AB133-SSA1-SA1,408,19 19(c) Any other transfer document required by law, and by the.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,408,20 20(d) The certificate of inspection under sub. (4).
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2734hdp 21Section 2734hdp. 342.07 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,408,2322 342.07 (2) (a) To determine whether the vehicle is the same vehicle for which
23the salvage title in submitted under sub. (1) was issued;".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,408,24 241055. Page 1341, line 9: after that line insert:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,409,1
1" Section 2734hgd. 342.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,409,72 342.15 (2) Except as provided in s. 342.16 with respect to a vehicle which is not
3a salvage vehicle
, the transferee shall, promptly after delivery to him or her of the
4vehicle, execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space provided
5therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and cause deliver or mail
6the certificate and application to be mailed or delivered to the department. A salvage
7vehicle purchaser shall comply with s. 342.065 (1) (b) (a).
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2734hgf 8Section 2734hgf. 342.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,409,149 342.15 (3) Except as provided in s. 342.16 with respect to a vehicle which is not
10a salvage vehicle
and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective
11until the provisions of this section have been complied with. An owner who has
12delivered possession of the vehicle to the transferee and has complied with the
13provisions of this section requiring action by him or her is not liable as owner for any
14damages thereafter resulting from operation of the vehicle.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2734hgh 15Section 2734hgh. 342.15 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,409,2116 342.15 (6) (a) Except as provided in s. 342.16 with respect to a vehicle which
17is not a salvage vehicle
, any transferee of a vehicle who fails to make application for
18a new certificate of title immediately upon transfer to him or her of a vehicle may be
19required to forfeit not more than $200. A certificate is considered to have been
20applied for when the application accompanied by the required fee has been delivered
21to the department or deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,410,322 (b) Except as provided in s. 342.16 with respect to a vehicle which is not a
23salvage vehicle
, any transferee of a vehicle who with intent to defraud fails to make
24application for a new certificate of title immediately upon transfer to him or her of
25a vehicle may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days

1or both. A certificate is considered to have been applied for when the application
2accompanied by the required fee has been delivered to the department or deposited
3in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2734hgj 4Section 2734hgj. 342.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,411,25 342.16 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), if a dealer acquires a new or used
6vehicle that is not a salvage vehicle and holds it for resale, or acquires a salvage
7vehicle that is currently titled as a salvage vehicle and holds it for resale
or accepts
8a vehicle for sale on consignment, the dealer may not submit to the department the
9certificate of title or application for certificate of title naming the dealer as owner of
10the vehicle. Upon transferring the vehicle to another person, the dealer shall
11immediately give the transferee on a form prescribed by the department a receipt for
12all title, registration, security interest and sales tax moneys paid to the dealer for
13transmittal to the department when required. The dealer shall promptly execute the
14assignment and warranty of title, showing the name and address of the transferee
15and of any secured party holding a security interest created or reserved at the time
16of the resale or sale on consignment, in the spaces provided therefor on the certificate
17or as the department prescribes. Within 7 business days following the sale or
18transfer, the dealer shall mail or deliver the certificate or application for certificate
19to the department with the transferee's application for a new certificate. A
20nonresident who purchases a motor vehicle from a dealer in this state may not,
21unless otherwise authorized by rule of the department, apply for a certificate of title
22issued for the vehicle in this state unless the dealer determines that a title is
23necessary to protect the interests of a secured party. The dealer is responsible for
24determining whether a title and perfection of security interest is required. The
25dealer is liable for any damages incurred by the department or any secured party for

1the dealer's failure to perfect a security interest which the dealer had knowledge of
2at the time of sale.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2734hgm 3Section 2734hgm. 342.16 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,411,134 342.16 (1) (c) Except when all available spaces for a dealer's or wholesaler's
5reassignment on a certificate of title have been completed or as otherwise authorized
6by rules of the department, a dealer or wholesaler who acquires a new or used vehicle
7that is not a salvage vehicle and holds it for resale, or acquires a salvage vehicle that
8is currently titled as a salvage vehicle and holds it for resale
or accepts a vehicle for
9sale on consignment may not apply for a certificate of title naming the dealer or
10wholesaler as owner of the vehicle. The rules may regulate the frequency of
11application by a dealer or wholesaler for transfer of registration or credits for
12registration from a previously registered vehicle to another vehicle that the dealer
13or wholesaler intends to register in his or her own name.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2734hgo 14Section 2734hgo. 342.16 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,411,2115 342.16 (1) (d) Unless exempted by rule of the department, a dealer or
16wholesaler who acquires a new or used vehicle that is not a salvage vehicle and holds
17it for resale or acquires a salvage vehicle currently titled as a salvage vehicle and
18holds it for resale
shall make application for a certificate of title naming the dealer
19or wholesaler as owner of the vehicle when all of the available spaces for a dealer's
20or wholesaler's reassignment on the certificate of title for such vehicle have been
21completed.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,411,22 221056. Page 1344, line 13: after that line insert:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,411,23 23" Section 2751m. 345.05 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,412,4
1345.05 (1) (c) "Municipality" means any county, city, village, town, school
2district (as enumerated in s. 67.01 (5), sewer district, drainage district, commission
3formed by a contract under s. 66.30 (2)
and, without restriction because of failure of
4enumeration, any other political subdivision of the state.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,412,6 51057. Page 1347, line 7: after "suspended" insert ". The operating privilege
6shall be suspended
".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,412,9 71058. Page 1347, line 14: after "privilege." insert "This paragraph does not
8apply if the judgment was entered solely for violation of an ordinance unrelated to
9the violator's operation of a motor vehicle.
".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,412,11 101059. Page 1361, line 6: delete the material beginning with that line and
11ending with page 1362, line 20.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,412,12 121060. Page 1375, line 12: after that line insert:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,412,13 13" Section 2922g. 440.947 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,412,15 14440.947 Disclosures and representations for certain sales. (1) In this
15section:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,412,2116 (a) "Cash advance item" means personal property or a service that is obtained
17by a person from a 3rd party and that is paid for by the person on behalf of, and
18subject to reimbursement from, a buyer of a casket, outer burial container or
19cemetery merchandise from the person. "Cash advance item" includes cemetery or
20crematory services, pallbearers, public transportation, clergy honoraria, flowers,
21musicians or vocalists, nurses, obituary notices, gratuities and death certificates.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,412,2422 (b) "Direct cremation service" means the disposition of human remains by
23cremation without any formal viewing, visitation or ceremony in which the body of
24the deceased is present.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,413,1
1(c) "Outer burial container" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (11g).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,413,32 (d) "Person" does not include a person issued a funeral director's license under
3ch. 445 or an operator of a funeral establishment, as defined in s. 445.01 (7).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,413,7 4(2) No person may sell or offer for sale a casket, outer burial container or
5cemetery merchandise unless the person has provided to the buyer, prior to the sale,
6a price list in a clearly legible and conspicuous format that includes each of the
7following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,413,88 (a) The name, address and telephone number of the person's place of business.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,413,99 (b) The effective date of the price list.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,413,1410 (c) The price and a description of each type of casket, outer burial container and
11cemetery merchandise that the person usually offers for sale without special
12ordering. A description required under this paragraph shall enable a buyer to
13identify and understand the specific casket, outer burial container or cemetery
14merchandise that is offered for sale.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,413,1915 (d) If the person usually offers an outer burial container for sale without special
16ordering, a statement that is identical to the following: "State law does not require
17that you buy a container to surround the casket in the grave. However, many
18cemeteries require that you have such a container so that the grave will not sink in.
19Either a grave liner or a burial vault will satisfy these requirements."
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,220 (e) The price and a description of any direct cremation or burial service offered
21by the person and, if the person offers direct cremation service, a statement that is
22identical to the following: "If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an
23alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of
24materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside

1covering). The containers that we provide are .... [insert a description of the
2containers offered for direct cremation]."
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,53 (f) The price and a description of any service offered by the person for the use
4any facilities, equipment or staff related to a viewing, funeral ceremony, memorial
5service or graveside service.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,76 (g) The amount and a description of any basic service fee that is charged in
7addition to any price described under pars. (c), (e) or (f).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,10 8(3) A person who sells a casket, outer burial container or cemetery merchandise
9shall, immediately after completing the sale, provide the buyer with a form in a
10clearly legible and conspicuous format that includes each of the following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,1211 (a) The price and a description of the casket, outer burial container or cemetery
12merchandise.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,1413 (b) The price and a description of any service specified in sub. (2) (e) or (f) that
14is sold in addition to the casket, outer burial container or cemetery merchandise.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,1615 (c) The amount and a description of any basic service fee that is charged in
16addition to any price described under par. (a) or (b).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,1917 (d) A statement that the buyer may be charged only for the items that he or she
18has selected or that are required by law and a description and explanation of any
19items that he or she is required by law to purchase.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,2320 (e) A description of any charge for a cash advance item, including any
21commission, discount or rebate that the person receives for a cash advance item from
22the 3rd party from which the cash advance item is obtained and that the person does
23not pass on to the buyer.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,414,25 24(4) No person who sells a casket, outer burial container or cemetery
25merchandise may do any of the following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,415,2
1(a) Provide inaccurate information regarding the information specified in sub.
2(2) (c), (e), (f) or (g) to a prospective buyer who contacts the person by telephone.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,415,43 (b) Represent that state or local law requires a prospective buyer to purchase
4a casket for a direct cremation service.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,415,75 (c) Misrepresent to a prospective buyer any requirement under federal, state
6or local law or under the rules of any cemetery, mausoleum or crematory relating to
7the use of a casket, outer burial container or cemetery merchandise.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,415,108 (d) Represent that any casket, outer burial container or cemetery merchandise
9will delay the natural decomposition of human remains for a long or indefinite period
10of time.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,415,1211 (e) Require a buyer to pay an additional fee or surcharge if the buyer purchases
12a casket, outer burial container or cemetery merchandise from a 3rd party.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,415,1413 (f) Alter a price specified in sub. (2) (c), (e), (f) or (g) based on the type of casket,
14outer burial container or cemetery merchandise purchased by a buyer.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,415,20 15(5) A person who sells a casket, outer burial container or cemetery merchandise
16shall retain a copy of the price list specified in sub. (2) (intro.) for at least one year
17after the date of its last distribution to a prospective buyer and shall retain a copy
18of each form that is provided to a buyer under sub. (3) (intro.) for at least one year
19after completion of a sale. A person required to retain a copy under this subsection
20shall make the copy available for inspection by the department upon request.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2922r 21Section 2922r. 440.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,415,2422 440.95 (3) Except as provided in subs. (1) and (2), any person who violates s.
23440.91 or 440.947 or any rule promulgated under s. 440.91 may be fined not more
24than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,1
11061. Page 1376, line 21: after that line insert:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,2 2" Section 2927m. 560.031 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,3 3560.031 Recycling market development. (1) In this section:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,44 (d) "Responsible unit" has the meaning given in s. 287.01 (9).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,7 5(2) (a) At the request of the board, the department shall provide the financial
6assistance awarded to a governmental entity or business entity by the board under
7sub. (3).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,98 (b) The department shall provide the financial assistance from the
9appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (L) and (tm).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,14 10(3) The board may award a grant, loan or manufacturing rebate under this
11subsection to a governmental unit or business entity for a project to assist waste
12generators in the marketing of recovered materials or to develop markets for
13recovered materials. Before awarding a grant, loan or manufacturing rebate, the
14board shall consider the extent to which the project does the following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,1515 (a) Maximizes the marketability of recovered materials on a statewide basis.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,1716 (b) Minimizes the amount of recovered materials disposed of in landfills or
17burned without energy recovery in incinerators.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,1918 (c) Includes materials that are banned from landfills and that will support
19community recycling efforts.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,416,2120 (d) Maintains present markets or creates new or expanded markets for
21recovered materials.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,5 22(4) If the board determines that financial assistance is required to stimulate
23an activity that it determines is needed to assist responsible units in the marketing
24of recovered materials or to develop markets for recovered materials, the board shall

1request the department to issue a request for proposals for that activity, unless the
2board determines that a request for proposals is not an effective means for
3distributing the financial assistance for that activity. Upon a request from the board
4under this subsection, the department shall issue a request for proposals for the
5activity specified by the board.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,10 6(5) The department shall annually contract for the operation of a statewide
7materials exchange program with a materials exchange program that received
8funding from the board in the 1997-99 fiscal biennium. The department shall
9provide funding for the materials exchange program from the appropriation under
10s. 20.143 (1) (tm).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,12 11(6) The department shall consult with the board and seek advice from the
12council on recycling before promulgating any rules under this section.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,13 131062. Page 1378, line 12: after that line insert:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,14 14" Section 2937f. 560.083 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,16 15560.083 Grants for public retail markets. (1) In this section,
16"municipality" means a city, village, town or county in this state.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,20 17(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (c), the department may make
18grants to municipalities and nonprofit organizations to fund costs related to
19conducting public retail markets. The department shall promulgate rules for the
20administration of this section.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,21 211063. Page 1378, line 12: after that line insert:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,22 22" Section 2937m. 560.09 (5) of the statutes is repealed.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,23 231064. Page 1384, line 23: after that line insert:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,417,24 24" Section 2955f. 560.155 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,418,4
1560.155 Business employes' skills training financial assistance
2program.
(1) From the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (c) and (Lm), the
3department may award financial assistance as provided in sub. (2) (a) to a business
4if all of the following apply:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,418,65 (a) The business is located in this state and satisfies any of the following
6criteria:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,418,77 1. The business has no more than 35 full-time employes.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,418,98 2. The business had no more than $2,500,000 in gross annual income in the
9year preceding the year in which the business receives the financial assistance.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,418,1210 (b) The business uses the financial assistance to provide skills training or other
11education related to the needs of the business to current or prospective employes of
12the business.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,418,1413 (c) The business submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use
14of the financial assistance and the secretary approves the plan.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,418,1715 (d) The business enters into a written agreement with the department that
16specifies the conditions for the use of the financial assistance, including reporting,
17auditing and repayment requirements.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,418,2218 (e) The business agrees in writing that, before providing training or other
19education to a current or prospective employe with the financial assistance, it will
20enter into a contract with the employe under which the business agrees to retain the
21employe, and the employe agrees to work for the business, for at least one year after
22the employe's training or education is completed.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,418,2423 (f) The business agrees in writing to submit to the department the report
24required under sub. (3) by the time required under sub. (3).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,419,3
1(2) (a) The department may not award a business more than $10,000 in
2financial assistance under this section. One-half of the amount awarded to a
3business shall be a grant and one-half shall be a loan.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,419,74 (b) In awarding financial assistance under this section, the department shall
5give preference to businesses in industries with especially severe labor shortages.
6The department shall consult with the department of workforce development to
7determine which industries are experiencing severe labor shortages.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,419,108 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the department shall award not less than
930% of the financial assistance awarded under this section in a fiscal biennium to
10businesses that are located in counties with populations of less than 100,000.
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