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:
Relating to: creating a sunset provision for the county tax levy rate limit.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Berceau, Ziegelbauer, Parisi, Roys and Spanbauer.
Noes: 2 - Representatives LeMahieu and Gottlieb.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 832
Relating to: maximum amount of funeral and burial expenses under the funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses program.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Berceau, Ziegelbauer, Parisi, Roys, LeMahieu, Gottlieb and Spanbauer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Berceau, Ziegelbauer, Parisi, Roys, LeMahieu and Spanbauer.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Gottlieb.
To committee on Rules.
Terese Berceau
Chairperson
Committee on Urban and Local Affairs
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 702
Relating to: the veterans tuition reimbursement program.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Hilgenberg, Schneider, Turner, Sinicki, Milroy, Petersen, Petrowski, Townsend and Meyer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 752
Relating to: members of the Board of Veterans Affairs and granting rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Hilgenberg, Sinicki, Milroy, Petersen, Petrowski, Townsend and Meyer.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Schneider and Turner.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 835
Relating to: adding a member to the council on veterans programs.