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AB56-ASA1-AA1,15,623 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
24under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fp), (fq),

1(fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the
2secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for
3payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and
4cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13), for grants to school
5district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher
6training grants under s. 16.996
.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1570f 7Section 1570f. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2019
8Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,15,149 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
10under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fp), (fq),
11(fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the
12secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for
13payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and
14cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13).”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,15,15 15116. Page 419, line 8: delete lines 8 to 13 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,15,16 16 Section 1722d. 121.905 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,15,2317 121.905 (1) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., if a referendum on a resolution
18adopted by a school board under s. 121.91 (3) (a) is held during the 2018-19 school
19year or any school year thereafter and a majority of those voting reject the resolution,
20for the 3 school years following the school year during which the referendum is held,
21that school district's “revenue ceiling” is the applicable amount under par. (a) plus
22the increase under subds. 4. to 7.
for the school year during which the referendum
23is held.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1722e 24Section 1722e. 121.905 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,16,7
1121.905 (1) (b) 3. If, during the 3-school-year period during which a school
2district's revenue ceiling is an amount determined under subd. 1. or 2., a referendum
3on a resolution adopted by the school board under s. 121.91 (3) (a) is held and a
4majority of those voting approve the resolution, beginning in the school year
5immediately following the school year during which the referendum is held, the
6school district's “revenue ceiling” is the amount under par. (a) plus any applicable
7increase under subds. 4. to 7
.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1722h 8Section 1722h. 121.905 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,16,109 121.905 (1) (b) 4. In the 2019-20 school year, “revenue ceiling” means the
10amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $200.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1722i 11Section 1722i. 121.905 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,16,1312 121.905 (1) (b) 5. In the 2020-21 school year, “revenue ceiling” means the
13amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $400.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1722j 14Section 1722j. 121.905 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,16,1615 121.905 (1) (b) 6. In the 2021-22 school year, “revenue ceiling” means the
16amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $300.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1722k 17Section 1722k. 121.905 (1) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,16,1918 121.905 (1) (b) 7. In the 2022-23 school year and each subsequent school year,
19“revenue ceiling” means the amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $200.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,16,21 20117. Page 419, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and
21ending with page 420, line 4.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,16,24 22118. Page 420, line 6: delete the material beginning with “121.91” and ending
23with “may” on line 7 and substitute “121.91 (2m) (im) Notwithstanding par. (i) and
24except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), a school district cannot”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,3
1119. Page 420, line 17: delete the material beginning with “121.91” and
2ending with “may” on line 18 and substitute “121.91 (2m) (j) Notwithstanding par.
3(i) and except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), a school district cannot”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,4 4120. Page 421, line 4: delete “(i) (im) to (k)" and substitute “(i) to (j)".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,5 5121. Page 421, line 21: delete “(im) to (k)" and substitute “ (i) to (j)".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,7 6122. Page 422, line 3: delete “(im) 1., (d) (j) 1. and (e) (k) 1." and substitute “(i)
71., (d) (im) 1. and (e) (j) 1.".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,9 8123. Page 422, line 12: delete the material beginning with “pars. (j)" and
9ending with “4." on line 13 and substitute “4. pars. (i) 2. and (j) 3.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,10 10124. Page 422, line 16: delete “(i) (im) to (k)" and substitute “(i) to (j)".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,11 11125. Page 423, line 10: delete “(im) to (k)" and substitute “ (i) to (j)".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,13 12126. Page 423, line 16: delete “(im) 1., (j) 1. and (k)" and substitute “(i) 1., (im)
131., and (j)
".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,15 14127. Page 423, line 20: delete “(im) 1., (j) 1. and (k)" and substitute “(i) 1., (im)
151., and (j)
".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,17 16128. Page 423, line 25: delete the material beginning with “pars. (j)" and
17ending with “4." on page 424, line 1, and substitute “ 4. pars. (i) 2. and (j) 3.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,18 18129. Page 424, line 10: delete “(i) (k)," and substitute “(i),".
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,19 19130. Page 424, line 11: delete lines 11 to 19 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,20 20 Section 1753b. 139.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,17,2321 139.75 (1) “Business" means any trade, occupation, activity or enterprise
22engaged in for the purpose of selling or distributing tobacco products or vapor
23products
in this state.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753d
1Section 1753d. 139.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,18,42 139.75 (2) “Consumer" means any person who has title to or possession of
3tobacco products or vapor products in storage for use or other consumption in this
4state.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753f 5Section 1753f. 139.75 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,18,86 139.75 (4) (a) Any person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products
7or vapor products in this state who brings, or causes to be brought, into this state
8from outside the state any tobacco products or vapor products for sale;
AB56-ASA1-AA1,18,109 (b) Any person who makes, manufactures or fabricates tobacco products or
10vapor products
in this state for sale in this state; or
AB56-ASA1-AA1,18,1311 (c) Any person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products or vapor
12products
outside this state who ships or transports tobacco products to retailers in
13this state to be sold by those retailers.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753k 14Section 1753k. 139.75 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,18,1615 139.75 (5) “Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures and sells
16tobacco products or vapor products.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753n 17Section 1753n. 139.75 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,18,2018 139.75 (6) “Place of business" means any place where tobacco products or vapor
19products
are sold, manufactured, stored or kept for the purpose of sale or
20consumption, including any vessel, vehicle, airplane, train or vending machine.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753o 21Section 1753o. 139.75 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,18,2322 139.75 (7) “Retail outlet" means each place of business from which tobacco
23products or vapor products are sold to consumers.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753q 24Section 1753q. 139.75 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,19,2
1139.75 (8) “Retailer" means any person engaged in the business of selling
2tobacco products or vapor products to ultimate consumers.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753s 3Section 1753s. 139.75 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,19,84 139.75 (9) “Sale" means any transfer, exchange or barter for a consideration.
5It includes a gift by a person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products or
6vapor products
for advertising or as a means of evading this subchapter or for any
7other purpose, and it includes solicitation of orders for, and the sale for, future
8delivery.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753u 9Section 1753u. 139.75 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,19,1110 139.75 (10) “Storage" means any keeping or retention of tobacco products or
11vapor products
for use or consumption in this state.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753v 12Section 1753v. 139.75 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,19,1513 139.75 (11) “Subjobber" means any person, other than a manufacturer or
14distributor, who buys tobacco products or vapor products from a distributor and sells
15them to persons other than the ultimate consumers.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1753w 16Section 1753w. 139.75 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,19,1817 139.75 (13) “Use" means the exercise of any right or power incidental to the
18ownership of tobacco products or vapor products.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,19,20 19131. Page 425, line 8: delete the material beginning with “and, for” and
20ending with “thereof" on line 11.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,19,22 21132. Page 425, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and
22ending with page 426, line 8, and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,19,23 23 Section 1755f. 139.76 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA1,20,10
1139.76 (1m) An excise tax is imposed upon the sale, offering or exposing for
2sale, possession with intent to sell or removal for consumption or sale or other
3disposition for any purpose of vapor products by any person engaged as a distributor
4of them at the rate of $0.05 per milliliter of the liquid or other substance based on the
5volume as listed by the manufacturer and at a proportionate rate for any other
6quantity or fractional part thereof. The tax attaches at the time the vapor products
7are received by the distributor in this state. The tax shall be passed on to the ultimate
8consumer of the vapor products. All vapor products received in this state for sale or
9distribution within this state, except those actually sold as provided in sub. (2), shall
10be subject to such tax.
AB56-ASA1-AA1,1755m 11Section 1755m. 139.76 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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.
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