Wisconsin Legislature: 2008-02-27 Senate Journal

By Senators Coggs, Taylor, Carpenter, Lassa and Roessler.

To committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Resolution 26

Relating to: the life and public service of Mr. James Howard Baker.

By Senators Coggs, Taylor, Carpenter, Lassa and Roessler.

To committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Resolution 27

Relating to: commending the career and accomplishments of Mr. Billy Bruton.

By Senators Coggs, Taylor, Carpenter, Lassa and Roessler.

To committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Joint Resolution 94

Relating to: the life and military service of Sergeant Louis Griese of the United States Army, who lost his life during Operation Enduring Freedom.

By Senator A. Lasee ; cosponsored by Representative Bies .

To committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Joint Resolution 95

Relating to: the life and public service of Anne Carol Kok.

By Senator A. Lasee ; cosponsored by Representative Bies .

To committee on Senate Organization.

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 538

Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for diesel engines that are used in commercial motor vehicles and that emit lower levels of nitrogen oxide.

By Senators Hansen and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, A. Ott, Molepske, Montgomery, Sinicki, Bies, Berceau, Musser and Tauchen.

To committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity.

Senate Bill 539

Relating to: tuition fee remission for certain spouses of eligible veterans.

By Senator Roessler ; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Townsend, Owens, Bies, Berceau, Hahn and Lothian.

To committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.

Senate Bill 540

Relating to: the consumption of alcohol beverages in public places.

By Senators Darling, A. Lasee and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Musser and Berceau.

To committee on Transportation and Tourism.

Senate Bill 541

Relating to: providing descriptions of claims that exceed $10,000.

By Senators Darling and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives F. Lasee and Nygren.

To committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation.

Senate Bill 542

Relating to: public disclosure of certain information when abuse or neglect results in a child dying or being placed in serious or critical condition or when a child under 13 years of age has been the victim of sexual assault.

By Senator Darling ; cosponsored by Representatives Townsend, A. Williams, Grigsby and Berceau.

To committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity.

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State of Wisconsin

Office of the Governor

February 25, 2008

The Honorable, The Senate:

I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Nuernberg, Christine, of Mequon, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, for the term ending July 1, 2009.

Respectfully submitted,

JIM DOYLE

Governor

Read and referred to committee on Economic Development.

State of Wisconsin

Office of the Governor

February 25, 2008

The Honorable, The Senate:

I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Wesley, Gregory, of Milwaukee, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, for the term ending July 1, 2011.

Respectfully submitted,

JIM DOYLE

Governor

Read and referred to committee on Economic Development.

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Report of Committees

The committee on Economic Development reports and recommends:

Senate Bill 331

S625 Relating to: the regulation, preservation, and restoration of historic buildings; the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit and the state historic rehabilitation tax credit; requiring the certification of downtowns; promoting certain downtown areas in this state; highway projects involving business and downtown areas; and granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.

Passage.