To committee on Financial Institutions
.
Referred on January 19, 1999.
Relating to excursion permits on state-owned rail lines.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, January 12, 1999.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on January 19, 1999.
Relating to the use of an alternative apportionment method.
Submitted by Department of Revenue.
Report received from Agency, January 12, 1999.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Referred on January 19, 1999.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: celebrating March 1, 1999, as St. David's Day.
By
Representatives Owens, Cullen, Freese, Hutchison, Kelso, Ladwig, Miller, Plale, Ryba, Seratti, Sinicki, Turner and Walker; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Fitzgerald, Moen and Wirch.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 37
Relating to: burglary and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Ziegelbauer, Gronemus, Gunderson, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Musser, Nass, Owens, Porter, Pettis, Ryba, Spillner, Stone, Suder and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Huelsman and A. Lasee.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
Assembly Bill 38
Relating to: the expenditure of $1,277,306 from moneys appropriated to the department of transportation for payment of a claim against the state made by James Cape and Sons Company.
By
Representative
Ladwig
.
To committee on Assembly Organization
.
Relating to: requiring public service commission approval of mergers, consolidations and certain other transactions involving telecommunciations utilities.
By
Representatives Black, Miller, Bock, Carpenter, Cullen, Turner and Lassa; cosponsored by Senators Baumgart, George, Risser and Clausing.
To joint committee on Information Policy
.
Assembly Bill 40
Relating to: indexing for inflation the working families tax credit, the dependent tax credit, the senior citizen tax credit, the married couples tax credit and the school property tax credit.
By
Representatives Ziegelbauer, Plale, Ainsworth, Black, Grothman, Kaufert, La Fave, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyer, Musser, Plouff, Reynolds, Ryba and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Wirch and Plache.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 41
Relating to: the filing of personal property reports.
By
Representatives Ziegelbauer, Plale, Ainsworth, Albers, Huber, Lassa, Meyer, Musser, Reynolds, Ryba, Staskunas and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Plache and Roessler.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 42
Relating to: authorizing claims under the school property tax rent credit for property taxes paid in the year before the year in which they are due.
By
Representatives Ziegelbauer, Huber, Plale, Albers, Black, Grothman, Jeskewitz, La Fave, F. Lasee, Lassa, M. Lehman, Musser, Reynolds, Ryba, Staskunas and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Decker, George, Grobschmidt, A. Lasee and Roessler.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 43
Relating to: alcohol beverage "Class B" and reserve "Class B" licenses and operators' licenses.
By
Representatives Ziegelbauer, Brandemuehl, Gronemus, La Fave, J. Lehman, Staskunas and Williams; cosponsored by Senators Farrow and Roessler.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 44
Relating to: the joint committee on information policy.
By
Representative
Hutchison
; cosponsored by Senator Jauch
.
To joint committee on Information Policy
.
Assembly Bill 45
Relating to: a hotline in the department of justice for the reporting of information regarding dangerous weapons in public schools.
By
Representatives Kelso, Colon, Gunderson, Hahn, Hutchison, Jensen, Kedzie, Lassa, F. Lasee, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Musser, Owens, Ryba, Seratti, Spillner, Sinicki, Suder, Sykora, Urban, Vrakas, Powers and Huebsch; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Risser and Roessler.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 46
Relating to: creating a sales tax and use tax exemption for clothing and shoes.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Kelso, Gronemus, Plale, Carpenter, Freese, Handrick, Huebsch, Kreibich, Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Pettis, Reynolds, Ryba, Spillner, Suder, Sykora, Ward and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Moore and George.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Assembly Bill 47
Relating to: the sale of advertising space in folded highway maps, the heritage tourism program, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Hahn, Spillner, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Sykora, Porter, Ott, Freese, F. Lasee, Handrick and Ryba; cosponsored by Senators Breske and Fitzgerald.
To committee on Tourism and Recreation
.
Assembly Bill 48
Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants for the purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system.
By
Representatives Freese, Klusman, Handrick, Ryba, Underheim, Lassa, Huebsch, Gronemus, Turner, Pettis, Musser, Albers, Boyle, Sykora, Johnsrud, Plouff, Meyer and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Schultz, Breske, Fitzgerald and Roessler.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
.
Assembly Bill 49
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Public Defenders Association, WFT/AFT, Local 4822, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the public defenders collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 50
Relating to: guaranteeing loans made to swine farmers.
By
Representative
Ott
.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 51
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Relating to: gathering of information by state and local governmental officers and agencies concerning year 2000 and leap year-related processing and public access to such information; recovery of damages in certain actions against state and local governmental units and officers, employes and agents thereof caused by the incorrect processing; transmittal or receipt of certain date data; admissibility of statements regarding the year 2000 processing capabilities of a product or service; preparation of year 2000 impact statements; educational outreach concerning year 2000 and leap year-related computer failures; testing of local emergency contingency plans for responding to year 2000 computer problems; granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Jensen, Albers, Hutchison and F. Lasee.
To committee on Information Policy
.
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Oaths of Office
On Thursday, December 17, 1998, Circuit Court Judge Stanley A. Miller from Milwaukee County administered the oath of office to David Cullen of the 13th Assembly District in a ceremony held in Milwaukee.
On Monday, January 4, 1999, Municipal Judge George Easton from the Village of Pleasant Prairie administered the oath of office to John Steinbrink of the 65th Assembly District in a ceremony held at the Village Hall in Pleasant Prairie.
On Wednesday, January 6, 1999, Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson administered the oath of office to Jeff Plale of the 21st Assembly District in a ceremony held in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Chambers.
On Thursday, January 7, 1999, Municipal Judge Mike Hurt of Menomonee Falls administered the oath of office to Suzanne Jeskewitz of the 24th Assembly District in a ceremony held at the Law Office of Whyte, Hirschboeck, and Dudek S.C.
On Thursday, January 7, 1999, Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson administered the oath of office to Spencer Black of the 77th Assembly District in a ceremy held in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Chambers.
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