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AB56-ASA1-AA1,20,1712 139.76 (2) Tobacco products and vapor products sold to or by post exchanges
13of the U.S. armed forces, to or by federally operated veterans hospitals in this state,
14and tobacco products and vapor products sold to an interstate carrier of passengers
15for hire to be resold to bona fide passengers actually being transported and tobacco
16products and vapor products sold for shipment outside this state in interstate
17commerce are not subject to the tax.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1755t 18Section 1755t. 139.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,21,319 139.77 (1) On or before the 15th day of each month, every distributor with a
20place of business in this state shall file a return showing the quantity , including
21milliliters in the case of a vapor product,
and taxable price of each tobacco product
22or vapor product brought, or caused to be brought, into this state for sale; or made,
23manufactured or fabricated in this state for sale in this state, during the preceding
24month. Every distributor outside this state shall file a return showing the quantity,
25including milliliters in the case of a vapor product,
and taxable price of each tobacco

1product or vapor product shipped or transported to retailers in this state to be sold
2by those retailers during the preceding month. At the time that the return is filed,
3the distributor shall pay the tax.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,21,5 4133. Page 426, line 14: delete the material beginning with “and, for” and
5ending with “thereof" on line 17.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,21,6 6134. Page 426, line 20: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,21,7 7 Section 1757b. 139.78 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,21,138 139.78 (1m) A tax is imposed upon the use or storage by consumers of vapor
9products in this state at the rate of $0.05 per milliliter of the liquid or other substance
10based on the volume as listed by the manufacturer and at a proportionate rate for
11any other quantity or fractional part thereof. The tax does not apply if the tax
12imposed by s. 139.76 (1m) on the vapor products has been paid or if the vapor
13products are exempt from the vapor products tax under s. 139.76 (2).
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1757d 14Section 1757d. 139.78 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,21,2015 139.78 (2) On or before the 15th day of each month, every consumer who during
16the preceding month has acquired title to or possession for use or storage in this state
17of tobacco products or vapor products upon which the tax imposed by s. 139.76 (1) has
18not been paid shall file a return showing the quantity of tobacco products and vapor
19products
acquired. At the time when the return is filed, the consumer shall pay the
20tax.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1757f 21Section 1757f. 139.79 (1) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,22,222 139.79 (1) No person may engage in the business of a distributor or subjobber
23of tobacco products or vapor products at any place of business unless that person has

1filed an application for and obtained a permit from the department to engage in that
2business at such place.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,22,6 3(3) Any person holding a cigarette distributor permit under s. 139.34 may
4obtain a tobacco products distributor permit under this section at no charge, and any
5person holding a cigarette jobber permit under s. 139.34 may obtain a tobacco
6products
subjobber permit under this section at no charge.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1757h 7Section 1757h. 139.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,22,15 8139.80 Refunds, credits. If tobacco products or vapor products upon which
9the tax has been reported and paid are shipped or transported by the distributor to
10consumers to be consumed outside the state or to retailers or subjobbers outside the
11state to be sold by those retailers or subjobbers outside the state or are returned to
12the manufacturer by the distributor or destroyed by the distributor, the tax may be
13refunded or credited to the distributor, as prescribed by the department. Any
14overpayment of the tax imposed under s. 139.78 may be refunded or credited to the
15taxpayer, as prescribed by the department.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1757m 16Section 1757m. 139.801 (1), (3) (a), (b) and (c) and (4) of the statutes are
17amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,22,2518 139.801 (1) In this section, “bad debt" means an amount that is equal to the
19purchase price of tobacco products and vapor products, if such amount may be
20claimed as a deduction under section 166 of the Internal Revenue Code. “ Bad debt"
21does not include financing charges, interest on the wholesale price of tobacco
22products and vapor products, uncollectible amounts on property that remains in the
23seller's possession until the full purchase price is paid, expenses incurred in
24attempting to collect any debt, debts sold or assigned to 3rd parties for collection, and
25repossessed property.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,23,2
1(3) (a) A copy of the original invoice for the sale of tobacco products or vapor
2products
that represents bad debt.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,23,43 (b) Evidence that the tobacco products or vapor products described in the
4invoice under par. (a) were delivered to the person who ordered them.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,23,65 (c) Evidence that the person who ordered and received the tobacco products or
6vapor products
did not pay the distributor for the tobacco products them.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,23,12 7(4) Any person who possesses tobacco products or vapor products for which the
8taxes imposed under this subchapter have not been paid and have been claimed as
9a deduction under this section shall file a report as prescribed by the department, pay
10the taxes imposed under this subchapter on the tobacco products and vapor products,
11and be subject to this subchapter in the same manner as is provided for persons who
12hold valid permits under this subchapter.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1757o 13Section 1757o. 139.802 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,23,23 14139.802 Preferred claims. If the property of any purchaser of tobacco
15products or vapor products from any permittee under this subchapter is seized upon
16any intermediate or final process of any court in this state, or if the business of any
17purchaser of tobacco products or vapor products from any permittee under this
18subchapter is suspended by the action of creditors or put into the hands of any
19assignee, receiver, or trustee, all amounts that are due from the purchaser to any
20permittee for taxes imposed under this subchapter that the permittee has paid to the
21state for tobacco products or vapor products purchased from the permittee shall be
22considered preferred claims, and shall be paid in full, and the permittee shall be a
23preferred creditor.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1757q 24Section 1757q. 139.803 (intro.), (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to
25read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,24,5
1139.803 Refunds to Indian tribes. (intro.) The department may refund the
2taxes collected under s. 139.76 (1) in respect to sales on reservations or trust lands
3of an Indian tribe to the tribal council of the tribe having jurisdiction over the
4reservation or trust land on which the sale is made only if all of the following
5conditions are fulfilled:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,24,8 6(4) The tobacco products or vapor products were not delivered by the retailer
7to the buyer by means of a common carrier, a contract carrier, or the U.S. postal
8service.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,24,10 9(5) The retailer has not sold the tobacco products or vapor products to another
10retailer or to a subjobber.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1757s 11Section 1757s. 139.805 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,24,20 12139.805 Agreements with Indian tribes. The department may enter into
13agreements with Indian tribes to provide for the refunding of the tobacco products
14tax imposed under s. 139.76 (1). If the department enters into an agreement with
15an Indian tribe, the agreement may provide for refunding 100 percent of that tax on
16tobacco products and vapor products sold on the tribal reservation to enrolled
17members of the tribe residing on the tribal reservation and may provide for refunding
1850 percent of that tax on tobacco products and vapor products sold on the tribal
19reservation to persons who are not enrolled members of the tribe residing on the
20tribal reservation.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1757u 21Section 1757u. 139.81 (1) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,25,922 139.81 (1) No person may sell or take orders for tobacco products or vapor
23products
for resale in this state for any manufacturer or permittee unless the person
24has filed an application for and obtained a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50) and
25a salesperson's permit from the department. No manufacturer or permittee shall

1authorize any person to sell or take orders for tobacco products or vapor products in
2this state unless the person has filed an application for and obtained a valid
3certificate under s. 73.03 (50) and a salesperson's permit. Each application for a
4permit shall disclose the name and address of the employer and shall remain
5effective only while the salesperson represents the named employer. If the
6salesperson is thereafter employed by another manufacturer or permittee the
7salesperson shall obtain a new salesperson's permit. Each manufacturer and
8permittee shall notify the department within 10 days after the resignation or
9dismissal of any salesperson holding a permit.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,25,11 10(3) Any person holding a cigarette salesperson's permit under s. 139.37 may
11obtain a tobacco products salesperson's permit under this section at no charge.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1757w 12Section 1757w. 139.82 (1), (2) and (8) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,25,2413 139.82 (1) Every manufacturer located out of the state shall keep records of all
14sales of tobacco products and vapor products shipped into this state. Every
15manufacturer located in this state shall keep records of production, sales and
16withdrawals of tobacco products and vapor products. Every distributor shall keep
17records of purchases and sales of tobacco products and vapor products. Every
18subjobber shall keep records of all purchases and disposition of tobacco products and
19vapor products
. Every warehouse operator shall keep records of receipts and
20withdrawals of tobacco products and vapor products. All records shall be accurate
21and complete and be kept in a manner prescribed by the department. These records
22shall be preserved on the premises described in the permit in such a manner as to
23ensure permanency and accessibility for inspection at reasonable hours by
24authorized personnel of the department.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,26,5
1(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), every permittee shall render a true and
2correct invoice of every sale of tobacco products and vapor products at wholesale and
3shall on or before the 15th day of each calendar month file a verified report of all
4tobacco products and vapor products purchased, sold, received, warehoused or
5withdrawn during the preceding calendar month.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,26,116 (b) The department may allow any subjobber permittee who does not sell
7tobacco products or vapor products, except for those on which the tax under this
8subchapter is paid, to file a quarterly report. The quarterly report shall be filed on
9or before the 15th day of the next month following the close of each calendar quarter.
10The report shall specify the value of tobacco products and vapor products purchased
11and sold during the preceding calendar quarter.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,26,14 12(8) Each distributor shall collect and remit the excise tax imposed by s. 139.76
13(1) on tobacco products and vapor products not exempt from the tobacco products tax
14under s. 139.76 (2), with the reports required to be filed under this section.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,26,15 15135. Page 427, line 5: delete lines 5 to 15 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,26,24 16(2) From s. 20.435 (1) (be), the department shall distribute a total of $500,000
17in grants in each fiscal year to support qualified treatment trainee programs. A
18grantee under this subsection shall establish and maintain a child, adolescent, and
19family qualified treatment trainee program that provides qualified treatment
20trainees an opportunity to complete clinically supervised practice requirements in
21order to become credentialed and to obtain specialized training in mental and
22behavioral health in children, youth, and families. A grantee shall be a hospital or
23affiliate of a hospital or be qualified under 42 USC 1395x (aa) (4). A grantee shall
24match the grant amount.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,27,1
1136. Page 430, line 24: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,27,2 2 Section 1826g. 218.0116 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,27,43 218.0116 (1) (n) The selling of new motor vehicles for which the dealer is not
4franchised or otherwise authorized to sell.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1826m 5Section 1826m. 218.0116 (1) (w) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,27,126 218.0116 (1) (w) 3. In this subdivision, “subsidiary” means a manufacturer that
7is controlled by another manufacturer. Subdivision 1. does not apply to a
8manufacturer that manufactures only motor vehicles that are propelled solely by
9electric power, that is not a subsidiary, and that, before the effective date of this
10subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], has not entered into franchise agreements with
11dealers or distributors to act as dealers or distributors of the manufacturer's motor
12vehicles.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1826s 13Section 1826s. 218.0121 (3m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,27,2014 218.0121 (3m) (e) In this paragraph, “subsidiary” means a manufacturer that
15is controlled by another manufacturer. The ownership, operation, or control of a
16dealership by a manufacturer that manufactures only motor vehicles that are
17propelled solely by electric power, that is not a subsidiary, and that, before the
18effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], has not entered into franchise
19agreements with dealers or distributors to act as dealers or distributors of the
20manufacturer's motor vehicles.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1850qe 21Section 1850qe. 229.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 229.50 (1) (c) 1.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1850qf 22Section 1850qf. 229.50 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,27,2423 229.50 (1) (c) 2. On the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date],
24the amount specified in subd. 1. is increased by $100,000,000.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1850qg
1Section 1850qg. 229.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 229.50 (1) (d) 1.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1850qh 2Section 1850qh. 229.50 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,43 229.50 (1) (d) 2. On the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date],
4the amount specified in subd. 1. is increased by $127,500,000.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1850qi 5Section 1850qi. 229.50 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,76 229.50 (1) (e) Date of issuance. The bonds, other than refunding bonds, will be
7issued no later than April 1, 1999 December 31, 2021.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,8 8137. Page 431, line 10: delete “may not" and substitute “cannot".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,9 9138. Page 431, line 16: delete lines 16 to 22 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,10 10 Section 1859b. 234.18 of the statutes is renumbered 234.18 (1).
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1859c 11Section 1859c. 234.18 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,1312 234.18 (2) (a) On the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the
13amount specified in par. (a) is increased by $200,000,000.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,15 14139. Page 433, line 21: delete the material beginning with “An applicant" and
15ending with “subsection." on line 22.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,16 16140. Page 436, line 17: delete “(a)".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,17 17141. Page 445, line 4: delete “may not" and substitute “cannot".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,19 18142. Page 446, line 11: delete the material beginning with that line and
19ending with page 448, line 24.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,20 20143. Page 451, line 12: on lines 12 and 13, delete “$526" and substitute “$532".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,21 21144. Page 451, line 18: on lines 18 and 19, delete “$544" and substitute “$550".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,22 22145. Page 451, line 21: after “2021" insert “, and ending on June 30, 2021".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,28,23 23146. Page 451, line 22: on lines 22 and 23, delete “$609" and substitute “$615".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,2
1147. Page 460, line 12: delete the material beginning with “in the" and ending
2with “under" on line 13 and substitute “in”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,3 3148. Page 460, line 18: delete “the appropriation accounts under".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,5 4149. Page 460, line 19: delete the material beginning with “to that" and
5ending with “under" on line 20 and substitute “to”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,6 6150. Page 460, line 21: delete “appropriation".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,9 7151. Page 475: delete “$90,000,000" for the Medical College of Wisconsin —
8Cancer Research Facility and substitute “$85,000,000", and adjust the appropriate
9totals accordingly.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,11 10152. Page 483, line 17: on lines 17 and 22, delete “may not" and substitute
11“cannot".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,13 12153. Page 484, line 1: on lines 1, 4 and 8, delete “may not" and substitute
13“cannot".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,14 14154. Page 484, line 11: delete “the appropriation under".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,16 15155. Page 485, line 1: delete the material beginning with “the appropriation"
16and ending with “under" on line 2.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,17 17156. Page 486, line 14: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,22 18(13m) Grant to Incourage Community Foundation for an economic and
19community hub.
From s. 20.866 (2) (zcw), the building commission shall allocate
20$3,000,000 for a grant under s. 13.48 (20m) to the Incourage Community Foundation,
21Inc., to assist in the remodeling of the former Daily Tribune building in the city of
22Wisconsin Rapids into an economic and community hub.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,29,23 23157. Page 488, line 4: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,4
1“(1f) Additional district attorney positions. The authorized FTE positions for
2the department of administration are increased by 0.1 GPR position on October 1,
32019, to be funded from s. 20.475 (1) (d), for the purpose of increasing the authorized
4FTE district attorney position in Florence County by 0.1 FTE position.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,5 5158. Page 489, line 4: delete lines 4 to 14.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,6 6159. Page 489, line 17: on lines 17 and 21, delete “the appropriation under".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,7 7160. Page 490, line 1: delete “the appropriation under".
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9ending with page 491, line 2.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,10 10162. Page 492, line 23: delete “the appropriation under".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,12 11163. Page 493, line 4: delete the material beginning with “shall" and ending
12with “not" on line 5 and substitute “cannot”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,13 13164. Page 493, line 10: delete “the appropriation under".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,15 14165. Page 493, line 18: delete the material beginning with “the
15appropriation" and ending with “under" on line 19.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,16 16166. Page 493, line 25: delete “the appropriation account under".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,30,17 17167. Page 494, line 7: on lines 7 and 16, delete “the appropriation under".
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