By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 541
Relating to: maintenance and removal of vegetation obstructing the view of outdoor advertising signs along highways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and an audit of a program of the Department of Transportation.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Erpenbach, Breske, Brown, Grothman, Hansen, Kapanke, Olsen and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Friske, Gielow, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Krawczyk, Lehman, Moulton, Musser, Nerison, Ott, Petrowski, Richards, Sheridan, Shilling, Staskunas, Stone, Strachota, Towns, Van Roy, Ward, Wood and Zepnick.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
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The committee on Agriculture and Insurance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 15
Relating to: ethanol requirements in automotive gasoline, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kapanke, Brown, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Kedzie.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kapanke, Brown, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Kedzie.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kapanke, Brown, Erpenbach and Miller.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Kedzie and Hansen.
Assembly Bill 21
Relating to: computing expense deductions and amortization and depreciation on property used in farming for income and franchise tax purposes.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen and Erpenbach.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Hansen and Miller.
Assembly Bill 254
Relating to: managing state forest lands, harvesting of timber from state forest lands, emergences on state forest lands, actions against forestry operations, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
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:
Armstrong, Perry,
of Mount Horeb, as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2010.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Hurtado, Geoff,
of Cedarburg, as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2010.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senty
, Paul,
of Verona, as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Stewart, Linda,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2008.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Timmerman, Douglas,
of Madison, as a member of the Savings Institutions Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 463
Relating to: investment of funds by the City of Milwaukee Employes' Retirement System.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 465
Relating to: postdated checks and checks given for past consideration.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown and Reynolds.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Senate Bill 484
Relating to: certified public accountants.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 495
Relating to: out-of-state branch offices of credit unions (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Financial Institutions).
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 496
Relating to: administratively dissolved limited liability companies (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Financial Institutions).
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 497
Relating to: insurance requirements for motor vehicle retail installment contracts (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Financial Institutions).
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
