Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Ott, Hahn, Ainsworth, Wade, Petrowski, Suder, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Bies, Plouff, Reynolds, Steinbrink, Gronemus, Lassa and Schneider.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 237
Relating to: payments to ethanol producers and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Ott, Ainsworth, Suder, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Plouff, Reynolds and Steinbrink.
Noes: 7 - Representatives Hahn, Wade, Petrowski, Bies, Gronemus, Lassa and Schneider.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Ott, Hahn, Ainsworth, Wade, Petrowski, Suder, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Bies, Plouff, Reynolds, Steinbrink, Gronemus, Lassa and Schneider.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Alvin Ott
Chairperson
Committee on Agriculture
The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 51
Relating to: creating an individual income tax subtract modification for amounts spent on medical insurance premiums by certain individuals.
Passage:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.
Noes: 0.
Gregg Underheim
Chairperson
Committee on Health
The committee on State Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 94
Relating to: the occupational tax on intoxicating liquor and wine that is brought into this state from a foreign country.
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Skindrud, Krawczyk, Bies, M. Lehman, Petrowski, Young and Travis.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Wood.
Rick Skindrud
Chairperson
Committee on State Affairs
The committee on Transportation reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 101
Relating to: a property tax exemption for an air carrier that operates from a hub facility, creating an airport financing committee, granting rule-making authority and making appropriations.
Passage:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Stone, Petrowski, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Suder, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, Plouff, Hebl, Schooff, Plale and Staskunas.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Sherman.
Jeff Stone
Chairperson
Committee on Transportation
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Speaker's Appointments
DATE: May 2, 2001
TO: John A. Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
FROM: Adam Peer, Legislative Assistant
Speaker Scott R. Jensen
SUBJECT: Reappointment - Representative Huebsch to Finance
Speaker Jensen had temporarily appointed Representative Rhoades to the Joint Committee on Finance for today, May 2, 2001, to replace Representative Huebsch. Effective on Representative Huebsch's arrival to the committee's proceedings today, the Speaker reappoints Representative Huebsch to the Joint Committee on Finance. I certify that this electronic document with digital signature represents the action made by Speaker Scott R. Jensen.
If you have any questions, please fee free to contact me.
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May 2, 2001
The Honorable John Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
Dear Chief Clerk:
As Assembly Speaker, I have appointed Representative Spencer Coggs to the Joint Committee on Finance on the nomination of the Minority Leader to fill the vacancy created by Representative Antonio Riley. Please find a copy of the Minority Leader's letter herewith. This appointment is in accordance with Assembly Rule
3 and
9 (c) and is effective today.
If you have any questions, please contact Adam Peer in my office.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
May 2, 2001
Speaker Scott Jensen
State Assembly
State Capitol, 211 West
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Speaker Jensen:
Yesterday, Representative Antonio Riley resigned from the Joint Finance Committee.
Effective today, I appoint Representative Spencer Coggs as a member of the Joint Finance Committee to replace Representative Riley.
Sincerely,
Spencer Black
State Representative
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Board on Health Care Information
Madison
April 23, 2001
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you about the Wisconsin Consumer Guide to Health Care, an Internet-based resource that enables the state's citizens to make informed choices about their health care. It fulfills the
1997 Wisconsin Act 231 mandate, which requires that the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) produce a guide to assist consumers in choosing health care providers and plans.
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The Bureau of Health Information in the Department's Division of Health Care Financing developed the Guide. The Guide serves as a single online site that the public can use to access information about a broad variety of health care topics. In some cases, the Guide provides information specifically developed about health care in Wisconsin. In other cases, the Guide enables the public to quickly draw upon existing information from national sites; that is, the Guide does not duplicate the work of others.
The Guide was developed under the principle that health care information is useful to the public only if it is both easily found and understood. Numerous people provided input to the Guide's development, including members of our Board, members of the state Interagency Coordinating Council, the University of Wisconsin, DHFS staff, and focus groups representing a wide cross-section of Wisconsin's consumer population.
Consumer input had a significant role in shaping the Guide's format and content so that it meets the public's health ,care information needs. Upon reviewing the completed Guide, consumer focus groups commented that it was easy to understand, contained a wealth of well-organized material, provided valuable Wisconsin-specific information and, most importantly, recognized the health information.
Topics covered in the Guide include finding and choosing health care, paying for care, and dealing with health care problems. There are special sections for various groups such as seniors and parents (and parents-to-be). The Guide also includes computer links to Wisconsin-based organizations and/or databases, as well as links to key national sites. The Bureau of Health Information plans to continue to expand the site over time to include information on additional Wisconsin-specific data and organizations. A Wisconsin Physician Directory will be added in the coming months, which will help consumers identify and locate physicians in their communities by specialty, practice location, hospital and plan affiliations and educational background.
We believe that the Guide is a valuable resource for Wisconsin's citizens. Never before has access to such a comprehensive set of health information resources been available to the state. We urge that you visit the Guide yourself and also bring it to the attention of your constituents. To view the Guide, you can go through the DHFS Web site (
http://www/dhfs.state.wi.us) or access it directly (
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/guide). The Bureau of Health Information also has brochures, which are available for your distribution, describing the Guide's contents and how to access it. To obtain this brochure, please call Joan Gugel at (608) 267-7955 or send her a fax at (608) 261-6380.
Sincerely,
Ronald H. Dix, Chairperson
Board on Health Care Information
