Ayes, 7 - Senators Schultz, Huelsman, Buettner, Cowles, C. Potter, Shibilski and Jauch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Schultz, Huelsman, Buettner, Cowles, C. Potter, Shibilski and Jauch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 608
Relating to: disclosure of information on marriage documents to law enforcement officers performing investigations.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators Huelsman, Welch and Darling.
Noes, 2 - Senators Risser and Adelman.
Senate Bill 431
Relating to: increasing the penalties for certain offenses involving driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, drugs or a combination of intoxicants and drugs.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Huelsman, Welch, Darling, Risser and Adelman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 478
Relating to: limitation of civil liability related to equine activities.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators Huelsman, Welch and Darling.
Noes, 2 - Senators Risser and Adelman.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 2.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Huelsman, Welch, Darling, Risser and Adelman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators Huelsman, Welch and Darling.
Noes, 2 - Senators Risser and Adelman.
Joanne Huelsman
Chairperson
The committee on State Government Operations and Corrections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 624
Relating to: prisoner payments for postsecondary educational costs, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
Concurrence
Ayes, 2 - Senators Drzewiecki and A. Lasee.
Noes, 2 - Senators Moen and Breske.
Without Recomendation
Senate Bill 449
Relating to: maximum benefit and contribution limits under the Wisconsin retirement system, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators Drzewiecki, A. Lasee, Moen and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Gary Drzewiecki
Chairperson
__________________
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 27, 1996
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.
Forward Janesville, Inc.
Issues that we are looking at include Tax Increment Finance District legislation; AB 808 - Property Tax Relief Fund, and other issues that affect our membership.
Boyer, Victor
Hayes, Andrew
S604
Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.
We are interested in the area of public/private partnerships. We will support legislative and/or regulatory efforts to promote privatization of infrastructure. We are also interested in rules and bills relating to biosolids, energy and pollution control.
Russell, Frazier
Paul, Mark
Katzman, William
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:
Brown County
Vornholt, Paul
Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin±*
Broydrick, William
McIntosh, Forbes
PrimeCare Health Plan
Oakley, Kara
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
GTECH Corp
Gerrard, William 2/19/96
Brozek, Michael 2/19/96
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Petersen, Eric 2/15/96
Wimmer, James 2/15/96
Organization's cessation of lobbying activity:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have indicated a cessation of all lobbying activity effective on the dates shown.
Oxygenated Fuels Assn 2/21/96
Cahill, Jane 2/21/96
Saukville, Village of 2/21/96
Hagerup, Chris 2/21/96
Stitt, Don 2/21/96
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,
