Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 340 offered by Senator Hansen.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 415 offered by Senator Cowles.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 447 offered by Senator Lassa.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 480 offered by Senator Kreitlow.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 516
Relating to: providing financial aid at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
By
Senators
Vinehout, Kapanke, Schultz and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Shilling, Nass, Nerison, Hixson, Musser, Hintz and Jeskewitz.
To committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
Senate Bill 517
Relating to: mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, and loan originators.
By
Senators
Sullivan, Darling and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Newcomer, Albers and Nass.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 518
Relating to: changes to BadgerCare Plus.
By
Senator
Erpenbach
.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation.
Senate Bill 519
Relating to: nonmoving traffic violations involving rented or leased vehicles, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Breske, Schultz, Erpenbach, Kapanke and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Stone, Pocan and Van Roy.
To committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Senate Bill 520
Relating to: requirements for executive branch information technology development projects, including reporting to and oversight by the Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Senator
Cowles
.
To committee on Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology.
Senate Bill 521
Relating to: the duties of a real property lister.
By
Senators
Lassa, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Schultz, Grothman, Lehman, Kapanke and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Gronemus, Turner, Musser, Ballweg, Albers, A. Williams, Townsend, Hubler, Zepnick, Petrowski, Molepske and Nygren.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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The committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 430
Relating to: making various changes in the worker's compensation law.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Coggs, Wirch, Lehman, Grothman and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 431
Relating to: various changes in unemployment insurance law and making an appropriation.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Coggs, Wirch, Lehman, Grothman and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Coggs, Wirch, Lehman and A. Lasee.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Grothman.
Spencer Coggs
Chairperson
S604
The committee on
Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy reports and recommends:
Pike
, Mary,
of Madison, as a member of the Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Carpenter, Coggs, Kreitlow, Schultz and Cowles.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 415
Relating to: permitting a researcher, under certain conditions, access to cancer information reported to the Department of Health and Family Services, prohibiting certain other use or redisclosure of the information, creating civil liability for violation of the prohibitions, making an appropriation, and providing penalties.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Carpenter, Coggs, Kreitlow and Schultz.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Cowles.
Tim Carpenter
Chairperson
The committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 373
Relating to: setoffs against tax refunds for debts related to providing ambulance services.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Kreitlow, Vinehout, Grothman and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Kreitlow, Vinehout, Grothman and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 446
Relating to: the streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Jauch, Kreitlow and Vinehout.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Grothman and Leibham.
Senate Resolution 9
Relating to: urging Congress and the President to enact the Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act.
Adoption.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Jauch, Kreitlow and Vinehout.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Grothman and Leibham.
