Assembly Bill 585
Relating to: the commencement of fall classes in public schools.
By
Representatives J. Ott, Jeskewitz, Pope-Roberts, Musser, A. Ott, Nass and Pridemore; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Miller and Harsdorf.
To committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
Assembly Bill 586
Relating to: special identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation providing parking privileges for persons with physical disabilities and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Krusick, A. Ott, Hahn, Sheridan, Steinbrink, Albers, Benedict, Berceau, Kleefisch, Nelson, Parisi, Pocan, Seidel, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Turner, A. Williams and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Coggs, Darling, Hansen, Lassa, Olsen, Roessler and Sullivan, by request of Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations, Disability Rights Wisconsin, Independence First, Sauk County Disabled Parking Enforcement Council, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Family Voices of Wisconsin, Learning Disabilities Association of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities, Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers, Inc., City of Milwaukee Police Department and Steinhauer Group, LLC.
To committee on Transportation
.
Assembly Bill 587
Relating to: eliminating the authority for certain electors to vote a straight party ticket.
By
Representatives Tauchen, M. Williams, Gottlieb, Vos, LeMahieu, Musser, Kerkman, Suder, Bies, Honadel and Gunderson.
To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law
.
Assembly Bill 588
Relating to: littering and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Jorgensen, Black, Hraychuck, Berceau, Turner and A. Williams; cosponsored by Senator Leibham
.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 589
Relating to: the method of selecting presidential electors.
By
Representatives Tauchen, Gottlieb, Vos, LeMahieu and Musser.
To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law
.
Assembly Bill 590
Relating to: authorizing a sheriff to depute certain security officers who are employed by the department of military affairs.
By
Representative
Albers
; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
.
To committee on Homeland Security and State Preparedness.
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The committee on Criminal Justice reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 340
Relating to: retail theft, proof of ownership for certain sales, and providing penalties.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kleefisch, Friske, Albers, Owens, Vukmir, Kramer, Turner, Staskunas, Kessler, Grigsby and Hraychuck.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kleefisch, Friske, Albers, Owens, Vukmir, Kramer, Turner, Staskunas, Kessler, Grigsby and Hraychuck.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kleefisch, Friske, Albers, Owens, Vukmir, Kramer, Turner, Staskunas, Kessler, Grigsby and Hraychuck.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 397
Relating to: aiding a felon and providing penalties.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Friske, Albers, Owens, Turner, Staskunas, Kessler, Grigsby and Hraychuck.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Kleefisch, Vukmir and Kramer.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kleefisch, Friske, Albers, Owens, Vukmir, Kramer, Turner, Staskunas, Kessler, Grigsby and Hraychuck.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 411
Relating to: receiving a stolen firearm, and providing a penalty.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kleefisch, Friske, Albers, Owens, Vukmir, Kramer, Turner, Staskunas, Kessler, Grigsby and Hraychuck.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Joel Kleefisch
Chairperson
Committee on Criminal Justice
A366
The committee on
Health and Healthcare Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 173
Relating to: membership of the Council on Mental Health.
Passage:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Vukmir, Moulton, F. Lasee, Wieckert, Strachota, Newcomer, Nygren, Zipperer, Wasserman, Shilling, Vruwink, Benedict and Seidel.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Leah Vukmir
Chairperson
Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
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Chief Clerk Reports
The Chief Clerk records:
Assembly Bill 280
Presented to the Governor on Tuesday, November 27.
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
October 15, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report presents statements of fund condition and operations (budgetary basis) of the State of Wisconsin for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. This satisfies the requirements of sec. 16.40(3), Wisconsin Statutes. Displayed are major sources of revenues and major categories of expenditures for the General Fund and other funds compared to the prior year.
The General Fund has an undesignated balance of $66.3 million as of the end of the fiscal year. This is $5.4 million lower than the balance of $71.7 million projected in the summary for 2007 Wis. Stat. Act 5. The balance would have been $55.6 million higher had the new provisions of Chapter 16.518 not been in place requiring the transfer of fifty percent of revenue received over the original budget estimate to the Budget Stabilization Fund. The balance of the Budget Stabilization Fund is now $55.6 million higher.
General‐purpose revenue taxes were $12.618 billion compared to $12.030 billion in the prior year, an increase of $588 million or 4.9 percent. This increase was $75.4 million higher than the 2007 Wis. Stat. Act 5 summary of $12.543 billion. General‐purpose revenue expenditures, excluding fund transfers, were $13.105 billion compared to $12.385 billion in the prior year, an increase of $720 million or 5.8 percent. This increase reflects funding associated with implementing support for two‐thirds of local school costs and the property tax freeze.
In fiscal year 2007, the State of Wisconsin continued to devote the major share of state tax collections to assistance to local school districts, municipalities and counties. Local assistance accounted for 56.0 percent of total general purpose revenue spending. Aid payments to individuals and organizations represented 21.0 percent of total general purpose revenue expenditures. The University of Wisconsin accounted for 7.8 percent of total general purpose revenue spending and state operations spending for all other state agencies accounted for 15.2 percent of the total.
The State of Wisconsin expects to publish its comprehensive annual financial report in December of 2007. The report will be prepared under generally accepted accounting principles.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Stephen J. Censky, CPA
