DOA:......Sherwin, BB0279 - Secretary of State Appropriation Changes
For 2025-2027 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
STATE GOVERNMENT
General state government
Appropriations of the secretary of state
Under current law, DFI’s general program operations are funded from an annual program revenue appropriation. From this appropriation, $150,000 is transferred annually to an appropriation to the secretary of state for general program operations. The bill increases the amount of the transfer to $502,900 in the 2025-26 fiscal year and $555,400 annually thereafter.
The bill also makes changes to appropriations of the secretary of state, including by increasing the lapse of certain moneys appropriated to the secretary of state to the general fund at the end of a fiscal year.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 20.144 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.144 (1) (g) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the department of financial institutions. Except as provided in pars. (a), (h), (i), (j), and (u) and sub. (3), all moneys received by the department, other than by the office of credit unions and the division of banking, and 88 percent of all moneys received by the office of credit unions and the department’s division of banking shall be credited to this appropriation, but any balance at the close of a fiscal year under this appropriation shall lapse to the general fund. Annually, $150,000 $555,400 of the amounts received under this appropriation account shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.575 (1) (g).
Section 2. 20.575 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.575 (1) (g) Program fees General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of carrying out general program operations. Except as provided under par. (ka), all amounts received by the secretary of state, including all All moneys transferred from the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) (g), shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), any at the end of each fiscal year, the unencumbered balance at the close of a fiscal year exceeding 10 percent of that fiscal year’s expenditures under of this appropriation account shall lapse to the general fund.
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 3. 20.575 (1) (ka) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.575 (1) (ka) Agency collections Program fees. The amounts in the schedule for photocopying and microfilm copying of documents, generation of copies of documents from optical disc or electronic storage, publication of books, and other services provided in carrying out the functions of the office. All moneys received by the office as fees or other charges for photocopying, microfilm copying, generation of copies of documents from optical disc or electronic storage, sales of books, provision of apostille and authentication services, and other services provided in carrying out the functions of the office shall be credited to this appropriation, for photocopying and microfilm copying of documents, generation of copies of documents from optical disc or electronic storage, publication of books, provision of apostille and authentication services, and other services provided in carrying out the functions of the office.
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 9216. Fiscal changes; Financial Institutions.
(1) Appropriation transfer to the office of the secretary of state. Notwithstanding s. 20.144 (1) (g), in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the amount transferred under that appropriation to the appropriation account under s. 20.575 (1) (g) shall be $502,900.
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