2020-02-10 Assembly Journal

Assembly Bill 796

Relating to: creating a pilot grant program for farmers to reduce nitrate loading, funding research for nitrate loading reduction methods, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

hist116630 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 13 - Representatives Tauchen, Novak, Kurtz, Tranel, VanderMeer, Mursau, Edming, Pronschinske, Plumer, Considine, Vruwink, Kolste and Spreitzer.

Noes: 0.

hist116631 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 15 - Representatives Tauchen, Novak, Kurtz, Tranel, Kitchens, VanderMeer, Mursau, Edming, Pronschinske, Plumer, Considine, Vruwink, L. Myers, Kolste and Spreitzer.

Noes: 0.

hist116632 To joint committee on Finance.

GARY TAUCHEN

Chairperson

Committee on Agriculture

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The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 684

Relating to: veteran-related tuition grants for certain veterans and dependents enrolled in private nonprofit institutions of higher education and making an appropriation.

hist116616 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 15 - Representatives Murphy, Tranel, Wittke, Quinn, Summerfield, Petryk, Ballweg, Krug, Stafsholt, Duchow, Shankland, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Noes: 1 - Representative Billings.

hist116617 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 16 - Representatives Murphy, Tranel, Wittke, Quinn, Summerfield, Petryk, Ballweg, Krug, Stafsholt, Duchow, Shankland, Billings, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Noes: 0.

hist116618 To joint committee on Finance.

Assembly Bill 800

Relating to: supporting the Center for Watershed Science and Education, creating a hydrogeologist position, funding research on phosphorus recovery and reuse, creating grant programs for counties to test wells and provide public education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

hist116639 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 16 - Representatives Murphy, Tranel, Wittke, Quinn, Summerfield, Petryk, Ballweg, Krug, Stafsholt, Duchow, Shankland, Billings, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Noes: 0.

hist116640 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 16 - Representatives Murphy, Tranel, Wittke, Quinn, Summerfield, Petryk, Ballweg, Krug, Stafsholt, Duchow, Shankland, Billings, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Noes: 0.

hist116641 To joint committee on Finance.

Assembly Bill 801

Relating to: funding a University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation.

hist116642 Passage:

Ayes: 16 - Representatives Murphy, Tranel, Wittke, Quinn, Summerfield, Petryk, Ballweg, Krug, Stafsholt, Duchow, Shankland, Billings, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Noes: 0.

hist116643 To joint committee on Finance.

DAVID MURPHY

Chairperson

Committee on Colleges and Universities

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The committee on Environment reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 792

Relating to: expanding the clean sweep program to include collection of certain fire fighting foams and making an appropriation.

hist116626 Passage:

Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kitchens, Oldenburg, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.

Noes: 0.

hist116627 To joint committee on Finance.

Assembly Bill 798

Relating to: biomanipulation projects to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments and making an appropriation.

hist116633 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kitchens, Oldenburg, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.

Noes: 0.

hist116634 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 7 - Representatives Kitchens, Oldenburg, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch and Krug.

Noes: 4 - Representatives Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.

hist116635 To joint committee on Finance.

JOEL KITCHENS

Chairperson

Committee on Environment

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The committee on Government Accountability and Oversight reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 799

Relating to: creating an office of water policy and making an appropriation.

hist116636 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 9 - Representatives Steffen, Brandtjen, Krug, Wichgers, Kuglitsch, August, Hutton, Vruwink and Billings.

Noes: 2 - Representatives Pope and Sinicki.

hist116637 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 10 - Representatives Steffen, Brandtjen, Krug, Wichgers, Kuglitsch, August, Hutton, Sinicki, Vruwink and Billings.

Noes: 1 - Representative Pope.

hist116638 To joint committee on Finance.

DAVID STEFFEN

Chairperson

Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight

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The committee on Rural Development reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 789

Relating to: the well compensation grant program and making an appropriation.

hist116621 Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives VanderMeer, Kulp, Novak, Kurtz, Quinn, Oldenburg, Pronschinske and Plumer.

Noes: 4 - Representatives Vruwink, Milroy, Considine and B. Meyers.

hist116622 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 12 - Representatives VanderMeer, Kulp, Novak, Kurtz, Quinn, Oldenburg, Pronschinske, Plumer, Vruwink, Milroy, Considine and B. Meyers.

Noes: 0.

hist116623 To joint committee on Finance.

NANCY VANDERMEER

Chairperson

Committee on Rural Development