AB1187: Bill Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly BILL 1187

April 21, 2006 - Introduced by Representatives Bies, Krawczyk, Davis, Gunderson, Hahn, Kestell, Kreibich, Lehman, Mursau, Petrowski, Pettis, Towns, Turner, M. Williams, Wood and Meyer. Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.

AB1187,1,3 An Act to amend 11.20 (4); and to create 11.20 (8) (bm) and (cm) of the statutes; relating to: filing requirements for candidates for partisan state office under the campaign finance law.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, with limited exemptions, registrants under the campaign finance law must file continuing campaign finance reports on a semiannual basis. In addition, registrants may be subject to other filing requirements if they engage in financial activity with respect to an election.

This bill provides that each candidate for a partisan state office must file an additional continuing report in April and October of each odd-numbered year and in April of each even-numbered year unless exempted from the filing requirement under current law.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB1187, s. 1 Section 1. 11.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1187,2,11 11.20 (4) Continuing reports under s. 11.06 (1) by committees or individuals supporting or opposing candidates for office, including committees of a political party, and by individuals, groups or corporations supporting or opposing a referendum shall be received by the appropriate filing officer no earlier than January 1 and no later than January 31; and no earlier than July 1 and no later than July 20. In addition, continuing reports under s. 11.06 (1) by candidates for partisan state office or their personal campaign committees shall be received by the appropriate filing officer no earlier than April 1 and no later than April 20, and no earlier than October 1 and no later than October 20 in each odd-numbered year; and no earlier than April 1 and no later than April 20 in each even-numbered year. Individuals, committees, groups and corporations to which s. 11.055 (1) applies shall pay the fee imposed under that subsection with their continuing reports filed in January of each year.

AB1187, s. 2 Section 2. 11.20 (8) (bm) and (cm) of the statutes are created to read:

AB1187,2,14 11.20 (8) (bm) March 31 in the case of the continuing report required by April 20.

AB1187,2,15 (cm) September 30 in the case of the continuing report required by October 20.

AB1187, s. 3 Section 3. Initial applicability.

AB1187,2,18 (1) This act first applies with respect to the filing of reports for reporting periods that begin on or after the effective date of this subsection.

AB1187,2,19 (End)