Wisconsin Legislature: 2003-11-20 Assembly Journal

By Senators Welch, George, Kanavas and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Kestell, Musser and Coggs.

To committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.

Senate Bill 252

Relating to: Joint Committee on Finance review of stewardship acquisitions.

By Senators Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Schultz, Harsdorf, Lazich, Welch, Zien, Roessler and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Gard, Albers, Ainsworth, Hahn, Huebsch, Hundertmark, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, McCormick, D. Meyer, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Owens, Rhoades, Seratti, Suder, Towns, Ward, Hines, Stone, F. Lasee, Lothian, Vrakas and M. Williams.

To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 272

Relating to: local government telecommunications utilities and public hearings for ordinances and resolutions authorizing local government cable television, telecommunications, and Internet access facilities.

By Senators Kanavas, Kedzie, Plale, Stepp, Reynolds, M. Meyer, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch, Leibham, A. Lasee, Breske, Brown, Carpenter and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Montgomery, Vrakas, Suder, J. Fitzgerald, F. Lasee, Owens, Gundrum, Schneider, Shilling, D. Meyer, Hundertmark, Stone, Huebsch, Gronemus, Pettis, Grothman, Nass, Seratti, LeMahieu, Hines, Friske, Van Roy, J. Wood, Musser and Jeskewitz.

To committee on Energy and Utilities.

Senate Bill 305

Relating to: making technical and policy changes in the tax incremental financing program based in part on the recommendations of the governor's December 2000 working group on tax incremental finance, authorizing certain counties to create tax incremental financing districts, and making a modification to the environmental remediation tax incremental financing program.

By Senators Stepp, Kanavas, Leibham, Darling, Jauch, Brown, Roessler, A. Lasee, Schultz, Kedzie, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch, Hansen, Zien and M. Meyer; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Wieckert, Albers, Nischke, Balow, Olsen, Freese, Boyle, Krawczyk, Huber, Kreibich, Hebl, Musser, Loeffelholz, Steinbrink, Gunderson, Hahn, Van Akkeren, F. Lasee, Van Roy, Ladwig, Petrowski, Townsend, Ott, Hundertmark, Stone, Lothian, Vrakas, McCormick, Underheim, Weber, Hines, Gottlieb, J. Wood, Jeskewitz and Gielow.

To committee on Ways and Means.

Senate Bill 306

Relating to: making changes to the Tax Incremental Financing program, authorizing the Department of Revenue to impose a fee to determine or redetermine the tax incremental base of a tax incremental financing district, and requiring the department to prepare a tax incremental financing manual.

To committee on Ways and Means.

Assembly Bill 409

Relating to: the duties of county veterans' service officers.

By Representatives Musser, Boyle, Bies, Schneider, Pettis, Gronemus, Kreibich, Travis, Suder, Freese, McCormick, Morris, Gunderson, Turner, Kestell, Hines, Vrakas, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Ott, M. Lehman, Albers, Berceau, Nass, Black, Ainsworth, Miller and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Roessler, Hansen, Wirch, Schultz and Carpenter.

To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 519

Relating to: the feeding of deer and elk.

By Representatives Gunderson, M. Williams, Albers, Bies, Gronemus, Grothman, Krawczyk, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Pettis, Seratti, Sherman and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Brown, Decker and Lazich.

To committee on Rules.

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Chief Clerk Reports

The Chief Clerk records:

Assembly Bill 62

Assembly Bill 141

Assembly Bill 232

Assembly Bill 252

Presented to the Governor on Wednesday, November 19.

Patrick E. Fuller

Assembly Chief Clerk

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Reference Bureau Corrections

Senate Joint Resolution 48

1. Page 1, line 1: delete "Office" and substitute "Officer".

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A553 Speaker's Communications

November 19, 2003

Mr. Patrick Fuller

Chief Clerk

Wisconsin State Assembly

Room 208, Risser Justice Center

17 West Main Street

Madison, Wisconsin 53708

Dear Patrick:

Pursuant to Assembly Rule 10, I am creating the Assembly Select Committee on Job Creation. The committee will dissolve upon the end of the 2003-2005 session. This committee shall enjoy all privileges and courtesies customary and properly due a standing committee of the Assembly.

I have appointed the following members to serve on this committee: Representatives Jean Hundertmark, Chair, DuWayne Johnsrud, Glenn Grothman, Dan Meyer and Judy Krawczyk. Representatives Jon Richards, Dan Schooff and Bob Ziegelbauer have been appointed by Representative Jim Kreuser.

Sincerely,

John G. Gard

Speaker

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November 20, 2003

Mr. Patrick Fuller

Chief Clerk

Wisconsin State Assembly

Room 208, Risser Justice Center

17 West Main Street

Madison, Wisconsin 53708

Dear Patrick:

Pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c), I am withdrawing Assembly Bill 655 from the Joint Committee on Finance and re-referring it to the Assembly Select Committee on Job Creation. I have the consent of Representative Dean Kaufert and Senator Alberta Darling, co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, to take this action.

Sincerely,

John G. Gard

Speaker

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Executive Communications

State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison

November 20, 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

Assembly Bill 14179November 20, 2003

Assembly Bill 23280November 20, 2003

Assembly Bill 25281November 20, 2003

Assembly Bill 6282November 20, 2003

Respectfully submitted,

James Doyle

Governor

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Communications

November 20, 2003

Patrick Fuller

Assembly Chief Clerk

Risser Justice Center, Room 208

Madison, WI 53708