Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 501
Relating to: the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits, the submission of budget information by the department of commerce, and allocating funding to the technology commercialization grant and loan program.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Carpenter.
Senate Bill 517
Relating to: mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, and loan originators.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Carpenter.
Jim Sullivan
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
The following bills were referred to the joint committee on
Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1) (e):
Senate Bill 282
Relating to: deduction of membership dues from retirement annuities under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Senate Bill 331
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.
Senate Bill 447
Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit that supplements the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit.
Senate Bill 501
Relating to: the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits, the submission of budget information by the department of commerce, and allocating funding to the technology commercialization grant and loan program.
The following bills were referred to and withdrawn from the joint committee on
Finance and made Available for Scheduling, pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1) (e):
Senate Bill 410
Relating to: motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations.
Senate Bill 426
Relating to: authorizing a city or village to extend the life of a tax incremental district for one year to benefit housing in the city or village.
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.
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.
Senate Bill 537
Relating to: judicial discretion in certain John Doe proceedings.
RUSS DECKER
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
February 27
, 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 Joint Resolution 80
withdrawn from committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity and rereferred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing
.
Sincerely,
FRED A. RISSER
Senate President
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wirch added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 92
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
473
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Leibham added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 92
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Leibham added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution 103
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Darling added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 93
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Darling added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
142
.
S631
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Kapanke added as a coauthor of
Senate Resolution 11
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Kapanke added as a coauthor of
Senate Resolution 27
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution 103
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Darling added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
364
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Darling added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
382
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution 103
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
435
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
509
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5),
Senator Cowles withdrawn as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 415.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments be taken up en masse.
Juergensen, James,
of Mequon, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2010.
Greer, Marthina,
of Lomira, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Boeck, Janice,
of Racine, as a member of the Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Kolve, Susan,
of La Crosse, as a member of the Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
Mattila, Amy,
of Washburn, as a member of the Pharmacy Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Olson, Dorothy,
of Appleton, as a member of the Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Settle-Robinson, Rene,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Slaughter, Gail,
of Two Rivers, as a member of the Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Sullivan, Kathleen,
of Madison, as a member of the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Vasquez, Jose,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Vidaillet, Humberto,
of Marshfield, as a member of the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority and Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 31.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senators Kanavas and Lassa - 2.
Confirmed.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has adopted and asks concurrence in: