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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 253
Presented to the Governor on February 14, 2006.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 603
Relating to: research involving human stem cells or embryonic cells.
By
Senators
Miller, Erpenbach, Taylor, Jauch and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Benedict, Turner, Boyle, Lehman, Pope-Roberts, Pocan and Black.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 604
Relating to: statutory requirements for private schools.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Plale and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, Musser, F. Lasee, Albers, Jeskewitz and Townsend.
To committee on Education.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 646
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for the sales and use taxes paid on the purchase of tangible personal property used in farming.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer and Pocan.
Noes, 1 - Representative
Colon.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Leibham, Olsen and Taylor.
Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Cowles and Jauch. Representatives Pocan and Colon.
Relating to: increasing the maximum amount of grants to certain organizations that provide support to a manufacturing extension center and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 535
Relating to: decreasing Medical Assistance reimbursement and transferring moneys from the general fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Roessler, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Jauch and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Scott Fitzgerald
Senate Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 14, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
Aird, Paul Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Broydrick, William St. Coletta of Wisconsin
Elias, Nathan Integrated Separation Solutions
Feyerherm, Jennifer Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter
McIntosh, Forbes St. Coletta of Wisconsin
O'Connor, Alice Copart Inc
Reid, Mary Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Stenger, Scott Takeda Pharmaceuticals America
Stenger, Scott Wisconsin Ethanol Producers Association
Vaughan, Michael Copart Inc
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2005 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
February 9, 2006
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 2005 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2005-8 Special Committee on Sexually Violent Person
Committments [2005 Senate Bill 318]
RL 2005-13 Special Committee on Municipal Annexation
[2005 Senate Bill 460 and 461]
RL 2005-17 Special Committee on Recodification of Ch.
55, Stats., Placement and Services for Persons With Disabilities [2005 Assembly Bill 785]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/
Sincerely,
TERRY C. ANDERSON
Director
executive order #140
Relating to a Proclamation that the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin be Flown at Half-Staff as a Mark of Respect for Former United States Senator William Proxmire
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2005, William Proxmire passed away at the age of ninety; and
WHEREAS, William Proxmire served with distinction in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1951-1952 and in the United States Senate from 1957-1989; and
WHEREAS, William Proxmire earned a national reputation in his career-long fight to reduce wasteful government spending; and
