Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Tuesday, November 18, 2003.
Senate Bill 313
Relating to: administrative rules, guidelines, policies, and hearings; air pollution control; structures, deposits, and other activities in or near navigable waters; notice, hearing, and review procedures related to permits to place structures and materials and to conduct activities in or near navigable waters; nonmetallic mining reclamation financial assurances; strategic energy assessments; partial deregulation of telecommunications services; contributions by electric and gas utilities to the utility public benefits fund; grants for energy conservation and other programs; reciprocal agreements for real estate licenses; comprehensive planning by local governmental units; fees imposed by political subdivisions; the confidentiality of patient health care records; apprentice-to-journeyman job-site ratios; the acquisition of in-state banks and in-state bank holding companies; credit agreements; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; and granting rule-making authority.
Withdrawn from committee on Finance and referred to select committee on
Job Creation pursuant to Senate Rule
46 (2)(c).
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 22
Relating to: proclaiming that the ancient Macedonians were Hellenes and that the inhabitants of the northern province of Greece, Macedonia, are their Hellenic descendants.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Welch, Robson, S. Fitzgerald and Schultz.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: proclaiming March 30, 2004, as Sauk City Day in Wisconsin.
By
Senator
Schultz
; cosponsored by Representative Freese
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: permitting the powers of sheriffs to be determined in each county (first consideration).
By
Senators
Cowles and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representatives Krawczyk, Travis, Taylor, Staskunas, Turner, McCormick and F. Lasee.
To committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 319
Relating to: creating a Manufacturing Competitiveness Grant Program and a Manufacturing Competitiveness Board, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Hansen, Wirch, Lassa and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Taylor, Turner, Black, Staskunas, J. Lehman, Shilling, Berceau and Albers.
To committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing.
Senate Bill 320
Relating to: requirements for recommendations made by insurers and insurance intermediaries to senior consumers in annuity transactions; committees of the board of directors of domestic stock and mutual corporations; annuity minimum nonforfeiture amount; merger of town mutual and domestic mutual insurance corporation into a town mutual; the insurance security fund; other miscellaneous changes to the insurance provisions; and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senator
Schultz
; cosponsored by Representative Ladwig
, by request of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
To committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
Senate Bill 321
Relating to: appeals of decisions relating to charter schools and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Darling, Stepp, Lazich, Reynolds, Roessler and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, LeMahieu, Ladwig, McCormick, Albers, Hines, Stone, Gunderson, Towns, Gielow and Hundertmark.
To committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Senate Bill 322
Relating to: the definition of a group health benefit plan.
S492
By
Senators
Kanavas, Darling, A. Lasee, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Gielow, Van Roy, Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Krawczyk, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Montgomery, Musser, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Seratti, Stone, Townsend, Underheim, Vrakas and Vukmir.
To committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
Senate Bill 323
Relating to: changing the procedures for the incorporation of cities and villages, creating a board to review incorporation petitions, and changing annexation procedures affected by incorporation petitions.
By
Senators
Brown, A. Lasee and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Albers, Hahn, Hines, Ladwig, Olsen, Owens and Townsend.
To committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 324
Relating to: the Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Program and the administration of dry cleaning license fees.
By
Senators
Kedzie, Roessler, Stepp and Leibham; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Gronemus, Montgomery, Jeskewitz, Hahn, Olsen, Ainsworth, Hines, Vrakas, Petrowski, Krawczyk and Miller.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 325
Relating to: acreage requirements for areas in which farm-raised deer that may be hunted are kept and fencing of farm-raised deer that are white-tailed deer.
By
Senator
Decker
; cosponsored by Representatives Sherman, Hines, Hahn, Albers and Taylor.
To committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 18, 2003
To the Honorable, the Senate:
I am vetoing Senate Bill 214 in its entirety.
Wisconsin is one of the safest states in the country and boasts one of the lowest crime rates nationwide. Violent crime has decreased dramatically in our state in the past decade. We have maintained this low crime rate at the same time we have banned the carrying of concealed weapons.
It is a testament to the people of Wisconsin that our state is not only one of the safest places to live in the country, but also has a proud tradition of responsible gun ownership and use. Wisconsin has long been known for the world class hunting and sport shooting opportunities available to Wisconsin citizens and tourists from other states. Just as our state's ban on concealed weapons has not interfered with these Wisconsin traditions, Wisconsin's gun owners will not be harmed in any way by rejection of this legislation.
