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SB990,21 15Section 21. 48.42 (4) (c) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB990,6,1616 48.42 (4) (c) (title) Notice; additional information.
Note: The other paragraphs in s. 48.42 (4) have titles.
SB990,22 17Section 22. 48.434 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: The other subsections in s. 48.434 do not have titles.
SB990,23 18Section 23. 49.265 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB990,6,2119 49.265 (1) (c) “Poverty line" means the nonfarm federal poverty line for the
20continental United States, as defined by the federal department of labor under in 42
21USC 9902
(2).

Note: Removes reference to the U.S. Department of Labor. Since the enactment
of P.L. 97-35 in 1981, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, the federal poverty
line has been defined at 42 USC 9902 (2). 42 USC 9902 (2) establishes a process for
determining the federal poverty line that does not involve any action by the U.S.
Department of Labor.
SB990,24 1Section 24. 49.688 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB990,7,42 49.688 (1) (b) “Poverty line" means the nonfarm federal poverty line for the
3continental United States, as defined by the federal department of labor under in 42
4USC 9902
(2).
Note: Removes reference to the U.S. Department of Labor. Since the enactment
of P.L. 97-35 in 1981, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, the federal poverty
line has been defined at 42 USC 9902 (2). 42 USC 9902 (2) establishes a process for
determining the federal poverty line that does not involve any action by the U.S.
Department of Labor.
SB990,25 5Section 25 . 59.60 (2) (ae) of the statutes, as created by 2019 Wisconsin Act 42,
6is amended to read:
SB990,7,107 59.60 (2) (ae) “Budget period” means 2 consecutive fiscal years covered by a
8biennial budget adopted by a county that has acted under sub. (3s), or one fiscal year
9covered by
an annual budget for any other county that has not acted to adopt a
10biennial budget under sub. (3s).
Note: Inserts language so that both meanings of the term “budget period” describe
a period of time.
SB990,26 11Section 26. 59.60 (6) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB990,7,1212 59.60 (6) (title) Hearings on estimates; submission to board.
Note: The other subsections in s. 59.60 have titles.
SB990,27 13Section 27 . 65.02 (5m) of the statutes, as created by 2019 Wisconsin Act 42,
14is amended to read:
SB990,7,1815 65.02 (5m) Budget period. In ss. 65.01 to 65.20, “budget period” means 2
16consecutive fiscal years covered by a biennial budget adopted by a city that has acted
17under s. 62.025 65.025, or one fiscal year covered by an annual budget for any other
18city that has not acted to adopt a biennial budget under s. 65.025.

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. 2019 Wis. Act 42 created s. 65.025 relating
to biennial budget procedures for cities. Also inserts language so that both meanings of
the term “budget period” describe a period of time.
SB990,28 1Section 28 . 65.90 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 42,
2is renumbered 65.90 (5) (ar) and amended to read:
SB990,8,133 65.90 (5) (ar) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) and except for alterations
4made pursuant to a hearing under sub. (4), the amount of tax to be levied or certified,
5the amounts of the various appropriations and the purposes for such appropriations
6stated in a budget required under sub. (1) or authorized under sub. (1m) may not be
7changed unless authorized by a vote of two-thirds of the members-elect of the
8governing body of the municipality. Any municipality, except a town, which that
9makes changes under this paragraph shall publish either a class 1 notice of the
10changes, under ch. 985, within 15 days after any change is made or post a notice of
11the changes on the municipality's website within 15 days after any change is made.
12Failure to give notice shall preclude any changes in the proposed budget and
13alterations thereto made under sub. (4).
SB990,8,15 14(ag) In this subsection, “members-elect” has the meaning given in s. 66.10015
15(1) (bs).
Note: Moves a definition to a new paragraph for clarity. 2019 Wis. Act 42 added
a definition of “members-elect” to the end of s. 65.90 (5) (a) that applies to all the
paragraphs of s. 65.90 (5).
SB990,29 16Section 29 . 65.90 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 42,
17is amended to read:
SB990,9,618 65.90 (5) (b) A county board may authorize its standing committees to transfer
19funds between budgeted items of an individual county office or department, if such
20budgeted items have been separately appropriated, and to supplement the
21appropriations for a particular office, department, or activity by transfers from the

1contingent fund. Such committee transfers shall not exceed the amount set up in the
2contingent fund as adopted in the annual budget, nor aggregate in the case of an
3individual office, department, or activity in excess of 10 percent of the funds
4originally provided for such office, department, or activity in such annual budget.
5The publication provisions of par. (a) (ar) shall apply to all committee transfers from
6the contingent fund.
Note: Inserts correct cross-reference to accommodate the renumbering of s. 65.90
(5) (a) to s. 65.90 (5) (ar) in Section 28.
SB990,30 7Section 30 . 65.90 (6) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act
842
, is amended to read:
SB990,9,239 65.90 (6) (intro.) As part of the annual budget required under sub. (1) or the
10biennial budget authorized under sub. (1m), the governing body of any municipality
11and of any county having a population of 750,000 or more may establish and
12maintain, and levy a tax for, a liability reserve fund for the purpose of paying liability
13claims against the municipality or premiums on insurance to pay such claims. The
14governing body may allow amounts appropriated to the fund to accumulate from
15year to year. The annual taxes levied for this purpose may not exceed the level
16necessary to collect the amount recommended by an actuary, in accordance with
17generally accepted actuarial principles, that will be sufficient to pay any insurance
18premiums and the uninsured portion of claims that are anticipated to be made based
19on occurrences during the year in which the tax is collected. Payment of claims and
20premiums may either be made directly from the reserve account or appropriations
21may be made from the reserve account to an operating account for such payments.
22No other transfers may be made from the fund except in accordance with the
23procedure specified in sub. (5) (a) (ar) and unless:

Note: Inserts correct cross-reference to accommodate the renumbering of s. 65.90
(5) (a) to s. 65.90 (5) (ar) in Section 28.
SB990,31 1Section 31. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. of the statutes, as created by 2019 Wisconsin
2Act 19
, is amended to read:
SB990,10,93 66.0137 (5) (c) 1m. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., if a political
4subdivision, the state, the Board of Regents, or Marquette University provides for
5the payment of premiums for hospital, surgical, and other health insurance for its
6law enforcement officers or emergency medical services practitioners, it shall
7continue to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of
8the law enforcement officer or emergency medical services practitioner who dies
9while in the line of duty.
Note: Strikes unnecessary word. The term “dies in the line of duty” is defined in
s. 66.0137 (1) (af). The word “while” is deleted to use the defined term consistently in the
section.
SB990,32 10Section 32. 66.0414 (1) (d) of the statutes, as created by 2019 Wisconsin Act
1114
, is amended to read:
SB990,10,1812 66.0414 (1) (d) “Applicable codes” means the state electrical wiring code, as
13defined in s. 101.80 (4), the state plumbing code specified in s. 145.13 promulgated
14under s. 145.02 (2) (a)
, the fire prevention code under ch. SPS 314, Wis. Adm. Code,
15the Wisconsin commercial building code under chs. SPS 361 to 366, Wis. Adm. Code,
16the Wisconsin uniform dwelling code under chs. SPS 320 to 325, Wis. Adm. Code, and
17local amendments to those codes enacted solely to address imminent threats of
18destruction of property or injury to persons.
Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. 2017 Wis. Act 331 repealed s. 145.13 and
provided that the plumbing code is promulgated by the Department of Safety and
Professional Services under s. 145.02 (2) (a).
SB990,33 19Section 33. 66.0901 (9) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: The other paragraph in s. 66.0901 (9) does not have a title.
SB990,34
1Section 34. 66.10015 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB990,11,22 66.10015 (4) (title) Merging.
Note: The other subsections in s. 66.10015 have titles.
SB990,35 3Section 35. 66.1015 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: The other subsections in s. 66.1015 do not have titles.
SB990,36 4Section 36. 70.11 (39m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB990,11,55 70.11 (39m) (title) Cash registers and fax machines.
Note: The other subsections in s. 70.11 have titles.
SB990,37 6Section 37. 70.995 (1) (title) and (2) (title) of the statutes are repealed.
Note: The other subsections in s. 70.995 do not have titles.
SB990,38 7Section 38. 71.05 (13) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: The other paragraph in s. 71.05 (13) does not have a title.
SB990,39 8Section 39. 71.25 (9) (e) (title) and (f) (title) of the statutes are repealed.
Note: The other paragraphs in s. 71.25 (9) do not have titles.
SB990,40 9Section 40. 84.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB990,11,1910 84.075 (3) The department shall at least semiannually, or more often if
11required by the department of administration, report to the department of
12administration the total amount of money it has paid to contractors, subcontractors,
13and vendors that are minority businesses and that are disabled veteran-owned
14businesses under ss. 84.01 (13), 84.06, and 84.07 and the number of contacts with
15minority businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses in connection with
16proposed purchases and contracts. In its reports, the department shall include only
17amounts paid to businesses certified by the department of safety and professional
18services
administration as minority businesses or disabled veteran-owned
19businesses.
Note: Inserts correct agency. Under ss. 16.283 (3) and 16.287 (2), the Department
of Administration certifies disabled veteran-owned businesses and minority businesses.
SB990,41
1Section 41. 108.02 (13) (k) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act
29
, is amended to read:
SB990,12,83 108.02 (13) (k) “Employer" does not include a county department, an aging
4unit, or, under s. 46.2785, a private agency that serves as a fiscal agent or contracts
5with a fiscal intermediary to serve as a fiscal agent under s. 46.27 (5) (i), 46.272 (7)
6(e), or 47.035 as to any individual performing services for a person receiving
7long-term support services under s. 46.272 (7) (b), 46.275, 46.277, 46.278, 46.2785,
846.286, 46.495, 51.42, or 51.437 or personal assistance services under s. 47.02 (6) (c).
Note: Removes extraneous cross-reference. 2019 Wis. Act 9 repealed s. 46.27.
SB990,42 9Section 42. 139.75 (4) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 9,
10is amended to read:
SB990,12,1311 139.75 (4) (c) Any person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products
12or vapor products outside this state who ships or transports tobacco products or
13vapor products
to retailers in this state to be sold by those retailers.
Note: Inserts missing phrase. 2019 Wis. Act 9 added the phrase “or vapor
products” after “tobacco products” throughout subch. III of ch. 139 but did not add the
phrase after the second instance of “tobacco products” in s. 139.75 (4) (c). Drafting records
indicate that the change was intended.
SB990,43 14Section 43. 146.343 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
15renumbered 146.343 (1) and amended to read:
SB990,12,1716 146.343 (1) In this section: (a) “Hospital", “hospital” has the meaning given in
17s. 50.33 (2).
Note: Removes extraneous definitions. Section 146.343 (1) (b), (c), and (d) provide
definitions of “nurse,” “nurse-midwife,” and “physician” in s. 146.343, but these terms do
not otherwise appear in s. 146.343.
SB990,44 18Section 44. 146.343 (1) (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are repealed.
Note: Removes extraneous definitions. Section 146.343 (1) (b), (c), and (d) provide
definitions of “nurse,” “nurse-midwife,” and “physician” in s. 146.343, but these terms do
not otherwise appear in s. 146.343.
SB990,45 19Section 45. 167.33 (3) (am) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB990,13,1
1167.33 (3) (am) (title) Exemption.
Note: The other paragraphs in s. 167.33 (3) have titles.
SB990,46 2Section 46 . 180.1604 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB990,13,83 180.1604 (1) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a
4shareholder to inspect and copy any record described in s. 180.1602 (1) (1m) or (2),
5the shareholder who complies with s. 180.1602 (1m) or (2), as applicable, may apply
6to the circuit court for the county where the corporation's principal office or, if none
7in this state, its registered office is located for an order to permit inspection and
8copying of the records demanded. 
Note: Inserts correct cross-reference. 1995 Wis. Act 400 renumbered s. 180.1602
(1) to s. 180.1602 (1m) and failed to change the first cross-reference in this subsection to
s. 180.1602 (1m).
SB990,47 9Section 47. 196.491 (3m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB990,13,1310 196.491 (3m) (a) Commission approval required. (intro.) Except as provided
11in par. (e) 1., an affiliated interest of a public utility may not own, control or operate
12a wholesale merchant plant without the approval of the commission. The
13commission shall grant its approval only if each of the following is satisfied:
Note: Fixes cross-reference to accommodate the renumbering of s. 196.491 (3m)
(e) 1. to s. 196.491 (3m) (e) in this bill. See Section 51 of this bill.
SB990,48 14Section 48. 196.491 (3m) (c) 1. (intro.) and a. of the statutes are consolidated,
15renumbered 196.491 (3m) (c) 1. and amended to read:
SB990,13,1816 196.491 (3m) (c) 1. In this paragraph: a. “Electric, “electric sale" means a sale
17of electricity that is generated at a wholesale merchant plant that is owned, operated,
18or controlled by an affiliated interest.
Note: Corrects statutory numbering to accommodate the repeal of s. 196.491 (3m)
(c) 1. b. in this bill. Adds comma consistent with current style. See the following Section
of this bill.
SB990,49 19Section 49. 196.491 (3m) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Removes extraneous definition. Section 196.491 (3m) (c) 1. b. provides a
definition of “firm sale” in s. 196.491 (3m) (c), but that term does not otherwise appear

in s. 196.491 (3m) (c) as a result of the repeal of s. 196.491 (3m) (c) 3. by 2019 Wis. Act.
9 and the repeal of s. 196.491 (3m) (e) 2. by this bill. See the previous Section and Section
52 of this bill.
SB990,50 1Section 50. 196.491 (3m) (e) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated
2to read:
SB990,14,33 196.491 (3m) (e) (title) Exemption.
Note: Changes the title of this paragraph from plural to singular to accommodate
the repeal of s. 196.491 (3m) (e) 2. in this bill. See Section 52 of this bill.
SB990,51 4Section 51 . 196.491 (3m) (e) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 196.491 (3m) (e).
Note: Corrects statutory numbering to accommodate the repeal of s. 196.491 (3m)
(e) 2. in this bill. See Section 52 of this bill.
SB990,52 5Section 52 . 196.491 (3m) (e) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Removes extraneous language. This subdivision provides an exemption to
the requirement under s. 196.491 (3m) (c) 3., which was repealed by 2019 Wis. Act. 9. See
also Section 51 of this bill.
SB990,53 6Section 53. 196.795 (6m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB990,14,127 196.795 (6m) (c) Wholesale merchant plants. The assets of a wholesale
8merchant plant shall not be included in the sum of the assets of a public utility
9affiliate under par. (b) 1. a., b., or c. and shall not be included in a nonutility affiliate's
10total assets under par. (b) 2. a. if the requirements specified in s. 196.491 (3m) (a) 1.
11and 2. are satisfied or if the wholesale merchant plant qualifies for the exemption
12under s. 196.491 (3m) (e) 1.
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