Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 226
Relating to: creating a sporting recruitment and retention council, programs to encourage recruitment of hunters and trappers, restrictions on expenditures under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program, reduced fees for certain first-time hunting and trapping approvals, high school credit under and administration of the hunter and trapper education programs, waiving fishing license requirements for a weekend ice fishing event, and sturgeon spearing license age requirements.
By
Senators
Galloway, Moulton and Holperin; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, Rivard, Suder, Bies, Bernier, Brooks, Endsley, Jacque, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knilans, Krug, LeMahieu, Litjens, Marklein, Meyer, Murtha, Nass, Nygren, A. Ott, Petryk, Severson, Spanbauer, Strachota, Stroebel, Tiffany, Tranel, Williams, Pridemore and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill 227
Relating to: income and franchise tax credits for insulating concrete forms used to construct a building and energy efficient products.
By
Senators
Leibham and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Endsley, A. Ott, Spanbauer, Brooks, Bies and Kestell.
To committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 203
Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to excluding from an employee's income certain payments from an employer related to medical care.
Adoption of report.
Ayes, 8 - Senator Lasee; Representative Knodl; Senators Zipperer and Carpenter; Representatives Van Roy and Turner; Secretary Chandler; Executive Assistant Means.
Noes, 0 - None.
Frank Lasee
Senate Chairperson
To joint committee on Finance.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor withdrawn as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
226
.
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Relating to renewable resource credits.
Submitted by Public Service Commission.
Report received from Agency, October 7, 2011.
S493
Referred to committee on
Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, October 11, 2011.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 228
Relating to: placing, possessing, or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a vehicle or in or on a motorboat.
By
Senators
Moulton, Holperin, Kedzie, Galloway and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Spanbauer, Bernier, Jacque, Endsley, Ripp, Kleefisch, Rivard, Stroebel, Tauchen, Mursau, Craig and Radcliffe.
To committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill 229
Relating to: inclusion in the economic impact analysis for a proposed rule an assessment of the impact that the proposed rule will have on public health and the environment.
By
Senators
C. Larson, Wirch, Taylor, Erpenbach, S. Coggs and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Staskunas, Pasch, Richards, Pocan, Clark, Milroy, Bernard Schaber, Steinbrink, Hulsey, Sinicki, Bewley, Hebl, Hintz, Roys, Turner, Berceau, C. Taylor, Krusick, E. Coggs and Molepske Jr.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 230
Relating to: an exemption from the prevailing wage law for a public works project that is not less than 85 percent privately funded in which the completed facility is dedicated to the state or a local governmental unit for conservation, recreational, or educational purposes.
By
Senators
Schultz, Galloway, Cowles, Grothman and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Marklein, Knodl, August, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Craig, Jacque, Kapenga, Kestell, Klenke, Kooyenga, T. Larson, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nygren, A. Ott, Petrowski, Petryk, Ripp, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Strachota, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tiffany, Van Roy, Williams, Wynn, Zamarripa and Endsley.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 231
Relating to: review by the Joint Committee on Finance of the expenditure of certain federal funds by the Department of Natural Resources.
By
Senators
Moulton, Lasee and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Kapenga, Ripp, Rivard, Krug, Jacque, Thiesfeldt, Stroebel, Spanbauer, Kleefisch, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Mursau, Kestell and Endsley.
To committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate Bill 232
Relating to: eliminating the ability for the Department of Health Services to alter Medical Assistance eligibility, provider payment methods, and other Medical Assistance program procedures by policy and eliminating the requirement to request a waiver regarding Medical Assistance program eligibility.
By
Senators
Erpenbach, Shilling, Vinehout, Miller, C. Larson, King, Lassa, Hansen, Risser, S. Coggs and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Richards, Milroy, Bernard Schaber, Zamarripa, Roys, Pope-Roberts, Fields, Ringhand, Doyle, C. Taylor, Jorgensen, Sinicki, Staskunas, Hebl, Berceau, Turner, Grigsby, Seidel and Pocan.
To committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 233
Relating to: collective bargaining for public employees, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Risser, Carpenter, S. Coggs, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, King, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Wirch and T. Cullen; cosponsored by Representatives Pocan, Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Doyle, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Kessler, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, C. Taylor, Turner, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick.
To committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
203
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
229
.
