Date of enactment: March 28, 2025
2025 Assembly Bill 99 Date of publication*: March 29, 2025
2025 WISCONSIN ACT 4
AN ACT to amend 69.30 (2); to create 69.30 (1) (cm) of the statutes; relating to: authorization for tribal govern-
ments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen-
ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This
bill was prepared for the Joint Legislative Council[s Special
Committee on State-Tribal Relations.
Under current law, a financial institution, state agency,
county department, Wisconsin Works agency, service office,
or long-term care district or an employee of any of these enti-
ties are exempt from penalties that would otherwise apply for
copying a certified copy of a vital record if the copy is for use
by the authorized entity and the copy is marked XFOR AD-
MINISTRATIVE USE.Y
This bill adds tribal governments of a federally recog-
nized American Indian tribe or band in this state and employ-
ees of tribal governments to the list of entities and persons
who are authorized to copy a certified copy of a vital record
for administrative use by the authorized entity.
SECTION 1. 69.30 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created
to read:
69.30 (1) (cm) XTribal governmentY means the gov-
ernment of a federally recognized American Indian tribe
or band in this state.
SECTION 2. 69.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to
read:
69.30 (2) A financial institution, state agency, tribal
government, county department, Wisconsin works
agency, service office, or long-term care district or an
employee of a financial institution, state agency, tribal
government, county department, Wisconsin works
agency, service office, or long-term care district is not
subject to s. 69.24 (1) (a) for copying a certified copy of
a vital record for use by the financial institution, state
agency, tribal government, county department, Wiscon-
sin works agency, service office, or long-term care dis-
trict, including use under s. 45.04 (5), if the copy is
marked XFOR ADMINISTRATIVE USEY.
* Section 991.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES: Effective date of acts. XEvery act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the gov-
ernor'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.Y