Thursday, November 6, 2003
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Mary Panzer.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated November 5, 2003 :
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Read first time and referred:
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.
To committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing.
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.
To committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing.
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Read and referred:
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.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 307
Relating to: a state minimum wage, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Chvala, Risser, Decker and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Taylor, Boyle, Black, Miller, Berceau and Coggs.
To committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 85
Relating to: the incorporation of the town of Campbell in LaCrosse County as a village.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Brown, Zien and S. Fitzgerald.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Wirch and Breske.
Ronald Brown
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
November 5, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Harsdorf to the Joint Committee on Finance and removed Senator Leibham.
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With regard to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on the nominations of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Mary E. Panzer
Senate Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 3, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Drury
, Michael H.,
of Merrill, as a member of the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 3, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Traver
, Jon R.,
of Monona, as a member of the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 152
Assembly Bill 273
Assembly Bill 280
Assembly Bill 306