Relating to: elector approval for certain taxing and spending decisions by the state and local governmental units, emergency taxes, required reserves, state mandates, refunds of amounts in excess of the approved amounts and reduction of tax rates to reflect the excess of revenues over expenditures (first consideration).
By
Representatives F. Lasee, Pettis, Walker, Sykora, Ziegelbauer, Wasserman, Musser, Gundrum, Ainsworth, Goetsch, Leibham, Skindrud, Ladwig, Plale, Nass and Powers; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee and Welch.
To committee on Government Operations
.
Assembly Bill 868
Relating to: investigations of compliance with certain prohibitions against selling or giving cigarettes and tobacco products to minors and requiring certain information to be included on an application for a license to sell, expose for sale, possess with intent to sell, exchange, barter, dispose of or give cigarettes or tobacco products to a person.
By
Representative
Urban
; cosponsored by Senator Robson
.
To committee on Public Health.
Assembly Bill 869
Relating to: eliminating certificates in good standing for funeral director licensees.
By
Representative
Jeskewitz
; cosponsored by Senator George
, by request of Secretary Marlene A. Cummings and the Department of Regulation and Licensing
.
To committee on Consumer Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 870
A723
Relating to: requiring pharmacies and pharmacists, as a condition of medical assistance participation, to charge elderly, low-income persons for prescription drugs at no more than the rate reimbursed under medical assistance, expanding medical assistance eligibility and making appropriations.
By
Representative
Underheim
, by request of Governor Tommy G. Thompson.
To committee on Health.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 187
Relating to: establishing a service award program for volunteer fire fighters and emergency medical technicians, creating a volunteer fire fighter and emergency medical technician service award board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority and making appropriations.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Gard, Foti, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley;
Senators
Cowles and Darling.
Noes: 7 - Representative
Porter; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski and Plache.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Foti, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling.
Noes: 0.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Foti, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Foti, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 545
Relating to: paid leaves of absence for state employes for the purpose of serving as bone marrow and human organ donors.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Foti, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley;
Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Foti and Albers.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 802
Relating to: supplemental funding for elderly nutrition programs and making appropriations.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Foti, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Foti, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 822
Relating to: creating a grant program to improve local roads for job preservation, granting bonding authority and making appropriations.
Passage:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Foti, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache and Darling.
Noes: 1 - Senator
Cowles.
To committee on Rules.
John Gard
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 420
Relating to: regulating of social workers, advanced practice social workers, independent social workers, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Krusick, La Fave, Miller and Waukau.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Schooff.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Urban, Handrick, Walker, Johnsrud, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, La Fave, Miller and Waukau.
Noes: 6 - Representatives Underheim, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wasserman, Krusick and Schooff.
A724
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 751
Relating to: the regulation of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, creating an occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Krusick, La Fave, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Noes: 0.
Assembly amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Krusick, La Fave, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Krusick, La Fave, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 759
Relating to: premium rates for coverage under the health insurance risk-sharing plan for persons who are eligible for medicare.
Passage:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Krusick, La Fave, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
