Relating to: recognizing March 23, 2006, as Wisconsin Professional Logger and Forest Products Industry Appreciation Day.
By
Senators
Zien, Kapanke, Cowles, Decker, Miller and Breske; cosponsored by Representatives M. Williams, Friske, Hubler, Meyer, Hundertmark, Petrowski, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Krawczyk, Pettis and Molepske.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 639
Relating to: the payment of interest on property tax refunds for manufacturing property and making an appropriation.
By
Senator
Brown
; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Albers, Kreibich, Musser and Townsend.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 640
Relating to: licensing and activities of driver schools and instructors, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Lazich and S. Fitzgerald
; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Stone, Ott, Pettis, Krawczyk and Boyle.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Senate Bill 641
Relating to: authority for an off-duty peace officer to act outside his or her territorial jurisdiction.
By
Senators
Lazich, Carpenter and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Gundrum, Stone, Ainsworth, Bies, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Lehman, LeMahieu, Musser, Nass, Owens, Sinicki, Zepnick, Friske, Mursau and Kaufert.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 642
Relating to: standards for local emergency planning programs and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Brown and Miller; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 643
Relating to: the terms of teacher employment contracts.
By
Senators
Grothman and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Hines and Albers.
To committee for Review of Administrative Rules.
Senate Bill 644
S637
Relating to: creating a Manufacturing Competitiveness Grant and Loan Program and a Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Hansen and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Sheridan, Molepske, Berceau, Staskunas, Zepnick and Albers.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 645
Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax living wage credit.
By
Senators
Decker, Breske, Miller, Coggs and Robson; cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Berceau, Fields, Kessler, Lehman, Nelson, Parisi, Pocan, Richards, Seidel, Sheridan, Sinicki, Toles, Travis, Turner, A. Williams, Young and Zepnick.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 618
Relating to: the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education Program.
Passage.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Leibham and Olsen. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Underheim, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.
Noes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Pocan and Colon.
Scott Fitzgerald
Senate Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
February 28, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Senate Bill 601 be withdrawn from the committee on
Housing and Financial Institutions and rereferred to the committee on
Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business, and Government Reform.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
State of Wisconsin
February 28, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Assembly Bill 938 be withdrawn from the committee on
Education and rereferred to the committee on
Senate Organization.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 907.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Kapanke added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 926.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Wirch added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 535.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 325.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 502.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 574.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 829.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Representative Albers added as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill 606.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 258.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 907.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 926.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 20.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Darling added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 47.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Darling added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 325.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 535.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Leibham added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 286.
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Relating to coverage of dental services under the medical assistance proram, and affecting small businesses.
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, February 27, 2006.
Referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, February 28, 2006.
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Senate Bill 276
Relating to: expanding reimbursements to cities and villages for fire calls on certain highways.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senator Decker objected.