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
Dear Speaker Jensen:
As chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee, it has come to my attention that there have been a number of problems associated with the current implementation of Trans 233 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. Trans 233 relates to the division of land abutting a state trunk highway or connecting highway. Originally created in 1956 to regulate subdivisions only, as of February 1, 1999, Trans 233 now regulates all land divisions adjacent to state highways.
Due to the concerns that have been brought to my attention by both fellow legislators and the Coalition to Reform Trans 233, which consists of 20 different associations, I held a briefing on Trans 233 for the benefit of the Assembly Transportation Committee. At that briefing, a number of additional concerns were raised by the committee members. Thus, I have appointed a subcommittee to specifically review Trans 233 and offer recommendations for modifications to the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.
Members of the subcommittee include Representatives Jeff Stone, Mike Huebsch, Joe Leibham, Julie Lassa, John Steinbrink and Gary Sherman. I will serve as chair. I intend to call the first meeting of the subcommittee on Review of Trans 233 for Thursday, January 27.
If you have any questions regarding the subcommittee or the concerns associated with Trans 233, please let me know.
Sincerely,
David A. Brandemuehl
State Representative
