AB50: Bill Text

AB50,2994 Section 2994. 700.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1496,17 700.19 (2) Husband and wife Spouses. If persons named as owners in a document of title, transferees in an instrument of transfer, or buyers in a bill of sale are described in the document, instrument, or bill of sale as husband and wife married to each other, or are in fact husband and wife married to each other, they are joint tenants, unless the intent to create a tenancy in common is expressed in the document, instrument, or bill of sale. This subsection applies to property acquired before January 1, 1986, and, if ch. 766 does not apply when the property is acquired, to property acquired on or after January 1, 1986.

AB50,2995 Section 2995. 704.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,5 704.05 (2) Possession of tenant and access by landlord. Until the expiration date specified in the lease, or the termination of a periodic tenancy or tenancy at will, and so long as the tenant is not in default, the tenant has the right to exclusive possession of the premises, except as hereafter provided. The landlord may upon advance notice and at reasonable times inspect the premises, allow a city, village, town, or county inspector access for an inspection, make repairs, and show the premises to prospective tenants or purchasers; and if the tenant is absent from the premises and the landlord reasonably believes that entry is necessary to preserve or protect the premises, the landlord may enter without notice and with such force as appears necessary.

AB50,2996 Section 2996. 704.07 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,7 704.07 (title) Repairs; untenantability; floodplain disclosure.

AB50,2997 Section 2997. 704.07 (2) (bm) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2998 Section 2998. 704.07 (2) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,11 704.07 (2) (bm) 3. The violation presents a significant threat to the prospective tenant’s health or safety.

AB50,2999 Section 2999. 704.07 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1497,16 704.07 (2) (br) If a landlord has actual knowledge that the premises are located in a floodplain, the landlord shall disclose that fact to a prospective tenant, before entering into a rental agreement with or accepting any earnest money or security deposit from the prospective tenant.

AB50,3000 Section 3000. 704.07 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,3001 Section 3001. 705.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,24 705.01 (4) “Joint account” means an account, other than a marital account, payable on request to one or more of 2 or more parties whether or not mention is made of any right of survivorship. “Joint account” also means any account established with the right of survivorship on or after January 1, 1986, by 2 parties who claim to be husband and wife married to each other, which is payable on request to either or both of the parties.

AB50,3002 Section 3002. 705.01 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1498,7 705.01 (4m) “Marital account” means an account established without the right of survivorship on or after January 1, 1986, by 2 parties who claim to be husband and wife married to each other, which is payable on request to either or both of the parties and which is designated as a marital account. An account established by those parties with the right of survivorship under s. 766.58 (3) (f) or 766.60 is a joint account.

AB50,3003 Section 3003. 706.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1498,15 706.09 (1) (e) Marital interests. Homestead of the spouse of any transferor of an interest in real estate, if the recorded conveyance purporting to transfer the homestead states that the person executing it is single, unmarried, or widowed a surviving spouse or fails to indicate the marital status of the transferor, and if the conveyance has, in either case, appeared of record for 5 years. This paragraph does not apply to the interest of a married person who is described of record as a holder in joint tenancy or of marital property with that transferor.

AB50,3004 Section 3004. 709.03 (form) A7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1498,17 709.03 (form)

AB50,1498,22 A7. In this form, “flooding” means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling caused by: (a) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (b) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any established water source such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch; or (c) excessive rainfall.

AB50,3005 Section 3005. 709.03 (form) F4. and G1. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB50,1498,24 709.03 (form)

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AB50,3006 Section 3006. 709.03 (form) G1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1499,2 709.03 (form)

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AB50,3007 Section 3007. 709.033 (form) A7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1499,4 709.033 (form)

AB50,1499,9 A7. In this form, “flooding” means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling caused by: (a) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (b) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any established water source such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch; or (c) excessive rainfall.

AB50,3008 Section 3008. 709.033 (form) E3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1500,2 709.033 (form)

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AB50,3009 Section 3009. 709.033 (form) F3m. and F3n. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1500,5 709.033 (form)

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AB50,3010 Section 3010. 753.06 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1500,8 753.06 (8) (a) Brown County. The circuit has 8 branches. Commencing August 1, 2026, the circuit has 10 branches.

AB50,3011 Section 3011. 753.06 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB50,1501,4 753.06 (8) (a) Brown County. The circuit has 8 branches. Commencing August 1, 2026, the circuit has 10 branches.

AB50,3012 Section 3012. 753.0605 of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,3013 Section 3013. 756.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1501,24 756.04 (2) (b) Each year, on a date agreed upon with the office of the director of state courts, the department of transportation shall compile a list that includes the name, address, county, date of birth, race, gender, identification number and renewal date of each person residing in the state who is licensed as a motor vehicle operator under ch. 343 or who has received an identification card under s. 343.50 or 343.51, and social security number, as permitted allowed by law and any record sharing agreement between the department of transportation and the office of the director of state courts. The office of the director of state courts shall establish the format of the list by agreement with the department of transportation. The department of transportation shall transmit the list without charge to the office of the director of state courts, without charge. and to the clerks of court for the district courts of the United States within this state. If the department of transportation does not have a record sharing agreement with the clerk of court for a district court that requires the clerk of court to keep prospective jurors’ identification numbers, renewal dates, and social security numbers confidential and secure from unauthorized access, the department of transportation shall redact that information from the list the department of transportation transmits to the clerk of court.

AB50,3014 Section 3014. 756.04 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1502,6 756.04 (2) (c) (intro.) The office of the director of state courts may shall use any all of the following lists in addition to the list provided by the department of transportation under par. (b) in order to create the master list of potential jurors compiled under par. (a). The director may each year request any of the following information from the custodians of that information:

AB50,3015 Section 3015. 756.04 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1502,24 756.04 (2) (d) If the records listed in par. (c) are requested, the director of state courts may enter into a record sharing agreement with the custodian of the records. Any record sharing agreement shall be in writing for a prescribed period of time and Each year, on a date agreed upon with the office of the director of state courts, each custodian of records described in par. (c) shall compile the list maintained by that custodian, as allowed by law and any record sharing agreement between the custodian and the office of the director of state courts. The office of the director of state courts shall establish the format of each list by agreement with the custodian that maintains the list, which shall identify data that would allow for a match of personally identifiable information on the list maintained by that custodian with personally identifiable information in the master list of potential jurors to the extent required to identify duplicate names and to determine current addresses of prospective jurors. Any list provided under par. (c) The lists shall contain no data other than the data provided in par. (b). The agreement shall establish the format of the list and date of transmission of the list. Each custodian shall transmit the list maintained by that custodian without charge to the office of the director of state courts.

AB50,3016 Section 3016. 757.07 (1) (e) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1503,4 757.07 (1) (e) 8. A district judge or magistrate judge for a U.S. district court in the state of Wisconsin or a bankruptcy judge for a U.S. bankruptcy court in the state of Wisconsin.

AB50,3017 Section 3017. 758.19 (5) (bf) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1503,8 758.19 (5) (bf) No later than January 1, 2026, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $24,596,100, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows:

AB50,1503,9 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $52,300.

AB50,1503,11 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $12,400.

AB50,1503,15 3. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county’s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2.

AB50,3018 Section 3018. 758.19 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1503,19 758.19 (5) (bm) No later than July 1, 2026, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $35,000,000, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows:

AB50,1503,20 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $74,500.

AB50,1503,22 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $17,600.

AB50,1504,2 3. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county’s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2.

AB50,3019 Section 3019. 758.19 (5) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1504,7 758.19 (5) (bn) No later than January 1, 2027, and by every January 1 and July 1 thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $35,000,000, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows:

AB50,1504,8 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $74,500.

AB50,1504,10 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $17,600.

AB50,1504,14 3. If, after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2., the total of a county’s payments equals less than 50 percent of the sum the county received as grants in calendar year 2026 under s. 165.95, 2023 stats., and s. 165.955, 2023 stats., an additional payment for such a difference.

AB50,1504,18 4. In addition to the payments under subds. 1. and 3., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county’s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1., 2., and 3.

AB50,3020 Section 3020. 758.19 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1504,23 758.19 (5) (d) For payments under pars. (b), (bf), (bm), and (bn), for counties that share the services of one or more circuit court branches, the director of state courts shall annually determine the proportional share of that circuit court branch for each county on the basis of the circuit court branch caseload in each county.

AB50,3021 Section 3021. 758.19 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1505,4 758.19 (5) (g) A county that fails to meet the requirements under s. 165.95 (2m) is not eligible for a payment under par. (bn) until the county establishes an alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program described under s. 165.95 (3).

AB50,3022 Section 3022. 758.195 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1505,9 758.195 Office of the marshals of the supreme court. (1) Creation. There is created the office of the marshals of the supreme court, under the direction and supervision of the chief marshal of the supreme court, which shall consist of all of the following personnel:

AB50,1505,10 (a) The chief marshal of the supreme court.

AB50,1505,11 (b) One deputy chief marshal of the supreme court.

AB50,1505,12 (c) Deputy marshals of the supreme court.

AB50,1505,13 (d) Administrative support personnel.

AB50,1505,15 (2) Law enforcement authority. (a) The office of the marshals of the supreme court is a law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (bv).

AB50,1505,22 (b) Marshals of the supreme court are law enforcement officers, are employed for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances, and are authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances of this state. Marshals of the supreme court shall meet the requirements of s. 165.85 (4) (a) 2. and 7. a., and shall agree to accept the duties of a law enforcement officer under the laws of this state. Marshals of the supreme court shall have statewide jurisdiction.

AB50,1506,6 (c) Marshals of the supreme court shall have concurrent police power with other authorized peace officers over any jurisdiction in which the marshal performs his or her duties. Such concurrent police authority may not be construed to reduce or lessen the authority of the police power of the community or communities in which a marshal may perform his or her duties. Marshals of the supreme court shall cooperate with and be responsive to the local police authorities as they meet and exercise their statutory responsibilities.

AB50,1506,10 (d) Marshals of the supreme court shall meet the requirements established by the law enforcement standards board for officer certification, police pursuit, recruitment, and firearms training and comply with any other statutory requirements applicable to a law enforcement agency.

AB50,1506,16 (3) Powers. The office of the marshals of the supreme court may provide police services to the state court system, with statewide jurisdiction; provide protective services for the supreme court justices and their offices; provide security assessments for the justices, judges, and facilities of the state court system; and provide safety and security support services and advanced security planning for circuit court proceedings.

AB50,3023 Section 3023. 765.001 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1507,13 765.001 (2) Intent. It is the intent of chs. 765 to 768 to promote the stability and best interests of marriage and the family. It is the intent of the legislature to recognize the valuable contributions of both spouses during the marriage and at termination of the marriage by dissolution or death. Marriage is the institution that is the foundation of the family and of society. Its stability is basic to morality and civilization, and of vital interest to society and the state. The consequences of the marriage contract are more significant to society than those of other contracts, and the public interest must be taken into account always. The seriousness of marriage makes adequate premarital counseling and education for family living highly desirable and courses thereon are urged upon all persons contemplating marriage. The impairment or dissolution of the marriage relation generally results in injury to the public wholly apart from the effect upon the parties immediately concerned. Under the laws of this state, marriage is a legal relationship between 2 equal persons, a husband and wife, who owe to each other mutual responsibility and support. Each spouse has an equal obligation in accordance with his or her ability to contribute money or services or both which are necessary for the adequate support and maintenance of his or her minor children and of the other spouse. No spouse may be presumed primarily liable for support expenses under this subsection.

AB50,3024 Section 3024. 765.01 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1507,18 765.01 A civil contract. Marriage, so far as its validity at law is concerned, is a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential, and which creates the legal status of husband and wife spouse to each other.

AB50,3025 Section 3025. 765.02 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1507,21 765.02 (3) Marriage may be contracted between persons of the same sex or different sexes.

AB50,3026 Section 3026. 765.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: