Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Assembly Bill
642
Relating to: qualified domestic relations orders.
By Representatives Hubler, Staskunas and Hahn; cosponsored by Senator Jauch
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
652
Relating to: lie detector tests of sexual assault victims.
By Representatives Suder, McCormick, Sinicki, Musser, Nischke, Kreibich, Owens, Van Roy, Miller and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Brown, Roessler and Kedzie.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
679
Relating to: designating the cranberry as the Wisconsin state fruit.
By Representatives Kerkman, M. Williams, Vruwink, Albers, Freese, Hines, Kreibich, Ladwig, J. Lehman, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Molepske, Musser, Owens, Pettis, Schneider and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Breske, Lassa, Schultz and Zien.
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Assembly Bill
726
Relating to: actions against forestry operations and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Seratti, Friske, Ainsworth, Albers, Gard, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, McCormick, Musser, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Rhoades and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Schultz and Zien.
Read first time and referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Assembly Bill
777
Relating to: unlicensed motor vehicle dealers, motor vehicle salespersons, and sales finance companies, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Gottlieb, Hines, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, M. Lehman, Montgomery, Musser, Ott, Petrowski, Stone and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, S. Fitzgerald and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
791
Relating to: eligibility for the Harbor Assistance Program administered by the Department of Transportation.
By Representatives Stone, Van Akkeren, Kestell, Nischke, Ainsworth, Zepnick, Albers, McCormick, Van Roy, Hines, F. Lasee, Bies, Gunderson and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Plale, Breske, A. Lasee and Kanavas.
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure.
Assembly Bill
792
Relating to: regulating certain consumer mortgage lenders, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Representative
Montgomery
; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
Relating to: the issuance of debt by natural gas and electric public utilities to finance certain environmental activities.
By Representatives Jensen, Gottlieb, Friske, Nischke, Honadel, Rhoades, Stone, Seratti, Musser, Vrakas, M. Lehman, Grothman, Taylor, McCormick, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Suder, Huebsch, Olsen, Kaufert and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Plale, Moore, M. Meyer, Kanavas, Wirch and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Energy and Utilities.
Assembly Bill
868
Relating to: the siting and expansion of certain livestock facilities, local zoning ordinances relating to livestock facilities, creating a Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Ward, Ott, Gronemus, Vruwink, Gard, Gunderson, Hahn, Towns, Weber, Powers, Pettis, Olsen, Van Roy, Loeffelholz, Ainsworth, Kestell, Suder, Hundertmark and Nass; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Brown, M. Meyer, Harsdorf, Jauch, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas and Zien.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
Assembly Bill
869
Relating to: exemption from nonresident tuition at the University of Wisconsin System for certain veterans.
By Representatives Pettis, Turner and Musser.
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Assembly Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: opposing the policy of the U.S. food and drug administration and the president of the United States of not allowing individuals and pharmacies in the United States to import and re-import prescription medications purchased in other countries that have regulatory safeguards for the manufacture and distribution of drugs comparable to regulatory safeguards in the United States.
By Representatives Pocan, Boyle, Cullen and Travis.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senate
Bill 518 was withdrawn from the committee on
Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care and referred to the committee on
Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c).
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 31
Relating to: strongly urging Congress and the administration to address the significant price disparity in the international trade of brand-name prescription drugs by creating a safe and legitimate program for prescription drug importation or through negotiated trade agreements with other industrialized nations.
By
Senators
Brown, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Zien and A. Lasee.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 525
Relating to: displaying attractions on highway specific information signs and removing restrictions on certain outdoor advertising signs.
By
Senators
Schultz, Lassa, Zien, Kanavas, Welch and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Steinbrink, Hundertmark, Rhoades, Hines, Ott, Hahn, Musser, Ladwig, Stone, Taylor and Freese.
To committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
Senate Bill 526
Relating to: special observance days in school.
By
Senators
Plale and S. Fitzgerald
; cosponsored by Representatives J. Fitzgerald and Staskunas.
To committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Senate Bill 527
Relating to: the property tax exemption for leased property and creating property tax exemptions for residential housing owned by benevolent associations and nonprofit organizations.
By
Senators
Risser and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Black and Van Roy.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 528
Relating to: establishing a deferred compensation program to be administered by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board for individuals who are employed by businesses or organizations in the private sector that are located in this state, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Hansen, Decker, Lassa and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Molepske, Plouff, Richards, Taylor, Turner, Schneider, Miller, J. Lehman, Travis, Pope-Roberts, Hubler, Berceau, Zepnick, Pocan, Hines, Kreuser, Vruwink, Balow, Boyle, Krug, Sinicki and Shilling.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 529
Relating to: establishing a voluntary investment program to be administered by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board for individuals who are employed by certain businesses or organizations in the private sector that are located in this state, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Hansen, Lassa, Decker and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Molepske, Shilling, Musser, Morris, Plouff, Richards, Taylor, Turner, Schneider, Miller, J. Lehman, Pope-Roberts, Hubler, Berceau, Zepnick, Pocan, Hines, Kreuser, Vruwink, Balow, Boyle, Krug and Sinicki.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
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The committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 868
Relating to: the siting and expansion of certain livestock facilities, local zoning ordinances relating to livestock facilities, creating a Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, and granting rule-making authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Schultz, Brown and Kedzie.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Hansen and Lassa.
Relating to: life insurance and annuity contract exemptions from creditor claims.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Hansen and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Hansen and Lassa.
