Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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 317 offered by Senator Vukmir.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 437
Relating to: licensing of taxicabs by a 1st class city.
By
Senators
Lasee, Carpenter, Darling and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Farrow, Young, Zamarripa, Stone, D. Cullen and Richards.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 438
Relating to: changes to the local room tax and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Olsen, Holperin and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, August, Ballweg, Brooks, Clark, A. Ott, Petersen, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos and Wynn.
To committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism.
Senate Bill 439
Relating to: authorizing local governments to appoint traffic control attendants to direct traffic at or near special events and vehicle owner liability for failure to follow directions of traffic control attendants.
By
Senator
Lazich
; cosponsored by Representatives Kapenga and Craig.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 440
Relating to: increasing the allowable number of project plan amendments, and lengthening the time during which tax increments may be allocated and expenditures for project costs may be made, for Tax Incremental District Number 3 in the city of Middleton.
By
Senators
Grothman, Erpenbach and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Roys and Pope-Roberts.
To committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 441
Relating to: authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to collect voluntary contributions in addition to fees charged for certain approvals, authorizing the voluntary contributions to be paid to the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Schultz, Holperin, Hansen and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Endsley, Marklein, Molepske Jr, Mursau, Rivard, Jacque, Tranel, Clark and Spanbauer.
To committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill 442
Relating to: an addition to the 2011-13 Authorized State Building Program.
By
Senator
Wanggaard
; cosponsored by Representative Vos
.
To joint committee on Finance.
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The committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 376
Relating to: creation and coverage of certain positions of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation under the code of ethics for state public officials and employees.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Leibham, Darling, Wanggaard, Galloway, Lassa, Taylor and Shilling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 413
Relating to: calculation of creditable military service and treatment of differential wage payments for benefits purposes for participants in the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Leibham, Darling, Wanggaard, Galloway, Lassa, Taylor and Shilling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Eberle
, Michael,
of Middleton, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Leibham, Darling, Wanggaard, Galloway, Lassa, Taylor and Shilling.
Noes, 0 - None.
S688
Mayer
, Mark,
of Menahsa, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term July 1, 2014.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Leibham, Darling, Wanggaard, Galloway, Lassa, Taylor and Shilling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Joseph Leibham
Chairperson
The committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 395
Relating to: homemade wine and fermented malt beverages.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Kedzie, Wanggaard, Wirch and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 7, 2012
The Honorable, The Senate:
This letter is to remove the following appointment from consideration for confirmation by the Wisconsin Senate:
conterator, Dr.
james,
of Marshfield, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2012.
Sincerely,
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
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The committee on Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism reports and recommends:
Relating to boilers and pressure vessels, and affecting small business.
No action taken.
Terry Moulton
