AB133-ASA1-AA2,365,5 5875. Page 1179, line 5: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,365,6 6" Section 2305m. 180.1901 (1m) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,365,87 180.1901 (1m) (bs) Athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board under
8subch. VI of ch. 448.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,365,9 9876. Page 1179, line 5: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,365,10 10" Section 2304c. 180.0103 (6) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,365,1311 180.0103 (6) "Deliver" or "delivery" means any method of delivery used in
12conventional commercial practice, including delivery by hand, mail, commercial
13delivery and electronic transmission.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304cm 14Section 2304cm. 180.0103 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,365,2015 180.0103 (7m) "Electronic transmission" or "electronically transmitted"
16means internet transmission, telephonic transmission, electronic mail
17transmission, transmission of a telegram, cablegram or datagram or any other form
18or process of communication that does not directly involve the physical transfer of
19paper and that is suitable for the retention, retrieval and reproduction of information
20by the recipient.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304dm 21Section 2304dm. 180.0103 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,365,2422 180.0103 (16) "Signed" or "signature" includes any manual, facsimile,
23conformed or electronic signature or
any symbol executed or adopted by a party with
24present intention to authenticate a writing or electronic transmission.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304ed
1Section 2304ed. 180.0141 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,366,32 180.0141 (2) (a) A person shall give notice in writing, except as provided in par.
3(b). For purposes of this section, notice by electronic transmission is written notice.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304fb 4Section 2304fb. 180.0141 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,366,125 180.0141 (3) Except as provided in s. 180.0721 (4) or unless otherwise provided
6in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, notice may be communicated in person, ;
7by telephone, telegraph, teletype, facsimile or other form of wire or wireless
8communication, or by mail or private carrier, and, if
mail or other method of delivery;
9by telephone, including voice mail, answering machine or answering service; or by
10any other electronic means. If
these forms of personal notice are impracticable,
11notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where
12published, or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304fh 13Section 2304fh. 180.0141 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 180.0141 (5)
14(b) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,366,1615 180.0141 (5) (b) (intro.) Written notice by a domestic corporation or foreign
16corporation to its shareholder is effective when under any of the following conditions:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,366,19 171. When mailed and may be, but only if mailed postpaid and addressed to the
18shareholder's address shown in the domestic corporation's or foreign corporation's
19current record of shareholders.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304gb 20Section 2304gb. 180.0141 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,366,2221 180.0141 (5) (b) 2. When electronically transmitted to the shareholder in a
22manner authorized by the shareholder.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304gm 23Section 2304gm. 180.0722 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
24read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,367,5
1180.0722 (2) (a) A shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or
2to express consent or dissent in writing to any corporate action without a meeting of
3shareholders, may authorize another person to act for the shareholder by appointing
4the person as proxy. An appointment of a proxy may be in durable form as provided
5in s. 243.07.
AB133-ASA1-AA2,367,96 (b) Without limiting the manner in which a shareholder may appoint a proxy
7under par. (a), a shareholder or the shareholder's authorized officer, director,
8employe, agent or attorney-in-fact may use any of the following as a valid means to
9make such an appointment:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,367,1210 1. Appointment of a proxy in writing by signing or causing the shareholder's
11signature to be affixed to an appointment form by any reasonable means, including,
12but not limited to, by facsimile signature.
AB133-ASA1-AA2,367,2213 2. Appointment of a proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of
14an electronic transmission of the appointment to the person who will be appointed
15as proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like
16agent authorized to receive the transmission by the person who will be appointed as
17proxy. Every electronic transmission shall contain, or be accompanied by,
18information that can be used to reasonably determine that the shareholder
19transmitted or authorized the transmission of the electronic transmission. Any
20person charged with determining whether a shareholder transmitted or authorized
21the transmission of the electronic transmission shall specify the information upon
22which the determination is made.
AB133-ASA1-AA2,368,423 (c) Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the
24information in the appointment form under par. (b) 1. or the electronic transmission
25under par. (b) 2. may be substituted or used in lieu of the original appointment form

1or electronic transmission for any purpose for which the original appointment form
2or electronic transmission could be used, but only if the copy, facsimile
3telecommunication or other reliable reproduction is a complete reproduction of the
4information in the original appointment form or electronic transmission.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304gz 5Section 2304gz. 180.0722 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,368,106 180.0722 (3) An appointment of a proxy is effective when a signed appointment
7form or an electronic transmission of the appointment is
received by the secretary
8or other
inspector of election or the officer or agent of the corporation authorized to
9tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for 11 months from the date of its signing
10unless a different period is expressly provided in the appointment form.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304hd 11Section 2304hd. 180.0722 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,368,1612 180.0722 (4) (a) (intro.) An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the
13shareholder
unless the appointment form conspicuously or electronic transmission
14states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.
15Appointments coupled with an interest include, but are not limited to, the
16appointment of any of the following:
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304L 17Section 2304L. 180.0722 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,368,2118 180.0722 (7) Subject to s. 180.0724 and to any express limitation on the proxy's
19authority appearing on the face of stated in the appointment form or electronic
20transmission
, a corporation may accept the proxy's vote or other action as that of the
21shareholder making the appointment.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304ho 22Section 2304ho. 180.0722 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,368,2523 180.0722 (8) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (4), may be revoked at any time by
24openly stating the revocation at a shareholder meeting or appointing a new proxy in
25writing the manner provided under sub. (2) (b).
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304jb
1Section 2304jb. 180.0724 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,369,52 180.0724 (4) The corporation and its officer or agent who accepts or rejects a
3vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment in good faith and in accordance with this
4section or s. 180.0722 (2) are not liable in damages to the shareholder for the
5consequences of the acceptance or rejection.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2304jm 6Section 2304jm. 180.0724 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,369,97 180.0724 (5) Corporate action based on the acceptance or rejection of a vote,
8consent, waiver or proxy appointment under this section or s. 180.0722 (2) is valid
9unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,369,10 10877. Page 1179, line 5: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,369,11 11" Section 2307a. 177.01 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 177.01 (10) (a).
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2307d 12Section 2307d. 177.01 (10) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,369,1613 177.01 (10) (b) "Intangible property" does not include a credit balance issued
14to a commercial customer account by a business association in the ordinary course
15of business, unless the credit balance is property described in s. 177.06 (1) or (2) held
16by a banking organization or financial organization.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,369,17 17878. Page 1179, line 19: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,369,18 18" Section 2308r. 186.098 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,319 186.098 (12) Loans to members. A credit union may make loans to members
20secured by assignment or transfer of stock certificates or other evidence of the
21borrower's ownership interest in a corporation formed for the cooperative ownership
22of real estate. Sections 846.10 and 846.101, as they apply to a foreclosure of a
23mortgage involving a one-family residence, apply to a proceeding to enforce the
24lender's rights in security given for a loan under this subsection. The office of credit

1unions shall promulgate joint rules with the divisions of savings and loan division
2of savings institutions
and the division of banking that establish procedures for
3enforcing a lender's rights in security given for a loan under this subsection.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,4 4879. Page 1179, line 19: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,5 5" Section 2308dm. 189.02 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,86 189.02 (7) At least 14 days before submitting to the public service commission
7any personnel or budget request that affects any appropriation to the department of
8transportation, the office shall notify the secretary of the request.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,9 9880. Page 1179, line 19: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,10 10" Section 2308gg. 195.28 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,1511 195.28 (1m) Apportionment of expense. The office shall fix the proportion of
12the cost and expense of crossing protection devices and installation, and any other
13work ordered under sub. (1), to be paid by the parties in interest. The office may order
14any party in interest to pay the cost and expenses apportioned to that party under
15this subsection.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2308gk 16Section 2308gk. 195.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,2017 195.28 (2) Installation costs. The Subject to sub. (1m), the cost of any signal
18or other crossing protection device which that is ordered installed under sub. (1) and
19the cost of installing any such device shall be paid by the department from the
20appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (gj), (gr) and (gx).".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,21 21881. Page 1179, line 19: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,370,22 22" Section 2308mg. 195.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,371,2223 195.28 (1) Petition; hearing; order. Upon petition of the department, city
24council, village board, town board, superintendent of highways or by 5 or more

1electors in any town, village or city, or of any railroad corporation or railroad
2historical society, to determine whether a public highway and railroad grade crossing
3protects and promotes public safety, the office may investigate and issue an
4appropriate order without a public hearing. If the petitioner, railroad, railroad
5historical society or any interested party objects to the order and requests a hearing
6within 20 days after the date that the order is issued, the office shall proceed under
7s. 195.04. Notice of an investigation or hearing shall be served upon the department,
8which shall be an interested party, and any recommendation it may file with the
9office at or prior to a hearing, if there is one, regarding crossing protection shall be
10considered as evidence in the proceeding. The office shall determine whether the
11existing warning devices at such crossing are adequate to protect and promote public
12safety. If the office determines, either without or after a hearing, that protection is
13not adequate, it may order the railroad company or railroad historical society to keep
14a flagman at the crossing or to install automatic signals or other suitable safety
15device at specific locations at such crossing. The office may order the relocation of
16existing signals and devices to improve protection at a crossing. To the greatest
17extent practicable, orders under this subsection shall be executed in the priority
18recommended under sub. (2m) (d), except that the recommendation shall be
19disregarded if the office determines that immediate improvement of a crossing is
20necessary to protect public safety.
Any crossing protection installed or maintained
21as approved by the office, whether by order or otherwise, shall be deemed adequate
22and appropriate protection for the crossing.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2308mj 23Section 2308mj. 195.28 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,371,2524 195.28 (2m) Duties of the council on railroad grade crossings. The council
25on railroad grade crossings shall do all of the following:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,2
1(a) Establish and maintain a railroad crossing data base. The data base shall
2be available to the office and the department.
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,43 (b) Recommend to the office and to the department desirable funding levels for
4railroad crossing protection installation and maintenance under subs. (2) and (3).
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,65 (c) Meet at least once annually to review all railroad crossing improvements
6ordered by the office.
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,117 (d) Determine and recommend to the office which railroad crossing
8improvements should be constructed during the following 3 years and the order in
9which those projects should be completed to maximize the safety benefits of the
10projects. In determining the order in which projects should be completed, the council
11shall consider all of the following:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,1212 1. The volume and speed of trains and traffic at the railroad crossing.
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,1413 2. The physical features of the railroad crossing, including curves, hills and
14other features that my reduce the visibility of motorists at the railroad crossing.
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,1515 3. The history of accidents at the railroad crossing.
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,1716 4. Anticipated changes in the volume or speed of motor vehicles or train traffic
17at the railroad crossing.
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,1818 5. Any other factors the council considers appropriate.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,19 19882. Page 1179, line 19: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,20 20" Section 2308m. 185.981 (4t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,372,2421 185.981 (4t) A sickness care plan operated by a cooperative association is
22subject to ss. 252.14, 631.89, 632.72 (2), 632.745 to 632.749, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855,
23632.87 (2m), (3), (4) and (5), 632.872, 632.895 (10) to (13) and 632.897 (10) and chs.
24149 and 155.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2308p
1Section 2308p. 185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,373,72 185.983 (1) (intro.) Every such voluntary nonprofit sickness care plan shall be
3exempt from chs. 600 to 646, with the exception of ss. 601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41,
4601.42, 601.43, 601.44, 601.45, 611.67, 619.04, 628.34 (10), 631.89, 631.93, 632.72
5(2), 632.745 to 632.749, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87
6(2m), (3), (4) and (5), 632.872, 632.895 (5) and (9) to (13), 632.896 and 632.897 (10)
7and chs. 609, 630, 635, 645 and 646, but the sponsoring association shall:".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,373,8 8883. Page 1179, line 21: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,373,9 9" Section 2309q. 196.19 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,373,1810 196.19 (1m) (b) A telecommunications utility may not offer a new
11telecommunications service to the public without first filing a tariff for that offering
12with the commission. A proposed tariff offering a new telecommunications service
13shall be effective on the date specified in the tariff but not earlier than 10 days after
14the date on which the tariff is filed with the commission
, unless the commission,
15either upon complaint or upon its own motion, suspends the operation of the new
16tariff by serving written notice of the suspension on the telecommunications utility
17within 10 days after the date of filing. The notice shall include a statement of the
18reason under par. (c) upon which the commission believes the tariff may be modified.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2309r 19Section 2309r. 196.19 (1m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,373,21 20884. Page 1180, line 15: delete "The commission" and substitute "The
21commission
Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,373,22 22885. Page 1183, line 20: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,373,23 23" Section 2329g. 196.218 (4t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,374,5
1196.218 (4t) Educational telecommunications access program rules. The
2commission, in consultation with the department of administration and the
3technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board, shall promulgate rules
4specifying the telecommunications services eligible for funding through the
5educational telecommunications access program under s. 44.73.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,374,7 6886. Page 1184, line 9: after "bases." insert "This subdivision does not apply
7after June 30, 2001.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,374,8 8887. Page 1184, line 18: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,374,9 9" Section 2332n. 196.218 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,374,1110 196.218 (5) (a) 10. To provide administrative services under the rehabilitation
11teaching program for blind and visually impaired persons under s. 46.293.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,374,13 12888. Page 1185, line 20: delete the material beginning with that line and
13ending with page 1186, line 9, and substitute:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,374,14 14" Section 2335mr. 196.44 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 2336mr 15Section 2336mr. 196.85 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.".
AB133-ASA1-AA2,374,16 16889. Page 1186, line 2: after that line insert:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,374,17 17" Section 2336g. 196.77 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1-AA2,375,3 18196.77 Promotional rates. Except as provided in this section, nothing in this
19chapter prohibits a telecommunications utility from filing a tariff to make a limited
20offering of promotional rates. A promotional rate under this section shall take effect
21automatically at the time specified in the tariff but not earlier than 10 days after the
22date the tariff is filed with the commission
unless the commission authorizes an
23earlier effective date or
suspends the tariff within 10 days after the date on which
24it is filed. The commission may suspend a tariff if it believes that the tariff violates

1s. 196.204, 196.209 or 196.219. If the commission suspends a tariff, it shall
2investigate and resolve the matter within 60 days after the date on which the tariff
3is suspended or the tariff shall be effective as filed.".
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