Relating to: expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, including Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in the People's Republic of China.
By Representatives Thiesfeldt, Anderson, Ballweg, Bowen, Gundrum, Horlacher, Kulp, Murphy, Pope, C. Taylor, Vruwink and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Larson, Nass, Stroebel and L. Taylor.
Relating to: recognizing the Jaycees' ongoing commitment to community involvement and commending the organization upon its 100th anniversary of its founding.
By Representatives August, Nygren, Thiesfeldt, Milroy, Tauchen, Vruwink, Dittrich, Steffen, Wichgers, Mursau, Tittl, Sinicki, Wittke, Kerkman and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Cowles.
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Committee Reports
The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 524
Relating to: farmer tuition assistance grants and making an appropriation.
hist109363Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 15 - Representatives Murphy, Tranel, Wittke, Quinn, Summerfield, Petryk, Ballweg, Stafsholt, Duchow, Shankland, Billings, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Murphy, Tranel, Wittke, Quinn, Summerfield, Petryk, Ballweg, Stafsholt, Duchow, Shankland, Billings, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.
Noes: 0.
DAVID MURPHY
Chairperson
Committee on Colleges and Universities
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The committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 104
Relating to: battery or threat to an officer of the court in a tribal proceeding and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Spiros, Sortwell, Steffen, Horlacher, Schraa, Krug, Crowley and Cabrera.
Noes: 0.
JOHN SPIROS
Chairperson
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 528
Relating to: grants to support peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs in high schools, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Jagler, Wittke, Rodriguez, Tusler, Mursau, Quinn, Ramthun, Wichgers, Bowen, Considine, L. Myers and Vruwink.
Noes: 0.
JEREMY THIESFELDT
Chairperson
Committee on Education
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The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 178
Relating to: eligibility for physician, dentist, and health care provider educational loan assistance programs.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Sanfelippo, Kurtz, Rodriguez, Edming, Skowronski, Wichgers, Murphy, VanderMeer, Felzkowski, Magnafici, Kolste, Subeck, Anderson and Vining.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Sanfelippo, Kurtz, Rodriguez, Edming, Skowronski, Wichgers, Murphy, VanderMeer, Felzkowski and Magnafici.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Kolste, Subeck, Anderson and Vining.
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Sanfelippo, Kurtz, Rodriguez, Edming, Skowronski, Murphy, VanderMeer, Felzkowski, Magnafici, Kolste, Subeck, Anderson and Vining.
Noes: 1 - Representative Wichgers.
Assembly Bill 304
Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
hist109355Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 12 - Representatives Sanfelippo, Kurtz, Rodriguez, Edming, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Felzkowski, Magnafici, Kolste, Subeck, Anderson and Vining.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Wichgers and Murphy.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Sanfelippo, Kurtz, Rodriguez, Edming, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Felzkowski, Magnafici, Kolste, Subeck, Anderson and Vining.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Wichgers and Murphy.
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Sanfelippo, Kurtz, Rodriguez, Edming, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Felzkowski, Magnafici, Subeck, Anderson and Vining.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Wichgers, Murphy and Kolste.
JOE SANFELIPPO
Chairperson
Committee on Health
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The committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 410
Relating to: coverage of services under Medical Assistance provided through telehealth and other technologies, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Summerfield, Brooks, Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers, Kolste and Anderson.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Summerfield, Brooks, Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers, Kolste and Anderson.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Summerfield, Brooks, Neylon, Dittrich, Wichgers, Kolste and Anderson.
Noes: 0.
