AB150-ASA,1236,822 100.207 (6) (b) 1. The department of justice, on its own initiative or at the
23request of
after consulting with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
24protection, or any district attorney upon informing the department of justice
25agriculture, trade and consumer protection, may commence an action in circuit court

1in the name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any
2violation of this section. Injunctive relief may include an order directing
3telecommunications providers, as defined in s. 196.01 (8p), to discontinue
4telecommunications service provided to a person violating this section or ch. 196.
5Before entry of final judgment, the court may make such orders or judgments as may
6be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts
7or practices involved in the action if proof of these acts or practices is submitted to
8the satisfaction of the court.
AB150-ASA, s. 3602p 9Section 3602p. 100.207 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1236,1610 100.207 (6) (b) 2. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer
11protection
may exercise its authority under ss. 93.14 to 93.16 and 100.18 (11) (c) to
12administer this section. The department and the department of justice may
13subpoena persons, and require the production of books and other documents, and the
14department of justice
may request the department of agriculture, trade and
15consumer protection to exercise its authority to aid in the investigation of alleged
16violations of this section.
AB150-ASA, s. 3602s 17Section 3602s. 100.207 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1236,2318 100.207 (6) (c) Any person who violates subs. (2) to (4) shall be required to
19forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $5,000 for each offense. Forfeitures under this
20paragraph shall be enforced by the department of justice, on its own initiative or at
21the request of
after consulting with the department of agriculture, trade and
22consumer protection, or, upon informing the department of justice, by the district
23attorney of the county where the violation occurs.
AB150-ASA, s. 3602w 24Section 3602w. 100.207 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1237,3
1100.207 (6) (e) The Subject to par. (em), the department of agriculture, trade
2and consumer protection, in consultation with the department of justice,
shall
3promulgate rules under this section.
AB150-ASA, s. 3602x 4Section 3602x. 100.207 (6) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,1237,95 100.207 (6) (em) 1. Before preparing any proposed rule under this section, the
6department shall form an advisory group to suggest recommendations regarding the
7content and scope of the proposed rule. The advisory group shall consist of one or
8more persons who may be affected by the proposed rule, a representative from the
9department of justice and a representative from the public service commission.
AB150-ASA,1237,1210 2. The department shall submit the recommendations under subd. 1., if any,
11to the legislature as part of the report required under s. 227.19 (2) and to the board
12of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB150-ASA, s. 3602y 13Section 3602y. 100.21 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1237,1914 100.21 (3) (a) Any person making an energy savings or safety claim shall, upon
15written request by the department, submit information upon which the person relied
16to substantiate the claim. The department of justice may request the department to
17issue a written request under this paragraph for information to substantiate an
18energy savings or safety claim.
Failure to submit information requested under this
19subsection is a violation of sub. (2) (a).
AB150-ASA, s. 3607m 20Section 3607m. 100.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1238,321 100.26 (6) The department, the department of justice, after consulting with the
22department,
or any district attorney may commence an action in the name of the
23state to recover a civil forfeiture to the state of not less than $100 nor more than
24$10,000 for each violation of an injunction issued under s. 100.18, 100.182 or 100.20
25(6) or. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or any district

1attorney may commence an action in the name of the state to recover a civil forfeiture
2to the state of not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 for each violation of
an order
3issued under s. 100.20.
AB150-ASA, s. 3608 4Section 3608. 100.263 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,1238,16 5100.263 Recovery. In addition to other remedies available under this chapter,
6the court may award the department of justice the costs of investigation, an amount
7reasonably necessary to remedy the harmful effects of the violation and the expenses
8of prosecution, including attorney fees, from any person who violates this chapter.
9The department of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit in the general
10fund all moneys that the court awards to the department or the state under this
11section. Ten percent of the money deposited in the general fund that was awarded
12under this section for the costs of investigation and the expenses of prosecution,
13including attorney fees, shall be credited to the appropriation account under s.
1420.455 (1) (gh). All of the money deposited in the general fund that was awarded
15under this section to remedy the harmful effects of the violation shall be credited to
16the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gm).
AB150-ASA, s. 3608g 17Section 3608g. 100.263 of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
18(this act), is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1239,6 19100.263 Recovery. In addition to other remedies available under this chapter,
20the court may award the department of justice the costs of investigation, and an
21amount reasonably necessary to remedy the harmful effects of the violation and the
22court may award the department of justice
the expenses of prosecution, including
23attorney fees, from any person who violates this chapter. The department and the
24department
of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit in the general
25fund all moneys that the court awards to the department, the department of justice

1or the state under this section. Ten percent of the money deposited in the general
2fund that was awarded under this section for the costs of investigation and the
3expenses of prosecution, including attorney fees, shall be credited to the
4appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gh). All of the money deposited in the
5general fund that was awarded under this section to remedy the harmful effects of
6the violation shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gm).
AB150-ASA, s. 3608r 7Section 3608r. 100.28 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1239,108 100.28 (4) (c) The department of justice , or any district attorney, upon the
9request of the department, may commence an action in the name of the state under
10par. (a) or (b).
AB150-ASA, s. 3609m 11Section 3609m. 100.50 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1239,1412 100.50 (6) (c) The department of justice , or any district attorney, upon the
13request of the department, may commence an action in the name of the state under
14par. (a) or (b).
AB150-ASA, s. 3610 15Section 3610. Chapter 101 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1239,2016 CHAPTER 101
17 DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, LABOR
18 AND HUMAN RELATIONS
development —
19 regulation of industry,
20 buildings and safety
AB150-ASA, s. 3611 21Section 3611. 101.01 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (intro.)
22and amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1239,25 23101.01 Definitions. (intro.)  In chs. 101 to 106 and 108 this chapter, the
24following words and phrases have the designated meanings unless a different
25meaning is expressly provided
:
AB150-ASA, s. 3612
1Section 3612. 101.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.001 (1).
AB150-ASA, s. 3613 2Section 3613. 101.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 103.001 (2).
AB150-ASA, s. 3614 3Section 3614. 101.01 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (1m) and
4amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1240,65 101.01 (1m) "Department" means the department of industry, labor and
6human relations
development.
AB150-ASA, s. 3615 7Section 3615. 101.01 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (2m).
AB150-ASA, s. 3616 8Section 3616. 101.01 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (7).
AB150-ASA, s. 3617 9Section 3617. 101.01 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (8).
AB150-ASA, s. 3618 10Section 3618. 101.01 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (9).
AB150-ASA, s. 3619 11Section 3619. 101.01 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (14) and
12amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1240,1413 101.01 (14) "Secretary" means the secretary of industry, labor and human
14relations
development.
AB150-ASA, s. 3620 15Section 3620. 101.01 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-ASA, s. 3621 16Section 3621. 101.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (3) and
17amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1240,2118 101.01 (3) The term "employe" shall mean and include every "Employe" means
19any
person who may be required or directed by any employer, in consideration of
20direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment, or to go or work or be
21at any time in any place of employment.
AB150-ASA, s. 3622 22Section 3622. 101.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (4) and
23amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1241,324 101.01 (4) The term "employer" shall mean and include every "Employer"
25means any
person, firm, corporation, state, county, town, city, village, school district,

1sewer district, drainage district and other public or quasi-public corporations as well
2as any agent, manager, representative or other person having control or custody of
3any employment, place of employment or of any employe.
AB150-ASA, s. 3623 4Section 3623. 101.01 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (5) and
5amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1241,106 101.01 (5) The term "employment" shall mean and include "Employment"
7means
any trade, occupation or process of manufacture, or any method of carrying
8on such trade, occupation or process of manufacture in which any person may be
9engaged, except in such private domestic service as does not involve the use of
10mechanical power and in farm labor as used in par. (f) sub. (11).
AB150-ASA, s. 3624 11Section 3624. 101.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (6).
AB150-ASA, s. 3625 12Section 3625. 101.01 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (10) and
13amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1241,2214 101.01 (10) The term "owner" shall mean and include every "Owner" means
15any
person, firm, corporation, state, county, town, city, village, school district, sewer
16district, drainage district and other public or quasi-public corporations as well as
17any manager, representative, officer, or other person having ownership, control or
18custody of any place of employment or public building, or of the construction, repair
19or maintenance of any place of employment or public building, or who prepares plans
20for the construction of any place of employment or public building. Said ss. 101.01
21to 101.25
This subchapter shall apply, so far as consistent, to all architects and
22builders.
AB150-ASA, s. 3626 23Section 3626. 101.01 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (11).
AB150-ASA, s. 3627 24Section 3627. 101.01 (2) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (12).
AB150-ASA, s. 3628
1Section 3628. 101.01 (2) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (13) and
2amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1242,93 101.01 (13) The term "safe" " Safe" or "safety", as applied to an employment or
4a place of employment or a public building, shall mean means such freedom from
5danger to the life, health, safety or welfare of employes or frequenters, or the public,
6or tenants, or fire fighters, and such reasonable means of notification, egress and
7escape in case of fire, and such freedom from danger to adjacent buildings or other
8property, as the nature of the employment, place of employment, or public building,
9will reasonably permit.
AB150-ASA, s. 3629 10Section 3629. 101.01 (2) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (15) and
11amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1242,1312 101.01 (15) The term "welfare" shall mean and include "Welfare" includes
13comfort, decency and moral well-being.
AB150-ASA, s. 3631 14Section 3631. 101.02 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1242,1915 101.02 (5) (c) In the discharge of his or her duties such agent shall have every
16power of an inquisitorial nature granted in ss. 101.01 to 101.25 this subchapter to
17the department, the same powers as a court commissioner with regard to the taking
18of depositions and all powers granted by law to a court commissioner relative to
19depositions.
AB150-ASA, s. 3632 20Section 3632. 101.02 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1243,321 101.02 (5) (f) Upon the request of the department, the department of justice or
22district attorney of the county in which any investigation, hearing or trial had under
23ss. 101.01 to 101.25 this subchapter is pending, shall aid therein and prosecute the
24department in the investigation, hearing or trial and,
under the supervision of the
25department, prosecute all necessary actions or proceedings for the enforcement and

1punishment of violations
of those sections this subchapter and all other laws of this
2state relating to the protection of life, health, safety and welfare , and for the
3punishment of all violations thereof
.
AB150-ASA, s. 3633 4Section 3633. 101.02 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1243,85 101.02 (6) (e) Any employer or other person interested either because of
6ownership in or occupation of any property affected by any such order, or otherwise,
7may petition for a hearing on the reasonableness of any order of the department in
8the manner provided in ss. 101.01 to 101.25 this subchapter.
AB150-ASA, s. 3634 9Section 3634. 101.02 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1243,2010 101.02 (7) (a) Nothing contained in ss. 101.01 to 101.25 this subchapter may
11be construed to deprive the common council, the board of alderpersons, the board of
12trustees or the village board of any village or city, or a local board of health, as defined
13in s. 250.01 (3), of any power or jurisdiction over or relative to any place of
14employment or public building, provided that, whenever the department shall, by an
15order, fix a standard of safety or any hygienic condition for employment or places of
16employment or public buildings, the order shall, upon the filing by the department
17of a copy of the order with the clerk of the village or city to which it may apply, be held
18to amend or modify any similar conflicting local order in any particular matters
19governed by the order of the department. Thereafter no local officer may make or
20enforce any order contrary to the order of the department.
AB150-ASA, s. 3635 21Section 3635. 101.02 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1244,422 101.02 (7m) Notwithstanding sub. (7) (a), no city, village or town may make or
23enforce any ordinance that is applied to any multifamily dwelling, as defined in s.
24101.971 (2), and that does not conform to subch. VI and this section or is contrary to
25an order of the department under ss. 101.01 to 101.25 this subchapter, except that

1if a city, village or town has a preexisting stricter sprinkler ordinance, as defined in
2s. 101.975 (3) (a), that ordinance remains in effect, except that the city, village or town
3may take any action with regard to that ordinance that a political subdivision may
4take under s. 101.975 (3) (b).
AB150-ASA, s. 3636 5Section 3636. 101.02 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1244,106 101.02 (9) A substantial compliance with the requirements of ss. 101.01 to
7101.25,
this subchapter shall be sufficient to give effect to the orders of the
8department, and they shall not no order may be declared inoperative, illegal or void
9for any omission of a technical nature in with respect thereto to the requirements of
10this subchapter
.
AB150-ASA, s. 3637 11Section 3637. 101.02 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1244,1312 101.02 (10) Orders of the department under ss. 101.01 to 101.25 this
13subchapter
shall be subject to review in the manner provided in ch. 227.
AB150-ASA, s. 3638 14Section 3638. 101.02 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1244,2015 101.02 (12) Every day during which any person, persons, or corporation, or any
16officer, agent or employe thereof, shall fail of a person or corporation, fails to observe
17and comply with any order of the department or to perform any duty enjoined by ss.
18101.01 to 101.25,
specified under this subchapter shall constitute a separate and
19distinct violation of such the order , or of said sections as the case may be the
20requirements of this subchapter, whichever is applicable
.
AB150-ASA, s. 3639 21Section 3639. 101.02 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1245,522 101.02 (13) (a) If any employer, employe, owner, or other person violates ss.
23101.01 to 101.25
this subchapter, or fails or refuses to perform any duty lawfully
24enjoined
specified under this subchapter, within the time prescribed by the
25department, for which no penalty has been specifically provided, or fails, neglects or

1refuses to obey any lawful order given or made by the department, or any judgment
2or decree made by any court in connection with ss. 101.01 to 101.25 this subchapter,
3for each such violation, failure or refusal, such employer, employe, owner or other
4person shall forfeit and pay into the state treasury a sum not less than $10 nor more
5than $100 for each such offense.
AB150-ASA, s. 3640 6Section 3640. 101.02 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1245,157 101.02 (15) (b) The department shall administer and enforce, so far as not
8otherwise provided for in the statutes, the laws relating to child labor, laundries,
9stores, employment, licensed occupations, school attendance, bakeries, employment
10offices,
intelligence offices and bureaus, manufacture of cigars, sweatshops, corn
11shredders, woodsawing machines, fire escapes and means of egress from buildings,
12scaffolds, hoists, ladders and other matters relating to the erection, repair, alteration
13or painting of buildings and structures, and all other laws protecting the life, health,
14safety and welfare of employes in employments and places of employment and
15frequenters of places of employment.
AB150-ASA, s. 3641 16Section 3641. 101.02 (15) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1245,2017 101.02 (15) (f) The department shall investigate, ascertain and determine such
18reasonable classifications of persons, employments, places of employment and public
19buildings, as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of ss. 101.01 to 101.25 this
20subchapter
.
AB150-ASA, s. 3642 21Section 3642. 101.02 (15) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1246,422 101.02 (15) (g) Any commissioner, the The secretary or any deputy of the
23department may enter any place of employment or public building, for the purpose
24of collecting facts and statistics, examining the provisions made for the health, safety
25and welfare of the employes, frequenters, the public or tenants therein and bringing

1to the attention of every employer or owner any law, or any order of the department,
2and any failure on the part of such employer or owner to comply therewith. No
3employer or owner may refuse to admit any commissioner, the secretary or any
4deputy of the department to his or her place of employment or public building.
AB150-ASA, s. 3643 5Section 3643. 101.02 (15) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1246,106 101.02 (15) (k) Every employer and every owner shall furnish to the
7department all information required by it to carry into effect ss. 101.01 to 101.25 that
8the department requires to administer and enforce this subchapter
, and shall make
9provide specific answers to all questions submitted by that the department relative
10thereto
asks relating to any information that the department requires.
AB150-ASA, s. 3644 11Section 3644. 101.02 (15) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1246,2312 101.02 (15) (L) Any employer receiving from the department any blanks calling
13for
form requesting information required by that the department to carry into effect
14ss. 101.01 to 101.25
requires to administer and enforce this subchapter, along with
15directions to fill the same complete the form, shall cause the same to be properly filled
16out so as to
complete the form and answer fully and correctly each question therein
17propounded, and in case
asked in the form. If the employer is unable to answer any
18question, the employer shall give a good and sufficient reason for such failure, and
19said answer
his or her inability to answer the question. The employer's answers shall
20be verified under oath by the employer, or by the president, secretary or other
21managing officer of the corporation, if the employer is a corporation, and the
22completed form shall be
returned to the department at its office within the period
23fixed by the department.
AB150-ASA, s. 3645 24Section 3645. 101.02 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-ASA, s. 3646 25Section 3646. 101.02 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1247,10
1101.02 (18) The department may establish a schedule of fees for publications
2and seminars provided by the department for which no fee is otherwise authorized,
3required or prohibited by statute. Fees established under this subsection for
4publications and seminars provided by the department may not exceed the actual
5cost incurred in providing those publications and seminars. If the department
6receives unanticipated proceeds from a statewide labor and management conference
7provided by the department that exceed the actual cost of the conference, the
8department may use those unanticipated proceeds to provide grants for local labor
9and management conferences, educational activities and other activities to promote
10positive relations between labor and management.
AB150-ASA, s. 3647 11Section 3647. 101.02 (18) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
12.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,1247,1713 101.02 (18) The department may establish a schedule of fees for publications
14and seminars provided by the department for which no fee is otherwise authorized,
15required or prohibited by statute. Fees established under this subsection for
16publications and seminars provided by the department may not exceed the actual
17cost incurred in providing those publications and seminars.
AB150-ASA, s. 3648 18Section 3648. 101.02 (18m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,1247,2519 101.02 (18m) The department may perform testing of petroleum products
20other than testing provided under ch. 168. The department may establish a schedule
21of fees for such petroleum product testing services. The department shall credit all
22revenues received from fees established under this subsection to the appropriation
23account under s. 20.445 (1) (ga). Revenues from fees established under this
24subsection may be used by the department to pay for testing costs, including
25laboratory supplies and equipment amortization, for such products.
AB150-ASA, s. 3649
1Section 3649. 101.02 (18m) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is amended to read:
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