Senate Bill 410
Relating to: granting bonding authority for refunding general obligation debt and for the discount sale of debt.
Passage.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Brian Burke
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 226
Relating to: the payment of wages and commissions owed to employes and commission salespersons whose employment ends, the termination or alteration of sales representative agreements and providing penalties.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Zien.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Zien.
Kimberly Plache
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the life and public service of Lee E. Grugel.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis, Rude and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 96
Relating to: the life and public service of Thomas Murray.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis, Rude and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
S449
Assembly Joint Resolution 97
Relating to: the life and public service of Jule Berndt.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis, Rude and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 98
Relating to: designating Buffalo Soldier Day.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis, Rude and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 99
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Madison Women's Volleyball Team for its accomplishments during the 1997 season.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis, Rude and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
Senator A. Lasee, with unanimous consent, asked to be withdrawn as a coauthor of Senate Bill
415.
Senator A. Lasee, with unanimous consent, asked to be withdrawn as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill
739.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 39.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
February 6, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Enclosed is the 1997 Fourth Quarter Report submitted by the Wisconsin Office of Federal-State Relations. Throughout the fourth quarter, the Office provided updates to Wisconsin State agencies on the Federal appropriations process and worked with House and Senate staff to achieve full funding for many of Wisconsin's unique and innovative programs that receive that receive federal funding.
This report is provided for submittal to the Wisconsin State Legislature, in compliance with Wisconsin Statutes.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Bugher
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 10, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
E & J Gallo Winery
Subject(s): Reduce tax on cider products from the wine to the beer excise tax rate.
Hanson, Thomas
Mid America Management
Subject(s): Opting out of Social Security for part time, seasonal and temporary state employees.
Stitt, Donald
Nelson, Bruce
United States Cellular Corporation
Subject(s): Any and all issues affecting wireless carriers or that may impact telecommunications, including but not limited to: Universal Service; Enhanced 911; Rights-of-Way; Tower/Antenna Siting or Zoning; taxation of telecommunications; distracted drive/hands-free issues; reselling or telecommunications services.
Wimmer, Jr., James W.
Petersen, Eric J.
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Ameritech (Wisconsin Bell Inc)
Cauble Jr, Myron L
Enron Corporation
Boston, Roy
Farmers Union, Wisconsin
Denman, Robert
Mortgage Brokers, Wisconsin Assn of
Moore, Thomas E
People's Lottery Foundation Inc
