Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 66.0143 (2026)
Local appeals for exemption from state mandates
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66.0143(1)(b)(b) “State mandate” means a state law that requires a political subdivision to engage in an activity or provide a service, or to increase the level of its activities or services.
66.0143(2)(a)(a) A political subdivision may file a request with the department of revenue for a waiver from a state mandate, except for a state mandate that is related to any of the following:
66.0143(2)(b)(b) An administrative agency, or the department of revenue, may grant a political subdivision a waiver from a state mandate as provided in par. (c).
66.0143(2)(c)(c) The political subdivision shall specify in its request for a waiver its reason for requesting the waiver. Upon receipt of a request for a waiver, the department of revenue shall forward the request to the administrative agency that is responsible for administrating the state mandate. The agency shall determine whether to grant the waiver and shall notify the political subdivision and the department of revenue of its decision in writing. If no agency is responsible for administrating the state mandate, the department of revenue shall determine whether to grant the waiver and shall notify the political subdivision of its decision in writing.
66.0143(3)(3) Duration of waivers. A waiver is effective for 4 years. The administrative agency may renew the waiver for additional 4-year periods. If a waiver is granted by the department of revenue, the department may renew the waiver under this subsection.
66.0143(4)(4) Evaluation. By July 1, 2004, the department of revenue shall submit a report to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). The report shall specify the number of waivers requested under this section, a description of each waiver request, the reason given for each waiver request, and the financial effects on the political subdivision of each waiver that was granted.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. City of Appleton, 2017 WI App 62 (Wis. Ct. App. 2017).
Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. City of Appleton, 2017 WI App 62 (Wis. Ct. App. 2017). “However, this argument ignores the remainder of Wis. Stat. § 66.0143 (l)(b)l. Importantly, a building cannot be razed simply for being "out of repair.”
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