To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 85
Relating to: commending Senator Fred Risser upon becoming the longest-serving state legislator in the United States of America.
By
Senators
Schultz and Robson.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 86
Relating to: the December 2006 floorperiod of the 2005-2006 legislative session schedule.
By
Senators
Schultz and A. Lasee.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 722
Relating to: municipal quotas for intoxicating liquor retail licenses.
By
Senator
Grothman
.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 723
Relating to: the motor vehicle fuel tax imposed on gasoline that contains at least 85 percent ethanol, prohibiting charging an excessive price for gasoline that contains at least 85 percent ethanol, prohibiting discrimination against a retailer of gasoline that contains at least 85 percent ethanol, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Miller, Erpenbach, Hansen, Robson, Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Gronemus, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Owens, Sheridan and Berceau.
To committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
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The select committee on Taxpayer Protection Amendment reports and recommends:
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).
Adoption.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Grothman, Lazich, A. Lasee and S. Fitzgerald.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Risser and Jauch.
Glenn Grothman
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
May 3, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Assembly Bill 1163 be withdrawn from the committee on
Housing and Financial Institutions and rereferred to the committee on
Senate Organization.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
May 3, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Assembly Joint Resolution 98 be withdrawn from the committee on
Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform and rereferred to the committee on
Senate Organization.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 1087.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Risser added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 720.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Zien added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 1186.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Darling added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution
75.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 1182.
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Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 81 be withdrawn and taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: the life and military service of Lance Corporal Adam J. VanAlstine of the United States Marines who lost his life during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Read.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 81.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 81 be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 82 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked that a leave of absence be granted to Senator Coggs the remainder of the day's session.
Senate Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: the life and public service of Eric A. Palmisano.
Read.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 82.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 84 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senate Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: the life and public service of Robert A. Anderson.
Read.
Adopted.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the reading be dispensed with, and that the appointments be considered en masse.
Brown
, Senn,
of Madison, as a member of the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Kennedy, Nancy,
of Mequon, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Wood
, Daryl,
of La Crosse, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board to serve for the term ending July 1, 2008.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 31.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs and Ellis - 2.
Confirmed.
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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 923
Assembly Bill 1020
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Adopted and asks concurrence in:
