SB89,13,115 125.02 (18) (intro.) “Restaurant" means a restaurant, as defined in s. 97.01
6(14g).
any building, room, or place where meals are prepared or served or sold to
7transients or the general public, including all places used in connection with it and
8including any public or private school lunchroom for which food service is provided
9by contract. For purposes of this subsection, “meals" does not include soft drinks, ice
10cream, milk, milk drinks, ices, and confections. “Restaurant" does not include any
11of the following:
SB89,31 12Section 31. 125.02 (18) (a) to (h) of the statutes are created to read:
SB89,13,1413 125.02 (18) (a) Taverns that serve free lunches consisting of popcorn, cheese,
14crackers, pretzels, cold sausage, cured fish, or bread and butter.
SB89,13,1715 (b) Churches, religious, fraternal, youths' or patriotic organizations, service
16clubs and civic organizations which occasionally prepare, serve, or sell meals to
17transients or the general public.
SB89,13,2018 (c) Any public or private school lunchroom for which food service is directly
19provided by the school, or a private individual selling foods from a movable or
20temporary stand at public farm sales.
SB89,13,2221 (d) Any bed and breakfast establishment, as defined in s. 97.01 (1g), that serves
22breakfasts only to its lodgers.
SB89,13,2423 (e) The serving of food or beverage through a licensed vending machine, as
24defined in s. 97.01 (15p).
SB89,14,4
1(f) Any college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), institution as defined in s.
236.51 (1) (b), or technical college that serves meals only to the students enrolled in
3the college campus, institution, or technical college or to authorized elderly persons
4under s. 36.51 or 38.36.
SB89,14,65 (g) A concession stand at a locally sponsored sporting event, such as a little
6league game.
SB89,14,77 (h) A potluck event, as defined in s. 97.01 (13g).
SB89,32 8Section 32. 125.29 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,14,169 125.29 (6) Restaurants. A brewer may operate a restaurant on the brewery
10premises and at an off-site retail outlet established by the brewer. A brewer may not
11hold a license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant for the operation of operate a restaurant
12at any other location except that a brewer may possess or hold an indirect interest
13in a Class “B" license for not more than 20 restaurants in each of which the sale of
14alcohol beverages accounts for less than 60 percent of the restaurant's gross receipts
15if no fermented malt beverages manufactured by the brewer are offered for sale in
16any of these restaurants.
SB89,33 17Section 33. 139.11 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 139.11 (4) (a) (intro.)
18and amended to read:
SB89,14,2419 139.11 (4) (a) (intro.) Sections 71.78 (1), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3.
20and 3m., relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply to any
21information obtained from any person on a fermented malt beverage tax return,
22report, schedule, exhibit, or other document or from an audit report relating to any
23of those documents, except that the department of revenue shall publish brewery the
24following:
SB89,14,25 251. Brewery production and sales statistics.
SB89,34
1Section 34. 139.11 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB89,15,72 139.11 (4) (a) 2. A current list, available on paper and on the department's
3Internet site, providing detailed information regarding every person issued a
4wholesalers permit under s. 125.28, brewers permit under s. 125.29, brewpub permit
5under s. 125.295, or out-of-state shippers permit under s. 125.30. The information
6provided under this subdivision shall include the name and address of the permit
7holder and the date on which the department issued the permit.
SB89,35 8Section 35. 139.38 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,15,169 139.38 (6) Sections 71.78 (1), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3. and 3m.,
10relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply to any
11information obtained from any person on a cigarette tax return, report, schedule,
12exhibit, or other document or from an audit report pertaining to the same return,
13report, schedule, exhibit, or document, except that the department shall publish on
14its Internet site, at least quarterly, a current list of permits issued to distributors and
15jobbers under s. 139.34 and include on the list the name and address of the permit
16holder and the date on which the department issued the permit
.
SB89,36 17Section 36. 139.82 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,16,218 139.82 (6) Sections 71.78 (1), (1m), and (4) to (9) and 71.83 (2) (a) 3. and 3m.,
19relating to confidentiality of income and franchise tax returns, apply to any
20information obtained from any person on a tobacco product tax return, report,
21schedule, exhibit, or other document or from an audit report pertaining to the same
22return, report, schedule, exhibit, or document, except that the department shall
23publish on its Internet site, at least quarterly, a current list of permits issued to
24distributors and subjobbers under s. 139.79 and include on the list the name and

1address of the permit holder and the date on which the department issued the
2permit
.
SB89,37 3Section 37. 177.24 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,16,144 177.24 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. pars. (b) and (c), if a claim is allowed,
5the administrator shall deliver the property to the claimant or pay the claimant the
6amount the administrator actually received or the net proceeds of the sale of the
7property, together with any additional amount required under s. 177.21. If the
8property claimed was interest bearing to the owner on the date of surrender by the
9holder, the administrator shall pay interest at a rate of 6 percent per year or any
10lesser rate the property earned while in the possession of the holder. Interest begins
11to accrue when the property is delivered to the administrator and ceases on the
12earlier of the expiration of 10 years after delivery or the date on which payment is
13made to the owner. No interest on interest-bearing property is payable for any
14period before December 31, 1984.
SB89,38 15Section 38. 177.24 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB89,16,1716 177.24 (3) (c) The administrator shall not pay interest under par. (a) on claimed
17property that is a U.S. savings bond.
SB89,39 18Section 39. 196.025 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,17,919 196.025 (6) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a communications provider
20shall impose collect from each subscriber a monthly fee of $0.75 on each
21communications service connection with an assigned telephone number, including
22a communication service provided via a voice over Internet protocol connection. If
23a communications provider provides multiple communications service connections
24to a subscriber, the fee required to be collected by the communications provider under
25this subdivision
shall impose be a separate fee under this subdivision on each of the

1first 10 connections and one additional fee for each 10 additional connections per
2billed account. A communications provider may list the fee separately from other
3charges on a subscriber's bill, and if a communications provider does so, the
4communications provider shall identify the fee as “police and fire protection fee," or,
5if the communications provider combines the fee with a charge imposed under s.
6256.35 (3), the communications provider shall identify the combined fee and charge
7as “charge for funding countywide 911 systems plus police and fire protection fee."
8Any partial payment of a fee by a subscriber shall first be applied to any amount the
9subscriber owes the communications provider for communications service.
SB89,40 10Section 40. 196.025 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,17,1811 196.025 (6) (b) 2. A communications provider that offers a prepaid wireless
12telecommunications plan, or a retailer that offers such a plan on behalf of a
13communications provider, shall impose collect from each subscriber or purchaser a
14fee equal to $0.38 on each retail transaction for such a plan that occurs in this state.
15A communications provider or retailer may state the amount of the fee separately on
16a bill for the retail transaction, and if a communications provider or retailer does so,
17the communications provider or retailer shall identify the fee as “police and fire
18protection fee."
SB89,41 19Section 41. 196.025 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,17,2520 196.025 (6) (c) 2. The commission may contract with the department for the
21collection of fees imposed under par. (b) 2. If the commission and department enter
22into such a contract, no later than the first calendar month following the calendar
23month in which a communications provider or retailer receives from a subscriber a
24fee imposed under par. (b) 2., the communications provider or retailer shall remit
25the fee to the department.
SB89,42
1Section 42. 196.025 (6) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB89,18,32 196.025 (6) (cm) If the commission contracts with the department to collect fees
3as provided under par. (c) 2., all of the following apply:
SB89,18,74 1. The department may require communications providers and retailers to
5register with the department, file returns with the department, and pay the fees
6required under this section to the department in the manner and form prescribed by
7the department, subject to par. (c) 2.
SB89,18,108 2. a. The department may determine compliance with this section using a field
9or office audit. Sections 77.59 (1) to (5m), (8), and (8m) and 77.62, as they apply to
10taxes under subch. III of ch. 77, apply to fees required under this section.
SB89,18,2311 b. If, as a result of an audit under subd. 2. a., the department provides a notice
12to a communications provider or retailer about a fee amount that is due, a refund that
13is due to the communications provider or retailer, or a refund claim denial, and the
14communications provider or retailer disagrees with the notice, the communications
15provider or retailer may petition the department for a redetermination. The petition
16for redetermination shall be in writing and signed and shall state the facts and
17reasons for disagreeing with the amount due, refund due, or refund claim denial and
18include supporting documents. A communications provider or retailer shall mail or
19transmit by fax machine the petition within 60 days after the department mails the
20notice of a fee due, a refund, or a refund claim denial. The petition shall be submitted
21to the address or fax number provided in the notice. A petition that is mailed is
22considered timely if it is postmarked on or before the date provided in the notice and
23is received by the department within 5 days of that date.
SB89,19,424 c. Within 6 months of the receipt by the department of a petition for
25redetermination under subd. 2. b., the department shall notify the communications

1provider or retailer of its redetermination. The redetermination is final 30 days after
2mailing unless, within that 30-day period, the communications provider or retailer
3files an objection to the redetermination with the commission as provided under
4subd. 2. d.
SB89,19,145 d. Within 30 days after a redetermination under subd. 2. c. is mailed, the
6communications provider or retailer may file an objection to that redetermination
7with the commission. The objection shall set out in detail the grounds upon which
8the communications provider or retailer finds the redetermination to be erroneous.
9The commission, after providing no less than 10 days' notice to the communications
10provider or retailer, shall hold a hearing on the objection. After the hearing, the
11commission shall mail its decision on the objection, including any amount to be paid,
12by registered mail. If the amount to be paid is not paid within 10 days after the
13decision has been mailed, the commission or department may bring an action to
14collect any amount that is due under this section.
SB89,19,1615 3. A decision of the commission under subd. 2. d. may be reviewed under s.
16227.52.
SB89,43 17Section 43. 196.025 (6) (d) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
18renumbered 196.025 (6) (d) and amended to read:
SB89,19,2019 196.025 (6) (d) The commission may do any of the following: Promulgate
20promulgate rules for administering this subsection.
SB89,44 21Section 44. 196.025 (6) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 196.025 (6) (e) and
22amended to read:
SB89,19,2423 196.025 (6) (e) Bring The commission or the department may bring an action
24to collect any amount that is required to be remitted under par. (c).
SB89,45 25Section 45. 565.01 (6p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB89,20,5
1565.01 (6p) “Ticket courier service” means a service operated for the purpose
2of purchasing Wisconsin lottery tickets on behalf of individuals located within or
3outside this state and delivering or transmitting those Wisconsin lottery tickets, or
4electronic images of those Wisconsin lottery tickets, to those individuals as a
5for-profit, business service.
SB89,46 6Section 46. 565.02 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,20,177 565.02 (1) (c) Before appointment of an administrator is made, the department,
8with the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background
9investigation of the proposed administrator. The department shall require the
10proposed administrator to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards
11each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints
. The department of justice
12may submit the fingerprint cards fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation
13for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining
14records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions. The department, with the
15assistance of the department of justice, shall repeat the background investigation of
16the administrator every 5 years.
The department shall reimburse the department
17of justice for the department's department of justice's services under this paragraph.
SB89,47 18Section 47. 565.02 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,21,519 565.02 (2) (d) Before appointment of employees is made under par. (b), the
20department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a
21background investigation of the proposed employees. The department shall require
22the persons proposed as employees to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2
23fingerprint cards each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints
. The
24department of justice may submit the fingerprint cards fingerprints to the federal
25bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person

1fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
2The department, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall repeat the
3background investigation of each employee every 5 years.
The department shall
4reimburse the department of justice for the department's department of justice's
5services under this paragraph.
SB89,48 6Section 48. 565.17 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB89,21,87 565.17 (1m) Ticket couriers prohibited. No person may operate a ticket
8courier service in this state.
SB89,49 9Section 49. 565.25 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,22,410 565.25 (4) Background investigations. The department of justice shall
11conduct a background investigation of any person proposing to contract or
12contracting for a major procurement and of all partners, members, officers, directors,
13owners and beneficial owners identified under sub. (3) (b). The department of justice
14may require the person and partners, members, officers, directors and shareholders
15identified under sub. (3) (b) to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint
16cards each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints
. The department of
17justice may submit the fingerprint cards fingerprints to the federal bureau of
18investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the persons fingerprinted
19and obtaining records of their criminal arrests and convictions. If the results of the
20background investigation disclose information specified in sub. (3) (a) with respect
21to the person, partner, member, officer, director, owner or beneficial owner, a contract
22with the vendor, if entered into prior to the disclosure, is void and the vendor shall
23forfeit any amount filed, deposited or established under sub. (5) (b). The department
24of justice shall repeat the background investigation of each vendor, and each vendor's
25partners, members, officers, directors, owners, and beneficial owners, under sub. (3)

1(b), every 5 years.
The department of revenue shall reimburse the department of
2justice for the department of justice's services under this subsection and shall obtain
3payment from the person proposing to contract or the vendor in the amount of the
4reimbursement.
SB89,50 5Section 50. 565.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB89,23,86 565.30 (5) Withholding of delinquent state taxes, child support or debts
7owed the state.
The administrator shall report the name, address and social security
8number or federal income tax number of each winner of a lottery prize equal to or
9greater than $1,000 $600 and the name, address and social security number or
10federal income tax number of each person to whom a lottery prize equal to or greater
11than $1,000 $600 has been assigned to the department of revenue to determine
12whether the payee or assignee of the prize is delinquent in the payment of state taxes
13under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139 or, if applicable, in the court-ordered payment of
14child support or has a debt owing to the state. Upon receipt of a report under this
15subsection, the department of revenue shall first ascertain based on certifications by
16the department of children and families or its designee under s. 49.855 (1) whether
17any person named in the report is currently delinquent in court-ordered payment
18of child support and shall next certify to the administrator whether any person
19named in the report is delinquent in court-ordered payment of child support or
20payment of state taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139. Upon this certification by
21the department of revenue or upon court order the administrator shall withhold the
22certified amount and send it to the department of revenue for remittance to the
23appropriate agency or person. The department of revenue shall charge the winner
24or assignee of the lottery prize for the department of revenue's administrative
25expenses associated with withholding and remitting debt owed to a state agency and

1may withhold the amount of the administrative expenses from the prize payment.
2The administrative expenses received or withheld by the department of revenue
3shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h). In instances in which
4the payee or assignee of the prize is delinquent both in payments for state taxes and
5in court-ordered payments of child support, or is delinquent in one or both of these
6payments and has a debt owing to the state, the amount remitted to the appropriate
7agency or person shall be in proportion to the prize amount as is the delinquency or
8debt owed by the payee or assignee.
SB89,51 9Section 51. 565.40 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB89,23,1010 565.40 (3) Background investigation. (a) In this subsection:
SB89,23,1211 1. “Secured area” means any areas where sensitive information is stored or
12accessible and any areas associated with the lottery with limited or controlled access.
SB89,23,2213 2. “Sensitive information” means any report or study containing trade secrets,
14as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c); any process or production technique which is unique
15to the lottery; any information or documentation the disclosure of which would
16adversely affect the security or the competitive position of the lottery; any
17individual's mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, or social security
18or federal employer identification number; any financial account numbers; any
19personnel or employee information; any employee or vendor background
20investigation documents; any personal information provided by retailers for
21contracting purposes; and any personally identifiable information, as defined in s.
2219.62 (5).
SB89,24,823 (b) The department of revenue, with the assistance of the department of justice,
24may conduct a background investigation of any person who may come into contact
25with any sensitive information associated with the lottery or who may have access

1to secured areas. The department of revenue may require the person to be
2photographed and fingerprinted. The department of justice may submit the
3fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of verifying the
4identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal
5arrests and convictions. The department of revenue, with the assistance of the
6department of justice, shall repeat the background investigation of each person
7under this subsection every 5 years. The department of revenue shall reimburse the
8department of justice for the department of justice's services under this subsection.
SB89,52 9Section 52. Initial applicability.
SB89,24,1210 (1) Charging back refunded or rescinded taxes. The treatment of section
1174.41 (2) (intro.), (a), (b), and (bm) of the statutes first applies to the property tax
12assessments as of January 1, 2018.
SB89,24,1413 (2) Combined reports. The treatment of section 71.255 (7) (b) 7. of the statutes
14first applies to documents executed on January 1, 2017.
SB89,24,1715 (3) Information returns. The renumbering and amendment of section 71.34
16(1k) (h) of the statutes and the creation of section 71.34 (1k) (h) 1. and 2. of the
17statutes first apply to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2017.
SB89,24,2318 (4) Lottery prize reporting and withholding. Unless the effective date of this
19subsection is later than May 15, 2017, the treatment of section 535.30 (5) of the
20statutes first applies to lottery prizes claimed on May 15, 2017. If the effective date
21of this subsection is later than May 15, 2017, the treatment of section 535.30 (5) of
22the statutes first applies to lottery prizes claimed on the first day of the 3rd month
23beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
SB89,24,2424 (End)
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