AB1,40,2221 12.60 (1) (bm) Whoever violates s. 12.13 (5) may be fined not more than $10,000
22or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
AB1, s. 63 23Section 63. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,41,224 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
25bound by the determination of the chairperson of the elections government

1accountability
board or the chairperson's designee if such determination has been
2issued.
AB1, s. 64 3Section 64. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,41,13 413.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
5of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
6the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
7contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
8the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the elections
9government accountability board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law for the
10meeting of the legislature. The elections government accountability board shall then
11send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails to so file a copy of
12such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or salary in case
13payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
AB1, s. 65 14Section 65. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,41,1515 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
AB1, s. 66 16Section 66. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,41,17 1713.685 (title) Duties of the ethics government accountability board.
AB1, s. 67 18Section 67. 13.69 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 68 19Section 68. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,41,2120 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the elections
21government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2).
AB1, s. 69 22Section 69. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,41,2523 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
24certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
25as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
AB1, s. 70
1Section 70. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1,42,52 15.07 (1) (a) 2. Members of the government accountability board shall be
3nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the
4members of the senate present and voting shall be appointed, to serve for terms
5prescribed by law.
AB1, s. 71 6Section 71. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,43,27 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
8May 1.
The terms of 2 members of the government accountability board shall expire
9on May 1 in the year preceding the year of a gubernatorial election, the terms of 2
10members of the government accountability board shall expire on May 1 in the year
11of a gubernatorial election, and the terms of 2 members of the government
12accountability board shall expire on May 1 in the year following the year of a
13gubernatorial election.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board
14appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered
15year and the terms of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall
16expire on May 1 of every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land
17and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on
18January 1. The term of the member of the land and water conservation board
19appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered
20year. The terms of members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms
21of the appraiser members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the
22auctioneer and auction company representative members of the auctioneer board
23shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the members of the
24cemetery board shall expire on July 1 in an even-numbered year. The term of the

1student member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System who
2is at least 24 years old shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year.
AB1, s. 72 3Section 72. 15.07 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,43,64 15.07 (2) (b) The chairperson of the governmental accountability board shall
5be chosen by lot by the current chairperson of the board at the first meeting of the
6board in January of each year.
AB1, s. 73 7Section 73. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,43,138 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
9quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
10board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
11board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics government
12accountability
board or the school district boundary appeal board as provided in ss.
1319.47 (4) 5.05 (1e) and 117.05 (2) (a).
AB1, s. 74 14Section 74. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 75 15Section 75. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,43,1616 15.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $200 per day.
AB1, s. 76 17Section 76. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 77 18Section 77. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,43,21 1915.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
20a government accountability board consisting of 6 persons. Members shall serve for
214-year terms.
AB1,44,4 22(2) All members of the board shall be appointed from nominations submitted
23to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
24accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of one court of appeals judge
25from each of the court of appeals districts. The members of the committee shall serve

1for 2-year terms expiring on March 1. The court of appeals judges shall be chosen
2as members by lot by the chief justice of the supreme court in the presence of the other
3justices of the supreme court. Service on the committee is mandatory except as
4provided in s. 758.19 (9).
AB1,44,6 5(3) Each member of the board shall be a retired judge of a court of record in this
6state who was elected to the position in which he or she served.
AB1,44,9 7(4) No member may hold another office or position that is a state public office
8or a local public office, as defined in s. 19.42, except the office of circuit judge or court
9of appeals judge under s. 753.075.
AB1,44,13 10(5) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of nomination may
11have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party,
12an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization,
13or an officer or employee of a registrant under s. 11.05.
AB1,44,16 14(6) No member, while serving on the board or for 12 months thereafter, may
15become a candidate, as defined in s. 11.01 (1), for state office or local office, as defined
16in s. 5.02.
AB1,44,21 17(7) No member, while serving on the board, may make a contribution, as
18defined in s. 11.01 (6), to a candidate, as defined in s. 11.01 (1) for state office or local
19office, as defined in s. 5.02. No individual who serves as a member of the board, for
2012 months prior to beginning that service, may have made a contribution, as defined
21in s. 11.01 (6), to a candidate for a partisan state or local office, as defined in s. 5.02.
AB1,44,24 22(8) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
23of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12), except that a member may serve as a circuit
24judge or court of appeals judge under s. 753.075.
AB1, s. 78 25Section 78. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,45,4
115.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Ethics and Accountability division.
2There is created in the government accountability board an ethics and accountability
3division. The ethics and accountability division shall be under the direction and
4supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the board.
AB1,45,7 5(2) Elections division. There is created in the government accountability
6board an elections division. The elections division shall be under the direction and
7supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the board.
AB1, s. 79 8Section 79. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 80 9Section 80. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
10statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB1,45,1911 15.607 (1) Election administration council. There is created in the elections
12government accountability board an election administration council consisting of
13members appointed by the executive director of the elections administrator of the
14elections division of the government accountability
board, including the clerk or
15executive director of the board of election commissioners of the 2 counties or
16municipalities in this state having the largest population, one or more election
17officials of other counties or municipalities, representatives of organizations that
18advocate for the interests of individuals with disabilities and organizations that
19advocate for the interests of the voting public, and other electors of this state.
AB1, s. 81 20Section 81. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 82 21Section 82. 16.753 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,46,222 16.753 (2) Except as otherwise expressly provided, each agency shall provide
23to the ethics government accountability board for posting on the Internet a list
24identifying each solicitation for bids or competitive sealed proposals and each
25proposed order or contract of the agency for which bids or competitive sealed

1proposals will not be solicited that involves a major expenditure, together with all
2information required under sub. (4).
AB1, s. 83 3Section 83. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,46,114 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
5constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
6the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
7supplies specified by the elections government accountability board. The laws,
8manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
9distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
10accountability
board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
11manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
AB1, s. 84 12Section 84. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,46,1613 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
14congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
15reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
16government accountability board.
AB1, s. 85 17Section 85. 16.973 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,46,2118 16.973 (6) With the advice of the ethics government accountability board, adopt
19and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are
20similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19, except that the department
21shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
AB1, s. 86 22Section 86. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,47,223 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
24senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county

1wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections government
2accountability
board.
AB1, s. 87 3Section 87. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,47,64 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
5of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
6governor and the elections government accountability board.
AB1, s. 88 7Section 88. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,47,88 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
AB1, s. 89 9Section 89. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 90 10Section 90. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,48,411 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
12of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
134:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
14office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
15after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
16nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
17(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
18nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
19in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
20on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
21the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
22or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
23The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
24the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
25for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability

1board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain whether
2that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the elections government
3accountability
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners may not
4certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
AB1, s. 91 5Section 91. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,48,166 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
7investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
8government accountability board a quarterly report of economic transactions no
9later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter during
10any portion of which he or she was a member or employee of the investment board.
11Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form prescribed by the ethics
12government accountability board and shall identify the date and nature of any
13purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation, dissolution , or modification of any
14economic interest made during the quarter for which the report is filed and
15disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a statement of economic interests
16were being filed.
AB1, s. 92 17Section 92. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,49,618 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
19family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
20official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
21voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
22involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
23whole or in part derived from state funds, unless the state public official has first
24made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
25the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or

1lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
2by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics
3board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
4state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
5a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
6application of s. 946.13.
AB1, s. 93 7Section 93. 19.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,49,98 19.46 (1) (intro.) Except in accordance with the board's advice under sub. (2)
9s. 5.05 (6a) and except as otherwise provided in sub. (3), no state public official may:
AB1, s. 94 10Section 94. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (6a) and amended to
11read:
AB1,51,212 5.05 (6a) Advisory opinions. Any individual, either personally or on behalf of
13an organization or governmental body, may make a written or electronic request of
14the board for an advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs. 5 to 12, subch.
15III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the person is or may become
16a party; and any appointing officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may
17request of the board an advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs. 5 to 12,
18subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the prospective
19appointee is or may become a party. The board shall review a request for an advisory
20opinion and may advise issue a formal written or electronic advisory opinion to the
21person making the request. Advisory opinions and requests therefor shall be in
22writing.
The board's deliberations and actions upon such requests shall be in
23meetings not open to the public. It is prima facie evidence of intent to comply with
24this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 when a person refers a matter to the board and
25abides by the board's advisory opinion
No person acting in good faith upon an

1advisory opinion issued by the board is subject to criminal or civil prosecution for so
2acting
, if the material facts are as stated in the opinion request. To have legal force
3and effect, each advisory opinion issued by the board must be supported by specific
4legal authority under a statute or other law, or by specific case or common law
5authority. Each advisory opinion shall include a citation to each statute or other law
6and each case or common law authority upon which the opinion is based, and shall
7specifically articulate or explain which parts of the cited authority are relevant to the
8board's conclusion and why they are relevant.
The board may authorize the
9executive director
its legal counsel to act in its stead in instances where delay is of
10substantial inconvenience or detriment to the requesting party
issue an informal
11written advisory opinion or to transmit an informal advisory opinion electronically
12on behalf of the board, subject to such limitations as the board deems appropriate.
13Every informal advisory opinion shall be consistent with applicable formal advisory
14opinions issued by the board. If the board disagrees with an informal advisory
15opinion that has been issued on behalf of the board, the board may withdraw the
16opinion or issue a revised advisory opinion and no person acting after the date of the
17withdrawal or issuance of the revised advisory opinion is exempted from prosecution
18under this subsection if the opinion upon which the person's action is based has been
19withdrawn or revised in relevant degree
. No member or employee of the board may
20make public the identity of the individual requesting an a formal or informal
21advisory opinion or of individuals or organizations mentioned in the opinion. Any
22person receiving a formal or informal advisory opinion under this subsection who
23disagrees with the opinion may request a public or private hearing before the board
24to discuss the opinion. The board shall grant a request for a public or private hearing

1under this subsection. After hearing the matter, the board may reconsider its opinion
2and may issue a revised opinion to the person.
AB1, s. 95 3Section 95. 19.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 96 4Section 96. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 97 5Section 97. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,51,166 19.47 (5) No later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit a
7report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the governor and the chief
8clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
913.172 (2). Such
The board shall include in its biennial report shall contain under
10s. 15.04 (1) (d)
the names and duties of all individuals employed by the board and a
11summary of its determinations and advisory opinions issued under s. 5.05 (6a). The
12board shall make sufficient alterations in the summaries to prevent disclosing the
13identities of individuals or organizations involved in the decisions or opinions. The
14board may also include in its biennial report any information compiled under s. 11.21
15(7).
The board shall make such further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction
16and such recommendations for further legislation as it deems desirable.
AB1, s. 98 17Section 98. 19.49 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 99 18Section 99. 19.49 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 100 19Section 100. 19.49 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (c) 2. b.
AB1, s. 101 20Section 101. 19.49 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (c) 3. and
21amended to read:
AB1,52,222 5.05 (2m) (c) 3. Any person to whom this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 or
23subch. III of ch. 19
may have application may request the board to make an
24investigation of his or her own conduct or of allegations made by other persons as to

1his or her conduct. Such a request shall be made in writing and shall set forth in
2detail the reasons therefor.
AB1, s. 102 3Section 102. 19.49 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 103 4Section 103. 19.49 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 104 5Section 104. 19.49 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (g) and amended
6to read:
AB1,52,97 5.05 (2m) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) subd. 2., no action may be taken
8on any complaint that is filed later than 3 years after a violation of this subchapter
9or
subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 is alleged to have occurred.
AB1,52,1210 2. The period of limitation under par. (a) subd. 1. is tolled for a complaint
11alleging a violation of s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br) for the period during which such
12a complaint may not be filed under s. 19.49 (1m) par. (c) 2. b. or s. 19.59 (8) (cm).
AB1, s. 105 13Section 105. 19.50 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 106 14Section 106. 19.50 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 5.05 (2m)
15(f) (intro.) and 1. and amended to read:
AB1,52,1816 5.05 (2m) (f) (intro.) Pursuant to any investigation authorized under s. 19.49
17(3) or any hearing conducted under this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13
par. (c), the
18board has the power:
AB1,52,2219 1. To require any person to submit in writing such reports and answers to
20questions relevant to the proceedings conducted under this subchapter or subch. III
21of ch. 13
as the board may prescribe, such submission to be made within such period
22and under oath or otherwise as the board may determine.
AB1, s. 107 23Section 107. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 108 24Section 108. 19.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (2m) (f) 2. and
25amended to read:
AB1,53,4
15.05 (2m) (f) 2. To order testimony to be taken by deposition before any
2individual who is designated by the board and has the power to administer oaths,
3and, in such instances, to compel testimony and the production of evidence in the
4same manner as authorized by sub. (2) (1) (b).
AB1, s. 109 5Section 109. 19.50 (4) and (5) of the statutes are renumbered 5.05 (2m) (f) 4.
6and 5.
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