Wisconsin Legislature: S114

Wednesday, April 7, 1999

Ninety-Fourth Regular Session

S114

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.

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INTRODUCTION, first reading and reference of bills

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 108

Relating to: authority to modify speed limits within historic districts.

By Senators Burke and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Freese and Schooff.

To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.

Senate Bill 109

Relating to: requirements for a state health officer.

By Senators Moen, Rude, Breske, Erpenbach, Schultz, Robson, A. Lasee and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Johnsrud, Miller, Freese, Black, Kelso, Lassa, Ladwig, Staskunas, Seratti, J. Lehman, La Fave, Brandemuehl, Gronemus, Musser and Albers.

To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.

Senate Bill 110

Relating to: prisoners throwing or expelling certain bodily substances at or toward others, testing for the presence of communicable diseases in certain criminal defendants and juveniles alleged to be delinquent or in need of protection or services and providing a penalty.

By Senators Moen, Drzewiecki, Breske, Farrow, Erpenbach, Rude, Baumgart, Huelsman, Schultz and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Huebsch, Plale, Pettis, Seratti, Ryba, Sykora, Gronemus, Ziegelbauer, Ainsworth, Ladwig, F. Lasee and Albers, by request of Local 219, Jackson Correctional Institution Officers .

To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.

Senate Bill 111

Relating to: campaign financing, political contributions by lobbyists, refunds for certain political contributions, imposition of a campaign treasury surplus earnings tax, income and franchise tax deductions for certain business expenses related to lobbying, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing penalties.

By Senator Burke ; cosponsored by Representative Freese .

To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.

Pursuant to Senate Rule 36(2)(c) and section 13.52(6), Wisconsin Statutes, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions shall prepare and submit a report in writing setting forth an opinion on the desirability of Senate Bill 111, relating to campaign financing, political contributions by lobbyists, refunds for certain political contributions, imposition of a campaign treasury surplus earnings tax, income and franchise tax deductions for certain business expenses related to lobbying, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing penalties, as a matter of public policy.

Senate Bill 112

Relating to: referral of bills to the joint committee on finance and preparation of fiscal estimates on penalty bills.

By Senators Cowles, Risser, Schultz, Panzer, Farrow and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Riley, Albers, Black, Seratti, Bock, Powers, Olsen and Huber.

To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 113

Relating to: campaign financing, imposition of a lobbying expenditure tax, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing penalties.

By Senators Ellis, Rude, Farrow and Panzer.

To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.

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report of committees

The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:

Brewer , Ann E., of Madison, as a member of the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2003.

Confirmation.