SB1-SSA2, s. 162 7Section 162. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 163 8Section 163. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 164 9Section 164. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 165 10Section 165. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,63,1111 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: legal counsel.
SB1-SSA2, s. 166 12Section 166. 20.930 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,63,15 1320.930 Attorney fees. Except as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 7., 46.27 (7g) (h),
1449.496 (3) (f) and 49.682 (6), no state agency in the executive branch may employ any
15attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.
SB1-SSA2, s. 167 16Section 167. 46.95 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,63,2017 46.95 (4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the
18elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing
19the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under
20sub. (2).
SB1-SSA2, s. 168 21Section 168. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,64,1522 59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
23The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
24supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
25form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability

1board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
2operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the
3operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
4.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
5county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an
6indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
7levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
8specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state
9law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
10the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
11the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
12amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
13(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
14years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
15(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
SB1-SSA2, s. 169 16Section 169. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,64,2417 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
18prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
19referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
20which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
21to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained
22within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
23correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability
24board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB1-SSA2, s. 170 25Section 170. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,65,14
167.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
2adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
3a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
4ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
5protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
6such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
7for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
8rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
9so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
10general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
11shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
12of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government
13accountability
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted
14shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
SB1-SSA2, s. 171 15Section 171. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,65,2416 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those
17designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next
18to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually
19on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections government
20accountability
board, the department of administration and the state treasurer
21under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal
22year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a
23designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her
24tax return.
SB1-SSA2, s. 172 25Section 172. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,66,2
173.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics government accountability
2board under s. 13.63 (1).
SB1-SSA2, s. 173 3Section 173. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,66,104 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
5administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of
6commerce; the ethics government accountability board; the department of financial
7institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural
8resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and
9licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner
10of insurance; or the department of transportation.
SB1-SSA2, s. 174 11Section 174. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,66,2112 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the executive director
13administrator of the elections division of the elections government accountability
14board shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on
15the official registration list maintained by the elections government accountability
16board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally identifiable information in the operating
17record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to
18the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the executive
19director
administrator of the elections division of the elections government
20accountability
board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the
21purpose of voter registration.
SB1-SSA2, s. 175 22Section 175. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,67,823 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
24required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
25school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum

1held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
2school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
3the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
4The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections
5government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
6affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement
7prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum
8in that school district.
SB1-SSA2, s. 176 9Section 176. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,67,1410 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
11spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
12change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
13prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and
147.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB1-SSA2, s. 177 15Section 177. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,68,216 121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
17school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
18supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
19form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
20board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether
21the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution
22provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the
23ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for
24a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under

1sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the
2question.
SB1-SSA2, s. 178 3Section 178. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,68,64 125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
5form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2)
6and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB1-SSA2, s. 179 7Section 179. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,68,148 165.25 (1) Represent state in appeals and on remand. Except as provided in
9s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (a) and 978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all
10actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme
11court, in which the state is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or
12defend all civil cases sent or remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a
13party; and, if. Nothing in this subsection deprives or relieves the attorney general
14or the department of justice of any authority or duty under this chapter.
SB1-SSA2,68,22 15(1m) Represent state in other matters. If requested by the governor or either
16house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any state department,
17agency, official, employee or agent, whether required to appear as a party or witness
18in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any court or before any
19officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state or the people of this
20state may be interested. The public service commission may request under s.
21196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal proceedings. All expenses
22of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SB1-SSA2, s. 180 23Section 180. 165.25 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,69,224 165.25 (3r) Avoid conflict of interest. Require that attorneys in different
25organizational subunits in the department prosecute violations of chs. 562 to 569 or

1Indian gaming compacts entered into under s. 14.035 and defend any department,
2agency, official, employee or agent under subs. (1), (1m), (4) (a) and (6).
SB1-SSA2, s. 181 3Section 181. 165.25 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,69,74 165.25 (8) Historical society contracts. In subs. (1), (1m), (6) and (6m), treat
5any nonprofit corporation operating a museum under a lease agreement with the
6state historical society as a department of state government and any official,
7employee or agent of such a corporation as a state official, employee or agent.
SB1-SSA2, s. 182 8Section 182. 165.25 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,69,129 165.25 (8m) Local emergency planning committees. In subs. (1), (1m), (6) and
10(6m), treat any local emergency planning committee appointed by a county board
11under s. 59.54 (8) (a) as a department of state government and any member of such
12a committee as a state official, employee or agent.
SB1-SSA2, s. 183 13Section 183. 165.93 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,69,1714 165.93 (4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the
15elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing
16the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under
17sub. (2).
SB1-SSA2, s. 184 18Section 184. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,70,419 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
20obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
21statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
22preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
23municipality and the elections government accountability board shall furnish such
24information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
25district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes

1cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,
2because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,
3be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
4such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
SB1-SSA2, s. 185 5Section 185. 200.09 (11) (am) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,70,96 200.09 (11) (am) 2. No resolution passed under subd. 1. may authorize election
7of commissioners sooner than 6 months after the date of passage. The commission
8shall immediately notify the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05
9upon passage of a resolution under subd. 1.
SB1-SSA2,70,1410 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village comprising the district
11pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners, each commissioner may
12hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The commission shall
13immediately notify the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05 upon
14passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
SB1-SSA2, s. 186 15Section 186. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,70,1716 227.03 (6) Orders of the elections government accountability board under s.
175.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB1-SSA2, s. 187 18Section 187. 227.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,71,219 227.45 (1) Except as provided in ss. 19.52 (3) and s. 901.05, an agency or
20hearing examiner shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence.
21The agency or hearing examiner shall admit all testimony having reasonable
22probative value, but shall exclude immaterial, irrelevant or unduly repetitious
23testimony or evidence that is inadmissible under s. 901.05. The agency or hearing
24examiner shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. Basic principles
25of relevancy, materiality and probative force shall govern the proof of all questions

1of fact. Objections to evidentiary offers and offers of proof of evidence not admitted
2may be made and shall be noted in the record.
SB1-SSA2, s. 188 3Section 188. 227.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,71,84 227.46 (1) (intro.) Except as provided under s. 227.43 (1), an agency may
5designate an official of the agency or an employee on its staff or borrowed from
6another agency under s. 20.901 or 230.047 as a hearing examiner to preside over any
7contested case. In hearings under s. 19.52, a reserve judge shall be appointed.
8Subject to rules of the agency, examiners presiding at hearings may:
SB1-SSA2, s. 189 9Section 189. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,71,1110 227.52 (6) Decisions of the chairperson of the elections government
11accountability
board or the chairperson's designee.
SB1-SSA2, s. 190 12Section 190. 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,71,1313 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. Government accountability board — 2.
SB1-SSA2, s. 191 14Section 191. 230.08 (2) (om) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 192 15Section 192. 230.08 (2) (on) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,71,1616 230.08 (2) (on) The legal counsel to the government accountability board.
SB1-SSA2, s. 193 17Section 193. 230.08 (2) (wm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 194 18Section 194. 230.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,72,219 230.08 (4) (a) The number of administrator positions specified in sub. (2) (e)
20includes all administrator positions specifically authorized by law to be employed
21outside the classified service in each department, board or commission and the
22historical society. In this paragraph, "department" has the meaning given under s.
2315.01 (5), "board" means the educational communications board, government
24accountability board,
investment board, public defender board and technical college
25system board and "commission" means the public service commission.

1Notwithstanding sub. (2) (z), no division administrator position exceeding the
2number authorized in sub. (2) (e) may be created in the unclassified service.
SB1-SSA2, s. 195 3Section 195. 234.02 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,72,74 234.02 (3m) (c) The authority shall, with the advice of the ethics government
5accountability
board, adopt and enforce ethics guidelines applicable to its paid
6consultants which are similar to subch. III of ch. 19, except that the authority may
7not require its paid consultants to file financial disclosure statements.
SB1-SSA2, s. 196 8Section 196. 301.03 (20m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,72,139 301.03 (20m) Transmit to the elections government accountability board, on
10a continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been
11convicted of a felony under the laws of this state and whose civil rights have not been
12restored, together with his or her residential address and the date on which the
13department expects his or her civil rights to be restored.
SB1-SSA2, s. 197 14Section 197. 343.11 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,72,1815 343.11 (2m) Within 30 days following surrender of a license under sub. (1), the
16department shall provide notice to the elections government accountability board of
17the person's name and address, the name of the jurisdiction issuing the surrendered
18license, and the date on which the license was surrendered.
SB1-SSA2, s. 198 19Section 198. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,73,320 560.04 (2m) Duties. The department may assign one or more full-time
21equivalent positions to the functions of coordinating the development and scheduling
22of training programs for local government officials by the University of
23Wisconsin-Extension, technical college system, department of revenue, elections
24government accountability board, and other state agencies in order to assure the
25effective delivery of training programs and to prevent duplication of effort and of

1coordinating requests for management or personnel consultative services from
2government units other than the state and directing those requests to the
3appropriate division of the department of administration.
SB1-SSA2, s. 199 4Section 199. 758.19 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,73,115 758.19 (9) If a court of appeals judge is appointed to serve as a member of the
6governmental accountability candidate committee and the judge has good cause for
7declining to serve, the director of state courts shall accept from the judge a written
8communication setting forth the reasons why the judge cannot or should not serve
9and the judge shall then be excused from service. Upon receipt of the communication,
10the director shall notify the chief justice and the vacancy shall then be filled as
11provided in ss. 15.60 (2) and 17.20 (1).
SB1-SSA2, s. 200 12Section 200. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,73,23 13778.135 Campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics forfeitures; how
14recovered.
Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by
15the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is settled as a
16result of agreement between the parties without approval of the court, the moneys
17accruing to the state on account of such settlement shall be paid to the board and
18deposited with the secretary of administration. Whenever any proposed action by
19a county board of election commissioners under s. 7.21 (2m) (a) is settled as a result
20of agreement between the parties, the moneys accruing to the county on account of
21such settlement shall be paid to the board of election commissioners and deposited
22with the county treasurer in the same manner as provided for forfeitures under s.
23778.13.
SB1-SSA2, s. 201 24Section 201. 778.136 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 202 25Section 202. 801.50 (5t) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,74,11
1801.50 (5t) Except as otherwise provided in ss. 801.52 and 971.223 (1) and (2),
2venue in a civil action to impose a forfeiture upon a resident of this state for a
3violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, or for a violation
4of any other law arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of
5the investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation
6under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, shall be in circuit court
7for the county where the defendant resides. For purposes of this subsection, a person
8other than a natural person resides within a county if the person's principal place of
9operation is located within that county. This subsection does not affect which
10prosecutor has responsibility under s. 978.05 (2) to prosecute civil actions arising
11from violations under s. 971.223 (1).
SB1-SSA2, s. 203 12Section 203. 801.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,74,23 13801.52 Discretionary change of venue. The court may at any time, upon
14its own motion, the motion of a party or the stipulation of the parties, change the
15venue to any county in the interest of justice or for the convenience of the parties or
16witnesses, except that venue in a civil action to impose forfeiture for a violation of chs.
175 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 or for a violation of any other law
18arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the investigation
19or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation under chs. 5 to
2012, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, may be changed only as provided in s.
21971.223 (1) and (2) or in the same manner that is authorized for a change in the venue
22of a criminal trial under s. 971.22
. This section does not apply to proceedings under
23ch. 980.
SB1-SSA2, s. 204 24Section 204. 801.64 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,75,19
1801.64 Legislative findings; 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act). The
2legislature finds that providing under 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act) for the place
3of trial in the county where the offender resides is consistent with the legislature's
4authority under article I, section 7, of the constitution and with previous acts by the
5legislature providing for the place of trial in counties other than where the elements
6of the offense may have occurred. The legislature further finds that allowing
7defendants charged with violating offenses covered by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this
8act) to request a trial in the county where the offense occurred is consistent with the
9protections in article I, section 7, of the constitution. The legislature finds that
10violations of offenses covered by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act) are violations of the
11public trust that should be adjudicated in the county where the offender resides so
12the individuals who the defendant interacts with daily, serves, or represents as a
13public official or candidate and whose trust was violated by the offense will judge the
14defendant's guilt or innocence. The legislature further finds that to so provide is
15consistent with equal protection of the laws under article I, section 1, of the
16constitution. The legislature finds the venue provision in 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this
17act) represents an appropriate balance between the rights of the defendant and the
18need to prevent and prosecute civil and criminal offenses covered by 2007 Wisconsin
19Act .... (this act).
SB1-SSA2, s. 205 20Section 205. 971.19 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,76,321 971.19 (12) Except as provided in s. 971.223, in an action for a violation of chs.
225 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, or for a violation of any other law
23arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the investigation
24or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation under subch. 5
25to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 a defendant who is a resident of this

1state shall be tried in circuit court for the county where the defendant resides. For
2purposes of this subsection, a person other than a natural person resides within a
3county if the person's principal place of operation is located within that county.
SB1-SSA2, s. 206 4Section 206. 971.223 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,76,11 5971.223 Change of Place of Trial for Certain Violations. (1) In an action
6for a violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, or for a
7violation of any other law arising from or in relation to the official functions of the
8subject of the investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying
9regulation under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, a defendant
10who is a resident of this state may move to change the place of trial to the county
11where the offense was committed. The motion shall be in writing.
SB1-SSA2,76,20 12(2) The court shall grant a motion under this section if the court determines
13that the county where the offense was committed is different than the county where
14the defendant resides. If there is more than one county where the offense was
15committed, the court shall determine which of the counties where the offense was
16committed will be the place of trial. The judge who orders the change in the place
17of trial shall preside at the trial and the jury shall be chosen from the county where
18the trial will be held. Preliminary matters prior to trial may be conducted in either
19county at the discretion of the court. The judge shall determine where the record
20shall be kept and, if the defendant is in custody, where the defendant shall be held.
SB1-SSA2,76,22 21(3) This section does not affect which prosecutor has responsibility under s.
22978.05 (1) to prosecute criminal actions arising from violations under sub. (1).
SB1-SSA2,76,25 23(4) This section does not affect the application of s. 971.22. In actions under
24sub. (1), the court may enter an order under s. 971.225 only if the order is agreed to
25by the defendant.
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