Relating to: obtaining a special registration plate for disabled persons.
By
Representatives Nerison, Van Roy, Sheridan, A. Ott, Hahn, Ballweg, Friske, Gronemus, Hines, Jeskewitz, Mursau, Musser, Owens, Sinicki, Stone and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Roessler and Schultz.
To committee on Transportation
.
Assembly Bill 170
Relating to: publication of municipal legal notices.
By
Representatives Owens, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Honadel, Mursau, Murtha and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Plale.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Relating to: an individual income tax credit for the sales and use tax paid to purchase corn used for fuel for residential use.
By
Representatives Mursau, Murtha, Davis, Tauchen, Suder, Kestell, Gronemus, A. Ott, Ballweg, Gundrum, Petrowski, Wood, Hubler, Musser, Bies and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Olsen and Schultz.
To committee on Biofuels and Sustainable Energy
.
Assembly Bill 172
Relating to: acquisitions of mobile telephone service providers.
By
Representatives Rhoades, Albers, Ballweg, Berceau, Gronemus, Gunderson, LeMahieu, Musser, A. Ott, Petrowski and Toles; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Kreitlow, Lassa, A. Lasee and Risser.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
.
Assembly Bill 173
Relating to: membership of the Council on Mental Health.
By
Representatives Grigsby, Zepnick, Berceau, Cullen, Fields, Molepske, Sinicki, Toles, A. Williams, Young, Gunderson, Mursau and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Coggs, Erpenbach, Lassa, Miller, Taylor, Wirch and Darling, by request of Wisconsin Council on Mental Health.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
Assembly Bill 174
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for the sales and use taxes paid on the purchase of fuel efficient hybrid motor vehicles.
By
Representatives Parisi, Colon, Lothian, Black, Davis, Nelson, Musser, Berceau, Wood, Cullen, Gunderson, Molepske and Pope-Roberts; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Cowles and Sullivan.
To committee on Ways and Means
.
Assembly Bill 175
Relating to: deduction of membership dues from retirement annuities under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
By
Representatives Travis, Musser, Sheridan, Sinicki and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Hansen and Plale.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
.
Assembly Bill 176
Relating to: the use of ethnic names, nicknames, logos, and mascots by school boards, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Musser and Boyle; cosponsored by Senator Coggs
, by request of Wisconsin Indian Education Association.
To committee on Education Reform
.
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Speaker's Appointments
March 9, 2007
Christine Lidbury
Wisconsin Women's Council
14 West Mifflin Street, Suite 212
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Ms. Lidbury:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes Section
15.107(11)(b), I am appointing the following legislators to the Women's Council:
Representative Joan Ballweg
State Capitol, Room 115 West
PO Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708
608‐266‐8077
Representative Pat Strachota
State Capitol, Room 13 West
PO Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708
608‐264‐8486
Please contact Debbie Hochkammer in my office if you should have any questions.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Assembly Speaker
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March 9, 2007
Patrick Fuller, Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Risser Justice Center, Room 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Pursuant to
2005 Wisconsin Act 335, I have appointed Representative Steve Kestell to serve on the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number
Publication Date
Assembly Bill 19 2 March 20, 2007
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
February 26, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Environmental Improvement Fund (EIF) program legislation 281.59(3), Wis. Stats. requires the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration to submit to the Legislature and to the State Building Commission amendments to the EIF Biennial Finance Plan that update the plan to reflect material approved by the Governor for inclusion in the budget. The purpose of the plan is to provide information on loan, loan subsidy, and bonding levels for program operations in the 2007‐2009 biennium.
A third, and final, version of the Biennial Finance Plan will be distributed after the biennial budget is enacted.
If you have any questions regarding the Biennial Finance Plan, please contact Robert Ramharter at 266‐3915 or Frank Hoadley at 266‐2305.
Sincerely,
Frank Hoadley
Capital Finance Director, Department of Administration
Bridget Nettesheim
Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, Department of Natural Resources
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
Madison
February 28, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to 109.12(2) and (3), Wis. Stats., I hereby submit the Department of Workforce Development's (DWD) 2006 annual report on the administration and enforcement of 109.07 and 109.075, Wis. Stats. The report contains three sections. The first section lists all employers in 2006 that notified DWD of business closings and mass layoffs planned in Wisconsin. The second section of the report lists employers against whom DWD has received business closing or mass layoff notification complaints and the current status or outcome of those complaints. The third section of the report lists employers against whom DWD has received healthcare cessation notification complaints, DWD's actions and the current status or outcome of those complaints.
If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this report please contact Jennifer Ortiz, Administrator of the Equal Rights Division, at (608) 266‐0946.
Sincerely,
Roberta Gassman
Secretary
Referred to committee on Labor and Industry.