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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
October 25, 2011 - Introduced by Senator Grothman. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
SB255,1,3 1An Act to repeal 14.38 (10) (a) and 35.095 (3) (b); and to amend 13.92 (1) (b)
24., 35.095 (1) (b), 35.095 (2) (b), 35.095 (3) (a), 35.095 (3) (c) and 991.11 of the
3statutes; relating to: the publication and effective dates of acts.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, when a bill is enacted, either by action of the governor or by
overriding the governor's veto, the bill is deposited in the office of the secretary of
state, who sets a date of publication that must be within ten working days of the date
of enactment. No later than the next working day after deposit of an act with the
secretary of state, the secretary notifies the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) of
the date of publication. LRB is directed by law to publish each act within ten working
days of its date of enactment. The statutes require acts to be printed. Although the
statutes do not specifically require electronic publication, they do not preclude it.
Separately, within ten days after the date of publication of each act, the secretary of
state publishes in the official state newspaper a notice identifying the act together
with its date of publication and information concerning how copies may be obtained.
Currently, every act that does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect
becomes effective on the day after its date of publication as designated by the
secretary of state.
This bill provides that the date of publication of each act is the day after the date
of enactment. The bill directs LRB to publish each act on that date. Under the bill,
each act that does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect becomes
effective on the day after its date of publication as prescribed in the bill. The bill does

not affect the current practices of printing copies of acts and of publishing notices
that acts have been enacted and advising how copies may be obtained.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB255, s. 1 1Section 1. 13.92 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,2,132 13.92 (1) (b) 4. Publish each act on its date of publication. Upon receipt of notice
3from the secretary of state under s. 14.38 (10) (a), the
as prescribed under s. 35.095
4(1) (b). The
bureau shall enter the act number, date of enactment and date of
5publication of each act on the camera-ready copy and deliver it to the contract printer
6for reproduction of printed copies. The copy publication shall identify material
7deleted from existing law by stricken type, and material inserted into existing law
8by underscored type. In any act published "vetoed in part", the material subject to
9the veto shall be displayed in full but shall be identified by distinguishing marks.
10The bureau shall make printed copies available on or before the date of as soon as
11possible following
publication of the act. The number of copies printed, and the
12quality of paper used, shall be as provided in the joint rules and as further
13determined by the joint committee on legislative organization.
SB255, s. 2 14Section 2. 14.38 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB255, s. 3 15Section 3. 35.095 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,2,1716 35.095 (1) (b) "Date of publication" means the date designated by the secretary
17of state under sub. (3)
day after the date of enactment.
SB255, s. 4 18Section 4. 35.095 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,3,219 35.095 (2) (b) The person numbering an act under par. (a) shall note on it the
20date of enactment, shall immediately provide electronic notice to the legislative

1reference bureau of the act number and date of enactment,
and shall deposit it in the
2secretary of state's office no later than the next working day following its enactment.
SB255, s. 5 3Section 5. 35.095 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,3,64 35.095 (3) (a) The legislative reference bureau shall publish every act and every
5portion of an act which is enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto
6within 10 working days after its date of enactment on its date of publication.
SB255, s. 6 7Section 6. 35.095 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB255, s. 7 8Section 7. 35.095 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,3,149 35.095 (3) (c) Copies of each act or portion of an act enacted by the legislature
10over the governor's partial veto shall be available electronically on or before its the
11date of publication of the act to subscribers under s. 35.87 who pick up their
12documents
. At appropriate intervals, the officer designated under s. 35.87 shall
13certify to the secretary of state that each act or portion of an act was available
14electronically to subscribers on or before its date of publication.
SB255, s. 8 15Section 8. 991.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,3,19 16991.11 Effective date of acts. Every act and every portion of an act enacted
17by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe
18the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication
19as designated under prescribed in s. 35.095 (3) (1) (b).
SB255,3,2020 (End)
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