Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB182 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 182
5	5	April 20, 2023 - Introduced by JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Referred to Committee
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8	8	AN ACT to amend 234.03 (2m), 234.40 (4), 234.50 (4), 234.60 (2), 234.61 (1) and
9	9	234.65 (1) (b); and to create 234.57, 301.069 and 895.493 of the statutes;
10	10	relating to: a certification of rental readiness and funding to cover damages
11	11	caused by certification of rental readiness holders.
12	12	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
13	13	This bill is explained in the NOTES provided by the Joint Legislative Council in
14	14	the bill.
15	15	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
16	16	an appendix to this bill.
17	17	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
18	18	enact as follows:
19	19	JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This bill was prepared for the Joint
20	20	Legislative Council Study Committee on Increasing Offender Employment
21	21	Opportunities. The bill requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to include training
22	22	on rental readiness in its prerelease reentry programming and to issue a certification of
23	23	rental readiness to individuals who successfully complete the training. Under the bill,
24	24	DOC may consult with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
25	25	(WHEDA), city or county landlord-tenant training agencies, or other interested
26	26	organizations or agencies to develop criteria for successful completion of the training on
27	27	rental readiness. The bill additionally authorizes WHEDA to administer a bond program
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34	34	to fund repairs for physical damage to rental property caused by an individual who has
35	35	been issued a certification of rental readiness before he or she enters into a rental
36	36	agreement for the damaged property. Under the bill, a bond may cover repairs for an
37	37	individual's single lease period, not to exceed 12 months, and only within the first two
38	38	years after the individual's release from confinement. Finally, the bill grants immunity
39	39	from civil liability to a landlord who leases a premises to an individual who has been
40	40	issued a certification of rental readiness for certain injuries caused by the certified
41	41	individual's intentional acts or omissions.
42	42	SECTION 1. 234.03 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
43	43	234.03 (2m) To issue notes and bonds in accordance with ss. 234.08, 234.40,
44	44	234.50, 234.57, 234.60, 234.61, 234.626, and 234.65.
45	45	SECTION 2. 234.40 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
46	46	234.40 (4) The limitations established in ss. 234.18, 234.50, 234.57, 234.60,
47	47	234.61, and 234.65 are not applicable to bonds issued under the authority of this
48	48	section. The authority may not have outstanding at any one time bonds for veterans
49	49	housing loans in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $61,945,000, excluding
50	50	bonds being issued to refund outstanding bonds.
51	51	SECTION 3. 234.50 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
52	52	234.50 (4) The limitations established in ss. 234.18, 234.40, 234.57, 234.60,
53	53	234.61, and 234.65 are not applicable to bonds issued under the authority of this
54	54	section. The authority may not have outstanding at any one time bonds for housing
55	55	rehabilitation loans in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $100,000,000,
56	56	excluding bonds being issued to refund outstanding bonds. The authority shall
57	57	consult with and coordinate the issuance of bonds with the building commission prior
58	58	to the issuance of bonds.
59	59	SECTION 4. 234.57 of the statutes is created to read:
60	60	234.57 Bonds for rental readiness certification holders. (1) The
61	61	authority may issue its bonds or notes to fund repairs to physical damage done to a
62	62	property by an individual if the individual had received a certification of rental
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88	88	readiness under s. 301.069 before entering into a housing lease or agreement for the
89	89	damaged property.
90	90	(2) Funding from an issuance of bonds or notes under sub. (1) shall cover
91	91	damage caused by a rental readiness certification holder during a single lease period,
92	92	not to exceed 12 months, within the holder's first 2 years after release from
93	93	confinement.
94	94	(3) The authority shall prioritize funding under this section for certification
95	95	holders who have the most difficulty securing housing because of their prior
96	96	convictions.
97	97	(4) The limitations established in ss. 234.18, 234.40, 234.50, 234.60, 234.61,
98	98	and 234.65 are not applicable to bonds issued under the authority of this section.
99	99	SECTION 5. 234.60 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
100	100	234.60 (2) The limitations in ss. 234.18, 234.40, 234.50, 234.57, 234.61, and
101	101	234.65 do not apply to bonds or notes issued under this section.
102	102	SECTION 6. 234.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
103	103	234.61 (1) Upon the authorization of the department of health services, the
104	104	authority may issue bonds or notes and make loans for the financing of housing
105	105	projects which are residential facilities as defined in s. 46.28 (1) (d) and the
106	106	development costs of those housing projects, if the department of health services has
107	107	approved the residential facilities for financing under s. 46.28 (2). The limitations
108	108	in ss. 234.18, 234.40, 234.50, 234.57, 234.60, and 234.65 do not apply to bonds or
109	109	notes issued under this section. The definition of “nonprofit corporation" in s. 234.01
110	110	(9) does not apply to this section.
111	111	SECTION 7. 234.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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138	138	234.65 (1) (b) The limits in ss. 234.18, 234.40, 234.50, 234.57, 234.60, and
139	139	234.61 do not apply to bonds or notes issued under this section.
140	140	SECTION 8. 301.069 of the statutes is created to read:
141	141	301.069 Certification of Rental Readiness. (1) The department shall
142	142	include training on rental readiness in its reentry programming and shall issue a
143	143	certification of rental readiness to an individual who successfully completes the
144	144	training before he or she is released from confinement.
145	145	(2) The department or the council on offender reentry may consult with the
146	146	Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, city or county landlord or
147	147	tenant training agencies, or other interested organizations or agencies to develop
148	148	criteria for successful completion of rental readiness training.
149	149	SECTION 9. 895.493 of the statutes is created to read:
150	150	895.493 Civil liability exemption; certification of rental readiness. (1)
151	151	In this section, “tenant” means a residential tenant, regardless of the type of tenancy
152	152	or rental period.
153	153	(2) A landlord who leases a premises to a tenant who has been issued a
154	154	certification of rental readiness under s. 301.069 is immune from civil liability for the
155	155	death of or injury to any individual or any damages caused by intentional acts or
156	156	omissions of the tenant who holds the certification of rental readiness.
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