AB51-ASA1,6,25 24(3) (a) Each director, partner or proprietor of a business shall forfeit $100 if the
25business does any of the following:
AB51-ASA1,7,1
11. Fails to provide any information required under sub. (2).
AB51-ASA1,7,32 2. Knowingly gives a false answer to any request for information made under
3sub. (2).
AB51-ASA1,7,44 3. Evades the answer to any request for information made under sub. (2).
AB51-ASA1,7,55 (b) Each day of violation under par. (a) constitutes a separate offense.
AB51-ASA1,7,8 6(4) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), each authority shall withhold
7from access by any person under s. 19.35 (1) all information provided to the authority
8under sub. (2).
AB51-ASA1,7,129 (b) Each authority shall provide to the department of administration, upon
10written request of the department, any information provided to the authority under
11sub. (2). The department of administration shall withhold from access by any person
12under s. 19.35 (1) any information provided to the department under this paragraph.
AB51-ASA1,7,1513 (c) Any person who provides information to an authority under sub. (2) may
14consent in writing to that authority for the authority to provide that information to
15another specified person or to any person.
AB51-ASA1, s. 8 16Section 8. 218.015 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB51-ASA1,7,2217 218.015 (7) In Except as provided in s. 893.83, in addition to pursuing any other
18remedy, a consumer may bring an action to recover for any damages caused by a
19violation of this section. The court shall award a consumer who prevails in such an
20action twice the amount of any pecuniary loss, together with costs, disbursements
21and reasonable attorney fees, and any equitable relief the court determines
22appropriate.
AB51-ASA1, s. 9 23Section 9. 560.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB51-ASA1,8,524 560.05 (3) The Subject to s. 893.83, the state shall be liable for accrued rentals
25and for any other default under any lease or sublease made under sub. (2) (c) and may

1be sued therefor on contract as in other contract actions under ch. 775, except that
2it shall not be necessary for the lessor under any such lease or sublease or any
3assignee of such lessor or any person or other legal entity proceeding on behalf of such
4lessor to file any claim with the legislature prior to the commencement of any such
5action.
AB51-ASA1, s. 10 6Section 10. 775.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB51-ASA1,8,13 7775.01 Actions against state; bond. Upon Except as provided in s. 893.83,
8upon
the refusal of the legislature to allow a claim against the state the claimant may
9commence an action against the state by service as provided in s. 801.11 (3) and by
10filing with the clerk of court a bond, not exceeding $1,000, with 2 or more sureties,
11to be approved by the attorney general, to the effect that the claimant will indemnify
12the state against all costs that may accrue in such action and pay to the clerk of court
13all costs, in case the claimant fails to obtain judgment against the state.
AB51-ASA1, s. 11 14Section 11. 893.83 of the statutes is created to read:
AB51-ASA1,8,16 15893.83 Claims against state and local governmental units resulting
16from certain incorrect dates.
(1) In this section:
AB51-ASA1,8,2117 (a) "Electronic computing device" means any computer hardware or software,
18computer chip, embedded chip, process control equipment, or other information
19system used to capture, store, manipulate, or process information, or that controls,
20monitors, or assists in the operation of physical apparatus that relies on automation
21or digital technology to function.
AB51-ASA1,9,222 (b) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a
23special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a
24political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of

1the foregoing or a combination of an instrumentality of the state and any of the
2foregoing.
AB51-ASA1,9,33 (c) "Process" includes calculate, compare, sequence, display or store.
AB51-ASA1,9,84 (cm) "Remediation plan" means a written document that includes a listing of
5tasks, resources and target milestone dates, developed to implement changes to
6ensure that electronic computing devices will accurately process, transmit and
7receive date data from, into and between the 20th and 21st centuries and during the
8years of 1999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations.
AB51-ASA1,9,129 (d) "State governmental unit" means this state, and every subunit or
10instrumentality of this state, including any institution or authority, regardless of
11whether moneys are appropriated to the unit, but does not include a local
12governmental unit.
AB51-ASA1,9,25 13(2) No person may maintain an action against any state governmental unit or
14local governmental unit, or any officer, employe or agent of such a unit acting in his
15or her capacity as an officer, employe or agent, for any damages arising from any
16wrongful act or omission caused by the failure of an electronic computing device that
17is controlled by such a unit, officer, employe or agent to process, transmit or receive
18date data from, into and between the 20th and 21st centuries and during the years
191999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations, if the unit had a remediation plan
20in effect at the time of the act or omission that was designed to prevent the failure
21and the unit or the officer, employe or agent made a reasonable effort to find, identify
22and replace or correct any electronic computing device that may have contributed to
23the failure. Sections 893.80 and 893.82 apply to any action for damages arising from
24any wrongful act or omission caused by the failure of an electronic computing device
25to process, transmit or receive date data from, into and between the 20th and 21st

1centuries and during the years 1999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations, that
2is not prohibited by this subsection.
AB51-ASA1,10,5 3(3) Any provision of a contract entered into, extended, modified or renewed by
4a state governmental unit or local governmental unit on or after the effective date
5of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], contrary to sub. (2) is void.
AB51-ASA1, s. 12 6Section 12. 904.17 of the statutes is created to read:
AB51-ASA1,10,7 7904.17 Year 2000 statements. (1) In this section:
AB51-ASA1,10,128 (a) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a
9special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a
10political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of
11the foregoing or a combination of an instrumentality of the state and any of the
12foregoing.
AB51-ASA1,10,1413 (b) "Processing" includes calculating, comparing, sequencing, displaying or
14storing.
AB51-ASA1,10,1715 (c) "Year 2000 processing" means the processing, transmitting or receiving of
16date data from, into and between the 20th and 21st centuries, and during the years
171999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations.
AB51-ASA1,10,2018 (d) "Year 2000 statement" means any communication or other conveyance of
19information by a person to another or to the public in any form or medium, including
20a computer program:
AB51-ASA1,10,2221 1. Concerning an assessment, projection, or estimate relating to year 2000
22processing capabilities of an entity, product, service or set of products and services.
AB51-ASA1,10,2523 2. Concerning plans, objectives or timetables for implementing or verifying the
24year 2000 processing capabilities of an entity, product, service or set of products and
25services.
AB51-ASA1,11,3
13. Concerning test plans, test dates, test results or operational problems or
2solutions related to year 2000 processing by products or services that incorporate or
3utilize products.
AB51-ASA1,11,74 4. Concerning the correction or avoidance of a year 2000 processing failure in
5computer hardware, a computer system, a component of a computer system, a
6computer program or software or services utilizing any computer hardware, system,
7component, program or software or services.
AB51-ASA1,11,98 5. Reviewing, commenting on, or otherwise directly or indirectly relating to
9year 2000 processing capabilities.
AB51-ASA1,11,11 10(3) Information contained in a year 2000 statement may be offered in evidence
11in any civil action or proceeding only if one of the following applies:
AB51-ASA1,11,1412 (a) The information is contained in a year 2000 statement made by a person
13who knew that the statement was false, misleading or deceptive or that was made
14with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity of the statement.
AB51-ASA1,11,1615 (b) The information is contained in a republished year 2000 statement that the
16person who republished the statement knew was false, misleading or deceptive.
AB51-ASA1,11,2017 (c) The information is contained in a year 2000 statement that was made by a
18person who was compensated for making that statement as part of a contractual
19service related to the assessment, contingency planning, remediation or testing of a
20failure in year 2000 processing.
AB51-ASA1,11,2321 (d) The information is contained in a year 2000 statement that was made by
22a person when soliciting a consumer, including when advertising or offering to sell
23a product.
AB51-ASA1,12,224 (e) The information is being offered in a civil action or proceeding brought by
25a local governmental unit acting in a regulatory, supervisory or enforcement capacity

1or by a state governmental unit acting in a regulatory, supervisory or enforcement
2capacity.
AB51-ASA1,12,53 (f) The information is contained in a year 2000 statement that omits material
4information, and the omission of the material information makes the statement
5false, misleading or deceptive.
AB51-ASA1, s. 13 6Section 13. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB51-ASA1,12,77 (1) Year 2000 educational outreach.
AB51-ASA1,12,88 (a) In this subsection:
AB51-ASA1,12,13 91. "Electronic computing device" means any computer hardware or software,
10computer chip, embedded chip, process control equipment, or other information
11system used to capture, store, manipulate, or process information, or that controls,
12monitors, or assists in the operation of physical apparatus that relies on automation
13or digital technology to function.
AB51-ASA1,12,14 142. "Process" includes calculate, compare, sequence, display or store.
AB51-ASA1,12,2215 (b) Notwithstanding section 16.705 (1) of the statutes, the department of
16administration may contract with one or more private contractors to provide
17educational outreach with respect to potential failures of electronic computing
18devices to process, transmit or receive date data from, into and between the 20th and
1921st centuries and during the years 1999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations,
20and methods of correction of and contingency planning for such failures. No contract
21entered into under this subsection may extend beyond December 31, 1999. Section
2216.705 (2) and (3) of the statutes do not apply to any such contract.
AB51-ASA1,12,2323 (2) Emergency management contingency plans.
AB51-ASA1,13,324 (a) In this subsection, "electronic computing device" means any computer
25hardware or software, computer chip, embedded chip, process control equipment or

1other information system used to capture, store, manipulate or process information,
2or that controls, monitors or assists in the operation of physical apparatus that relies
3on automation or digital technology to function.
AB51-ASA1,13,184 (b) The department of military affairs shall prepare a plan on how they will
5review all of the local emergency management services agency contingency plans for
6responding to the failure of an electronic computing device to process, transmit or
7receive date data from, into and between the 20th and 21st centuries, and during the
8years 1999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations. The plan shall include an
9estimate of the costs necessary to review the local contingency plans and, if that
10review determines that those local emergency management services agency
11contingency plans are not adequate or need testing, the estimated cost necessary to
12test those contingency plans. The adjutant general shall submit its findings and plan
13for funding to the joint committee on finance by the 60th day after the effective date
14of this paragraph. If the joint committee on finance approves the funding plan, the
15joint committee on finance may supplement the appropriation under section 20.465
16(3) (a) of the statutes from the appropriation under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the
17statutes. Notwithstanding section 13.101 (3) (a) of the statutes, the joint committee
18on finance is not required to find that an emergency exists.
AB51-ASA1, s. 14 19Section 14. Initial applicability.
AB51-ASA1,13,2220 (1) Admissibility of year 2000 statements. The treatment of section 904.17 of
21the statutes first applies to a year 2000 statement made on the effective date of this
22subsection.
AB51-ASA1,14,223 (2) State and local governmental liability. The treatment of sections 16.528
24(3) (f), 19.37 (2) and (3), 66.285 (4) (f), 218.015 (7), 560.05 (3), 775.01 and 893.83 of
25the statutes first applies with respect to noncontractual injuries occurring or injuries

1occurring under contracts entered into, extended, modified or renewed on the
2effective date of this subsection.
AB51-ASA1,14,43 (3) Year 2000 impact statements. The creation of section 13.0992 of the statutes
4first applies to bills introduced on the effective date of this subsection.
AB51-ASA1, s. 15 5Section 15. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
6publication, except as follows:
AB51-ASA1,14,77 (1) The repeal of section 13.0992 of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2001.
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