AB50: Bill Text

AB50,1493,5 655.002 (2) (a) A physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse for whom this state is a principal place of practice but who practices his or her profession fewer than 241 hours in a fiscal year, for a fiscal year, or a portion of a fiscal year, during which he or she practices his or her profession.

AB50,2984 Section 2984. 655.002 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1493,13 655.002 (2) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1) (b), a physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse for whom this state is not a principal place of practice, for a fiscal year, or a portion of a fiscal year, during which he or she practices his or her profession in this state. For a health care provider who elects to be subject to this chapter under this paragraph, this chapter applies only to claims arising out of practice that is in this state and that is outside the scope of an exemption under s. 655.003 (1) or (3).

AB50,2985 Section 2985. 655.003 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1493,18 655.003 (1) A physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who is a state, county or municipal employee, or federal employee or contractor covered under the federal tort claims act, as amended, and who is acting within the scope of his or her employment or contractual duties.

AB50,2986 Section 2986. 655.003 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1494,3 655.003 (3) Except for a physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who meets the criteria under s. 146.89 (5) (a), a physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who provides professional services under the conditions described in s. 146.89, with respect to those professional services provided by the physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse for which he or she is covered by s. 165.25 and considered an agent of the department, as provided in s. 165.25 (6) (b).

AB50,2987 Section 2987. 655.005 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1494,9 655.005 (2) (a) An employee of a health care provider if the employee is a physician or a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse or is a health care practitioner who is providing health care services that are not in collaboration with a physician under s. 441.15 (2) (b) or under the direction and supervision of a physician or nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse.

AB50,2988 Section 2988. 655.005 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1494,19 655.005 (2) (b) A service corporation organized under s. 180.1903 by health care professionals, as defined under s. 180.1901 (1m), if the board of governors determines that it is not the primary purpose of the service corporation to provide the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses. The board of governors may not determine under this paragraph that it is not the primary purpose of a service corporation to provide the medical services of physicians or nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses unless more than 50 percent of the shareholders of the service corporation are neither physicians nor nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses.

AB50,2989 Section 2989. 655.23 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1495,2 655.23 (5m) The limits set forth in sub. (4) shall apply to any joint liability of a physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse and his or her corporation, partnership, or other organization or enterprise under s. 655.002 (1) (d), (e), or (em).

AB50,2990 Section 2990. 655.27 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1495,7 655.27 (3) (a) 4. For a health care provider described in s. 655.002 (1) (d), (e), (em), or (f), risk factors and past and prospective loss and expense experience attributable to employees of that health care provider other than employees licensed as a physician or nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse.

AB50,2991 Section 2991. 655.27 (3) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1495,15 655.27 (3) (b) 2m. In addition to the fees and payment classifications described under subds. 1. and 2., the commissioner, after approval by the board of governors, may establish a separate payment classification for physicians satisfying s. 655.002 (1) (b) and a separate fee for nurse anesthetists advanced practice registered nurses satisfying s. 655.002 (1) (b) which take into account the loss experience of health care providers for whom Michigan is a principal place of practice.

AB50,2992 Section 2992. 655.275 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1496,4 655.275 (2) Appointment. The board of governors shall appoint the members of the council. Section 15.09, except s. 15.09 (4) and (8), does not apply to the council. The board of governors shall designate the chairperson, who shall be a physician, the vice chairperson, and the secretary of the council and the terms to be served by council members. The council shall consist of 5 or 7 persons, not more than 3 of whom are physicians who are licensed and in good standing to practice medicine in this state and one of whom is a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed and in good standing to practice nursing in this state. The chairperson or another peer review council member designated by the chairperson shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the medical examining board and may attend meetings of the medical examining board, as appropriate.

AB50,2993 Section 2993. 655.275 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1496,8 655.275 (5) (b) 2. If a claim was paid for damages arising out of the rendering of care by a nurse anesthetist an advanced practice registered nurse, with at least one nurse anesthetist advanced practice registered nurse.

AB50,2994 Section 2994. 700.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1496,17 700.19 (2) Husband and wife Spouses. If persons named as owners in a document of title, transferees in an instrument of transfer, or buyers in a bill of sale are described in the document, instrument, or bill of sale as husband and wife married to each other, or are in fact husband and wife married to each other, they are joint tenants, unless the intent to create a tenancy in common is expressed in the document, instrument, or bill of sale. This subsection applies to property acquired before January 1, 1986, and, if ch. 766 does not apply when the property is acquired, to property acquired on or after January 1, 1986.

AB50,2995 Section 2995. 704.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,5 704.05 (2) Possession of tenant and access by landlord. Until the expiration date specified in the lease, or the termination of a periodic tenancy or tenancy at will, and so long as the tenant is not in default, the tenant has the right to exclusive possession of the premises, except as hereafter provided. The landlord may upon advance notice and at reasonable times inspect the premises, allow a city, village, town, or county inspector access for an inspection, make repairs, and show the premises to prospective tenants or purchasers; and if the tenant is absent from the premises and the landlord reasonably believes that entry is necessary to preserve or protect the premises, the landlord may enter without notice and with such force as appears necessary.

AB50,2996 Section 2996. 704.07 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,7 704.07 (title) Repairs; untenantability; floodplain disclosure.

AB50,2997 Section 2997. 704.07 (2) (bm) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2998 Section 2998. 704.07 (2) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,11 704.07 (2) (bm) 3. The violation presents a significant threat to the prospective tenant’s health or safety.

AB50,2999 Section 2999. 704.07 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1497,16 704.07 (2) (br) If a landlord has actual knowledge that the premises are located in a floodplain, the landlord shall disclose that fact to a prospective tenant, before entering into a rental agreement with or accepting any earnest money or security deposit from the prospective tenant.

AB50,3000 Section 3000. 704.07 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,3001 Section 3001. 705.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1497,24 705.01 (4) “Joint account” means an account, other than a marital account, payable on request to one or more of 2 or more parties whether or not mention is made of any right of survivorship. “Joint account” also means any account established with the right of survivorship on or after January 1, 1986, by 2 parties who claim to be husband and wife married to each other, which is payable on request to either or both of the parties.

AB50,3002 Section 3002. 705.01 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1498,7 705.01 (4m) “Marital account” means an account established without the right of survivorship on or after January 1, 1986, by 2 parties who claim to be husband and wife married to each other, which is payable on request to either or both of the parties and which is designated as a marital account. An account established by those parties with the right of survivorship under s. 766.58 (3) (f) or 766.60 is a joint account.

AB50,3003 Section 3003. 706.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1498,15 706.09 (1) (e) Marital interests. Homestead of the spouse of any transferor of an interest in real estate, if the recorded conveyance purporting to transfer the homestead states that the person executing it is single, unmarried, or widowed a surviving spouse or fails to indicate the marital status of the transferor, and if the conveyance has, in either case, appeared of record for 5 years. This paragraph does not apply to the interest of a married person who is described of record as a holder in joint tenancy or of marital property with that transferor.

AB50,3004 Section 3004. 709.03 (form) A7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1498,17 709.03 (form)

AB50,1498,22 A7. In this form, “flooding” means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling caused by: (a) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (b) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any established water source such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch; or (c) excessive rainfall.

AB50,3005 Section 3005. 709.03 (form) F4. and G1. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB50,1498,24 709.03 (form)

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AB50,3006 Section 3006. 709.03 (form) G1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1499,2 709.03 (form)

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AB50,3007 Section 3007. 709.033 (form) A7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1499,4 709.033 (form)

AB50,1499,9 A7. In this form, “flooding” means a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling caused by: (a) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (b) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any established water source such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch; or (c) excessive rainfall.

AB50,3008 Section 3008. 709.033 (form) E3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1500,2 709.033 (form)

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AB50,3009 Section 3009. 709.033 (form) F3m. and F3n. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1500,5 709.033 (form)

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AB50,3010 Section 3010. 753.06 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1500,8 753.06 (8) (a) Brown County. The circuit has 8 branches. Commencing August 1, 2026, the circuit has 10 branches.

AB50,3011 Section 3011. 753.06 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB50,1501,4 753.06 (8) (a) Brown County. The circuit has 8 branches. Commencing August 1, 2026, the circuit has 10 branches.

AB50,3012 Section 3012. 753.0605 of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,3013 Section 3013. 756.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1501,24 756.04 (2) (b) Each year, on a date agreed upon with the office of the director of state courts, the department of transportation shall compile a list that includes the name, address, county, date of birth, race, gender, identification number and renewal date of each person residing in the state who is licensed as a motor vehicle operator under ch. 343 or who has received an identification card under s. 343.50 or 343.51, and social security number, as permitted allowed by law and any record sharing agreement between the department of transportation and the office of the director of state courts. The office of the director of state courts shall establish the format of the list by agreement with the department of transportation. The department of transportation shall transmit the list without charge to the office of the director of state courts, without charge. and to the clerks of court for the district courts of the United States within this state. If the department of transportation does not have a record sharing agreement with the clerk of court for a district court that requires the clerk of court to keep prospective jurors’ identification numbers, renewal dates, and social security numbers confidential and secure from unauthorized access, the department of transportation shall redact that information from the list the department of transportation transmits to the clerk of court.

AB50,3014 Section 3014. 756.04 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1502,6 756.04 (2) (c) (intro.) The office of the director of state courts may shall use any all of the following lists in addition to the list provided by the department of transportation under par. (b) in order to create the master list of potential jurors compiled under par. (a). The director may each year request any of the following information from the custodians of that information:

AB50,3015 Section 3015. 756.04 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1502,24 756.04 (2) (d) If the records listed in par. (c) are requested, the director of state courts may enter into a record sharing agreement with the custodian of the records. Any record sharing agreement shall be in writing for a prescribed period of time and Each year, on a date agreed upon with the office of the director of state courts, each custodian of records described in par. (c) shall compile the list maintained by that custodian, as allowed by law and any record sharing agreement between the custodian and the office of the director of state courts. The office of the director of state courts shall establish the format of each list by agreement with the custodian that maintains the list, which shall identify data that would allow for a match of personally identifiable information on the list maintained by that custodian with personally identifiable information in the master list of potential jurors to the extent required to identify duplicate names and to determine current addresses of prospective jurors. Any list provided under par. (c) The lists shall contain no data other than the data provided in par. (b). The agreement shall establish the format of the list and date of transmission of the list. Each custodian shall transmit the list maintained by that custodian without charge to the office of the director of state courts.

AB50,3016 Section 3016. 757.07 (1) (e) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1503,4 757.07 (1) (e) 8. A district judge or magistrate judge for a U.S. district court in the state of Wisconsin or a bankruptcy judge for a U.S. bankruptcy court in the state of Wisconsin.

AB50,3017 Section 3017. 758.19 (5) (bf) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1503,8 758.19 (5) (bf) No later than January 1, 2026, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $24,596,100, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows:

AB50,1503,9 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $52,300.

AB50,1503,11 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $12,400.

AB50,1503,15 3. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county’s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2.

AB50,3018 Section 3018. 758.19 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1503,19 758.19 (5) (bm) No later than July 1, 2026, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $35,000,000, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows:

AB50,1503,20 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $74,500.

AB50,1503,22 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $17,600.

AB50,1504,2 3. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county’s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2.

AB50,3019 Section 3019. 758.19 (5) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1504,7 758.19 (5) (bn) No later than January 1, 2027, and by every January 1 and July 1 thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d), the director of state courts shall make payments to counties totaling $35,000,000, which the director of state courts shall distribute as follows:

AB50,1504,8 1. For each circuit court branch in the county, $74,500.

AB50,1504,10 2. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer circuit court branches, $17,600.

AB50,1504,14 3. If, after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2., the total of a county’s payments equals less than 50 percent of the sum the county received as grants in calendar year 2026 under s. 165.95, 2023 stats., and s. 165.955, 2023 stats., an additional payment for such a difference.

AB50,1504,18 4. In addition to the payments under subds. 1. and 3., for each county with more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county’s proportion of the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1., 2., and 3.

AB50,3020 Section 3020. 758.19 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read: