SB637,23,15 10(6) Any provision in the rules of the senate or the assembly or of the joint rules
11relating to printing reproduction of legislative documents shall continue in effect
12during any recess or adjournment of the legislature as though the legislature had
13continued in session and shall likewise continue in effect following the convening and
14during any other special or regular session until such provision is modified or
15repealed.
SB637, s. 55 16Section 55. 35.15 (1) (a), (c) and (e) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB637,23,2117 35.15 (1) (a) No later than the end of each session of the legislature, the
18legislative reference bureau shall prepare camera-ready and deliver or transmit to
19the department or person under contract with the department
copy for one or more
20volumes denominated "Laws of Wisconsin", and identified by the year in which that
21session began.
SB637,24,222 (c) The copy shall show include the date of enactment of each act, the date of
23publication of each act and published joint resolution, the number of the proposal
24from which the act or joint resolution originated and the house in which it originated

1and shall be in the form prescribed by the joint rules. The copy shall omit exclude
2the signature of the officers affixed to the enrolled act or joint resolution.
SB637,24,83 (e) After making the necessary comparison, the chief of the legislative reference
4bureau shall issue a certificate, to be filed in the office of the secretary of state as a
5public record, that he or she has compared the printed acts contained in each volume
6with the original acts on file in the office of the secretary of state, and that they
7appear to be correctly printed shown. Each volume of the Laws of Wisconsin shall
8contain a printed copy of such certificate.
SB637, s. 56 9Section 56. 35.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,24,17 1035.17 Correcting typographical errors. In enrolling under s. 13.92 (1) (b)
113. and for publishing under ss. 35.095, 35.15 and 35.35 (1) (a) the legislative reference
12bureau shall correct obvious typographical errors. No such correction shall be
13deemed an alteration of the enrolled copy. Like corrections shall be made by the
14revisor in printing publishing the Wisconsin statutes and administrative code
15Statutes and Annotations and the Wisconsin Administrative Code. On questions of
16orthography the current edition of Webster's new international dictionary shall be
17taken as the standard.
SB637, s. 57 18Section 57. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.18 of the statutes
19is amended to read:
SB637,24,22 20Wisconsin statutes, and
21 annotations, Wisconsin town law
22 forms; class 2 printing
SB637, s. 58 23Section 58. 35.18 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB637,25,7 2435.18 (title) Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations. (1)
25Publication. Biennially the revisor shall prepare and deliver or transmit to the

1department printer's or person under contract with the department copy for the
2Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations, which shall contain all the general
3statutes in force, all important joint resolutions adopted since the last preceding
4general session, an alphabetical index, a list of numerical cross-references in the
5statutes to other parts of the statutes, and such other matter as the revisor deems
6desirable and practicable. The department shall determine how many copies shall
7be printed.
SB637, s. 59 8Section 59. 35.18 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB637,25,119 35.18 (4) Copyright. The revisor is authorized to register, in the name of the
10state, the state's copyright in all editorial material subject to copyright contained in
11the Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations or WisLaw.
SB637, s. 60 12Section 60. 35.185 of the statutes is created to read:
SB637,25,18 1335.185 WisLaw. (1) In addition to publication under s. 35.18 (1), the
14Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations shall be produced and distributed in a
15computer-readable format, known as "WisLaw". An updated release of WisLaw
16shall be issued on a biennial basis concurrently with the publication of the Wisconsin
17Statutes and Annotations under s. 35.18 (1), with interim updated releases issued
18at intervals determined by the revisor.
SB637,26,2 19(2) Each release of WisLaw shall contain all statutes in force, except figures,
20forms and maps which the revisor determines are not feasible to accurately
21reproduce, the Wisconsin Constitution, the U.S. Constitution, the Wisconsin
22Supreme Court Rules, the Opinions of the Attorney General and an alphabetical
23index. Each release of WisLaw shall also include the Wisconsin Administrative
24Code, Laws of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Town Law Forms if the revisor determines
25that inclusion of those documents is feasible. Releases of WisLaw may include

1reproductions of other public documents which the revisor considers desirable and
2appropriate.
SB637,26,5 3(3) WisLaw shall be produced in the electronic or optical medium or mediums
4the revisor considers to be desirable and appropriate. Software required for the
5production of WisLaw shall be selected by the revisor.
SB637,26,8 6(4) The revisor, with the assistance of the department, shall arrange for the
7production of WisLaw. The revisor and department shall determine the number of
8copies of each release of WisLaw to be produced.
SB637, s. 61 9Section 61. 35.19 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,26,13 1035.19 Pamphlet laws. Editions of parts of the statutes Wisconsin Statutes
11and Annotations
in pamphlet form may be produced for official use and for public
12sale. The department shall charge the cost of pamphlet laws produced for such use
13or sale to the requisitioning state agencies.
SB637, s. 62 14Section 62. 35.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,26,22 1535.20 Wisconsin Town Law Forms. With each issue of Wisconsin statutes
16Statutes and Annotations, under the supervision of the revisor, an edition will be
17printed
shall be reproduced as directed by the department for distribution by the
18department to all town clerks, of a volume to be designated "Wisconsin Town Law
19Forms" containing suitable forms for use in the administration of laws relating to:
20common schools; the county board; the powers, duties and liabilities of towns, town
21officers and the assessment of taxes; highways, bridges and drainage districts; and
22such other forms as the revisor determines desirable and practicable.
SB637, s. 63 23Section 63. 35.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,27,2 2435.23 (title) Wisconsin Annotations. The revisor shall prepare such
25annotations as that will keep the volume known as "Wisconsin Annotations, 1970"

1up to date, and to print such reproduce the continuations in each biennial issue of
2Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations and each release of WisLaw.
SB637, s. 64 3Section 64. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.24 of the statutes
4is amended to read:
SB637,27,85 BLUE BOOK AND REPRINTS
6OTHER REFERENCE
7BUREAU PUBLICATIONS;
8 CLASS 2 PRINTING
SB637, s. 65 9Section 65. 35.24 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,27,1310 35.24 (1) (intro.) The legislative reference bureau shall biennially compile,
11index, prepare and deliver or transmit to the department or person under contract
12with the
department biennially copy for a book to be denominated "Wisconsin Blue
13Book" and identified by the biennium of its intended use.
SB637, s. 66 14Section 66. 35.24 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
15is amended to read:
SB637,27,2516 35.24 (1) (a) The Blue Book shall contain the biographies and pictures of state
17officers, senators and representatives to the assembly and officers of each house,
18information pertaining to the organization of Wisconsin state government, and
19statistical and other information of the same general character as that heretofore
20published, but. The content of the printed Blue Book shall be so selected and
21condensed as will limit the number of pages to 1,000 or less. In making such selection
22the legislative reference bureau is directed to consult freely with the secretary of
23education and the director of the historical society, and insofar. Insofar as possible,
24the bureau shall make the book Blue Book useful for civics classes in schools teaching
25about Wisconsin state government
.
SB637, s. 67
1Section 67. 35.24 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB637,28,32 35.24 (1) (b) The If the department receives the copy, the department shall
3deliver camera-ready or transmit the copy to the contract printer, to.
SB637,28,5 4(c) The Blue Book shall be printed and delivered as soon as practicable after
5the spring election of the odd-numbered year.
SB637, s. 68 6Section 68. 35.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,28,117 35.24 (3) Reprints Copies of the feature article shall be bound in paper covers
8reproduced in soft cover and shall be in such quantity as is authorized for each
9specific reprint article by the joint committee on legislative organization. The cost
10of reprints such reproductions shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.765
11(1) (d).
SB637, s. 69 12Section 69. 35.24 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB637,28,1513 35.24 (4) The legislative reference bureau is authorized to register, in the name
14of the state, the state's copyright in all editorial material subject to copyright
15contained in the Blue Book published under this section.
SB637, s. 70 16Section 70. 35.25 of the statutes is created to read:
SB637,28,23 1735.25 Blue Book and other reference bureau publications;
18computer-readable format.
(1) In addition to publication under s. 35.24, the
19legislative reference bureau may cause the Blue Book to be produced and distributed
20in a computer-readable format. The content of the Blue Book in computer-readable
21format may be different than the content of the printed Blue Book. If the Blue Book
22is so produced, an updated release of the Blue Book in computer-readable format
23may be issued at times determined by the chief of the legislative reference bureau.
SB637,29,3
1(2) In addition to publication under s. 35.29 (1), the legislative reference bureau
2may produce and distribute any other publication of the bureau in
3computer-readable format.
SB637,29,8 4(3) If the Blue Book or any other publication of the legislative reference bureau
5is produced in computer-readable format, the publication shall be produced in the
6electronic or optical medium or mediums the chief of the legislative reference bureau
7determines to be desirable. Software required for the production of each publication
8shall be selected by the chief of the legislative reference bureau.
SB637,29,13 9(4) The chief of the legislative reference bureau, with the assistance of the
10department, shall arrange for the production of the Blue Book and other publications
11of the legislative reference bureau under this section. The chief of the legislative
12reference bureau and the department shall determine the number of copies of each
13release of the Blue Book and of each other publication to be produced.
SB637,29,16 14(5) Each release of the Blue Book and each other publication of the legislative
15reference bureau produced under this section shall be sold at a price determined by
16the chief of the legislative reference bureau, with the approval of the department.
SB637,29,21 17(6) The department shall solicit proposals to produce the Blue Book under this
18section whenever the department solicits proposals for contract printing of the Blue
19Book under s. 35.24. The department may award the contract for production of the
20Blue Book under this section to the contract printer or may award the contract
21separately to another vendor, whichever is most advantageous to the state.
SB637,29,24 22(7) The legislative reference bureau is authorized to copyright, in the name of
23the state, all editorial material subject to copyright contained in the Blue Book
24produced under this section.
SB637,30,6
1(8) (a) Notwithstanding s. 16.971 (4) (b), if the Blue Book or any other
2publication of the legislative reference bureau is produced in computer-readable
3format, the department shall license the Blue Book or any other such publication to
4members of the public upon such terms as the chief of the legislative reference
5bureau determines to be appropriate and at a price fixed by the chief, with the
6approval of the department.
SB637,30,10 7(b) Releases of the Blue Book in computer-readable format distributed under
8s. 35.84 shall be licensed to distributees subject to the same terms as releases
9licensed to members of the public under par. (a). The costs of production and
10licensing shall be charged to the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (d).
SB637,30,19 11(9) Subject to the copyright interests of computer software vendors in software
12licensed to the state and to the terms of licensing agreements entered into by the
13state with software vendors, if the Blue Book is produced in computer-readable
14format, the department shall provide the Blue Book in that format, or the computer
15data bases used by the legislative reference bureau in producing the Blue Book in
16that format, to each state agency, upon request of the agency, for access by each
17computer work station the agency considers necessary and appropriate, at a price to
18the agency fixed by the department, with the approval of the chief of the legislative
19reference bureau.
SB637, s. 71 20Section 71. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.26 of the statutes
21is amended to read:
SB637,30,2222 Official reports; class 3 printing
SB637, s. 72 23Section 72. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.29 of the statutes
24is amended to read:
SB637,30,2525 Book publications; class 3 printing
SB637, s. 73
1Section 73. 35.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,31,82 35.29 (1) State agencies may order printed such materials as or otherwise
3reproduced any documents that
may be necessary for the proper administration of
4their offices, subject to distribution and sales regulations provided in this chapter
5and determinations of the department under s. 16.82 (4) (b). Unless otherwise
6provided by law, state agencies may make free distribution of such materials
7documents or may fix and collect a charge therefor, not to exceed cost, including
8distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80.
SB637, s. 74 9Section 74. 35.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,31,1710 35.35 (1) (a) The legislative reference bureau shall provide to the secretary of
11state camera-ready copy in a format suitable for publication, in type not smaller
12than 5.5 point, for the printing of any reproduction of each enrolled proposed
13constitutional amendment and of each enrolled resolution ordered to be printed
14published in the official state newspaper by the president of the senate for
15resolutions originating in the senate or by the speaker of the assembly for resolutions
16originating in the assembly. The copy shall identify material deleted from existing
17law by stricken type, and material inserted into existing law by underscored type.
SB637,31,2118 (b) The department may contract to sell to any commercial publisher, at a price
19equal to the cost of composition, camera-ready copy of the laws to any commercial
20publisher
for the acts published under s. 35.095 (3) and the enrolled proposed
21constitutional amendments and enrolled resolutions
.
SB637, s. 75 22Section 75. 35.35 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB637, s. 76 23Section 76. 35.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,31,2424 35.35 (3) All such printing reproduction shall be in the English language.
SB637, s. 77 25Section 77. 35.36 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,32,7
135.36 (1) The compensation to the official state newspaper and other papers
2for printing of all legal notices required to be published at the expense of the state
3may not exceed the rates specified in s. 985.08 (1), (2) and (3). All expenditures
4incidental to such printing shall be absorbed by the newspaper doing the publishing.
5Whenever the state elects to provide camera-ready copy for the in a format suitable
6for
publication of its for any facsimile ballots ballot or other legal notices notice the
7maximum chargeable rates shall be adjusted as provided in s. 985.08 (2) (b).
SB637, s. 78 8Section 78. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.43 of the statutes
9is amended to read:
SB637,32,12 10LOCAL SERVICE PRInTING
11for state AGENCIES LOCATED
12OUTSIDE OF MADISON; CLASS 7
SB637, s. 79 13Section 79. 35.43 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,32,19 1435.43 (title) Printing Local service printing for out-of-Madison state
15agencies.
Whenever it becomes advantageous to do so, the The department of
16administration
may establish blanket enter into local service printing contracts in
17out-of-Madison metropolitan areas
to serve the needs of state agencies, upon their
18request
. Such contracts shall, whenever practical , follow the basic patterns
19established for classes 1 to 4.
SB637, s. 80 20Section 80. 35.44 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,33,2 2135.44 (title) Specialty printing and book printing excluded from class
223
. Specialty printing and book printing excluded from class 3 in s. 35.01 (3) shall be
23procured on
Any type of graphic reproduction that is not included within contracts
24for classes 1 to 7 is considered specialty printing. The department shall procure

1specialty printing by
individual competitive bids and by official state printing
2purchase order according to specifications determined by the department.
SB637, s. 81 3Section 81. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.50 of the statutes
4is repealed.
SB637, s. 82 5Section 82. 35.50 to 35.55 of the statutes are repealed.
SB637, s. 83 6Section 83. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.56 of the statutes
7is amended to read:
SB637,33,10 8Bids and contracts
9base prices and specifications;
10 classes 1, 2, 3 and 4
SB637, s. 84 11Section 84. 35.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,33,1512 35.56 (1) As a basis for bids for public printing state document reproduction
13in classes 1, 2, 3 and 4, the department shall, before advertising for bids and after
14consultation with state agencies, establish base prices and specifications for 2-year
15time periods unless otherwise determined by the department, except that:
SB637,33,2116 (a) As a basis for printing of the statutes and the Wisconsin Statutes and
17Annotations and reproduction of the
Wisconsin administrative code and register
18Administrative Code and Register, the department shall, before advertising for bids
19and after consultation with the revisor, establish base prices for 2-year periods and
20establish specifications subject to approval by the revisor for 2-year time periods
21determined by the department, subject to approval by the revisor.
SB637,34,222 (b) As a basis for printing of the Laws of Wisconsin, the department shall, before
23advertising for bids and after consultation with the chief of the legislative reference
24bureau, establish base prices for 2-year periods and establish specifications subject

1to approval by the chief for 2-year time periods determined by the department,
2subject to approval by the chief
.
SB637, s. 85 3Section 85. 35.56 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB637,34,74 35.56 (5) Notwithstanding subs. (1), (3) and (4), the revisor of statutes shall
5approve
specifications and production schedules for the printing and binding of the
6Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations are subject to the approval of the
7revisor
.
SB637, s. 86 8Section 86. 35.56 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB637,34,119 35.56 (6) Notwithstanding subs. (1), (3) and (4), the specifications and
10production schedules for the printing and binding of the Blue Book are subject to the
11approval of the chief of the legislative reference bureau.
SB637, s. 87 12Section 87. 35.57 to 35.60 of the statutes are repealed.
SB637, s. 88 13Section 88. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.61 of the statutes
14is repealed.
SB637, s. 89 15Section 89. 35.61 to 35.64 of the statutes are repealed.
SB637, s. 90 16Section 90. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.65 of the statutes
17is repealed.
SB637, s. 91 18Section 91. 35.65 of the statutes is repealed.
SB637, s. 92 19Section 92. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 35 [precedes 35.78] of the statutes
20is amended to read:
SB637,34,2321 SUBCHAPTER II
22PUBLIC DOCUMENTS state
23Document DISTRIBUTION AND SALES
SB637, s. 93 24Section 93. 35.84 (figure) (symbols) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB637,34,2525 35.84 (figure) (symbols)
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