Tuesday, January 18, 2005
1:40 P.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Jensen in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4 offered by joint committee on Finance.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 6
Relating to: creating an individual income tax subtract modification for amounts spent on medical insurance premiums by certain individuals.
By
Representatives Hahn, Hundertmark, Wasserman, Suder, Gronemus, Kerkman, Ainsworth, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Kaufert, Rhoades, Musser, Albers, F. Lasee, Petrowski, Nass, Krawczyk, Nischke, Van Roy, Freese, Lothian, Wood, McCormick, Bies, Gielow, Towns, Jensen, LeMahieu, Jeskewitz, Hines, Townsend, Ott, Vos, Stone, Owens, Davis, Moulton, Gunderson, Nelson and Gard; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Roessler, Olsen, Erpenbach, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Lazich, A. Lasee, Darling, Grothman and Lassa.
To joint committee on Finance.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Assembly Bill 7
Relating to: location of contiguous land for purposes of eligibility under the Managed Forest Land Program.
By
Representatives Albers, Mursau, Ainsworth, Bies, Gronemus, Hahn, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Loeffelholz, Musser and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, A. Lasee, Lassa and Lazich.
To committee on Forestry.
Assembly Bill 8
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Public Instruction from selecting pupils for the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program on a random basis.
By
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
To committee on Education Reform
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Assembly Bill 9
Relating to: the plan period for county forest land use plans.
By
Representatives Ainsworth, Friske, Albers, Freese, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, LeMahieu, Meyer, Musser, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Townsend, Vrakas and Nerison; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Grothman and Lassa.
To committee on Forestry.
Assembly Bill 10
Relating to: Department of Transportation rules relating to land subdivisions abutting state trunk highways and connecting highways.
By
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 11
Relating to: an overtime pay exemption for providers of companionship services.
By
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Bill 12
Relating to: the state minimum wage.
By
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Bill 13
Relating to: the protection and management of the public waters of Wisconsin.
By
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 14
Relating to: the placement of riprap, biological shore erosion control structures, seawalls, piers, wharves, boat shelters, boat hoists, boat lifts, and swim rafts in navigable waters and the effective date for the issuance of individual permits for activities in navigable waters.
By
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Relating to: ethanol requirements in automotive gasoline, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Freese, Davis, Suder, Gronemus, Ott, Gard, Kreibich, Gunderson, Kerkman, Wood, Vos, Ward, Petrowski, Owens, Albers, Loeffelholz, Jeskewitz, Towns, McCormick, Lothian, Ainsworth, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Musser, Nerison, M. Williams, Vruwink, Bies and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Erpenbach, Zien, Brown, Risser, Kapanke, Decker, Schultz and Stepp.
To committee on Agriculture.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: the number of pupils eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.
Passage with emergency statement attached pursuant to s.
16.47(2), Wisconsin Statutes:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer;
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Leibham and Olsen.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Colon and Pocan; Senators Cowles, Decker and Taylor.
Not voting: 1 - Representative Jensen.
To committee on Education Reform.
Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer;
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham and Olsen.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Colon and Pocan; Senators Decker and Taylor.
Passage as amended with emergency statement attached pursuant to s.
16.47(2), Wisconsin Statutes:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer;
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham and Olsen.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Colon and Pocan; Senators Decker and Taylor.
To committee on Insurance.
Dean Kaufert
Assembly Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
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Representative Rhoades moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 20.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.