SB55-ASA1, s. 2026 4Section 2026. 867.035 (1) (bm) 4. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
5read:
SB55-ASA1,1211,86 867.035 (1) (bm) 4. Other tangible personal property not used in trade,
7agriculture, or other business, not exceeding in value the amount specified in s.
8861.33 (1) (a) 4.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2027 9Section 2027. 867.035 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1211,1610 867.035 (2) A person who possesses property of a decedent shall transmit the
11property to the department of health and family services, if the conditions in sub. (1)
12(a) 1. to 4. are satisfied,
upon receipt of an affidavit by a person designated by the
13secretary of health and family services to administer this section showing that the
14conditions in sub. (1) (a) are satisfied department paid on behalf of the decedent or
15the decedent's spouse recoverable benefits specified in sub. (1) (a)
. Upon transmittal,
16the person is released from any obligation to other creditors or heirs of the decedent.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2028 17Section 2028. 867.035 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,1211,2418 867.035 (2m) (a) If the conditions in sub. (1) (a) 1., 2., and 4. are satisfied, the
19department of health and family services shall have a lien in the amount that it may
20recover under sub. (1) (a) on any interest in the decedent's home, as defined in s.
2149.496 (1) (b), transferred under s. 867.03 (1g). The department may record the lien
22in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the real property is located.
23The department may enforce the lien by foreclosure in the same manner as a
24mortgage on real property, unless any of the following is alive:
SB55-ASA1,1211,2525 1. The decedent's spouse.
SB55-ASA1,1212,2
12. A child of the decedent if the child is under age 21 or disabled, as defined in
2s. 49.468 (1) (a) 1.
SB55-ASA1,1212,83 (b) If the conditions in sub. (1) (a) 1. to 4. are satisfied, the department of health
4and family services shall have a lien in the amount that it may recover under sub.
5(1) (a) on any interest in any real property of the decedent transferred under s. 867.03
6(1g). The department may record the lien in the office of the register of deeds of the
7county in which the real property is located and may enforce the lien by foreclosure
8in the same manner as a mortgage on real property.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2029 9Section 2029. 885.37 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1212,11 10885.37 (title) Interpreters for persons with language difficulties or
11hearing or speaking impairments
limited English proficiency.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2030 12Section 2030. 885.37 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 885.37 (1m), and 885.37
13(1m) (b), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1212,2514 885.37 (1m) (b) If a court has notice that a person who fits any of the criteria
15under par. (a) has a language difficulty because of the inability to speak or
16understand English, has a hearing impairment, is unable to speak or has a speech
17defect the court shall make a factual determination of whether the language
18difficulty or the hearing or speaking impairment is sufficient to prevent the
19individual from communicating with his or her attorney, reasonably understanding
20the English testimony or reasonably being understood in English. If the court
21determines that,
limited English proficiency and that an interpreter is necessary, the
22court shall advise the person that he or she has a right to a qualified interpreter and
23that, if the person cannot afford one, an interpreter will be provided for him or her
24at the public's expense. Any waiver of the right to an interpreter is effective only if
25made voluntarily in person, in open court and on the record.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2031
1Section 2031. 885.37 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,1213,32 885.37 (1g) In this section, "limited English proficiency" means any of the
3following:
SB55-ASA1,1213,54 (a) The inability, because of the use of a language other than English, to
5adequately understand or communicate effectively in English in a court proceeding.
SB55-ASA1,1213,86 (b) The inability, due to a speech impairment, hearing loss, deafness,
7deaf-blindness, or other disability, to adequately hear, understand, or communicate
8effectively in English in a court proceeding.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2032 9Section 2032. 885.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1213,1110 885.37 (2) A court may authorize the use of an interpreter in actions or
11proceedings in addition to those specified in sub. (1) (1m).
SB55-ASA1, s. 2033 12Section 2033. 885.37 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1213,2513 885.37 (3) (b) In any administrative contested case proceeding before a state,
14county, or municipal agency, if the agency conducting the proceeding has notice that
15a party to the proceeding has a language difficulty because of the inability to speak
16or understand English, has a hearing impairment, is unable to speak or has a speech
17defect, the agency shall make a factual determination of whether the language
18difficulty or hearing or speaking impairment is sufficient to prevent the party from
19communicating with others, reasonably understanding the English testimony or
20reasonably being understood in English. If the agency determines
limited English
21proficiency and
that an interpreter is necessary, the agency shall advise the party
22that he or she has a right to a qualified interpreter. After considering the party's
23ability to pay and the other needs of the party, the agency may provide for an
24interpreter for the party at the public's expense. Any waiver of the right to an
25interpreter is effective only if made at the administrative contested case proceeding.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2034
1Section 2034. 885.37 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1214,42 885.37 (3m) Any agency may authorize the use of an a qualified interpreter in
3a contested case proceeding for a person who is not a party but who has a substantial
4interest in the proceeding.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2035 5Section 2035. 885.37 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1214,76 885.37 (4) (a) (intro.) The necessary expense of furnishing an a qualified
7interpreter for an indigent person under sub. (1) (1m) or (2) shall be paid as follows:
SB55-ASA1, s. 2036 8Section 2036. 885.37 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1214,119 885.37 (4) (b) The necessary expense of furnishing an a qualified interpreter
10for an indigent party under sub. (3) shall be paid by the unit of government for which
11the proceeding is held.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2037 12Section 2037. 885.37 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1214,1513 885.37 (5) (a) If a court under sub. (1) (1m) or (2) or an agency under sub. (3)
14decides to appoint an interpreter, the court or agency shall follow the applicable
15procedure under par. (b) or (c).
SB55-ASA1, s. 2038 16Section 2038. 885.37 (6) to (10) of the statutes are created to read:
SB55-ASA1,1214,1917 885.37 (6) (a) If a person with limited English proficiency requests the
18assistance of the clerk of circuit courts regarding a legal proceeding, the clerk may
19provide the assistance of a qualified interpreter to respond to the person's inquiry.
SB55-ASA1,1214,2320 (b) A qualified interpreter appointed under this section may, with the approval
21of the court, provide interpreter services outside the court room that are related to
22the court proceedings, including during court-ordered psychiatric or medical exams
23or mediation.
SB55-ASA1,1215,2 24(7) (a) A person with limited English proficiency may waive the right to a
25qualified interpreter at any point in the court proceeding if the court advises the

1person of the nature and effect of the waiver and determines on the record that the
2waiver has been made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily.
SB55-ASA1,1215,53 (b) At any point in the court proceeding, for good cause, the person with limited
4English proficiency may retract his or her waiver and request that a qualified
5interpreter be appointed.
SB55-ASA1,1215,86 (c) Any party to a court proceeding may object to the use of any qualified
7interpreter for good cause. The court may remove a qualified interpreter for good
8cause.
SB55-ASA1,1215,12 9(8) Every qualified interpreter, before commencing his or her duties in a court
10proceeding, shall take a sworn oath that he or she will make a true and impartial
11interpretation. The supreme court may approve a uniform oath for qualified
12interpreters.
SB55-ASA1,1215,15 13(9) The delay resulting from the need to locate and appoint a qualified
14interpreter may constitute good cause for the court to toll the time limitations in the
15court proceeding.
SB55-ASA1, s. 3862c 16Section 3862c. 891.45 of the statutes is renumbered 891.45 (2) and amended
17to read:
SB55-ASA1,1216,618 891.45 (2) In any proceeding involving the application by a state, county, or
19municipal fire fighter or his or her beneficiary for disability or death benefits under
20s. 66.191, 1981 stats., or s. 40.65 (2) or any pension or retirement system applicable
21to fire fighters, where at the time of death or filing of application for disability
22benefits the deceased or disabled municipal fire fighter had served a total of 5 years
23as a state, county, or municipal fire fighter and a qualifying medical examination
24given prior to the time of his or her joining the department becoming a state, county,
25or municipal fire fighter
showed no evidence of heart or respiratory impairment or

1disease, and where the disability or death is found to be caused by heart or
2respiratory impairment or disease, such finding shall be presumptive evidence that
3such impairment or disease was caused by such employment. In this section,
4"municipal fire fighter" includes any person designated as primarily a fire fighter
5under s. 61.66 (2) and any person under s. 61.66 whose duties as a fire fighter during
6the 5-year qualifying period took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.
SB55-ASA1, s. 3862h 7Section 3862h. 891.45 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,1216,88 891.45 (1) In this section:
SB55-ASA1,1216,109 (a) "County fire fighter" means any person employed by a county whose duties
10primarily include active fire suppression or prevention.
SB55-ASA1,1216,1411 (b) "Municipal fire fighter" includes any person designated as primarily a fire
12fighter under s. 61.66 (2) and any person under s. 61.66 whose duties as a fire fighter
13during the 5-year qualifying period took up at least two-thirds of his or her working
14hours.
SB55-ASA1,1216,1715 (c) "State fire fighter" means any person employed by the state whose duties
16primarily include active fire suppression or prevention and who is a protective
17occupation participant, as defined in s. 40.02 (48).
SB55-ASA1, s. 3862p 18Section 3862p. 891.455 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1216,2219 891.455 (1) In this section, "state, county, or municipal fire fighter" means a
20municipal fire fighter who is covered under s. 891.45 and any person under s. 61.66
21whose duties as a fire fighter during the 10-year qualifying period specified in sub.
22(2) took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.
SB55-ASA1, s. 3862t 23Section 3862t. 891.455 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1217,1024 891.455 (2) Beginning with applications submitted by a municipal fire fighter
25or his or her beneficiary on May 12, 1998, in
In any proceeding involving an

1application by a state, county, or municipal fire fighter or his or her beneficiary for
2disability or death benefits under s. 66.191, 1981 stats., or s. 40.65 (2) or any pension
3or retirement system applicable to fire fighters, where at the time of death or filing
4of application for disability benefits the deceased or disabled municipal fire fighter
5had served a total of 10 years as a state, county, or municipal fire fighter and a
6qualifying medical examination given prior to the time of his or her joining the
7department
becoming a state, county, or municipal fire fighter showed no evidence
8of cancer, and where the disability or death is found to be caused by cancer, such
9finding shall be presumptive evidence that the cancer was caused by such
10employment.
SB55-ASA1, s. 3862w 11Section 3862w. 893.335 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,1217,13 12893.335 Actions concerning property development rights. (1) In this
13section:
SB55-ASA1,1217,1614 (a) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization defined in s. 94.10 (1) (b)
15that has jointly pursued or is currently pursuing the acquisition of property
16development rights with the state, a state agency, or a political subdivision.
SB55-ASA1,1217,1817 (b) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county, or a
18department, division board, or other agency of a city, village, town, or county.
SB55-ASA1,1218,219 (c) "Property development rights" means the holder's nonpossessory interest
20in real property imposing any limitation or affirmative obligation the purpose of
21which may include retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or open space values of
22real property, assuring the availability of real property for agricultural, forest,
23recreational, or open space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or
24enhancing air or water quality, preserving a burial site, as defined in s. 157.70 (1) (b),

1or preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural aspects of real
2property.
SB55-ASA1,1218,53 (d) "Value" means the amount paid for comparable property development
4rights in an arm's-length sale completed within 12 months before the sale in
5question.
SB55-ASA1,1218,10 6(2) (a) A person who sells the property development rights for a period of 30
7years or longer in real property or his or her heir or devisee shall bring an action
8within 3 years after the sale of the property development rights to recover the
9difference between the value of the property development rights and the sale price
10of those rights or be barred.
SB55-ASA1,1218,1211 (b) A person may bring an action under this subsection only if all of the
12following conditions are met:
SB55-ASA1,1218,1413 1. The purchaser is a nonprofit organization, the state, an agency of the state,
14or a political subdivision.
SB55-ASA1,1218,1615 2. The amount paid for the property development rights was at least 5% below
16the value of the property development rights.
SB55-ASA1,1218,1817 (c) If the transfer of the property development rights involved a gift, a person
18may only recover for the portion of the transfer that was not a gift.
SB55-ASA1,1218,20 19(3) The person who has the right to bring an action under sub. (2) may request
20that the department of justice bring the action on behalf of the person.
SB55-ASA1,1218,25 21(4) If the person under sub. (2) or the department of justice under sub. (3) is
22successful in obtaining a judgment under this section, the court shall include in the
23judgment compounded interest from the date that the property was sold, using the
24interest rate charged for delinquent property taxes by the county in which the
25property is located.
SB55-ASA1, s. 3862x
1Section 3862x. 893.587 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1219,8 2893.587 Incest Sexual assault of a child; limitation. An action to recover
3damages for injury caused by incest an act that would constitute a violation of s.
4948.02, 948.025, 948.06, or 948.095
shall be commenced within 2 5 years after the
5plaintiff discovers the fact and the probable cause, or with the exercise of reasonable
6diligence should have discovered the fact and the probable cause, of the injury,
7whichever occurs first. This section does not shorten the period to commence an
8action provided under s. 893.16 (1).
SB55-ASA1, s. 2039 9Section 2039. 895.11 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,1219,12 10895.11 Payments under the tobacco settlement agreement. (1) In this
11section, "tobacco settlement agreement" means the Attorneys General Master
12Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998.
SB55-ASA1,1219,13 13(2) The state's participation in the tobacco settlement agreement is affirmed.
SB55-ASA1,1219,20 14(3) All payments received and to be received by the state under the tobacco
15settlement agreement are the property of the state, to be used as provided by law,
16including a sale, assignment, or transfer of the right to receive the payments under
17s. 16.63. No political subdivision of the state, and no officer or agent of any political
18subdivision of the state, shall have or seek to maintain any claim related to the
19tobacco settlement agreement or any claim against any party that was released from
20liability by the state under the tobacco settlement agreement.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2040 21Section 2040. 895.483 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1219,23 22895.483 (title) Civil liability exemption; regional and county local
23emergency response teams and their sponsoring agencies.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2041 24Section 2041. 895.483 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1220,4
1895.483 (2) A county local emergency response team, a member of such a team
2and the county, city, village, or town that contracts to provide the emergency response
3team to the county are immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to
4carrying out responsibilities pursuant to a designation under s. 166.21 (2m) (e).
SB55-ASA1, s. 2042 5Section 2042. 905.015 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1220,15 6905.015 Interpreters for persons with language difficulties, limited
7English proficiency,
or hearing or speaking impairments. If an interpreter
8for a person with a language difficulty, limited English proficiency, as defined in s.
9885.37 (1g),
or a hearing or speaking impairment interprets as an aid to a
10communication which is privileged by statute, rules adopted by the supreme court,
11or the U.S. or state constitution, the interpreter may be prevented from disclosing
12the communication by any person who has a right to claim the privilege. The
13interpreter may claim the privilege but only on behalf of the person who has the
14right. The authority of the interpreter to do so is presumed in the absence of evidence
15to the contrary.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2043 16Section 2043. 908.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1220,2117 908.08 (1) In any criminal trial or hearing, juvenile fact-finding hearing under
18s. 48.31 or 938.31 or revocation hearing under s. 302.113 (9) (am), 302.114 (9) (am),
19304.06 (3), or 973.10 (2), the court or hearing examiner may admit into evidence the
20videotaped oral statement of a child who is available to testify, as provided in this
21section.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2044 22Section 2044. 938.183 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1221,723 938.183 (3) Except as provided in s. 973.013 (3m), the department shall place
24a juvenile under 15 years of age who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m)
25or (2) in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution.
When

1a juvenile who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or (2) attains the age
2of 17 15 years, the department may place the juvenile in a state prison named in s.
3302.01. If a juvenile who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or (2) is 15
4years of age or over, the department may transfer the juvenile to the Racine youthful
5offender correctional facility named in s. 302.01 as provided in s. 938.357 (4) (d).
A
6juvenile who is subject to a criminal penalty under sub. (1m) or (2) for an act
7committed before December 31, 1999, is eligible for parole under s. 304.06.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2045 8Section 2045. 938.185 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1221,149 938.185 (2) Venue for any proceeding under s. 938.363 or, 938.365, or 938.538
10(4m) (a) 2.
shall be in the county where the dispositional order was issued, unless the
11juvenile's county of residence has changed, or the parent of the juvenile has resided
12in a different county of this state for 6 months. In either case, the court may, upon
13a motion and for good cause shown, transfer the case, along with all appropriate
14records, to the county of residence of the juvenile or parent.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2046 15Section 2046. 938.19 (1) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1221,2016 938.19 (1) (d) 6. The juvenile has violated the terms a condition of
17court-ordered supervision or aftercare supervision administered by the department
18or a county department, a condition of the juvenile's placement in a Type 2 secured
19correctional facility or a Type 2 child caring institution, or a condition of the juvenile's
20participation in the intensive supervision program under s. 938.534
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2047 21Section 2047. 938.20 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1222,322 938.20 (2) (cm) If the juvenile has violated the terms a condition of aftercare
23supervision administered by the department or a county department, a condition of
24the juvenile's placement in a Type 2 secured correctional facility or a Type 2 child
25caring institution, or a condition of the juvenile's participation in the intensive

1supervision program under s. 938.534
, the person who took the juvenile into custody
2may release the juvenile to the department or county department, whichever has
3aftercare supervision over the juvenile.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2048 4Section 2048. 938.20 (7) (c) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1222,115 938.20 (7) (c) 1m. In the case of a juvenile who has violated the terms a
6condition
of aftercare supervision administered by the department or a county
7department, a condition of the juvenile's placement in a Type 2 secured correctional
8facility or a Type 2 child caring institution, or a condition of the juvenile's
9participation in the intensive supervision program under s. 938.534
, to the
10department or county department, whichever has aftercare supervision of the
11juvenile.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2049 12Section 2049. 938.20 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1223,813 938.20 (8) If a juvenile is held in custody, the intake worker shall notify the
14juvenile's parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the reasons for holding the
15juvenile in custody and of the juvenile's whereabouts unless there is reason to believe
16that notice would present imminent danger to the juvenile. If a juvenile who has
17violated the terms a condition of aftercare supervision administered by the
18department or a county department, a condition of the juvenile's placement in a Type
192 secured correctional facility or a Type 2 child caring institution, or a condition of
20the juvenile's participation in the intensive supervision program under s. 938.534
is
21held in custody, the intake worker shall also notify the department or county
22department, whichever has supervision over the juvenile, of the reasons for holding
23the juvenile in custody, of the juvenile's whereabouts, and of the time and place of the
24detention hearing required under s. 938.21. The parent, guardian, and legal
25custodian shall also be notified of the time and place of the detention hearing

1required under s. 938.21, the nature and possible consequences of that hearing, and
2the right to present and cross-examine witnesses at the hearing. If the parent,
3guardian, or legal custodian is not immediately available, the intake worker or
4another person designated by the court shall provide notice as soon as possible.
5When the juvenile is alleged to have committed a delinquent act, the juvenile shall
6receive the same notice about the detention hearing as the parent, guardian, or legal
7custodian. The intake worker shall notify both the juvenile and the juvenile's parent,
8guardian, or legal custodian.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2050 9Section 2050. 938.205 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,1223,1610 938.205 (1) (c) That the juvenile will run away or be taken away so as to be
11unavailable for proceedings of the court or its officers or , proceedings of the division
12of hearings and appeals in the department of administration for revocation of
13aftercare supervision, or action by the department or county department relating to
14a violation of a condition of the juvenile's placement in a Type 2 secured correctional
15facility or a Type 2 child caring institution or a condition of the juvenile's
16participation in the intensive supervision program under s. 938.534
.
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