The committee on Agriculture and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 229
Relating to: the sale of home-canned food.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 418
Relating to: a county fair coordinator.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adamski, Paul,
of Stevens Point, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2013.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Cates
, Richard,
of Spring Green, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dummer
, Michael,
of Holmen, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rice
, William,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Spencer, Robert R.,
of La Crosse, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Vasquez, Jose,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2016.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 268
Relating to: the location of facilities in which rendering, animal food processing, or grease processing is conducted.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 419
S479
Relating to: requiring the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to establish standards for products sold as honey, prohibiting the labeling as Wisconsin certified honey of a product that has not been determined to meet the standards, prohibiting the labeling as honey of a product that does not meet the standards, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kathleen Vinehout
Chairperson
The committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 267
Relating to: the definition of plumbing and classifying plumbers to do certain work.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Plale, Wirch, Erpenbach, Kreitlow, Cowles, Harsdorf and Kedzie.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Plale, Wirch, Erpenbach, Kreitlow, Cowles, Harsdorf and Kedzie.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jeffrey Plale
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue reports and recommends:
Basting, Thomas,
of Madison, as a member of the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority and Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Lazich.
Franklin, LaMarr,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2012.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Joseph
, Maria,
of Madison, as a member of the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Keintz
, Richard,
of Madison, as a member of the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Klimowicz, Jason,
of Madison, as a member of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Lowe
, Gretchen,
of Madison, as a member of the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.