To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 748
Relating to: suspension of the requirement that certain milk contractors pay an assessment into the agricultural producer security fund.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Vruwink, Radcliffe, Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Molepske Jr., Danou, A. Ott, Nerison, Murtha, Tauchen and Brooks.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Amy Sue Vruwink
Chairperson
Committee on Agriculture
The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 335
Relating to: the consumption of alcohol beverages in public places.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Hixson, Black, Soletski, Hintz, Berceau, Nass, Rhoades, Townsend, Gottlieb and Ballweg.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Smith and Cullen.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 604
Relating to: eligibility for academic excellence higher education scholarships.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Hixson, Smith, Black, Cullen, Soletski, Hintz, Berceau, Nass, Rhoades, Townsend, Gottlieb and Ballweg.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 624
Relating to: the use of the terms college, university, state, and Wisconsin in the name of a school; the issuing, manufacture, or use of a false academic credential; the false use of a legitimate academic credential; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Hixson, Smith, Black, Cullen, Soletski, Hintz, Berceau, Townsend and Ballweg.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Nass, Rhoades and Gottlieb.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hixson, Smith, Black, Cullen, Soletski, Hintz, Berceau and Townsend.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Nass, Rhoades, Gottlieb and Ballweg.
To committee on Rules.
Kim Hixson
Chairperson
Committee on Colleges and Universities
The committee on Elections and Campaign Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 619
Relating to: county, city, town, and village authority to create local elections boards and to regulate the financing of campaigns for county, city, town, and village offices; duties of municipal and county boards of election commissioners; and granting rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 4 - Representatives Smith, Soletski, Kessler and Roys.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Stone, Pridemore and Roth.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 645
Relating to: the threshold for registration and reporting by groups and individuals seeking to influence referendum results.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Smith, Soletski, Kessler, Roys, Stone, Pridemore and Roth.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Jeff Smith
Chairperson
Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
The committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 768
Relating to: authorizing the Department of Commerce to designate two additional enterprise zones.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Molepske Jr., Hintz, Barca, Krusick, Benedict, Toles, Zipperer, Van Roy, M. Williams and Strachota.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Louis Molepske Jr
Chairperson
Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 700
Relating to: authorization for final disposition of a decedent's remains.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Hilgenberg, Schneider, Turner, Hubler, Sinicki, Milroy, Petersen, Petrowski, Townsend and Meyer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 17
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates for certain vehicles owned by members of the national guard and making an appropriation.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Hilgenberg, Schneider, Turner, Hubler, Sinicki, Milroy, Petersen, Petrowski, Townsend and Meyer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Steve Hilgenberg
Chairperson
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
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Senate Bill 44
A720
Relating to: adjudications for involuntary commitment, appointment of a guardian of the person, and protective placement or protective services, background checks for the purchase of handguns, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Darling, Harsdorf, Olsen, Schultz and Sullivan; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Richards, Murtha, Kerkman, Vos, Fields, Lothian, Townsend, Stone, Bies, Ballweg, Kaufert, LeMahieu, Nygren, Petersen, Van Roy and Spanbauer.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 431
Relating to: the use of the terms college, university, state, and Wisconsin in the name of a school; the issuing, manufacture, or use of a false academic credential; the false use of a legitimate academic credential; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
