Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Berceau and Schooff; Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich and Kanavas.
Noes: 2 - Senators
Decker and Moore.
Assembly Amendment 3 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer; Senators
Darling, Lazich and Decker.
Noes: 6 - Representatives Berceau and Schooff;
Senators Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas and Moore.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer and Schooff; Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich and Kanavas.
Noes: 3 - Representative
Berceau;
Senators
Decker and Moore.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 467
Relating to: the traffic violation and registration program and making an appropriation.
Passage:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Berceau and Schooff; Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Kanavas, Decker and Moore.
Noes: 0.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 626
Relating to: an income tax and franchise tax credit for training apprentices.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer and Schooff; Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes: 3 - Representative
Coggs; Senators
Decker and Moore.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer;
Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald and Kanavas.
Noes: 6 - Representatives Coggs and Schooff; Senators Lazich, Harsdorf, Decker and Moore.
To calendar.
Dean Kaufert
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to: the Veterans Mortgage Loan Program, veterans tuition and fee reimbursement, authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire a headquarters building, departmental delivery of services to veterans, veterans personal loans, eligibility for burial at a veterans cemetery, part-time study grants for veterans, housing loans for veterans, mortgage loan repayment fund, grants to county veteran service offices, national guard tuition grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Musser, Townsend, Pettis, Hundertmark, Petrowski, Bies, Loeffelholz, Gottlieb, Sherman, Boyle, Hubler, Schneider, Sinicki and Miller.
Noes: 0.
Concurrence as amended:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Musser, Townsend, Pettis, Hundertmark, Petrowski, Bies, Loeffelholz, Gottlieb, Sherman, Boyle, Hubler, Schneider, Sinicki and Miller.
Noes: 0.
To calendar.
Terry Musser
Chairperson
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 5265November 19, 2003
Assembly Bill 1266November 19, 2003
Assembly Bill 2767November 19, 2003
Assembly Bill 38868November 19, 2003
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Governor's Veto Message
November 7, 2003
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 475 in its entirety. This bill purports to ban what existing state law already clearly prohibits: same sex-marriage. Specifically, AB 475 adds that marriage is between "one man and one woman", even though current state statutes already define marriage as a civil contract between a "husband and wife".
This bill is just another example of a legislature focusing its time and energy on divisive, mean-spirited bills that do nothing to grow Wisconsin's economy, make health care more affordable and accessible, or improve our public schools. I have made it clear since the beginning of this debate that AB 475 is redundant and unnecessary. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has said unequivocally that marriage between a husband and a wife means nothing other than marriage between one man and one woman.
Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager issued an opinion calling AB 475 "legally indistinguishable from current state law", and also said the legislation would "add nothing of substance to existing statutes". I issued a similar opinion as Attorney General in 1997, and find nothing new in this legislation that warrants my support. It seems that nobody except members of the legislature are confused as to whether a husband is a man and a wife is a woman.
Again, I urge the legislative leadership to join me in focusing their attention on the real issues facing the citizens of Wisconsin, instead of wasting the taxpayers' time and money on divisive, partisan fights that accomplish nothing.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Doyle
Governor
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Chief Clerk Reports
The Chief Clerk records:
Assembly Bill 19
Assembly Bill 293
Presented to the Governor on Monday, November 10.
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Housing and Economic Development Authority
Madison
October 31, 2003
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 234.931 (5), enclosed please find the following reports relating to the Wisconsin Development Reserve Fund:
Annual Report of Guarantee Funds as of June 30, 2002.
Annual Report of Guarantee Funds as of June 30, 2003.
Should you have any questions or comments on the reports, please feel free to call me at 266-1640.
Sincerely,
Laura B. Morris
Chief Financial Officer
