Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance projects related to cultural facilities.
By
Representatives Wieckert, Kaufert, Stone, Schneider, Fields, Ballweg, Albers, Jeskewitz, Lothian, Townsend, Gunderson, Petrowski, Mursau and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Sullivan, Lassa and Roessler.
To committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
Assembly Bill 67
Relating to: an education tax credit for businesses.
By
Representatives Zipperer, Moulton, Bies, Davis, Gronemus, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Jeskewitz, Kramer, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nygren, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Roth, Strachota, Tauchen, Townsend and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Plale, Kanavas, Leibham, Roessler, Schultz, S. Fitzgerald and Kedzie.
To committee on Jobs and The Economy
.
Assembly Bill 68
Relating to: temporary alcohol beverage retail licenses.
By
Representatives Gottlieb, Wood, Ballweg, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Lothian, J. Ott and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Darling, Kanavas and Kedzie.
To committee on State Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 69
Relating to: registration requirements for professional engineers.
By
Representatives Gottlieb, Kerkman, A. Ott and Townsend; cosponsored by Senator Plale
.
To committee on Labor and Industry
.
Assembly Bill 70
Relating to: employment discrimination based on veteran status and employment of veterans in the state civil service, local government, and school districts.
By
Representatives Benedict, Musser, Berceau, Gunderson, Albers, Pocan and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Roessler, Lassa and S. Fitzgerald.
To committee on Labor and Industry
.
Assembly Bill 71
Relating to: requiring that patients be informed of health care facility use charges and that the charges be identified separately on bills.
By
Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Boyle, Gunderson, Hahn, Hubler, Molepske, Mursau, Nass, Seidel, Sheridan, Travis and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Coggs and Erpenbach.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
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The committee on Labor and Industry reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 31
Relating to: elimination of accumulated sick leave credit program for legislators, justices and judges, and all other state elected officials.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Honadel, Gottlieb, Wieckert, Murtha and Nelson.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Sheridan and Van Akkeren.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Honadel
Chairperson
Committee on Labor and Industry
Communications
February 9, 2007
The Honorable Jim Doyle
Governor
115 East, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Governor Doyle:
Pursuant to state statute 15.197(24)(a)3, I would like to appoint Representative Tamara Grigsby to the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council for this session.
Sincerely,
Jim Kreuser
Assembly Democratic Leader
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February 9, 2007
The Honorable Jim Doyle
Governor
115 East, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Governor Doyle:
Pursuant to state statute 15.195(4)(em), I would like to appoint Representative Donna Seidel to the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board for this session.
Sincerely,
Jim Kreuser
Assembly Democratic Leader
February 9, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I am requesting to be added to 2007 Assembly Bill 48 as a co‐sponsor of the bill. The bill was introduced on January 30, 2007 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Transportation where it is currently located.
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact my office. Thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Mary Lazich
State Senator
28th Senate District
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Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
Speaker Huebsch appointed Representatives Hraychuck and Moulton to escort Governor Jim Doyle from his office to the Assembly Chamber.
The Assembly Sergeant‐at‐Arms Rick Skindrud announced the arrival of the Honorable Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The Assembly Sergeant‐at‐Arms Rick Skindrud announced the arrival of the members of the Wisconsin State Senate.
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The houses went into joint convention.
Senate President Risser presiding.
Senator Risser recognized the presence of Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Justice N. Patrick Crooks, Justice David Prosser Jr., and Justice Louis B. Butler Jr. of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass and Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster.
The Assembly Sergeant‐at‐Arms Rick Skindrud announced the arrival of Governor Jim Doyle.
Escorted by Senators Decker and Roessler, and Representatives Hraychuck and Moulton, Governor Jim Doyle took his place at the rostrum to deliver his budget address.
Pursuant to Joint Rule
73, the governor's budget address is printed in the Senate journal only.
Representative J. Fitzgerald moved that the joint convention arise.
The question was: Shall the joint convention arise?
Motion carried.
7:56 P.M.
Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
