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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
April 22, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Staskunas, Schneider, Freese,
Musser, Brandemuehl, Miller, Hasenohrl, Ladwig, Owens, Plouff,
Gunderson, Berceau, J. Lehman, Pocan, Bock, Cullen and Black,
cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Lazich, Huelsman and Farrow. Referred
to Committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy.
AB294,1,3
1An Act to create 134.44 of the statutes;
relating to: the disclosure of personally
2identifiable information by businesses and their employes and providing a
3penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits a business from disclosing to another person any information
received from a customer that may identify or be associated with that particular
customer.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB294, s. 1
4Section
1. 134.44 of the statutes is created to read:
AB294,1,7
5134.44 Disclosure of personally identifiable information by
6businesses. (1) In this section, "personally identifiable information" has the
7meaning given in s. 19.62 (5).
AB294,2,3
1(2) No person engaged in, or employed by, a business operated for profit may
2disclose personally identifiable information received from a customer to another
3person.
AB294,2,5
4(3) Any person who violates sub. (2) is subject to a forfeiture of $100 for each
5violation.
