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Statute Affected	Court Support Fee Increase	Impact
814.634(1)(a)	Increase fee from $40 to $52	Increases fees for commencing a civil action under 814.61(1)(a), third-party complaints under 814.61(3), appeals from municipal court or administrative decisions under 814.61(8)(am), and defendant's payments in forfei- ture actions under 814.63(1)(b)
814.634(1)(b)	Increase fee from $100 to $130	Increases fees for large claims, third-party complaints, and garnishment actions or wage earner actions if the amount claimed exceeds $5,000
814.634(1)(c)	Increase fee from $30 to $39	Increases fees for small claim actions (including counterclaims or cross-complaints filed under 799.02), large claims, third-party complaints, and garnishment actions or wage earner actions if the amount claimed is equal to or less than $5,000

Provision	Description	Position (if applicable)	Final Status
Court Funding	Original cuts to the court budgets were about $3.5 million. A compromise restored about $1.37 million, leaving it as a $2.2 million cut.	State Bar opposed cuts to the court budgets and supported the compromise on funding.	Compromise language to reduce budget cuts by $1.37 million enacted.
Adoption & Safe Families Compliance	Language similar to Assembly Bill 809 to bring Wisconsin into compliance with federal Adoption & Safe Families Act. In general, provisions apply to CHIPS (children in need under ch. 48) and JIPS (juveniles in need under ch. 938), affecting dispositional orders, permanency plans, and TPR actions, among many others provisions.	State Bar's Children & the Law Section supported.	Enacted
Internal Revenue Code Updates	Adopt a variety of changes to conform Wisconsin law to federal Internal Revenue Code updates, including EGTRRA (changes to conform to IRC updates were not made to Wisconsin's estate tax law, as affected by 2001 Act 16).		Enacted
Domestic Violence Injunctions; Victim-Advocate Privilege; Stalking	Provisions to apply domestic violence injunctions to "dating" and caregiver relationships, provide privilege to communications between victims and advocates, and modify stalking statute.	Injunction and privilege opposed by Criminal Law Section; stalking modifications supported by Criminal Law Section.	Enacted