AB1, s. 115 24Section 115. 19.52 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 116 25Section 116. 19.53 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 117
1Section 117. 19.53 (1) to (5) of the statutes are repealed.
AB1, s. 118 2Section 118. 19.53 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 19.579 (1) and amended
3to read:
AB1,54,214 19.579 (1) An order requiring the accused Except as provided in sub. (2) any
5person who violates this subchapter may be required
to forfeit not more than $500
6for each violation of s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) or not more than $5,000 for each
7violation of any other provision of this subchapter, or not more than the applicable
8amount specified in s. 13.69 for each violation of subch. III of ch. 13
. If the board court
9determines that the accused has realized economic gain as a result of the violation,
10the board court may, in addition, order the accused to forfeit the amount gained as
11a result of the violation. In addition, if the board court determines that a state public
12official has violated s. 19.45 (13), the board court may order the official to forfeit an
13amount equal to the amount or value of any political contribution, service, or other
14thing of value that was wrongfully obtained. If the board court determines that a
15state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13) and no political contribution, service or
16other thing of value was obtained, the board court may order the official to forfeit an
17amount equal to the maximum contribution authorized under s. 11.26 (1) for the
18office held or sought by the official, whichever amount is greater. The attorney
19general, when so requested by the board, shall institute proceedings to recover any
20forfeiture incurred under this section or s. 19.545 which is not paid by the person
21against whom it is assessed.
AB1, s. 119 22Section 119. 19.53 (7) and (8) of the statutes are repealed.
AB1, s. 120 23Section 120. 19.535 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 121 24Section 121. 19.54 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 122 25Section 122. 19.545 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 123
1Section 123. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,55,122 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 5.05 (5s), all records under this
3subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public
4inspection at all reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to
5examine a statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any
6statements which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and
7address, and if the individual is representing another person, the full name and
8address of the person which he or she represents. Such identification may be
9provided in writing or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years
10information obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a
11fictitious name or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for
12inspection.
AB1, s. 124 13Section 124. 19.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (f) and
14amended to read:
AB1,55,2515 5.05 (5s) (f) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
16opinion issued under s. 5.05 (6a), other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
17not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
18whose behalf they are requested, are not subject to the right of inspection and
19copying under s. 19.35 (1)
. The board may, however, make such records public with
20the consent of the individual requesting the advisory opinion or the organization or
21governmental body on whose behalf it is requested. A person who makes or purports
22to make public the substance of or any portion of an advisory opinion requested by
23or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived the confidentiality of the request
24for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained or prepared by the board in
25connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
AB1, s. 125
1Section 125. 19.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
AB1,56,63 5.05 (5s) (intro.) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with
4an investigation, including the full text of any complaint received by the board, are
5not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1)
, except as
6provided in pars. (d) and (e) and except
that the :
AB1,56,11 7(a) The board shall permit inspection of records that are made public
8distributed or discussed in the course of a meeting or hearing by the board to
9determine if a violation of this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 has occurred.

10Whenever the board refers such investigation and hearing records to a district
11attorney or to the attorney general, they
in open session.
AB1,56,14 12(b) Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a
13prosecution initiated under this subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch.
14III of ch. 19
.
AB1,56,18 15(c) The board shall also provide information from investigation and hearing
16records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as
17requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a
18county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
AB1, s. 126 19Section 126. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,57,220 19.55 (2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic
21transactions which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by
22members or employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government
23accountability
board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to
24the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic

1interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an
2official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
AB1, s. 127 3Section 127. 19.579 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,57,4 419.579 (title) Civil penalty penalties.
AB1, s. 128 5Section 128. 19.579 of the statutes is renumbered 19.579 (2).
AB1, s. 129 6Section 129. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,57,197 19.59 (1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's
8immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
9member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least
1010% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
11into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000
12within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the
13district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
14such relationship or interest to the ethics government accountability board and to
15the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may
16be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which
17the ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have
18known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not
19affect the application of s. 946.13.
AB1, s. 130 20Section 130. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,57,2321 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
22ethics government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2) 5.05 (6a), or from any
23county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
AB1, s. 131 24Section 131. 19.851 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,58,9
119.851 Closed sessions by government accountability board. The
2government accountability board shall hold each meeting of the board for the
3purpose of deliberating concerning an investigation under the board's jurisdiction in
4closed session under this section. Prior to convening under this section, the
5government accountability board shall vote to convene in closed session in the
6manner provided in s. 19.85 (1). No business may be conducted by the government
7accountability board at any closed session under this section except that which
8relates to the purposes of the session as authorized in this section or as authorized
9in s. 19.85 (1).
AB1, s. 132 10Section 132. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
11insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB1, s. 133
1Section 133. 20.005 (3) (schedule) 20.511 of the statutes is repealed and
2recreated to read: - See PDF for table PDF
AB1, s. 134 3Section 134. 20.455 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,59,64 20.455 (1) (b) Special counsel. A sum sufficient, subject to the procedure
5procedures established in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) and 14.11 (2) (c), for the compensation
6of special counsel appointed as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) and 14.11 (2) and 21.13.
AB1, s. 135 7Section 135. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 136 8Section 136. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 137 9Section 137. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 138 10Section 138. 20.510 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (b).
AB1, s. 139 11Section 139. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (bm).
AB1, s. 140 12Section 140. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (c).
AB1, s. 141 13Section 141. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (d).
AB1, s. 142 14Section 142. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (g).
AB1, s. 143 15Section 143. 20.510 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 144 16Section 144. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 145 17Section 145. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 146 18Section 146. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (j).
AB1, s. 147
1Section 147. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (q).
AB1, s. 148 2Section 148. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (t).
AB1, s. 149 3Section 149. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (x).
AB1, s. 150 4Section 150. 20.511 (intro.) and (1) (title) and (a) of the statutes are created
5to read.
AB1,60,8 620.511 Government accountability board. (intro.) There is appropriated
7from the general fund, except where otherwise indicated, to the government
8accountability board for the following programs:
AB1,60,9 9(1) (title) Administration of election, ethics, and lobbying laws.
AB1,60,1310 (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the
11amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board, including the
12printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under ss. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and
13(4) and 11.21 (3) and (14), and the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
AB1, s. 151 14Section 151. 20.511 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
15.... (this act), is repealed.
AB1, s. 152 16Section 152. 20.511 (1) (h) and (i) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1,60,2517 20.511 (1) (h) Materials and services. The amounts in the schedule for the costs
18of publishing documents, locating and copying records, and conducting programs
19under s. 19.48 (9) and administrative meetings and conferences, for compiling,
20disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed with the
21board under s. 19.48 (10), and for supplies, postage, and shipping. All moneys
22received by the board from collections for sales of publications, copies of records, and
23supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, from fees assessed under
24s. 19.48 (9) and (10), and for charges assessed to participants in administrative
25meetings and conferences shall be credited to this appropriation account.
AB1,61,3
1(i) General program operations; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule
2for general program operations of the board. All moneys received from fees imposed
3under ss. 11.055 (1) and 13.75 shall be credited to this appropriation account.
AB1, s. 153 4Section 153. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 154 5Section 154. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 155 6Section 155. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 156 7Section 156. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (be) and
8amended to read:
AB1,61,139 20.511 (1) (be) Code of ethics investigations Investigations. Biennially, the
10amounts in the schedule
A sum sufficient for the purpose of financing the costs of
11investigations authorized by the board of potential violations of the code of ethics for
12state public officials and employees under
chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, and subch.
13III of ch. 19.
AB1, s. 157 14Section 157. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 158 15Section 158. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (jm) and
16amended to read:
AB1,61,1917 20.511 (1) (jm) Gifts and grants. All moneys received by the board from gifts,
18grants, and bequests and devises to carry out the purposes, not inconsistent with
19subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 the law, for which made or received.
AB1, s. 159 20Section 159. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 160 21Section 160. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 161 22Section 161. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 162 23Section 162. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,61,2424 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: legal counsel.
AB1, s. 163 25Section 163. 20.930 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,62,3
120.930 Attorney fees. Except as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 7., 46.27 (7g) (h),
249.496 (3) (f) and 49.682 (6), no state agency in the executive branch may employ any
3attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.
AB1, s. 164 4Section 164. 46.95 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,62,85 46.95 (4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the
6elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing
7the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under
8sub. (2).
AB1, s. 165 9Section 165. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,63,310 59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
11The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
12supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
13form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
14board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
15operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the
16operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
17.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
18county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an
19indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
20levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
21specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state
22law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
23the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
24the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
25amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....

1(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
2years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
3(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
AB1, s. 166 4Section 166. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,63,125 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
6prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
7referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
8which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
9to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained
10within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
11correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability
12board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
AB1, s. 167 13Section 167. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,64,214 67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
15adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
16a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
17ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
18protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
19such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
20for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
21rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
22so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
23general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
24shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
25of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government

1accountability
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted
2shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
AB1, s. 168 3Section 168. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,64,124 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those
5designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next
6to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually
7on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections government
8accountability
board, the department of administration and the state treasurer
9under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal
10year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a
11designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her
12tax return.
AB1, s. 169 13Section 169. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,64,1514 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics government accountability
15board under s. 13.63 (1).
AB1, s. 170 16Section 170. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,64,2317 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
18administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of
19commerce; the ethics government accountability board; the department of financial
20institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural
21resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and
22licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner
23of insurance; or the department of transportation.
AB1, s. 171 24Section 171. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,65,10
185.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the executive director
2administrator of the elections division of the elections government accountability
3board shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on
4the official registration list maintained by the elections government accountability
5board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally identifiable information in the operating
6record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to
7the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the executive
8director
administrator of the elections division of the elections government
9accountability
board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the
10purpose of voter registration.
AB1, s. 172 11Section 172. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,65,2212 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
13required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
14school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum
15held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
16school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
17the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
18The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections
19government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
20affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement
21prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum
22in that school district.
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