Thursday, January 20, 2005
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 15
Relating to: ethanol requirements in automotive gasoline, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Erpenbach, Zien, Brown, Risser, Kapanke, Decker, Schultz and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Davis, Suder, Gronemus, Ott, Gard, Kreibich, Gunderson, Kerkman, Wood, Vos, Ward, Petrowski, Owens, Albers, Loeffelholz, Jeskewitz, Towns, McCormick, Lothian, Ainsworth, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Musser, Nerison, M. Williams, Vruwink and Bies.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Senate Bill 16
Relating to: reducing the amount of the estate tax imposed by the state.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Roessler, Leibham, Olsen, Darling, A. Lasee, Kedzie, Grothman and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Suder, Pettis, Nischke, Kerkman, Gronemus, Lothian, Nass, Loeffelholz, Jeskewitz, Ziegelbauer, Towns, Gundrum, LeMahieu, J. Fitzgerald, Musser, Hines, Freese, Gunderson, Krawczyk, Rhoades, Hahn, Stone, Nerison, Albers, F. Lasee, Vrakas, Vos, Petrowski, Townsend, McCormick, Bies, Owens, Honadel and Davis.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 17
Relating to: carrying forward a school district's unused revenue limit authority to the succeeding school year.
By
Senators
Olsen, Harsdorf, Plale, Roessler, Kanavas, Robson, Miller, Erpenbach, Cowles and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Towns, Underheim, Kestell, Townsend, Hines, Davis, Lehman, Pope-Roberts, Van Akkeren, Petrowski, McCormick, Gottlieb, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Krawczyk, Gronemus, Kerkman, Musser, Hahn, Pettis, Freese, Jeskewitz, Gielow, Sheridan, Albers, Zepnick, Ott, Benedict, Bies, Owens, Wasserman, Van Roy, Nelson, Honadel and F. Lasee.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 18
Relating to: preemption of city, village, town, or county living wage ordinances.
By
Senators
Grothman, Brown, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representatives Nass, LeMahieu, Albers, Gard, Hines, Jeskewitz, Jensen, Moulton, Nischke, Owens, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Ward and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Labor and Election Process Reform.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 6
Relating to: the number of pupils eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf and Grothman.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Luther Olsen
Chairperson
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 7
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
Introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Colon and Pocan.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham and Olsen.
Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Decker and Taylor. Representatives Colon and Pocan.
Passage as amended with emergency statement attached pursuant to s.
16.47(2), Wisconsin Statutes.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham and Olsen.
Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Decker and Taylor. Representatives Colon and Pocan.
Scott Fitzgerald
Senate Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
January 20, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
This letter is to advise that I am appointing Senator Lazich to serve as my designee on the Claims Board for the 2005-2006 legislative session.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
SENATOR SCOTT FITZGERALD
Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Finance
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