Assembly Bill 771
Relating to: directing the governor to annually proclaim February as African American History and Cultural Heritage Month.
By
Representatives Morris and Young; cosponsored by Senators Coggs and Moore.
To committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.
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The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 667
Relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed to any section 529 college tuition program.
Passage:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kreibich, Gottlieb, Underheim, Nass, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Towns, Shilling, Pocan, Balow, Black and Schneider.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 686
A642
Relating to: membership of the State Laboratory of Hygiene Board; nonresident tuition exemption for veterans; and the transfer program at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (suggested as remedial legislation by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System).
Passage:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kreibich, Gottlieb, Underheim, Nass, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Towns, Shilling, Pocan, Balow, Black and Schneider.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Rob Kreibich
Chairperson
Committee on Colleges and Universities
The committee on Criminal Justice reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 315
Relating to: providing information to a firearms dealer when purchasing a handgun, authorizing the Department of Justice to prosecute violations of certain laws regulating firearms, and providing penalties.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Petrowski and Vukmir.
Noes: 6 - Representatives Colon, Staskunas, Pocan, Taylor, Turner and Schneider.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 402
Relating to: proceedings involving an American Indian juvenile who is alleged to have committed a delinquent act while physically outside the boundaries of a reservation and off-reservation trust land because of certain tribal court orders.
Passage:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Petrowski, Vukmir, Colon, Staskunas, Pocan, Taylor, Turner and Schneider.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 687
Relating to: possession of ecstasy and providing penalties.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Petrowski, Vukmir, Staskunas, Turner and Schneider.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Colon, Pocan and Taylor.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 688
Relating to: distributing controlled substances in a place in which a child is present and providing a penalty.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Petrowski, Vukmir, Colon, Staskunas, Turner and Schneider.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Pocan and Taylor.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Petrowski, Vukmir, Colon, Staskunas and Turner.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Pocan, Taylor and Schneider.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 66
Relating to: time limits for the prosecution of 2nd-degree intentional homicide and 2nd-degree reckless homicide.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, Jeskewitz, Petrowski, Vukmir, Colon, Pocan, Taylor and Turner.
Noes: 4 - Representatives F. Lasee, Gundrum, Staskunas and Schneider.
To committee on Rules.
Scott Suder
Chairperson
Committee on Criminal Justice
The committee on Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 610
Relating to: qualifications of certain agents of mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers, consumer mortgage brokerage agreements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Montgomery, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Kreibich, Wieckert, Townsend, Kerkman, Nischke, Richards, Sherman, A. Williams, Shilling, Zepnick, Taylor and Molepske.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Montgomery, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Kreibich, Wieckert, Townsend, Kerkman, Nischke, Richards, Sherman, A. Williams, Shilling, Zepnick, Taylor and Molepske.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Montgomery, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Kreibich, Wieckert, Townsend, Kerkman, Nischke, Richards, Sherman, A. Williams, Shilling, Zepnick, Taylor and Molepske.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Phil Montgomery
Chairperson
Committee on Financial Institutions
The committee on Highway Safety reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 695
Relating to: trailers used to transport livestock.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Van Roy, Musser, Young, Staskunas and Shilling.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Ainsworth.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 724
Relating to: child safety restraint systems, seating positions, and safety belt use requirements in motor vehicles, creating a Child Safety Restraint System Program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Ainsworth, Van Roy, Musser, Young, Staskunas and Shilling.
