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Special Guest
Representative Pronschinske introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient, Allen “Al” Kochenderfer of Cochrane, in recognition for his years of military service, as an Army helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War; 18 years with the Wisconsin Army National Guard where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonial; and, upon retirement, serving 40 years as a Veterans’ advocate for the VFW in Buffalo City. In addition, Al was a Service Director for the Scenic Valley Emergency Medical Service (SVEMS) for 39 years. Mr. Kochenderfer addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Special Guests
Representative Shankland introduced Hometown Hero Award recipients, Bob and Diane Biadasz of Amherst, who, after their son Mike was found dead on the farm after being overcome by hydrogen sulfide from a manure pit, created a of memorial fund to educate farmers about the dangers of manure agitation and the need to use air monitors to detect dangerous gases. They also started a rebate program for farmers to purchase air monitors to detect dangerous gases and warn farmers of any problems. Mr. Biadasz addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Amendments Offered
hist116929Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 263 offered by Representative Brandtjen. hist116768Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 422 offered by Representatives Billings, Kolste and Sargent. hist116661Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 546 offered by Representative Felzkowski. hist117031Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 579 offered by Representative Tittl. hist116707Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 655 offered by Representatives Stuck and Brooks. hist116754Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 683 offered by Representative Kitchens. hist116682Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 843 offered by Representative Nygren. hist116928Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 853 offered by Representative Hutton. hist116748Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 856 offered by Representative Mursau. hist116708Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 857 offered by Representative Magnafici. hist116706Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 862 offered by Representative Nygren. _____________
Administrative Rules
Relating to rate setting at Wisconsin veterans homes.
Submitted by Department of Veterans Affairs.
hist114866Report received from Agency, January 27, 2020. hist116801To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. Referred on February 10, 2020.
Relating to well construction and pump installation and affecting small business.
hist114872Resubmitted by Agency with germane modifications attached, pursuant to s. 227.19 (4)(b)3m, Wisconsin Statutes To committee on Environment pursuant to s. 227.19 (5) (a), Wisconsin Statutes. Referred on February 10, 2020.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: honoring the life and service of Richard G. “Rick” Hill, former Chairman of the Oneida Nation.
By Representatives Steineke, L. Myers, Mursau, Pronschinske, Sinicki, Hintz, C. Taylor, Skowronski, Bowen, Hebl, Milroy, Gruszynski, Kolste, Vruwink, Subeck, Krug, Tauchen, Sargent, Pope, Spiros, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Anderson and Brostoff; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Roth, Carpenter, Hansen, Larson, Risser and Ringhand.
Relating to: recognizing, honoring, and commemorating the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans for its century of providing service to veterans and its continuing efforts.
By Representatives Skowronski and Kurtz; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald and Roth.
Relating to: proclaiming May 2020 as Paper and Forestry Products Month in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Felzkowski, Krug, Edming, Kulp, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Nygren, Quinn, Shankland, Skowronski, Spiros, Stuck, Subeck, Swearingen, Tusler and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Bewley, Cowles, Jacque, LeMahieu, Olsen, Roth, L. Taylor and Testin.
Relating to: proclaiming February 2020 as Black History Month.
By Representatives L. Myers, Crowley, Fields, Bowen, Haywood, Stubbs, Cabrera, Hebl, Kolste, Steineke, Sargent, Emerson, Gruszynski, Zamarripa, Vruwink, Pope, Vining, Allen, Horlacher, Shankland, Milroy, Billings, Hintz, Sinicki, Anderson, C. Taylor, James, Neubauer, Duchow, Subeck, Spreitzer, Hesselbein, Doyle, Thiesfeldt, Ramthun, Considine, Brostoff, Kurtz and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Johnson, Carpenter, Schachtner, Kooyenga, Risser, Shilling, Larson, Bewley, Ringhand, Miller, Erpenbach and Wirch.
Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).
By Law Revision Committee
Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).
By Law Revision Committee
Relating to: records retained by circuit courts (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of the Director of State Courts).
By Law Revision Committee
Relating to: named various changes to the Wisconsin Retirement System (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds).
By Law Revision Committee
Relating to: repealing obsolete statutory references in and making other changes to various tax laws (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Revenue).
By Law Revision Committee
Relating to: the Department of Tourism's reporting duties and requirement to distribute cheese (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Tourism).
By Law Revision Committee
Relating to: the exclusion of certain amounts from the calculation of income for purposes of Wisconsin Works eligibility and sources of funding for the Brighter Futures Initiative (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Children and Families).
By Law Revision Committee
Relating to: incorporation of standards by reference into agency administrative rules and various changes to laws administered or enforced by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Safety and Professional Services).
By Law Revision Committee
Relating to: the intermodal freight assistance program and a grant to the Incourage Community Foundation for the construction of an economic development and community hub (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Administration).
By Law Revision Committee
Relating to: authorized activities of brewers and wineries.
