Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 180
Assembly Bill 579
Assembly Bill 611
Assembly Bill 687
Assembly Bill 833
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 108
Assembly Joint Resolution 111
Assembly Joint Resolution 121
Concurred in:
Senate Bill 258
Amended and concurred in as amended:
Senate Bill 361
Assembly amendment 1 adopted.
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Assembly Bill
180
Relating to: eligibility requirements for certain operators of school buses and requiring strobe lights on school buses.
By Representative
Plouff
; cosponsored by Senator Clausing
, by request of Duane Thompson.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
579
Relating to: creating a certified capital company program for companies that make certain types of investments, providing tax credits to persons who make certain investments in certified capital corporations, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Ward, Hoven, R. Potter, Green, Plale, Kedzie, Lazich, La Fave, Schafer, Notestein, Gunderson, Ladwig, Goetsch, Plouff, Porter, Lorge, Hasenohrl, Freese, F. Lasee, Brandemuehl and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Moore, Plache, Darling, Fitzgerald, Breske, Grobschmidt, Wirch, Huelsman, C. Potter, George, Roessler and Rude.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
611
Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs used to perform law enforcement functions.
By Representatives Staskunas, Goetsch, Kreuser, Ladwig, Musser, Dobyns, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Hasenohrl, Duff, Ott, Kaufert, Plouff and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Relating to: possession of firearms by persons under 12 years of age.
By Representatives Johnsrud, Musser, Grothman, Gronemus, Ourada, Zukowski, Schafer, Powers, Springer, Gunderson, Plouff and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Shibilski, Zien and Decker.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
833
Relating to: solvency contribution rates applicable to certain employers for unemployment insurance purposes in 1998, unemployment insurance information technology systems and making an appropriation.
By committee on Labor and Employment.
Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Joint Resolution 108
Relating to: commending the National Rifle Association for its development of the Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program and encouraging schools in Wisconsin to use the Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program.
By Representatives Johnsrud, Ward, Dobyns, Ainsworth, Sykora, Hasenohrl, Freese, Jensen, Musser, Grothman, Seratti, Hahn, Handrick, Kelso, Boyle, Schafer, F. Lasee and Spillner; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Drzewiecki and Welch.
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Assembly Joint Resolution 111
Relating to: memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that will sunset the Internal Revenue Code by December 31, 2000, and to enact a replacement tax code for the American people.
By Representatives Green, Plale, Seratti, Wasserman, Turner, Ladwig, Walker, Dobyns, Hahn, Duff, Sykora, Lazich, Huebsch, Porter, Freese, Ward, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Goetsch, Spillner, Gunderson, Zukowski, Handrick, Underheim, Ziegelbauer, Lorge, Schafer, Springer, Klusman and Kedzie; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Farrow, Drzewiecki, Welch and Schultz.
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Joint Resolution 121
Relating to: commending Ms. Karyn Bye and the United States Women's Olympic Hockey Team.
By Representatives Harsdorf, Hanson, Ainsworth, Albers, Baldwin, Baumgart, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, Ladwig, La Fave, F. Lasee, Lazich, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Ryba, Schafer, Schneider, Seratti, Skindrud, Spillner, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer and Zukowski; cosponsored by Senators Clausing, Breske, Burke, Cowles, Darling, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Thursday, March 19 at 10:00 A.M..
Adjourned.
10:01 A.M.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 469 offered by Senator Burke.
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Corrections In:
1997 SENATE Bill 501
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(Friday, March 13, 1998)
1. Page 13, line 11: delete "puchase" and substitute "purchase".
