AB768,280,1210 (d) Local government contracts. The following requirements apply to contracts,
11other than contracts with the state, for the performance of labor or furnishing
12materials for a public improvement or public work:
AB768,280,1413 1. In the case of a contract with a contract price exceeding $10,000, as indexed
14under sub. (1s), but not exceeding $50,000, as indexed under sub. (1s):
AB768,280,1815 a. The contract shall include a provision which allows the governmental body
16that is authorized to enter into the contract to make direct payment to subcontractors
17or to pay the prime contractor with checks that are made payable to the prime
18contractor and to one or more subcontractors.
AB768,280,2319 b. The contract shall comply with written standards established by the public
20body authorized to enter into the contract. Written standards established under this
21subd. 1. b. shall include criteria for determining whether the contract requires
22payment or performance assurances and, if so, what payment or performance
23assurances are required.
AB768,280,2524 2. In the case of a contract with a contract price exceeding $50,000, as indexed
25under sub. (1s), but not exceeding $100,000, as indexed under sub. (1s):
AB768,281,4
1a. The contract shall include a provision which allows the governmental body
2that is authorized to enter into the contract to make direct payment to subcontractors
3or to pay the prime contractor with checks that are made payable to the prime
4contractor and to one or more subcontractors.
AB768,281,175 b. The contract shall require the prime contractor to provide a payment and
6performance bond meeting the requirements of par. (e), unless the public body
7authorized to enter into the contract allows the prime contractor to substitute a
8different payment assurance for the payment and performance bond. The public
9body may allow a prime contractor to substitute a different payment and
10performance assurance for the payment and performance bond only after the
11contract has been awarded and only if the substituted payment and performance
12assurance is for an amount at least equal to the contract price and is in the form of
13a bond, an irrevocable letter of credit, an escrow account or other type of instrument
14acceptable to the department of administration. The public body shall establish
15written standards under this subd. 2. b. governing when a different payment and
16performance assurance may be substituted for a payment and performance bond
17under par. (e).
AB768,281,2018 3. In the case of a contract with a contract price exceeding $100,000, as indexed
19under sub. (1s), the contract shall require the prime contractor to obtain a payment
20and performance bond meeting the requirements under par. (e).
AB768, s. 621 21Section 621. 779.14 (1m) (e) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,281,2222 779.14 (1m) (e) Bonding requirements.
AB768, s. 622 23Section 622. 779.14 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,282,524 779.14 (1s) Indexing of contract thresholds. If a dollar amount is to be
25indexed under this subsection, the department of workforce development shall

1adjust the dollar amount biennially, the first adjustment to be made not sooner than
2December 1, 1998. The adjustment shall be in proportion to any change in
3construction costs since the effective date of this subsection under this subsection,
4or the last adjustment whichever is later. No adjustment shall be made for a
5biennium, if the adjustment to be made would be less than 5%.
AB768, s. 623 6Section 623. 779.14 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,282,77 779.14 (2) (title) Actions on a performance and payment bond.
AB768, s. 624 8Section 624. 779.14 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,282,149 779.14 (2) (a) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., failure of the prime contractor
10or a subcontractor of the prime contractor to comply with a contract, whether express
11or implied, with a subcontractor or supplier for the performance of labor or
12furnishing of materials for the purpose of making the public improvement or
13performing the public work that is the subject of the contract under sub. (1m) with
14the governmental entity
.
AB768, s. 625 15Section 625. 779.14 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,282,2116 779.14 (2) (a) 3. With respect to contracts entered into under s. 84.06 (2) for
17highway improvements, failure of the prime contractor to comply with a contract,
18whether express or implied, with a subcontractor or supplier of the prime contractor
19for the performance of labor or furnishing of materials for the purpose of making the
20highway improvement that is the subject of the contract under sub. (1m) with the
21governmental entity
.
AB768, s. 626 22Section 626. 779.14 (2) (am) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,283,223 779.14 (2) (am) 2. c. The subcontractor or supplier is listed in the list required
24to be maintained under sub. (1m) (b) 1. (1e) (b) or in a written contract, or in a

1document appended to a written contract, between a subcontractor or supplier and
2the prime contractor.
AB768, s. 627 3Section 627. 779.14 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,283,44 779.14 (3) (title) Actions by a county.
AB768, s. 628 5Section 628. 782.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,283,86 782.01 (1) Every person restrained of personal liberty may prosecute a writ of
7habeas corpus to obtain relief from such restraint, subject to ss. 782.02, 782.035 and
8974.06.
AB768, s. 629 9Section 629. 782.02 of the statutes is renumbered 782.02 (1) (intro.) and
10amended to read:
AB768,283,1211 782.02 (1) (intro.) No person shall be entitled to prosecute such a writ who shall
12have
of habeas corpus if any of the following applies:
AB768,283,15 13(a) Subject to sub. (2), he or she has been committed or detained by virtue of
14the final judgment or order of any competent tribunal of civil or criminal jurisdiction
15or by virtue of any execution issued upon such order or judgment; but no.
AB768,283,19 16(2) (a) An order of commitment for any alleged contempt or upon proceedings
17as for contempt to enforce the rights or remedies of any party shall be deemed is not
18a judgment or order within the meaning of this section; nor shall any for purposes
19of sub. (1) (a).
AB768,283,22 20(b) Any attachment or other process issued upon any such order be deemed
21specified in par. (a) is not an execution within the meaning of this section for purposes
22of sub. (1) (a)
.
AB768, s. 630 23Section 630. 782.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,284,3
1782.02 (1) (b) The person is challenging a revocation of probation or parole or
2a denial of parole and there is another adequate legal remedy for challenging the
3revocation or denial.
AB768, s. 631 4Section 631. 782.02 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,284,65 782.02 (1) (c) The person has not exhausted all administrative remedies that
6are available and adequate to challenge his or her imprisonment.
AB768, s. 632 7Section 632. 782.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,284,19 8782.03 Petition for writ. Application for the writ shall be by petition, signed
9either by the prisoner or by some person in his or her behalf, and , except as provided
10in s. 782.035 (4),
may be made to the supreme court, the court of appeals or the circuit
11court of the county, or to any justice or judge of the supreme court, court of appeals
12or circuit court or to any court commissioner, within the county where the prisoner
13is detained; or, except that if there is no judge within the county, or for any cause he
14or she is incapable of acting, or has refused to grant the writ, then to some application
15for the writ may be made to a
judge residing in an adjoining county ; but every
16application, made by or on behalf of a person sentenced to the state prisons, must
17contain a copy of any motion made under s. 974.06 and shall indicate the disposition
18of the motion and the court in which the disposition was made. If no motion was
19made, the petition shall so state
.
AB768, s. 633 20Section 633. 782.035 of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,285,2 21782.035 Successive petitions for writ. (1) In this section, "prisoner" means
22a person who is imprisoned or detained in a prison or jail and who is seeking relief
23from a judgment of conviction for a crime, from a sentence for a crime, from a
24revocation of parole or probation or from an action by a government officer, employe

1or agent that affects the person's imprisonment or the person's status as a
2probationer or parolee.
AB768,285,7 3(2) If a prisoner has previously prosecuted a writ of habeas corpus to obtain
4relief from imprisonment and the legality of that imprisonment has been determined
5by a court, the prisoner may not prosecute another writ of habeas corpus to obtain
6relief from that imprisonment based on a claim that was raised in the previous
7habeas corpus proceeding.
AB768,285,13 8(3) If a prisoner has previously prosecuted a writ of habeas corpus to obtain
9relief from imprisonment and the legality of that imprisonment has been determined
10by a court, the prisoner may not prosecute another writ of habeas corpus to obtain
11relief from that imprisonment based on a claim that was not raised in the previous
12habeas corpus proceeding unless the prisoner makes a prima facie showing in his or
13her petition that any of the following applies to the claim:
AB768,285,1714 (a) The claim relies on a rule of constitutional law that was established by the
15supreme court of this state or the United States after the previous determination of
16the legality of the imprisonment or restraint and that the supreme court held to
17apply retroactively to cases on collateral review.
AB768,285,2418 (b) The facts underlying the claim could not previously have been discovered
19through the exercise of due diligence and, if proven and viewed in light of the
20evidence as a whole, would establish by clear and convincing evidence that, but for
21a constitutional error, no reasonable factfinder would have found the prisoner guilty
22of the offense for which he or she is imprisoned or, if the prisoner is challenging a
23revocation of probation or parole, no reasonable factfinder would have found that the
24prisoner violated the conditions of probation or parole.
AB768,286,5
1(4) A prisoner may file a successive petition for a writ of habeas corpus only in
2the circuit court in the county of venue specified in s. 801.50 (4). The circuit court
3shall dismiss the petition if it raises a claim raised in a previous habeas corpus
4proceeding or, if the petition raises a claim not raised in a previous habeas corpus
5proceeding, if it does not satisfy any of the criteria specified in sub. (3) (a) or (b).
AB768, s. 634 6Section 634. 782.04 (intro.), (1), (2), (3) and (5) of the statutes are renumbered
7782.04 (1m) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) and (d), and 782.04 (1m) (intro.), as renumbered, is
8amended to read:
AB768,286,109 782.04 (1m) (intro.) Such A petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be
10verified and must state in substance all of the following:
AB768, s. 635 11Section 635. 782.04 (3m) and (4m) of the statutes are created to read:
AB768,286,1712 782.04 (3m) If the petitioner is a prisoner, as defined in s. 782.035 (1), the
13petition shall state whether the prisoner has filed a previous petition challenging his
14or her imprisonment. If the prisoner has filed a previous petition challenging his or
15her imprisonment, the petition must contain a copy of the previous petition and shall
16indicate the disposition of the petition and the court in which the disposition was
17made.
AB768,286,19 18(4m) If the petitioner is imprisoned in a prison or jail under a sentence for a
19crime, the petition shall comply with all of the following:
AB768,286,2220 (a) The petition must contain a copy of any motion made under s. 974.06 and
21shall indicate the disposition of the motion and the court in which the disposition was
22made. If no motion was made under s. 974.06, the petition shall so state.
AB768,287,223 (b) The petition shall state whether the prisoner has challenged his or her
24imprisonment, or the proceeding that resulted in his or her imprisonment, in an

1appeal under s. 974.02 or a proceeding for review by writ of certiorari and, if so, the
2outcome of the appeal or proceeding.
AB768, s. 636 3Section 636. 782.04 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 782.04 (2m) and
4amended to read:
AB768,287,115 782.04 (2m) If the prisoner's imprisonment is by virtue of any order or process,
6a copy thereof of the order or process must be annexed, to the petition or it the petition
7must be averred allege either that, by reason of such the prisoner being removed or
8concealed, a demand of such for a copy of the order or process could not be made or
9that such a demand was made and a fee of $1 therefor for the copy was tendered to
10the person having such prisoner in custody, and that such copy was of the prisoner
11but the person refused to provide the copy.
AB768, s. 637 12Section 637. 782.045 of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,287,18 13782.045 Time for filing petition for writ. (1) In this section, "prisoner"
14means a person who is imprisoned or detained in a prison or jail and who is seeking
15relief from a judgment of conviction for a crime, from a sentence for a crime, from a
16revocation of parole or probation or from an action by a government officer, employe
17or agent that affects the person's imprisonment or the person's status as a
18probationer or parolee.
AB768,287,20 19(2) A person prosecuting a writ of habeas corpus shall file a petition for a writ
20of habeas corpus within one year after whichever of the following dates is latest:
AB768,287,2521 (a) The date on which the time expires for appealing or seeking postconviction
22relief under s. 974.02, if the person did not appeal or seek postconviction relief under
23s. 974.02, or the date on which the appeal or motion seeking postconviction relief is
24finally adjudicated, if the person did appeal or seek postconviction relief under s.
25974.02.
AB768,288,3
1(b) The date on which a state law that prevented a person from filing a petition
2for a writ of habeas corpus is declared to violate the constitution or laws of this state
3or the constitution of the United States.
AB768,288,94 (c) The date on which the rule of constitutional law on which the petition is
5based is recognized, if the person is alleging that his or her imprisonment is in
6violation of a rule of constitutional law under the constitution of this state or the
7United States that is newly recognized by the supreme court of this state or the
8United States and that is made retroactively applicable to pending cases on
9collateral review.
AB768,288,1110 (d) The date on which the facts on which the petition is based could have been
11discovered through the exercise of due diligence.
AB768, s. 638 12Section 638. 782.195 of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,288,19 13782.195 Effect of previous appeals and postconviction motions. (1)
14Except as provided in sub. (2), if, before he or she filed a petition for a writ of habeas
15corpus, a prisoner challenged his or her imprisonment, or the proceeding that
16resulted in his or her imprisonment, in an appeal or postconviction motion under s.
17974.02 or 974.06 or a review by writ of certiorari, a court or judge proceeding under
18this chapter is bound as to all issues of law and fact decided by the final adjudication
19of the appeal, postconviction motion or proceeding for certiorari.
AB768,289,2 20(2) A court or judge proceeding under this chapter is not bound under sub. (1)
21by an issue of law and fact decided by the final adjudication of an appeal,
22postconviction motion or action for certiorari if the prisoner demonstrates by clear
23and convincing evidence that there is a material fact that did not appear in the record
24of the appeal, postconviction motion or proceeding for certiorari, that the fact would
25probably change the outcome of the appeal, postconviction motion or proceeding for

1certiorari and that by exercising due diligence he or she could not have caused that
2fact to appear in the record.
AB768, s. 639 3Section 639. 782.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,289,7 4782.20 When party discharged. If Except as provided in s. 782.205, if no
5legal cause be shown for such imprisonment or restraint or for the continuance
6thereof the court or judge shall make a final order discharging such party from the
7custody or restraint.
AB768, s. 640 8Section 640. 782.205 of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,289,13 9782.205 No discharge or default for failure to make return. If a
10respondent neglects to obey and make return to a writ of habeas corpus, the court or
11judge may not discharge a prisoner from custody or restraint or otherwise grant a
12default judgment against the respondent but shall proceed as provided under ss.
13782.16, 782.17, 782.18 and 782.19, as applicable.
AB768, s. 641 14Section 641. 788.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,289,24 15788.01 Arbitration clauses in contracts enforceable. A provision in any
16written contract to settle by arbitration a controversy thereafter arising out of such
17contract, or out of the refusal to perform the whole or any part thereof, or an
18agreement in writing between two or more persons to submit to arbitration any
19controversy existing between them at the time of the agreement to submit, shall be
20valid, irrevocable and enforceable save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity
21for the revocation of any contract. This chapter shall not apply to contracts between
22employers and employes, or between employers and associations of employes, except
23as provided in s. 111.10, nor to agreements to arbitrate disputes under s. 101.143 (6s)
24or
230.44 (4) (bm).
AB768, s. 642
1Section 642. 801.02 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 801.02 (7) (c) and
2amended to read:
AB768,290,133 801.02 (7) (c) No prisoner, as defined in s. 301.01 (2), may commence a civil
4action or special proceeding against an officer, employe or agent of the department
5of corrections in his or her official capacity or as an individual for acts or omissions
6committed while carrying out his or her duties as an officer, employe or agent or while
7acting within the scope of his or her office, employment or agency
, including a petition
8for a common law writ of certiorari, with respect to the prison or jail conditions in the
9facility in which he or she is or has been incarcerated, imprisoned or detained
until
10the person has exhausted any all available administrative remedies that the
11department of corrections has promulgated by rule
. Except for petitions for a
12common law writ of certiorari, a prisoner commencing an action or special proceeding
13shall first comply with the provisions of s. 893.80 or 893.82
.
AB768, s. 643 14Section 643. 801.02 (7) (a), (b) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:
AB768,290,1515 801.02 (7) (a) In this subsection:
AB768,290,2116 1. "Correctional institution" means any state or local facility that incarcerates
17or detains any adult accused of, charged with, convicted of, or sentenced for any crime
18or that incarcerates or detains any juvenile alleged to be delinquent or adjudicated
19to be delinquent on the basis of conduct that, if committed by an adult, would be a
20crime. A correctional institution includes a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5),
21a Type 2 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (6), a county jail and a house of correction.
AB768,290,2422 2. "Prisoner" means any person who is incarcerated, imprisoned or otherwise
23detained in a correctional institution or who is arrested or otherwise detained by a
24law enforcement officer.
AB768,291,3
13. "Prison or jail conditions" means any matter related to the conditions of
2confinement or to the effects of actions by government officers, employes or agents
3on the lives of prisoners, but excluding the fact or duration of the confinement.
AB768,291,54 (b) Review by the common law writ of certiorari is a prisoner's exclusive remedy
5for doing any of the following:
AB768,291,76 1. Challenging the validity of a decision relating to prisoner discipline, the
7revocation of probation or the denial or revocation of parole.
AB768,291,118 2. Challenging the disposition of a complaint concerning prison or jail
9conditions, including a complaint concerning a program assignment, institution
10assignment or security classification, for which there is an adequate administrative
11remedy.
AB768,291,2312 (d) At the time of filing the initial pleading to commence an action or special
13proceeding, including a petition for a common law writ of certiorari, related to prison
14or jail conditions, a prisoner shall include, as part of the initial pleading,
15documentation showing that he or she has exhausted all available administrative
16remedies. The documentation shall include copies of all of the written materials that
17he or she provided to the administrative agency as part of the administrative
18proceeding and all of the written materials the administrative agency provided to
19him or her related to that administrative proceeding. The documentation shall also
20include all written materials included as part of any administrative appeal. The
21court shall deny a prisoner's request to proceed without the prepayment of fees and
22costs under s. 814.29 (1m) if the prisoner fails to comply with this paragraph or if the
23prisoner has failed to exhaust all available administrative remedies.
AB768, s. 644 24Section 644. 801.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,292,6
1801.09 (2) (a) Within 20 days, or within 45 days if the defendant is the state
2or an officer, agent, employe or agency of the state in an action or special proceeding
3brought within the purview of s. 893.82 or 895.46
, exclusive of the day of service, after
4the summons has been served personally upon the defendant or served by
5substitution personally upon another authorized to accept service of the summons
6for the defendant; or
AB768, s. 645 7Section 645. 802.05 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,292,108 802.05 (3) (a) A court shall review the initial pleading as soon as practicable
9after the action or special proceeding is filed with the court if the action or special
10proceeding is commenced by a prisoner, as defined in s. 801.02 (7) (a) 2.
AB768,292,1311 (b) The court may dismiss the action or special proceeding without requiring
12the defendant to answer the pleading if the court determines that the action or
13special proceeding meets any of the following conditions:
AB768,292,1414 1. Is frivolous, as determined under s. 814.025 (3).
AB768,292,1615 2. Is used for any improper purpose, such as to harass, to cause unnecessary
16delay or to needlessly increase the cost of litigation.
AB768,292,1717 3. Seeks monetary damages from a defendant who is immune from such relief.
AB768,292,1818 4. Fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
AB768,292,2019 (c) The court may dismiss the underlying claim under par. (b) without first
20requiring the exhaustion of administrative remedies.
AB768,292,2421 (d) If a court dismisses an action or special proceeding under par. (b), the court
22shall notify the department of justice or the attorney representing the political
23subdivision, as appropriate, of the dismissal by a procedure developed by the director
24of state courts in cooperation with the department of justice.
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