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tax refunds; the length of time that certain motor vehicle fuel tax and aviation fuel tax records must be kept; outdated references to an assessment; and correcting obsolete phrasing for the tobacco products tax (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of revenue).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.
Representative Hanson asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 915. Granted.
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Representative Green asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed for 30 minutes. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
2:32 P.M.
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3:30 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
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.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 860 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 860 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
860 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 860 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
860 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 330
Relating to: vehicle color and motor vehicle registration and providing a penalty.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 330 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 330 offered by Representative Zukowski.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill
330 be adopted?
Motion carried.
