The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 442
Relating to: the amount of the exemption from income tax withholding requirements for employes of a county fair association.
Adoption of Report:
Ayes: 9-Representatives Hahn, M. Lehman and Hebl; Senators Decker, Breske and Cowles; Secretary Cate Zueske, Mr. Alan Lee, Department of Justice and Mr. Paul Vrakas.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Eugene Hahn
Assembly Chairperson
Joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
The committee on Tourism and Recreation reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 606
Relating to: expanding the definition of "bed and breakfast establishment".
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Spillner, Seratti, Olsen, Pettis, Skindrud, Hutchison, Reynolds, Sinicki, Steinbrink and Waukau.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Spillner, Seratti, Olsen, Pettis, Skindrud, Hutchison, Reynolds, Sinicki, Steinbrink and Waukau.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Joan Spillner
Chairperson
Committee on Tourism and Recreation
The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 41
Relating to: the filing of personal property reports.
Passage:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Goetsch, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Plale and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Morris-Tatum and Turner.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 572
Relating to: the sales tax and the use tax on tips and gratuities.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Goetsch, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Goetsch, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 619
Relating to: the sales tax and the use tax on purchases made with a manufacturer's rebate.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Goetsch, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Goetsch, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 634
Relating to: the liability of married persons filing a joint income tax return, the payment of the alternate fuel tax and the tobacco products tax, reducing nondelinquent taxes, rounding dollar amounts to whole dollars on all tax returns, allowing a mathematical computation of sales and use taxes, items used exclusively for tax-exempt purposes, paying taxes with a credit card, extending the time for filing a tax withholding report, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation and providing a penalty.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Goetsch, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
Assembly amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Goetsch, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Goetsch, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Michael Lehman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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Executive Communications
January 20, 2000
The Honorable Fred Risser
President of the Wisconsin State Senate
220 South, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
The Honorable Scott Jensen
Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Senator Risser and Representative Jensen:
Pursuant to Article V, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution, I request that you convene a joint session of the Legislature on Wednesday, January 26, 2000, at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of my delivery of the 2000 State of the State Address.
I respectfully request confirmation of this date with my scheduler, Patricia Hackett, at your earliest convenience. Ms. Hackett can be reached directly at 266-6942. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Communications
January 14, 2000
Representative Scott Jensen, Speaker
Wisconsin State Assembly
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
