SB246,15,1313 (z) A vegetable contractor license under s. 126.56.
SB246,16,5 14(2) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to subs. (4) (b) and (5), failure by the
15department to provide the applicant for a license, permit, or other approval specified
16in sub. (1) with written notice that the department has approved or disapproved the
17application for the license, permit, or other approval, including the specific facts
18upon which any disapproval is based, before the expiration of the period established
19under sub. (1) for the license, permit, or other approval, constitutes approval of the
20application. A license, permit, or other approval approved under this paragraph is
21subject to any terms or conditions specified by statute or rule for the license, permit,
22or other approval and the department may suspend, limit, revoke, or withdraw the
23license, permit, or other approval for substantial failure to comply with those terms
24or conditions. The department may not make the license, permit, or other approval
25subject to any term or condition that is not specified by statute or rule. Within 30

1days after the expiration of the period established under sub. (1) for the license,
2permit, or other approval, the department shall provide the applicant with a
3statement showing that the license, permit, or other approval is approved and
4specifying any terms and conditions that apply to that license, permit, or other
5approval.
SB246,16,86 (b) The department may not disapprove an application for a license, permit, or
7other approval solely because the department is unable to complete its review of the
8application within the period established under sub. (1).
SB246,16,11 9(3) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application for a license, permit, or
10other approval specified in sub. (1), the department shall inform the applicant of the
11period established under sub. (1) for the license, permit, or other approval.
SB246,16,13 12(4) Optional provisions of rules. The department may include any of the
13following in the rules required under sub. (1):
SB246,16,1614 (a) A longer period under sub. (1) for an application for a license, permit, or
15other approval for which an environmental impact statement is required under s.
161.11 than for other applications.
SB246,16,2017 (b) Extensions of the period established under sub. (1) because the applicant
18makes a material modification to the application if the department notifies the
19applicant in writing of the extension within 30 days after the applicant makes the
20modification.
SB246,16,2221 (c) Deadlines for the department to complete intermediate steps in the process
22of completing its review of an application.
SB246,17,2 23(5) Extensions authorized. (a) During the period established under sub. (1),
24the department and the applicant may jointly agree to a different period for acting
25on an application for a license, permit, or other approval than that specified under

1sub. (1). The department may not require an applicant to agree to a different period
2as a condition of approving an application.
SB246,17,43 (b) The department may extend the period established under sub. (1) because
4an application is incomplete if all of the following apply:
SB246,17,75 1. Within 14 days after receiving the application, the department provides
6written notice to the applicant describing specifically the information that must be
7provided to complete the application.
SB246,17,108 2. The information under subd. 1. is directly related to eligibility for the license,
9permit, or other approval or to terms or conditions of the license, permit, or other
10approval.
SB246,17,1311 3. The information under subd. 1. is necessary to determine whether to approve
12the application or is necessary to determine the terms or conditions of the license,
13permit, or other approval.
SB246,17,1614 4. The extension is not longer than the number of days from the day on which
15the department provides the notice under subd. 1. to the day on which the
16department receives the information.
SB246,17,2417 (c) The department may extend the period established under sub. (1) for an
18application by not more than 30 days if, within the period established under sub. (1),
19the department finds that there is a substantial likelihood that the activity proposed
20to be conducted under the application would result in substantial harm to human
21health or human safety and that the department cannot adequately review the
22application within the period established under sub. (1) and, upon making those
23findings, provides written notice to the applicant that states with particularity the
24facts on which those findings are based.
SB246, s. 9 25Section 9. 101.022 of the statutes is created to read:
SB246,18,2
1101.022 Deadlines for action on certain applications. (1) Definitions.
2In this section, "license or building plan application" means any of the following:
SB246,18,83 (a) An application for a license, permit, or certificate of certification or
4registration issued by the department under ss. 101.09 (3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.143
5(2) (g), 101.15 (2) (e), 101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a), 101.63 (2) or (2m),
6101.653, 101.73 (5) or (6), 101.82 (2), 101.87, 101.935, 101.95, 101.951, 101.952,
7145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15, 145.16, 145.165, 145.17, 145.175, 145.18, or
8167.10 (6m).
SB246,18,109 (b) Forms, plans, and other information submitted to the department under s.
10101.12 or 145.26.
SB246,18,14 11(2) Deadlines. The department, by rule, shall establish periods within which
12the department intends to approve or disapprove any license or building plan
13application. Any period established under this subsection shall be consistent with
14any applicable period specified by statute.
SB246,18,20 15(3) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to sub. (5), the department shall
16refund fees paid by a person submitting a license or building plan application if the
17department fails to provide the person with written notice that the department has
18approved or disapproved the application, including the specific facts upon which any
19disapproval is based, before the expiration of the period established under sub. (2)
20for the license or building plan application.
SB246,19,321 (b) Subject to sub. (5), if the department fails to provide a person submitting
22a license or building plan application with written notice that the department has
23approved or disapproved the license or building plan application before the
24expiration of the period established under sub. (2) for the license or building plan
25application, the applicant may choose to proceed under ch. 227 as though the

1department had disapproved the license or building plan application by providing
2the department with written notice of that choice no later than 45 days after the
3expiration of the period established under sub. (2).
SB246,19,64 (c) The department may not disapprove a license or building plan application
5solely because the department is unable to complete its review of the application
6within the period established under sub. (2).
SB246,19,9 7(4) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving a license or building plan application,
8the department shall inform the applicant of the period established under sub. (2)
9for the license or building plan application.
SB246,19,12 10(5) Permitted extension of deadline. The department may extend the period
11established under sub. (2) because a license or building plan application is
12incomplete if all of the following apply:
SB246,19,1613 (a) Within 14 days after receiving the license or building plan application, the
14department provides written notice to the applicant describing specifically the
15information that must be provided to complete the license or building plan
16application.
SB246,19,1817 (b) The information under par. (a) is directly related to eligibility for approval
18of the license or building plan application or to terms or conditions of the approval.
SB246,19,2119 (c) The information under par. (a) is necessary to determine whether to approve
20the license or building plan application or is necessary to determine the terms or
21conditions of the approval.
SB246,19,2422 (d) The extension is not longer than the number of days from the day on which
23the department provides the notice under par. (a) to the day on which the department
24receives the information.
SB246, s. 10 25Section 10. 101.023 of the statutes is created to read:
SB246,20,6
1101.023 Automatic approval of certain applications. (1) Definitions. In
2this section, "application" means any form or other writing that is submitted to the
3department under this chapter or ch. 145 or 168 for the purpose of obtaining any
4approval of the department that is required by law as a prerequisite to the applicant
5taking certain actions, except that "application" does not include a license or building
6plan application, as defined under s. 101.022 (1).
SB246,20,10 7(2) Deadlines. The department, by rule, shall establish periods within which
8the department intends to approve or disapprove an application. Any period
9established under this subsection shall be consistent with any applicable period
10specified by statute.
SB246,20,23 11(3) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to subs. (5) (a) and (b) and (6), failure
12by the department to provide an applicant with written notice that the department
13has approved or disapproved the application, including specific facts upon which any
14disapproval is based, before the expiration of the period established under sub. (2)
15applicable to the application constitutes approval of the application by the
16department. An application approved under this paragraph is subject to any terms
17or conditions specified by law for the approval and the department may suspend,
18limit, revoke, or withdraw the approval for substantial failure to comply with those
19terms or conditions. The department may not make the approval subject to any term
20or condition that is not specified by statute or rule. Within 30 days after an
21application is approved under this paragraph, the department shall provide the
22applicant with a statement showing that the application is approved and specifying
23any terms and conditions that apply to the approval.
SB246,21,3
1(b) The department may not disapprove an application solely because the
2department is unable to complete its review of the application within the period
3established under sub. (2).
SB246,21,6 4(4) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application, the department shall
5inform the applicant of the period established under sub. (2) applicable to the
6application.
SB246,21,8 7(5) Optional provisions of rules. The department may include any of the
8following in the rules required under sub. (2):
SB246,21,129 (a) Extensions of the period established under sub. (2) because the applicant
10makes a material modification to the application if the department notifies the
11applicant in writing of the extension within 30 days after the applicant makes the
12modification.
SB246,21,1413 (b) A longer period under sub. (2) for an application for which an environmental
14impact statement is required under s. 1.11 than for other applications.
SB246,21,1615 (c) Deadlines for the department to complete intermediate steps in the process
16of completing its review of an application.
SB246,21,20 17(6) Extensions authorized. (a) During the period established under sub. (2),
18the department and the applicant may jointly agree to a different period for acting
19on an application than that specified under sub. (2). The department may not require
20an applicant to agree to a different period as a condition of approving an application.
SB246,21,2221 (b) The department may extend the period established under sub. (2) because
22an application is incomplete if all of the following apply:
SB246,21,2523 1. Within 14 days after receiving the application, the department provides
24written notice to the applicant describing specifically the information that must be
25provided to complete the application.
SB246,22,2
12. The information under subd. 1. is directly related to eligibility for approval
2of the application or to terms or conditions of the approval.
SB246,22,43 3. The information under subd.1. is necessary to determine whether to approve
4the application or is necessary to determine the terms or conditions of the approval.
SB246,22,75 4. The extension is not longer than the number of days from the day on which
6the department provides the notice under subd. 1. to the day on which the
7department receives the information.
SB246,22,158 (c) The department may extend the period established under sub. (2) for an
9application by not more than 30 days if, within the period established under sub. (2),
10the department finds that there is a substantial likelihood that the activity proposed
11to be conducted under the application would result in substantial harm to human
12health or human safety and that the department cannot adequately review the
13application within the period established under sub. (2) and, upon making those
14findings, provides written notice to the applicant that states with particularity the
15facts on which those findings are based.
SB246, s. 11 16Section 11. 125.04 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB246,22,2017 125.04 (3m) Deadlines for action on permit applications. (a) The
18department, by rule, shall establish periods within which the department intends to
19approve or disapprove an application for any permit issued by the department under
20this chapter.
SB246,22,2521 (b) Subject to par. (f), the department shall refund any fee paid by the applicant
22for any permit under this chapter if the department fails to provide the applicant
23with written notice that the department has approved or disapproved the application
24for the permit, including the specific facts upon which any disapproval is based,
25before the expiration of the period established under par. (a) for the permit.
SB246,23,7
1(c) Subject to par. (f), if the department fails to provide the applicant for a
2permit under this chapter with written notice that the department has approved or
3disapproved the application before the expiration of the period established under
4par. (a) for the permit, the applicant may choose to proceed under ch. 227 as though
5the department had disapproved the application by providing the department with
6written notice of that choice no later than 45 days after the expiration of the period
7established under par. (a).
SB246,23,108 (d) The department may not disapprove an application for a permit under this
9chapter solely because the department is unable to complete its review of the
10application within the period established under par. (a).
SB246,23,1311 (e) Upon receiving an application for a permit under this chapter, the
12department shall inform the applicant of the period established under par. (a) for the
13permit.
SB246,23,1514 (f) The department may extend the period established under par. (a) because
15the application is incomplete if all of the following apply:
SB246,23,1816 1. The department notifies the applicant in writing of the need for an extension
17within 14 days after the applicant submits the application and the notice specifically
18describes the information that must be provided to complete the application.
SB246,23,2019 2. The information under subd. 1. is directly related to eligibility for the permit
20or to terms or conditions of the permit.
SB246,23,2221 3. The information under subd. 1. is necessary to determine whether to approve
22the application or is necessary to determine the terms or conditions of the permit.
SB246,23,2523 4. The extension is not longer than the number of days from the day on which
24the department provides the notice under subd. 1. to the day on which the
25department receives the information.
SB246, s. 12
1Section 12. 145.025 of the statutes is created to read:
SB246,24,9 2145.025 Automatic approval of certain applications. Except as otherwise
3provided in this section, any form or other writing that is submitted to the
4department under this chapter for the purpose of obtaining any approval of the
5department that is required by law as a prerequisite to the applicant taking certain
6actions is subject to s. 101.023. This section does not apply to an application for a
7license, registration, or certification under s. 145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15,
8145.16, 145.165, 145.17, 145.175, or 145.18, or to any form or other writing submitted
9to the department under s. 145.26.
SB246, s. 13 10Section 13. 168.165 of the statutes is created to read:
SB246,24,14 11168.165 Automatic approval of certain applications. Any form or other
12writing that is submitted to the department under this chapter for the purpose of
13obtaining any approval of the department that is required by law as a prerequisite
14to the applicant taking certain actions is subject to s. 101.023.
SB246, s. 14 15Section 14. 218.0114 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB246,24,1816 218.0114 (13) (b) The department of transportation shall promulgate rules
17establishing the license period for each type of license described in sub. (14) (a) to (f)
18and shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3).
SB246, s. 15 19Section 15. 218.11 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB246,24,2220 218.11 (2) (b) 1. The department shall promulgate rules establishing the
21license period under this section and shall promulgate any rule required under s.
2285.16 (3)
.
SB246, s. 16 23Section 16. 218.12 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB246,25,3
1218.12 (2) (b) 2. The department may promulgate rules establishing a uniform
2expiration date for all licenses issued under this section and shall promulgate any
3rule required under s. 85.16 (3)
.
SB246, s. 17 4Section 17. 218.22 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB246,25,65 218.22 (2) (b) 1. The department shall promulgate rules establishing a license
6period and shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3).
SB246, s. 18 7Section 18. 218.32 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB246,25,98 218.32 (2) (b) 1. The department shall promulgate rules establishing a license
9period and shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3).
SB246, s. 19 10Section 19. 218.41 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB246,25,1211 218.41 (2m) (a) 1. The department shall promulgate rules establishing a
12license period and shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3).
SB246, s. 20 13Section 20. 218.51 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB246,25,1514 218.51 (3) (b) 1. The department shall promulgate rules establishing the buyer
15identification card period and shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3).
SB246, s. 21 16Section 21. 224.50 of the statutes is created to read:
SB246,25,19 17224.50 Deadlines for action on certain applications. (1) Definition. In
18this section, "department" means the department of financial institutions and any
19subunit of the department of financial institutions.
SB246,25,22 20(2) Deadlines. (a) The department, by rule, shall establish periods within
21which the department intends to approve or disapprove an application for any of the
22following:
SB246,25,2323 1. A lender license under s. 138.09 (1m) (a).
SB246,25,2424 2. An insurance premium finance company license under s. 138.12 (3).
SB246,25,2525 3. A seller of checks license under s. 217.03.
SB246,26,1
14. An adjustment service company license under s. 218.02.
SB246,26,22 5. A collection agency license under s. 218.04.
SB246,26,33 6. A community currency exchange license under s. 218.05.
SB246,26,54 7. A mortgage banker, loan originator, or mortgage broker registration under
5s. 224.72.
SB246,26,66 8. A nondepository small business lender license under s. 224.92.
SB246,26,87 9. A broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser
8representative license under s. 551.32.
SB246,26,109 (b) Any period established under par. (a) shall be consistent with any applicable
10period specified by statute.
SB246,26,16 11(3) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to sub. (5), the department shall
12refund fees paid by the applicant for a license or registration specified in sub. (2) if
13the department fails to provide the applicant with written notice that the
14department has approved or disapproved the application, including the specific facts
15upon which any disapproval is based, before the expiration of the period established
16under sub. (2) for the license or other approval.
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