2010-04-16 Senate Journal

Friday, April 16, 2010

Ninety-Ninth Regular Session

S728

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

Amendments Offered

Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 665 offered by Senator Coggs.

Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 690 offered by Senator Miller.

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Senate Enrolled Proposals

The Chief Clerk records:

Senate Bill 17

Senate Bill 87

Senate Bill 267

Senate Bill 423

Senate Bill 452

Senate Bill 477

Senate Bill 492

Senate Bill 506

Senate Bill 515

Senate Bill 522

Report correctly enrolled on 4-16-2010.

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Introduction, First Reading, and
Reference of Proposals

Read and referred:

Senate Resolution 12

Relating to: supporting the Marinette Marine Corporation's littoral combat ship project.

By Senators Hansen, Holperin and Decker.

To committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Joint Resolution 71

Relating to: prohibiting the state and local governments from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, an individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ancestry, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting (first consideration).

By Senator Grothman ; cosponsored by Representative Tauchen .

To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.

Senate Joint Resolution 72

Relating to: the life and public service of Robert D. Goodman.

By Senators Risser, Erpenbach and Leibham; cosponsored by Representatives Pocan, Black, Berceau, Parisi and Pope-Roberts.

To committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Joint Resolution 73

Relating to: the life and public service of Harriet Shetler.

By Senators Risser, Miller, Erpenbach and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Pocan, Berceau, Black, Pasch and Pope-Roberts.

To committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Joint Resolution 74

Relating to: the retirement of Russ Whitesel, Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature.

By Senators Coggs, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Ballweg, Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Black, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Davis, Dexter, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, Krusick, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Richards, Ripp, Roth, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt and Zipperer.

To committee on Senate Organization.

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 690

Relating to: establishment of a Wisconsin conservation corps program, authorizing a transfer of moneys appropriated to one or more state agencies, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

S729 By Senators Miller, Holperin, Risser, Hansen, Robson, Taylor, Lassa, Lehman and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Clark, Mason, Molepske Jr., Black, Pocan, Shilling, Hubler, Vruwink, Danou, Zigmunt, Hraychuck, Seidel, Roys, Dexter, Hixson, Hilgenberg, Richards, Smith, Young, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Kessler, Milroy, Pasch, Berceau, Ziegelbauer and Turner.

To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.

Senate Bill 691

Relating to: eliminating the estate tax.

By Senator Leibham .

To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.

Senate Bill 692

Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution and granting rule-making authority.

By Senators Lassa, Taylor and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Hilgenberg, Garthwaite, Molepske Jr., Fields, Zigmunt, Berceau, Vruwink, Brooks, Barca, Sinicki, Pasch, Richards, Schneider, Clark and Pope-Roberts.