Chairperson
Committee on Rural Affairs
The committee on State Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 578
Relating to: the refund to Indian tribes of cigarette taxes collected in sales on reservations or trust lands.
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Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Skindrud, Ward, Underheim, M. Lehman and Owens.
Noes: 4 - Representatives L. Young, Wood, Boyle and Murat.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Skindrud, Ward, Underheim, M. Lehman and Owens.
Noes: 4 - Representatives L. Young, Wood, Boyle and Murat.
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Assembly Bill 649
Relating to: specifying the operations of temporary Class "B" licenses issued for county fairs.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Skindrud, Ward, Underheim, M. Lehman, Owens, L. Young, Wood, Boyle and Murat.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Skindrud, Ward, Underheim, L. Young, Wood, Boyle and Murat.
Noes: 2 - Representatives M. Lehman and Owens.
To committee on Rules
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Rick Skindrud
Chairperson
Committee on State Affairs
The committee on State-Federal Relations reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: directing the joint committee on legislative organization to request that each member of the Wisconsin delegation to the U.S. Congress appear at least once during the 1997-98 session before a joint session of the Wisconsin legislature.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Underheim, Olsen, Kedzie, Schneider and R. Potter.
Noes: 0.
Adoption as amended:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Underheim, Olsen, Kedzie, Schneider and R. Potter.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules
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Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: memorializing Congress to enact legislation to facilitate the development and approval of new drugs, biological products and medical devices.
Adoption:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Underheim, Olsen, Kedzie, Schneider and R. Potter.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules
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Assembly Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: memorializing Congress to cease certain activities concerning the United Nations, and directing distribution.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Underheim, Olsen, Kedzie, Schneider and R. Potter.
Noes: 0.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Underheim, Olsen, Kedzie, Schneider and R. Potter.
Noes: 0.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 3 - Representatives Underheim, Olsen and Kedzie.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Schneider and R. Potter.
Adoption as amended:
Ayes: 3 - Representatives Underheim, Olsen and Kedzie.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Schneider and R. Potter.
To committee on Rules
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Gregg Underheim
Chairperson
Committee on State-Federal Relations
The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 144
Relating to: the valuation of a state employe's accumulated sick leave credits for the payment of health insurance premiums under a group health insurance program administered by the group insurance board.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives M. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Sykora, Owens, Seratti, F. Lasee, Powers, Wood, Black, Krug, R. Young, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
Concurrence as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives M. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Sykora, Owens, Powers, Wood, Black, Krug, R. Young, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Seratti and F. Lasee.
To committee on Rules
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Michael Lehman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
SPECIAL GUEST
Representative Green introduced Marc Klaas, founder of the Marc Klaas Foundation for Children, which is dedicated to the memory of his 12 year-old daughter, Polly, who was abducted from her home during a slumber party and murdered. The foundation's purpose is to inform parents, children, and communities about how to prevent crimes against children through personal action and support of legislation. He addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 114
Relating to: the life and public service of Bernard Mathiowetz.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 114 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 114 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 115
Relating to: proclaiming April 22 "Environmental Education Works for Wisconsin!" Day.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 115 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 115 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.