AB846,9,115 48.685 (6) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the department shall
6require any person who applies for issuance, continuation, or renewal of a license to
7operate an entity, 750,000 a county department or a child welfare agency shall
8require any person who applies for issuance or renewal of a license to operate a foster
9home under s. 48.62, and the department in a county having a population of 750,000
10or more or a county department shall require any person who applies for subsidized
11guardianship payments under s. 48.623 (6) to complete a background information

1form that is provided by the department. The department shall require any person
2who applies for issuance, but not continuation, of a license to operate a child care
3center under s. 48.65, a school board shall require any person who proposes to
4contract, but not renew a contract, with the school board under s. 120.13 (14), and
5the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county
6department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) shall require any child
7care provider who applies for initial certification, but not renewal of that
8certification, under s. 48.651 to complete a background information form that is
9provided by the department.
Note: The stricken “750,000" was inserted by 2015 Wis. Act 172 but was rendered
surplusage by the treatment by 2015 Wis. Act 55.
AB846,25 10Section 25 . The treatment of 48.981 (3) (a) 2d. of the statutes by 2015
11Wisconsin Act 172
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 367. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 48.981 (3) (a) 2d. reads:
2d. Except when referral is required under subd. 2. bm., the sheriff or police
department may refer to the county department or, in a county having a population of
750,000 or more, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with
the department a case reported to the sheriff or police department in which a person who
is not a caregiver is suspected of abuse or of threatened abuse of a child.
AB846,26 12Section 26 . The treatment of 49.32 (1) (a) of the statutes by 2015 Wisconsin
13Act 55
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 381. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 49.32 (1) (a) reads:
(a) Except as provided in s. 49.345 (14) (b) and (c), the department shall establish
a uniform system of fees for services under this subchapter and ch. 48, and
community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938, purchased or
provided by the department or by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23,
except as provided in s. 49.22 (6) and except when, as determined by the department, a
fee is administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent accomplishing the
purpose of the service. A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall apply
the fees that it collects under this program to cover the cost of those services.
AB846,27 14Section 27 . 59.66 (1) (c) 1. a. and b. of the statutes, as affected by 2015
15Wisconsin Act 246
, are amended to read:
AB846,11,4
159.66 (1) (c) 1. a. By providing in the county, a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, of
2the names and last-known addresses of the owners of unclaimed moneys, securities,
3or funds that have a value of at least $20 and that are in the treasurer's possession
4for disposition.
AB846,11,175 b. By providing in the county, a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the names and
6last-known addresses of the owners of unclaimed moneys, securities, or funds that
7have a value of at least $20 and are in the treasurer's possession for disposition, and,
8beginning the week after the class 1 notice, providing a class 2 notice, under ch. 985,
9that a list of names and last-known addresses of the owners of unclaimed moneys,
10securities, or funds that have a value of at least $20 and that are in the treasurer's
11possession for disposition is available on the county's Internet site, on the Wisconsin
12newspapers legal notices Internet site, as defined in s. 985.01 (7), and at the
13treasurer's office. If the treasurer provides notice under this subd. 1. b., the treasurer
14shall make available the list of names and last-known addresses of the owners of
15unclaimed moneys, securities, or funds that have a value of at least $20 and that are
16in the treasurer's possession for disposition on the county's Internet site and at the
17treasurer's office.
Note: Removes unnecessary commas consistent with s. 59.66 (2) (a) 1g. a. and b.,
as created by 2015 Wis. Act 246.
AB846,28 18Section 28. 59.692 (1k) (a) 6. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
19391
, is amended to read:
AB846,11,2120 59.692 (1k) (a) 6. Prohibits placement in a shoreland setback area of a device
21or system authorized under par. (a) 5 (am) 1.
Note: Section 59.692 (1k) (a) 5. was renumbered and amended by 2015 Wis. Act
167
to be s. 59.692 (1k) (am) (intro.) and 1. “Devices" and “systems" are referred to in s.
59.692 (1k) (am) 1., as renumbered.
AB846,29
1Section 29. 59.692 (1k) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Acts
2167
and 391, is amended to read:
AB846,12,83 59.692 (1k) (b) A county shoreland zoning ordinance shall allow an activity
4specified under par. (a) 2. and 2m. to expand the footprint of a nonconforming
5structure or, a structure listed under sub. (1n) (d), or a structure of which any part
6is legally located in the shoreland setback area by operation of a variance granted
7before July 13, 2015, if the expansion is necessary for the structure to comply with
8applicable state or federal requirements.
Note: Corrects punctuation required by the merger of the treatments by 2015 Wis.
Acts 167
and 391.
AB846,30 9Section 30 . 60.62 (5) (title) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1041
, is repealed.
Note: No other subsections in s. 60.62 have titles.
AB846,31 11Section 31 . 60.85 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB846,13,412 60.85 (6) (a) (intro.) If the joint review board approves the creation of the tax
13incremental district under sub. (4), and subject to par. (am), positive tax increments
14with respect to a tax incremental district are allocated to the town which created the
15district for each year commencing after the date when a project plan is adopted under
16sub. (3) (g). The department of revenue may not authorize allocation of tax
17increments until it determines from timely evidence submitted by the town that each
18of the procedures and documents required under sub. (3) (d) to (f) has been completed
19and all related notices given in a timely manner. The department of revenue may
20authorize allocation of tax increments for any tax incremental district only if the
21town clerk and assessor annually submit to the department all required information
22on or before the 2nd Monday in June. The facts supporting any document adopted
23or action taken to comply with sub. (3) (d) to (f) are not subject to review by the

1department of revenue under this paragraph except as provided under par. (e). After
2the allocation of tax increments is authorized, the department of revenue shall
3annually authorize allocation of the tax increment to the town that created the
4district until the sooner of the following events:
Note: Section 60.85 (6) (e) was repealed by 2015 Wis. Act 257.
AB846,32 5Section 32 . 60.85 (9) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Section 60.85 (9) (d) is without effect following the repeal of s. 60.85 (6) (e)
by 2015 Wis. Act 257. Section 60.85 (9) (d) reads:
(d) The secretary of revenue determines that tax increments have been used to pay
for ineligible costs and the secretary of revenue orders that the district be terminated
under sub. (6) (e) 5. b.
AB846,33 6Section 33 . 66.0435 (10) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB846,13,77 66.0435 (10) (title) Powers of municipalities.
Note: The other subsections in s. 66.0435 have titles.
AB846,34 8Section 34 . 66.0504 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
9356
, is amended to read:
AB846,13,1310 66.0504 (2) (a) If a program participant submits a written request to a local
11clerk that he or she keep the program participant's actual address private, the local
12clerk may not disclose any record in his or her possession which that would reveal
13the program participant's actual address, except pursuant to a court order.
Note: Replaces “which" with “that" for consistency with current style.
AB846,35 14Section 35 . The treatment of 66.1105 (6) (a) 7. of the statutes by 2015
15Wisconsin Act 254
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 256. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 66.1105 (6) (a) 7. reads:
7. Twenty years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is created
on or after October 1, 2004, and if the district is at least predominantly suitable for
mixed-use development or industrial sites under sub. (4) (gm) 6. If the life of the district
is extended under sub. (7) (am) 2. an allocation under this subdivision may be made 23
years after such a district is created. If the life of the district is extended under sub. (7)
(am) 4., an allocation under this subdivision may be made for not more than an additional
3 years after allocations would otherwise have been terminated under this subdivision.
For a tax incremental district created after March 3, 2016, the period during which a tax

increment may be allocated under this subdivision shall be increased by one year if that
district's project plan is adopted under sub. (4) (g) after September 30 and before May 15.
AB846,36 1Section 36 . The treatment of 66.1105 (6) (a) 8. of the statutes by 2015
2Wisconsin Act 254
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 256. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 66.1105 (6) (a) 8. reads:
8. Twenty-seven years after the tax incremental district is created if the district
is created on or after October 1, 2004, and if the district is a district specified under sub.
(4) (gm) 6. other than a district specified under subd. 7. If the life of the district is extended
under sub. (7) (am) 3. an allocation under this subdivision may be made 30 years after
such a district is created. If the life of the district is extended under sub. (7) (am) 4., an
allocation under this subdivision may be made for not more than an additional 3 years
after allocations would otherwise have been terminated under this subdivision. For a tax
incremental district created after March 3, 2016, the period during which a tax increment
may be allocated under this subdivision shall be increased by one year if that district's
project plan is adopted under sub. (4) (g) after September 30 and before May 15.
AB846,37 3Section 37 . The treatment of 66.1105 (7) (ak) 2. of the statutes by 2015
4Wisconsin Act 75
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 254. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 66.1105 (7) (ak) 2. reads:
2. Except as provided in par. (am) 4., for a district that is created after September
30, 1995, and before October 1, 2004, and that is not subject to subd. 1. or 4., 23 years after
the district was created, and, except as provided in subd. 3., for a district that is created
before October 1, 1995, 27 years after the district is created.
AB846,38 5Section 38 . The treatment of 66.1105 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes by 2015
6Wisconsin Act 254
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 256. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 66.1105 (7) (am) 2. reads:
2. Except as provided in subd. 4., for a district that is created after September 30,
2004, about which a finding is made under sub. (4) (gm) 4. a. that not less than 50 percent,
by area, of the real property within the district is suitable for industrial sites or
mixed-use development, 20 years after the district is created, except that the city that
created the district may, subject to sub. (8) (e), request that the joint review board extend
the life of the district for an additional 3 years. Along with its request for a 3-year
extension, the city may provide the joint review board with an independent audit that
demonstrates that the district is unable to pay off its project costs within the 20 years
after the district is created. The joint review board may deny or approve a request to
extend the life of the district for 3 years if the request does not include the independent
audit, and the board shall approve a request to extend the life of the district for 3 years
if the request includes the audit. If the joint review board extends the district's life, the
district shall terminate at the earlier of the end of the extended period or the period
specified in par. (a). For a tax incremental district created after March 3, 2016, the
termination date for a district to which this subdivision applies shall either be increased
by one year beyond the otherwise applicable termination date under this subdivision if

that district's project plan is adopted under sub. (4) (g) after September 30 and before May
15, or shall be the period specified in par. (a), whichever is earlier.
AB846,39 1Section 39 . The treatment of 66.1105 (7) (am) 3. of the statutes by 2015
2Wisconsin Act 254
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 256. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 66.1105 (7) (am) 3. reads:
3. Except as provided in subd. 4., for a district that is created after September 30,
2004, about which a finding is made under sub. (4) (gm) 4. a. that not less than 50 percent,
by area, of the real property within the district is a blighted area or in need of
rehabilitation, 27 years after the district is created, except that the city that created the
district may, subject to sub. (8) (e), request that the joint review board extend the life of
the district for an additional 3 years. Along with its request for a 3-year extension, the
city may provide the joint review board with an independent audit that demonstrates
that the district is unable to pay off its project costs within the 27 years after the district
is created. The joint review board may deny or approve a request to extend the life of the
district for 3 years if the request does not include the independent audit, and the board
shall approve a request to extend the life of the district for 3 years if the request includes
the audit. If the joint review board extends the district's life, the district shall terminate
at the earlier of the end of the extended period or the period specified in par. (a). For a
tax incremental district created after March 3, 2016, the termination date for a district
to which this subdivision applies shall either be increased by one year beyond the
otherwise applicable termination date under this subdivision if that district's project plan
is adopted under sub. (4) (g) after September 30 and before May 15, or shall be the period
specified in par. (a), whichever is earlier.
AB846,40 3Section 40 . 77.255 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Acts 145 and
4216, is amended to read:
AB846,15,6 577.255 Exemptions from return. No return is required with respect to a
6conveyance exempt under s. 77.25 (1), or (10m),.
Note: As a result of the treatment by 2015 Wis. Act 145, the first comma inserted
by 2015 Wis. Act 216 is replaced with “or" and the second comma inserted by Act 216,
which is unnecessary, is removed.
AB846,41 7Section 41 . The treatment of 77.52 (7) of the statutes by 2015 Wisconsin Act
884
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 216. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 77.52 (7) (a), as renumbered from s. 77.52 (7) by 2015 Wis. Act 84, reads:
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), every person desiring to operate as a seller within
this state who holds a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50) shall file with the department
an application for a permit for each place of operations. Every application for a permit
shall be made upon a form prescribed by the department and shall set forth the name
under which the applicant intends to operate, the location of the applicant's place of
operations, and the other information that the department requires. If an owner elects
under s. 77.58 (3) (a) to file a separate electronic return for each of the owner's disregarded

entities, each disregarded entity is an applicant under this subsection. Except as
provided in sub. (7b), the application shall be signed by the owner if a sole proprietor; in
the case of sellers other than sole proprietors, the application shall be signed by the
person authorized to act on behalf of such sellers. A nonprofit organization that has a
sales price taxable under s. 77.54 (7m) shall obtain a seller's permit and pay taxes under
this subchapter on all taxable sales prices received after it is required to obtain that
permit. If that organization becomes eligible later for the exemption under s. 77.54 (7m)
except for its possession of a seller's permit, it may surrender that permit.
AB846,42 1Section 42 . 84.01 (35) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB846,16,22 84.01 (35) (title) Bikeways and pedestrian ways.
Note: The other subsections in s. 84.01 have titles.
AB846,43 3Section 43 . 84.31 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Removes unnecessary definition. Section 84.31 (2) (am) defines
“department” as it is used in s. 84.31 to mean the department of transportation, but s.
84.001 (1) provides the same definition of “department” for all of ch. 84.
AB846,44 4Section 44 . 93.90 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB846,16,55 93.90 (1) (title) Statewide concern.
Note: All other subsections of s. 93.90 have titles.
AB846,45 6Section 45 . The treatment of 97.29 (1) (h) of the statutes by 2015 Wisconsin
7Act 55
and 2015 Wisconsin Act 242, sections 28, 30 and 31 are not repealed by 2015
8Wisconsin Act 242
, section 29. All treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 97.29 (1) (h) reads:
(h) “Food processing plant" means any place used primarily for food processing,
where the processed food is not intended to be sold or distributed directly to a consumer.
“Food processing plant" does not include any of the following:
1. A retail food establishment if the food processing activities at that establishment
are authorized by a license issued under s. 97.30.
2. A restaurant or other establishment where meals are prepared or processed for
retail sale directly to consumers or through vending machines if the food processing
activities at that establishment are authorized by a license issued under s. 97.605.
3. An establishment covered by a license or permit under ch. 125 to sell alcohol
beverages if the food processing activities related to alcohol beverages at that
establishment are limited to preparing individual servings of alcohol beverages that are
sold on the premises in accordance with the terms of the establishment's license or permit
under ch. 125.
4. A dairy plant if the food processing activities at that plant are authorized by a
license issued under s. 97.20.
5. A meat or poultry establishment if the food processing activities at that
establishment are authorized by a license issued under s. 97.42 or are authorized under
21 USC 451 to 472 or 21 USC 601 to 695.

6. An egg products plant if the food processing activities at that establishment are
inspected by the federal department of agriculture under 21 USC 1031 to 1056.
7. A dairy farm and milking operation licensed under s. 97.22 that produces milk
for shipment to a dairy plant licensed under s. 97.20 or under the equivalent laws of
another state.
8. A place used by a beekeeper solely for extracting honey from the comb or
producing and selling raw honey or raw bee products.
9. A place used solely for washing or packaging fresh or otherwise unprocessed
fruits or vegetables.
10. A place used by a nonprofit organization solely for receiving and salvaging
distressed food pursuant to the organization's purposes if the organization is described
in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income tax
under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
11. A place on a farm used by an egg producer solely for handling, cleaning, or
packaging whole eggs, including nest-run eggs, that are produced as allowed under s.
97.28 (2).
12. A place used solely for producing and packaging maple syrup or concentrated
maple sap for sale directly to consumers or to a food processing plant licensed under this
section if those sales do not exceed $5,000 in any 12-month period.
13. Any other place exempted by the department by rule.
AB846,46 1Section 46 . The treatment of 97.42 (3) (em) of the statutes by 2015 Wisconsin
2Act 55
is not repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 243. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau, s. 97.42 (3) (em) reads:
(em) Slaughter of farm-raised deer. The requirements of pars. (a) and (b) do not
apply to the slaughter of a farm-raised deer if its meat products are not sold by an
operator of a retail food establishment, as defined under s. 97.30 (1) (c). The operator of
an establishment in which farm-raised deer or their meat products are examined and
inspected under this subsection shall pay the department for the cost of the department's
examination and inspection.
AB846,47 3Section 47 . 101.111 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Deletes obsolete transition provision. Section 101.111 requires protection
of adjoining buildings from all excavations made after January 1, 1978, except
excavations made under contracts awarded on or before January 1, 1978.
AB846,48 4Section 48 . 101.583 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB846,17,55 101.583 (1m) (title) Small employers.
Note: The other subsections in s. 101.583 have titles.
AB846,49 6Section 49 . 101.63 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
7Acts 49
and 55, is amended to read:
AB846,18,15
1101.63 (1) (intro.) Adopt rules which establish standards for the construction
2and inspection of one- and 2-family dwellings and components thereof. The rules
3shall include separate standards, established in consultation with the uniform
4dwelling code council, that apply only to the construction and inspection of camping
5units that are set in a fixed location in a campground for which a permit is issued
6under s. 254.47 97.67, that contain a sleeping place, and that are used for seasonal
7overnight camping. Where feasible, the standards used shall be those nationally
8recognized and shall apply to the dwelling and to its electrical, heating, ventilating,
9air conditioning and other systems, including plumbing, as defined in s. 145.01 (10).
10No set of rules may be adopted which has not taken into account the conservation of
11energy in construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs of specific code
12provisions to home buyers in relationship to the benefits derived from the provisions.
13Rules promulgated under this subsection do not apply to a bed and breakfast
14establishment, as defined under s. 97.01 (1g), except that the rules apply to all of the
15following:
Note: The “dwelling code council" was renamed the “uniform dwelling code
council" by 2015 Wis. Act 29. The reference to s. 254.47 was inserted by 2015 Wis. Act
49
. Section 254.47 was renumbered to s. 97.67 by 2015 Wis. Act 55.
AB846,50 16Section 50 . 108.02 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:
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