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Legislature Begins Fall Floor Period
Next week the legislature will return to the floor to begin its fall session and will take up an array of legislative proposals. The fall floor period is scheduled to run from Tuesday, October 18, through Friday, November 4. The legislature's regularly-scheduled session is expected to run parallel with a special legislative session that will focus on job creation and was called for by Governor Walker last month. As of this writing, only the Assembly Regular Session Floor Period schedule has been announced.
The Assembly will meet next Tuesday, October 18, at 11 a.m. and will consider the following bills:
AR-15. Domestic Violence (Ballweg) Proclaims October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
AJR-43.. Memorial (Farrow) Memorial - former Waukesha County Sheriff Raymond Klink.
AB-1. Jobs Tax Credit (Williams) Changes in the processing of refunds for the jobs tax credit.
AB-46. World Dairy Center (A. Ott) Eliminates World Dairy Center Authority.
AB-99. Deer Hunting (Tiffany) Prohibits the DNR from establishing certain restrictions on hunting antlered deer and regulating the establishment of fall open seasons for hunting deer with firearms.
SB-75. Deer Hunting (Moulton) Prohibits the DNR from establishing certain restrictions on hunting antlered deer and regulating the establishment of fall open seasons for hunting deer with firearms.
AB-113. County Boundary (Ballweg) Changes boundaries between Marquette and Green Lake counties.
AB-163. Vacant Land Sales (Steineke) Disclosure report for sellers of vacant land.
AB-165.. Fertilizer (Knilans) Restricts display of turf fertilizer containing phosphorus.
AB-179. TIFs (Weininger) Authorizes creation of a multi-jurisdictional TIF district.
AB-210.. Health Insurance Reform (Petersen) Incorporates the health insurance coverage requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into state statutes.
AB-228. Securities (A. Ott) Exemption from certain securities registration requirements.
AB-229. Natural Gas (Honadel) Repeals prohibition on certain non-essential uses of natural gas.
AB-273. Twin Lakes (Kerkman) Loan program for property taxes imposed as a result of an error in equalized valuation.
AB-80. Drivers (Krusick) Establishes new penalties for driving without a valid license or after suspension of revocation.
Special Session Bills (Note: Identical Regular Session bills in parentheses)
SS-SB-1/SS-AB-1. TIFs. Authorizes creation of a multi-jurisdictional TIF district. (AB-179)
SS-SB-2/SS-AB-2. WHEDA/Business. WHEDA small business loan guarantees. (AB-294)
SS-SB-3/SS-AB-3. Film Credits. Film production services tax credit application fee.
SS-SB-4/SS-AB-4. Manufacturing Skills. Requires Technical College System Board to award $2.4 million annually in advanced manufacturing skills grants. (SB-40, AB-97)
SS-SB-5/SS-AB-5. Wellness Programs. Income/franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs. (AB-220, SB-164)
SS-SB-6/SS-AB-6. Employer-paid Medical Care. Adopts federal law as it relates to excluding from an employee's income certain payments from an employer related to medical care. (AB-277, SB-203)
SS-SB-7/SS-AB-7. Truck Weight. Extends to December 31 seasonal weight limits for vehicles transporting agricultural crops. (AB-252, SB-195)
SS-SB-8/SS-AB-8. Truck Length . Eliminates DOT permit required for certain vehicles carrying poles, pipe, girders and similar materials on highways. (AB-253, SB-189)
SS-SB-9/SS-AB-9. Vehicle Length. Increases to 45 feet the maximum permissible length of single vehicles operated on a highway without an over length permit. (AB-254, SB-190)
SS-SB-10/SS-AB-10. Sealed Containers. Permits for overweight vehicles or combinations transporting sealed containers or vehicles in international trade. (AB-305, SB-222)
SS-SB-11/SS-AB-11. Agricultural Vehicles. Annual or consecutive month permits for certain overweight vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting agricultural products. (AB-306, SB-223)
SS-SB-12/SS-AB-12. Attorney Fees. Defines factors for a court to consider in determining the reasonableness of attorney fees and limits attorney fees to three times the award with certain limiting factors and exemptions including whether non-monetary relief is awarded or in cases involving both compensatory damages and non-monetary relief.
SS-SB-13/SS-AB-13. Drug/Device Manufacturers. Provides immunity from liability for drug and device manufacturers and sellers under certain circumstances.
SS-SB-14/SS-AB-14. Judgment Interest Rates. Changes interest rate on judgments for the recovery of money in certain civil actions to an annual rate of 1% plus the prime rate in effect the day the judgments is entered. Currently 12%.
SS-SB-15/SS-AB-15. Angel Investments. Allows refunds for the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits. (AB-20)
SS-SB-16/SS-AB-16. Entrepreneurial Tax Credits. Provides for conversion of certain tax credits to entrepreneurial tax credits. (AB-90)
SS-SB-17/SS-AB-17. Community Development Financial Institution. Income/franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution. (AB-211)
SS-SB-18/SS-AB-18. High School Diplomas. Authorizes school boards to grant a vocational high school diploma.
SS-SB-19/SS-AB-19. Employers/Mass Transit. Exempts from income taxation certain employer-paid fringe benefits for mass transit expenses. (SB-171, AB-280)
(information taken from www.thewheelerreport.com).
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