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AB68-SSA1,1614 16Section 1614 . 100.75 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,799,19 17100.75 Vapor products. (1) No person may advertise vapor products in a
18manner that targets persons under the age of 21. The department shall investigate
19advertisements for vapor products that target persons under the age of 21.
AB68-SSA1,799,22 20(2) The department shall investigate under s. 254.916 sales of vapor products
21to persons under the age of 21 in violation of s. 134.66 (2) (a) and (am) or a local
22ordinance adopted under s. 134.66 (5).
AB68-SSA1,1615 23Section 1615. 101.123 (1) (ac) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,800,424 101.123 (1) (ac) 2. A juvenile detention facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10r), a
25secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g),

1or a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), except a juvenile
2correctional facility authorized under s. 938.533 (3) (b), 938.538 (4) (b), or 938.539 (5)
3if the facility is a private residence in which the juvenile is placed and no one is
4employed there to ensure that the juvenile remains in custody
.
AB68-SSA1,1616 5Section 1616. 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,800,66 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) “Smoking" means burning any of the following:
AB68-SSA1,800,8 71m. Burning or holding, or inhaling or exhaling smoke from, any of the
8following items containing tobacco:
AB68-SSA1,1617 9Section 1617. 101.123 (1) (h) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h)
101m. a.
AB68-SSA1,1618 11Section 1618. 101.123 (1) (h) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h)
121m. b.
AB68-SSA1,1619 13Section 1619. 101.123 (1) (h) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,800,1414 101.123 (1) (h) 2m. Inhaling or exhaling vapor from a vapor product.
AB68-SSA1,1620 15Section 1620. 101.123 (1) (h) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h)
161m. c.
AB68-SSA1,1621 17Section 1621. 101.123 (1) (h) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h)
181m. d.
AB68-SSA1,1622 19Section 1622. 101.123 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (bc) and
20amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,800,2221 101.123 (1) (bc) “Type 1 juvenile Juvenile correctional facility" has the meaning
22given in s. 938.02 (19) (10p).
AB68-SSA1,1623 23Section 1623. 101.123 (1) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,800,2424 101.123 (1) (k) 1. “Vapor product” has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).
AB68-SSA1,1624 25Section 1624. 101.123 (2) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1101.123 (2) (d) 3. Anywhere on the grounds of a Type 1 juvenile correctional
2facility.
AB68-SSA1,1625 3Section 1625 . 101.147 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,801,7 4101.147 Construction contractor registration. (1) (a) Except as provided
5in par. (b), no person may hold himself or herself out or act as a construction
6contractor unless that person is registered as a construction contractor by the
7department.
AB68-SSA1,801,98 (b) The registration requirement under par. (a) does not apply to any of the
9following:
AB68-SSA1,801,1110 1. A person who engages in construction on property owned or leased by that
11person.
AB68-SSA1,801,1212 2. A state agency or local governmental unit.
AB68-SSA1,801,1413 3. A person who engages in construction in the course of his or her employment
14by a state agency or local governmental unit.
AB68-SSA1,801,16 15(2) An application for a registration under this section shall require the
16applicant to submit all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,801,1817 (a) The applicant's name, contact information, and physical address for the
18business principal.
AB68-SSA1,801,2319 (b) If the applicant is a corporation, limited liability company, limited
20partnership, or limited liability partnership and is not organized under ch. 178, 179,
21180, 181, or 183, evidence that the applicant is registered, or has obtained a
22certificate of authority or registration, to transact business in this state under s.
23178.1003, 179.87, 180.1503, 181.1503, or 183.1004, as applicable.
AB68-SSA1,801,2424 (c) Evidence of compliance with the requirements under ss. 108.17 to 108.205.
AB68-SSA1,801,2525 (d) Evidence of compliance with s. 102.28 (2).
AB68-SSA1,802,2
1(e) An acknowledgment of worker classification laws and penalties to ensure
2that registered construction contractors are aware of their obligations.
AB68-SSA1,802,4 3(3) The department may directly assess a forfeiture by issuing an order against
4any person who violates this section.
AB68-SSA1,802,6 5(4) The department shall, with the advice of the department of workforce
6development, promulgate rules to administer and enforce this section.
AB68-SSA1,1626 7Section 1626. 101.1472 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1627 8Section 1627 . 101.19 (1g) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,802,99 101.19 (1g) (m) Registering construction contractors under s. 101.147.
AB68-SSA1,1628 10Section 1628 . 101.91 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,802,1611 101.91 (5m) “Manufactured home community" means any plot or plots of
12ground upon which 3 or more manufactured homes that are occupied for dwelling or
13sleeping purposes are located. “Manufactured home community" does not include a
14farm where the occupants of the manufactured homes are the father, mother, son,
15daughter, brother or sister
parents, children, or siblings of the farm owner or
16operator or where the occupants of the manufactured homes work on the farm.
AB68-SSA1,1629 17Section 1629 . 102.07 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,802,2018 102.07 (5) (b) The parents, spouse, child, brother, sister, son-in-law,
19daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law parent-in-law, brother-in-law, or
20sister-in-law of a farmer shall not be deemed the farmer's employees.
AB68-SSA1,1630 21Section 1630 . 102.07 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,803,322 102.07 (5) (c) A shareholder-employee of a family farm corporation shall be
23deemed a “farmer" for purposes of this chapter and shall not be deemed an employee
24of a farmer. A “family farm corporation" means a corporation engaged in farming all
25of whose shareholders are related as lineal ancestors or lineal descendants, whether

1by blood or by adoption, or as spouses, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins,
2sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, fathers-in-law, mothers-in-law parents-in-law,
3brothers-in-law, or sisters-in-law of such lineal ancestors or lineal descendants.
AB68-SSA1,1631 4Section 1631. 102.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,803,5 5102.15 (title) Rules of procedure; transcripts; electronic delivery.
AB68-SSA1,1632 6Section 1632. 102.15 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,803,117 102.15 (4) The department, division, or commission may not electronically
8deliver any information, notice, filing, or other document required to be provided by
9the department, division, or commission under this chapter unless the department,
10division, or commission receives the written consent of the interested party to receive
11such electronic delivery.
AB68-SSA1,1633 12Section 1633. 102.17 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,803,1913 102.17 (1) (a) 1. Upon the filing with the department by any party in interest
14of any application in writing stating the general nature of any claim as to which any
15dispute or controversy may have arisen, the department shall electronically deliver
16or
mail a copy of the application to all other parties in interest, and the insurance
17carrier shall be considered a party in interest. The department or the division may
18bring in additional parties by service of a copy of the application by electronic
19delivery or by mail
.
AB68-SSA1,1634 20Section 1634. 102.17 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,804,521 102.17 (1) (a) 2. Subject to subd. 3., the division shall cause notice of hearing
22on the application to be given to each interested party by service of that notice on the
23interested party personally or by electronic delivery or by mailing a copy of that
24notice to the interested party's last-known address at least 10 days before the
25hearing. If a party in interest is located without this state, and has no post-office

1address within this state, the copy of the application and copies of all notices shall
2be filed with the department of financial institutions and shall also be sent by
3registered or certified mail to the last-known post-office address of the party. Such
4filing and, mailing, and electronic delivery shall constitute sufficient service, with
5the same effect as if served upon a party located within this state.
AB68-SSA1,1635 6Section 1635. 102.17 (1) (ct) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,804,147 102.17 (1) (ct) 2. If the department denies an application or revokes a license
8under subd. 1., the department shall electronically deliver or mail a notice of denial
9or revocation to the applicant or license holder. The notice shall include a statement
10of the facts that warrant the denial or revocation and a statement that the applicant
11or license holder may, within 30 days after the date on which the notice of denial or
12revocation is delivered electronically or mailed, file a written request with the
13department to have the determination that the applicant or license holder is liable
14for delinquent contributions reviewed at a hearing under s. 108.227 (5) (a).
AB68-SSA1,1636 15Section 1636. 102.18 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,804,2316 102.18 (1) (e) Except as provided in s. 102.21, if the department or the division
17orders a party to pay an award of compensation, the party shall pay the award no
18later than 21 days after the date on which the order is electronically delivered or
19mailed to the last-known address of the party, unless the party files a petition for
20review under sub. (3). This paragraph applies to all awards of compensation ordered
21by the department or the division, whether the award results from a hearing, the
22default of a party, or a compromise or stipulation confirmed by the department or the
23division.
AB68-SSA1,1637 24Section 1637. 102.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,805,17
1102.18 (3) A party in interest may petition the commission for review of an
2examiner's decision awarding or denying compensation if the department, the
3division, or the commission receives the petition within 21 days after the department
4or the division electronically delivered or mailed a copy of the examiner's findings
5and order to the last-known addresses of the parties in interest. The commission
6shall dismiss a petition that is not filed within those 21 days unless the petitioner
7shows that the petition was filed late for a reason that was beyond the petitioner's
8control. If no petition is filed within those 21 days, the findings or order shall be
9considered final unless set aside, reversed, or modified by the examiner within that
10time. If the findings or order are set aside by the examiner, the status shall be the
11same as prior to the setting aside of the findings or order. If the findings or order are
12reversed or modified by the examiner, the time for filing a petition commences on the
13date on which notice of the reversal or modification is delivered electronically or
14mailed to the last-known addresses of the parties in interest. The commission shall
15either affirm, reverse, set aside, or modify the findings or order, in whole or in part,
16or direct the taking of additional evidence. The commission's action shall be based
17on a review of the evidence submitted.
AB68-SSA1,1638 18Section 1638. 102.23 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,805,2519 102.23 (1) (b) In such an action a complaint shall be served with an
20authenticated copy of the summons. The complaint need not be verified, but shall
21state the grounds upon which a review is sought. Service upon a commissioner or
22agent authorized by the commission to accept service constitutes complete service on
23all parties, but there shall be left with the person so served as many copies of the
24summons and complaint as there are defendants, and the commission shall deliver
25electronically or
mail one copy to each other defendant.
AB68-SSA1,1639
1Section 1639. 102.26 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,806,112 102.26 (3) (b) 3. The claimant may request the insurer or self-insured employer
3to pay any compensation that is due the claimant by depositing the payment directly
4into an account maintained by the claimant at a financial institution. If the insurer
5or self-insured employer agrees to the request, the insurer or self-insured employer
6may deposit the payment by direct deposit, electronic funds transfer, or any other
7money transfer technique approved by the department or the division. The claimant
8may revoke a request under this subdivision at any time by providing appropriate
9written notice to the insurer or self-insured employer. If a claimant requests
10payment by check under this chapter, the insurer or self-insured employer shall
11make the payment by check.
AB68-SSA1,1640 12Section 1640. 102.26 (3) (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SSA1,806,1613 102.26 (3) (d) Except as provided in par. (e), an award to an employer made
14under this chapter shall be paid by electronic money transfer to the employer.
15Payment may be made by direct deposit, electronic funds transfer, automated
16clearinghouse transfer, or any other secure electronic money transfer procedure.
AB68-SSA1,806,2017 (e) If an employer cannot receive payments as provided in par. (d), elects to not
18receive payments as set forth in par. (d), or if the insurer, self-insured employer, or
193rd-party payer does not have the capacity to issue payments as set forth in par. (d),
20the payment shall be made by other means acceptable to the employer and payer.
AB68-SSA1,1641 21Section 1641. 102.28 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,807,322 102.28 (6) Reports by employer. Every employer shall upon request of the
23department report to it the number of employees and the nature of their work and
24also the name of the insurance company with whom the employer has insured
25liability under this chapter and the number and date of expiration of such policy.

1Failure to furnish such report within 10 days from the making of a request by secure
2electronic delivery or
certified mail shall constitute presumptive evidence that the
3delinquent employer is violating sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,1642 4Section 1642. 102.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,807,185 102.35 (1) Every employer and every insurance company that fails to keep the
6records or to make the reports required by this chapter or that knowingly falsifies
7such records or makes false reports shall pay a work injury supplemental benefit
8surcharge to the state of not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each offense. The
9department may waive or reduce a surcharge imposed under this subsection if the
10employer or insurance company that violated this subsection requests a waiver or
11reduction of the surcharge within 45 days after the date on which notice of the
12surcharge is electronically delivered or mailed to the employer or insurance company
13and shows that the violation was due to mistake or an absence of information. A
14surcharge imposed under this subsection is due within 30 days after the date on
15which notice of the surcharge is electronically delivered or mailed to the employer
16or insurance company. Interest shall accrue on amounts that are not paid when due
17at the rate of 1 percent per month. All surcharges and interest payments received
18under this subsection shall be deposited in the fund established under s. 102.65.
AB68-SSA1,1643 19Section 1643 . 102.43 (9) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,807,2320 102.43 (9) (e) The employee's employment with the employer has been
21suspended or terminated due to misconduct, as defined in s. 108.04 (5), or substantial
22fault, as defined in s. 108.04 (5g) (a),
by the employee connected with the employee's
23work.
AB68-SSA1,1644 24Section 1644 . 102.51 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,808,2
1102.51 (1) (a) 1. A wife married person upon a husband his or her spouse with
2whom he or she is living at the time of his the spouse's death.
AB68-SSA1,1645 3Section 1645 . 102.51 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1646 4Section 1646. 102.565 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,808,185 102.565 (2) Upon application of any employer or employee the department or
6the division may direct any employee of the employer or an employee who, in the
7course of his or her employment, has been exposed to toxic or hazardous substances
8or conditions to submit to examination by one or more physicians appointed by the
9department or the division to determine whether the employee has developed any
10abnormality or condition under sub. (1), and the degree of that abnormality or
11condition. The cost of the medical examination shall be borne by the person making
12application. The physician conducting the examination shall submit the results of
13the examination to the department or the division, which shall submit copies of the
14reports to the employer and employee, who shall have an opportunity to rebut the
15reports if a request to submit a rebuttal is made to the department or the division
16within 10 days after the department or the division electronically delivers or mails
17the report to the parties. The department or the division shall make its findings as
18to whether it is inadvisable for the employee to continue in his or her employment.
AB68-SSA1,1647 19Section 1647 . 102.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,808,2420 102.75 (1m) The moneys collected under subs. (1) and (1g) and under ss. 102.28
21(2) and 102.31 (7), together with all accrued interest, shall constitute a separate
22nonlapsible fund designated as the worker's compensation operations fund. Moneys
23in the fund may be expended only as provided in ss. 20.427 (1) (ra) and 20.445 (1) (ra),
24(rb), and (rp), and (rr) and may not be used for any other purpose of the state.
AB68-SSA1,1648 25Section 1648. 102.835 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,809,13
1102.835 (12) Notice before levy. If no proceeding for review permitted allowed
2by law is pending, the department shall make a demand to the debtor for payment
3of the debt which is subject to levy and give notice that the department may pursue
4legal action for collection of the debt against the debtor. The department shall make
5the demand for payment and give the notice at least 10 days prior to the levy,
6personally or, by any type of mail service which requires a signature of acceptance,
7at the address of the debtor as it appears on the records of the department, or by
8secure electronic delivery that requires a unique verifiable signature
. The demand
9for payment and notice shall include a statement of the amount of the debt, including
10costs and fees, and the name of the debtor who is liable for the debt. The debtor's
11failure to accept or receive the notice does not prevent the department from making
12the levy. Notice prior to levy is not required for a subsequent levy on any debt of the
13same debtor within one year after the date of service of the original levy.
AB68-SSA1,1649 14Section 1649. 102.835 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,809,1715 102.835 (13) (a) The department shall serve the levy upon the debtor and 3rd
16party by personal service or by any type of electronic delivery or mail service which
17requires a signature of acceptance or unique verifiable signature.
AB68-SSA1,1650 18Section 1650. 102.835 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,809,2419 102.835 (13) (c) The department representative who serves the levy shall
20certify service of process on the notice of levy form and the person served shall
21acknowledge receipt of the certification by signing and dating it. If service is made
22by mail, the return receipt is the certificate of service of the levy. If service is made
23by electronic delivery, an electronic delivery receipt, as approved by the department,
24is the certificate of service of the levy.
AB68-SSA1,1651 25Section 1651. 102.85 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,810,4
1102.85 (1) (a) An For each act occurring before the date of the first
2determination of a violation of this subsection, an
employer who fails to comply with
3s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2) for less than 11 days shall forfeit not less than $100 nor and
4not
more than $1,000.
AB68-SSA1,1652 5Section 1652. 102.85 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,810,106 102.85 (1) (b) An For each act occurring after the date of the first or second
7determination of a violation of this subsection, an
employer who fails to comply with
8s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2) for more than 10 days shall forfeit not less than $10 nor and
9not
more than $100 for each day on which the employer fails to comply with s. 102.16
10(3) or 102.28 (2).
AB68-SSA1,1653 11Section 1653. 102.85 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,810,1512 102.85 (1) (c) For each act occurring after the date of the 3rd determination of
13a violation of this subsection, the employer shall be assessed a penalty in the amount
14of $3,000 for each act, or 3 times the amount of the premium that would have been
15payable, whichever is greater.
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