By
Representatives Milroy, Garthwaite, Hebl, A. Ott, Sinicki, Fields, Townsend, Richards, Smith, Gunderson, Toles, Berceau, Petersen, Bies and Strachota; cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Erpenbach, Taylor, Lassa, Plale, Lehman, Wirch, Schultz, Vinehout, S. Fitzgerald, Leibham and Lazich.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 74
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
By
Representatives Kaufert, Ziegelbauer, Nygren, J. Fitzgerald, Murtha, Tauchen, Kerkman, Montgomery, Huebsch, Van Roy, Petersen, Newcomer, Ballweg, Meyer, LeMahieu, Kestell, Roth, Nerison, Davis, Ripp, Spanbauer, Honadel, Fields, A. Ott, Knodl, Petrowski, Lothian, Strachota, Gottlieb, Townsend, Mursau, Stone, Gunderson, J. Ott, Brooks, Friske, Bies, Vos and Kleefisch; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Olsen, Leibham, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Grothman, Hopper, Schultz and Sullivan.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
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The committee on Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: restrictions on the use and sale of fertilizer containing phosphorus and other turf fertilizer and providing a penalty.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Black, Danou, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Hraychuck, Mason, Milroy, Clark, J. Ott, Gunderson, Huebsch, LeMahieu, Mursau and Nerison.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Hebl.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Black, Danou, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Hraychuck, Hebl, Mason, Milroy, Clark, J. Ott, Gunderson, Huebsch, LeMahieu, Mursau and Nerison.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 7
Relating to: designating a portion of the Brunsweiler River as a wild river.
Passage:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Black, Danou, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Hraychuck, Hebl, Mason, Milroy, Clark, J. Ott, Gunderson, Huebsch, LeMahieu, Mursau and Nerison.
Noes: 0.
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To committee on
Rules.
Spencer Black
Chairperson
Committee on Natural Resources
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Speaker's Appointments
February 13, 2009
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Risser Justice Center, Room 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I am making the following appointments:
Representative Fred Kessler to the Education Reform Committee.
This appointment is effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Sheridan
Assembly Speaker
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Speaker Sheridan appointed Representatives Danou and Mursau to escort Governor Jim Doyle from his office to the Assembly Chamber.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms William Nagy announced the arrival of the Honorable Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms William Nagy announced the arrival of the members of the Wisconsin State Senate.
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The houses went into joint convention.
Senate President Risser presiding.
Senator Risser recognized the presence of Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Justice David T. Prosser, Jr., Justice Patience Drake Roggensack and Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton and Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms William Nagy announced the arrival of Governor Jim Doyle.
Escorted by Senators Kreitlow and Schultz, and Representatives Danou and Mursau, Governor Jim Doyle took his place at the rostrum to deliver his budget address.
Pursuant to Joint Rule
73, the governor's budget address is printed in the Senate Journal only.
Representative Nelson moved that the joint convention arise.
The question was: Shall the joint convention arise?
Motion carried.
7:37 P.M.
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The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Sheridan in the chair.
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Representative Nelson moved that the Assembly stand adjourned pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
7:38 P.M.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 75
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
By
joint committee on Finance, by request of Governor James E. Doyle.
To joint committee on Finance.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
.
