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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 624
Relating to: expanding the authority of political subdivisions to make residential energy efficiency improvement loans, and authorizing political subdivisions to make water efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans.
By
Senators
Lehman and Sullivan; cosponsored by Representatives Fields, Soletski and Cullen.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Relating to: streamlined sales and use tax agreement changes.
By
Senator
Jauch
; cosponsored by Representative Sherman
.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 626
Relating to: modifications to platting requirements.
By
Senators
Hansen, Kreitlow and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Molepske Jr., Zigmunt, Berceau, Suder, Soletski, Roth, Huebsch and Hintz.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 227
Relating to: directing the Pharmacy Examining Board to create a program to monitor the dispensing of prescription drugs and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 338
Relating to: maximum amount of funeral and burial expenses under the funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses program.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 391
Relating to: expenditure of $30,000 from moneys appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources in payment of a claim against the state made by Stillmunkes, Inc.
Passage.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson and Olsen.
Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Lassa and Darling. Representatives Vos and Montgomery.
Senate Bill 407
Relating to: eligibility for academic excellence higher education scholarships.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 412
Relating to: changing certain administrative procedures under the tax incremental financing program.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Senate Bill 497
Relating to: creating a food animal veterinarian loan assistance program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 514
Relating to: additions to the 2009-11 Authorized State Building Program.
Passage.
Ayes, 14 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby.
Noes, 2 - Representatives Vos and Montgomery.
Senate Bill 553
Relating to: assessment on critical access hospitals; payments to critical access hospitals under the Medical Assistance Program; creating a rural physician residency assistance program; the physician, dentist, and health care provider loan assistance programs; and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 13 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa and Olsen.
Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby.
Noes, 3 - Senator
Darling.
Representatives Vos and Montgomery.
Mark Miller