Wednesday, July 8, 1998
April 1998 Extraordinary Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
July 2, 1998
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bills, originating in the Assembly, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
AB 621319 July 1, 1998
AB 874320 July 1, 1998
AB 873321 July 1, 1998
AB 881323 July 1, 1998
AB 505326 July 1, 1998
AB 589327 July 1, 1998
AB 658328 July 1, 1998
AB 715329 July 1, 1998
AB 265331 July 1, 1998
AB 659332 July 1, 1998
AB 537333 July 1, 1998
AB 713334 July 1, 1998
AB 215336 July 1, 1998
AB 482337 July 1, 1998
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Governor's Veto Message
July 6, 1998
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 242 in its entirety. This bill creates a Class A misdemeanor penalty for placing blood, saliva, urine, feces or other bodily substances in candy or other liquid or solid edibles with the intent that these substances be consumed by another person without that person's knowledge. The bill also reduces from a Class E felony to a Class A misdemeanor the penalty for placing objects, drugs or other substances in candy or other liquid or solid edibles with the intent to cause harm to another person.
I am vetoing this bill entirely because, if signed, this bill would substantially weaken a prosecutor's ability to obtain a felony conviction of a person who intends to harm others by placing dangerous substances in their food or drink. Children are often the victims of this evil crime. For example, malefactors in our society from time to time place razor blades and other dangerous substances in candy at Halloween and at other times during the year. I strongly believe such conduct deserves the consequences of a felony penalty. I believe our statutes should be clear on this point and prosecutors should not have to look to other criminal penalties to obtain felony convictions of persons who engage in such despicable behavior. Since the bill does not make an appropriation, I could not strike the penalty reduction that I oppose without vetoing the entire bill.
I support the concept of providing a misdemeanor penalty for similar conduct where intent to harm cannot be proven and I encourage the author of AB 242 to draft legislation for consideration in the next legislative session. I will carefully consider such legislation as long as it does not reduce existing criminal penalties.
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Governor's Veto Message
July 6, 1998
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 842 in its entirety. This bill requires every state agency to submit a cost-benefit analysis of a proposed rule at the time the agency submits a notice to the Legislature that a proposed rule is in final draft form. The cost-benefit analysis, in addition to the currently required fiscal estimate, must include: (1) the anticipated annualized cost of the proposed rule to all units of government in this state; (2) the anticipated annualized cost of the proposed rule to businesses and employes in the private sector; and (3) the anticipated annualized benefits of the proposed rule to the residents of this state.
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While I support providing both the Legislature and the public with more information on the costs of proposed rules, I am concerned this bill will unnecessarily delay the promulgation of administrative rules. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules already has the ability to require state agencies to perform cost-benefit analyses of proposed administrative rules.
I agree with the authors' intent, but I am concerned about the effect this bill, if signed, would have on the business of the government. The new requirement would create a slower, more labor intensive rule promulgation process, and as a result, delay implementation of programs important to both the public and policy-makers.
In the very near term, I will establish by Executive Order a policy requiring a cost-benefit analysis from any agency seeking to promulgate a rule with an estimated cost in excess of $750,000. I believe that this threshold amount accomplishes the purposes of this legislation without creating a more complex and laborious administrative rule process.
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 811306July 14, 1998
Assembly Bill 790307July 4, 1998
Assembly Bill 601308July 14, 1998
