AB75, s. 3110
17Section
3110. 560.785 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1533,2218
560.785
(1) (intro.) For the development zone program under ss. 560.70
and
19560.71 to 560.78, the development opportunity zone program under s. 560.795 and
20the enterprise development zone program under s. 560.797, the department shall
21promulgate rules that further define a person's eligibility for tax benefits. The rules
22shall do at least all of the following:
AB75, s. 3111
23Section
3111. 560.797 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1534,3
1560.797
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (c)
and, (d),
and (e), the department may
2designate an area as an enterprise development zone for a project if the department
3determines all of the following:
AB75, s. 3112
4Section
3112. 560.797 (2) (a) 4. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1534,85
560.797
(2) (a) 4. c. The percentage of households in the area receiving
6unemployment insurance under ch. 108
, relief funded by a relief block grant under
7ch. 49 or aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 is higher than the
8state average.
AB75, s. 3113
9Section
3113. 560.797 (2) (bg) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1534,1210
560.797
(2) (bg) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (a) and subject to pars. (c)
and, 11(d)
, and (e), the department may designate an area as an enterprise development
12zone for a project if the department determines all of the following:
AB75, s. 3114
13Section
3114. 560.797 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1534,1614
560.797
(2) (e) The department may not designate any area as an enterprise
15development zone on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
16date].
AB75, s. 3115
17Section
3115. 560.797 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1534,2018
560.797
(3) (c) The department may not accept or approve any applications or
19project plans submitted under par. (a) on or after the effective date of this paragraph
20.... [LRB inserts date].
AB75, s. 3116
21Section
3116. 560.797 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1535,222
560.797
(4) (a)
If Except as provided in par. (h), if the department approves a
23project plan under sub. (3) and designates the area in which the person submitting
24the project plan conducts or intends to conduct the project as an enterprise
1development zone under the criteria under sub. (2), the department shall certify the
2person as eligible for tax benefits.
AB75, s. 3117
3Section
3117. 560.797 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1535,54
560.797
(4) (h) No person may be certified under this subsection on or after the
5effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB75, s. 3118
6Section
3118. 560.798 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1535,117
560.798
(2) (a)
The Except as provided under par. (c), the department may
8designate one area in the state as an agricultural development zone. The area must
9be located in a rural municipality. An agricultural business that is located in an
10agricultural development zone and that is certified by the department under sub. (3)
11is eligible for tax benefits as provided in sub. (3).
AB75, s. 3119
12Section
3119. 560.798 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1535,1413
560.798
(2) (c) No area may be designated as an agricultural development zone
14on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB75, s. 3120
15Section
3120. 560.798 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1535,2116
560.798
(3) (a)
The Except as provided under par. (c), the department may
17certify for tax benefits in an agricultural development zone a new or expanding
18agricultural business that is located in the agricultural development zone. In
19determining whether to certify a business under this subsection, the department
20shall consider, among other things, the number of jobs that will be created or retained
21by the business.
AB75, s. 3121
22Section
3121. 560.798 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1535,2423
560.798
(3) (c) No business may be certified under this subsection on or after
24the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB75, s. 3122
25Section
3122. 560.7995 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1536,3
1560.7995
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to
par. pars. (c)
and (e), the department may
2designate an area as an airport development zone if the department determines all
3of the following:
AB75, s. 3123
4Section
3123. 560.7995 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1536,95
560.7995
(2) (d) Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (c)
, and except as provided in par.
6(e), the department shall designate as an airport development zone the area within
7the boundaries of Adams, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln,
8Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Taylor,
9Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood, and Vilas counties.
AB75, s. 3124
10Section
3124. 560.7995 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1536,1311
560.7995
(2) (e) No area may be designated as an airport development zone
12under this subsection on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
13date].
AB75, s. 3125
14Section
3125. 560.7995 (4) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1536,1715
560.7995
(4) (ar) The department may not accept or approve any applications
16or business plans submitted under par. (a) on or after the effective date of this
17paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB75, s. 3126
18Section
3126. 560.7995 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 560.7995 (4) (b)
191. and amended to read:
AB75,1536,2320
560.7995
(4) (b) 1.
If Except as provided in subd. 2., if the department approves
21a business plan under par. (a) or (am), the department shall certify the person as
22eligible for tax benefits. The department shall notify the department of revenue
23within 30 days of certifying a person under this paragraph.
AB75, s. 3127
24Section
3127. 560.7995 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1537,2
1560.7995
(4) (b) 2. No person may be certified under this paragraph on or after
2the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB75, s. 3128
3Section
3128. Subchapter VII of chapter 560 [precedes 560.80] of the statutes
4is repealed.
AB75, s. 3129
5Section
3129. 560.96 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1537,96
560.96
(2) (a)
The Except as provided in par. (c), the department may designate
7up to 8 areas in the state as technology zones. A business that is located in a
8technology zone and that is certified by the department under sub. (3) is eligible for
9a tax credit as provided in sub. (3).
AB75, s. 3130
10Section
3130. 560.96 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1537,1211
560.96
(2) (c) No area may be designated as a technology zone under this
12subsection on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB75, s. 3131
13Section
3131. 560.96 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1537,1614
560.96
(3) (a) (intro.)
The Except as provided in par. (e), the department may
15certify for tax credits in a technology zone a business that satisfies all of the following
16requirements:
AB75, s. 3132
17Section
3132. 560.96 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1537,1918
560.96
(3) (e) No business may be certified under this subsection on or after the
19effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB75, s. 3133
20Section
3133. 563.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1537,2121
563.03
(1) "Adult family home" has the meaning given in s. 50.01 (1)
(a) or (b).
AB75, s. 3134
22Section
3134. 600.03 (34) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1537,2423
600.03
(34) "Office" means
"the office of the
insurance commissioner" 24commissioner of insurance of this state.
AB75, s. 3135
25Section
3135
. 601.31 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1538,4
1601.31
(1) (n) For
listing
appointing, or renewing
a listing an appointment of,
2an agent under s. 628.11, a fee to be set by the commissioner by rule
but not to exceed
3$8 annually for resident agents or $24 annually for nonresident agents and paid at
4times and under procedures set by the commissioner.
AB75, s. 3136
5Section
3136. 601.41 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1538,96
601.41
(10) Uniform application for individual health insurance policies. 7(a) The commissioner shall by rule prescribe uniform questions and the format for
8applications, which may not exceed 10 pages in length, for individual major medical
9health insurance policies.
AB75,1538,1410
(b) After the effective date of the rules promulgated under par. (a), an insurer
11may use only the prescribed questions and format for individual major medical
12health insurance policy applications. The commissioner shall publish a notice in the
13Wisconsin Administrative Register that states the effective date of the rules
14promulgated under par. (a).
AB75,1538,1715
(c) For purposes of this subsection, an individual major medical health
16insurance policy includes health coverage provided on an individual basis through
17an association.
AB75, s. 3137
18Section
3137. 601.428 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1538,24
19601.428 Cancellation and rescission reports. Beginning in 2009, every
20insurer that issues individual health insurance policies shall annually report to the
21commissioner the total number of individual health insurance policies that the
22insurer issued in the preceding year and the total number of individual health
23insurance policies with respect to which the insurer initiated or completed a
24cancellation or rescission in the preceding year.
AB75, s. 3138
25Section
3138. 609.755 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1539,2
1609.755 Coverage of dependents. Limited service health organizations,
2preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.895 (14m).
AB75, s. 3139
3Section
3139. 611.11 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1539,54
611.11
(4) (a) In this subsection, "municipality" has the meaning given in s.
5345.05 (1) (c)
, but also includes any transit authority created under s. 66.1039.
AB75, s. 3140
6Section
3140. 614.10 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1539,107
614.10
(2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding s. 614.01 (1) (a) 2., on the application of an
8employee specified in subd. 2., provide insurance benefits to the employee's spouse
9or domestic partner under ch. 770 or a child of the employee who receives financial
10services or support from the employee.
AB75, s. 3141
11Section
3141. 619.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1539,2112
619.01
(1) (a)
Establishment of plans. If the commissioner finds after a hearing
13that in any part of this state automobile insurance, property insurance, health care
14liability insurance, liability insurance but not to include coverage for risks
which 15that are determined to be uninsurable, worker's compensation insurance, insurance
16coverage for foster homes
or treatment foster homes, or insurance coverage for group
17homes is not readily available in the voluntary market, and that the public interest
18requires
such that availability, the commissioner may by rule either promulgate
19plans to provide such insurance coverages for any risks in this state
which that are
20equitably entitled to
, but otherwise unable to obtain
such, that coverage, or may call
21upon the insurance industry to prepare plans for the commissioner's approval.
AB75, s. 3142
22Section
3142. 619.01 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1540,523
619.01
(1) (c) 1. Each plan, except a health care liability insurance plan, a foster
24home protection insurance plan,
a treatment foster home protection insurance plan 25or a group home protection insurance plan, shall require participation by all insurers
1doing any business in this state of the types covered by the specific plan and all
2agents licensed to represent
such those insurers in this state for the specified types
3of business, except that the commissioner may exclude classes of persons for
4administrative convenience or because it is not equitable or practicable to require
5them to participate in the plan.
AB75, s. 3143
6Section
3143. 619.01 (1) (c) 4m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 3144
7Section
3144. 619.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1540,148
619.01
(9) Foster home protection insurance. In this section "foster home
9protection insurance" means insurance coverage to protect persons who receive a
10license to operate a foster home under s. 48.62 (1)
(a) against the unique risks,
11determined by the commissioner, to which
such those persons are exposed. If the
12persons have insurance
which that covers any of
these those risks, the foster home
13protection insurance may insure against any or all of the other risks, and may
14provide additional or excess limits coverage for any or all of
these those risks.
AB75, s. 3145
15Section
3145. 619.01 (9m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 3146
16Section
3146. 628.47 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1540,19
17628.47 Requirement before paying certain claims. Before paying an
18insurance claim of $500 or more to any individual, an insurer shall comply with s.
1949.895.
AB75, s. 3147
20Section
3147. 631.43 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1540,2221
631.43
(3) Exception. Subsection (1) does not affect the rights of insurers to
22exclude, limit or
reduce restrict coverage under s. 632.32 (5) (b)
, or (c)
or (f) to (j).
AB75, s. 3148
23Section
3148. 632.32 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 632.32 (2) (at).
AB75, s. 3149
24Section
3149. 632.32 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1541,3
1632.32
(2) (am) "Medical payments coverage" means coverage to indemnify for
2medical payments or chiropractic payments or both for the protection of all persons
3using the insured motor vehicle from losses resulting from bodily injury or death.
AB75, s. 3150
4Section
3150. 632.32 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 632.32 (2) (h).
AB75, s. 3151
5Section
3151. 632.32 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1541,96
632.32
(2) (cm) "Umbrella or excess liability policy" means an insurance
7contract providing at least $1,000,000 of liability coverage per person or per
8occurrence in excess of certain required underlying liability insurance coverage or
9a specified amount of self-insured retention.
AB75, s. 3152
10Section
3152. 632.32 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1541,1211
632.32
(2) (d) "Underinsured motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle to which all
12of the following apply:
AB75,1541,1413
1. The motor vehicle is involved in an accident with a person who has
14underinsured motorist coverage.
AB75,1541,1615
2. A bodily injury liability insurance policy applies to the motor vehicle at the
16time of the accident.
AB75,1541,1817
3. The limits under the bodily injury liability insurance policy are less than the
18amount needed to fully compensate the insured for his or her damages.
AB75, s. 3153
19Section
3153. 632.32 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1541,2320
632.32
(2) (e) "Underinsured motorist coverage" means coverage for the
21protection of persons insured under that coverage who are legally entitled to recover
22damages for bodily injury, death, sickness, or disease from owners or operators of
23underinsured motor vehicles.
AB75, s. 3154
24Section
3154. 632.32 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read: