Committee on Energy and Utilities
The committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 78
Relating to: a study requirement with respect to certain proposed new state facilities.
Passage:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kaufert, Loudenbeck, Bies, Meyer, Klenke, Tiffany, Steineke, Clark, Zepnick, Doyle, Hulsey and Hebl.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Dean Kaufert
Chairperson
Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties
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Senate Bill 87
Relating to: the composition of the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board.
By
Senators
Risser, Schultz and Olsen.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 92
Relating to: prohibiting coverage of abortions through health plans sold through exchanges.
By
Senators
Zipperer, Leibham, Cowles, Galloway, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lazich, Moulton and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Jacque, Ballweg, Brooks, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Kapenga, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kuglitsch, LeMahieu, Nass, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Pridemore, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Thiesfeldt, Van Roy, Weininger, Williams, Wynn and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 104
Relating to: requiring persons who violate certain restraining orders or injunctions to be monitored by a global positioning system, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Zipperer, Carpenter, Galloway, Hansen, Harsdorf, Moulton, Vinehout and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives August, Kerkman, Suder, Bernier, Brooks, Farrow, Honadel, Kaufert, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kramer, Kuglitsch, LeMahieu, Marklein, Milroy, A. Ott, Pasch, Petersen, Spanbauer, Steineke, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 235
Relating to: age restrictions and safety certificate requirements regarding the operation of an all-terrain vehicle.
By
Senators
Leibham, Holperin and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Rivard, Severson, Brooks, Endsley, Kestell, Molepske Jr, A. Ott, Spanbauer, Tranel and Ripp.
A820
To committee on
Rules.
Senate Bill 262
Relating to: a permit exemption for the placement of a pier containing a floating toilet facility in the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Galloway and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Spanbauer and T. Larson.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 269
Relating to: residency of election officials.
By
Senators
Lazich, Grothman and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Pridemore and Spanbauer.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 377
Relating to: changing terminology for those with an intellectual disability.
By
Senators
Galloway, Harsdorf, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, King, C. Larson, Lassa, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Taylor and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Severson, Bernier, Berceau, Bies, E. Coggs, Endsley, Hintz, Jacque, Kaufert, Kerkman, Knodl, Kooyenga, Litjens, Mason, Nygren, Pasch, Petryk, Radcliffe, Rivard, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Strachota, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Zepnick and Toles.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 395
Relating to: homemade wine and fermented malt beverages.
By
Senators
Ellis, Lazich, Harsdorf, Wanggaard, Kedzie and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Kooyenga, Brooks, Pasch, Kestell, Wynn, Thiesfeldt, Pocan, Pridemore, Spanbauer, C. Taylor, Van Roy, Honadel and Bernard Schaber.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 402
Relating to: the waiver of requirements related to the discharge of water pollution for certain research projects.
By
Senator
Harsdorf
; cosponsored by Representatives Ripp, Wynn and Spanbauer.
To committee on Rules.
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 110
1. Page 5, line 8: delete "(ae)" and substitute "(ac)".
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
February 15, 2012
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
The Legislative Audit Bureau has operated its Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline since April 2008. The hotline was established by
2007 Wisconsin Act 126 so that the public, state employees, and contractors could easily and confidentially report suspected fraud, waste, mismanagement, and other improper activities within state government.
Hotline reports are received primarily through a toll-free telephone number (1-877-FRAUD-17), but also by mail and a secure web-based form. We review each report to determine whether it can be best addressed by staff in state agencies or an independent review by Audit Bureau staff. Statutes require us to protect the identity of any individual making a report and to track all reported concerns.
From April 2008 through December 2011, we received 389 reports. In 2011, we received 79 reports, of which 58 were specific to state programs. During 2011, 40 concerns reported in 2011 or prior years were resolved. This summary highlights hotline activities in 2011 and describes outcomes and findings related to selected reports that illustrate the variety of issues addressed through the hotline.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation of the various state agencies with whom we worked to resolve hotline reports or address common types of allegations.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Chrisman
State Auditor
