Relating to: creating an individual income tax deduction for certain interest paid on qualified education loans.
By Senators Marklein, Gudex, Lasee, Moulton and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Murphy, Bernier, Czaja, Duchow, Horlacher, Kitchens, Knodl, Kremer, Kulp, Mursau, A. Ott, Petryk, Quinn, Rodriguez and Tranel.
hist49194To committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Relating to: permits issued to a state crime laboratory to possess, manufacture, or use a controlled substance.
By Senators Harsdorf, Petrowski, Darling and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Kulp, Kremer, Duchow, Czaja, A. Ott and Horlacher.
hist49195To committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: assessing certain items as real property for property tax purposes.
By Senators Tiffany, Marklein, Wanggaard and Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Loudenbeck, Gannon, R. Brooks, Kitchens, Jacque, Sanfelippo, Kremer, Novak and Kulp.
hist49196To committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues. Relating to: alternate sites for absentee voting in person.
By Senators Harris Dodd, Carpenter, C. Larson, Ringhand and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Barnes, Johnson, Berceau, Billings, Brostoff, C. Taylor, Considine, Genrich, Goyke, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck and Zepnick.
hist49197To committee on Elections and Local Government. Relating to: injunctions against harrassment and abuse.
By Senators Roth, Gudex, Marklein, Petrowski, Shilling and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Billings, R. Brooks, Considine, Gannon, Kremer, Kulp, Macco, Petersen, Schraa, Tittl, Vorpagel, Zepnick, A. Ott and Bowen.
hist49198To committee on Workforce Development, Public Works, and Military Affairs. Relating to: a sales tax holiday in August.
By Senators LeMahieu, Wanggaard, Gudex and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Heaton, Horlacher, Krug, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sinicki and Skowronski.
hist49199To committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues. Relating to: collection of health care information.
By Senators Marklein, Erpenbach, Harsdorf, LeMahieu, Olsen, Vinehout, Bewley and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Riemer, Sanfelippo, Ballweg, Barnes, Czaja, Considine, Edming, Genrich, Goyke, Kahl, Kolste, Kremer, T. Larson, Mason, Nerison, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, C. Taylor, Tranel, Zamarripa, Subeck, A. Ott, Tauchen and Spreitzer.
hist49200To committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: the redemption period and notice of sale applicable to a foreclosure action involving noncommercial property and procedures regarding abandoned property in a foreclosure action.
By Senators Lasee and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Katsma, Allen, Craig, Gannon, Jarchow, Kremer and Macco.
hist49201To committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade. Relating to: reporting of contributions received by political parties, legislative campaign committees, independent expenditure committees, and referendum committees from corporations, cooperatives, and American Indian tribes.
By Senators C. Larson, Vinehout and Harris Dodd; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Barca, Mason, Ohnstad, Sargent, Subeck, Considine, Spreitzer, Brostoff and Pope.
hist49202To committee on Elections and Local Government. Relating to: registration and other requirements for charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions.
By Senators Marklein, Olsen and Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Craig, Ballweg, Gannon, Horlacher, Katsma, Kremer, Murphy, A. Ott and Tranel.
hist49203To committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues. Relating to: establishing 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 exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Miller, C. Larson, Lassa, Ringhand, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Riemer, Sargent, Berceau, Considine, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Kolste, Milroy, Ohnstad, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Zamarripa.
hist49204To committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection. Relating to: creation of a grant program for teachers employed by sparsely populated school districts and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Vinehout, Ringhand, Carpenter and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Danou, Berceau, Billings, Brostoff, Considine, Ohnstad, Pope, Sinicki, Subeck, C. Taylor and Zepnick.
hist49205To committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Relating to: establishing a nanotechnology information hub and a nanotechnology council.
By Senators Vinehout, Lassa, Ringhand, Risser, Miller, Wirch and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Berceau, Pope, Milroy, Hebl, Hintz, Zamarripa, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Wachs, Danou, Ohnstad, Considine, Subeck, Bowen, Sargent, Goyke, Mason, Kolste, Kahl, Barnes, Meyers and Young.
hist49206To committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Relating to: the appointment of the student members of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
By Senators Risser, Miller, Wirch, Vinehout, C. Larson and Harris Dodd; cosponsored by Representatives Hesselbein, C. Taylor, Kahl, Brostoff, Berceau, Spreitzer, Shankland, Pope, Sinicki and Ohnstad.
hist49207To committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Relating to: making unemployed veterans eligible for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs.
By Senators Harris Dodd and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Riemer, Genrich, Barca, Barnes, Bowen, Brostoff, Berceau, Considine, Danou, Doyle, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Johnson, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Neylon, Ohnstad, Pope, Shankland, Spreitzer, Subeck, Wachs, Young and Zepnick.
hist49208To committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safes.
By Senators Harris Dodd, Wanggaard, C. Larson and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Kleefisch, Sargent, C. Taylor, Johnson, Horlacher, Sinicki, Pope, Zepnick, Quinn, Spreitzer, Ohnstad and Kremer.
hist49209To committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues. Relating to: penalties for violations related to the motor vehicle liability insurance requirement, proof of financial responsibility, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
By Senators Kapenga, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Spiros, Weatherston, T. Larson, J. Ott and Brandtjen.
hist49210To committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade. Relating to: creating a legislative committee on the oversight of law enforcement and investigation.
By Senators Wanggaard and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Craig, Jarchow, Hutton, Knudson and Sanfelippo.
hist49221To committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist49224Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Kooyenga added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 631. _____________
Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
Relating to lake sturgeon regulations on the Menominee River.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
hist48291Report received from Agency, January 19, 2016. hist49217Referred to committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry, January 22, 2016. Relating to transportation of school children.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
hist47890Report received from Agency, January 15, 2016. hist49213Referred to committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, January 22, 2016. Relating to implementing a web-based electronic fish reporting system for licensed commercial fishers of the Great Lakes and affecting small business.