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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 146
April 7, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives BINSFELD, MAXEY, ALLEN, BODDEN,
BRANDTJEN, BROOKS, DITTRICH, DONOVAN, EDMING, GUNDRUM, GUSTAFSON,
KNODL, MACCO, MAGNAFICI, MOSES, NEDWESKI, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN,
PETERSEN, PLUMER, RETTINGER, ROZAR, SCHMIDT, SCHUTT, SORTWELL and
WICHGERS, cosponsored by Senators S TROEBEL, BALLWEG, FELZKOWSKI,
MARKLEIN, NASS and TOMCZYK. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to create 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes; relating to: local guaranteed
income programs.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits political subdivisions from expending moneys of the political
subdivision for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed
income program. “Guaranteed income program” is defined under the bill to mean a
program under which individuals are provided with regular periodic cash payments
that are unearned and that may be used for any purpose. Programs under which an
individual is required to perform work or attend training are not “guaranteed income
programs” under the bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
66.0601 (1) (d) Guaranteed income program. 1. In this paragraph:
a. “Guaranteed income program” means a program under which individuals
are provided with regular periodic cash payments that are unearned and that may
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be used for any purpose. “Guaranteed income program” does not include a program
under which an individual is required to perform work or attend training.
b. “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
2. No political subdivision may expend moneys of the political subdivision,
including shared revenue payments under subch. I of 79, moneys raised by levying
taxes, or fee revenues, for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a
guaranteed income program.
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