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The committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 283
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for expenses related to operating a dairy farm.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Hansen and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Hansen and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 459
Relating to: inclusion of social security numbers and employer identification numbers in Uniform Commercial Code financing statements.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Hansen and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: calling for concerted action to support, renew, and expand the agricultural economy in Wisconsin.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Hansen and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 320
Relating to: requirements for recommendations made by insurers and insurance intermediaries to senior consumers in annuity transactions; committees of the board of directors of domestic stock and mutual corporations; annuity minimum nonforfeiture amount; merger of town mutual and domestic mutual insurance corporation into a town mutual; the insurance security fund; other miscellaneous changes to the insurance provisions; and granting rule-making authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Hansen and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 322
Relating to: the definition of a group health benefit plan.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Schultz, Brown and Kedzie.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Hansen and Lassa.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
The committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 633
Relating to: preemption of county, city, village, or town living wage ordinances.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie and Zien.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Decker and Hansen.
Senate Bill 289
Relating to: civil liability exemption for claims resulting from weight gain and obesity.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien and Decker.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hansen.
Thomas Reynolds
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
December 3, 2003
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Sincerely,
Jim Doyle
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
November 28, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of October 2003.
On October 1, 2003, the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Fund cash balance closed at its monthly low of a negative $125.0 thousand. The negative balance continued through October 31, 2003, when the balance closed at a negative $119.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Fund shortfall was not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
Referred to the joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
December 9, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2003 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Arnold, Peter Voices for Choices
Bogovich, Richard River Alliance of Wisconsin
Caneff, Denny River Alliance of Wisconsin
Enenbach, Paul Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Higley, Charles Citizens Utility Board
Petak, George Wisconsin Rental Dealers Association
Radtke, Randall American Lung Association of Wisconsin Inc
Taylor, Chad Corrections Corporation of America
Walker, Sherry Wisconsin Chiropractic Association
Wilson, John D Corrections Corporation of America
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
