By
Senators
Wirch, Lassa, Schultz and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Garthwaite, Danou, Berceau, Black, Clark, Hilgenberg, Jorgensen, Mason, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Turner, Vruwink, Young and Pope-Roberts.
To committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
Senate Bill 543
Relating to: registration plates for certain disabled veterans.
By
Senators
Plale, Wirch, Taylor, Lehman, Kedzie, Darling and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Turner, A. Williams, Berceau, Zigmunt, Ziegelbauer, Hraychuck, Bies, Lothian and Pridemore.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 544
Relating to: equalizing physical placement to the highest degree, requiring the court to state the reasons for ordering sole legal custody or not equalizing physical placement, and standards for modifying legal custody or physical placement.
By
Senator
Plale
; cosponsored by Representatives Schneider, Pridemore, Van Akkeren and Gunderson.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 545
Relating to: payment by the Department of Transportation of the costs of relocating utilities beneath or adjacent to a highway in the village of Sauk City.
By
Senators
Schultz and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Hilgenberg and Clark.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Senate Bill 452
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for food sold by child welfare facilities.
By Senators
Kreitlow, Taylor, Wirch, Lassa, Olsen, Lehman and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Dexter, Sinicki, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, Suder, Clark, A. Ott, Ziegelbauer and Ripp.
To committee on
Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, pursuant to
Senate Rule
36(2m).
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The committee on Economic Development reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 461
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for a qualified equity investment in a qualified community development entity, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Leibham.
Julie Lassa
Chairperson
The committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 261
Relating to: soliciting purchases of goods or services using unsolicited checks or money orders and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Wirch, Plale, Holperin and Lazich.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hopper.
Assembly Bill 509
Relating to: exempting certain capital expenditures made by a technical college district from the requirement for a referendum.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Wirch, Plale and Holperin.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Hopper and Lazich.
Senate Bill 504
Relating to: professional employer organizations.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Plale, Holperin, Hopper and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 513
Relating to: life settlements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Plale, Holperin, Hopper and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Wirch
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 548
Relating to: possession of certain animals killed by vehicles.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Holperin, Sullivan, Plale, Hansen, Leibham, Kedzie and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 562
Relating to: the master logger certification scholarship grant program (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Natural Resources).
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Holperin, Sullivan, Plale, Hansen, Leibham, Kedzie and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 574
Relating to: lightweight utility vehicles and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Holperin, Sullivan, Plale, Hansen, Leibham, Kedzie and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 406
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, intoxicated snowmobiling, snowmobile speed limits, calculating the estimated snowmobile gas tax payment, funding for alcohol education programs and state trails, providing penalties, and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Holperin, Sullivan, Plale, Hansen and Leibham.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Kedzie and Grothman.
Senate Bill 485
Relating to: displaying the empty weight on the side of certain motor vehicles (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Holperin, Sullivan, Plale, Hansen, Leibham, Kedzie and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 486
Relating to: the liability release exception to the requirement that proof of financial responsibility be provided after a motor vehicle accident (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Holperin, Sullivan, Plale, Hansen, Leibham, Kedzie and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 487
Relating to: motor vehicle occupational licenses issued by the Department of Transportation (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
Passage.
