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)
Item -1.
Sections 20, 23 (2m) and 25(2)
QUESTION: Shall the bill pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?
(An "Aye" vote will override the Governor's position. A "No" vote will sustain the Governor's position.)
Senate Bill 8. Relating to: withholding certain security information from public inspection. By Senators Cowles, Leibham, Darling, A. Lasee, Harsdorf, Kanavas and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Jensen, Krawczyk, Ainsworth, Bies, Lassa, Freese, Seratti, M. Lehman, Hahn, Ott, Stone, Van Roy, McCormick and Albers.
Senate Bill 40. Relating to: designating and marking a portion of USH 14 as the Ronald Reagan Highway. By Senators Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Stepp, Schultz and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Hines, Ward, Huebsch, McCormick, Gunderson, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Vukmir, Bies, Jeskewitz, Vrakas, Petrowski, Gielow and Ladwig. (FE)
Senate Bill 49. Relating to: evidence of lay and expert witnesses. By Senators Welch, Stepp and Kanavas; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Olsen, Hines, Albers, Townsend, McCormick, Krawczyk, Nass, Vukmir, Musser, Van Roy, Gunderson and Ladwig.
Senate Bill 63. Relating to: removing feathers and nonedible parts from upland game birds. By Senators Zien, Brown, Schultz and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Gronemus, Van Roy, Pettis, Hines, Hahn, Musser, Krawczyk, Suder, Albers, Bies, Seratti and Stone. (FE)
Senate Bill 64. Relating to: deadlines for the transmittal of the Building Commission's long-range state building program recommendations and the delivery of the governor's biennial budget message and a report on the timeliness of the submittal of agency budget requests. By Joint Legislative Council.
Senate Bill 206. Relating to: changes to levy limits related to towns, certain cities or villages, and 1st class cities. By Senators Panzer and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Gard and Kaufert. (FE)
Senate Bill 218. Relating to: the authority of the board of directors of business corporations and corporate committees; corporate shareholder notices and meetings; mergers, conversions, and other business combinations; the transfer of corporate property to certain affiliates; and naming limited partnerships. By Senators Stepp, Kanavas, Darling, Leibham, Roessler, George and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representatives McCormick, Ladwig, Gronemus, Jensen, Suder, Ott, Nischke, Hahn, J. Fitzgerald, Krawczyk, Albers, Gundrum, Weber, Kreibich, Gunderson, Vrakas, Hundertmark and Van Roy.
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.
Senate Bill 253. Relating to: independent charter schools established by University of Wisconsin institutions and college campuses. By Senators Darling, Stepp, Reynolds, Kanavas and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Ziegelbauer, Vrakas, Nass, Ladwig, McCormick, Towns, Stone, Gielow, Van Roy and Weber. (FE)
Senate Bill 322. Relating to: the definition of a group health benefit plan. By Senators Kanavas, Darling, A. Lasee, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Gielow, Van Roy, Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Krawczyk, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Montgomery, Musser, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Seratti, Stone, Townsend, Underheim, Vrakas and Vukmir.
Senate Bill 351. Relating to: the size of the county board of supervisors in certain counties. By Senators Kanavas, Kedzie, Reynolds, Brown and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Suder, J. Wood, Stone, Albers, Nass, Gunderson and Shilling.
Senate Bill 384. Relating to: authorizing technical college districts to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of providing services and facilities to businesses, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. By Senators Leibham, Stepp, Kanavas, Darling, Zien, Kedzie and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Wieckert, Suder, Ladwig, Musser, Owens, Gunderson, Hahn, Ott, McCormick, Gronemus, Albers and Freese. (FE)
Senate Bill 451. Relating to: appropriating money to technical college districts for the Wisconsin Advantage Jobs Training Program and making an appropriation. By Senator Leibham; cosponsored by Representatives Krawczyk and Wieckert. (FE)
Senate Bill 484. Relating to: contracts for services under Medical Assistance. By Senators Schultz and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives McCormick, Hines, Ladwig and Hahn. (FE)
Senate Bill 508. Relating to: minimum wage and overtime pay exemptions for providers of companionship services. By Senators Cowles, Ellis, A. Lasee, Roessler, Darling and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Van Roy, Krawczyk, Grothman, Gunderson, Hines, Gronemus, Montgomery, McCormick, Weber, Gielow, Hahn, Wieckert, Vukmir, Seratti, M. Williams, Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Ott, Suder and Nischke. (FE)
Sixth Order. Advice and consent of the Senate.
QUESTION: Shall the appointment be confirmed?
Caneff, Dennis M., of Verona, as a member of the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2006. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Stark, Robert J., of Appleton, as a member of the Fox River Navigational System Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Stower, Harvey, of Amery, as a member of the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2004. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Stower, Harvey, of Amery, as a member of the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2008. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Thornton, Thomas J., of Grand View, as a member of the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Traver, Jon R., of Monona, as a member of the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, 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 bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 557. Relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending, and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities, and obsolete provisions, reconciling conflicts, and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill). By Law Revision Committee.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 558. Relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending, and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities, and obsolete provisions, reconciling conflicts, and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill). By Law Revision Committee.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 559. Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors and supplying omissions (Revisor's Correction Bill). By Law Revision Committee.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 560. Relating to: amending s. 35.18 (1) of the statutes to eliminate the requirement that the revisor print a list of numerical cross-references in the statutes to other parts of the statutes in each biennial issue of the Wisconsin Statutes (Revisor's Revision Bill). By Law Revision Committee.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 561. Relating to: amending and revising under section 10.53 of the statutes various provisions of sections 10.62 to 10.82 of the statutes for the purpose of correcting conflicts between the listings in sections 10.62 to 10.82 of the statutes and the substantive statutes to which those sections refer (Revisor's Correction Bill). By Law Revision Committee.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 562. Relating to: amending and revising sections 961.41 (2) (bm) and 961.41 (2) (cm) of the statutes for the purpose of reconciling conflicts and supplying omissions. (Revisor's Correction Bill). By Law Revision Committee.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 563. Relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending, and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities, and obsolete provisions, reconciling conflicts, and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill). By Law Revision Committee.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 564. Relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending, and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities, and obsolete provisions, reconciling conflicts, and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill). By Law Revision Committee.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0)
Twelfth Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
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, May 19, 2004
10:30 A.M.
Extraordinary Session
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 567. Relating to: Medical Assistance Program and Community Aids Program funding and programs and making appropriations. By committee on Senate Organization. (FE) (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0).
Senate Bill 568. Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes. By committee on Senate Organization. (FE) (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4).
Senate Bill 569. Relating to: approval of Indian gaming compacts. By committee on Senate Organization. (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4).
Twelfth Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
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
Revised
Extraordinary Session
> Thursday, March 11, 2004
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?
Seventh Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
Ninth Order. Special Order at 10:01 A.M.
Senate Bill 511. Relating to: the renewal and extensions of business contracts. By Senators Reynolds, Brown, Lassa, Cowles and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Musser, Van Roy, Kestell, Hines, Nass, Plouff, Gronemus and Petrowski.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 10:02 A.M.
Senate Bill 516. Relating to: a trial jobs plus demonstration project under the Wisconsin Works program. By Senators Roessler, Darling, Moore, Plale, Robson and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Zepnick, Gunderson, Miller, Montgomery, Shilling, Sinicki, Taylor and Hahn. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 10:02:30 A.M.
Senate Bill 518. Relating to: grants to counties for providing alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who abuse alcohol or other drugs and making an appropriation. By Senators Roessler, Zien, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Moore and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Friske, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Taylor, Pocan, Miller, Staskunas, Black and Nischke. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 10:04 A.M.
Senate Bill 524. Relating to: regulation of high capacity wells, notification of well construction, groundwater quantity management, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. By committee on Environment and Natural Resources. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 10:05 A.M.
Senate Bill 526. Relating to: special observance days in school. By Senators Plale and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives J. Fitzgerald and Staskunas.
. Special Order at 10:06 A.M.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 15. Relating to: vehicle owner liability for violations of certain traffic laws relating to railroad crossings and providing penalties. By Representatives Hahn, Ainsworth, Gronemus, M. Lehman, Kreibich, Freese, Lassa, Owens, Musser, Albers, Bies, Seratti, Hines, Ott, LeMahieu, Townsend and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Cowles, Roessler, Lazich, Breske and Leibham. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendments 1 and 2 adopted
. Special Order at 10:07 A.M.
Assembly Bill 50. Relating to: sheriff's fees established by the county. By Representatives Ladwig, Kerkman, Gunderson, Bies, Freese, Hahn, Jeskewitz, M. Lehman, Owens, Seratti and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Kanavas and Wirch. (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 adopted.
. Special Order at 10:08 A.M.
Assembly Bill 119. Relating to: reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law. By Representatives Seratti, Freese, Gunderson, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Stone, Ott, Kestell, Albers, Kreibich, Owens, Musser and Pettis; cosponsored by Senator Harsdorf.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ethics and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 10:09 A.M.
Assembly Bill 125. Relating to: maximum allowable grants under the Private Sewage System Replacement or Rehabilitation Grant Program. By Representatives Gunderson, Albers, Bies, Gronemus, Hahn, Ladwig, Loeffelholz, Miller, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Stone and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie and Stepp. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 10:10 A.M.
