Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 171
Relating to: retail theft, proof of ownership for flea market sales, and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Kreitlow, Holperin, Lassa, Wirch, Harsdorf and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Danou, Turner, Jorgensen, Pasch, Kestell, Van Roy, Brooks, Lothian, Kerkman, A. Ott, Steinbrink, Zepnick, Kleefisch, Kaufert, Bies, Hebl and Staskunas.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 172
Relating to: limiting a city's and village's use of direct annexation and authorizing limited town challenges to an annexation.
By
Senators
Holperin, A. Lasee and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Jorgensen, Clark, Danou, Hilgenberg, Bies, Brooks, Gunderson, Kerkman, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Petersen, Ripp, Roth, Townsend and Vos.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 173
Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs.
By
Senators
Kreitlow, Taylor, Grothman, Kapanke, Leibham, Olsen, Plale and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Staskunas, Fields, Friske, Gunderson, Honadel, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Van Roy, Vos and Zepnick.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 174
Relating to: creating a microstamping requirement for certain handguns, certification of compliance with the microstamping requirement, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Coggs and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Young, A. Williams, Turner, Berceau, Grigsby, Colon, Richards, Kessler, Sinicki and Pasch.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 175
Relating to: the issuance of licenses to teach mathematics or science.
By
Senators
Plale, Olsen, Darling and Hopper; cosponsored by Representatives Fields, Honadel, Grigsby, Davis, Vukmir, Kerkman, Ripp, Bies, Knodl, Brooks, Spanbauer, Gunderson, Townsend, Vos, Dexter and Ballweg.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 176
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for nonprescription drugs.
By
Senators
Plale, S. Fitzgerald, Taylor, Coggs, Olsen, Darling, Schultz, Hopper and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Jorgensen, Black, Richards, Benedict, Zepnick, Mason, Turner, Berceau, Huebsch, Vukmir, Gunderson, Spanbauer, Davis, Nass and Bies.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
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The committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 141
Relating to: requiring certain vehicles that transport children to and from a child care provider to have child safety alarms installed, granting rule-making authority, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 3.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Jauch
Chairperson
The committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 2
Relating to: state procurement of contractual services.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Plale, Holperin, Hopper and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Wirch, Plale and Holperin.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Hopper and Lazich.
Robert Wirch
Chairperson
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 24
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Darling added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 28
.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
75
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
76
.
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Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Kapanke be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the appointment of Reggie Bicha be taken up at this time.
Bicha
, Reggie,
of Eau Claire, as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kapanke - 1.
Confirmed.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 31 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 31
Relating to: the life and public service of Marjorie Midge Cavins Leeper Miller.
Read.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments, with the exception of Roger Axtell, Sheldon Wassermnan, and Mike Weiden, be taken up en masse.
Canter
, Richard,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2015.
Davis
, Stan,
of Sun Prairie, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Erickson, Terrance,
of La Crosse, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Flaherty, Kevin,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, to serve for the term ending on July 1, 2010.
Geenen
, Jon,
of Kaukauna, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Johnson, Ruth,
of Madison, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Le Grand, Roger,
of La Crosse, as a member of the Tax Appeals Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2015.
Munro
, Ian,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Neuenfeldt, Phillip,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2013.
