Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 770
Relating to: assessment on critical access hospitals; payments to critical access hospitals under the Medical Assistance Program; creating a rural physician residency assistance program; the physician, dentist, and health care provider loan assistance programs; and making appropriations.
Passage:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby; Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa and Olsen.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Vos and Montgomery; Senator Darling.
To committee on Rules.
Relating to: elimination of surplus retention limitations for residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and child welfare agencies that provide rate-based services for the Department of Children and Families or a county department of human services or social services; determination of the rates charged by those providers; establishment of a performance-based contracting system for those providers; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Grigsby and Montgomery;
Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Vos.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery; Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery;
Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Pocan
Assembly Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
The committee on Insurance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 699
Relating to: exempting wellness programs from unfair trade or marketing practices.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Cullen, Molepske Jr., Ziegelbauer, Parisi, Berceau, Hebl, Nygren, Vos, Roth and Kramer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 701
Relating to: the Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact, investment guidelines for charitable gift annuity segregated accounts, Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan assessment participation, reciprocity for long-term care insurance policies, voting by fraternal members, the insurance security fund, modifications to motor vehicle insurance policy and umbrella and excess liability policy requirements, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Cullen, Molepske Jr., Ziegelbauer, Parisi, Berceau, Hebl, Nygren, Vos, Roth and Kramer.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Cullen, Molepske Jr., Ziegelbauer, Parisi, Berceau, Hebl, Nygren, Vos, Roth and Kramer.
Noes: 0.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Cullen, Molepske Jr., Ziegelbauer, Parisi, Berceau, Hebl, Nygren, Roth and Kramer.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Vos.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 163
Relating to: requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Cullen, Molepske Jr., Ziegelbauer, Parisi, Berceau, Hebl, Nygren, Vos, Roth and Kramer.
Noes: 0.
Concurrence as amended:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Cullen, Molepske Jr., Ziegelbauer, Parisi, Berceau and Hebl.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Nygren, Vos, Roth and Kramer.
To committee on Rules.
David Cullen
Chairperson
Committee on Insurance
The committee on Rural Economic Development reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 771
Relating to: a grant to Wisconsin Workforce Development Association from the Department of Commerce and making an appropriation.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Hraychuck, Clark, Dexter, Nerison and Murtha.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Meyer.
To joint committee on Finance.
Phil Garthwaite
Chairperson
Committee on Rural Economic Development
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March 17, 2010
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please add my name as a co-sponsor of Assembly Bill 844, relating to groundwater management, water conservation, and granting rule-making authority.
Sincerely,
Lena Taylor
State Senator
4th Senate District
