Amendment AA1-SB667

LRBa1319/1

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 667

February 22, 2024 - Offered by Representative O'Connor.

SB667-AA1,1,2 At the locations indicated, amend the bill, as shown by senate substitute amendment 1, as follows:

SB667-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 2: delete “protection" and substitute “preservation” .

SB667-AA1,1,5 2. Page 2, line 2: delete “LEGACY" and substitute “DOMESTIC ASSET PRESERVATION".

SB667-AA1,1,7 3. Page 2, line 4: on lines 4, 6 and 8, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,1,9 4. Page 2, line 18: delete “nonlegacy trust to a legacy trust" and substitute “nondomestic asset preservation trust to a domestic asset preservation trust".

SB667-AA1,1,11 5. Page 2, line 20: delete “nonlegacy trust" and substitute “nondomestic asset preservation trust".

SB667-AA1,1,12 6. Page 3, line 10: after that line insert:

SB667-AA1,2,2 “(6m) “Domestic asset preservation trust" means a trust created by a written instrument, the terms of which do all of the following:

SB667-AA1,2,5 (a) Appoint at least one qualified trustee to accept property that is the subject of a disposition, regardless of whether the terms of the trust also appoint a nonqualified trustee.

SB667-AA1,2,7 (b) Expressly designate the laws of this state to govern the meaning and effect of the terms of the trust, in whole or in part.

SB667-AA1,2,8 (c) Expressly provide that the trust is irrevocable.

SB667-AA1,2,10 (d) Include a spendthrift provision that applies to an interest of a beneficiary in trust property, including an interest of a transferor who is a beneficiary.”.

SB667-AA1,2,11 7. Page 3, line 14: delete lines 14 to 23.

SB667-AA1,2,13 8. Page 3, line 25: delete “Nonlegacy" and substitute “Nondomestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,2,15 9. Page 3, line 25: delete “a legacy" and substitute “a domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,2,16 10. Page 4, line 1: after that line insert:

SB667-AA1,2,18 “(11m) “Qualified affidavit” means an affidavit that meets all of the requirements of s. 701.1312 (2).”.

SB667-AA1,2,20 11. Page 4, line 3: on lines 3, 12, 14 and 16, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,2,24 12. Page 4, line 9: after “state," insert “the trust company or bank is subject to supervision by the department of financial institutions, the federal deposit insurance corporation, the U.S. comptroller of the currency, or a successor of any of them,".

SB667-AA1,3,1 13. Page 4, line 23: delete lines 23 to 25 and substitute:

SB667-AA1,3,7 “(d) A qualified trustee of the domestic asset preservation trust has the power to maintain records for the trust on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, prepare or arrange for the preparation of fiduciary income tax returns for the trust, and maintain or arrange for custody in this state of some or all of the property that is the subject of a qualified disposition, and a material portion of the administration of the trust is performed in this state.”.

SB667-AA1,3,9 14. Page 6, line 10: on lines 10, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24 and 25, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,3,10 15. Page 6, line 11: before that line insert:

SB667-AA1,3,12 “5. The notice is considered provided to a spouse if one of the following requirements is met:

SB667-AA1,3,14 a. The notice is delivered to the spouse via certified mail, with a return receipt requested.

SB667-AA1,3,16 b. The notice is given to the spouse in-person and the spouse acknowledges the receipt of the notice in a signed and notarized document.”.

SB667-AA1,3,18 16. Page 6, line 16: delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,3,20 17. Page 7, line 3: on lines 3, 5, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 25, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,3,22 18. Page 7, line 9: delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,4,2 19. Page 8, line 1: on lines 1, 4, 5, 8, 14, 17, 18 and 21, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,4,5 20. Page 8, line 11: delete “legacy trust unless the terms of the legacy trust" and substitute “domestic asset preservation trust unless the terms of the domestic asset preservation trust".

SB667-AA1,4,7 21. Page 9, line 2: on lines 2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 17 and 22, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,4,9 22. Page 10, line 22: on lines 22 and 24, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,4,11 23. Page 11, line 20: on lines 20 and 24, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,4,13 24. Page 12, line 3: on lines 3, 4, 14, 16, 17 and 22, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,4,15 25. Page 13, line 5: on lines 5, 7, 11, 14 and 20, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,4,17 26. Page 13, line 21: delete “legacy trust and the legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation trust and the domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,4,19 27. Page 14, line 11: on lines 11, 12 and 22, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,4,21 28. Page 15, line 5: on lines 5, 6, 9, 15 and 18, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,5,3 29. Page 15, line 11: delete “legacy trust, each trustee and each advisor of the legacy trust" and substitute “domestic asset preservation trust, each trustee and each advisor of the domestic asset preservation trust".

SB667-AA1,5,4 30. Page 15, line 25: delete “(8)" and substitute “(6m)".

SB667-AA1,5,6 31. Page 16, line 1: on lines 1, 5, 11 and 21, delete “legacy" and substitute “domestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,5,8 32. Page 16, line 3: delete “nonlegacy" and substitute “nondomestic asset preservation".

SB667-AA1,5,9 33. Page 16, line 21: after that line insert:

SB667-AA1,5,12 “(6) Subsection (1) and ss. 701.1302, 701.1306, 701.1307, and 701.1310 do not apply to the collection of taxes and debts owed to or being collected by the department of revenue.

SB667-AA1,5,15 701.1312 Transferor's affidavit required. (1) Except as provided in sub. (4), a transferor shall sign a qualified affidavit before or substantially contemporaneously with making a qualified disposition.

SB667-AA1,5,17 (2) A qualified affidavit shall be notarized and shall contain all of the following statements under oath:

SB667-AA1,5,19 (a) The property being transferred to the domestic asset preservation trust was not derived from unlawful activities.

SB667-AA1,5,21 (b) The transferor has full right, title, and authority to transfer the property to the domestic asset preservation trust.

SB667-AA1,5,23 (c) The transferor will not be rendered insolvent immediately after the transfer of the property to the domestic asset preservation trust.

SB667-AA1,6,2 (d) The transferor does not intend to defraud any creditor by transferring the property to the domestic asset preservation trust.

SB667-AA1,6,5 (e) There are no pending or threatened court actions against the transferor, except for any court action identified by the affidavit or an attachment to the affidavit.

SB667-AA1,6,7 (f) The transferor is not involved in any administrative proceeding, except for any proceeding identified by the affidavit or an attachment to the affidavit.

SB667-AA1,6,9 (g) The transferor does not contemplate at the time of the transfer the filing for relief under the federal bankruptcy code.

SB667-AA1,6,12 (3) A qualified affidavit is considered defective if it materially fails to meet the requirements set forth in sub. (2), but a qualified affidavit is not considered defective due to any of the following: