Chairperson
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
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The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 221
Relating to: exempting from taxation the pension benefits of certain retired federal employees.
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Macco, Wittke, Kerkman, Petersen, Kulp, Ramthun, Dittrich, Brooks, Ohnstad, Haywood and McGuire.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Macco, Wittke, Kerkman, Petersen, Kulp, Ramthun, Dittrich, Brooks, Ohnstad, Haywood and McGuire.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 717
Relating to: increasing the net capital loss deduction.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Macco, Wittke, Kerkman, Petersen, Kulp, Ramthun, Dittrich, Brooks, Riemer, Ohnstad, Haywood and McGuire.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Macco, Wittke, Kerkman, Petersen, Kulp, Ramthun, Dittrich and Brooks.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Riemer, Ohnstad, Haywood and McGuire.
JOHN MACCO
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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Action on the Senate Message
Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to increase state expenditures (first consideration).
By Senators Craig, Stroebel, Darling, LeMahieu, Tiffany, Fitzgerald, Feyen, Nass, Kooyenga, Kapenga, Wanggaard, Jacque and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Kuglitsch, Sanfelippo, August, Skowronski, Gundrum, Quinn, Katsma, Knodl, Brooks, Duchow, Ramthun, Vorpagel, Krug, Brandtjen, James, Sortwell, Allen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Tusler.
Senate Bill 47
Relating to: entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty.
By Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Cowles, Marklein, Nass and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Ramthun, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Wichgers and Zimmerman.
Senate Bill 96
Relating to: actions for excessive property tax assessments.
By Joint Legislative Council
Senate Bill 105
Relating to: the applicability of the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law.
By Senators LeMahieu, Bewley, Cowles, Kooyenga, Marklein and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Brooks, Katsma, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler and Vorpagel.
Senate Bill 215
Relating to: time limits for correcting violations found by the environmental compliance audit program.
By Senators Jacque, Cowles and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Brandtjen, Knodl, Kulp, Skowronski, Tusler and Wichgers.
Senate Bill 235
Relating to: stalking.
By Senators Jacque, Carpenter, Larson, Risser and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Stuck, Anderson, Crowley, Kulp, B. Meyers, Mursau, Ohnstad, Ramthun, Sargent, Sinicki, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt and Vruwink.
Senate Bill 277
Relating to: sourcing materials from within the right-of-way of a highway improvement project.
By Senators Tiffany, Craig, Feyen, Jacque, Marklein, Nass, Wanggaard, Stroebel and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Felzkowski, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Hutton, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Neylon, Ott, Quinn, Ramthun, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Plumer and Allen.
Senate Bill 300
Relating to: establishing a tick-borne disease study committee.
By Senators Cowles, Miller, Hansen, Kapenga, Larson, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Smith and Tiffany; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Milroy, Anderson, Crowley, Edming, Gruszynski, Hesselbein, Kulp, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Ott, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Snyder, Spreitzer, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Tusler.
Senate Bill 525
Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty.
By Senators Jacque, Miller and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Sargent, Dittrich, Edming, Skowronski, Sinicki and Tusler.
Senate Bill 541
Relating to: reports on bills requiring occupational licenses.
By Senators Kapenga, Craig, Darling, Kooyenga, Stroebel and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Dittrich, Gundrum, Horlacher, Knodl, Kulp, Murphy, Novak, Skowronski, Sortwell, Tusler and Thiesfeldt.
Senate Bill 690
Relating to: biennial reports regarding fees charged by executive state agencies.
By Senators Bernier and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Allen, Steffen, Kulp, Ramthun, Brooks, Dittrich, Wichgers, Knodl, Tusler and Gundrum.
Senate Bill 764
Relating to: modifying an administrative rule of the Department of Safety and Professional Services regarding renewal of a registered electrician enrollment for a youth apprentice.
By Senators Feyen and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa and Petryk.
Senate Bill 769
Relating to: theft of a vehicle; victim impact panels; increased penalties for reckless driving; increased penalties for fleeing an officer; and providing a penalty.
By Senators Kapenga, Kooyenga, Fitzgerald, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Nass, Stroebel and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Sanfelippo, Knodl, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kuglitsch, Neylon, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Skowronski, Tittl, Wichgers and Dittrich.
Senate Bill 771
Relating to: grants to political subdivisions for additional policing and strategic planning to combat crime and making an appropriation.
By Senators Darling, Fitzgerald and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Knodl and Sanfelippo.
Assembly Bill 285
Relating to: bidding procedures for highway improvements.
By Representatives Sanfelippo, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Gundrum, Hutton, Jagler, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Neylon, Ott, Quinn, Ramthun, Sortwell, Tusler, Wichgers and Plumer; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Jacque, Nass, Stroebel and Bernier.
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