Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 163 offered by Senator Wirch.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 215 offered by Senator Holperin.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 215 offered by Senator Holperin.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 244 offered by Senator Lassa.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: calling on the Wisconsin congressional delegation to take action to grandfather preexisting highway weight limits upon the designation of USH 41 as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower system of interstate and defense highways.
By
Senators
Hansen, Cowles, Holperin, Plale, Taylor, Lassa, Darling and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Zigmunt, Bernard Schaber, Soletski, Van Roy, Montgomery, Hintz, Turner, Vruwink, Spanbauer, Steinbrink, Fields, Strachota, Vos and Townsend.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 289
Relating to: factors for setting premium rates for motor vehicle insurance.
By
Senator
Carpenter
; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Grigsby, Parisi, Berceau, Turner and Richards.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 290
Relating to: changes in the regulation of boxing contests, regulating mixed martial arts fighting contests, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Hansen, Lehman, Plale, Cowles, Lassa, Taylor and Sullivan; cosponsored by Representatives Colon, Pocan, Zepnick, Hintz, Zigmunt, Kleefisch, Vruwink, Richards, Cullen, Staskunas, Honadel and Seidel.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 291
Relating to: authorizing the designation of a tax incremental district as distressed and expanding the use of donor tax incremental districts.
By
Senators
Sullivan, Schultz, Holperin, Kreitlow and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Molepske Jr., Ripp, Radcliffe, Davis, Staskunas, Brooks, Townsend, Soletski, Clark, Zepnick and Hintz.
To committee on Economic Development.
Senate Bill 292
Relating to: the exemption of State Historical Society books from state printing requirements.
By
Senators
Lassa, Risser, Schultz, Taylor and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Kestell, Pasch, Townsend, Ballweg, Gunderson, Pope-Roberts, Jorgensen and Mason.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 293
Relating to: directing the governor to annually proclaim March 25 as Medal of Honor Day.
By
Senators
Lassa, Hansen, Darling, Schultz, Taylor, Lehman, Coggs, Cowles and Kapanke; cosponsored by Representatives Molepske Jr., Turner, Brooks, Berceau, Townsend, Nerison, Strachota, A. Ott, Knodl, Grigsby, Hebl, Schneider, Roth, Jorgensen, Mursau, Lothian, Ripp, Sinicki, Mason, M. Williams and Hintz.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 294
Relating to: municipal quotas for retail intoxicating liquor licenses.
By
Senators
Plale, Miller, Taylor, Grothman and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Hintz, Gottlieb, Spanbauer, Strachota, Zigmunt, Zepnick, Lothian, Townsend, Mursau, Zipperer, Ballweg and Roys.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 295
Relating to: permitting a minor to present musical entertainment or perform in a theatrical performance in a roadhouse, cabaret, dance hall, night club, tavern, or similar place.
By
Senators
Kedzie, Taylor and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl and Gunderson.
To committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development.
Relating to: extensions of managed forest land orders.
By
Senators
Lassa, Holperin, Schultz, Taylor and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Schneider, Brooks, Nerison and Ripp.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 297
Relating to: the immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal of motor vehicles for multiple nonmoving traffic violations.
By
Senators
Carpenter and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Gottlieb, Richards, Staskunas, Zepnick, Mursau, A. Ott, Stone, Townsend, Vos and Knodl.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 298
Relating to: state building contracting and construction procedures and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Risser, Plale and Kanavas; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Hintz and Kaufert, by request of The Building Commission.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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The committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 182
Relating to: statute of limitations for intentional torts.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Erpenbach, Grothman and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 203
Relating to: claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan and Erpenbach.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Grothman and Hopper.
Senate Bill 93
Relating to: partially exempting an assessor and an assessor's staff from liability for trespassing, creating immunity from civil liability, and changing the notice requirements related to the revaluation of property by an assessor.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Erpenbach, Grothman and Hopper.