Relating to: the regulation of ballast water, aquatic nuisance species, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Ainsworth, Freese, Ott, Seratti, Black, Lassa, Plale, Sykora, Plouff, Petrowski, Staskunas, Miller, Krawczyk, Boyle and J. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Decker, Schultz and Huelsman.
To committee on Environment.
Assembly Bill 438
Relating to: public benefits fee exemption and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Foti, D. Meyer, Loeffelholz, McCormick, Rhoades, Krawczyk, Ainsworth, Duff, Gunderson, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Montgomery, Musser, Olsen, Owens, Powers, Suder, Townsend, Wade, Walker and Urban; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Darling and Schultz.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
.
Assembly Bill 439
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, estate tax imposition and interest, reducing nondelinquent taxes, rounding dollar amounts to whole dollars on all tax returns, allowing a mathematical computation of sales and use taxes, extending the time for filing a tax withholding report, delivering tax-related documents and related payments, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives M. Lehman, Huebsch, Wood, Vrakas, Albers, Powers, Plale, Ainsworth, Gronemus, Sykora, Musser, Plouff, Hahn, Miller and Grothman; cosponsored by Senators M. Meyer, Zien, Wirch and Huelsman.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 440
Relating to: jury trials in municipal court regarding first offense drunk driving.
By
Representatives Vrakas, Duff, Ryba, D. Meyer, Lassa, Hahn, Townsend, Owens, Ladwig, Huebsch, Urban, Jeskewitz, Gunderson, Powers, Ott, Stone and Albers; cosponsored by Senators George, Huelsman, Grobschmidt, Roessler, Cowles and Darling.
To committee on Judiciary.
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The committee on Education Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 164
Relating to: public hearings on school starting dates.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Nass, Grothman, Gundrum, Stone, Williams, Cullen, Sinicki and J. Lehman.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Olsen, Underheim and McCormick.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 293
Relating to: prohibiting pupils from using a calculator while taking the 4th and 8th grade knowledge and concepts examinations.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Nass, Olsen, Underheim, Williams, Cullen, Sinicki and J. Lehman.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Grothman, Gundrum, Stone and McCormick.
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Nass, Olsen, Grothman, Gundrum, Stone, Underheim, McCormick, Williams, Cullen and Sinicki.
Noes: 1 - Representative
J. Lehman.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 343
Relating to: the display of the U.S. flag and offering of the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem in public and private schools.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Nass, Olsen, Grothman, Gundrum, Stone, Underheim, McCormick, Williams, Cullen, Sinicki and J. Lehman.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Stephen Nass
Chairperson
Committee on Education Reform
The committee on Labor and Workforce Development reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 398
Relating to: expansion of the catastrophic leave program administered by the department of employment relations.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hundertmark, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Nass, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Jean Hundertmark
Chairperson
Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
The committee on Tourism and Recreation reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 152
Relating to: expenditures from Indian gaming revenue for law enforcement aids for the enforcement of laws regulating snowmobiles and the operation of snowmobiles and making an appropriation.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Wade, D. Meyer, Bies, Seratti, Reynolds, Ryba, Steinbrink and Boyle.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Skindrud.
To committee on Rules.
Joan Wade
Chairperson
Committee on Tourism and Recreation
The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 385
Relating to: the filing of certain forms and the time limits for holding certain hearings related to a tax incremental financing district.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives M. Lehman, Ainsworth, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Olsen, Starzyk, Sykora, Wood, Morris-Tatum, Turner and Pocan.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Michael Lehman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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Speaker's Communications
June 7, 2001
Representative Hahn, Co-Chairperson
Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions
State Capitol, Room 15 West
Senator Decker, Co-Chairperson
Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions
State Capitol, Room 323 South
Dear Representative Hahn and Senator Decker:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42(1)(am) and section 13.52(6), Wisconsin Statutes, the co-chairpersons of the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions shall prepare and submit a report in writing setting forth an opinion on the desirability of
Assembly Bill 439, 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, estate tax imposition and interest, reducing nondelinquent taxes, rounding dollar amounts to whole dollars on all tax returns, allowing a mathematical computation of sales and use taxes, extending the time for filing a tax withholding report, delivering tax-related documents and related payments, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty, as a matter of public policy.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
