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1 Section 739a. 45.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,5,62 45.40 (2) (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran for
3dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and lenses;
4and hearing care, including hearing aids; and, to the extent funds are available in
5the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm), care related to mental illness or treatment
6for substance abuse
.
AB64-SA3,739b 7Section 739b. 45.40 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,5,168 45.40 (2) (d) To the extent funds are available in the appropriation under s.
920.485 (2) (vm), the department shall provide a voucher for care related to mental
10illness or treatment for substance abuse within 48 hours after a request to the
11department or through a county veterans service office for such care, including
12private and emergency counseling, family and marriage counseling, and suicide
13prevention. A veteran or eligible family member is not required to be denied care at
14a U.S. department of veterans affairs hospital or clinic or be denied coverage under
15an insurance policy or by the U.S. department of veterans affairs or by state medical
16assistance before seeking and receiving a voucher under this paragraph.
AB64-SA3,739c 17Section 739c. 45.40 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,5,1918 45.40 (6) Expanded eligibility. The eligibility requirements under s. 45.02 (2)
19do not apply to a person applying for assistance under this section.
AB64-SA3,739d 20Section 739d. 45.40 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,5,2321 45.40 (7) Waiver of reporting requirements. The department may waive any
22income or other financial reporting requirements under this section at the
23determination of the county veterans service officer.”.
AB64-SA3,5,24 249. Page 521, line 19: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,6,1
1 Section 926w. 49.45 (23) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,6,92 49.45 (23) (a) The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the
3federal department of health and human services to permit the department to
4conduct a demonstration project to provide health care coverage to adults who are
5under the age of 65, who have family incomes not to exceed 100 133 percent of the
6poverty line before application of the 5 percent income disregard under 42 CFR
7435.603 (d)
, except as provided in s. 49.471 (4g), and who are not otherwise eligible
8for medical assistance under this subchapter, the Badger Care health care program
9under s. 49.665, or Medicare under 42 USC 1395 et seq.”.
AB64-SA3,6,10 1010. Page 531, line 15: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,6,11 11 Section 933p. 49.471 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,6,1312 49.471 (1) (cr) “Enhanced federal medical assistance percentage" means a
13federal medical assistance percentage described under 42 USC 1396d (y) or (z).
AB64-SA3,933r 14Section 933r. 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,6,1715 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the individual's family
16income does not exceed 100 133 percent of the poverty line before application of the
175 percent income disregard under 42 CFR 435.603 (d)
.
AB64-SA3,933t 18Section 933t. 49.471 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,7,319 49.471 (4g) Medicaid expansion; federal medical assistance percentage. (a)
20For services provided to individuals described under sub. (4) (a) 4. and s. 49.45 (23),
21the department shall comply with all federal requirements to qualify for the highest
22available enhanced federal medical assistance percentage. The department shall
23submit any amendment to the state medical assistance plan, request for a waiver of
24federal Medicaid law, or other approval request required by the federal government

1to provide services to the individuals described under sub. (4) (a) 4. and s. 49.45 (23)
2and qualify for the highest available enhanced federal medical assistance
3percentage.
AB64-SA3,7,154 (b) If the department does not qualify for an enhanced federal medical
5assistance percentage, or if the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage
6obtained by the department is lower than printed in federal law as of July 1, 2013,
7for individuals eligible under sub. (4) (a) 4. or s. 49.45 (23), the department shall
8submit to the joint committee on finance a fiscal analysis comparing the cost to
9maintain coverage for adults who are not pregnant and not elderly with family
10incomes up to 133 percent of the poverty line to the cost of limiting eligibility to those
11adults with family incomes up to 100 percent of the poverty line. The department
12may reduce income eligibility for adults who are not pregnant and not elderly from
13family incomes of up to 133 percent of the poverty line to family incomes of up to 100
14percent of the poverty line only if this reduction in income eligibility levels is
15approved by the joint committee on finance.”.
AB64-SA3,7,16 1611. Page 563, line 2: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,7,18 17 Section 983a. 66.0137 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
1830
, is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,8,219 66.0137 (4) Self-insured health plans. If a city, including a 1st class city, or
20a village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town
21provides health care benefits, to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis,
22the self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2),
23632.728, 632.746 (1), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85,

1632.853, 632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17),
2632.896, and 767.513 (4).”.
AB64-SA3,8,3 312. Page 587, line 14: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,8,4 4 Section 985d. 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,8,65 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. The amount that a municipality levies in that year for costs
6related to community oriented policing services.”.
AB64-SA3,8,7 713. Page 625, line 7: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,8,8 8 Section 1047s. 71.07 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,8,109 71.07 (8m) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit.
10(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB64-SA3,8,1311 1. “Claimant" means an individual who is eligible for and claims the household
12and dependent care expenses tax credit for the taxable year to which the claim under
13this subsection relates.
AB64-SA3,8,1514 2. “Household and dependent care expenses tax credit" means the tax credit
15under section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code.
AB64-SA3,8,2116 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a
17claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the
18amount of those taxes, an amount equal to the amount of the household and
19dependent care expenses tax credit that the taxpayer claimed on his or her federal
20income tax return for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection
21relates.
AB64-SA3,8,2322 (c) Limitations. 1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it
23is claimed within the time period under s. 71.75 (2).
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12. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for a taxable year covering
2a period of less than 12 months, except for a taxable year closed by reason of the death
3of the taxpayer.
AB64-SA3,9,54 3. The credit under this subsection may not be claimed by either a part-year
5resident or nonresident of this state.
AB64-SA3,9,76 (d) Administration. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit
7under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.”.
AB64-SA3,9,8 814. Page 628, line 10: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,9,9 9 Section 1052q. 71.10 (4) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,9,1110 71.10 (4) (cs) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit
11under s. 71.07 (8m).”.
AB64-SA3,9,12 1215. Page 831, line 3: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,9,14 13 Section 1624k. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
14Act 30
, is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,9,1815 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
1649.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.728, 632.746 (1), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and
17(b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6),
18632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).”.
AB64-SA3,9,19 1916. Page 857, line 18: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,9,21 20 Section 1691am. 185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2017
21Wisconsin Act 30
, is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,9,2422 185.983 (1) (intro.) Every voluntary nonprofit health care plan operated by a
23cooperative association organized under s. 185.981 shall be exempt from chs. 600 to
24646, with the exception of ss. 601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41, 601.42, 601.43, 601.44,

1601.45, 611.26, 611.67, 619.04, 623.11, 623.12, 628.34 (10), 631.17, 631.89, 631.93,
2631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.728, 632.745 to 632.749, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795, 632.798,
3632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (2) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5) and
4(8) to (17), 632.896, and 632.897 (10) and chs. 609, 620, 630, 635, 645, and 646, but
5the sponsoring association shall:”.
AB64-SA3,10,6 617. Page 859, line 13: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,10,7 7 Section 1693m. 196.37 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,10,168 196.37 (6) (a) It is not unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, unfairly
9discriminatory, or preferential or otherwise unreasonable or unlawful for a water
10public utility to provide financial assistance as specified in par. (b) to a customer
11solely for private infrastructure improvements with the purpose of replacing service
12lines containing lead if the city, town, or village in which the water public utility
13operates has enacted an ordinance that permits the water public utility to provide
14the financial assistance. If a water public utility provides financial assistance under
15this paragraph, the commission shall include in the determination of water rates the
16cost of providing that financial assistance.
AB64-SA3,10,2017 (b) A water public utility may provide financial assistance under par. (a) to
18replace a service line only if the portion of the service line for which the utility is
19responsible and the water main that are connected to the customer's service line
20meet one of the following conditions:
AB64-SA3,10,2121 1. Do not contain lead.
AB64-SA3,10,2322 2. The lead-containing portion of the service line or water main is replaced at
23the same time as the private infrastructure improvements under par. (a) are made.”.
AB64-SA3,10,24 2418. Page 863, line 12: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,11,1
1 Section 1707m. 227.01 (13) (xm) of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB64-SA3,11,3 219. Page 869, line 22: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
3with page 871, line 2.
AB64-SA3,11,4 420. Page 883, line 9: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,11,6 5 Section 1803d. 281.34 (1) (ek) of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin
6Act 10
, is repealed.
AB64-SA3,1803h 7Section 1803h. 281.34 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
810
, is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,11,149 281.34 (2) Approval required for high capacity wells. Except as provided
10under sub. (2g), an
An owner shall apply to the department for approval before
11construction of a high capacity well begins. Except as provided under sub. (2g), no
12No person may construct or withdraw water from a high capacity well without the
13approval of the department under this section or under s. 281.17 (1), 2001 stats. An
14owner applying for approval under this subsection shall pay a fee of $500.
AB64-SA3,1803p 15Section 1803p. 281.34 (2g) of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act
1610
, is repealed.
AB64-SA3,1803t 17Section 1803t. 281.34 (7m) of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act
1810
, is repealed.”.
AB64-SA3,11,19 1921. Page 925, line 14: after that line insert:
AB64-SA3,11,20 20 Section 2218t. 609.847 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,11,23 21609.847 Preexisting condition discrimination prohibited. Limited
22service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans
23are subject to s. 632.728.
AB64-SA3,2218w 24Section 2218w. 625.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,12,2
1625.12 (1) (a) Past and prospective loss and expense experience within and
2outside of this state, except as provided in s. 632.728.
AB64-SA3,2218y 3Section 2218y. 625.12 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,12,54 625.12 (1) (e) Subject to s. ss. 632.365 and 632.728, all other relevant factors,
5including the judgment of technical personnel.
AB64-SA3,2219b 6Section 2219b. 625.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,12,157 625.12 (2) Classification. Risks Except as provided in s. 632.728, risks may
8be classified in any reasonable way for the establishment of rates and minimum
9premiums, except that no classifications may be based on race, color, creed or
10national origin, and classifications in automobile insurance may not be based on
11physical condition or developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5). Subject to
12s. ss. 632.365 and 632.728, rates thus produced may be modified for individual risks
13in accordance with rating plans or schedules that establish reasonable standards for
14measuring probable variations in hazards, expenses, or both. Rates may also be
15modified for individual risks under s. 625.13 (2).
AB64-SA3,2219d 16Section 2219d. 625.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,12,2417 625.15 (1) Rate making. An Except as provided in s. 632.728, an insurer may
18itself establish rates and supplementary rate information for one or more market
19segments based on the factors in s. 625.12 and, if the rates are for motor vehicle
20liability insurance, subject to s. 632.365, or the insurer may use rates and
21supplementary rate information prepared by a rate service organization, with
22average expense factors determined by the rate service organization or with such
23modification for its own expense and loss experience as the credibility of that
24experience allows.
AB64-SA3,2219f 25Section 2219f. 628.34 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,13,7
1628.34 (3) (a) No insurer may unfairly discriminate among policyholders by
2charging different premiums or by offering different terms of coverage except on the
3basis of classifications related to the nature and the degree of the risk covered or the
4expenses involved, subject to ss. 632.365, 632.728, 632.746 and 632.748. Rates are
5not unfairly discriminatory if they are averaged broadly among persons insured
6under a group, blanket or franchise policy, and terms are not unfairly discriminatory
7merely because they are more favorable than in a similar individual policy.
AB64-SA3,2219h 8Section 2219h. 632.728 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA3,13,10 9632.728 Premiums and cost-sharing discrimination prohibited for
10preexisiting conditions.
(1) Definition. In this section:
AB64-SA3,13,1111 (a) “Disability insurance policy” has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a).
AB64-SA3,13,1212 (b) “Self-insured health plan” has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c).
AB64-SA3,13,18 13(2) Prohibition. For the purpose of setting rates or premiums for coverage
14under a group or individual disability insurance policy or a self-insured health plan
15and for the purpose of setting any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance under a
16group or individual disability insurance policy or a self-insured health plan, the
17policy or plan may not consider whether an individual, including a dependent, who
18would be covered under the plan has a preexisting condition.
AB64-SA3,2219j 19Section 2219j. 632.746 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 632.746 (1) and
20amended to read:
AB64-SA3,14,221 632.746 (1) Subject to subs. (2) and (3), an An insurer that offers a group health
22benefit plan may, with respect to a participant or beneficiary under the plan, not
23impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if the exclusion relates to a condition,
24whether physical or mental, regardless of the cause of the condition, for which
25medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment was recommended or received within

1the 6-month period ending on the participant's or beneficiary's enrollment date
2under the plan
on a participant or beneficiary under the plan.
AB64-SA3,2219n 3Section 2219n. 632.746 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-SA3,2219p 4Section 2219p. 632.746 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,14,75 632.746 (2) (a) An insurer offering a group health benefit plan may not treat
6genetic information as a preexisting condition under sub. (1) without a diagnosis of
7a condition related to the information
.
AB64-SA3,2219r 8Section 2219r. 632.746 (2) (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are repealed.
AB64-SA3,2219t 9Section 2219t. 632.746 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-SA3,2219v 10Section 2219v. 632.746 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 632.746 (3) (d).
AB64-SA3,2219x 11Section 2219x. 632.746 (3) (d) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
AB64-SA3,2219z 12Section 2219z. 632.746 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-SA3,2220b 13Section 2220b. 632.746 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA3,14,1714 632.746 (8) (a) (intro.) A health maintenance organization that offers a group
15health benefit plan and that does not impose any preexisting condition exclusion
16under sub. (1)
with respect to a particular coverage option may impose an affiliation
17period for that coverage option, but only if all of the following apply:
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