Ayes: 7 - Representatives Duff, Klusman, Ott, Albers, Jensen, Powers and Hoven.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Bock, Notestein, R. Young, Robson and Hanson.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 912
Relating to: an indeterminate permit to operate a public utility; investigation by the public service commission of the reasonableness of public utility rates; updating the definition of complaint; deleting the requirement that a small telecommunications utility submit a list of its published consumers to the public service commission when proposing a rate increase; updating the definition of public utility; the advance planning of electric generating facilities and transmission lines; rebates, concessions and discrimination by public utilities; and the assessment by the public service commission against the local exchange and interexchange telecommunications utilities (suggested as remedial legislation by the public service commission).
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Duff, Klusman, Ott, Albers, Jensen, Powers, Hoven, Bock, Notestein, R. Young, Robson and Hanson.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Duff, Klusman, Ott, Albers, Jensen, Powers, Hoven, Bock, Notestein, R. Young, Robson and Hanson.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Marc Duff
Chairperson
Committee on Environment and Utilities
The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 270
Relating to: creating a new standard of dangerousness for involuntary civil commitments and emergency detentions, requiring review by the attorney general or his or her designee of certain proposed emergency detentions, emergency detentions, proposed involuntary civil commitments and involuntary civil commitments and requiring preparation and submittal of certain reports.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Freese, Lazich, Zukowski, F. Lasee, Robson, Carpenter, Springer and Wirch.
Noes: 8 - Representatives Johnsrud, Walker, Jensen, Handrick, Bock, Huber, Meyer and Wasserman.
Concurrence as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Jensen, Handrick, Carpenter, Bock, Huber, Meyer and Wasserman.
Noes: 6 - Representatives Freese, Zukowski, F. Lasee, Robson, Springer and Wirch.
To committee on Rules.
Gregg Underheim
Chairperson
Committee on Health
The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 628
Relating to: liability of a person engaged in contact sports activities.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Green, Grothman, Hahn, Vrakas and Freese.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Rutkowski, Notestein and Cullen.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Green
Chairperson
Committee on Judiciary
The committee on State Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 789
Relating to: the number of licenses that a municipality may issue for the sale of alcohol beverages for consumption off of the premises.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Skindrud, Silbaugh, Coleman, Gunderson, Wood, Baumgart, Ryba and Plache.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Musser and L. Young.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Skindrud, Musser, Silbaugh, Coleman, Gunderson, Wood, Baumgart, Ryba and Plache.
Noes: 1 - Representative L. Young.
To committee on Rules.
Rick Skindrud
Chairperson
Committee on State Affairs
The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 839
Relating to: the filing of certain forms related to a tax incremental financing district.
Passage:
Ayes: 17 - Representatives Lehman, Kelso, Coleman, Underheim, Seratti, Gard, Goetsch, Huebsch, Handrick, Bell, Wood, Travis, Robson, Turner, Hanson, Riley and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Relating to: including property tax refunds made due to errors in the listing submitted to the department of revenue; deleting the prohibition on refunding or rescinding a property tax if the property is exempt from taxation; the statute of limitations for motor vehicle fuel, alcohol beverage and cigarette taxes; the date by which a county treasurer is required to furnish completed tax roll settlement sheets to the department of revenue; the settlement of the state's share of property taxes in taxation districts that allow multiple payments of those taxes; the deadline for settlement of property taxes in certain taxation districts; claims for property tax refunds; the length of time that certain motor vehicle fuel tax and aviation fuel tax records must be kept; outdated references to an assessment; and correcting obsolete phrasing for the tobacco products tax (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of revenue).
Passage:
Ayes: 17 - Representatives Lehman, Kelso, Coleman, Underheim, Seratti, Gard, Goetsch, Huebsch, Handrick, Bell, Wood, Travis, Robson, Turner, Hanson, Riley and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 955
Relating to: the tax on car line companies.
Passage:
Ayes: 18 - Representatives Lehman, Kelso, Klusman, Coleman, Underheim, Seratti, Gard, Goetsch, Huebsch, Handrick, Bell, Wood, Travis, Robson, Turner, Hanson, Riley and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Michael Lehman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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Communications
March 4, 1996
Charlie Sanders, Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
On February 26, 1996, Assembly Bill 950, relating to authorizing the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the board of control of a cooperative educational service agency to establish a charter school and granting rule-making authorit, was referred to the Joint Committee on Finance. Pursuant to the authority provided by Assembly Rule 45(1), I hereby withdraw Assembly Bill 950 from the Joint Committee on Finance and rerefer it to the Assembly Committee on Education.
Representative Ben Brancel and Senator Tim Weeden, co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, have consented to this rereferral.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
