Lehrmann, Eugene, of Madison, as a member of the Board on Aging and Long Term Care, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Marotta, Marc, of Mequon, as Secretary of the Department of Administration, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Mayer, Shelly A., of Slinger, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Mellowes, Linda, of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Meyer, Tanya L., of Gleason, as a member of the Board on Aging and Long Term Care, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Noreika, John, of Madison, as a member of the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2009. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Plale, Senator Jeff, of South Milwaukee, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Seventh Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Consideration of motions and resolutions.
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 48. Relating to: the life of Green Lake County Police Office Bruce A. Williams. By Senators Welch, Kanavas, Schultz, S. Fitzgerald, Zien, Darling, Roessler, Brown, A. Lasee, Lazich, Hansen, Chvala, Lassa and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Nass, Owens, F. Lasee, Gunderson, Montgomery, LeMahieu, McCormick, Musser, Albers, Ott, Ladwig, Freese, Hahn, Friske, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Weber, Kestell, Krawczyk, M. Lehman, Lothian, Taylor, Vruwink, Gronemus, J. Lehman, Miller, Plouff, Boyle, Berceau and Bies. (Report adoption recommended by committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 249. Relating to: certified capital investment limitations, qualified business requirements, creating a certified capital company income and franchise tax credit for insurers, certified capital company office, qualified distributions of certified capital companies, certified capital company net worth, certified capital company investment reporting requirements, treatment of qualified investments that become nonqualified, permitted nonqualified investments, reviews of certified capital company financial statements, requesting a performance audit, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. By Senators Kanavas, Moore, Stepp, Leibham, Darling, Erpenbach, M. Meyer, Robson, Lazich, Harsdorf, Brown, Kedzie, Jauch, Lassa, Plale, Wirch, Hansen and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Ward, McCormick, Nischke, Turner, Berceau, Jensen, Vrakas, Huebsch, Ladwig, Staskunas, Albers, M. Lehman, Towns, Hines, J. Fitzgerald, Hahn, Plouff, Ott, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Musser, Taylor, Gronemus, Richards, Gielow, Pocan, Coggs and Krug. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 16, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 261. Relating to: creating a qualified new business venture tax credit and a capital gains tax exemption regarding investments in certified venture capital funds and qualified new business ventures, requiring a study of new Wisconsin businesses, facilitating the development of certain investor networks, and granting rule-making authority. By Senators Kanavas, Stepp, Leibham, Darling, Brown, Welch, Zien, Lassa and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Nischke, McCormick, Ladwig, Musser, Montgomery, Towns, Owens, M. Lehman, Weber, Van Roy, Krawczyk, Olsen and Ott. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 14, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4) (Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received.)
Senate Bill 272. Relating to: local government telecommunications utilities and public hearings for ordinances and resolutions authorizing local government cable television, telecommunications, and Internet access facilities. By Senators Kanavas, Kedzie, Plale, Stepp, Reynolds, M. Meyer, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch, Leibham, A. Lasee, Breske, Brown, Carpenter and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Montgomery, Vrakas, Suder, J. Fitzgerald, F. Lasee, Owens, Gundrum, Schneider, Shilling, D. Meyer, Hundertmark, Stone, Huebsch, Gronemus, Pettis, Grothman, Nass, Seratti, LeMahieu, Hines, Friske, Van Roy, J. Wood, Musser and Jeskewitz. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, adoption of Senate Amendment 2, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 305. Relating to: making technical and policy changes in the tax incremental financing program based in part on the recommendations of the governor's December 2000 working group on tax incremental finance, authorizing certain counties to create tax incremental financing districts, and making a modification to the environmental remediation tax incremental financing program. By Senators Stepp, Kanavas, Leibham, Darling, Jauch, Brown, Roessler, A. Lasee, Schultz, Kedzie, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch, Hansen, Zien and M. Meyer; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Wieckert, Albers, Nischke, Balow, Olsen, Freese, Boyle, Krawczyk, Huber, Kreibich, Hebl, Musser, Loeffelholz, Steinbrink, Gunderson, Hahn, Van Akkeren, F. Lasee, Van Roy, Ladwig, Petrowski, Townsend, Ott, Hundertmark, Stone, Lothian, Vrakas, McCormick, Underheim, Weber, Hines, Gottlieb, J. Wood, Jeskewitz and Gielow. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 15, Noes 0, adoption of Senate Amendment 2, Ayes 15, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 306. Relating to: making changes to the Tax Incremental Financing program, authorizing the Department of Revenue to impose a fee to determine or redetermine the tax incremental base of a tax incremental financing district, and requiring the department to prepare a tax incremental financing manual. By Senators Stepp, Kanavas, Leibham, Darling, Jauch, Brown, Roessler, A. Lasee, Schultz, Kedzie, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch, Hansen, Zien and M. Meyer; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Wieckert, Albers, Nischke, Balow, Olsen, Freese, Boyle, Krawczyk, Huber, Kreibich, Hebl, Musser, Loeffelholz, Steinbrink, Gunderson, Hahn, Van Akkeren, F. Lasee, Van Roy, Ladwig, Petrowski, Townsend, Ott, Hundertmark, Stone, Lothian, Vrakas, McCormick, Underheim, Weber, Hines, Gottlieb, J. Wood, Jeskewitz and Gielow. (FE) (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 2)
Twelfth Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 165. Relating to: continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians and granting rule-making authority. By Representatives Hines, Ott, Bies, Plouff, Gronemus, Wasserman, Van Roy, J. Lehman, Owens, Gunderson, Seratti, Shilling, Vrakas, Kreibich, Freese, Ainsworth, Gielow, Berceau, Loeffelholz, Schooff and Jeskewitz; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Kedzie, Stepp, Risser, Hansen, M. Meyer and Roessler. (FE) (Report concurrence, Ayes 5, Noes 0 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance)
Assembly Bill 251. Relating to: designating public depositories for the payment of property taxes. By Representatives Gottlieb, Ainsworth, Bies, Gielow, Gunderson, Hines, Hundertmark, Ladwig, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, McCormick, Musser, Seratti, Stone, Townsend, Vrakas, Ziegelbauer, Grothman and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Lazich and Roessler. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 255. Relating to: liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages caused by an insufficiency or want of repair of a highway. By Representatives Albers, Gronemus, Freese, Gottlieb, Grothman, Hahn, Hines, Ladwig, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, M. Lehman, Musser, Owens, Turner, Weber and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Breske, Stepp, Welch and Wirch. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 409. Relating to: the duties of county veterans' service officers. By Representatives Musser, Boyle, Bies, Schneider, Pettis, Gronemus, Kreibich, Travis, Suder, Freese, McCormick, Morris, Gunderson, Turner, Kestell, Hines, Vrakas, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Ott, M. Lehman, Albers, Berceau, Nass, Black, Ainsworth, Miller and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Roessler, Hansen, Wirch, Schultz and Carpenter. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 and Assembly substitute amendment 1 adotped.
Assembly Bill 507. Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit for sales tax and use tax paid on fuel and electricity consumed in manufacturing. By Representatives Wieckert, F. Lasee, Nischke, Jensen, Townsend, Musser, Weber, Ott, Gunderson, Van Roy, McCormick, Montgomery, Freese, Gard and Krawczyk; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Breske, Reynolds, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, Roessler, Ellis and Hansen. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 1) Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 and Assembly substitute amendment 2 adopted.
Assembly Bill 519. Relating to: the feeding of deer and elk. By Representatives Gunderson, M. Williams, Albers, Bies, Gronemus, Grothman, Krawczyk, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Pettis, Seratti, Sherman and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Brown, Decker and Lazich.(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 3, Noes 2, adoption of Senate Amendment 2, Ayes 3, Noes 2, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 3, Noes 2) Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 and Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
Thirteenth Order. Third reading of joint resolutions and bills.
Fourteenth Order. Motions may be offered.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
senateSENATE CALENDAR
> Tuesday, November 11, 2003
10:00 A.M.
First Order. Call of Roll.
Second Order. Chief clerk's entries.
Third Order. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
Fourth Order. Report of committees.
Fifth Order. Petitions and communications.
Sixth Order. Advice and consent of the Senate.
QUESTION: Shall the appointment be confirmed?
Figueroa, Enrique, of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Heinemann, Lorrine Keating, of Oshkosh, as Secretary of the Department of Finanical Institutions, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor. (Report confirmation, Ayes 5, Noes 0 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance)
Seventh Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
QUESTION: Shall the Assembly amendment be concurred in?
Senate Bill 214. Relating to: carrying or going armed with a concealed weapon, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties. By Senators Zien, Welch, Brown, Panzer, A. Lasee, S. Fitzgerald, Schultz, Stepp, Reynolds, Kanavas, Leibham, Kedzie and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Suder, Pettis, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Grothman, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Kerkman, Kestell, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Owens, Petrowski, Schneider, Seratti, Sherman, Stone, Towns, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir and Weber. (FE) (Assembly amendment 70 pending)
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Consideration of motions and resolutions.
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 300. Relating to: construction of electric generating facilities and transmission lines, and granting rule-making authority. By Senators Cowles, Leibham, Stepp, Kanavas, Hansen, Panzer, Erpenbach, Darling and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Steinbrink, J. Fitzgerald, Nischke, Pope-Roberts, Gottlieb, J. Lehman, Nass, Zepnick, Rhoades, Taylor, Weber, Ainsworth, Hundertmark, Hines, Kreibich, McCormick, Musser, Pettis, Stone and Honadel. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Twelfth Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 85. Relating to: the incorporation of the town of Campbell in LaCrosse County as a village. By Representatives Huebsch, Johnsrud, Ladwig, Freese, Albers, Musser, Seratti, Krawczyk, Hines, Jeskewitz and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee and Schultz. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2) (Senate substitute amendment 1 pending.)
Assembly Bill 267. Relating to: administrative rule making regarding small businesses, data used by administrative agencies in preparing proposed rules, increasing attorney fees, creating an Internet site for proposed rules, and creating a Small Business Regulatory Review Board. By Representatives McCormick, Albers, Balow, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, Lassa, Musser, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Pettis, Plale, Powers, Schooff, Seratti, Staskunas, Stone, Suder, Underheim, Van Roy, Vrakas, Wieckert, J. Wood and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Brown, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Lazich, Leibham, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Welch. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2) Assembly amendments 1, 2, 3 and 7 adopted.
Thirteenth Order. Third reading of joint resolutions and bills.
Fourteenth Order. Motions may be offered.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
senateSENATE CALENDAR
> Wednesday, November 5, 2003
11:00 A.M.
First Order. Call of Roll.
Second Order. Chief clerk's entries.
Third Order. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
Fourth Order. Report of committees.
Fifth Order. Petitions and communications.
Sixth Order. Advice and consent of the Senate.
Seventh Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Consideration of motions and resolutions.
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 18. Relating to: nomination of major party candidates for the office of lieutenant governor and filling vacancies in certain nominations. By Senators Roessler, Kanavas and George; cosponsored by Representatives Grothman, Foti, Jensen, Vrakas, Underheim, Owens, Jeskewitz, Gunderson, Stone, Musser, Albers, Krawczyk, Powers and Bies. (Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ethics and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 3)
Senate Bill 103. Relating to: criminal background investigations by the Department of Regulation and Licensing of applicants for certain professional credentials. By Senators Cowles, Stepp and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Krawczyk, Weber, Van Roy, McCormick, Hahn, Hines, Owens and Vrakas. (FE) (Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1)
Senate Bill 204. Relating to: authorizing a health benefit purchasing cooperative pilot project and granting rule-making authority. By Senators Harsdorf, Erpenbach, Brown, Stepp, M. Meyer, Hansen, Risser and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Gielow, Ladwig, Ott, Gronemus, Kestell, Musser, M. Lehman, Krawczyk, Owens, Powers, Van Roy, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hines, Zepnick, Pope-Roberts, Hahn, Plouff, Towns, Ainsworth, Loeffelholz, M. Williams, Albers, Vrakas, Staskunas, Hundertmark, Weber, Jensen and Balow. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 9, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 250. Relating to: construction and operation of a Hmong cultural center, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations. By Senators Welch, George, Kanavas and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Kestell, Musser and Coggs. (FE) (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)
Senate Bill 252. Relating to: Joint Committee on Finance review of stewardship acquisitions. By Senators Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Schultz, Harsdorf, Lazich, Welch, Zien, Roessler and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Gard, Albers, Ainsworth, Hahn, Huebsch, Hundertmark, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, McCormick, D. Meyer, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Owens, Rhoades, Seratti, Suder, Towns, Ward, Hines, Stone, F. Lasee, Lothian, Vrakas and M. Williams. (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 11, Noes 4, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)
Twelfth Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 375. Relating to: leaving the scene of an accident and providing a penalty. By Representatives Hines, Friske, Zepnick, McCormick, Owens, Kreibich, Ainsworth, Ott, Wasserman, Seratti, Gronemus, Hundertmark, Townsend, Hahn, Nass, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Turner, Van Roy, Pettis, Suder and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Darling, Erpenbach, Roessler and Kanavas.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 475. Relating to: marriage between one man and one woman. By Representatives Gundrum, W. Wood, Hundertmark, Nischke, J. Fitzgerald, Weber, Albers, Nass, Grothman, M. Lehman, Montgomery, LeMahieu, Ott, Gottlieb, F. Lasee, Kreibich, Kestell, Pettis, Seratti, Suder, Ladwig, Freese, Hines, Gunderson, Krawczyk, Lothian, Huebsch, Friske, Petrowski, Towns, Van Roy, Honadel, Bies, Hahn, Olsen, D. Meyer and Owens; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Zien, Stepp, Reynolds, Lazich, Schultz, Kanavas and Roessler.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 3, Noes 1)
Assembly Bill 494. Relating to: tobacco settlement agreement enforcement and providing penalties. By Representatives Vrakas, Nischke, Jeskewitz, Rhoades, Miller, M. Lehman, Van Roy, Ladwig, Nass, Taylor, Bies and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Kedzie, Lassa, Breske and Welch. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 4, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.
Thirteenth Order. Third reading of joint resolutions and bills.
Fourteenth Order. Motions may be offered.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
senateSENATE CALENDAR
> Tuesday, November 4, 2003
10:00 A.M.
First Order. Call of Roll.
Second Order. Chief clerk's entries.
Third Order. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
Fourth Order. Report of committees.
Fifth Order. Petitions and communications.
Sixth Order. Advice and consent of the Senate.
Seventh Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
QUESTION: Shall the Assembly amendment be concurred in?
Assembly Bill 79. Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance a project undertaken for a facility used for education by a private, tax-exempt institution. By Representatives Wieckert, Vukmir, Jensen, Montgomery, Owens, Van Roy, Hines, Ladwig, Bies, J. Wood, Kaufert, Ainsworth, Vrakas, Hundertmark, F. Lasee, McCormick and J. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Schultz, S. Fitzgerald, Welch and Ellis.Assembly amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 pending.
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Consideration of motions and resolutions.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
