Chairperson
Committee on Rural Development and Mining
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The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 80
Relating to: service-connected disability rating for disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Skowronski, VanderMeer, Petryk, Allen, Edming, Nerison, Summerfield, Ott, Tittl, Weatherston, Hesselbein, Milroy, Sinicki, Goyke and Riemer.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 302
Relating to: establishing a veteran farmer assistance and outreach program and creating a veteran farmer logotype.
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Skowronski, VanderMeer, Petryk, Allen, Edming, Nerison, Summerfield, Ott, Tittl, Weatherston, Hesselbein, Milroy, Sinicki, Goyke and Riemer.
Noes: 0.
KEN SKOWRONSKI
Chairperson
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
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The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 289
Relating to: exempting from taxation the value of Olympic medals and certain payments received by Olympic athletes.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Macco, Katsma, Kerkman, Novak, Steffen, Jacque, Bernier, Petersen, C. Taylor, Sargent, Ohnstad and Doyle.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Macco, Katsma, Kerkman, Novak, Steffen, Jacque, Bernier, Petersen, C. Taylor, Sargent, Ohnstad and Doyle.
Noes: 0.
JOHN MACCO
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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Speaker’s Communications
August 23, 2017
Attorney General Brad Schimel
114 East, State Capitol
PO Box 7857
Madison, WI 53707-7857
Attorney General Schimel:
Thank you for reaching out to me to request an appointment to the Elder Abuse Task Force that you have recently created. I appreciate your leadership on this important topic.
I would like to appoint Representative Tom Weatherston to the task force. As the Assembly Chair of the Aging and Long Term Care Committee, I am confident that Representative Weatherston will be a very valuable asset on this task force.
Sincerely,
Robin J. Vos
Assembly Speaker
