Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 139
Relating to: designating and marking a portion of USH 14 as the Ronald Reagan Highway.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Kanavas, S. Fitzgerald, Reynolds, A. Lasee, Zien, Cowles, Stepp, Kapanke and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Lothian, Vukmir, Hines, Hahn, Vos, Nass, Gard, Jensen, Stone, Krawczyk, Townsend, Kreibich, Ballweg, Bies, M. Williams, Owens, F. Lasee, Gunderson and Pridemore.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 140
Relating to: eliminating a penalty for certain early withdrawals from an individual retirement account.
By
Senators
Roessler, Zien, Darling, Reynolds, A. Lasee and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Wieckert, Underheim, Jeskewitz, Gronemus, Hahn, Gard, Jensen, Nass, Kreibich, Loeffelholz, Gielow, Stone, Krawczyk, McCormick, Ainsworth, Townsend, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Honadel, Ott, Petrowski, Vrakas, Pridemore, Mursau, M. Williams, Owens, Gunderson and Musser.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 141
Relating to: prohibiting cancellation or nonrenewal of property or automobile insurance because of claims based on acts of nature.
By
Senators
Roessler, Cowles, Erpenbach, A. Lasee, Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Owens, Townsend, Albers, Ballweg, Lehman, Sheridan, Hines and Pridemore.
To committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
Senate Bill 142
Relating to: grants to counties for providing alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who abuse alcohol or other drugs and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Roessler, Zien, Stepp, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Darling, Miller, Hansen and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Nischke, Vos, Krawczyk, Shilling, Gronemus, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Ott, Musser, Berceau, Black, Grigsby, Staskunas, Seidel, Petrowski, Pocan and Albers.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 143
Relating to: deadlines for the transmittal of the Building Commission's long-range state building program recommendations and the delivery of the governor's biennial budget message and a report on the timeliness of the submittal of agency budget requests.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 144
Relating to: the budget stabilization fund, the generally accepted accounting principles deficit reduction fund, the general fund deficit based on generally accepted accounting principles, and making appropriations.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 145
Relating to: deferred prosecution agreements for persons charged with issuing a worthless check or other order for payment and allowing a district attorney to collect money owed to others.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Robson, Olsen, Roessler, Grothman, Darling and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Boyle, Pettis, Ziegelbauer, Young, Berceau, Ainsworth, Wood, Musser, Staskunas, Hines, Molepske, Vruwink, Ott and Albers.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Relating to: authorizing a county to participate in a municipal revenue sharing agreement.
By
Senators
Kapanke, Brown, Cowles, A. Lasee, Olsen, Roessler and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Wieckert, Huebsch, Nerison, Shilling, Ainsworth, Ballweg, Gielow, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, Molepske, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Townsend, Van Roy and Vrakas.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 147
Relating to: preemption of city, village, town, or county living wage ordinances.
By
Senators
A. Lasee and Schultz.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 148
Relating to: requiring registration of firearms owned by Milwaukee County residents and providing a penalty.
By
Senator
Coggs
; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Fields, Sinicki, Toles, Turner, Berceau, A. Williams and Kessler.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 149
Relating to: membership of the Group Insurance Board.
By
Senators
Brown, Olsen, A. Lasee, Kapanke, Roessler, Darling and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Nischke, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Ott, Hines, Hahn, Petrowski, Townsend and Ballweg.
To committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 150
Relating to: making technical and minor substantive changes in the administrative rule-making process.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 151
Relating to: permitting an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon.
By
Senators
Darling, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Kanavas, Harsdorf, Roessler, Grothman and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Nass, Gundrum, Bies, Nischke, Townsend, Pridemore, Kleefisch, Pettis, Vos, Lothian, Kerkman, Honadel, Suder, Montgomery, Hines, Wood, Krawczyk, J. Fitzgerald, Hahn, Ballweg, Vrakas, McCormick, Moulton, Gard, Gunderson, Musser, Jensen, M. Williams, Albers, Owens, F. Lasee, Vukmir, Ziegelbauer, Stone, Hundertmark, Freese, Gielow, Huebsch, Loeffelholz, Kestell and Kreibich.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 152
Relating to: an education tax credit for businesses.
By
Senators
Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Leibham, Stepp, Brown and Kanavas; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Kleefisch, Nischke, Ward, Jeskewitz, Townsend, Pettis, Bies, Hahn, Ainsworth, Musser, Vos, Davis, Suder, Kreibich, Mursau, Pridemore, LeMahieu, Ballweg, Lamb, F. Lasee, Nass, Moulton, Petrowski, Shilling, Gard, Vrakas, Strachota, J. Fitzgerald, Hines, Nerison and Seidel.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Barnett, Jeffrey,
of Whitewater, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Helf
, Linda,
of Manitowoc, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
KaeSke
, Russ,
of Hales Corners, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Pollack, Hilary,
of Ashland, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Schoessow, Terry,
of Mequon, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Vail
, Rebecca,
of Lake Geneva, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Zimmerman, Mary,
of Spring Valley, as a member of the Professional Coucil for Teachers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.