Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators Holperin, Sullivan, Plale, Hansen, Kedzie and Grothman.
Noes, 1 - Senator Leibham.
Senate Bill 137
Relating to: the definitions of motor bicycle and moped.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Holperin, Sullivan, Plale, Hansen, Leibham, Kedzie and Grothman.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jim Holperin
Chairperson
Petitions and Communications
Legislative Reference Bureau Corrections
Corrections In:
Senate Amendment 2,
to 2009 Senate Bill 94
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(April 30, 2009)
In enrolling, the following correction was made:
1. Page 1, line 3: delete "cooling." and substitute "cooling".
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
April 30, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule 20, and in consultation with the Senate Minority Leader, I am appointing Senator Glenn Grothman to the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalites.
Thank you and please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
russ decker
Senate Majority Leader
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Introduction, First Reading, and
Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 181
Relating to: prohibiting smoking in indoor areas, in sports arenas, in public conveyances, and at certain outdoor locations and providing a penalty.
By Senators Risser, Ellis, Robson, Jauch, Miller, Darling and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Richards, A. Ott, Seidel, Zigmunt, Milroy, Benedict, Parisi, Berceau, Black, Roys, Soletski, Gottlieb, Clark, Bernard Schaber, Mursau, Toles, Hilgenberg, Cullen, Sinicki, Townsend, Pope-Roberts, Smith, Pasch, Hintz, Spanbauer and Montgomery.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 182
Relating to: statute of limitations for intentional torts.
By Senators Sullivan, Taylor, Wirch, Grothman, Plale and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Roys, Berceau, Townsend, Smith, A. Williams, Murtha, Cullen, J. Ott, Richards, Colon, Spanbauer and Kessler.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 183
Relating to: the provision of support services information to employees who are affected by a business closing or mass layoff and providing a penalty.
By Senators Kreitlow, Sullivan, Lehman, Miller and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Dexter, Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Davis, Hebl, Hintz, Jorgensen, A. Ott, Seidel, Sinicki, Toles, Vruwink, A. Williams and Zepnick.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 184
Relating to: licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice of radiography, creating a radiography examining board, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Senators Lehman, Taylor, Olsen, Risser, Robson, Darling and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Benedict, Pasch, Van Roy, A. Ott, Barca, Turner, Hintz, Zepnick, Jorgensen, Staskunas, Mason, Lothian, Vruwink and Parisi.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 185
Relating to: regulation of wind energy systems and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Plale, Hopper, Hansen, Holperin, Kreitlow, Taylor, Sullivan, Miller, Risser, Wirch and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Soletski, Montgomery, Parisi, Black, Mason, Spanbauer, Hilgenberg, Roys, Townsend, Richards, Suder, Honadel, Pocan, Clark, Wood, Smith, Pasch, Vruwink, Molepske Jr. and Stone.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail.
Senate Bill 186
Relating to: the disposal of used automotive engine oil filters and oil absorbent materials and providing a penalty.
By Senators Harsdorf and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Hubler, Black, Jorgensen, Hraychuck, A. Ott, Kaufert, Townsend, Lothian, Berceau, Spanbauer and Ripp.
To committee on Environment.
Senate Bill 187
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for wages paid to an employee who is deployed or called to active duty with the national guard or a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces.
By Senators Harsdorf and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Townsend, LeMahieu, Nass, Spanbauer, A. Ott, Vos, Gunderson, Lothian, Brooks and Knodl.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 188
Relating to: the use of golf carts in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and Peshtigo River State Forest and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Holperin and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Montgomery, Nygren and Nelson.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 189
Relating to: eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits and payment of extended benefits; excluding recovery and reinvestment act moneys from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments; eligibility for participation in the programs of a community action agency; financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program; the confidentiality of pupil records provided to the Department of Public Instruction; financial assistance for criminal justice programs; authorizing political subdivisions to make residential energy efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans; definition of low-income household under energy and weatherization assistance programs; eligibility and notice changes for state continuation of coverage for health insurance; changes to enterprise zone jobs credits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
By Senators Miller, Decker and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Pocan, Sheridan and Nelson.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 190
Relating to: renewals and extensions of business contracts.
By Senators Wirch, Lehman, Taylor, Holperin, Lassa and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Turner, Hubler, Townsend, Vos, Kaufert, Spanbauer, Bies, Kessler, Hilgenberg and Zepnick.
To committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
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Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
April 30, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
S155 This report is transmitted as required by s. 20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes) and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative cash balances during the month of March 2009.
On March 23, 2009, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $337.1 million. This negative balance continued through March 31, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $495.3 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On March 1, 2009, the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $73.2 million. This negative balance continued through March 31, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $76.8 million. The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund cash balance reached its intra month low of a negative $77.0 million on March 27, 2009. The negative balance was due to the transfer of $200 million to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund per 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, and the pending liquidation of fund securities necessary to offset this shortfall.
On March 1, 2009, the Conservation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $18.8 million. This negative balance continued through March 16, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $14.5 million. The Conservation Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $19.5 million on March 5, 2009. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On March 19, 2009, the Utility Public Benefits Fund cash balance closed at a negative $150 thousand. This negative balance continued through March 31, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $2.1 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On March 23, 2009, the Lottery Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2.8 million. This negative balance continued through March 31, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $1.6 million. The Lottery Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $4.0 million on March 26, 2009. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund, Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, Conservation Fund, Utility Public Benefits Fund, and Lottery Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
michael L. morgan
Secretary
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