Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Lazich, Leibham, Wirch and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
The committee on Higher Education and Tourism reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 207
Relating to: banning smoking in and around University of Wisconsin System residence halls and dormitories and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 686
Relating to: membership of the State Laboratory of Hygiene Board; nonresident tuition exemption for veterans; and the transfer program at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (suggested as remedial legislation by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System).
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 830
Relating to: funding for engineering instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Rock County campus and making an appropriation.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz and Chvala.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Cowles and Breske.
Alden
, Ginger,
of Wausau, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Bartell, Jeffrey B.,
of Madison, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2010.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Basting, Thomas J.,
of Madison, as a member of the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Baumgartner, Donald W.,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Fishman, Marvin,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Greenheck, Ann,
of Lone Rock, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Nagel
, Judy,
of De Pere, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
S666
Oemichen, William,
of New Glarus, as a member of the College Savings Program Baord, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Vang
, Annie K.,
of Madison, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 437
Relating to: funding for engineering instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Rock County campus and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz and Chvala.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Cowles and Breske.
Senate Bill 514
Relating to: the regulation, preservation, and restoration of historic buildings, the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit and the state historic rehabilitation tax credit, requiring the certification of downtowns, promoting certain downtown areas in this state, highway projects involving business and downtown areas, the construction of major highway projects involving a bypass, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Cowles.
Sheila Harsdorf
Chairperson
The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 208
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for military services flags, POW/MIA flags, and flag kits.
Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received.
The bill is good public policy.
Referred to committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 217
Relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a divorced or legally separated parent to his or her child's college savings account or college tuition and expenses program and limiting the deduction that may be claimed by a married person who files separately.
Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received.
The bill is good public policy.
Referred to committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 346
Relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed to any section 529 college tuition program.
Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received.
