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AB68-SSA1,1424,55 (am) The order issued under par. (a) shall require one of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1424,116 1. If the respondent is present at the hearing, the respondent to immediately
7surrender all firearms in the respondent's possession to the sheriff of the county in
8which the action under this section was commenced or to the sheriff of the county in
9which the respondent resides. The sheriff to whom the firearms are surrendered
10may, at the request of the respondent, arrange for the transfer or sale of the firearms
11to a firearms dealer.
AB68-SSA1,1424,1212 2. One of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1424,1713 a. If the respondent is not present at the hearing and the sheriff personally
14serves the respondent with the order issued under par. (a), the sheriff to require the
15respondent to immediately surrender all firearms in the respondent's possession.
16The sheriff may, at the request of the respondent, arrange for the transfer or sale of
17the firearms to a firearms dealer.
AB68-SSA1,1424,2418 b. If the respondent is not present at the hearing and the sheriff does not
19personally serve the respondent with the order issued under par. (a), the respondent
20to, within 24 hours of service, surrender all firearms in the respondent's possession
21to the sheriff or transfer or sell all firearms in the respondent's possession to a
22firearms dealer. Within 48 hours of service, the respondent shall file with the court
23that issued the order under par. (a) a receipt from the sheriff or firearms dealer
24indicating that the respondent surrendered the firearms.
AB68-SSA1,1425,2
1(an) 1. The court may schedule a hearing to surrender firearms for any reason
2relevant to the surrender of firearms.
AB68-SSA1,1425,73 2. If the respondent does not comply with par. (am) or, if applicable, an order
4issued at a hearing to surrender firearms, or a law enforcement officer has probable
5cause to believe that the respondent possesses a firearm, the law enforcement officer
6shall request a search warrant to seize the firearms and may use information
7contained in the petition to establish probable cause.
AB68-SSA1,1425,108 (b) Notice need not be given to the respondent before issuing a temporary
9restraining order under this subsection. A temporary restraining order may be
10entered only against the respondent named in the petition.
AB68-SSA1,1425,1811 (c) A temporary restraining order issued under this subsection is in effect until
12a hearing is held on issuance of an injunction under sub. (3). A judge shall hold a
13hearing on issuance of an injunction under sub. (3) within 14 days after the
14temporary restraining order is issued, unless the time is extended once for up to 14
15days upon the written consent of the parties or upon a finding that the respondent
16has not been served with a copy of the temporary restraining order although the
17petitioner has exercised due diligence. A judge may not extend the temporary
18restraining order in lieu of ruling on the issuance of an injunction.
AB68-SSA1,1425,2319 (d) The judge or circuit court commissioner shall advise the petitioner of the
20right to serve the respondent the petition by published notice if with due diligence
21the respondent cannot be served as provided under s. 801.11 (1) (a) or (b). The clerk
22of the circuit court shall assist the petitioner with the preparation of the notice and
23filing of the affidavit of printing.
AB68-SSA1,1426,2 24(3) Injunction. (a) A judge may grant an injunction prohibiting the respondent
25from possessing a firearm and, if the respondent was not subject to a temporary

1restraining order under sub. (2t), ordering the respondent to surrender all firearms
2in the respondent's possession if all of the following occur:
AB68-SSA1,1426,43 1. The petitioner files a petition alleging the elements set forth under sub. (4)
4(a).
AB68-SSA1,1426,85 2. The petitioner serves upon the respondent a copy or summary of the petition
6and notice of the time for hearing on the issuance of the injunction, or the respondent
7serves upon the petitioner notice of the time for hearing on the issuance of the
8injunction.
AB68-SSA1,1426,119 3. The judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is
10substantially likely to injure himself or herself or another person if the respondent
11possesses a firearm.
AB68-SSA1,1426,1312 (b) The judge may enter an injunction only against the respondent named in
13the petition.
AB68-SSA1,1426,1614 (c) 1. Unless a judge vacates the injunction under par. (d), an injunction under
15this subsection is effective for a period determined by the judge that is no longer than
16one year.
AB68-SSA1,1426,2017 2. When an injunction expires, the court shall extend the injunction, upon
18petition, for up to one year if the judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that
19the respondent is still substantially likely to injure himself or herself or another
20person if the respondent possesses a firearm.
AB68-SSA1,1427,221 (d) A respondent who is subject to an injunction issued under this subsection
22may request in writing a judge to vacate the injunction one time during any
23injunction period. If a respondent files a request under this paragraph, the
24petitioner shall be notified of the request before the judge considers the request. The
25judge shall vacate the injunction if the respondent demonstrates by clear and

1convincing evidence that the respondent is no longer substantially likely to injure
2himself or herself or another person if the respondent possesses a firearm.
AB68-SSA1,1427,43 (e) An injunction issued under this subsection shall inform the respondent
4named in the petition of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29.
AB68-SSA1,1427,5 5(4) Petition. (a) The petition shall allege facts sufficient to show the following:
AB68-SSA1,1427,76 1. The name of the petitioner and, unless the petitioner is a law enforcement
7officer, how the petitioner is a family or household member of the respondent.
AB68-SSA1,1427,88 2. The name of the respondent.
AB68-SSA1,1427,109 3. That the respondent is substantially likely to injure himself or herself or
10another person if the respondent possesses a firearm.
AB68-SSA1,1427,1211 4. If the petitioner knows, the number, types, and locations of any firearms that
12the respondent possesses.
AB68-SSA1,1427,1413 (b) The clerk of the circuit court shall provide simplified forms to help a person
14file a petition.
AB68-SSA1,1427,1515 (c) Only the following persons may file a petition under this section:
AB68-SSA1,1427,1616 1. A law enforcement officer.
AB68-SSA1,1427,1717 2. A family or household member of the respondent.
AB68-SSA1,1427,25 18(5) Enforcement assistance. (a) 1. If an injunction is issued, extended, or
19vacated under sub. (3), the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the department of
20justice of the action and shall provide the department of justice with information
21concerning the period during which the injunction is in effect or the date on which
22the injunction is vacated and with information necessary to identify the respondent
23for purposes of responding to a request under s. 165.63 or for purposes of a firearms
24restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or a background check under s.
25175.60 (9g) (a).
AB68-SSA1,1428,4
12. Except as provided in subd. 3., the department of justice may disclose
2information that it receives under subd. 1. only to respond to a request under s.
3165.63 or as part of a firearms restrictions record search under s. 175.35 (2g) (c) or
4a background check under s. 175.60 (9g) (a).
AB68-SSA1,1428,75 3. The department of justice shall disclose any information that it receives
6under subd. 1. to a law enforcement agency when the information is needed for law
7enforcement purposes.
AB68-SSA1,1428,128 (b) Within one business day after an injunction is issued, extended, or vacated
9under this section, the clerk of the circuit court shall send a copy of the injunction,
10or of the order extending or vacating an injunction, to the sheriff or to any other local
11law enforcement agency which is the central repository for injunctions and which has
12jurisdiction over the petitioner's premises.
AB68-SSA1,1428,2013 (c) No later than 24 hours after receiving the information under par. (b), the
14sheriff or other appropriate local law enforcement agency under par. (b) shall enter
15the information concerning an injunction issued, extended, or vacated under this
16section into the transaction information for management of enforcement system.
17The sheriff or other appropriate local law enforcement agency shall also make
18available to other law enforcement agencies, through a verification system,
19information on the existence and status of any injunction issued under this section.
20The information need not be maintained after the injunction is no longer in effect.
AB68-SSA1,1428,2221 (d) 1. The court may schedule a hearing to surrender firearms for any reason
22relevant to the surrender of firearms.
AB68-SSA1,1429,223 2. If the respondent does not comply with an order issued at a hearing to
24surrender firearms, or a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that
25the respondent possesses a firearm, the law enforcement officer shall request a

1search warrant to seize the firearms and may use information contained in the
2petition to establish probable cause.
AB68-SSA1,1429,5 3(6) Penalty for false swearing. Whoever files a petition under this section for
4an injunction knowing the information in the petition to be false is subject to
5prosecution for false swearing under s. 946.32 (1), a Class H felony.
AB68-SSA1,1429,9 6(7) Return of firearms and form. (a) A firearm surrendered under this section
7may not be returned to the respondent until the respondent completes a petition for
8the return of firearms under par. (c) and a judge or circuit court commissioner
9determines all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1429,1110 1. That the temporary restraining order or injunction has been vacated or has
11expired and not been extended.
AB68-SSA1,1429,1612 2. That the person is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under any state
13or federal law or by the order of any federal court or state court, other than an order
14from which the judge or circuit court commissioner is competent to grant relief. The
15judge or commissioner shall use the information provided under s. 165.63 to aid in
16making the determination under this subdivision.
AB68-SSA1,1429,2517 (b) If a respondent surrenders under this section a firearm that is owned by a
18person other than the respondent, the person who owns the firearm may apply for
19its return to the circuit court for the county in which the person to whom the firearm
20was surrendered is located. The court shall order such notice as it considers
21adequate to be given to all persons who have or may have an interest in the firearm
22and shall hold a hearing to hear all claims to its true ownership. If the right to
23possession is proved to the court's satisfaction, it shall order the firearm returned.
24If the court returns a firearm under this paragraph, the court shall inform the person
25to whom the firearm is returned of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.2905.
AB68-SSA1,1430,2
1(c) The director of state courts shall develop a petition for the return of firearms
2form that is substantially the same as the form under s. 813.1285 (5) (b).
AB68-SSA1,1430,7 3(8) Notice of full faith and credit. An order or injunction issued under sub.
4(2t) or (3) shall include a statement that the order or injunction may be accorded full
5faith and credit in every civil or criminal court of the United States, civil or criminal
6courts of any other state, and Indian tribal courts to the extent that such courts may
7have personal jurisdiction over nontribal members.
AB68-SSA1,3084 8Section 3084 . 813.126 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1430,199 813.126 (1) Time limits. If a party seeks to have the judge conduct a hearing
10de novo under s. 757.69 (8) of a determination, order, or ruling entered by a court
11commissioner in an action under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.124, or 813.125,
12including a denial of a request for a temporary restraining order, the motion
13requesting the hearing must be filed with the court within 30 days after the circuit
14court commissioner issued the determination, order, or ruling. The court shall hold
15the de novo hearing within 30 days after the motion requesting the hearing is filed
16with the court unless the court finds good cause for an extension. Any determination,
17order, or ruling entered by a court commissioner in an action under s. 813.12,
18813.122, 813.123, 813.124, or 813.125 remains in effect until the judge in the de novo
19hearing issues his or her final determination, order, or ruling.
AB68-SSA1,3085 20Section 3085. 813.127 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1431,2 21813.127 Combined actions; domestic abuse, child abuse, extreme risk
22protection,
and harassment. A petitioner may combine in one action 2 or more
23petitions under one or more of the provisions in ss. 813.12, 813.122 , 813.124, and
24813.125 if the respondent is the same person in each petition. In any such action,
25there is only one fee applicable under s. 814.61 (1) (a). In any such action, the

1hearings for different types of temporary restraining orders or injunctions may be
2combined.
AB68-SSA1,3086 3Section 3086 . 813.128 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1431,84 813.128 (2g) (b) A foreign protection order or modification of the foreign
5protection order that meets the requirements under this section has the same effect
6as an order issued under s. 813.12, 813.122, 813.123, 813.124, or 813.125, except that
7the foreign protection order or modification shall be enforced according to its own
8terms.
AB68-SSA1,3087 9Section 3087. 814.04 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1431,14 10814.04 Items of costs. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 93.20, 100.195 (5m)
11(b), 100.30 (5m), 106.50 (6) (i) and (6m) (a), 111.397 (2) (a), 115.80 (9), 767.553 (4) (d),
12769.313, 802.05, 814.245, 895.035 (4), 895.044, 895.443 (3), 895.444 (2), 895.445 (3),
13895.446 (3), 895.506, 943.212 (2) (b), 943.245 (2) (d), 943.51 (2) (b), and 995.10 (3),
14when allowed costs shall be as follows:
AB68-SSA1,3088 15Section 3088 . 815.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1432,316 815.20 (1) An exempt homestead as defined in s. 990.01 (14) selected by a
17resident owner and occupied by him or her shall be exempt from execution, from the
18lien of every judgment, and from liability for the debts of the owner to the amount
19of $75,000, except mortgages, laborers', mechanics', and purchase money liens, and
20taxes, and except as otherwise provided. The exemption shall not be impaired by
21temporary removal with the intention to reoccupy the premises as a homestead nor
22by the sale of the homestead, but shall extend to the proceeds derived from the sale
23to an amount not exceeding $75,000, while held, with the intention to procure
24another homestead with the proceeds, for 2 years. The exemption extends to land
25owned by husband and wife spouses jointly or in common or as marital property, and

1each spouse may claim a homestead exemption of not more than $75,000. The
2exemption extends to the interest therein of tenants in common, having a homestead
3thereon with the consent of the cotenants, and to any estate less than a fee.
AB68-SSA1,3089 4Section 3089 . 822.40 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1432,85 822.40 (4) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses
6and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife between
7spouses
or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this
8subchapter.
AB68-SSA1,3090 9Section 3090 . 851.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1432,1410 851.30 (2) (a) An individual who obtains or consents to a final decree or
11judgment of divorce from the decedent or an annulment of their marriage, if the
12decree or judgment is not recognized as valid in this state, unless they subsequently
13participate in a marriage ceremony purporting to marry each other or they
14subsequently hold themselves out as husband and wife married to each other.
AB68-SSA1,3091 15Section 3091 . 852.01 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1432,1916 852.01 (1) (f) 1. One-half to the maternal grandparents on one side equally if
17both survive, or to the surviving maternal grandparent on that side; if both maternal
18grandparents on that side are deceased, to the issue of the maternal grandparents
19on that side or either of them, per stirpes.
AB68-SSA1,3092 20Section 3092 . 852.01 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1432,2221 852.01 (1) (f) 2. One-half to the paternal relations on the other side in the same
22manner as to the maternal relations under subd. 1.
AB68-SSA1,3093 23Section 3093 . 852.01 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1433,3
1852.01 (1) (f) 3. If either the maternal side or the paternal side has no surviving
2grandparent or issue of a grandparent, the entire estate to the decedent's relatives
3on the other side.
AB68-SSA1,3094 4Section 3094 . 854.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1433,115 854.03 (3) Marital property. Except as provided in subs. (4) and (5), if a
6husband and wife
2 spouses die leaving marital property and it is not established
7that one survived the other by at least 120 hours, 50 percent of the marital property
8shall be distributed as if it were the husband's the first spouse's individual property
9and the husband 2nd spouse had survived, and 50 percent of the marital property
10shall be distributed as if it were the wife's 2nd spouse's individual property and the
11wife first spouse had survived.
AB68-SSA1,3095 12Section 3095 . 891.39 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1433,14 13891.39 (title) Presumption as to whether a child is marital or
14nonmarital;
self-crimination self-incrimination; birth certificates.
AB68-SSA1,3096 15Section 3096 . 891.39 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1434,416 891.39 (1) (a) Whenever it is established in an action or proceeding that a child
17was born to a woman while she was the lawful wife of legally married to a specified
18man person, any party asserting in such action or proceeding that the husband was
19spouse is not the father parent of the child shall have the burden of proving that
20assertion by a clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence. In all such
21actions or proceedings the husband and the wife spouses are competent to testify as
22witnesses to the facts. The court or judge in such cases shall appoint a guardian ad
23litem to appear for and represent the child whose paternity parentage is questioned.
24Results of a genetic test, as defined in s. 767.001 (1m), showing that a man person
25other than the husband mother's spouse is not excluded as the father of the child and

1that the statistical probability of the man's person's parentage is 99.0 percent or
2higher constitute a clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence of the
3assertion under this paragraph, even if the husband mother's spouse is unavailable
4to submit to genetic tests, as defined in s. 767.001 (1m).
AB68-SSA1,3097 5Section 3097 . 891.39 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1434,136 891.39 (1) (b) In actions affecting the family , in which the question of paternity
7parentage is raised, and in paternity proceedings, the court, upon being satisfied that
8the parties to the action are unable to adequately compensate any such guardian ad
9litem for the guardian ad litem's services and expenses, shall then make an order
10specifying the guardian ad litem's compensation and expenses, which compensation
11and expenses shall be paid as provided in s. 967.06. If the court orders a county to
12pay the compensation of the guardian ad litem, the amount ordered may not exceed
13the compensation paid to private attorneys under s. 977.08 (4m) (b).
AB68-SSA1,3098 14Section 3098 . 891.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1434,2115 891.39 (3) If any court under this section adjudges a child to be a nonmarital
16child, the clerk of court shall report the facts to the state registrar, who shall issue
17a new birth record showing the correct facts as found by the court, and shall dispose
18of the original, with the court's report attached under s. 69.15 (3). If the husband
19mother's spouse is a party to the action and the court makes a finding as to whether
20or not the husband mother's spouse is the father parent of the child, such finding
21shall be conclusive in all other courts of this state.
AB68-SSA1,3099 22Section 3099 . 891.40 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 891.40 (1) (a) and
23amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1435,524 891.40 (1) (a) If, under the supervision of a licensed physician and with the
25spouse's consent of her husband, a wife person is inseminated artificially as provided

1in par. (b)
with semen donated by a man person who is not her husband the spouse
2of the person being inseminated
, the husband spouse of the mother inseminated
3person
at the time of the conception of the child shall be the natural father parent
4of a child conceived. The husband's spouse's consent must be in writing and signed
5by him or her and his wife. The by the inseminated person.
AB68-SSA1,1435,12 6(c) 1. If the artificial insemination under par. (a) takes place under the
7supervision of a licensed physician, the
physician shall certify their the signatures
8on the consent and the date of the insemination, and shall file the husband's spouse's
9consent with the department of health services, where it shall be kept. If the
10artificial insemination under par. (a) does not take place under the supervision of a
11licensed physician, the spouses shall file the signed consent, which shall include the
12date of the insemination, with the department of health services.
AB68-SSA1,1435,14 132. The department of health services shall keep a consent filed under subd. 1.
14confidential and in a sealed file except as provided in s. 46.03 (7) (bm). However,
AB68-SSA1,1435,16 153. Notwithstanding subd. 1., the physician's or spouses' failure to file the
16consent form does not affect the legal status of father natural parent and child.
AB68-SSA1,1435,20 17(d) All papers and records pertaining to the artificial insemination under par.
18(a)
, whether part of the permanent record of a court or of a file held by the a
19supervising physician or sperm bank or elsewhere, may be inspected only upon an
20order of the court for good cause shown.
AB68-SSA1,3100 21Section 3100 . 891.40 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1435,2322 891.40 (1) (b) The artificial insemination under par. (a) must satisfy any of the
23following:
AB68-SSA1,1435,2524 1. The artificial insemination takes place under the supervision of a licensed
25physician.
AB68-SSA1,1436,1
12. The semen used for the insemination is obtained from a sperm bank.
AB68-SSA1,3101 2Section 3101 . 891.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1436,63 891.40 (2) The donor of semen provided to a licensed physician or obtained from
4a sperm bank
for use in the artificial insemination of a woman other than the donor's
5wife spouse is not the natural father parent of a child conceived, bears no liability for
6the support of the child, and has no parental rights with regard to the child.
AB68-SSA1,3102 7Section 3102 . 891.40 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1436,108 891.40 (3) This section applies with respect to children conceived before, on,
9or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], as a result of
10artificial insemination.
AB68-SSA1,3103 11Section 3103 . 891.405 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1436,16 12891.405 Presumption of paternity parentage based on
13acknowledgment.
A man person is presumed to be the natural father parent of a
14child if he the person and the mother person who gave birth have acknowledged
15paternity parentage under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 1. or 3. and no other man person is
16presumed to be the father natural parent under s. 891.41 (1).
AB68-SSA1,3104 17Section 3104 . 891.407 of the statutes is amended to read:
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