By Representatives Richards, Cullen, Lehman, Sheridan, Montgomery, Jeskewitz, Hahn, Seidel, Turner, Albers, Ott, Gunderson, Hines, Shilling and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Taylor, Miller, Cowles, Wirch and Coggs.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Read and referred:
Senate Bill 159
Relating to: providing the jury in civil actions with an explanation regarding the results of their findings.
By
Senators
Decker, Darling, Hansen, Risser and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Kessler, Musser, Bies, Hahn and Nelson.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 160
Relating to: requiring that all employers in this state provide employees who are veterans a paid leave of absence on Veterans Day.
By
Senators
Decker, Hansen, Wirch, Coggs and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Turner, Sinicki, Van Akkeren, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Seidel and Hines.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 161
Relating to: civil liability exemption for claims resulting from weight gain and obesity.
By
Senators
Reynolds, Breske, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Vrakas, Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, J. Fitzgerald, Gard, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, McCormick, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Strachota, Suder, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams, Wood and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
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The committee on Agriculture and Insurance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 5
Relating to: health benefit purchasing cooperatives.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 125
Relating to: the dairy investment tax credit.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 145
Relating to: creating an income and franchise tax credit for livestock farm modernization or expansion.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dan Kapanke
Chairperson
The committee on Housing and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Bablitch, Stephen,
of Whitefish Bay, as a member of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Geertsen, David,
of Racine, as a member of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 93
Relating to: providing rules for allocations between principal and income for trusts and estates and authorizing the conversion of a trust to a unitrust.
Introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
S154
Ayes,
7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Cathy Stepp
Chairperson
The committee on Labor and Election Process Reform reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 42
Relating to: requiring certain identification in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, verification of the addresses of electors, and the fee for an identification card issued by the Department of Transportation.
Introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Reynolds, Lazich, Kanavas and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hansen.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Reynolds, Lazich, Kanavas and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hansen.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Reynolds, Lazich, Kanavas and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hansen.
Thomas Reynolds
Chairperson
Assembly Bill 63
Relating to: requiring certain identification in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, verification of the addresses of electors, and the fee for an identification card issued by the Department of Transportation.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Reynolds, Lazich, Kanavas and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hansen.
Senate Bill 119
Relating to: funding for identification cards provided without charge by the Department of Transportation and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Reynolds, Lazich, Kanavas and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hansen.
The committee on Natural Resources and Transportation reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 51
Relating to: the cutoff time for receipt of documents for filing and recording with a register of deeds, federal tax lien forms, and maintenance of county highway registers.
