Relating to: punitive damage awards.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Zien, Roessler and Grothman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Taylor and Risser.
Senate Bill 501
Relating to: damages for frivolous claims.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Zien, Roessler and Grothman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Taylor and Risser.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Zien, Roessler and Grothman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Taylor and Risser.
Assembly Bill 188
Relating to: prohibiting certain computer postings that invite harassment or obscene, lewd, or profane communication and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 251
Relating to: registered sex offenders and photographing persons under the age of 17.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman and Taylor.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
Assembly Bill 383
Relating to: requiring criminal history background investigations of applicants for certain state government positions.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 594
Relating to: repossession of goods in consumer credit transactions and certain consumer leases.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman and Taylor.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Zien, Roessler and Grothman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Taylor and Risser.
Assembly Bill 624
Relating to: payments to the State Public Defender for legal representation.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 657
Relating to: prohibiting the condemnation of property under certain circumstances.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman and Taylor.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Zien, Roessler and Grothman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Taylor and Risser.
Assembly Bill 717
Relating to: felony murder and amending cross-references to felony murder for the purpose of correcting errors and providing a penalty.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman and Risser.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Taylor.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman and Risser.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Taylor.
David Zien
Chairperson
__________________
State of Wisconsin
January 24, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(b), I am writing to direct that
Clearinghouse Rule 05-112 be withdrawn from the committee on
Education and rereferred to the committee on
Higher Education, and Tourism.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
January 24, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
Eggleston, Casey Nature Conservancy, The
Hansen, Joan Americans For Prosperity
Henningsen, Ellen Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Inc
Oulahan, Dennis Milwaukee Teachers Education Association
Seitz, Robert Wisconsin Utility Investors Inc
Semmann, Timothy Wisconsin Builders Association
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2005 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
Department of Justice
January 18, 2006
