AB150-engrossed, s. 36 11Section 36. 13.625 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,18,1512 13.625 (10) This section does not apply to the solicitation, acceptance or
13furnishing of anything of pecuniary value by the department of tourism, or to a
14principal furnishing anything of pecuniary value to the department of tourism,
15under s. 19.56 (3) (em) or (f) for the activity specified in s. 19.56 (3) (em).
AB150-engrossed, s. 37 16Section 37. 13.63 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,19,317 13.63 (1) Licenses. An application for a license to act as a lobbyist may be
18obtained from and filed with the board. The application shall be signed, under the
19penalty for making false statements under s. 13.69 (6m), by the lobbyist. Upon
20approval of the application and payment of the applicable license fee under s. 13.75
21(1) or (1m) to the board, the board shall issue a license which entitles the licensee to
22practice lobbying on behalf of one or more each registered principals principal who
23or which have has filed an authorization under s. 13.65 for that lobbyist and paid the
24authorization fee under s. 13.75 (4)
. The license shall expire on December 31 of each
25even-numbered year. No application may be disapproved by the board except an

1application for a license by a person who is ineligible for licensure under s. 13.69 (4)
2or lobbyist whose license has been revoked under s. 13.69 (7) and only for the period
3of such ineligibility or revocation. Denial of a license may be reviewed under ch. 227.
AB150-engrossed, s. 38 4Section 38. 13.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,19,65 13.75 (1) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1), $200 to act on behalf of one
6principal, $250
.
AB150-engrossed, s. 39 7Section 39. 13.75 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,19,98 13.75 (1m) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1) to act on behalf of 2 or more
9principals, $400.
AB150-engrossed, s. 40 10Section 40. 13.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,19,1111 13.75 (2) Filing the principal registration form under s. 13.64, $300 $375.
AB150-engrossed, s. 41 12Section 41. 13.75 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,19,1313 13.75 (4) Filing an authorization statement under s. 13.65, $100 $125.
AB150-engrossed, s. 41g 14Section 41g. 13.81 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 41h 15Section 41h. 13.81 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,19,1916 13.81 (8) Conference on legislative procedures. Following each general
17election, the joint legislative council shall sponsor a conference to acquaint new
18legislators or legislators-elect with legislative procedures. Expenses for the
19conference shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (3) (e).
AB150-engrossed, s. 41m 20Section 41m. 13.90 (1) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,19,2321 13.90 (1) (L) Determine the method of sale and prices for subscriptions to
22legislative documents and the operational responsibility for any legislative
23document subscription services provided under s. 35.87.
AB150-engrossed, s. 41p 24Section 41p. 13.90 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,20,12
113.90 (6) The joint committee on legislative organization shall adopt, revise
2biennially and submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information
3policy, the governor and the secretary of administration, no later than September 15
4of each even-numbered year, a strategic plan for the utilization of information
5technology to carry out the functions of the legislature and legislative service
6agencies, as defined in section 16.70 (6) of the statutes. The plan shall address the
7business needs of the legislature and legislative service agencies and shall identify
8all resources relating to information technology which the legislature and legislative
9service agencies desire to acquire, contingent upon funding availability, the priority
10for such acquisitions and the justification for such acquisitions. The plan shall also
11identify any changes in the functioning of the legislature and legislative service
12agencies under the plan.
AB150-engrossed, s. 42 13Section 42. 13.92 (1) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,20,1514 13.92 (1) (e) 5. Microfilming, or optical imaging or electronic formatting of
15reference materials and legislative drafting records under par. (a) 1. and 3.
AB150-engrossed, s. 42m 16Section 42m. 13.92 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,20,1917 13.92 (2) (h) Recommend to the joint committee on legislative organization
18prices for subscriptions to the legislative document distribution service under s.
1935.87, including any portion of the service provided separately.
AB150-engrossed, s. 43g 20Section 43g. 13.94 (1) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,20,2421 13.94 (1) (eg) Annually conduct a financial audit of the gaming board and
22biennially conduct a performance evaluation audit of the gaming board. The
23legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph
24with the department of justice and with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB150-engrossed, s. 43r 25Section 43r. 13.94 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,21,9
113.94 (1) (em) Annually conduct a financial audit of the gaming commission
2that includes a financial audit
of the state lottery, and, to the extent of the gaming
3commission's
department of revenue's participation, of any multistate lotteries in
4which the state participates, and biennially conduct a performance audit of the
5gaming commission that includes a performance audit
of the state lottery and, to the
6extent of the gaming commission's department of revenue's participation, of those
7multistate lotteries, as provided in s. 565.37 (1). The legislative audit bureau shall
8file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph with the department of justice
9and with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB150-engrossed, s. 44 10Section 44. 13.94 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,21,1311 13.94 (1) (n) Provide periodic performance audits of any division of the
12department of industry, labor and human relations development that is responsible
13for inspections of multifamily housing under s. 101.973 (11).
AB150-engrossed, s. 44m 14Section 44m. 13.94 (1) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,21,2015 13.94 (1) (o) Prior to negotiation of an extension or renewal of the initial lease
16agreement under s. 233.04 (7) or the initial affiliation agreement under s. 233.04
17(7m) between the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the
18University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, perform a performance
19evaluation audit and distribute a report of its findings to the distributees specified
20in par. (b).
AB150-engrossed, s. 44q 21Section 44q. 13.94 (1s) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,21,2522 13.94 (1s) (b) The legislative audit bureau may charge the gaming commission
23department of revenue for the reasonable costs of the audits required to be performed
24under sub. (1) (em) and for verification of the odds of winning a lottery game under
25s. 565.37 (5).
AB150-engrossed, s. 44r
1Section 44r. 13.94 (1s) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,22,32 13.94 (1s) (bm) The legislative audit bureau may charge the gaming board for
3the cost of the audits required to be performed under sub. (1) (eg).
AB150-engrossed, s. 45 4Section 45. 13.94 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,22,155 13.94 (4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated
6credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the
7executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the
8legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and
9politic created by the legislature; every provider of medical assistance under subch.
10IV of
ch. 49; technical college district boards; development zones designated under
11s. 560.71; every county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every nonprofit
12corporation or cooperative to which moneys are specifically appropriated by state
13law; and every corporation, institution, association or other organization which
14receives more than 50% of its annual budget from appropriations made by state law,
15including subgrantee or subcontractor recipients of such funds.
AB150-engrossed, s. 45m 16Section 45m. 13.94 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,22,1817 13.94 (4) (a) 2. Any foundation, nonstock or nonprofit corporation or
18partnership
created by an entity specified under subd. 1.
AB150-engrossed, s. 46 19Section 46. 13.94 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,22,2020 13.94 (4) (a) 5. A local service agency as defined in s. 101.35 106.20 (1) (d).
AB150-engrossed, s. 47 21Section 47. 13.94 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,23,222 13.94 (4) (b) In performing audits of providers of medical assistance under
23subch. IV of ch. 49, corporations, institutions, associations, or other organizations,
24and their subgrantees or subcontractors, the legislative audit bureau shall audit

1only the records and operations of such providers and organizations which pertain
2to the receipt, disbursement or other handling of appropriations made by state law.
AB150-engrossed, s. 47m 3Section 47m. 13.94 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,23,54 13.94 (8) County and municipal best practices reviews. (a) In this subsection,
5"municipality" means a city, village or town.
AB150-engrossed,23,66 (b) The state auditor shall undertake periodic reviews to:
AB150-engrossed,23,87 1. Examine the procedures and practices used by counties and municipalities
8to deliver governmental services.
AB150-engrossed,23,99 2. Determine the methods of governmental service delivery.
AB150-engrossed,23,1110 3. Identify variations in costs and effectiveness of such services between
11counties and municipalities.
AB150-engrossed,23,1312 4. Recommend practices to save money or provide more effective service
13delivery.
AB150-engrossed,23,1514 (c) The state auditor shall determine the frequency, scope and subject of any
15reviews conducted under par. (b).
AB150-engrossed,23,1816 (d) To assist the state auditor with the selection of county and municipal
17practices to be reviewed by the auditor, the auditor shall establish an advisory
18council consisting of the following members appointed by the auditor:
AB150-engrossed,23,2019 1. Two members chosen from among 6 names submitted by the Wisconsin
20Counties Association.
AB150-engrossed,23,2221 2. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the League of
22Wisconsin Municipalities.
AB150-engrossed,23,2423 3. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the Wisconsin
24Alliance of Cities.
AB150-engrossed,24,2
14. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the Wisconsin Towns
2Association.
AB150-engrossed,24,43 (e) The members of the council appointed under par. (d) shall serve without
4compensation.
AB150-engrossed, s. 47n 5Section 47n. 13.94 (8) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
6(this act), is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 47o 7Section 47o. 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,24,18 813.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be
9known as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau
10shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature
11of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the
12requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for
13distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's
14designated employes shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all state
15departments agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
16Authority
and to any books, records or other documents maintained by such agencies
17or the authority and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations and
18structure.
AB150-engrossed, s. 47p 19Section 47p. 14.015 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.705 (3) (title).
AB150-engrossed, s. 47pg 20Section 47pg. 14.015 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.705 (3) (a), and
2115.705 (3) (a) (intro.) and 5. (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,24,2522 15.705 (3) (a) (intro.) There is created a Wisconsin sesquicentennial
23commission which is attached to the office of the governor historical society under s.
2415.03. The commission shall consist of the following members appointed by the
25governor
:
AB150-engrossed,25,2
15. (intro.) One A representative of each of the following communities in this
2state
:
AB150-engrossed, s. 48 3Section 48. 14.017 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,25,194 14.017 (2) State council on alcohol and other drug abuse. There is created
5in the office of the governor a state council on alcohol and other drug abuse consisting
6of the governor, the attorney general, the state superintendent secretary of public
7instruction
education, the secretary of health and social services, the commissioner
8of insurance, the secretary of corrections, the secretary of transportation and the
9chairperson of the pharmacy examining board, or their designees; a representative
10of the controlled substances board; a representative of any governor's committee or
11commission created under subch. I of ch. 14 to study law enforcement issues; 6
12members, one of whom is a consumer representing the public at large, with
13demonstrated professional, research or personal interest in alcohol and other drug
14abuse problems, appointed for 4-year terms; a representative of an organization or
15agency which is a direct provider of services to alcoholics and other drug abusers; a
16member of the Wisconsin county human service association, inc., who is nominated
17by that association; and 2 members of each house of the legislature, representing the
18majority party and the minority party in each house, chosen as are the members of
19standing committees in their respective houses. Section 15.09 applies to the council.
AB150-engrossed, s. 48m 20Section 48m. 14.26 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 44.25 (title)
21and (1).
AB150-engrossed, s. 48n 22Section 48n. 14.26 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 44.25 (2) and amended
23to read:
AB150-engrossed,26,3
144.25 (2) The commission shall submit an annual report to the governor and
2to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2)
regarding its activities upon the governor's
3request
on each March 1 until March 1, 1998.
AB150-engrossed, s. 48ng 4Section 48ng. 14.26 (3) and (4) of the statutes are renumbered 44.25 (3) and
5(4).
AB150-engrossed, s. 48p 6Section 48p. 14.26 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.705 (3) (c).
AB150-engrossed, s. 48q 7Section 48q. 14.26 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 44.25 (6) and amended to
8read:
AB150-engrossed,26,129 44.25 (6) The commission shall report to the governor upon completion of
10complete its activities and, upon submit a final report regarding its activities to the
11governor, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) no later than June 1, 1999. Upon

12acceptance of the report by the governor, the commission shall cease to exist.
AB150-engrossed, s. 49b 13Section 49b. 14.367 of the statutes is renumbered 15.187, and 15.187 (1) (a)
14(intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,26,2015 15.187 (1) (a) (intro.) There is created in the office of the secretary of state
16department of financial institutions a uniform commercial code statewide lien
17system council. The council shall consist of the administrator of the division of
18information technology services in the department of administration or the
19administrator's designee and the following members appointed by the secretary of
20state the department of financial institutions for 6-year terms:
AB150-engrossed,26,2221 (b) The council shall advise the secretary of state department of financial
22institutions
on the uniform commercial code statewide lien system under s. 409.410.
AB150-engrossed, s. 50b 23Section 50b. 14.38 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,27,1824 14.38 (9) Furnish certified copies; fees. Make a copy of any law, resolution,
25deed, bond, record, document or paper deposited or kept in his or her office, upon

1request therefor, attach thereto his or her certificate, with the greater or lesser seal
2affixed, and collect therefor 50 cents per page and $5 for such certificate; if a copy is
3not to be certified and if the reproduction is performed by the office of the secretary
4of state, then collect a fee to cover the actual and necessary cost of reproduction and
5actual and necessary cost of transcription required to produce the copy or $2,
6whichever is greater; also to record any document authorized or required by law to
7be recorded in his or her office, and to charge therefor a fee of $1 per page. The fee
8for certified copies of appointments, certificates of incorporations or amendments,
9licenses of foreign corporations, or similar certificates,
and for certificates as to
10results of search of the records and files of his or her office, when a printed form is
11used, shall be $5, but when a specially prepared form is required the fee shall be $10.
12Telegraphic reports as to results of record searches shall be $5 plus the cost of the
13telegram. The secretary of state shall charge and collect for preparing any record or
14certificate under this subsection in an expeditious manner, an expedited service fee
15of $25 in addition to the fee otherwise required under this subsection , except that
16only one expedited service fee may be charged for multiple identical corporation or
17limited partnership certificates of status if the certificates of status are requested at
18the same time and issued at the same time
.
AB150-engrossed, s. 51c 19Section 51c. 14.38 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 182.01 (6) and amended
20to read:
AB150-engrossed,28,321 182.01 (6) Discrimination by corporations or limited liability companies. If
22a complaint is made to the secretary of state department that any corporation or
23limited liability company authorized to do business in this state is guilty of
24discrimination under s. 100.22, refer the matter to the department of agriculture,
25trade and consumer protection, which shall, if the facts justify it in its judgment,

1cause appropriate administrative or judicial proceedings to be commenced against
2the corporation or limited liability company and its officers or managers and
3members.
AB150-engrossed, s. 52b 4Section 52b. 14.38 (13) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 52c 5Section 52c. 14.38 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 220.02 (7) and amended
6to read:
AB150-engrossed,28,117 220.02 (7) Establish The division shall establish and maintain, in consultation
8with the uniform commercial code statewide lien system council, computer and any
9other services necessary to support the uniform commercial code statewide lien
10system under s. 409.410 but may not maintain a central filing system, as defined in
117 USC 1631 (c) (2), for farm products, as defined in 7 USC 1631 (c) (5).
AB150-engrossed, s. 53ad 12Section 53ad. 14.38 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 182.01 (3), and 182.01
13(3) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,29,214 182.01 (3) Name of drafter on documents. (intro.) No articles of
15incorporation, articles of organization, articles of amendment, articles of merger,
16consolidation or share exchange, articles of dissolution, restated articles of
17incorporation, certificate of abandonment, or statement or articles of revocation of
18voluntary dissolution, provided for pursuant to ch. 180, 181, 183, 185 or 187 and no
19certificate of limited partnership, certificate of amendment, restated certificate of
20limited partnership or certificate of cancellation, provided for pursuant to ch. 179,
21shall be filed by the secretary of state department unless the name of the individual
22who, or the governmental agency which, drafted such document is printed,
23typewritten, stamped or written thereon in a legible manner. A document complies
24with this subsection if it contains a statement in the following form: "This document

1was drafted by .... (Name)". This subsection shall not apply to a document executed
2prior to December 1, 1967, or to:
AB150-engrossed, s. 59 3Section 59. 14.59 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,29,10 414.59 Training conferences. The state treasurer may conduct conferences
5for the purpose of training county and municipal clerks and treasurers, and employes
6of their offices, in their official responsibilities. The treasurer may charge
7participants in any conference a fee for participation which shall not exceed the
8proportionate cost of conducting the conference. The treasurer shall credit all
9revenues from fees assessed under this section to the appropriation account under
10s. 20.585 (1) (h).
AB150-engrossed, s. 65 11Section 65. 14.82 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,30,712 14.82 (1) (intro.) Minnesota-Wisconsin. There is created a commission of 5
13citizens nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate
14appointed, for staggered 5-year terms, to represent this state on the joint
15Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary area commission. Any vacancy shall be filled for the
16balance of the unexpired term. To assist the commission, there is created a
17legislative advisory committee comprising 4 senators and 6 representatives to the
18assembly appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective
19houses, and a technical advisory committee of 2 members appointed by the governor
20and one member each appointed by the governing board or head of the following
21agencies, to represent such agencies: the department of justice, the department of
22administration, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the
23department of natural resources, the department of health and social services, the
24public service commission, the department of tourism and the department of
25development. The members of the commission and the members of its advisory

1committees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and
2necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, from the
3appropriation made by s. 20.315 (1), on vouchers approved by the Wisconsin member
4of the commission selected to serve as its chairperson or vice chairperson. All other
5expenses incurred by the commission in the course of exercising its powers and
6duties, unless met in some other manner specifically provided by statute, shall be
7paid by the commission out of its own funds.
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