AB768, s. 573 17Section 573. 628.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,268,218 628.10 (2) (b) For other reasons. After Except as provided in par. (c), after a
19hearing, the commissioner may revoke, suspend or limit in whole or in part the
20license of any intermediary if the commissioner finds that the licensee is unqualified
21as an intermediary, is not of good character or has repeatedly or knowingly violated
22an insurance statute or rule or a valid order of the commissioner under s. 601.41 (4),
23or if the intermediary's methods and practices in the conduct of business endanger,
24or financial resources are inadequate to safeguard, the legitimate interests of

1customers and the public. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the
2commissioner to suspend summarily an intermediary's license under s. 227.51 (3).
AB768, s. 574 3Section 574. 628.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,268,74 628.10 (2) (c) For liability for delinquent taxes. The commissioner shall revoke
5the license of an intermediary, including a temporary license under s. 628.09, if the
6department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the intermediary is liable for
7delinquent taxes.
AB768, s. 575 8Section 575. 628.10 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,268,159 628.10 (2) (d) For failure to provide social security or federal employer
10identification number.
If an intermediary fails to provide a social security number
11or a federal employer identification number as required under s. 628.095 (3), the
12commissioner shall revoke the license of the intermediary, effective the day following
13the last day on which the annual fee under s. 601.31 (1) (m) may be paid, if the
14commissioner has given the intermediary reasonable notice of when the fee must be
15paid to avoid revocation.
AB768, s. 576 16Section 576. 632.68 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,268,2517 632.68 (2) (b) (intro.) A person may apply to the commissioner for a viatical
18settlement provider license on a form prescribed by the commissioner for that
19purpose. The application form shall require the applicant to provide the applicant's
20social security number, if the applicant is a natural person, or the applicant's federal
21employer identification number, if the applicant is not a natural person.
The fee
22specified in s. 601.31 (1) (mm) shall accompany the application. After any
23investigation of the applicant that the commissioner determines is sufficient, the
24commissioner shall issue a viatical settlement provider license to an applicant that
25satisfies all of the following:
AB768, s. 577
1Section 577. 632.68 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,269,32 632.68 (2) (b) 2. Provides complete information on the application, including
3the applicant's social security number or federal employer identification number
.
AB768, s. 578 4Section 578. 632.68 (2) (bc) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,269,75 632.68 (2) (bc) The commissioner may disclose a social security number or
6federal employer identification number received under par. (b) or (e) to the
7department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
AB768, s. 579 8Section 579. 632.68 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,269,119 632.68 (2) (bm) Notwithstanding par. (b), the commissioner may not issue a
10license under this subsection if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301
11that the applicant is liable for delinquent taxes.
AB768, s. 580 12Section 580. 632.68 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,269,2013 632.68 (2) (c) If Except as provided in par. (cm), if the commissioner denies an
14application for a license under this subsection, the applicant may, within 20 days
15after receiving notice of the denial, demand a hearing. The demand shall be in
16writing and shall be served on the commissioner by delivering a copy to the
17commissioner or by leaving it at the commissioner's office. The commissioner shall
18hold a hearing not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days after service of the
19demand. Failure to demand a hearing within the required time constitutes waiver
20of a hearing.
AB768, s. 581 21Section 581. 632.68 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,269,2422 632.68 (2) (cm) If the commissioner denies an application for a license under
23this subsection for delinquent taxes, the applicant is entitled to a hearing under s.
2473.0301 (5) (a) but is not entitled to a hearing under par. (c).
AB768, s. 582 25Section 582. 632.68 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,270,5
1632.68 (2) (e) Except as provided in sub. (3), a license issued under this
2subsection shall be renewed annually on the anniversary date upon payment of the
3fee specified in s. 601.31 (1) (mp) and upon providing the licensee's social security
4number or federal employer identification number, as applicable, if not previously
5provided on the application for the license or at a previous renewal of the license
.
AB768, s. 583 6Section 583. 632.68 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,270,87 632.68 (3) (title) Viatical settlement provider license; revocation or refusal
8to renew
.
AB768, s. 584 9Section 584. 632.68 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 632.68 (3) (a), and 632.68
10(3) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB768,270,1311 632.68 (3) (a) (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (b), the commissioner may
12revoke, suspend or refuse to renew a viatical settlement provider license if, after a
13hearing, the commissioner finds any of the following:
AB768, s. 585 14Section 585. 632.68 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,270,1715 632.68 (3) (b) The commissioner shall revoke or refuse to renew a viatical
16settlement provider license if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301
17that the licensee is liable for delinquent taxes.
AB768, s. 586 18Section 586. 632.68 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,271,219 632.68 (4) (b) A person may apply to the commissioner for a viatical settlement
20broker license on a form prescribed by the commissioner for that purpose. The
21application form shall require the applicant to provide the applicant's social security
22number, if the applicant is a natural person, or the applicant's federal employer
23identification number, if the applicant is not a natural person.
The fee specified in
24s. 601.31 (1) (mr) shall accompany the application. The commissioner may not issue

1a license under this subsection unless the applicant provides his or her social security
2number or its federal employer identification number, whichever is applicable.
AB768, s. 587 3Section 587. 632.68 (4) (bc) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,271,64 632.68 (4) (bc) The commissioner may disclose a social security number or
5federal employer identification number received under par. (b) or (c) to the
6department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
AB768, s. 588 7Section 588. 632.68 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,271,108 632.68 (4) (bm) The commissioner may not issue a license under this subsection
9if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant is liable for
10delinquent taxes.
AB768, s. 589 11Section 589. 632.68 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,271,1612 632.68 (4) (c) Except as provided in sub. (5), a license issued under this
13subsection shall be renewed annually on the anniversary date upon payment of the
14fee specified in s. 601.31 (1) (ms) and upon providing the licensee's social security
15number or federal employer identification number, as applicable, if not previously
16provided on the application for the license or at a previous renewal of the license
.
AB768, s. 590 17Section 590. 632.68 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,271,1918 632.68 (5) (title) Viatical settlement broker license; revocation or refusal
19to renew
.
AB768, s. 591 20Section 591. 632.68 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 632.68 (5) (a), and 632.68
21(5) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB768,271,2422 632.68 (5) (a) (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (b), the commissioner may
23revoke, suspend or refuse to renew a viatical settlement broker license if, after a
24hearing, the commissioner finds any of the following:
AB768, s. 592 25Section 592. 632.68 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,272,3
1632.68 (5) (b) The commissioner shall revoke or refuse to renew a viatical
2settlement broker license if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that
3the licensee is liable for delinquent taxes.
AB768, s. 593 4Section 593. 632.7495 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
527
, is amended to read:
AB768,272,106 632.7495 (1) (a) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) to (4) and
7notwithstanding s. 631.36 (2) to (4m), an insurer that provides individual health
8benefit plan coverage shall renew such coverage or continue such coverage in force
9at the option of the insured individual and, if applicable, the association through
10which the individual has coverage.
AB768, s. 594 11Section 594. 632.7495 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,272,1412 632.7495 (4) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2) and s. 631.36 (4), an insurer is
13not required to renew individual health benefit plan coverage that is marketed and
14designed to provide short-term coverage as a bridge between coverages.
AB768, s. 595 15Section 595. 632.897 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,272,2316 632.897 (4) (d) (intro.) This subsection does not require individual coverage to
17be offered by an insurer offering group policies only. This subsection does not require
18an insurer to issue, or continue in force, an individual conversion policy covering a
19terminated insured or his or her spouse or dependent if benefits provided or available
20to the covered person under subds. 1. to 3., together with the converted policy's
21benefits, would result in overinsurance according to the insurer's standards for
22overinsurance, and these standards have been filed with and approved by the
23commissioner prior to use:
AB768, s. 596 24Section 596. 633.14 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,272,2525 633.14 (1) (d) Provides his or her social security number.
AB768, s. 597
1Section 597. 633.14 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,273,22 633.14 (2) (d) Provides its federal employer identification number.
AB768, s. 598 3Section 598. 633.14 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,273,64 633.14 (2c) The commissioner may disclose any information received under
5sub. (1) (d) or (2) (d) or s. 633.15 (1m) to the department of revenue for the purpose
6of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
AB768, s. 599 7Section 599. 633.14 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,273,108 633.14 (2m) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), the commissioner may not issue
9a license under this section if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301
10that the applicant is liable for delinquent taxes.
AB768, s. 600 11Section 600. 633.15 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,273,2012 633.15 (1m) Social security or federal employer identification number. At
13an annual renewal, an administrator shall provide his or her social security number,
14if the administrator is an individual, or its federal employer identification number,
15if the administrator is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, if the
16social security number or federal employer identification number was not previously
17provided on the application for the license or at a previous renewal of the license. The
18commissioner shall refuse to renew a license if the licensee fails to provide a social
19security number or federal employer identification number as required in this
20subsection.
AB768, s. 601 21Section 601. 633.15 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,273,2422 633.15 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (c), the commissioner
23may revoke, suspend or limit the license of an administrator after a hearing if the
24commissioner makes any of the following findings:
AB768, s. 602 25Section 602. 633.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,274,3
1633.15 (2) (c) For liability for delinquent taxes. The commissioner shall revoke
2or refuse to renew a license issued under s. 633.14 if the department of revenue
3certifies under s. 73.0301 that the licensee is liable for delinquent taxes.
AB768, s. 603 4Section 603. 701.06 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,274,105 701.06 (5) Claims for public support. (intro.) Notwithstanding any provision
6in the creating instrument or subs. (1) and (2), if the settlor is legally obligated to pay
7for the public support of a beneficiary under s. 46.10 or 301.12 or the beneficiary is
8legally obligated to pay for the beneficiary's public support or that furnished the
9beneficiary's spouse or minor child under s. 46.10 or 301.12, upon application by the
10appropriate state department or county official, the court may:
AB768, s. 604 11Section 604. 751.15 of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,274,14 12751.15 Rules regarding the practice of law. (1) The supreme court is
13requested to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of
14revenue under s. 73.0301.
AB768,274,19 15(2) The supreme court is requested to promulgate rules that require each
16person, as a condition of membership in the state bar, to provide the board of bar
17examiners with his or her social security number and that prohibit the disclosure of
18that number to any person except the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
19making certifications under s. 73.0301.
AB768,274,24 20(3) The supreme court is requested to promulgate rules that deny an
21application for a license to practice law or revoke a license to practice law already
22issued if the applicant or licensee fails to provide the information required under
23rules promulgated under sub. (2) or if the department of revenue certifies that the
24applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent taxes under s. 73.0301.
AB768, s. 605 25Section 605. 753.075 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,275,18
1753.075 (3) (a) Temporary reserve judges shall receive a per diem of $205
2$255.66. Commencing August 1, 1993, temporary reserve judges shall receive a per
3diem of $225. Commencing August 2, 1994, and every August 2 thereafter
1998, the
4per diem for temporary reserve judges shall be increased by the same percentage
5increase as the total percentage increase in authorized for circuit court judges'
6salaries authorized during the preceding 12-month period ending on August 1.
7While serving outside the county in which they reside temporary reserve judges shall
8also receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of judicial
9duties. This per diem compensation is not subject to s. 40.26 but the combined
10amount of this compensation and any other judicial compensation together with
11retirement annuities under the Wisconsin retirement system, the Milwaukee county
12retirement fund and other state, county, municipal, or other Wisconsin
13governmental retirement funds received by him or her during any one calendar year
14shall not exceed the yearly compensation of a circuit judge. The per diem
15compensation and actual and necessary expenses shall be paid from the
16appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (a) when the judge is assigned to a circuit court and
17from the appropriation under s. 20.660 (1) (a) when the judge is assigned to the court
18of appeals.
AB768, s. 606 19Section 606. 767.32 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,275,2520 767.32 (1) (b) 4. A difference between the amount of child support ordered by
21the court to be paid by the payer and the amount that the payer would have been
22required to pay based on the percentage standard established by the department
23under s. 49.22 (9) if the court did not use the percentage standard in determining the
24child support payments and did not provide the information required under s. 46.10
25(14) (d), 301.12 (14) (d), 767.25 (1n) or 767.51 (5d), whichever is appropriate.
AB768, s. 607
1Section 607. 767.32 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,276,52 767.32 (2r) If the court revises a judgment or order providing for child support
3that was entered under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (2),
4938.355 (2) (b) 4., 938.357 (5m) or 938.363 (2), the court shall determine child support
5in the manner provided in s. 46.10 (14) or 301.12 (14), whichever is applicable.
AB768, s. 608 6Section 608. 767.32 (2s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768,276,117 767.32 (2s) In an action under sub. (1), the court may not approve a stipulation
8for the revision of a judgment or order with respect to an amount of child support or
9family support unless the stipulation provides for payment of an amount of child
10support or family support that is determined in the manner required under s. 46.10
11(14), 301.12 (14), 767.25 or 767.51, whichever is appropriate.
AB768, s. 609 12Section 609. 779.14 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,276,1313 779.14 (1) (title) Definition.
AB768, s. 610 14Section 610. 779.14 (1e) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,276,1615 779.14 (1e) (title) Contract requirements regarding duties of prime
16contractor.
AB768, s. 611 17Section 611. 779.14 (1e) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,276,2218 779.14 (1e) (b) All contracts that are in excess of $30,000, as indexed under sub.
19(1s), and that are for the performance of labor or furnishing materials for a public
20improvement or public work shall contain a provision under which the prime
21contractor agrees, to the extent practicable, to maintain a list of all subcontractors
22and suppliers performing labor or furnishing materials under the contract.
AB768, s. 612 23Section 612. 779.14 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768,276,2424 779.14 (1m) (title) Payment and performance assurance requirements.
AB768, s. 613
1Section 613. 779.14 (1m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts
227
and 39, is renumbered 779.14 (1e) (a) and amended to read:
AB768,277,123 779.14 (1e) (a) All contracts with the state involving $2,500 or more and all
4other contracts involving $500
$10,000 or more for the performance of labor or
5furnishing materials when the same pertains to any public improvement or public
6work shall contain a provision for the payment by the prime contractor of all claims
7for labor performed and materials furnished, used or consumed in making the public
8improvement or performing the public work, including, without limitation because
9of enumeration, fuel, lumber, building materials, machinery, vehicles, tractors,
10equipment, fixtures, apparatus, tools, appliances, supplies, electric energy, gasoline,
11motor oil, lubricating oil, greases, state imposed taxes, premiums for worker's
12compensation insurance and contributions for unemployment insurance.
AB768, s. 614 13Section 614. 779.14 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
14Act 27
, is repealed.
AB768, s. 615 15Section 615. 779.14 (1m) (b) 1m. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin
16Act 27
, is renumbered 779.14 (1m) (f) and amended to read:
AB768,277,1917 779.14 (1m) (f) (title) Direct purchase contracts. The bonding requirement
18under subd. 1. does
Paragraphs (c) and (d) do not apply to a contract for the direct
19purchase of materials by the state or by a local unit of government.
AB768, s. 616 20Section 616. 779.14 (1m) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 779.14 (1m) (e)
212., and 779.14 (1m) (e) 2. (intro.) and b., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB768,277,2422 779.14 (1m) (e) 2. (intro.) The A bond required under par. (c) or (d) shall carry
23a penalty of not less than the contract price, and shall be conditioned for all of the
24following:
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