Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 503
Relating to: theft of services and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 578
Relating to: restitution for misappropriation from a cemetery of certain objects that relate to a veteran.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: salaries of deputy district attorneys.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout, Lazich and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 534
Relating to: expungement of misdemeanors.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan and Vinehout.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Lazich and Grothman.
Senate Bill 546
Relating to: drunken driving and creating a penalty.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Vinehout and Lazich.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Grothman.
Lena Taylor
Chairperson
The committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 301
Relating to: holding periods for secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers and regulating occasional sellers of computer toys and games and audio and video recordings.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Wirch, Plale, Kedzie and Roessler.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Carpenter.
Assembly Bill 531
Relating to: the frequency of wage payments to volunteer fire fighters and emergency medical technicians.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Carpenter, Plale, Kedzie and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 404
Relating to: making companies that hire illegal aliens ineligible for certain tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, and loans, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Wirch, Carpenter and Plale.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Kedzie and Roessler.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Wirch, Carpenter and Plale.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Kedzie and Roessler.
Robert Wirch
Chairperson
The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 623
Relating to: investments and operations of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Sullivan, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Coggs.
Assembly Bill 816
Relating to: repealing and recreating the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 827
Relating to: mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, and loan originators.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Carpenter.
Senate Bill 536
Relating to: adding a member to the Council on Veterans Programs.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 551
Relating to: reporting requirements for certain charitable organizations.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Sullivan, Coggs, Carpenter, Leibham and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
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 216
Relating to: adjudications for involuntary commitment, appointment of a guardian of the person, and protective placement or protective services, background checks for the purchase of handguns, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Senate Bill 395
Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies.
Senate Bill 507
Relating to: technical college attendance under Wisconsin Works.
Assembly Bill 185
Relating to: the birth defect prevention and surveillance system.
Assembly Bill 732