AB56-SA12,15,134 30.681 (2) (c) Related charges. A person may be charged with and a prosecutor
5may proceed upon a complaint based upon a violation of any combination of par. (a)
6or (b) 1., 1g., 1m., or 2. for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence. If the
7person is charged with violating any combination of par. (a) or (b) 1., 1g., 1m., or 2.
8in the complaint, the crimes shall be joined under s. 971.12. If the person is found
9guilty of any combination of par. (a) or (b) 1., 1g., 1m., or 2. for acts arising out of the
10same incident or occurrence, there shall be a single conviction for purposes of
11sentencing and for purposes of counting convictions under s. 30.80 (6) (a) 2. and 3.
12Paragraphs (a) and (b) 1., 1g., 1m., and 2. each require proof of a fact for conviction
13which the others do not require.
AB56-SA12,59 14Section 59. 30.681 (2) (d) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA12,15,2215 30.681 (2) (d) 1. a. In an action under this subsection for a violation of the
16intoxicated boating law where the defendant was operating a motorboat that is not
17a commercial motorboat, the defendant has a defense if he or she proves by a
18preponderance of the evidence that the injury would have occurred even if he or she
19had been exercising due care and he or she had not been under the influence of an
20intoxicant or did not have an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or a
21tetrahydrocannabinols concentration of 5.0 or more
or a detectable amount of a
22restricted controlled substance in his or her blood.
AB56-SA12,60 23Section 60. 30.681 (2) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA12,16,524 30.681 (2) (d) 1. b. In an action under par. (b) 1m. that is based on the defendant
25allegedly having a detectable amount of methamphetamine, or

1gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his or her blood,
2the defendant has a defense if he or she proves by a preponderance of the evidence
3that at the time of the incident or occurrence he or she had a valid prescription for
4methamphetamine or one of its metabolic precursors, or gamma-hydroxybutyric
5acid, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
AB56-SA12,61 6Section 61. 30.681 (2) (d) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA12,16,117 30.681 (2) (d) 1. c. In an action under par. (b) 1g. that is based on the defendant
8allegedly having a prohibited tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, the defendant
9has a defense if he or she proves by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time
10of the incident or occurrence he or she had a valid prescription for
11tetrahydrocannabinol or he or she was a qualifying patient, as defined in s. 50.80 (6).
AB56-SA12,62 12Section 62. 30.684 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA12,16,2213 30.684 (4) Admissibility; effect of test results; other evidence. The results
14of a chemical test required or administered under sub. (1), (2) or (3) are admissible
15in any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of the acts committed by a
16person alleged to have violated the intoxicated boating law on the issue of whether
17the person was under the influence of an intoxicant or the issue of whether the person
18had alcohol concentrations or tetrahydrocannabinols concentrations at or above
19specified levels or a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or
20her blood. Results of these chemical tests shall be given the effect required under s.
21885.235. This section does not limit the right of a law enforcement officer to obtain
22evidence by any other lawful means.
AB56-SA12,63 23Section 63. 30.80 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA12,17,724 30.80 (6) (d) Alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, or
25tetrahydrocannabinols
; examination. In addition to any other penalty or order, a

1person who violates s. 30.681 (1) or (2) or 30.684 (5) or who violates s. 940.09 or 940.25
2if the violation involves the operation of a motorboat, shall be ordered by the court
3to submit to and comply with an assessment by an approved public treatment facility
4for an examination of the person's use of alcohol, controlled substances or controlled
5substance analogs, or tetrahydrocannabinols. Intentional failure to comply with an
6assessment ordered under this paragraph constitutes contempt of court, punishable
7under ch. 785.
AB56-SA12,64 8Section 64. 49.148 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA12,17,239 49.148 (4) (a) A Wisconsin works Works agency shall require a participant in
10a community service job or transitional placement who, after August 22, 1996, was
11convicted in any state or federal court of a felony that had as an element possession,
12use or distribution of a controlled substance to submit to a test for use of a controlled
13substance as a condition of continued eligibility. If the test results are positive, the
14Wisconsin works Works agency shall decrease the presanction benefit amount for
15that participant by not more than 15 percent for not fewer than 12 months, or for the
16remainder of the participant's period of participation in a community service job or
17transitional placement, if less than 12 months. If, at the end of 12 months, the
18individual is still a participant in a community service job or transitional placement
19and submits to another test for use of a controlled substance and if the results of the
20test are negative, the Wisconsin works Works agency shall discontinue the reduction
21under this paragraph. In this subsection, “controlled substance” does not include
22tetrahydrocannabinols in any form including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in
23marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or chemically synthesized.
AB56-SA12,65 24Section 65. 49.45 (23) (g) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA12,18,6
149.45 (23) (g) 5. Require, as a condition of eligibility, that an applicant or
2enrollee submit to a drug screening assessment and, if indicated, a drug test, as
3specified by the department in the waiver amendment. The department may not test
4under this subdivision for tetrahydrocannabinols in any form including
5tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or
6chemically synthesized.
AB56-SA12,66 7Section 66. 49.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA12,18,118 49.79 (1) (b) “Controlled substance" has the meaning given in 21 USC 802 (6),
9except “controlled substance” does not include tetrahydrocannabinols in any form
10including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana,
11or chemically synthesized
.
AB56-SA12,67 12Section 67. 50.56 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA12,18,1613 50.56 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (2), insofar as a conflict exists between this
14subchapter, or the rules promulgated under this subchapter, and subch. I, II or VI
15VII, or the rules promulgated under subch. I, II or VI VII, the provisions of this
16subchapter and the rules promulgated under this subchapter control.
AB56-SA12,68 17Section 68. Subchapter VI of chapter 50 [precedes 50.80] of the statutes is
18created to read:
AB56-SA12,18,1919 chapter 50
AB56-SA12,18,2020 subchapter VI
AB56-SA12,18,2221 distribution and
22 testing centers
AB56-SA12,18,23 2350.80 Definitions. In this subchapter:
AB56-SA12,18,25 24(1) “Compassion center" means a licensed organization that grows, sells,
25distributes, or delivers marijuana for the medical use of tetrahydrocannabinols.
AB56-SA12,19,1
1(2) “Debilitating medical condition or treatment" means any of the following:
AB56-SA12,19,72 (a) Cancer; glaucoma; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; a positive test for
3the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV;
4inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease; a
5hepatitis C virus infection; Alzheimer's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; nail
6patella syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; post-traumatic stress disorder; or the
7treatment of these conditions.
AB56-SA12,19,118 (b) A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment of
9such a disease or condition that causes cachexia, severe pain, severe nausea,
10seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy, or severe and persistent muscle
11spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
AB56-SA12,19,1412 (c) Any other medical condition or any other treatment for a medical condition
13designated as a debilitating medical condition or treatment in rules promulgated by
14the department under s. 50.81 (2).