Assembly passes malpractice caps

Stacy Forster reports in today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the bill would limit general damages to $450,000 for adults and $550,000 for children. It appears it would have a two-thirds majority if all representatives voted, and voted on an override as they would vote on the bill.

The Senate

passed a constitutional amendment that would limit Wisconsin governors from using the partial veto to create new sentences by combining other parts of the budget language.

A bill to supersede municipal ordinances on smoking in restaurants was removed from consideration.