Senate Bill 510 Act
164
April 4
, 2006
Senate Bill 221 Act
165
April 4
, 2006
Senate Bill 283 Act
171
April 4
, 2006
Senate Bill 623 Act
173
April 4
, 2006
Senate Bill 474 Act
172
March 31
, 2006
Senate Bill 244 Act
174
April 5
, 2006
Senate Bill 549 Act
175
April 5
, 2006
Senate Bill 183 Act
180
April 5
, 2006
Senate Bill 463 Act
189
April 6
, 2006
Senate Bill 282 Act
199
April 7
, 2006
Sincerely,
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 30, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am vetoing Senate Bill 268. This bill would exempt rental-purchase agreements from various provisions of the Wisconsin Consumer Act and modify how the rent-to-own industry is regulated in Wisconsin.
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The Wisconsin Consumer Act has for decades provided strong protections for Wisconsin consumers. As Attorney General, I successfully fought in the courts to assure that the Wisconsin Consumer Act applied to rent-to-own transactions. While SB 268 includes some significant improvements over past legislative efforts, I am not satisfied that this bill adequately protects consumers.
Moreover, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions both recommend that I veto SB 268. DATCP and DFI have found no reason to give special treatment to the rent-to-own industry, and have raised substantial concerns about the numerous protections that consumers would forfeit under the bill. I agree with DATCP and DFI, and I simply cannot sign SB 268 into law.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Joint Resolution
38
Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on
March
30, 2006.
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Corrections In:
2005 Senate Joint Resolution 38
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(March 27, 2006)
In enrolling, the following correction was made:
1. Page 1, line 8: delete the material beginning with "Osseo-Fairchild" and ending with "year at" on line 9.
Corrections In:
2005 Senate Joint Resolution 13
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(March 28, 2006)
In enrolling, the following corrections were made:
1. Page 1, line 5: delete "Al Anbar" and substitute "Lutafiyah, Babil".
2. Page 2, line 7: delete "soldiers" and substitute "marines".
3. Page 2, line 10: delete "and".
4. Page 2, line 11: after "Medal" insert ", and the Bronze Star with Distinguishing Device".
5. Page 2, line 21: delete the material beginning with "Resolved, That" and ending with "Michigan." on page 3, line 3, and substitute:
"Resolved, That the senate chief clerk shall transmit a copy of this joint resolution to Sergeant Edinger's mother and stepfather, Rosanna and Randy Scannell, of Green Bay, Wisconsin; his father, Montfort Edinger, and his wife, Deanne Edinger, of Plano, Illinois; his brother, James Edinger, of Madison, Wisconsin; his grandparents Gerald and Barbara Downey, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and James and Helen Edinger, of Townsend, Wisconsin, and Clearwater, Florida; his stepgrandmother, Deleana Scannell, of Green Bay, Wisconsin; and his greatgrandmother, Marie Berg, of Gladstone, Michigan.".
Corrections In:
Senate Substitute amendment 2,
TO 2005 Assembly BILL 591
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(March 29, 2006)
1. Page 4, line 23: after "violation" insert "of".