2018-02-01 Assembly Journal

By Representatives Pope, Genrich, Considine, Hebl, Bowen, Vruwink, Kolste, Meyers, Milroy, Petryk, Sinicki, Zepnick, Tusler, Shankland, Ballweg, C. Taylor, Pronschinske, Sargent, VanderMeer, Jacque, Crowley, Spreitzer, Berceau, Hesselbein, Fields, Duchow, Subeck, Novak, Kitchens, Thiesfeldt, Riemer, Horlacher and Anderson; cosponsored by Senators Bewley, Larson, Johnson, Wanggaard, Risser, L. Taylor and Ringhand.

hist84895 To committee on Rules.

hist83091 Assembly Bill 908

Relating to: state contracts for broadband Internet access service.

By Representatives Anderson, Genrich, Hebl, Considine, Berceau, Zamarripa, Vruwink, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Pope, Brostoff, Crowley, Billings and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Larson, Hansen, Carpenter and Vinehout.

hist84892 To committee on Government Accountability and Oversight.

hist83209 Assembly Bill 909

Relating to: requirements and prohibited practices for Internet service providers and granting rule-making authority.

By Representatives Brostoff, Anderson, Hebl, Vruwink, Berceau, Ohnstad, C. Taylor, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Crowley and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Risser, Vinehout, Carpenter, Hansen, Johnson and Bewley.

hist84893 To committee on Energy and Utilities.

hist84533 Assembly Bill 910

Relating to: updating references to the Internal Revenue Code relating to certain individual income tax provisions, limiting the income tax deduction for certain tuition payments, clarifying the duties of the College Savings Program Board, a sales and use tax exemption for title holding entities for certain tax-exempt charitable organizations, and computing depletion for income and franchise tax purposes.

By Representatives Kooyenga, Macco, Katsma, Weatherston, Tittl, Steffen, Spiros, Sanfelippo, Rohrkaste, Neylon, Kulp, Ballweg and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Kapenga, Stroebel, Craig and Nass.

hist84894 To committee on Ways and Means.

hist84965 Assembly Bill 911

Relating to: funding for the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission and making an appropriation.

By Representatives Wichgers, Allen, Neylon, Vos and Kerkman.

hist84984 To committee on Environment and Forestry.

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Committee Reports

The committee on Children and Families reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 776

Relating to: foster home licensing.

hist84914 Passage:

Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kitchens, Snyder, Vorpagel, Kerkman, Ballweg, Pronschinske, Krug, C. Taylor, Subeck and Bowen.

Noes: 0.

hist84915 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 779

Relating to: grant to organization to provide referrals to community-based services and making an appropriation.

hist84899 Passage:

Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kitchens, Snyder, Vorpagel, Kerkman, Ballweg, Pronschinske, Krug, C. Taylor, Subeck and Bowen.

Noes: 0.

hist84900 To joint committee on Finance.

Assembly Bill 783

Relating to: a committee to study and make recommendations on the caseloads of child welfare workers.

hist84917 Passage:

Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kitchens, Snyder, Vorpagel, Kerkman, Ballweg, Pronschinske, Krug, C. Taylor, Subeck and Bowen.

Noes: 0.

hist84918 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 785

Relating to: funding for child abuse and neglect prevention grants.

hist84901 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kitchens, Snyder, Vorpagel, Kerkman, Ballweg, Pronschinske, Krug, C. Taylor, Subeck and Bowen.

Noes: 0.

hist84902 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kitchens, Snyder, Vorpagel, Kerkman, Ballweg, Pronschinske, Krug, C. Taylor, Subeck and Bowen.

Noes: 0.

hist84903 To joint committee on Finance.

Assembly Bill 787

Relating to: funding for grants to support foster parents and foster children and making an appropriation.

hist84904 Passage:

Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kitchens, Snyder, Vorpagel, Kerkman, Ballweg, Pronschinske, Krug, C. Taylor, Subeck and Bowen.

Noes: 0.

hist84905 To joint committee on Finance.

JOEL KITCHENS

Chairperson

Committee on Children and Families

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The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 777

Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college tuition remissions for and grants to support foster care and other out-of-home placement students and making an appropriation.

hist84906 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 13 - Representatives Murphy, Tranel, Zimmerman, Quinn, Summerfield, Petryk, Ballweg, Krug, Kremer, Berceau, Hebl, Vruwink and Anderson.

Noes: 0.

hist84907 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 12 - Representatives Murphy, Tranel, Zimmerman, Quinn, Summerfield, Petryk, Ballweg, Krug, Berceau, Hebl, Vruwink and Anderson.

Noes: 1 - Representative Kremer.

hist84908 To joint committee on Finance.

DAVID MURPHY

Chairperson

Committee on Colleges and Universities

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The committee on Corrections reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 676

Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act.

hist84954 Passage:

Ayes: 10 - Representatives Schraa, Hutton, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Kremer, Kleefisch, Bowen, Pope, Goyke and Considine.

Noes: 0.

hist84955 To committee on Rules.

MICHAEL SCHRAA

Chairperson

Committee on Corrections

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The committee on Education reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 835

Relating to: sparsity aid, the revenue limit ceiling for school districts, and making an appropriation.

hist84909 Passage:

Ayes: 14 - Representatives Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Jagler, Zimmerman, Rodriguez, Tusler, Mursau, Quinn, Duchow, Wichgers, Pope, Genrich, Bowen and Vruwink.