To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 92
Relating to: preparation and legislative consideration of a biennial budget bill; making all meetings of the Joint Committee on Finance relating to the biennial budget bill available in real time for viewing by the public on the legislature's Internet Web site; and reporting of certain information by lobbying principals.
By
Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Cowles, Darling, Hopper, Lazich and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Zipperer, Vukmir, Davis, Gundrum, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Montgomery, Murtha, Nass, Nygren, J. Ott, Petersen, Roth, Spanbauer, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 93
Relating to: partially exempting an assessor and an assessor's staff from liability for trespassing, creating immunity from civil liability, and changing the notice requirements related to the revaluation of property by an assessor.
By
Senators
Holperin, Risser, Lehman, Hansen, Coggs, Lassa and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Hubler, Wood, Berceau, A. Ott, Mursau, Brooks, Friske, Strachota and Lothian.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 94
Relating to: the licensing and regulation of thermal system insulation mechanics; creating a thermal system insulation council; requiring the employment of a state inspector; establishing standards for installing and maintaining thermal system insulation; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Coggs, Wirch, Lehman, Hansen, Carpenter, Plale, Lassa, Darling, Olsen and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Berceau, Newcomer, Grigsby, Mason, Richards, Turner, Pasch, Fields, Parisi, A. Williams, Benedict, A. Ott and Van Roy.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
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The committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 19
Relating to: liability of the state for a violation of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Fair Labor Standards Act, or Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 or of Title I of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan and Erpenbach.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Grothman and Hopper.
Lena Taylor
Chairperson
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Brooks added as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill
92
.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 19, 2009
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The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Wasserman, Sheldon,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2009.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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The committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail reports and recommends:
Relating to emergency assistance grants in the community development block grant program, and affecting small business.
No action taken.
Jeffrey Plale
Chairperson
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Assembly Bill
3
Relating to: restrictions on the use and sale of fertilizer containing phosphorus and other turf fertilizer and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Black, Bies, Jorgensen, Roys, Tauchen, Clark, Hebl, Hraychuck, Mursau, Parisi, Berceau, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Knodl, Benedict, Dexter, Hilgenberg, Wood, Hintz, Mason, Molepske Jr., Van Roy, Hixson, Richards, Sherman, Smith, Hubler, Soletski, Pasch, Ballweg, Lothian and Spanbauer; cosponsored by Senators Miller, Cowles, Holperin, Kreitlow, Lehman, Hansen, A. Lasee, Jauch, Hopper, Risser, Sullivan, Wirch, Olsen, Erpenbach and Lassa.
Read first time and referred to committee on Environment.
Assembly Bill
4
Relating to: catch and release bass and muskellunge fishing.
By Representatives Hraychuck, Milroy, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Clark, Danou, Hubler, Kerkman, Meyer, Suder, Townsend, Zigmunt, Smith, Vruwink, Gunderson and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Miller, Vinehout, Wirch, Cowles, Leibham and Hansen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
