AB40-ASA1,1121,145 165.25 (12) Representation arising from agreements with Minnesota.
6Represent any employee of the state of Minnesota who is named as a defendant in
7any civil action brought under the laws of this state as a result of performing services
8for this state under a valid agreement between this state and the state of Minnesota
9providing for interchange of employees or services and any employee of this state who
10is named as a defendant as a result of performing services for the state of Minnesota
11under such an agreement in any action brought under the laws of this state. Witness
12fees in any action specified in this subsection shall be paid in the same manner as
13provided in s. 885.07. The attorney general may compromise and settle any action
14specified in this subsection to the same extent as provided in s. 165.25 (6) (a).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2682 15Section 2682. 165.70 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2682m 16Section 2682m. 165.77 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1121,2317 165.77 (7) Whenever a Wisconsin law enforcement agency or a health care
18professional collects evidence in a case of alleged or suspected sexual assault, the
19agency or professional shall follow the procedures specified in the department's rules
20under sub. (8). The laboratories shall perform, in a timely manner, deoxyribonucleic
21acid analysis of specimens provided by law enforcement agencies under sub. (2). The
22laboratories shall not include data obtained from deoxyribonucleic acid analysis of
23those specimens in the data bank under sub. (3).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2683 24Section 2683. 165.82 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
2528
, is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2684
1Section 2684. 165.82 (1) (am) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act
228
, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1122,43 165.82 (1) (am) For each record check, except a fingerprint card record check,
4requested by a governmental agency, $7.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2685 5Section 2685. 165.82 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2686 6Section 2686. 165.825 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1122,11 7165.825 Information link; department of health services. The
8department of justice shall cooperate with the departments of regulation and
9licensing
safety and professional services and health services in developing and
10maintaining a computer linkup to provide access to the information obtained from
11a criminal history search.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2687 12Section 2687. 167.10 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1122,1413 167.10 (3) (b) 2. The possession or use of explosives in accordance with rules
14or general orders of the department of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2688 15Section 2688. 167.10 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1122,1916 167.10 (6m) (a) No person may manufacture in this state fireworks or a device
17listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i) to (n) without a fireworks manufacturing license
18issued by the department of commerce safety and professional services under par.
19(d).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2689 20Section 2689. 167.10 (6m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1122,2421 167.10 (6m) (b) No person may manufacture in this state fireworks or a device
22listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i) to (n) unless the person complies with the rules of
23the department of commerce safety and professional services promulgated under
24par. (e).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2690 25Section 2690. 167.10 (6m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1123,4
1167.10 (6m) (c) Any person who manufactures in this state fireworks or a
2device listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i) to (n) shall provide the department of
3commerce safety and professional services with a copy of each federal license issued
4under 18 USC 843 to that person.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2691 5Section 2691. 167.10 (6m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1123,136 167.10 (6m) (d) The department of commerce safety and professional services
7shall issue a license to manufacture fireworks or devices listed under sub. (1) (e), (f)
8or (i) to (n) to a person who complies with the rules of the department promulgated
9under par. (e). The department may not issue a license to a person who does not
10comply with the rules promulgated under par. (e). The department may revoke a
11license under this subsection for the refusal to permit an inspection at reasonable
12times by the department or for a continuing violation of the rules promulgated under
13par. (e).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2692 14Section 2692. 167.10 (6m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1123,1715 167.10 (6m) (e) The department of commerce safety and professional services
16shall promulgate rules to establish safety standards for the manufacture in this state
17of fireworks and devices listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i) to (n).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2693 18Section 2693. 167.10 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1123,2219 167.10 (6m) (f) The department of commerce safety and professional services
20may inspect at reasonable times the premises on which each person licensed under
21this subsection manufactures fireworks or devices listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i)
22to (n).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2694 23Section 2694. 167.21 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1123,2524 167.21 (1) (b) "Department" means the department of commerce safety and
25professional services
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2695
1Section 2695. 167.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1124,202 167.27 (5) Whenever any mine shaft, exploration shaft or test well is
3abandoned or its use discontinued, the operator or contractor shall promptly fill
4same to grade or enclose the same with a fence of strong woven wire not less than 46
5inches wide with one barbwire above or cap same with a reinforced concrete slab at
6least 6 inches thick or with a native boulder at least 3 times the diameter of the top
7of the shaft or test well bore. The strands of the woven wire shall not be smaller than
8No. 12 wire and the cross wires and meshes shall not be smaller than No. 16 wire;
9the strands shall not be more than 12 inches apart, and the meshes shall not exceed
108 inches square. All wires must be tightly stretched and securely fastened to
11sufficient posts firmly set not more than 8 feet apart. In case any person shall neglect
12to repair or rebuild such fence which the person is so required to build and maintain,
13any person may complain to the department of commerce safety and professional
14services
or to the local governing body, which shall give notice in writing to the person
15who is required to build and maintain such fence. The department of commerce
16safety and professional services or the local governing body shall then proceed to
17examine the fence, and if it shall determine that such fence is insufficient, it shall
18notify the person responsible for its erection and maintenance and direct the person
19to repair or rebuild the fence within such time as it shall deem reasonable. Any
20person refusing to comply with such order shall be subject to the penalties provided.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2696 21Section 2696. 167.27 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1124,2422 167.27 (8) Any violation of this section coming to the attention of the
23department of commerce safety and professional services or municipal authorities
24shall be reported to the attorney general or district attorney for prosecution.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2697 25Section 2697. 167.31 (4) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1125,3
1167.31 (4) (a) 4. b. He or she holds a certificate of proficiency to carry a firearm
2issued by the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
3services
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2698 4Section 2698. 167.31 (4) (a) 4. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1125,65 167.31 (4) (a) 4. e. His or her firearm is in plain view, as defined by rule by the
6department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2699 7Section 2699. 167.35 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1125,98 167.35 (1) (b) "Department" means the department of commerce safety and
9professional services
unless the context requires otherwise.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2700 10Section 2700. 167.35 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1125,1511 167.35 (7) (b) The department of revenue, in the course of conducting any
12inspection or examination authorized under s. 139.39, may inspect cigarettes to
13determine if the cigarettes are marked as provided under sub. (4), and the
14department of revenue shall notify the department of commerce safety and
15professional services
of any unmarked cigarettes.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2701 16Section 2701. 167.35 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1125,2417 167.35 (7) (c) Authorized personnel from the department of justice, from the
18department of commerce safety and professional services, and from the department
19of revenue, and any sheriff, police officer, or other law enforcement personnel, within
20their respective jurisdictions, may enter and inspect any premises where cigarettes
21are made, sold, offered for sale, or stored to determine if the cigarettes comply with
22this section. An inspection under this paragraph includes examining the books,
23papers, invoices, and other records of any person who is subject to this section and
24who is in control, possession, or occupancy of the premises.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2702 25Section 2702. 168.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1126,2
1168.01 (1) "Department" means the department of commerce safety and
2professional services
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2702p 3Section 2702p. 169.19 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1126,54 169.19 (3) (d) A municipality or county may not limit the number of wild birds
5that are released into the wild under the authority of a bird hunting preserve license.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2703 6Section 2703. 170.12 (3) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2704m 7Section 2704m. 175.405 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1126,10 8175.405 Sexual assault; evidence where no suspect has been identified.
9(1) In this section, "law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1)
10(b).
AB40-ASA1,1126,16 11(2) Whenever a Wisconsin law enforcement agency collects, in a case of alleged
12or suspected sexual assault, evidence upon which deoxyribonucleic acid analysis can
13be performed, and the person who committed the alleged or suspected sexual assault
14has not been identified, the agency shall follow the procedures specified in s. 165.77
15(8) and shall, in a timely manner, submit the evidence it collects to a crime laboratory,
16as identified in s. 165.75.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2705 17Section 2705. 182.0175 (1m) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1126,2118 182.0175 (1m) (e) 2. The department of commerce safety and professional
19services
may promulgate a rule that requires retail suppliers, as defined in s. 101.16
20(1) (d), of propane to inform their customers each year of the obligation of owners of
21transmission facilities under this section.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2707 22Section 2707. 186.235 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1127,423 186.235 (15) (b) Witness fees shall be the same as fees under s. 814.67 (1) (b)
24and (c). The fees of witnesses who are called by the office in the interests of the state
25shall be paid by the state upon presentation of proper vouchers approved by the office

1of credit unions and charged to the appropriation under s. 20.144 (2) (1) (g). A witness
2subpoenaed by the office at the instance of a party other than the office shall not be
3entitled to payment of fees by the state unless the office certifies that the testimony
4was material to the purpose for which the subpoena was issued.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2707d 5Section 2707d. 186.314 (intro.) (except 186.314 (title)) of the statutes is
6renumbered 186.314 (1m) (intro.).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2707e 7Section 2707e. 186.314 (1) to (4) of the statutes are renumbered 186.314 (1m)
8(a) to (d).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2707f 9Section 2707f. 186.314 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1127,1010 186.314 (1m) (title) To federal credit union.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2707g 11Section 2707g. 186.314 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1127,1212 186.314 (2m) To savings bank or state bank. (a) In this subsection:
AB40-ASA1,1127,1513 1. "Savings bank" has the meaning given in s. 214.01 (1) (t) and includes a
14mutual savings bank and a stock savings bank as well as a savings bank that is a
15subsidiary of, or is otherwise controlled by, a savings bank holding company.
AB40-ASA1,1127,1616 2. "Savings bank holding company" has the meaning given in s. 214.01 (1) (tm).
AB40-ASA1,1127,1717 3. "State bank" means a bank organized under ch. 221.
AB40-ASA1,1127,1918 (b) A credit union may convert to a savings bank or state bank by complying
19with pars. (c) to (e).
AB40-ASA1,1128,1020 (c) The proposition for a conversion shall first be approved by a majority
21recommendation of the directors of the credit union. The directors shall, by a
22majority vote of the directors, set a date for a meeting of credit union members to vote
23on the conversion. Credit union members may also vote by written ballot to be filed
24on or before the meeting date. Written notice specifying the purpose and subject
25matter of the meeting and the date that is set for the meeting and for voting by

1submission of a written ballot shall be sent to each member eligible to vote at the
2member's address appearing on the records of the credit union. This notice shall be
3sent to each credit union member not more than 90 days nor less than 30 days before
4the date of the meeting to vote on the conversion and shall be accompanied by a
5written ballot. The ballot shall permit the member to vote for or against the proposal,
6shall clearly inform the member that the member may vote at the meeting or by
7submitting the written ballot, and shall state the date, time, and place of the
8meeting. Approval of the proposition for conversion shall be by affirmative vote, in
9person or in writing, of a majority of the credit union members voting at the meeting
10or by written ballot.
AB40-ASA1,1128,1611 (d) A credit union that proposes to convert to a savings bank or state bank under
12this subsection shall file with the office of credit unions a notice of its intent to convert
13and, within 10 days after the member vote on the conversion under par. (c), a
14statement of the results of the member vote. If the credit union members vote to
15approve the proposition for conversion, the member vote shall be verified by the office
16of credit unions.
AB40-ASA1,1128,2317 (e) Upon approval by the credit union members of the proposition for
18conversion under par. (c), the credit union shall take all necessary action under ch.
19214 or 221 to complete the conversion to a savings bank or state bank. Within 90 days
20after receipt from the division of banking of a certificate of incorporation as a savings
21bank or state bank, the credit union shall file a copy of the certificate with the office
22of credit unions and the office of credit unions shall issue to a converting credit union
23a certificate of conversion to a savings bank or state bank.
AB40-ASA1,1129,1024 (f) Upon conversion, the credit union shall cease to be a credit union, shall be
25a savings bank or state bank, shall no longer be subject to this chapter, and shall be

1subject to ch. 214 or 221 and all other provisions of law governing savings banks or
2state banks. Upon conversion, the legal existence of the savings bank or state bank
3shall be a continuation of the credit union, and all property and every right, privilege,
4interest, and asset of the credit union immediately, without any conveyance,
5transfer, or further act of the savings bank or state bank, vests in the savings bank
6or state bank. The resulting savings bank or state bank shall succeed to and be
7vested with all the rights, assets, obligations, and relations of the credit union, and
8all actions and other judicial proceedings to which the credit union is a party may be
9prosecuted and defended, to the same extent as though the conversion had not taken
10place.
AB40-ASA1,1129,1511 (g) Upon conversion of a credit union into a stock savings bank or state bank,
12the stock savings bank or state bank may distribute shares of the capital stock of the
13stock savings bank or state bank, or may distribute cash, or both, to the former
14members of the converted credit union in recognition of their ownership of the equity
15of the converted credit union.
AB40-ASA1,1129,1916 (h) 1. In this paragraph, "senior management official" means a chief executive
17officer, an assistant chief executive officer, a chief financial officer, and any other
18senior executive officer as defined by the appropriate federal banking agency as
19directed under 12 USC 1831i (f).
AB40-ASA1,1129,2520 2. No director or senior management official of a credit union may receive any
21economic benefit in connection with a conversion of the credit union to a savings bank
22or state bank except that a director or senior management official may receive
23director fees as well as compensation and other benefits paid to directors and senior
24management officials of the converted savings bank or state bank in the ordinary
25course of business.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2707m
1Section 2707m. 196.31 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1130,112 196.31 (2m) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (1) (j), the commission
3shall may make an annual grant grants that, in the aggregate, do not exceed an
4annual total
of $300,000 to a one or more nonstock, nonprofit corporation
5corporations that is are described under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue
6Code, and that has have a history of advocating at the commission on behalf of
7residential ratepayers for affordable rates ratepayers of this state, for the purpose
8of offsetting the general expenses of the corporation corporations, including salary,
9benefit, rent, and utility expenses. The commission may impose conditions on grants
10made under this subsection and may revoke a grant if the commission finds that such
11a condition is not being met.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2708 12Section 2708. 196.374 (2) (a) 2. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1130,2013 196.374 (2) (a) 2. e. Components to implement energy efficiency or renewable
14energy measures in facilities of manufacturing businesses in this state that are
15consistent with the objectives under s. 560.128 (1) (a) the implementation of energy
16efficiency or renewable energy measures in manufacturing facilities to enhance their
17competitiveness, the retooling of existing facilities to manufacture products that
18support the green economy, the expansion or establishment of domestic clean energy
19manufacturing operations, and creating or retaining jobs for workers engaged in
20such activities
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2709 21Section 2709. 196.374 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2710 22Section 2710. 196.374 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1131,923 196.374 (3) (a) In general. The commission shall have oversight of programs
24under sub. (2). The commission shall maximize coordination of program delivery,
25including coordination between programs under subs. (2) (a) 1., (b) 1. and 2., and (c)

1and (7), ordered programs, low-income weatherization programs under s. 16.957,
2renewable resource programs under s. 196.378, and other energy efficiency or
3renewable resource programs. The commission shall cooperate with the department
4of natural resources to ensure coordination of energy efficiency and renewable
5resource programs with air quality programs and to maximize and document the air
6quality improvement benefits that can be realized from energy efficiency and
7renewable resource programs. The commission shall cooperate with the department
8of commerce to ensure coordination of energy efficiency and renewable resource
9programs under sub. (2) (a) 2. e. with the loan program under s. 560.128 (1) (a).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2710c 10Section 2710c. 196.374 (3) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 196.374
11(3) (b) 2. and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1131,2112 196.374 (3) (b) 2. The commission shall require each energy utility to spend 1.2
13percent of its annual operating revenues to fund the utility's programs under sub. (2)
14(b) 1., the utility's ordered programs, the utility's share of the statewide energy
15efficiency and renewable resource programs under sub. (2) (a) 1., and the utility's
16share, as determined by the commission under subd. 4., of the costs incurred by the
17commission in administering this section. Subject to approval under subd. 3., the
18commission may require each energy utility to spend a larger percentage of its
19annual operating revenues to fund these programs and costs. The commission may
20make such a requirement based on the commission's consideration of all of the
21following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2710e 22Section 2710e. 196.374 (3) (b) 2. a. to h. of the statutes are repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2710g 23Section 2710g. 196.374 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2711 24Section 2711. 196.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1132,4
1196.49 (4) The commission may not issue a certificate under sub. (1), (2), or (3)
2for the construction of electric generating equipment and associated facilities unless
3the commission determines that brownfields, as defined in s. 238.13 (1) (a) or s.
4560.13 (1) (a), 2009 stats., are used to the extent practicable.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2712 5Section 2712. 196.491 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1132,66 196.491 (2) (b) 2. Department of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2713 7Section 2713. 196.491 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1132,118 196.491 (2) (e) Any state agency, as defined in s. 560.9810 16.310 (1), county,
9municipality, town, or person may submit written comments to the commission on
10a strategic energy assessment within 90 days after copies of the draft are issued
11under par. (b).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2714 12Section 2714. 196.491 (3) (a) 2m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1132,1613 196.491 (3) (a) 2m. b. The applicant proposes alternative construction sites for
14the facility that are contiguous or proximate, provided that at least one of the
15proposed sites is a brownfield, as defined in s. 560.13 238.13 (1) (a), or the site of a
16former or existing large electric generating facility.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2715 17Section 2715. 196.491 (3) (d) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
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