Tuesday, November 11, 2003
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Absent - Absent - Senator George - 1.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Captain Keith Dobbe Chaplain for the 115th Fighter Wing based at Truax Field.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Zien led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, November 7, 2003.
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The committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 523
Relating to: repealing certain filing, notice, and bidding requirements related to industrial development revenue bonds.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 305
Relating to: making technical and policy changes in the tax incremental financing program based in part on the recommendations of the governor's December 2000 working group on tax incremental finance, authorizing certain counties to create tax incremental financing districts, and making a modification to the environmental remediation tax incremental financing program.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 306
Relating to: making changes to the Tax Incremental Financing program, authorizing the Department of Revenue to impose a fee to determine or redetermine the tax incremental base of a tax incremental financing district, and requiring the department to prepare a tax incremental financing manual.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Moore and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Cathy Stepp
Chairperson
The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 300
Relating to: construction of electric generating facilities and transmission lines, and granting rule-making authority.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Lazich, Leibham, Wirch and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Lazich, Leibham, Wirch and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Lazich, Leibham, Wirch and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
The committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 267
Relating to: administrative rule making regarding small businesses, data used by administrative agencies in preparing proposed rules, increasing attorney fees, creating an Internet site for proposed rules, and creating a Small Business Regulatory Review Board.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie and Zien.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Decker and Hansen.
Thomas Reynolds
Chairperson
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 122
Report correctly enrolled on November 6, 2003.
The Chief Clerk records:
