AB950: Bill Text

AB950,29,19 (3) If, in connection with the receipt or disbursement of a public financing benefit for an election campaign, any person knowingly provides false information to the board, or knowingly conceals or withholds information from the board, that person may be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both.

AB950,29,23 11.519 Mass mailings. (1) No person may conduct any mass mailing using state funds on behalf of any person who is a candidate for state office in the general election during the period between July 1 and December 31 in the year of that election.

AB950,30,6 (2) If any person uses state funds to conduct a mass mailing on behalf of any person who is a candidate for state office at the general election during the period between March 1 and June 30 preceding that election, the board shall immediately credit the accounts of all other eligible candidates for the same office sought by the person on behalf of whom the mailing is conducted with an additional line of credit equal to the cost of printing and mailing of that mass mailing, which may be used solely to fund a mailing promoting the candidacy of the candidate who receives the credit.

AB950,30,10 (3) A candidate for state office at the general election who plans to use state funds for a mass mailing shall notify the board in writing of his or her intent to do so no later than March 1 preceding the general election, and shall complete the mailing by the following June 30.

AB950,30,16 (4) All mass mailings funded by the state on behalf of any person who is a candidate for state office at the general election during the period between March 1 and June 30 preceding that election and all mass mailings authorized under sub. (2) shall be issue-oriented and nonpolitical, shall not mention any of a candidate's opponents by name and shall be reviewed and approved by the board for compliance with such requirements in advance of the mailing.

AB950,30,19 (5) Except as permitted under sub. (2), no state funds may be used by any incumbent elective state officer to conduct a mass mailing on behalf of a candidate for state office at the general election after June 30 preceding that election.

AB950,30,23 11.522 Contributions to nonparticipating candidates; attributions. A nonparticipating candidate may accept contributions from private sources without limitation, except that no person may make any contribution or contributions to a nonparticipating candidate exceeding a total of $1,000 during any campaign.

AB950, s. 33 Section 33. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is repealed.

AB950, s. 34 Section 34. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is renumbered 20.585 (1) (q) and amended to read:

AB950,31,6 20.585 (1) (q) (title) Wisconsin election campaign Democracy trust fund. As a continuing appropriation, from the Wisconsin election campaign democracy trust fund, the moneys determined under s. 11.50 ss. 11.501 to 11.522 to provide for payments to eligible candidates certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c).

AB950, s. 35 Section 35. 20.575 (1) (r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB950,31,9 20.575 (1) (r) Democracy trust fund administration. From the democracy trust fund, a sum sufficient for the administration of ss. 11.501 to 11.522.

AB950, s. 36 Section 36. 20.585 (1) (r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB950,31,12 20.585 (1) (r) Democracy trust fund administration. From the democracy trust fund, a sum sufficient for the administration of ss. 11.501 to 11.522.

AB950, s. 37 Section 37. 20.855 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB950, s. 38 Section 38. 25.17 (1) (ys) of the statutes is renumbered 25.17 (1) (cm) and amended to read:

AB950,31,16 25.17 (1) (cm) Wisconsin election campaign Democracy trust fund (s. 25.42);

AB950, s. 39 Section 39. 25.42 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB950,31,25 25.42 (title) Wisconsin election campaign Democracy trust fund. All moneys appropriated under s. 20.855 (4) (b) together with all moneys reverting to the state under s. 11.50 (8) and all gifts, bequests and devises received under s. 11.50 (13) constitute the Wisconsin election campaign that accrue to the state under ss. 71.025, 71.235 and 71.435 and all moneys deposited in the state treasury under s. 11.509 constitute the democracy trust fund, to be expended for the purposes of s. 11.50 ss. 11.501 to 11.522. All moneys in the fund not disbursed by the state treasurer shall continue to accumulate indefinitely.

AB950, s. 40 Section 40. 71.025 of the statutes is created to read:

AB950,32,4 71.025 Surtax. (1) In this section, "income tax payable to this state" means the tax as computed at the rates under s. 71.06 without reduction for any payments or credits.

AB950,32,9 (2) There is imposed and there shall be collected and paid, in addition to and in the same manner as the tax imposed under s. 71.02 (1), including those provisions relating to refunds and overpayments, a surtax equal to 0.5% of the income tax payable to this state. The surtax is part of the tax for determining any underpayment or declaring estimated taxes.

AB950, s. 41 Section 41. 71.10 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB950, s. 42 Section 42. 71.235 of the statutes is created to read:

AB950,32,14 71.235 Surtax. (1) In this section, "income tax or franchise tax payable to this state" means the taxes as computed at the rates under s. 71.27 without reduction for any payments or credits.

AB950,32,19 (2) There is imposed and there shall be collected and paid, in addition to and in the same manner as the taxes imposed under s. 71.23, including those provisions relating to refunds and overpayments, a surtax equal to 0.5% of the income tax or franchise tax payable to this state. The surtax is part of the tax for determining any underpayment or declaring estimated taxes.

AB950, s. 43 Section 43. 71.435 of the statutes is created to read:

AB950,32,23 71.435 Surtax. (1) In this section, "income tax or franchise tax payable to this state" means the taxes as computed at the rates under s. 71.46 without reduction for any payments or credits.

AB950,33,3 (2) There is imposed and there shall be collected and paid, in addition to and in the same manner as the taxes imposed under s. 71.43, including those provisions relating to refunds and overpayments, a surtax equal to 0.5% of the income tax or franchise tax payable to this state. The surtax is part of the tax for determining any underpayment or declaring estimated taxes.

AB950, s. 44 Section 44. Initial applicability.

AB950,33,7 (1) Surtaxes. The treatment of sections 71.025, 71.235 and 71.435 of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on the January 1 after the effective date of this subsection.

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