The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met on July 21, 2010 at the State Capitol to hear testimony on Clearinghouse Rule 09-112, relating to runoff pollution performance standards and prohibitions, the targeted runoff management grant program and the urban nonpoint source and storm water management grant programs, and affecting small business.

The Assembly Committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs held an informational hearing on June 15, 2010 at the State Capitol. During the hearing, Gary Evenson, Public Service Commission Division Administrator of Telecommunications, gave testimony on the Wisconsin broadband map and the issues facing rural broadband mapping in Wisconsin.

The Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection held a public hearing on May 18, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Clearinghouse Rule 09-105 relating to weights and measures regulation, licensing, and fees.

The Assembly Committee on Forestry held an informational hearing on April 22, 2010 at the State Capitol. Bill Matthias of Wascott, WI, author of "Monster Fire at Minong - Wisconsin's Five Mile Tower Fire of 1977," shared his personal experience with this fire, interviews and eyewitness accounts he has collected.

The Assembly Committee on Agriculture held an executive session and a public hearing on April 19, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Senate Bill 268 relating to the location of facilities in which rendering, animal food processing, or grease processing is conducted; Assembly Bill 740 relating to growing and processing industrial hemp, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 279 relating to registration of livestock premises; Senate Bill 268 relating to the location of facilities in which rendering, animal food processing, or grease processing is conducted; Assembly Bill 743 relating to processing certain applications for farmland preservation agreements.

Continued coverage.

The Assembly Committee on Education held a public hearing on April 14, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 915 relating to authorizing the state superintendent to withhold payments from a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program if the private school is in arrears or default in contractual payments; Assembly Bill 943 relating to adopting the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and making an appropriation.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held a public hearing on April 14, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 924 relating to law enforcement standards and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 925 relating to discharging a firearm within 100 yards of a building devoted to human occupancy while in waters adjacent to land owned by another person and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 511 relating to requiring a person arrested for a felony or a juvenile taken into custody for certain sexual assault offenses to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis, inclusion of the analysis results in the Department of Justice deoxyribonucleic acid data bank, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 613 relating to aiding a felon and providing penalties.

The Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection held a public hearing and an informational hearing on April 7, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 856 relating to raffles; Assembly Bill 842 relating to requiring bittering agents in certain engine coolants and antifreeze and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 903 relating to safety standards for movable soccer goals, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty; A DATCP representative talked about DATCP's Consumer Protection division and answered committee member's questions.

The Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions held an executive session and a public hearing on April 7, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Senate Bill 286 relating to collection agencies; Assembly Bill 819 relating to prohibiting social security numbers on instruments under the corporate registration system and on records under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code; Assembly Bill 850 relating to defining political subdivision of a state for purposes of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law; Assembly Bill 816 relating to state contracts with financial institutions with foreclosures in the state.

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing on April 6, 2010 at the State Capitol the following items: Assembly Bill 820 relating to exempting attorneys from regulation as adjustment service companies; Assembly Bill 815 relating to physical examinations and discovery of patients' records in civil actions.

The Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held an executive session and a public hearing on April 6, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Joint Resolution 8 relating to taxation of principal homesteads of individuals (first consideration); Assembly Bill 908 relating to creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for interest paid on certain student loans; Assembly Bill 909 relating to an income and franchise tax credit for new small businesses that hire interns.

The Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts held an executive session and public hearing on April 1, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Senate Bill 475 relating to reimbursement of counties and Indian tribes for unexpected or unusually high-cost out-of-home care placements of Indian juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent by tribal courts and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 793 relating to animals taken into custody; Assembly Bill 732 relating to the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance is subject to circuit court or municipal court jurisdiction rather than juvenile court jurisdiction; creating a community youth and family aids surcharge; authorizing the Department of Corrections to set the youth aids daily rates for care of a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility or a treatment facility; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 854 relating to prohibiting consideration of any conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held an executive session and a public hearing on April 1, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 747 relating to crimes against animals and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 769 relating to evidentiary recordings of persons under the age of 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct and attempt of certain sex crimes against children and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 775 relating to throwing or expelling a bodily substance at a public safety worker and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 785 relating to an integrated crime alert network and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 896 relating to collection of deoxyribonucleic acid samples and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 893 relating to submission of biological specimens for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held an executive session and a public hearing on March 31, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 844 relating to groundwater management, water conservation, and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 733 relating to the deadlines, for applying for assistance and closing loans under the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program; Assembly Bill 818 relating to notices concerning construction near or on lakes, streams, or wetlands that are given to applicants for building permits and other construction approvals, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to furnish informational brochures about wetlands laws, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to provide evaluations and statements about whether certain land contains wetlands, and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 852 relating to general permits for certain wetland restoration activities and providing a penalty; Senate Bill 348 relating to declarations creating marina condominiums and technical corrections to the laws governing marina condominiums.

The Assembly Committee on Rural Economic Development held a public hearing on March 30, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 859 relating to semiannual meetings of small winery cooperative wholesalers; Assembly Bill 628 relating to the sale of unpasteurized milk, buttermilk, butter, and cream.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held a public hearing on March 30, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 828 relating to allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to determine an illness or injury and complete forms for the purpose of medical review related to motor vehicle operator's licenses, allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to treat minors for sexually transmitted diseases, and allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to determine disability for the purpose of issuing certain hunting permits.

The Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business held an executive session and a public hearing on March 30, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 898 relating to trial job program and transitional jobs demonstration project and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 794 relating to nonrefundable individual and corporate income and franchise tax credits for purchasing a thermal biomass heating system and fuel for such a system, property tax exemptions for thermal biomass heating systems and facilities used to store fuel for such systems, and a sales and use tax exemption for purchasing a thermal biomass heating system; Assembly Bill 843 relating to energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, energy and environmental design standards for state buildings, structures, and facilities, energy and environmental design standards for school district facilities and other local government buildings, leasing of state buildings, structures, and facilities, standards for the construction and use of graywater systems, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 864 relating to authorizing the Department of Commerce to certify for tax benefits a business located in an enterprise zone and having a Wisconsin supply chain; Assembly Bill 898 relating to trial job program and transitional jobs demonstration project and making an appropriation.

The Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions held a public hearing on March 24, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Senate Bill 286 relating to collection agencies; Assembly Bill 819 relating to prohibiting social security numbers on instruments under the corporate registration system and on records under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code; Assembly Bill 850 relating to defining political subdivision of a state for purposes of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources met on March 24, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 733 relating to the deadlines, for applying for assistance and closing loans under the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program; Assembly Bill 818 relating to notices concerning construction near or on lakes, streams, or wetlands that are given to applicants for building permits and other construction approvals, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to furnish informational brochures about wetlands laws, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to provide evaluations and statements about whether certain land contains wetlands, and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 852 relating to general permits for certain wetland restoration activities and providing a penalty; Senate Bill 348 relating to declarations creating marina condominiums and technical corrections to the laws governing marina condominiums; Clearinghouse Rule 09-077 relating to ensuring that lands acquired with funding from the stewardship program under ss. 23.0915 and 23.0917, Stats., are open to public hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and cross county skiing.

Continued coverage.

Continued coverage.

Continued coverage.

The Assembly Committee on Labor held a public hearing on March 24, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 831 relating to prohibiting discrimination against an employee who declines to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communication with the employer or with an agent, representative, or designee of the employer, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters; Assembly Bill 41 relating to a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority; Senate Bill 1 relating to a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 885 relating to creation of a wage council to study and make recommendations concerning increases in the living wage, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 884 relating to various changes in the unemployment insurance law and providing a penalty.
Assembly Bill 875 relating to restoring the Minority Business Development Board and the Minority Business Grant and Loan Program.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held an executive session on March 24, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 877 relating to duties of physicians and of the Medical Examining Board and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 878 relating to a grant for providing assistance to individuals to obtain and maintain health care benefits and making an appropriation.

The Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs held a public hearing on March 23, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 674 relating to allowing a village in Dane County meeting specified criteria to exceed its retail liquor license quota by issuing three additional retail licenses; Assembly Bill 703 relating to correcting errors in the assessment of counties and taxation districts by the Department of Revenue; Assembly Bill 721 relating to public, educational, and governmental access channel requirements for video service providers and interim cable operators; Senate Bill 399 relating to authorizing two or more cities, villages, towns, or counties, or a combination of such political subdivisions, to create a commission to issue conduit revenue bonds and exercise eminent domain authority and exempting from taxation interest on such bonds; Assembly Bill 832 relating to maximum amount of funeral and burial expenses under the funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses program; Assembly Bill 661 relating to county and municipal expenditures for emergency services; Assembly Bill 834 relating to comprehensive planning.

Continued coverage.

Continued coverage.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety held a public hearing on March 23, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 737 relating to weapons authorized for use under certain hunting approvals, prohibiting certain persons from obtaining or using hunting approvals, authorizing issuance of archery hunting approvals and nonfirearm hunting approvals for hunting certain animals, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 841 relating to intoxicated operation of all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, motorboats, and motor vehicles, the calculation of the amount of moneys to be expended from the snowmobile account in the conservation fund for certain activities relating to snowmobile trails and routes, and providing penalties.

The Assembly Committee on Ethics and Standards of Conduct held an executive session on March 23, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Rule 21, relating to the expulsion of Jeffrey Wood, a representative from the 67th Assembly District, from membership in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The Special Committee considered amendments to Assembly Resolution 14, including the following substitute amendments:
LRBs0215/1, relating to the expulsion of Jeffrey Wood, a representative from the 67th Assembly District, in accordance with article IV, section 8, of the Wisconsin Constitution and Assembly Rule 21.
LRBs0216/1, relating to the censure of Jeffrey Wood, a representative from the 67th Assembly District, in accordance with article IV, section 8, of the Wisconsin Constitution and Assembly Rule 21.
LRBs0217/1, relating to the reprimand of Jeffrey Wood, a representative from the 67th Assembly District, in accordance with article IV, section 8, of the Wisconsin Constitution and Assembly Rule 21.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held a public hearing on March 18, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 769 relating to evidentiary recordings of persons under the age of 18 engaging in sexually explicit conduct and attempt of certain sex crimes against children and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 775 relating to throwing or expelling a bodily substance at a public safety worker and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 785 relating to an integrated crime alert network and making an appropriation.

The Assembly Committee on Children and Families held an informational hearing on March 17, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 590 relating to elimination of an exception for spiritual treatment of a child in the law criminalizing physical abuse of a child and in the laws governing the practice of medicine or surgery, the investigation of child abuse or neglect, the administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody, the election of Christian Science treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment, and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Special Committee on Ethics and Standards of Conduct held a public hearing on March 16, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Resolution 14 relating to the expulsion of Jeffrey Wood, a representative from the 67th Assembly District, from membership in the Wisconsin state assembly.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing on March 11, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 666 relating to special distinguishing registration plates supporting motorcycle safety and making appropriations; Assembly Bill 735 relating to the display of historical registration plates on special interest vehicles that are 20 or more years old and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 719 relating to motor vehicle emission inspections and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Senate Bill 287 relating to transferring ownership and jurisdiction of a municipality's highways to an American Indian tribe or agency of the United States government; Senate Bill 465 relating to the safe-ride grant program administered by the Department of Transportation; Senate Bill 374 relating to creating a commercial driver license exception for law enforcement officers operating commercial motor vehicles; Assembly Bill 724 relating to creating an ambulance operator safety program in the Department of Transportation, rules of the road applicable to the operation of ambulances, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 734 relating to the creation of a Fox Cities regional transit authority; Assembly Bill 791 relating to the creation of a La Crosse County regional transit authority; Assembly Bill 282 relating to the creation of regional transit authorities and making appropriations; Assembly Bill 723 relating to the southeastern regional transit authority, the creation of interim regional transit authorities in southeast Wisconsin, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

Continued coverage.

The Assembly Committee on Insurance held a public hearing on March 11, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 789 relating to insurance coverage of the services of behavior analysts for autism treatment; Senate Bill 127 relating to notification to the state and certain public agencies regarding a medical malpractice claim and limits on liability; Assembly Bill 179 relating to notification to the state and certain public agencies regarding a medical malpractice claim and limits on liability; Assembly Bill 811 relating to suitability of annuity contracts and granting rule-making authority; Senate Bill 513 relating to life settlements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 758 relating to life settlements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty: Senate Bill 163 relating to requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 699 relating to exempting wellness programs from unfair trade or marketing practices; Assembly Bill 701 relating to the Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact, investment guidelines for charitable gift annuity segregated accounts, Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan assessment participation, reciprocity for long-term care insurance policies, voting by fraternal members, the insurance security fund, modifications to motor vehicle insurance policy and umbrella and excess liability policy requirements, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

Continued coverage.

The Assembly Committee on Labor held a public hearing on March 10, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: UI Reserve Fund; A briefing by Department of Workforce Development staff about the solvency of the Unemployment Insurance Reserve Fund, as well as options regarding the Fund now under consideration by the Unemployment Insurance Council; Assembly Bill 792 relating to state contractual services and false claims submitted to state and local governments, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 89 relating to prohibiting the Milwaukee Public Schools from imposing residency requirements on teachers.

The Assembly Committee on Education held a public hearing on March 9, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 201 relating to the date of pupil counts in second semester of school year; Assembly Bill 557 relating to notification of school closings and reopenings; Assembly Bill 622 relating to pupils attending a school district under the Open Enrollment Program who are habitually truant; Assembly Bill 805 relating to grants to school districts for efficiency and consolidation feasibility studies, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 806 relating to the procedure for school district consolidations; Assembly Bill 807 relating to transportation aid to school districts; Assembly Bill 808 relating to student achievement guarantee in education program contracts; Assembly Bill 809 relating to transportation of private school pupils; Assembly Bill 798 relating to accepting pupils under the full-time Open Enrollment Program; Senate Bill 250 relating to accepting pupils under the full-time Open Enrollment Program.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held a floor session on March 3, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 671 relating to licensing anesthesiologist assistants and creating the Council on Anesthesiologist Assistants and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 675 relating to hospital staff privileges for and written agreements required for nurse-midwives and allowing nurse-midwives to elect to be covered under the injured patients and families compensation fund; Assembly Bill 744 relating to qualification requirements for performing surgical technology for a hospital or ambulatory surgery center.

Continued coverage.

The Assembly Special Committee on Ethics and Standards of Conduct held a public hearing on March 3, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following item: Assembly Resolution 14 relating to the expulsion of Jeffrey Wood, a representative from the 67th Assembly District, from membership in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

The Committee on Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing on March 2, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following item: Assembly Joint Resolution 109 relating to prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (first consideration).

The Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing on March 2, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 726 relating to creating a nonrefundable individual income and corporate income and franchise tax credit for contributions to certain public school programs and to private school scholarship funds; Assembly Bill 783 relating to requiring the Department of Revenue to study income tax reciprocity with the state of Minnesota.

The Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs held a public hearing on February 24, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 542 relating to treatment of abandoned employee retirement accounts under a retirement system of a 1st class city; Assembly Bill 546 relating to requiring governmental bodies of certain political subdivisions to post meeting notices and minutes on their Web sites; Assembly Bill 561 relating to eliminating the notary requirement for assessor certification renewal (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Revenue); Assembly Bill 621 relating to library boards of public libraries established in a first class city.

Continued coverage.

The Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform held a public hearing on February 17, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 619 relating to county, city, town, and village authority to create local elections boards and to regulate the financing of campaigns for county, city, town, and village offices; duties of municipal and county boards of election commissioners; and granting rule-making authority.

Continued coverage.

The Assembly Committee on Children and Families held an executive session on February 17, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Senate Bill 332 relating to submitting custody study reports to the parties and offering custody study reports in accordance with the rules of evidence; Senate Bill 375 relating to the exchange of electronic records contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Program and in the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System between the director of state courts and the Department of Children and Families and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 686 relating to modifications to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held a public hearing on February 17, 2010at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 753 relating to providing information to a firearms dealer when purchasing a handgun, authorizing the Department of Justice to prosecute violations of certain laws regulating firearms, receiving a stolen firearm, and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 713 relating to mutual assistance between tribal and county or municipal law enforcement agencies.

The Assembly Committee on Clean Energy Jobs held a public hearing on February 15, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following item: Assembly Bill 649 relating to goals for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, for construction of zero net energy buildings and for energy conservation; information, analyses, reports, education, and training concerning greenhouse gas emissions and climate change; energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; renewable energy requirements of electric utilities and retail cooperatives; requiring electric utilities to purchase renewable energy from certain renewable facilities in their service territories; authority of the Public Service Commission over nuclear power plants; motor vehicle emission limitations; a low carbon standard for transportation fuels; the Brownfield site assessment grant program, the main street program, the Brownfield’s grant program, the forward innovation fund, grants to local governments for planning activities, the transportation facilities economic assistance and development program, a model parking ordinance; surface transportation planning by the Department of Transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; environmental evaluations for transportation projects; idling limits for certain vehicles; energy conservation codes for public buildings, places of employment, one- and two-family dwellings, and agricultural facilities; design standards for state buildings; energy efficiency standards for certain consumer audio and video devices, boiler inspection requirements; greenhouse gas emissions and energy use by certain state agencies and state assistance to school districts in achieving energy efficiencies; creating an exception to local levy limits for amounts spent on energy efficiency measures; creating an energy crop reserve program; identification of private forest land, promoting sequestration of carbon in forests, qualifying practices and cost-share requirements under the forest grant program established by the Department of Natural Resources; air pollution permits for certain stationary sources reducing greenhouse gas emissions; allocating a portion of existing tax-exempt industrial development revenue bonding to clean energy manufacturing facilities and renewable power generating facilities; requiring a report on certain programs to limit greenhouse gas emissions; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Workforce Development held an informational hearing on February 11, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Putting Wisconsin Back To Work, with Tim Sheehy, President of Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce and Secretary Roberta Gassman, Department of Workforce Development.

The Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions held an executive session and a public hearing on February 10, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 447 relating to payday loan providers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 564 relating to long-term name reservation by a limited liability company (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Financial Institutions); Assembly Bill 565 relating to changing the registered office or registered agent of a limited partnership or registered limited liability partnership (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Financial Institutions); Assembly Bill 658 relating to qualifications of mortgage loan originators; Assembly Bill 687 relating to adopting revised article 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code concerning general provisions.

The Assembly Committee on Agriculture held a public hearing on February 4, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 563 relating to eliminating obsolete provisions related to the use value assessment of agricultural land (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Revenue); Assembly Bill 530 relating to managed forest land being converted to agricultural land.

The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held a public hearing on February 3, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 624 relating to the use of the terms college, university, state, and Wisconsin in the name of a school; the issuing, manufacture, or use of a false academic credential; the false use of a legitimate academic credential; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 604 relating to eligibility for academic excellence higher education scholarships;  Assembly Bill 335 relating to the consumption of alcohol beverages in public places.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held a public hearing on February 3, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 614 relating to disclosure of information by health care providers and insurers and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 653 relating to prescriptions for antimicrobial drugs for treatment of chlamydial infections, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis; Assembly Bill 659 relating to HIV testing, disclosure of HIV test results, and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 683 relating to health care plans operated by cooperative associations; Assembly Bill 675 relating to hospital staff privileges for and written agreements required for nurse-midwives and allowing nurse-midwives to elect to be covered under the injured patients and families’ compensation fund.

The Assembly Committee on Children and Families held a held a public hearing on February 3, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 359  relating to creating a refundable individual income tax credit for certain married couples; Assembly Bill 508 relating to submitting custody study reports to the parties and offering custody study reports in accordance with the rules of evidence; Assembly Bill 550 relating to the exchange of electronic records contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Program and in the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System between the director of state courts and the Department of Children and Families and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 686 relating to modifications to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; Senate Bill 332 relating to submitting custody study reports to the parties and offering custody study reports in accordance with the rules of evidence; Senate Bill 375 relating to the exchange of electronic records contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Program and in the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System between the director of state courts and the Department of Children and Families and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Clean Energy Jobs held a public hearing on February 2, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 649 relating to goals for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, for construction of zero net energy buildings and for energy conservation; information, analyses, reports, education, and training concerning greenhouse gas emissions and climate change; energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; renewable energy requirements of electric utilities and retail cooperatives; requiring electric utilities to purchase renewable energy from certain renewable facilities in their service territories; authority of the Public Service Commission over nuclear power plants; motor vehicle emission limitations; a low carbon standard for transportation fuels; the brownfield site assessment grant program, the main street program, the brownfields grant program, the forward innovation fund, grants to local governments for planning activities, the transportation facilities economic assistance and development program, a model parking ordinance; surface transportation planning by the Department of Transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; environmental evaluations for transportation projects; idling limits for certain vehicles; energy conservation codes for public buildings, places of employment, one- and two-family dwellings, and agricultural facilities; design standards for state buildings; energy efficiency standards for certain consumer audio and video devices, boiler inspection requirements; greenhouse gas emissions and energy use by certain state agencies and state assistance to school districts in achieving energy efficiencies; creating an exception to local levy limits for amounts spent on energy efficiency measures; creating an energy crop reserve program; identification of private forest land, promoting sequestration of carbon in forests, qualifying practices and cost-share requirements under the forest grant program established by the Department of Natural Resources; air pollution permits for certain stationary sources reducing greenhouse gas emissions; allocating a portion of existing tax-exempt industrial development revenue bonding to clean energy manufacturing facilities and renewable power generating facilities; requiring a report on certain programs to limit greenhouse gas emissions; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform held a public hearing on February 2, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 645 relating to the threshold for registration and reporting by groups and individuals seeking to influence referendum results; Assembly Bill 646 relating to the period for retention of certain election materials in state and local elections; Assembly Bill 528 relating to the regulation of traveling sales crews that solicit contributions for advocacy or political organizations; Assembly Bill 327 relating to contributions by state contractors, grantees, or loan recipients and their officers and substantial owners to certain elective state officials; Assembly Joint Resolution 63 relating to excluding incarcerated, disenfranchised felons from the enumeration of population for apportionment and redistricting of legislative, county, and certain other district offices (first consideration).

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held an executive session on January 27, 2010 in the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 651 relating to the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on January 27, at the State Capitol to discuss: Assembly Bill 670 relating to requiring sellers of residential real property to disclose whether the property is subject to a shoreland zoning mitigation plan.

Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts held a public hearing on January 21, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 480 relating to creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender; Assembly Bill 558 relating to the possession of a firearm by a person who has committed a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 559 relating to notice of firearm prohibition when served with notice of an injunction hearing and process for surrendering firearms following the granting of certain injunctions.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts held a public hearing on January 21, 2010 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Agriculture held an executive session on January 21, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 574 relating to lightweight utility vehicles and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 575 relating to requiring the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to establish standards for products sold as honey, prohibiting the labeling as Wisconsin certified honey of a product that has not been determined to meet the standards, prohibiting the labeling as honey of a product that does not meet the standards, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 206 relating to creating a committee to study the uses of industrial hemp.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held an executive session on January 21, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 457 relating to road closure barriers; Assembly Bill 465 relating to special distinguishing registration plates associated with the Lions Clubs of Wisconsin and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 579 relating to special distinguishing registration plates associated with Marquette University; Senate Bill 284 relating to designating and marking USH 63 as the Gaylord Nelson Highway.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held a public hearing on January 20, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 651 relating to the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs; Assembly Bill 653 relating to prescriptions for antimicrobial drugs for treatment of chlamydial infections, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis; Assembly Bill 553 relating to creating new grounds for discipline of hearing instrument specialists, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists, changing licensing requirements for audiologists, and granting rule-making authority.

Continued coverage.

Continued coverage.

The Assembly Committee on Housing held a public hearing on January 13, at the State Capitol to discuss the following agenda items: Assembly Bill 543 relating to barring landlords from requiring certain payments and from making certain claims against estates; Assembly Bill 527 relating to requirements before a sale or other transfer of a manufactured and mobile home community, providing an exemption from the real estate transfer fee, and providing a penalty; Senate Bill 87 relating to increasing the maximum annual loan amount under the property tax deferral loan program of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources Executive Session held an executive session on January 13, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items:

Assembly Bill 84 relating to membership of the Natural Resources Board;

Assembly Bill 372 relating to the disposal of solid waste from a household on the property where it is generated;

Assembly Bill 470 relating to membership of the Natural Resources Board;

Assembly Bill 495 relating to membership of the Natural Resources Board;

Assembly Bill 544 relating to prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of wheel weights and other wheel balancing products that contain lead;

Assembly Bill 578 relating to healthy and environmentally sensitive cleaning in certain buildings, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held a public hearing on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at the State Capitol on the following items: Assembly Bill 620 relating to physical fitness assessments, school nutrition, rating systems for day care centers, and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to AB620.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety Public Hearing held a public hearing on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 463; relating to requesting a person who operates a vehicle that is involved in an accident that causes death or injury to submit to a test for intoxication; Assembly Bill 390 relating to the possession and consumption of alcohol beverages by drivers and passengers on commercial quadricycles and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session on January 12, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 115 relating to directing school boards to provide instruction about the recent history of the Hmong people; Assembly Bill 140 relating to adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies; Assembly Bill 520 relating to participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations; Senate Bill 154 relating to school safety plans, pupil records, and school bullying by Joint Legislative Council; Assembly Bill 247 relating to granting high school diplomas to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities; Assembly Bill 616 relating to: school nurses and the administration of drugs to pupils.

The Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts held a public hearing at the State Capitol on Thursday, January 7, 2010 on the following items: Assembly Bill 468 relating to municipal court fees; Assembly Bill 594 relating to notifying a law enforcement agency when certain persons are released from the custody of the Department of Corrections; Assembly Bill 468 relating to municipal court fees; Assembly Bill 594 relating to notifying a law enforcement agency when certain persons are released from the custody of the Department of Corrections.

The Committee on Consumer Protection held a public hearing January 6, 2010 at the State Capitol to discuss the following items: Assembly Bill 285 relating to dispensing motor vehicle fuel for persons with disabilities, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 607 relating to requiring carbon monoxide detectors in buildings containing one or two dwelling units; Assembly Bill 383 relating to convictions disqualifying a person from holding a mortgage loan originator license; Assembly Bill 405 relating to prohibiting the manufacture and sale of bottles and cups for children that contain bisphenol A, creating labeling requirements, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife held a public hearing at the State Capitol on January 5, 2010 on the following items: Assembly Bill 577 relating to requiring the Department of Natural Resource to issue one-day fishing licenses; Assembly Bill 548 relating to possession of certain animals killed by vehicles.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held an executive session and public hearing on December 17, 2009 at the State Capitol to discuss and vote on the following bills: Assembly Bill 512, relating to health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems and Assembly Bill 591, relating to authorizing certain optometrists to dispense contact lenses that deliver a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held an executive session and public hearing on December 17, 2009 at the State Capitol to discuss and vote on the following bills: Assembly Bill 512, relating to health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems; Assembly Bill 591, relating to authorizing certain optometrists to dispense contact lenses that deliver a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent; and Assembly Bill 440 relating to licensure of dietitian nutritionists.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held an executive session and public hearing on December 17, 2009 at the State Capitol to discuss and vote on the following bills: Assembly Bill 512, relating to health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems; Assembly Bill 591, relating to authorizing certain optometrists to dispense contact lenses that deliver a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent and Assembly Bill 440 relating to licensure of dietitian nutritionists.

The Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife held an executive session on December 17, 2009 at the State Capitol to discuss Assembly Bill 371 relating to privileges under a Class A or Class B bear hunting license, and bear carcass tag and back tag requirements.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice met at the State Capitol on December 10, 2009 for a public hearing and executive session. During the public hearing, the committee heard testimony on the following items: Assembly Bill 481 relating to making crimes based on gender of victim subject to a penalty enhancer and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 518 relating to requiring a person to report a stolen or lost firearm, creating a database for stolen and lost firearms, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 549 relating to psychological evaluations for law enforcement officers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 473 relating to fees from retired law enforcement officers seeking to carry concealed weapons and making an appropriation; and Assembly Bill 474 relating to carrying concealed weapons by law enforcement officers and by retired law enforcement officers.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice's executive session held December 10, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session, the committee discussed and voted on the following items: Assembly Bill 357 relating to receiving a stolen firearm and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 503 relating to exposure to a minor and providing a penalty; and Assembly Bill 515 relating to reckless bodily harm to a child and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held an executive session and public hearing on December 3, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session, committee members discussed and voted on the following items: Senate Bill 244 relating to specific information signs on certain portions of STH 21; Assembly Bill 242 relating to the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs. During the public hearing, committee members heard testimony on the following items: Assembly Bill 48 relating to special distinguishing registration plates for groups that are military in nature and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 49 relating to special distinguishing registration plates for motorcycles owned by veterans; Assembly Bill 303 relating to special distinguishing registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty; Assembly Bill 394 relating to the color and design of special distinguishing registration plates for fire fighters and emergency medical technicians; Assembly Bill 465 relating to special distinguishing registration plates associated with the Lions Clubs of Wisconsin and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 579 relating to special distinguishing registration plates associated with Marquette University; and Assembly Bill 592 relating to registration of former military vehicles.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held a public hearing on December 2, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the hear, the committee heard testimony on the following items: Assembly Bill 588 relating to changes to the regulation of massage therapy and bodywork, creating the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Examining Board, and granting rule-making authority; and Assembly Bill 591 relating to authorizing certain optometrists to dispense contact lenses that deliver a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent.

The Assembly Committee on Insurance held a public hearing on November 24, 2009 at the State Capitol to hear testimony on Assembly Bill 525, relating to automobile insurance coverage limits and proof of financial responsibility.

The Speaker's Taskforce on Preventing Home Foreclosures held an administrative meeting on November 19, 2009 at the State Capitol to discuss "S.T.O.P. Home Foreclosures" legislation.

The Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy, and Small Business held a public hearing on November 19, 2009 at the State Capitol to discuss the issue of small business access to the Capitol. The following is a description of the issue featured on the committee's agenda: The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census calculates the number of small employers in Wisconsin to be 115,541, accounting for 98% of Wisconsin's employers and 53.4% of its private sector employment. Lack of current statistics prevents formal analysis of developments in the small business sector since the collapse of financial market in September of 2008. Private sector surveys have indicated concerns about cash flow and access to credit in small businesses. The purpose of this public hearing is to gather information about the state of cash flow and access to credit in small businesses in Wisconsin who needs credit, who gets credit, what are circumstances affecting availability and access. Because this topic covers a broad array of economic sectors, in addition to the general public, a variety of interests have been invited to participate in this public hearing including: academia, small business, financial institutions, economic developers, and governmental agencies.

The Assembly Committee on Forestry held a public hearing on the following items on November 18, 2009: Assembly Bill 531 relating to the exception to the assessment of withdrawal taxes and fees against a landowner who transfers ownership of managed forest land for siting a public safety communications tower; Assembly Bill 562 relating to the master logger certification scholarship grant program (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Natural Resources); Assembly Bill 580 relating to petitions and management plans for the designation of managed forest land; transferrals of ownership of managed forest land; establishing stumpage values, filing cutting reports, and estimating withdrawal taxes under the managed forest land program; signatures and authentication requirements for orders under the forest croplands program; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty; Senate Bill 300 relating to certain areas of land subject to managed forest land orders that were part of a parcel of land under single ownership that exceeded 8,000 acres in size.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on November 18, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing, the committee heard testimony on the following items: Assembly Bill 372 relating to the disposal of solid waste from a household on the property where it is generated; Assembly Bill 431 relating to fees charged to qualified lake associations for certain permits to control aquatic plants; Assembly Bill 544 relating to prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of wheel weights and other wheel balancing products that contain lead; and Assembly Bill 578 relating to healthy and environmentally sensitive cleaning in certain buildings, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

The Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform held an executive session and public hearing on November 17, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing, the committee heard testimony on the following items: Assembly Bill 454 relating to information concerning independent candidates for partisan office that appears on the ballot at elections; Assembly Bill 545 relating to residency of election officials; Assembly Bill 494 relating to the methodology for filing campaign finance reports in electronic format; Assembly Bill 104 relating to reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law; and Assembly Joint Resolution 29 relating to establishing a competitive election criteria for redistricting the legislature. During the executive session, the committee discussed and voted on the following items: Assembly Bill 330 relating to requirements for electors who vote by absentee ballot; Assembly Bill 406 relating to challenging the ballots of electors at polling places; Assembly Bill 454 relating to information concerning independent candidates for partisan office that appears on the ballot at elections; and Assembly Bill 545 relating to residency of election officials.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held an executive session and public hearing on November 12, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing, the committee heard testimony on the following items: Assembly Bill 373 relating to providing information to a firearms dealer when purchasing a handgun, authorizing the Department of Justice to prosecute violations of certain laws regulating firearms; Assembly Bill 503 relating to exposure to a minor and providing a penalty; and Assembly Bill 515, relating to reckless bodily harm to a child. During the executive session, committee members discussed and voted on the following items: Assembly Bill 232 relating to duties upon striking a person or an attended or occupied vehicle and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 324 relating to impersonating certain officials and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 413 relating to crimes against children committed by certain persons; and Assembly Bill 432 relating to notification requirements for persons who must register as sex offenders and who are on school premises and providing penalties.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice's executive session and public hearing on November 12, 2009 at the State Capitol.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice's executive session and public hearing on November 12, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Agriculture held a public hearing on November 12, 2009 at the State Capitol on the following agenda items: Assembly Bill 575 relating to requiring the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to establish standards for products sold as honey, prohibiting the labeling as Wisconsin certified honey of a product that has not been determined to meet the standards, prohibiting the labeling as honey of a product that does not meet the standards; Assembly Bill 206 relating to creating a committee to study the uses of industrial hemp; and Assembly Bill 574 relating to lightweight utility vehicles and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care held an informational hearing on November 12, 2009 at the State Capitol regarding the Family Care Program. Speakers from the following agencies were invited to testify: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long-Term Care, Disability Rights Wisconsin, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Community Care Inc., Milwaukee County Department on Aging, Community Health Partnership, Northern Bridges, Aging and Disability Resource Center of Portage County, Residential Services Association of Wisconsin, Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Personal Care Association, Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.

The Joint Committee on Labor held an informational meeting on November 10, 2009 at the State Capitol to discuss the Unemployment Compensation Reserve Fund. There was briefing by the Department of Workforce Development staff about the solvency of the Unemployment Insurance Reserve Fund, as well as a briefing on the options under consideration by the Unemployment Insurance Council regarding the Fund.

The Assembly Committee on Education held a public hearing on November 2, 2009 on the following items: LRB-3458/1 relating to using the results of standardized examinations to evaluate teachers and requiring the development of a teacher evaluation plan to be a mandatory subject of collective bargaining; LRB-3521/3 relating to authorizing the state superintendent of public instruction to direct a school district a school district to implement a new curriculum or instructional design, make personnel changes, or adopt accountability measures; LRB-3754/1: relating to establishing or contracting for the establishment of a charter school; LRB -3755/1 relating to authorizing the Department of Public Instruction, the University of Wisconsin System, the Technical College System, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities to study each other' education programs, requiring a written agreement concerning such studies, and requiring the establishment of a longitudinal data system of student data; and LRB-3757/1 relating to grants for improving academic achievement.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing and executive session on October 22, 2009 regarding the following items: Assembly Bill 496 prohibiting electronic text messaging while driving; Assembly Bill 438 relating to the applicability of rules of the road to private roads located in manufactured and mobile home communities; Assembly Bill 378 relating to traffic control devices used by school safety patrols; Assembly Bill 409 relating to U-turns on highways; Assembly Bill 415 relating to designating and marking a portion of USH 12 as the Stephen Ambrose Memorial Highway; Assembly Bill 455 relating to the testing of portable scales used for the enforcement of vehicle weight limitations; and Assembly Bill 456 relating to self-authentication by electronic certification of certain Department of Transportation records.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Transportation from October 22, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Children and Families held an executive session on the following items on October 21, 2009: Assembly Bill 462, relating to: prohibiting a person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing certain serious crimes or who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing a serious crime from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care provider, or from being permitted to reside at a premises where child care is provided and making an appropriation. The Assembly Committee on Children and Families held a public hearing on October 21, 2009 regarding the following items: Assembly Bill 485, relating to required judicial findings and orders when a child is placed outside the home, termination of parental rights warnings, mandatory child abuse or neglect reporters, the confidentiality of social services records, changing from day care to child care the term used to describe care and supervision for children for less than 24 hours a day, and renumbering the definition of neglect: Assembly Bill 486, relating to: requiring consultation with a child in determining and reviewing his or her permanency plan; requiring agencies, in making reasonable efforts to place a child in a permanent placement, to include efforts to place the child outside this state; requiring juvenile courts to take certain actions to expedite the interstate placement of children; requiring juvenile courts to give a child's out-of-home care provider the right to be heard in proceedings involving the child; requiring notice to relatives when a child is removed from the home; requiring reasonable efforts to place siblings together or to provide for visitation between siblings; requiring agencies to assist children in developing a plan for transition to independent living; requiring health care providers to report cases of infants with controlled substances in their bodily fluids to the agency responsible for investigating suspected child abuse or neglect; authorizing circuit court commissioners to conduct permanency plan reviews and hearings; specifying certain placements for purposes of calculating how long a child has been placed outside the home for purposes of filing a termination of parental rights petition; and permitting disclosure of information to a relative of a child for purposes of facilitating placement of the child with the relative or to a public or private agency in this state or any other state for purposes of investigating a proposed foster or adoptive placement; Assembly Bill 453, relating tothe statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on the following items on October 21, 2009 at the State Capitol: Assembly Bill 84, Assembly Bill 470, Assembly Bill 495, all relating to the membership of the Natural Resources Board.

The Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts held an Executive Session on October 20, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the Executive Session the following bills were discussed: Assembly Bill 323 relating to information provided by a person required to register as a sex offender; Assembly Bill 376 relating to restitution for misappropriation from a cemetery of certain objects relating to a veteran; Assembly Bill 410 relating to violation of the 72-hour no contract provision in domestic violence cases; Assembly Bill 411 relating to the prohibition against making, reproducing or possessing a nude depiction of a person without a person's consent; Assembly Bill 419 relating to rape shield provisions in civil proceedings, discovery and inspection of victims and witnesses, and victims rights.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held a public hearing and executive session on October 15, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 232 relating to duties upon striking a person or an attended or occupied vehicle; Assembly Bill 324 relating to impersonating certain officials; Assembly Bill 357 relating to receiving a stolen firearm; Assembly Bill 413 relating to crimes against children; and Assembly Bill 432 relating to notification requirements for persons who must register as sex offenders and who are on school premises. During the executive session the committee considered Assembly Bill 192 relating to battery to a highway construction or maintenance worker, and Assembly Bill 263 relating to requiring persons who violate certain restraining orders or injunctions to be monitored by a global positioning system.

The Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs held an informational hearing on October 14, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony from invited speakers on the availability of clinical, social, legal, and preventative services for Wisconsin veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties held a public hearing and executive session on October 14, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 219 relating to requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats, and Assembly Bill 439 relating to powersports vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers. During the executive session the committee considered Senate Bill 241 relating to modifying the definition of all-terrain vehicle.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties public hearing and executive session held on October 14, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety held a public hearing on October 13, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 96 relating to operating a motor vehicle after revocation, and Assembly Bill 287 relating to increasing the tax on fermented malt beverages to fund law enforcement grants and alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs.

The Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform held an informational hearing on October 8, 2009 at UW-Green Bay as part of the "Clean Elections Tour." The committee received testimony and input from the public on campaign finance reform. The meeting was also held via teleconference at the State Capitol in Madison where WisconsinEye recorded the event.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing and executive session on October 8, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 348 relating to the applicability of rules of the road to private roads located in manufactured and mobile home communities; Assembly Bill 378 relating to traffic control devices used by school safety patrols; Assembly Bill 409 relating to U-turns on highways and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 415 relating to designating and marking a portion of USH 12 in the city of Whitewater as the Stephen Ambrose Memorial Highway; Assembly Bill 455 relating to the testing of portable scales used for the enforcement of vehicle weight limitations; Assembly Bill 456 relating to self-authentication by electronic certification of certain Department of Transportation records; and Assembly Bill 457 relating to road closure barriers. During the executive session the committee considered Assembly Bill 341 relating to driving a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device, and Assembly Bill 362 relating to designating and marking the bridge on USH 41 across the Peshtigo River in the city of Peshtigo as the Steve Drees Memorial Bridge.

The Assembly Committee on Children and Families held an executive session and public hearing on October 7, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session the committee considered Assembly Bill 412 relating to personal liability of officers, directors, and employees of child care providers, and Assembly Bill 428 relating to public disclosure of certain information when child abuse or neglect results in death or serious injury or involves aggravated circumstances or when a child in an out-of-home placement commits suicide or is sexually abused by a caregiver. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 462 relating to prohibiting a person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing certain serious crimes or who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing a serious crime from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care provider, or from being permitted to reside at a premises where child care is provided.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Children and Families executive session and public hearing held on October 7, 2009 at the State Capitol.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Children and Families executive session and public hearing held on October 7, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions and the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection held a joint informational hearing and a joint public hearing on October 7, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the informational hearing, the committees heard testimony from invited speakers on the topic of payday lending.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions and the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection joint informational hearing held on October 7, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committees heard testimony from invited speakers on the topic of payday lending.

The Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions and the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection held a joint public hearing on October 7, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committees heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 55 relating to finance charges for certain motor vehicle title and payday loans; Assembly Bill 310 relating to motor vehicle title loans; Assembly Bill 311 relating to payday loans; Assembly Bill 392 relating to finance charges for licensed lenders; and Assembly Bill 447 relating to payday loan providers.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety held a public hearing on October 6, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 390 relating to the possession and consumption of alcohol beverages by drivers and passengers on commercial quadricycles, and Assembly Bill 346 relating to penalties for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held an executive session and public hearing on October 1, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session the committee considered: Assembly Bill 241 relating to retail theft and proof of ownership for flea market sales; Assembly Bill 269 relating to causing injury to a law enforcement officer while resisting or attempting to flea; Assembly Bill 351 relating to the duty to stop at the scene of, and to report, a motor vehicle accident; and Assembly Bill 365 relating to admitting prior testimony of a felony victim at a probation, parole, or extended supervision revocation hearing. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 340 relating to restricting access to and limiting information contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Programs.

The Assembly Committee on Children and Families held an executive session and public hearing on September 30, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session the committee considered Assembly Bill 421 relating to Indian child welfare. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 412 relating to personal liability of officers, directors, and employees of child care providers, and Assembly Bill 428 relating to public disclosure of certain information when child abuse or neglect results in death or serious injury or involves aggravated circumstances or when a child in an out-of-home placement commits suicide or is sexually abused by a caregiver.

Continued coverage of The Assembly Committee on Children and Families executive session and public hearing held on September 30, 2009.

The Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties held an informational hearing on September 30, 2009 at the Wisconsin Dells Visitor and Convention Bureau in Wisconsin Dells. The committee sought input about the status of the tourism industry in Wisconsin and advice about what the state could do to aid the tourism industry.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held a public hearing on September 30, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 275 relating to the Physical Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board, and Assembly Bill 366 relating to probation for certain drunken driving offenses.

The Assembly Committee on Agriculture held an informational hearing and public hearing on September 24, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the informational hearing the committee heard testimony from invited speakers regarding current Wisconsin milk prices and competition with the producers. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 417 relating to requirements for initial licensure as a veterinarian; Assembly Bill 418 relating to a county fair coordinator; Assembly Bill 161 relating to reimbursement for damages caused by dogs and the use of funds derived from the licensing of dogs; and Assembly Bill 430 relating to making October 10, William D. Hoard Day, a legal holiday.

The Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife held a public hearing and executive session on September 23, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 377 relating to killing or harming with a motor vehicle or motorboat wild animals; Clearinghouse Rule 09-024 relating to hunting, trapping and wildlife rehabilitation; and Clearinghouse Rule 09-042 relating to the 2009 migratory game bird seasons and waterfowl hunting zones. During the executive session the committee considered: Assembly Bill 332 relating to authorizing the use of airguns and crossbows under certain hunting licenses; Assembly Bill 355 relating to hunting of deer during the open bow hunting season; Clearinghouse Rule 09-024 relating to hunting, trapping and wildlife rehabilitation; and Clearinghouse Rule 09-042 relating to the 2009 migratory game bird seasons and waterfowl hunting zones.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife public hearing and executive session held on September 23, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts held a public hearing on September 23, 2009 at the State Capitol. The public hearing followed a joint informational hearing with the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing on the Mental Health Audit. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 323 relating to information provided by a person required to register as a sex offender; Assembly Bill 376 relating to restitution for misappropriation from a cemetery of certain objects that relate to a veteran; Assembly Bill 410 relating to violation of the 72-hour no contact provision in domestic violence cases; Assembly Bill 411 relating to the prohibition against making, reproducing, or possessing a nude depiction of a person without the person's consent; Assembly Bill 419 relating to rape shield provisions in civil proceedings, discovery and inspection of victims and witnesses, and victims rights; and Assembly Bill 420 relating to sentencing credit for time served on parole or under extended supervision.

The Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform held a public hearing on September 15, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on: Assembly Joint Resolution 26 relating to terms of office for members of the senate and assembly; Assembly Bill 330 relating to requirements for electors who vote by absentee ballot; and Assembly Bill 406 relating to challenging the ballots of electors at polling places.

The Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security held a public hearing on September 15, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 343 relating to expanding the secretary of revenue's authority to waive or reduce interest or penalties; Assembly Joint Resolution 63 relating to excluding incarcerated, disenfranchised felons from the enumeration of population for apportionment and redistricting of legislative, county, and certain other district offices; and Assembly Joint Resolution 65 relating to different property tax levy rates for parts of cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts added by attachments to school districts, consolidations, and boundary changes under cooperative agreements.

The Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care held a public hearing on September 10, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 259 relating to the care and treatment of persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia in residential care facilities, and Assembly Bill 389 relating to requiring nursing homes to notify residents of certain alleged violations.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care public hearing held on September 10, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Insurance held a public hearing on September 10, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 24 relating to insurance coverage of modifications to undamaged portions of property to match repaired portions of property, Assembly Bill 217 relating to requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening, Assembly Bill 331 relating to insurance coverage of orthotic and prosthetic devices, and Assembly Bill 369 relating to social and financial impact reports.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing and executive session on September 10, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 242 relating to the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs, Assembly Bill 341 relating to driving a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device, and Assembly Bill 362 relating to designating and marking the bridge on USH 41 across the Peshtigo River in the city of Peshtigo as the Steven Drees Memorial Bridge. During the executive session the committee considered Assembly Bill 230 relating to electronic access by law enforcement agencies to photographs on motor vehicle operators licenses and identification cards, Assembly Bill 284 relating to special identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation providing parking privileges for persons with physical disabilities, Assembly Bill 325 relating to notice of proposed vacation of certain highways, Senate Bill 91 relating to the use of cellular telephones and other devices while operating certain motor vehicles transporting children, and Senate Bill 137 relating to the definitions of motor bicycle and moped.

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held an executive session on September 9, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee considered: Assembly Bill 291 relating to claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases; Assembly Bill 304 relating to ineligibility of convicted felons for licensure as lobbyists; Assembly Bill 322 relating to identification of individuals who examine statements of economic interests filed with the Government Accountability Board; Assembly Bill 333 relating to limiting disclosure of information gathered by news persons; Assembly Bill 354 relating to statute of limitations for intentional torts; and Assembly Bill 387 relating to the homestead exemption and increases in the value of the exemption for various property that is exempt from execution.

The Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs held a public hearing and executive session on September 8, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 347 relating to the Internet sale of unclaimed personal property by a sheriff, and Assembly Bill 375 relating to a property tax exemption for certain nonprofit community theaters. During the executive session the committee considered Assembly Bill 106 relating to underage persons possessing, consuming, or being provided alcohol beverages on licensed premises when accompanied by a parent, guardian, or spouse, Assembly Bill 209 relating to authorizing a county to provide assistance to a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to certain individuals, and Assembly Bill 292 relating to recording and filing documents with the register of deeds.

Continued coverage of the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs public hearing and executive session held on September 8, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Education Reform held an informational hearing with the Board of Directors of Milwaukee Public Schools and administrative staff on September 8, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session and public hearing on September 8, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session the committee considered Assembly Bill 116 relating to school conference and activities leave, and Assembly Bill 210 relating to providing benefits and protections to tribal schools and tribal school pupils and staff. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 115 relating to directing school boards to provide instruction about the recent history of the Hmong people, Assembly Bill 140 relating to adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies, and Assembly Bill 358 relating to indoor environmental quality in public and private schools.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held a public hearing and executive session on September 3, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 365 relating to admitting prior testimony of a felony victim at a probation, parole, or extended supervision revocation hearing, and Assembly Bill 351 relating to the duty to stop at the scene of, and to report, a motor vehicle accident. During the executive session the committee considered Assembly Bill 269 relating to causing injury to a law enforcement officer while resisting or obstructing an officer or while attempting to flee and providing a penalty, and Assembly Bill 280 relating to seizure of a computer used to commit a crime and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held an executive session and public hearing on September 2, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session the committee considered: Assembly Bill 138 relating to the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board; Assembly Bill 299 relating to products containing mercury and granting rule-making authority; and Assembly Bill 314 relating to pesticide use by railroads, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 360 relating to discharges of ballast water and related substances into the waters of the state, aquatic nuisance species, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation; Clearinghouse Rule 05-058 relating to minimum standards for county shoreland zoning ordinances; and Clearinghouse Rule 08-111 relating to the management of accumulated sediment from storm water management structures.

The Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform held an informational hearing on September 1, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on issues related to the Campaign Finance Information System (CFIS). CFIS is the Government Accountability Board's web-based system that was created to allow registrants to file campaign finance information electronically, and to give the public electronic access to campaign finance information.

The Assembly Committee on Forestry held a public hearing on September 1, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on Wisconsin's Managed Forest Law.

The Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts held a public hearing on August 27, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony from invited speakers relating to the report from the Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System. The committee also heard public testimony on: Assembly Bill 344 relating to costs of transporting by ferry an arrested person; Assembly Bill 353 relating to restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction and changing the information required on voter registration forms; and Assembly Bill 364 relating to Council on Offender Reentry.

The Assembly Committee on Workforce Development held a public hearing on August 27, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 266, relating to the provision of support services information to employees who are affected by a business closing or mass layoff and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 21, relating to discharge from employment of a passenger-for-hire vehicle operator solely on the basis of having been involved in a single motor vehicle accident; Assembly Bill 293, relating to collection of workforce data on registered nurse and licensed practical nurse license renewal forms; Assembly Bill 367, relating to employment discrimination based on credit history.

Continued Coverage of the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development public hearing, held on August 27, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held an executive session on August 25, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee considered: Assembly Bill 186, relating to salvinorin A and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 227, relating to directing the Pharmacy Examining Board to create a program to monitor the dispensing of prescription drugs and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 267, relating to licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice of radiography, creating a radiography examining board, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 272, relating to donating drugs and dispensing donated drugs; Assembly Bill 273, relating to podiatrist-patient privilege, immunity exemption for podiatrists providing emergency care at athletic events, allowing podiatrists to determine an illness or injury and complete forms for the purpose of granting assistance to needy veterans, allowing podiatrists to determine disability for the purpose of issuing certain hunting permits, cooperatives organized to provide sickness care, the Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board, allowing podiatrists to certify driver school instructors' physical fitness, allowing Medical Assistance recipients to freely choose among podiatrists, and giving equal weight to certifications of disability by podiatrists for insurance purposes.

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing on August 25, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 354 relating to statue of limitations for international torts, and Assembly Bill 387 relating to the homestead exemption.

The Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs held a public hearing and executive session on August 25, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 66, relating to pricing of retail sales of alcohol beverages; Assembly Bill 67, relating to alcohol beverages operators' licenses, managers' licenses, and retail licenses, and persons responsible for the operation of certain retail licensed premises; Assembly Bill 106, relating to underage persons possessing, consuming, or being provided alcohol beverages on licensed premises when accompanied by a parent, guardian, or spouse; Assembly Bill 292, relating to recording and filing documents with the register of deeds; Assembly Bill 349, relating to limiting the searchability of a governmental Internet listing of property taxes assessed. During the executive session the committee considered Assembly Bill 136 relating to partially exempting an assessor and an assessor's staff from liability for trespassing, creating immunity from civil liability, and changing the notice requirements related to the revaluation of property by an assessor, and Assembly Bill 159 relating to the charge-back of refunded or rescinded taxes and of personal property taxes and sharing certain collected taxes.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held a public hearing and executive session on August 20, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 181, relating to operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 269, relating to causing injury to a law enforcement officer while resisting or obstructing an officer or while attempting to flee and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 280, relating to seizure of a computer used to commit a crime and providing a penalty. Upon adjournment of the public hearing, an executive session was held on Assembly Bill 181.

The Assembly Committee on Personal Privacy Subcommittee on AB193 held a public hearing on August 19, 2009 at the State Capitol. The subcommittee discussed amendments to Assembly Bill 193 relating to the privilege of self-defense.

The Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife held an executive session and public hearing on August 19, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session the committee considered Clearinghouse Rule 09-015 relating to hunting and trapping regulations, closed areas and game refuges. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 355 relating to hunting of deer during the open bow hunting season, and Assembly Bill 371 relating to privileges under a Class A or Class B bear hunting license, and bear carcass tag and back tag requirements.

The Assembly Committee on Children and Families held an executive session and public hearing on August 19, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session the committee considered: Assembly Bill 164, relating to notice of intent to remove a child from the home of a relative and review of decisions or orders involving the placement and care of a child placed in the home of a relative; Assembly Bill214, relating to posttermination of parental rights contact between a child and a birth relative of the child and disclosure of the report of an investigation of the home of a proposed adoptive parent on the request of the proposed adoptive parent; Assembly Bill296, relating to children and their families who are involved in two or more systems of care and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill297, relating to child abuse and neglect prevention grants; Assembly Bill298, relating to requiring notice to relatives when a child is taken into custody and disclosure of information to relatives for the purpose of facilitating a relationship or placement. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 238 relating to determining eligibility of certain persons for Medical Assistance without consideration of a spouse's income or assets, and Assembly Bill 374 relating to emergency assistance grants.

The Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties held an executive session and public hearing on August 5, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the executive session the committee considered: Assembly Bill 94, relating to issuing annual vehicle admission receipts for motor buses for entry to state parks and other vehicle admission areas under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources; Assembly Bill 153, relating to membership of the State Fair Park Board. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on: Senate Bill 188, relating to the use of golf carts in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and Peshtigo River State Forest and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 295, relating to the designation of smoking rooms in lodging establishments.

The Assembly Committee on Children and Families held a public hearing on August 5, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on the following: Assembly Bill 164, relating to notice of intent to remove a child from the home of a relative and review of decisions or orders involving the placement and care of a child placed in the home of a relative; Assembly Bill 214, relating to posttermination of parental rights contact between a child and a birth relative of the child and disclosure of the report of an investigation of the home of a proposed adoptive parent on the request of the proposed adoptive parent; Assembly Bill 296, relating to children and their families who are involved in two or more systems of care and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 297, relating to child abuse and neglect prevention grants; Assembly Bill 298, relating to requiring notice to relatives when a child is taken into custody and disclosure of information to relatives for the purpose of facilitating a relationship or placement.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on July 29, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 299, relating to products containing mercury and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 314, relating to pesticide use by railroads, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

The Speaker's Taskforce on Preventing Home Foreclosures held a public hearing on July 29, 2009 at the UW-Baraboo/Sauk County. The meeting centered around the state of foreclosures in Wisconsin. The meeting was also held via teleconference at the State Capitol in Madison where WisconsinEye recorded the event.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on July 28, 2009 at the State Capitol. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 138, relating to the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held a public hearing on July 28, 2009 at the State Capitol. During the first part of the hearing, the committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 227, relating to directing the Pharmacy Examining Board to create a program to monitor the dispensing of prescription drugs and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 313, relating to licensure fee for an emergency medical technician.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held a public hearing on July 28, 2009 at the State Capitol. Following a brief recess, the committee heard testimony on: Clearinghouse Rule 09-019, relating to the practical examination.

The Speaker's Taskforce on Preventing Home Foreclosures held a public hearing on July 22, 2009 at the UW-Eau Claire. The meeting centered around the state of foreclosures in Wisconsin. The meeting was also held via teleconference at the State Capitol in Madison where WisconsinEye recorded the event.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing on July 16, 2009. The committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 230, relating to electronic access by law enforcement agencies to photographs on motor vehicle operators licenses and identification cards; Assembly Bill 284, relating to special identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation providing parking privileges for persons with physical disabilities and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 325, relating to notice of proposed vacation of certain highways; Senate Bill 91, relating to the use of cellular telephones and other devices while operating certain motor vehicles transporting children and providing a penalty; Senate Bill 137, relating to the definitions of motor bicycle and moped.

The Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security held an executive session on July 16, 2009. The committee discussed the following: Assembly Bill 316, relating to emergency management, succession of public offices, liability and licensure of emergency volunteers, disaster relief, ratification of the pest control compact, transportation and disposal of animal carcasses, the plant industry, computation of school days, variance for hospital requirements, public works mutual assistance, emergencies related to computer or telecommunication systems, and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 317, relating to interim successors for legislators, meetings of the legislature and legislative committees, and temporary seat of government for the legislature; Assembly Bill 319, relating to regional structural collapse teams and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Joint Resolution 59, relating to continuity of government.

The Speaker's Taskforce on Preventing Home Foreclosures held a public hearing on July 15, 2009 at the UW-Milwaukee. The meeting centered around the state of foreclosures in Wisconsin. The meeting was also held via teleconference at the State Capitol in Madison where WisconsinEye recorded the event.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held a public hearing on July 14, 2009. The committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 186, relating to salvinorin A and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 267, relating to licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice of radiography, creating a radiography examining board, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 272, relating to donating drugs and dispensing donated drugs; Assembly Bill 273, relating to podiatrists.

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing on July 14, 2009. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 333, relating to limiting disclosure of information gathered by news persons, and Assembly Bill 291, relating to claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases.

The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held a public hearing on July 8, 2009. The committee heard testimony on: Assembly Bill 135, relating to allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a divorced or legally separated parent to his or her child's college savings account or college tuition and expenses program and limiting the deduction that may be claimed by a married person who files separately; Assembly Bill 276, relating to composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System; Assembly Bill 51, relating to scheduling of classes at technical colleges.

The Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security held a public hearing on July 2, 2009. The committee considered: Assembly Bill 316, relating to emergency management, succession of public offices, liability and licensure of emergency volunteers, disaster relief, ratification of the pest control compact, transportation and disposal of animal carcasses, the plant industry, computation of school days, variance for hospital requirements, public works mutual assistance, emergencies related to computer or telecommunication systems, and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 317, relating to interim successors for legislators, meetings of the legislature and legislative committees, and temporary seat of government for the legislature; Assembly Bill 319, relating to regional structural collapse teams and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Joint Resolution 59, relating to continuity of government.

The Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection held a public hearing on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 19, relating to requiring certain motor vehicle radios to include weather radio systems; Assembly Bill 271, relating to professional land surveyors, the practice of professional land surveying, surveying land abutting navigable waters, and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 261, relating to soliciting purchases of goods or services using unsolicited checks or money orders and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection held a public hearing on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 19, relating to requiring certain motor vehicle radios to include weather radio systems; Assembly Bill 271, relating to professional land surveyors, the practice of professional land surveying, surveying land abutting navigable waters, and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 261, relating to soliciting purchases of goods or services using unsolicited checks or money orders and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held an executive session on June 30, 2009. The committee considered Assembly Bill 154, relating to prohibiting purchase of tobacco products on behalf of, or to provide to, a minor and providing penalties and Assembly Bill 57, relating to permitting a mother to breast-feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be.

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing and executive session on June 30, 2009. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 304, relating to ineligibility of convicted felons for licensure as lobbyists and Assembly Bill 322, relating to identification of individuals who examine statements of economic interests filed with the Government Accountability Board. During the executive session the committee voted on Assembly Bill 245, relating to, service by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist and Assembly Bill 224, relating to the reimbursement rate for private attorneys appointed by the State Public Defender.

The Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security held an executive session on June 18, 2009 to consider Assembly Bill 240, relating to making June 19, Juneteenth Day, a legal holiday. The committee also considered Assembly Bill 262 and Senate Bill 193, relating to raffle licenses.

The Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities held an executive session on June 17, 2009 to vote on Assembly Bill 256, relating to regulation of wind energy systems and granting rule-making authority.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety held a public hearing and executive session on June 17, 2009. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 308, relating to police escorts and vehicle rights-of-way related to escorted vehicles and providing a penalty. Following the public hearing the committee held an executive session to vote on some other legislative items.

The Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform held an executive session on June 16, 2009 to vote on Assembly Bill 63, relating to the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law and Assembly Bill 65, relating to public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held an executive session on June 10, 2009 to consider Assembly Bill 258, relating to the disposal of used automotive engine oil filters and oil absorbent materials and providing a penalty and Assembly Bill 281, relating to the restriction on the amount of phosphorus in certain cleaning agents.

The Assembly Committee on Personal Privacy held an executive session on Assembly Bill 137, relating to the issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation, on June 4, 2009.

The Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions held a public hearing on a number of bills on June 3, 2009. The bills were Senate Bill 31, relating to the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, as approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; Assembly Bill 265, relating to the regulation of income tax refund anticipation loans and providing a penalty; and Assembly Bill 290, relating to licensing tax preparers, prohibiting making or arranging certain refund anticipation loans, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing penalties.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on a number of pieces of legislation on June 3, 2009. The legislation included Clearinghouse Rule 08-103, relating to modification of existing rules for control of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emitted by stationary sources in the ozone nonattainment area in southeastern Wisconsin and to issues for SIP approvability and miscellaneous implementation issues; Assembly Bill 258 relating to the disposal of used automotive engine oil filters and oil absorbent materials and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 278, relating to the sale, disposal, collection, and recycling of electronic devices, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing penalties; and Assembly Bill 281, relating to the restriction on the amount of phosphorus in certain cleaning agents.

The Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs held a public hearing and executive session on June 2, 2009. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 159, relating to the charge-back of refunded or rescinded taxes and of personal property taxes and sharing certain collected taxes. In the executive session the committee voted on Assembly Bill 213, relating to establishing and changing compensation for city and village elective offices; signing village contracts; bidding procedure for village public construction contracts; officer-of-the-peace status of village officers; publication by the city clerk of fund receipts and disbursements; village and 4th class city regulation of political signs; liability of counties and cities for mob damage; means of providing police and fire protection by cities and villages; holdover status of appointed city and village officers; use of the s. 32.05 procedure in villages for certain housing and urban renewal condemnation; and application of public contract bidder prequalification to 1st class cities; Assembly Bill 183, relating to the immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal of motor vehicles for multiple nonmoving traffic violations; and Assembly Bill 173, relating to the method by which the Department of Revenue makes certain calculations regarding tax incremental financing district number 4 in the village of Elmwood.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety held a public hearing at the State Fair Park in West Allis on June 2, 2009. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 283, relating to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. The meeting was held in the Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety held a public hearing at the State Fair Park in West Allis on June 2, 2009. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 283, relating to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. The meeting was held in the Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety held a public hearing at the State Fair Park in West Allis on June 2, 2009. The committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 283, relating to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. The meeting was held in the Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center.

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing and executive session on June 2, 2009. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on Assembly Bill 224, relating to the reimbursement rate for private attorneys appointed by the State Public Defender; and Assembly Bill 245, relating to service by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist. During the executive session the committee voted on Assembly Bill 62, relating to: the prosecution and venue for trial of certain offenses by certain state residents; Assembly Bill 129, relating to battery or threat to witnesses and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 211, relating to administration of grant funds under the county-tribal cooperative law enforcement program; and Assembly Bill 212, relating to liability for actions of tribal law enforcement officers when enforcing state laws.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held a public hearing and executive session on May 28, 2009. During the public hearing the committee heard testimony on the following bills: Assembly Bill 221, relating to creating a microstamping requirement for certain handguns, certification of compliance with the microstamping requirement, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 241, relating to retail theft, proof of ownership for flea market sales, and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 263, relating to requiring persons who violate certain restraining orders or injunctions to be monitored by a global positioning system, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. During the executive session the committee voted on Assembly Bill 110, relating to access to employment records of candidates for law enforcement positions.

Continued.

The Assembly Committee on Personal Privacy held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 193, relating to the privilege of self-defense on May 28, 2009.

The subcommittee met for a brief public hearing on Assembly Bill 137, relating to: the issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation on May 28, 2009.

The Assembly Subcommittee on AB 29 RFID Sale of Consumer Goods met to hold a public hearing on Assembly Bill 29, relating to the sale of consumer goods containing radio frequency identification tags. The meeting was held at the State Capitol on May 27, 2009.

The Speaker's Taskforce on Preventing Home Foreclosures held a public hearing on May 27, 2009 at the UW-Green Bay. The meeting centered around the state of foreclosures in Wisconsin. The meeting was also held via teleconference at the State Capitol in Madison where WisconsinEye recorded the event.

The Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business held an executive session on two bills on May 26, 2009. Those bills were Assembly Bill 202, relating to bulk transfers of inventory and Assembly Bill 205, relating to adopting changes to the Internal Revenue Code for state income tax purposes related to deductions for energy efficient commercial buildings.

The Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 198, relating to highway maps published by the Department of Transportation, on May 26, 2009. The committee then held an executive session on Senate Bill 39, relating to cash value of life insurance regarding eligibility for the veterans assistance program, and Assembly Bill 83, relating to issuing annual fishing licenses to certain resident disabled veterans.

The Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security held a public hearing on a number of bills on May 21, 2009. Those bills included Assembly Bill 248, relating to the possession and consumption of alcohol beverages on retail licensed premises in a park in a 1st class city; Assembly Bill 240, relating to making June 19, Juneteenth Day, a legal holiday; and Assembly Bill 262, relating to raffle licenses. The committee then held an executive session on Assembly Bill 248, relating to the possession and consumption of alcohol beverages on retail licensed premises in a park in a 1st class city.

The Assembly Committee on Insurance held a public hearing on Clearinghouse Rule 09-004, relating to to annual patients compensation fund fees and medical mediation panel fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and affecting small businesses. The meeting was held on May 21, 2009 at the State Capitol.

The Assembly Committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs held an informational hearing to hear testimony from Greg David of Sustain Jefferson and then held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 239, relating to limiting a city's and village's use of direct annexation and authorizing limited town challenges to an annexation, on May 21, 2009.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held an executive session on a number of bills May 20, 2009. The bills included Senate Bill 126, relating to changes to and extension of the Environmental Results Program, extension of the Environmental Improvement Program and the length of a compliance schedule under that program, and reporting requirements for certain environmental programs; Assembly Bill 139, relating to littering and providing a penalty; and Senate Bill 123, relating to regulating the transportation of aquatic plants and aquatic animals, the administration of federal funds for the control and eradication of noxious weeds, the placement of vehicles, seaplanes, watercraft, and other objects in navigable waters, the regulation of noxious weeds by municipalities, the disposal of invasive species, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety held a public hearing on May 19, 2009 to hear public testimony on Assembly Bill 191, relating to drunken driving and creating a penalty. Following the public hearing the committee held an executive session on Assembly Bill 17, relating to requiring ignition interlock devices for certain motor vehicle violations, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 130, relating to costs of administering tests for intoxication; and Assembly Bill 218, relating to penalty surcharges, court fees, drivers' records, and drug and alcohol assessment for persons who commit certain offenses relating to driving while intoxicated.

The Assembly Committee on Education held a public hearing on several bills on May 19. 2009. Those bills included Assembly Bill 116, relating to school conference and activities leave; Assembly Bill 204, relating to establishing a charter school in conjunction with an American Indian tribe; and Assembly Bill 210, relating to providing benefits and protections to tribal schools and tribal school pupils and staff similar to those provided to private schools and private school pupils and staff and making an appropriation. Following the public hearing an executive session was held on Assembly Bill 119, relating to requirements for pupils enrolled in five-year-old kindergarten.

The Assembly Committee on Agriculture held a public hearing on May 14, 2009. They heard public testimony on the following bills: Assembly Bill 229, the sale of home-canned food; Assembly Bill 166, the use of pesticides by veterinarians and veterinary technicians; Assembly Bill 236, requiring that certain high school agriculture courses be counted as science credits; Assembly Bill 11, eliminating the World Dairy Center Authority.

The S.T.O.P. Home Foreclosures group will met to discuss administrative issues, upcoming meetings, and topics during a public hearing of the Assembly Committee on Housing on May 12, 2009.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held an executive session on Friday, May 8, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 111, relating to the lifetime limit under the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan; Assembly Bill 112, relating to health insurance coverage denials for eligibility under the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan; Assembly Bill 253, relating to prohibiting smoking in indoor areas, in sports arenas, in public conveyances, and at certain outdoor locations and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Workforce Development held an informational hearing on Thursday, May 7, 2009, for invited testimony. The committee heard from the following speakers: Ruben Anthony, Jr., Deputy Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation; Dr. Robert Borremans, Executive Director, Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing and executive session on Thursday, May 7, 2009. In part one, the committee held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 187, relating to school bus seating positions and passenger loading and unloading and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing and executive session on Thursday, May 7, 2009. In part two, the committee met in executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 32, relating to extending the employer notification program administered by the Department of Transportation to noncommercial motor vehicle drivers; Assembly Bill 157, relating to vehicle stops at railroad crossings; Assembly Bill 158, relating to driver education instruction; Assembly Bill 177, relating to operating a motor vehicle while suspended, revoked, or disqualified; Assembly Bill 178, relating to motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held a public hearing on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, Assembly Bill 253, relating to prohibiting smoking in indoor areas, in sports arenas, in public conveyances, and at certain outdoor locations and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources held a public hearing on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 87, relating to disposal of ash resulting from the burning of a structure; Assembly Bill 162, relating to regulating the transportation of aquatic plants and aquatic animals, the administration of federal funds for the control and eradication of noxious weeds, the placement of vehicles, seaplanes, watercraft, and other objects in navigable waters, the regulation of noxious weeds by municipalities, the disposal of invasive species, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 180, relating to changes to and extension of the Environmental Results Program, extension of the Environmental Improvement Program and the length of a compliance schedule under that program, and reporting requirements for certain environmental programs; Senate Bill 126, relating to changes to and extension of the Environmental Results Program, extension of the Environmental Improvement Program and the length of a compliance schedule under that program, and reporting requirements for certain environmental programs.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held a public hearing, executive session and informational hearing on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. In part one, the committee held an executive session on Assembly Bill 44, relating to the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program. The committee also heard testimony from invited speakers on the swine flu and the state's preparedness for dealing with outbreaks. Invited speakers: Dr. Dennis Maki, Head of the Section of Infectious Diseases at the University of Wisconsin Medical School Dr. Christopher W Olsen, DVM, PhD - Professor of Public Health and Associate Dean of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine Karen Cain, RN, MS Health officer for Rock County Health Department A representative from the Division of Public Health, WI Department of Health Services.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held a public hearing, executive session and informational hearing on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. In part two, the committee met for a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 154, relating to prohibiting purchase of tobacco products on behalf of, or to provide to, a minor and providing penalties; Assembly Bill 57, relating to permitting a mother to breast-feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be.

The Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife held a public hearing on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 86, relating to authorizing hunting of certain game with a crossbow by nonresidents who have attained the age of 65 years; Assembly Bill 150, relating to the possession of green skins of fur-bearing animals, the tagging of traps, and the sale, purchase, bartering, and trade of wild animals and their carcasses; Assembly Bill 222, relating to the minimum age for hunting and for possessing a firearm, restrictions on hunting and on possessing a firearm while hunting, establishing a hunting mentorship program, and granting rule-making authority.

The Assembly Committee on Education Reform held an informational hearing on Friday, April 24, 2009, on the following:MPS audit and DPI's role in meeting federal requirements. The committee met for a discussion of the Department of Public Instruction's role in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) as a District in Need of Improvement under federal law and the consultants' report on MPS that was commissioned by Governor Doyle, Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

The Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security held an executive session on Thursday, April 23, 2009, on the following: Assembly Joint Resolution 24, relating to providing property tax relief from school district property taxes to persons who have their principal dwelling in this state; Assembly Bill 132, relating to a requirement that an employer grant an unpaid leave of absence to allow an employee to participate in an emergency service operation of the Civil Air Patrol and prohibiting discrimination in employment based on Civil Air Patrol membership.

The Assembly Committee on Children and Families and the Senate Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development held a public hearing and executive session on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 176 and Senate Bill 141, relating to requiring certain vehicles that transport children to and from a child care provider to have child safety alarms installed, granting rule-making authority, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing and executive session on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. In the public hearing the committee met on the following: Assembly Bill 211, relating to administration of grant funds under the county-tribal cooperative law enforcement program; Assembly Bill 212, relating to liability for actions of tribal law enforcement officers when enforcing state laws; Assembly Bill 62, relating to the prosecution and venue for trial of certain offenses by certain state residents; Assembly Bill 129, relating to battery or threat to witnesses and providing penalties. The executive session was held on the following: Assembly Bill 122, relating to appellate time limits and procedure; Assembly Bill 123, relating to appellate procedure regarding commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and commitments of sexually violent persons; Assembly Bill 124, relating to appellate procedure; Assembly Bill 131, relating to pleading requirements for assignees of creditors under the Wisconsin Consumer Act; Assembly Bill 189, relating to increasing the amount of the homestead exemption; Assembly Bill 78, relating to judicial discretion in certain John Doe proceedings and the provision of attorney representation of state employees at John Doe proceedings.

Continued.

The Assembly Committee on Education held an informational hearing on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, on the School Finance Network Funding Proposal.
The committee heard testimony from the members of the School Finance Network (SFN) on their school funding formula proposal.

The Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform held a public hearing on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, on the following: Assembly Joint Resolution 11, relating to status of seats of legislators on ordered military duty and appointment of temporary acting legislators for legislators performing ordered military duty; Assembly Bill 163, relating to allowing certain political signs on rental premises; Assembly Bill 169, relating to the number of nomination paper signatures required for school board candidates in certain school districts; Assembly Bill 39, relating to authorization for municipalities to establish satellite stations for purposes of conducting voter registration and absentee voting and granting rule-making authority.

Continued.

The Assembly Committee on Labor held a public hearing on Thursday, April 16, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 102, relating to the licensing and regulation of thermal system insulation mechanics; creating a thermal system insulation council; requiring the employment of a state inspector; establishing standards for installing and maintaining thermal system insulation; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. The committee also met in executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 31, relating to authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment to pay compensatory and punitive damages and a surcharge and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 81, relating to changing the procedures for filling vacant civil service positions in the city of Milwaukee; Assembly Bill 95, relating to preparation time as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining; Assembly Bill 102, relating to the licensing and regulation of thermal system insulation mechanics, creating a thermal system insulation council, requiring the employment of a state inspector, establishing standards for installing and maintaining thermal system insulation, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 105, relating to arbitration and fair-share agreements during collective bargaining negotiations under the Municipal Employment Relations Act; Assembly Bill 142, relating to requiring a license to engage in the practice of landscape architecture; Assembly Bill 172, relating to requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process; Assembly Bill 194, relating to administration of certain public assistance programs in Milwaukee County, removing county civil service protections from certain employees, required provisions in certain collective bargaining agreements under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, and making an appropriation.

The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held a public hearing on Thursday, April 16, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 110, relating to access to employment records of candidates for law enforcement positions; Assembly Bill 155, relating to providing alcohol beverages to an underage person who suffers great bodily harm or death from their consumption and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 192, relating to battery to a highway construction or maintenance worker and providing a penalty. The committee also held an executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 27, relating to the definition of sexual intercourse for the crime of incest; Assembly Bill 47, relating to prohibiting persons convicted of certain felonies from providing martial arts instruction to minors.

The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held an informational hearing on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, on the following: Anticipating Wisconsin's Future: The Process of Curriculum Development for the Wisconsin Technical College System.

The Assembly Committee on Housing held a public hearing on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, from Milwaukee, on the following: Assembly Bill 109, relating to authorizing a city or village to extend the life of a tax incremental district for one year to benefit housing in the city or village; Assembly Bill 160, relating to delaying certain mortgage foreclosure actions.

Continued.

The Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources held an informational hearing on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, on the following: 2008 Deer Season and Herd Management Techniques. The Committee will hear public testimony relating to the past deer season and population management tools used by the Department of Natural Resources.

The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, and the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, on the following: Senate Bill 99 and Assembly Bill 122, relating to appellate time limits and procedure; Senate Bill 98 and Assembly Bill 123, relating to appellate procedure regarding commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and commitments of sexually violent persons; Senate Bill 100 and Assembly Bill 124, relating to appellate procedure; LRB Senate Bill 120 and Assembly Bill 131, relating to pleading requirements for assignees of creditors under the Wisconsin Consumer Act; LRB 2560 and Assembly Bill 189, relating to increasing the amount of the homestead exemption. In additon, Senate Bill 22, relating to reckless homicide of a child by a parent or caregiver and providing a penalty. Senate Bill 22 will be heard immediately following the joint hearing.

The Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs and the Assembly Committee on Labor held a public hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, on the following: Senate Bill 161 and Assembly Bill 194, relating to administration of certain public assistance programs in Milwaukee County, removing county civil service protections from certain employees, required provisions in certain collective bargaining agreements under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, and making an appropriation.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing on Thursday, April 9, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 32, relating to extending the employer notification program administered by the Department of Transportation to noncommercial motor vehicle drivers; Assembly Bill 133, relating to spraying water onto highways and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 157, relating to vehicle stops at railroad crossings; Assembly Bill 158, relating to driver education instruction; Assembly Bill 177, relating to operating a motor vehicle while suspended, revoked, or disqualified; Assembly Bill 178, relating to motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards. The committee also held an executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 59, relating to passing parked motor vehicles and opening motor vehicle doors on highways and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security held a public hearing on Thursday, April 9, 2009, on the following: Assembly Joint Resolution 24, relating to providing property tax relief from school district property taxes to persons who have their principal dwelling in this state (first consideration); Assembly Bill 132, relating to a requirement that an employer grant an unpaid leave of absence to allow an employee to participate in an emergency service operation of the Civil Air Patrol and prohibiting discrimination in employment based on Civil Air Patrol membership.

The Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection held a public hearing on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 93, relating to prohibiting certain automated telephone solicitations; Assembly Bill 121, relating to prohibiting an insurer from requiring a certain vendor for repairing a motor vehicle, requiring adjusters to inspect motor vehicle damage, and insurance payments for motor vehicle repair costs.

The Assembly Committee on Labor held a public hearing on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, on the following agenda items: Assembly Bill 105, relating to arbitration and fair-share agreements during collective bargaining negotiations under the Municipal Employment Relations Act; Assembly Bill 95, relating to preparation time as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining; Assembly Bill 142, relating to requiring a license to engage in the practice of landscape architecture; Assembly Bill 172, relating to requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process; Assembly Bill 31, relating to authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment to pay compensatory and punitive damages and a surcharge and making an appropriation; Assembly Bill 194, relating to administration of certain public assistance programs in Milwaukee County, removing county civil service protections from certain employees, required provisions in certain collective bargaining agreements under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, and making an appropriation.

The Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs held a public hearing on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, on the following agenda items: Assembly Bill 174, relating to authorizing sharing of tax increments by certain environmental remediation tax incremental districts; Assembly Bill 165, relating to expanding the types of property that may be specially assessed by a neighborhood improvement district; Assembly Bill 175, relating to expanding the life of a tax incremental district in the city of Racine; Assembly Bill 173, relating to the method by which the Department of Revenue makes certain calculations regarding tax incremental financing district number 4 in the village of Elmwood.

The Assembly Committee on Personal Privacy, held a public hearing on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 29, relating to the sale of consumer goods containing radio frequency identification tags; Assembly Bill 30; relating to employer monitoring of employee electronic mail usage; Assembly Bill 137, relating to the issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation; Assembly Bill 171, relating to unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty.

The Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing on Thursday, April 2, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 13, relating to creating an individual income tax subtract modification for amounts received from the well contamination and abandonment compensation program; and Assembly Bill 68, relating to the distribution of the first dollar property tax credit.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held an executive session on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 76, relating to requiring the Department of Transportation to establish rules allowing living will and health care power of attorney information to be included on driver's licenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 103, relating to authorizing temporary permits to practice dentistry or dental hygiene without compensation. The committee also held a public hearing on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 100, relating to preexisting condition exclusions, modifications at renewal, and establishing a standard application for individual health benefit plans and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 108, relating to portability under group health benefit plans and independent review of insurance policy rescissions and preexisting condition exclusion denials under group and individual health benefit plans; Assembly Bill 152, relating to mandatory overtime hours and on-call time worked by health care workers and providing penalties.

The Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business held an executive session on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 18, relating to the income and franchise tax credit that supplements the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. Following the executive session, the committee me for an informational hearing on the following: Technology in Wisconsin: Technology development contributes to Wisconsin's economy through high-wage, high-skill jobs. Trends, issues and policy recommendations significant to Wisconsin's high-tech and entrepreneurial economies will be presented. Invited speakers include : Tom Still, President, Wisconsin Technology Council; Ralph Kauten, Chairman and CEO, Quintessence Biosciences, Madison; Greg Meier, Executive Vice President, Physiogenix, CEO, Lansare Corp., Milwaukee; Eric Antonson, founder and Vice President, U.S. Trailmaps Inc., Wausau.

The Assembly Committee on Agriculture held an informational hearing on Thursday, March 19, 2009, for the following: Agricultural Economic Outlook for Wisconsin. Invited speakers include representatives from the University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, DATCP, and the Agricultural lending community.

The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held an informational hearing on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, from Neenah, WI, for testimony from the following: Jason Helgerson, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health Services; Dr. Dean Gruner, CEO ThedaCare; Dr. John Toussaint, CEO Center for Health Care Value; David Riemer, Director of Policy and Planning, Community Advocates, Inc.; and David Newby, President Wisconsin AFL-CIO.

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The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held an informational hearing on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, on the following: The Impact of the UW-System on the State of Wisconsin with Kevin Reilly, UW-System President; Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council; Biddy Martin, Chancellor, UW-Madison; Carlos Santiago, Chancellor, UW-Milwaukee; Richard Wells, Chancellor, UW-Oshkosh; and David Wilson, Chancellor, UW-Colleges & UW-Extension.

The Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business held an iformational hearing, public hearing, and executive session on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. In part one, the committee met for an executive session on Assembly Bill 14, relating to the regulation of traveling sales crews, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties and began a public hearing.

The Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business held an iformational hearing, public hearing, and executive session on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. In part two, the committee concluded a public hearing on Assembly Bill 18, relating to the income and franchise tax credit that supplements the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit, and began an informational hearing on the Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment, discussion of the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Wisconsin jobs and economy. Invited speakers included Gary J. Wolter and Alan Fish.

The Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business held an iformational hearing, public hearing, and executive session on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. In part three, the committee concluded an informational hearing on the Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment, discussion of the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Wisconsin jobs and economy. Invited speakers included Gary J. Wolter and Alan Fish.

The Assembly Committee on Education held a public hearing on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 35, relating to the use of race-based names, nicknames, logos, and mascots by school boards, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 119, relating to requirements for pupils enrolled in five-year-old kindergarten.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail and the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities held an informational hearing on Thursday, March 12, 2009, from Two Rivers for the following invited speakers: Public Service Commission (PSC), representative from the PSC will testify to the committees regarding nuclear power in Wisconsin; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), representative of the NRC will testify regarding nuclear power in the United States; Dr. Patrick Moore, Chairman and Chief Scientist of Greenspirit Strategies, Co-Chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASE), and a founding member of Greenpeace; Frank Jablonski, founding partner of the Progressive Law Group, LLC; Charlie Higley, Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board (CUB); Katie Nekola, Energy Program Director for Clean Wisconsin; Dominion Resources, Kewaunee Power Station, Carlton, WI, representative from Dominion resources will testify regarding their operations in Wisconsin; Forrest Ceel, Assistant Business Manager, President, IBEW Local #2150; Mark Buss, Business Manager, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 400.

The Assembly Committee on Public Health held a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 56, relating to advertising for prescription drugs; Assembly Bill 44, relating to the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program.

The Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs held a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 8, relating to municipal quotas for retail intoxicating liquor licenses; Assembly Bill 33, relating to technical changes that affect the public debt amortization fund of a first class city; Assembly Bill 85, relating to temporary alcohol beverage retail licenses.

The Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics held a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 78, relating to judicial discretion in certain John Doe proceedings and the provision of attorney representation of state employees at John Doe proceedings. The committee also held an executive session on the following: Assembly Joint Resolution 15, relating to opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances in which a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate; Senate Joint Resolution 6, relating to opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances in which a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate; Assembly Bill 61, relating to motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations; Senate Bill 36, relating to motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations; Assembly Bill 60, relating to payment of judgments in traffic courts and municipal courts by installments and the suspension of operating privileges; Senate Bill 37, relating to payment of judgments in traffic courts and municipal courts by installments and the suspension of operating privileges.

The committee held a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 27, relating to the definition of sexual intercourse for the crime of incest; Assembly Bill 47, relating to prohibiting persons convicted of certain felonies from providing martial arts instruction to minors; and Assembly Bill 70, relating to adjudications for involuntary commitment, appointment of a guardian of the person, and protective placement or protective services, background checks for the purchase of handguns, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

The Assembly Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education held an joint informational hearing on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, for a briefing on the Working Lands Initiative. The Committees heard testimony relating to the Working Lands Initiative including modernization of the Farmland Preservation Program, establishment of Agricultural Enterprise Areas, and development of a Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements program.

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The Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform held a public hearing on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, on the following: Assembly Bill 76, relating to requiring the Department of Transportation to establish rules allowing living will and health care power of attorney information to be included on driver's licenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority; Assembly Bill 103, relating to authorizing temporary permits to practice dentistry or dental hygiene without compensation.

The Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business held an informational hearing on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 for testimony from invited speakers regarding the state of jobs and the economy in Wisconsin; the impact of the recession on jobs and the economy; programs relating to jobs and the economy; and, as appropriate, suggestions on addressing the situations raised in the respective testimonies.

Continued.