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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
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                     2023 SENATE BILL 236
    April 14, 2023 - Introduced by Senators STROEBEL, TOMCZYK, BALLWEG, FELZKOWSKI,
         MARKLEIN and NASS, cosponsored by Representatives BINSFELD, MAXEY,
         ALLEN, BODDEN, BRANDTJEN, BROOKS, DITTRICH, DONOVAN, EDMING, GUNDRUM,
         GUSTAFSON, KNODL, MACCO, MAGNAFICI, MOSES, NEDWESKI, O'CONNOR,
         PENTERMAN, PETERSEN, PLUMER, RETTINGER, ROZAR, SCHMIDT, SCHUTT,
         SORTWELL, WICHGERS and DUCHOW. Referred to Committee on Government
         Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection.
1   AN ACT to create 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes; relating to: local guaranteed
2        income programs.
                     Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
         This bill prohibits political subdivisions from expending moneys of the political
    subdivision for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed
    income program. “Guaranteed income program” is defined under the bill to mean a
    program under which individuals are provided with regular periodic cash payments
    that are unearned and that may be used for any purpose. Programs under which an
    individual is required to perform work or attend training are not “guaranteed income
    programs” under the bill.
    The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
        enact as follows:
3        SECTION 1. 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
4        66.0601 (1) (d) Guaranteed income program. 1. In this paragraph:
5        a. “Guaranteed income program” means a program under which individuals
6   are provided with regular periodic cash payments that are unearned and that may
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1   be used for any purpose. “Guaranteed income program” does not include a program
2   under which an individual is required to perform work or attend training.
3        b. “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
4        2. No political subdivision may expend moneys of the political subdivision,
5   including shared revenue payments under subch. I of 79, moneys raised by levying
6   taxes, or fee revenues, for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a
7   guaranteed income program.
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