An Act; Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).
Summary
SB906 is a correction bill prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau to make technical fixes throughout the Wisconsin statutes. It does not create a new policy program or make substantive changes to law; instead, it renumbers statutes, updates cross-references, and reconciles conflicts created by prior legislation. The bill’s notes show that it confirms a long list of renumberings and corresponding reference changes across many chapters of the statutes, including provisions in election law, taxation, local government, professional regulation, criminal procedure, and health-related licensing and reporting statutes.
The bill also cleans up obsolete or duplicated statutory references by moving, renumbering, or repealing provisions that had become inconsistent after earlier acts. Several of the changes affect Chapter 448 and related professional practice provisions, as well as tax, revenue, public safety, and court-related statutes. Because it is a correction bill, its practical effect is to preserve statutory coherence and ensure that other laws continue to point to the correct sections after prior enactments.
The overall sentiment around SB906 appears neutral and procedural. There were no committee transcripts or recorded votes in the provided material, and the bill’s purpose is administrative rather than controversial. Its introduction by the Law Revision Committee and its framing as a correction bill suggest it was intended as a housekeeping measure to maintain the integrity of the code.
There is little evidence of substantive contention in the available record. Any potential concerns would likely be limited to the underlying statutes being renumbered or cross-referenced, rather than the correction bill itself. The bill ultimately failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, indicating that it did not become law in this session despite its technical nature.
Impact
SB906 would have amended numerous Wisconsin statutes by renumbering provisions, updating internal cross-references, and reconciling conflicts caused by earlier acts. Its impact is technical but broad: it touches multiple chapters of the statutes and affects how agencies, courts, regulated professionals, and other users of the code interpret and apply existing law. The bill would not have changed substantive rights or duties on its own, but it would have ensured that statutory references remained accurate and enforceable after prior legislative changes.
Sentiment
The available context suggests a largely neutral, noncontroversial sentiment. SB906 is a routine correction bill with no committee debate or recorded votes in the provided materials, and its purpose is to clean up drafting and numbering issues rather than advance a policy agenda. The bill’s failure to pass appears procedural rather than the result of visible opposition in the record provided.
Contention
No specific points of contention are identified in the provided transcripts or vote history. Because the bill is a technical correction measure, any disagreement would most likely concern the underlying statutes being amended or the need for particular renumberings, not the correction bill concept itself. The record provided does not show any named opponents, supporters, or disputed provisions.
Crossfiled
An Act; Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).