To committee on Labor and Workforce Development
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Assembly Bill 611
Relating to: collective bargaining arbitration procedure for law enforcement officers employed by a county having a population of 500,000 or more.
By
Representatives Walker, Krusick, Bies, Owens, Staskunas, Montgomery, Ott, Gunderson, McCormick, Sinicki, Plale, Musser, Duff, F. Lasee and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Schultz, Lazich, Kanavas and Rosenzweig.
To committee on Labor and Workforce Development
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Assembly Bill 612
Relating to: allowing a local governmental unit to provide health insurance to its retired officers.
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By
Representatives Lassa, Musser, Albers, Gunderson and Miller; cosponsored by Senator Shibilski
.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 613
Relating to: expanding definition of racketeering activity to include certain violations of prohibition against unauthorized release of animals, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Kestell, Gronemus, J. Fitzgerald, Suder, Schooff, Lippert, Musser, Owens, Steinbrink, Ott, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Nass, Olsen, Leibham, Urban, Ladwig, Freese, Turner, Ainsworth, Pettis, Ward, Petrowski, Sykora, Vrakas, Loeffelholz, Albers and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Huelsman, Kanavas, Schultz, Harsdorf, Roessler and Baumgart.
To committee on Criminal Justice
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Assembly Bill 614
Relating to: the possession of wild animals and their carcass parts; farm-raised deer; farm-raised game birds; animal health and animal markets, dealers, and truckers; participation in the national poultry improvement plan; taking, removing, selling, and transporting certain wild plants; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Johnsrud, Ott, Musser, Gunderson, Miller, Shilling, Albers, J. Lehman, Pettis, Nass, M. Lehman, Townsend, Freese, Hahn, Loeffelholz, Krawczyk, Sykora, D. Meyer and Kedzie; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Schultz, Burke, Darling, Hansen and Wirch.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 615
Relating to: licensing of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Gard, Ward, Montgomery, Krawczyk, Ainsworth, Berceau, Black, Carpenter, Hahn, Hoven, Huber, Huebsch, Johnsrud, J. Lehman, Musser, Ott, Plale, Riley, Sykora and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Darling, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Huelsman, Risser, Rosenzweig and Welch.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 616
Relating to: prohibiting state agencies or authorities and local governmental units from discriminating against federally chartered corporations.
By
Representatives Nass, Petrowski, Jensen, Gronemus, Suder, Loeffelholz, Albers, Hahn, Krawczyk, Musser, Duff, Owens, Grothman, Urban, Freese, Gunderson, Ainsworth, J. Fitzgerald, Ott, Kestell, Sykora, Leibham, Ward and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Roessler, Schultz and Welch.
To committee on Judiciary.
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The committee on Children and Families reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 542
Relating to: a community youth grant to the Wisconsin chapters of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller and Sinicki.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller and Sinicki.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Steve Kestell
Chairperson
Committee on Children and Families
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The committee on Corrections and the Courts reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 170
Relating to: creating a board to investigate and make recommendations regarding inmate deaths.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Walker, Friske, Owens, Skindrud, Underheim, Balow, Pocan and Colon.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Suder.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Walker, Friske, Owens, Skindrud, Underheim, Balow, Pocan and Colon.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Suder.
To committee on Rules.
Scott Walker
Chairperson
Committee on Corrections and the Courts
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 453
Relating to: sales tax on motor vehicles purchased after a consumer receives a refund under a new motor vehicle warranty.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huebsch, Huber and Coggs; Senators
Burke, Decker, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch, Darling and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huebsch, Huber and Coggs; Senators
Burke, Decker, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch, Darling and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 0.
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To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 588
Relating to: funding for the enforcement of laws regulating snowmobiles and the operation of snowmobiles and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huebsch, Huber and Coggs; Senators
Burke, Decker, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch, Darling and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huebsch, Huber and Coggs; Senators
Burke, Decker, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch, Darling and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
John Gard
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
The committee on Labor and Workforce Development reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 610
Relating to: a temporary emergency unemployment insurance program and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Nass, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 251
Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Nass, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.