Assembly Bill 198
Relating to: requiring a child support payee to notify the county child support agency and the payer of any employer change or substantial income changes.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 554
Relating to: declarations to physicians regarding life-sustaining measures and powers of attorney for health care.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 508
Relating to: minimum wage and overtime pay exemptions for providers of companionship services.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Chvala and Jauch.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Robson and Carpenter.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch and Schultz.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Senate Bill 516
Relating to: a trial jobs plus demonstration project under the Wisconsin Works program.
Passage.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 679
Relating to: designating the cranberry as the Wisconsin state fruit.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
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.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 464
Relating to: surveys, landmarks, and monuments and providing a penalty.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 523
Relating to: enforcement on the one-family and 2-family dwelling code in certain cities, villages, and towns.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ronald Brown
Chairperson
The committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 625
Relating to: employment rights of certain employees in the state civil service (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of Employment Relations).
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Almond
, Patricia M.,
of Madison, as Division Administrator of Merit Recruitment and Selection, Department of Employment Relations, to serve for the term ending March 26, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
S683
Bauman
, Susan,
of Madison, as a Commissioner of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Bindl
, Karen J.,
of Sun Prairie, as a member of the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Drury
, Michael H.,
of Merrill, as a member of the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Flynn
, James,
of Milwaukee, as Commissioner of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Glaser
, Robert,
of Brown Deer, as a member of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
McNamara, Patrick J.,
of Lancaster, as a member of the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Neumann, Judith,
of Newton, Massachusetts, as Chair of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 511
Relating to: the renewal and extensions of business contracts.
Passage.
