Wisconsin Legislature: senate

Assembly Bill 485. Relating to: expenditure of $17,568.12 from the general fund in payment of a claim against the state made by Mullins Cheese, Inc. By Representatives D. Meyer, Petrowski, Suder, Turner, Montgomery, Musser, Ott, Jeskewitz, Albers, Seratti, Hahn and Friske; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Zien and Schultz, by request of Wisconsin Claims Board. (FE)

Assembly Bill 488. Relating to: the administration of local exposition district taxes. By Representative Foti; cosponsored by Senator Darling, by request of Wisconsin Center District. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 495. Relating to: the sale of surplus county highway land. By Representatives Ainsworth, Petrowski, Bies, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Loeffelholz, Olsen, Owens, Rhoades, Townsend and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Wirch and A. Lasee. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 516. Relating to: an exemption from the requirement to obtain an air pollution construction permit for certain equipment at a nonmetallic mineral processing facility. By Representatives Johnsrud, Bies, Gronemus, Gunderson, Musser, Hines, Kaufert, Weber, Seratti, Olsen, Albers, Grothman, Petrowski and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie and Reynolds. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

Assembly Bill 526. Relating to: waiver of filing fee if parties stipulate to certain revisions of judgment or order. By Representatives Albers, Musser, Bies, Hahn, McCormick, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, Seratti and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, A. Lasee and Lassa. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 533. Relating to: contracts with persons who take depositions. By Representatives Gard, Ainsworth, LeMahieu, Towns, Albers, Rhoades, Freese, Hahn, Nischke, Petrowski, Kestell, Bies, Friske, F. Lasee, J. Wood, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Gunderson, Ott, Lothian, Montgomery, McCormick, Hebl, Ladwig, Cullen, Powers and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Cowles, Lazich, George and Risser.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 556. Relating to: regulating the resale of tickets to entertainment or sporting events. By Representatives Wasserman, Gunderson, Kaufert, Albers, Grothman, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Musser, Staskunas, Taylor, Van Roy and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senator Hansen. (FE)

Assembly Bill 573. Relating to: the operation of off-road utility vehicles and providing a penalty. By Representatives Gielow, Wasserman, Ainsworth, Krawczyk, Hahn, Gunderson, McCormick and Grothman; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Kedzie, Reynolds and Schultz, by request of villages of Bayside and Fox Point. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 613. Relating to: setoffs against tax refunds. By Representatives Stone, Staskunas, Montgomery, Hahn, Nass, Kreibich, Petrowski, Bies, Hundertmark, Owens, Hines, Ott, Van Roy and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Roessler. (FE)

Assembly Bill 628. Relating to: creating a property tax exemption for outdoor theaters. By Representatives Bies, F. Lasee, Hahn and McCormick; cosponsored by Senator A. Lasee. (FE) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 679. Relating to: designating the cranberry as the Wisconsin state fruit. By Representatives Kerkman, M. Williams, Vruwink, Albers, Freese, Hines, Kreibich, Ladwig, J. Lehman, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Molepske, Musser, Owens, Pettis, Schneider and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Breske, Lassa, Schultz and Zien. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 709. Relating to: the confidentiality of pupil records and the exchange of information between a pupil's school, the juvenile justice system, and law enforcement agencies. By Representatives Hundertmark, Kreibich, Suder, Olsen, Hahn, Jeskewitz, M. Lehman, Musser, Townsend, Ladwig, Ainsworth, Bies, Lothian, LeMahieu, Hines, Seratti, Van Roy, Owens, Krawczyk, Ott and Albers; cosponsored by Senator Roessler. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 727. Relating to: making patient health care records concerning health care operations inapplicable to restrictions on release without informed consent. By Representative Gard. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by select committee on Job Creation, Ayes 4, Noes 1)

Assembly Bill 730. Relating to: the acquisition of in-state banks and in-state bank holding companies. By Representative Gard.(Report concurrence recommended by select committee on Job Creation, Ayes 4, Noes 1)

Assembly Bill 793. Relating to: the imposition of the estate tax on the transfer of property within this state's jurisdiction. By Representative Montgomery; cosponsored by Senator Schultz. (FE)(Report concurrence recommended by select committee on Job Creation, Ayes 4, Noes 1)

Assembly Bill 833. Relating to: permitting third-party testers to administer driving skills tests for certain noncommercial motor vehicle drivers. By Representatives Ainsworth, Kestell, Hines, Montgomery, Albers, Nass, Ott, Hundertmark, Taylor and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Kanavas, Reynolds, A. Lasee and S. Fitzgerald. (FE)

Assembly Bill 841. Relating to: various changes to the regulation of hearing instrument specialists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists and granting rule-making authority. By Representatives Underheim, Berceau, Kreibich, Townsend, Vrakas, Albers, Hines, Bies, Wasserman and Ott; cosponsored by Senator Kedzie. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 858. Relating to: a municipality's and county's ability to eliminate certain nonconforming buildings or premises. By Representatives Gunderson, Ainsworth, Albers, Hahn, Hines, Kestell, Krawczyk, Lothian, McCormick, Musser, Nischke, Petrowski, Van Roy and Suder; cosponsored by Senators Welch and Breske. (FE)

Assembly Bill 900. Relating to: collecting fees for the assessment of manufacturing property. By Representatives Loeffelholz and Gard; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee and Darling. (FE)

Assembly Bill 913. Relating to: limits under the agricultural production loan guarantee program. By Representatives Ott, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Towns, Townsend, Musser, Albers, Hines, Freese, Loeffelholz, Ward, Vruwink, Montgomery and Hahn; cosponsored by Senator Schultz.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 924. Relating to: the calculation of municipal aid payments. By Representative Ott; cosponsored by Senator A. Lasee. (FE)

Assembly Bill 932. Relating to: transfer of certain moneys by the Joint Committee on Finance for purposes of election administration. By Representative Kaufert; cosponsored by Senator Darling.

Gassman, Roberta, of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Hassett, Scott, of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Joerres, Jeffrey A., of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2008. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)

Quackenbush, William L., of Black River Falls, as a member of the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 75. Relating to: creating a civil liability exemption for certain municipalities and their agents that issue fireworks permits. By Joint Legislative Council.Assembly amendment 1 pending.

Senate Bill 87. Relating to: limiting the authority of cities and villages to annex territory and specifying the boundaries for certain annexations. By Senator A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Bies, Freese, Gronemus, Hines, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Musser, Ott, Owens and Krawczyk. Assembly substitute amendment 1 pending.

Senate Bill 428. Relating to: extending the expenditure period and the life of a tax incremental district in West Bend. By Senator Panzer; cosponsored by Representative Grothman. Assembly substitute amendment 1 pending.

Senate Bill 203. Relating to: the sunset of local professional baseball park district sales and use taxes. By Senators Carpenter, Erpenbach, Stepp, Hansen and Breske; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen, Ladwig, J. Lehman, Turner and Kerkman. (FE) (Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 338. Relating to: payday loan providers and granting rule-making authority. By Senators Schultz and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, M. Lehman, Musser, Boyle, Taylor, Owens, Ziegelbauer, Hahn, Gronemus, Olsen, Plouff, Van Roy, Gielow, Berceau, Ott, Gunderson and Powers. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

Senate Bill 443. Relating to: motor vehicle buyers, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. By Senator Leibham; cosponsored by Representative Freese. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 16, Noes 0, adoption of Senate Amendment 2, Ayes 16, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 478. Relating to: major highway projects, southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation projects, and the transportation projects commission. By Senator Roessler; cosponsored by Representative Jeskewitz. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 8, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Ayes 9, Noes 0) (Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 pending.)

Senate Bill 485. Relating to: meetings of the board and members of nonprofit corporations. By Senator Schultz; cosponsored by Representative Montgomery. (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 513. Relating to: exemption from nonresident tuition at the University of Wisconsin System for certain veterans. By Senator Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Pettis, Musser and Turner. (FE) (Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 523. Relating to: enforcement on the one-family and 2-family dwelling code in certain cities, villages, and towns. By Senators Brown and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives J. Wood and Pettis. (FE) (Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 49. Relating to: burglary and providing a penalty. By Representatives Ladwig, Gunderson, J. Lehman, Turner, Bies, Gielow, Gronemus, Hines, Huebsch, Krawczyk, Lassa, McCormick, Owens, Pettis, Stone, Suder, Townsend, Vrakas, J. Wood and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Roessler. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 84. Relating to: the use of a person's social security number in his or her student identification number at a private institution of higher education. By Representatives Schneider, M. Lehman, Hines, Balow, Sinicki, Hahn, Cullen, Plouff, Bies, Jeskewitz, Coggs, Colon, Albers, Plale, Van Roy, Grothman and Boyle; cosponsored by Senator Erpenbach.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 209. Relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a great-grandparent, aunt, or uncle to a college savings account or a college tuition and expenses program. By Representatives Kreibich, Jeskewitz, Miller, Hahn, Gronemus, Van Roy, Krawczyk, M. Lehman, Hines, LeMahieu, Musser, Seratti, Owens, Grothman, Ainsworth, Freese, Gunderson, Bies, Ott, Shilling, Towns, Cullen, McCormick, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, Coggs, Olsen, Suder, Lassa and Pettis; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Schultz, Stepp, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Roessler, Wirch and Breske. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 4, Noes 1)

Assembly Bill 286. Relating to: the prohibition against underage persons entering or being on any premises operating under an alcohol beverage license. By Representatives J. Wood, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Gronemus, Kreibich, Jensen, Owens and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Brown and A. Lasee.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 351. Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for a breast cancer research program, creating a breast cancer research program, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations. By Representatives Cullen, Ladwig, Boyle, McCormick, A. Williams, Huber, Sinicki, Wasserman, Shilling and Balow; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Carpenter, Risser, Wirch and Hansen. (FE) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 396. Relating to: Clean Water Fund Program financial hardship assistance for the Elcho Sanitary District. By Representatives Friske and Gard. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 419. Relating to: towing and storage charges associated with nonmoving traffic violations. By Representatives Ladwig, Gielow, Gottlieb, Hines, Krug, Owens, Petrowski, Staskunas, Townsend and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Stepp. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 424. Relating to: control and possession of the head, antlers, or skin of a deer or an elk. By Representatives Gunderson, Suder, Hahn, Hines, Krawczyk, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Owens and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Schultz, A. Lasee and Lassa.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 467. Relating to: the traffic violation and registration program and making an appropriation. By Representatives Ladwig and Ainsworth. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 485. Relating to: expenditure of $17,568.12 from the general fund in payment of a claim against the state made by Mullins Cheese, Inc. By Representatives D. Meyer, Petrowski, Suder, Turner, Montgomery, Musser, Ott, Jeskewitz, Albers, Seratti, Hahn and Friske; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Zien and Schultz, by request of Wisconsin Claims Board. (FE)

Assembly Bill 488. Relating to: the administration of local exposition district taxes. By Representative Foti; cosponsored by Senator Darling, by request of Wisconsin Center District. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 495. Relating to: the sale of surplus county highway land. By Representatives Ainsworth, Petrowski, Bies, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Loeffelholz, Olsen, Owens, Rhoades, Townsend and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Wirch and A. Lasee. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 516. Relating to: an exemption from the requirement to obtain an air pollution construction permit for certain equipment at a nonmetallic mineral processing facility. By Representatives Johnsrud, Bies, Gronemus, Gunderson, Musser, Hines, Kaufert, Weber, Seratti, Olsen, Albers, Grothman, Petrowski and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie and Reynolds. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

Assembly Bill 526. Relating to: waiver of filing fee if parties stipulate to certain revisions of judgment or order. By Representatives Albers, Musser, Bies, Hahn, McCormick, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, Seratti and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, A. Lasee and Lassa. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 530. Relating to: suspending the Department of Natural Resources rule related to limits on bridges over wild rivers. By joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 adopted.Assembly amendment 1 adopted.

Assembly Bill 533. Relating to: contracts with persons who take depositions. By Representatives Gard, Ainsworth, LeMahieu, Towns, Albers, Rhoades, Freese, Hahn, Nischke, Petrowski, Kestell, Bies, Friske, F. Lasee, J. Wood, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Gunderson, Ott, Lothian, Montgomery, McCormick, Hebl, Ladwig, Cullen, Powers and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Cowles, Lazich, George and Risser.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Assembly Bill 556. Relating to: regulating the resale of tickets to entertainment or sporting events. By Representatives Wasserman, Gunderson, Kaufert, Albers, Grothman, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Musser, Staskunas, Taylor, Van Roy and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senator Hansen. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.