Amendment CA1-SSA1-SB55

SB55-SSA1-CA1,740,5 167.10 (3) (a) No Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, no person may possess or use fireworks without a user's permit from the mayor of the city, president of the village, or chairperson of the town in which the possession or use is to occur or from an official or employee of that municipality designated by the mayor, president, or chairperson. This paragraph does not prohibit the possession of fireworks with intent to sell the fireworks in compliance with sub. (2). No person may use fireworks or a device listed under sub. (1) (e) to (g) or (i) to (n) while attending a fireworks display for which a permit has been issued to a person listed under par. (c) 1. to 5. or under par. (c) 6. if the display is open to the general public.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2881aj Section 2881aj. 167.10 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,740,8 167.10 (3) (b) (intro.) Paragraph (a) does The prohibitions under par. (a) do not apply to:

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2881ak Section 2881ak. 167.10 (3) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,740,13 167.10 (3) (b) 8. Except as provided in par. (bm), the possession of fireworks by a nonresident person in any city, town, or village if the nonresident person intends to use the fireworks outside of this state and is transporting the fireworks to a location outside of this state.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2881am Section 2881am. 167.10 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,740,18 167.10 (3) (bm) Paragraph (a) applies to a person transporting fireworks under par. (b) 7. or 8. if, in the course of transporting the fireworks through a city, town, or village, the person remains in that city, town, or village for a period of at least 12 hours.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2881an Section 2881an. 167.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,741,2 167.10 (4) Out-of-state and in-state shipping. Shipping and transporting. This section does not prohibit a resident wholesaler or jobber from selling fireworks to a nonresident person outside of this state or to a person or group granted a permit under sub. (3) (c) 1. to 7. A resident wholesaler or resident jobber that ships the fireworks sold under this subsection shall package and ship the fireworks in accordance with applicable state and federal law by, as defined in s. 194.01 (1), (2), and (11), common motor carrier, contract motor carrier, or private motor carrier.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2881ap Section 2881ap. 167.10 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,741,12 167.10 (8) (b) Fireworks stored, handled, sold, possessed, or used by a person who violates this section, an ordinance adopted under sub. (5) sub. (6m) (a), (b), or (c); a rule promulgated under sub. (6m) (e); or a court order under par. (a) may be seized and held as evidence of the violation. Except as provided in s. 968.20 (4), only the fireworks that are the subject of a violation of this section, an ordinance adopted under sub. (5), or a court order under par. (a) may be destroyed after conviction for a violation. Except as provided in s. 968.20 (4), fireworks that are seized as evidence of a violation for which no conviction results shall be returned to the owner in the same condition as they were when seized to the extent practicable.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,741,13 1279. Page 983, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,741,14 " Section 2917b. 180.0122 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,741,17 180.0122 (1) (a) Articles of incorporation, 1 cent for each authorized share, except the minimum fee is $90 and the maximum fee is $10,000 and except that the fee for investment companies is determined under sub. (1m) $100.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2917d Section 2917d. 180.0122 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,741,23 180.0122 (1) (m) Amendment of articles of incorporation, $40; plus 1 cent for each authorized share after the amendment, less a credit of 1 cent for each authorized share immediately before the amendment; except the maximum fee under this paragraph is $10,000 and except that the fee for investment companies is determined under sub. (1m).

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2917f Section 2917f. 180.0122 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,742,6 180.0122 (1) (n) Restatement of articles of incorporation with or without amendment of articles, $40; plus 1 cent for each authorized share after the restatement and any amendment, less a credit of 1 cent for each authorized share immediately before the restatement and any amendment; except the maximum fee under this paragraph is $10,000 and except that the fee for investment companies is determined under sub. (1m).

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2917h Section 2917h. 180.0122 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,742,14 180.0122 (1) (o) Articles of merger, $50 for each domestic corporation and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state that is a party to the merger; plus 1 cent for each authorized share of the surviving domestic corporation after the merger, less a credit of 1 cent for each share that is authorized immediately before the merger by each domestic corporation that is a party to the merger; except the maximum fee under this paragraph is $10,000 and except that the fee for investment companies is determined under sub. (1m).

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2917j Section 2917j. 180.0122 (1) (om) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,742,21 180.0122 (1) (om) Articles of share exchange, $50 for each domestic corporation and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state that is a party to the share exchange; plus 1 cent for each authorized share of the acquiring domestic corporation after the share exchange, less a credit of 1 cent for each share that is authorized immediately before the share exchange by the acquiring domestic corporation; except the maximum fee under this paragraph is $10,000.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2917m Section 2917m. 180.0122 (1) (x) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,742,25 180.0122 (1) (x) Annual report of a domestic corporation that is submitted to the department by authorized electronic means, $25; annual report of a domestic corporation that is submitted to the department on paper, $40.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2917p Section 2917p. 180.0122 (1) (y) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,743,8 180.0122 (1) (y) Annual report of a foreign corporation , $50, that is submitted to the department by authorized electronic means, $65, and annual report submitted to the department on paper, $80, and in case the annual report shows that the foreign corporation employs in this state capital in excess of the amount of capital on which a fee has previously been paid, computed as provided in s. 180.1503, an additional fee which, with previous payments made on account of capital employed in this state, will amount to $2 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the excess.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,743,9 1280. Page 983, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,743,10 " Section 2918m. 180.0122 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,743,11 1281. Page 983, line 18: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,743,12 " Section 2920c. 180.0701 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,743,14 180.0701 (4) (c) Ratification of the selection of independent certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2920g Section 2920g. 180.0826 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,743,18 180.0826 (2) Legal counsel, certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442, or other persons as to matters that the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person's professional or expert competence.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2920n Section 2920n. 180.1903 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,744,2 180.1903 (1) One Except as provided in sub. (1m), one or more natural persons licensed, certified, or registered pursuant to any provisions of the statutes, if all have the same license, certificate, or registration or if all are health care professionals, may organize and own shares in a service corporation. A service corporation may own, operate, and maintain an establishment and otherwise serve the convenience of its shareholders in carrying on the particular profession, calling, or trade for which the licensure, certification, or registration of its organizers is required.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2920r Section 2920r. 180.1903 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,744,6 180.1903 (1m) A service corporation for carrying on the profession of certified public accounting may be organized under sub. (1) if more than 50% of the shareholders are certified public accountants.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2920w Section 2920w. 180.1921 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,744,19 180.1921 (2) The report shall show the address of this service corporation's principal office and the name and post-office address of each shareholder, director, and officer of the service corporation and shall certify that, with the exceptions permitted in s. ss. 180.1903 (1m) and 180.1913, each shareholder, director, and officer is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional or other personal service in this state or is a health care professional. The service corporation shall prepare the report on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and the report shall contain no fiscal or other information except that expressly called for by this section. The department shall forward report blanks by 1st class mail to every service corporation in good standing, at least 60 days before the date on which the service corporation is required by this section to file an annual report.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,744,20 1282. Page 984, line 10: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,744,21 " Section 2923g. 181.0850 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,745,2 181.0850 (2) Professionals and experts. Legal counsel, certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442, or other persons as to matters the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person's professional or expert competence.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2923r Section 2923r. 181.1620 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,745,9 181.1620 (2) (intro.) Accountant's Certified public accountant's report or officer's statement. If annual financial statements are reported upon by a certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442, the certified public accountant's report must accompany them. If not, the statements must be accompanied by a statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation's financial accounting records that includes all of the following:".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,745,10 1283. Page 985, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,745,11 " Section 2932m. 185.363 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,745,14 185.363 (2) Legal counsel, certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442, or other persons as to matters the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person's professional or expert competence.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,745,15 1284. Page 985, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,745,16 " Section 2932h. 185.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,745,19 185.61 (1) (a) If otherwise lawful, any 2 or more associations may merge or consolidate under this chapter or under the law of the state where the surviving or new association will exist.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,746,2 (b) Before a cooperative may merge or consolidate with any other association, a written plan of merger or consolidation shall be prepared by the board or by a committee selected by the board or the members for that purpose. The plan shall set forth all the terms of the merger or consolidation, including any provisions for abandonment of the plan, and the proposed effect of the plan on all members and stockholders of the cooperative, including the treatment of the equity interest of the members upon merger or consolidation.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,746,4 (c) In case of consolidation, the plan of consolidation shall also contain the articles of the new association.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2932r Section 2932r. 185.62 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,746,17 185.62 (5) The surviving association, in the case of a merger, or the new association, in the case of consolidation, shall prepare an annual report on the implementation of any provision in the plan of merger or consolidation relating to the equity interest of any member that was affected by the merger or consolidation. The report shall be kept in the principal office of the surviving association, in the case of a merger, or in the principal office of the new association, in the case of consolidation, and shall be available for inspection by any member whose equity interest was affected by the merger or consolidation. The surviving association, in the case of a merger, or the new association, in the case of consolidation, shall prepare the report until such time that the implementation of any provision in the plan of merger or consolidation relating to the equity interest of any member that was affected by the merger or consolidation is complete.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,746,18 1285. Page 985, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,746,19 " Section 2928r. 183.0114 (1) (w) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,746,22 183.0114 (1) (w) Annual report of a foreign limited liability company, $50 that is submitted to the department by authorized electronic means, $65; annual report submitted to the department on paper, $80.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,746,23 1286. Page 985, line 20: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,746,24 " Section 2972k. 194.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,747,3 194.01 (7) "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, truck, trailer, semitrailer, tractor, motor bus or any self-propelled or motor driven vehicle, except a low-speed vehicle, motorcycle, moped, motor bicycle or a vehicle operated on rails.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,747,4 1287. Page 985, line 20: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,747,5 " Section 2943m. 186.094 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,747,8 186.094 (2) Legal counsel, certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442, or other persons as to matters the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person's professional or expert competence.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2952m Section 2952m. 186.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,747,13 186.15 (1) Annual audit. Except as provided in sub. (2), the board of directors shall hire a licensed certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 or other qualified person to conduct a comprehensive annual audit of the records, accounts and affairs of the credit union.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2972d Section 2972d. 187.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,747,18 187.31 (2) Legal counsel, certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442, or other professional persons or experts employed by the incorporated Roman Catholic church, as to matters the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person's professional or expert competence.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2972g Section 2972g. 187.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,747,23 187.41 (2) Legal counsel, certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442, or other professional persons or experts employed by the religious organization, as to matters the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person's professional or expert competence.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,747,24 1288. Page 985, line 20: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,1 " Section 2972b. 196.01 (5) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,6 196.01 (5) (b) 6. A person that owns an electric generating facility or improvement to an electric generating facility that is subject to a leased generation contract, as defined in s. 196.52 (9) (a) 3., unless the person furnishes, directly to the public, telecommunications or sewer service, heat, light, water or power or, by means of pipes or mains, natural gas.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,8 1289. Page 987, line 17: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 989, line 3.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,9 1290. Page 989, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,10 " Section 2981m. 196.208 (5p) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,11 196.208 (5p) Toll-free calls answered by prisoners. (a) In this subsection:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,12 1. "Charitable organization" has the meaning given in s. 440.41 (1).

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,13 2. "Prisoner" has the meaning given in s. 134.73 (1) (b).

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,17 (b) If a prisoner is employed directly or indirectly by a charitable organization or toll-free service vendor to answer calls made to the charitable organization or toll-free service vendor, the prisoner shall do all of the following immediately upon answering a call:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,18 1. Identify himself or herself by name.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,19 2. State that he or she is a prisoner.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,21 3. Inform the calling party of the name of the correctional or detention facility in which he or she is a prisoner and the city and state in which the facility is located.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,748,24 (c) A charitable organization or toll-free service vendor that directly or indirectly employs a prisoner shall provide reasonable supervision of the prisoner to assure the prisoner's compliance with par. (b).

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2981p Section 2981p. 196.208 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,749,6 196.208 (10) (a) Subsections (2) to (5) apply to any pay-per-call service that a caller may access by a call originating in this state and sub. subs. (5p) and (5t) applies apply to any charitable organization, toll-free service vendor, or employee of a charitable organization or toll-free service vendor that a caller may access by a call originating in this state.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2981r Section 2981r. 196.208 (11) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 196.208 (11) (d) 1. and amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,749,11 196.208 (11) (d) 1. Any Except as provided in subd. 2., any person who violates subs. (2) to (9) shall be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $5,000 for each offense.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,749,14 3. Forfeitures under this paragraph subds. 1. and 2. shall be enforced by action on behalf of the state by the department of justice or, upon informing the department of justice, by the district attorney of the county where the violation occurs.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2981s Section 2981s. 196.208 (11) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read: