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tax refunds; the length of time that certain motor vehicle fuel tax and aviation fuel tax records must be kept; outdated references to an assessment; and correcting obsolete phrasing for the tobacco products tax (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of revenue).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,
David Prosser, Jr.
Assembly Speaker
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March 4, 1996
Charlie Sanders, Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
On February 29, 1996, Assembly Bill 975, relating to exempting the sales of flex-time time-share property from the sales tax and subjecting them to the real estate transfer fee, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Pursuant to the authority provided by Assembly Rule 45(1), I hereby withdraw Assembly Bill 975 from the Committee on Ways and Means and rerefer it to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions.
Representative Michael Lehman, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, has consented to this rereferral.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
David Prosser, Jr.
Assembly Speaker
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Calendar of Wednesday, March 6
Assembly Joint Resolution 85
Relating to: the life and public service of Frank Remington.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 85 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 85 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 860
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for an employer who, in good faith, provides a reference concerning a current or former employe.
Representative Grothman asked unanimous consent to be removed as a coauthor of Assembly Bill
777. Granted.
Representative Baldwin asked unanimous consent to be removed as a cosponsor of Senate Bill
585. Granted.
Representative Baldwin asked unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 53. Granted.
A879
Representative Robson asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the question of withdrawing
Assembly Bill 717 from the committee on
Welfare Reform and referring it to the committee on
Rules taken on Tuesday, March 5. Granted.
Representative Dobyns asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 502. Granted.
