Note: Inserts specific references, replaces disfavored term, and reorganizes text
for improved readability.
AB938, s. 29 5Section 29. 66.1211 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,15,176 66.1211 (2) Advances to housing authority. When any housing authority
7created for any city is authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the
8governing body of the city may immediately make an estimate of the amount of
9money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the housing
10authority during the first year after the creation of the housing authority, and may
11appropriate the amount to the authority out of any moneys in the city treasury not
12appropriated to some other purposes. The moneys appropriated may be paid to the
13authority as a donation. Any city, town, or incorporated village located in whole or
14in part within the area of operation of a housing authority may lend or donate money
15to the authority. The housing authority, when it has money available to pay back
16repay loans made under this subsection, shall make reimbursements for all loans
17made to it.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
Inserts more specific term.
AB938, s. 30 18Section 30. 69.60 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,16,2 1969.60 Taxes and bonds. The clerk of each town, city, and village shall
20annually, at the time required by law to deliver the tax roll to the town, city, or village
21treasurer, make out and transmit to the county treasurer, on blanks forms furnished

1by the department of revenue, a statement showing the total amount of all taxes
2levied therein by said the town, city, or village for the current year.
Note: Replaces disfavored term. Deletes "therein" as being unnecessary.
AB938, s. 31 3Section 31. 69.61 of the statutes is renumbered 69.61 (1) and amended to read:
AB938,16,114 69.61 (1) Annually, on or before the 3rd Monday of December, each city, village,
5and town clerk shall make and file with the department of revenue
a statement in
6detail of all taxes levied in each town, village and the clerk's city, village, or town
7during the year, shall be made and filed by the clerk thereof, with the department
8of revenue
. Any such clerk failing who fails to make the statement herein provided
9for, and
required under this section within the required time above provided, shall
10be liable to the town, village and city, village, or town for all damages caused by the
11delinquency.
AB938,16,17 12(2) The department of revenue shall prepare and furnish the blanks to each
13county clerk forms and instructions
for such the statement, as well as for the
14statement mentioned in s. 69.62
required under this section. The clerk of each county
15shall, immediately upon receipt of the forms and instructions from the department
16of revenue distribute the forms and instructions to the clerk of each city, village, and
17town in the county, at the county's expense
.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, deletes unnecessary verbiage, and subdivides,
reorders, and modifies text for improved readability and conformity with current style.
The reference to the form in s. 69.62 is moved to that section and provisions for carrying
out s. 69.61 contained in s. 69.62 are moved to s. 69.61 for more logical placement. See
also the next section of this bill.
AB938, s. 32 18Section 32. 69.62 of the statutes is renumbered 69.62 (1) and amended to read:
AB938,17,719 69.62 (1) The county clerk of each county shall, immediately upon the receipt
20from the department of revenue of the blanks and instructions necessary for carrying
21out s. 69.61, by town, village and city officers, distribute the same to such officers at

1the expense of the county, and shall annually
Annually, on or before November 30,
2each county clerk shall make out and transmit to the department of revenue a
3statement in detail of all county taxes levied on taxable property in the county during
4the preceding year, and the purposes for which the same taxes were levied and
5expended. Any county clerk failing to make the statement herein provided for, and
6required under this section within the required time above provided, shall be liable
7to the county for all damages caused by the delinquency.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms. Provisions for carrying out s. 69.61 contained in
s. 69.62 are moved to s. 69.61 for more logical placement. See also the previous and next
section of this bill.
AB938, s. 33 8Section 33. 69.62 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB938,17,109 69.62 (2) The department of revenue shall prepare and furnish to the clerk of
10each county forms and instructions for the statement required under this section.
Note: Moves the reference to the form under s. 69.62 in s. 69.61 to s. 69.62 for more
logical placement. See also the previous two sections of this bill.
AB938, s. 34 11Section 34. 70.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,18,2 1270.52 Clerks to examine and correct rolls. Upon receiving such Each city,
13village, and town clerk upon receipt of the
assessment roll the said clerk shall
14carefully examine it the roll. The clerk shall correct all double assessments,
15imperfect descriptions and other errors apparent upon the face of the roll, and strike
16off all parcels of real property not liable to taxation. The clerk shall add to the roll
17any parcel of real property or item of personal property omitted by the assessors and
18immediately notify them thereof; and such the assessors of the omissions. The
19assessors
shall forthwith immediately view and value the same omitted property and
20certify such the valuation to said the clerk, who. The clerk shall enter it the valuation
21upon the roll, and such the valuation shall be final. To enable such the clerk to
22properly correct defective descriptions, the clerk may request aid, when necessary,

1from the county surveyor, whose fees for the services rendered shall be paid by the
2town, city or,village , or town.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references and divides long
sentences for improved readability.
AB938, s. 35 3Section 35. 70.53 of the statutes is renumbered 70.53 (1) (intro.) and amended
4to read:
AB938,18,85 70.53 (1) (intro.) Upon the correction of the assessment roll as provided in
6under s. 70.52, the clerks each city, village, and town clerk shall prepare and, on or
7before the 2nd Monday in June, transmit to the department of revenue a all of the
8following:
AB938,18,10 9(a) A detailed statement of the aggregate of each of the several items of taxable
10property specified in s. 70.30, a .
AB938,18,12 11(b) A detailed statement of each of the several classes of taxable real estate,
12entering land and improvements separately, as prescribed in s. 70.32 (2), the.
AB938,18,14 13(c) A detailed statement of the aggregate of all taxable property by elementary
14and high school district and by technical college district, and a .
AB938,18,17 15(d) A detailed statement of the aggregate of each of the several items of exempt
16real property as specified by the department of revenue, entering land and
17improvements separately, and.
AB938,18,23 18(2) The city, village, or town clerk shall make available to the department of
19revenue at its request a copy of the corrected assessment roll from which the detailed
20statement is
statements required under sub. (1) are prepared. Failure to comply
21with this section subjects the taxation district to the penalty provisions under s.
2273.03 (6). The department of revenue shall review and correct the statement.
23statements.
AB938,19,4
1(3) Every county clerk shall, at the expense of the county, annually procure and
2furnish to each town, city and, village, and town clerk blanks forms for such the
3statements required under sub. (1), the form of which shall be prescribed by the
4department of revenue.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, puts words in proper
order, and divides long provision for improved readability.
AB938, s. 36 5Section 36. 70.99 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,19,146 70.99 (13) (a) 1. The department of revenue shall prescribe the due dates, the
7blanks and forms, and the format of information transmitted by the county assessor
8to the department as to the assessment of property and such any other information
9as that may be needed in its the department's work as well as the forms. The
10department of revenue shall also prescribe the form
of assessment rolls, blanks
11forms, books, and returns required for the assessment and collection of general
12property taxes by the county. The county shall submit material on or before the due
13dates that the department prescribes and shall use all of the material that the
14department prescribes.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and divides long
provision for improved readability.
AB938, s. 37 15Section 37. 71.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,19,2116 71.55 (3) Forms to be provided by department. In administering this
17subchapter, the department of revenue shall make available suitable forms with
18instructions for claimants, including a form which that may be included with, or as
19a part of, the individual income tax blank form. In preparing homestead credit forms,
20the department of revenue shall provide a space for identification of the county and
21city, village or town in which the claimant resides.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms.
AB938, s. 38 22Section 38. 73.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,20,7
173.03 (5) To collect annually from all town, city, village, county, and other public
2officers information as to regarding the assessment of property, and such any other
3information as that may be needful necessary in the work of the department, in such
4the form and upon such blanks as forms that the department shall prescribe; and it
5shall be the duty of all
. All public officers so called upon to fill out shall properly
6complete and return promptly return to the department all blanks so transmitted.
7forms received from the department under this subsection.
AB938,20,9 8(5g) To examine all town, village, city, and county records for such any purposes
9as that are deemed needful considered necessary by the department.
AB938,20,12 10(5r) To publish annually the information collected under subs. (5) and (5g),
11with such any compilations, analyses , or recommendations as may be deemed
12needful
that the department determines are necessary.
Note: Subdivides provision to make each individual direction a separate
subsection, replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and reorders text for
more logical placement.
AB938, s. 39 13Section 39. 73.10 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 73.10 (2) (a) 1. (intro.)
14and amended to read:
AB938,20,1615 73.10 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) The department shall collect annually from all town, city,
16village, county, and other public officers, information as to the all of following:
AB938,20,18 17a. Information regarding the collection of taxes, receipts from licenses, and
18other sources,.
AB938,20,20 19b. Information regarding the expenditure of public funds for all purposes, and
20such
.
AB938,20,22 21c. Any other information as that is needed considered necessary by the
22department.
AB938,21,6
12. Information collected under subd. 1. shall be in such form and upon such
2blanks as
on forms prescribed by the department prescribes, including but not
3limited to the
that include any requirements under par. (b). All public officers so
4called upon
requested to provide information under subd. 1. shall fill out properly
5complete and return promptly return to the department all blanks so forms
6transmitted. to them by the department.
AB938,21,12 73. The department shall examine all town, village, city, county, and other public
8records for such purposes as that the department deems considers necessary. The
9department shall publish annually the information collected under this paragraph,
10with such any compilations, analyses , or recommendations as are deemed that the
11department determines are
necessary. The department shall disseminate
12information concerning local government accounting, auditing, and fiscal matters.
Note: Subdivides long provision for improved readability, replaces disfavored
terms, inserts specific references, and reorders text for more logical placement.
AB938, s. 40 13Section 40. 73.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 73.10 (2) (b) 1. (intro.)
14and amended to read:
AB938,21,1615 73.10 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) The department may require by rule that all of the
16following:
AB938,21,18 17a. That the information it needs under par. (a) be submitted as annual financial
18statements, notes to the financial statements, and supporting schedules, that.
AB938,21,21 19b. That the statements, notes, and schedules under subd. 1. a. conform to
20generally accepted accounting principles promulgated by the governmental
21accounting standards board or its successor bodies and that.
AB938,21,23 22c. That the statements, notes, and schedules under subd. 1. a. be audited in
23accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
AB938,22,2
12. Notwithstanding s. 227.01 (13) (j), a rule promulgated under this paragraph
2is subject to the requirements of ch. 227.
Note: Subdivides long provision for improved readability and adds a clarifying
term and cross-references.
AB938, s. 41 3Section 41. 76.28 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,22,174 76.28 (7) Reports Statements. Every light, heat, and power company shall, on
5or before March 1 in each year, make and return to the department, in the form and
6upon the blanks forms that the department prescribes, a true statement of the
7operation of its the company's business during the preceding calendar year, including
8provision of the "amount shown in the account plus leased property" for purposes of
9the payment to municipalities and counties under s. 79.04. That The statement shall
10be certified by the president and treasurer of the company or 2 of the company's
11principal officers. For sufficient reason shown, the department may, upon written
12request, allow any further time for making and filing the report statement that it
13deems
the department considers necessary but not to exceed 30 days. If any company
14fails to file that report the statement within the time prescribed or as extended under
15this subsection, the department shall add to the taxes due from that company $25,
16and no company may contest the imposition of that penalty in any action or
17proceeding.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms and replaces "report" with "statement" for
internal consistency.
AB938, s. 42 18Section 42. 76.48 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,23,819 76.48 (2) Every electric cooperative shall on or before March 15 in each year
20make and return to the department of revenue, in the form and upon the blanks
21forms that the department prescribes and furnishes, a true statement of the gross
22receipts from the operation of its the cooperative's business during the preceding

1calendar year together with such other information that the department requires to
2enforce this section. The statement shall be verified by the president and treasurer
3of the electric cooperative making the return. Upon written request, the department
4may grant an extension of not to exceed 30 days within which to file for filing the
5return, not to exceed 30 days. If any electric cooperative fails to file the return within
6the time prescribed by law, or as extended by the department, the department shall
7add to the taxes due from the electric cooperative $25, and the electric cooperative
8may not contest the imposition of that penalty in any action or proceeding.
Note: Replaces disfavored term.
AB938, s. 43 9Section 43. 86.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,23,1310 86.03 (5) Mutilation of trees. It shall be unlawful for any person to injure,
11mutilate, cut down, or destroy any shade tree growing on or within any street or
12highway in any incorporated village in this state, unless express permission so to do
13be first so has been granted by the village's board of trustees of such village.
Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.
A more specific term is inserted and text is reordered and modernized to improve
readability and conformity with current style.
AB938, s. 44 14Section 44. 93.07 (21) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,24,815 93.07 (21) Statistics. To compile at least once in 2 years statistics relating to
16the dairy industry in this state, and for such that purpose may forward to the owner
17or manager of any creamery, cheese factory, or condensary, or to any other person
18dealing in or manufacturing dairy products, blanks forms calling for specific
19information relating to such the dairy industry, and in. In the case of cheese
20factories, the information called for shall show include the number of pounds each
21of American, Swiss, limburger and brick cheese made in each factory. These blanks
22A person subject to this subsection shall, within 60 days from the receipt thereof, be

1be filled out and returned
of the forms from the department, complete and return the
2forms
to the department and all. All questions thereon propounded and all
3information required by such blanks the forms shall be answered and furnished, so
4far as it is within the power of such the person completing the form to answer the
5questions
or furnish the same, shall be answered and furnished information. The
6department may take other necessary steps to secure full and complete information
7and statistics relating to the dairy industry, and to promote the welfare of that the
8dairy
industry.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms and reorders text to improve readability.
AB938, s. 45 9Section 45. 93.23 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 93.23 (1) (a) 1. (intro.)
10and amended to read:
AB938,24,1711 93.23 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) To each county, and any such organized agricultural
12society, association, or board in the state that complies with the requirements of this
13section
, 95% of the first $8,000 actually paid in net premiums and 70% of all net
14premiums paid in excess of $8,000 at its annual fair upon livestock, articles of
15production, educational exhibits, agricultural implements and tools, domestic
16manufactures, mechanical implements, and productions ; but no one, subject to all
17of the following:
AB938,24,19 18a. No single premium so paid shall exceed the sum of $35 to a single person,
19or $75 for any town or other group premium.
AB938,24,23 20b. No fair, association, or board shall receive state aid unless its premium list,
21entry fees, and charges conform to uniform premium lists and other rules established
22under subd. 2., both as to premiums offered, amounts to be paid, entry fees to be
23charged, and all other charges for exhibiting.
Note: As originally adopted in ch. 14 of the laws of 1917, "such organized
agricultural society, association, or board" referred to a society, association, or board that

complied with the conditions of that statute, as described in the introductory paragraph
of that statute. The introductory language was recreated in ch. 67 of the laws of 1931 to
read substantially the same as the current s. 93.23 (1) (intro.) and left the remaining
"such" in s. 93.23 (1) (a) not referring to anything. That "such" is replaced here to reflect
the intent of the provision as originally drafted. Disfavored terms are replaced, specific
references are inserted, and the provision is subdivided for improved readability and
conformity with current style.
AB938, s. 46 1Section 46. 93.23 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,25,182 93.23 (1) (e) Not later than 30 days after the close of the fair each year the
3county clerk, or the person appointed therefor to file the statements under this
4paragraph
by the county board, agricultural society, association , or board claiming
5state aid, shall file with the department, on blanks forms provided by it the
6department
, an itemized statement verified on oath, showing net premiums actually
7paid or to be paid at the preceding fair, which premiums must correspond with
8uniform premium lists and other requirements under par. (a). This report The
9statement
shall also include a statement that at such the fair all gambling devices
10whatsoever, the sale of intoxicating liquors, excepting fermented malt beverages,
11and exhibitions of immoral character were prohibited and excluded from the
12fairgrounds and all adjacent grounds under their the authority or control; and on of
13the county board, agricultural society, association, or board claiming state aid. On

14or before December 31 of the year in which the fair is held, the person filing the
15statements under this paragraph
shall furnish the department a statement of
16receipts and disbursements, attendance, and such any other information as that the
17department requires. Upon receipt of the required report, each fair shall be paid
18100%, or the prorated percentage, of the aid due the preceding year.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms and inserts specific references.
AB938, s. 47 19Section 47. 93.23 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 93.23 (1) (j) 1. and
20amended to read:
AB938,26,7
193.23 (1) (j) 1. To Subject to subds. 2. to 5., to each county, and any such
2organized agricultural society, association, or board in the state that complies with
3the requirements of this section
, for the purpose of encouraging and fostering the
4breeding, development, and improvement of standard bred horses in this state, 50%
5of each purse of $400 and 50% of each purse of $500 paid by it to the owners of the
6successful contestants in a 2-year-old trot, 2-year-old pace, 3-year-old trot and
73-year-old pace.
AB938,26,10 82. Any such organization described in subd. 1. may stage any or all of said the
9events described in subd. 1. but shall not receive state aid for more than one each of
10said the events described in subd. 1. in any calendar year.
AB938,26,18 113. No colt shall be eligible to enter or start therein in any event described in
12subd. 1.
unless the colt is owned by one or more duly qualified electors of this state
13or the colt has trained continuously within the state for not less than 60 days prior
14to June 15 of the year in which the event is contested. No 2-year-old or 3-year-old
15colt shall be eligible to enter or start therein in any event described in subd. 1., unless
16the colt is owned, raised, and trained by one or more duly qualified electors of this
17state, and unless it is the foal of a mare owned at the time of foaling by one or more
18qualified electors of this state. Required
AB938,27,10 194. The required number of entries and starters in any event described in subd.1.
20shall be 6 to enter and 4 to start. An owner may enter any number of colts but shall
21not be allowed to start more than 2 colts in the same event. Entry fees for each colt
22shall not exceed 2% of the purse and shall be payable on or before a closing date to
23be fixed by the organization staging the event. The organization may, at its option,
24increase any such the purse and may also add the entrance money to the purse and
25divide such the added sums among the starters as it sees fit. Money divisions and

1conditions other than those herein prescribed in this paragraph shall be uniform
2throughout the state and shall be fixed annually for the next succeeding year by a
3joint resolution adopted by the boards of directors of the Wisconsin breeders Breeders
4and harness horse association Harness Horse Association and Wisconsin association
5Association of fairs Fairs, and certified to the department on or before December 31
6in each year. If the boards of directors of said associations the Wisconsin Breeders
7and Harness Horse Association and Wisconsin Association of Fairs
fail in any year
8to adopt and certify said the resolution as aforesaid, then such required under this
9subdivision, the
money divisions and conditions for the next succeeding year shall
10be fixed by the department.
AB938,27,18 115. On or before December 31 in each year, the county clerk, or the person
12therefor appointed to file the statement under this subdivision by the society,
13association, or board claiming state aid, shall file with the department, on blanks
14forms provided by it the department, a statement, verified on oath, showing a true
15and correct summary of the results of each colt event, the name and address of, and
16the amount paid to, the owner of each colt, and that the event was in all things
17conducted as herein provided in this paragraph. Thereupon, state aid shall be
18certified and paid as provided by par. (f).
Note: As originally adopted in ch. 14 of the laws of 1917, "such organized
agricultural society, association, or board" referred to a society, association, or board that
complied with the conditions of that statute, as described in the introductory paragraph
of that statute. The introductory language was recreated in ch. 67 of the laws of 1931 to
read substantially the same as the current s. 93.23 (1) (intro.) and left the remaining
"such" in s. 93.23 (1) (a) not referring to anything. That "such" is replaced here to reflect
the intent of the provision as originally drafted. Disfavored terms are replaced, specific
references are inserted, and the provision is subdivided for improved readability and
conformity with current style.
AB938, s. 48 19Section 48. 94.66 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB938,28,6
194.66 (3) Application for license shall be made upon blanks forms furnished
2upon request by the department and shall state the applicant's name and business
3address, the exact location of places of manufacture of the applicant's products, a
4description of the products which that are to be sold, and such any other information
5as that the department may require requires. An application may be amended upon
6written notice from the applicant.
Note: Replaces disfavored terms.
AB938, s. 49 7Section 49. 102.11 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
837
, is renumbered 102.11 (1) (a) 2. b. and amended to read:
AB938,28,169 102.11 (1) (a) 2. b. If at the time of the injury the employee is working on part
10time for the day, the employee's daily earnings shall be arrived at by dividing the
11amount received, or to be received by the employee for such part-time service for the
12day, by the number of hours and fractional hours of such the part-time service, and
13multiplying the result by the number of hours of the normal full-time working day
14established by the employer for the employment involved. The words "part time for
15the day" shall apply to Saturday half days and all other days upon which the
16employee works less than normal full-time working hours.
Note: The stricken definition is moved to a separate provision, in accordance with
current style, in the next section of this bill. Replaces disfavored terms.
AB938, s. 50 17Section 50. 102.11 (1) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is created to read:
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