Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 96
Relating to: prohibiting the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, an individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ancestry, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting (first consideration).
By
Senators
Grothman, A. Lasee and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Tauchen, Pridemore, Lothian, Vos, LeMahieu, Hahn, Kleefisch, Kerkman, Newcomer, Nygren, Owens and Townsend.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 544
Relating to: requiring that local regulation of a wind energy system be consistent with Public Service Commission rules and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senator
Plale
; cosponsored by Representative Montgomery
.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail.
Senate Bill 545
Relating to: creating an alcohol beverages licensing exception for certain auction sales of wine.
By
Senator
Kedzie
; cosponsored by Representative Lothian
.
To committee on Transportation and Tourism.
Senate Bill 546
Relating to: drunken driving and creating a penalty.
By
Senators
Taylor, Roessler, Carpenter, Risser, Robson, Kapanke, Darling, Erpenbach, Cowles, Lassa and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Owens, Hintz, Bies, Albers, Grigsby, Hahn, Jeskewitz and A. Ott.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
Senate Bill 547
Relating to: the sunset of local professional baseball park district sales and use taxes, restricting the use of sales and use tax revenue, and auditing the finances of a local professional baseball park district.
By
Senator
Darling
; cosponsored by Representative Vos
.
To committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity.
Senate Bill 548
Relating to: changing the terms home health aide, hospice aide, and nurse's assistant to the term nurse aide; changing requirements for instructional and competency evaluation programs for nurse aides; changing certain requirements for review and investigation of reports of client abuse or neglect; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health and Family Services).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy.
Senate Bill 549
Relating to: the confidentiality and electronic filing of real estate transfer returns.
S642
By
Senators
Hansen, Cowles, Taylor, Risser, Darling and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Wieckert, Pocan, Gottlieb, Kreuser, Jeskewitz, Black, Hixson, Musser, Soletski, Jorgensen, Hilgenberg, Albers, Hraychuck, Hintz, Molepske, Garthwaite, Sheridan, Seidel, Mason, Nelson and Shilling.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
Senate Bill 550
Relating to: extensions of managed forest land orders.
By
Senators
Lassa and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Albers and Musser.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 551
Relating to: reporting requirements for certain charitable organizations.
By
Senators
Sullivan, Grothman, Darling and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Nass, Kerkman, Hahn, Mursau, Townsend, Bies and Gunderson.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 552
Relating to: use of a social security number as personal identifier in the administration of a state or local governmental program.
By
Senators
Carpenter, Hansen, Schultz, Cowles, Kapanke, Lassa, A. Lasee, Darling, Grothman, Kedzie, Sullivan, Olsen and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Lothian, M. Williams, Tauchen, Nygren, Berceau, Cullen, Davis, Gronemus, Hahn, Honadel, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Molepske, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nerison, A. Ott, Petersen, Sinicki, Strachota, Suder, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, Wasserman and Jeskewitz.
To committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy.
Senate Bill 553
Relating to: notices concerning construction near or on lakes, streams, or wetlands that are given to applicants for building permits and other construction approvals, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to furnish informational brochures about wetlands laws, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to provide evaluations and statements about whether certain land contains wetlands, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Miller, Wirch, Cowles, Robson, A. Lasee, Risser and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Hebl, A. Ott, Townsend, Owens and Soletski.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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The committee on Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 12
Relating to: campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, statewide voter registration, staffing of the Elections Board, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, providing penalties, and making appropriations.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kreitlow, Erpenbach and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Kapanke.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kreitlow, Erpenbach and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Kapanke.
Senate Bill 160
Relating to: reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kreitlow, Erpenbach, Lassa and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 182
Relating to: the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law, public financing of elections for certain state offices, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, providing a penalty, and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kreitlow, Erpenbach and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Kapanke.
Senate Bill 25
Relating to: acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and committees.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kreitlow, Erpenbach, Lassa and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kreitlow, Erpenbach, Lassa and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 463
Relating to: the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kreitlow, Erpenbach and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Kapanke.
Pat Kreitlow
Chairperson
The committee on Economic Development reports and recommends:
Berg
, Scott,
of Appleton, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Lassa, Lehman, Vinehout, Kreitlow, Kanavas, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 0 - None.
DeCicco, Julia,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
