To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 372
Relating to: recording and filing documents with the offices of register of deeds and the department of financial institutions.
By
Senators
Plache, Hansen, Wirch and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives F. Lasee, Powers, McCormick, J. Lehman, Lassa, Albers, Hahn, Plouff, Starzyk, Seratti, Hines, D. Meyer, Pettis, Olsen, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Freese, Krawczyk, Vrakas and Ott.
To committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 373
Relating to: the prohibition against underage persons entering or being on any premises operating under an alcohol beverage license.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representative Sykora
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Senate Bill 374
Relating to: removal of a shopping cart and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Burke, Wirch, Breske, M. Meyer, Roessler, Darling, Schultz, Huelsman and Kanavas; cosponsored by Representatives Walker, Plale, Gronemus, Ryba, Starzyk, Gard, Huebsch, Freese, M. Lehman, Krawczyk, Urban, McCormick, Grothman, Ott, Montgomery, Stone, Pettis, Rhoades, Suder, Kestell, Vrakas, Jeskewitz, Musser, Gundrum, Sykora, Ladwig, Lippert, Leibham, Loeffelholz and Petrowski.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 375
Relating to: miscellaneous changes to the insurance laws related to the confidentiality of personal information obtained in the course of administering a state insurance fund, the statute of limitations for bringing an action against the patients compensation fund, the applicability of a timeliness requirement for the payment of insurance claims for chiropractic services, an exception from a requirement to obtain consent to incorporate certain publications by reference in administrative rules, the type of property for which the loss amount is the insurance limits, the renewal date for viatical settlement brokers' licenses, eliminating the requirement to keep a separate account for surplus lines taxes, issuance of temporary licenses for intermediaries, specifying by rule the amount of stop-loss reinsurance that a town mutual must obtain, standards related to assisting unauthorized insurers, and defining extraordinary dividends for life insurers; and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representative Montgomery
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Senate Bill 376
Relating to: limiting the amount of time for an insurer to recover an overpayment of a health insurance claim.
By
Senator
Decker
; cosponsored by Representative Miller
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Senate Bill 377
Relating to: calculation and payment of certain duty disability benefits under the Wisconsin retirement system.
By
Senator
Breske
, by request of Donald Kiey, Woodruff.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 378
Relating to: theft of farm-raised fish and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Schultz, Baumgart, Jauch and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Gronemus, Ladwig, Lassa, Ryba, Loeffelholz, Krawczyk, Turner, Skindrud, Starzyk, Plouff, Musser, Pettis, Hahn, McCormick, Albers, Petrowski, Johnsrud, Hines, Ott, Stone, Vrakas, Townsend, Sykora and Gunderson.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Relating to: banning human cloning and the sale or purchase of an ovum, embryo, or fetus for the purpose of cloning a human, prohibiting the use of state funds for cloning, and providing penalties.
By
Senators
M. Meyer, Hansen, Plache, Chvala and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Plouff, Hines, Sykora, Gunderson, Miller and Ryba.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Moore-Church, Mary Anne,
of Appleton, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 280
Relating to: increasing a school district's revenue limit by a portion of the school district's handicapped education costs.
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson and Erpenbach.
Noes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Senate Bill 300
Relating to: open enrollment in public schools and granting rule-making authority.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Shibilski, Baumgart, Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Jauch, Robson and Erpenbach.
Senate Bill 302
Relating to: the name of the division for libraries and community learning in the department of public instruction and the definition of minority group (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of public instruction).
Passage.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Roessler, Darling, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes, 0 - None.
Richard Grobschmidt
Chairperson
The committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 147
Relating to: creating a permit authorizing the operation upon a highway of a specialized hauling rig that exceeds statutory size and weight limits.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, A. Lasee and Schultz.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Baumgart.
OConnell, Connie L.,
of Sun Prairie, as Commissioner of Insurance, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 273
Relating to: creating definitions for common and contract carriers for sales tax and use tax purposes.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 332
Relating to: overpayment of state transit operating aids to the city of Rhinelander.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Roger Breske
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: the life and accomplishments of Edwin Lee Mathews, Sr.
Concurrence.
