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AB68,974,223 (L) A broadband service provider shall allow a subscriber to terminate a
24contract and receive a full refund without fees if the provider sells a service that does
25not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) and the broadband service

1provider does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) within one
2month of written notification from the subscriber.
AB68,974,6 3(2) Advertising. A broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that
4may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, including
5the number of users and device limitations, in each advertisement of the speed of the
6provider's service, including in all of the following types of advertisements:
AB68,974,77 (a) Television and other commercials.
AB68,974,88 (b) Internet and email advertisements.
AB68,974,99 (c) Print advertisements and bill inserts.
AB68,974,1110 (d) Any other advertising method or solicitation for the sale of new or upgraded
11broadband service.
AB68,974,13 12(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement and
13administer this section.
AB68,974,17 14(4) Penalty; enforcement. (a) A person who violates this section may be
15required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation and not more than $10,000
16for each occurrence. Failure to give a notice required under sub. (1) (f) to more than
17one subscriber shall be considered one violation.
AB68,974,1918 (b) The department or a district attorney may institute civil proceedings under
19this section.
AB68,1570 20Section 1570. 100.311 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,974,21 21100.311 Unfair drug pricing practices. (1) In this section:
AB68,974,2222 (a) “Drug” has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (10).
AB68,975,223 (b) “Unfair drug pricing practice” means a drug pricing practice that causes or
24is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers that is not reasonably avoidable by

1consumers themselves and not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers
2or to competition.
AB68,975,3 3(2) No person may engage in unfair drug pricing practices.
AB68,975,4 4(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB68,975,10 5(4) Any district attorney, after informing the department, or the department
6may seek a temporary or permanent injunction in circuit court to restrain any
7violation of this section. Prior to entering a final judgment the court may award
8damages to any person suffering monetary loss because of a violation. The
9department may subpoena any person or require the production of any document to
10aid in investigating alleged violations of this section.
AB68,1571 11Section 1571. 101.123 (1) (ac) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,975,1712 101.123 (1) (ac) 2. A juvenile detention facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10r), a
13secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g),
14or a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p) , except a juvenile
15correctional facility authorized under s. 938.533 (3) (b), 938.538 (4) (b), or 938.539 (5)
16if the facility is a private residence in which the juvenile is placed and no one is
17employed there to ensure that the juvenile remains in custody
.
AB68,1572 18Section 1572. 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,975,1919 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) “Smoking" means burning any of the following:
AB68,975,21 201m. Burning or holding, or inhaling or exhaling smoke from, any of the
21following items containing tobacco:
AB68,1573 22Section 1573. 101.123 (1) (h) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h)
231m. a.
AB68,1574 24Section 1574. 101.123 (1) (h) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h)
251m. b.
AB68,1575
1Section 1575. 101.123 (1) (h) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,976,22 101.123 (1) (h) 2m. Inhaling or exhaling vapor from a vapor product.
AB68,1576 3Section 1576. 101.123 (1) (h) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h)
41m. c.
AB68,1577 5Section 1577. 101.123 (1) (h) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h)
61m. d.
AB68,1578 7Section 1578. 101.123 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (bc) and
8amended to read:
AB68,976,109 101.123 (1) (bc) “Type 1 juvenile Juvenile correctional facility" has the meaning
10given in s. 938.02 (19) (10p).
AB68,1579 11Section 1579. 101.123 (1) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,976,1212 101.123 (1) (k) 1. “Vapor product” has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).
AB68,1580 13Section 1580. 101.123 (2) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,976,1514 101.123 (2) (d) 3. Anywhere on the grounds of a Type 1 juvenile correctional
15facility.
AB68,1581 16Section 1581 . 101.147 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,976,20 17101.147 Construction contractor registration. (1) (a) Except as provided
18in par. (b), no person may hold himself or herself out or act as a construction
19contractor unless that person is registered as a construction contractor by the
20department.
AB68,976,2221 (b) The registration requirement under par. (a) does not apply to any of the
22following:
AB68,976,2423 1. A person who engages in construction on property owned or leased by that
24person.
AB68,976,2525 2. A state agency or local governmental unit.
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13. A person who engages in construction in the course of his or her employment
2by a state agency or local governmental unit.
AB68,977,4 3(2) An application for a registration under this section shall require the
4applicant to submit all of the following:
AB68,977,65 (a) The applicant's name, contact information, and physical address for the
6business principal.
AB68,977,117 (b) If the applicant is a corporation, limited liability company, limited
8partnership, or limited liability partnership and is not organized under ch. 178, 179,
9180, 181, or 183, evidence that the applicant is registered, or has obtained a
10certificate of authority or registration, to transact business in this state under s.
11178.1003, 179.87, 180.1503, 181.1503, or 183.1004, as applicable.
AB68,977,1212 (c) Evidence of compliance with the requirements under ss. 108.17 to 108.205.
AB68,977,1313 (d) Evidence of compliance with s. 102.28 (2).
AB68,977,1514 (e) An acknowledgment of worker classification laws and penalties to ensure
15that registered construction contractors are aware of their obligations.
AB68,977,17 16(3) The department may directly assess a forfeiture by issuing an order against
17any person who violates this section.
AB68,977,19 18(4) The department shall, with the advice of the department of workforce
19development, promulgate rules to administer and enforce this section.
AB68,1582 20Section 1582 . 101.19 (1g) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,977,2121 101.19 (1g) (m) Registering construction contractors under s. 101.147.
AB68,1583 22Section 1583 . 101.91 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,978,323 101.91 (5m) “Manufactured home community" means any plot or plots of
24ground upon which 3 or more manufactured homes that are occupied for dwelling or
25sleeping purposes are located. “Manufactured home community" does not include a

1farm where the occupants of the manufactured homes are the father, mother, son,
2daughter, brother or sister
parents, children, or siblings of the farm owner or
3operator or where the occupants of the manufactured homes work on the farm.
AB68,1584 4Section 1584 . 102.07 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,978,75 102.07 (5) (b) The parents, spouse, child, brother, sister, son-in-law,
6daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law parent-in-law, brother-in-law, or
7sister-in-law of a farmer shall not be deemed the farmer's employees.
AB68,1585 8Section 1585 . 102.07 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,978,159 102.07 (5) (c) A shareholder-employee of a family farm corporation shall be
10deemed a “farmer" for purposes of this chapter and shall not be deemed an employee
11of a farmer. A “family farm corporation" means a corporation engaged in farming all
12of whose shareholders are related as lineal ancestors or lineal descendants, whether
13by blood or by adoption, or as spouses, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins,
14sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, fathers-in-law, mothers-in-law parents-in-law,
15brothers-in-law, or sisters-in-law of such lineal ancestors or lineal descendants.
AB68,1586 16Section 1586. 102.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,978,17 17102.15 (title) Rules of procedure; transcripts; electronic delivery.
AB68,1587 18Section 1587. 102.15 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,978,2319 102.15 (4) The department, division, or commission may not electronically
20deliver any information, notice, filing, or other document required to be provided by
21the department, division, or commission under this chapter unless the department,
22division, or commission receives the written consent of the interested party to receive
23such electronic delivery.
AB68,1588 24Section 1588. 102.17 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1102.17 (1) (a) 1. Upon the filing with the department by any party in interest
2of any application in writing stating the general nature of any claim as to which any
3dispute or controversy may have arisen, the department shall electronically deliver
4or
mail a copy of the application to all other parties in interest, and the insurance
5carrier shall be considered a party in interest. The department or the division may
6bring in additional parties by service of a copy of the application by electronic
7delivery or by mail
.
AB68,1589 8Section 1589. 102.17 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,979,189 102.17 (1) (a) 2. Subject to subd. 3., the division shall cause notice of hearing
10on the application to be given to each interested party by service of that notice on the
11interested party personally or by electronic delivery or by mailing a copy of that
12notice to the interested party's last-known address at least 10 days before the
13hearing. If a party in interest is located without this state, and has no post-office
14address within this state, the copy of the application and copies of all notices shall
15be filed with the department of financial institutions and shall also be sent by
16registered or certified mail to the last-known post-office address of the party. Such
17filing and, mailing, and electronic delivery shall constitute sufficient service, with
18the same effect as if served upon a party located within this state.
AB68,1590 19Section 1590. 102.17 (1) (ct) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,980,220 102.17 (1) (ct) 2. If the department denies an application or revokes a license
21under subd. 1., the department shall electronically deliver or mail a notice of denial
22or revocation to the applicant or license holder. The notice shall include a statement
23of the facts that warrant the denial or revocation and a statement that the applicant
24or license holder may, within 30 days after the date on which the notice of denial or
25revocation is delivered electronically or mailed, file a written request with the

1department to have the determination that the applicant or license holder is liable
2for delinquent contributions reviewed at a hearing under s. 108.227 (5) (a).
AB68,1591 3Section 1591. 102.18 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,980,114 102.18 (1) (e) Except as provided in s. 102.21, if the department or the division
5orders a party to pay an award of compensation, the party shall pay the award no
6later than 21 days after the date on which the order is electronically delivered or
7mailed to the last-known address of the party, unless the party files a petition for
8review under sub. (3). This paragraph applies to all awards of compensation ordered
9by the department or the division, whether the award results from a hearing, the
10default of a party, or a compromise or stipulation confirmed by the department or the
11division.
AB68,1592 12Section 1592. 102.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,981,413 102.18 (3) A party in interest may petition the commission for review of an
14examiner's decision awarding or denying compensation if the department, the
15division, or the commission receives the petition within 21 days after the department
16or the division electronically delivered or mailed a copy of the examiner's findings
17and order to the last-known addresses of the parties in interest. The commission
18shall dismiss a petition that is not filed within those 21 days unless the petitioner
19shows that the petition was filed late for a reason that was beyond the petitioner's
20control. If no petition is filed within those 21 days, the findings or order shall be
21considered final unless set aside, reversed, or modified by the examiner within that
22time. If the findings or order are set aside by the examiner, the status shall be the
23same as prior to the setting aside of the findings or order. If the findings or order are
24reversed or modified by the examiner, the time for filing a petition commences on the
25date on which notice of the reversal or modification is delivered electronically or

1mailed to the last-known addresses of the parties in interest. The commission shall
2either affirm, reverse, set aside, or modify the findings or order, in whole or in part,
3or direct the taking of additional evidence. The commission's action shall be based
4on a review of the evidence submitted.
AB68,1593 5Section 1593. 102.23 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,981,126 102.23 (1) (b) In such an action a complaint shall be served with an
7authenticated copy of the summons. The complaint need not be verified, but shall
8state the grounds upon which a review is sought. Service upon a commissioner or
9agent authorized by the commission to accept service constitutes complete service on
10all parties, but there shall be left with the person so served as many copies of the
11summons and complaint as there are defendants, and the commission shall deliver
12electronically or
mail one copy to each other defendant.
AB68,1594 13Section 1594. 102.26 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,981,2314 102.26 (3) (b) 3. The claimant may request the insurer or self-insured employer
15to pay any compensation that is due the claimant by depositing the payment directly
16into an account maintained by the claimant at a financial institution. If the insurer
17or self-insured employer agrees to the request, the insurer or self-insured employer
18may deposit the payment by direct deposit, electronic funds transfer, or any other
19money transfer technique approved by the department or the division. The claimant
20may revoke a request under this subdivision at any time by providing appropriate
21written notice to the insurer or self-insured employer. If a claimant requests
22payment by check under this chapter, the insurer or self-insured employer shall
23make the payment by check.
AB68,1595 24Section 1595. 102.26 (3) (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
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1102.26 (3) (d) Except as provided in par. (e), an award to an employer made
2under this chapter shall be paid by electronic money transfer to the employer.
3Payment may be made by direct deposit, electronic funds transfer, automated
4clearinghouse transfer, or any other secure electronic money transfer procedure.
AB68,982,85 (e) If an employer cannot receive payments as provided in par. (d), elects to not
6receive payments as set forth in par. (d), or if the insurer, self-insured employer, or
73rd-party payer does not have the capacity to issue payments as set forth in par. (d),
8the payment shall be made by other means acceptable to the employer and payer.
AB68,1596 9Section 1596. 102.28 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,982,1610 102.28 (6) Reports by employer. Every employer shall upon request of the
11department report to it the number of employees and the nature of their work and
12also the name of the insurance company with whom the employer has insured
13liability under this chapter and the number and date of expiration of such policy.
14Failure to furnish such report within 10 days from the making of a request by secure
15electronic delivery or
certified mail shall constitute presumptive evidence that the
16delinquent employer is violating sub. (2).
AB68,1597 17Section 1597. 102.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,983,618 102.35 (1) Every employer and every insurance company that fails to keep the
19records or to make the reports required by this chapter or that knowingly falsifies
20such records or makes false reports shall pay a work injury supplemental benefit
21surcharge to the state of not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each offense. The
22department may waive or reduce a surcharge imposed under this subsection if the
23employer or insurance company that violated this subsection requests a waiver or
24reduction of the surcharge within 45 days after the date on which notice of the
25surcharge is electronically delivered or mailed to the employer or insurance company

1and shows that the violation was due to mistake or an absence of information. A
2surcharge imposed under this subsection is due within 30 days after the date on
3which notice of the surcharge is electronically delivered or mailed to the employer
4or insurance company. Interest shall accrue on amounts that are not paid when due
5at the rate of 1 percent per month. All surcharges and interest payments received
6under this subsection shall be deposited in the fund established under s. 102.65.
AB68,1598 7Section 1598 . 102.43 (9) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,983,118 102.43 (9) (e) The employee's employment with the employer has been
9suspended or terminated due to misconduct, as defined in s. 108.04 (5), or substantial
10fault, as defined in s. 108.04 (5g) (a),
by the employee connected with the employee's
11work.
AB68,1599 12Section 1599 . 102.51 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,983,1413 102.51 (1) (a) 1. A wife married person upon a husband his or her spouse with
14whom he or she is living at the time of his the spouse's death.
AB68,1600 15Section 1600 . 102.51 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1601 16Section 1601. 102.565 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,984,517 102.565 (2) Upon application of any employer or employee the department or
18the division may direct any employee of the employer or an employee who, in the
19course of his or her employment, has been exposed to toxic or hazardous substances
20or conditions to submit to examination by one or more physicians appointed by the
21department or the division to determine whether the employee has developed any
22abnormality or condition under sub. (1), and the degree of that abnormality or
23condition. The cost of the medical examination shall be borne by the person making
24application. The physician conducting the examination shall submit the results of
25the examination to the department or the division, which shall submit copies of the

1reports to the employer and employee, who shall have an opportunity to rebut the
2reports if a request to submit a rebuttal is made to the department or the division
3within 10 days after the department or the division electronically delivers or mails
4the report to the parties. The department or the division shall make its findings as
5to whether it is inadvisable for the employee to continue in his or her employment.
AB68,1602 6Section 1602 . 102.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,984,117 102.75 (1m) The moneys collected under subs. (1) and (1g) and under ss. 102.28
8(2) and 102.31 (7), together with all accrued interest, shall constitute a separate
9nonlapsible fund designated as the worker's compensation operations fund. Moneys
10in the fund may be expended only as provided in ss. 20.427 (1) (ra) and 20.445 (1) (ra),
11(rb), and (rp), and (rr) and may not be used for any other purpose of the state.
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