Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 178 offered by Representative Friske.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 198 offered by Representative Ziegelbauer.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 418 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 418 offered by Representative Musser.
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Relating to the hazardous materials transportation program and to reimbursement procedures for regional and local emergency response teams.
Submitted by Department of Military Affairs.
Report received from Agency, July 21, 2003.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
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Referred on July 25, 2003
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 444
Relating to: carrying or going armed with a concealed weapon, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Suder, Pettis, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Grothman, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Kerkman, Kestell, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Owens, Petrowski, Schneider, Seratti, Sherman, Stone, Towns, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir and Weber; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Welch, Brown, Panzer, A. Lasee, S. Fitzgerald, Schultz, Stepp, Reynolds, Kanavas, Leibham, Kedzie and Roessler.
To committee on Criminal Justice
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Assembly Bill 445
Relating to: regulating piers and boat shelters and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Kerkman, Ainsworth, Albers, Gronemus, Grothman, Hahn, Hines, Ladwig, D. Meyer, Olsen, Owens, Petrowski, Rhoades, Seratti, Weber and M. Williams; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and A. Lasee.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 446
Relating to: providing written notice of reclassification of positions in the state civil service system.
By
Representatives Gielow, Seratti, Owens, Townsend, Hahn and Bies.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Bill 447
Relating to: authorizing a health benefit purchasing cooperative pilot project and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Gielow, Ladwig, Ott, Gronemus, Kestell, Musser, M. Lehman, Krawczyk, Owens, Powers, Van Roy, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hines, Zepnick, Pope-Roberts, Hahn, Plouff, Towns, Ainsworth, Loeffelholz, M. Williams, Albers, Vrakas, Staskunas, Hundertmark, Weber, Jensen, Balow and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Erpenbach, Brown, Stepp, M. Meyer, Hansen, Risser and Roessler.
To committee on Insurance.
Assembly Bill 448
Relating to: confidentiality of autopsy records.
By
Representatives Johnsrud, Freese, Owens, Ziegelbauer, Gunderson, Musser, Petrowski, Albers, Ainsworth, Kestell, J. Wood, Loeffelholz, Bies, Ladwig, Hahn, Krawczyk, Seratti, Ott, Plouff and Gard; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Schultz and Roessler.
To committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.
Assembly Bill 449
Relating to: exempting an assessor and an assessor's staff from liability for trespassing.
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Representatives Hubler, Ott, Miller, Hahn, Lothian and Seratti; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
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To committee on Judiciary.
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
July 24, 2003
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bills, originating in the Assembly, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
AB 123 (In part)35July 24, 2003
Assembly Bill 28836July 24, 2003
Respectfully submitted,
James Doyle
Governor
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Governor's Veto Message
July 24, 2003
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I have approved
Assembly Bill 123 as
2003 Wisconsin Act 35 and have deposited it in the Office of the Secretary of State. I have exercised partial vetoes in Sections 1d and 3.
Assembly Bill 123 creates an appropriation to enable the Wisconsin Elections Board to receive money from the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA). I favor Wisconsin complying with federal initiatives that will bring increased federal dollars to Wisconsin, and provide funding to improve and strengthen the elections process in Wisconsin. The Legislature, however, included language that restricts the Elections Board in its ability to implement the federal mandates of HAVA.
Sections 1d and 3 require the Elections Board to specify, by administrative rule, each specific purpose for expenditures from the fund for each fiscal year. I am vetoing Section 1d and partially vetoing section 3 in order in order to give the Elections Board the flexibility to responsibly administer the HAVA funds. The administrative rule process is time consuming and may hinder the Elections Board's ability to comply with federal requirements, potentially resulting in higher costs or lost revenues for the state of Wisconsin. Federal law requires that the Elections Board submit an annual plan to the federal government outlining and updating the way that the state spends the HAVA money. The Board is also subject to the oversight of the Legislative Audit Bureau, which conducts federal compliance audits of agencies that receive federal funds.
I am a strong supporter of strengthening election administration in Wisconsin. I also support oversight of agency spending. However, there are less costly and more efficient ways of accomplishing this goal.
Sincerely,
James Doyle
Governor
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Jt. Res. Number Enrolled Number
Publication Date
AJR 1012July 30, 2003
August 3, 2004
September 7, 2004
October 5, 2004
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 1832August 4, 2003
AB 123 (In part)35August 7, 2003
Assembly Bill 28836August 7, 2003
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Governor's Veto Message
July 24, 2003
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 4 in its entirety. The bill expands the statutory definition of administrative costs of the Department of Natural Resources to include the costs of administering its bureaus and the costs of issuing licenses and other approvals. The bill also requires the department to submit a plan September 1 of every odd-numbered year to the Joint Committee on Finance specifying how the department will meet the 16 percent cap on administrative expenses covered by the fish and wildlife account of the conservation fund.
I support the idea of a complete assessment of the amount of fish and wildlife account expenditures used to support administration of the department. However, the bill creates an unnecessary burden on the department. Current law conforms with the federal eligibility requirement under the Wildlife Restoration Act and the Sport Fish Restoration Act. Annual audits conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have found the department to be in compliance.
