Wednesday, January 25, 2012
6:36 P.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
Corrected Copy
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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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.
