2013-09-19 Assembly Journal

Relating to: proclaiming October 9, 2013, as PANDAS, PITAND, and PANS Awareness Day.

By Senators Lazich, Lassa, L. Taylor, Shilling and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Bernier and Kolste.

hist9582 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 40

Relating to: searches by a law enforcement officer of a person on probation, parole, or extended supervision.

By Senators Leibham and Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Endsley, Jacque, Knodl, Stone, Born, Stroebel, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Brooks, Tittl, Marklein and Spiros.

hist9581 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 110

Relating to: motor vehicle registration by the Department of Transportation, historic military vehicles, and Kei class vehicles.

By Senators Grothman, Erpenbach, Petrowski, Tiffany, Gudex, Schultz, Moulton, Lehman and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Kestell, Schraa, Jacque, Weatherston, Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Strachota, Krug, Czaja, Honadel, Mursau, Murtha, LeMahieu, Bewley, Murphy, Kahl, Stroebel, Swearingen and Ohnstad.

hist9580 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 150

Relating to: local ordinances regarding possession of marijuana or a synthetic cannabinoid.

By Senators Gudex and Leibham; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Nass, Jacque, T. Larson and Honadel.

hist9579 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 179

Relating to: miscellaneous provisions related to rental and vehicle towing practices and eviction proceedings, prohibitions on enacting ordinances that place certain limitations or requirements on landlords, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority.

By Senators Lasee and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Stroebel, Pridemore, Jacque, Kerkman and Bies.

hist9578 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 224

Relating to: the state civil service.

By joint committee on Employment Relations

hist9577 To committee on Rules.

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.

By Representatives Czaja, Danou, A. Ott, August, Ballweg, Bewley, Born, Brooks, Endsley, Hesselbein, Jacque, Jagler, Kleefisch, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Petryk, Smith, Spiros, Strachota, Swearingen, Tittl, Tranel, Vruwink and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Farrow, L. Taylor, Lassa, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Lehman.

hist9576 To committee on Rules.

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Speaker’s Communications

September 18, 2013

Representative Rob Swearingen

Room 19 North

P.O. Box 8953

Madison, WI 53708

Representative Fred Clark

Room 122 North

P.O. Box 8952

Madison, WI 53708

Dear Representatives Swearingen and Clark:

  I would like to express my sincerest gratitude for your help and cooperation in serving as chair and vice-chair of the newly-formed Speaker’s Task Force on Rural Schools. I am confident that with your combined knowledge and expertise that the task force will be successful in finding innovative solutions to the issues that are facing Wisconsin’s rural schools.

  The Speaker’s Task Force on Rural Schools will be responsible for studying the following areas:

 Creating partnerships among school districts

 Exploring new avenues to share innovations, efficiencies and best-practices

 Addressing future transportations needs

 Mapping out strategies for long-term financial stability

 Developing tactics for handling declining enrollment

 Maximizing opportunities to incorporate advanced technology

  While the problems facing Wisconsin’s rural schools are complex, I would like the task force to report its findings and recommendations by early next year. Again, thank you for serving the citizens of Wisconsin in this important capacity.

Sincerely,

Robin J. Vos

Assembly Speaker

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Communications

September 19, 2013

Patrick E. Fuller

Assembly Chief Clerk

17 West Main Street, Suite 401

Madison, WI 53703

Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:

hist9601 Please add my name as a co-sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 49, relating to the Wisconsin Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.

Sincerely,

TOD OHNSTAD

State Representative

65th Assembly District

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September 19, 2013

Patrick E. Fuller

Assembly Chief Clerk

17 West Main Street, Suite 401

Madison, WI 53703

Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:

hist9603 Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Resolution 15, relating to the public service of Timothy F. Cullen.

Sincerely,

PETER BARCA

State Representative

64th Assembly District

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