Wisconsin Legislature: A56

To committee on Corrections and Courts .

Assembly Bill 59

Relating to: the operation of all-terrain vehicles on highways for the purpose of certain types of access and granting rule-making authority.

By Representatives Mursau, Musser, Ballweg, Friske, Gunderson, Hines, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kleefisch, A. Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Townsend, Vos and M. Williams; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Lassa, Olsen and Schultz.

To committee on Rural Affairs .

Assembly Bill 60

Relating to: exempting from taxation retirement plan income received by an individual.

By Representatives Travis, Ziegelbauer, F. Lasee, Sheridan, Berceau, Albers, Hebl, Hubler, Turner, Musser, Boyle and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators Plale and Lassa.

To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions .

Assembly Bill 61

Relating to: acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and committees.

By Representatives Gottlieb, Albers, Travis, Bies, Black, Hahn, Jeskewitz, A. Ott, Pocan, Townsend, Van Roy and M. Williams; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Lehman, Cowles, A. Lasee, Leibham and Olsen.

To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law .

Assembly Bill 62

Relating to: electric receptacles maintained by the Department of Natural Resources at state park campsites.

By Representatives Gottlieb, J. Ott, Ballweg, Gronemus, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Kerkman, LeMahieu, Lothian, A. Ott, Petrowski and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Breske, Lassa and Leibham.

To committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.

Assembly Bill 63

Relating to: Hire a Veteran Week, Veteran Recognition Week, and veterans who volunteer in schools.

By Representatives Wieckert, Musser, Turner, Hines, Petrowski, Berceau, Lothian, Mursau, Albers, Kestell, Jeskewitz, Townsend, Owens, M. Williams, Bies, Gundrum, A. Ott and Nerison; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Sullivan, A. Lasee, Wirch, Kanavas, Breske, Darling, Lassa, Schultz, Roessler and Lazich.

To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs .

Assembly Bill 64

Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to candidates for elective public office.

By Representatives Wieckert, Zepnick, Vos, Cullen, Hahn, Boyle, Kleefisch, Hebl, Owens, A. Ott, Jeskewitz, Musser and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Wirch, Hansen and Schultz.

To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law .

Assembly Bill 65

Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual and corporate income tax credit based on interest received from bonds or notes issued by the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority for purposes related to an educational facility and authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance a project undertaken by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities related to an educational facility.

By Representatives Wieckert, A. Ott, Musser, Hahn, Lothian, Petrowski, Townsend and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Schultz, Darling and Roessler.

To committee on Colleges and Universities .

A56 Assembly Bill 66

Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance projects related to cultural facilities.

By Representatives Wieckert, Kaufert, Stone, Schneider, Fields, Ballweg, Albers, Jeskewitz, Lothian, Townsend, Gunderson, Petrowski, Mursau and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Sullivan, Lassa and Roessler.

To committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.

Assembly Bill 67

Relating to: an education tax credit for businesses.

By Representatives Zipperer, Moulton, Bies, Davis, Gronemus, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Jeskewitz, Kramer, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nygren, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Roth, Strachota, Tauchen, Townsend and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Plale, Kanavas, Leibham, Roessler, Schultz, S. Fitzgerald and Kedzie.

To committee on Jobs and The Economy .

Assembly Bill 68

Relating to: temporary alcohol beverage retail licenses.

By Representatives Gottlieb, Wood, Ballweg, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Lothian, J. Ott and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Darling, Kanavas and Kedzie.

To committee on State Affairs .

Assembly Bill 69

Relating to: registration requirements for professional engineers.

By Representatives Gottlieb, Kerkman, A. Ott and Townsend; cosponsored by Senator Plale .

To committee on Labor and Industry .

Assembly Bill 70

Relating to: employment discrimination based on veteran status and employment of veterans in the state civil service, local government, and school districts.

By Representatives Benedict, Musser, Berceau, Gunderson, Albers, Pocan and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Roessler, Lassa and S. Fitzgerald.

To committee on Labor and Industry .

Assembly Bill 71

Relating to: requiring that patients be informed of health care facility use charges and that the charges be identified separately on bills.

By Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Boyle, Gunderson, Hahn, Hubler, Molepske, Mursau, Nass, Seidel, Sheridan, Travis and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Coggs and Erpenbach.

To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform .

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Committee Reports

The committee on Labor and Industry reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 31

Relating to: elimination of accumulated sick leave credit program for legislators, justices and judges, and all other state elected officials.

Passage:

Ayes: 5 - Representatives Honadel, Gottlieb, Wieckert, Murtha and Nelson.

Noes: 2 - Representatives Sheridan and Van Akkeren.

To committee on Rules.

Mark Honadel

Chairperson

Committee on Labor and Industry

Communications

February 9, 2007

The Honorable Jim Doyle

Governor

115 East, State Capitol

Madison, WI 53703

Dear Governor Doyle:

Pursuant to state statute 15.197(24)(a)3, I would like to appoint Representative Tamara Grigsby to the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council for this session.

Sincerely,

Jim Kreuser

Assembly Democratic Leader