THURSday, April 27, 2006
11:37 A.M.
April 2006 Extraordinary Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll call, prayer, and pledge of the regular session be applied to the extraordinary session.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Wednesday, April 26, 2006.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 968
Assembly Bill 1173
Amended and concurred in as amended:
Senate Bill 612
(Assembly amendments 3, 4, 5(Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 5 adopted), 6, 7 and 8 adopted)
Senate substitute amendment 1 (Assembly amendments 1 and 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted) to Assembly Bill 850
Senate Bill 653
(Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 and Assembly substitute amendment 2 adopted)
Concurred in:
Senate Bill 483
Senate Bill 683
Adheres to its Position on:
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 103
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Assembly Bill
968
Relating to: various duties of the Department of Revenue, including issuing declaratory judgments, conducting audits and assessments, asserting liability, allowing claims for refunds, awarding the costs of litigation to a prevailing party, imposing penalties related to a taxpayer's negligence, calculating interest on unpaid amounts, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Representatives Strachota, Gard, J. Fitzgerald, Huebsch, Jensen, Wood, Hundertmark, Nischke, Mursau, Freese, Lothian, Krawczyk, Montgomery, Lamb, Kreibich, Towns, Gunderson, Ballweg, Loeffelholz, Vos, Albers, LeMahieu, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Pettis, McCormick and Musser; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Darling, Stepp, Grothman, Schultz, Brown, Olsen and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
1173
Relating to: the prohibition against the harvest of raw forest products from tax delinquent lands and notice and recording requirements for persons who harvest raw forest products.
By Representatives Montgomery, Nerison, Honadel, Zepnick, Meyer, Hundertmark, Pettis, Ott, F. Lasee, Musser, Van Roy and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Zien, Lazich, Breske and Hansen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Robson added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 653.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 376.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 376.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Darling added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 1021.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Stepp added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution
90.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 1003.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution
90.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution
99.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 325.
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Senate Bill 103
Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit for research and research facilities.
The question was: Shall the Senate recede from its position on Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill
103.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
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Ayes - Senators Brown, Darling, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Jauch, Miller, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator S. Fitzgerald - 1.
The Senate recedes from its position.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 103 offered by Senator Kanavas.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 103?
Adopted.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 103 be concurred in as amended?
Concurred in as amended.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
Senate Bill 612
Relating to: administration of elections; providing exemptions from and extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and providing penalties.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 3 to Senate Bill 612 be concurred in?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows: