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To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 396

Relating to: fees for obtaining the official voter registration list.

By Representatives Binsfeld, Gustafson, Bodden, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Donovan, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, Schmidt, Steffen, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Tomczyk, Stroebel, Nass and Jacque.

To committee on Campaigns and Elections.

Assembly Bill 397

Relating to: determining the lawful presence of a person arrested for or charged with a crime or certain civil violations.

By Representatives Gundrum, Armstrong, Bodden, Brooks, Dittrich, Penterman, Rettinger, Wichgers and Edming; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Jacque and Nass.

To committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Assembly Bill 398

Relating to: participants in clinical research trials.

By Representatives Gundrum, Armstrong, Dittrich, Murphy, Penterman, Rettinger and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Ballweg and Knodl.

To committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.

Assembly Bill 399

Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for various items used in the care of babies.

By Representatives Steffen, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Callahan, Clancy, Donovan, Edming, Hurd, Green, Gustafson, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Sinicki, Subeck, Wichgers and Joers; cosponsored by Senators James and Ballweg.

To committee on Ways and Means.

Assembly Bill 400

Relating to: prorated University of Wisconsin System housing and meal plan contracts.

By Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Bodden, Brooks, Dittrich, Gundrum, Gustafson, Magnafici, Penterman and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara, Knodl and Tomczyk.

To committee on Colleges and Universities.

Assembly Bill 401

Relating to: performance grants based on improving employment rates for individuals on probation, parole, or extended supervision.

By Representatives Callahan, Krug, Baldeh, Donovan, Moses, Mursau, Schmidt and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger and Knodl.

To committee on Corrections.

Assembly Bill 402

Relating to: requiring universal changing stations in certain buildings, creating a tax credit for installation of the stations, and making an appropriation.

By Representatives Vining, J. Anderson, Emerson, Andraca, Bare, Behnke, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Drake, Goyke, Hong, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Agard, Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson, Spreitzer and Taylor.

To committee on State Affairs.

Assembly Bill 403

Relating to: restrictions on the revenue ceiling for school districts.

By Representatives Green, Armstrong, Binsfeld, C. Anderson, Considine, Dittrich, Doyle, Goeben, S. Johnson, Novak, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Sapik, Schmidt, Shankland, Steffen and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, Larson, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer and Quinn.

To committee on Education.

Assembly Bill 404

Relating to: open period to select medicare supplement policy.

By Representatives Subeck, Jacobson, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bare, Cabrera, Conley, Drake, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shelton, Snodgrass, Stubbs and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Roys, Taylor, Hesselbein, Spreitzer and Larson.

To committee on Insurance.

Assembly Bill 405

Relating to: grant to The Ability Center for a project to convert a park in southeast Wisconsin for the provision of recreation and rehabilitation opportunities for individuals with disabilities and making an appropriation.

By Representatives Michalski, Maxey, Vining and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senator Hutton.

To joint committee on Finance.

Assembly Bill 406

Relating to: adopting changes to the federal Internal Revenue Code for state tax purposes.

By Representative Katsma; cosponsored by Senator Marklein.

To committee on Ways and Means.

To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.

Assembly Bill 407

Relating to: advertising real property as for sale by owner.

By Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Macco, O'Connor and Schmidt; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Knodl, Nass and Roys.

To committee on Housing and Real Estate.

Assembly Bill 408

Relating to: a tax credit for transportation services for blind workers.

By Representatives Steffen, Armstrong, Andraca, Baldeh, Cabrera, Donovan, Goeben, S. Johnson, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Schmidt, Sinicki, Subeck, Wichgers and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Hesselbein, Nass and Taylor.

To committee on Ways and Means.

Assembly Bill 409

Relating to: designating a bridge in Pierce County as the Eisenhower Bridge of Valor.

By Representative Petryk; cosponsored by Senator Stafsholt.

To committee on Transportation.

Assembly Bill 410

Relating to: ratification of the PA Licensure Compact.

By Representatives VanderMeer, Magnafici, Considine, Armstrong, Baldeh, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Joers, Kitchens, Maxey, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Schmidt, Spiros, Stubbs, Summerfield, Tittl, Wichgers and Plumer; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Hutton, Marklein, Quinn, Spreitzer, Tomczyk and Larson.

To committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.

Assembly Bill 411

Relating to: excusing certain persons from jury service.

By Representatives Plumer, Binsfeld, Baldeh, Cabrera, Melotik, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Rodriguez, Schmidt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Marklein and Taylor.

To committee on Judiciary.

Assembly Bill 412

Relating to: battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Sortwell, Steffen, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Gustafson, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Ballweg, Marklein and Tomczyk.

To committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Assembly Bill 413

Relating to: prohibiting institutions of higher education from conducting gain of function research on potentially pandemic pathogens, requiring reporting of the intention to conduct research on potentially pandemic pathogens, and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Murphy and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Nass.

To committee on Colleges and Universities.

Assembly Bill 414

Relating to: public funds for substantially identical materials distributed by state senators and representatives to the assembly prior to a general election and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Steffen, Murphy, O'Connor, Pronschinske, Sinicki and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Marklein and Nass.

To committee on Campaigns and Elections.

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Committee Reports

The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 386

Relating to: lowering the individual income tax rates in the third bracket and increasing and expanding the retirement income subtraction.

Passage:

Ayes: 9 - Representatives Macco, Brooks, Armstrong, Binsfeld, Callahan, Dittrich, Gustafson, Snyder and Ohnstad.

Noes: 3 - Representatives Conley, Riemer and Baldeh.

To committee on Rules.

Assembly Joint Resolution 66

Relating to: requiring a supermajority in each house of the legislature for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration).