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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
November 2, 2007 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to
Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
SB301,1,5 1An Act relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending, and
2revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors,
3supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects,
4anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities, and obsolete provisions, reconciling
5conflicts, and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This revisor's correction bill is explained in the Notes provided by the revisor
of statutes in the body of the bill. In accordance with a change in drafting style,
commas before the last item in a series are added throughout this bill. "Which" is
replaced by "that" where grammatically correct. This bill is not intended to make any
substantive changes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB301, s. 1 6Section 1. The treatment of 6.03 (1) (a) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act
7149
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 387. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor s. 6.03 (1) (a)
reads:

(a) Any person who is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective
process or who is under guardianship, unless the court has determined that the person
is competent to exercise the right to vote.
SB301, s. 2 1Section 2. The treatment of 13.172 (1) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act
274
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 13.172 (1)
reads:
(1) In this section, "agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of
higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or
authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys
appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, and any authority created
in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 233, or 234.
SB301, s. 3 3Section 3. The treatment of 13.62 (2) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act 74
4is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 13.62 (2) reads:
(2) "Agency" means any board, commission, department, office, society, institution
of higher education, council, or committee in the state government, or any authority
created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, or 237,
except that the term does not include a council or committee of the legislature.
SB301, s. 4 5Section 4. The treatment of 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin
6Act 74
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 13.95 (intro.)
reads:
13.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be known
as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau shall be strictly
nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of the research
requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the requester in each instance,
the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for distribution. Subject to s. 230.35
(4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's designated employees shall at all times, with
or without notice, have access to all state agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals
and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance
Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and to
any books, records, or other documents maintained by such agencies or authorities and
relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations, and structure.
SB301, s. 5 7Section 5. The treatment of 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin
8Act 25
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 76. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 15.07 (1) (cm)
reads:
(cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each May 1. The
terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a)

6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms of the other 3
members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every
odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water conservation
board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1. The term of the
member of the land and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m.
shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of members of the real estate
board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser members of the real estate
appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and auction company representative
members of the auctioneer board shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The
terms of the members of the cemetery board shall expire on July 1 in an even-numbered
year. The term of the student member of the Board of Regents of the University of
Wisconsin System who is at least 24 years old shall expire on May 1 of every
even-numbered year.
SB301, s. 6 1Section 6 . The treatment of 16.002 (2) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act
274
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 16.002 (2)
reads:
(2) "Departments" means constitutional offices, departments, and independent
agencies and includes all societies, associations, and other agencies of state government
for which appropriations are made by law, but not including authorities created in subch.
II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 and in chs. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, and 237.
SB301, s. 7 3Section 7 . The treatment of 16.004 (4) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act
474
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 16.004 (4)
reads:
(4) Freedom of access. The secretary and such employees of the department as
the secretary designates may enter into the offices of state agencies and authorities
created under subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 and under chs. 231, 233, 234,
and 237, and may examine their books and accounts and any other matter that in the
secretary's judgment should be examined and may interrogate the agency's employees
publicly or privately relative thereto.0
SB301, s. 8 5Section 8 . The treatment of 16.004 (5) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act
674
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 16.004 (5)
reads:
(5) Agencies and employees to cooperate. All state agencies and authorities
created under subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 and under chs. 231, 233, 234,
and 237, and their officers and employees, shall cooperate with the secretary and shall
comply with every request of the secretary relating to his or her functions.
SB301, s. 9 7Section 9. The treatment of 16.004 (12) (a) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin
8Act 74
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.

Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 16.004 (12)
(a) reads:
(a) In this subsection, "state agency" means an association, authority, board,
department, commission, independent agency, institution, office, society, or other body in
state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law,
including the legislature, the office of the governor, and the courts, but excluding the
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace
Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, and the Fox River
Navigational System Authority.
SB301, s. 10 1Section 10. The treatment of 16.045 (1) (a) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin
2Act 74
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 16.045 (1) (a)
reads:
(a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of
higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or
authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys
appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an
authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234,
235, or 237.
SB301, s. 11 3Section 11. 16.22 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB301,4,74 16.22 (2) (k) Coordinate its activities with the activities of the corporation, the
5federal ACTION agency established under 42 USC 5041
and any state agency that
6administers federal financial assistance under 42 USC 9901 to 9912 or any other
7federal financial assistance program with which coordination would be appropriate.
Note: Section 42 USC 5041 was repealed by P.L. 103-82, which provided that the
functions of the ACTION agency be transferred to the corporation.
SB301, s. 12 8Section 12. 16.25 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 142,
9is amended to read:
SB301,4,1510 16.25 (5) The board shall establish by rule a process by which a volunteer fire
11fighter, first provider responder, or emergency medical technician may appeal to the
12board any decision made by the department or by an individual or organization
13under contract with the board under sub. (4) that affects a substantial interest of the
14volunteer fire fighter, first responder, or emergency medical technician under the
15program.

Note: Inserts correct terminology.
SB301, s. 13 1Section 13. The treatment of 16.41 (4) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act
274
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the revisor, s. 16.41 (4) reads:
(4) In this section, "authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or
subch. III of ch. 149 or under ch. 231, 233, 234, or 237.
SB301, s. 14 3Section 14. The treatment of 16.52 (7) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act
474
is not repealed by 2005 Wisconsin Act 335. Both treatments stand.
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