By
Senators
Erpenbach, Lehman, Hansen, Kreitlow, Vinehout, Risser and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Soletski, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Smith, Lothian, Townsend, Vruwink, Dexter, Vos, Radcliffe and Van Roy.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 508
Relating to: exempting from income taxation certain employer-paid fringe benefits for mass transit expenses.
By
Senators
Taylor, Coggs and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Toles, Fields, Berceau, Zepnick and Sinicki.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 509
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income and corporate income and franchise tax credit for contributions to certain public school programs and to private school scholarship funds.
By
Senators
Taylor, Hopper and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Fields, Townsend, Gunderson, Toles and Sinicki.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 510
Relating to: allowing a village in Waushara County to exceed its retail liquor license quota by issuing one additional retail license.
By
Senator
Olsen
; cosponsored by Representative Ballweg
.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 511
Relating to: the southeastern regional transit authority, the creation of interim regional transit authorities in southeast Wisconsin, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Taylor, Lehman, Plale and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Grigsby, Turner, Sinicki, Zepnick, Kessler, Toles, Young, Pasch and Fields.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 512
Relating to: the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the utility public benefits fund and the calculation of the low-income assistance fee for the 2010-11 fiscal year.
By
Senators
Holperin, Plale, Vinehout, Schultz and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen, Soletski, Molepske Jr., Friske, Ballweg and Kaufert.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail.
Senate Bill 513
Relating to: life settlements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Wirch, Vinehout, Risser, Erpenbach, Grothman and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Toles, Richards, Soletski, Turner and Fields.
To committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
__________________
The committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, LongTerm Care, and Job Creation reports and recommends:-
Assembly Bill 186
Relating to: salvinorin A and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Carpenter, Coggs, Vinehout, Schultz and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 57
Relating to: permitting a mother to breast-feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Carpenter, Coggs, Vinehout, Schultz and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Ronk
, Earlene,
of Jefferson, as a member of the Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Carpenter, Coggs, Vinehout, Schultz and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 455
Relating to: the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Carpenter, Coggs, Vinehout, Schultz and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 96
Relating to: diversions under a community integration program of Medical Assistance-eligible persons from imminent entry into nursing homes.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Carpenter, Coggs, Vinehout, Schultz and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Tim Carpenter
Chairperson
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
414
.
Wisconsin Technical College System
January 27, 2010
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This letter certifies that all sixteen Wisconsin Technical Colleges have provided sexual assault and harassment orientation, materials and information to students as required under state statute 38.12(11)(c) for the 2008-2009 school year.
Individual college letters assuring compliance are on file at the WTCS office. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Norman Kenney, Associate Vice President - Management Services, at 266-1766.
Sincerely,
daniel clancy
President
Referred to committe on Agriculture and Higher Education.
__________________
State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
February 2, 2010
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2009-2010 session of the legislature, visit the Government Accountability Board's web site at:
Jensen, Eric Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians Inc
Jensen, Eric Wisconsin Psychiatric Association
John, Maliyakal WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
Kilcoyne, Shaina Wisconsin Customers for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service
Stenger, Scott Property Casualty Insurers
Association of America
Stephens, Liz Wisconsin Counties Association
Vercauteren, Jeffrey Wisconsin Customers for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service
Walker, Mindy Property Casualty Insurers
Association of America
Also available from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
kevin kennedy
Director and General Counsel
__________________
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
February 2, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
Enclosed is a copy of the 2009 Annual Report Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, submitted to the Legislature pursuant to s.227.15 (5) Stats.
Sincerely,
terry c. anderson
Director
