AB778, s. 10 8Section 10. 40.07 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,6,169 40.07 (2) (c) Upon written request, to the employer of a person who applies for
10a disability annuity or duty disability benefit or who files a claim for income
11continuation insurance under subch. V or, if the person is a state employe, to the
12department of administration for the purpose of managing the state employes'
13worker's compensation program under s. 16.865 (4). Any attached documentation
14submitted to the department pursuant to a specific application for benefits related
15to a disability for which the employer is requested by the department to make a
16certification may also be disclosed to the employer under this paragraph.
AB778, s. 11 17Section 11. 40.07 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,6,2318 40.07 (2) (d) Upon written request, to a participant or his or her duly authorized
19representative, but only if the individual medical records are those of the participant
20and if the participant's or his or her duly authorized representative's access to the
21individual medical records is not otherwise restricted by law. The department may
22only disclose individual medical records under this paragraph that are specifically
23identified in the written request.
AB778, s. 12 24Section 12. 44.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,7,4
144.01 (1) The historical society shall constitute a body politic and corporate by
2bear the name of "The State Historical Society of Wisconsin," and shall possess all
3the powers necessary to accomplish the objects and perform the duties prescribed by
4law. The historical society shall be an official agency and the trustee of the state.
AB778, s. 13 5Section 13. 45.356 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
6is amended to read:
AB778,7,137 45.356 (4) The department may execute necessary instruments, collect interest
8and principal, compromise indebtedness, sue and be sued, post bonds and write off
9indebtedness that it considers uncollectible. If a loan under this section is secured
10by a real estate mortgage, the department may exercise the rights of owners and
11mortgagees generally and the rights and powers set forth in s. 45.72. The
12department shall pay all interest and principal repaid on the loan into the veterans
13trust fund.
AB778, s. 14 14Section 14. 45.72 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB778, s. 15 15Section 15. 46.017 of the statutes is repealed.
AB778, s. 16 16Section 16. 101.02 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB778, s. 17 17Section 17. 195.03 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,7,2018 195.03 (28) Title. The office may sue and be sued in that name, and may confer
19with or participate in any proceedings before any regulatory agency of any other
20state or of the federal government.
AB778, s. 18 21Section 18. 196.02 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,7,2522 196.02 (12) (title) Sue; be sued Participation in proceedings. The commission
23may sue and be sued in its own name, and may confer with or participate in any
24proceedings before any regulatory agency of any other state or of the federal
25government.
AB778, s. 19
1Section 19. 301.04 of the statutes is repealed.
AB778, s. 20 2Section 20. 775.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,8,10 3775.01 Actions against state; bond. Upon the refusal of the legislature to
4allow a claim against the state, if suit is authorized to be brought against the state,
5the claimant may commence an action against the state. The action may be
6commenced
by service as provided in s. 801.11 (3) and by filing with the clerk of court
7a bond, not exceeding $1,000, with 2 or more sureties, to be approved by the attorney
8general, to the effect that the claimant will indemnify the state against all costs that
9may accrue in such action and pay to the clerk of court all costs, in case the claimant
10fails to obtain judgment against the state.
AB778, s. 21 11Section 21. 893.82 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 893.82 (2) (d) 1.
AB778, s. 22 12Section 22. 893.82 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,8,1513 893.82 (2) (d) 2. "State agent" does not include an independent contractor, even
14if the independent contractor is entitled to the common law defense of official or
15discretionary immunity.
AB778, s. 23 16Section 23. 893.82 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,9,217 893.82 (6) The total amount recoverable by any person or entity for any
18damages, injuries or death in any civil action or civil proceeding against a state
19officer, employe or agent, or against a nonprofit corporation operating a museum
20under a lease agreement with the state historical society, including any such action
21or proceeding based on contribution or indemnification, shall not exceed $250,000.
22The amount recoverable by any person for loss of society and companionship in any
23civil action or civil proceeding for wrongful death brought against a state officer,
24employe or agent, or against a nonprofit corporation operating a museum under a
25lease agreement with the state historical society, shall not exceed the amount

1specified under s. 895.04 (4).
No punitive damages may be allowed or recoverable
2in any such action.
AB778, s. 24 3Section 24. 893.82 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,9,74 893.82 (7) With respect to a state officer, employe or agent described in sub. (2)
5(d) 3 1. c., this section applies to an event causing the injury, damage or death giving
6rise to an action against the state officer, employe or agent, which occurs before, on
7or after April 25, 1990.
AB778, s. 25 8Section 25. 895.45 of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,9,14 9895.45 Sovereign immunity waived only by express provision. The
10sovereign immunity of this state from suit is waived and consent to suit is given only
11in those cases where suit is expressly authorized by law or is authorized by the
12constitution to be brought against the state. No powers, functions or source of
13funding provided by law to any instrumentality of this state which is engaged in a
14governmental function constitute such a waiver.
AB778, s. 26 15Section 26. 895.46 (1) (at) of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,9,2516 895.46 (1) (at) Any public officer, employe or agent who is required to travel as
17part of his or her official duties or within the scope of his or her agency, shall be
18considered, for purposes of this section, to be carrying out his or her official duties
19and within the scope of his or her agency or employment while traveling on official
20business, except when he or she deviates from the trip for a private or personal
21purpose. Any act reasonably necessary for or incidental to living shall not be
22regarded as a deviation for a private or personal purpose. A person's travel to pick
23up or return an employer-owned motor vehicle used in official travel shall be
24considered, for purposes of this section, to be carrying out the person's official duties
25and within the scope of his or agency or employment.
AB778, s. 27
1Section 27. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB778,10,52 (1) Legislative intent; sovereign immunity. Section 895.45 of the statutes, as
3created by this act, is enacted pursuant to the authority of the legislature under
4article IV, section 27, of the constitution and is intended as a restatement of existing
5law.
AB778, s. 28 6Section 28. Initial applicability.
AB778,10,97 (1) Actions against state officials, employes or agents. The treatment of
8section 895.46 (1) (at) of the statutes first applies to actions commenced on the
9effective date of this subsection.
AB778,10,1010 (End)
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