By
Senators
Erpenbach, Holperin, Grothman, Kedzie, S. Fitzgerald, Lassa, Taylor, Hansen, Harsdorf, Sullivan, Schultz and Kreitlow; cosponsored by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Berceau, Kerkman, Kestell, Townsend, Gunderson, Petersen, M. Williams, Mursau, Brooks and Ripp.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 393
Relating to: restoring the Minority Business Development Board and the Minority Business Grant and Loan Program.
By
Senator
Taylor
; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Turner, A. Williams, Grigsby, Zepnick, Kessler, Richards and Berceau.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail.
Senate Bill 394
Relating to: designating the Harley-Davidson as the Wisconsin state motorcycle.
S424
By
Senators
Coggs, Plale, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Hopper; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Sinicki, Milroy, Benedict, Berceau, Brooks, Fields, Kessler, Knodl, Mason, Pridemore, Turner and Zepnick.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 395
Relating to: psychological evaluations for law enforcement officers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Hansen, Holperin, A. Lasee, Coggs, Schultz and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Hraychuck, Bies, Danou, Gunderson, Young, Zepnick, Sinicki, Vruwink, Brooks, Cullen, Toles, Benedict, Berceau, Townsend, Ripp and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 396
Relating to: fishing and trolling in boats with electric motors.
By
Senators
Decker, Holperin, Grothman, Taylor, Lehman and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Danou, Hebl, Turner, Zigmunt, Sinicki, Gunderson, Petrowski, A. Ott, Staskunas and Montgomery.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 397
Relating to: general purpose revenue funding for the veterans trust fund and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Schultz, Leibham, Hopper, Darling, Harsdorf, Olsen, Carpenter and Kapanke; cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Suder, Roth, Townsend, Gundrum, Turner, Meyer, Kleefisch, A. Ott, Pridemore, Bies, Gunderson, LeMahieu, Montgomery, Nygren, Petrowski, Spanbauer, Stone, Vos, M. Williams, Strachota, Brooks, Van Roy, Nerison, Murtha and Davis, by request of Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, The American Legion, AMVETS, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vietnam Veterans of America, Wisconsin American GI Forum, Wisconsin Vietnam Vets, Dry Hootch, Gold Star Wives, Madison Veterans Council, Marine Corps League, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Military Officers Association of America, Navy Clubs of USA, Polish Legion of American Veterans, and The Retired Enlisted Association
.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 398
Relating to: privatization of certain municipal water utilities.
By
Senator
Sullivan
; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, A. Williams and Danou.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail.
Senate Bill 399
Relating to: authorizing two or more cities, villages, towns, or counties, or a combination of such political subdivisions, to create a commission to issue conduit revenue bonds and exercise eminent domain authority and exempting from taxation interest on such bonds.
By
Senators
Kreitlow, Plale, Hopper, Darling, Taylor, Schultz, Hansen and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Seidel, Hilgenberg, Dexter, Fields, Berceau, Jorgensen, Petrowski, Smith, Staskunas, Benedict, Hintz and Hraychuck.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 400
Relating to: operation of all-terrain vehicles to remove snow.
By
Senators
Holperin, Kreitlow, Cowles, Taylor, Plale, Olsen, Schultz, Erpenbach and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Jorgensen, Clark, Ballweg, Townsend, Radcliffe, A. Ott, Suder, Petrowski, Mursau, Gunderson and Kaufert.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 401
Relating to: requiring the Department of Natural Resources to issue one-day fishing licenses.
By
Senators
Holperin, Darling, Erpenbach, Lassa, A. Lasee, Olsen, Schultz and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Clark, Brooks, Gunderson, Hixson, Hraychuck, Kaufert, Kleefisch, Knodl, A. Ott, J. Ott, Smith, Suder, Townsend, Vos, Vruwink, M. Williams and Zigmunt.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 402
Relating to: authorizing certain optometrists to dispense contact lenses that deliver a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent.
By
Senators
Vinehout, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Jauch, Lehman, Schultz, Taylor and Decker; cosponsored by Representatives Seidel, Zigmunt, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Brooks, Garthwaite, Hebl, Hintz, Hixson, Hubler, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Knodl, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Nass, A. Ott, Pasch, Petrowski, Pridemore, Shilling, Suder, Townsend, Turner, Vruwink and Vukmir.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 403
Relating to: authorizing the release of certain personal identifying information collected by the Department of Regulation and Licensing.
By
Senators
Erpenbach, Risser, Grothman and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Parisi, Townsend and Berceau.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 404
Relating to: registration of former military vehicles.
By
Senators
Hansen, Plale, Holperin, Hopper, A. Lasee, Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Zigmunt, Steinbrink, Soletski, Berceau, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Danou, Davis, Hraychuck, Jorgensen, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, Lothian, Molepske Jr., Petersen, Pope-Roberts, Ripp, Schneider, Sinicki, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Turner, Van Roy, M. Williams, Ziegelbauer and Vruwink.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
November 18
, 2009
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Joint Enrolled
Resolution Number Publication Date
SJR 48
18Not Published
SJR 50
19Not Published
Sincerely,
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
November 16, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section 1. 20.907(1m) of the Wis. Stats. requires the Department to submit a report on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises. The expenditure report is attached. In addition, the Department has no in-kind contributions to report.
Sincerely,
karen timberlake
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
__________________
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
November 17, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Health Services (DHS) respectfully submits information related to the H1N1 response earlier this spring. Chapter 250.03(3), Wis. Stats. directs DHS to provide a report to you and the Legislature on the emergency powers used by the public health authority or its agents and the expenses incurred while acting under the state of emergency.
This report will mainly focus on DHS' response to the spring flu outbreak, as well as provide an update on the state's current situation. For more detailed information, please visit our website at pandemic.wisconsin.gov. This site provides valuable information, including our weekly situation reports and our most current guidance to health care professionals and other partners.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either myself or Dr. Seth Foldy, Wisconsin's State Health Officer.
Sincerely,
karen timberlake
Secretary
__________________
State of Wisconsin
WHA Information Center
November 17, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Enclosed is a hard copy of the
2007 Health Care Data Report produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in March 2009. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
If you have any questions regarding the report you may contact me at 608-274-1820, 800-231-8340 or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
joseph kachelski
Vice President