Senate Bill 132
Relating to: payment of litigation expenses of emergency medical services personnel, fire fighters, first responders, and law enforcement or correctional officers.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Kedzie, Stepp, Brown, Roessler and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Davis, Montgomery, Hahn, Ainsworth, Bies, Gunderson, Gundrum, Jensen, Townsend, Ott, Vos, Rhoades, Hines, Van Roy, Jeskewitz, Friske, Gronemus and Musser.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 133
Relating to: an exemption from the real estate transfer fee for a conveyance between a single member limited liability company and its sole member.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Cowles and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Nischke, Hahn, Kerkman, Hines, Musser, Gunderson and Albers.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 134
Relating to: use of and access to digital recordings of a child's statement in certain court and administrative proceedings.
By
Senators
Jauch, A. Lasee, Roessler, Olsen, Lassa and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Boyle, Gundrum, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Lamb, Vos, Davis, Pridemore, Ballweg, Berceau, Jeskewitz, Musser, Albers, Ott, Petrowski, Turner, Pocan, Richards, Lehman, Strachota and Seidel.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 135
Relating to: requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats.
By
Senators
Roessler, Cowles, Lassa and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Staskunas, Ainsworth, Albers, Berceau, Bies, Black, Hahn, Hines, Jensen, Krawczyk, Lehman, Molepske, Nerison, Ott, Owens, Sheridan, Stone, Townsend and Van Roy.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Senate Bill 136
Relating to: creating income and franchise tax credits for businesses located in an airport development zone and a loan program for certain construction projects in an airport development zone.
By
Senators
Roessler, Brown, Erpenbach and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Pettis, Nass, McCormick, Gunderson, Hines, Townsend and Zepnick.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 137
Relating to: environmental claims under general liability insurance policies, fees related to removal of contaminated material from a navigable water, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Cowles, A. Lasee, Plale and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ott, Hahn, Hundertmark, Hines, Wood, Friske, Turner, Honadel, Musser, Travis, Towns, Van Roy, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Owens, Bies, Zepnick, Young and Albers.
To committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
Senate Bill 138
Relating to: voluntary and informed consent for abortions.
By
Senators
Grothman, Leibham, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald, Zien, Reynolds, Brown, A. Lasee, Lazich, Kanavas, Kedzie, Kapanke, Stepp and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Nischke, LeMahieu, Gundrum, Kerkman, Kestell, Kreibich, Ballweg, Loeffelholz, Davis, Krawczyk, Ainsworth, Van Roy, Hines, Jeskewitz, Gottlieb, Bies, M. Williams, Strachota, Honadel, Owens, J. Fitzgerald, Nass, Gunderson, Vrakas, Montgomery, Kleefisch, Hahn, Towns, Underheim, Wieckert, Albers, Ott, Petrowski, Wood, McCormick, Pridemore and Hundertmark.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
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State of Wisconsin
March 22, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Senate Bill 37 and
Senate Bill 103 be withdrawn from the committee on
Job Creation and Economic Development and rereferred to the committee on
Joint Finance.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
State of Wisconsin
March 23, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Senate Bill 123 be withdrawn from the committee on
Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care and rereferred to the committee on
Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
March 15, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of February 2005.
On February 1, 2005, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at its intramonth low of a negative $190.5 million. The fund's negative cash balance continued through February 28, 2005, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $158.7 million. The deficit is due to federal revenues falling short of estimates included in Wisconsin Act 33.
The Medical Assistance Trust Fund shortfall was not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a coauthor to
Senate Bill 117.
State of Wisconsin
March 10, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
Please withdraw my name as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 15.
Sincerely,
MARK HONADEL
State Representative
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Please withdraw the nomination of Gerald Kleczka to the Tax Appeals Commission.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
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The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Relating to fees for copies of health care records.
Report objection recommended, Ayes 4, Noes 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Erpenbach.
Referred to joint committee for Review of Administrative Rules, March 23, 2005
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Relating to restaurants and affecting small businesses.
No action taken.
Relating to retail food establishments.
No action taken.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to technology commercialization programs and affecting small businesses.
