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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 320
February 15, 2022 - Offered by Representative Horlacher.
AB320-ASA1,1,10 1An Act to repeal subchapter X of chapter 440 [precedes 440.96]; to renumber
2443.17; to amend 15.105 (5), 15.405 (2) (title), 15.405 (2) (ag), 15.405 (2) (ar),
315.405 (2) (b), chapter 443 (title), 443.01 (3), 443.10 (2) (a), 443.10 (2) (e), 443.11
4(title), 443.11 (1) (intro.), 443.16 and 703.11 (2) (b); and to create 440.08 (2) (a)
538i., 443.01 (3c), 443.01 (3e), 443.01 (5m), 443.01 (9), 443.015 (1e), 443.02 (5),
6443.075, 443.08 (2) (d), 443.08 (3) (a) 4., 443.08 (4) (a) 5., 443.08 (4) (b) 5., 443.08
7(5) (d), 443.10 (1) (e), 443.10 (4) (am), 443.11 (1) (dm), 443.17 (2), 443.17 (3),
8443.17 (4) and 443.175 of the statutes; relating to: regulation, registration,
9and the scope of practice of interior designers, certificates of authorization for
10interior design firms, and granting rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB320-ASA1,1 11Section 1. 15.105 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB320-ASA1,2,10
115.105 (5) State capitol and executive residence board. There is created a
2state capitol and executive residence board, attached to the department of
3administration under s. 15.03, consisting of the secretary of administration or the
4secretary's designee, the director of the historical society or the director's designee,
5an architect or engineer employed by the department of administration appointed
6by the secretary of administration, 3 senators and 3 representatives to the assembly
7appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses, and
87 citizen members appointed for staggered 6-year terms of whom at least 2 shall be
9architects registered under ch. 443, one shall be a landscape architect registered
10under ch. 443 and 2 shall be interior designers registered under s. 440.962 ch. 443.
AB320-ASA1,2 11Section 2. 15.405 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB320-ASA1,2,1412 15.405 (2) (title) Examining board of architects, landscape architects,
13professional engineers, designers,
and professional land surveyors, and
14registered interior designers
.
AB320-ASA1,3 15Section 3. 15.405 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB320-ASA1,2,2516 15.405 (2) (ag) There is created an examining board of architects, landscape
17architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors, and
18registered interior designers
in the department of safety and professional services.
19Any professional member appointed to the examining board shall be registered or
20licensed to practice architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering,
21the design of engineering systems, or professional land surveying, or interior design
22under ch. 443. The examining board shall consist of the following members
23appointed for 4-year terms: 3 architects, 3 landscape architects, 3 professional
24engineers, 3 designers, 3 professional land surveyors, 3 registered interior designers,
25and 10 12 public members.
AB320-ASA1,4
1Section 4. 15.405 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB320-ASA1,3,82 15.405 (2) (ar) In operation, the examining board shall be divided into an
3architect section, a landscape architect section, a professional engineer section, a
4designer section, and a professional land surveyor section, and a registered interior
5designer section
. Each section shall consist of the 3 members of the named profession
6appointed to the examining board and 2 public members appointed to the section.
7The examining board shall elect its own officers and shall meet at least twice
8annually.
AB320-ASA1,5 9Section 5. 15.405 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB320-ASA1,3,1410 15.405 (2) (b) All matters pertaining to passing upon the qualifications of
11applicants for and the granting or revocation of registration or licensure, and all
12other matters of interest to either the architect, landscape architect, engineer,
13designer, or professional land surveyor, or registered interior designer section shall
14be acted upon solely by the interested section.
AB320-ASA1,6 15Section 6. 440.08 (2) (a) 38i. of the statutes is created to read:
AB320-ASA1,3,1716 440.08 (2) (a) 38i. Interior design firm, partnership, or corporation: February
171 of each even-numbered year.
AB320-ASA1,7 18Section 7. Subchapter X of chapter 440 [precedes 440.96] of the statutes is
19repealed.
AB320-ASA1,8 20Section 8. Chapter 443 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB320-ASA1,4,221 CHAPTER 443
22 EXAMINING BOARD OF ARCHITECTS,
23 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS,
24 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS,
25 DESIGNERS, AND PROFESSIONAL

1 LAND SURVEYORS, AND REGISTERED
2 INTERIOR DESIGNERS
AB320-ASA1,9 3Section 9. 443.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB320-ASA1,4,64 443.01 (3) “Examining board" means the examining board of architects,
5landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land
6surveyors, and registered interior designers.
AB320-ASA1,10 7Section 10. 443.01 (3c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB320-ASA1,4,118 443.01 (3c) “Interior alteration or interior construction project” means a
9project for an interior space or area within a proposed or existing building or
10structure, including construction, modification, renovation, rehabilitation, or
11historic preservation, that involves changing or altering any of the following:
AB320-ASA1,4,1212 (a) The design function or layout of rooms.
AB320-ASA1,4,1313 (b) The state of permanent fixtures or equipment.
AB320-ASA1,4,1614 (c) The interior space or area if the change or alteration requires verification
15of the compliance of the interior space or area with a building code, fire code, the
16federal Americans with Disabilities Act, or state or local regulations.
AB320-ASA1,4,1717 (d) Interior furnishings.
AB320-ASA1,4,1818 (e) Nonstructural elements of the interior space or area.
AB320-ASA1,11 19Section 11. 443.01 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB320-ASA1,4,2520 443.01 (3e) “Interior technical submission” means a design, drawing,
21specification, study, or other technical report or calculation that establishes the scope
22of an interior design project, including a description of standards of quality for
23materials, skilled labor, equipment, and construction systems, and that may be
24signed and sealed by a Wisconsin registered interior designer in compliance with this
25chapter.
AB320-ASA1,12
1Section 12. 443.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB320-ASA1,5,82 443.01 (5m) (a) “Practice of interior design” means the design of interior spaces
3as a part of an interior alteration or interior construction project in conformity with
4public health, safety, and welfare requirements, including the preparation of
5documents relating to building code descriptions, project egress plans that require
6no increase in the number of exits in the space affected, space planning, finish
7materials, furnishings, fixtures, and equipment and the preparation of documents
8and interior technical submissions relating to interior construction.
AB320-ASA1,5,99 (b) “Practice of interior design” does not include any of the following:
AB320-ASA1,5,1110 1. Services that constitute the practice of architecture or the practice of
11professional engineering.
AB320-ASA1,5,1312 2. Altering or affecting the structural system of a building, including changing
13the building's live or dead load on the structural system.
AB320-ASA1,5,1814 3. Changes to the building envelope, including exterior walls, exterior wall
15coverings, exterior wall openings, exterior windows and doors, architectural trim,
16balconies and similar projections, bay and oriel windows, roof assemblies and rooftop
17structures, and glass and glazing for exterior use in both vertical and sloped
18applications in buildings and structures.
AB320-ASA1,5,2019 4. Altering or affecting the mechanical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning,
20ventilation, electrical, vertical transportation, fire sprinkler, or fire alarm systems.
AB320-ASA1,5,2121 5. Changes beyond the exit access component of a means of egress system.
AB320-ASA1,5,2522 6. Construction that materially affects life safety systems pertaining to fire
23safety or the fire protection of structural elements, or alterations to smoke
24evacuation and compartmentalization systems or to fire-rated vertical shafts in
25multistory structures.
AB320-ASA1,6,2
17. Changes of use to an occupancy of greater hazard as determined by the
2International Building Code.
AB320-ASA1,6,43 8. Changes to the construction classification of the building or structure
4according to the International Building Code.
AB320-ASA1,13 5Section 13. 443.01 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB320-ASA1,6,76 443.01 (9) “Wisconsin registered interior designer” means a person registered
7as a Wisconsin registered interior designer under this chapter.
AB320-ASA1,14 8Section 14. 443.015 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB320-ASA1,6,149 443.015 (1e) The rules promulgated under sub. (1) by the registered interior
10designer section of the examining board shall require a Wisconsin registered interior
11designer to complete at least 15 hours of continuing education during the 2-year
12period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). At
13least 10 of the 15 hours shall be in subjects related to the practice of interior design
14which safeguard the public's health, safety, and welfare.
AB320-ASA1,15 15Section 15. 443.02 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB320-ASA1,6,2016 443.02 (5) No person may use the title “Wisconsin registered interior designer,”
17use any title or description that implies that he or she is a Wisconsin registered
18interior designer, or represent himself or herself to be a Wisconsin registered interior
19designer unless the person is registered as a Wisconsin registered interior designer
20under this chapter.
AB320-ASA1,16 21Section 16. 443.075 of the statutes is created to read:
AB320-ASA1,7,2 22443.075 Registration requirements for interior designers. The
23registered interior designer section of the examining board shall register as a
24Wisconsin registered interior designer an individual who submits an application to

1the registered interior designer section on a form provided by the registered interior
2designer section and who satisfies one of the following requirements:
AB320-ASA1,7,3 3(1) The individual does all of the following:
AB320-ASA1,7,64 (a) Passes an interior design examination approved by the registered interior
5designer section that is administered by an organization approved by the registered
6interior designer section.
AB320-ASA1,7,87 (b) Meets any other requirements established by the registered interior
8designer section by rule.
AB320-ASA1,7,10 9(2) The individual is registered as an architect under s. 443.03 and submits
10evidence satisfactory to the registered interior designer section of all of the following:
AB320-ASA1,7,1111 (a) That he or she is a graduate of a 4-year architecture program.
AB320-ASA1,7,1312 (b) That he or she has at least 6 years of demonstrated practical experience in
13interior design of a character satisfactory to the registered interior designer section.
AB320-ASA1,17 14Section 17. 443.08 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB320-ASA1,7,1815 443.08 (2) (d) No individual Wisconsin registered interior designer registered
16under this chapter may practice or offer to practice interior design as a principal,
17officer, employee, or agent of a firm, partnership, or corporation unless all of the
18following are satisfied:
AB320-ASA1,7,2019 1. All personnel who practice or offer to practice in its behalf as Wisconsin
20registered interior designers are registered under this chapter.
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