Relating to: creating an income and franchise tax credit for the sales and use taxes paid for tangible personal property that is used in research or manufacturing by a biotechnology business, an institution of higher education, or a governmental unit.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Plale, Harsdorf, Stepp and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Nischke, Hahn, Sheridan, Berceau, Fields, Gunderson, Hines, Travis and Pope-Roberts.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 48
Relating to: use of, and possession with intent to use, certain drug paraphernalia and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Zien, Roessler and Grothman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Taylor and Risser.
Senate Bill 403
Relating to: carrying a concealed weapon, possessing or transporting a firearm under certain circumstances, background checks for handgun purchases, photographic identification cards for retired law enforcement officers, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, providing an exemption from rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Zien, Roessler and Grothman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Taylor and Risser.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Zien, Roessler and Grothman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Taylor and Risser.
David Zien
Chairperson
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Representative Van Roy added as a coauthor of
Assembly Bill 591.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 436
Relating to: college reenrollment and registration priority of persons called into active military service.
By
Senators
Lazich, Zien, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, A. Lasee, Lassa, Leibham and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Loeffelholz, Musser, Bies, Sherman, Turner, Freese, Gard, Gunderson, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lothian, McCormick, Mursau, Petrowski and Sheridan.
To committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
Senate Bill 437
Relating to: prohibiting the condemnation of property for any purpose not expressly authorized.
By
Senators
Jauch, Hansen, Decker, Erpenbach and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Sherman, Ainsworth, Bies, Sheridan, Freese, Lehman, Staskunas, Owens, Turner, Pope-Roberts, Pocan, Travis, Boyle, Molepske, Ziegelbauer, Vruwink, Hubler, Nelson and Sinicki.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 438
Relating to: calculating creditable service for purposes of early retirement under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
By
Senators
Jauch and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Sherman, Boyle, Lehman, Sinicki, Black, Bies, Albers, Pocan, Zepnick, Berceau, Toles and Sheridan.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Senate Bill 439
Relating to: changing the procedures for filling vacant civil service positions in the city of Milwaukee.
By
Senators
Taylor, Coggs and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Lothian, Colon, Cullen, Fields, Grigsby, Richards, Toles, Turner, Young and Zepnick.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 440
Relating to: an assessment on large employers that do not provide subsidized health care coverage, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Hansen, Robson, Taylor and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Nelson, Lehman, Black, Pope-Roberts, Sinicki, Zepnick and Molepske.
To committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
Senate Bill 441
Relating to: anatomical gifts and the powers and duties of coroners and medical examiners.
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Breske, Olsen, Risser, Leibham, Hansen, Darling, Erpenbach, Lassa, Cowles and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Wieckert, Vruwink, Musser, Gronemus, Bies, Schneider, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Vos, Townsend, McCormick, Shilling, Albers, Lehman, Gunderson, Kreibich, Gielow, Wasserman, Underheim, Krawczyk, Owens, Zepnick, Boyle, Kestell, Van Roy, Ainsworth, Nelson, Strachota, Ott, Nass and Ballweg.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 442
Relating to: placing, possessing, or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a vehicle.
By
Senators
Decker, Breske, Grothman, A. Lasee, Zien and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Van Roy and Suder.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Senate Bill 443
Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Calumet County.
By
Senators
Leibham and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Ziegelbauer and Kestell.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
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The committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 283
Relating to: limiting the reasons for which a local government may withhold approval of a permit.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, Kanavas, Breske and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ronald Brown
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
November 16, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Senate Bill 76,
Senate Bill 276,
Senate Bill 403, and
Assembly Bill 769 be withdrawn from the committee on
Senate Organization and rereferred to the joint
committee on
Finance.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
November 11, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
At the request of the departments of Commerce and Administration, and in accordance withs. 13.94(1s), Wis. Stats., we have completed a financial audit of the State of Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fee Revenue Obligations Program for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2004. We express our unqualified audit opinion on the Statement of Changes in Program Assets and related notes.
Under the Petroleum Inspection Fee Revenue Obligations Program, the State issues revenue obligations, such as bonds and commercial paper, to provide financing for payment of claims under the Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award (PECFA) program. The obligations are not general obligation debt of the State. Instead, the revenue obligations are to be repaid primarily from the fee charged to suppliers for petroleum products sold in Wisconsin and collected by the Department of Revenue. This fee, which is established in s.
168.12(1), Wis. Stats., has been $0.03 per gallon since before the revenue obligations program was established in January 2000, and it will remain in effect through April 30, 2006.
As provided for in
2005 Wisconsin Act 25, the petroleum inspection fee will be reduced to $0.02 per gallon effective May 1, 2006, which will result in a decline in the petroleum inspection fee revenues available to fund debt service for the revenue obligations. While the ratings for the petroleum inspection fee revenue bonds remain unchanged, one bond rating agency recently revised its long-term rating outlook from stable to negative. Nevertheless, the Department of Administration expects that future petroleum inspection fee revenues will be sufficient to fully meet debt service requirements.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us during the audit by staff of the departments of Commerce, Administration, and Revenue.
Sincerely,
JANICE MUELLER
State Auditor
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
