Tuesday, February 3, 2009
3:45 P.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Marchant, pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Monday, February 2
, 2009.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 23
Relating to: acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and committees.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Olsen, Cowles and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Gottlieb, Kaufert, Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Cullen, Davis, Gunderson, Lothian, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nygren, A. Ott, Petrowski, Roth, Strachota and Van Roy.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances in which a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate.
By
Senators
Taylor, Grothman, Lehman, Plale and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Kessler, Berceau, Colon, Fields, Mason, Roys, Sinicki, Toles, Turner, A. Williams, Young and A. Ott.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: providing property tax relief from school district property taxes to persons who have their principal dwelling in this state (first consideration).
By
Senators
Hansen, Wirch, Lehman, Erpenbach, Lassa, Decker, Plale, Carpenter and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Soletski, Garthwaite, Pope-Roberts, Benedict, Staskunas, Fields, Turner, Black, Berceau, Zepnick and Pocan.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 24
Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for Wisconsin food banks that are members of Feeding America and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Coggs, Vinehout, Risser, Hansen, Kreitlow, Erpenbach, Taylor and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Hilgenberg, Richards, Grigsby, Sinicki, Gunderson, A. Williams, Pasch, Roth and Montgomery.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 25
Relating to: the use of race-based names, nicknames, logos, and mascots by school boards, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Coggs, Hansen, Carpenter, Risser, Holperin and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Soletski, Pope-Roberts, Mursau, Young, Benedict, Berceau, Black, Colon, Cullen, Fields, Grigsby, Hilgenberg, Kessler, Molepske Jr., Mason, Milroy, Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Pocan, Radcliffe, Schneider, Sherman, Sheridan, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Steinbrink, Turner, Van Akkeren and A. Williams.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 26
Relating to: allowing dairy cooperatives to claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Hopper, Erpenbach, Harsdorf and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Ripp, A. Ott, Ballweg, Brooks, Davis, Gunderson, Kestell, Knodl, Murtha, Nerison, Nygren, Petrowski, Rhoades, Roth, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Vos, Bies and LeMahieu.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Relating to: requiring health insurance coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for persons under 18 years of age.
By
Senators
Lassa, Hansen, Lehman, Risser, Taylor, Erpenbach, Vinehout, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Coggs and Kapanke; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen, Bernard Schaber, Schneider, Sheridan, Berceau, Hilgenberg, Hraychuck, Vruwink, Mason, Black, Pasch, Sherman, Pocan, Jorgensen, Sinicki, Stone, Krusick, Smith, Seidel, Montgomery, Parisi, Turner, Grigsby, Richards, Zigmunt, A. Williams, Soletski, Hixson and Dexter.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 28
Relating to: excluding from taxable income gains from a Wisconsin business.
By
Senators
Hopper, Kanavas, Taylor, S. Fitzgerald, Darling, Leibham, Schultz, Harsdorf, Olsen and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Spanbauer, Ripp, Zipperer, Knodl, Brooks, Rhoades, Suder, Petersen, Davis, Roth, Tauchen, Kerkman, Van Roy, Nygren, A. Ott, Vukmir, Kramer, Kaufert, Murtha, Lothian, LeMahieu, Stone, Mursau, Gunderson, Huebsch, Honadel, M. Williams, Kleefisch, Bies and Ballweg.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 29
Relating to: passing parked motor vehicles and opening motor vehicle doors on highways and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Risser, Miller, Hansen and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Sherman, Mason, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Ballweg, Pocan, Zepnick and A. Williams.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 30
Relating to: underage persons possessing, consuming, or being provided alcohol beverages on licensed premises when accompanied by a parent, guardian, or spouse.
By
Senators
Robson and Kreitlow; cosponsored by Representatives Hixson, Hubler, Berceau, Bies, Dexter, A. Ott, Pope-Roberts, Sinicki, Smith, Toles, Townsend and Turner.
To committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development.
Senate Bill 31
Relating to: the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, as approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
