Thursday, October 18, 2001
1:00 P.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative J. Fitzgerald in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 558 offered by Representative Musser.
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Relating to the telecommunications utilities price regulation productivity factor.
Submitted by Public Service Commission.
Report received from Agency, October 12, 2001.
To committee on Information Policy and Technology
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Referred on October 18, 2001.
Relating to operation of the health insurance risk-sharing plan (HIRSP).
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, October 15, 2001.
To committee on Health.
Referred on October 18, 2001.
Relating to Wisconsin lottery retailers and nonprofit organization retailers, and the Wisconsin lottery's major procurements.
Submitted by Department of Revenue.
Report received from Agency, October 16, 2001.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Referred on October 18, 2001.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 581
Relating to: designating Fire Protection Week and Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day.
By
Representatives M. Lehman, Schneider, Lippert, Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Huber, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, Lassa, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, McCormick, Meyerhofer, Miller, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Turner, Urban, Vrakas, Walker and Skindrud; cosponsored by Senators Panzer, Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Jauch, Kanavas, Lazich, M. Meyer, Moen, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Wirch.
To committee on Government Operations
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Assembly Bill 582
Relating to: the requirement to offer the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem in school.
By
Representatives Albers, Musser, Jeskewitz, Freese, Walker, Gunderson, Ainsworth, Suder, Urban, Gundrum and Krawczyk; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Welch and Schultz.
To committee on Education Reform
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Assembly Bill 583
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for pay received from the federal government by members of a reserve component of the armed forces participating in Operation Enduring Freedom.
By
Representatives Owens, Petrowski, Jensen, Gronemus, Duff, Kestell, Ainsworth, La Fave, Leibham, Jeskewitz, Suder, McCormick, Freese, Hahn, Grothman, Nass, Albers, Krawczyk, Musser, Bies, Gundrum, Lassa, Plale, Ladwig, Rhoades, Townsend and J. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Roessler, Hansen and Schultz.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
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To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Relating to: public utility shared revenue payments and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Hoven, Bies, Duff, Hahn, Hundertmark, Ladwig, Lassa, Lippert, Montgomery, Musser, Ott, Starzyk, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Townsend, Underheim, Urban and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Roessler, Schultz, Shibilski and Welch.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
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The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 134
Relating to: the amount of the exemption from income tax withholding requirements for employees of a county fair association.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Hahn and Hebl; Senators Decker, Breske and Ellis; Secretary Richard Chandler and Mr. Alan Lee, Department of Justice.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Eugene Hahn
Assembly Chairperson
Joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
October 8, 2001
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f), Wis. Stats. (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3), Wis. Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of September 2001.
On September 17, 2001 the General Fund balance was -$99.7 million. The following day, September 18, 2001 the General Fund balance reached a positive $83.9 million. The shortfall was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures and the delay in issuing the 2001 Operating Note.
The General Fund shortfall was not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
George Lightbourn
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison
