By
Senators
Zien, Fitzgerald, Welch, Buettner, Rude, Moen, Drzewiecki, A. Lasee, Decker, Grobschmidt, Clausing, Darling, Weeden, Huelsman, Farrow, Schultz and Wineke; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Sykora, Huebsch, Linton, Zukowski, Ott, Ourada, Seratti, Hasenohrl, Ward, Johnsrud, Albers, Brandemuehl, Musser, Porter, Otte, Ladwig, Hahn, Kaufert, Gard, Dobyns, Grothman, Lazich, Handrick, Nass, Ziegelbauer, M. Lehman, Lorge, Freese, Green, Springer, Owens, Hoven, Gunderson, Kreibich, Schafer, Olsen, Underheim, Walker, Duff, Boyle, F. Lasee, Schneider, Foti, Vrakas, Harsdorf, Skindrud, Goetsch, Powers, Kedzie, Wood, Ryba, Meyer, Kreuser and Reynolds.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: proclaiming National Garden Week in Wisconsin.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Plache and Moen; cosponsored by Representatives Ziegelbauer, Freese, Ryba, Otte, Gronemus, Coggs, Plouff and Baumgart, by request of Nature's Own Gardeners, Manitowoc.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: proclaiming the week of June 29 to July 5, 1997, National 4th Infantry Division Week.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Breske, Buettner, Moen, Drzewiecki, Grobschmidt, Fitzgerald, Plache, Wirch and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Otte, Baumgart, Urban, Murat, Musser, Ziegelbauer, Huebsch, Turner, Hahn, Ryba, Dobyns, Gronemus, Seratti, Kreuser, Plouff, Olsen, Goetsch, Grothman and Springer, by request of WI Chapter of the 4th Infantry Division Assn..
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: the right to keep and bear arms (2nd consideration).
By
Senators
Breske, Wineke, Moen, Drzewiecki, Wirch, Plache, Clausing, Rude, Decker, Grobschmidt, Zien, C. Potter, Buettner and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Zukowski, Grothman, Huebsch, Wood, Ourada, Ryba, Seratti, Linton, Springer, Baumgart, Ziegelbauer, Musser, Kaufert, Freese, Green, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Walker, Harsdorf, Kreuser, Otte and Kreibich.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
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Senate Bill 1
Relating to: spousal impoverishment under the medical assistance program.
By
Senators
Plache, Moen, Breske, Wineke, Wirch, Risser, Chvala, Grobschmidt, Clausing, Shibilski, Burke and C. Potter; cosponsored by Representatives Murat, Black, Vander Loop, Cullen, R. Young, Baldwin, R. Potter, Turner, Boyle, Notestein, Gronemus, Baumgart, J. Lehman and Meyer.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 2
Relating to: regulation of various trading practices on the National Cheese Exchange.
By
Senators
Clausing, Rude, Decker, Shibilski, Plache, Moen, Burke, Schultz, Wineke, Jauch, Risser, C. Potter, Grobschmidt and Chvala; cosponsored by Representatives Springer, Albers, Hubler, Musser, Reynolds, Skindrud, Dueholm, Baumgart, Otte, Plouff, Bock, Hasenohrl, Ourada, Boyle, Black, Vander Loop, R. Young, Baldwin and Linton.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 3
Relating to: issuance of metallic mining permits for the mining of sulfide ore bodies.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Burke, Clausing, Decker, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Wineke, Wirch and Moore; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Baldwin, Baumgart, Bock, Carpenter, Krug, Notestein, R. Potter, Riley, Springer, Turner, R. Young, Vander Loop, La Fave, Robson, Meyer, Hanson, Ryba, Murat, Travis, Cullen, Plouff, Reynolds, Hebl and Lorge.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Relating to: creating an income tax exemption for certain higher education costs.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Risser and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Meyer, Black, Notestein, Vander Loop, Baumgart, Baldwin and Gronemus.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 5
Relating to: the appointment of the secretary of natural resources.
By
Senators
Shibilski, C. Potter, Adelman, Clausing, Decker, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Plache, Burke, Risser, Wineke, Breske and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Baldwin, Baumgart, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Notestein, Plale, R. Potter, Reynolds, Riley, Springer, Turner, R. Young, Vander Loop, Cullen, La Fave, Robson, Dueholm and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 6
Relating to: calculation of school aid under the state school aid formula.
By
Senators
Plache, Clausing, Moen, Wineke, Chvala and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Turner, Black, Kreuser, Plale, R. Young, Notestein, Riley, Hasenohrl, Musser, Springer and Meyer.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 7
Relating to: designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, income and franchise tax deductions for certain business expenses related to lobbying, public information related to the Wisconsin election campaign fund, eligibility requirements for and the amounts of grants from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, disbursement levels for candidates for certain state offices, independent disbursements in support of or opposition to candidates for certain state offices, contribution restrictions and limitations, treatment of legislative campaign committees, disposition of residual or excess campaign funds, regulation of certain telephoning activities pertaining to elections, information provided on campaign finance registration statements, electronic filing of campaign finance reports with the elections board, composition of the elections board, elimination of legislative partisan caucus staffs, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Adelman, Wineke, Clausing, Burke and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Notestein, Black, Vander Loop and R. Young.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
36(2)(c) and section 13.52(6), of the Wisconsin Statutes, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions shall prepare and submit a report by the committee, in writing, setting forth an opinion on the desirability of
Senate Bill 7, relating to campaign finance reform, as a matter of public policy.
Senate Bill 8
Relating to: transferring the public intervenor to the department of justice and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Burke, Shibilski, Adelman, Clausing, Decker, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Wineke, Wirch and Chvala; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Baldwin, Baumgart, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Krug, Notestein, R. Potter, Reynolds, Riley, Springer, Turner, Wasserman, R. Young, Vander Loop, Cullen, La Fave, Robson, Dueholm and Meyer.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 9
Relating to: exempting from taxation unemployment compensation benefits.
By
Senators
Decker, Shibilski, Wirch, Burke, Plache, Risser, C. Potter, Moen and Chvala; cosponsored by Representatives Kreuser, Reynolds, Vander Loop, Huber, Black, Notestein and Baldwin.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 10
Relating to: rules of conduct for a business receiving business assistance from the department of commerce and a business entering into an industrial development revenue bonding agreement with a municipality, the employment impact estimates required to be submitted by such a business and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Chvala, Burke, Risser, C. Potter and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Baldwin, R. Young and Black.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 11
Relating to: reimbursement of costs incurred because of discharges from heating oil tanks that serve buildings primarily used for religious worship and heating oil tanks that serve nonprofit private schools.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Welch, Grobschmidt and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Grothman, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski, Olsen, Musser, Huebsch, Ryba, Dobyns, Baumgart and Otte.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 12
Relating to: imposing service fees on certain tax-exempt real property and making those fees aidable revenues for calculating shared revenue payments.
By
Senator
Wineke
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To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 13
Relating to: expanding the homestead tax credit and reducing the state-funded school aid percentage.
By
Senator
Wineke
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To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 14
Relating to: employment relations for members of the University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff.
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By
Senators
C. Potter, Schultz, Wirch, Plache, Jauch, Breske, Moen, Grobschmidt, Clausing and Shibilski; cosponsored by Representatives
Musser, Dobyns, M. Lehman, Hasenohrl, Bock, Hahn, Wasserman, Ryba, Baumgart, Turner, Plouff, Kreuser, Gronemus, Boyle, Plale, La Fave, Meyer, Goetsch, Murat, Baldwin, Cullen, Ziegelbauer, Vander Loop, Lorge and Steinbrink.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 15
Relating to: issuing crossbow hunting permits to persons who are physically unable to use a bow and arrow.
By
Senators
Breske, Decker, Clausing, Grobschmidt and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Handrick, Ryba, Springer, Ourada, Grothman, Vrakas, Turner, Zukowski, Boyle, Kreuser, Seratti and Powers.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 16
Relating to: creditable military service under the Wisconsin retirement system.
By
Senators
Decker, Clausing, A. Lasee, Burke, Breske, Plache and Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Turner, Musser, Gronemus, Otte, Plale, Riley, Springer, Zukowski, Hahn, Black, Boyle, Owens, Kreuser, Murat, Dobyns and Seratti.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Senate Bill 17
Relating to: requiring the public service commission to establish maximum hospital rates, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Decker, Moen, Wineke and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Springer, Notestein, Boyle, R. Potter and Wood.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 18
Relating to: limiting the property tax exemption for hospitals to exclude health and fitness centers.
By
Senators
Decker, Rude, Moen, Wineke and Weeden; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, R. Young, Urban, Musser and Plale.
