Scott Gunderson
Chairperson
Committee on Urban and Local Affairs
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: urging Congress and the President to enact legislation to allow concurrent receipt of military longevity pay and disability benefits.
Adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Musser, Hundertmark, Pettis, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba, Boyle, Kreuser and Plouff.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: memorializing Congress to not reduce the number of beds for intensive care and surgery at the Veteran's Administration's Medical Center at Iron Mountain, Michigan.
Adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Musser, Hundertmark, Pettis, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba, Boyle, Kreuser and Plouff.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Terry Musser
Chairperson
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 178
Relating to: personal liability for razing costs.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Meyerhofer, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Meyerhofer, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Ainsworth.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 300
Relating to: the property tax lottery credit and making appropriations.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Owens and Spillner.
Noes: 7 - Representatives Wood, La Fave, Meyerhofer, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Owens, Spillner, Wood and Plale.
Noes: 5 - Representatives La Fave, Meyerhofer, Morris-Tatum, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Rules.
Michael Lehman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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Executive Communications
May 11, 1999
The Honorable Scott Jensen
Speaker of the Assembly
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
RE: 1999 Assembly Bill 186
Dear Speaker Jensen:
1999 Assembly Bill 186, introduced by Representatives M. Lehman, Kaufert, Musser, Staskunas, Grothman, F. Lasee and Jeskewitz and co-sponsored by Senators Drzewiecki and Grobschmidt, relates to instalment payments of refunds of taxes on manufacturing property, appeals of manufacturing property taxes, distribution of taxes on manufacturing property and the interest on refunded and additional taxes on manufacturing property, the deadline for classification of property as manufacturing, manufacturers' reports and making an appropriation.
1999 Assembly Bill 186 will reduce state revenues by an annual amount exceeding $10,000. Pursuant to sec. 16.47(2), States., I consider this bill an emergency bill, I recommend the bill and I ask that passage of 1999 Assembly Bill 186 be permitted prior to passage of the budget bill.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
May 11, 1999
The Honorable Scott Jensen
Speaker of the Assembly
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
RE: 1999 Assembly Bill 329
Dear Speaker Jensen:
1999 Assembly Bill 329, introduced by Representatives Kreibich, Nass, Schneider, Musser, Kelso, Ladwig, Owens, Hahn, Sykora, Miller, Brandemuehl, Powers, Montgomery, Gunderson, Albers, Gronemus, Rhoades, Coggs, Goetsch, Plouff, Freese, Spillner, Turner, Ryba, Hundertmark, Klusman, Boyle, Lassa, Waukau, Bock, Kreuser, Huber, Young, Olsen, Pettis, Plale, F. Lasee, Reynolds and Grothman and co-sponsored by Senators Moen, Fitzgerald, Schultz, Darling, Roessler, Grobschmidt, Welch, Wirch, Zien, Rosenzweig, Panzer, Clausing, Breske, Drzewiecki, Baumgart and Erpenbach, relates to payment of health insurance premiums for state employes activated for military duty in the U.S. armed forces.
1999 Assembly Bill 329 contains a fiscal note in excess of $10,000. Pursuant to sec. 16.47(2), Stats., I consider this bill an emergency bill, I recommend the bill and I ask that passage of 1999 Assembly Bill 329 be permitted prior to passage of the budget bill.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
April 30, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of March 1999.
On March 16, 1999 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$2 thousand. This shortfall increased to -$3 thousand on March 25, 1999 and continued into the month of April 1999. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund shortfall was not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Bugher
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
May 10, 1999
