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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 496

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Relating to: releases of customer information by municipal utilities.

Municipality Public service commission Public utility Real property — Agent

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a municipal utility is generally prohibited from releasing

"customer information," which is defined as any information received from

customers that serves to identify customers individually by usage or account status.

The prohibition, however, has several exceptions, including the following: 1) a

release made with the consent of a customer; 2) a release to a title agent, insurer,

lender, mortgage broker, or attorney that is made in connection with the preparation

of real estate closing documents; and 3) a release to a lender or prospective purchaser

that is made in connection with real property foreclosures.

This bill requires the Public Service Commission (PSC) to specify a form for a

municipal utility to obtain a customer's consent to a release under the first exception

described above. The bill allows the PSC to specify the form without promulgating

rules. The bill also creates an exception allowing a municipal utility to release

customer information in connection with real estate transactions and real property

appraisals. Under the bill's new exception, a municipal utility may release customer

information under such circumstances to licensed real estate brokers and

salespersons, as well as to certified or licensed appraisers.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kaufert (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

1 cosponsors

Lasee (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Nov 12, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Nov 12, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Jan 22, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kaufert and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senator Lasee

  2. Nov 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Energy and Utilities

  6. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  7. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  9. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-14-2013 by Committee on Rules

  10. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Nov 15, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Nov 21, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications

  18. Jan 15, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  21. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Feb 6, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Feb 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Feb 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 11, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Feb 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Feb 25, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2014

  30. Feb 25, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2014

  31. Feb 26, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-26-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 134

  32. Feb 26, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 2-27-2014