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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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.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 434
Relating to: cleanup and consolidation of Department of Commerce economic development programs, establishing a comprehensive annual reporting requirement, requiring the development of programmatic goals and accountability measures for economic development grants and loans, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 447
Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit that supplements the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 480
Relating to: changes to economic development tax benefit programs, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Julie Lassa
Chairperson
The committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 410
Relating to: motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout and Lazich.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Grothman.
Senate Bill 412
Relating to: payment of judgments in traffic courts and municipal courts by installments and the suspension of operating privileges.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Lena Taylor
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation and Tourism reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 485
Relating to: the production, sale, and distribution of intoxicating liquor, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Plale, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kapanke, Schultz and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Plale, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kapanke, Schultz and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Roger Breske
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
The following bill was referred to and withdrawn from the joint committee on
Finance and placed on the calendar of Thursday, February 28, 2008, pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1) (e):
Senate Bill 485
Relating to: the production, sale, and distribution of intoxicating liquor, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
The following bills were withdrawn from the joint committee on
Finance and placed on the calendar of Thursday, February 28, 2008, pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1) (e):
Senate Bill 430
Relating to: making various changes in the worker's compensation law.
Senate Bill 431
Relating to: various changes in unemployment insurance law and making an appropriation.
Russ Decker
Chairperson
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Hilgenberg added as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill
533
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5),
Representative Townsend withdrawn as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 349.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.