Note: Deletes unnecessary comma.
AB720, s. 82 6Section 82. 560.205 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,35,107 560.205 (3) (a) List of certified businesses and investment fund managers. The
8department shall maintain a list of businesses certified under sub. (1) and
9investment fund managers certified under sub. (2) and shall permit public access to
10the lists through the department's Internet website Web site.
Note: Corrects spelling.
AB720, s. 83 11Section 83. 560.208 of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is
12renumbered 560.2085.
Note: Confirms renumbering by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92
(1) (bm) 2. 2009 Wis. Act 2 also created a provision numbered s. 560.208.
AB720, s. 84 13Section 84. 560.304 of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is
14amended to read:
AB720,35,18 15560.304 Forward innovation fund. The department may award a grant or
16make a loan to an eligible recipient from the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (fi),
17(gm), and (io). The department shall consult with the board prior to awarding a grant
18or making a loan under this section.
Note: Inserts missing comma.
AB720, s. 85 19Section 85. 632.835 (2) (bg) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,36,720 632.835 (2) (bg) 2. The insurer includes on its explanation of benefits form a
21statement that the insured may have a right to an independent review after the

1internal grievance process and that an insured may be entitled to expedited
2independent review with respect to an urgent matter. The statement shall also
3include a reference to the section of the policy or certificate that contains the
4description of the independent review procedure as required under subd. 1. The
5statement shall provide a toll-free telephone number and website Web site, if
6appropriate, where consumers may obtain additional information regarding
7internal grievance and independent review processes.
Note: Corrects spelling.
AB720, s. 86 8Section 86. 632.835 (2) (bg) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
9Act 28
, is amended to read:
AB720,36,1910 632.835 (2) (bg) 3. For any coverage denial determination for which an
11explanation of benefits is not provided to the insured, the insurer provides a notice
12that the insured may have a right to an independent review after the internal
13grievance process and that an insured may be entitled to expedited, independent
14review with respect to an urgent matter. The notice shall also include a reference to
15the section of the policy or certificate that contains the description of the independent
16review procedure as required under subd. 1. The notice shall provide a toll-free
17telephone number and website Web site, if appropriate, where consumers may obtain
18additional information regarding internal grievance and independent review
19processes.
Note: Corrects spelling.
AB720, s. 87 20Section 87. The treatment of 757.05 (1) (a) of the statutes by 2009 Wisconsin
21Act 12
is not repealed by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28. Both treatments stand.
Note: There is no conflict of substance. As merged by the legislative reference
bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i), effective 7-5-10, s. 757.05 (1) (a) reads:
(a) Whenever a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of state law or for
a violation of a municipal or county ordinance except for a violation of s. 101.123 (2) or

(2m), for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), or for a first violation of
s. 23.33 (4c) (a) 2., 30.681 (1) (b) 1., 346.63 (1) (b), or 350.101 (1) (b), if the person who
committed the violation had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than
0.1 at the time of the violation, or for a violation of state laws or municipal or county
ordinances involving nonmoving traffic violations, violations under s. 343.51 (1m) (b), or
safety belt use violations under s. 347.48 (2m), there shall be imposed in addition a
penalty surcharge under ch. 814 in an amount of 26 percent of the fine or forfeiture
imposed. If multiple offenses are involved, the penalty surcharge shall be based upon the
total fine or forfeiture for all offenses. When a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or
in part, the penalty surcharge shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.
AB720, s. 88 1Section 88. 801.17 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,37,72 801.17 (3) (c) Users shall register through the electronic filing system website
3Web site by executing a user agreement governing the terms of use of the electronic
4filing system. To register, users must have the capability to produce, file, and receive
5electronic documents meeting the technical requirements of the electronic filing
6system. By registering, users agree to electronically file all documents to the extent
7the electronic filing system can accept them.
Note: Corrects spelling.
AB720, s. 89 8Section 89. 801.17 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,37,139 801.17 (5) (a) If the clerk of court accepts an initiating document for filing, the
10clerk of court shall assign a case number and authenticate the document as provided
11in sub. (10). The electronic filing system shall send a notice to the filer that the filing
12has been accepted and is available through the electronic filing system website Web
13site
.
Note: Corrects spelling.
AB720, s. 90 14Section 90. 801.17 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,38,615 801.17 (11) (b) Notaries public who hold valid appointments under ch. 137 may
16register with the electronic filing system for authorization to notarize electronically
17filed documents. To register, notaries must be able to meet the technical
18requirements of the electronic filing system. Upon receipt of a properly executed

1notary agreement, the electronic filing system shall assign to the notary a
2confidential electronic signature and seal. The notary signature and seal shall be
3used only by the notary to whom it is assigned. Upon learning that the
4confidentiality of the signature and seal have been inadvertently or improperly
5disclosed, the notary shall immediately report that fact through the electronic filing
6system website Web site.
Note: Corrects spelling.
AB720, s. 91 7Section 91. 803.01 (3) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB720,38,178 803.01 (3) (b) 2. When the plaintiff is a minor 14 years of age or over, the
9guardian ad litem shall be appointed
upon the plaintiff's application or upon the
10state's application under s. 767.407 (1) (c); or if the plaintiff is under that age or is
11adjudicated incompetent or alleged to be incompetent, upon application of the
12plaintiff's guardian or of a relative or friend or upon application of the state under
13s. 767.407 (1) (c). If the application is made by a relative, a friend, or the state, notice
14thereof must first be given to the guardian if the plaintiff has one in this state; if the
15plaintiff has none, then to the person with whom the minor or individual adjudicated
16incompetent resides or who has the minor or individual adjudicated incompetent in
17custody.
AB720,38,2418 3. When the defendant is a minor 14 years of age or over, the guardian ad litem
19shall be appointed
upon the defendant's application made within 20 days after the
20service of the summons or other original process; if the defendant is under that age
21or neglects to so apply or is adjudicated incompetent or alleged to be incompetent,
22then upon the court's own motion or upon the application of any other party or any
23relative or friend or the defendant's guardian upon such notice of the application as
24the court directs or approves.

Note: Prior to the repeal and recreation of s. 803.01 by Supreme Court Order, 67
Wis. 2d 585, 638 (1975), an introductory provision supplied a verb for what became s.
803.01 (3) (b) 2. and 3. after the repeal and recreation. The repeal and recreation left
subds. 2. and 3. without a verb, which is restored by this bill. This change is made at the
request of the Supreme Court.
AB720, s. 92 1Section 92. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 809 [precedes 809.30] of the
2statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 26, is amended to read:
AB720,39,33 chapter 809
AB720,39,84 SUBCHAPTER III
5 APPEAL PROCEDURE IN COURT OF
6 APPEALS IN S. 971.17 PROCEEDINGS
7 AND IN CRIMINAL AND CH. 48, 51,
8 55,, 938, AND 980 CASES
Note: Deletes unnecessary comma.
AB720, s. 93 9Section 93. 809.30 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 26,
10is amended to read:
AB720,39,12 11809.30 (title) Rule (Appeals in s. 971.17 proceedings and in criminal, ch.
1248, 51, 55,
, 938, and 980 cases).
Note: Deletes unnecessary comma.
AB720, s. 94 13Section 94. 809.30 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 26,
14is amended to read:
AB720,39,1815 809.30 (1) (a) "Final adjudication" means the entry of a final judgment or order
16by the circuit court in a s. 971.17 proceeding, in a criminal case, or in a ch. 48, 51, 55,,
17938, or 980 case, other than a termination of parental rights case under s. 48.43 or
18a parental consent to abortion case under s. 48.375 (7).
Note: Deletes unnecessary comma.
AB720, s. 95 19Section 95. 809.30 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 26,
20is amended to read:
AB720,40,3
1809.30 (1) (e) "Prosecutor" means a district attorney, corporation counsel, or
2other attorney authorized by law to represent the state in a criminal case, a
3proceeding under s. 971.17, or a case under ch. 48, 51, 55,, 938, or 980.
Note: Deletes unnecessary comma.
AB720, s. 96 4Section 96. 846.35 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
5is amended to read:
AB720,40,116 846.35 (6) Penalties. If a plaintiff fails to provide a notice under par. sub. (1)
7(a) in accordance with pars. sub. (1) (a) and (b), or fails to comply with sub. (5), the
8court shall award the tenant to whom the notice should have been given or who
9should not have been named as a defendant $250 in damages, plus reasonable
10attorney fees. A tenant may not recover under this paragraph for more than one
11notice violation.
Note: Inserts a missing word and corrects cross-references. Section 846.35 (6) was
renumbered from s. 846.35 (1) (c) by 2009 Wis. Act 28, but the cross-references were not
adjusted accordingly.
AB720, s. 97 12Section 97. 895.04 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
13is amended to read:
AB720,41,1514 895.04 (2) If the deceased leaves surviving a spouse or domestic partner under
15ch.770, and domestic partner under s. 770.05, and minor children under 18 years of
16age with whose support the deceased was legally charged, the court before whom the
17action is pending, or if no action is pending, any court of record, in recognition of the
18duty and responsibility of a parent to support minor children, shall determine the
19amount, if any, to be set aside for the protection of such children after considering the
20age of such children, the amount involved, the capacity and integrity of the surviving
21spouse or surviving domestic partner, and any other facts or information it may have
22or receive, and such amount may be impressed by creation of an appropriate lien in

1favor of such children or otherwise protected as circumstances may warrant, but
2such amount shall not be in excess of 50% of the net amount received after deduction
3of costs of collection. If there are no such surviving minor children, the amount
4recovered shall belong and be paid to the spouse or domestic partner of the deceased;
5if no spouse or domestic partner survives, to the deceased's lineal heirs as determined
6by s. 852.01; if no lineal heirs survive, to the deceased's brothers and sisters. If any
7such relative dies before judgment in the action, the relative next in order shall be
8entitled to recover for the wrongful death. A surviving nonresident alien spouse or
9a nonresident alien domestic partner under ch. 770 and minor children shall be
10entitled to the benefits of this section. In cases subject to s. 102.29 this subsection
11shall apply only to the surviving spouse's or surviving domestic partner's interest in
12the amount recovered. If the amount allocated to any child under this subsection is
13less than $10,000, s. 807.10 may be applied. Every settlement in wrongful death
14cases in which the deceased leaves minor children under 18 years of age shall be void
15unless approved by a court of record authorized to act hereunder.
Note: Deletes redundant provision. Drafting records show the stricken language
was to be replaced by "or domestic partner under ch.770," but was inadvertently retained.
AB720, s. 98 16Section 98. 939.22 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 939.22 (9r).
Note: Places definition in alphabetical order.
AB720, s. 99 17Section 99. 949.06 (1m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1828
, section 3359, is amended to read:
AB720,41,2319 949.06 (1m) (a) In this subsection, "family member" means any spouse,
20domestic partner under s. 770.05 ch. 770, parent, grandparent, stepparent, child,
21stepchild, adopted child, grandchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half
22sister, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, or parent or sibling of spouse or of a domestic
23partner under ch. 770.

Note: 2009 Wis. Act 28, section 3359, amended s. 949.06 (1m) (a), as affected by
2009 Wis. Act 28, section 3358. Section 3358 inserted the phrase "domestic partner under
ch. 770." Section 3359 changed "ch. 770" to "s. 770.05" without strikes and and scores.
No change was intended.
AB720, s. 100 1Section 100. 971.23 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,42,82 971.23 (9) (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (e) or (2m) (am), if either party intends
3to submit deoxyribonucleic acid profile evidence at a trial to prove or disprove the
4identity of a person, the party seeking to introduce the evidence shall notify the other
5party of the intent to introduce the evidence in writing by mail at least 45 days before
6the date set for trial; and shall provide the other party, within 15 days of request, the
7material identified under sub. (1) (e), or par. (2m) (am), whichever is appropriate,
8that relates to the evidence.
Note: Corrects citation form. Deletes unnecessary comma.
AB720, s. 101 9Section 101. 985.01 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,42,1210 985.01 (1m) "Insertion," when used to indicate the publication of a legal notice
11more than one time, means once each week for consecutive weeks, the last of which
12shall be at least one week before the act or event, unless otherwise specified by law.
Note: Inserts missing comma.
AB720, s. 102 13Section 102. 2009 Wisconsin Act 1, section 4 is amended by replacing
14"governor may," with "governor may,".
Note: The comma was previously existing.
AB720, s. 103 15Section 103. 2009 Wisconsin Act 2, section 416 is amended by replacing "sale
16of tangible personal property and items" with "sale of tangible personal property, and
17items
".
Note: A comma was deleted without being shown as stricken. The change was
intended.
AB720, s. 104 18Section 104. 2009 Wisconsin Act 2, section 709 is amended by replacing "loan
19originator
, or mortgage broker" with "loan originator or mortgage broker".
Note: An underscored comma was erroneously inserted in stricken text.
AB720, s. 105
1Section 105. 2009 Wisconsin Act 11, sections 21, 31 and 41 are amended by
2replacing "a percentage, as determined by the department of commerce, not to
3exceed 100 percent, of" with "a percentage, as determined by the department of
4commerce, not to exceed 100 percent, of
".
Note: Language was inserted by 2009 Wis. Act 11 without scoring. The change was
intended.
AB720, s. 106 5Section 106. 2009 Wisconsin Act 11, section 44 is amended by replacing "his
6or her work, or that the employee" with "his or her work, or that the employee".
Note: Previously existing text was underscored by 2009 Wis. Act 11. No change
was intended.
AB720, s. 107 7Section 107. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 120b is amended by replacing
8"16.957 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.957 (2) (a) and amended to
9read:" with "16.957 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:".
Note: Clarifies action phrase. No renumbering actually occurred. The provision
remained introductory to s. 16.957 (2) (a) 1. to 4.
AB720, s. 108 10Section 108. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 168m is amended by replacing
11"subdivision during a fiscal year may not exceed" with "subdivision during a fiscal
12year
may not exceed".
Note: 2009 Wis. Act 28 inserted text without showing it as underscored. The
change was intended.
AB720, s. 109 13Section 109. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 199 is amended by replacing
14"(10q), 2009" with "(10q), and 2009".
Note: 2009 Wis. Act 28 deleted text without showing it as stricken. The change
was intended.
AB720, s. 110 15Section 110. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 276 is amended by replacing
16"Resource aids — county sustainable forestry and county forest administration
17grants.
" with "Resource aids — urban forestry, county sustainable forestry, and
18county forest administration grants.
".
Note: 2009 Wis. Act 28 deleted text without showing it as stricken. The change
was intended.
AB720, s. 111
1Section 111. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 710 is amended by replacing "each
2high hazard dam" with "each large high hazard dam".
Note: 2009 Wis. Act 28 deleted text without showing it as stricken. The change
was intended.
AB720, s. 112 3Section 112. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 989f is amended by replacing
4"$2,215,200" with "$2,125,200".
Note: A number was transposed in text stricken by 2009 Wis. Act 28.
AB720, s. 113 5Section 113. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 1062b is repealed.
Note: The provision showed text as stricken in s. 48.67 (4), as created by 2009 Wis.
Act 28
, that did not exist and contained no other changes to s. 48.67 (4), and thus had no
effect.
AB720, s. 114 6Section 114. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 1080d is amended by replacing
7"treatment foster home " with "treatment foster home ".
Note: The last letter in a stricken word was inadvertently not stricken.
AB720, s. 115 8Section 115. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 1481m is amended by replacing
9"mechanic, or truck driver" with "mechanic, or truck driver".
Note: 2009 Wis. Act 28 inserted a comma without showing it as underscored. The
change was intended.
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