The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative M. Williams in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 393 offered by joint committee on Finance.
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Relating to rental unit energy efficiency requirements and affecting small businesses.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, October 17, 2007.
To committee on Housing.
Referred on October 31, 2007.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 393
Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Barron, Chippewa, Dodge, Green, Juneau, Monroe, and St. Croix counties.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Stone, Kestell, Suder, Vos, Pocan and Colon; Senators
Decker, Hansen, Taylor, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Darling and Olsen.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Stone, Kestell, Suder, Pocan and Colon; Senators
Decker, Hansen, Taylor, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Darling and Olsen.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Vos.
To committee on Rules.
Kitty Rhoades
Assembly Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Senate Joint Resolution
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Senate Joint Resolution
53
Senate Joint Resolution
54
Senate Joint Resolution
55
Senate Joint Resolution
56
Senate Joint Resolution
57
Senate Joint Resolution
58
Senate Joint Resolution
59
Senate Joint Resolution
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Senate Joint Resolution
64
Senate Joint Resolution
65
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 15
Senate Bill 30
Senate Bill 148
Senate Bill 198
Senate Bill 226
Senate Bill 234
Senate Bill 249
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Senate Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: recognizing February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day in the state of Wisconsin.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Grothman, Darling, A. Lasee, Lazich and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives J. Ott, Davis, Zipperer, Vos, Newcomer, Honadel, A. Ott, Ballweg, Bies, F. Lasee, Hines, Hahn, Nerison, Suder, Kerkman, Townsend, M. Williams, Kestell, Jeskewitz, Vukmir, Lothian, Nass, Gundrum and J. Fitzgerald.
To committee on Rules.
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Senate Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: the 75th Anniversary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
By
Senators
Kapanke, Lassa, Cowles, A. Lasee, Kedzie, Roessler, Lehman, Breske, Coggs and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Sheridan, Fields, Boyle, Kerkman, Roth, Gronemus, LeMahieu, Pocan, Turner, Jorgensen, Albers, Seidel, Petersen, Owens, Hahn, Hintz, Nerison, A. Ott, Hebl, A. Williams, Bies, Grigsby, Sinicki, Ballweg and F. Lasee.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: honoring the centennial of United Parcel Service of America, Inc., and recognizing the contributions of the company to the citizens of Wisconsin.
By
Senators
Breske, Hansen, Lazich, Lassa, Kedzie, Coggs, Darling, Plale, Erpenbach and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Suder, A. Ott, M. Williams, A. Williams, Seidel and Albers.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 55
Relating to: recognizing Kikkoman and its contribution to the cultural and economic vitality of Wisconsin.
By
Senator
Kedzie
; cosponsored by Representative Lothian
.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 56
Relating to: honoring members of the University of Michigan Health System Hospital survival flight team.
By
Senators
Cowles, Erpenbach, Roessler, Kreitlow, Olsen, Miller, Lehman, A. Lasee and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Sheridan, Steinbrink, Gunderson, Sinicki, Gronemus, Berceau, Hahn, M. Williams, Fields, Ballweg, Pope-Roberts, Mursau and Townsend.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of continuing the program of prescription drug assistance for elderly persons (Senior Care) past December 30, 2009, as a permanent federal-state program.
By
Senators
Carpenter, Hansen, Wirch, Lehman, Sullivan, Erpenbach, Plale, Kreitlow, Schultz, Leibham and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Nelson, Black, Zepnick, Soletski, Fields, Pocan, Hebl, Turner, Boyle, Seidel, Pope-Roberts, Jorgensen, Berceau, Sheridan, Molepske, Young, Grigsby, Hixson and Hintz.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
Senate Joint Resolution 58
Relating to: Badger Mining Corporation of Berlin, Wisconsin.
By
Senator
Olsen
; cosponsored by Representative Ballweg
.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: Rogers Memorial Hospital's centennial year.