The committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 263
Relating to: the hunter education and safety program and hunting approvals issued to bow hunters.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Clausing, Wirch, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Clausing, Wirch, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Alice Clausing
Chairperson
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 117
Relating to: the eligibility for group health insurance for state employes participating under the Wisconsin retirement system.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 223
Relating to: eligibility and certification to receive the farmland preservation credit.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 279
Relating to: authorizing the child abuse and neglect prevention board to form a nonstock, nonprofit corporation.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives
Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 166
Relating to: calculation of interest expense of affiliated entities under medical assistance.
Passage.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig; Representatives Albers, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 6 - Senator
Cowles; Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Porter and Kaufert.
Senate Bill 259
Relating to: library lending incentive aid and granting rule-making authority.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 3.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Cowles, Panzer and Schultz; Representatives Gard, Ourada, Albers, Porter and Kaufert.
Noes, 7 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch and Rosenzweig; Representatives Harsdorf, Linton and Coggs.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Burke, Decker and Jauch; Representatives Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 6 - Senators
Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig; Representatives Gard and Porter.
Senate Bill 269
Relating to: the number of members on the system board in certain federated library systems; nomination and approval of members of a library system board in a federated public library system; public library advisory committees; exemption from the county property tax levy for library services; the establishment by counties of standards for public libraries; convening a public library and school library technology conference; public library system aids; reports on the effectiveness of public library systems; withdrawal from and participation in public library systems; appeals to the state superintendent of public instruction of a county library board or county board of supervisors' disapproval of a town's request to establish a public library; authorizing private colleges and universities to participate in telecommunications networks; and requiring counties to pay public libraries for services provided to residents of the county that reside in municipalities that do not maintain public libraries.
Senate amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 14 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 1 - Representative
Albers.
Senate amendment 2 adoption.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate amendment 3 adoption.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate amendment 4 adoption.
Ayes, 10 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch and Cowles; Representatives Gard, Ourada, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig; Representatives Harsdorf and Albers.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 5.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 6.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Cowles, Panzer and Schultz; Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter and Kaufert.
Noes, 6 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch and Rosenzweig; Representatives Linton and Coggs.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch and Schultz; Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Cowles, Panzer and Rosenzweig; Representative
Albers.
Relating to: eliminating the office of health care information and transferring functions related to collection, analysis and dissemination of health care information to the department of health and family services, confidentiality of patient health care records, granting rule-making authority, providing a penalty and making appropriations.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 2.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles and Panzer; Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Schultz and Rosenzweig; Representatives Porter and Kaufert.
Senate Bill 325
Relating to: the amount of assistance for funeral or burial expenses of recipients under certain benefits and assistance programs and the value of an irrevocable burial trust that is excluded from the resource determination under the medical assistance program.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 10 - Senators
Burke, Decker and Jauch; Representatives Gard, Ourada, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig; Representative
Harsdorf.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Burke, Decker and Jauch; Representatives Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 10 - Senators
Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig; Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter and Kaufert.
Senate Bill 330
Relating to: calculating the probate filing fee.
Senate substitute amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig;
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 333