Relating to: various changes in the campaign finance laws; exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election; identifying documentation to establish proof of residency for voter registration; recording the type of identifying document provided as proof of residence; limiting the times for voting by absentee ballot in person; the method of reporting election returns by municipalities; fees for election recounts; the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment; residency of election officials; recall petition requirements; the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so; challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings; witness addresses on absentee ballot certificates; nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee; securing ballot containers; party representation for election officials serving at polling places; and scheduling of referendums.
By Representatives Stone, Kleefisch, J. Ott, Stroebel, Jagler, Knodl, Endsley, Kooyenga, Schraa, Kuglitsch, Weatherston, Honadel, Kapenga, Jacque, Knudson, A. Ott, Tittl, Czaja, Kestell, Mursau, LeMahieu, Hutton, Klenke, Neylon, Craig, August, Kerkman, Suder, Vos, Kramer, Murtha, Nygren, Strachota, Ballweg, Pridemore, Sanfelippo, Thiesfeldt, Ripp, Born and Bies.
hist6474To committee on Campaigns and Elections. Relating to: grants to technical college district boards under the Workforce Advancement Training Program.
By Representatives Doyle, Nerison, Bernier, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Berceau, Krug, Clark, Honadel, Milroy, Ripp, Brooks, Tranel, Williams, Pridemore, Endsley and Billings; cosponsored by Senators Leibham and Shilling.
hist6482To committee on Workforce Development. _____________
Committee Reports
The committee on Corrections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 33
Relating to: extending the time period for counties to seek reimbursement from prisoners for expenses associated with confinement in jail.
hist6451Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 5 - Representatives Bies, Schraa, Brooks, Krug and Thiesfeldt.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Pasch and Zamarripa.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Bies, Schraa, Brooks, Krug and Thiesfeldt.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Pasch and Zamarripa.
GAREY BIES
Chairperson
Committee on Corrections
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The committee on Criminal Justice reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 187
Relating to: admissibility of evidence of other acts of domestic abuse at a proceeding alleging an act of domestic abuse.
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Kleefisch, Spiros, Jacque, J. Ott, Bies, Goyke and Johnson.
Noes: 1 - Representative Kessler.
Assembly Bill 212
Relating to: seizure of property used in the crime of child enticement.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Kleefisch, Spiros, Jacque, J. Ott, Bies, Kessler, Goyke and Johnson.
Noes: 0.
JOEL KLEEFISCH
Chairperson
Committee on Criminal Justice
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The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 214
Relating to: ex parte communications in contested cases before the Public Service Commission.
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Honadel, T. Larson, Jacque, Weininger, Neylon, Petersen, Zepnick, Hulsey, Kahl and Shankland.
Noes: 0.
MARK HONADEL
Chairperson
Committee on Energy and Utilities
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The committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 162
Relating to: operation of certain existing sport shooting ranges.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives A. Ott, Bies, Williams, Mursau, Nerison, Petryk, Steineke, Born, Swearingen, Milroy, Clark, Danou, Hesselbein and Shankland.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 194
Relating to: the authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be included on certain hunting license applications and certain hunting tags.
hist6441Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 14 - Representatives A. Ott, Bies, Williams, Mursau, Nerison, Petryk, Steineke, Born, Swearingen, Milroy, Clark, Danou, Hesselbein and Shankland.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives A. Ott, Bies, Williams, Mursau, Nerison, Petryk, Steineke, Born, Swearingen, Milroy, Clark, Danou, Hesselbein and Shankland.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 178
Relating to: operation of certain existing sport shooting ranges.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives A. Ott, Bies, Williams, Mursau, Nerison, Petryk, Steineke, Born, Swearingen, Milroy, Clark, Danou, Hesselbein and Shankland.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 8
Relating to: restrictions on hunting within a specified distance of hospitals, sanatoriums, or school grounds and restrictions imposed by local governmental units on hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives A. Ott, Kleefisch, Williams, Mursau, Nerison, Steineke, Born, Swearingen, Milroy, Hebl, Clark, Danou, Hesselbein and Shankland.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives A. Ott, Kleefisch, Williams, Mursau, Nerison, Steineke, Born, Swearingen, Milroy, Hebl, Clark, Danou, Hesselbein and Shankland.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 11 - Representatives A. Ott, Kleefisch, Williams, Mursau, Nerison, Steineke, Born, Swearingen, Milroy, Clark and Danou.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Hebl, Hesselbein and Shankland.
ALVIN OTT
Chairperson
Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
