SB12: Bill Text

SB12, s. 179 Section 179. 20.855 (4) (ba) of the statutes is created to read:

SB12,86,5 20.855 (4) (ba) Wisconsin election campaign fund supplement. A sum sufficient equal to the amounts required to make full payment of grants which candidates qualify to receive from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, to be transferred from the general fund to the Wisconsin election campaign fund no later than the time required to make payments of grants under s. 11.50 (5).

SB12, s. 180 Section 180. 25.42 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB12,86,14 25.42 Wisconsin election campaign fund. All moneys appropriated under s. 20.855 (4) (b) and (ba) together with all moneys deposited under ss. 8.35 (4) (a), 11.07 (5), 11.12 (2), 11.16 (2), 11.19 (1), 11.23 (2), and 11.38 (6), all moneys reverting to the state under s. 11.50 (8) and all gifts, and bequests and devises received under s. 11.50 (13) constitute the Wisconsin election campaign fund, to be expended for the purposes of s. 11.50. All moneys in the fund not disbursed by the state treasurer shall continue to accumulate indefinitely.

SB12, s. 181 Section 181. 71.07 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.

SB12, s. 182 Section 182. 71.08 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB12,86,25 71.08 (1) Imposition. (intro.) If the tax imposed on a natural person, married couple filing jointly, trust, or estate under s. 71.02, not considering the credits under ss. 71.07 (1), (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx), (2fd), (3m), (3s), (6), and (9e), 71.28 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds), (1dx), (1fd), (2m) and (3), and 71.47 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds), (1dx), (1fd), (2m), and (3) and subchs. VIII and IX and payments to other states under s. 71.07 (7), is less than the tax under this section, there is imposed on that natural person, married couple filing jointly, trust, or estate, instead of the tax under s. 71.02, an alternative minimum tax computed as follows:

SB12, s. 183 Section 183. 71.10 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB12,87,13 71.10 (3) Campaign. (a) Every individual filing an income tax return who has a tax liability or is entitled to a tax refund may designate $5 for transfer to the Wisconsin election campaign fund. If the individuals filing a joint return have a tax liability or are entitled to a tax refund, each individual may make a designation of $5 under this subsection. Each individual making a designation shall indicate whether the amount designated by that individual shall be placed in the general account for the use of all eligible candidates for state office, or in the account of an eligible political party whose name is certified to the secretary of revenue under s. 11.50 (14). If an individual does not indicate that the amount of his or her designation shall be placed in the account of a particular eligible political party, that amount shall be placed in the general account.

SB12,88,2 (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for designations under par. (a) on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. The secretary shall also provide and highlight a place in the instructions that accompany the return for any information submitted to the secretary by the elections board under s. 11.50 (2m) without cost to the board. No later than the 15th day of each month, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections board, the department of administration, and the state treasurer the total amount of designations made on returns processed by the department of revenue during the preceding month and the amount of designations made during that month for the general account and for the account of each eligible political party. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation not authorized under par. (a), that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her tax return.

SB12,88,4 (c) The names of individuals making designations under this subchapter shall be strictly confidential.

SB12, s. 184 Section 184. 71.10 (4) (gw) of the statutes is repealed.

SB12, s. 185 Section 185. 806.04 (11m) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB12,88,12 806.04 (11m) Campaign finance registration. Any person who proposes to publish, disseminate, or broadcast, or causes to be published, disseminated, or broadcast, any communication may commence a proceeding under this section to determine the application to that person of a registration requirement under s. 11.05 (1), (2), or (2g).

SB12, s. 186 Section 186. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9115 (2v), (2w), (2x) and (2y) are repealed.

SB12, s. 187 Section 187. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9132 (4v) is repealed.

SB12, s. 188 Section 188. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9215 (3v) is repealed.

SB12, s. 189 Section 189. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9244 (6v) is repealed.

SB12, s. 190 Section 190. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9315 (2v) and (2w) are repealed.

SB12, s. 191 Section 191. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9344 (2v) is repealed.

SB12, s. 192 Section 192. 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9415 (1zx) is repealed.

SB12, s. 193 Section 193. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB12,89,2 (1) Nonseverability. Notwithstanding section 990.001 (11) of the statutes, if a court finds that all or any portion of sections 11.01 (16) (a) 3., 11.12 (6) (c), 11.26 (8m), or 11.50 (9) (b) or (bb) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is unconstitutional, then sections 11.01 (16) (a) 3., 11.12 (6) (c), 11.26 (8m), and 11.50 (9) (b) and (bb) of the statutes, as affected by this act, are void in their entirety.

SB12, s. 194 Section 194. Appropriation changes; elections board.

SB12,89,10 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the elections board under section 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, the dollar amount is increased by $76,100 for fiscal year 2003-04 and the dollar amount is increased by $85,100 for fiscal year 2005-06 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the elections board by 1.0 GPR campaign finance investigator position and 1.0 GPR auditor position and to fund supporting expenses for these positions.

SB12, s. 195 Section 195. Initial applicability.

SB12,89,13 (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), this act first applies to elections held on the day after publication.

SB12,89,18 (2) The treatment of section 71.10 (3) (a) of the statutes first applies to claims filed for taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after July 31 the treatment first applies to claims filed for taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.

SB12,89,20 (3) The treatment of section 11.31 (9) of the statutes first applies to adjustments for the biennium beginning on January 1, 2006.

SB12, s. 196 Section 196. Effective date.

SB12,89,23 (1) This act takes effect on February 1, 2003, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

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