Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ted Kanavas
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
[MOTION] To create the Taxpayer Protection Amendment Committee. The committee shall be a Senate select committee. The committee shall examine proposals for amending the Wisconsin Constitution for the protection of taxpayers. The committee shall issue a report and recommendations, which may include recommended legislation.
The committee may hold hearings and take testimony at the discretion of the chairperson. At the discretion of the chairperson, the committee may hold up to 2 hearings in Wisconsin at locations outside of Madison. Committee members and the committee clerk may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending any hearing outside of Madison. Such reimbursement is not charged against the Senator's office account.
The Legislative Council Staff shall provide staff counsel to the committee, who shall attend every meeting of the committee and assist the committee clerk with the production of documents for the committee. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall provide staff support at any hearing held outside of Madison.
The committee shall consist of 4 Republican members and 2 Democratic members, all appointed by the Majority Leader. The two Democratic members shall be appointed based upon nomination by the Minority Leader.
No later than March 1, 2006, the committee shall issue its report and recommendations to the Chief Clerk for distribution to each Senator.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie,
Noes, 2 - Senators Robson and Hansen.
Dale Schultz
Senate Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
February 23, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
The Taxpayer Protection Amendment Committee was created by a motion adopted by the Committee on Senate Organization.
The committee shall consist of 4 Republican members and 2 Democratic members, all appointed by the Majority Leader. The Republican appointees are Senator Glenn Grothman, Senator Mary Lazich, Senator Alan Lasee, and Senator Scott Fitzgerald. The Democratic appointees will be forthcoming.
Please contact me with questions.
Sincerely,
DALE W. SCHULTZ
Senate Majority Leader
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 546 offered by Senator Roessler.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 253
Presented to the Governor on February 14, 2006.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 603
Relating to: research involving human stem cells or embryonic cells.
By
Senators
Miller, Erpenbach, Taylor, Jauch and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Benedict, Turner, Boyle, Lehman, Pope-Roberts, Pocan and Black.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 604
Relating to: statutory requirements for private schools.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Plale and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, Musser, F. Lasee, Albers, Jeskewitz and Townsend.
To committee on Education.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
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.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer and Pocan.
Noes, 1 - Representative
Colon.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Leibham, Olsen and Taylor.
Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Cowles and Jauch. Representatives Pocan and Colon.
Relating to: increasing the maximum amount of grants to certain organizations that provide support to a manufacturing extension center and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 535
Relating to: decreasing Medical Assistance reimbursement and transferring moneys from the general fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Scott Fitzgerald
Senate Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 14, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
Aird, Paul Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Broydrick, William St. Coletta of Wisconsin
Elias, Nathan Integrated Separation Solutions
Feyerherm, Jennifer Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter
McIntosh, Forbes St. Coletta of Wisconsin
O'Connor, Alice Copart Inc
