Relating to: petitioning the President of the United States and the U.S. Congress to enact legislation that would define the political status options available to the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico and authorize a plebiscite to provide an opportunity for Puerto Ricans to make an informed decision regarding the island's future political status.
By
Representatives Colon, Black, Ryba, Pocan, Boyle, Turner, J. Lehman, Sherman and Carpenter.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 73
Relating to: urging Congress to support increased oral health care access in the United States.
By
Representatives Richards, Balow, Boyle, Bock, Sherman, Plale, Ott, Jeskewitz, Young, Ryba, Riley, Lassa, Lippert, Wasserman, Colon, Miller and Huber; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Burke, Roessler, Plache, Schultz and Wirch.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Joint Resolution 74
Relating to: commending Dr. James Thomson and his research team, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation for their pioneering work in embryonic stem cell research and asking the federal government to designate the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a National Center of Excellence for Embryonic Stem Cell Research.
By
Representatives Black, Wasserman, Urban, Riley, Carpenter, Berceau, Pocan, Turner, Bock, Sinicki, Townsend, Miller, Kreuser, Gronemus, Richards and Reynolds; cosponsored by Senators Chvala, Rosenzweig, Plache, Burke, Risser, Wirch and Decker.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Joint Resolution 75
Relating to: time for consideration of reports of committees of conference.
By
Representatives Bies, Ainsworth, Balow, Boyle, Carpenter, Colon, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hoven, Hubler, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, Meyerhofer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Powers, Reynolds, Ryba, Schooff, Seratti, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Turner, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert, Young and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Cowles and Lazich.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 76
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge Stanley A. Miller.
By
Representatives Young, Coggs, Morris-Tatum, Riley, Williams, Bock, Jensen, Krug, Cullen, Carpenter, La Fave, Sinicki, Richards, Wasserman, Sherman, Colon, Walker, Plouff, Stone, Black, J. Lehman, Lassa, Townsend, Gunderson and Lippert; cosponsored by Senators George, Moore, Burke and Darling.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 610
Relating to: a temporary emergency unemployment insurance program and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Hundertmark, Turner, Ainsworth, Bies, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Freese, Friske, Hahn, Huber, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Krug, Ladwig, Lassa, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Montgomery, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Sherman, Sinicki, Staskunas, Stone, Sykora, Townsend, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert, Jensen and Black; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Hansen, Wirch, Baumgart, Burke, Plache, Breske, M. Meyer, Moore and Risser.
To committee on Labor and Workforce Development
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Assembly Bill 611
Relating to: collective bargaining arbitration procedure for law enforcement officers employed by a county having a population of 500,000 or more.
By
Representatives Walker, Krusick, Bies, Owens, Staskunas, Montgomery, Ott, Gunderson, McCormick, Sinicki, Plale, Musser, Duff, F. Lasee and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Schultz, Lazich, Kanavas and Rosenzweig.
To committee on Labor and Workforce Development
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Assembly Bill 612
Relating to: allowing a local governmental unit to provide health insurance to its retired officers.
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Representatives Lassa, Musser, Albers, Gunderson and Miller; cosponsored by Senator Shibilski
.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 613
Relating to: expanding definition of racketeering activity to include certain violations of prohibition against unauthorized release of animals, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Kestell, Gronemus, J. Fitzgerald, Suder, Schooff, Lippert, Musser, Owens, Steinbrink, Ott, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Nass, Olsen, Leibham, Urban, Ladwig, Freese, Turner, Ainsworth, Pettis, Ward, Petrowski, Sykora, Vrakas, Loeffelholz, Albers and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Huelsman, Kanavas, Schultz, Harsdorf, Roessler and Baumgart.
To committee on Criminal Justice
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Assembly Bill 614
Relating to: the possession of wild animals and their carcass parts; farm-raised deer; farm-raised game birds; animal health and animal markets, dealers, and truckers; participation in the national poultry improvement plan; taking, removing, selling, and transporting certain wild plants; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Johnsrud, Ott, Musser, Gunderson, Miller, Shilling, Albers, J. Lehman, Pettis, Nass, M. Lehman, Townsend, Freese, Hahn, Loeffelholz, Krawczyk, Sykora, D. Meyer and Kedzie; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Schultz, Burke, Darling, Hansen and Wirch.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 615
Relating to: licensing of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Gard, Ward, Montgomery, Krawczyk, Ainsworth, Berceau, Black, Carpenter, Hahn, Hoven, Huber, Huebsch, Johnsrud, J. Lehman, Musser, Ott, Plale, Riley, Sykora and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Darling, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Huelsman, Risser, Rosenzweig and Welch.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 616
Relating to: prohibiting state agencies or authorities and local governmental units from discriminating against federally chartered corporations.
By
Representatives Nass, Petrowski, Jensen, Gronemus, Suder, Loeffelholz, Albers, Hahn, Krawczyk, Musser, Duff, Owens, Grothman, Urban, Freese, Gunderson, Ainsworth, J. Fitzgerald, Ott, Kestell, Sykora, Leibham, Ward and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Roessler, Schultz and Welch.
To committee on Judiciary.
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The committee on Children and Families reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 542
Relating to: a community youth grant to the Wisconsin chapters of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller and Sinicki.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller and Sinicki.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Steve Kestell
Chairperson
Committee on Children and Families
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The committee on Corrections and the Courts reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 170
Relating to: creating a board to investigate and make recommendations regarding inmate deaths.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Walker, Friske, Owens, Skindrud, Underheim, Balow, Pocan and Colon.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Suder.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Walker, Friske, Owens, Skindrud, Underheim, Balow, Pocan and Colon.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Suder.
To committee on Rules.
Scott Walker
Chairperson
Committee on Corrections and the Courts
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 453
Relating to: sales tax on motor vehicles purchased after a consumer receives a refund under a new motor vehicle warranty.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huebsch, Huber and Coggs; Senators
Burke, Decker, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch, Darling and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huebsch, Huber and Coggs; Senators
Burke, Decker, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch, Darling and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 0.
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To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 588
Relating to: funding for the enforcement of laws regulating snowmobiles and the operation of snowmobiles and making an appropriation.
