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Privacy
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March 21, 2002
Special
Session AB
1- Governor
E-mail Solicitation
Summary:
Prohibits email solicitations unless a return email address or
toll-free phone number is disclosed for those who wish to unsubscribe.
Status: Introduced
Feb. 5, 2002. Referred to Finance. Joint Finance removed this provision as
policy.
AB
621- Personal
Privacy Committee
Omnibus Privacy Bill
Summary: Omnibus
privacy bill. Prohibits the use of social security numbers on student ID's
and insurance cards. Prohibits
telephone solicitors from using blocking services.
Status: Introduced
Nov. 8, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held Dec. 4.
Reported out of Committee with substitute amendment Jan. 8. Dead pursuant
to SJR 1.
History
ASA 1
SB
237 - Erpenbach
(D-Middleton)
Health Care Records
Summary: Requires
pharmacies to keep health care records confidential.
Status: Introduced
Sept. 5, 2001. Referred to Privacy. Public hearing held Sept. 13. Reported
out of Committee Sept. 26. Passed Senate Oct. 23. Referred to Personal
Privacy. Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
SB 237
AB
459 - Schneider
(D-Wisconsin Rapids)
Privacy
Summary: Makes
various changes to health care provider identification numbers, telephone
solicitors, credit reports.
Status: Introduced
July 10, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held Aug. 28.
Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
AB 459
History
SB
212 - Risser
(D-Madison)
SPAM
Summary: Places
restrictions on unsolicited e-mail transmissions (SPAM).
Status: Introduced
June 28, 2001. Referred to Privacy. Public hearing held Sept. 20. Reported
out of Committee Sept. 26. Passed Senate Oct. 23 with amendments. Referred
to Information Policy. Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
SB 212
AB
422
- Wasserman (D-Milwaukee)
Social Security Numbers
Summary: Prohibits
insurers, risk-sharing plans, and certain self-insured plans from using
social security numbers as personal identifiers.
Status: Introduced
May 31, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held Aug. 28.
Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
AB 422
History
AB
419 - Friske
(R-Merrill)
Privacy
Summary:
Prohibits prisoners
from having access to date of birth information while doint data entry or
telemarketing.
Status: Introduced
May 25, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held Aug. 28.
Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
AB 419
SB
181
- Erpenbach (D-Middleton)
Personal Identifiers
Summary: Expands
the list of personal identification information listed in current law to
include the individual's posit-office
box number, nine-digit extended zip code, and e-mail addresses. The bill
also prohibits a person from
selling renting or trading a personal ideitifier of an individual.
Status: Introduced
May 16, 2001. Referred to Privacy. Public hearings held Sept. 13 and Sept.
20. Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
SB 181
AB
195 - Huebsch
(R-Onalaska)
Information Regarding Children
Summary: Prohibits
any person, including public agencies and the state, from disclosing any
personal information about or obtained from a child for commercial or
trade purposes without the prior written consent of the parent or guardian
of the child.
Status: Introduced
March 13, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
AB 195
AB
191 - Powers
(R-Albany)
Doctor-Patient Privilege
Summary: Extends
doctor-patient privilege to refuse to disclose information to include
information provided to health care services review organizations.
Status: Introduced
March 8, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held Mar. 14.
Placed on Mar. 20 Assembly Calendar. Laid on the table. Dead pursuant to
SJR 1.
AB 191
History
AB
192
- Powers (R-Albany)
Personal Identifiers
Summary: Encourages
governmental entities and businesses to consider the use of unique
personal identifiers and to discontinue
the use of social security numbers.
Status: Introduced
March 8, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held Mar. 14.
Reported out of Committee Mar. 15. Passed Assembly Mar. 20 with one
amendment. Referred to Privacy. Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
AB 192
AB
177 - Powers
(R-Albany)
Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information
Summary: This
bill requires a business that collects personally identifiable information
from its customers who are state residents, and that discloses the
information to third parties, must establish a written policy regarding
the collection, use and disclosure of that information. This policy must
be accessible by customers. Personally identifiable information includes
items such as the customer's name and address.
Status: Introduced
March 7, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held March 14.
Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
AB 177
AB
176 - Powers
(R-Albany)
Personally Identifiable Information
Summary:
This bill provides that
if a state officer, agency, authority, or governmentally related
corporation maintains an Internet site, the officer, agency, authority, or
corporation may not use that site to obtain personally identifiable
information from any person who visits that site without the consent of
the person from whom the information
is obtained.
Status: Introduced
March 7, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held Mar. 14.
Passed Assembly Mar. 20 with one amendment. Referred to Privacy. Dead
pursuant to SJR 1.
AB 176
History
SB
55 - Joint
Finance
Do Not Call List
Summary: Creates
a statewide do-not-call list. Requires anyone defined as a telemarketer to
register with DATCP. Exempts non-profits, political campaigns and business
owners making their own calls. Imposes fines for violators.
Status: Introduced
Feb. 20, 2001. Referred to Finance. Signed into law as 2001 Wisconsin Act
16.
AB
117
- Skindrud (R-Mount Horeb)
Telephone Solicitations
Summary: Prohibits
a person also from using an automatic telephone dialing system in making a
telephone solicitation if the system is used in such a way that two or
more telephone lines are engaged simultaneously. This prohibition is
enforced by DATCP.
Status: Introduced
Feb. 13, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held Apr. 24.
Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
AB 117
SB
41
- Erpenbach (D-Middleton)
Telephone Solicitors
Summary: Prohibits
the use of caller ID blocking services by telephone solicitors.
Status: Introduced
Feb. 7, 2001. Referred to Privacy. Public hearing held Feb. 15. Reported
out of Committee Feb. 23. Passed Senate Mar. 13. Referred to Personal
Privacy. Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
SB 41
SB
40 - Erpenbach
(D-Middleton)
Telephone Solicitors
Summary: Prohibits
certain telephone solicitations and requires the registration of telephone
solicitors.
Status: Introduced
Feb. 7, 2001. Referred to Privacy. Public hearing held Feb. 15. Reported
out of Committee Feb. 28 with one amendment. Referred to Finance. Dead
pursuant to SJR 1.
History
SB 40
AJR
23 - Schneider
(D-Wisconsin Rapids)
Privacy
Summary: Prohibits
release of personally identifiable information for marketing or
advertising purposes.
Status: Introduced
Feb. 6, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
AJR 23
AB
88 - Schneider
(D-Wisconsin Rapids)
Information
Summary: Prohibits
a business that requests and receives personally identifiable (name and
address) information from a customer offered by the business to provide
discounts or other benefits, may not release the information to a third
party if the information will be used for marketing or advertising
purposes by anyone other than the business that received the information.
Status: Introduced
Feb. 1, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
AB 88
History
AB
80 - Schneider
(D-Wisconsin Rapids)
Insurers
Summary: This
bill requires an insurance agent to disclose to any person who applies for
insurance, both orally and in writing, any information identifying the
person thatthe agent has provided to or received from a national or
statewide database.
Status: Introduced
Feb. 1, 2001. Referred to Insurance. Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
AB 80
AB
76 - Schneider
(D-Wisconsin Rapids)
Social Security Numbers
Summary: Prohibits
DNR from requesting social security numbers and repeals the provision
which provides that DNR must
deny an application or revoke or suspend an approval if an individual
fails to provide his or her number.
Status: Introduced
Feb. 1, 2001. Referred to Personal Privacy. Public hearing held Mar. 14.
Dead pursuant to SJR 1.
History
AB 76
SB
15 - Welch
(R-Redgranite)
Social Security Numbers
Summary: Prohibits
DNR from requesting social security numbers and repeals the provision
which provides that DNR must deny an application or revoke or suspend an
approval if an individual fails to provide his or her number.
Status: Introduced
Jan. 12, 2001. Referred to Environmental Resources. Public hearing held
May 10. Dead pursuant to
SJR 1.
SB 15
History
SB
12 - Erpenbach
(D-Middleton)
Social Security Numbers
Summary: Prohibits
the inclusion of an individual's social security number on certain
documents issued or used by the state.
Status: Introduced
Jan. 12, 2001. Referred to Privacy. Public hearing held Mar. 7. Dead
pursuant to SJR 1.
SB 12
History
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