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Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Roessler be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 100
Relating to: the life and military service of Sergeant Lance S. Cornett.
By
Senator
Hansen
; cosponsored by Representative Nygren
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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The committee on Agriculture and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 657
Relating to: eliminating the World Dairy Center Authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 66
Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance projects related to cultural facilities.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 701
Relating to: a report on food safety programs.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 732
Relating to: a meat processing facility investment income and franchise tax credit, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 763
Relating to: allowing dairy cooperatives to claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit and making an appropriation.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 83
Relating to: creating an agricultural education and workforce development council and making an appropriation.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Culver, Curt S.,
of Nashotah, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
Confirmation.
S665
Ayes,
5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kathleen Vinehout
Chairperson
The committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 654
Relating to: eliminating the study related to imposing local general property taxes on public utility property.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Plale, Breske, Wirch, Hansen, Cowles, Harsdorf and Kedzie.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 524
Relating to: utility aid payments based on a production plant's value in 1990.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Plale, Breske, Wirch, Hansen, Cowles, Harsdorf and Kedzie.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plale, Breske, Wirch, Hansen, Harsdorf and Kedzie.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Cowles.
Senate Bill 525
Relating to: requirements for automatic fire suppression systems and exhaust hoods in mobile kitchens.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Plale, Breske, Wirch, Hansen, Cowles, Harsdorf and Kedzie.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jeffrey Plale
Chairperson
The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 174
Relating to: the purposes, authority, and responsibilities of the Educational Approval Board and the regulation of schools by that board.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lehman, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kreitlow, Olsen, Grothman and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Lehman, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kreitlow, Olsen and Lazich.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Grothman.
Senate Bill 251
Relating to: removal of a pupil from class, from any portion of school property, or from a school-sponsored activity.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lehman, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kreitlow, Olsen, Grothman and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Lehman, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kreitlow, Grothman and Lazich.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Olsen.
Senate Bill 349
Relating to: records of pupils attending a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.
