Relating to: cleanup and consolidation of Department of Commerce economic development programs, establishing a comprehensive annual reporting requirement, requiring the development of programmatic goals and accountability measures for economic development grants and loans, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Jeskewitz, Strachota, Fields, Hilgenberg, Van Roy, Ballweg, Kerkman, Smith, Mason, Musser, M. Williams, Hahn, Davis, Hraychuck, Mursau, Sheridan, Vos, Owens, Hintz, Petersen, Sinicki, Kramer, Moulton, Garthwaite, Nerison and Lothian; cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Cowles, Lassa, Vinehout, Roessler, Harsdorf, Lehman and Olsen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail.
Assembly Bill
760
Relating to: registration of professional employer organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Newcomer, Albers, Ballweg, Berceau, Davis, Hebl, Hintz, Hixson, Hilgenberg, Hraychuck, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Kreuser, LeMahieu, Mason, Montgomery, Mursau, Nelson, Nygren, A. Ott, Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Sheridan, Shilling, Smith, Soletski, Townsend, Turner, Van Roy and Vukmir; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Breske, Hansen, Kapanke, Kreitlow, Lassa, Plale, Olsen, Schultz and Taylor.
Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection.
Assembly Bill
764
Relating to: coverage of long-term care districts under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
By Representatives Musser, Nerison, Townsend, Albers, Shilling, Hubler, Boyle, Berceau and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Kapanke, Hansen and Lassa.
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
768
Relating to: extending the employer notification program administered by the Department of Transportation to noncommercial motor vehicle drivers.
By Representatives Gottlieb, Jeskewitz, Albers, A. Ott, Ballweg and Nass; cosponsored by Senator Grothman
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Assembly Bill
770
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for research conducted in this state by a corporation and a property and sales and use tax exemption for certain machinery and tangible personal property used to conduct research.
By Representatives Kleefisch, Smith, Kerkman, Townsend, Turner, Van Roy, Seidel, Gronemus and Musser; cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling, Sullivan, Leibham, Kapanke, Kedzie and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity.
Relating to: eligibility for veterans housing loan.
By Representative
Musser
; cosponsored by Senator Sullivan
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
816
Relating to: repealing and recreating the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
By Representatives Newcomer, Hahn, Nygren and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Sullivan and Olsen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
827
Relating to: mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, and loan originators.
By Representatives Newcomer, Nass and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Darling and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
848
Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors and supplying omissions (Correction Bill).
By Law Revision Committee.
Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
870
Relating to: virtual charter schools.
By Representatives Davis, LeMahieu, Pridemore, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Kerkman, Kestell, Kramer, Lothian, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Vukmir, Ziegelbauer and Zipperer; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Grothman, Kapanke, Lazich and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
Assembly Bill
875
Relating to: certification of major party nominees for the offices of president and vice president in 2008.
By Representative
Huebsch
; cosponsored by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.