Wisconsin Legislature: 2008-02-15 Senate Journal

By Senator Plale ; cosponsored by Representative Honadel .

To committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity.

Senate Bill 492

Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices.

By Senators Jauch and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Sherman, Van Akkeren and Sinicki.

To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 493

Relating to: providing information about suicide prevention to public and private school professional staff.

By Senators Lehman, Darling, Lassa, Plale, Risser and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Van Akkeren, Berceau, Hahn, Nygren, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Sheridan and Turner.

To committee on Education.

Senate Bill 494

Relating to: changing the procedures for filling vacant civil service positions in the city of Milwaukee.

By Senators Taylor and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Cullen, Fields, Grigsby, Lothian, Stone, Toles, A. Williams and Zepnick.

To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.

Senate Bill 495

Relating to: providing services to homeless public school pupils and making an appropriation.

By Senators Lassa and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Boyle, Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Sheridan, Soletski, Turner and Young.

To committee on Education.

Senate Bill 496

S588 Relating to: the consequences for failure to act within a time period specified in the Children's Code or the Juvenile Justice Code, extension of certain time periods specified in the Children's Code, and informal dispositions under the Children's Code.

By Senators Coggs and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz and Grigsby.

To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.

Senate Bill 497

Relating to: assistant district attorney positions and making an appropriation.

By Senators Sullivan, Taylor, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Darling, Plale, Kanavas, Harsdorf, Risser and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Staskunas, Hraychuck, Soletski, Richards, Jeskewitz, Nelson, Zepnick, A. Ott, Cullen, Berceau, Sinicki, Molepske and Hintz.

To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.

Senate Bill 498

Relating to: possession of an electric weapon.

By Senators Lassa, Grothman, Olsen, Cowles, Harsdorf, Lazich, Roessler, Schultz and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Hines, Kestell, LeMahieu, Molepske, Mursau, Ziegelbauer, Albers, Friske, Gottlieb, Hahn, Hixson, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Musser, Nygren, A. Ott, Petrowski, Tauchen, Townsend and Lothian.

To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.

Senate Bill 499

Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for research conducted in this state by a corporation and a property and sales and use tax exemption for certain tangible personal property used to conduct research.

By Senators Kreitlow, Kanavas, Sullivan, Olsen, Darling, Kapanke, Leibham, Kedzie and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Smith, Jorgensen, A. Ott, Hahn, Seidel, Strachota, Kerkman, Townsend, Turner, Gronemus, Van Roy and Musser.

To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.

Senate Bill 500

Relating to: creating an agricultural education and workforce development council and making an appropriation.

By Senators Vinehout, Olsen, Lehman, Darling, Hansen, Harsdorf, Lassa, Kapanke, Plale, A. Lasee, Erpenbach, Roessler, Breske, Jauch and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives A. Ott, Gronemus, Davis, Vruwink, Hines, Fields, Hahn, Petrowski, Townsend, Murtha, M. Williams, Albers, Sheridan, Nygren, Molepske, Musser, Seidel, Friske, Strachota, Hubler, Garthwaite and Steinbrink.

To committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.

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Report of Committees

The committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail reports and recommends:

Fischer, Jack, of Appleton, as Secretary of the Department of Commerce, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

Confirmation.

Ayes, 7 - Senators Plale, Breske, Wirch, Hansen, Cowles, Harsdorf and Kedzie.

Noes, 0 - None.

Jeffrey Plale

Chairperson

The committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing reports and recommends:

Senate Bill 124

Relating to: notice for child abuse, vulnerable adult, and harassment injunctions.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.

Ayes, 4 - Senators Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout and Lazich.

Noes, 1 - Senator Grothman.

Passage as amended.

Ayes, 4 - Senators Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout and Lazich.

Noes, 1 - Senator Grothman.

Senate Bill 319

Relating to: providing the jury in civil actions with an explanation regarding the results of their findings.

Passage.

Ayes, 3 - Senators Taylor, Sullivan and Vinehout.

Noes, 2 - Senators Lazich and Grothman.

Senate Bill 364

Relating to: the definition of sexual intercourse for the crime of incest.

Passage.