To committee on Education.
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The committee on Agriculture reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 530
Relating to: managed forest land being converted to agricultural land.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Vruwink, Radcliffe, Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Molepske Jr., Danou, A. Ott, Nerison, Murtha, Tauchen and Brooks.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 748
Relating to: suspension of the requirement that certain milk contractors pay an assessment into the agricultural producer security fund.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Vruwink, Radcliffe, Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Molepske Jr., Danou, A. Ott, Nerison, Murtha, Tauchen and Brooks.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Amy Sue Vruwink
Chairperson
Committee on Agriculture
The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 335
Relating to: the consumption of alcohol beverages in public places.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Hixson, Black, Soletski, Hintz, Berceau, Nass, Rhoades, Townsend, Gottlieb and Ballweg.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Smith and Cullen.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 604
Relating to: eligibility for academic excellence higher education scholarships.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Hixson, Smith, Black, Cullen, Soletski, Hintz, Berceau, Nass, Rhoades, Townsend, Gottlieb and Ballweg.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 624
Relating to: the use of the terms college, university, state, and Wisconsin in the name of a school; the issuing, manufacture, or use of a false academic credential; the false use of a legitimate academic credential; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Hixson, Smith, Black, Cullen, Soletski, Hintz, Berceau, Townsend and Ballweg.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Nass, Rhoades and Gottlieb.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hixson, Smith, Black, Cullen, Soletski, Hintz, Berceau and Townsend.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Nass, Rhoades, Gottlieb and Ballweg.
To committee on Rules.
Kim Hixson
Chairperson
Committee on Colleges and Universities
The committee on Elections and Campaign Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 619
Relating to: county, city, town, and village authority to create local elections boards and to regulate the financing of campaigns for county, city, town, and village offices; duties of municipal and county boards of election commissioners; and granting rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 4 - Representatives Smith, Soletski, Kessler and Roys.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Stone, Pridemore and Roth.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 645
Relating to: the threshold for registration and reporting by groups and individuals seeking to influence referendum results.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Smith, Soletski, Kessler, Roys, Stone, Pridemore and Roth.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Jeff Smith
Chairperson
Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
The committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 768
Relating to: authorizing the Department of Commerce to designate two additional enterprise zones.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Molepske Jr., Hintz, Barca, Krusick, Benedict, Toles, Zipperer, Van Roy, M. Williams and Strachota.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Louis Molepske Jr
Chairperson
Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 700
Relating to: authorization for final disposition of a decedent's remains.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Hilgenberg, Schneider, Turner, Hubler, Sinicki, Milroy, Petersen, Petrowski, Townsend and Meyer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 17
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates for certain vehicles owned by members of the national guard and making an appropriation.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Hilgenberg, Schneider, Turner, Hubler, Sinicki, Milroy, Petersen, Petrowski, Townsend and Meyer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Steve Hilgenberg
Chairperson
