Relating to: the life and service to higher education of Chancellor Emeritus Charles W. Sorensen.
By Senators Schachtner, Erpenbach, Bewley, Vinehout, Shilling, Johnson and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Stafsholt, Zimmerman, Hebl, Vruwink, Murphy, Spreitzer, Petryk, Berceau, Sargent, Summerfield and Sinicki.
hist90920To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: public notice for meetings of senate committees.
By Senators Vinehout and L. Taylor.
hist90917To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: accounting and expenditure of state funds and reduction of deficit (first consideration).
By Senator Marklein; cosponsored by Representative Macco.
hist90911To the committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism. Relating to: requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including legislative committees, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws (first consideration).
By Senator Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Spreitzer, Pope, Berceau, Subeck and Sargent.
hist90915To the committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism. Relating to: prohibiting the conveyance of an animal to a person convicted of a crime against an animal, and imposing certain sentencing requirements for a person convicted of a crime against an animal.
By Senators Erpenbach and Carpenter.
hist90906To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: battery or threat to a probation, extended supervision, and parole agent; a community supervision agent; or an aftercare agent or a family member of the agent and providing a criminal penalty.
By Senator Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Genrich, Berceau, Jacque, Pope, Stuck and Subeck.
hist90907To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: creditors' actions.
By Senator Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Stuck and Sinicki.
hist90908To the committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism. Relating to: allowing a municipality to impose a sales and use tax and allowing a county to increase the rate of its sales and use tax and making appropriations.
By Senators Larson, L. Taylor, Johnson and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, Crowley, Sinicki, Anderson, Sargent, Spreitzer and Zepnick.
hist90909To the committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues. Relating to: registration of half-track former military vehicles.
By Senator Ringhand.
hist90910To the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Relating to: nonemergency medical transportation for Medical Assistance recipients in certain counties.
By Senators Vinehout, Ringhand and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Spreitzer, Berceau, Subeck and Sargent.
hist90912To the committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: alternative sentencing for certain drunken driving offenses and providing penalties.
By Senators Vinehout and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Spreitzer, Berceau, Subeck and Sargent.
hist90913To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of an individual's gender identity.
By Senator Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representative Hesselbein.
hist90914To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform. Relating to: entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a criminal penalty.
By Senators Wanggaard, Cowles and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Allen, Edming, Horlacher, Sanfelippo and Wichgers.
hist90918To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 798
Relating to: a sales and use tax rebate for certain dependent children and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Feyen, Petrowski, Darling, Testin and Johnson.
Noes: 2 - Senators Ringhand and Bewley.
Senate Bill 809
Relating to: lengthening the time during which tax increments may be allocated and expenditures for project costs may be made and extending the maximum life for Tax Incremental Districts Number One and Four in the village of Caledonia.
Ayes: 7 - Senators Feyen, Petrowski, Darling, Testin, Ringhand, Bewley and Johnson.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 859
Relating to: authorizing certain tax benefits for a paper products manufacturer with facilities in the city of Neenah and village of Fox Crossing and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 4 - Senators Feyen, Petrowski, Darling and Testin.
Noes: 3 - Senators Ringhand, Bewley and Johnson.
DAN FEYEN
Chairperson
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The committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry reported and recommended:
Assembly Bill 491
Relating to: the fee for a first-time annual fishing license for residents who are 16 or 17 years old or who are 65 years old or older.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tiffany, Testin, Moulton, Wirch and Schachtner.
Noes: 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 649
Relating to: hunting with a high-powered air rifle or an airbow and providing a criminal penalty.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tiffany, Testin, Moulton, Wirch and Schachtner.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 400
Relating to: the fee for a first-time annual fishing license for residents who are 16 or 17 years old or who are 65 years old or older.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tiffany, Testin, Moulton, Wirch and Schachtner.
Noes: 0 - None.