Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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The committee on Housing and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Relating to definitions, applicability requirements, registrations, annual audits and reports, trust accounts, ethical and competent practice, education, examination, brokerage agreements and consumer disclosures.
No action taken.
Chairperson
The committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to the licensure and regulation of athlete agents.
No action taken.
Ted Kanavas
Chairperson
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 149
Assembly Bill 206
Assembly Bill 208
Assembly Bill 209
Assembly Bill 241
Assembly Bill 246
Assembly Bill 277
Assembly Bill 278
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Senate Joint Resolution
20
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Assembly Bill
149
Relating to: attorney fees in civil actions.
By Representatives Hundertmark, Krawczyk, Gronemus, Kerkman, Hahn, Hines, LeMahieu, Gunderson, Nass, Ballweg, Lehman, Vos, Townsend, Nischke, Van Roy, Petrowski, McCormick, Ott, Albers, Vrakas, Molepske and Pridemore; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Stepp, Roessler, Lassa, Darling and Olsen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
206
Relating to: creating an income and franchise tax credit for research conducted in this state by a corporation.
By Representatives Lamb, Davis, Gronemus, Nischke, Montgomery, LeMahieu, Pettis, Bies, Musser, Gunderson, Hines, Rhoades, Kleefisch, Vos, Van Roy, McCormick, M. Williams, J. Fitzgerald, Strachota, Vrakas, Ott, Kestell and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Kanavas, Roessler, Darling and Stepp.
Read first time and referred to committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
208
Relating to: creating rural enterprise development zones and providing tax incentives to qualified businesses in the zones, creating refundable individual income tax credits for income and capital gains derived from the zones, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Suder, M. Williams, Pettis, Moulton, Wood, Lamb, Nerison, Ott, Gronemus, Kestell, Davis, Mursau, Owens, Freese, Van Roy, Musser, Kreibich, McCormick, Hines, Hahn, Vruwink, Vos, F. Lasee, Petrowski, Ballweg and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Harsdorf, Roessler, Brown and Darling.
Read first time and referred to committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
209
Relating to: designating and marking a portion of USH 14 as the Ronald Reagan Highway.
By Representatives Lothian, Suder, Gard, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Gielow, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jensen, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Lamb, F. Lasee, Nass, Owens, Pridemore, Stone, Townsend, Vos, Vukmir, Wieckert and M. Williams; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Reynolds, A. Lasee, Zien, Cowles, Stepp, Kapanke, Darling and Lazich.
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Assembly Bill
241
Relating to: transfer of the business employees' skills training grant program to the Technical College System Board, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Davis, Wieckert, Montgomery, Moulton, Kleefisch, Kerkman, Owens, Vos, Suder, Honadel, Towns, Gronemus, Freese, J. Fitzgerald, Vrakas, Van Roy, Nischke, Gunderson, Albers, Hundertmark, Lamb, Musser, Hines and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Kanavas, Zien, Stepp and Darling.
Read first time and referred to committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
246
Relating to: admission standards for, and the curricula of, health occupation programs offered by technical colleges.
By Representatives Wieckert, Nischke, Jeskewitz, Gronemus, Pettis, Ainsworth, Ott, Gunderson, Petrowski, Vos and Huebsch; cosponsored by Senator Reynolds
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
Assembly Bill
277
Relating to: general air pollution control permits, the term of registration air pollution control permits, the effect of a challenge to an emission limitation in an air pollution operation permit, and a report on regulatory barriers affecting manufacturing.
By Representatives Hundertmark, Gard, Gunderson, Suder, Jeskewitz, Wieckert, Huebsch, Nischke, Vrakas, Loeffelholz, Wood, Kaufert, Hines, LeMahieu, Hahn, Vos, Strachota, Owens, Moulton, Towns, Mursau, Nerison, McCormick, Honadel, Montgomery, Krawczyk, Kleefisch, Davis, Van Roy, Petrowski, Albers, Pridemore, Meyer, Kreibich, Gielow, J. Fitzgerald and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Schultz, Darling, Leibham, Olsen, Grothman, S. Fitzgerald, Zien and A. Lasee.
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Assembly Bill
278
Relating to: liens, public nuisances, witnesses, and liability of shareholders.
S171
By Representatives Hundertmark, Gard, Suder, Jeskewitz, Gunderson, Wieckert, Huebsch, Nischke, Vrakas, Loeffelholz, Wood, Kaufert, Hines, Vos, LeMahieu, Hahn, Strachota, Owens, Moulton, Towns, Mursau, Nerison, McCormick, Honadel, Montgomery, Kleefisch, Davis, Van Roy, Petrowski, Ballweg, Albers, Pridemore, Meyer, Kreibich, Gielow, J. Fitzgerald and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Schultz, Zien, Darling, Grothman, Olsen and S. Fitzgerald.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
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Senate Resolution 6
Relating to: recognizing and supporting national Minority Cancer Awareness Week.
Read.
Adopted.
Senator Cowles, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Resolution
6.
Senator Roessler, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Resolution
6.
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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.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42 offered by Senators Robson, Risser, Breske, Carpenter, Taylor, Miller and Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42 offered by Senators Robson, Risser, Breske, Carpenter, Taylor and Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 4 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 5 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 6 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 7 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 8 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 42 offered by Senator Plale.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 42 be placed after Senate Bill 51 on the calendar of April 13, 2005.