AB760,36 3Section 36. 11.0706 of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,12,12 411.0706 Disposal of residual funds by a terminating conduit. (1) If a
5conduit has decided to terminate pursuant to s. 11.0105 and the conduit has funds
6remaining in its possession, the conduit shall attempt to redirect contributions as
7provided in s. 11.0705. If the conduit is unsuccessful in contacting the individual, the
8surviving spouse, or the executor of the estate, as provided in s. 11.0705 (2), the
9conduit may dispose of its residual funds by donating the funds to the common school
10fund or to a charitable organization, except that the conduit may not direct its
11residual funds to a charitable organization owned or operated by the sponsoring
12organization or affiliated with the conduit or its sponsoring organization.
AB760,12,18 13(2) If a conduit that seeks to terminate is unable to identify the source of its
14residual funds upon making a good faith effort to review its books and records, the
15conduit may dispose of those funds by donating them to the common school fund or
16to a charitable organization, except that the conduit may not direct those residual
17funds to a charitable organization owned or operated by the sponsoring organization
18or affiliated with the conduit or its sponsoring organization.
AB760,12,20 19(3) For purposes of this section, a sponsoring organization or conduit is
20affiliated with a charitable organization if any of the following apply:
AB760,12,2321 (a) The sponsoring organization or conduit has the authority or ability to direct
22or participate in the governance of the charitable organization through provisions of
23formal documents, formal or informal practices, or formal or informal procedures.
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1(b) The sponsoring organization or conduit has the authority or ability to hire,
2appoint, demote, or otherwise control the officers or other decision-making
3employees of the charitable organization.
AB760,13,74 (c) The sponsoring organization or conduit has common or overlapping officers
5or employees with the charitable organization, indicating a formal or ongoing
6relationship between the sponsoring organization or conduit and the charitable
7organization.
AB760,13,118 (d) The sponsoring organization or conduit has officers or employees who were
9officers or employees of the charitable organization, indicating a formal or ongoing
10relationship between the sponsoring organization or conduit and the charitable
11organization or the creation of a successor.
AB760,13,1512 (e) The sponsoring organization or conduit provides or arranges for the
13provision of funds or goods in a significant amount or on an ongoing basis to the
14charitable organization, such as through payments for fundraising and
15administrative costs.
AB760,13,1716 (f) The sponsoring organization or conduit has an active or significant role in
17the formation or operation of the charitable organization.
AB760,37 18Section 37. 11.0803 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,13,2219 11.0803 (1) (bd) The email address and personal telephone number of the
20treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Telephone numbers
21provided under this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not subject to the
22right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
AB760,38 23Section 38. 11.0903 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,14,224 11.0903 (1) (bd) The email address and personal telephone number of the
25treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Telephone numbers

1provided under this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not subject to the
2right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
AB760,39 3Section 39. 11.1001 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB760,14,94 11.1001 (1) (a) 1. For express advocacy that will occur during the period
5beginning 60 days prior to the spring primary and ending on the date of the spring
6election, any person, other than a committee, spending $2,500 or more in the
7aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the spring primary or
8spring election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express
9advocacy.
AB760,40 10Section 40. 11.1001 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB760,14,1611 11.1001 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) For express advocacy that will occur during the period
12beginning 60 days prior to the partisan primary and ending on the date of the general
13election, any person, other than a committee, spending $2,500 or more in the
14aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the partisan primary
15or general election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for
16express advocacy as follows:
AB760,41 17Section 41. 11.1001 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB760,14,2318 11.1001 (1) (a) 3. For express advocacy that will occur during the period
19beginning 60 days prior to a special primary and ending on the date of the special
20election, any person, other than a committee, spending $2,500 or more in the
21aggregate on express advocacy for one or more candidates at the special primary or
22special election shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b) for express
23advocacy.
AB760,42 24Section 42. 11.1001 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.1001 (1) (b) 1. The dates on which the person incurred the obligations or
2made the disbursements.
AB760,43 3Section 43. 11.1001 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB760,15,54 11.1001 (1) (b) 2. The name and address of the obligees or persons who received
5the disbursements.
AB760,44 6Section 44. 11.1001 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB760,15,87 11.1001 (1) (b) 3. The purpose for making the disbursements or incurring the
8obligations
.
AB760,45 9Section 45. 11.1001 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB760,15,1010 11.1001 (1) (b) 4. The amount spent or incurred for each act of express advocacy.
AB760,46 11Section 46. 11.1001 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 11.1001 (3) (intro.) and
12amended to read:
AB760,15,1513 11.1001 (3) Timing. (intro.) A person who is required to report under this
14section shall submit the report to the commission no later than 72 hours after making
15the disbursements.
the earliest of the following:
AB760,47 16Section 47. 11.1001 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,15,1817 11.1001 (3) (a) The date the obligation for express advocacy is incurred, if the
18person has the information required to be reported under sub. (1) (b).
AB760,48 19Section 48. 11.1001 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,15,2120 11.1001 (3) (b) The date the express advocacy is aired, broadcast, printed, or
21otherwise disseminated to individuals other than any of the following:
AB760,15,2222 1. The person, if the person is an individual.
AB760,15,2423 2. The person's officers, directors, partners, employees, or volunteers, if the
24person consists of two or more individuals.
AB760,15,2525 3. The person's producer, consultant, media production partner, or focus group.
AB760,49
1Section 49. 11.1001 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,16,22 11.1001 (3) (c) The date of the disbursement.
AB760,50 3Section 50. 11.1114 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB760,16,6 411.1114 Two candidate committees. (1) (a) A candidate who has
5established two candidate committees pursuant to s. 11.0202 (2) may transfer funds
6between the two committees as provided in this subsection.
AB760,16,87 (b) The first candidate committee may transfer funds to the second candidate
8committee, subject to all of the following:
AB760,16,159 1. Any money contributed to the first candidate committee in a prior
10contribution limit period is the property of the first committee. If the first candidate
11committee makes a contribution to the second candidate committee from funds
12received by the first candidate committee during a prior contribution limit period,
13that contribution is considered a contribution from the first candidate committee,
14subject to the contribution limits under s. 11.1101 (2) applicable to the second
15candidate committee.
AB760,17,416 2. The first candidate committee may transfer a contribution, or any portion
17of a contribution, received by the first candidate committee during the current
18contribution limit period to the second candidate committee. Such a transfer is
19considered a contribution from the original contributor to the first candidate
20committee and does not violate s. 11.1202 or 11.1204. The transfer is subject to the
21contribution limits under s. 11.1101 applicable to the second candidate committee.
22A contribution or portion of a contribution that is transferred may not be included
23when determining whether the contributor has reached or exceeded the applicable
24contribution limits for the first candidate committee for the current contribution
25period. The second candidate committee shall count all contributions directly

1received from the contributor and all contributions from the contributor that are
2transferred from the first candidate committee to determine whether a contributor
3has reached or exceeded the applicable contribution limits for the current
4contribution limit period.
AB760,17,105 (c) The second candidate committee may only transfer funds to the first
6candidate committee when the second candidate committee is terminating pursuant
7to s. 11.0105. Such a transfer is considered a contribution from the original
8contributor to the second candidate committee and is subject to the contribution
9limits under s. 11.1101 that apply to contributions from the original contributor for
10contributions made to the first candidate committee.
AB760,17,14 11(2) (a) For a contribution under sub. (1) (b) 1., the first candidate committee
12shall report the contribution to the second candidate committee as a disbursement
13to the second candidate committee and the second candidate committee shall report
14receiving the contribution from the first candidate committee.
AB760,17,1615 (b) The candidate committees shall report a transfer under sub. (1) (b) 2. as
16follows:
AB760,17,1817 1. The first candidate committee shall report receiving the contribution from
18the original contributor.
AB760,17,2019 2. The first candidate committee shall report transferring the contribution as
20a disbursement to the second candidate committee.
AB760,17,2221 3. The second candidate committee shall report receiving the contribution as
22if it came from the original contributor.
AB760,18,223 (c) With regard to a transfer under sub. (1) (c), the second candidate committee
24shall report receiving the contribution from the original contributor and report
25transferring the funds to the first candidate committee as a disbursement. The first

1candidate committee shall report receiving the contribution as if it came from the
2original contributor.
AB760,18,93 (d) A candidate committee making a transfer as provided under this section
4may report the transfer as one lump sum contribution if the candidate committee
5provides the receiving committee a list of the contributors, all required information
6about those contributors, and the amount attributable to each contributor that is
7being transferred to the receiving committee. The transferring candidate committee
8shall attach the documentation described in this paragraph to its next campaign
9finance report.
AB760,51 10Section 51. 11.1305 of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,18,13 1111.1305 Administrative termination and suspension. (1) A filing officer
12may terminate any registrant under this chapter that has been exempt for more than
133 years from filing campaign reports pursuant to s. 11.0104.
AB760,18,23 14(2) (a) The commission may suspend any registrant for not complying with the
15requirements of this chapter. Prior to suspending the registrant, the commission
16shall make at least 3 attempts to notify the registrant of the potential violations. The
17commission shall send the final notice to the registrant by certified mail to the last
18address on file for the registrant, unless a more recent address is obtained from
19another government agency, a public record, or a reasonably diligent Internet search.
20If the final notice is returned undeliverable or the registrant does not respond within
2130 days after the commission sends the notice, the commission may suspend the
22registrant and block the registrant's access to the campaign finance website for
23registration and reporting.
AB760,19,1024 (b) If a registrant does not respond to a communication from the commission
25requiring a response from the registrant within 180 days of receipt of the

1communication, the commission may suspend the registrant for failing to timely
2respond. Prior to suspending the registrant, the commission shall make at least 3
3attempts to notify the registrant of the potential violations. The commission shall
4send the final notice to the registrant by certified mail to the last address on file for
5the registrant, unless a more recent address is obtained from another government
6agency, a public record, or a reasonably diligent Internet search. If the final notice
7is returned undeliverable or the registrant does not respond within 30 days after the
8commission sends the notice, the commission may suspend the registrant and block
9the registrant's access to the campaign finance website for registration and
10reporting.
AB760,19,14 11(3) The commission may not reinstate a registrant suspended as provided
12under sub. (2) until the registrant has communicated with the commission and has
13filed an amended registration statement that includes all the information that the
14commission requires.
AB760,19,16 15(4) A registrant that is suspended as provided under sub. (2) may not file a
16termination report under s. 11.0105 until it is reinstated as provided under sub. (3).
AB760,19,21 17(5) If a registrant is suspended as provided under sub. (2), the statute of
18limitations under s. 893.93 (1m) for any potential violation committed within 3 years
19prior to the date of the suspension is tolled. The commission or a district attorney
20may commence an action to enforce such violations at any time during the 12-month
21period following the date of reinstatement.
AB760,52 22Section 52. 13.62 (12t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,20,323 13.62 (12t) “Special election” means an election other than a spring primary,
24spring election, partisan primary, or general election that is called to fill a vacancy
25in a state office, as defined in s. 5.02 (23). “Special election” includes an election to

1fill a vacancy in a state office, as defined in s. 5.02 (23), that is being conducted
2concurrently with a spring primary, spring election, partisan primary, or general
3election.
AB760,53 4Section 53. 19.55 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,20,75 19.55 (2) (e) Except as authorized in sub. (5), records created in the course of
6conducting an audit to identify a potential violation of this subchapter, ch. 11, or
7subch. III of ch. 13.
AB760,54 8Section 54. 19.55 (3) (e) 5. and 6. of the statutes are created to read:
AB760,20,99 19.55 (3) (e) 5. Any record of the action of the commission issuing a warning.
AB760,20,1210 6. Any record of the action of the commission that indicates that, upon a finding
11of a reasonable suspicion of a violation or probable cause to believe that a violation
12has occurred or occurring, the commission decided to take no further action.
AB760,55 13Section 55. 19.55 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,20,1514 19.55 (5) The following audit records of the commission are open to public
15inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1):
AB760,20,1716 (a) Any record containing a finding that there is no reasonable suspicion that
17a violation of the law occurred.
AB760,20,1918 (b) Any record containing a finding that no probable cause exists to believe that
19a violation of the law occurred.
AB760,20,2220 (c) Any record of an action of the commission that indicates that, upon a finding
21of a reasonable suspicion of a violation or probable cause to believe that a violation
22has occurred or occurring, the commission decided to take no further action.
AB760,20,2323 (d) Any record of an action of the commission issuing a warning.
AB760,20,2524 (e) Any record of an action of the commission authorizing the filing of a civil
25complaint.
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1(f) Any record of an action of the commission referring a matter to a district
2attorney or other prosecutor for investigation or prosecution.
AB760,56 3Section 56. 19.851 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB760,21,54 19.851 (3) The commission shall convene in closed session for any of the
5following purposes:
AB760,21,86 (a) To consider whether there is a reasonable suspicion or probable cause to
7believe that a violation of the law occurred or is occurring based on a complaint and,
8if received, a response to that complaint.
AB760,21,119 (b) To receive reports concerning audit findings and consider whether there is
10a reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe that a violation of the law
11occurred or is occurring.
AB760,21,1212 (End)
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