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Oath of Office
Representatives Jeskewitz and Gronemus escorted Joan Spillner to the rostrum, where the oath of office was administered by Speaker Jensen. After being sworn in, Representative Spillner addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 60 offered by committee on Campaign Finance Reform.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 227 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 292 offered by Representative Kelso.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 422 offered by committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 426 offered by Representative Baumgart.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 444 offered by committee on State Affairs.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 452 offered by Representatives Ladwig and Goetsch.
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Relating to regulation of metallic mineral mining.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, January 8, 1998.
To committee on Environment.
Referred on January 16, 1998.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 725
Relating to: dismissal of a petition for review of a worker's compensation or unemployment compensation decision that is not timely filed with the labor and industry review commission (suggested as remedial legislation by the labor and industry review commission).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 726
Relating to: damaging natural resources (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of natural resources).
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By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 727
Relating to: designating the Root River watershed as a priority watershed for the nonpoint source water pollution abatement program.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Turner and J. Lehman; cosponsored by Senator Plache
.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 728
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for providing access to, or use of, the internet.
By
Representatives Hutchison, Jensen, F. Lasee, Grothman, Turner, Walker and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman and A. Lasee.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Assembly Bill 729
Relating to: the assignment of lottery prizes and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Kaufert, Albers, Jensen, Huber, Walker, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Ourada, Freese, Linton, Owens, Brandemuehl, Goetsch, Harsdorf, Vrakas, M. Lehman, Porter, Kelso, Duff, Cullen, Hahn, Olsen, Powers, Hubler and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Schultz, Darling, Weeden, Huelsman and Breske.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 730
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association, AFT, Local 2169, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the program, project and teaching assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
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The committee on Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 60
Relating to: qualification of candidates for justice of the supreme court for grants from the Wisconsin election campaign fund and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Handrick, Ladwig, Walker, Klusman, Bock, Cullen and Huber.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Handrick, Ladwig, Walker, Klusman, Bock, Cullen and Huber.
Noes: 0.
To calendar
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Joseph Handrick
Chairperson
Committee on Campaign Finance Reform
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Communications
January 16, 1998
Charlie Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Suite 402, One East Main St.
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Charlie:
Due to the vacancy caused by Rep. Rutkowski's resignation, Rep. Leon Young, who currently occupies seat number 67 on the Assembly floor, would like to move to seat 37, Rep. Rutkowski's former seat.
Sincerely,
Rosemary Potter
Democratic Caucus Chair
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
December 23, 1997
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Section
46.03(26) of the statutes requires the Department of Health and Family Services to report annually on information system projects under development. The attached report is a summary of the departmental systems currently under development.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary, DHFS
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
Madison
January 6, 1998
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
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I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending December 31, 1997. As required by s.
565.37(3), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain Wisconsin Lottery year to date sales and financial information.
