By joint committee on Employment Relations.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
657
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Science Professionals, AFT, Local 3732, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the professional science collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By joint committee on Employment Relations.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: calling for concerted action to support, renew, and expand the agricultural economy in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Ott, Gronemus, Towns, Ainsworth, Gard, Kreibich, McCormick, Ward, Kestell, Freese, Weber, Nischke, Lothian, Loeffelholz, Ladwig, Musser, Olsen, Krawczyk, Hahn, Owens, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Van Roy, Balow, Pope-Roberts, J. Wood, Hines, M. Williams, Gielow, Vruwink, Hebl, Plouff, Petrowski, Bies, Molepske and Miller; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Welch, Brown, Decker, A. Lasee, Leibham, Roessler, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Lassa and Hansen.
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
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Senate Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: the life of Green Lake County Police Office Bruce A. Williams.
Read.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution
48.
Senator Moore, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution
48.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 48.
Adopted.
Senate Bill 249
Relating to: certified capital investment limitations, qualified business requirements, creating a certified capital company income and franchise tax credit for insurers, certified capital company office, qualified distributions of certified capital companies, certified capital company net worth, certified capital company investment reporting requirements, treatment of qualified investments that become nonqualified, permitted nonqualified investments, reviews of certified capital company financial statements, requesting a performance audit, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 249 offered by Senator Kanavas.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked to be withdrawn as a coauthor of Senate Bill
249.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 249?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 249 offered by Senators Moore and Kanavas.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 249?
Adopted.
S486
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to
Senate Bill 249?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 249
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 7; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 25.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Lazich, Reynolds, Risser and Wirch - 7.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 261
Relating to: creating a qualified new business venture tax credit and a capital gains tax exemption regarding investments in certified venture capital funds and qualified new business ventures, requiring a study of new Wisconsin businesses, facilitating the development of certain investor networks, and granting rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Senator Kanavas, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 261 be laid on the table.
Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 261 offered by Senators Panzer, Erpenbach, Darling, Plale, Roessler, Moore, Lassa, Leibham and Kanavas.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 261 offered by Senator Kanavas.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 261?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 261 offered by Senators Plale and Kanavas.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 261?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 261 offered by Senator Kanavas.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 261?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 261?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 261
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 24; noes, 8; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 24.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Decker, Lazich, Reynolds, Risser and Wirch - 8.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 272
Relating to: local government telecommunications utilities and public hearings for ordinances and resolutions authorizing local government cable television, telecommunications, and Internet access facilities.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 272?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 272?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 272 offered by Senator Decker.
Senator Kanavas moved rejection of Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 272.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 272?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 21.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Chvala, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Moore, Risser, Robson and Schultz - 11.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 272
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 23; noes, 9; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 23.
Noes - Senators Chvala, Cowles, Ellis, Jauch, Lassa, Moore, Risser, Robson and Schultz - 9.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
