. 238.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,48,225 238.02 (1) There is created an authority, which is a public body corporate and
6politic, to be known as the “Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation." The
7members of the board shall consist of 6 4 members nominated by the governor, and
8with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the
9governor; 3 members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, consisting of one
10majority and one minority party representative to the assembly, appointed as are the
11members of standing committees in the assembly, and one person employed in the
12private sector,
to serve at the speaker's pleasure; and 3 4-year terms; one member
13appointed by the minority leader of the assembly to serve a 4-year term; 3
members
14appointed by the senate majority leader, consisting of one majority and one minority
15party senator, appointed as are members of standing committees in the senate, and
16one person employed in the private sector,
to serve at the majority leader's pleasure
174-year terms; and one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate to
18serve a 4-year term
. The secretary of administration and the secretary of revenue
19shall also serve on the board as nonvoting members. The board shall elect a
20chairperson from among its nonlegislative voting members. A vacancy on the board
21shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment to the board for the
22remainder of the unexpired term, if any.
SB884,83 23Section 83 . 238.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,49,324 238.02 (2) A majority of the voting appointed members of the board currently
25serving
constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and

1exercising its powers and for all other purposes, notwithstanding the existence of any
2vacancies
. Action may be taken by the board upon a vote of a majority of the voting
3appointed members present.
SB884,84 4Section 84. 238.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,49,95 238.02 (3) A chief executive officer shall be nominated by the governor board,
6and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of
7the governor board. The board may delegate to the chief executive officer any powers
8and duties the board considers proper. The chief executive officer shall receive such
9compensation as may be determined by the board.
SB884,85 10Section 85 . 238.04 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
SB884,49,1211 238.04 (15) Appoint and supervise the economic development liaison project
12position created in 2017 Wisconsin Act 58, section 61 (1).
SB884,86 13Section 86 . 238.399 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,49,1514 238.399 (3) (a) The corporation may designate not more than 30 any number
15of
enterprise zones in this state.
SB884,87 16Section 87. 238.399 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB884,49,1817 238.399 (3) (am) The corporation may not designate a new enterprise zone
18under par. (a) except as follows:
SB884,49,2219 1. Before the corporation designates a new enterprise zone, the corporation
20shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of the corporation's intention
21to designate a new enterprise zone. The notice shall describe the new zone and the
22purposes for which the corporation proposes to designate the new zone.
SB884,50,623 2. If, within 14 working days after the date of the corporation's notice under
24subd. 1., the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the
25corporation that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the corporation's

1proposal, the corporation may designate the new enterprise zone as proposed in the
2corporation's notice. If, within 14 working days after the date of the corporation's
3notice under subd. 1., the cochairpersons of the committee notify the corporation that
4the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the corporation's proposal, the
5corporation may designate the new enterprise zone only upon approval of the
6committee.
SB884,88 7Section 88 . 238.399 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB884,89 8Section 89 . 281.665 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB884,50,139 281.665 (5) (d) Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (c), during the 2017-19 and
102019-21
fiscal biennium bienniums, the department shall consider an applicant to
11be eligible for a cost-sharing grant for a project under this section if the project is
12funded or executed in whole or in part by the U.S. army corps of engineers under 33
13USC 701s
.
SB884,90 14Section 90. 301.03 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
SB884,50,1715 301.03 (16) At the request of the legislature, submit to the legislature under
16s. 13.172 (2) a report that includes the following information and post the report on
17the department's website:
SB884,50,2118 (a) If, since the previous report was submitted or during a date range specified
19in the request, an individual was pardoned for a crime or was released from a term
20of imprisonment without completing his or her sentence, the name of the individual,
21the pertinent crime, and the name of the person who authorized the action.
SB884,50,2422 (b) If an individual who appears on a report submitted under this subsection
23is convicted of a crime, the name of that individual and the crime for which he or she
24was convicted.
SB884,91 25Section 91 . 343.165 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB884,51,3
1343.165 (8) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (4), for an applicant requesting that
2an identification card be provided without charge for purposes of voting, all of the
3following apply:
SB884,51,84 (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a person is unable to provide proof of name
5and date of birth, and the documents are unavailable to the person, the person may
6make a written petition to the department for an exception to the requirements of
7sub. (1) (a) or (b). The application shall include proof of identity and all of the
8following:
SB884,51,109 1. A certification of the person's name, date of birth, and current residence
10street address on the department's form.
SB884,51,1211 2. An explanation of the circumstances by which the person is unable to provide
12proof of name and date of birth.
SB884,51,1413 3. Whatever documentation is available that states the person's name and date
14of birth.
SB884,51,2315 (b) 1. If a person applies for and requests an identification card without charge
16for the purposes of voting and the person's proof of name and date of birth or of proof
17of citizenship, legal permanent resident status, conditional resident status, or legal
18presence is unavailable, the person may make a written petition to the department
19for an exception to the requirement for which proof is unavailable. The department
20shall provide appropriate translation for any person who is unable to read or
21understand the petition process instructions and related communications under this
22subsection or s. 343.50 (1) (c) 2. The petition shall include the person's statement
23under oath or affirmation of all of the following:
SB884,52,3
1a. That the person is unable to provide proof of name and date of birth or proof
2of citizenship, legal permanent resident status, conditional resident status, or legal
3presence.
SB884,52,44 b. That the documents are unavailable to the person.
SB884,52,75 c. His or her name, date of birth, place of birth, and such other birth record
6information requested by the department, or the person's alien or U.S. citizenship
7and immigration service number or U.S. citizenship certificate number.
SB884,52,228 2. Upon receiving a petition that meets the requirements under subd. 1., the
9department of transportation shall forward the petition to the central office of its
10division of motor vehicles for processing. The department of transportation shall
11provide the person's birth record information to the department of health services,
12for the sole purpose of verification by the department of health services of the
13person's birth certificate information or the equivalent document from another
14jurisdiction, other than a province of the Dominion of Canada, or to a federal agency
15for the sole purpose of verifying the person's certificate of birth abroad issued by the
16federal department of state, or of verifying the person's alien or U.S. citizenship and
17immigration service number or U.S. citizenship certificate number. The department
18of transportation shall open a file containing the petition and shall create therein a
19report with a dated record of events, including all communication to or with the
20applicant. The department of transportation may not complete processing of the
21application prior to receiving verification under this subdivision, except as provided
22in subd. 3.
SB884,54,1123 3. If the department does not receive verification under subd. 2. within 30 days
24or receives notice under subd. 2. that the birth information provided in the
25application does not match that of the birth record custodian, the department shall

1promptly notify the person in writing of that failure to verify and request the person
2contact the department within 10 days. If the person does not respond within 10
3days, the department shall send the person a 2nd letter with substantially similar
4contents. If the person does not respond to the 2nd letter within 10 days and the
5department knows the person's telephone number, the department shall call the
6person on the telephone and notify the person that the birth information was not
7verified and request the person provide additional information within 10 days. If 30
8days have elapsed since the date of the first letter sent under this subdivision without
9contact from the person, the department shall suspend the investigation and send
10written notice that the person has not responded, that the department has no further
11leads for it to locate or obtain secondary documentation or verification of birth
12information, that the department has suspended its investigation or research until
13such time as the person contacts the department, and that if within 180 days after
14the date of the written notice the person fails to contact the department the petition
15will be denied and no further identification card receipts will be issued under s.
16343.50 (1) (c) 2. If the person fails to contact the department within 180 days after
17the department suspends the investigation, the department shall deny the petition
18in writing and shall inform the person that the department will resume the
19investigation if the person contacts the department to discuss the petition.
20Whenever the applicant contacts the department to discuss the petition, the
21investigation under this subdivision shall begin anew, notwithstanding any prior
22denial due to the person's failure to timely respond. The applicant shall act in good
23faith and use reasonable efforts to provide additional information that could
24reasonably lead the department to discover correct birth information or secondary
25documentation as described in subd. 3g., to assist the department in processing the

1application. The department shall investigate the petition and any additional
2information provided under this subdivision with prompt and due diligence and shall
3use reasonable efforts to locate and obtain the secondary documentation by pursuing
4leads provided by the person. Investigations may only be completed within the
5division of motor vehicles' central office by employees whose regular job duties
6include investigation and fraud detection and prevention. If the investigation
7discovers new or corrected birth information, the department of transportation shall
8resubmit the new or corrected birth information to the department of health services
9for verification under subd. 2. The department of transportation shall pay any
10actual, necessary fees required by the record custodian to obtain the secondary
11documentation.
SB884,54,1912 3g. If the department of health services does not verify the birth record
13information within 30 days, the department of transportation may issue an
14identification card to the person only if the department of transportation receives
15verification under subd. 2., if the person provides proof of name and date of birth or
16proof of citizenship, legal permanent resident status, conditional resident status or
17legal presence, or if the department of transportation receives other secondary
18documentation acceptable to the department of transportation and deemed
19sufficient under subd. 3., which may include the following:
SB884,54,2020 a. Baptismal certificate.
SB884,54,2121 b. Hospital birth certificate.
SB884,54,2222 c. Delayed birth certificate.
SB884,54,2323 d. Census record.
SB884,54,2424 e. Early school record.
SB884,54,2525 f. Family Bible record.
SB884,55,1
1g. Doctor's record of post-natal care.
SB884,55,32 h. Other documentation deemed acceptable to the department of
3transportation, within the department's reasonable discretion.
SB884,55,54 4. In this paragraph, “proof of citizenship, legal permanent resident status,
5conditional resident status or legal presence” means any of the following:
SB884,55,66 a. A U.S. state or local government issued certificate of birth.
SB884,55,77 b. Valid U.S. passport.
SB884,55,98 c. Valid foreign passport with appropriate immigration documents, which shall
9include or be accompanied by federal form I-94, arrival and departure record.
SB884,55,1010 d. Certificate of U.S. citizenship.
SB884,55,1111 e. A U.S. Certificate of naturalization.
SB884,55,1412 f. Valid department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration
13services federal form I-551, resident alien registration receipt card, issued since
141997.
SB884,55,1615 g. Valid department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration
16services federal form I-688, temporary resident identification card.
SB884,55,1817 h. Valid department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration
18services federal form I-688B or I-766, employment authorization document.
SB884,55,2019 i. Valid department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration
20services federal form I-571, refugee travel document.
SB884,55,2221 j. Department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration services
22federal form I-797, notice of action.
SB884,55,2423 k. Department of homeland security/transportation security administration
24transportation worker identification credential.
SB884,56,3
1L. A U.S. department of state reception and placement program assurance
2form (refugee version), which shall include or be accompanied by federal form I-94,
3arrival and departure record.
SB884,56,54 m. Documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es), that is approved by the
5appropriate federal authority.
SB884,56,96 5. In this paragraph, “proof of identity” means a supporting document
7identifying the person by name and bearing the person's signature, a reproduction
8of the person's signature, or a photograph of the person. Acceptable supporting
9documents include:
SB884,56,1110 a. A valid operator's license, including a license from another jurisdiction,
11except a province of the Dominion of Canada, bearing a photograph of the person.
SB884,56,1212 b. Military discharge papers.
SB884,56,1313 c. A U.S. government and military dependent identification card.
SB884,56,1514 d. A valid photo identification card issued by Wisconsin or another jurisdiction,
15except a province of the Dominion of Canada, bearing a photograph of the person.
SB884,56,1616 e. A marriage certificate or certified copy of judgment of divorce.
SB884,56,1717 f. A social security card issued by the social security administration.
SB884,56,1918 g. Any document described under subd. 6., if it bears a photograph of the person
19and was not used as proof of name and date of birth.
SB884,56,2120 h. Department of homeland security/transportation security administration
21transportation worker identification credential.
SB884,56,2322 6. In this paragraph, “proof of name and date of birth” means any of the
23following:
SB884,56,2524 a. For a person born in Wisconsin, a copy of the person's Wisconsin birth
25certificate issued and certified in accordance with s. 69.21.
SB884,57,4
1b. For a person born in another jurisdiction, other than a province of the
2Dominion of Canada, a certified copy of his or her birth certificate or the equivalent
3document from that other jurisdiction or a certificate of birth abroad issued by the
4federal department of state.
SB884,57,55 c. A U.S. passport.
SB884,57,96 d. A valid, unexpired passport issued by a foreign country with federal I-551
7resident alien registration receipt card or federal I-94 arrival and departure record
8that bears a photograph of the person and identifies the person's first and last names,
9and the person's day, month, and year of birth.
SB884,57,1010 e. A Wisconsin operator's license bearing a photograph of the person.
SB884,57,1211 f. A Wisconsin identification card issued under s. 343.50, bearing a photograph
12of the person, other than an identification card issued under s. 343.50 (1) (c) 2.
SB884,57,1313 g. A federal I-551 “permanent resident alien registration receipt card."
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