(February 18, 2008)
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Introduction, First Reading, and
Reference of Proposals; Reference of Appointments
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 501
Relating to: the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits, the submission of budget information by the department of commerce, and allocating funding to the technology commercialization grant and loan program.
By Senators Sullivan, Kanavas, Taylor, Kedzie, Darling and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Hintz, Shilling, Sinicki, Jeskewitz, Hahn, Musser, Albers, Bies, Vos, Townsend, LeMahieu and Molepske.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 502
Relating to: single trip permits for the movement of oversize mobile homes, manufactured homes, and modular homes.
By Senators Lassa, Cowles, Kedzie, Kreitlow, Lehman, Olsen, Roessler, Schultz and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Molepske, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Sheridan, Suder, Vos and Vruwink.
To committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Senate Bill 503
Relating to: regulating substitutes for ozone-depleting refrigerants used in mobile air conditioners.
By Senator Grothman ; cosponsored by Representatives LeMahieu, Kestell, Hahn, Vos, Albers, Gottlieb and Townsend.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 504
Relating to: supervision of barber or cosmetologist apprentices.
By Senators Taylor and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Van Roy, Young, A. Williams, Albers, Bies and Grigsby.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation.
Senate Bill 505
Relating to: grants to community action agencies for skills enhancement programs and making an appropriation.
By Senators Lassa, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harsdorf, Miller, Robson, Roessler and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Albers, Berceau, Davis, Grigsby, Jeskewitz, Molepske, Seidel, Sheridan, Sinicki, Townsend, A. Williams and Zepnick.
To committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity.
Senate Bill 506
Relating to: income and franchise tax credits for insulating concrete forms used to construct a building and energy efficient products.
By Senators Leibham, Schultz, Kedzie, A. Lasee and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Gunderson, Hahn, Owens, Townsend and Wood.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
S594 Senate Bill 507
Relating to: technical college attendance under Wisconsin Works.
By Senators Plale, Kanavas, Sullivan and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Grigsby, Sinicki, Hahn, A. Williams, Hintz, Musser, Sheridan and Zepnick.
To committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection.
Senate Bill 508
Relating to: increasing fees at technical colleges for collegiate transfer programs.
By Senator Plale ; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Bies and Gunderson.
To committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection.
Senate Bill 509
Relating to: driver education instruction and driver's license examinations.
By Senators Kreitlow, Olsen, Schultz, Kedzie, Cowles, Jauch, Carpenter, Lassa and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Moulton, Wood, Petrowski, Kaufert, Zepnick, Smith, Musser, Mursau, Hahn, Lothian, Molepske, LeMahieu, Berceau, Ballweg and Albers.
To committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Senate Bill 510
Relating to: requiring the combined reporting of corporate income and franchise taxes; supplemental funding for the renewable energy grant and loan program; Wisconsin higher education grants for technical college students; income eligibility for child care subsidies; incentive grants to technical college district boards for training in advanced manufacturing skills; airport development zone and technology zone tax credits; funding for the Department of Transportation; the Regional Transit Authority and commuter rail transit systems; authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance projects related to research facilities; and making an appropriation.
By Senators Kreitlow, Hansen, Breske, Wirch, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Taylor, Robson and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Smith, Berceau and Gronemus.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 511
Relating to: registration plates for vehicle transporters.
By Senators Plale, Lehman, Grothman and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, Krusick, Stone, Murtha, Lothian, Ballweg, Albers, Townsend and Zepnick.
To committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Senate Bill 512
Relating to: mandatory overtime hours worked by health care workers employed by health care facilities and providing penalties.
By Senators Robson, Coggs, Lehman, Carpenter, Miller, Hansen and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Benedict, Zepnick, Van Akkeren, Turner, Boyle, Berceau, Kessler, Pocan, Sheridan, Grigsby, Toles, Richards, Mason, Staskunas, Colon and Hintz.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 513
Relating to: increasing the fee for a snowmobile trail use sticker.
By Senators Breske, Erpenbach and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Turner, LeMahieu, Vruwink, A. Ott and Nelson.
To committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Senate Bill 514
Relating to: all-terrain vehicle routes and trails that may be used by operators of lightweight utility vehicles.
By Senator Breske ; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Boyle and Friske.
To committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Senate Bill 515
Relating to: voluntary contributions for funding aquatic invasive species grants and making an appropriation.
By Senators Breske, Jauch, Lehman, Roessler, Lassa and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Boyle and Vos.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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Petitions and Communications
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 273 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 390 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 100 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Ballweg, Hixson, Jorgensen, Lothian, Mursau and Nerison added as a cosponsors of Senate Bill 500 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Hintz added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 471 .
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Advice and Consent of the Senate
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments except those of Senator Cowles, Senator Hansen, and Richard Raemisch, be taken up en masse.
Ahern, Tripp, of Fond du Lac, as a member of the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2009.
Conway, Gregory, of DePere, as a member of the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2011.
Graham, Alfonso, of Brookfield, as Chairman of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2007.
Graham, Alfonso, of Brookfield, as Chairman of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2009.
Schillinger, Patrick, of De Pere, as a member of the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2011.
Stegeman, David, of Mequon, as a member of the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2009.
Wall , James, of Green Bay, as a member of the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2009.
S595 Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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