State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
March 17, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2003 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2003-04 Legislation on Public and Private Broadband
(2003 Assembly Bill 135)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/reports_by_topic.htm.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Director
State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
March 11, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to s.
25.17(14r), Stats., I have attached copies of SWIB's recently revised Investment Guidelines.
I have attached a copy of the current guidelines plus a copy that shows where the changes were made. Additional information regarding the investment strategies associated with these changes will be provided in our annual performance and strategies report, which should be completed by the end of March. If you have any questions, please contact Sandy Drew (1-0182).
Sincerely,
Patricia Lipton
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 18
Assembly Bill 19
Assembly Bill 20
Assembly Bill 37
Assembly Bill 40
Assembly Bill 59
Assembly Bill 60
Assembly Bill 61
Assembly Bill 79
Assembly Bill 115
Assembly Bill 116
Assembly Bill 119
Assembly Bill 121
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 24
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Assembly Bill
18
Relating to: the size of the county board of supervisors in populous counties.
By Representatives Krug, Freese, Sinicki, Ott, J. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Staskunas, Gundrum, Bies, Ladwig, Gielow, Gunderson, Underheim and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Reynolds and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Assembly Bill
19
Relating to: benefits and eligibility of Wisconsin residents who are members of the national guard in another state.
By Representatives Towns, Suder, Musser, Petrowski, Albers, Ladwig, Jensen, Pettis, Schneider, Gronemus, Jeskewitz, Stone, Krawczyk, Turner, Lothian, Owens, Bies, Nischke, Rhoades, Vrakas, Ott, Kestell, Ward, Plouff, Gundrum, McCormick, Ainsworth, Hines, Townsend, Seratti, Gunderson and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, S. Fitzgerald, Breske, Schultz, Kanavas, Welch and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Assembly Bill
20
Relating to: staffing and military rank changes in the Department of Military Affairs.
By Representatives Musser, Pettis, Bies, Freese, Hines, Hahn, Owens, Suder, Ott and Townsend; cosponsored by Senator Brown
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Assembly Bill
37
Relating to: allowing certain school buses to tow trailers.
By Representatives Pettis, Seratti, Hines, Bies, Grothman, Krawczyk and Musser; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Harsdorf and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
Relating to: retired peace officers carrying a concealed weapon and the content of operators' licenses and identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Representatives Pettis, Gundrum, Gunderson, Owens, Van Roy, Suder, Kerkman, Krawczyk, Plouff, Hines, Nass, J. Fitzgerald, Bies, F. Lasee, J. Wood, Ladwig, Vrakas, Seratti, Hahn, Stone and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Lazich, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, A. Lasee and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
59
Relating to: name changes and names used by sex offenders and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Gundrum, Gronemus, Ziegelbauer, Gunderson, Ladwig, Grothman, Gielow, Albers, Krawczyk, Stone, Hines, Musser, Staskunas, Olsen, Plouff, Townsend, Nischke, Lassa, Wasserman, Huebsch, Pettis, J. Fitzgerald, Suder, Jeskewitz, Van Roy, Freese, Vrakas and Coggs; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Harsdorf, Reynolds, Lazich, Kedzie, Stepp, Roessler, Kanavas, Hansen and Leibham.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
60
Relating to: failing to register as a sex offender and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Gundrum, Gronemus, Ziegelbauer, Ladwig, Grothman, Gielow, Stone, Hines, Musser, Nischke, McCormick, Wasserman, Krawczyk, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Suder and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Reynolds, Darling, Lazich, Roessler, A. Lasee, Stepp, Kanavas and Leibham.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
61
Relating to: creating a wireless 911 fund; imposing a surcharge on wireless telephone customers; making grants for wireless 911 emergency telephone service; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
By Representatives Montgomery, Jensen, M. Lehman, Pettis, Van Roy, Weber, Turner, J. Fitzgerald, Vrakas and Nischke; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, S. Fitzgerald and Breske.
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure.
Assembly Bill
79
Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance a project undertaken for a facility used for education by a private, tax-exempt institution.
By Representatives Wieckert, Vukmir, Jensen, Montgomery, Owens, Van Roy, Hines, Ladwig, Bies, J. Wood, Kaufert, Ainsworth, Vrakas, Hundertmark, F. Lasee, McCormick and J. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Schultz, S. Fitzgerald, Welch and Ellis.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Assembly Bill
115
Relating to: filing of declarations of candidacy and recording of votes received by write-in candidates in certain elections.
By Representatives Freese, Bies, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Ott, Kestell, Grothman, Kreibich, Musser and Ainsworth; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Assembly Bill
116
Relating to: use of moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund to make certain false representations.
By Representatives Ward, Freese, Suder, Bies, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Stone, Ott, Kestell, Albers, Kreibich, Owens, Musser and Ainsworth; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Reynolds.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Assembly Bill
119
Relating to: reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
By Representatives Seratti, Freese, Gunderson, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Stone, Ott, Kestell, Albers, Kreibich, Owens, Musser and Pettis; cosponsored by Senator Harsdorf
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