The committee on Labor reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 67
Relating to: employment discrimination based on creed; exemption from liability and discipline for health care providers and hospital employees who refuse to participate in sterilization, abortion, assisted suicide, and other procedures on moral or religious grounds; and power of attorney for health care instruments and patient declarations regarding the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or feeding tubes.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Nass, Vrakas, Wieckert, Hundertmark, J. Fitzgerald, W. Wood and Van Akkeren.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Grothman and Sinicki.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Nass, Vrakas, Grothman, Wieckert, Hundertmark, J. Fitzgerald, W. Wood and Van Akkeren.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Sinicki.
To committee on Rules.
Stephen Nass
Chairperson
Committee on Labor
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Speaker's Communications
April 29, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I am withdrawing
Assembly Bill 45 from the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and re-referring it to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs. I have the consent of Representative Michael Lehman, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, to take this action.
Please call Ellen Nowak of my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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Communications
April 25, 2003
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Room 208
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
It has come to my attention that Rep. Robin Kreibich was accidentally not included as a co-sponsor of a bill I recently introduced, Assembly Bill 279. I believe the mistake was made in my office.
Could you please have his name added as a co-sponsor for the record?
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Terese Berceau
State Representative
76th Assembly District
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April 25, 2003
Patrick Fuller, Assembly Chief Clerk
208 Risser Justice Center
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I have made the following appointments to committees, commissions, councils and boards:
Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse: Representative Josh Zepnick
Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation: Representative Terese Berceau
Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Board: Representative Julie Lassa
Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties: Representative Greg Huber
Educational Communications Board: Representative Marlin Schneider
Environmental Education Board: Representative Mark Miller
Forward Wisconsin: Representative Jeff Plale
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Council on Highway Safety: Representative Gary Sherman
State Historical Society: Representative Greg Huber
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority: Representative Johnnie Morris
Information Technology Management Board: Representative Marlin Schneider
Legislative State Supported Programs Study & Advisory Committee: Representative Terese Berceau
Council on Migrant Labor: Representative Pedro Colon
Milwaukee Child and Welfare Partnership Council: Representative Johnnie Morris
Mississippi River Parkway Commission: Representative Barbara Gronemus
Retirement Research Committee: Representative Jeff Plale
Rural Economic Development Board: Representative Joe Plouff
Sentencing Commission: Representative Dave Travis
State Capitol & Executive Residence Board: Representative Marlin Schneider
State Fair Park Board: Representative Tony Staskunas
Council on Tourism: Representative John Steinbrink
Transportation Projects Commission: Representative Larry Balow and Representative Amy Sue Vruwink
Commission on Uniform State Laws: Representative David Cullen
World Dairy Center Authority: Representative Amy Sue Vruwink
Please feel free to contact me with any concerns or questions.
Sincerely,
Jim Kreuser
Assembly Democratic Leader
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Assembly Speaker John Gard
211 West - State Capitol
Dear Speaker Gard:
Please be advised that Representative Coggs will not be present at the Joint Committee on Finance executive session commencing at 10:00 a.m. on April 30, 2003.
Therefore Representative Pocan will be sitting in his place.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Jim Kreuser
Assembly Democratic Leader
