Tuesday, November 1, 2011
2:46 P.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 102 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 259 offered by Senators Taylor, Darling and Carpenter.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 259 offered by Senators Darling and Taylor.
Senate amendment 4 to Senate Bill 259 offered by Senators Taylor and Darling.
Senate amendment 5 to Senate Bill 259 offered by Senators Taylor and Darling.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 270 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 270 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 270 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 271 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 272
Relating to: restoring indexing provisions to the homestead tax credit.
By
Senators
King, Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Miller, Shilling, Taylor, Wirch, Risser and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Milroy, Hebl, Mason, Bewley, Berceau, Grigsby, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Pasch, Pocan, Ringhand, Roys, Sinicki, Staskunas, C. Taylor, Young and Zepnick.
To committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 273
Relating to: the Badger Health Benefit Authority, health benefit exchange operation, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Vinehout, Holperin, C. Larson, Taylor and S. Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Milroy, Staskunas, Berceau, Sinicki, Clark and Zepnick.
To committee on Health.
Senate Bill 274
Relating to: regulating sales of plastic bulk merchandise containers to scrap plastic dealers and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Wanggaard, Olsen, Holperin and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Endsley, Ballweg, Honadel, Jacque, Kaufert, Kestell, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Ripp and Spanbauer.
To committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill 275
Relating to: membership of technical college district boards.
By
Senators
Grothman, Cowles, Darling, Galloway, Lasee and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, Ballweg, Bies, Craig, Endsley, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pridemore, Rivard, Spanbauer, Strachota and Thiesfeldt.
To committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.
Senate Bill 276
Relating to: municipal quotas for retail intoxicating liquor licenses.
By
Senators
Grothman and Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Rivard, Ballweg, Bies, Hintz, Kooyenga and Spanbauer.
To committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism.
Senate Bill 277
Relating to: prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subject to such an environment to bring a civil action.
By
Senators
S. Coggs and C. Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Roys, E. Coggs, Grigsby, Kessler, Pasch, Pocan, Steinbrink, C. Taylor, Toles, Turner and Zamarripa.
To committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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The committee on Insurance and Housing reports and recommends:
Beers
, Stephen,
of Fontana, as a member of the Real Estate Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lasee, Schultz, Olsen, Wanggaard, Carpenter, S. Coggs and C. Larson.
Noes, 0 - None.
Hetzer
, Marie,
of Sun Prairie, as a member of the Real Estate Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2012.
Confirmation.
