Assembly Bill 475
Relating to: prohibiting privatization of certain municipal water utilities.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Soletski, Zepnick, Staskunas, Richards, Steinbrink, Parisi and Zigmunt.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Huebsch, Montgomery, Honadel, Petersen and Zipperer.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 566
Relating to: certain review, reporting, and out-of-date requirements regarding the Public Service Commission (suggested as remedial legislation by the Public Service Commission).
Passage:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Soletski, Zepnick, Staskunas, Richards, Steinbrink, Parisi, Zigmunt, Huebsch, Montgomery, Honadel, Petersen and Zipperer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 857
Relating to: exemption for interstate natural gas companies from certain requirements regarding real estate transactions and court actions, creation and powers of municipal electric companies, and exemption from certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain electric transmission line projects.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Soletski, Zepnick, Staskunas, Richards, Steinbrink, Parisi, Zigmunt, Huebsch, Montgomery, Honadel, Petersen and Zipperer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Soletski, Zepnick, Staskunas, Richards, Steinbrink, Parisi, Zigmunt, Huebsch, Montgomery, Honadel, Petersen and Zipperer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
James Soletski
Chairperson
Committee on Energy and Utilities
The committee on Health and Healthcare Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 697
Relating to: the BadgerCare Plus Basic Plan, Benchmark Plan benefits, and making an appropriation.
Assembly Amendment 3 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Rhoades, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Amendment 4 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Rhoades, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Amendment 5 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Rhoades, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Amendment 6 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Rhoades, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch and Bernard Schaber.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Vukmir, Rhoades, Strachota and Nygren.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 877
Relating to: duties of physicians and of the Medical Examining Board and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Richards, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Rhoades, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 878
Relating to: a grant for providing assistance to individuals to obtain and maintain health care benefits and making an appropriation.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch and Bernard Schaber.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Vukmir, Rhoades, Strachota and Nygren.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 389
Relating to: licensing sign language interpreters, creating an evidentiary privilege for communications with those interpreters, creating a Sign Language Interpreter Council, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Rhoades and Strachota.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Vukmir and Nygren.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 484
Relating to: the BadgerCare Plus Basic Plan, Benchmark Plan benefits, and making an appropriation.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Vukmir, Rhoades, Strachota and Nygren.
Noes: 0.
Concurrence as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Richards, Roys, Benedict, Shilling, Vruwink, Seidel, Pasch and Bernard Schaber.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Vukmir, Rhoades, Strachota and Nygren.
To committee on Rules.
Jon Richards
Chairperson
Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
The committee on Public Safety reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 737
Relating to: weapons authorized for use under certain hunting approvals, prohibiting certain persons from obtaining or using hunting approvals, authorizing issuance of archery hunting approvals and nonfirearm hunting approvals for hunting certain animals, and providing a penalty.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Staskunas, Ziegelbauer, Cullen, Smith, Berceau, Bies, A. Ott and Nerison.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 841
