Assembly Bill 942
Relating to: the operation of motor vehicles on the exposed beds of outlying waters to control Phragmites australis.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Black, Danou, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Hraychuck, Hebl, Mason, Milroy, Clark, J. Ott, Gunderson, Huebsch, LeMahieu, Mursau and Nerison.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Black, Danou, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Hraychuck, Hebl, Mason, Milroy, Clark, J. Ott, Gunderson, Huebsch, LeMahieu, Mursau and Nerison.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 949
Relating to: financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.
Passage:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Black, Danou, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Hraychuck, Hebl, Mason, Milroy, Clark, J. Ott, Gunderson, Huebsch, LeMahieu, Mursau and Nerison.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 950
Relating to: eligibility for grant funding under a maintenance program that applies to private sewage systems.
Passage:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Black, Danou, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Hraychuck, Hebl, Mason, Milroy, Clark, J. Ott, Huebsch, Mursau and Nerison.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Gunderson and LeMahieu.
To calendar.
Spencer Black
Chairperson
Committee on Natural Resources
The committee on Public Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 313
Relating to: licensure fee for an emergency medical technician.
Passage:
Ayes: 4 - Representatives Benedict, Pasch, Dexter and Bernard Schaber.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Strachota, Vukmir and Newcomer.
To committee on Rules.
Chuck Benedict
Chairperson
Committee on Public Health
The committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 408
Relating to: financial assistance related to bioenergy feedstocks, biorefineries, and conversion to biomass energy; the definition of the term agricultural use for the purpose of determining the assessed value of a parcel of land; requiring a strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment; creation of a bioenergy council; the agricultural and forestry diversification programs; biofuels training assessment; a study of regulatory burdens relating to biofuel production facilities; marketing orders and agreements for bioenergy feedstocks; exempting personal renewable fuel production and use from the motor vehicle fuel tax, the petroleum inspection fee, and business tax registration requirements; an income and franchise tax credit for installing or retrofitting pumps that mix motor vehicle fuels from separate storage tanks; offering gasoline that is not blended with ethanol to motor fuel dealers; state renewable motor vehicle fuels sales goals; required sales of renewable motor vehicle fuels; use of petroleum-based transportation fuels by state vehicles; use of alternative fuels in flex fuel vehicles owned by the state; use of public alternative fuel refueling facilities; duties of the Office of Energy Independence; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Jorgensen, Hilgenberg, Radcliffe, Garthwaite, Smith, Dexter, Danou, Vruwink, Tauchen, Petrowski, Lothian, Ballweg and Davis.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Jorgensen, Hilgenberg, Radcliffe, Garthwaite, Smith, Dexter, Danou, Vruwink, Tauchen, Petrowski, Lothian and Ballweg.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Davis.
To committee on Rules.
Andy Jorgensen
Chairperson
Committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs
The committee on Rural Economic Development reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 782
Relating to: encouraging the purchase of food produced in this state, creating goals and a preference in state procurement for food produced in this state, and creating a council.
A877
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Hraychuck, Clark, Dexter, Wood, Nerison and Murtha.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Meyer and Davis.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Hraychuck, Clark, Dexter, Wood, Nerison and Murtha.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Meyer and Davis.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Hraychuck, Clark, Dexter, Wood, Nerison and Murtha.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Meyer and Davis.
To committee on Rules.
Phil Garthwaite
Chairperson
Committee on Rural Economic Development
The committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 663
Relating to: restricting access to and limiting information contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Programs and providing a penalty.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Kessler, Young, Roys, Black, Kleefisch and Knodl.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 4 - Representatives Kessler, Young, Kleefisch and Knodl.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Roys and Black.
Without recommendation (Assembly Rule
19).
Ayes: 3 - Representatives Kessler, Young and Roys.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Black, Kleefisch and Knodl.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: providing property tax relief from school district property taxes to persons who have their principal dwelling in this state (first consideration).
Adoption:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Kessler, Young, Pope-Roberts, Roys and Black.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Ballweg, Kleefisch and Knodl.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: different property tax levy rates for parts of cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts added by attachments to school districts, consolidations, and boundary changes under cooperative agreements (first consideration).
Adoption:
