Friday, January 30, 2004
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 400 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly amendment 11 to Assembly Bill 651 offered by committee on Judiciary.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 668 offered by Representative Nass.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 752 offered by committee on Judiciary.
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The committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 417
Relating to: the retainage on public construction contracts.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Musser, Weber, Zepnick and Wasserman.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Frank Lasee
Chairperson
Committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations
The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 595
Relating to: civil liability exemption for claims resulting from weight gain and obesity.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman and Kerkman.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 651
Relating to: parental liability for acts of their minor child, recovery of damages for certain criminal actions, increasing the jurisdictional amount in small claims court, garnishment, attorney fees, exemption from execution of accounts, civil actions by collection agencies, earnings garnishment, retail theft, recovery in actions involving worthless checks, and revocation of fish and game approvals for which payment is made by worthless checks.
Assembly Amendment 9 adoption:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Grothman, Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Albers and Kerkman.
Assembly Amendment 11 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman, Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman and Kerkman.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.
To calendar.
Mark Gundrum
Chairperson
Committee on Judiciary
The committee on Transportation reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 501
Relating to: the maximum permissible length and width of motor homes and recreational vehicles operated without a permit.
Passage:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Ainsworth, Petrowski, Ott, Hahn, Suder, Friske, McCormick, Gottlieb, Van Roy, Honadel, Steinbrink, Sherman, Vruwink, Staskunas, Gronemus and Hebl.
Noes: 0.
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To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 697
Relating to: the maximum permissible length of single vehicles operated on a highway without an overlength permit.
Passage:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Ainsworth, Petrowski, Ott, Hahn, Suder, Friske, McCormick, Gottlieb, Van Roy, Honadel, Steinbrink, Sherman, Vruwink, Staskunas and Gronemus.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Hebl.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 3
Relating to: the specialized transportation assistance program, minimum qualifications for the operator of a human service vehicle, the registration of human service vehicles, and providing penalties.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Ainsworth, Petrowski, Ott, Hahn, McCormick, Gottlieb, Van Roy, Honadel, Steinbrink and Hebl.
Noes: 6 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Sherman, Vruwink, Staskunas and Gronemus.
To committee on Rules.
John Ainsworth
Chairperson
Committee on Transportation
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
January 30, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Chapter
34, Laws of 1979, requires that when the Department of Administration maintains an office in Washington, DC, for the purpose of promoting federal/state cooperation, it should submit a report detailing the activities of the office and reporting the status of federal legislation of concern to the Legislature and other state agencies (Wis. Stats. 16.548 (2)).
The report for the period October-December 2003 is attached.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
Referred to committee on State Affairs.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
January 30, 2004
