2004-02-03 Assembly Journal

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Introduction and Reference
of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

Assembly Resolution 31

Relating to: commending the life and contributions of Javier M. Sanchez.

By Representative Colon .

To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 798

Relating to: a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

By Representatives Honadel, LeMahieu, Montgomery, Nischke, Huebsch, Gielow, Gronemus, Albers, Suder, Gundrum, Jensen, Gottlieb, Vukmir, Krawczyk, Musser, Owens, Rhoades, Hines, Kreibich, Jeskewitz, Sinicki, Ziegelbauer, Stone, Nass, McCormick, Gunderson, Ward and Weber; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Darling, Cowles, Lazich, Schultz and Stepp.

To committee on Health.

Assembly Bill 799

Relating to: nonresident tuition exemption for dependents of certain active members of the armed forces.

By Representatives Krawczyk, Suder, Gundrum, Albers, Montgomery, Miller, Nischke, Hahn, M. Lehman, Jensen, Owens, Ladwig, Petrowski, Hines, Kreibich, J. Lehman, Turner, Taylor, Jeskewitz, Townsend, Towns, McCormick, Plouff, Gunderson, Freese, Nass, Gronemus, Bies, Ott, Vukmir, Grothman, Friske and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Lazich, A. Lasee, Chvala, Welch, Leibham and Lassa.

To committee on Colleges and Universities .

Assembly Bill 800

Relating to: cigarette advertising and promotion.

By Representatives Musser, Van Roy, Krawczyk and Petrowski.

To committee on State Affairs.

Assembly Bill 801

Relating to: requiring that the secretary, deputy secretary, executive assistant, and chief legal counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs be veterans.

By Representatives Musser, Hahn, Owens, Kreibich, Hundertmark, Townsend, Taylor, Hines, Gunderson, Nass, Turner, Ladwig, Albers, J. Wood, Van Roy, Bies, Loeffelholz, Petrowski, Gronemus, Krawczyk, Hubler, Sherman, J. Lehman, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Schultz, A. Lasee, Roessler, Harsdorf, Zien, Breske, Coggs, S. Fitzgerald and Moore.

To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs .

Assembly Bill 802

Relating to: the display of POW/MIA flags at certain Department of Transportation rest areas.

By Representatives Musser, Pettis, Montgomery, Schneider, Sinicki, Ladwig, Gronemus, Boyle, Kreibich, Townsend, Bies, Turner, Weber, McCormick, Hines and Freese; cosponsored by Senators Schultz and Decker.

To committee on Transportation.

Assembly Bill 803

Relating to: adding an additional member to the Council on Veterans Programs.

A661 By Representatives Musser, Nischke, Suder, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Townsend, Stone, J. Lehman, Kaufert, Turner, Gronemus, Albers, Hines, Hundertmark, Loeffelholz, Colon, Bies, Pocan, Hubler, Gunderson, Weber, Plouff, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Welch, Roessler, Stepp, Breske, Coggs, Lassa, Kanavas and Reynolds, by request of Department of Veterans Affairs .

To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs .

Assembly Bill 804

Relating to: adding an additional member to the Council on Veterans Programs.

By Representatives Musser, Nischke, Suder, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Townsend, Stone, J. Lehman, Kaufert, Turner, Gronemus, Albers, Hines, Hundertmark, Loeffelholz, Colon, Bies, Pocan, Hubler, Gunderson, Weber, Plouff, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Welch, Roessler, Stepp, Breske, Coggs, Lassa, Kanavas and Reynolds, by request of Department of Veterans Affairs .

To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs .

Assembly Bill 805

Relating to: adding an additional member to the Council on Veterans Programs.

By Representatives Musser, Nischke, Suder, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Townsend, Stone, J. Lehman, Kaufert, Turner, Gronemus, Albers, Hines, Hundertmark, Loeffelholz, Colon, Bies, Pocan, Hubler, Gunderson, Weber, Plouff, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Welch, Roessler, Stepp, Breske, Coggs, Lassa, Kanavas and Reynolds, by request of Department of Veterans Affairs .

To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs .

Assembly Bill 806

Relating to: adding an additional member to the Council on Veterans Programs.

By Representatives Musser, Nischke, Suder, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Townsend, Stone, J. Lehman, Kaufert, Turner, Gronemus, Albers, Hines, Hundertmark, Loeffelholz, Colon, Bies, Pocan, Hubler, Gunderson, Weber, Plouff, Shilling and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Welch, Roessler, Stepp, Breske, Coggs, Lassa, Kanavas and Reynolds, by request of Department of Veterans Affairs .

To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs .

Assembly Bill 807

Relating to: adopting changes to the Internal Revenue Code for state income and franchise tax purposes and creating an individual income tax exemption for pay received from the federal government by certain members of a reserve component of the armed forces who serve on active duty.

By Representatives Musser, Kreibich, Nischke, Pettis, Suder, Owens, Boyle, J. Wood, Turner, Krawczyk, Gunderson, McCormick, Hahn, Nass and Albers; cosponsored by Senator Kanavas .

To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions .

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Committee Reports

The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 455

Relating to: the reduction and recovery of damages and admissibility of evidence in civil actions related to use or nonuse of protective headgear by operators and passengers of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles.

Passage:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman, Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.

Noes: 0.

To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 635

Relating to: the requirement that an unemancipated minor obtain parental or other consent or a judicial waiver of that consent requirement before she may have an abortion.

Passage:

Ayes: 6 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman and Staskunas.

Noes: 2 - Representatives Hebl and Cullen.

To committee on Rules.

Mark Gundrum

Chairperson

Committee on Judiciary

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Message from the Senate

From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.

Mr. Speaker:

I am directed to inform you that the Senate has

Passed and asks concurrence in:

Senate Bill 279

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Action on the Senate Message

Senate Bill 279

Relating to: qualifications of certain agents of mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers, consumer mortgage brokerage agreements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

By Senators Schultz, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Lazich, Wirch, Lassa, Breske, Plale, M. Meyer, Stepp, Kedzie and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Montgomery, Ladwig, Gunderson, Wieckert, Freese, Kreibich, Bies, Seratti, M. Lehman, Hines, Kerkman, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Shilling, Vrakas, Van Roy, J. Fitzgerald, Wasserman, Nischke, Krawczyk, Hahn, Townsend, Zepnick, LeMahieu and Olsen.

To committee on Rules.

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A662 Referral of Agency Reports

State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
Madison

January 12, 2004

To the Honorable, the Legislature:

I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending December 31, 2003. As required by § 565.37(3), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain unaudited Wisconsin Lottery year to date Sales and Expenditure information.

Revenues for the quarter were $126.2 million, up from $122.1 million for the same quarter last year.

The information reported here is a summary and is not intended to be a complete financial accounting of Wisconsin Lottery operations.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please feel free to contact me at [phone].

Sincerely,

Michael L. Morgan