December 4, 2015

Working for you!

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is Coming to Wisconsin!

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is the longest rolling food bank in North America. Since 1999, the Holiday Train has raised almost $10.6 million and over 3.6 million pounds of nonperishable food donations. Check out the page on the Wisconsin Department of Tourism to learn more about the train and its scheduled stops in the state.

Session Update

I hope you and your family had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving. Now that we are in the holiday season, the Legislature will not meet again on the floor to pass bills until the new year. However, there is still a lot of work to do at the Capitol. I have some committee meetings in the next couple weeks, with the possibility of more to be scheduled. I posted the agendas below:

Committee on Workforce Development Public Hearing: Tuesday, December 15 at 9:00am in 415 NW

AB 530: Relating to: establishment of a dietetic internship program and granting rule-making authority. By Representatives Rohrkaste, Novak, Ballweg, Bernier, R. Brooks, Jacque, Kolste, Kremer, Murphy, A. Ott, Petryk, Ripp, Steffen, Subeck, Tauchen, C. Taylor, VanderMeer and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Olsen, Bewley, Lassa and Stroebel.

AB 493: Relating to: preferences in state and local construction project contracts.By Representatives Kitchens, Tittl, A. Ott, Kleefisch, Krug, Tauchen and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Lasee and LeMahieu.

Committee on Housing and Real Estate Public Hearing: Thursday, December 10, at 10:00am in 400 NE

AB 465: Relating to: limiting adverse possession of real property.

AB 459: Relating to: adverse possession against the state or a political subdivision.

AB 523: Relating to: replacement of certain nonconforming structures that are destroyed by vandalism or certain natural forces and manufactured home communities that are nonconforming uses.

Committee on Housing and Real Estate Executive Session: December 10, at 10:01 AM (after the public hearing is finished) in 400NE.

AB 374: Relating to: real estate transfer fee returns for conveyances exempt from the fee.

AB 456: Relating to: various changes regarding the laws governing real estate practice, employment relationships between real estate licensees and real estate brokerage firms, a statute of limitations for actions against persons engaged in real estate practice, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

Kaleidoscope Academy Visit

Hmong New Year Celebration

Left: Bee Yang (Executive Director of the Hmong American Partnership) Right: Rep. Murphy

Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting

The Governor and the family who donated the tree (left) lit up the tree together in the Capitol Rotunda today.

"Like" Representative Murphy's Facebook Page

I will use Facebook to update you more frequently on my work in Madison and the 56th Assembly District.  I look forward to using this as another way to connect with constituents and encourage you to follow it and watch for regular updates.