Wisconsin Legislature: S595

By Senators Brown, Jauch, Zien, Harsdorf, Schultz, Breske and Kapanke.

To committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Joint Resolution 63

Relating to: creating a revenue limit for the state and local governmental units, depositing excess revenue into an emergency reserve, returning excess revenue to taxpayers, elector approval for exceeding the revenue limit, state and local governmental approval for reducing the revenue limit, allowing local governmental units to raise revenue to compensate for reductions in state aid, requiring the state to reduce its revenue limit in conjunction with reduction in state aid, reimbursing the reasonable costs of imposing state mandates, standing to bring a suit to enforce the revenue limits, and requiring the approval of only one legislature to amend the revenue limit provisions (first consideration).

By Senators Grothman, Lazich, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, A. Lasee, Kedzie, Kanavas, Zien, Leibham, Reynolds, Schultz and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Wood, Honadel, Huebsch, Gard, Pridemore, Strachota, Kerkman, Nass, Lothian, F. Lasee, J. Fitzgerald, Gundrum, Hundertmark, Jensen, Musser, Pettis, Nischke, LeMahieu, Vos, Kleefisch, Gunderson, Newcomer, Kestell, Vukmir, Suder and Montgomery.

To select committee on Taxpayer Protection Amendment.

Senate Joint Resolution 64

Relating to: the life and public service of Coretta Scott King.

By Senators Taylor, Coggs, Robson, Miller, S. Fitzgerald, Plale, Decker, Brown, Cowles, Risser, Roessler, Olsen, Kedzie and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives A. Williams, Turner, Young, Colon, Toles, Grigsby, Fields, Benedict, Vruwink, Travis, Sheridan, Hebl, Sinicki, Sherman, Nelson, Molepske, Vos, Boyle, Jensen, Black, Pope-Roberts, Ott, Lehman, Albers, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Freese, Krawczyk, Gunderson, Van Akkeren, Berceau, Wasserman, Bies, F. Lasee, Petrowski, Pocan, Nass, Seidel, McCormick and Kessler.

To committee on Senate Organization.

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 600

Relating to: payments to local governmental units for natural disasters, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.

By Senators Kapanke, Miller, Jauch, Brown, Roessler, Hansen, Risser and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Nerison, Freese, Hebl, Montgomery, Musser, Hahn, Wood, Ward, McCormick, Gunderson, Davis, Albers, Gronemus, Parisi, Boyle, Van Akkeren, Pocan, Lehman, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Seidel, Molepske, Toles, Richards, Sheridan, Sinicki, Wasserman, Sherman, Zepnick, Kessler, Black, Cullen, Staskunas, Nelson, Fields, Benedict, Schneider, Travis and Turner.

To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.

Senate Bill 601

Relating to: information designated on standard building permits concerning the use of insulating concrete forms.

By Senator Schultz ; cosponsored by Representative Albers .

To committee on Housing and Financial Institutions.

Senate Bill 602

Relating to: creating a development zone credit for the license fees paid by certain insurers.

By Senators Schultz, Kapanke, Kanavas, Lazich and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Nischke, Stone, Gard, Honadel and Richards.

To committee on Agriculture and Insurance.

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The committee on Education reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 114

Relating to: allowing school boards and charter schools to establish single-sex schools and courses.

Concurrence.

Ayes, 4 - Senators Olsen, Darling, Harsdorf and Grothman.

S595 Noes, 3 - Senators Jauch, Erpenbach and Hansen.

Bohon , Frances, of Marshfield, as a member of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2007.

Confirmation.