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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 399
Relating to: the admissibility of hearsay evidence at a preliminary examination.
By
Senators
Grothman and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Bies, Craig, Krug and LeMahieu.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 400
Relating to: reorganization of chapter 49 of the statutes, changes affecting public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 401
Relating to: designation of highways as scenic byways.
By
Senators
Shilling, Holperin, Lassa, Taylor and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Doyle, Krug, Clark, Steinbrink, Sinicki, Berceau, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Brooks, Vruwink, Pope-Roberts, Tranel, Thiesfeldt, Pasch and Bernard Schaber.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
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The committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 375
Relating to: delaying the restrictions on participation by the University of Wisconsin System in selling or providing telecommunications services.
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Schultz, Harsdorf, Moulton, Hansen, Shilling and King.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Kedzie.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
The committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 210
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts paid for amino acid-based elemental formula.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Galloway, Lazich, Carpenter and Shilling.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Vukmir.
Senate Bill 297
Relating to: eliminating ambulatory surgical center assessment.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Galloway, Lazich, Vukmir, Carpenter and Shilling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 302
Relating to: increasing the amount of the individual income tax personal exemption for certain older taxpayers.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Galloway, Lazich, Vukmir, Carpenter and Shilling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 321
Relating to: limiting the number of individual income tax checkoffs and combining the breast cancer and prostate cancer checkoffs into a checkoff for cancer research.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Galloway, Lazich and Vukmir.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Carpenter and Shilling.
Senate Bill 377
Relating to: changing terminology for those with an intellectual disability.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Galloway, Lazich, Vukmir, Carpenter and Shilling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 93
Relating to: prohibiting purchase of tobacco products on behalf of, or to provide to, a minor and providing penalties.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Galloway, Lazich, Vukmir, Carpenter and Shilling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Pam Galloway
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
January
25
, 2012
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal(s) to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairperson and the chairperson of the committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill
111
, relating to
the regulation of indirect sources of air pollution and the suspension of a rule promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources,
withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill
138
, relating to
the regulation of emissions of hazardous air contaminants associated with agricultural waste and the partial suspension of rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill
139
, relating to
prohibiting the promulgation of certain rules concerning campaign financing by the Government Accountability Board, withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill
380
, relating to
removing cap on enrollment of Family Care and other long-term care programs,
withdrawn from committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue and rereferred to committee on Health
.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL G. ELLIS
Senate President
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
executive order #57
Relating to the Repeal of Executive Order #10
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2011, I issued Executive Order #10, creating the Office of Free Market Health Care.
NOW THEREFORE, I, SCOTT WALKER, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of this State, and specifically Wis. Stat. 14.019, do hereby repeal Executive Order #10, issued on March 9, 2011, and dissolve the Office of Free Market Health Care.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this eighteenth day of January, in the year two thousand twelve.
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
January 25, 2012
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to
2011 Wisconsin Act 46, I am appointing Senator Moulton to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
