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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
January 12, 2001 - Introduced by Senators Welch, Darling, S. Fitzgerald and
Huelsman, cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Freese, Grothman,
Owens, Olsen, Hundertmark, Walker, Musser, Stone, Gundrum, Albers,
Hahn, Gronemus, Hoven, Ziegelbauer, Reynolds, Pettis, Kreuser,
Steinbrink, Williams, Lippert
and Plouff. Referred to Committee on
Environmental Resources.
SB15,1,10 1An Act to repeal 29.024 (2g) (a) (intro.), 29.024 (2g) (am), 29.024 (2g) (d) 2.,
229.024 (2g) (e), 29.024 (2r) (am), 29.024 (2r) (d) 2. and 29.229 (5m) (c); to
3renumber
29.024 (2g) (a) 1., 29.024 (2g) (a) 2., 29.024 (2g) (a) 3. and 29.024 (2g)
4(d) (title); to renumber and amend 29.024 (2g) (d) 1., 29.024 (2r) (d) 1. and
529.229 (5m) (b); to amend 29.024 (2g) (b), 29.024 (2g) (c), 29.024 (2r) (a) (intro.)
6and 29.024 (2r) (c); and to create 29.024 (2g) (ac) (intro.), 29.229 (5m) (d),
749.857 (2m) and 73.0301 (2m) of the statutes; relating to: prohibiting the
8denial, revocation, suspension, withholding, or restriction of approvals issued
9under chapter 29 of the statutes based on the failure of the approval applicants
10or approval holders to provide social security numbers.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the department of natural resources (DNR) must require an
individual who is applying for any type of fish or game approval to provide DNR with
his or her social security number. These approvals include recreational hunting and
fishing licenses as well as commercial licenses such as fish dealer and taxidermist
permits that are held by individuals and not business entities. DNR must deny the

application if the individual refuses to provide his or her social security number.
DNR then discloses the number to the department of workforce development (DWD)
so that DWD may determine whether the individual is delinquent in child support
or other court-ordered family or birth expenses or has failed to comply with a
subpoena or warrant that relates to paternity or child support court proceedings. If
the individual is delinquent or has failed to comply, DNR must deny the application
and suspend any current approvals held by the individual.
DNR also discloses the social security number to the department of revenue
(DOR) so that DOR may determine whether the individual is delinquent in the
payment of certain state taxes. If the individual is delinquent, DNR must deny the
application and revoke any current approvals held by the individual.
The bill prohibits DNR from requesting social security numbers and repeals the
provision which provides that DNR must deny an application or revoke or suspend
an approval if an individual fails to provide his or her number.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB15, s. 1 1Section 1. 29.024 (2g) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB15, s. 2 2Section 2. 29.024 (2g) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.024 (2g) (ac) 1.
SB15, s. 3 3Section 3. 29.024 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 29.024 (2g) (ac) 2.
SB15, s. 4 4Section 4. 29.024 (2g) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 29.024 (2g) (ac) 3.
SB15, s. 5 5Section 5. 29.024 (2g) (ac) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB15,2,76 29.024 (2g) (ac) Approvals affected. (intro.) All of the following approvals are
7subject to denial, suspension, withholding, or restriction under par. (ab):
SB15, s. 6 8Section 6. 29.024 (2g) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SB15, s. 7 9Section 7. 29.024 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB15,2,1210 29.024 (2g) (b) Duplicates. For purposes of this subsection, an application for
11a duplicate of an approval specified in par. (a) (ac) shall be considered an application
12for the issuance of the approval.
SB15, s. 8 13Section 8. 29.024 (2g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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129.024 (2g) (c) Disclosure of social security numbers. The department of
2natural resources may not disclose any social security numbers number received
3under par. (a) s. 29.024 (2g) (a), 1999 stats., to any person except to the department
4of workforce development for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22.
SB15, s. 9 5Section 9. 29.024 (2g) (d) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 29.024 (2g) (ab)
6(title).
SB15, s. 10 7Section 10. 29.024 (2g) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.024 (2g) (ab) and
8amended to read:
SB15,3,179 29.024 (2g) (ab) As provided in the memorandum of understanding required
10under s. 49.857 (2), the department shall deny an application to issue or renew,
11suspend if already issued, or otherwise withhold or restrict an approval specified in
12par. (a) (ac) 1. to 3. if the applicant for or the holder of the approval is delinquent in
13making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth
14expenses, medical expenses, or other expenses related to the support of a child or
15former spouse or if the applicant or holder fails to comply with a subpoena or warrant
16issued by the department of workforce development or a county child support agency
17under s. 59.53 (5) and relating to paternity or child support proceedings.
SB15, s. 11 18Section 11. 29.024 (2g) (d) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB15, s. 12 19Section 12. 29.024 (2g) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB15, s. 13 20Section 13. 29.024 (2r) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB15,4,221 29.024 (2r) (a) Social security and Federal employer identification numbers
22required.
(intro.) Except as provided in par. (am), the The department shall require
23an applicant who is an individual to provide his or her social security number and
24an applicant who is not an individual to provide the applicant's federal employer

1identification number as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, any of the
2following approvals:
SB15, s. 14 3Section 14. 29.024 (2r) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SB15, s. 15 4Section 15. 29.024 (2r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB15,4,95 29.024 (2r) (c) Disclosure of numbers. The department of natural resources
6may not disclose any information federal employer identification number received
7under par. (a), or any social security number received under s. 29.024 (2r) (a), 1999
8stats.,
to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
9making certifications required under s. 73.0301.
SB15, s. 16 10Section 16. 29.024 (2r) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.024 (2r) (d)
11(intro.) and amended to read:
SB15,4,1512 29.024 (2r) (d) Denial of approvals. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 2., the
13The department shall deny an application to issue or renew, or revoke if already
14issued, an approval specified in par. (a) if the applicant for or the holder of the
15approval is not an individual and if any of the following applies:
SB15,4,17 161. The applicant for or the holder of the approval fails to provide the
17information
federal employer identification number required under par. (a) or if the.
SB15,4,19 182m. The department of revenue certifies that the applicant or approval holder
19is liable for delinquent taxes under s. 73.0301.
SB15, s. 17 20Section 17. 29.024 (2r) (d) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB15, s. 18 21Section 18. 29.229 (5m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 29.229 (5m) (b)
22(intro.) and amended to read:
SB15,4,2423 29.229 (5m) (b) (intro.) The band is requested to enact repeal any tribal laws
24or ordinances in effect that require each any of the following:
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11. That each person who has a social security number, as a condition of being
2issued an approval under this section, to provide to the band his or her social security
3number, tribal laws or ordinances that require each.
SB15,5,10 42. That each person who does not have a social security number, as a condition
5of being issued an approval under this section, to provide to the band a statement
6made or subscribed under oath or affirmation on a form prescribed by the
7department of workforce development that the person does not have a social security
8number, and tribal laws or ordinances that prohibit the disclosure of that number by
9the band to any other person except to the department of workforce development for
10the purpose of administering s. 49.22
.
SB15, s. 19 11Section 19. 29.229 (5m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB15, s. 20 12Section 20. 29.229 (5m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB15,5,1613 29.229 (5m) (d) The band is requested to maintain in effect any tribal law or
14ordinance that prohibits the disclosure to any other person, except to the department
15of workforce development for the purpose of administering s. 49.22, a social security
16number provided under s. 29.229 (5m) (b), 1999 stats.
SB15, s. 21 17Section 21. 49.857 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB15,5,2218 49.857 (2m) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) 4., the memorandum of
19understanding with the department of natural resources or with the Lac du
20Flambeau band of the Lake Superior Chippewa under sub. (2) (b) may not require
21a license applicant or a license holder to provide or display his or her social security
22number under the system established by the department of workforce development.
SB15, s. 22 23Section 22. 73.0301 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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173.0301 (2m) Display of social security number. Notwithstanding sub. (2) (c)
21., the department of natural resources may not request that a license applicant or
3a license holder provide or display his or her social security number.
SB15,6,44 (End)
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