Luther Olsen
Chairperson
The committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 619
Relating to: retail sales of wine by the bottle in restaurants for consumption on and off the premises.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kennedy, Nancy,
of Mequon, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 320
Relating to: regulating certain electronic mail solicitations and practices related to electronic mail solicitations and providing penalties.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Reynolds.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Reynolds.
Senate Bill 483
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for sales and use taxes paid on the purchase of Internet equipment used in the broadband market.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Reynolds.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Reynolds.
Senate Bill 518
S596
Relating to: various duties of the Department of Revenue, including issuing declaratory judgments, conducting audits and assessments, asserting liability, allowing claims for refunds, awarding the costs of litigation to a prevailing party, imposing penalties related to a taxpayer's negligence, calculating interest on unpaid amounts, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien and Reynolds.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Lassa.
Senate Bill 563
Relating to: creating income and franchise tax credits for expenses related to film production services and for capital investments made by a film production company, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ted Kanavas
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
[MOTION] To create the Taxpayer Protection Amendment Committee. The committee shall be a Senate select committee. The committee shall examine proposals for amending the Wisconsin Constitution for the protection of taxpayers. The committee shall issue a report and recommendations, which may include recommended legislation.
The committee may hold hearings and take testimony at the discretion of the chairperson. At the discretion of the chairperson, the committee may hold up to 2 hearings in Wisconsin at locations outside of Madison. Committee members and the committee clerk may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending any hearing outside of Madison. Such reimbursement is not charged against the Senator's office account.
The Legislative Council Staff shall provide staff counsel to the committee, who shall attend every meeting of the committee and assist the committee clerk with the production of documents for the committee. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall provide staff support at any hearing held outside of Madison.
The committee shall consist of 4 Republican members and 2 Democratic members, all appointed by the Majority Leader. The two Democratic members shall be appointed based upon nomination by the Minority Leader.
No later than March 1, 2006, the committee shall issue its report and recommendations to the Chief Clerk for distribution to each Senator.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie,
Noes, 2 - Senators Robson and Hansen.
Dale Schultz
Senate Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
February 23, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Taxpayer Protection Amendment Committee was created by a motion adopted by the Committee on Senate Organization.
The committee shall consist of 4 Republican members and 2 Democratic members, all appointed by the Majority Leader. The Republican appointees are Senator Glenn Grothman, Senator Mary Lazich, Senator Alan Lasee, and Senator Scott Fitzgerald. The Democratic appointees will be forthcoming.
Please contact me with questions.
Sincerely,
DALE W. SCHULTZ
Senate Majority Leader
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 546 offered by Senator Roessler.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 253
Presented to the Governor on February 14, 2006.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 603
Relating to: research involving human stem cells or embryonic cells.
By
Senators
Miller, Erpenbach, Taylor, Jauch and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Benedict, Turner, Boyle, Lehman, Pope-Roberts, Pocan and Black.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 604
Relating to: statutory requirements for private schools.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Plale and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, Musser, F. Lasee, Albers, Jeskewitz and Townsend.
To committee on Education.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 646
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for the sales and use taxes paid on the purchase of tangible personal property used in farming.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
