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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
October 4, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Moulton, Strachota, A.
Williams, A. Ott, Van Roy, Townsend, Wood, Honadel and Murtha,
cosponsored by Senators Plale, A. Lasee, Darling, Breske, Cowles, Roessler,
Schultz, Lazich and
Grothman. Referred to Committee on Urban and Local
Affairs.
AB521,1,2
1An Act to create 101.02 (7r) of the statutes;
relating to: ordinances establishing
2standards for places of employment and public buildings.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
With certain exceptions, current law requires the Department of Commerce
(department) to establish reasonable standards or rules for the construction, repair,
and maintenance of places of employment and public buildings so as to render them
safe. Pursuant to this requirement, the department has promulgated rules
establishing such standards. This bill prohibits a city, village, or town from enacting
or enforcing an ordinance that establishes minimum standards for the construction,
repair, and maintenance of places of employment and public buildings unless that
ordinance strictly conforms to the rules promulgated by the department.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB521, s. 1
3Section
1. 101.02 (7r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB521,2,24
101.02
(7r) Notwithstanding sub. (7) (a), no city, village, or town may enact or
5enforce an ordinance establishing minimum standards for the construction, repair,
1and maintenance of places of employment and public buildings unless that ordinance
2strictly conforms to rules promulgated by the department under sub. (15) (j).
