Amendment SA1-SB531

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE

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SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 531

October 24, 2025 - Offered by Senator Felzkowski.

SB531-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB531-SA1,1,2 1. Page 4, line 2: after “work” insert “, or provide other related services,”.

SB531-SA1,1,4 2. Page 4, line 5: delete the material beginning with “trees, repair trees,” and ending with “catastrophe.” on line 6 and substitute “or repair trees.”.

SB531-SA1,1,5 3. Page 4, line 8: delete “one to 4” and substitute “one or 2”.

SB531-SA1,1,7 4. Page 7, line 2: delete “CONDITIONS FOR” and substitute “CONDITIONS OF”.

SB531-SA1,1,9 5. Page 8, line 6: delete “The named” and substitute “Subject to sub. (3c), the named”.

SB531-SA1,1,10 6. Page 8, line 13: after that line insert:

SB531-SA1,2,4 “(3c) (a) In this subsection, “emergency situation” means a situation in which repair or other work is necessary to prevent imminent danger to life or safety, or to stop substantial, imminent damage to property, and in which the residential contractor reasonably determines that delay of the repair or other work would create or worsen the threat of imminent danger or damage.

SB531-SA1,2,6 (b) A named insured does not have a right to cancel under sub. (3) (h) if an emergency situation occurs and all of the following conditions are met:

SB531-SA1,2,8 1. The residential contractor provides written notice to the named insured describing the emergency situation and the basis for treating it as such.

SB531-SA1,2,11 2. The named insured acknowledges, in writing, the necessity to commence work promptly to address the emergency situation, except that acknowledgment is not required if delay would create an imminent risk to safety.

SB531-SA1,2,15 3. The residential contractor limits work to the minimum reasonably required to mitigate the emergency situation. Any work beyond the minimum reasonably required to mitigate the emergency situation shall be authorized in a separate written agreement between the residential contractor and the named insured.

SB531-SA1,2,19 4. The residential contractor documents and retains records related to the emergency situation, including the actions taken by the residential contractor and the basis for the residential contractor’s determination of the emergency situation.”.

SB531-SA1,2,20 7. Page 8, line 14: delete lines 14 to 17.

SB531-SA1,2,23 8. Page 8, line 20: delete the material beginning with “shall” and ending with “complies” on line 21 and substitute “that includes an assignment of rights or benefits provision shall comply”.

SB531-SA1,3,1 9. Page 9, line 8: delete “$10,000” and substitute “$5,000”.

SB531-SA1,3,2 10. Page 10, line 10: delete “4th” and substitute “8th”.

SB531-SA1,3,3 (end)