The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
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Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator George be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - Senator George - 1.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Cathy Stepp.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Kedzie led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Wednesday, November 12, 2003.
The committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing reports and recommends:
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.
Concurrence.
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 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.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker and Moore. Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker and Moore. Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff.
Noes, 0 - None.
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.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker and Moore. Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker and Moore. Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 13 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas and Moore.
Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Lazich and Decker.
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.
Passage.
S480
Ayes,
13 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas. Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Decker and Moore.
Alberta Darling
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: the life of Green Lake County Police Office Bruce A. Williams.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, A. Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mary Panzer
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 15
Relating to: vehicle owner liability for violations of certain traffic laws relating to railroad crossings and providing penalties.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
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.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Joseph Leibham
Chairperson
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 121
Senate Bill 168
Senate Bill 204
Report correctly enrolled on November 11, 2003.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 214
Presented to the Governor on November 12, 2003.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate move to the eighth order of business.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 57
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