Date of enactment: March 14, 2024
2023 Senate Bill 741 Date of publication*: March 15, 2024
2023 WISCONSIN ACT 120
AN ACT to renumber and amend 11.0202 (2) (d), 11.0505 (3), 11.0605 (3) and 11.1001 (3); to amend 11.0102 (2)
(a), 11.0102 (2) (b), 11.0505 (1) (a) 1., 11.0505 (1) (a) 2. (intro.), 11.0505 (1) (a) 3., 11.0505 (1) (b) 1., 11.0505 (1)
(b) 2., 11.0505 (1) (b) 3., 11.0505 (1) (b) 4., 11.0605 (1) (a) 1., 11.0605 (1) (a) 2. (intro.), 11.0605 (1) (a) 3., 11.0605
(1) (b) 1., 11.0605 (1) (b) 2., 11.0605 (1) (b) 3., 11.0605 (1) (b) 4., 11.1001 (1) (a) 1., 11.1001 (1) (a) 2. (intro.), 11.1001
(1) (a) 3., 11.1001 (1) (b) 1., 11.1001 (1) (b) 2., 11.1001 (1) (b) 3. and 11.1001 (1) (b) 4.; to repeal and recreate
11.1114; and to create 11.0102 (2) (e), 11.0202 (2) (d) 2., 11.0202 (2) (d) 3., 11.0202 (2) (d) 4., 11.0203 (1) (bd),
11.0303 (1) (bd), 11.0403 (1) (bd), 11.0503 (1) (bd), 11.0505 (3) (a), 11.0505 (3) (b), 11.0505 (3) (c), 11.0603 (1)
(bd), 11.0605 (3) (a), 11.0605 (3) (b), 11.0605 (3) (c), 11.0703 (1) (bd), 11.0803 (1) (bd), 11.0903 (1) (bd), 11.1001
(3) (a), 11.1001 (3) (b), 11.1001 (3) (c), 11.1305, 13.62 (12t), 19.55 (2) (e), 19.55 (3) (e) 5. and 6., 19.55 (5) and 19.851
(3) of the statutes; relating to: recommendations from the Ethics Commission regarding campaign finance, lobby-
ing, open records, and closed sessions.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 11.0102 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended
to read:
11.0102 (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (c) and
(d), each conduit or committee that is required to register
and file with the commission under sub. (1) (a) shall
annually pay a filing fee of $100 to the commission. The
commission may accept payment under this subsection
by credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment
mechanism, and may charge a surcharge to that conduit
or committee to recover the actual costs associated with
the acceptance of that electronic payment.
SECTION 2. 11.0102 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended
to read:
11.0102 (2) (b) A conduit or committee that is subject
to par. (a) shall pay the fee specified in par. (a) together
with the report filed by that conduit or committee on the
15th day of the month of January in each year. If a conduit
or committee that is subject to par. (a) registers under this
chapter or changes status so that par. (a) becomes applica-
ble to the conduit or committee during a calendar year,
the conduit or committee shall pay the fee for that year
with the filing of the conduit’s or committee’s registra-
tion statement or at any time before the change in status
becomes effective.
SECTION 3. 11.0102 (2) (e) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0102 (2) (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a con-
duit for any year during which the conduit does not
release contributions totaling more than $2,500.
SECTION 4. 11.0202 (2) (d) of the statutes is renum-
bered 11.0202 (2) (d) 1. and amended to read:
11.0202 (2) (d) 1. An individual who holds a state or
local elective office and who becomes a candidate for a
different state or local elective office may establish a sec-
* Section 991.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s
partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” − 2 −2023 Wisconsin Act 120 2023 Senate Bill 741
ond 2nd candidate committee under this subchapter for
the purpose of pursuing a that different state or local
office.
SECTION 5. 11.0202 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0202 (2) (d) 2. If the individual described under
subd. 1. wins the election for which the individual created
the 2nd candidate committee, and the individual is not
eligible to continue to hold the first office, the individual
shall terminate the first candidate committee as provided
under s. 11.0105 no later than 180 days after the date the
individual is sworn into the office for which the 2nd can-
didate committee was created. Residual funds of the first
committee may be transferred as provided in s. 11.1114
or used or disposed of in any manner allowed by law.
SECTION 6. 11.0202 (2) (d) 3. of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0202 (2) (d) 3. If the individual described under
subd. 1. wins the election for which the individual created
the 2nd candidate committee, but the individual is still
eligible to hold the first office, the individual shall main-
tain a committee for each office until such time as the
individual resigns from, or a successor is sworn in to, the
office. If the individual subsequently resigns from either
office, or a successor is sworn into either office, the indi-
vidual shall terminate the candidate committee for which
the individual no longer holds office as provided under s.
11.0105 no later than 180 days after the date the individ-
ual resigns or a successor is sworn in. Residual funds of
the terminated committee may be transferred as provided
in s. 11.1114 or used or disposed of in any manner
allowed by law.
SECTION 7. 11.0202 (2) (d) 4. of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0202 (2) (d) 4. If the individual described under
subd. 1. loses the election for which the individual cre-
ated the 2nd candidate committee, the individual shall
terminate the 2nd candidate committee as provided in s.
11.0105 no later than 180 days after the date the winner
of that election takes office. Residual funds of the 2nd
committee may be transferred as provided in s. 11.1114
or used or disposed of in any manner allowed by law.
SECTION 8. 11.0203 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0203 (1) (bd) The email address and personal tele-
phone number of the candidate, the candidate committee
treasurer, and any other custodian of books and accounts.
Telephone numbers provided under this paragraph shall
be kept confidential and are not subject to the right of
inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
SECTION 9. 11.0303 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0303 (1) (bd) The email address and personal tele-
phone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of
books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under
this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not sub-
ject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35
(1).
SECTION 10. 11.0403 (1) (bd) of the statutes is cre-
ated to read:
11.0403 (1) (bd) The email address and personal tele-
phone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of
books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under
this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not sub-
ject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35
(1).
SECTION 11. 11.0503 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0503 (1) (bd) The email address and personal tele-
phone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of
books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under
this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not sub-
ject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35
(1).
SECTION 12. 11.0505 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (a) 1. For express advocacy that will
occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the
spring primary and ending on the date of the spring elec-
tion, a political action committee spending $2,500 or
more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or
more candidates at the spring primary or spring election
shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b)
for express advocacy.
SECTION 13. 11.0505 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes
is amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) For express advocacy that
will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to
the partisan primary and ending on the date of the general
election, a political action committee spending $2,500 or
more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or
more candidates at the partisan primary or general elec-
tion shall submit statements to the commission under par.
(b) for express advocacy as follows:
SECTION 14. 11.0505 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (a) 3. For express advocacy that will
occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to a spe-
cial primary and ending on the date of the special elec-
tion, a political action committee spending $2,500 or
more in the aggregate on express advocacy for one or
more candidates at the special primary or special election
shall submit statements to the commission under par. (b)
for express advocacy.
SECTION 15. 11.0505 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (b) 1. The dates on which the committee
incurred the obligations or made the disbursements.
SECTION 16. 11.0505 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (b) 2. The name and address of the
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SECTION 17. 11.0505 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (b) 3. The purpose for making the dis-
bursements or incurring the obligations.
SECTION 18. 11.0505 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0505 (1) (b) 4. The amount spent or incurred for
each act of express advocacy.
SECTION 19. 11.0505 (3) of the statutes is renum-
bered 11.0505 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
11.0505 (3) TIMING. (intro.) A political action com-
mittee that is required to report under this section shall
submit the report to the commission no later than 72
hours after making the disbursements. the earliest of the
following:
SECTION 20. 11.0505 (3) (a) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0505 (3) (a) The date the obligation for express
advocacy is incurred, if the political action committee
has the information required to be reported under sub. (1)
(b).
SECTION 21. 11.0505 (3) (b) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0505 (3) (b) The date the express advocacy is
aired, broadcast, printed, or otherwise disseminated to
individuals other than any of the following:
1. The political action committee’s administrator,
treasurer, volunteer, producer, consultant, media produc-
tion partner, or focus group.
2. An officer or employee of the political action com-
mittee’s sponsoring organization.
SECTION 22. 11.0505 (3) (c) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0505 (3) (c) The date of the disbursement.
SECTION 23. 11.0603 (1) (bd) of the statutes is cre-
ated to read:
11.0603 (1) (bd) The email address and personal tele-
phone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of
books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under
this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not sub-
ject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35
(1).
SECTION 24. 11.0605 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (a) 1. For express advocacy that will
occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the
spring primary and ending on the date of the spring elec-
tion, an independent expenditure committee spending
$2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for
one or more candidates at the spring primary or spring
election shall submit statements to the commission under
par. (b) for express advocacy.
SECTION 25. 11.0605 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes
is amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) For express advocacy that
will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to
the partisan primary and ending on the date of the general
election, an independent expenditure committee spend-
ing $2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy
for one or more candidates at the partisan primary or gen-
eral election shall submit statements to the commission
under par. (b) for express advocacy as follows:
SECTION 26. 11.0605 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (a) 3. For express advocacy that will
occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to a spe-
cial primary and ending on the date of the special elec-
tion, an independent expenditure committee spending
$2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for
one or more candidates at the special primary or special
election shall submit statements to the commission under
par. (b) for express advocacy.
SECTION 27. 11.0605 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (b) 1. The dates on which the committee
incurred the obligations or made the disbursements.
SECTION 28. 11.0605 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (b) 2. The name and address of the
obligees or persons who received the disbursements.
SECTION 29. 11.0605 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (b) 3. The purpose for making the dis-
bursements or incurring the obligations.
SECTION 30. 11.0605 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.0605 (1) (b) 4. The amount spent or incurred for
each act of express advocacy.
SECTION 31. 11.0605 (3) of the statutes is renum-
bered 11.0605 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
11.0605 (3) TIMING. (intro.) An independent expen-
diture committee that is required to report under this sec-
tion shall submit the report to the commission no later
than 72 hours after making the disbursements. the earliest
of the following:
SECTION 32. 11.0605 (3) (a) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0605 (3) (a) The date the obligation for express
advocacy is incurred, if the independent expenditure
committee has the information required to be reported
under sub. (1) (b).
SECTION 33. 11.0605 (3) (b) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0605 (3) (b) The date the express advocacy is
aired, broadcast, printed, or otherwise disseminated to
individuals other than any of the following:
1. The independent expenditure committee’s admin-
istrator, treasurer, volunteer, producer, consultant, media
production partner, or focus group.
2. An officer or employee of the independent expen-
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SECTION 34. 11.0605 (3) (c) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.0605 (3) (c) The date of the disbursement.
SECTION 35. 11.0703 (1) (bd) of the statutes is cre-
ated to read:
11.0703 (1) (bd) The email address and personal tele-
phone number of the administrator of the conduit and any
other custodian of books and accounts. Telephone num-
bers provided under this paragraph shall be kept confi-
dential and are not subject to the right of inspection and
copying under s. 19.35 (1).
SECTION 37. 11.0803 (1) (bd) of the statutes is cre-
ated to read:
11.0803 (1) (bd) The email address and personal tele-
phone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of
books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under
this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not sub-
ject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35
(1).
SECTION 38. 11.0903 (1) (bd) of the statutes is cre-
ated to read:
11.0903 (1) (bd) The email address and personal tele-
phone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of
books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under
this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not sub-
ject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35
(1).
SECTION 39. 11.1001 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (a) 1. For express advocacy that will
occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to the
spring primary and ending on the date of the spring elec-
tion, any person, other than a committee, spending
$2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for
one or more candidates at the spring primary or spring
election shall submit statements to the commission under
par. (b) for express advocacy.
SECTION 40. 11.1001 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes
is amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) For express advocacy that
will occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to
the partisan primary and ending on the date of the general
election, any person, other than a committee, spending
$2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for
one or more candidates at the partisan primary or general
election shall submit statements to the commission under
par. (b) for express advocacy as follows:
SECTION 41. 11.1001 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (a) 3. For express advocacy that will
occur during the period beginning 60 days prior to a spe-
cial primary and ending on the date of the special elec-
tion, any person, other than a committee, spending
$2,500 or more in the aggregate on express advocacy for
one or more candidates at the special primary or special
election shall submit statements to the commission under
par. (b) for express advocacy.
SECTION 42. 11.1001 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (b) 1. The dates on which the person
incurred the obligations or made the disbursements.
SECTION 43. 11.1001 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (b) 2. The name and address of the
obligees or persons who received the disbursements.
SECTION 44. 11.1001 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (b) 3. The purpose for making the dis-
bursements or incurring the obligations.
SECTION 45. 11.1001 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is
amended to read:
11.1001 (1) (b) 4. The amount spent or incurred for
each act of express advocacy.
SECTION 46. 11.1001 (3) of the statutes is renum-
bered 11.1001 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
11.1001 (3) TIMING. (intro.) A person who is
required to report under this section shall submit the
report to the commission no later than 72 hours after mak-
ing the disbursements. the earliest of the following:
SECTION 47. 11.1001 (3) (a) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.1001 (3) (a) The date the obligation for express
advocacy is incurred, if the person has the information
required to be reported under sub. (1) (b).
SECTION 48. 11.1001 (3) (b) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.1001 (3) (b) The date the express advocacy is
aired, broadcast, printed, or otherwise disseminated to
individuals other than any of the following:
1. The person, if the person is an individual.
2. The person’s officers, directors, partners, employ-
ees, or volunteers, if the person consists of 2 or more indi-
viduals.
3. The person’s producer, consultant, media produc-
tion partner, or focus group.
SECTION 49. 11.1001 (3) (c) of the statutes is created
to read:
11.1001 (3) (c) The date of the disbursement.
SECTION 50. 11.1114 of the statutes is repealed and
recreated to read:
11.1114 Two candidate committees. (1) (a) A can-
didate who has established 2 candidate committees pur-
suant to s. 11.0202 (2) may transfer funds between the 2
committees as provided in this subsection.
(b) The first candidate committee may transfer funds
to the 2nd candidate committee, subject to all of the fol-
lowing:
1. Any money contributed to the first candidate com-
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makes a contribution to the 2nd candidate committee
from funds received by the first candidate committee dur-
ing a prior contribution limit period, that contribution is
considered a contribution from the first candidate com-
mittee, subject to the contribution limits under s. 11.1101
(2) applicable to the 2nd candidate committee.
2. The first candidate committee may transfer a con-
tribution, or any portion of a contribution, received by the
first candidate committee during the current contribution
limit period to the 2nd candidate committee. Such a trans-
fer is considered a contribution from the original contrib-
utor to the first candidate committee and does not violate
s. 11.1202 or 11.1204. The transfer is subject to the con-
tribution limits under s. 11.1101 applicable to the 2nd
candidate committee. A contribution or portion of a con-
tribution that is transferred may not be included when
determining whether the contributor has reached or
exceeded the applicable contribution limits for the first
candidate committee for the current contribution period.
The 2nd candidate committee shall count all contribu-
tions directly received from the contributor and all contri-
butions from the contributor that are transferred from the
first candidate committee to determine whether a con-
tributor has reached or exceeded the applicable contribu-
tion limits for the current contribution limit period.
(c) The 2nd candidate committee may only transfer
funds to the first candidate committee when the 2nd can-
didate committee is terminating pursuant to s. 11.0105.
Such a transfer is considered a contribution from the orig-
inal contributor to the 2nd candidate committee and is
subject to the contribution limits under s. 11.1101 that
apply to contributions from the original contributor for
contributions made to the first candidate committee.
(2) (a) For a contribution under sub. (1) (b) 1., the first
candidate committee shall report the contribution to the
2nd candidate committee as a disbursement to the 2nd
candidate committee and the 2nd candidate committee
shall report receiving the contribution from the first can-
didate committee.
(b) The candidate committees shall report a transfer
under sub. (1) (b) 2. as follows:
1. The first candidate committee shall report receiv-
ing the contribution from the original contributor.
2. The first candidate committee shall report transfer-
ring the contribution as a disbursement to the 2nd candi-
date committee.
3. The 2nd candidate committee shall report receiv-
ing the contribution as if it came from the original con-
tributor.
(c) With regard to a transfer under sub. (1) (c), the 2nd
candidate committee shall report receiving the contribu-
tion from the original contributor and report transferring
the funds to the first candidate committee as a disburse-
ment. The first candidate committee shall report receiv-
ing the contribution as if it came from the original con-
tributor.
(d) A candidate committee making a transfer as pro-
vided under this section may report the transfer as one
lump sum contribution if the candidate committee pro-
vides the receiving committee a list of the contributors,
all required information about those contributors, and the
amount attributable to each contributor that is being
transferred to the receiving committee. The transferring
candidate committee shall attach the documentation
described in this paragraph to its next campaign finance
report.
SECTION 51. 11.1305 of the statutes is created to read:
11.1305 Administrative termination and suspen-
sion. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the commis-
sion or another filing officer may terminate any registrant
under this chapter that has been exempt for more than 3
years from filing campaign reports pursuant to s.
11.0104.
(b) A filing officer other than the commission may
terminate a registrant under par. (a) only if the registrant
has not done any of the following:
1. Held an elective office during the 3 years prior to
the proposed termination.
2. Filed a new or amended registration statement dur-
ing the 3 years prior to the proposed termination.
3. After being exempt for more than 3 years from fil-
ing campaign finance reports, responded within 60 days
from the date on which the filing officer attempted to con-
tact the registrant using the contact information specified
on the registrant’s most current registration statement.
(2) (a) The commission may suspend any registrant
for not complying with the requirements of this chapter.
Prior to suspending the registrant, the commission shall
make at least 3 attempts to notify the registrant of the
potential violations. The commission shall send the final
notice to the registrant by certified mail to the last address
on file for the registrant, unless a more recent address is
obtained from another government agency, a public
record, or a reasonably diligent Internet search. If the
final notice is returned undeliverable or the registrant
does not respond within 30 days after the commission
sends the notice, the commission may suspend the regis-
trant and block the registrant’s access to the campaign
finance website for registration and reporting.
(b) If a registrant does not respond to a communica-
tion from the commission requiring a response from the
registrant within 180 days of receipt of the communica-
tion, the commission may suspend the registrant for fail-
ing to timely respond. Prior to suspending the registrant,
the commission shall make at least 3 attempts to notify
the registrant of the potential violations. The commission
shall send the final notice to the registrant by certified
mail to the last address on file for the registrant, unless a
more recent address is obtained from another govern-
ment agency, a public record, or a reasonably diligent
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after the commission sends the notice, the commission
may suspend the registrant and block the registrant’s
access to the campaign finance website for registration
and reporting.
(3) The commission may not reinstate a registrant
suspended as provided under sub. (2) until the registrant
has communicated with the commission and has filed an
amended registration statement that includes all the
information that the commission requires.
(4) A registrant that is suspended as provided under
sub. (2) may not file a termination report under s. 11.0105
until it is reinstated as provided under sub. (3).
(5) If a registrant is suspended as provided under sub.
(2), the statute of limitations under s. 893.93 (1m) for any
potential violation committed within 3 years prior to the
date of the suspension is tolled. The commission or a dis-
trict attorney may commence an action to enforce such
violations at any time during the 12−month period fol-
lowing the date of reinstatement.
SECTION 52. 13.62 (12t) of the statutes is created to
read:
13.62 (12t) “Special election” means an election
other than a spring primary, spring election, partisan pri-
mary, or general election that is called to fill a vacancy in
a state office, as defined in s. 5.02 (23). “Special elec-
tion” includes an election to fill a vacancy in a state
office, as defined in s. 5.02 (23), that is being conducted
concurrently with a spring primary, spring election, parti-
san primary, or general election.
SECTION 53. 19.55 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to
read:
19.55 (2) (e) Except as authorized in sub. (5), records
created in the course of conducting an audit to identify a
potential violation of this subchapter, subch. III of ch. 13,
or ch. 11.
SECTION 54. 19.55 (3) (e) 5. and 6. of the statutes are
created to read:
19.55 (3) (e) 5. Any record of the action of the com-
mission issuing a warning.
6. Any record of the action of the commission that
indicates that, upon a finding of a reasonable suspicion of
a violation or probable cause to believe that a violation
has occurred or occurring, the commission decided to
take no further action.
SECTION 55. 19.55 (5) of the statutes is created to
read:
19.55 (5) The following audit records of the commis-
sion are open to public inspection and copying under s.
19.35 (1):
(a) Any record containing a finding that there is no
reasonable suspicion that a violation of the law occurred.
(b) Any record containing a finding that no probable
cause exists to believe that a violation of the law
occurred.
(c) Any record of an action of the commission that
indicates that, upon a finding of a reasonable suspicion of
a violation or probable cause to believe that a violation
has occurred or occurring, the commission decided to
take no further action.
(d) Any record of an action of the commission issuing
a warning.
(e) Any record of an action of the commission autho-
rizing the filing of a civil complaint.
(f) Any record of an action of the commission refer-
ring a matter to a district attorney or other prosecutor for
investigation or prosecution.
SECTION 56. 19.851 (3) of the statutes is created to
read:
19.851 (3) The commission shall convene in closed
session for any of the following purposes:
(a) To consider whether there is a reasonable suspi-
cion or probable cause to believe that a violation of the
law occurred or is occurring based on a complaint and, if
received, a response to that complaint.
(b) To receive reports concerning audit findings and
consider whether there is a reasonable suspicion or prob-
able cause to believe that a violation of the law occurred
or is occurring.