SB1-SSA1,59,16 7(9) All rules promulgated by the government accountability board that are in
8effect on the effective date of the reconstitution under sub. (2) and that are primarily
9related to administration of campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws,
10as determined by the secretary, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
11or until amended or repealed by the ethics board. All orders issued by the
12government accountability board that are in effect on the effective date of the
13reconstitution under sub. (2) and that are primarily related to administration of
14campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws, as determined by the
15secretary, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or
16rescinded by the ethics board.
SB1-SSA1,59,23 17(10) Any matter pending with the government accountability board on the
18effective date of the reconstitution under sub. (2) that is primarily related to
19administration of campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws, as
20determined by the secretary, is transferred to the ethics board, and all materials
21submitted or actions taken by the government accountability board with respect to
22the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the ethics
23board.
SB1-SSA1, s. 103 24Section 103. 19.49 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 104 25Section 104. 19.49 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 105
1Section 105. 19.49 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (c) 2. b.
SB1-SSA1, s. 106 2Section 106. 19.49 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (c) 3. and
3amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,84 5.05 (2m) (c) 3. Any person to whom this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 or
5subch. III of ch. 19
may have application may request the board to make an
6investigation of his or her own conduct or of allegations made by other persons as to
7his or her conduct. Such a request shall be made in writing and shall set forth in
8detail the reasons therefor.
SB1-SSA1, s. 107 9Section 107. 19.49 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 108 10Section 108. 19.49 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 109 11Section 109. 19.49 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (g) and amended
12to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,1513 5.05 (2m) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) subd. 2., no action may be taken
14on any complaint that is filed later than 3 years after a violation of this subchapter
15or
subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 is alleged to have occurred.
SB1-SSA1,60,1816 2. The period of limitation under par. (a) subd. 1. is tolled for a complaint
17alleging a violation of s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br) for the period during which such
18a complaint may not be filed under s. 19.49 (1m) par. (c) 2. b. or s. 19.59 (8) (cm).
SB1-SSA1, s. 110 19Section 110. 19.50 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 111 20Section 111. 19.50 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 5.05 (2m)
21(f) (intro.) and 1. and amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,2422 5.05 (2m) (f) (intro.) Pursuant to any investigation authorized under s. 19.49
23(3) or any hearing conducted under this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13
par. (c), the
24board has the power:
SB1-SSA1,61,4
11. To require any person to submit in writing such reports and answers to
2questions relevant to the proceedings conducted under this subchapter or subch. III
3of ch. 13
as the board may prescribe, such submission to be made within such period
4and under oath or otherwise as the board may determine.
SB1-SSA1, s. 112 5Section 112. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 113 6Section 113. 19.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (f) 2. and
7amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,61,118 5.05 (2m) (f) 2. To order testimony to be taken by deposition before any
9individual who is designated by the board and has the power to administer oaths,
10and, in such instances, to compel testimony and the production of evidence in the
11same manner as authorized by sub. (2) (1) (b).
SB1-SSA1, s. 114 12Section 114. 19.50 (4) and (5) of the statutes are renumbered 5.05 (2m) (f) 4.
13and 5.
SB1-SSA1, s. 115 14Section 115. 19.51 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 116 15Section 116. 19.51 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (c) 9. and
16amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,62,217 5.05 (2m) (c) 9. At the conclusion of its investigation, the board shall, in
18preliminary written findings of fact and conclusions based thereon, make a
19determination of whether or not probable cause exists to believe that a violation of
20this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 under subd. 2. has occurred or is occurring.
21If the board determines that no probable cause exists, it shall dismiss the complaint.
22Whenever the board dismisses a complaint or a complaint is deemed to be dismissed
23under subd. 5., the board shall
immediately send written notice of such
24determination
the dismissal to the accused and to the party who made the complaint.
25If the board determines that there is probable cause for believing that a violation of

1this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 has been committed, its preliminary findings
2of fact and conclusions may contain:
SB1-SSA1, s. 117 3Section 117. 19.51 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 118 4Section 118. 19.51 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (c) 10.
SB1-SSA1, s. 119 5Section 119. 19.51 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 120 6Section 120. 19.52 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 121 7Section 121. 19.53 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 122 8Section 122. 19.53 (1) to (5) of the statutes are repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 123 9Section 123. 19.53 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 19.579 (1) and amended
10to read:
SB1-SSA1,63,311 19.579 (1) An order requiring the accused Except as provided in sub. (2), any
12person who violates this subchapter may be required
to forfeit not more than $500
13for each violation of s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) or not more than $5,000 for each
14violation of any other provision of this subchapter, or not more than the applicable
15amount specified in s. 13.69 for each violation of subch. III of ch. 13
. If the board court
16determines that the accused has realized economic gain as a result of the violation,
17the board court may, in addition, order the accused to forfeit the amount gained as
18a result of the violation. In addition, if the board court determines that a state public
19official has violated s. 19.45 (13), the board court may order the official to forfeit an
20amount equal to the amount or value of any political contribution, service, or other
21thing of value that was wrongfully obtained. If the board court determines that a
22state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13) and no political contribution, service or
23other thing of value was obtained, the board court may order the official to forfeit an
24amount equal to the maximum contribution authorized under s. 11.26 (1) for the
25office held or sought by the official, whichever amount is greater. The attorney

1general, when so requested by the board, shall institute proceedings to recover any
2forfeiture incurred under this section or s. 19.545 which is not paid by the person
3against whom it is assessed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 124 4Section 124. 19.53 (7) and (8) of the statutes are repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 125 5Section 125. 19.535 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 126 6Section 126. 19.54 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 127 7Section 127. 19.545 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 128 8Section 128. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,63,199 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 5.05 (5s), all records under this
10subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public
11inspection at all reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to
12examine a statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any
13statements which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and
14address, and if the individual is representing another person, the full name and
15address of the person which he or she represents. Such identification may be
16provided in writing or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years
17information obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a
18fictitious name or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for
19inspection.
SB1-SSA1, s. 129 20Section 129. 19.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (f) 1. and
21amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,64,422 5.05 (5s) (f) 1. Records Except as authorized or required under subd. 2., records
23obtained in connection with a request for an advisory opinion issued under s. 5.05
24(6a),
other than summaries of advisory opinions that do not disclose the identity of
25individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on whose behalf they are

1requested, are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
2Except as authorized or required under subd. 2., the board shall make sufficient
3alterations in the summaries to prevent disclosing the identities of individuals or
4organizations involved in the opinions
.
SB1-SSA1,64,7 52. a. The board may, however, make such records under subd. 1. public with the
6consent of the individual requesting the advisory opinion or the organization or
7governmental body on whose behalf it is requested.
SB1-SSA1,64,12 8b. A person who makes or purports to make public the substance of or any
9portion of an advisory opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to
10have waived the confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any
11records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with the request for an
12advisory opinion.
SB1-SSA1, s. 130 13Section 130. 19.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,64,1815 5.05 (5s) (intro.) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with
16an investigation, including the full text of any complaint received by the board, are
17not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1)
, except as
18provided in pars. (d) and (e) and except
that the :
SB1-SSA1,64,23 19(a) The board shall permit inspection of records that are made public
20distributed or discussed in the course of a meeting or hearing by the board to
21determine if a violation of this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 has occurred.

22Whenever the board refers such investigation and hearing records to a district
23attorney or to the attorney general, they
in open session.
SB1-SSA1,65,3
1(b) Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a
2prosecution initiated under this subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch.
3III of ch. 19
.
SB1-SSA1,65,7 4(c) The board shall also provide information from investigation and hearing
5records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as
6requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a
7county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
SB1-SSA1, s. 131 8Section 131. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,65,159 19.55 (2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic
10transactions which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by
11members or employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government
12accountability
board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to
13the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic
14interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an
15official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
SB1-SSA1, s. 132 16Section 132. 19.579 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,65,17 1719.579 (title) Civil penalty penalties.
SB1-SSA1, s. 133 18Section 133. 19.579 of the statutes is renumbered 19.579 (2).
SB1-SSA1, s. 134 19Section 134. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,66,720 19.59 (1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's
21immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
22member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least
2310% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
24into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000
25within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the

1district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
2such relationship or interest to the ethics government accountability board and to
3the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may
4be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which
5the ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have
6known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not
7affect the application of s. 946.13.
SB1-SSA1, s. 135 8Section 135. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,66,119 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
10ethics government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2) 5.05 (6a), or from any
11county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB1-SSA1, s. 136 12Section 136. 19.851 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,66,21 1319.851 Closed sessions by government accountability board. The
14government accountability board shall hold each meeting of the board for the
15purpose of deliberating concerning an investigation of any violation of the law under
16the jurisdiction of the ethics and accountability division of the board in closed session
17under this section. Prior to convening under this section, the government
18accountability board shall vote to convene in closed session in the manner provided
19in s. 19.85 (1). No business may be conducted by the government accountability
20board at any closed session under this section except that which relates to the
21purposes of the session as authorized in this section or as authorized in s. 19.85 (1).
SB1-SSA1, s. 137 22Section 137. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
23insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB1-SSA1, s. 138 1Section 138. 20.005 (3) (schedule) 20.511 of the statutes is repealed and
2recreated to read: - See PDF for table PDF
SB1-SSA1, s. 139 3Section 139. 20.455 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,67,64 20.455 (1) (b) Special counsel. A sum sufficient, subject to the procedure
5procedures established in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) and 14.11 (2) (c), for the compensation
6of special counsel appointed as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) and 14.11 (2) and 21.13.
SB1-SSA1, s. 140 7Section 140. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 141 8Section 141. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 142 9Section 142. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 143 10Section 143. 20.510 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (b).
SB1-SSA1, s. 144
1Section 144. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (bm).
SB1-SSA1, s. 145 2Section 145. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (c).
SB1-SSA1, s. 146 3Section 146. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (d).
SB1-SSA1, s. 147 4Section 147. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (g).
SB1-SSA1, s. 148 5Section 148. 20.510 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 149 6Section 149. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 150 7Section 150. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 151 8Section 151. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (j).
SB1-SSA1, s. 152 9Section 152. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (q).
SB1-SSA1, s. 153 10Section 153. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (t).
SB1-SSA1, s. 154 11Section 154. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (x).
SB1-SSA1, s. 155 12Section 155. 20.511 (intro.) and (1) (title) and (a) of the statutes are created
13to read.
SB1-SSA1,68,16 1420.511 Government accountability board. (intro.) There is appropriated
15from the general fund, except where otherwise indicated, to the government
16accountability board for the following programs:
SB1-SSA1,68,17 17(1) (title) Administration of election, ethics, and lobbying laws.
SB1-SSA1,68,2118 (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the
19amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board, including the
20printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under ss. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and
21(4) and 11.21 (3) and (14), and the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
SB1-SSA1, s. 156 22Section 156. 20.511 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 157 24Section 157. 20.511 (1) (h) and (i) of the statutes are created to read:
SB1-SSA1,69,9
120.511 (1) (h) Materials and services. The amounts in the schedule for the costs
2of publishing documents, locating and copying records, and conducting programs
3under s. 19.48 (9) and administrative meetings and conferences, for compiling,
4disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed with the
5board under s. 19.48 (10), and for supplies, postage, and shipping. All moneys
6received by the board from collections for sales of publications, copies of records, and
7supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, from fees assessed under
8s. 19.48 (9) and (10), and for charges assessed to participants in administrative
9meetings and conferences shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB1-SSA1,69,1210 (i) General program operations; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule
11for general program operations of the board. All moneys received from fees imposed
12under ss. 11.055 (1) and 13.75 shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB1-SSA1, s. 158 13Section 158. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 159 14Section 159. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 160 15Section 160. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 161 16Section 161. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (be) and
17amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,69,2218 20.511 (1) (be) Code of ethics investigations Investigations. Biennially, the
19amounts in the schedule
A sum sufficient for the purpose of financing the costs of
20investigations authorized by the board of potential violations of the code of ethics for
21state public officials and employees under
chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, and subch.
22III of ch. 19.
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