Noes, 0 - None.
Wall
, Scot A.,
of Cashton, as a member of the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 250
Relating to: insurance coverage of prescription medications used to treat diabetes.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig and Lazich.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Cowles and S. Fitzgerald.
Relating to: limiting the approval of operational plans for staffing of ambulances for services authorized to be provided by emergency medical technicians-paramedic.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig, Cowles and S. Fitzgerald.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Lazich.
Senate Bill 281
Relating to: eligibility for veterans benefits for those veterans who are involved in Operation Enduring Freedom; the extension or renewal of a license held by a national guard member or member of the U.S. armed forces reserve who is called into active service; college students called to serve in the armed forces; and granting rule-making authority.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 283
Relating to: abating interest otherwise due on income tax returns filed under an extension by members of the armed forces who are participating in that operation.
Passage.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Rosenzweig, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rodney Moen
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: the life and public service of Jerome Meyer.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Panzer and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
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Relating to the rights of patients to make telephone calls.
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, October 23, 2001.
Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs, October 25, 2001.
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The committee on Economic Development and Corrections reports and recommends:
Relating to the use of force to prevent escapes, pursue and capture escaped persons detained or committed under chapter 980, stats., and to provide security at facilities housing such persons.
No action taken.
Robert Jauch
Chairperson
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By John A. Scocos, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 439
Assembly Bill 468
Assembly Bill 510
Assembly Bill 555
Assembly Bill 558
Assembly Bill 560
Assembly Bill 571
Assembly Bill 572
Concurred in:
Senate substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 60.
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Assembly Bill
439
Relating to: the liability of married persons filing a joint income tax return, the payment of the alternate fuel tax and the tobacco products tax, estate tax imposition and interest, reducing nondelinquent taxes, rounding dollar amounts to whole dollars on all tax returns, allowing a mathematical computation of sales and use taxes, extending the time for filing a tax withholding report, delivering tax-related documents and related payments, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives M. Lehman, Huebsch, Wood, Vrakas, Albers, Powers, Plale, Ainsworth, Gronemus, Sykora, Musser, Plouff, Hahn, Miller and Grothman; cosponsored by Senators M. Meyer, Zien, Wirch and Huelsman.
Read first time and referred to committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
468
Relating to: adding one representative of the Wisconsin chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America to the council on veterans programs.
By Representatives Musser, Turner, Krawczyk, Ryba, Hundertmark, Townsend, Gronemus, Plouff, Suder, Montgomery, Ladwig, La Fave, McCormick, Riley, Jeskewitz, Lippert, Albers, J. Lehman, Vrakas, Starzyk, Underheim, M. Lehman and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Moen, Roessler, Decker, Hansen and Darling, by request of Council on Veterans Programs and Vietnam Veterans of America.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Relating to: making technical and policy changes in the tax incremental financing program based on the recommendations of the governor's working group on tax incremental finance and modifying the environmental remediation tax incremental financing program.
By Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Musser, Olsen and Ainsworth.
Read first time and referred to committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
555
Relating to: an income tax and franchise tax credit for training apprentices.
By committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor and Agriculture.
Assembly Bill
558