Senate Bill 474
Relating to: renewable energy portfolio standards.
Ayes: 7 - Senators Farrow, Gudex, Lasee, Kedzie, Wirch, Harris and Shilling.
Noes: 0.
PAUL FARROW
Chairperson
Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications
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The committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue reports and recommends:
BRAUNGER, JOSEPH, of Madison, as a Public 2 on the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tiffany, Darling, Grothman, Jauch and Lehman.
Noes: 0.
MICHAELSEN, GLENN, of Jackson, as a Public on the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tiffany, Darling, Grothman, Jauch and Lehman.
Noes: 0.
Senate Bill 490
Relating to: sales tax bad debt return adjustments for private label credit card bad debt.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tiffany, Darling, Grothman, Jauch and Lehman.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tiffany, Darling, Grothman, Jauch and Lehman.
Noes: 0.
THOMAS TIFFANY
Chairperson
Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue
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Petitions and Communications
hist17509Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 63. hist17416Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Loudenbeck added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 285. hist17543Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lassa withdrawn as a coauthor of Senate Bill 375. _____________
hist17615Senator Fitzgerald withdrew the point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 277 was not germane. hist17616Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 277 be referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Referred.
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Advice and consent of the Senate
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments be taken up en masse.
hist17485BYERLY, FRANCIS of Barron, as a member of the Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015. hist17486ENGELBRECHT, LEE of Two Rivers, as a member of the Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2017. hist17487GASKA, JEROME of Columbus, as a member of the Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2014 hist17488JACKSON, JAMES of Waukesha, as a Private Business/Ind Rep 2 on the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015. hist17489SELK, ROBERT of Madison, as a member of the Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2014. hist17490TOPEL, BOB of Waterloo, as a member of the Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2016. The question was: Confirmation en masse?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Hansen, Harris, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vukmir and Wirch - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Vinehout - 1.
Confirmed.
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Consideration of motions, resolutions, and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading
Senate Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of James Jeskewitz.
hist17493The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 63? Adopted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
hist17495The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Joint Resolution 29? Concurred in by unanimous rising vote.
hist17496Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be added as cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 29. Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and
senate bills
Senate Bill 375
Relating to: the use of an epinephrine auto-injector on school premises or at a school-sponsored activity.
hist17501The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 375? Adopted.
hist17502The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 375? Adopted.
Senator Vukmir moved that Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 375 be laid on the table.
hist17503The question was: Shall Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 375 be laid on the table? Tabled.
hist17505Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time. Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 389
Relating to: indexing for inflation of, and making other changes to, the college savings plan income tax deduction.