Assembly Bill 1231 proposes amendments to the distribution process of the Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. The bill reduces the number of Blue Books that the Department of Administration must distribute by eliminating the automatic distribution to various entities, including constitutional officers and educational institutions. Instead, the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) will now contact each legislative office to determine how many copies they would like, with a cap of 350 for assembly offices and 600 for senate offices. Additionally, the LRB will inform offices that the Blue Book is available online when making these inquiries.

The bill also modifies the distribution of highway service maps and folded highway maps. It removes the automatic provision of these maps to legislative members and instead allows them to request up to 50 highway service maps and 500 folded highway maps at no charge. The Department of Transportation is required to contact each member of the legislature to ascertain their requests for these maps. Overall, the bill aims to streamline the distribution process and reduce unnecessary printing and distribution costs.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 13.92(1)(a)5, 13.92, 13.94(1)(c), 13.94, 84.02(5)(b), 84.02, 84.02(5)(c)