By Representatives Hundertmark, Staskunas, LeMahieu, Vukmir, Nischke, Suder, Gundrum, Kleefisch, Kestell, Kerkman, Underheim, Nass, Van Roy, Ballweg, Krawczyk, Hahn, Gottlieb, J. Fitzgerald, Kreibich, F. Lasee, Wieckert, Lothian, Loeffelholz, Gunderson, Montgomery, Hines, Vos, Freese, Moulton, McCormick, Nerison, Bies, Albers, Ziegelbauer, Petrowski, Wood, Strachota, Owens, Mursau, Vrakas, Honadel, Ott and Towns; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Reynolds, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Zien, Cowles, Kanavas, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kapanke, Leibham, Stepp, Brown and Kedzie.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Assembly Bill
211
Relating to: collection of fees, fines, forfeitures, and surcharges by credit or debit card; setoffs against tax refunds; disclosing information obtained by the Department of Transportation to the Department of Revenue; and creation of a fine or forfeiture service fee and a payment plan fee.
By
Representatives Gottlieb, Seidel, Bies, Gielow, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Kreibich, LeMahieu, Montgomery, Ott, Owens, Pettis, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Vos, Mursau, Albers, Vrakas, Kerkman, Strachota, Berceau, Richards, Nischke, Kessler, Molepske, Nelson, Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Sherman, Shilling, Vruwink, Sheridan and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Olsen and Wirch.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
259
Relating to: provider organizations subject to health care liability requirements.
By
Representatives Gielow, Nischke, Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Loeffelholz, Musser, Ott, Petrowski, Rhoades, Strachota, Underheim, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vukmir and Molepske; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Brown, Grothman, Kanavas, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Olsen and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
Assembly Bill
377
Relating to: absentee balloting by certain military electors.
S259
By Representatives Davis, Freese, Gard, Gundrum, Friske, Vos, Towns, Jensen, Hines, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, Pridemore, M. Williams, Moulton, Lamb, Kleefisch, Strachota, Musser, Kestell, Albers, Hundertmark, Ott, Mursau, Nischke, Van Roy, McCormick, Suder and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Zien, Brown and Erpenbach.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor and Election Process Reform.
Assembly Bill
378
Relating to: college reenrollment of persons called into active military service.
By
Representatives Musser, Gard, Kreibich, Ballweg, Nass, Towns, Boyle, Pettis, Petrowski, J. Fitzgerald, Pridemore, Van Roy, Gunderson, Ainsworth, LeMahieu, Hahn, Cullen, Krawczyk, Vos, Owens, Bies, Freese, Gundrum, Wood, Hines, Davis, McCormick, Albers, Ott, Hundertmark, Pocan and Suder; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Leibham, Breske, Darling, Hansen, Lassa, Roessler and Grothman.
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Assembly Bill
438
Relating to: increasing funding for the Department of Corrections and the University of Wisconsin System for energy-related and utility-related expenses; the Senior Care Program; transferring moneys from the general fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund; supplemental Medical Assistance payments to nursing homes; general fund statutory balance; and making appropriations.
By
Representative
Kaufert
; cosponsored by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
441
Relating to: applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain electric generating facilities.
By
Representatives Montgomery and Honadel; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Plale.
Read first time and referred to committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology.
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Senate Joint Resolution 26
Relating to: proclaiming June 7 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Day in Wisconsin.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs 60 Years of Service to Veterans.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: proclaiming an annual Renewable Energy Awareness Week (the week of the summer solstice) and an annual Renewable Energy Awareness Day (June 21).
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Bill 4
Relating to: the size of the county board of supervisors in certain counties and the common council in certain cities.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 4?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 4
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 34
Relating to: the method of filling vacancies in certain county, city, village, and town elective offices.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 34 offered by Senator Breske.
Senator Leibham moved that Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 34 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 1 to Senate
Bill 34 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 13; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 20.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 13.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 34
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 112
Relating to: the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 112?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 200
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from promulgating a rule setting forth general policy on conserving and enhancing navigable waters.
Read a second time.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 200 be referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Referred.
Senate Bill 201
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Health and Family Services from promulgating a rule under which fees for copies of patient health care records and X-rays equal certain amounts.
Read a second time.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 201 be referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Referred.
Senate Bill 216
Relating to: increasing funding for the Department of Corrections and the University of Wisconsin System for energy-related and utility-related expenses; the Senior Care Program; transferring moneys from the general fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund; supplemental Medical Assistance payments to nursing homes; general fund statutory balance; and making appropriations.
Read a second time.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 438 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Assembly Bill 438
Relating to: increasing funding for the Department of Corrections and the University of Wisconsin System for energy-related and utility-related expenses; the Senior Care Program; transferring moneys from the general fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund; supplemental Medical Assistance payments to nursing homes; general fund statutory balance; and making appropriations.
