Revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill), the official text

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 924
January 28, 2026 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to Committee on Rules.

An Act; relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This correction bill, prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 1. and 2. and (2) (i) and (L), stats., is explained in the Notes in the body of the bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 16.9565 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 121, is amended to read:
16.9565 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no state agency may own, operate, or lease an electric vehicle charging station containing a Level 1 charger, Level 2 charger, or Level 3 charger unless the charger is not available to the public and is used solely to charge vehicles owned or leased by a state agency.
Note: Inserts the correct defined terms.

Section 2. 31.385 (2) (ad) 2m. of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 65, is amended to read:
31.385 (2) (ad) 2m. A project to remove a dam shall not be subject to the cost limits under subd. 1. 1m. a.
Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. Section 31.385 (2) (ad) 1. was renumbered to s. 31.385 (2) (ad) 1m. a. by 2023 Wis. Act 65.
Section 3. 48.981 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.981 (3) (cm) Contract with licensed child welfare agencies. A county department may contract with a licensed child welfare agency to fulfill the county department’s duties specified under par. (c) 1., 2. b., 2m. b., 5., 5r., 6., 6m., and 8. The department may contract with a licensed child welfare agency to fulfill the department’s duties specified under par. (c) 1., 2. a., 2m. b. a., 3., 4., 5., 5m., 5r., 6., 6m., 7., 8., and 9. in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. The confidentiality provisions specified in sub. (7) shall apply to any licensed child welfare agency with which a county department or the department contracts.
Note: Inserts the correct cross-reference. Section 48.981 (3) (c) 2m. a. relates to investigations by a licensed child welfare agency that is under contract with the Department of Children and Families, while s. 48.981 (3) (c) 2m. b. relates to investigations by a licensed child welfare agency that is under contract with a county department of social or human services.
Section 4. 66.0442 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 121, is amended to read:
66.0442 (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), no local governmental unit may own, operate, manage, or lease an electric vehicle charging station containing a Level 1 charger, Level 2 charger, or Level 3 charger unless the charger
is not available to the public and is used solely to charge vehicles owned or leased by the local governmental unit.
Note: Inserts the correct defined terms.
Section 5. 66.0608 (2m) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, is amended to read:
66.0608 (2m) (b) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in par. (c) 1., a certification under par. (a) 1. shall include a statement that certifies that any of the following has been maintained at a level at least equivalent to the previous year:
Note: Inserts a missing phrase. Section 66.0608 (2m) (a) 1. requires a certification, which “shall include a statement under par. (b) 1.”
Section 6. 66.0608 (2m) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, is amended to read:
66.0608 (2m) (b) 2. (intro.) Except as provided in par. (c) 1., a certification under par. (a) 2. shall include a statement that certifies that any 2 of the following have been maintained at a level at least equivalent to the previous year:
Note: Inserts a missing phrase. Section 66.0608 (2m) (a) 2. requires a certification, which “shall include a statement under par. (b) 2.”
Section 7. 66.1105 (4e) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1105 (4e) (d) 2. Notwithstanding the time limits for termination under sub. (7) (ak) to (at) (as), but subject to sub. (7) (a) and (b), a district may remain in existence for up to 10 years after the district would otherwise be required to terminate, if the district is designated as a distressed district under this subsection, or up to 40 years after the district is created, if the district is designated as a severely distressed district under this subsection.
Note: Removes obsolete cross-reference. Section 66.1105 (7) (at) was repealed by 2023 Wis. Act 138.

Section 8. 66.1105 (4e) (d) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1105 (4e) (d) 3. (intro.) Notwithstanding the time limits and other provisions for termination under sub. (7), a donor tax incremental district under sub. (6) (d), (dm), (e), and (f) may share tax increments with a distressed, or severely distressed, district until the earlier of the following occurs:
Note: Removes obsolete cross-reference. Section 66.1105 (6) (dm) was repealed by 2023 Wis. Act 138.
Section 9. 66.1105 (4e) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1105 (4e) (e) 5. Become a donor district under sub. (6) (d), (dm), (e), or (f).
Note: Removes obsolete cross-reference. Section 66.1105 (6) (dm) was repealed by 2023 Wis. Act 138.
Section 10. 66.1105 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1105 (6) (c) Except for tax increments allocated under par. (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g), or erroneous reporting of value increments as described in par. (h), all tax increments received with respect to a tax incremental district shall, upon receipt by the city treasurer, be deposited into a special fund for that district. The city treasurer may deposit additional moneys into such fund pursuant to an appropriation by the common council. No moneys may be paid out of such fund except to pay project costs with respect to that district, to reimburse the city for such payments, to pay project costs of a district under par. (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g), to pay property tax reimbursements as described under par. (h), or to satisfy claims of holders of bonds or notes issued with respect to such district. Subject to par. (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g), moneys paid out of the fund to pay project costs with respect to a district may be paid out before or after the district is terminated under sub. (7). Subject to any agreement with bondholders, moneys in the fund may be temporarily invested in the same manner as other city funds if any investment earnings are
applied to reduce project costs. After all project costs and all bonds and notes with respect to the district have been paid or the payment thereof provided for, subject to any agreement with bondholders, if there remain in the fund any moneys that are not allocated under par. (d), (dm), (e), (f), or (g), they shall be paid over to the treasurer of each county, school district or other tax levying municipality or to the general fund of the city in the amounts that belong to each respectively, having due regard for that portion of the moneys, if any, that represents tax increments not allocated to the city and that portion, if any, that represents voluntary deposits of the city into the fund.
Note: Removes obsolete cross-references. Section 66.1105 (6) (dm) was repealed by 2023 Wis. Act 138.
Section 11. 66.1105 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1105 (7) (a) That time when the city has received aggregate tax increments with respect to the district in an amount equal to the aggregate of all project costs under the project plan and any amendments to the project plan for the district, except that this paragraph does not apply to a district whose positive tax increments have been allocated under sub. (6) (d), (dm), (e), or (f) until the district to which the allocation is made has paid off the aggregate of all of its project costs under its project plan.
Note: Removes obsolete cross-reference. Section 66.1105 (6) (dm) was repealed by 2023 Wis. Act 138.
Section 12. 66.1105 (18) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1105 (18) (c) 1. Notwithstanding the provisions under sub. (6) (d), (dm), (e), or (f), a multijurisdictional tax incremental district may not become a donor district, or receive tax increments from a donor district.
Note: Removes obsolete cross-reference. Section 66.1105 (6) (dm) was repealed by 2023 Wis. Act 138.

Section 13. 66.1105 (20) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.1105 (20) (d) 2. No tax incremental district described under this subsection may allocate positive tax increments as provided under sub. (4e) or (6) (d), (dm), (e), or (f).
Note: Removes obsolete cross-reference. Section 66.1105 (6) (dm) was repealed by 2023 Wis. Act 138.
Section 14. 70.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.075 (3) To the end that all valuations throughout the city shall be made on a uniform basis, such board of assessors, under the direction and supervision of the city assessor, shall compare the valuations so secured, making all necessary corrections and all other just and necessary changes to arrive at the true value of property within the city. The city assessor may direct that all objections to valuations filed with the city assessor in writing, in the manner provided in s. 70.47 (13) (16), shall be investigated by the board.
Note: Inserts the correct cross-reference. 1979 Wis. Act 34 renumbered s. 70.47 (16) from s. 70.47 (13), but the cross-reference in s. 70.075 (3) was not changed.
Section 15. 71.03 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.03 (6m) Time to file claims; no return required. A claim for a credit under s. 71.07 (3m) or subch. VIII or IX that is filed by a natural person who is not required to file a report under sub. (2) (a) shall be filed on a calendar year basis in conformity with the filing requirements in subs. (6) and (7).
Note: Removes obsolete cross-reference. Section 71.07 (3m) was repealed effective 2-6-22 by 2021 Wis. Act 127.
Section 16. 71.05 (6) (a) 17. of the statutes is amended to read: