Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 55
Relating to: designating and marking a bridge across the Wisconsin River in the city of Tomahawk as Veterans Memorial Bridge.
By
Senators
Breske, S. Fitzgerald, Lassa, A. Lasee, Miller, Kapanke, Grothman, Sullivan, Lazich and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Friske, Petrowski, Bies, Ziegelbauer, Meyer, Mursau, Nerison, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, M. Williams, Musser, Albers, Owens, Hahn, Sinicki and Townsend.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
Senate Bill 56
Relating to: fees charged to qualified lake associations for certain permits to control aquatic plants.
By
Senators
Breske, Schultz, Grothman, Lazich, Cowles, Kanavas, Roessler and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Friske, Gronemus, Meyer, Vos, Mursau, Lothian, Petrowski, Hahn, LeMahieu, Musser, Albers, Kaufert, Nass, F. Lasee, Montgomery, Sinicki, Townsend, Gunderson, M. Williams and Van Roy.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 57
Relating to: prohibiting the Investment Board from making certain investments relating to Sudan.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Coggs, Erpenbach, Grothman, Lehman, Risser and Sullivan; cosponsored by Representatives Kessler, Davis, Albers, Berceau, Boyle, Cullen, Fields, Grigsby, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Molepske, Nelson, Nygren, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Seidel, Sheridan, Sinicki, Toles, Turner, A. Williams, Young and Zepnick.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 58
Relating to: changing the individual income tax rates of taxation.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Darling, Leibham, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Kedzie, Roessler and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Zipperer, Roth, Gundrum, Kleefisch, Gunderson, Pridemore, Vukmir, Kerkman, Lothian, Hines, Nass, Owens, Van Roy, LeMahieu, Townsend, F. Lasee, Albers and Petrowski.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 59
Relating to: product liability of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Leibham, Darling, A. Lasee, Grothman, Schultz and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Kramer, Pridemore, Jeskewitz, A. Ott, Ziegelbauer, Vukmir, Montgomery, Huebsch, Ballweg, Mursau, Townsend, Nygren, F. Lasee, Albers, Bies, Zipperer, LeMahieu, Musser, Roth and Van Roy.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 60
Relating to: evidence of lay and expert witnesses.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Leibham, Schultz and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Pridemore, Jeskewitz, A. Ott, Vukmir, Nass, Ballweg, Mursau, Townsend, Kramer, Albers, LeMahieu, F. Lasee, Musser and Gunderson.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 61
Relating to: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of products.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Darling, Leibham, Kedzie, Schultz, Roessler and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, Huebsch, Lothian, LeMahieu, Bies, Gunderson, Roth, Jeskewitz, Pridemore, Zipperer, Ziegelbauer, Vukmir, Nass, J. Ott, Hahn, Mursau, Townsend, Nygren, Kramer, Albers and Musser.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 62
Relating to: creating the option to make an anatomical gift as part of a living will and eliminating the designation of a specific physician to perform transplantation.
By
Senators
Roessler, Olsen and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Townsend, Hines, Stone, A. Ott, F. Lasee, Molepske, Berceau, Vos, Ballweg and Albers.
To committee on Health and Human Services.
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The committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Family Prosperity and Housing reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 19
Relating to: the filing of certain forms related to tax incremental financing district number 3 in the village of Edgar.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Senate Bill 11
Relating to: time-share licenses.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 24
Relating to: the taxable years for which a person may claim the film production services and film production company investment credits.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Vinehout.
Senate Bill 28
Relating to: exemption from construction standards for certain load-bearing dimension lumber.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Julie Lassa
Chairperson
The committee on Health and Human Services reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 9
Relating to: the administration by a dentist of oral medication to induce conscious sedation.
No recommendation pursuant to s.
227.19 (6)(b), Wisconsin Statutes.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
The Honorable, the Senate:
