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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 16 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 7, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives TITTL, ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, |
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| 6 | 6 | | DITTRICH, DONOVAN, EDMING, MURSAU, ORTIZ-VELEZ, ROZAR, SAPIK, SPIROS, |
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| 7 | 7 | | SUBECK and TUSLER, cosponsored by Senators JAMES, BALLWEG, COWLES, |
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| 8 | 8 | | MARKLEIN, ROYS, SPREITZER and WANGGAARD. Referred to Committee on |
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| 9 | 9 | | Corrections. |
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| 10 | 10 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT to create 301.32 (1m) of the statutes; relating to: the value of tangible |
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| 12 | 12 | | personal property allowed in state correctional facilities. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | Under current rules promulgated by the Department of Corrections, a prisoner |
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| 15 | 15 | | or resident of a state correctional institution may not possess any personal property |
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| 16 | 16 | | with a value exceeding $75, except that he or she may possess a musical instrument |
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| 17 | 17 | | or electronic item with a value up to $350 and may possess any item that is medically |
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| 18 | 18 | | prescribed. Under this bill, a prisoner or resident of a state correctional institution |
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| 19 | 19 | | may not possess personal property with a value exceeding $150 or a musical |
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| 20 | 20 | | instrument or electronic item with a value exceeding $350. Under the bill, there is |
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| 21 | 21 | | no limit for items that are medically prescribed. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 23 | 23 | | enact as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. 301.32 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 301.32 (1m) PERSONAL PROPERTY; ALLOWABLE VALUE. A prisoner or resident of a |
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| 26 | 26 | | state correctional institution may possess a musical instrument or individual or |
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| 27 | 27 | | combination electronic item with a purchase value not to exceed $350. The purchase |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6 - 2 -2023 - 2024 Legislature LRB-0779/1 |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | value of other items except those that are medically prescribed may not exceed $150 |
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| 37 | 37 | | for each item. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (END) |
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