Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 249
Relating to: special labor-related reports; training, education, and development zone tax credits; training and education programs; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Labor and Agriculture.
Senate Bill 250
Relating to: insurance coverage of prescription medications used to treat diabetes.
By
Senators
Moen, Breske, Moore, Erpenbach, Robson, Burke, Wirch, George, Grobschmidt, Plache, Hansen and Baumgart; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Krug, Johnsrud, Berceau, Musser, Bock, Gunderson, Boyle, Ryba, Lassa, Pocan, Young, Turner, Gronemus and Wasserman.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 251
Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law.
By
Senators
Hansen and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Hundertmark and Turner.
To committee on Labor and Agriculture.
Senate Bill 252
Relating to: single factor apportionment of income for corporate income tax and franchise tax purposes.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Plache, Baumgart, M. Meyer and Breske; cosponsored by Representatives Ziegelbauer and Riley.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 253
Relating to: payment of judgments in traffic cases and in municipal court and the suspension of operating privileges.
By
Senators
Moore, Plache and George; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, La Fave, Bock, Montgomery, Musser, Ryba, Coggs, Turner, Albers, Plale, Young, Ott and Riley.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 254
Relating to: counting summer school enrollment for revenue limit purposes.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Plache, Burke and Moen; cosponsored by Representatives J. Lehman, Plale, Turner, Cullen, Miller, Krug, Staskunas, La Fave, Young, Bock, Pocan, Black and Ryba.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 255
Relating to: modifying the manner in which a pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program is counted for state aid.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Moore, George, Burke, Plache, Shibilski and Moen; cosponsored by Representatives Riley, Richards, Gronemus, Turner, Sinicki, Musser, Cullen, Miller, La Fave, Krug, Black, Pocan and Young.
To committee on Education.
Relating to: national guard tuition grants and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Moen, Burke, Breske, S. Fitzgerald, Zien, Hansen, Schultz, Wirch, Baumgart, Grobschmidt, Moore, Erpenbach, Roessler, Jauch and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Albers, Nass, Rhoades, Gronemus, Schneider, Black, Jensen, Townsend, Boyle, Krug, Ladwig, Berceau, Suder, Ryba, Carpenter, Pettis, Lassa, Hundertmark, Hubler, Miller, Loeffelholz, Jeskewitz, Meyerhofer, Gunderson, Friske, Lippert, J. Fitzgerald, Turner, Hahn, Ott, Walker, Vrakas, Urban, Riley, Sykora and Seratti.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 257
Relating to: payment from a ward's estate of reasonable attorney fees and costs for successful petitioners in incompetence and guardianship proceedings.
By
Senators
Chvala and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Huber, La Fave, Turner and Ryba.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
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The committee on Environmental Resources reports and recommends:
Poulson, Howard "Dan",
of Palmyra, as a member of the Natural Resources Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Baumgart, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Hansen and Wirch.
Jim Baumgart
Chairperson
The committee on Labor and Agriculture reports and recommends:
Beil
, Martin,
of Mazomanie, as a member of the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Hansen, Decker, A. Lasee and Harsdorf
Noes, 1 - Senator
Baumgart.
Reinert, Jennifer,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Hansen, Decker, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Harsdorf.
Noes, 0 - None.
David Hansen
Chairperson
The committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 212
Relating to: restrictions on the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Plache, S. Fitzgerald and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch and Plache.
Noes, 2 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald and Kanavas.
Senate Bill 237
Relating to: requiring pharmacies to keep patient health care records confidential.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch and Plache.
Noes, 2 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald and Kanavas.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
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Senate Petition 3
A petition by approximately 1600 residents of the State of Wisconsin in support of Senate Bill 157, relating to health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems.
By
Senator
Moen
.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
September 20, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a), I have appointed Senator Kevin Shibilski to the Joint Committee on Finance, and removed Senator Robson.
Sincerely,
Chuck Chvala
Chair, Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
September 20, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
