Relating to: substance abuse by employees performing work on public utility projects located in public rights-of-way and passing emergency or roadside service vehicles stopped on or near the highway.
By Representatives Kahl and Kuglitsch; cosponsored by Senators Farrow and Hansen.
hist22839To committee on Energy and Utilities. Relating to: shoreline maintenance activities in outlying waters.
By Representative Nygren; cosponsored by Senator Hansen.
hist22840To committee on Environment and Forestry. Relating to: nonprofit organization grant program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; grant reduction, suspension, or termination and record-keeping and audit requirements for various grant programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and making an appropriation.
By Representative Petryk; cosponsored by Senator Petrowski.
Relating to: expanding the authority of towns to create tax incremental financing districts and authorizing certain towns to participate in multijurisdictional tax incremental financing districts.
By Representatives Jacque, Krug and Weininger; cosponsored by Senator Grothman.
hist22843To committee on State and Local Finance. Relating to: procedures to preserve and determine the validity of certain liens and to make payments to prime contractors of public works contracts.
By Representatives Murphy, Knudson, Jacque, Weatherston, Kulp, Kaufert, Kahl and Strachota; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Grothman and Gudex.
Relating to: authorizing out-of-state risk retention groups to provide health care liability insurance.
By Representatives Nygren, Ballweg, Bies, Born, Kaufert, Petryk, Pridemore, Severson, Spiros, Strachota, Swearingen, Tittl and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Vukmir and Jauch.
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Committee Reports
The committee on Corrections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 615
Relating to: allowing municipal prisoners to be imprisoned in a bordering county within or outside of the state.
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Bies, Schraa, Brooks, Krug, Thiesfeldt, Kleefisch, Doyle, Pasch and Zamarripa.
Noes: 0.
GAREY BIES
Chairperson
Committee on Corrections
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 696
Relating to: authorizing a school board to create a capital improvement trust fund.
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kestell, Jagler, Nass, Pridemore, Marklein, Thiesfeldt, Rodriguez, Pope, Clark, Wright and Hesselbein.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 749
Relating to: number of school days and hours of instruction held in a school year and state aid for summer classes.
hist22858Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kestell, Jagler, Nass, Pridemore, Marklein, Thiesfeldt, Rodriguez, Pope, Clark, Wright and Hesselbein.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kestell, Jagler, Nass, Pridemore, Marklein, Thiesfeldt, Rodriguez, Pope, Clark, Wright and Hesselbein.
Noes: 0.
STEVE KESTELL
Chairperson
Committee on Education
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 407
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids.
hist22413Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 15 - Senators Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Leibham, Lazich, Grothman, Shilling, Wirch, Nygren, Strachota, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Klenke, Mason and Richards.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 14 - Senators Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Leibham, Grothman, Shilling, Wirch, Nygren, Strachota, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Klenke, Mason and Richards.
Noes: 1 - Senator Lazich.
Assembly Bill 541
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for equipment used in a fertilizer blending, feed milling, or grain drying operation.
Ayes: 11 - Senators Darling, Harsdorf, Leibham, Lazich, Grothman, Shilling, Nygren, Strachota, Kooyenga, LeMahieu and Klenke.
Noes: 3 - Senators Wirch, Mason and Richards.
Assembly Bill 574
Relating to: designation of agricultural enterprise areas.
Ayes: 16 - Senators Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Leibham, Lazich, Grothman, Shilling, Wirch, Nygren, Strachota, Kooyenga, Knudson, LeMahieu, Klenke, Mason and Richards.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 644
Relating to: sales tax bad debt return adjustments for private label credit card bad debt.
Ayes: 12 - Senators Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Leibham, Lazich, Grothman, Nygren, Strachota, Kooyenga, Knudson, LeMahieu and Klenke.
Noes: 4 - Senators Shilling, Wirch, Mason and Richards.
Ayes: 12 - Senators Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Leibham, Lazich, Grothman, Nygren, Strachota, Kooyenga, Knudson, LeMahieu and Klenke.
Noes: 4 - Senators Shilling, Wirch, Mason and Richards.
Assembly Bill 668
