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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 1, 2019 - Introduced by Senators Larson, Bewley, Carpenter, Johnson and
Smith, cosponsored by Representatives Sargent, Anderson, Brostoff,
Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Emerson, Ohnstad, Shankland, Sinicki,
Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink and Zamarripa. Referred to
Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues.
SB76,1,3
1An Act to amend 11.1101 (1) (a), 11.1101 (2) (a) and 11.1101 (figure) of the
2statutes;
relating to: decreasing individual and candidate committee
3contributions for statewide officeholders.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill decreases the individual and candidate committee contribution limit
from $20,000 to $10,000 for contributions made to candidates for governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state
superintendent, or justice.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB76,1
4Section
1. 11.1101 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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11.1101
(1) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
6state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice,
$20,000 $10,000.
SB76,2
7Section
2. 11.1101 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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11.1101
(2) (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
9state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice,
$20,000 $10,000.
SB76,3
1Section
3. 11.1101 (figure) of the statutes is amended to read:
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90Section
4.
Initial applicability.
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(1) This act first applies to contributions made on January 1, 2020.
