By
Representatives Honadel, Sinicki, Gunderson, Hines, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Lothian, Montgomery, Owens, Petrowski, Pocan, Sheridan, Staskunas, Stone, Turner, Van Akkeren and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Plale and Taylor.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 807
Relating to: establishing a publicly financed health care system for residents of this state, creating the Department of Health Planning and Finance, Health Policy Board, and regional consumer health councils, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Fields, Grigsby, Kessler, Parisi, Pocan, Pope-Roberts and Sheridan; cosponsored by Senators Miller, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser, Robson and Wirch.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 808
Relating to: requiring certain identification in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, verification of the addresses of electors, absentee voting procedure in certain residential care apartment complexes and adult family homes, registration and voting procedures for certain persons who are convicted of felonies, and the fee for an identification card issued by the Department of Transportation.
By
Representatives Cullen, Lehman, Sheridan, Van Akkeren and Shilling; cosponsored by Senators Decker and Breske.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 809
Relating to: creating an income and franchise tax credit for motor vehicles that use gasoline and ethanol mixtures as fuel.
By
Representatives Sheridan, Freese, Hahn, Benedict, Bies, Davis, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hebl, Hines, Kreibich, Lamb, Lothian, Molepske, Musser, Seidel, Towns, Turner and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf and Hansen.
To committee on Rural Affairs and Renewable Energy
.
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Senate Joint Resolution
48
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 132
Senate Bill 135
Senate Bill 341
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Senate Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: honoring Ms. Rosa Louise Parks for her lifelong dedication to equal rights for all citizens, for her positive impact on American history, and for the legacy of civil rights that she has left for us to defend.
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By
Senators
Taylor, Coggs, Robson, Risser, Jauch, Plale, Hansen, Erpenbach, Wirch, Miller, Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Turner, A. Williams, Lehman, Young, Colon, Toles, Grigsby, Kessler, Fields, Sherman, Boyle, Black, Sinicki, Berceau, Shilling, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Vruwink, Molepske, Seidel, Parisi, Benedict, Hebl, Sheridan, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Gronemus, Lothian, Kerkman, Albers and Staskunas.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 132
Relating to: payment of litigation expenses of emergency medical services personnel, fire fighters, first responders, and law enforcement or correctional officers.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Kedzie, Stepp, Brown, Roessler and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Davis, Montgomery, Hahn, Ainsworth, Bies, Gunderson, Gundrum, Jensen, Townsend, Ott, Vos, Rhoades, Hines, Van Roy, Jeskewitz, Friske, Gronemus and Musser.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 135
Relating to: requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats.
By
Senators
Roessler, Cowles, Lassa and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Staskunas, Ainsworth, Albers, Berceau, Bies, Black, Hahn, Hines, Jensen, Krawczyk, Lehman, Molepske, Nerison, Ott, Owens, Sheridan, Stone, Townsend and Van Roy.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 341
Relating to: voter registration for certain victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.
By
Senators
Roessler, Brown, Darling, Olsen, A. Lasee, Kanavas, Erpenbach and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, Kaufert, Berceau, Hundertmark, Freese, Owens, Shilling, Albers, Parisi, Hines, Van Roy, Musser, Turner, Molepske, Lehman and Cullen.
To committee on Rules.
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The following Assembly proposals, which have been approved by both the Assembly and Senate, have been enrolled by the Legislative Reference Bureau:
Assembly Bill
155
Assembly Bill
211
Assembly Bill
522
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Speaker's Communications
November 3, 2005
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 208
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Patrick:
I have appointed Representative Vos to fill the current vacancy on the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems.
Sincerely,
john g. gard
Speaker
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 709
1. Page 1, line 2: delete that line.
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Governor's Veto Message
November 3, 2005
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 499. This bill would criminalize some of the most promising scientific techniques used by stem cell researchers, not only potentially delaying cures to some of humanity's oldest and deadliest diseases but also costing Wisconsin jobs in the future.
While we can all agree that human cloning is not acceptable, it has already been prohibited by the federal Food and Drug Administration. The real purpose of this bill is to restrict stem cell research, which holds enormous potential for our state as well as the promise of curing juvenile diabetes, spinal cord injuries, and Parkinson's disease. Allowing our scientists to search for cures to diseases isn't about being liberal or conservative. It's about being compassionate. And respect for human life means you don't turn your back on cures that can save lives.
It is a sad irony that a bill criminalizing promising scientific research comes to my desk one month after Wisconsin was designated as the nation's Stem Cell Bank by the National Institutes of Health. This bill sends the wrong signal to the nation about Wisconsin. Wisconsin should continue to recruit and welcome the nation's best scientists, not treat them like criminals.
Finally, this bill would undo all of our efforts to expand biomedical and medical technology businesses. Wisconsin biotech firms already employ approximately 22,000 people and contribute $6.9 billion annually to the state economy.
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It is unfortunate that the United States Congress has so far turned its back on stem cell research, refusing to support important legislation to accelerate stem cell research. We should not follow their example in Wisconsin.
I hope that this veto will send a clear message to the Legislature, the scientific community, and to families who are hoping and praying for cures: Wisconsin will remain at the forefront of stem cell research.
Respectfully submitted,
James Doyle
Governor
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Madison
DATE: November 1, 2005
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert Marchant
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Gary L. Poulson
Assistant Revisor of Statutes
SUBJECT: Rules published in the October 31, 2005,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 598.
The following rules have been published:
