The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 66.0305 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (title) Municipal Political subdivision revenue sharing.
SECTION 2. 66.0305 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (1) DEFINITION. In this section, "municipality" "political subdivision" means a city, village or, town, or county.
SECTION 3. 66.0305 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (2) MUNICIPAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT. Subject to the requirements of this section, any 2 or more municipalities political subdivisions may, by a majority vote of a quorum of their governing bodies, enter into an agreement to share all or a specified part of revenues derived from taxes, payments received from the state, fee revenues, and special charges, as defined in s. 74.01 (4). One or more municipalities political subdivisions may enter into agreements under this section with federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 66.0305 (2). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1017/1 and 1018/1.
SECTION 4. 66.0305 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (3) PUBLIC HEARING. At least 30 days before entering into an agreement under sub. (2), a municipality political subdivision shall hold a public hearing on the proposed agreement. Notice of the hearing shall be published as a class 3 notice under ch. 985.
SECTION 5. 66.0305 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (4) (a) 4. The date upon which revenues agreed to be shared under the agreement shall be paid to the appropriate municipality political subdivision shall be specified.
SECTION 6. 66.0305 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (5) CONTIGUOUS BOUNDARIES. No municipality political subdivision may enter into an agreement under sub. (2) with one or more municipalities political subdivisions unless the municipality political subdivision is contiguous to at least one other municipality political subdivision that enters into the agreement.
SECTION 7. 66.0305 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (6) ADVISORY REFERENDUM. (a) Within 30 days after the hearing under sub. (3), the governing body of a participating municipality political subdivision may adopt a resolution calling for an advisory referendum on the agreement. An advisory referendum shall be held if, within 30 days after the hearing under sub. (3), a petition, signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least 10% of the votes cast for governor in the municipality political subdivision at the last gubernatorial election, is filed with the clerk of a participating municipality political subdivision, requesting an advisory referendum on the revenue sharing plan. The petition shall conform to the requirements of s. 8.40 and shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. If an advisory referendum is held, the municipality's political subdivision's governing body may not vote to approve the agreement under sub. (2) until the report under par. (d) is filed.
(b) The advisory referendum shall be held not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after adoption of the resolution under par. (a) calling for the referendum or not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after receipt of the petition under par. (a) by the municipal or county clerk. The municipal or county clerk shall give notice of the referendum by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality political subdivision, both on the publication day next preceding the advisory referendum election and one week prior to that publication date.
(c) The advisory referendum shall be conducted by the municipal political subdivision's election officials. The governing body of the municipality political subdivision may specify the number of election officials for the referendum. The ballots shall contain the words "For the revenue sharing agreement" and "Against the revenue sharing agreement" and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of s. 5.64 (2). The election shall be conducted as are other municipal or county elections in accordance with chs. 6 and 7, insofar as applicable.
(d) The election inspectors shall report the results of the election, showing the total number of votes cast and the numbers cast for and against the revenue sharing. The election inspectors shall attach their affidavit to the report and immediately file the report in the office of the municipal or county clerk.
(e) The costs of the advisory referendum election shall be borne by the municipality political subdivision that holds the election.
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LRB-1022LRB-1022/1
RAC:jld:rs
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Dombrowski, BB0272 - Official state newspaper
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
Other state government
Currently, the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization (JCLO) must recommend to the legislature, in the form of a joint resolution, a Wisconsin newspaper to be the official state newspaper. Upon passage of the joint resolution by both houses of the legislature, the newspaper becomes the official state newspaper. This bill eliminates this JCLO duty and, instead, provides that the secretary of administration is to designate a Wisconsin newspaper to be the official state newspaper.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 13.90 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2. 985.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
985.04 Official state newspaper. The joint committee on legislative organization shall recommend to the legislature to secretary of administration shall designate some newspaper published in Wisconsin to be the official state newspaper, which shall publish all legal notices required to be published therein. Any such publication from any of the state agencies shall be deemed official. The joint committee secretary of administration may invite bids from all newspapers which meet the requirements of s. 985.03, but if it the secretary does so, it he or she is not required to recommend designate the lowest bidder as the official state newspaper. The joint committee shall introduce its recommendation in the legislature in the form of a joint resolution. No designation takes effect until the joint resolution is adopted. A newspaper which is designated the official state newspaper under this section shall continue as such until the legislature secretary of administration designates another newspaper to be the official state newspaper.
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LRB-1037LRB-1037/3
MGD:wlj:jf
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Statz, BB0290 - Transfer from TIME terminal charges appropriation to appropriation for background checks for handgun purchasers
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
state government
Other state government
This bill transfers money from a DOJ appropriation account relating to the transaction information for management of enforcement system (a law enforcement database) to a DOJ appropriation account relating to background checks for handgun purchasers.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.455 (2) (gr) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.455 (2) (gr) Handgun purchaser record check. All moneys received as fee payments under s. 175.35 (2i) and all moneys transferred under 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9229 (1), to provide services under s. 175.35.
SECTION 2. 20.455 (2) (gr) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
20.455 (2) (gr) Handgun purchaser record check. All moneys received as fee payments under s. 175.35 (2i) and all moneys transferred under 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9229 (1), to provide services under s. 175.35.
SECTION 9229. Appropriation changes; justice.
(1) TRANSFER TO BACKGROUND CHECK APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT. There is transferred from the appropriation to the department of justice under section 20.455 (2) (h) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, to the appropriation to the department of justice under section 20.455 (2) (gr) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, $647,400 in fiscal year 2005-06.
SECTION 9429. Effective dates; justice.
(1) TRANSFER TO BACKGROUND CHECK APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT. The treatment of section 20.455 (2) (gr) of the statutes (by SECTION 2) takes effect on July 1, 2006.
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LRB-1046LRB-1046/P3
JK:jld:pg
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Percy, BB0277 - Increase state rental vehicle fee
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
taxation
Other taxation
Under current law, the state imposes a rental vehicle fee on the rental of certain vehicles. The fee is equal to 3 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of automobiles, mobile homes, motor homes, and camping trailers, if such vehicles are rented or leased without drivers, and 5 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of limousines. Under this bill, the rental vehicle fee is equal to 5 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of automobiles, mobile homes, motor homes, and camping trailers, if such vehicles are rented or leased without drivers, and 5 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of limousines.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 77.995 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.995 (2) There is imposed a fee at the rate of 3%, or 5% for the rental of limousines, of the gross receipts on the rental, but not for rerental and not for rental as a service or repair replacement vehicle of Type 1 automobiles, as defined in s. 340.01 (4) (a); of mobile homes, as defined in s. 340.01 (29); of motor homes, as defined in s. 340.01 (33m); and of camping trailers, as defined in s. 340.01 (6m) by establishments primarily engaged in short-term rental of vehicles without drivers, for a period of 30 days or less, unless the sale is exempt from the sales tax under s. 77.54 (1), (4), (7) (a), (7m) or (9a). There is also imposed a fee at the rate of 5% of the gross receipts on the rental of limousines.
SECTION 9341. Initial applicability; revenue.
(1) STATE RENTAL VEHICLE FEE. The treatment of section 77.995 (2) of the statutes first applies to rental or lease agreements entered into on October 1, 2005, or on the day after publication, whichever is earlier.
SECTION 9441. Effective dates; revenue.
(1) STATE RENTAL VEHICLE FEE. The treatment of section 77.995 (2) of the statutes takes effect on October 1, 2005, or on the day after publication, whichever is earlier.
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LRB-1051LRB-1051/1
PJH:jld:rs
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Percy, BB0275 - Increase motor vehicle registration fees
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Transportation
Drivers and motor vehicles
Under current law, a person pays a $55 annual fee to DOT to register his or her automobile. The fee for a motor truck or dual purpose motor home varies depending on the vehicle's weight: for a vehicle that weighs not more than 4,500 pounds, the annual fee is $48.50; for a vehicle that weighs not more than 6,000 pounds, the annual fee is $61.50; and for a vehicle that weighs not more than 8,000 pounds, the annual fee is $77.50. A person may pay up to $1,969.50 to register a heavier vehicle.
This bill increases the annual fee for registering an automobile from $55 to $65 and changes the annual fee for registering a motor truck or dual purpose motor home that weighs not more than 4,500 pounds from $48.50 to $65, for a vehicle that weighs not more than 6,000 pounds from $61.50 to $71, and for a vehicle that weighs not more than 8,000 pounds from $77.50 to $87.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 341.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.25 (1) (a) For each automobile, a fee of $55 $65, except that an automobile registered in this state prior to September 1, 1947, at a fee of less than $18 shall be registered at such lesser fee plus an additional fee of $2.
SECTION 2. 341.25 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.25 (2) (a) Not more than 4,500 $ 48.50 65.00
SECTION 3. 341.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
