SB749,12 21Section 12. 101.02 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB749,6,2222 101.02 (1) (a) In this subsection:
SB749,6,2323 1. “Credential” has the meaning given in s. 440.01 (2) (a).
SB749,7,224 2. “Occupational license” means a license, permit, certificate, registration, or
25other approval for an occupation, trade, or profession issued by the department

1under this chapter, under ch. 145, under rules promulgated under this chapter or ch.
2145, or under s. 167.10 (6m).
SB749,13 3Section 13. 101.02 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB749,7,94 101.02 (1) (c) If the department promulgates rules under s. 440.03 (1) defining
5uniform procedures to be used by the department for receiving, filing, and
6investigating complaints against holders of credentials, for commencing disciplinary
7proceedings against holders of credentials, and for conducting hearings on matters
8relating to credentials, the department's rules under par. (b) with respect to
9occupational licenses shall conform with the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1).
SB749,14 10Section 14. 101.02 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,7,1311 101.02 (1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (b), the department may not promulgate
12or enforce a rule related to fire safety that prohibits the seasonal placement of a
13Christmas tree in the rotunda of the state capitol building or in a church.
SB749,15 14Section 15. 101.02 (7m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,16 15Section 16. 101.02 (7r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,7,2016 101.02 (7r) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (7) (a), no city, village, or town may enact
17or enforce an ordinance that establishes minimum standards for constructing,
18altering, or adding to public buildings or buildings that are places of employment
19unless that ordinance strictly conforms to the applicable rules under sub. (15) (j),
20except as provided in pars. (b) to (d) and sub. (7m).
SB749,17 21Section 17. 101.02 (7r) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,7,2322 101.02 (7r) (b) 4. The building is not a multifamily dwelling, as defined in s.
23101.971 (2)
.
SB749,18 24Section 18. 101.02 (20) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
25is repealed.
SB749,19
1Section 19. 101.02 (21) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
2is repealed.
SB749,20 3Section 20. 101.02 (24) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
4is repealed.
SB749,21 5Section 21. 101.022 of the statutes is created to read:
SB749,8,12 6101.022 Certain laws applicable to occupational licenses. Sections
7440.03 (1), (3m), (4), (11m), and (13) (a), (am), and (b) 75., 440.05 (1) (a) and (2) (b),
8440.075, 440.09 (2), 440.11, 440.12, 440.121, 440.13, 440.14, 440.15, 440.19, 440.20
9(1), (3), (4) (a), and (5) (a), 440.205, 440.21, and 440.22, and the requirements imposed
10on the department under those statutes, apply to occupational licenses, as defined
11in s. 101.02 (1) (a) 2., in the same manner as those statutes apply to credentials, as
12defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a).
SB749,22 13Section 22. 101.025 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,8,2514 101.025 (1) Notwithstanding s. 101.02 (1) (b) and (15), any rule which that
15requires the intake of outside air for ventilation in public buildings or places of
16employment shall establish minimum quantities of outside air that must be supplied
17based upon the type of occupancy, the number of occupants, areas with toxic or
18unusual contaminants, and other pertinent criteria determined by the department.
19The department shall set standards where the mandatory intake of outside air may
20be waived. The department may waive the requirement for the intake of outside air
21where the owner has demonstrated that the resulting air quality is equivalent to that
22provided by outdoor air ventilation. The department may not waive the mandatory
23intake of outside air unless smoking is prohibited in the building or place of
24employment. In this subsection, “smoking" means carrying any lighted tobacco
25product.
SB749,23
1Section 23. 101.12 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,24 2Section 24. 101.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 101.12 (6).
SB749,25 3Section 25. 101.125 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,26 4Section 26. 101.125 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB749,9,75 101.125 (2m) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules regulating safety
6glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported, sold, or installed for use in a
7hazardous location.
SB749,27 8Section 27. 101.125 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,28 9Section 28. 101.125 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,9,1210 101.125 (4) (a) No employee of a person responsible for compliance with this
11section
the rules promulgated under sub. (2m) is liable for the employer's failure to
12comply.
SB749,29 13Section 29. 101.125 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,30 14Section 30. 101.125 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,9,1615 101.125 (5) Penalty. Whoever violates this section the rules promulgated
16under sub. (2m)
may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500.
SB749,31 17Section 31. 101.14 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,32 18Section 32. 101.16 (3g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,9,2519 101.16 (3g) (a) No retailer may distribute liquefied petroleum gas without
20holding a license issued by the department. The department, subject to s. 101.02 (20)
21and (21)
ss. 440.12 and 440.13, shall issue a license to be a retailer upon receiving
22the fee established under s. 101.19 (1g) (L) or (1m) and upon the retailer's obtaining
23commercial general liability insurance as required under sub. (3r) (c). The
24department shall set the term of the license shall be set by the department, not to
25exceed 2 years.
SB749,33
1Section 33. 101.19 (1g) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,10,42 101.19 (1g) (f) Administration of the manufactured dwelling program, the
3one-family and two-family dwelling programs, and the manufactured home and
4mobile home program, and the multifamily dwelling program.
SB749,34 5Section 34. 101.19 (1r) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
6is repealed.
SB749,35 7Section 35. 101.654 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,10,98 101.654 (1) (c) 1. In this paragraph, “license" has the meaning given means an
9occupational license, as defined
in s. 101.02 (21) (1) (a) 2.
SB749,36 10Section 36. 101.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,10,1411 101.84 (1) Hold hearings on any matter relating to this subchapter and issue
12subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence at
13the hearings, except that the department shall conduct hearings related to
14occupational licenses, as defined in s. 101.02 (1) (a) 2., as provided in s. 101.022
.
SB749,37 15Section 37. 101.951 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,10,2416 101.951 (7) (a) The department of safety and professional services may, without
17notice, deny the application for a license within 60 days after receipt thereof of the
18application
by written notice to the applicant, stating the grounds for the denial.
19Within 30 days after such the date on which the written notice of denial is mailed to
20the applicant
, the applicant may petition the department of administration to
21conduct a hearing to review the denial, and the department of administration shall
22schedule
a hearing shall be scheduled with reasonable promptness. The division of
23hearings and appeals shall conduct the hearing. This paragraph does not apply to
24denials of applications for licenses under s. 101.02 (21) 440.13.
SB749,38 25Section 38. 101.951 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,11,14
1101.951 (7) (b) No license may be suspended or revoked except after a hearing
2thereon. The department of safety and professional services shall give the licensee
3at least 5 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing. The order suspending or
4revoking such a license shall is not be effective until after 10 days' written notice
5thereof to the licensee, after such the hearing has been had; except that the
6department of safety and professional services, when in its opinion the best interest
7of the public or the trade demands it, may suspend a license upon not less than 24
8hours' notice of hearing and with not less than 24 hours' notice of the suspension of
9the license. Matters The department of administration shall hear and decide upon
10matters
involving suspensions and revocations brought before the department of
11safety and professional services shall be heard and decided upon by the department
12of administration
. The division of hearings and appeals shall conduct the hearing.
13This paragraph does not apply to licenses that are suspended or revoked under s.
14101.02 (21) 440.13.
SB749,39 15Section 39. 101.952 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,11,2016 101.952 (5) The provision of s. 218.0116 relating to the denial, suspension, and
17revocation of a motor vehicle salesperson's license shall apply to the denial,
18suspension, and revocation of a manufactured home salesperson's license so far as
19applicable, except that such provision does not apply to the denial, suspension, or
20revocation of a license under s. 101.02 (21) (b) 440.13.
SB749,40 21Section 40. 101.957 of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,41 22Section 41. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter 101 [precedes 101.971] of the
23statutes is repealed.
SB749,42 24Section 42. 101.971 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are repealed.
SB749,43
1Section 43. 101.971 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (8m) and
2amended to read:
SB749,12,83 101.01 (8m) “Multifamily dwelling" means an apartment building, rowhouse,
4town house, condominium, or modular home, as defined in s. 101.71 (6), that does not
5exceed 60 feet in height or 6 stories and that consists of 3 or more attached dwelling
6units, as defined in s. 101.61 (1), the initial construction of which is begun on or after
7January 1, 1993. “Multifamily dwelling" does not include a facility licensed under
8ch. 50.
SB749,44 9Section 44. 101.971 (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.
SB749,45 10Section 45. 101.973 of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,46 11Section 46. 101.974 (intro.), (1), (2) and (3) of the statutes are repealed.
SB749,47 12Section 47. 101.974 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 101.02 (25) and amended
13to read:
SB749,12,1514 101.02 (25) Promulgate The department may promulgate rules prescribing
15procedures for approving new building materials, methods, and equipment.
SB749,48 16Section 48. 101.974 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,49 17Section 49. 101.975 of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,50 18Section 50. 101.976 of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,51 19Section 51. 101.977 of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,52 20Section 52. 101.978 of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,53 21Section 53. 101.985 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,54 22Section 54. 101.985 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,13,323 101.985 (5) (a) Issuance and term. Except as provided under s. 101.02 (20) (b)
24and (21) (b)
ss. 440.12 and 440.13, the department shall issue a license to any
25applicant who satisfies the applicable requirements of subs. (1) to (3) and any rules

1promulgated under subs. (1) to (3) and who pays any applicable fee required by rule
2of the department under s. 101.19 (1g) (k). Except as provided under sub. (2) (c) and
3(d), the term of each license is 2 years.
SB749,55 4Section 55. 108.227 (1) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,13,65 108.227 (1) (e) 5. A An occupational license, as defined in s. 101.02 (20) (1) (a)
62.
SB749,56 7Section 56. 145.02 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
8is amended to read:
SB749,13,219 145.02 (2) (a) The department shall have general supervision of all such
10plumbing and described under sub. (1). The department shall after public hearing
11prescribe and publish and enforce reasonable standards therefor which
promulgate
12rules that
shall be uniform and of statewide concern so far as practicable. Any
13employee designated by the department may act for the department in holding the
14public hearing required under this subsection
uniformly apply to all types of
15buildings, private or public, rural or urban, including buildings owned by the state
16or any political subdivision. The rules promulgated by the department shall
17constitute the state plumbing code. The state plumbing code shall comply with ch.
18160
. To the extent that the historic building code applies to the subject matter of
19these standards, the standards do not apply to a qualified historic building if the
20owner elects to be subject to s. 101.121. The standards do not apply to a primitive
21rural hunting cabin, as defined in s. 101.61 (3).
SB749,57 22Section 57. 145.02 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,14,823 145.02 (3) (f) Issue special orders directing and requiring compliance with the
24rules and standards of the department promulgated under this chapter whenever,
25in the judgment of the department, the rules or standards are threatened with

1violation, are being violated or have been violated, except that the department shall
2issue orders related to occupational licenses, as defined in s. 101.02 (1) (a) 2., as
3provided in s. 101.022
. The circuit court for any county where violation of such an
4order occurs has jurisdiction to enforce and shall enforce any order brought before
5it by injunctive and other appropriate relief. The attorney general or the district
6attorney of the county where the violation of the order occurs shall bring action for
7its enforcement. The department may issue an order under this paragraph to abate
8a violation of s. 254.59.
SB749,58 9Section 58. 145.035 of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,59 10Section 59. 145.045 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,60 11Section 60. 145.045 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,14,1512 145.045 (3) Plumbers and septic tank installers may be soil testers. A
13plumber or septic tank installer may also be a soil tester and install any system after
14approval of the site or project by the department or the governmental unit
15responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
SB749,61 16Section 61. 145.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,14,2217 145.12 (4) Any person who violates any order under s. 145.02 (3) (f) or 145.20
18(2) (f) or any rule or standard adopted under s. 145.13 145.02 shall forfeit not less
19than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. Each violation of an order under
20s. 145.02 (3) (f) or 145.20 (2) (f) or a rule or standard under s. 145.13 145.02
21constitutes a separate offense, and each day of continued violation is a separate
22offense.
SB749,62 23Section 62. 145.13 of the statutes is repealed.
SB749,63 24Section 63. 145.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,15,5
1145.24 (1) If an existing private on-site wastewater treatment system either
2is not located in soil meeting the siting standards or is not constructed in accordance
3with design standards promulgated under s. 145.02 or 145.13, the owner of the
4private on-site wastewater treatment system may petition the department for a
5variance to the siting or design standards.
SB749,64 6Section 64. 145.245 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,15,117 145.245 (7) (a) Except as provided in par. (e), costs allowable in determining
8grant funding under this section may not exceed the costs of rehabilitating or
9replacing a private on-site wastewater treatment system which that would be
10necessary to allow the rehabilitated system or new system to meet the minimum
11requirements of the state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.13 145.02.
SB749,65 12Section 65. 145.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,15,2113 145.26 (1) In this section, “public swimming pool" means a fixed or mobile
14structure, basin, chamber, or tank and appurtenant buildings and equipment that
15serve or are installed for use by the state, a political subdivision of the state, a motel,
16a hotel, a resort, a camp, a club, an association, a housing development, a school, a
17religious, charitable, or youth organization, an educative or rehabilitative facility, or
18another entity. “Public swimming pool" does not mean an inflated mobile structure,
19basin, chamber, or tank; a swim pond; an individual therapeutic pod, tub, or bath;
20or
a fixed or mobile structure, basin, chamber, or tank that only serves fewer than
213 individual residences.
SB749,66 22Section 66. 234.49 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,16,223 234.49 (1) (e) “Housing" means a residential structure having not more than
244 dwelling units in which at least one unit is occupied by the owner as a principal
25residence and, if a housing rehabilitation loan is granted for the property to

1implement energy conservation improvements, the structure is not subject to rules
2adopted under s. 101.02, 101.63, or 101.73, or 101.973.
SB749,67 3Section 67. 321.60 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB749,16,54 321.60 (1) (a) 7. A An occupational license, as defined in s. 101.02 (20) (1) (a)
52.
SB749,68 6Section 68. 321.60 (1) (a) 18. of the statutes is amended to read:
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