LRB-0870/1
JTK:wlj:jf
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
February 2, 2009 - Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Olsen, Cowles and Schultz,
cosponsored by Representatives
Gottlieb, Kaufert, Ballweg, Bies, Brooks,
Cullen, Davis, Gunderson, Lothian, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nygren,
A. Ott, Petrowski, Roth, Strachota and Van Roy. Referred to Committee on
Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
SB23,1,3
1An Act to create 11.24 (4) and 11.60 (3p) of the statutes;
relating to: acceptance
2of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and
3committees.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
The bill prohibits any incumbent partisan elective state official or his or her
personal campaign or authorized support committee from accepting any political
contribution for the purpose of promoting his or her nomination or reelection to the
office held by the official during the period from January 1 of each odd-numbered
year to the date of enactment of the biennial budget act or, if there is more than one
such act, the biennial budget acts. The prohibition does not apply to contributions
accepted by an incumbent official who is subject to a recall election or by the official's
personal campaign or authorized support committee from the date on which the
petition for a recall election is filed until the date of the recall election.
Violators are subject to a forfeiture (civil penalty) of treble the amount or value
of any unlawful contribution. Intentional violators are guilty of a misdemeanor and
may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than six months or
both.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB23, s. 1
1Section
1. 11.24 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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11.24
(4) (a) No incumbent partisan state elective official or personal campaign
3committee or support committee authorized under s. 11.05 (3) (p) of such an official
4may accept any contribution for the purpose of promoting that official's nomination
5or reelection to the office held by the official during the period beginning on January
61 of an odd-numbered year and ending on the date of enactment of the biennial
7budget act.
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(b) If in any year there is more than one executive budget bill under s. 16.47
9(1m), the period under par. (a) ends on the date of enactment of the last such bill.
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(c) Notwithstanding par. (a), an incumbent partisan state elective official
11against whom a recall petition has been filed or personal campaign or authorized
12support committee of such an official may accept a contribution during the period
13beginning on the date on which the petition is filed under s. 9.10 (3) (b) and ending
14on the date of the recall election or the date on which the official resigns if the official
15resigns at an earlier date under s. 9.10 (3) (c).
SB23, s. 2
16Section
2. 11.60 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:
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11.60
(3p) Notwithstanding sub. (1), any elective state official or personal
18campaign or authorized support committee of such an official who accepts a
19contribution in violation of s. 11.24 (4) shall forfeit treble the amount of the
20contribution.
