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BUDGET MEETINGS NEXT WEEK
Next week will be a busy one here at the Capitol! We have several bills on the floor on Tuesday afternoon, and the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) will begin their executive sessions on the Legislative Budget on Wednesday.
Here is the order of issue areas JFC plans to address on Wednesday. JFC will take up the provisions of the Governor's budget pertaining to each area, and will vote to keep each provision in the budget, or will hear amendments to change them. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about any of these. You can follow the links included for more information on each.
Secretary of State
FLOOR SESSION ON TUESDAY
Public Service Commission
State Treasurer
Department of Revenue – Lottery Administration
(pg. 385)
Department of Administration – Division of Gaming
(pg. 46)
Supreme Court
Circuit Courts
Court of Appeals
Judicial Council
Judicial Commission
Employment Relations Commission
As I
mentioned, we will be taking up several bills on the
floor on Tuesday, two of which I am the lead author!
The calendar includes
bipartisan legislation on consumer and environmental
protection as well as legislation that honors our
veterans. Nearly all of the bills on Tuesday's calendar
have sponsors from both parties. Here are a few of the
bills that will be considered.
AB 74. Rep. Keith Ripp (R-Lodi). The bill allows drivers education instruction to be done online by schools that are licensed by the Department of Transportation.
AB 113. Rep. Keith Ripp (R-Lodi). The bill makes non-controversial but necessary changes to 2013 ACT 377, the Implements of Husbandry legislation passed last session.
AB 114. Rep. David Steffen (R-Green Bay). The "stolen valor" bill makes it a crime if someone falsely claims military service or honors and provides a penalty.
AB 143. Rep. Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva). The bill sets state standards for ride-sharing companies. It requires companies to get a state license, do background checks on drivers, and have $1 million in liability insurance.
If you would like more information about any of these bills, please let me know!
APRIL FUN IN WISCONSIN
Are you looking for fun activities to do in April? I'm including a link to the Department of Tourism which includes some great events, including the Wisconsin Film Festival, Roots and Bluegrass Festival, and Mayhem in the Mud this weekend!
Take a look and let me know if you have any additional questions.
CONTACT ME
As in the past, I would continue to encourage you to contact my office with ideas for this next legislative session and on individual pieces of legislation. Now more than ever your ideas and opinions need to be heard, so we can begin to get Wisconsin back to work. Please contact my office at 608-266-3404 or email me at Rep.Ripp@legis.wisconsin.gov, or stop by my Capitol office at 223 North. I look forward to hearing from you. As always, I will continue to work across the aisle to find common ground and move legislation forward.
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