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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 543 |
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| 5 | 5 | | October 23, 2023 - Introduced by Senators SMITH, L. JOHNSON, HESSELBEIN, LARSON |
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| 6 | 6 | | and AGARD, cosponsored by Representatives RATCLIFF, JOERS, BARE, C. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ANDERSON, MOORE OMOKUNDE, ORTIZ-VELEZ, SINICKI, CONLEY, EMERSON, J. |
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| 8 | 8 | | ANDERSON, SNODGRASS, VINING, SHELTON, CABRERA, SUBECK, BALDEH, |
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| 9 | 9 | | CONSIDINE, PALMERI, SHANKLAND, JACOBSON, CLANCY and ANDRACA. Referred to |
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| 10 | 10 | | Committee on Government Operations. |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT to repeal 66.0144; and to amend 59.52 (25) of the statutes; relating to: |
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| 12 | 12 | | eliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | Under current law, a county may not conduct a countywide advisory |
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| 15 | 15 | | referendum except for an advisory referendum regarding a political subdivision |
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| 16 | 16 | | revenue sharing agreement or capital expenditures proposed to be funded by the |
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| 17 | 17 | | county property tax levy. In addition, current law prohibits a municipality from |
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| 18 | 18 | | conducting an advisory referendum except for an advisory referendum regarding tax |
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| 19 | 19 | | incremental financing, a local government telecommunications utility, or capital |
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| 20 | 20 | | expenditures proposed to be funded by the municipality's property tax levy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | This bill eliminates the above restrictions and allows a county or municipality |
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| 22 | 22 | | to conduct advisory referenda for any purpose, which a county or municipality was |
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| 23 | 23 | | allowed to do prior to enactment of 2023 Wisconsin Act 12. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 25 | 25 | | enact as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 1. 59.52 (25) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, is |
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| 27 | 27 | | amended to read: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 59.52 (25) ADVISORY AND CONTINGENT REFERENDA. The board may conduct a |
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| 29 | 29 | | countywide referendum for advisory purposes or for the purpose of ratifying or |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 543 |
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| 38 | 38 | | validating a resolution adopted or ordinance enacted by the board contingent upon |
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| 39 | 39 | | approval in the referendum. The board may not conduct a referendum for advisory |
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| 40 | 40 | | purposes, except as provided under s. 66.0305 (6) or for an advisory referendum |
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| 41 | 41 | | regarding capital expenditures proposed to be funded by the county property tax |
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| 42 | 42 | | levy. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. 66.0144 of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, is |
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| 44 | 44 | | repealed. |
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