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.
The bill is good public policy if it is amended to provide that the provisions of the bill first apply to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2005.
Referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 421
Relating to: adopting changes to the Internal Revenue Code for state income and franchise tax purposes.
Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received.
The bill is good public policy.
Referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 512
Relating to: the property tax exemption for property that is leased as residential housing.
Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received.
The bill is good public policy.
Referred to committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing.
Michael Ellis
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 695
Relating to: trailers used to transport livestock.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Joseph Leibham
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
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Senator Lazich, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 11:56 A.M..
10:09 A.M.
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11:56 A.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the chair.
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The Chair noted the possible lack of a quorum.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, 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 - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments be taken up en masse.
Ambs
, Todd,
of Madison, as a member of the Great Lakes Protection Fund, to serve for the term ending October 11, 2005.
Read.
Connolly-Keesler, Eileen,
of Neenah, as a member of the Board of Regents, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2010.
Read.
Gomez
, Jorge A.,
of Fox Point, as Commissioner of Insurance, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
Mattson, Lucretia,
of Eau Claire, as a member of the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Read.
Neuman
, Christine A.,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Banking Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2008.
Read.
