The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative J. Fitzgerald in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 218 offered by Representative Newcomer.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 370 offered by Representative Turner.
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Relating to the traffic violation and registration program.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, September 11, 2007.
To committee on Transportation
.
Referred on September 13, 2007.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 500
Relating to: issuance of retail intoxicating liquor licenses.
By
Representatives Molepske, Musser, Vruwink, A. Ott, Jeskewitz and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Lassa and Grothman.
To committee on State Affairs
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Assembly Bill 501
Relating to: insurance agent license requirements, revocations, and reinstatement and relicensing requirements, and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives F. Lasee, Ziegelbauer, Albers and Petersen; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Plale, Erpenbach and Olsen.
To committee on Insurance.
Assembly Bill 502
Relating to: furnishing or using certain consumer loan information to make solicitations and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Newcomer, Kleefisch, Albers, Ballweg, Berceau, Bies, Davis, Friske, Hahn, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Jeskewitz, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Montgomery, Musser, Parisi, Petersen, Petrowski, Richards, Roth, Sinicki, Staskunas, Townsend, A. Williams, Wood, Zepnick and Pocan; cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Kreitlow, Coggs, Darling, Erpenbach, Lehman, Vinehout, Olsen, Plale, Hansen, Kapanke, Grothman, Leibham and Lassa.
To committee on Financial Institutions
.
Assembly Bill 503
Relating to: theft of services and providing a penalty.
By
Representative
Zipperer
.
To committee on Judiciary and Ethics
.
Assembly Bill 504
Relating to: the appointment of the secretary of natural resources.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Davis, Black, Huebsch, Ballweg, Berceau, Cullen, Gronemus, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Hilgenberg, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kestell, Kleefisch, LeMahieu, Mason, Moulton, Mursau, Nerison, Newcomer, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Roth, Schneider, Shilling, Smith, Soletski, Suder, Tauchen, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vruwink, Wieckert, Jorgensen, Petersen and Nygren; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Cowles, Lehman, Leibham, Plale, Risser and Wirch.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 505
Relating to: the issuance of retail alcohol beverage licenses for premises on which another business is conducted and the prohibition against underage persons entering or being on any premises operating under a retail alcohol beverage license.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Mursau, Zepnick, Ballweg, LeMahieu, Townsend, A. Williams and Wood; cosponsored by Senator Plale
.
To committee on State Affairs
.
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The committee on Agriculture reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 381
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Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for sales and use taxes paid on the purchase of electricity used in agricultural biotechnology.
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives A. Ott, Nerison, M. Williams, Mursau, Murtha, Tauchen, Gronemus, Molepske, Jorgensen, Vruwink and Garthwaite.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives A. Ott, Nerison, M. Williams, Mursau, Murtha, Tauchen, Gronemus, Molepske, Jorgensen, Vruwink and Garthwaite.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives A. Ott, Nerison, M. Williams, Mursau, Murtha, Tauchen, Gronemus, Molepske, Jorgensen and Garthwaite.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Vruwink.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 446
Relating to: reimbursement for damages caused by dogs and the use of funds derived from the licensing of dogs.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives A. Ott, Nerison, M. Williams, Mursau, Murtha, Tauchen, Gronemus, Molepske, Jorgensen, Vruwink and Garthwaite.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives A. Ott, Nerison, M. Williams, Mursau, Murtha, Tauchen, Gronemus and Garthwaite.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Molepske, Jorgensen and Vruwink.
To committee on Rules.
Alvin Ott
Chairperson
Committee on Agriculture
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Communications
September 12, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I am writing to ask that I be recorded as a co‐sponsor of 2007 Assembly Bill 498 in the Assembly Journal. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Joan Ballweg
State Representative
41st Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Healthy Lifestyles Cooperative
Green Bay
September 10, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As required by s.
185.99(5) of the Wisconsin Statutes, the Healthy Lifestyles Cooperative is submitting the attached progress report to the Wisconsin Legislature and the Commissioner before the September 30 deadline.
Please let us know if you have any questions concerning our report.
