Tuesday, November 6, 2007
12:20 P.M.
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Marchant, pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Monday, November 5, 2007.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 228 offered by Senator Wirch.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 312
Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for the foster youth scholarship fund and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Roessler and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Albers, Hahn, Townsend, Grigsby, Vos, A. Williams, Zepnick, A. Ott, Gronemus and Berceau.
To committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity.
Read and referred:
Senate Bill 313
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for sales tax paid for the right to purchase season admission to athletic events sponsored by an institution of higher education.
By
Senators
Plale, Sullivan and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Montgomery, Kerkman, Ziegelbauer, Cullen, Stone, Nass, Kaufert, Jeskewitz, Hebl, Fields, Townsend, Musser, Pridemore, Kleefisch and Albers.
To committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 299
Relating to: distribution of a portion of the school levy tax credit.
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Lehman, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kreitlow, Olsen and Grothman.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Lazich.
John Lehman
Chairperson
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The committee on Senate Organization reports:
[MOTION] (a)
To recreate the standing committees of the Senate pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (1) (c).
(b) Each committee in existence at the time this motion is adopted is recreated in its entirety and retains jurisdiction over all items in the committee at the time this motion is adopted, except as follows:
i. The committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Family Prosperity, and Housing is renamed the committee on Economic Development. All items in the committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Family Prosperity, and Housing at the time this motion is adopted shall be in the committee on Economic Development, unless rereferred pursuant to Senate rules.
ii. The committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Insurance is renamed the committee on Transportation and Tourism. All items in the committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Insurance at the time this motion is adopted shall be in the committee on Transportation and Tourism, unless rereferred pursuant to Senate rules.
iii. The committee on Judiciary and Corrections is renamed the committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing. All items in the committee on Judiciary and Corrections at the time this motion is adopted shall be in the committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing, unless rereferred pursuant to Senate rules.
iv. The committee on Health and Human Services is renamed the committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation. All items in the committee on Health and Human Services at the time this motion is adopted shall be in the committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation, unless rereferred pursuant to Senate rules.
(c) The committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity, consisting of 5 members, is created.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Decker, Risser, Hansen, Fitzgerald and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Russ Decker
Chair
State of Wisconsin
Senate
November 5
, 2007
The Honorable, the Senate:
Today, the Committee on Senate Organization reorganized the standing committees of the Senate. In conjunction with this reorganization and pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2) (a), I am making the following majority party appointments to Senate committees (minority party appointments to Senate committees will be forthcoming, based upon nominations by the Minority Leader):
Senator Robson replaces Senator Miller as Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
The members of the Senate Committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation are the members of the former Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, except that Senator Breske replaces Senator Sullivan.
The members of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing are the members of the former Senate Committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
The members of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Tourism are the members of the former Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Insurance.
The members of the Senate Committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity are Senators Jauch (Chair), Kreitlow (Vice Chair), and Vinehout.
