Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - 18th Assembly District - 1.
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Special Guest
Speaker Gard and Representative Sinicki introduced Milwaukee Archdiocese Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 31 offered by Representative M. Lehman.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 7
Relating to: recognizing Chief State Forester Gene Francisco's accomplishments and 34 years of dedicated service to the state of Wisconsin.
By
Representatives Friske and Gard.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 8
Relating to: requesting the secretary of employment relations to submit to the assembly immediately for immediate calendaring bills ratifying all state employee collective bargaining agreements that have been ratified by state employee labor organizations.
By
Representatives Black, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, J. Lehman, Hebl, Krug, Travis, Miller, Turner, Plouff, Schooff and Sinicki.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: commending Tom Crean for being named Conference USA Coach of the Year.
By
Representatives Plale, Foti, Cullen, Young, Colon and Gard; cosponsored by Senator Moore
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 165
Relating to: continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Hines, Ott, Bies, Plouff, Gronemus, Wasserman, Van Roy, J. Lehman, Owens, Gunderson, Seratti, Shilling, Vrakas, Kreibich, Freese, Ainsworth, Gielow, Berceau, Loeffelholz, Schooff and Jeskewitz; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Kedzie, Stepp, Risser, Hansen, M. Meyer and Roessler.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 166
Relating to: exempting amounts claimed for depreciation of farm equipment for purposes of calculating farm income under the Badger Care health care program.
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By
Representatives Loeffelholz, Gronemus, Pettis, Suder, Ladwig, Musser, Owens, Hahn, Hundertmark, Hines, Albers, Miller, Ainsworth, Freese, Lassa, Bies, Gunderson, Ott, Stone, Petrowski and Pope-Roberts; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Schultz, Leibham and A. Lasee.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 167
Relating to: increasing the amount of the individual income tax subtract modification for social security benefits.
By
Representatives Loeffelholz, Pettis, Ladwig, Musser, Owens, Hahn, Hundertmark, Hines, Albers, Freese, Lassa, Jeskewitz, Bies, Gunderson, Seratti, Stone, Petrowski, Townsend and J. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Leibham and Hansen.
To committee on Ways and Means.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Assembly Bill 168
Relating to: property taxation of land adjusted in value by state laws or local ordinances or local resolutions.
By
Representatives Albers, Bies, Musser, Owens, Pettis and Seratti; cosponsored by Senator Stepp
.
To committee on Ways and Means.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 169
Relating to: the disclosure of public library records.
By
Representatives Albers, Krawczyk, Bies, Friske, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Nass, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Seratti, Stone, Townsend and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Cowles, Lazich and Roessler.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Assembly Bill 170
Relating to: requiring a hospital to provide to an alleged victim of sexual assault, with consent, information and emergency contraception and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Pocan, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Hebl, Krug, J. Lehman, Miller, Plouff, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Shilling, Sinicki, Travis, Wasserman, Young and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Carpenter, Chvala, Erpenbach, Jauch, Moore and Robson.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 171
Relating to: creating an individual income tax subtract modification for jury service.
By
Representatives Colon, Musser, Ziegelbauer, Sinicki, Young, Bies, Berceau, J. Wood, A. Williams, Boyle, Shilling, Albers and Wasserman.
To committee on Ways and Means.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 172
Relating to: mailing and transmitting absentee ballots.
By
Representatives Krug, Freese, Huber, Ladwig, Travis, Musser, Plouff, Hahn, Cullen, Albers, Zepnick, Staskunas, J. Lehman, Sinicki, Morris, Gundrum, Berceau, Coggs and Lassa; cosponsored by Senators Moore, Reynolds, Robson and Schultz.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Assembly Bill 173
Relating to: constructing a veterinary diagnostic laboratory and granting bonding authority.
By
Representatives Loeffelholz, Hines, Musser, Hahn, Ladwig, Ainsworth, Townsend, Freese, Bies, Ott, Petrowski, McCormick, Suder and Gronemus; cosponsored by Senator Leibham
.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 174
Relating to: operation of all-terrain vehicles on real property under the management, supervision, or control of the Department of Natural Resources for purposes of hunting.
By
Representatives Pettis, Johnsrud, Hines, Suder, Musser, Seratti, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Albers, Ott, Petrowski and Friske; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Schultz and Stepp.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 175
Relating to: mailing, transmittal, and witnessing of absentee ballots.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Gunderson, Albers, Bies, Grothman, Hahn, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, McCormick, Montgomery, Nass, Ott, Owens, Seratti, Stone, Vrakas and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Leibham, Stepp, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Reynolds, Schultz and Harsdorf.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Speaker's Communications
March 18, 2003
Representative Michael Powers
310 North, State Capitol
P.O. Box 8953
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
Senator Michael Ellis
118 South, State Capitol
P.O. Box 7882
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7882
Dear Representative Powers and Senator Ellis:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42(1)(am) I am directing that the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions prepare a report on
Assembly Bill 61 so that the legislature may proceed with further consideration of the bill.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
Wisconsin Assembly
