AB225-ASA1,63,99 7. Candidates for representative to the assembly, $16,000.
AB225-ASA1,63,1010 8. Candidates for circuit judge, $78,000.
AB225-ASA1,63,1211 9. Candidates for district attorney in any prosecutorial unit with a population
12of 500,000 or less, $78,000.
AB225-ASA1,63,1513 10. In any jurisdiction or district, other than a judicial district or circuit, with
14a population of 500,000 or more according to the most recent federal census covering
15the entire jurisdiction or district, for the following countywide offices:
AB225-ASA1,63,1616 a. Candidates for county executive, $122,000.
AB225-ASA1,63,1717 b. Candidates for district attorney, $146,000.
AB225-ASA1,63,1818 c. Candidates for county supervisor, $8,000.
AB225-ASA1,63,2019 d. Candidates for any other countywide elective office, not including candidates
20specified under subd. 5. or 8., $49,000.
AB225-ASA1,63,2321 11. In any jurisdiction or district, other than a judicial district or circuit, with
22a population of 500,000 or more according to the most recent federal census covering
23the entire jurisdiction or district, for the following offices in cities of the 1st class:
AB225-ASA1,63,2424 a. Candidates for mayor, $122,000.
AB225-ASA1,63,2525 b. Candidates for city attorney, $73,000.
AB225-ASA1,64,1
1c. Candidates for any other city-wide elective office, $49,000.
AB225-ASA1,64,22 d. Candidates for alderperson, $8,000.
AB225-ASA1,64,63 12. Candidates for any local office, who are elected from a jurisdiction or district
4with less than 500,000 inhabitants according to the latest federal census or census
5information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing
6officer, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
AB225-ASA1,64,77 a. Five hundred dollars.
AB225-ASA1,64,98 b. Twenty-four percent of the annual salary for the office sought, rounded to
9the nearest multiple of $25.
AB225-ASA1,64,1110 c. Fifteen cents per inhabitant of the jurisdiction or district, not to exceed
11$20,000.
AB225-ASA1,118 12Section 118. 11.26 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,64,1713 11.26 (18) Beginning on July 1, 2015, and every 2 years thereafter, the board
14shall modify the dollar amounts under subs. (1), (2), (4), (8), and (9), rounded to the
15nearest multiple of $25, to adjust for the change in the consumer price index, all
16items, U.S. city average, published by the federal Department of Labor for the
17preceding 2-year period ending on December 31.
AB225-ASA1,119 18Section 119. 11.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,64,2119 11.30 (4) No owner or other person with a financial interest in a
20communications medium may utilize such medium in support of or in opposition to
21a candidate or referendum except as provided in this chapter.
AB225-ASA1,65,6 22(4m) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict fair coverage of bona fide
23news stories, interviews with candidates and other politically active individuals,
24editorial comment or endorsement. Such activities editorials by any broadcasting
25station, cable television operator or producer, Internet site, or newspaper or other

1periodical publication, including an Internet or electronic publication, unless the
2communication is made by a candidate, personal campaign committee, support
3committee of a candidate authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p), or a political party.
4Activities that are not restricted under this subsection are not subject to an
5attribution requirement under sub. (2) and
need not be reported as a contribution or
6disbursement.
AB225-ASA1,120 7Section 120. 11.31 of the statutes is repealed.
AB225-ASA1,121 8Section 121. 11.33 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,65,149 11.33 (2m) This section does not apply to the cost of materials or distribution
10of a communication made by a member of the legislature to an address located within
11the legislative district represented by that member during the 45-day period
12following declaration of a state of emergency by the governor under s. 323.10
13affecting any county in which the district is located if the communication relates
14solely to the subject of the emergency.
AB225-ASA1,122 15Section 122. 11.38 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,65,2316 11.38 (1) (a) 1. No foreign or domestic corporation, or association organized
17under ch. 185 or 193, may make any contribution or disbursement, directly or
18indirectly, either independently or through any political party, committee, group,
19candidate or individual for any purpose other than except to promote or defeat a
20referendum and except that such a corporation or association may make a
21contribution to a committee that is operated exclusively for the purpose of financing
22the purchase, lease, or maintenance of space for exclusive use by a political party or
23legislative campaign committee
.
AB225-ASA1,123 24Section 123. 11.38 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,66,5
111.38 (1) (a) 3. No corporation or association specified in subd. 1. may annually
2expend more than a combined total of $500 annually for solicitation of contributions
3to a fund established under subd. 2. or to a conduit more than the greater of $20,000
4or 20 percent of the amount of contributions in the previous year to the fund
5established under subd. 2. or to a conduit
.
AB225-ASA1,124 6Section 124. 13.025 of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,66,10 713.025 Ethics training for members. Before the oath of office may be
8administered to any member of the legislature, the member shall complete 4 hours
9of ethics training administered by the government accountability board under s.
1019.48 (9).
AB225-ASA1,125 11Section 125. 13.62 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 13.62 (1) (intro.) and
12amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,66,1313 13.62 (1) (intro.) "Administrative action" means the any of the following:
AB225-ASA1,66,16 14(a) The proposal, drafting, development, consideration, promulgation,
15amendment, repeal, or rejection by any agency of any rule promulgated under ch.
16227.
AB225-ASA1,126 17Section 126. 13.62 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,66,2018 13.62 (1) (b) The consideration of specifications for a procurement by a
19legislator or by an agency or the award of a procurement contract or order by an
20agency.
AB225-ASA1,127 21Section 127. 13.62 (12e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,66,2222 13.62 (12e) "Procurement" has the meaning given in s. 19.42 (11s).
AB225-ASA1,128 23Section 128. 13.625 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,67,824 13.625 (1) (c) (intro.) Except as permitted in this subsection, make a campaign
25contribution, as defined in s. 11.01 (6), to a partisan elective state official for the

1purpose of promoting the official's election to any national, state, or local office,; or
2to a candidate for a partisan elective state office to be filled at the general election
3or a special election,; or to the official's or candidate's personal campaign committee.
4A lobbyist may make a campaign contribution to a partisan elective state official or
5candidate for partisan elective state office or his or her to the personal campaign
6committee may be made of the official or candidate in the year of a the official's or
7candidate's election between June 1 the first day authorized by law for the circulation
8of nomination papers as a candidate
and the day of the general election, except that:
AB225-ASA1,129 9Section 129. 13.63 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,67,2510 13.63 (1) (a) An application applicant for a license to act as a lobbyist may be
11obtained
obtain an application from and filed file the application with the board.
12Except as authorized under par. (am), an applicant shall include his or her social
13security number on the application. The application applicant shall be signed, under
14the penalty for making false statements under s. 13.69 (6m), by the lobbyist sign the
15application. The applicant shall submit with the application the applicable fee under
16s. 13.75 (1) or (1m) and evidence that the applicant has completed 4 hours of ethics
17training administered by the board under s. 19.48 (9) within the preceding 24
18months
. Upon approval of the application and payment of the applicable license fee
19under s. 13.75 (1) or (1m) to
by the board, the board shall issue a license which to the
20applicant. A license issued under this paragraph
entitles the licensee to practice
21lobbying on behalf of each registered principal who or which has filed for whom or
22which
an authorization for that lobbyist, as required under s. 13.65 for that lobbyist,
23has been filed
and paid for whom or which the authorization fee required under s.
2413.75 (4) has been paid. The A license issued under this paragraph shall expire on
25December 31 of each even-numbered year.
AB225-ASA1,130
1Section 130. 13.67 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,68,21 213.67 Identification of legislative and administrative proposals and
3topics.
(1) Except as authorized under s. 13.621, no person may engage in lobbying
4as a lobbyist on behalf of a principal and no principal may authorize a lobbyist to
5engage in lobbying on its behalf unless the principal reports to the board, in such
6manner as the board may prescribe, each legislative proposal, budget bill subject,
7proposed procurement,
and proposed administrative rule number in connection with
8which the principal has made or intends to make a lobbying communication or, if the
9lobbying does not relate to a legislative proposal or proposed administrative rule that
10has been numbered or a specific proposed procurement or a budget bill subject, each
11topic of a lobbying communication made or intended to be made by the principal. A
12principal shall describe any topic of a lobbying communication with reasonable
13specificity, sufficient to identify the subject matter of the lobbying communication
14and whether the communication is an attempt to influence legislative or
15administrative action, or both. The principal shall file the report no later than the
16end of the 15th day after the date on which the principal makes a lobbying
17communication with respect to a legislative proposal, proposed administrative rule,
18proposed procurement, budget bill subject or other topic not previously reported by
19the principal under this section during the biennial period for which the principal is
20registered. The report shall be made by a person who is identified by the principal
21under s. 13.64 (1) (e).
AB225-ASA1,68,25 22(2) Any person who is not a principal may, upon payment of the fee prescribed
23under s. 13.75 (5), register with the board an interest in any legislative proposal,
24proposed administrative rule, proposed procurement, budget bill subject or other
25topic.
AB225-ASA1,131
1Section 131. 13.68 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,69,52 13.68 (1) (bp) For each proposed procurement in regard to which a lobbyist for
3the principal attempted to influence administrative action, the principal's
4reasonable estimate of the proportion of its time spent in lobbying associated with
5that proposed procurement.
AB225-ASA1,132 6Section 132. 13.695 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,69,77 13.695 (1) (a) The name of the agency filing the statement;.
AB225-ASA1,133 8Section 133. 13.695 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,69,109 13.695 (1) (b) The name, title, and salary, which is paid by the state, of each
10officer or employee engaged in such legislative activity, the.
AB225-ASA1,69,12 11(c) The proportionate amount of time spent on legislative activity and the
12general area of legislative action
by each such officer or employee.
AB225-ASA1,69,14 13(d) The number of each introduced bill on or about which the officer or employee
14has attempted to influence legislative action.
AB225-ASA1,134 15Section 134. 13.75 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,69,1916 13.75 (5) Registering an interest in a legislative proposal, proposed
17administrative rule, proposed procurement, budget bill subject or other topic under
1813.67 (2), $10, except that no fee is required for an individual who is eligible for the
19veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44.
AB225-ASA1,135 20Section 135. 19.42 (11s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,69,2221 19.42 (11s) "Procurement" means the purchase of materials, supplies,
22equipment, or contractual services exceeding the total value of $50,000.
AB225-ASA1,136 23Section 136. 19.45 (8) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,70,724 19.45 (8) (b) No former state public official, for 12 months following the date
25on which he or she ceases to be a state public official, may, for compensation, on behalf

1of any person other than a governmental entity, make any formal or informal
2appearance before, or negotiate with, any officer or employee of a department in
3connection with any judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, application, contract,
4proposed procurement, claim, or charge which might give rise to a judicial or
5quasi-judicial proceeding which was under the former official's responsibility as a
6state public official within 12 months prior to the date on which he or she ceased to
7be a state public official.
AB225-ASA1,70,128 (c) No former state public official may, for compensation, act on behalf of any
9party other than the state in connection with any judicial or quasi-judicial
10proceeding, application, contract, proposed procurement, claim, or charge which
11might give rise to a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding in which the former official
12participated personally and substantially as a state public official.
AB225-ASA1,137 13Section 137. 24.66 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,70,2014 24.66 (3) (b) For long-term loans by unified school districts. Every application
15for a loan, the required repayment of which exceeds 10 years, shall be approved and
16authorized for a unified school district by a majority vote of the members of the school
17board at a regular or special meeting of the school board. Every vote so required shall
18be by ayes and noes duly recorded. In addition, the application shall be approved for
19a unified school district by a majority vote of the electors of the school district at a
20special
an election as provided under sub. (4).
AB225-ASA1,138 21Section 138. 24.66 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,71,422 24.66 (4) Popular vote, when required. If any municipality is not empowered
23by law to incur indebtedness for a particular purpose without first submitting the
24question to its electors, the application for a state trust fund loan for that purpose
25must be approved and authorized by a majority vote of the electors at a special an

1election called, authorized under s. 8.065 (2) and noticed and held in the manner
2provided for other special elections referendums. The question to be voted on shall
3be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The notice of the election referendum shall state the
4amount of the proposed loan and the purpose for which it will be used.
AB225-ASA1,139 5Section 139. 32.72 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,71,126 32.72 (1) Sections 32.50 to 32.71 do not take effect in any city until the following
7question is submitted to the electors of the city at a special an election, authorized
8under s. 8.065 (2),
and adopted by a majority vote of the electors voting: "Shall
9subchapter II of chapter 32, Wisconsin Statutes, be effective in the city of ................,
10thus allowing the city to acquire and condemn property for street widening and
11similar purposes, financed through assessments of benefits and damages?". The
12question shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37.
AB225-ASA1,140 13Section 140. 38.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,72,214 38.15 (1) Subject to sub. (3), if the district board intends to make a capital
15expenditure in excess of $1,500,000, excluding moneys received from gifts, grants or
16federal funds, for the acquisition of sites,; the purchase or construction of buildings,;
17the lease/purchase of buildings if costs exceed $1,500,000 for the lifetime of the lease,;
18building additions or enlargements; or the purchase of fixed equipment relating to
19any such activity, it shall adopt a resolution stating its intention to do so and
20identifying the anticipated source of revenue for each project and shall submit the
21resolution to the electors of the district for approval. The referendum may be held
22at an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) and
shall be noticed, called, and
23conducted as provided in s. 67.05 (3) insofar as applicable. For the purposes of this
24section, all projects located on a single campus site within one district which are bid

1concurrently or which are approved by the board under s. 38.04 (10) within a 2-year
2period shall be considered as one capital expenditure project.
AB225-ASA1,141 3Section 141. 38.16 (3) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,72,174 38.16 (3) (br) 1. If a district board wishes to exceed the limit under par. (b)
5otherwise applicable to the district in 2011 or 2012, it shall adopt a resolution
6supporting inclusion in the final district budget of an amount equal to the proposed
7excess levy. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after
8adopting the resolution, the district board shall submit a copy of the resolution to the
9board and shall
notify the board of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit
10a copy of the resolution to the board. The district board shall call a special
11referendum
to be called for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors
12of the district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the district
13board may specify that the
The referendum shall be held at the next succeeding
14spring primary or election or partisan primary or general election, if such election
15is to be held authorized under s. 8.065 (2) that occurs not sooner than 42 days after
16the filing of the resolution of the district board. The district board shall certify the
17results of the referendum to the board within 10 days after the referendum is held.
AB225-ASA1,142 18Section 142. 59.08 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,73,319 59.08 (7) (b) The question of the consolidation of the counties shall be submitted
20to the voters at the next election to be held on the first Tuesday in April, or the next
21regular election, or at a special election
authorized under s. 8.065 (2) to be held on
22the day fixed in a date specified in the order issued under par. (a), which day date
23shall be no sooner than 70 days from the completion of the consolidation agreement
24and which date
shall be the same in each of the counties proposing to consolidate.
25A copy of the order shall be filed with the county clerk of each of the counties as

1provided in s. 8.37. If the question of consolidation is submitted at a special election,
2it shall be held not less than 70 days nor more than 88 days from the completion of
3the consolidation agreement, but not within 60 days of any spring or general election.
AB225-ASA1,143 4Section 143. 59.605 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,73,165 59.605 (3) (a) 1. If the governing body of a county wishes to exceed the operating
6levy rate limit otherwise applicable to the county under this section, it shall adopt
7a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall specify either the operating levy rate
8or the operating levy that the governing body wishes to impose for either a specified
9number of years or an indefinite period. The governing body shall call a special
10referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the county
11for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the governing body may

12specify that provide for the referendum to be held at the next succeeding spring
13primary or election or partisan primary or general
election to be held authorized
14under s. 8.065 (2) that occurs
not earlier than 70 days after the adoption of the
15resolution of the governing body. The governing body shall file the resolution to be
16submitted to the electors as provided in s. 8.37.
AB225-ASA1,144 17Section 144. 60.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,73,2218 60.62 (2) If the county in which the town is located has enacted a zoning
19ordinance under s. 59.69, the exercise of the authority under sub. (1) is subject to
20approval by the town meeting or by a referendum vote of the electors of the town to
21be
held at the time of any regular or special an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2).
22The question for the referendum vote shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37.
AB225-ASA1,145 23Section 145. 60.74 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,74,924 60.74 (5) (b) A petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40, signed by
25qualified electors of the district equal to at least 20% 20 percent of the vote cast for

1governor in the district at the last gubernatorial election, and requesting a change
2to appointment of commissioners, may be submitted to the town board, subject to
3sub. (5m) (a). The petition shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Upon receipt of the
4petition, the town board shall submit the question to the electors at a referendum to
5be held
at the next regular spring election or general election, or shall call a special
6an election for that purpose authorized under s. 8.065 (2). The inspectors shall count
7the votes and submit a statement of the results to the commission. The commission
8shall canvass the results of the election and certify the results to the town board
9which has authority to appoint commissioners.
AB225-ASA1,146 10Section 146. 61.187 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,74,1911 61.187 (1) Procedure. Whenever a petition conforming to the requirements
12of s. 8.40, signed by at least one-third as many electors of any village as voted for
13village officers at the next preceding election for village officers in that village, shall
14be presented to the village board, and filed as provided in s. 8.37, praying for
15dissolution of the village, the village board shall submit to the electors of the village
16the question whether or not the village shall be dissolved. The question shall be
17determined by ballot, in substantially the manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02,
18at a general an election or at a special election called by the village board for that
19purpose
authorized under s. 8.065 (2).
AB225-ASA1,147 20Section 147. 61.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,75,721 61.46 (1) General; limitation. The village board shall, on or before December
2215 in each year, by resolution to be entered of record, determine the amount of
23corporation taxes to be levied and assessed on the taxable property in such village
24for the current year. Before levying any tax for any specified purpose, exceeding one
25percent of the assessed valuation aforesaid, the village board shall, and in all other

1cases may in its discretion, submit the question of levying the same to the village
2electors at any general or special an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) by giving
310 days' notice thereof prior to such election by publication in a newspaper published
4in the village, if any, and if there is none, then by posting notices in 3 public places
5in said village, setting forth in such notices the object and purposes for which such
6taxes are to be raised and the amount of the proposed tax. The village board shall
7file the question as provided in s. 8.37.
AB225-ASA1,148 8Section 148. 62.09 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,75,259 62.09 (1) (a) The officers shall be a mayor, treasurer, clerk, comptroller,
10attorney, engineer, one or more assessors unless the city is assessed by a county
11assessor under s. 70.99, one or more constables as determined by the common
12council, a local health officer, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), or local board of health, as
13defined in s. 250.01 (3), street commissioner, board of police and fire commissioners
14except in cities where not applicable, chief of police except in a city where it is not
15applicable, chief of the fire department except in a city where it is not applicable, chief
16of a combined protective services department except in a city where it is not
17applicable, board of public works, 2 alderpersons from each aldermanic district, and
18such other officers or boards as are created by law or by the council. If one
19alderperson from each aldermanic district is provided under s. 66.0211 (1), the
20council may, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote of all its members and
21approved by the electors at a general or special an election authorized under s. 8.065
22(2)
, provide that there shall be 2 alderpersons from each aldermanic district. If a city
23creates a combined protective services department under s. 62.13 (2e) (a) 1., it shall
24create the office of chief of such a department and shall abolish the offices of chief of
25police and chief of the fire department.
AB225-ASA1,149
1Section 149. 62.13 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,76,112 62.13 (6) (b) The provisions of this subsection shall apply only if adopted by the
3electors. Whenever not less than 70 days prior to a regular city an election specified
4under s. 8.065 (2)
a petition therefor, conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 and
5signed by electors equal in number to not less than 20% 20 percent of the total vote
6cast in the city for governor at the last general election, shall be filed with the clerk
7as provided in s. 8.37, the clerk shall give notice in the manner of notice of the regular
8city election of a referendum on the adoption of this subsection. Such referendum
9election shall be held with the regular city an election, and authorized under s. 8.065
10(2),
the ballots shall conform with the provisions of ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, and the
11question shall be "Shall s. 62.13 (6) of the statutes be adopted?"
AB225-ASA1,150 12Section 150. 64.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,76,1813 64.03 (1) Every ordinance or resolution for the adoption of ss. 64.01 to 64.15,
14and every petition for a special referendum election on the same, shall state the
15number of members of which the council herein provided for shall be composed, the
16term of office of its members, which term shall not exceed 2 years, whether they shall
17be nominated and elected from aldermanic districts or from the city at large, and the
18compensation, if any, which they shall receive.
AB225-ASA1,151 19Section 151. 64.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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