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On Monday of this week, Governor Walker signed five of Representative Ballweg's bills into law.
Senate Bill 409 authored by State Senator Wanggaard and State Representative Ballweg, deals with various changes to the Workers Compensation Law. They also co-authored Senate Bill 219 which deals with various changes to the Unemployment Insurance law.
Rep. Ballweg and staff stands with Gov. Walker, Secrectary Reggie Newson, of Department of Workforce Development and his staff.
Senate Bill 416 authored by State Senator Grothman and State Representative Ballweg, updates Wisconsin Statutes to reflect changes in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The UCC is meant to match federal law and standardize the laws amongst the 50 states regarding loans, collateral, and other transactions that give one party interest in personal property.
Alan Zastrow, president of Markesan State Bank, joined Rep. Ballweg at the Governor's signing of Senate Bill 416. Mr. Zastrow wrote an e-mail stating that having one officially recognized document of record greatly simplifies UCC 9 filings and searching of loan documents. The clarification of a person's name will prevent unnecessary litigation in the future.
Rep. Ballweg and staff joins Gov. Walker, Senator Grothman, Alan Zastrow, of Markesan State Bank, and wife Nancy Zastrow and various bank representatives.
Senate Bill 314 creates a system for gas station owners to run license plates through a DOT database when people fail to pay for gasoline purchases. This will give the small business owner another option to recover losses.
Rep. Ballweg and staff joins Gov. Walker, Senator Olsen, Tom Rentsch of Condon Oil, Doug Parrott from Wi Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Assoc., Ed Francois, of Francois Oil Company.
Assembly Bill 144 creates a temporary commission on financial aid consolidation and modernization for programs administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB). The commission will study the feasibility of consolidating all grant programs into a single, needs-based grant program.
Rep. Ballweg and staff joins Gov. Walker and John Reinemann, executive secretary at Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board.
