Assembly Bill
307
Relating to: municipal ordinances regarding drug paraphernalia.
By Representatives Grigsby, Gundrum, Fields, Gard, Albers, Ballweg, Berceau, Colon, Cullen, Hines, Jeskewitz, Kessler, Lothian, Mursau, Petrowski, Richards, Sheridan, Toles, Turner, A. Williams, Young and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Taylor, A. Lasee, Coggs, Erpenbach, Leibham, Olsen and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Assembly Bill
365
Relating to: traffic control signal emergency preemption devices, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Van Roy, Gronemus, Bies, Davis, Krawczyk, Ainsworth, Hines, LeMahieu, Owens, Mursau, Ott, Nass, Gunderson, Petrowski, Townsend, Albers, Vrakas and Pridemore; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Hansen, Roessler and Lassa.
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Assembly Bill
389
Relating to: requiring the Department of Administration to study the feasibility of developing a Wisconsin brand.
By Representatives Wieckert, Owens, Hines, Pridemore, Petrowski, Ott, Townsend, Albers, Vrakas, Mursau, Stone and Jeskewitz; cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Stepp.
Read first time and referred to committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Relating to: authorizing specific information signs on certain portions of USH 12.
By Representatives Towns, Nass and Lothian; cosponsored by Senators Robson and Kedzie.
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Assembly Bill
764
Relating to: awards to persons suffering damages as the result of medical malpractice and evidence of compensation for those damages.
By Representatives Gielow, Huebsch, Nischke, Gard and Nerison; cosponsored by Senator S. Fitzgerald
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
Assembly Bill
765
Relating to: coverage under the injured patients and families compensation fund of medical school graduates engaged in postgraduate training.
By Representatives Gielow, Huebsch, Nischke and Gard; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald and Kapanke.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
Assembly Bill
766
Relating to: recovery of noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.
By Representatives Gielow, Huebsch, Nischke, Gard, Freese, Gottlieb, Gundrum, Hahn, Honadel, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Kestell, Kreibich, Lamb, Loeffelholz, McCormick, Moulton, Mursau, Rhoades, Strachota, Van Roy, Vos, M. Williams, Wieckert, Nerison, Underheim, Suder, Friske, Owens and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Kapanke, Brown, Darling, Ellis, Grothman, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
Assembly Bill
769
Relating to: requiring actuarial audits of the injured patients and families compensation fund and authorizing the fund's board of governors to organize an insurance corporation.
By Representative
Ziegelbauer
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 33
Relating to: entering into the wildlife violator compact.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 72
Relating to: prohibiting an organization or affiliate of an organization that engages in abortion-related activities from receiving certain public funds, prohibiting an organization that receives certain public funds from using other public and private funds for abortion-related activities, specifying restrictions on affiliation between certain organizations, changing the types of information that may be provided by organizations that receive the funds, changing requirements related to the maternal and child health program and family planning services, and requiring audits.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 94
Relating to: the filing fee for a review of property tax assessments by the Department of Revenue.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 97
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.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 203
Relating to: expanding the sales tax exemption for coin-operated laundry services to include all self-service laundry services.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 313
Relating to: reimbursement for school medical services under the Medical Assistance program.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 325
Relating to: indoor environmental quality in schools and granting rule-making authority.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: creating nonrefundable individual income tax credits for amounts contributed to a college savings account or a college tuition and expenses program.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Senate Majority Leader
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 1
Relating to: creation of a Government Accountability Board, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 3.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham and Olsen.
Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Decker and Taylor. Representatives Pocan and Colon.