Chairperson
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Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 230 offered by Senator Stepp.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 250 offered by Senator Brown.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 278 offered by Senator Stepp.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 281 offered by Senator Stepp.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 281 offered by Senator Stepp.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Tuesday, November 29, 2005.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 11
Relating to: urging all members of Wisconsin's delegation to the United States Congress to vote no on any agreement for the United States to enter into a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) at this time.
By
Senators
Reynolds and Hansen.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 452
Relating to: collective bargaining process for University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Schultz, Kapanke and Ellis; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Lamb, Davis, Kaufert and Gronemus.
To committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
Senate Bill 453
Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for donations to the fire fighters memorial.
By
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Brown and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Gard, Schneider and J. Fitzgerald.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 454
Relating to: regulation of unsafe children's products, extending the time limit for and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Lassa and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Lehman, Vruwink, Berceau, Black, Sheridan and Wasserman.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 455
Relating to: releasing persons arrested for certain offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
By
Senators
Lassa, Cowles, Darling, Hansen, Leibham and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Ainsworth, Berceau, Bies, Fields, Hahn, Hines, Kerkman, Lehman, Lothian, Ott, Pettis, Shilling, Townsend and Turner.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 456
Relating to: claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases.
By
Senators
Plale, Hansen and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Sheridan, Ott and Zepnick.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 457
Relating to: confidentiality of certain information and documents and privilege and immunity from civil liability for certain persons under the statewide trauma care system.
By
Senators
Brown and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Gielow, Krawczyk and Gunderson.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 458
Relating to: the timely filing of documents and payments with the Department of Revenue related to the income tax and franchise tax.
By
Senators
Kapanke, Grothman and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Albers, Friske, Gunderson, Musser, Ott, Pettis and Pridemore.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 459
Relating to: administration and funding of programs for utility public benefits; renewable energy requirements for utilities and retail electric cooperatives; energy efficiency requirements for state construction; revising and reviewing the state energy conservation code; state use of renewable energy resources; anaerobic digestor research; and granting rule-making authority.
By
committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology.
To committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology.
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The committee on Agriculture and Insurance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 451
Relating to: the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan; creating the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority; a health benefit program for persons eligible for tax credits for payment of premiums; an income and franchise tax credit for Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan assessments; and making an appropriation.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen and Hansen.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Erpenbach and Miller.
Relating to: actions against forestry operations and granting rule-making authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Miller.
Assembly Bill 606
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for sales and use taxes paid on the purchase of electricity used in agricultural biotechnology and on the purchase of products used on livestock.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen and Hansen.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Erpenbach and Miller.
Assembly Bill 635
Relating to: participation by certain persons who buy potatoes in the Agriculture Producer Security Program and granting rule-making authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Miller.
Assembly Bill 646
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for the sales and use taxes paid on the purchase of tangible personal property used in farming.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen and Hansen.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Erpenbach and Miller.
Dan Kapanke
Chairperson
The committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 459
Relating to: administration and funding of programs for utility public benefits; renewable energy requirements for utilities and retail electric cooperatives; energy efficiency requirements for state construction; revising and reviewing the state energy conservation code; state use of renewable energy resources; anaerobic digestor research; and granting rule-making authority.
Introduction.
Ayes, 3 - Senators Cowles, Kapanke, and Plale
Noes, 1 - Senator Wirch
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
The committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
