2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 3, 2022 - Introduced by Senators Stroebel and Darling, cosponsored by
Representatives Petersen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara,
Gundrum, Krug, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Sanfelippo, Wichgers and Murphy.
Referred to Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics.
SB942,1,2 1An Act to create 5.05 (21), 13.101 (18) and 16.004 (22) of the statutes; relating
2to:
state agency compliance with election laws.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Elections Commission to submit an annual report to the
Joint Committee on Finance and the secretary of administration that describes in
detail all failures of the commission and the Departments of Transportation,
Corrections, and Health Services to comply with certain elections-related laws
specified in the bill. After receiving that report, the secretary of administration must
submit a request to JCF that includes all of the following:
1. A request to abolish one or more full-time equivalent positions or portions
thereof in the Elections Commission and DOT, DOC, and DHS or to maintain the
existing level of authorized full-time equivalent positions in the commission or
department or departments.
2. A request to lapse moneys to the general fund or transportation fund from
one or more appropriations of the Elections Commission and DOT, DOC, and DHS,
as specified in the bill.
Upon receiving that request from the secretary of administration, JCF may
abolish one or more full-time equivalent positions or lapse moneys from one or more
appropriations of the Elections Commission and DOT, DOC, and DHS if JCF finds
that the commission or department or departments failed to comply with any election
law, including those specified in the bill, or that the commission provided erroneous
guidance to municipal clerks or other election officials. JCF may lapse from an
appropriation specified in the bill up to $50,000 for each day of noncompliance or
provision of erroneous guidance, as determined by JCF.

For further information see the state 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:
SB942,1 1Section 1. 5.05 (21) of the statutes is created to read:
SB942,2,42 5.05 (21) Compliance reports. No later than 15 days after each spring election,
3the commission shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the
4secretary of administration that describes in detail all of the following:
SB942,2,65 (a) All failures in the preceding 12 months of the department of transportation
6to comply with s. 85.61 (1).
SB942,2,87 (b) All failures in the preceding 12 months of the department of corrections to
8comply with s. 301.03 (20m).
SB942,2,109 (c) All failures in the preceding 12 months of the department of health services
10or state registrar to comply with s. 69.03 (16).
SB942,2,1211 (d) All failures in the preceding 12 months of the commission to comply with
12s. 6.36 (1) (ae) 3.
SB942,2 13Section 2. 13.101 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
SB942,2,1714 13.101 (18) (a) Upon receiving a request submitted under s. 16.004 (22), and
15subject to par. (b), the committee may take any of the following actions with respect
16to the elections commission and the departments of transportation, corrections, and
17health services:
SB942,2,1818 1. Abolish one or more full-time equivalent positions or portions thereof.
SB942,2,2019 2. Lapse moneys to the general fund from one or more appropriation accounts
20under ss. 20.410 (1) (a), 20.435 (1) (a), and 20.510 (1) (a).
SB942,3,2
13. Lapse moneys to the transportation fund from the appropriation account
2under. s. 20.395 (4) (aq).
SB942,3,133 (b) The committee may take an action under par. (a) with respect to the
4departments of transportation, corrections, and health services if the committee
5finds that the department or departments failed to comply with applicable election
6laws, including those specified in s. 5.05 (21) (a), (b), and (c). The committee may take
7an action under par. (a) with respect to the elections commission if the committee
8finds that the commission failed to comply with any election law, including that
9specified in s. 5.05 (21) (d), or provided erroneous guidance to municipal clerks or
10other election officials, as defined in s. 5.02 (4e). The committee may lapse from an
11appropriation specified in par. (a) 2. or 3. up to an amount equal to $50,000 for each
12day of noncompliance or provision of erroneous guidance, as determined by the
13committee.
SB942,3,1614 (c) Each request submitted under s. 16.004 (22) expires 45 days after the day
15the committee receives the request if the committee takes no action under this
16subsection within that time frame.
SB942,3 17Section 3. 16.004 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
SB942,3,2118 16.004 (22) Requests relating to election administration. No later than 10
19days after receiving each report under s. 5.05 (21), the secretary shall submit a
20request to the joint committee on finance under s. 13.101 (18) that includes all of the
21following:
SB942,3,2522 (a) A request to abolish one or more full-time equivalent positions or portions
23thereof in the elections commission and the departments of transportation,
24corrections, and health services or to maintain the existing level of authorized
25full-time equivalent positions in the commission or department or departments.
SB942,4,3
1(b) A request to lapse moneys to the general fund from one or more
2appropriation accounts under ss. 20.410 (1) (a), 20.435 (1) (a), and 20.510 (1) (a) or
3to maintain the appropriation account's existing funding levels.
SB942,4,64 (c) A request to lapse moneys to the transportation fund from the appropriation
5account under s. 20.395 (4) (aq) or to maintain that appropriation account's existing
6funding levels.
SB942,4 7Section 4. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB942,4,108 (1) Reconciliation provision. This act is void unless either 2021 Senate Bill
9.... (LRB-5268) or 2021 Assembly Bill .... (LRB-5930) is enacted into law in the
102021-22 legislative session.
SB942,4,1111 (End)
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