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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 742
Relating to: temporary supplemental unemployment insurance benefits and certain other changes to the unemployment insurance law.
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Hoven, Duff, Ward, Huebsch and Huber;
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 Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 223
Relating to: tribal administration of rehabilitation reviews for persons who otherwise may not operate, be employed at, contract with, or reside at an entity that provides care for children or adults and granting rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Gregg Underheim
Chairperson
Committee on Health
The committee on Housing reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 446
Relating to: exempting certain horse boarding and horse training facilities from state building codes.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Sykora, J. Fitzgerald, D. Meyer, Walker, Wieckert, Morris-Tatum, Hebl and Meyerhofer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 624
Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit that supplements the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Sykora, J. Fitzgerald, D. Meyer, Walker, Wieckert, Morris-Tatum, Hebl and Meyerhofer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Sykora, J. Fitzgerald, D. Meyer, Walker, Wieckert, Morris-Tatum, Hebl and Meyerhofer.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Tom Sykora
Chairperson
Committee on Housing
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Communications
January 24, 2002
The Honorable James Doyle, Attorney General
123 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Attorney General Doyle:
The purpose of this letter is to request an opinion of the Attorney General. The Attorney General is directed to give opinions in writing "upon all questions of law submitted to him or her by the . . . assembly committee on organization." [s.
165.015(l), Stats.]
Last week, I announced the state Assembly would soon consider comprehensive campaign finance reform. In addition, I encouraged the Senate to bring up Senate Bill (SB) 104 for consideration. However, I recently learned that in a December 10, 2001 letter to Michael McCabe, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign (WDC), you declined to support SB 104, as proposed, citing ". . . serious practical and constitutional questions." Your advice and counsel on the bill's provisions that are of questionable constitutionality would be most appreciated.
For that reason, on behalf of the Assembly Committee on Organization, I would respectfully ask for a formal legal opinion under s.
165.015(1), Stats., concerning the constitutionality of Senate Bill (SB) 104. Specifically, I would like you to reference the provisions within the bill, as it is currently drafted, that you believe could not or may not withstand judicial or constitutional scrutiny. The committee requests the formal opinion come directly from you. I think you would agree your stature as the state's elected Attorney General would carry considerable weight in a court of law should a special interest group challenge any future campaign finance statutes.
At this juncture, there is considerable momentum in both houses on both sides of the aisle for campaign finance reform. Your thoughtful and reasoned legal analysis could be of great help as we work to adopt effective campaign finance reform. I thank you in advance for your help and support on this issue. If you have further questions, need additional clarification or seek more information, please contact me.
The Assembly Committee on Organization has approved this letter.
Sincerely yours,
Speaker Scott R. Jensen, Chair
Assembly Committee on Organization
January 29, 2002
John Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
402 Main
Dear John:
Due to my absence on January 24, 2002, I would like to take this opportunity to inform you of how I would have voted had I been present during session. Please include this information in the Assembly Journal.
Each of the following Assembly Bills I would have voted "Aye". They are as follows:
AB 581
AB 585
AB 682
AB 726
AB 149
Thank you for your assistance with this request. Please let me know if you have any questions about the matter.
Sincerely,
Bonnie L. Ladwig
State Representative
63rd Assembly District
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TO: Assembly Chief Clerk, John Scocos
FROM: Representative Frank Urban
DATE: January 29, 2002
RE: Votes for January 24, 2002
This is how I would have voted on the bills taken up on January 24, 2002, after I was granted a leave of absence:
Passage of Assembly Bill 682: "Aye"
Passage of Assembly Bill 726: "Aye"
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:35 A.M.
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1:07 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
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