Read first time and referred:
Relating to: designating March 3, 2017, as National Speech and Debate Education Day.
By Representatives Ballweg, Anderson, Bowen, E. Brooks, Doyle, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Murphy, Riemer, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tusler and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Bewley, Cowles, Harsdorf, Johnson, Petrowski, Risser, L. Taylor and Wirch.
Relating to: designating the state of Wisconsin's aviation heritage center.
By Representatives Vorpagel and Katsma; cosponsored by Senator LeMahieu.
Relating to: groundwater management, approval of high capacity wells, and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Mason, Hebl, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kessler, Kolste, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Miller, C. Larson, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Ringhand, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch.
hist63862To committee on Environment and Forestry. Relating to: civil cause of action for financial exploitation.
By Representatives Subeck, Horlacher, Crowley, Mason, Spreitzer, Kerkman, Hebl, Berceau, Ohnstad, Sargent, Pope, Sinicki, Brostoff, Billings, C. Taylor, Milroy, Anderson, Bowen, Wachs and Doyle; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Carpenter, Hansen, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Vinehout, Johnson, Erpenbach and Moulton.
hist63863To committee on Consumer Protection. Relating to: court proceedings for traffic violations.
By Representatives Thiesfeldt, Allen, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Edming, Mursau, Spiros, Steffen, Tusler, Wichgers and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Feyen.
Relating to: time periods for the abatement of late blight of potatoes.
By Representatives Spiros, Krug, E. Brooks, Edming, Tauchen and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Petrowski, Cowles, Moulton and Olsen.
Relating to: seed potato certification and use and providing penalties.
By Representatives Spiros, Felzkowski, Kulp, Tauchen, Vruwink and E. Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Testin, Cowles and Olsen.
Relating to: waiver for prescription drug assistance for elderly program, use of excess moneys in prescription drug assistance for elderly program, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Kolste, Zamarripa, Riemer, Wachs, Billings, Spreitzer, Young, Berceau, C. Taylor, Zepnick, Ohnstad, Pope, Brostoff, Sargent, Considine, Genrich, Doyle, Subeck, Hebl, Mason, Anderson, Shankland, Barca and Meyers; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Vinehout, Hansen, Bewley, Erpenbach, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Wirch, C. Larson and Shilling.
Relating to: advertising motor fuel prices by the half-gallon.
By Representatives Felzkowski, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Jagler, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau, Quinn, Ripp, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Feyen, Kapenga, Marklein and Petrowski.
Relating to: requiring child support compliance for FoodShare benefits.
By Representatives Sanfelippo, Allen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Duchow, Gannon, Hutton, Jacque, Katsma, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Murphy, Ott, Skowronski, Spiros, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Craig, Stroebel and Wanggaard.
hist63885To committee on Public Benefit Reform. Relating to: requirements for law enforcement dogs that have bitten a person.
By Representatives Jacque, Steffen, Spiros, Kremer, Bernier, Genrich, Nygren, Jarchow, Gannon, Kerkman, Tittl, Wichgers, Mursau, E. Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Brandtjen, Skowronski, Allen and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Wanggaard, Olsen and Marklein.
hist63886To committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. Relating to: terminology change and corrections for emergency medical technicians and first responders.
By Representatives Loudenbeck, Shankland, Anderson, Bernier, Mursau, Spiros and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Harsdorf, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski and Ringhand.
Relating to: an employee in the classified service representing himself or herself as an engineer.
By Representatives Weatherston, E. Brooks, Fields, Petersen, Quinn, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senator Nass.
Relating to: rules that prohibit feeding deer in certain counties.
By Representatives Jarchow, Quinn, R. Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Kleefisch, Mursau, Skowronski, Stafsholt, Tauchen, Zimmerman and Fields; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Craig and Harsdorf.
hist63889To committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage. _____________
Speaker’s Communications
February 2, 2017
The Honorable Scott Walker
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Room 115 East, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Governor Walker:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute Section 15.70 (2), I am appointing Representative Cody Horlacher to the State Historical Society Board of Curators. I am sure Representative Horlacher will be a valuable member on this board.
Sincerely,
Robin J. Vos
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
February 6, 2017
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
hist63856Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 1, relating to changing the 12 percent rule regarding the total value of taxable property included in the creation of, or amendment to, a tax incremental financing district in the village of Oostburg. hist63860Please add my name as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 1, relating to changing the 12 percent rule regarding the total value of taxable property included in the creation of, or amendment to, a tax incremental financing district in the village of Oostburg. Sincerely,
TOD OHNSTAD
State Representative
65th Assembly District
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Agency Reports
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 13.172 (2) and (3), following is a list of agency reports received from executive branch and legislative service agencies for the month of January, 2017. Wisconsin Ethics Commission