By
Senators
Hansen, Risser, Kedzie, Lehman, Schultz, Taylor and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Soletski, Zigmunt, Berceau, Danou, Huebsch, Petrowski, Steinbrink, Strachota, Townsend, Turner, Van Roy, Vos and Vruwink.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 207
Relating to: possession and use of a firearm by a person under the age of 12 years.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Holperin, Kedzie, Plale, Grothman and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Rhoades, A. Ott, Meyer, Suder, Brooks, Knodl, LeMahieu, Petrowski, Vos, Nerison and Spanbauer.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 208
Relating to: regulation of persons who sell dogs or operate animal shelters or animal control facilities, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Kreitlow, Darling, Taylor, Plale, Carpenter, Sullivan, Holperin, S. Fitzgerald, Risser, Lehman, Cowles, Olsen, A. Lasee, Kanavas, Hansen, Wirch, Kapanke, Coggs and Leibham; cosponsored by Representatives Smith, Sinicki, Richards, Jorgensen, Dexter, Wood, Bernard Schaber, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, Barca, Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Cullen, Seidel, Staskunas, Molepske Jr., Soletski, Honadel, Steinbrink, Van Roy, Van Akkeren, Pasch, Benedict, Turner, Black, Spanbauer, Zepnick, Schneider, Fields, J. Ott, A. Ott, Hilgenberg, Zigmunt, Young, Parisi, Gottlieb, Hebl, Roys, A. Williams, Montgomery, Hixson, Stone, Bies, Zipperer, Kestell, Davis and Pridemore.
To committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
Senate Bill 209
Relating to: increasing the tax on fermented malt beverages to fund law enforcement grants and alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
By
Senator
Risser
; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Roys and Hilgenberg.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
May
18
, 2009
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number
Date Approved
Senate Bill 181
12
May 18
, 2009
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Mason added as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill
200
.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 9, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Patterson, Leslie,
of Greenfield, as a member of the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
May 11, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Colburn, Bruce,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions.
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The committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail reports and recommends:
Relating to a wear and fatigue monitoring system and a device that protects against suspension loss for electric traction elevators that use smaller sized wire ropes.
No action taken.
Jeffrey Plale
Chairperson
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Assembly Bill
33
Relating to: technical changes that affect the public debt amortization fund of a first class city.
By Representatives Fields, Stone, Sinicki, Grigsby, Richards, Staskunas, Kessler, Cullen, Toles and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Taylor and Darling.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Assembly Bill
47
Relating to: prohibiting persons convicted of certain felonies from providing martial arts instruction to minors.
By Representative
Schneider
; cosponsored by Senators Olsen and Plale.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Assembly Bill
111
Relating to: the lifetime limit under the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan.
By Representatives Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Clark, Hraychuck, Pope-Roberts, Richards and Seidel; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Carpenter, Coggs, Erpenbach, Hansen, Lehman, Miller, Robson, Taylor and Wirch.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Assembly Bill
112
Relating to: health insurance coverage denials for eligibility under the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan.
By Representatives Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Clark, Hraychuck, Pope-Roberts, Richards and Seidel; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Carpenter, Coggs, Hansen, Lehman, Miller, Robson, Taylor and Wirch.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Assembly Bill
132
Relating to: a requirement that an employer grant an unpaid leave of absence to allow an employee to participate in an emergency service operation of the Civil Air Patrol and prohibiting discrimination in employment based on Civil Air Patrol membership.
By Representatives Huebsch, Murtha, Pasch, Suder, Schneider, Mursau, Petersen, Gunderson, Townsend, Kessler, Spanbauer, Vos and Lothian; cosponsored by Senators Kapanke, Vinehout, Taylor and Kedzie.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Assembly Bill
165
Relating to: expanding the types of property that may be specially assessed by a neighborhood improvement district.
By Representatives Richards, Zepnick, Colon, Grigsby, Berceau, Turner and Fields; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Carpenter and Taylor.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
