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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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.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 382
Relating to: information provided by a person required to register as a sex offender.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 406
Relating to: parenting plans in actions affecting the family.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 407
Relating to: a municipal court judgment regarding community service work.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 418
Relating to: appellate time limits and procedure.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 419
Relating to: appellate procedure.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan and Vinehout.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Lazich and Grothman.
Senate Bill 420
Relating to: appellate procedure regarding commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and commitments of sexually violent persons.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Lena Taylor
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
February15
, 2008
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal(s) to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairperson and the chairperson of the committee on
Senate Organization.
Senate Bill
292
withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization.
Sincerely,
FRED A. RISSER
Senate President
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State of Wisconsin
Senate
February15
, 2008
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am writing to you in my capacity as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on
Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation. Senate Bill 416 which creates a new crime or revises an existing criminal penalty, was referred to my committee. I am writing to you under s.
13.525 (5) (a), Wis. Stats., to request that the Joint Review Committee on
Criminal Penalties prepare a report on the bill under s.
13.525 (5) (b), Wis. Stats.