The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Robert Welch.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated June 16, 2003 :
The committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 2
Relating to: credit union membership, powers, operation, and regulation; the application of agriculture, trade, and consumer protection statutes to credit unions; the creation of a new type of financial institution; the powers of and requirements applicable to the new type of financial institution; the discharge of governmental liens under the Uniform Commercial Code; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Schultz, Brown and Kedzie.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Hansen and Lassa.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hansen.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hansen.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Schultz, Brown and Kedzie.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Hansen and Lassa.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
The committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing reports and recommends:
Nettles, Cory,
of Whitefish Bay, as Secretary of the Department of Commerce, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 188
Relating to: extending the expenditure period and the life of tax incremental districts in Kenosha.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 197
Relating to: single sales factor apportionment of income for corporate income tax and franchise tax purposes and granting rule-making authority.
Introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown and Plale.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Moore.
Cathy Stepp
Chairperson
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 44
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2003 legislature.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Decker and Moore. Representatives Coggs and Schooff.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Decker and Moore. Representatives Coggs and Schooff.
Alberta Darling
Senate Chairperson
S223
The committee on
Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 288
Relating to: identity theft, unlawful use of an entity's identification documents or identifying information, false statements to financial institutions, and access by law enforcement agencies to driver's license and state identification card photographs and providing penalties.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Frank
, Matthew,
of Middleton, as Secretary of the Department of Corrections, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Wells
, Lenard,
of Milwaukee, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
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Read and referred:
Senate Bill 198
Relating to: an exemption from requirements for nonmetallic mining reclamation.
By
Senators
Schultz, A. Lasee and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Musser, Gronemus, Owens, Ainsworth, Hahn, Grothman, Hines and Kestell.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 199
Relating to: requiring state agencies, political subdivisions, and housing, redevelopment, and community development authorities, as well as subsidy recipients, to report on subsidies provided to businesses; requiring certain disclosures by business subsidy applicants; prohibiting business subsidies under certain circumstances; requiring the Legislative Audit Bureau to publish a report on business subsidies and to evaluate their effectiveness; defining a full-time job for purposes of development zone tax credits; altering eligibility requirements for development zone and technology zone tax credits; and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Hansen, Robson, Chvala, Risser, Carpenter and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Miller, Musser, Berceau, J. Lehman, Krug, Black, Pocan, Shilling, Zepnick, Turner, Cullen, Plouff and Morris.
To committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing.
