AB387-engrossed,116,9
112.08 Denial of government benefits. No person may, directly or indirectly,
2cause any person to make a contribution or provide any service or other thing of value
3to or for the benefit of a
candidate, political party or registrant committee registered 4under
s. 11.05 chapter 11, with the purpose of influencing the election or nomination
5of a candidate to national, state
, or local office or the passage or defeat of a
6referendum by means of the denial or threat of denial of any payment or other benefit
7of a program established or funded in whole or in part by this state or any local
8governmental unit of this state, or a program which has applied for funding by this
9state or any local governmental unit of this state.
AB387-engrossed,116,1811
12.13
(3) (h) Deface, destroy or remove any legally placed election campaign
12advertising poster with intent to disrupt the campaign advertising efforts of any
13candidate, or of any committee, group or individual
committee registered under ch.
1411, or alter the information printed thereon so as to change the meaning thereof to
15the disadvantage of the candidate or cause espoused. Nothing in this paragraph
16restricts the right of any owner or occupant of any real property, or the owner or
17operator of any motor vehicle, to remove campaign advertising posters from such
18property or vehicle.
AB387-engrossed,116,2120
12.60
(4) Prosecutions under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance
21with s.
11.61 11.1401 (2).
AB387-engrossed,116,2323
13.62
(5g) "Candidate" has the meaning given under s.
11.01 (1) 11.0101 (1).
AB387-engrossed,116,2525
13.62
(5j) "Candidate committee" has the meaning given in s. 11.0101 (2).
AB387-engrossed,117,42
13.62
(5r) "Communications media"
has the meaning given under s. 11.01 (5) 3means newspapers, periodicals, commercial billboards and radio and television
4stations, including community antenna television stations.
AB387-engrossed,117,66
13.62
(5u) "Contribution" has the meaning given in s. 11.0101 (8).
AB387-engrossed,34
8Section
34. 13.625 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387-engrossed,117,129
13.625
(1) (b) (intro.)
Furnish Give to any agency official or legislative employee
10of the state or to any elective state official or candidate for an elective state office, or
11to the
official's, employee's or candidate's personal campaign candidate committee
of
12the official, employee, or candidate:
AB387-engrossed,117,1914
13.625
(1) (b) 3. Food, meals, beverages, money or any other thing of pecuniary
15value, except that a lobbyist may
deliver a contribution or make a
campaign personal 16contribution to a partisan elective state official or candidate for national, state or
17local office or to the
official's or candidate's personal campaign candidate committee
18of the official or candidate; but a lobbyist may make a
personal contribution to which
19par. (c) sub. (1m) applies only as authorized in
par. (c) sub. (1m).
AB387-engrossed,36
20Section
36. 13.625 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 13.625 (1m) (a)
21(intro.) and amended to read:
AB387-engrossed,117,2322
13.625
(1m) (a) (intro.) Except as
permitted provided in
this subsection,
23personally make par. (b), a lobbyist may not do any of the following:
AB387-engrossed,118,3
11. Make a
campaign personal contribution
, as defined in s. 11.01 (6), to a
2partisan elective state official for the purpose of promoting the official's election to
3any national, state, or local office
; or.
AB387-engrossed,118,5
42. Make a personal contribution to a candidate for a partisan elective state
5office to be filled at the general election or a special election
; or.
AB387-engrossed,118,8
63. Make a personal contribution to the
official's or candidate's personal
7campaign candidate committee
of a partisan elective state official or candidate for
8partisan state elective office.
AB387-engrossed,118,14
9(b) A lobbyist may
personally make a
campaign personal contribution to a
10partisan elective state official or candidate for partisan elective state office or to the
11personal campaign candidate committee of the official or candidate
in the year of a
12candidate's election between the first day authorized by law for the circulation of
13nomination papers as a candidate at a general election or special election and the day
14of the general election or special election, except that:
AB387-engrossed,37
15Section
37. 13.625 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 13.625 (1m) (b) 1.
16and amended to read:
AB387-engrossed,118,1917
13.625
(1m) (b) 1. A
campaign contribution to a candidate for legislative office
18may be made during that period only if the legislature has concluded its final
19floorperiod, and is not in special or extraordinary session.
AB387-engrossed,38
20Section
38. 13.625 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 13.625 (1m) (b) 2.
21and amended to read:
AB387-engrossed,118,2422
13.625
(1m) (b) 2. A
campaign contribution by a lobbyist to the lobbyist's
23campaign candidate committee for partisan elective state office may be made at any
24time.
AB387-engrossed,119,4
113.625
(2) No principal may engage in the practices prohibited under
sub. subs. 2(1) (b) and
(c) (1m). This subsection does not apply to the furnishing of
3transportation, lodging, food, meals, beverages
, or any other thing of pecuniary value
4which is also made available to the general public.
AB387-engrossed,119,126
13.625
(3) No candidate for an elective state office, elective state official, agency
7official
, or legislative employee of the state may solicit or accept anything of
8pecuniary value from a lobbyist or principal, except as permitted under subs. (1) (b)
93.
and (c),
(1m), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9). No
personal campaign candidate 10committee of a candidate for state office may accept anything of pecuniary value from
11a lobbyist or principal, except as permitted for such a candidate under subs. (1) (b)
123.
and (c),
(1m), (2)
, and (6).
AB387-engrossed,119,2314
13.625
(6r) Subsections (1) (b)
and (c)
, (1m), and (3) do not apply to the
15furnishing of anything of pecuniary value by a lobbyist or principal to an employee
16of that lobbyist or principal who is a legislative official or an agency official solely
17because of membership on a state commission, board, council, committee or similar
18body if the thing of pecuniary value is not in excess of that customarily provided by
19the employer to similarly situated employees and if the legislative official or agency
20official receives no compensation for his or her services other than a per diem or
21reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his
22or her duties, nor to the receipt of anything of pecuniary value by that legislative
23official or agency official under those circumstances.
AB387-engrossed,120,4
113.69
(6) Any candidate for an elective state office, elective state official, agency
2official
, or legislative employee of the state who, or any
personal campaign candidate 3committee which, violates s. 13.625 (3) may be required to forfeit not more than
4$1,000.
AB387-engrossed,120,156
13.695
(4) No officer or employee of an agency who is identified in a statement
7filed under this section may engage in the prohibited practices set forth in s. 13.625
8(1) (a) or (d), or use state funds to engage in the practices set forth in s. 13.625 (1) (b)
9or to make
campaign contributions as defined in s. 11.01 (6) a contribution. This
10subsection does not prohibit an agency official who is identified in a statement filed
11under this section from authorizing salaries and other payments authorized by law
12to be paid to state officers, employees, consultants
, or contractors
, or candidates for
13state office, or from authorizing property or services of the agency to be provided for
14official purposes or other purposes authorized by law, whenever that action is taken
15in the normal course of affairs.
AB387-engrossed,44
16Section
44. 13.75 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 13.75 (1g) (intro.).
AB387-engrossed,120,2018
13.75
(1r) The board may accept payment under this section by credit card,
19debit card, or other electronic payment mechanism, and may charge a surcharge to
20recover the actual cost associated with the acceptance of that electronic payment.
AB387-engrossed,121,222
15.60
(5) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of nomination
23may have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political
24party, an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or
1organization, or an officer or employee of a
registrant committee registered under
s.
211.05 ch. 11.
AB387-engrossed,121,54
15.60
(6) No member, while serving on the board, may become a candidate, as
5defined in s.
11.01 (1) 11.0101 (1), for state office or local office, as defined in s. 5.02.
AB387-engrossed,121,127
15.60
(7) No member, while serving on the board, may make a contribution, as
8defined in s.
11.01 (6) 11.0101 (8), to a candidate, as defined in s.
11.01 (1) 11.0101
9(1), for state office or local office, as defined in s. 5.02. No individual who serves as
10a member of the board, for 12 months prior to beginning that service, may have made
11a contribution, as defined in s.
11.01 (6) 11.0101 (8), to a candidate for a partisan state
12or local office, as defined in s. 5.02.
AB387-engrossed,121,1614
15.79
(2) (b) Directly or indirectly solicit or receive any contribution, as defined
15in s.
11.01 (6), for any political purpose, as defined in s. 11.01 (16) 11.0101 (8), from
16any person within or outside of the state.
AB387-engrossed,121,1918
19.42
(3m) "Candidate," except as otherwise provided, has the meaning given
19in s.
11.01 (1) 11.0101 (1).
AB387-engrossed,122,521
19.45
(13) No state public official or candidate for state public office may,
22directly or by means of an agent, give, or offer or promise to give, or withhold, or offer
23or promise to withhold, his or her vote or influence, or promise to take or refrain from
24taking official action with respect to any proposed or pending matter in consideration
25of, or upon condition that, any other person make or refrain from making a political
1contribution, or provide or refrain from providing any service or other thing of value,
2to or for the benefit of a candidate, a political party, any
person who is subject to a
3registration requirement committee registered under
s. 11.05 ch. 11, or any person
4making a communication that contains a reference to a clearly identified state public
5official holding an elective office or to a candidate for state public office.
AB387-engrossed,122,227
19.579
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any person who violates this
8subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation of s.
919.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) or not more than $5,000 for each violation of any other
10provision of this subchapter. If the court determines that the accused has realized
11economic gain as a result of the violation, the court may, in addition, order the
12accused to forfeit the amount gained as a result of the violation. In addition, if the
13court determines that a state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13), the court may
14order the official to forfeit an amount equal to the amount or value of any political
15contribution, service, or other thing of value that was wrongfully obtained. If the
16court determines that a state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13) and no political
17contribution, service
, or other thing of value was obtained, the court may order the
18official to forfeit an amount equal to the maximum contribution authorized under s.
1911.26 11.1101 (1) for the office held or sought by the official, whichever amount is
20greater. The attorney general, when so requested by the board, shall institute
21proceedings to recover any forfeiture incurred under this section which is not paid
22by the person against whom it is assessed.
AB387-engrossed,123,824
19.59
(1) (br) No local public official or candidate for local public office may,
25directly or by means of an agent, give, or offer or promise to give, or withhold, or offer
1or promise to withhold, his or her vote or influence, or promise to take or refrain from
2taking official action with respect to any proposed or pending matter in consideration
3of, or upon condition that, any other person make or refrain from making a political
4contribution, or provide or refrain from providing any service or other thing of value,
5to or for the benefit of a candidate, a political party, any
person who is subject to a
6registration requirement committee registered under
s. 11.05 ch. 11, or any person
7making a communication that contains a reference to a clearly identified local public
8official holding an elective office or to a candidate for local public office.
AB387-engrossed,123,1510
19.59
(7) (b) Any person who violates sub. (1) may be required to forfeit not
11more than $1,000 for each violation, and, if the court determines that a local public
12official has violated sub. (1) (br) and no political contribution, service or other thing
13of value was obtained, the court may, in addition, order the accused to forfeit an
14amount equal to the maximum contribution authorized under s.
11.26 11.1101 (1) for
15the office held or sought by the official, whichever amount is greater.
AB387-engrossed,123,2117
20.511
(1) (a)
General program operations; general purpose revenue. 18Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board,
19including the printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under ss. 7.08
20(1) (b), (3), and (4) and
11.21 11.1304 (3)
and (14), and the training of election officials
21under s. 5.05 (7).
AB387-engrossed,123,2523
20.511
(1) (i)
Elections administration; program revenue. The amounts in the
24schedule for the administration of chs. 5 to 12. All moneys received from fees imposed
25under s.
11.055 (1) 11.0102 (2) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
AB387-engrossed,124,42
20.511
(1) (j)
Electronic filing software. All moneys received from registrants
3who purchase software to be utilized for electronic filing of campaign finance reports
4under s.
11.21 (16) 11.1304 (6), for the purpose of providing that software.
AB387-engrossed,124,126
20.855
(6) (h)
Vehicle and aircraft receipts. The amounts in the schedule for
7the purpose of subsidizing the cost of operation, maintenance
, and depreciation of the
8vehicles and aircraft. All moneys received by state agencies under ss.
11.37 11.1206 9and 20.916 (7) for political and other personal uses of state-owned vehicles and
10aircraft shall be credited to this appropriation. The department of administration
11may transfer moneys from this appropriation to the proper appropriation of any state
12agency from which state vehicle and aircraft costs are financed.
AB387-engrossed,124,1714
36.11
(1) (cm) The board shall promulgate rules under ch. 227 prescribing the
15times, places
, and manner in which political literature may be distributed and
16political campaigning may be conducted in state-owned residence halls. No such
17rule may authorize any activity prohibited under s.
11.36 (3) or 11.1207 (3) or (4).
AB387-engrossed,124,1919
111.365
(3) (a) The application of s.
11.36 11.1207.
AB387-engrossed,124,2521
120.06
(6) (b) 5. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s.
2211.05 11.0202 (1) (a) by the time he or she files a declaration of candidacy, the
23candidate shall file the statement with the declaration. A candidate shall file an
24amended declaration under oath with the school district clerk in the event of a
25change in any information provided in the declaration as provided in s. 8.21.
AB387-engrossed,125,72
185.03
(10) (e) The cooperative dedicates any funds remaining unclaimed after
3the date specified in par. (b) to educational purposes, limited to providing
4scholarships or loans to students, or to charitable purposes, as the board determines,
5within one year after the date the funds are declared forfeited under par. (a).
In this
6paragraph, educational purposes does not include political purposes as defined in s.
711.01 (16).
AB387-engrossed,125,119
202.12
(5) (a) 2. A candidate for national, state, or local office or a political party
10or other committee or group required to file financial information with the federal
11elections commission or a filing officer under s.
11.02 11.0102 (1).
AB387-engrossed,64
12Section
64. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB387-engrossed,125,1413
341.14
(6r) (fm) 1. b. The group or organization is not a
political committee
, as
14defined in s. 11.01 (4), or a political group, as defined in s.
11.01 (10) 11.0101 (6).
AB387-engrossed,125,2116
346.94
(16) (b) 2. The operator of a vehicle of a public utility
, as defined in s.
1711.40 (1) (a).
In this paragraph, public utility means any corporation, company,
18individual, or association which furnishes products or services to the public, and
19which is regulated under ch. 195 or 196, including railroads, telecommunications or
20telegraph companies and any company furnishing or producing heat, light, power or
21water.
AB387-engrossed,126,323
349.135
(2) (b) The operator of a vehicle of a public utility
, as defined in s. 11.40
24(1) (a).
In this paragraph, public utility means any corporation, company, individual
25or association which furnishes products or services to the public, and which is
1regulated under ch. 195 or 196, including railroads, telecommunications or
2telegraph companies and any company furnishing or producing heat, light, power or
3water.
AB387-engrossed,126,85
563.907
(3) (b) A political party, as defined in s. 5.02 (13), except a state
6committee political party registered under
s. 11.05 and organized exclusively for
7political purposes subch. III of ch. 11 under whose name candidates appear on a
8ballot at any election.
AB387-engrossed,126,10
10630.05 Political contributions. (intro.) Section
11.38 11.1112 applies to:
AB387-engrossed,127,512
755.01
(4) Two or more cities, towns or villages of this state may enter into an
13agreement under s. 66.0301 for the joint exercise of the power granted under sub. (1),
14except that for purposes of this subsection, any agreement under s. 66.0301 shall be
15effected by the enactment of identical ordinances by each affected city, town or
16village. Electors of each municipality entering into the agreement shall be eligible
17to vote for the judge of the municipal court so established. If a municipality enters
18into an agreement with a municipality that already has a municipal court, the
19municipalities may provide by ordinance or resolution that the judge for the existing
20municipal court shall serve as the judge for the joint court until the end of the term
21or until a special election is held under s. 8.50 (4) (fm). Each municipality shall adopt
22an ordinance or bylaw under sub. (1) prior to entering into the agreement. The
23contracting municipalities need not be contiguous and need not all be in the same
24county. Upon entering into or discontinuing such an agreement, the contracting
25municipalities shall each transmit a certified copy of the ordinance or bylaw effecting
1or discontinuing the agreement to the appropriate filing officer under s.
11.02 (3e) 211.0102 (1) (c) and to the director of state courts. When a municipal judge is elected
3under this subsection, candidates shall be nominated by filing nomination papers
4under s. 8.10 (6) (bm), and shall register with the filing officer specified in s.
11.02
5(3e).