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4is repealed.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:
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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:
AB75,1542,7
1632.32
(2) (f) "Uninsured motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is involved
2in an accident with a person who has uninsured motorist coverage and with respect
3to which, at the time of the accident, a bodily injury liability insurance policy is not
4in effect and the owner or operator has not furnished proof of financial responsibility
5for the future under subch. III of ch. 344. "Uninsured motor vehicle" also includes
6both of the following motor vehicles involved in an accident with a person who has
7uninsured motorist coverage:
AB75,1542,98
1. An insured motor vehicle if before or after the accident the liability insurer
9of the motor vehicle is declared insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction.
AB75,1542,1010
2. An unidentified motor vehicle.
AB75, s. 3155
11Section
3155. 632.32 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1542,1512
632.32
(2) (g) "Uninsured motorist coverage" means coverage for the protection
13of persons insured under that coverage who are legally entitled to recover damages
14for bodily injury, death, sickness, or disease from owners or operators of uninsured
15motor vehicles.
AB75, s. 3156
16Section
3156. 632.32 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1542,1817
632.32
(4) (title)
Required uninsured motorist, underinsured motorist, and
18medical payments coverages.
AB75, s. 3157
19Section
3157. 632.32 (4) (intro.) (except 632.32 (4) (title)) of the statutes is
20renumbered 632.32 (4) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB75,1543,221
632.32
(4) (a) (intro.) Every policy of insurance subject to this section that
22insures with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this
23state against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death
24suffered by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor
1vehicle shall contain therein or supplemental thereto
the following provisions
for all
2of the following coverages:
AB75, s. 3158
3Section
3158. 632.32 (4) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 3159
4Section
3159. 632.32 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1543,105
632.32
(4) (a) 1.
For the protection of persons injured who are legally entitled
6to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured motor vehicles because
7of bodily injury, sickness or disease, including death resulting therefrom Excluding
8a policy written by a town mutual organized under ch. 612, uninsured motorist
9coverage, in limits of at least
$25,000 $100,000 per person and
$50,000 $300,000 per
10accident.
AB75, s. 3160
11Section
3160. 632.32 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 3161
12Section
3161. 632.32 (4) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1543,1513
632.32
(4) (a) 2m. Excluding a policy written by a town mutual organized under
14ch. 612, uninsured motorist coverage, in limits of at least $100,000 per person and
15$300,000 per accident.
AB75, s. 3162
16Section
3162. 632.32 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 632.32 (4) (c) and
17amended to read:
AB75,1543,2118
632.32
(4) (c)
Insurers Unless an insurer waives the right to subrogation,
19insurers making payment under
the uninsured motorists' coverage any of the
20coverages under this subsection shall, to the extent of the payment, be subrogated
21to the rights of their insureds.
AB75, s. 3163
22Section
3163. 632.32 (4) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 3164
23Section
3164. 632.32 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 632.32 (4) (a) 3m.
24and amended to read:
AB75,1544,10
1632.32
(4) (a) 3m.
To indemnify for medical payments or chiropractic payments
2or both Medical payments coverage, in the amount of at least
$1,000 $10,000 per
3person
for protection of all persons using the insured motor vehicle from losses
4resulting from bodily injury or death. The named insured may reject the coverage.
5If the named insured rejects the coverage, it need not be provided in a subsequent
6renewal policy issued by the same insurer unless the insured requests it in writing.
7Under the medical or chiropractic payments coverage, the insurer shall be
8subrogated to the rights of its insured to the extent of its payments. Coverage written
9under this
paragraph subdivision may be excess coverage over any other source of
10reimbursement to which the insured person has a legal right.
AB75, s. 3165
11Section
3165. 632.32 (4) (bc) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1544,1512
632.32
(4) (bc) Notwithstanding par. (a) 3m., the named insured may reject
13medical payments coverage. If the named insured rejects the coverage, the coverage
14need not be provided in a subsequent renewal policy issued by the same insurer
15unless the insured requests it in writing.
AB75, s. 3166
16Section
3166. 632.32 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 3167
17Section
3167. 632.32 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1545,218
632.32
(4r) Required written offers of uninsured motorist and
19underinsured motorist coverages for umbrella or excess liability policies. (a)
20An insurer writing umbrella or excess liability policies that insure with respect to a
21motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state against loss resulting
22from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death suffered by a person arising
23out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle shall provide written
24offers of uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage, which
25offers shall include a brief description of the coverage offered. An insurer is required
1to provide the offers required under this subsection only one time with respect to any
2policy in the manner provided in par. (b).