The committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 676
Relating to: substate boundaries for the local administration of employment and education programs.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators A. Lasee, Drzewiecki, Zien, Andrea and Clausing.
Noes, 0 - None.
Alan Lasee
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
November 14, 1995
To the Honorable the Senate:
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.
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
Legislation affecting the use of financial instruments.
Wimmer, James
Out of State Landowners Assn, Inc., Wisconsin
1. Distribution of the lottery tax to non-residents.
2. Reduction of game licenses/park fees for non-resident land and property owners.
3. Securing some form of representation at local government level.
4. A new category of residency that recognizes the commitment of non-resident land/property tax payers.
Coenen, Thomas
Swandby, Janet
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Ameritech (Wisconsin Bell, Inc.)
Cruz, Lorenzo
Skipper Marine Corp
Tries, John
Organization's termination of lobbyists:
Each of the following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as the employer of a lobbyist has withdrawn, on the date indicated, its authorization for the lobbyist identified to act on the organization's behalf.
Fire Chiefs Assn, Wisconsin State
Theo, Peter 11/8/95
Land Title Assn, Wisconsin
Theo, Peter 11/9/95
Newspaper Assn, Wisconsin
Theo, Peter 11/7/95
Suburban Schools Legislative Committee
Theo, Peter 11/8/95
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
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Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 11:53 A.M..
10:21 A.M.
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11:53 A.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Rude in the chair.
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Assembly Bill 557
S472
Relating to: state finances and appropriations for the department of transportation; imposing an oil company franchise fee; authorizing populous counties to impose a petroleum products storage fee; the reporting date and payment date for the motor vehicle fuel tax; taxation of motor vehicle fuel that is not sold for use on highways; motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuel taxes and qualified motor vehicles; the formula for indexing the fuel taxes; the international fuel tax agreement and the petroleum product inspection and oil company franchise fees; authorizing construction of additional major highway projects; aids for county forest roads; environmental clean-up activities on lands acquired by the department of transportation; vehicle weight limit exceptions on a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; numerous changes to the classified driver license system and commercial motor vehicle operation; eligibility for an occupational license; demerit point reduction for completion of a rider course relating to Type 1 motorcycle operation; vehicle accidents resulting in property damage; performance of motor vehicle registration and titling functions by motor vehicle dealers; farm truck registration; the fee for issuance or reissuance of special distinguishing motor vehicle registration plates; the fee for furnishing certain operators' records; permitting the department of transportation to make, record and use digitized images of applicants for operators' licenses and identification cards; local transportation and connecting highway aids; the funding of the urban mass transit operating assistance program; repaving a portion of I 43 in Milwaukee County; authorizing the department of transportation to conduct projects under the surface transportation discretionary grants program; railroad rehabilitation and construction loans; rehabilitation of private road crossings; the employment transit assistance program; the registration period and fees applicable to aircraft; eliminating hazardous materials transportation fees; delaying the expiration date of the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program; exempting railroad property acquired by the department of transportation from the tax-exempt property reporting requirement; granting bonding authority; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Read.
Senator George moved nonconcurrence of Committee of Conference report on Assembly Bill 557.
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Senator George called the attention of the Chair to the possible lack of a quorum.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Present - Senators Adelman, Andrea, Breske, Buettner, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Petak, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke and Zien - 32.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The question was: Nonconcurrence of Committee of Conference report on Assembly Bill 557?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 11; noes, 21; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Andrea, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Decker, George, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Risser and Wineke - 11.
Noes - Senators Adelman, Breske, Buettner, Cowles, Darling, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Panzer, Petak, C. Potter, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch and Zien - 21.
Absent or not voting - None.
Refused nonconcurrence.
The question was: Concurrence of Committee of Conference report on Assembly Bill 557?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Adelman, Breske, Buettner, Cowles, Darling, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Panzer, Petak, C. Potter, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch and Zien - 21.
Noes - Senators Andrea, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Decker, George, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Risser and Wineke - 11.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
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Senate Bill 348
Relating to: savings bank chapter revisions, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures and providing a penalty.
Read.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 348 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Senate Bill 349
Relating to: a savings and loan association and savings bank securities registration exemption, savings and loan association bond investment authority, savings and loan association annual fees and references to the federal deposit insurance corporation.
