AB211: Bill Text

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

2023 Assembly BILL 211

April 20, 2023 - Introduced by Joint Legislative Council. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.

AB211,1,3 An Act to amend 69.30 (2); and to create 69.30 (1) (cm) of the statutes; relating to: authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

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

Joint Legislative Council prefatory note: This bill was prepared for the Joint Legislative Council's Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations.

Under current law, a financial institution, state agency, county department, Wisconsin Works agency, service office, or long-term care district or an employee of any of these entities are exempt from penalties that would otherwise apply for copying a certified copy of a vital record if the copy is for use by the authorized entity and the copy is marked “FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE.”

This bill adds tribal governments of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state and employees of tribal governments to the list of entities and persons who are authorized to copy a certified copy of a vital record for administrative use by the authorized entity.

AB211,1 Section 1 . 69.30 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB211,2,2 69.30 (1) (cm) “Tribal government” means the government of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

AB211,2 Section 2 . 69.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB211,2,11 69.30 (2) A financial institution, state agency, tribal government, county department, Wisconsin works agency, service office, or long-term care district or an employee of a financial institution, state agency, tribal government, county department, Wisconsin works agency, service office, or long-term care district is not subject to s. 69.24 (1) (a) for copying a certified copy of a vital record for use by the financial institution, state agency, tribal government, county department, Wisconsin works agency, service office, or long-term care district, including use under s. 45.04 (5), if the copy is marked “FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE".

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