Thursday, March 15, 2007
10:15 A.M.
Ninety‐Eighth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative M. Williams in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 177
Relating to: creating an individual income and corporate income and franchise tax deduction for a donation of a conservation easement to a unit of government.
By
Representatives Friske, LeMahieu, Albers, Lothian, Wood, Petrowski, Bies, A. Ott and Vos.
To committee on Forestry.
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The committee on Assembly Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Resolution 5
Relating to: the prohibition against memorializing the federal government.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Huebsch, J. Fitzgerald, Gottlieb, Honadel, Gundrum, Kreuser, Richards and Staskunas.
Noes: 0.
Adoption as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Huebsch, J. Fitzgerald, Gottlieb, Honadel, Gundrum, Kreuser, Richards and Staskunas.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Michael Huebsch
Chairperson
Committee on Assembly Organization
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Communications
March 13, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Due to my absence during session on March 1, 2007, I am writing to indicate how I would have voted on the bills that were taken up before the Assembly on that day.
March 1, 2007
Assembly Bill 31, passage - aye
Assembly Bill 37, passage - aye
Assembly Joint Resolution 17, order to a third reading - aye
Assembly Joint Resolution 19, passage - aye
Senate Joint Resolution 13, concurrence - aye
I would appreciate it if you could include this information in the Assembly Journal. Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Mark Gundrum
State Representative
84th Assembly District
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March 14, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
This letter is in regards to my voting record for session day March 13, 2007.
There was a button malfunction regarding my vote for Assembly Amendment 4 for Senate Bill 39. I would like to be recorded for voting Aye for Assembly Amendment 4 on Senate Bill 39.
If you have any questions, please contact me at my office phone 608‐267‐7990.
Sincerely,
Carol Owens
State Representative
53rd Assembly District
Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
March 5, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to section
23.165(6) of the statutes, the Department is required to report on the activities, receipts and disbursements for promotional activities for the preceding fiscal year.
Under section
23.165(3) of the statutes, the Department “may promote, through the sale of merchandise or otherwise, advertise or otherwise publicize department programs, department publications, and all properties, lands, facilities, waterways, projects and other areas subject to the jurisdiction or control of the department."
Enclosed is the FY 06 Department of Natural Resources Promotional Activities Report.
Sincerely,
Scott Hassett
Secretary
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
March 7, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is an errata sheet to replace pages 33‐34 of the 2005 Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Report, which you received from the Department of Health and Family Services in January 2007. New information on 2005 child abuse and neglect cases has recently come to our attention due to incomplete data reporting from counties. The corrections are highlighted on the errata sheet. The updated data will also be posted to the Department of Health and Family Services website.
Sincerely,
Susan J. Reinardy
Deputy Secretary
Referred to committee on Children and Family Law.
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