By
Senators
Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Miller, Hansen, Cowles, Taylor, Robson, Lehman, Holperin and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Zigmunt, Zepnick, Petrowski, Townsend, Mursau and Berceau.
To committee on Environment.
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The committee on Agriculture and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 11
Relating to: eliminating the World Dairy Center Authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 455
Relating to: the testing of portable scales used for the enforcement of vehicle weight limitations.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Koepke
, John,
of Oconomowoc, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Confirmation.
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Ayes,
5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Zore
, Edward,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin to serve for the term ending May 1, 2014
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 327
Relating to: designating Wisconsin cheese as the Wisconsin state snack.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 407
Relating to: eligibility for academic excellence higher education scholarships.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 497
Relating to: creating a food animal veterinarian loan assistance program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 527
Relating to: the agricultural producer security program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kathleen Vinehout
Chairperson
The committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 485
Relating to: required judicial findings and orders when a child is placed outside the home, termination of parental rights warnings, mandatory child abuse or neglect reporters, the confidentiality of social services records, changing from day care to child care the term used to describe care and supervision for children for less than 24 hours a day, and renumbering the definition of neglect.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Clark
, Nancy,
of Seymour, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 517
Relating to: the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Jauch
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 159
Relating to: the charge-back of refunded or rescinded taxes and of personal property taxes and sharing certain collected taxes.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 173
Relating to: the method by which the Department of Revenue makes certain calculations regarding tax incremental financing district number 4 in the village of Elmwood.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Clark
, Mary Ann,
of Cumberland, as a member of the Nursing Home Adminstrator Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 418
Relating to: disclosure of information by health care providers and insurers and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
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[MOTION]
That Assembly Bill 375
be withdrawn from the calendar of Thursday, February 25, 2010 and referred to, and withdrawn from, the Joint Committee on Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), and placed on the calendar of Thursday, February 25, 2010.
