WEDNESDAY, August 7, 2019
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Amendments Offered
hist104321Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 190 offered by Representatives Tusler and Ohnstad. _____________
Administrative Rules
Relating to laboratory accreditation and affecting small business.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
hist104100Report received from Agency, July 22, 2019. Referred on August 5, 2019.
Relating to chiropractic practice.
Submitted by Chiropractic Examining Board.
hist104150Report received from Agency, July 24, 2019. Referred on August 7, 2019.
Relating to preservation of patient health care records.
Submitted by Dentistry Examining Board.
hist104151Report received from Agency, July 24, 2019. Referred on August 7, 2019.
Relating to chiropractic preceptorship.
Submitted by Chiropractic Examining Board.
hist104152Report received from Agency, July 24, 2019. Referred on August 7, 2019.
Relating to use of pharmaceutical agents by licensed optometrists.
Submitted by Department of Safety and Professional Services.
hist104153Report received from Agency, July 24, 2019. Referred on August 7, 2019.
Relating to the examination on the treatment and management of ocular disease.
Submitted by Optometry Examining Board.
hist104154Report received from Agency, July 24, 2019. Referred on August 7, 2019.
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
August 6, 2019
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bill, originating in the Assembly, has been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
Respectfully submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
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Pursuant to s. 35.095 (1)(b), Wisconsin Statutes, the following 2019 Act has been published: Act Number Bill Number Publication Date
hist104374Wisconsin Act 18 Assembly Bill 275 August 7, 2019 _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
August 6, 2019
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bills have been vetoed in their entirety and were returned to the Assembly:
Bill Number Date of Veto
Respectfully submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
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Governor’s Veto Messages
August 6, 2019
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 273 in its entirety.
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to maintain a list of at least seven subbase materials and their associated thicknesses needed to provide equivalent structural support of a highway improvement. It further allows all bidders to base their bids on this list of subbase materials unless the engineer of a project specifies, in writing, his or her determination to prohibit one or more subbases from the project.
I am vetoing this bill in its entirety because I object to law changes that are both unnecessary and cumbersome. As acknowledged in the bill's nonstatutory provision, the department already specifies a list of equivalent materials for road projects. Department engineers likewise already determine what subbases are appropriate for each individual project. Requiring the department to also specify in writing which of the listed subbases would be inappropriate for a project creates unnecessary administrative duties.
Respectfully submitted,
Tony Evers
Governor
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August 6, 2019
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 284 in its entirety.
This bill would require the Department of Transportation to develop a discretionary merit compensation (DMC) award program for the purpose of providing lump sum awards to classified employees under the DMC program currently administered by the Department of Administration.
I am vetoing this bill in its entirety because I object to this encroachment on the Department of Administration's authority to administer state employee compensation policy pursuant to the provisions of the compensation plan, as approved by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations. Furthermore, this bill is unnecessary. The Department of Transportation already participates in the DMC program administered by the Department of Administration, which provides a means for the department to financially reward employees who have excelled in any number of ways, including identifying cost-saving and efficiency-improving measures.
