By
Representatives Gard, Linton and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Drzewiecki and Breske.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 949
Relating to: excluding churches and religious associations from the property tax exemption report filing fee.
By
Representatives Goetsch, Grothman, Hahn, Owens, Gunderson, Olsen, Ward and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Huelsman and Welch.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 950
Relating to: campaign financing, imposing an income and franchise tax surtax, making appropriations and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Baldwin, Turner, R. Potter, J. Lehman and Coggs; cosponsored by Senator Risser
.
To committee on Campaign Finance Reform.
Assembly Bill 951
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Association of State Prosecutors for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the assistant district attorneys collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 952
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Physicians and Dentists Association, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the professional patient treatment collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
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The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 860
Relating to: participation by institutions of higher education in the academic excellence higher education scholarship program and clarifying the required grade point average for academic excellence higher education scholarships (suggested as remedial legislation by the higher educational aids board).
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Kreibich, Underheim, Hutchison, Kelso, Olsen, Hanson, Boyle, Reynolds and Plouff.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 920
Relating to: Downer Woods on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Kreibich, Underheim, Hutchison, Kelso, Olsen, Hanson, Reynolds and Plouff.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Boyle.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 257
Relating to: the determination of the annual earnings period under the Wisconsin retirement system for certain technical college district and cooperative educational service agency employes.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Kreibich, Underheim, Hutchison, Kelso, Olsen, Hanson, Boyle, Reynolds and Plouff.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 271
Relating to: exempting certain resident students from tuition at the University of Wisconsin System and at the technical college system.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Kreibich, Underheim, Hutchison, Kelso, Olsen, Hanson, Boyle, Reynolds and Plouff.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Rob Kreibich
Chairperson
Committee on Colleges and Universities
The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 685
Relating to: prohibiting school boards from selling advertising space.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Olsen, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Nass and Ward.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Dueholm and J. Lehman.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Olsen, Nass, Otte, Ward and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Rules.
Luther Olsen
Chairperson
Committee on Education
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 408
Relating to: voluntary registration for kayaks and canoes, the youth conservation education program, the youth conservation fish and game education program and making appropriations.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs; and Senators Burke, Jauch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes: 3 - Senators
Decker, Shibilski and Rosenzweig.
Assembly amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs; and
Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Schultz and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Albers and Porter.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs; and
Senators
Burke, Jauch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes: 4 - Representative
Harsdorf;
Senators
Decker, Shibilski and Rosenzweig.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 426
Relating to: the intoxicated boating law; capacity plates on boats; certificate of number, registration and titling requirements for boats; prohibitions against falsifying boat titles and other documentation; prohibitions against operating boats using unsafe methods and in certain locations; boating safety course and certificates; emergency powers of counties over navigable waters; granting rule-making authority; and providing penalties.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Linton and Coggs; and Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Schultz and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Kaufert.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Linton and Coggs; and Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Schultz and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Kaufert.
To committee on Rules.
John Gard
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
