Assembly Bill 611
Relating to: creating an exception to the prohibition on protective placement or continued protective placement of an individual in a nursing facility (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health and Family Services).
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Townsend, Hines, LeMahieu, Strachota, Petersen, Kramer, Krusick, Hintz, Pope-Roberts and Hixson.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 612
Relating to: approval of a court order for a minor's placement in or transfer to an inpatient facility (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health and Family Services).
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Townsend, Hines, LeMahieu, Strachota, Petersen, Kramer, Krusick, Hintz, Pope-Roberts and Hixson.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 616
Relating to: authorization to administer the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly under the Medical Assistance program (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health and Family Services).
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Townsend, Hines, LeMahieu, Strachota, Petersen, Kramer, Krusick, Hintz, Pope-Roberts and Hixson.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 674
Relating to: the statewide nursing home bed cap and nursing home bed transfers.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Townsend, Hines, LeMahieu, Strachota, Petersen, Kramer, Krusick, Hintz, Pope-Roberts and Hixson.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
John Townsend
Chairperson
Committee on Aging and Long Term Care
The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 494
Relating to: the membership of a technical college district board that governs a technical college district encompassing a 1st class city.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Nass, Ballweg, Jeskewitz, Zipperer, Gottlieb, Shilling, Smith and Hintz.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Nass, Ballweg, Jeskewitz, Zipperer, Gottlieb, Shilling and Smith.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Hintz.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 577
Relating to: appointment of student members of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Nass, Ballweg, Jeskewitz, Zipperer, Gottlieb, Shilling, Smith and Hintz.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Stephen Nass
Chairperson
Committee on Colleges and Universities
The committee on Education Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 670
Relating to: the terms of teacher employment contracts.
Passage:
Ayes: 4 - Representatives Pridemore, Nass, Vukmir and J. Ott.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Pope-Roberts and Krusick.
To committee on Rules.
Donald Pridemore
Chairperson
Committee on Education Reform
The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 560
Relating to: regulating the purchase and sale of scrap metal and other metal items, the determination of property value of scrap metal for a theft conviction, creating a civil cause of action regarding scrap metal, and providing a penalty.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Montgomery, Petersen, Hahn, Honadel, Davis, Nerison, Zepnick, Staskunas, Steinbrink and Soletski.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Montgomery, Petersen, Honadel, Davis, Nerison, Zepnick, Staskunas, Steinbrink and Soletski.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Hahn.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 654
Relating to: eliminating the study related to imposing local general property taxes on public utility property.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Montgomery, Petersen, Hahn, Honadel, Davis, Nerison, Zepnick, Staskunas, Steinbrink and Soletski.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Phil Montgomery
Chairperson
Committee on Energy and Utilities
The committee on Transportation reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 591
Relating to: suspending the operating privilege of an underage person who operates a vehicle while having an intoxicant in a vehicle (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Petrowski, Bies, A. Ott, Hahn, Van Roy, Davis, Steinbrink, Vruwink, Sheridan, Sherman and Garthwaite.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 592
Relating to: the authorization of the secretary of transportation or his or her designee to execute conveyances, contracts, and agreements in the name of the Department of Transportation (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
Passage:
