Amendment SA2-SSA1-SB55

SB55-SSA1-SA2,355,12 100.37 (1) (am) Notwithstanding s. 93.01 (3), "department" means the department of justice.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2432g Section 2432g. 100.38 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,355,17 100.38 (5) Inspection. The department of justice shall enforce this section by inspection, chemical analyses or any other appropriate method and the department of justice may promulgate such rules as are necessary to effectively enforce this section.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2432j Section 2432j. 100.38 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,355,21 100.38 (6) Enforcement. It is unlawful to sell any antifreeze which is adulterated or misbranded. In addition to the penalties provided under sub. (7), the department of justice may bring an action to enjoin violations of this section.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2432m Section 2432m. 100.41 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,355,24 100.41 (1) (bn) Notwithstanding s. 93.01 (3), "department" means the department of justice.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2432p Section 2432p. 100.42 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,356,2 100.42 (1) (cm) Notwithstanding s. 93.01 (3), "department" means the department of justice.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2433g Section 2433g. 100.43 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,356,5 100.43 (1) (am) Notwithstanding s. 93.01 (3), "department" means the department of justice.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2433m Section 2433m. 100.44 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,356,13 100.44 (5) Enforcement. For any violation of sub. (3), the department of justice may, on behalf of the state, bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of forfeitures authorized under sub. (4), for temporary or permanent injunctive relief and for any other appropriate relief. The court may make any order or judgment that is necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of a violation of sub. (3) if proof of the loss is shown to the satisfaction of the court.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,356,14 1020. Page 890, line 17: delete lines 17 to 25.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,356,15 1021. Page 890, line 25: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,356,16 " Section 2435. 100.52 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,356,17 100.52 (title) Telephone solicitations.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2436 Section 2436. 100.52 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,356,19 100.52 (1) (title) Definitions.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2437b Section 2437b. 100.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,356,23 100.52 (1) (a) "Affiliate," when used in relation to any person, means another person who owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with such person.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2438b Section 2438b. 100.52 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,357,1 100.52 (1) (b) "Basic local exchange service" has the meaning in s. 196.01 (1g).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2439b Section 2439b. 100.52 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,357,6 100.52 (1) (c) "Nonprofit organization" means a corporation, association, or organization described in section 501 (c) (3), (4), (5), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2440b Section 2440b. 100.52 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,357,10 100.52 (1) (d) "Nonresidential customer" means a person, other than a residential customer, who is furnished with telecommunications service by a telecommunications utility.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2440d Section 2440d. 100.52 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,357,13 100.52 (1) (e) "Nonsolicitation directory" means the directory established in rules promulgated by the department under sub. (2) (b).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2440f Section 2440f. 100.52 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,357,17 100.52 (1) (f) "Residential customer" means an individual who is furnished with basic local exchange service by a telecommunications utility, but does not include an individual who operates a business at his or her residence.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2440h Section 2440h. 100.52 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,357,20 100.52 (1) (g) "Telecommunications service" has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (9m).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2440j Section 2440j. 100.52 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,357,23 100.52 (1) (h) "Telecommunications utility" has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (10).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2440L Section 2440L. 100.52 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,358,3 100.52 (1) (j) "Telephone solicitor" means a person, other than a nonprofit organization or an employee or contractor of a nonprofit organization, that employs or contracts with an individual to make a telephone solicitation.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2440n Section 2440n. 100.52 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,358,8 100.52 (2) Nonsolicitation directory listing. (a) Upon a request by a residential customer, the department shall include in the nonsolicitation directory a listing indicating that the residential customer does not want to receive any telephone solicitation made on behalf of a telephone solicitor.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,358,18 (b) The department shall promulgate rules for establishing, maintaining, and semiannually updating a directory that includes listings of residential customers who do not wish to receive telephone solicitations made on behalf of telephone solicitors. The rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish requirements and procedures for a residential customer to request a listing in the directory. The rules shall also require a residential customer who requests a listing in the directory to notify the department on a biennial basis if the residential customer wishes to continue to be included in the directory. The department shall eliminate a residential customer from the directory if the customer does not make the biennial notification.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,358,22 (c) Except for copies of the nonsolicitation directory that are provided to registered telephone solicitors under par. (d), the nonsolicitation directory is not subject to inspection, copying, or receipt under s. 19.35 (1) and may not be released by the department.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,359,6 (d) The department shall, on a semiannual basis, make the nonsolicitation directory available by electronic transmission only to telephone solicitors who are registered under sub. (3). Upon the request of a telephone solicitor registered under sub. (3), the department shall also provide a printed copy of the nonsolicitation directory to the telephone solicitor. A telephone solicitor who receives a copy of the directory, or to whom the directory is made available by electronic transmission, under this paragraph may not solicit or accept from any person, directly or indirectly, anything of value in exchange for providing the person with any information included in the copy.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2441b Section 2441b. 100.52 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,359,19 100.52 (3) Registration of telephone solicitors. (a) The department shall promulgate rules that require any telephone solicitor who requires an employee or contractor to make a telephone solicitation to a residential customer in this state to register with the department, obtain a registration number from the department, and pay a registration fee to the department. The amount of the registration fee shall be based on the cost of establishing the nonsolicitation directory, and the amount that an individual telephone solicitor is required to pay shall be based on the number of telephone lines used by the telephone solicitor to make telephone solicitations. The rules shall also require a telephone solicitor that registers with the department to pay an annual registration renewal fee to the department. The amount of the registration renewal fee shall be based on the cost of maintaining the nonsolicitation directory.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,359,22 (b) The department shall promulgate rules that require an individual who makes a telephone solicitation on behalf of a telephone solicitor to identify at the beginning of the telephone conversation each of the following:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,359,23 1. The telephone solicitor.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,360,2 2. If different than the telephone solicitor, the person selling the property, goods, or services, or receiving the contribution, donation, grant, or pledge of money, credit, property, or other thing of any kind, that is the reason for the telephone solicitation.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2442b Section 2442b. 100.52 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,360,4 100.52 (4) (title) Telephone solicitor requirements.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2442d Section 2442d. 100.52 (4) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,360,8 100.52 (4) (a) 2. Make a telephone solicitation to a residential customer if the nonsolicitation directory that is provided or made available to the telephone solicitor under sub. (2) (d) includes a listing for the residential customer.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,360,11 3. Make a telephone solicitation to a nonresidential customer if the nonresidential customer has provided notice by mail to the telephone solicitor that the nonresidential customer does not wish to receive telephone solicitations.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2442f Section 2442f. 100.52 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,360,13 100.52 (4) (b) A telephone solicitor may not do any of the following:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,360,16 1. Require an employee or contractor to make a telephone solicitation to a person in this state unless the telephone solicitor is registered with the department under the rules promulgated under sub. (3) (a).

SB55-SSA1-SA2,360,18 2. Require an employee or contractor to make a telephone solicitation that violates par. (a).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2442h Section 2442h. 100.52 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,360,24 100.52 (4) (c) A telephone solicitor or employee or contractor of a telephone solicitor that makes a telephone solicitation to a nonresidential customer shall, upon the request of the nonresidential customer, provide the mailing address for notifying the telephone solicitor that the nonresidential customer does not wish to receive telephone solicitations.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2443b Section 2443b. 100.52 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,361,7 100.52 (5) Nonprofit organization requirements. A nonprofit organization or an employee or contractor of a nonprofit organization may not make a telephone solicitation to a residential customer if the residential customer has provided notice by telephone, mail, or facsimile transmission to the nonprofit organization that the residential customer does not wish to receive telephone solicitations. A nonprofit organization may not require an employee or contractor to make a telephone solicitation that violates this subsection.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2444b Section 2444b. 100.52 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,361,10 100.52 (6) Exceptions. Subsections (4) (a) 2. and 3. and (5) do not apply to a telephone solicitation that satisfies any of the following:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,361,12 (a) The telephone solicitation is made to a recipient in response to the recipient's express written request for the telephone solicitation.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,361,18 (b) The telephone solicitation is made to a recipient who is a current client of the person selling the property, goods, or services, or receiving the contribution, donation, grant, or pledge of money, credit, property, or other thing of any kind, that is the reason for the telephone solicitation. This paragraph does not apply if the recipient is a current client of an affiliate of such a person, but is not a current client of such a person.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2445b Section 2445b. 100.52 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,361,22 100.52 (7) Territorial application. This section applies to any interstate telephone solicitation received by a person in this state and to any intrastate telephone solicitation.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2446b Section 2446b. 100.52 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,362,3 100.52 (8) Private cause of action. Any person who suffers damages as the result of another person violating this section may bring an action against the person who violated this section to recover the amount of those damages.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2446d Section 2446d. 100.52 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,362,7 100.52 (9) Enforcement. The department shall investigate violations of this section and may bring an action for temporary or permanent injunctive or other relief for any violation of this section.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2446f Section 2446f. 100.52 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,362,11 100.52 (10) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each violation.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,362,14 (b) A telephone solicitor that violates sub. (4) or a nonprofit organization that violates sub. (5) may be required to forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 for each violation.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,362,15 1022. Page 890, line 25: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,362,16 " Section 2446q. 101.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,362,22 101.01 (4) "Employer" means any person, firm, corporation, state, county, town, city, village, school district, sewer district, drainage district, or family care district and, the Milwaukee County child welfare district, or any other public or quasi-public corporations corporation as well as any agent, manager, representative, or other person having control or custody of any employment, place of employment, or of any employee.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,362,23 1023. Page 890, line 25: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,362,24 " Section 2447x. 101.02 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,363,10 101.02 (15) (a) The department has such supervision of every employment, place of employment and public building in this state as is necessary adequately to enforce and administer all laws and all lawful orders requiring such employment, place of employment or public building to be safe, and requiring the protection of the life, health, safety and welfare of every employe in such employment or place of employment and every frequenter of such place of employment, and the safety of the public or tenants in any such public building. This Except for the purposes of enforcing and administering ss. 101.22, 101.25, and 101.255, this paragraph does not apply to occupational safety and health issues covered by standards established and enforced by the federal occupational safety and health administration.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2448f Section 2448f. 101.02 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,363,17 101.02 (20) (a) For purposes of this subsection, "license" means a license, permit or certificate of certification or registration issued by the department under ss. 101.09 (3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.143 (2) (g), 101.15 (2) (e), 101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a), 101.25 (3), 101.63 (2) or (2m), 101.653, 101.73 (5) or (6), 101.82 (2), 101.87, 101.935, 101.95, 101.951, 101.952, 145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15, 145.16, 145.165, 145.17, 145.175, 145.18 or 167.10 (6m).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2448h Section 2448h. 101.02 (21) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,363,24 101.02 (21) (a) In this subsection, "license" means a license, permit or certificate of certification or registration issued by the department under s. 101.09 (3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.143 (2) (g), 101.15 (2) (e), 101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a), 101.25 (3), 101.63 (2), 101.653, 101.73 (5) or (6), 101.82 (2), 101.87, 101.935, 101.95, 101.951, 101.952, 145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15, 145.16, 145.165, 145.17, 145.175, 145.18 or 167.10 (6m).".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,364,1 1024. Page 890, line 25: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,364,2 " Section 2434g. 100.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,364,5 100.46 (1) Energy conservation standards. The department of justice may by rule adopt energy conservation standards for products that have been established in or promulgated under 42 USC 6291 to 6309.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2434i Section 2434i. 100.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,364,11 100.46 (2) Prohibited acts; enforcement. No person may sell at retail, install or cause to be installed any product that is not in compliance with rules promulgated under sub. (1). In addition to other penalties and enforcement procedures, the department of justice may apply to a court for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating a rule adopted under sub. (1).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2434k Section 2434k. 100.50 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: