Tuesday, May 31, 2011
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 103 offered by Senator Galloway.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 113
Relating to: minimum harvesting requirements for commercial fishing in the Great Lakes.
By
Senator
Lasee
; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Van Roy, Jacque and Kaufert.
To committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill 114
Relating to: legislative consideration of a biennial budget bill.
By
Senators
Zipperer, Leibham, Vukmir, Carpenter, Galloway and Kapanke; cosponsored by Representatives Kramer, Bernier, Endsley, Farrow, Jacque, Kapenga, Kestell, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, J. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Rivard, Spanbauer, Steineke, Strachota, Thiesfeldt and Wynn.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 115
Relating to: the date of the presidential preference primary and certain other election occurrences.
By
Senator
Lazich
; cosponsored by Representative Tauchen
.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 116
Relating to: the dates of the September primary and certain other election occurrences and absentee voting.
By
Senator
Lazich
; cosponsored by Representative Tauchen
.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 117
Relating to: venue for actions and appeals in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents.
By
Senators
Vukmir, S. Fitzgerald, Ellis, Zipperer, Cowles, Leibham, Moulton, Grothman, Hopper, Kedzie, Darling, Galloway, Lasee and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Kramer, J. Fitzgerald, Suder, Steineke, Vos, Tiffany, Litjens, August, Farrow, Kuglitsch, Van Roy, Nerison, Honadel, Petersen, Knilans, Nass, Craig, Thiesfeldt, T. Larson, Endsley, Spanbauer, Bernier, J. Ott, Knodl, Ballweg, Murtha, Wynn, Bies, Kooyenga, Rivard, Brooks, Marklein, Petryk, Krug, Ripp, Knudson, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Kestell, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Meyer, Pridemore, Tauchen, Petrowski, Stone, A. Ott, Klenke, Strachota, Weininger, Stroebel, Kleefisch, Williams, Tranel, Jacque, Kaufert and Severson.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 118
Relating to: communications by members of the legislature.
By
Senators
Schultz and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Toles, Young, Pasch, E. Coggs, Zepnick, Turner, Berceau, Grigsby, Kessler and Bernard Schaber.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
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The committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 55
Relating to: expanding the number of tax incremental financing districts that may be designated as distressed or severely distressed.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Hopper, Zipperer, Darling, Wanggaard, Lassa, T. Cullen and Taylor.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Hopper, Zipperer, Darling, Wanggaard, Lassa, T. Cullen and Taylor.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 97
Relating to: the composition of the Board of Veterans Affairs, the appointment of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and direction and supervision of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Passage.
S313
Ayes,
5 - Senators
Hopper, Zipperer, Darling, Wanggaard and T. Cullen.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Lassa and Taylor.
Assembly Bill 13
Relating to: a development opportunity zone for the city of Beloit.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Hopper, Zipperer, Darling, Wanggaard, Lassa, T. Cullen and Taylor.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jadin
, Paul,
of Green Bay, as Chief Executive Officer on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Authority, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Hopper, Zipperer, Darling, Wanggaard, Lassa, T. Cullen and Taylor.
Noes, 0 - None.
Randy Hopper