Relating to licensing commercial fishers on Lake Michigan.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, April 3, 2001.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Referred on April 6, 2001
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 293
Relating to: prohibiting pupils from using a calculator while taking the 4th and 8th grade knowledge and concepts examinations.
By
Representatives Grothman, La Fave, Nass, Underheim, M. Lehman, Colon, Kedzie, Krawczyk and Musser; cosponsored by Senator Ellis
.
To committee on Education Reform
.
Assembly Bill 294
Relating to: authorizing the department of workforce development to order a person who discriminates in promotion, compensation, or in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, or ancestry to pay compensatory and punitive damages and an assessment, directing the secretary of workforce development to appoint a committee to study wage disparities between men and women and between minority group members and nonminority group members, and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Sinicki, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Hebl, Kreuser, La Fave, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Plouff, Pocan, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Shilling, Gronemus and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Burke, Chvala, Decker, Moore, Risser, Robson and Baumgart.
To committee on Labor and Workforce Development
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Assembly Bill 295
Relating to: public financing of elections for certain state offices, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, providing a penalty, and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Pocan, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, La Fave, Miller, Ryba, Sinicki and Turner; cosponsored by Senator Risser
.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Assembly Bill 296
Relating to: requiring health insurance policies to cover contraceptive articles and services.
By
Representatives Berceau, Richards, Wasserman, Colon, Sinicki, Pocan, Bock, Miller, Young, Hebl, Black, Krug, Travis, Boyle, Schooff, Johnsrud, Carpenter and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Moore, Burke, Risser, Plache, George, Erpenbach and Rosenzweig.
To committee on Insurance.
Assembly Bill 297
Relating to: baiting and feeding deer and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Johnsrud, Ott, Freese and Hoven.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a grandparent to a college savings account or a college tuition and expenses program.
By
Representatives Kreibich, Plale, Jensen, Musser, La Fave, Black, Urban, Richards, Ladwig, Huebsch, Rhoades, M. Lehman, Hahn, Boyle, J. Lehman, Townsend, Wade, Hundertmark, Lassa, Shilling, Gronemus, Freese, Krawczyk, Olsen, Petrowski, Sykora, Kreuser, Coggs, Leibham, Albers, Gunderson, Ryba, Miller, Plouff, Young, Vrakas, D. Meyer, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Wasserman, Seratti, Montgomery, Balow, Powers, Hoven, Berceau, Huber, Nass, Pettis, Suder, Schneider, Walker, Turner, McCormick, Ott, Steinbrink, Skindrud and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Darling, Burke, S. Fitzgerald, Welch, Plache, Rosenzweig, Roessler, Moen, Risser, Harsdorf, Schultz, M. Meyer, Zien, Huelsman, Hansen, Erpenbach and Baumgart.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
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Assembly Bill 299
Relating to: credit union membership, powers, and operation; the application of agriculture, trade, and consumer protection statutes to credit unions; the creation of a new type of financial institution; the powers of and requirements applicable to the new type of financial institution; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Jeskewitz, Plale, Ward, Riley, Kreibich, Vrakas, Jensen, M. Lehman, Starzyk, Montgomery, Lippert, Rhoades, Friske, Kedzie, Ziegelbauer, Kestell, Krawczyk, Leibham, Gunderson, Duff, Ladwig, Musser, Ainsworth, Schooff, Plouff, Balow, Walker, Grothman, Nass, Sinicki, Owens, Huebsch, Johnsrud, Hoven, F. Lasee, Stone, Huber, Olsen, Townsend, Powers, Albers, D. Meyer, Sykora, Hundertmark, Ott, Kaufert, Staskunas, Wade, Bies, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Gard, Hahn, Gronemus, Berceau, Gundrum, Hebl, Cullen, Krug, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Loeffelholz, McCormick, Meyerhofer, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Reynolds, Ryba, Schneider, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Skindrud, Suder, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Wasserman, Wieckert, Young and Colon; cosponsored by Senators Shibilski, Rosenzweig, Burke, Panzer, Moore, Welch, Baumgart, Farrow, Plache, Cowles, Grobschmidt, Darling, Breske, Huelsman, M. Meyer, Zien, Schultz, Roessler, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Ellis, A. Lasee, Lazich, Risser, George, Moen, Wirch and Hansen.
To committee on Financial Institutions
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Assembly Bill 300
Relating to: the designation and duties of chief warden, deputy chief warden, internal affairs officer, and complaint officer within the department of natural resources.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 301
Relating to: authorizing conservation wardens to enforce the trespass law and prohibitions on shooting at caged or staked wild animals and to make arrests under warrants issued for felonies or misdemeanors.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 302
Relating to: low-income energy assistance, energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy resources, and commitment to community programs, public benefits fees, and nitrogen oxide emission reductions.
By
Representatives Ziegelbauer, Hoven, Albers, Grothman, Gundrum, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Nass, Reynolds, Ryba and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Roessler, Schultz, Welch and Zien.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
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Assembly Bill 303
Relating to: campaign financing with respect to the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Bock, Musser, Ainsworth, Young, Pocan, Gunderson, Carpenter, Berceau, Reynolds, Ryba, Richards, Black, Plouff, Meyerhofer, Cullen, Coggs, Balow, Turner, J. Lehman, Shilling, Morris-Tatum, Travis, Kreuser, Hebl, Schooff, Riley, Huber, Krug, Miller, Lassa and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators George, Risser, Robson, Grobschmidt, Rosenzweig, Darling, Burke, Plache, Baumgart, Wirch and Shibilski.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Assembly Bill 304
Relating to: prostitution and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Colon, Musser, Turner, Ryba, Vrakas, Riley and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Huelsman, Roessler and Schultz.
To committee on Criminal Justice
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The committee on Aging and Long-Term Care reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 274
Relating to: supplemental medical assistance payments to reduce operating deficits of county, city, village, or town nursing homes and creating a medical assistance trust fund.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Rhoades, Pettis, Hundertmark, Kedzie, Lippert, D. Meyer, Krusick, Travis and Wasserman.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Carpenter.
To committee on Rules.
Kitty Rhoades
Chairperson
Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
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The committee on State Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 104
Relating to: allowing a "Class A" licensee to provide wine free of charge for consumption on the licensee's premises.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Skindrud, Krawczyk, Bies, M. Lehman, Petrowski, Young and Travis.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Wood.
A187
To committee on Rules.
Rick Skindrud
Chairperson
Committee on State Affairs
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Assembly Petition
2
A petition submitted by 59 citizens of the state of Wisconsin in support of reinstating into the Governor's Budget for 2001-2003 the amount of $500,000 ($250,000 per year) that the Department of Public Instruction has requested for use in implementing some of the recommendations of the State Superintendent's Blue Ribbon Commission on Arts Education.
Introduced by Representative
Black
.
To committee on
Education.
Assembly Petition
3
A petition submitted by 19 citizens of the state of Wisconsin in support of a state graduation requirement of one credit in the fine arts.
Introduced by Representative
Black
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