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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 125
Relating to: requiring a photographic identification to vote, or register to vote, at the polls on election day (first consideration).
By
Representatives Stone, Pridemore, Roth, Vukmir, Vos, LeMahieu, Gunderson, Van Roy, Suder, Gottlieb, Petersen, Honadel, Spanbauer, Kestell, Davis, Zipperer, Kaufert, Strachota, Newcomer, Petrowski, Kramer, Knodl, Kerkman, Nygren, A. Ott, Ballweg, Gundrum and J. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Lazich, A. Lasee, Kanavas, Darling, Schultz and Hopper.
To committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
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Assembly Bill 946
Relating to: health insurance coverage of smoking cessation treatment and medications.
By
Representatives Black, Smith, Pope-Roberts, Mason, Berceau, Milroy, Grigsby, Hilgenberg, Bernard Schaber and Pasch; cosponsored by Senators Risser and Coggs.
To committee on Insurance.
Assembly Bill 947
Relating to: requiring certain identification in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, verification of the addresses of electors, absentee voting procedure in certain residential care apartment complexes and adult family homes, identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation, creating an identification certificate issued by the Department of Transportation, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Stone, Pridemore, Roth, Davis, LeMahieu, Vukmir, Lothian, Huebsch, Van Roy, Gunderson, Suder, Gottlieb, Petersen, Honadel, Spanbauer, Kestell, Zipperer, Kaufert, Kleefisch, Kramer, Vos, Kerkman, A. Ott, Montgomery, Knodl, Ballweg, Gundrum and J. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Lazich, A. Lasee, Kedzie, Olsen, Kanavas, Darling, Harsdorf, Schultz and Hopper.
To committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
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Assembly Bill 948
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Hilgenberg, Garthwaite, Molepske Jr., Fields, Zigmunt, Berceau, Vruwink, Brooks, Barca, Sinicki, Pasch, Richards, Schneider, Clark and Pope-Roberts; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Taylor and Schultz.
To committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.
Assembly Bill 949
Relating to: financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.
By
Representatives Pocan and Dexter; cosponsored by Senators Miller and Kreitlow.
To committee on Natural Resources
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The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 401
Relating to: creation of renewable resource credits by electric providers and granting rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Soletski, Zepnick, Staskunas, Richards, Steinbrink, Parisi, Zigmunt, Huebsch, Montgomery, Petersen and Zipperer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 876
Relating to: expanding the authority of political subdivisions to make residential energy efficiency improvement loans, and authorizing political subdivisions to make water efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Soletski, Zepnick, Staskunas, Richards, Steinbrink, Parisi, Zigmunt, Huebsch, Montgomery, Petersen and Zipperer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
James Soletski
Chairperson
Committee on Energy and Utilities
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 771
Relating to: a grant to Wisconsin Workforce Development Association from the Department of Commerce and making an appropriation.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Pocan, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby;
Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson and Lassa.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Vos and Montgomery; Senators Darling and Olsen.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Pocan, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby;
Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson and Lassa.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Vos and Montgomery; Senators Darling and Olsen.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Pocan
Assembly Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
The committee on Labor reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 831
Relating to: prohibiting discrimination against an employee who declines to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communication with the employer or with an agent, representative, or designee of the employer, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Sinicki, Jorgensen, Parisi, Toles Soletski and Nass.
Noes: 0
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 875
Relating to: restoring the Minority Business Development Board and the Minority Business Grant and Loan Program.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Sinicki, Jorgensen, Parisi, Toles and Soletski.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Nass.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 884
Relating to: various changes in the unemployment insurance law and providing a penalty.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Sinicki, Jorgensen, Parisi, Toles Soletski and Nass.
Noes: 0
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 885
Relating to: creation of a wage council to study and make recommendations concerning increases in the living wage, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Sinicki, Jorgensen, Parisi, Toles, Soletski and Nass.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Sinicki, Jorgensen, Parisi, Toles and Soletski.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Nass.
To committee on Rules.
Christine Sinicki
Chairperson
Committee on Labor
The committee on Urban and Local Affairs reports and recommends: