AB486,55,1111 2. An insurance premium finance company license under s. 138.12 (3).
AB486,55,1212 3. A seller of checks license under s. 217.03.
AB486,55,1313 4. An adjustment service company license under s. 218.02.
AB486,55,1414 5. A collection agency license under s. 218.04.
AB486,55,1515 6. A community currency exchange license under s. 218.05.
AB486,55,1716 7. A mortgage banker, loan originator, or mortgage broker registration under
17s. 224.72.
AB486,55,1818 8. A nondepository small business lender license under s. 224.92.
AB486,55,2019 9. A broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser
20representative license under s. 551.32.
AB486,55,2221 (b) Any period established under par. (a) shall be consistent with any applicable
22period specified by statute.
AB486,56,3 23(3) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to sub. (5), the department shall
24refund fees paid by the applicant for a license or registration specified in sub. (2) if
25the department fails to provide the applicant with written notice that the

1department has approved or disapproved the application, including the specific facts
2upon which any disapproval is based, before the expiration of the period established
3under sub. (2) for the license or other approval.
AB486,56,64 (b) The department may not disapprove an application for a license or
5registration specified in sub. (2) solely because the department is unable to complete
6its review of the application within the period established under sub. (2).
AB486,56,9 7(4) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application for a license or
8registration specified in sub. (2), the department shall inform the applicant of the
9period established under sub. (2) for the license or registration.
AB486,56,14 10(5) Permitted extension of deadline. The department may extend the period
11established under sub. (2) because an application is incomplete if, within 30 days
12after receiving the application, the department provides written notice to the
13applicant describing specifically the information that must be provided to complete
14the application.
AB486, s. 45 15Section 45. 224.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB486,56,17 16224.60 Automatic approval of certain applications. (1) Definitions. In
17this section:
AB486,56,2218 (a) "Application" means any form or other writing that is submitted to the
19department for the purpose of obtaining any approval of the department that is
20required by law as a prerequisite to the applicant taking certain actions, except that
21"application" does not include any application for a license or registration described
22in s. 224.50 (2) (a) 1. to 9.
AB486,56,2423 (b) "Department" means the department of financial institutions and any
24subunit of the department of financial institutions.
AB486,57,4
1(2) Deadlines. The department, by rule, shall establish periods within which
2the department, or any subunit of the department, intends to approve or disapprove
3an application. Any period established under this subsection shall be consistent with
4any applicable period specified by statute.
AB486,57,16 5(3) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to subs. (5) (b) and (c) and (6), failure
6by the department to provide an applicant with written notice that the department
7has approved or disapproved the application, including specific facts upon which any
8disapproval is based, before the expiration of the period established under sub. (2)
9applicable to the application constitutes approval of the application by the
10department. An application approved under this paragraph is subject to any terms
11or conditions specified by law for the approval and the department may suspend,
12limit, revoke, or withdraw the approval for substantial failure to comply with those
13terms or conditions. Within 30 days after an application is approved under this
14paragraph, the department shall provide the applicant with a statement showing
15that the application is approved and specifying any terms and conditions that apply
16to the approval.
AB486,57,1917 (b) The department may not disapprove an application solely because the
18department is unable to complete its review of the application within the period
19established under sub. (2).
AB486,57,22 20(4) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application, the department shall
21inform the applicant of the period established under sub. (2) applicable to the
22application.
AB486,57,24 23(5) Optional provisions of rules. The department may include any of the
24following in the rules required under sub. (2):
AB486,58,2
1(a) Methods for determining the commencement of the period established
2under sub. (2) and for determining when an application is complete.
AB486,58,63 (b) Extensions of the period established under sub. (2) because the applicant
4makes a material modification to the application if the department notifies the
5applicant in writing of the extension within 30 days after the applicant makes the
6modification.
AB486,58,117 (c) Extensions of the period established under sub. (2) because information
8needed by the department to complete its review of an application is unknown or
9cannot be determined with certainty when the department receives the application
10if the department notifies the applicant in writing of the need for an extension within
1130 days after the applicant submits the application.
AB486,58,1312 (d) Deadlines for the department to complete intermediate steps in the process
13of completing its review of an application.
AB486,58,16 14(6) Extensions authorized. (a) During the period established under sub. (2),
15the department and the applicant may jointly agree to a different period for acting
16on an application than that specified under sub. (2).
AB486,58,2017 (b) The department may extend the period established under sub. (2) because
18an application is incomplete if, within 30 days after receiving the application, the
19department provides written notice to the applicant describing specifically the
20information that must be provided to complete the application.
AB486,58,2321 (c) The department may extend the period established under sub. (2) for an
22application by not more than 60 days if the department provides written notice of the
23extension to the applicant within the period established under sub. (2).
AB486,59,624 (d) The department may extend the period established under sub. (2) for an
25application by more than 60 days if, within the period established under sub. (2), the

1department finds that there is a substantial likelihood that the activity proposed to
2be conducted under the application would result in substantial harm to public health
3or safety or the environment and that the department cannot adequately review the
4application within the period established under sub. (2) and provides written notice
5to the applicant that states with particularity the facts on which those findings are
6based.
AB486, s. 46 7Section 46. 250.043 of the statutes is created to read:
AB486,59,10 8250.043 Deadlines for action on applications. (1) Deadlines. The
9department, by rule, shall establish periods within which the department intends to
10approve or disapprove an application for any of the following:
AB486,59,1111 (a) A registration for a sanitarian under s. 250.05 (5).
AB486,59,1212 (b) Certification for a public health dispensary under s. 252.10 (1).
AB486,59,1413 (c) Approval for the sale of tests or test kits to detect the presence of HIV, an
14antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV under s. 252.15 (5r).
AB486,59,1515 (d) A license for a tattooist or a tattoo establishment under s. 252.23 (2).
AB486,59,1716 (e) A license for a body piercer or a body-piercing establishment under s. 252.24
17(2).
AB486,59,1918 (f) Certification for performance or supervision of lead hazard reduction or a
19lead management activity under rules promulgated under s. 254.176 (3).
AB486,59,2120 (g) Approval of an instructor of a lead training course under rules promulgated
21under s. 254.178 (2).
AB486,59,2322 (h) Accreditation of a lead training course under rules promulgated under s.
23254.178 (2).
AB486,59,2524 (i) A certificate of lead-free status or a certificate of lead-safe status under
25rules promulgated under s. 254.179 (1) (a).
AB486,60,2
1(j) Certification for performance of asbestos abatement activity or asbestos
2management activity under rules promulgated under s. 254.20 (3).
AB486,60,43 (k) Renewal of a certification for performance of asbestos abatement activity
4or asbestos management activity under s. 254.20 (4).
AB486,60,65 (L) Registration and licensing of a source of ionizing radiation under rules
6promulgated under s. 254.34 (1) (a).
AB486,60,87 (m) Approval of plans and specifications for radiation sources under s. 254.34
8(1) (g).
AB486,60,109 (n) A registration of a site with an ionizing radiation installation under s.
10254.35 (1).
AB486,60,1111 (p) A license for radioactive material under s. 254.365 (1).
AB486,60,1312 (q) A permit to operate a campground, camping resort, recreational or
13educational camp, or public swimming pool under s. 254.47 (1) or (2m).
AB486,60,1514 (r) A certification for a food sanitarian under rules promulgated under s. 254.62
15(2).
AB486,60,1816 (s) A permit to conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a hotel, restaurant,
17temporary restaurant, tourist rooming house, vending machine commissary, or
18vending machine under s. 254.64 (1) (a).
AB486,60,2019 (t) A permit to maintain, manage, or operate a bed and breakfast establishment
20under s. 254.64 (1) (b).
AB486,60,2121 (u) A certificate for food protection practices under s. 254.71 (2).
AB486,60,2322 (v) An approval of a training course for recertification of food protection
23practices under rules promulgated under s. 254.71 (6).
AB486,60,2424 (w) A certification of Grade A dairy operations under s. 254.89.
AB486,60,2525 (x) A permit to operate a tanning facility under s. 255.08 (2) (a).
AB486,61,3
1(y) An approval of a laboratory for performing chemical analyses of blood or
2urine for alcohol, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs under s.
3343.305 (6) (a).
AB486,61,11 4(2) Failure to meet deadline. Subject to sub. (4), the department shall refund
5fees paid by the applicant for a license, certification, certificate, permit, registration,
6or approval specified in sub. (1) if the department fails to provide the applicant with
7written notice that the department has approved or disapproved the application for
8the license, certification, certificate, permit, registration, or approval, including the
9specific facts upon which any disapproval is based, before the expiration of the period
10established under sub. (1) for approval of the license, certification, certificate,
11permit, registration, or approval.
AB486,61,15 12(3) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application for a license,
13certification, certificate, permit, registration, or approval specified in sub. (1), the
14department shall inform the applicant of the period established under sub. (1) for
15approval of the license, certification, certificate, permit, registration, or approval.
AB486,61,20 16(4) Permitted extension of deadline. The department may extend the period
17established under sub. (1) because an application is incomplete if, within 30 days
18after receiving the application, the department provides written notice to the
19applicant describing specifically the information that must be provided to complete
20the application.
AB486, s. 47 21Section 47. 299.05 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB486,61,24 22299.05 Deadlines for action on occupational applications. (1)
23Deadlines. The department, by rule, shall establish periods within which the
24department intends to approve or disapprove an application for any of the following:
AB486,61,2525 (a) A well driller or pump installer registration under s. 280.15.
AB486,62,2
1(b) A water system, wastewater treatment plant, or septage servicing vehicle
2operator certification under s. 281.17 (3).
AB486,62,33 (c) A license for servicing septic tanks and similar facilities under s. 281.48 (3).
AB486,62,44 (d) A solid waste incinerator operator certification under s. 285.51 (2).
AB486,62,55 (e) An ozone-depleting refrigerant removal approval under s. 285.59.
AB486,62,66 (f) A solid waste disposal facility operator certification under s. 289.42 (1).
AB486,62,77 (g) A hazardous waste transportation service license under s. 291.23.
AB486,62,88 (h) A metallic mining exploration license under s. 293.21.
AB486,62,99 (i) An oil or gas exploration license under s. 295.33 (1).
AB486,62,1010 (j) A laboratory certification or registration under s. 299.11.
AB486,62,1111 (k) A medical waste transportation license under s. 299.51 (3) (c).
AB486,62,17 12(2) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to sub. (4), the department shall
13refund fees paid by the applicant for a license or other approval specified in sub. (1)
14if the department fails to provide the applicant with written notice that the
15department has approved or disapproved the application for the license or other
16approval, including the specific facts upon which any disapproval is based, before the
17expiration of the period established under sub. (1) for the license or other approval.
AB486,62,2018 (b) The department may not disapprove an application for a license or other
19approval solely because the department is unable to complete its review of the
20application within the period established under sub. (1).
AB486,62,23 21(3) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application for a license or other
22approval specified in sub. (1), the department shall inform the applicant of the period
23established under sub. (1) for the license or other approval.
AB486,63,3 24(4) Permitted extension of deadline. The department may extend the period
25established under sub. (1) because an application is incomplete if, within 30 days

1after receiving the application, the department provides written notice to the
2applicant describing specifically the information that must be provided to complete
3the application.
AB486, s. 48 4Section 48. 299.06 of the statutes is created to read:
AB486,63,7 5299.06 Automatic approval of certain applications. (1) Deadlines. The
6department, by rule, shall establish periods within which the department intends to
7approve or disapprove an application for any of the following:
AB486,63,88 (a) A high-capacity well approval under s. 281.17 (1).
AB486,63,99 (b) A water pollution discharge permit under s. 283.31 or 283.33.
AB486,63,1010 (c) An air pollution control permit under s. 285.60.
AB486,63,1111 (d) A solid waste facility determination of feasibility under s. 289.29.
AB486,63,1212 (e) A solid waste facility operating license under s. 289.31.
AB486,63,1313 (f) A hazardous waste facility operating license under s. 291.25.
AB486,63,1414 (g) A prospecting permit under s. 293.45.
AB486,63,1515 (h) An oil or gas production license under s. 295.33 (2).
AB486,63,1716 (i) Permits and other determinations under ss. 30.10, 30.12, 30.123, 30.18,
1730.19, and 30.20.
AB486,64,8 18(2) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to subs. (4) (c) and (d) and (5), failure
19by the department to provide the applicant for a permit, approval, or other
20determination specified in sub. (1) with written notice that the department has
21approved or disapproved the application for the permit, approval, or other
22determination, including the specific facts upon which any disapproval is based,
23before the expiration of the period established under sub. (1) for the permit, approval,
24or other determination, constitutes approval of the application. A permit, approval,
25or other determination approved under this paragraph is subject to any terms or

1conditions specified by statute or rule for the permit, approval, or other
2determination and the department may suspend, limit, revoke, or withdraw the
3permit, approval, or other determination for substantial failure to comply with those
4terms or conditions. Within 30 days after the expiration of the period established
5under sub. (1) for the permit, approval, or other determination, the department shall
6provide the applicant with a statement showing that the permit, approval, or other
7determination is approved and specifying any terms and conditions that apply to
8that permit, approval, or other determination.
AB486,64,119 (b) The department may not disapprove an application for a permit, approval,
10or other determination solely because the department is unable to complete its
11review of the application within the period established under sub. (1).
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