13.35(1)
(1) No person who is required to testify before either house of the legislature or a committee thereof, or joint committee of the 2 houses, and is examined and so testifies, shall be held to answer criminally in any court or be subject to any penalty or forfeiture for any fact or act touching which the person is required to testify and as to which the person has been examined and has testified, and no testimony so given nor any paper, document or record produced by any such person before either house of the legislature or any such committee shall be competent testimony or be used in any trial or criminal proceeding against such person in any court, except upon a prosecution for perjury committed in giving such testimony; and no witness shall be allowed to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any papers, documents or records touching which the person is examined before either house or any such committee, for the reason that the testimony touching such fact, or the production of such papers, documents or records may tend to disgrace the person or otherwise render the person infamous.
13.35(2)
(2) The immunity provided under
sub. (1) is subject to the restrictions under
s. 972.085.
13.35 History
History: 1989 a. 122,
359.
13.36
13.36
Witness fees. The compensation of all witnesses who are subpoenaed and appear pursuant to
s. 13.31 shall be $2 for each day's attendance and 10 cents per mile, one way, for travel to attend as such witness. The department of administration shall audit the accounts of such witnesses upon the certificate of the chairperson of the committee before which any such witness has attended, stating the number of days' attendance and the distance the witness has traveled, and the accounts so audited shall be paid out of the state treasury and charged to the appropriation for the legislature.
13.36 History
History: 1991 a. 316;
1993 a. 184.
13.40
13.40
Limitation on state appropriations from general purpose revenue. 13.40(1)(ad)
(ad) "Compensation reserves" means the total estimated amount designated as compensation reserves for a given fiscal year as shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (1) published in the biennial budget act or the modified total amount of compensation reserves for that fiscal year specified in any other act.
13.40(1)(am)
(am) "Fiscal biennium" means a 2-year period beginning on July 1 of an odd-numbered year.
13.40(1)(c)
(c) "State operations" means all purposes except aids to individuals and organizations and local assistance.
13.40(2)
(2) Except as provided in
subs. (3) and
(3m), the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for each fiscal biennium, excluding any amount under an appropriation specified in
sub. (3) (a) to
(i), as determined under
sub. (4), may not exceed the sum of:
13.40(2)(a)
(a) The amount appropriated from general purpose revenue, excluding any amount under an appropriation specified in
sub. (3), for the 2nd fiscal year of the prior fiscal biennium as determined under
sub. (4), multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and the annual percentage change in this state's aggregate personal income, expressed as a decimal, for the calendar year that begins on the January 1 that immediately precedes the first year of the fiscal biennium, as estimated by the legislative fiscal bureau, in consultation with the department of revenue, no later than November 20 of each even-numbered year.
13.40(2)(b)
(b) The amount determined under
par. (a) multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and the annual percentage change in this state's aggregate personal income, expressed as a decimal, for the calendar year that begins on the January 1 that immediately precedes the 2nd year of the fiscal biennium, as estimated by the legislative fiscal bureau, in consultation with the department of revenue, no later than November 20 of each even-numbered year.
13.40(3)
(3) The limitation under
sub. (2) does not apply to any of the following:
13.40(3)(a)
(a) An appropriation for principal repayment and interest payments on public debt, as defined in
s. 18.01 (4), or operating notes, as defined in
s. 18.71 (4).
13.40(3)(b)
(b) An appropriation to honor a moral obligation undertaken pursuant to
ss. 16.527 (10),
18.61 (5),
85.25 (5),
101.143 (9m) (i),
229.50 (7),
229.74 (7),
229.830 (7),
234.15 (4),
234.42 (4),
234.54 (4) (b),
234.626 (7),
234.93 (6),
234.932 (6),
234.933 (6), and
281.59 (13m).
13.40(3)(c)
(c) An appropriation to make a payment to the United States that the building commission determines to be payable under
s. 13.488 (1) (m).
13.40(3)(d)
(d) An appropriation contained in a bill that is enacted with approval of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature.
13.40(3)(e)
(e) An appropriation for legal expenses and the costs of judgments, orders, and settlements of actions and appeals incurred by the state.
13.40(3)(fm)
(fm) An appropriation for the 2005-07 fiscal biennium to make payments to counties, towns, villages, and cities under
s. 79.035.
13.40(3)(g)
(g) An appropriation to make a transfer from the general fund to the budget stabilization fund under
s. 20.875 (1) (a).
13.40(3)(i)
(i) An appropriation to any of the following:
13.40(3)(i)3.
3. The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
13.40(3m)(ae)(ae) In this subsection, an "excluded appropriation" consists of all of the following:
13.40(3m)(ae)1.
1. State operations appropriations for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
13.40(3m)(am)
(am) In addition to the limitation under
sub. (2), the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for state operations in fiscal year 2005-06, less any excluded appropriation and excluding the estimated amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service for that fiscal year, may not exceed the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for state operations in fiscal year 2004-05, less any excluded appropriation and excluding the estimated amount to be expended from general purpose revenue for debt service for that fiscal year, as shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) published in the 2003-04 Wisconsin Statutes, less $100,000,000.
13.40(3m)(bm)
(bm) For purposes of
par. (am), the amount of any sum sufficient appropriation for fiscal year 2004-05 is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) as published in the 2003-04 Wisconsin Statutes, and the amount of any sum sufficient appropriation for any other fiscal year is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) in the latest act specifying the estimated expenditures for that appropriation for that fiscal year. For purposes of
par. (am), the amount of any biennial appropriation for fiscal year 2004-05 is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) as published in the 2003-04 Wisconsin Statutes, and the amount of any biennial appropriation for any other fiscal year is considered to be the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) in the latest act specifying the amount appropriated for that appropriation for that fiscal year.
13.40(4)
(4) For purposes of
sub. (2), the legislative fiscal bureau shall determine the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for any fiscal biennium to which
sub. (2) applies. The legislative fiscal bureau shall make this determination no later than December 1 of each even-numbered year.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
13.45
13.45
General provisions on legislative committees. 13.45(1)(1)
Term; eligibility; vacancies. 13.45(1)(a)(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the terms of all legislator members of committees or other bodies established by statute on which there are legislator members appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses, shall expire on the date specified in
s. 13.02 (1). Unless otherwise provided by rule or resolution, any special legislative committee and the memberships thereof shall expire upon the accomplishment of the purpose for which the committee was created or the termination of the legislative session biennium in which the committee was created.
13.45(1)(b)
(b) A legislator's membership, on any committee or other body established by statute to which the legislator was appointed by reason of being a member of the legislature, terminates when such person ceases to be a legislator.
13.45(1)(c)
(c) Legislator vacancies on committees or other bodies established by statute, including first appointments upon the creation of such committees or bodies, shall be filled as are original appointments at the commencement of the legislative session biennium.
13.45(2)
(2) Appointments reported. The chief clerk of each house shall file a duplicate of each report required by
s. 14.40 (4) with the director of the legislative council staff.
13.45(3)(a)(a) For any day for which the legislator does not file a claim under
s. 13.123 (1), any legislator appointed to serve on a legislative committee or a committee to which the legislator was appointed by either house or the officers thereof shall be reimbursed from the appropriations under
s. 20.765 (1) (a) or
(b) for actual and necessary expenses incurred as a member of the committee.
13.45(3)(b)
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, any state officer or employee representing an agency as a member of a committee under this chapter shall be reimbursed by the agency for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the officer or employee in the performance of duties as a committee member.
13.45(3)(c)
(c) Unless otherwise provided by law, any member of a committee under this chapter and not covered by
par. (a) or
(b) shall be reimbursed from the appropriation of the committee on which the member serves for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the member in the performance of duties as a committee member.
13.45(4)
(4) Organization. Unless otherwise provided by law, and except as provided in
sub. (4m), every legislative committee or committee on which there are legislative members selected by either house or the officers thereof shall:
13.45(4)(a)
(a) Elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary from among its members.
13.45(4)(b)
(b) Meet at such times, and at such locations within this state, as the chairperson with the consent of the members announces.
13.45(4)(d)
(d) Maintain a written record of its proceedings.
13.45(4)(e)
(e) On or before May 1 of each odd-numbered year, submit a written report of its findings, conclusions and recommendations to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2).
13.45(4m)
(4m) Cochairpersons of joint legislative committees. Except as provided in
s. 13.81 (1), every joint standing, statutory, special or other joint committee shall be chaired jointly by a senator and a representative to the assembly appointed as are other members of the joint committee.
13.45(5)
(5) Rules of procedure; quorum. Unless otherwise provided by law, every legislative committee or committee on which there are legislative members selected by either house or the officers thereof may adopt such rules for the conduct of its business as are necessary, but a majority of the members appointed to a committee shall constitute a quorum to do business and a majority of such quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the committee.
13.45(6)
(6) Committee members may administer oaths. Any senator or representative to the assembly, while acting as a member of a legislative committee, may administer oaths to persons to be examined before such committee.
13.45(7)
(7) Cooperation of state agencies. The departments, officers and employees of Wisconsin state government, and the governing bodies of the political subdivisions of this state, shall assist legislative committees in the completion of their tasks. They shall provide legislative committees with ready access to any books, records or other information relating to such tasks. Upon request by legislative committees, and within the limits of existing appropriations, departments of state government shall supply such specialized staff assistance as a legislative committee may require.
13.46
13.46
Majority and minority parties. In any law or legislative rule:
13.46(1)
(1) "Majority leader" means the leader elected by the majority party in each house of the legislature.
13.46(2)
(2) "Majority party" means the political party in each house which has the most members.
13.46(3)
(3) "Minority leader" means the leader elected by the minority party in each house.
13.46(4)
(4) "Minority party" means the political party in each house which has the 2nd most members.
13.46(5)
(5) "Two major political parties" means the majority party and the minority party in each house.
13.46 History
History: 1977 c. 325;
1983 a. 189.
13.47
13.47
Legislative state supported programs study and advisory committee. There is created a joint legislative state supported programs study and advisory committee, consisting of 5 senators and 6 representatives to the assembly, appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses. The 2 major political parties shall be represented in the membership from each house. One legislator from each house shall be a member of the building commission created in
s. 13.48 (2) (a).
13.47(1)
(1) Meetings. The committee shall meet when the legislature is not in actual session.
13.47(2)
(2) Duties of the committee. The committee, in groups or individually as assigned by the cochairpersons with the consent of the committee, shall visit all institutions and office buildings owned or leased by the state and the capitol building and inspect the grounds and the buildings thereon. Each member shall participate in the groups to which he or she is assigned, but if the appointed member of the building commission is unable to participate in a specific visit he or she shall appoint an alternate member, selected from his or her house of the legislature, to participate in his or her place. It shall thoroughly inspect the state buildings or grounds and shall have free access to any part of such state buildings or the surrounding grounds and all persons therein in order to make such examination as it sees fit of the conditions found.
13.47(3)
(3) Visits to institutions receiving state funds. The committee, in groups or individually as assigned by the cochairpersons with the consent of the committee, may visit any institution, program or organization in this state in which the state directly or indirectly has provided financial support. Upon request of the committee, any such institution, program or organization shall allow the committee to examine its records.
13.48
13.48
Long-range public building program. 13.48(1)(1)
Policy. The legislature finds and determines that it is necessary to improve the adequacy of the public building facilities that are required by the various state agencies including the educational institutions, for the proper performance of their duties and functions, and that it is in the interest of economy, efficiency and the public welfare that such improvement be accomplished by means of a long-range public building program, with funds to be provided by successive legislatures. The long-range program shall include the necessary lands, new buildings, and all facilities and equipment required and also the remodeling, reconstruction, maintenance and reequipping of existing buildings and facilities, as determined by the building commission.
13.48(1m)(a)(a) In this subsection, "historic property" means any building, structure or site which is any of the following:
13.48(1m)(a)1.
1. Listed on, or has been nominated by the state historical society for listing on, the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places.
13.48(1m)(a)2.
2. Included in a district which is listed on, or has been nominated by the state historical society for listing on, the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places, and has been determined by the state historical society to contribute to the historic significance of the district.
13.48(1m)(a)3.
3. Included on a list of properties which have been determined by the state historical society to be eligible for listing on the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places.
13.48(1m)(b)
(b) The long-range public building program shall recognize the importance of historic properties and shall include a program of preservation and restoration of those historic properties under the control of the state as provided in
s. 44.41, including criteria for determining which historic properties should be preserved and restored.
13.48(1m)(c)
(c) The long-range public building program shall require the biennial review of each historic property under the control of the state to determine the current uses of the property and state agency compliance with the requirements of the long-range program.
13.48(1m)(d)
(d) The building commission shall allocate, from that portion of the state building program funding which is available to all state agencies, an amount of funds deemed necessary by the building commission for the preservation, restoration and maintenance of historic properties under the control of the state.
13.48(2)
(2) Building commission; powers and duties. 13.48(2)(a)(a) There is created a building commission consisting of the governor, who shall serve as chairperson, and 3 senators and 3 representatives to the assembly appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses. The 2 major political parties shall be represented in the membership from each house. One legislator from each house shall be a member of the state supported programs study and advisory committee created by
s. 13.47. One citizen member shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the governor's pleasure. The secretary, head of the engineering function, and ranking architect of the department of administration shall be nonvoting advisory members. The building commission shall bear a title beginning with the words "State of Wisconsin". The members shall be liable only for misconduct. Nonlegislator members of the building commission shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, incurred as members of the building commission, from the appropriation under
s. 20.505.
13.48(2)(b)1.1. The building commission shall have all the powers necessary to carry out its duties and may accept all donations, gifts and bequests made to the state for public building purposes, including any grants made by the federal government, and apply the same in accordance with the terms of the grant or the wishes of the donors, insofar as such is practicable. The building commission with respect to any of such buildings shall have all the powers so far as applicable as were conferred by law on the state office building commission with respect to the state office building.
13.48(2)(b)1m.
1m. The University of Wisconsin System may not accept any gift, grant or bequest of real property with a value in excess of $30,000 or any gift, grant or bequest of a building or structure that is constructed for the benefit of the system or any institution thereof without the approval of the building commission.
