Relating to: the definition of tangible personal property that is subject to a sales or use tax.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Meyerhofer, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Meyerhofer, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 402
Relating to: authorizing payment schedules for delinquent taxpayers who enter into a compromise with the department of revenue.
Passage:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Owens, Spillner, Wood, La Fave, Meyerhofer, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Michael Lehman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
October 19, 1999
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bill, originating in the Assembly, has been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
Assembly Bill 449 8 October 18, 1999
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 4498November 1, 1999
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
DATE: October 7, 1999
TO: Charles R. Sanders
Chief Clerk of the Assembly
FROM: Jon E. Litscher
Secretary
RE: Reporting Requirements for the Education
Commission of the States
Please find the enclosed four documents from the Education Commission of the States (ECS):
1. 1998-99 Annual Report;
2. Highlights of the 1998-99 Annual Report;
3. 1999 Education agenda; and
4. A copy of the ECS' bylaws with amendments.
The ECS is required to file these with your office to meet its statutory requirements under ss.
39.75 and
39.76, Wis. Stats. If there are any questions please call me at 266-4548.
Referred to committee on Education.
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State of Wisconsin
State Treasurer
Madison
October 18, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to submit to you the 1998-1999 Biennial Report of the State Treasurer's office, pursuant to section 14.58(9), Wis. Stats.
This report contains the statement of accounts held in trust for banks, trust companies and insurance companies, statement of receipts and disbursement, participating shares of investment trusts and state cash reconciliation figures for the fiscal years of 1998 and 1999.
If you have any questions on this report, please contact Nicholas Voegeli, Deputy State Treasurer at (608) 266-7982.
Sincerely,
Jack C. Voight
State Treasurer
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
Madison
October 12, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending September 30, 1999. As required by §
565.37(3), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain unaudited Wisconsin Lottery year to date Sales and Expenditure information.
The summary information reported here is not intended to be a complete financial accounting of the Wisconsin Lottery Fund. It reflects current law, including provisions of
1999 Wisconsin Act 5, but does not reflect the pending provisions of the 1999-01 biennial budget. This report may be amended pending the results of the biennial budget.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please feel free to contact me at (608) 266-6466.
Sincerely,
Cate Zeuske
Secretary of Revenue
Referred to committee on State Affairs.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
October 15, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We recently completed a financial audit of the Mendota and Winnebago Mental Health Institutes for the period July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998. The audit was requested by the Department of Health and Family Services to comply with requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
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We were able to express an unqualified opinion on each Institute's financial statements. These statements show that, on an accrual basis, Mendota Mental Health Institute had net income of $771,000 and Winnebago Mental Health Institute had net income of $53,000. This income has allowed the Institutes to reduce their overall cash deficit.
Because of limitations in the Department's patient billing system, the prior year's financial statements contained errors, which had the effect of overstating patient accounts receivable, patient revenues, and net income. To correct for these overstatements, the fiscal year 1997-98 financial statements reflect a $2.6 million prior-period reduction in retained earnings for the Mendota Mental Health Institute and a $3.7 million reduction in retained earnings for the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
Our audit report was delayed primarily because of difficulties relating to the Department's billing system, which does not report patient revenues and receivables in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Therefore, complex additional procedures were required to determine the Institutes' patient revenues and receivables. Because the Department's system is unable to accumulate and summarize accurate information on patient revenues and receivables, we qualified our report on internal controls.
The Department has recognized the limitations of its billing system for a number of years and is implementing a new billing system that is intended to allow for more timely and accurate financial reporting of patient revenues and accounts receivable. However, the Department is experiencing difficulties in this effort and, as of September 30, 1999, had not billed patients or other parties since March 1999. The Department resumed billing in October 1999. We will review the Department's new system during our audit of the Mental Health Institutes' fiscal year 1998-99 financial statements.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by Department of Health and Family Services staff during our audit.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
October 21, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
