To calendar.
John Gard
Chairperson
Special committee on The Renovation of Lambeau Field
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The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 634
Relating to: the liability of married persons filing a joint income tax return, the payment of the alternate fuel tax and the tobacco products tax, reducing nondelinquent taxes, rounding dollar amounts to whole dollars on all tax returns, allowing a mathematical computation of sales and use taxes, items used exclusively for tax-exempt purposes, paying taxes with a credit card, extending the time for filing a tax withholding report, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Report:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Hahn, M. Lehman and Hebl; Senators Decker, Breske and Huelsman; Ms. Secretary Cate Zueske, Mr. Alan Lee, Department of Justice; and Mr. Paul Vrakas.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 726
Relating to: the monitoring of property tax assessments, discontinuing the requirement that owners of treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, except utilities and certain insurers, apply for their property tax exemptions, the notice of changed property tax assessments, the administration of the property tax exemption for computers and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Report:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Hahn, M. Lehman and Hebl; Senators Decker, Breske and Huelsman; Ms. Secretary Cate Zueske, Mr. Alan Lee, Department of Justice; and Mr. Paul Vrakas.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 853
Relating to: authorizing the creation of a local cultural arts district; granting a property tax exemption for the district's property; granting a sales tax and use tax exemption for tangible personal property and services purchased by the district; giving a local cultural arts district the authority to issue bonds and granting income tax exemptions for interest income on bonds issued by the district; authorizing certain local cultural arts districts to acquire property by condemnation; and authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance certain cultural arts facilities.
Adoption of Report:
Ayes: 9 -
Representatives Hahn, M. Lehman and Hebl; Senators Decker, Breske and Huelsman; Ms. Secretary Cate Zueske, Mr. Alan Lee, Department of Justice; and Mr. Paul Vrakas.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 860
Relating to: references to the Internal Revenue Code for income tax and franchise tax purposes, withholding income taxes from the amount paid to purchase the assignment of a lottery prize and requiring the lottery administrator to report to the department of revenue the federal income tax number of an assignee.
Adoption of Report:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Hahn, M. Lehman and Hebl; Senators Decker, Breske and Huelsman; Ms. Secretary Cate Zueske, Mr. Alan Lee, Department of Justice; and Mr. Paul Vrakas.
Noes: 0.
A783
To committee on Ways and Means.
Eugene Hahn
Assembly Chairperson
Joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Speaker's Communications
March 21, 2000
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street
Room 402
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
On March 20, 2000,
Assembly Bill 896 relating to the maintenance and development of habitat areas, all-terrain vehicle gas tax payments, river protection grant amounts, rules for river grant eligibility, rules for lake management project grants and making appropriations was referred to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I hereby withdraw
Assembly Bill 896 from the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and re-refer that bill to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Representative Johnsrud has been notified of this re-referral and approves.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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March 21, 2000
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street
Room 402
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
On March 20, 2000,
Assembly Joint Resolution 119 relating to the partial veto power of the governor was referred to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I hereby withdraw
Assembly Joint Resolution 119 from the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and re-refer that bill to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy.
Representative M. Lehman has been notified of this re-referral and approves.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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Agency Reports
Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
March 16, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed please find the Miller Park Monthly Progress Report for the month of February 2000 for your review and consideration. As the enclosed report indicates, Miller Park continues to develop with the District Board's objectives of building the premier baseball facility in the country; scheduled for play on Opening Day 2001; within budget; and with meaningful community participation.
As always, please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions or comments regarding the enclosed report.
Very truly yours,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., R.l.s.
Executive Director
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Representative Balow asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 393. Granted.
Representative Balow asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 556. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 106
Relating to: urging all Wisconsinites to observe March as "Women's History Month".
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
106 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 106 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: memorializing Congress to amend
21 USC 661 (a) to allow for the interstate shipment of state-inspected meat.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 13 be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 13 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
12:16 P.M.
