By Representatives Krug, Petryk, Allen, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Felzkowski, Katsma, Kulp, Neylon, Ripp, Skowronski, Spiros, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Feyen, Cowles, Darling, Marklein, Olsen, Testin and Wanggaard.
hist91264Read first time and referred to the committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Assembly Bill 231
Relating to: creation of a prosecutor board and a state prosecutors office and making appropriations.
By Representatives Tusler, Born, Ott, R. Brooks, Doyle, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Jagler, Krug, Mursau, Nerison, Novak, Petersen, Petryk, Ripp, Schraa, Shankland, Skowronski, Tittl and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Cowles, Hansen, L. Taylor and Testin.
hist91263Read first time and referred to the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. Assembly Bill 305
Relating to: grants for language interpretation in health care settings.
By Representatives VanderMeer, Tauchen, Ballweg, Billings, E. Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Kulp, Mursau, Ripp, Petryk, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Tittl, Nerison and Rodriguez; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Vinehout and Wanggaard.
hist91261Read first time and referred to the committee on Health and Human Services. Assembly Bill 594
Relating to: outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects.
By Representatives Vorpagel, Allen, Ballweg, R. Brooks, Considine, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Jacque, Kulp, Thiesfeldt and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Olsen and Wanggaard.
hist91260Read first time and referred to the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Assembly Bill 606
Relating to: changes affecting a first class city board of fire and police commissioners, chiefs, officers, and fire fighters, police and fire departments and boards of police and fire commissioners in other cities, villages, and certain towns, veterans preference points awarded by first class cities, and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Brandtjen, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Knodl, Murphy, Novak, Ott, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Vukmir.
hist91259Read first time and referred to the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government. Assembly Bill 637
Relating to: using an electronic voting machine to cast a vote with an in-person absentee ballot.
By Representatives Brandtjen, Bernier, Allen, R. Brooks, Knodl, Kulp, Steffen, Tusler and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Carpenter and Stroebel.
hist91258Read first time and referred to the committee on Elections and Utilities. Assembly Bill 642
Relating to: pretrial detention and denial and revocation of release.
By Representatives Hutton, Kooyenga, Allen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Jacque, Horlacher, Loudenbeck, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Weatherston and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Craig, Nass and Wanggaard.
hist91256Read first time and referred to the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Assembly Bill 693
Relating to: rights of and protections for teachers.
By Representatives Thiesfeldt, Kremer, Quinn, Weatherston, Sanfelippo, Jacque, Kuglitsch, Duchow, Skowronski, Horlacher, Allen, Tusler, Brandtjen, Petersen, Schraa and Wichgers.
hist91273Read first time and referred to the committee on Education. Assembly Bill 697
Relating to: limitation on animal-drawn vehicles and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Bernier, Kulp, Ballweg, Kremer, Spiros, E. Brooks, Summerfield, Krug and Tusler; cosponsored by Senator Moulton.
hist91287Read first time and referred to the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Assembly Bill 749
Relating to: certification of expanded function dental auxiliaries and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Felzkowski, Ballweg, Berceau, Billings, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Considine, Crowley, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Horlacher, Hutton, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ohnstad, Petryk, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Spiros, Steffen, Stuck, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Testin, LeMahieu, Nass, Olsen, Stroebel and Vinehout.
hist91253Read first time and referred to the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. Assembly Bill 773
Relating to: discovery of information in court proceedings; procedural requirements relating to class actions; consumer lawsuit lending; the statute of limitations for certain civil actions; agreements by the secretary of revenue to allow third-party audits related to unclaimed property; interest rates for overdue insurance claims; and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Born, Nygren, Ballweg, Bernier, R. Brooks, Duchow, Felzkowski, Hutton, Kitchens, Kooyenga, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Petersen, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Spiros, Tauchen, Tittl, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Edming; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Craig, Darling, Olsen and Stroebel.
hist91248Read first time and referred to the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Assembly Bill 850
Relating to: transfer of hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals to persons with disabilities.
By Representatives Pronschinske, Horlacher, Jacque and Kulp; cosponsored by Senators Moulton and Marklein.
hist91272Read first time and referred to the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry. Assembly Bill 878
Relating to: a resident lifetime fishing license.
By Representatives Quinn, Kleefisch, Vruwink, Horlacher, Doyle, Berceau and Fields; cosponsored by Senator Ringhand.
hist91252Read first time and referred to the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry. Assembly Bill 897
Relating to: the fees for a foreign corporation's certificate of authority, withdrawal of a certificate of authority, and annual report.
By Representatives Zimmerman, Ott, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Tusler, Knodl, Kulp, Spiros, Macco, Kooyenga and Horlacher; cosponsored by Senators Marklein and Stroebel.
hist91271Read first time and referred to the committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues. Assembly Bill 901
Relating to: the transfer of wild turkey hunting authorizations.
By Representatives Kleefisch, Horlacher, Kooyenga, Petersen and Tittl; cosponsored by Senator Moulton.
hist91270Read first time and referred to the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry. Assembly Bill 918
Relating to: regulation of taxicab companies and taxicab dispatch services, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a criminal penalty.
By Representatives Knodl, Tusler, Hutton and Duchow; cosponsored by Senator Nass.
hist91269Read first time and referred to the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. Assembly Bill 938
Relating to: grants to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc., and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Rohrkaste, Steineke, Jacque, Shankland, Anderson, Ballweg, Sinicki, Zepnick, Tittl, Spreitzer, Tusler, Berceau, Spiros, Mursau and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Darling, Bewley, Petrowski, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Shilling and Testin.
hist91268Read first time and referred to the joint committee on Finance. Assembly Bill 942
Relating to: ratification of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.
By Representatives Stafsholt, Sanfelippo, Horlacher, Jacque, Knodl, Kooyenga, Novak, Nygren, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, VanderMeer, Kolste and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Testin, LeMahieu, Wirch, Vinehout, Bewley and Ringhand.
hist91267Read first time and referred to the committee on Health and Human Services. Assembly Bill 944
Relating to: a sales and use tax rebate for certain dependent children, a sales tax holiday in August 2018, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Petersen, Macco and Stafsholt.
hist91251Read first time and referred to the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government. Assembly Bill 956
Relating to: requirements for siting wetland mitigation, wetland mitigation banks, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Representative Tusler; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard.
hist91266Read first time and referred to the committee on Natural Resources and Energy. _____________
Adjournment
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand adjourned until Thursday, March 15, 2018.
Adjourned.
2:27 P.M.
