hist50738To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. Relating to: expanding eligibility for the earned income tax credit; hospital best practices for postpartum patients and newborns; hospital staff privileges and written agreements required for nurse-midwives; coverage of nurse-midwives under the injured patients and families compensation fund; a report on information related to hospital neonatal intensive care units; an electronic application and information system to determine eligibility and register for public assistance programs; directing the Department of Health Services to request a Medical Assistance waiver; evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; a report on fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; requiring informed consent for performance on pregnant women of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; cultural competency training for certain students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Representatives Mason, Barnes, Barca, Berceau, Brostoff, Considine, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Wachs, Zamarripa, Subeck and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Harris Dodd, C. Larson, Carpenter, Lassa, Ringhand, L. Taylor and Wirch.
hist50739To committee on State Affairs and Government Operations. Relating to: use of wireless telephones while driving and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Barca, Subeck, Ohnstad, Wachs and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout and L. Taylor.
Relating to: Medicaid expansion and eligibility for BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core, accountability provisions for private schools participating in a parental choice program, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Pope and Barca.
hist50741To committee on State Affairs and Government Operations. Relating to: fraud in parental choice programs, Medicaid expansion, eligibility for BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core, and providing a criminal penalty.
By Representatives Pope and Barca.
hist50742To committee on State Affairs and Government Operations. Relating to: long-term care districts and care management organizations.
By Representatives Krug, Novak, Bernier, Edming, Knodl, Mursau, A. Ott, Petryk, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Tauchen, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer and Knudson; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Cowles, Lasee, Lassa, Petrowski, Roth, Vukmir and Olsen.
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Committee Reports
The committee on Corrections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 497
Relating to: residency requirements for sexually violent persons on supervised release.
hist50894Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hutton, Brandtjen, Gannon, Nygren, Kleefisch, Barnes, Pope and Bowen.
Noes: 0.
hist50895Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hutton, Brandtjen, Gannon, Nygren, Kleefisch, Barnes, Pope and Bowen.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Hutton, Brandtjen, Gannon, Nygren and Kleefisch.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Barnes, Pope and Bowen.
Assembly Bill 614
Relating to: creating a procedure for granting certificates of qualification for employment.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Hutton, Brandtjen, Gannon, Nygren and Kleefisch.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Barnes, Pope and Bowen.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hutton, Brandtjen, Gannon, Nygren, Kleefisch, Barnes, Pope and Bowen.
Noes: 0.
ROB HUTTON
Chairperson
Committee on Corrections
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The committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 35
Relating to: alerts for hit-and-run incidents.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kleefisch, Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Born, Duchow, Goyke, Zamarripa and Johnson.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kleefisch, Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Duchow, Goyke and Johnson.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Born and Zamarripa.
Assembly Bill 341
Relating to: making a terrorist threat and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Kleefisch, Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Born and Duchow.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Goyke, Zamarripa and Johnson.
Assembly Bill 630
Relating to: capturing and distributing a representation of a nude child and providing a criminal penalty.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kleefisch, Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Born, Duchow, Goyke, Zamarripa and Johnson.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 643
Relating to: compensating victims of crime.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kleefisch, Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Born, Duchow, Goyke, Zamarripa and Johnson.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 652
Relating to: providing to a victim notification when an offender's extended supervision or parole is revoked.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kleefisch, Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Born, Duchow, Goyke, Zamarripa and Johnson.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 767
Relating to: injunctions against harrassment and abuse.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kleefisch, Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Born, Duchow, Goyke, Zamarripa and Johnson.
Noes: 0.
