Senate Bill 23
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates associated with the Green Bay Packers professional football team, payments to D.A.R.E. Wisconsin, Ltd., and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 6 - Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien and Farrow.
Noes, 1 - Senator Darling.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 2.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 39
Relating to: stopping at railroad crossings, reckless driving at railroad crossings and providing penalties.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 6 - Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 1 - Senator Decker.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 6 - Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 1 - Senator Decker.
Senate Bill 88
Relating to: increasing forfeitures for motor vehicle speed restriction violations committed in school zones and providing penalties.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kimberly Plache
Chairperson
Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems
Report of joint survey committee on Retirement Systems received on.
Senate Bill 32
Relating to: the 5-year vesting requirement to receive an annuity under the Wisconsin retirement system.
The Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems finds that Senate Bill 32 reflects good public policy, and the Committee recommends its passage.
Richard Grobschmidt
Senate Chairperson
Referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
May 13, 1997
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of §
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Aid Assn for Lutherans
Subject(s): Any legislation or administrative role which may affect the tax exempt status of fraternal benefit societies or which may impact a life insurance carrier.
Brosnan, Sharon
Leib, Mary Beth
Fraternal Congress, Wisconsin
Subject(s): Any legislative or administrative activity which would impact the tax exemption of fraternal benefit societies, or which would impact a life insurance carrier. Subject areas include but are not limited to property tax, premium tax, risk classification, long termcare insurance, corporate, employment, insurance, or investment law.
Schreiber, Martin
Infiltrator Systems Inc
Subject(s): The state administrative code which establishes approval criteria for on-site wastewater treatment systems.
Beardsley, Daniel
Essie, Patrick
Johnson-Keland Land Company Inc
Subject(s): Licensing of fish hatcheries.
Brown, George
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Corrections Corporation of America
Grotefend, Mike
Glendale City of
Hiniker, Stephen J
Medical Society of Wisconsin, State
Hottenroth, Theresa
Timber Producers Assn of Michigan & Wisconsin, Inc
O'Connor, Alice
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Rifle Assn Institute for Legislative Action, National
Adkins, Todd 5/2/97
Timber Producers Assn of Michigan & Wisconsin, Inc
Gerlach, Chester 5/9/97
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
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executive order #310
Relating to a Proclamation Amending Executive
Order #300
WHEREAS, Executive Order #300 created the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Campaign Finance Reform (hereinafter"Commission" ); and
WHEREAS, Executive Order 300 required the Commission to submit a report to the Governor on its findings and recommendations by May 1, 1997; and
