SB698,19,2517 101.121 (3) (a) For any rule under this chapter or ch. 145 which applies to
18buildings, the department may provide an alternative rule which accomplishes the
19same general purpose and applies only to qualified historic buildings. These
20alternative rules shall permit, to the maximum extent possible, the use of original
21or duplicates of original materials, the maintenance of the original appearance of all
22components of a historic building and the use of original construction techniques.
23The department shall consult with the historic building code council regarding the
24development of alternative rules. All alternative rules taken together constitute the
25historic building code.
SB698,62
1Section 62. 101.121 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,20,92 101.121 (3) (b) In order to permit the proper preservation or restoration of a
3qualified historic building, the department may grant a variance to any rule or
4alternative rule under this chapter or ch. 145 if the owner demonstrates that an
5alternative proposed by the owner accomplishes the same purpose as the rule or
6alternative rule. With respect to any variances requested under this chapter or ch.
7145
, the department shall give priority to processing variance requests by owners of
8qualified historic buildings. The department shall maintain a list of variances
9granted under this paragraph to owners of qualified historic buildings.
SB698,63 10Section 63. 101.125 (2), (3) (b) and (c) and (4m) of the statutes are repealed.
SB698,64 11Section 64. 101.125 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB698,20,1412 101.125 (2m) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules regulating safety
13glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported, sold, or installed for use in a
14hazardous location.
SB698,65 15Section 65. 101.125 (3) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
16renumbered 101.125 (3) and amended to read:
SB698,20,2417 101.125 (3) Safety glazing materials required. No material supplier, builder,
18contractor, or subcontractor may knowingly install, cause to be installed, consent to
19the installation, or sell for installation in any hazardous location , transparent or
20translucent materials other than safety glazing materials, except that: (a) In in
21buildings contracted for or existing on or before November 30, 1976, the department
22may by rule require the installation of a vertical or horizontal bar, rail, grill, or screen
23as a protective device in lieu of safety glazing material in hazardous locations where
24safety glazing would be impractical because of the size of the lite required.
SB698,66 25Section 66. 101.125 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1101.125 (4) (a) No employee of a person responsible for compliance with this
2section or the rules promulgated under sub. (2m) is liable for the employer's failure
3to comply.
SB698,67 4Section 67. 101.125 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,21,75 101.125 (5) Penalty. Whoever violates this section or the rules promulgated
6under sub. (2m)
may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500
7$1,000. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
SB698,68 8Section 68. 101.14 (4) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,21,109 101.14 (4) (g) 1. "Automatic fire sprinkler system" has the meaning provided
10in s. 145.01 101.9911 (2).
SB698,69 11Section 69. 101.14 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,21,1312 101.14 (4m) (a) 1. "Automatic fire sprinkler system" has the meaning given in
13s. 145.01 101.9911 (2).
SB698,70 14Section 70. 101.14 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,71 15Section 71. 101.1472 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,21,1916 101.1472 (2) The department may not promulgate or enforce any rule that
17requires that a person who is engaged, or who offers to be engaged, in a business to
18do construction work hold a license issued under this chapter or ch. 145 unless the
19rule relates to a license specifically required by this chapter or ch. 145.
SB698,72 20Section 72. 101.148 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB698,21,2321 101.148 (3) Penalty. Any person who violates this section shall forfeit not more
22than $1,000 for each offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate
23offense.
SB698,73 24Section 73. 101.16 (3g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 101.16 (3g) and
25amended to read:
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1101.16 (3g) No retail supplier may distribute liquefied petroleum gas without
2holding a license issued by the department. The department, subject to s. 101.02 (20)
3and (21)
ss. 440.12 and 440.13, shall issue a license to be a retail supplier upon
4receiving the fee established under s. 101.19 (1g) (L) or (1m) and upon obtaining proof
5of financial responsibility as required under sub. (3r) (c). The term of the license shall
6be set by the department, not to exceed 2 years.
SB698,74 7Section 74. 101.16 (3g) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,75 8Section 75. 101.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,22,15 9101.17 Machines and boilers, safety requirement. No machine,
10mechanical device, or steam boiler shall be installed or used in this state which does
11not fully comply with the requirements of the laws of this state enacted for the safety
12of employees and frequenters in places of employment and public buildings and with
13the orders of the department adopted and published in conformity with this
14subchapter. Any person violating this section shall be subject to the forfeitures
15provided in s. 101.02 (12) and (13).
SB698,76 16Section 76. 101.19 (1r) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,77 17Section 77. 101.596 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB698,22,18 18101.596 (title) Review of building inspectors.
SB698,78 19Section 78. 101.596 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,79 20Section 79. 101.596 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB698,22,2321 101.596 (2) (a) The review board department shall review complaints received
22from permittees concerning possible incompetent, negligent, or unethical conduct by
23building inspectors.
SB698,23,224 (b) After reviewing a complaint received under par. (a), the review board
25department may reprimand a building inspector or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke

1the certification of a building inspector if the board department determines that the
2building inspector has engaged in incompetent, negligent, or unethical conduct.
SB698,80 3Section 80. 101.596 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,81 4Section 81. 101.596 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,82 5Section 82. 101.63 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
6Act 49
, is amended to read:
SB698,23,217 101.63 (1) (intro.) Adopt rules which establish standards for the construction
8and inspection of one- and 2-family dwellings and components thereof. The rules
9shall include separate standards, established in consultation with the uniform
10dwelling code council, that apply only to the construction and inspection of camping
11units that are set in a fixed location in a campground for which a permit is issued
12under s. 254.47, that contain a sleeping place, and that are used for seasonal
13overnight camping. Where feasible, the standards used shall be those nationally
14recognized and shall apply to the dwelling and to its electrical, heating, ventilating,
15air conditioning and other systems, including plumbing, as defined in s. 145.01
16101.9911 (10). No set of rules may be adopted which has not taken into account the
17conservation of energy in construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs
18of specific code provisions to home buyers in relationship to the benefits derived from
19the provisions. Rules promulgated under this subsection do not apply to a bed and
20breakfast establishment, as defined under s. 254.61 (1), except that the rules apply
21to all of the following:
SB698,83 22Section 83. 101.63 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
23Acts 55
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB698,24,1324 101.63 (1) (intro.) Adopt rules which establish standards for the construction
25and inspection of one- and 2-family dwellings and components thereof. The rules

1shall include separate standards, established in consultation with the uniform
2dwelling code council, that apply only to the construction and inspection of camping
3units that are set in a fixed location in a campground for which a permit is issued
4under s. 254.47, that contain a sleeping place, and that are used for seasonal
5overnight camping. Where feasible, the standards used shall be those nationally
6recognized and shall apply to the dwelling and to its electrical, heating, ventilating,
7air conditioning and other systems, including plumbing, as defined in s. 101.9911
8(10). No set of rules may be adopted which has not taken into account the
9conservation of energy in construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs
10of specific code provisions to home buyers in relationship to the benefits derived from
11the provisions. Rules promulgated under this subsection do not apply to a bed and
12breakfast establishment, as defined under s. 97.01 (1g), except that the rules apply
13to all of the following:
SB698,84 14Section 84. 101.63 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,25,215 101.63 (2) Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension
16and revocation thereof, of inspectors for the purpose of inspecting building
17construction, electrical wiring, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other
18systems, including plumbing, as defined in s. 145.01 101.9911 (10), of one- and
192-family dwellings under sub. (1). The rules shall specify that the department may
20suspend or revoke the certification of an inspector under this subsection for
21knowingly authorizing the issuance of a building permit to a contractor who is not
22in compliance with s. 101.654. Persons certified as inspectors may be employees of
23the department, a city, village, town, county or an independent inspection agency.
24The department may not adopt any rule which prohibits any city, village, town or

1county from licensing persons for performing work on a dwelling in which the
2licensed person has no legal or equitable interest.
SB698,85 3Section 85. 101.642 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
4is amended to read:
SB698,25,75 101.642 (2) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that requires
6that any one- or 2-family dwelling contain an automatic fire sprinkler system, as
7defined in s. 145.01 101.9911 (2).
SB698,86 8Section 86. 101.648 (1) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
955
, is amended to read:
SB698,25,1410 101.648 (1) (b) "Dwelling construction standard" means a requirement
11imposed under s. 101.645 (3) or 101.647 (3) or a requirement imposed under any
12provision of ch.101 or 145 this chapter or under any ordinance of a political
13subdivision relating to standards for electrical wiring or plumbing in one- and
142-family dwellings.
SB698,87 15Section 87. 101.653 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,25,1716 101.653 (5) (b) 2. A written determination by the department, issued every 3
175 years, of whether or not the county, city, village, or town complies with par. (a).
SB698,88 18Section 88. 101.654 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,25,2019 101.654 (1) (c) 1. In this paragraph, "license" has the meaning given means an
20occupational license, as defined
in s. 101.02 (21) (a) (1) (a) 2.
SB698,89 21Section 89. 101.66 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,25,2422 101.66 (3) Whoever violates this subchapter shall forfeit to the state not less
23than $25 $100 nor more than $500 $5,000 for each violation. Each day that such of
24continued
violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
SB698,90 25Section 90. 101.73 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1101.73 (2) Adopt rules for the examination of plans and specifications and for
2periodic in-plant and on-site inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes,
3fabrication, assembly and installation of modular homes to ensure that
4examinations and inspections are made in compliance with the rules adopted for
5construction, electrical wiring, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other
6systems under ss. 101.70 to 101.77 and with the rules for indoor plumbing adopted
7by the department under ch. 145 subch. VIII.
SB698,91 8Section 91. 101.77 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,26,11 9101.77 Penalties. Whoever violates this subchapter shall forfeit to the state
10not less than $25 $100 nor more than $500 $5,000 for each violation and each. Each
11day that such of continued violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
SB698,92 12Section 92. 101.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,26,1613 101.84 (1) Hold hearings on any matter relating to this subchapter and issue
14subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence at
15the hearings, except that hearings related to occupational licenses, as defined in s.
16101.02 (1) (a) 2., shall be conducted as provided in s. 101.022
.
SB698,93 17Section 93. 101.862 (4) (p) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1855
, is amended to read:
SB698,26,2319 101.862 (4) (p) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining a
20private on-site wastewater treatment system, as defined in s. 145.01 101.9911 (12),
21if the activity only involves installing or modifying a conductor going from the
22system's junction, pull, or device box to the nearest disconnecting point and the
23conductor is buried with the system.
SB698,94 24Section 94. 101.88 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1101.88 (3) Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated
2under this subchapter shall forfeit to the state not less than $25 $100 nor more than
3$500 $5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation constitutes a
4separate offense.
SB698,95 5Section 95. 101.94 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB698,27,86 101.94 (5) The department shall prepare and submit all reports required under
7federal law related to manufactured home construction and safety including reports
8to the federal department of housing and urban development.
SB698,96 9Section 96. 101.94 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,27,1710 101.94 (8) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), a person who violates this
11subchapter, a rule promulgated under this subchapter, or an order issued under this
12subchapter shall forfeit not more than $1,000 $1,100 for each violation. Each
13violation of this subchapter constitutes a separate violation with respect to each
14manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an
15act required by this subchapter, except the maximum forfeiture under this
16subsection may not exceed $1,000,000 $1,375,000 for a related series of violations
17occurring within one year of the first violation.
SB698,97 18Section 97. 101.951 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,28,219 101.951 (7) (a) The department of safety and professional services may, without
20notice, deny the application for a license within 60 days after receipt thereof of the
21application
by written notice to the applicant, stating the grounds for the denial.
22Within 30 days after such the notice, the applicant may petition the department of
23administration to conduct a hearing to review the denial, and a hearing shall be
24scheduled with reasonable promptness. The division of hearings and appeals shall

1conduct the hearing. This paragraph does not apply to denials of applications for
2licenses under s. 101.02 (21) 440.13.
SB698,98 3Section 98. 101.951 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,28,164 101.951 (7) (b) No license may be suspended or revoked except after a hearing
5thereon. The department of safety and professional services shall give the licensee
6at least 5 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing. The order suspending or
7revoking such a license shall not be effective until after 10 days' written notice
8thereof to the licensee, after such the hearing has been had; except that the
9department of safety and professional services, when in its opinion the best interest
10of the public or the trade demands it, may suspend a license upon not less than 24
11hours' notice of hearing and with not less than 24 hours' notice of the suspension of
12the license. Matters involving suspensions and revocations brought before the
13department of safety and professional services shall be heard and decided upon by
14the department of administration. The division of hearings and appeals shall
15conduct the hearing. This paragraph does not apply to licenses that are suspended
16or revoked under s. 101.02 (21) 440.13.
SB698,99 17Section 99. 101.952 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,28,2218 101.952 (5) The provision of s. 218.0116 relating to the denial, suspension, and
19revocation of a motor vehicle salesperson's license shall apply to the denial,
20suspension, and revocation of a manufactured home salesperson's license so far as
21applicable, except that such provision does not apply to the denial, suspension, or
22revocation of a license under s. 101.02 (21) (b) 440.13.
SB698,100 23Section 100. 101.957 of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,101 24Section 101. 101.965 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1101.965 (1p) Any person who violates s. 101.96 or any rule promulgated under
2that section may be required to forfeit not less than $25 $100 nor more than $500
3$5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate
4violation offense.
SB698,102 5Section 102. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter 101 [precedes 101.971] of the
6statutes is repealed.
SB698,103 7Section 103. 101.971 (intro.), (1), (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.
SB698,104 8Section 104. 101.971 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (8m) and
9amended to read:
SB698,29,1510 101.01 (8m) "Multifamily dwelling" means an apartment building, rowhouse,
11town house, condominium, or modular home, as defined in s. 101.71 (6), that does not
12exceed 60 feet in height or 6 stories and that consists of 3 or more attached dwelling
13units, as defined in s. 101.61 (1), the initial construction of which is begun on or after
14January 1, 1993. "Multifamily dwelling" does not include a facility licensed under
15ch. 50.
SB698,105 16Section 105. 101.973 of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,106 17Section 106. 101.974 (intro.), (1), (3) and (5) of the statutes are repealed.
SB698,107 18Section 107. 101.974 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
19is repealed.
SB698,108 20Section 108. 101.974 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 101.02 (25) and
21amended to read:
SB698,29,2322 101.02 (25) Promulgate The department may promulgate rules prescribing
23procedures for approving new building materials, methods, and equipment.
SB698,109 24Section 109. 101.975, 101.976, 101.977 and 101.978 of the statutes are
25repealed.
SB698,110
1Section 110. 101.985 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,111 2Section 111. 101.985 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,30,83 101.985 (5) (a) Issuance and term. Except as provided under s. 101.02 (20) (b)
4and (21) (b)
ss. 440.12 and 440.13, the department shall issue a license to any
5applicant who satisfies the applicable requirements of subs. (1) to (3) and any rules
6promulgated under subs. (1) to (3) and who pays any applicable fee required by rule
7of the department under s. 101.19 (1g) (k). Except as provided under sub. (2) (c) and
8(d), the term of each license is 2 years.
SB698,112 9Section 112. 101.988 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,30,1510 101.988 (3) Penalties. Any person who violates this subchapter or rules
11promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $1,500 $5,000 or
12imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both, except that, notwithstanding s. 939.61
13(1), the owner of a private residence in which a conveyance is located may not be fined
14or required to pay a forfeiture to this state as a result of any violation involving that
15conveyance. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
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