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Capitol Notes
WI: Weekly Political and Legislative Update |
TO: Clients/Friends of Capitol Consultants, Inc./Wimmer & Company, S.C.
FROM: Capitol Consultants, Inc.
& Wimmer Company, S.C.
DATE: May 23, 2011
SUBJECT: Weekly Political and Legislative Update
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Joint Committee on Finance to Meet Wednesday and Thursday this Week
This week, the Joint Committee on Finance is scheduled to have a busy week as it marches closer to the end of its nearly five-week long deliberation of the Governor's 2011-13 biennial budget on Wednesday, May 18, and Thursday, May 19.
Late last week, Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Robin Vos says the committee plans to finish its work on the budget by June 4.
Vos, R-Rochester, told members today to keep Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday open next week. He also told them to keep open Tuesday through Saturday the following week.
"Our intention is to finish the budget no later than the end of the week (of June 4)," Vos said (www.wispolitics.com).
The Committee is scheduled to be in Tuesday, May 24, and Thursday, May 26.
Tuesday, May 24, Scheduled Agenda Items Include:
- Dept of Employee Trust Funds.
- Government Accountability Board.
- DOT - Transportation Finance.
- DOT - Local Transportation Aid.
- DOT - State Highway Program.
- DOT - State Patrol.
- Dept of Health Services - Medical Assistance - Services
To view the budget papers for the Tuesday Executive Session, click here.
Thursday, May 26, Scheduled Agenda Items Include:
- Educational Communications Board.
- Higher Educational Aids Board.
- DOA - General Agency Provisions.
- DOA - Procurement.
- Dept of Workforce Development.
- DNR - Water Quality.
- DPI - General School Aids and Revenue Limits.
- DPI - Categorical Aids.
- Wisconsin Technical College System.
To view the budget papers for the Thursday Executive Session, click here.
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Governor Walker to Sign Numerous Bills this Week
This week, the legislature is NOT in session, but Governor Walker will be busy signing several bills into law this week that the legislature recently passed.
The Governor will sign several bills - some that are high in profile like the Voter ID bill and the Telecom Modernization bill. Monday SS-AB-8. Agency Rules (Assembly Organization) Changes affecting agency rule-making. SB-61. Overweight Vehicles (Galloway) Multiple trip permits for overweight vehicles transporting granular roofing material. SB-12. Retail Sales (Wanggaard) Allows retailers to advertise discounts equal to the state and local sales taxes. SB-20. Milwaukee Schools (Darling) Authorizes the City of Milwaukee to sell city-owned property used for school purposes. AB-23. Water Systems(Severson) Prohibits DNR from requiring a municipal water systems to provide continuous disinfection of the water that it provides, unless continuous disinfection is required under federal law. Tuesday SS-SB-13. Telecom (Senate Organization) Omnibus revision of telecommunications regulation. Wednesday AB-7. Voter ID (Stone) Voter ID. Friday AB-35. Fishing Tournaments (Kleefisch) Culling of bass in a fishing tournament. Information taken from the www.thewheelerreport.com.
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Legislative Committee Hearings this Week
| May 23 Mon | Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs (Senate)
10:00 AM
201 Southeast | Items: Senate Bill 97; Senate Bill 55; Assembly Bill 13 | Public Hearing |
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| May 24 Tue | Administrative Rules (Joint) (Executive Session)
9:30 AM
300 Southeast | Items: Emergency Rule 1050; NR 406.04 (3) (e); NR 407.03 (2) (d); NR 445.08 (3)(c); NR 445.08 (6) (d); LRB 1830/1 & LRB 2105; LRB 1858/1 & LRB 2106 | Executive Session |
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| May 24 Tue | Administrative Rules (Joint)
9:30 AM
300 Southeast | Items: Emergency Rule 1050 | Public Hearing |
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| May 24 Tue | Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations (Senate)
11:00 AM
201 Southeast | Items: Senate Resolution 18; Senate Bill 80; Senate Bill 85; Senate Joint Resolution 16 | Public Hearing |
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| May 24 Tue | Jobs, Economy and Small Business (Assembly)
11:00 AM
328 Northwest | Items: Assembly Bill 70; Senate Bill 47 | Public Hearing |
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| May 24 Tue | Finance (Joint) (Executive Session)
11:00 AM
412 East | Items: Assembly Bill 40; Senate Bill 27 | Executive Session |
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| May 24 Tue | Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy (Assembly)
1:00 PM
300 Northeast | Items: Sandy Chalmers; Michelle Reinen; Cheryll Olson-Collins; Paul Egide | Public Hearing |
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| May 25 Wed | Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue (Senate)
9:00 AM
411 South | Items: Senate Bill 89; Senate Bill 82; Assembly Bill 30; Senate Bill 92 | Public Hearing |
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| May 25 Wed | Education (Senate)
9:30 AM
201 Southeast | Items: Senate Bill 49; Assembly Bill 94 | Public Hearing |
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| May 25 Wed | Energy and Utilities (Assembly)
10:00 AM
225 Northwest | Items: Assembly Bill 145; Assembly Bill 146 | Public Hearing |
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| May 25 Wed | Housing (Assembly)
10:00 AM
400 Northeast | Items: Discussion: Status of Home Construction in Wisconsin; Discussion: Status of Home Loans, Mortgage Rates, & Home Forclosures; Discussion: Status of Home Sales in Wisconsin | Public Hearing |
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| May 26 Thu | Judiciary and Ethics (Assembly)
9:00 AM
417 North (GAR Hall) | Items: Assembly Bill 69 | Public Hearing |
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| May 26 Thu | Finance (Joint) (Executive Session)
11:00 AM
412 East | Items: Assembly Bill 40; Senate Bill 27 | Executive Session |
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