By
Representatives Honadel, LeMahieu, Montgomery, Nischke, Huebsch, Gielow, Gronemus, Albers, Suder, Gundrum, Jensen, Gottlieb, Vukmir, Krawczyk, Musser, Owens, Rhoades, Hines, Kreibich, Jeskewitz, Sinicki, Ziegelbauer, Stone, Nass, McCormick, Gunderson, Ward and Weber; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Darling, Cowles, Lazich, Schultz and Stepp.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 799
Relating to: nonresident tuition exemption for dependents of certain active members of the armed forces.
By
Representatives Krawczyk, Suder, Gundrum, Albers, Montgomery, Miller, Nischke, Hahn, M. Lehman, Jensen, Owens, Ladwig, Petrowski, Hines, Kreibich, J. Lehman, Turner, Taylor, Jeskewitz, Townsend, Towns, McCormick, Plouff, Gunderson, Freese, Nass, Gronemus, Bies, Ott, Vukmir, Grothman, Friske and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Lazich, A. Lasee, Chvala, Welch, Leibham and Lassa.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
.
Assembly Bill 800
Relating to: cigarette advertising and promotion.
By
Representatives Musser, Van Roy, Krawczyk and Petrowski.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 801
Relating to: requiring that the secretary, deputy secretary, executive assistant, and chief legal counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs be veterans.
By
Representatives Musser, Hahn, Owens, Kreibich, Hundertmark, Townsend, Taylor, Hines, Gunderson, Nass, Turner, Ladwig, Albers, J. Wood, Van Roy, Bies, Loeffelholz, Petrowski, Gronemus, Krawczyk, Hubler, Sherman, J. Lehman, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Schultz, A. Lasee, Roessler, Harsdorf, Zien, Breske, Coggs, S. Fitzgerald and Moore.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 802
Relating to: the display of POW/MIA flags at certain Department of Transportation rest areas.
By
Representatives Musser, Pettis, Montgomery, Schneider, Sinicki, Ladwig, Gronemus, Boyle, Kreibich, Townsend, Bies, Turner, Weber, McCormick, Hines and Freese; cosponsored by Senators Schultz and Decker.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 803
Relating to: adding an additional member to the Council on Veterans Programs.
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Representatives Musser, Nischke, Suder, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Townsend, Stone, J. Lehman, Kaufert, Turner, Gronemus, Albers, Hines, Hundertmark, Loeffelholz, Colon, Bies, Pocan, Hubler, Gunderson, Weber, Plouff, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Welch, Roessler, Stepp, Breske, Coggs, Lassa, Kanavas and Reynolds, by request of Department of Veterans Affairs
.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 804
Relating to: adding an additional member to the Council on Veterans Programs.
By
Representatives Musser, Nischke, Suder, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Townsend, Stone, J. Lehman, Kaufert, Turner, Gronemus, Albers, Hines, Hundertmark, Loeffelholz, Colon, Bies, Pocan, Hubler, Gunderson, Weber, Plouff, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Welch, Roessler, Stepp, Breske, Coggs, Lassa, Kanavas and Reynolds, by request of Department of Veterans Affairs
.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 805
Relating to: adding an additional member to the Council on Veterans Programs.
By
Representatives Musser, Nischke, Suder, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Townsend, Stone, J. Lehman, Kaufert, Turner, Gronemus, Albers, Hines, Hundertmark, Loeffelholz, Colon, Bies, Pocan, Hubler, Gunderson, Weber, Plouff, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Welch, Roessler, Stepp, Breske, Coggs, Lassa, Kanavas and Reynolds, by request of Department of Veterans Affairs
.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 806
Relating to: adding an additional member to the Council on Veterans Programs.
By
Representatives Musser, Nischke, Suder, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Townsend, Stone, J. Lehman, Kaufert, Turner, Gronemus, Albers, Hines, Hundertmark, Loeffelholz, Colon, Bies, Pocan, Hubler, Gunderson, Weber, Plouff, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Welch, Roessler, Stepp, Breske, Coggs, Lassa, Kanavas and Reynolds, by request of Department of Veterans Affairs
.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 807
Relating to: adopting changes to the Internal Revenue Code for state income and franchise tax purposes and creating an individual income tax exemption for pay received from the federal government by certain members of a reserve component of the armed forces who serve on active duty.
By
Representatives Musser, Kreibich, Nischke, Pettis, Suder, Owens, Boyle, J. Wood, Turner, Krawczyk, Gunderson, McCormick, Hahn, Nass and Albers; cosponsored by Senator Kanavas
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
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The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 455
Relating to: the reduction and recovery of damages and admissibility of evidence in civil actions related to use or nonuse of protective headgear by operators and passengers of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman, Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 635
Relating to: the requirement that an unemancipated minor obtain parental or other consent or a judicial waiver of that consent requirement before she may have an abortion.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman and Staskunas.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Hebl and Cullen.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Gundrum
Chairperson
Committee on Judiciary
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 279
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Senate Bill 279
Relating to: qualifications of certain agents of mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers, consumer mortgage brokerage agreements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Schultz, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Lazich, Wirch, Lassa, Breske, Plale, M. Meyer, Stepp, Kedzie and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Montgomery, Ladwig, Gunderson, Wieckert, Freese, Kreibich, Bies, Seratti, M. Lehman, Hines, Kerkman, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Shilling, Vrakas, Van Roy, J. Fitzgerald, Wasserman, Nischke, Krawczyk, Hahn, Townsend, Zepnick, LeMahieu and Olsen.
To committee on Rules.
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
Madison
January 12, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending December 31, 2003. As required by §
565.37(3), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain unaudited Wisconsin Lottery year to date Sales and Expenditure information.
Revenues for the quarter were $126.2 million, up from $122.1 million for the same quarter last year.
The information reported here is a summary and is not intended to be a complete financial accounting of Wisconsin Lottery operations.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please feel free to contact me at (608) 266-6466.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on State Affairs.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
February 3, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
At your request, we have compiled information on nursing staff issues at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, which is operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and provides direct care to approximately 710 veterans. The Veterans Home includes four main residence halls that are separately licensed nursing homes and are regulated by the Department of Health and Family Services.
DVA spent $18.1 million in fiscal year (FY) 2002-03 on salaries - including overtime costs - and fringe benefits for nursing staff working at the Veterans Home. Overtime payments totaling $1.2 million represented only 6.5 percent of nursing staff expenditures. However, we found that most nursing staff at the Veterans Home worked more than 80 hours in a two-week pay period we reviewed. In June 2003, 22 of 31 full-time nurse clinicians, 17 of 31 full-time licensed practical nurses, and 126 of 165 full-time certified nursing assistants worked more than 80 hours. Furthermore, employees in part-time positions, defined as 40 hours in a two-week pay period, worked an average of 77 hours.