2020-02-13 Assembly Journal

Committee on Education

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The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 712

Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate.

hist117651 Passage:

Ayes: 16 - Representatives Kuglitsch, Steffen, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Petersen, Tauchen, Tranel, Oldenburg, Petryk, Neylon, B. Meyers, Crowley, Subeck, Stuck, Fields and Vorpagel.

Noes: 0.

hist117652 To committee on Rules.

MIKE KUGLITSCH

Chairperson

Committee on Energy and Utilities

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The committee on Environment reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 701

Relating to: a general permit for hydrologic restoration projects and creating a hydrologic restoration and management advisory council.

hist117415 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

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

Noes: 0.

hist117416 Passage as amended:

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

Noes: 0.

hist117417 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 793

Relating to: priorities and criteria for the municipal flood control and riparian restoration program and amending administrative rules.

hist117434 Passage:

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

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

hist117435 To committee on Rules.

JOEL KITCHENS

Chairperson

Committee on Environment

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The committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations reports and recommends:

Assembly Joint Resolution 77

Relating to: convention of the States for one or more Constitutional amendments restraining abuses of power by the federal government.

hist117418 Adoption:

Ayes: 5 - Representatives Vorpagel, Schraa, Kerkman, Hutton and Horlacher.

Noes: 2 - Representatives C. Taylor and L. Myers.

hist117419 To committee on Rules.

TYLER VORPAGEL

Chairperson

Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations

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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 789

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

hist117465 Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:

Ayes: 13 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu and Erpenbach; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma and Zimmerman.

Noes: 3 - Senators Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Goyke.

hist117466 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 16 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.

Noes: 0.

hist117467 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 790

Relating to: county conservation staffing and making an appropriation.

hist117468 Passage:

Ayes: 16 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.

Noes: 0.

hist117469 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 792

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

hist117470 Passage:

Ayes: 16 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.

Noes: 0.

hist117471 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 795

Relating to: grants and funding for water stewardship certification, a grazing coordinator position, producer-led watershed protection grants, lake protection, soil and water conservation, and crop insurance premium rebates for cover crops; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.

hist117472 Passage:

Ayes: 16 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.

Noes: 0.

hist117473 To committee on Rules.

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.

hist117474 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 16 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.

Noes: 0.

hist117475 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 16 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.

Noes: 0.

hist117476 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 798

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

hist117477 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel and LeMahieu; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma and Zimmerman.

Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Goyke.

hist117478 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel and LeMahieu; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma and Zimmerman.

Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Goyke.