Tuesday, January 4, 2011
1:39 P.M.
January 2011 Special Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
Executive Order Number 1
Relating to a Special Session of the Legislature
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin is in an economic emergency caused by years of mismanagement; and
WHEREAS, the business climate in Wisconsin has for too long been stifled by burdensome regulation, taxes and costly litigation; and
WHEREAS, the people of Wisconsin elected me Governor to help create a new, healthy, and vibrant climate for private sector job creation;
Now therefore, I, SCOTT WALKER, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Article IV, Section 11 and Article V, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution, do hereby require the convening of a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Madison, beginning at 10:00 A.M. on January 4, 2011, solely to consider and act upon legislation relating to the following:
1. Creation of an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and making appropriations;
2. An income and franchise tax credit for small businesses.
3. Income and franchise tax exemptions for new businesses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority;
4. Adopting federal law as it relates to health savings accounts for state income and franchise tax purposes and providing a penalty;
5. Requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation;
6. The authority of a state agency to promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of a statute enforced or administered by the agency and to implement or enforce any standard, requirement, or threshold as a term or condition of a license issued by the state agency; gubernatorial approval of proposed administrative rules; economic impact analyses of proposed rules and emergency rules; and venue in a declaratory judgement action seeking judicial review of the validity of an administrative rule and in an action in which the sole defendant is the state; exemptions from water quality certification and wetland mitigation requirements for certain nonfederal wetlands that are less than two acres in size; requirements for wind energy systems, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority; and
7. Limiting noneconomic damages awarded in actions against long-term care providers; action against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of certain products; confidentiality of health care services reviews; use as evidence of information regarding health care providers; reporting of quality indicators identifying individual hospitals; homicide or injury by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; criminal abuse of individuals at risk; criminal abuse and neglect of patients and residents; evidence of lay and expert witnesses; damages for frivolous claims; and punitive damage awards.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this third day of January in the year two thousand eleven.
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
By the Governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 1, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: limiting noneconomic damages awarded in actions against long-term care providers; actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of certain products; confidentiality of health care services reviews; use as evidence of information regarding health care providers; reporting of quality indicators identifying individual hospitals; homicide or injury by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; criminal abuse of individuals at risk; criminal abuse and neglect of patients and residents; evidence of lay and expert witnesses; damages for frivolous claims; and punitive damage awards.
By
committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representative J. Ott, and Senator Zipperer.
To committee on Judiciary and Ethics
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Assembly Bill 2, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
By
committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representative Kaufert, and Senator Darling.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 3, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for businesses that relocate to this state.
By
committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representative Knilans, and Senator Wanggaard.
To committee on Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs.
Assembly Bill 4, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: increasing the amount of the credits under the economic development tax credit program.
By
committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representative Klenke, and Senator Lazich.
To committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
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Assembly Bill 5, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation.
By
committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representative August, and Senator Vukmir.
To committee on Ways and Means.
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Representative Knodl moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 8:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 6.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
1:40 P.M.
