AB641: Bill Text

AB641,113 Section 113. 77.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,49,13 77.04 (1) Tax roll. The clerk on making up the tax roll shall enter as to each forest cropland description in a special column or some other appropriate place in such tax roll headed by the words “Forest Croplands" or the initials “F.C.L.", which shall be a sufficient designation that such description is subject to this subchapter. Such land shall thereafter be assessed and be subject to review under ch. 70, and such assessment may be used by the department of revenue in the determination of the tax upon withdrawal of such lands as forest croplands as provided in s. 77.10 for entries prior to 1972 or for any entry under s. 77.02 (4) (a). The tax upon withdrawal of descriptions entered as forest croplands after December 31, 1971, may be determined by the department of revenue by multiplying the last assessed value of the land prior to the time of the entry by an annual ratio computed for the state under sub. (2) to establish the annual assessed value of the description. No tax shall be levied on forest croplands except the specific annual taxes as provided, except that any building located on forest cropland shall be assessed as personal real property, subject to all laws and regulations for the assessment and taxation of general property.

AB641,114 Section 114. 77.51 (12t) of the statutes is renumbered 77.51 (12t) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB641,50,4 77.51 (12t) (intro.) “Real property construction activities" means activities that occur at a site where tangible personal property or items or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b) or (d) that are applied or adapted to the use or purpose to which real property is devoted are permanently affixed to that real property , if the intent of the person who affixes that property is to make a permanent accession to the real property. “Real property construction activities" does not include affixing property subject to tax under s. 77.52 (1) (c) to real property or affixing to real property tangible personal property that remains tangible personal property after it is affixed. The department may promulgate rules to determine whether activities that occur at a site where tangible personal property or items or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b) or (d) are affixed to real property are real property construction activities for purposes of this subchapter. If the classification of property or an activity is not identified by rule, the department's determination of whether personal property becomes a part of real property shall be made by considering the following criteria:

AB641,115 Section 115. 77.51 (12t) (a) to (c) of the statutes are created to read:

AB641,50,6 77.51 (12t) (a) Actual physical annexation to the real property.

AB641,50,8 (b) Application or adaptation to the use or purpose to which the real property is devoted.

AB641,50,10 (c) An intention on the part of the person making the annexation to make a permanent accession to the real property.

AB641,116 Section 116. 77.54 (20n) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,50,15 77.54 (20n) (d) 2. The retailer manufactures the prepared food in a building on real property assessed as manufacturing property under s. 70.995, or that would be assessed as manufacturing property under s. 70.995 if the building real property was located in this state.

AB641,117 Section 117. 77.54 (20n) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,50,18 77.54 (20n) (d) 3. The retailer makes no retail sales of prepared food at the building location described in subd. 2.

AB641,118 Section 118. 77.54 (57d) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,50,21 77.54 (57d) (b) 1. A person engaged in manufacturing in this state at a building on real property assessed under s. 70.995.

AB641,119 Section 119. 77.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,51,6 77.84 (1) Tax roll. Each clerk of a municipality in which the land is located shall enter in a special column or other appropriate place on the tax roll the description of each parcel of land designated as managed forest land, and shall specify, by the designation “MFL-O" or “MFL-C", the acreage of each parcel that is designated open or closed under s. 77.83. The land shall be assessed and is subject to review under ch. 70. Except as provided in this subchapter, no tax may be levied on managed forest land, except that any building buildings, improvements, and fixtures on managed forest land is subject to taxation as personal real property under ch. 70.

AB641,120 Section 120. 78.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,51,9 78.55 (1) “Air carrier company" has the meaning given in s. 70.11 (42) (a) 1. 76.02 (1).

AB641,121 Section 121. 79.095 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,51,22 79.095 (3) Review by department. The department shall adjust each rate reported under sub. (2) (b) to a full-value rate. The department shall review and correct the information submitted under sub. (2) (a), shall determine the full value of all of the property reported under sub. (2) (a) and of all the property under s. 70.995 (12r) and, on or before October 1, shall notify each taxing jurisdiction of the full value of the property that is exempt under s. 70.11 (39) and (39m) and that is located in the jurisdiction. The department shall adjust the full value that is reported to taxing jurisdictions under this subsection in the year after an error occurs or a value has been changed due to an appeal. All disputes between the department and municipalities about the value of the property reported under sub. (2) (a) or of the property under s. 70.995 (12r) shall be resolved by using the procedures under s. 70.995 (8).

AB641,122 Section 122. 79.096 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 79.096 (1) (a).

AB641,123 Section 123. 79.096 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB641,52,9 79.096 (1) (b) Beginning in 2023, the department of administration shall pay to each taxing jurisdiction, as defined in s. 79.095 (1) (c), an amount equal to the property taxes levied on the items of personal property described under s. 70.111 (28) for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2021. Beginning in 2024, and each year thereafter, the amount distributed to the taxing jurisdiction in the previous year will be multiplied by one plus the percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, for the 12 months ending on June 30, except that the percentage under this paragraph shall not be less than zero.

AB641,124 Section 124. 79.096 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 79.096 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB641,52,14 79.096 (2) (a) (intro.) Each municipality shall report to the department of revenue, in the time and manner determined by the department, the all of the following:

AB641,52,17 1. The amount of the property taxes levied on the items of personal property described under s. 70.111 (27) (b) for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2017, on behalf of the municipality and on behalf of other taxing jurisdictions.

AB641,125 Section 125. 79.096 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB641,52,22 79.096 (2) (a) 2. The amount of the property taxes levied on the items of personal property described under s. 70.111 (28) for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2021, on behalf of the municipality and on behalf of other taxing jurisdictions.

AB641,126 Section 126. 79.096 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB641,53,2 79.096 (2) (c) If a municipality does not timely electronically file the report required by the department of revenue under par. (a), the following reductions will be made to the municipality's personal property aid distributed under sub. (1) (b) in 2023:

AB641,53,3 1. Reduction of 50 percent, if not filed by June 30, 2022.

AB641,53,5 2. Forfeiture of the municipality's aid under sub. (1) (b), if not filed by July 15, 2022.

AB641,127 Section 127. 79.096 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB641,53,10 79.096 (2) (d) If a municipality does not electronically file the report required by the department of revenue under par. (a) by July 15, 2022, the department may use the best information available to calculate the aid to distribute under sub. (1) (b) in 2023 to the applicable taxing jurisdictions.

AB641,128 Section 128. 174.065 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,53,16 174.065 (3) Collection of delinquent dog license taxes. Delinquent dog license taxes may be collected in the same manner as in s. 74.55 and in a civil action under ch. 799 for the collecting of personal property taxes, if the action is brought within 6 years after the January 1 of the year in which the taxes are required to be paid.

AB641,129 Section 129. 815.18 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,53,20 815.18 (3) Exempt property. (intro.) The debtor's interest in or right to receive the following property is exempt, except as specifically provided in this section and ss. 70.20 (2), 71.91 (5m) and (6), 74.55 (2) and 102.28 (5):

AB641,130 Section 130. 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB641,54,9 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence, or appear in all civil actions or special proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch. 980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 70.36, 89.08, 103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a), 946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters within chs. 782, 976, and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s. 48.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.

AB641,131 Section 131. 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, section 9125 (1) is repealed.

AB641,132 Section 132. Fiscal changes.

AB641,54,16 (1) General program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of revenue under s. 20.566 (2) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $602,155 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $120,365 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB641,54,20 (2) Integrated property assessment system. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of revenue under s. 20.566 (2) (bm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $481,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB641,54,24 (3) Administration of tax incremental financing. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of revenue under s. 20.566 (2) (hm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $22,580 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB641,55,4 (4) Administrative services; general operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of revenue under s. 20.566 (3) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $213,700 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB641,55,8 (5) Integrated tax system. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of revenue under s. 20.566 (3) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $13,370 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB641,55,13 (6) Joint committee on finance supplemental appropriations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the joint committee on finance under s. 20.865 (4) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is decreased by $202,350,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made, and $202,350,000 is credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (1) (f) for fiscal year 2022-23.

AB641,133 Section 133. Effective date.

AB641,55,15 (1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2022.

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