SB2: Bill Text

SB2,75 Section 75. 74.12 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2,76 Section 76. 74.12 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,131 74.12 (7) (a) If the first installment of real property taxes, personal property taxes on improvements on leased land or special assessments to which an installment option pertains is not received by the proper official on or before 5 working days after the due date of January 31, the entire amount of the remaining unpaid taxes or special assessments to which an installment option pertains on that parcel is delinquent as of February 1.

SB2,77 Section 77. 74.12 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,133 74.12 (8) (a) If the 2nd or any subsequent installment payment of real property taxes, personal property taxes on improvements on leased land or special assessments to which an installment option pertains is not received by the proper official on or before 5 working days after the due date specified in the ordinance, the entire amount of the remaining unpaid taxes or special assessments to which an installment option pertains on that parcel is delinquent as of the first day of the month after the payment is due and interest and penalties are due under sub. (10).

SB2,78 Section 78. 74.12 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,135 74.12 (9) (a) If all special assessments to which an installment option does not pertain, special charges, and special taxes and personal property taxes that are due under sub. (5) or (6) are not paid in full and received by the proper official on or before 5 working days after the due date of January 31, the amounts unpaid are delinquent as of February 1.

SB2,79 Section 79. 74.12 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,137 74.12 (10) (a) All real property taxes, special assessments, special charges and special taxes that become delinquent and are paid on or before July 31, and all delinquent personal property taxes, whenever paid, shall be paid, together with interest and penalties charged from the preceding February 1, to the taxation district treasurer.

SB2,80 Section 80. 74.12 (11) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,139 74.12 (11) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. par. (c) and (d), if a taxation district treasurer or county treasurer receives a payment from a taxpayer which is not sufficient to pay all amounts due, the treasurer shall apply the payment to the amounts due, including interest and penalties, in the following order:

SB2,81 Section 81. 74.12 (11) (a) 1g. of the statutes is repealed.

SB2,82 Section 82. 74.12 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,142 74.12 (11) (b) The allocation under par. (a) 1g. 1m. to 4. is conclusive for purposes of settlement under ss. 74.29 and 74.30 and for determining delinquencies under this section.

SB2,83 Section 83. 74.12 (11) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2,84 Section 84. 74.25 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,145 74.25 (1) Settlement. (intro.) On or before February 20, the taxation district treasurer, except the treasurer of a city authorized to proceed under s. 74.87 or the treasurer of a taxation district that has adopted an ordinance under s. 74.12, shall settle for all collections received through the last day of the preceding month and all amounts timely paid under s. 74.69 (1) which were not settled for under s. 74.23 as follows:

SB2,85 Section 85. 74.29 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,147 74.29 (2) On or before August 20, a taxation district treasurer who has not paid in full all taxes on improvements on leased land under s. 74.25 (1) (b) 1. or under s. 74.30 (1) or (2) shall pay in full to each taxing jurisdiction within the district all taxes on improvements on leased land included in the tax roll which have not previously been paid to, or retained by, the taxing jurisdiction, except that the treasurer shall pay the state’s proportionate share to the county. As part of that distribution, the taxation district treasurer shall allocate to each tax incremental district within the taxation district its proportionate share of taxes on improvements on leased land.

SB2,86 Section 86. 74.30 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2,87 Section 87. 74.30 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,150 74.30 (1m) March settlement between counties and the state. On or before March 15, the county treasurer shall send to the secretary of administration the state’s proportionate shares of taxes under sub. (1) (i) and (j).

SB2,88 Section 88. 74.42 of the statutes is repealed.

SB2,89 Section 89. 74.47 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2,90 Section 90. 74.55 of the statutes is repealed.

SB2,91 Section 91. 74.83 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,155 74.83 Agreements. Any 1st class city may enter into agreements to pay delinquent state, county, metropolitan sewerage district, and technical college district real or personal property taxes, including accrued interest and penalties thereon, applicable to property located in that city at any stage in the proceedings for collection and enforcement of those taxes and thereafter collect and enforce those taxes, including interest and penalties on them, in its own name in accordance with any of the procedures or remedies applicable to the collection and enforcement of delinquent city, state, county, metropolitan sewerage district, and technical college district taxes under this chapter and ch. 75.

SB2,92 Section 92. 74.87 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,157 74.87 (3) Optional payment schedule. The common council of a city may, by ordinance, permit payment in 10 equal installments, without interest, of general property taxes, special charges, and special assessments of the city, other than for special assessments for which no payment extension is allowed. Each installment shall be paid on or before the last day of each month from January through October. Taxes on personal property may be paid in installments under this subsection if, on or before January 31 of the year in which the tax becomes due, the taxpayer has first paid to the city treasurer taxes on personal property levied by all taxing jurisdictions other than the city. The amounts and time of payment of city general property taxes, special assessments and charges in the city tax roll shall be as provided in the charter of the city.

SB2,93 Section 93. 76.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,159 76.125 (1) Using the statement of assessments under s. 70.53 and the statement of taxes under s. 69.61, the department shall determine the net rate of taxation of commercial property under s. 70.32 (2) (a) 2., and of manufacturing property under s. 70.32 (2) (a) 3. and of personal property under s. 70.30 as provided in subs. (2) to (6). The department shall enter that rate on the records of the department.

SB2,94 Section 94. 76.69 of the statutes is repealed.

SB2,95 Section 95. 77.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,162 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, improvements, and fixtures on managed forest land is subject to taxation as personal real property under ch. 70.

SB2,96 Section 96. 174.065 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,164 174.065 (3) Collection of delinquent dog license taxes. Delinquent dog license taxes may be collected in the same manner as in s. 74.55 and 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.

SB2,97 Section 97. 815.18 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,166 815.18 (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):

SB2,98 Section 98. 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,,168 978.05 (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.

SB2,99 Section 99. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB2,,170 (1) Reports from taxing jurisdictions. If legislation is enacted during the 2023-24 legislative session to eliminate the personal property tax imposed under ch. 70, effective with the January 1, 2023, assessments, each taxing jurisdiction shall report to the department of revenue, in the time and manner determined by the department, the amount of the property taxes levied on all items of personal property for the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2022.

SB2,100 Section 100. Initial applicability.

SB2,,172 (1) Elimination of the personal property tax. This act first applies to the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2023.

SB2,,173 (end)