Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 153 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 153 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 589 offered by Representative Zepnick.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 615 offered by Representative Musser.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 704
Relating to: extending tax credit carry-over provisions for income tax and franchise tax purposes.
By
Representatives Wieckert, Schooff, F. Lasee, Olsen, Ott, Townsend, Hines, Owens, Jeskewitz, Bies, Weber, Gielow and Lothian; cosponsored by Senators Reynolds, Lassa, Roessler and Stepp.
To committee on Ways and Means.
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
December 16, 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 656107December 16, 2003
Assembly Bill 657108December 16, 2003
Respectfully submitted,
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:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 165103December 29, 2003
Assembly Bill 71104December 29, 2003
Assembly Bill 548105December 30, 2003
Assembly Bill 187106December 30, 2003
Assembly Bill 656107December 26, 2003
Assembly Bill 657108December 26, 2003
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Governor's Veto Message
December 17, 2003
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 255 in its entirety. This bill repeals the specific exception to the immunity provision related to litigation involving failure of local governments to repair highways.
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I am vetoing this bill because I object to preventing citizens from receiving reimbursement from local governments for damages incurred because those governments failed to repair roads on a timely basis. While the bill retains the immunity exception for failure to remove ice and snow from highways on a timely basis, the sponsors provide no rationale for why immunity should be extended to the failure to make road repairs. Drivers should be able to expect that roads will be kept in good repair and that local governments will pay them damages when they fail to make repairs on a timely basis. The existing statutory cap of $50,000 provides a reasonable limit for such damages, and serves as an important incentive to local governments for maintaining the safety of our roads.
Respectfully submitted,
James Doyle
Governor
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December 17, 2003
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 267 in its entirety. I am committed to implementing by the end of the year the most aggressive regulatory reform effort in the Midwest - regulatory reform that makes the system work faster and more efficiently without compromising critical public safety or environmental protections.
Unfortunately, Assembly Bill 267 will accomplish neither goal. This legislation will slow down the administrative rule process and provides broad immunity for criminal and civil violations of public safety and environmental laws. Assembly Bill 267 contains provisions that simply go too far and jeopardize the public health and safety, and our natural resources.
