Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 333
Assembly Bill 516
Assembly Bill 595
Assembly Bill 598
Assembly Bill 629
Assembly Bill 836
Assembly Bill 847
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 66
Amended and concurred in as amended:
Senate Bill 8
Assembly substitute amendment 1 as amended by Assembly amendments 1 and 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1adopted
Senate Bill 272
Assembly amendments 4 and 7 adopted
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Assembly Bill
333
Relating to: use of vehicles and aircraft owned or leased by the state for purposes of political campaigning.
By Representatives Pocan, Berceau, Bies, Black, J. Lehman, Miller, Staskunas and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Hansen and Risser.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Assembly Bill
516
Relating to: an exemption from the requirement to obtain an air pollution construction permit for certain equipment at a nonmetallic mineral processing facility.
By Representatives Johnsrud, Bies, Gronemus, Gunderson, Musser, Hines, Kaufert, Weber, Seratti, Olsen, Albers, Grothman, Petrowski and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie and Reynolds.
Read first time and referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Relating to: civil liability exemption for claims resulting from weight gain and obesity.
By Representatives Vrakas, Gundrum, Gronemus, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, McCormick, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Pettis, Petrowski, Schneider, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Van Roy, Ward, Weber, M. Williams, J. Wood, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Reynolds, S. Fitzgerald, Zien, Breske, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Lazich, Leibham, Roessler and Schultz, by request of Wisconsin Restaurant Association
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
598
Relating to: employment relations under the Municipal Employment Relations Act.
By Representatives Gottlieb, LeMahieu, Gielow, Lothian, Stone, Owens, McCormick, Ainsworth, Nischke, Grothman, Hahn, Vukmir, Honadel, Kerkman and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Lazich, Darling, Reynolds, Leibham and A. Lasee.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
629
Relating to: the plan period for county forest land use plans.
By Representatives Ainsworth, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Hines, Hundertmark, LeMahieu, Lothian, McCormick, Montgomery, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Owens and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Lassa, Schultz and Welch.
Read first time and referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Assembly Bill
836
Relating to: the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Jensen, Nischke, Ladwig, Krawczyk, Hundertmark, Honadel, Ainsworth, Owens, Nass, Stone, Jeskewitz and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Darling, Stepp, Kanavas, Welch and Leibham.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
847
Relating to: the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and granting rule-making authority.
By Representative
Sinicki
; cosponsored by Senator Moore
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 66
Relating to: providing that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state (first consideration).
By Representatives Gundrum, W. Wood, Vukmir, Nischke, Weber, Krawczyk, Suder, J. Fitzgerald, Towns, Owens, Ladwig, McCormick, Hundertmark, M. Williams, Seratti, Van Roy, Grothman, Bies, LeMahieu, Honadel, Pettis, Nass, Ott, Vrakas, F. Lasee, Hahn, Kestell, Lothian, Hines, Olsen, Gottlieb, Townsend, Gunderson, Kreibich, Petrowski, D. Meyer and Huebsch; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, Roessler, Lazich, Leibham, Zien, Kanavas and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 100
Report correctly enrolled on March 5, 2004.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 478 offered by Senator Roessler.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 508 offered by Senator Cowles.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated March 8, 2004 :
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Read and referred:
Senate Bill 534
Relating to: expanding the definition of public utility in the municipal revenue obligations statute and inserting a missing word into the cultural arts district statute.
By
Senator
Lazich
; cosponsored by Representative Grothman
.
To committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 535
Relating to: interest rates for residential loans involving the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
By
Senators
Lazich and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representative Grothman
.
To committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Environment and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Ela
, Jonathan,
of Madison, as a member of the Natural Resources Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 2 - Senators
Risser and Wirch.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp and Zien.
Grischke, Alan,
of Wausau, as a member of the Natural Resources Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2010.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Stepp, Zien, Risser and Wirch.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Kedzie.
Hassett, Scott,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien, Risser and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
S682
Thomas
, Christine,
of Plover, as a member of the Natural Resources Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2010.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien, Risser and Wirch.
