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Table of Contents State Assembly Assembly Vote Explanations -- 2- 3 Assembly Report Card ---------- 4- 7 State Senate Senate Vote Explanations ----- 8 - 9 Senate Report Card ----------------- 10
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Biennial Budget
Assembly Bill 75 (Doyle/JFC) Vote on Conference Report is No In addition to signing SB 62 into law, Governor Doyle introduced and signed into law AB 75 with dozens of additional tax and fee increases, as well as policy changes that will increase government spending and/or make government larger overall. (Taken with the budget adjustment bill, the Governors tax increases totaled well over $3 billion). The first hike was the capital gains income tax increase. Prior to enactment of the budget, Wisconsin had allowed a 60% exclusion of the capital gain from the sale of assets such as stocks, bonds, and securities held more than one year for individuals. As passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Doyle, the budget reduced the allowable exclusion to 30% of the capital gain, costing taxpayers more than $240 million in income
Smoking Ban
Senate Bill 181 (Risser/Richards) Vote on Concurrence is No
SB 181 expanded the smoking ban to: any restaurant regardless of seating capacity or liquor sales receipts; any tavern that is not an existing tobacco bar; any private clubs; sports arenas; lodging establishments; and common public areas with at least two walls. AFP has consistently opposed legislation infringing upon rights of citizens. Tobacco products are legal and Wisconsin already had a strict smoking ban in place. SB 181 is an overly burdensome regulation on a legal activity. SB 181 passed both houses of the Legislature and was signed into law as 2009 Wisconsin Act 12.
SB 62 No DISTRICT 41 64 45 76 57 1 77 50 42 8 13 91 80 68 11 39 35 49 60 18 83 84 46 51 54 43 21 N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y N N Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y N
AB 75 No N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y N NV Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y N
SB 362 No N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y N
SB 181 No N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N N Y Y N N N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N
AB 138 No N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y NV N N Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y N
SB 484 No N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y N N Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y N
SB 437 No N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y N N Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y N
Total %
Grade
Bies, Garey [R] Black, Spencer [D] Brooks, Ed [R] Clark, Fred [D] Colon, Pedro [D] Cullen, David [D] Danou, Chris [D] Davis, Brett [R] Dexter, Kristen [D] Fields, Jason [D] Fitzgerald, Jeff [R] Friske, Donald [R] Garthwaite, Phil [D] Gottlieb, Mark [R] Grigsby, Tamara [D] Gunderson, Scott [R] Gundrum, Mark [R] Hebl, Gary [D] Hilgenberg, Steve [D] Hintz, Gordon [D] Hixson, Kim [D] Honadel, Mark [R]
100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 71% 0% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% 100% 0% 0% 100% 83% 14% 86% 0% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
A F F F F B F A F F F F A F F A A F A F A A F F F F A
SB 62 No DISTRICT 89 3 23 48 22 40 86 78 79 99 92 30 19 47 56 81 72 85 44 74 95 20 93 88 53 15 N N N Y Y N N Y Y N Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
AB 75 No N N N Y Y N N Y Y N Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
SB 362 No N Y N Y Y N N Y Y N Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y NV Y
SB 181 No N Y N Y Y N Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
AB 138 No N N N Y Y N N Y Y N Y N Y Y NV Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SB 484 No N N N Y Y N N Y Y N NV N Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
SB 437 No N N N Y Y N N Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
Total %
Grade
Pridemore, Don [R] Radcliffe, Mark [D] Rhoades, Kitty [R] Richards, Jon [D] Ripp, Keith [R] Roth, Roger [R] Roys, Kelda Helen [D] Schneider, Marlin [D] Seidel, Donna [D] Sheridan, Mike [D] Sherman, Gary [D] Shilling, Jennifer [D] Sinicki, Christine [D] Smith, Jeff [D] Soletski, James [D] Spanbauer, Richard [R] Staskunas, Tony [D]
100% 71% 100% 0% 0% 100% 86% 0% 0% 100% 33% 86% 0% 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 66% 0%
A B A F F A A F F A D A F C A F F F F F F F F F B F
Biennial Budget
Assembly Bill 75 (Doyle/JFC) Vote on Conference Report is No In addition to signing SB 62 into law, Governor Doyle introduced and signed into law AB 75 with dozens of additional tax and fee increases, as well as policy changes that will increase government spending and/or make government larger overall. (Taken with the budget adjustment bill, the Governors tax increases totaled well over $3 billion). The first hike was the capital gains income tax increase. Prior to enactment of the budget, Wisconsin had allowed a 60% exclusion of the capital gain from the sale of assets such as stocks, bonds, and securities held more than one year for individuals. As passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Doyle, the budget reduced the allowable exclusion to 30% of the capital gain, costing taxpayers more than $240 million in income
Smoking Ban
Senate Bill 181 (Risser/Richards) Vote on Passage is No
SB 181 expanded the smoking ban to: any restaurant regardless of seating capacity or liquor sales receipts; any tavern that is not an existing tobacco bar; any private clubs; sports arenas; lodging establishments; and common public areas with at least two walls. AFP has consistently opposed legislation infringing upon rights of citizens. Tobacco products are legal and Wisconsin already had a strict smoking ban in place. SB 181 is an overly burdensome regulation on a legal activity. SB 181 passed both houses of the Legislature and was signed into law as 2009 Wisconsin Act 12.
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