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AB68-SSA1,1610 17Section 1610. 100.182 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,795,1818 100.182 (4m) The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB68-SSA1,1611 19Section 1611. 100.2091 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,795,23 20100.2091 Broadband; discrimination prohibited. (1) No broadband
21service provider may deny access to broadband service to any group of potential
22residential customers because of the race or income of the residents in the area in
23which the group resides.
AB68-SSA1,796,3 24(2) It is a defense to an alleged violation of sub. (1) based on income if, no later
25than 3 years after the date on which the broadband service provider began providing

1broadband service in this state, at least 30 percent of the households with access to
2the broadband service provider's broadband service in the area in which a group of
3potential residential customers resides are low-income households.
AB68-SSA1,796,10 4(3) The department may enforce this section and may promulgate rules to
5implement and administer this section. The department of justice may represent the
6department in an action to enforce this section. If the court finds that a broadband
7service provider has not complied with this section, the court shall order the
8broadband service provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount
9of time and, notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable
10attorney fees, to the department of justice.
AB68-SSA1,796,16 11(4) Any person that is affected by a failure to comply with this section may bring
12an action to enforce this section. If a court finds that a broadband service provider
13has not complied with this section, the court shall order the broadband service
14provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount of time and,
15notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable attorney fees,
16to the person affected.
AB68-SSA1,1612 17Section 1612. 100.2092 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,796,22 18100.2092 Broadband service subscriber rights. (1) Rights. (a) A
19broadband service provider shall repair broadband service within 72 hours after a
20subscriber reports a service interruption or requests the repair if the service
21interruption is not the result of a major system-wide or large area emergency, such
22as a natural disaster.
AB68-SSA1,797,223 (b) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband
24service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for one day of broadband service

1if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in one day and the
2interruption is caused by the broadband service provider.
AB68-SSA1,797,63 (c) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband
4service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for each hour that broadband
5service is interrupted if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in
6one day and the interruption is not caused by the broadband service provider.
AB68-SSA1,797,97 (d) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband
8service provider shall disclose that a subscriber has a right to a credit for notifying
9the broadband service provider of a service interruption.
AB68-SSA1,797,1110 (e) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service that satisfies
11minimum standards established by the department by rule.
AB68-SSA1,797,1312 (f) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days'
13advance written notice before instituting a rate increase.
AB68-SSA1,797,1614 (g) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 7 days' advance
15written notice of any scheduled routine maintenance that causes a service slowdown,
16interruption, or outage.
AB68-SSA1,797,1917 (h) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
18advance written notice of disconnecting service, unless the disconnection is
19requested by the subscriber.
AB68-SSA1,797,2220 (i) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband
21service provider shall disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband speed
22experience to vary, including the number of users and device limitations.
AB68-SSA1,797,2523 (j) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service to a
24subscriber as described in point of sale advertisements and representations made to
25the subscriber.
AB68-SSA1,798,3
1(k) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
2advance written notice of a change in a factor that might cause the originally
3disclosed speed experience to vary.
AB68-SSA1,798,84 (L) A broadband service provider shall allow a subscriber to terminate a
5contract and receive a full refund without fees if the provider sells a service that does
6not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) and the broadband service
7provider does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) within one
8month of written notification from the subscriber.
AB68-SSA1,798,12 9(2) Advertising. A broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that
10may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, including
11the number of users and device limitations, in each advertisement of the speed of the
12provider's service, including in all of the following types of advertisements:
AB68-SSA1,798,1313 (a) Television and other commercials.
AB68-SSA1,798,1414 (b) Internet and email advertisements.
AB68-SSA1,798,1515 (c) Print advertisements and bill inserts.
AB68-SSA1,798,1716 (d) Any other advertising method or solicitation for the sale of new or upgraded
17broadband service.
AB68-SSA1,798,19 18(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement and
19administer this section.
AB68-SSA1,798,23 20(4) Penalty; enforcement. (a) A person who violates this section may be
21required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation and not more than $10,000
22for each occurrence. Failure to give a notice required under sub. (1) (f) to more than
23one subscriber shall be considered one violation.
AB68-SSA1,798,2524 (b) The department or a district attorney may institute civil proceedings under
25this section.
AB68-SSA1,1613
1Section 1613. 100.311 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,799,2 2100.311 Unfair drug pricing practices. (1) In this section:
AB68-SSA1,799,33 (a) “Drug” has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (10).
AB68-SSA1,799,74 (b) “Unfair drug pricing practice” means a drug pricing practice that causes or
5is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers that is not reasonably avoidable by
6consumers themselves and not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers
7or to competition.
AB68-SSA1,799,8 8(2) No person may engage in unfair drug pricing practices.
AB68-SSA1,799,9 9(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB68-SSA1,799,15 10(4) Any district attorney, after informing the department, or the department
11may seek a temporary or permanent injunction in circuit court to restrain any
12violation of this section. Prior to entering a final judgment the court may award
13damages to any person suffering monetary loss because of a violation. The
14department may subpoena any person or require the production of any document to
15aid in investigating alleged violations of this section.
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:
AB68-SSA1,801,2
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:
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