SB810,194,2423 180.0103 (8r) “Foreign" means, with respect to an entity, an entity whose
24governing law is other than the law of this state.
SB810,147 25Section 147. 180.0103 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1180.0103 (9) “Foreign corporation" means a corporation for profit incorporated
2under a law other than the law of this state and whose governing law is other than
3the law of this state
, except a railroad corporation, an association created solely for
4religious or charitable purposes, an insurer or motor club, a savings and loan
5association, a savings bank or a common law trust.
SB810,148 6Section 148. 180.0103 (9m) and (9r) of the statutes are created to read:
SB810,195,87 180.0103 (9m) “General cooperative association" means, with respect to a
8Wisconsin cooperative, a cooperative organized under ch. 185.
SB810,195,13 9(9r) “Governing law" means, with respect to an entity, the law of the
10jurisdiction that collectively governs its internal affairs and the liability of the
11persons associated with the entity for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the entity
12under s. 180.0105 or the corresponding applicable law with respect to entities other
13than domestic corporations.
SB810,149 14Section 149. 180.0103 (11g) and (11i) of the statutes are created to read:
SB810,195,1715 180.0103 (11g) “Jurisdiction," used to refer to a political entity, means the
16United States, a state, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of a foreign
17country.
SB810,195,19 18(11i) “Limited cooperative association" means, with respect to a Wisconsin
19cooperative, a cooperative organized under ch. 193.
SB810,150 20Section 150. 180.0103 (11m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB810,196,221 180.0103 (11m) “Person" includes means an individual and an entity , business
22corporation, nonprofit or nonstock corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
23limited liability company, general cooperative association, limited cooperative
24association, unincorporated association, statutory trust, business trust,
25common-law business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, public

1corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or
2any other legal or commercial entity
.
SB810,151 3Section 151. 180.0103 (12g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB810,196,54 180.0103 (12g) “Property" means all property, whether real, personal, or mixed
5or tangible or intangible, or any right or interest therein.
SB810,152 6Section 152 . 180.0103 (12r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB810,196,97 180.0103 (12r) “Record," used as a noun, means information that is inscribed
8on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is
9retrievable in perceivable form.
SB810,153 10Section 153. 180.0103 (13m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB810,196,1311 180.0103 (13m) “Registered agent" means an agent of a corporation or foreign
12corporation that is authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand
13required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation or foreign corporation.
SB810,154 14Section 154. 180.0103 (16m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB810,196,1715 180.0103 (16m) “State" means a state of the United States, the District of
16Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession
17subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
SB810,155 18Section 155. 180.0103 (17g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB810,196,1919 180.0103 (17g) “Transfer" includes all of the following:
SB810,196,2020 (a) An assignment.
SB810,196,2121 (b) A conveyance.
SB810,196,2222 (c) A sale.
SB810,196,2323 (d) A lease.
SB810,196,2424 (e) An encumbrance, including a mortgage or security interest.
SB810,196,2525 (f) A gift.
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1(g) A transfer by operation of law.
SB810,156 2Section 156. 180.0105 of the statutes is created to read: