By
Representatives Grothman, Ladwig and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Farrow, Drzewiecki and Roessler.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 957
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for coinage, bullion and similar goods.
By
Representatives Grothman and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Huelsman and Roessler.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 958
Relating to: restoration and reinstatement rights of classified employes appointed to unclassified positions; leaves of absence from state employment to seek partisan political office; compensation and employment rights of assistant district attorneys; the salary of the position of Wisconsin veterans museum superintendent; authority of the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations to appoint local examiners; solicitation of recommendations for positions in the classified service of the state; the appeal of certain decisions of the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations to the personnel commission; and closed records Relating to state employment (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of employment relations).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Government Operations
.
Assembly Bill 959
Relating to: absentee voting qualifications; late voter registration; location of polling places; reports on impediments to voting; selection of party committeemen and committeewomen; recount fees; delivery of recount petitions to affected candidates; minutes of recount proceedings; certifications by circulators of nomination papers and election-related petitions; presidential ballots; maintenance of poll lists in an electronic format; an elector's residency for voting purposes after municipal annexation; qualification of political parties for separate positions on partisan primary and election ballots; the date of special elections; the composition of the county board of canvassers; eligibility of adult children of overseas electors to vote in this state; reporting of election returns by ward; authorizing a county board of election commissioners to bring civil actions for violations of the campaign financing law; administration of elections for joint municipal judges; depositing ballots in ballot boxes; the time for a hearing on recount appeals; write-in absentee ballots; consolidated paper ballots; filing of referenda questions; ballot design; filing of declarations of candidacy and recording of votes received by write-in candidates in certain elections; the method of selection of election officials; the procedure for challenging electors; terms of office of town officers; granting rule-making authority; and requiring a referendum.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law
.
Assembly Bill 960
Relating to: the authorized positions for the elections board and making an appropriation.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law
.
Assembly Bill 961
Relating to: point-of-service coverage options and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Schafer, Ainsworth, Albers, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Freese, Gronemus, Handrick, Hoven, Huebsch, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kreuser, Krug, Kunicki, Linton, Musser, Ott, Owens, Porter, Powers, Ryba, Seratti, Skindrud, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Urban, Vander Loop and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Decker, Fitzgerald, Jauch, Moen and Welch.
To committee on Managed Care.
Assembly Bill 962
Relating to: causing injury, death or property damage while under the influence of alcohol and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Johnsrud, Porter, Dobyns, Walker, Ziegelbauer, Brandemuehl, Ainsworth, Kedzie, Bock, Ward, Staskunas, Spillner, Freese, Olsen and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Farrow, Huelsman, Jauch and Roessler, by request of Stephen Wagner, Crawford County Deputy Sheriff.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
.
Assembly Bill 963
Relating to: the forms used to claim motor vehicle fuel tax refunds; replacing obsolete references to "special fuel" and "motor fuel"; authorizing the department of revenue to give seized cigarettes to law enforcement officers for use in criminal investigations; seized alcohol beverages; unpaid instalments of the estate tax; garnishment of earnings by debtors; the place of trial for criminal violations of certain income and franchise tax provisions; the statute of limitations for income taxes and franchise taxes; income tax information returns; and defining "one month" for the sales tax on certain rentals (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of revenue).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 964
Relating to: allowing school board members to enter or remain in classes.
By
Representatives Grothman, Spillner and Lazich; cosponsored by Senators Schultz and A. Lasee.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 965
Relating to: prohibiting the use of funds for family planning services and pregnancy counseling that is provided to a minor without parental consent.
By
Representatives Grothman and Owens; cosponsored by Senator Welch
.
To committee on Health.
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The committee on Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 466
Relating to: the regulation of athletic trainers, creating an athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Otte.
To committee on Rules.
Clifford Otte
Chairperson
Committee on Consumer Affairs
The committee on Environment reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 201
Relating to: water quality certifications and remedies for violations of laws related to water quality.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Duff, Johnsrud, Hahn, Seratti, Kedzie, Bock, Robson, Black and La Fave.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Duff, Hahn, Seratti, Kedzie, Bock, Robson, Black and La Fave.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Johnsrud.
To committee on Rules.
Marc Duff
Chairperson
Committee on Environment
The committee on Government Operations reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 105
Relating to: use of taxes levied by a local professional baseball park district.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Dobyns, Ott, Urban, Kelso, L. Young and Plale.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Wieckert, Ziegelbauer and Schneider.
To committee on Rules.
John Dobyns
Chairperson
Committee on Government Operations
The committee on Small Business and Economic Development reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 587
Relating to: nonutility activities by public utilities and public utility affiliates, subsidies between utility and nonutility affiliates, utility energy conservation programs and duties, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Seratti, Vrakas, Skindrud, Sykora, Williams, Hebl, Plouff and Staskunas.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Schafer, Kreibich, Hutchison and J. Lehman.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Seratti, Vrakas, Skindrud, Sykora, Williams, Hebl, Plouff and Staskunas.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Schafer, Kreibich, Hutchison and J. Lehman.
To committee on Rules.