Date of enactment: September 21, 2017 2017 Assembly Bill 64 Date of publication*: September 22, 2017 2017 WISCONSIN ACT 59 (Vetoed in Part) AN ACT relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2017 legislature. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in SECTION 1e. 13.093 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended Vetoed senate and assembly, do enact as follows: to read: In Part SECTION 1c. 7.52 (8) of the statutes is amended to 13.093 (2) (a) Any bill making an appropriation, any read: bill increasing or decreasing existing appropriations or 7.52 (8) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall state or general local government fiscal liability or rev- make full and accurate return of the votes cast for each enues, and any bill that modifies an existing surcharge or candidate and proposition on the tally sheet forms. Each creates a new surcharge that is imposed under ch. 814, tally sheet shall record the returns for each office or refer- shall, before any vote is taken thereon by either house of endum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized the legislature if the bill is not referred to a standing com- in accordance with s. 5.15 (6) (b), in which case the tally mittee, or before any public hearing is held before any sheet shall record the returns for each group of combined standing committee or, if no public hearing is held, before wards. After recording the votes, the board of absentee any vote is taken by the committee, incorporate a reliable ballot canvassers shall seal in a carrier envelope outside estimate of the anticipated change in appropriation the ballot bag or container one inspector’s statement authority or state or general local government fiscal lia- under sub. (4) (d), one tally sheet, and one poll list for bility or revenues under the bill, including to the extent delivery to the county clerk, unless the election relates possible a projection of such changes in future biennia. only to municipal or school district offices or referenda The estimate shall also indicate whether any increased or municipal offices or referenda. The board of absentee costs incurred by the state under the bill can be mitigated ballot canvassers shall also similarly seal one statement, through the use of contractual service contracts let in one tally sheet, and one poll list for delivery to the munic- accordance with competitive procedures. For purposes ipal clerk. of this paragraph, a bill increasing or decreasing the lia- SECTION 1d. 8.06 of the statutes is amended to read: bility or revenues of the unemployment reserve fund is 8.06 Special elections may be called. Towns, cities, considered to increase or decrease state fiscal liability or villages, and, subject to ss. 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. and 121.91 revenues. Except as otherwise provided by joint rules of (3) (a), school districts, may call special elections for any the legislature or this paragraph, such estimates shall be purpose authorized by law. If an election is called for a made by the department or agency administering the special referendum, the election shall be noticed under s. appropriation or fund or collecting the revenue. The leg- 8.55. islative council staff shall prepare the fiscal estimate with * 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.” 2017 Wisconsin Act 59 − 2 − 2017 Assembly Bill 64 Vetoed respect to the provisions of any bill referred to the joint 13.48 (33e) LA CROSSE CENTER. (a) The legislature In Part survey committee on retirement systems which create or finds and determines that the meetings and conventions modify any system for, or make any provision for, the and the sports and entertainment industries are of vital retirement of or payment of pensions to public officers or importance in creating jobs and contributing to economic employees. The director of state courts shall prepare the development and tourism in this state and are statewide fiscal estimate with respect to the provisions of any bill responsibilities of statewide dimension. It is therefore in that modifies an existing surcharge or creates a new sur- the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, charge that is imposed under ch. 814. The executive to assist the city of La Crosse in the remodeling and director of the state prosecutors office shall prepare the expansion of the La Crosse Center. fiscal estimate with respect to the provisions of any bill (b) The building commission may authorize up to that affects prosecutors or the state prosecutors office, $5,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to assist including bills modifying or creating crimes or sentenc- the city of La Crosse in the remodeling and expansion of ing practices. When a fiscal estimate is prepared after the the La Crosse Center. The state funding commitment bill has been introduced, it shall be printed and distrib- shall be in the form of a grant to the city of La Crosse. uted as are amendments. Before approving any state funding commitment for the Vetoed SECTION 1L. 13.0967 of the statutes is created to remodeling and expansion of the La Crosse Center, the In Part read: building commission shall determine that the city of La 13.0967 Review of bills affecting state prosecutors Crosse has secured additional funding for the project of office. Any bill that is introduced in either house of the at least $42,000,000 from nonstate revenue sources. legislature that directly affects the state prosecutors (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to office shall have a notation to that effect on its jacket the city of La Crosse under par. (b), and if, for any reason, when the jacket is prepared. When a bill that has that the space that is remodeled and expanded with funds notation on the jacket is introduced, the legislative refer- from the grant is not used for meetings and conventions ence bureau shall submit a copy of the bill to the state or sports and entertainment, the state shall retain an own- prosecutors office. ership interest in the remodeled and expanded space SECTION 2. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended equal to the amount of the state’s grant. to read: SECTION 8be. 13.48 (33m) of the statutes is created 13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated to read: by decreased state revenues and to prevent the necessity 13.48 (33m) ST. ANN CENTER FOR INTERGENERA- for a state tax on general property, the committee may TIONAL CARE, INC.; BUCYRUS CAMPUS. (a) The legislature reduce any appropriation made to any board, commis- finds and determines that the improvement of the health sion, department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or activity, by such amount and well−being of residents of all ages of this state and the as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25 percent of the promotion of community and economic development are appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 statewide responsibilities of statewide dimension. The (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and (cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) legislature further finds and determines that St. Ann Cen- to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and (6) (af), ter for Intergenerational Care, Inc., provides vital inter- (aq), (ar), and (au), 20.435 (4) (a) and (5) (da), and 20.437 generational care at its Bucyrus Campus in the city of (2) (a) and (dz) or for forestry purposes under s. 20.370 Milwaukee that includes services for individuals suffer- (1) (2), or any other moneys distributed to any county, ing from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, services for city, village, town, or school district. Appropriations of individuals with mental and physical disabilities, ser- receipts and of a sum sufficient shall for the purposes of vices for minority and economically disadvantaged chil- this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts dren and their families, and services that encourage expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal entrepreneurship and business development. It is there- year which ended June 30. All functions of said state fore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but state, to assist St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no Inc., in the completion of its Bucyrus Campus. public funds should be expended or obligations incurred (b) The building commission may authorize up to unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the $5,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to assist expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc., in the may make reductions of such appropriations as in its completion of its Bucyrus Campus. The state funding judgment will secure sound financial operations of the commitment shall be in the form of a grant to St. Ann administration for said state agencies and at the same Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc. Before approving time interfere least with their services and activities. any state funding commitment for completion of the SECTION 8bd. 13.48 (33e) of the statutes is created Bucyrus Campus, the building commission shall deter- to read: mine that St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc., 2017 Assembly Bill 64 − 3 − 2017 Wisconsin Act 59 has secured additional funding for the project of at least senate and the assembly, 2 shall be appointed by each the Vetoed $20,268,200 from nonstate revenue sources.