Wisconsin Legislature: S443

To committee on Education.

Senate Bill 400

Relating to: providing health insurance coverage for certain local government employes and officers who have terminated local government employment.

By Senators Baumgart, Schultz and George; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, J. Lehman, Hasenohrl, Meyerhofer, Ryba, Young, Waukau, Berceau, Miller, Gunderson and Gronemus.

To committee on Labor.

Senate Bill 401

Relating to: marriage between one man and one woman.

By Senators Fitzgerald, A. Lasee, Huelsman, Schultz, Roessler, Farrow, Drzewiecki, Zien and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Ladwig, Musser, Seratti, Albers, Gunderson, Grothman, Leibham, F. Lasee, Kestell, Owens, Jensen, Pettis, Goetsch, Freese, Nass, Suder, Kreibich, Vrakas, Urban, Petrowski, Hoven, Huebsch, Wood and Klusman.

To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.

Senate Bill 402

Relating to: the qualifications for membership on the natural resources board and natural resources board member conflicts of interest.

By Senators Shibilski, Breske, Huelsman and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Berceau, Albers, Musser, Stone, Spillner, Gunderson, Johnsrud and Grothman.

To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.

Senate Bill 403

Relating to: eligibility of certain athletic associations for financial assistance for telecommunications access.

By Senators Shibilski and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Lassa, Musser, Ward, Spillner, Klusman and Gunderson.

To joint committee on Information Policy.

Senate Bill 404

Relating to: sexually violent person commitment proceedings, escape from custody by a person who is subject to a sexually violent person commitment proceeding, sentencing of persons who have prior convictions for certain crimes, requiring persons who commit certain offenses to register as a sex offender and providing penalties.

By Senators Clausing, Burke and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Huber, Pocan and Seratti.

To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.

Senate Bill 405

Relating to: discontinuing the fee for issuing and renewing business tax registration certificates.

By Senators Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Lazich, Breske and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Leibham, Ziegelbauer, Albers, Stone, Duff, Hahn, Ryba, Owens, Ladwig, Miller, Nass, Skindrud, Pettis, La Fave, Grothman, Seratti, Hundertmark, Townsend, Gronemus, Kedzie and Hoven.

To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 406

Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.

By Senators Drzewiecki, Plache, Darling, A. Lasee and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Ryba, Grothman, Spillner, Musser, Kreibich, Owens and Skindrud.

To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.

S443 Senate Bill 407

Relating to: the regulation of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, creating an occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority and providing a penalty.

By Senators George, Rude, Roessler, Welch, Rosenzweig and Robson; cosponsored by Representatives Handrick, Johnsrud, Meyerhofer, Sykora, Plouff, Spillner, Meyer, Albers, Walker, Pettis, Ladwig and Wasserman, by request of Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association .

To committee on Human Services and Aging.

Senate Bill 408

Relating to: authorizing the creation of a tax incremental district to foster certain residential and commercial development in the city of Oak Creek.

By Senator Grobschmidt ; cosponsored by Representative Plale .

To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 409

Relating to: the notice of a hearing on the creation of a tax incremental district proposed by the city of Stoughton.

By Senators Wirch and Chvala; cosponsored by Representative Hebl , by request of the City of Stoughton.

To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 410

Relating to: the election campaign fund designation on individual income tax returns.

By Senators Risser, Clausing and Robson; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Miller, Pocan, Boyle, Gronemus and Berceau.

To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.

Senate Bill 411

Relating to: a property tax exemption for an air carrier with a hub terminal facility and making an appropriation.

By Senators Grobschmidt, Burke, George, Moore, Farrow, Shibilski, Welch, Panzer, Darling and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Plale, Jensen, Gard, Riley, Krug, Sinicki, Jeskewitz, Vrakas, Duff, Staskunas, Wasserman, Morris-Tatum, Ziegelbauer, Bock, Young and Coggs.

To joint committee on Finance.

Pursuant to Senate Rule 36(2)(c) and section 13.52(6), Wisconsin Statutes, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Survey committee on Tax Exemptions shall prepare amd submit a report in writing setting forth an opinion on the desirability of Senate Bill 411 as a matter of public policy.

Senate Bill 412

Relating to: staff support for the joint survey committee on retirement systems and the retirement research committee and making an appropriation.

By Senator Wirch ; cosponsored by Representative Vrakas .

To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 413

Relating to: the sale of cigarettes that are not intended for sale in the United States and providing a penalty.

By Senators Robson, Risser, Rosenzweig, Roessler, Wirch and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Freese, Townsend, Plale, Huebsch and Sykora.

To committee on Human Services and Aging.

Senate Bill 414

Relating to: establishing an additional criterion for approval of a high-capacity well.

By Senators Shibilski, Burke, Cowles, Jauch, Schultz, Breske, Risser and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Hahn, Black, Townsend, Bock, Musser, Meyerhofer, Miller, Plouff, La Fave and Johnsrud.

To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.

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report of committees

The committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:

Senate Bill 351

Relating to: storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia, creating an exemption from civil liability and providing a penalty.

Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.