Senate Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: proclaiming March to be Hunger Takes No Holiday Month.
By
Senator
Jauch
; cosponsored by Representative Milroy
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 470
Relating to: certain incandescent light bulbs manufactured and sold in this state.
By
Senator
Grothman
; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, August, Brooks, Craig, Jacque, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pridemore, Stroebel and Thiesfeldt.
To committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection.
Senate Bill 471
Relating to: training in traumatic brain injury awareness for law enforcement officers, tribal officers, emergency medical technicians, and first responders and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Hansen, Taylor and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Pasch, Pocan, Radcliffe, Roys, Spanbauer and Zepnick.
To committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 472
Relating to: certain shoreland zoning standards and ordinances that regulate the repair and expansion of nonconforming structures.
By
Senators
Lasee and King; cosponsored by Representatives Tiffany, Steineke, Murtha, Litjens, Rivard and Jacque.
To committee on Insurance and Housing.
Senate Bill 473
Relating to: statute of limitations for first-degree sexual assault, attempted homicide, and attempted first-degree sexual assault.
By
Senators
Cowles and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, Petryk, Jacque, Severson, Nygren, Wynn, Litjens, Bernard Schaber, Rivard, T. Larson, Tranel, Marklein, A. Ott, Spanbauer, Ziegelbauer, Stroebel, Bernier, Kerkman, Endsley and Bies.
To committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 474
Relating to: matching financial records for Medical Assistance eligibility and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Galloway, Lasee and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Ballweg, Bies, Jacque, Kaufert, Knudson, LeMahieu, Marklein, A. Ott, Rivard, Petersen, Severson, Steineke, Strachota, Van Roy, Wynn and Vos.
To committee on Insurance and Housing.
Senate Bill 475
Relating to: audits and reports of state savings banks and state savings and loan associations.
By
Senators
Grothman and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives LeMahieu, Bies, Stroebel, Tranel, Ballweg, Zepnick and Fields.
To committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues.
Relating to: changing the date of fire prevention week from the week of October 8 to the week of October 9.
By
Senators
Grothman, Olsen, Schultz, Taylor and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Thiesfeldt, Marklein, Bies, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Bernier, Sinicki and Clark.
To committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 477
Relating to: tax credit programs administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
By
Senator
Leibham
; cosponsored by Representative Williams
.
To committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Turner added as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill
431
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
468
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution 97
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
357
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
377
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
322
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
357
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
380
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
380
.
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Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments be taken up en masse, with the exception of Jeremy Normington-Slay and Charlie K. Walker.
Michael Eberle
of Middleton, 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, 2014.
Mark
Mayer
of Menahsa, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term July 1, 2014.
John
Shier
of Green Bay, as a member of the Fox River Navigational System Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, King, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator S. Coggs - 1.
Confirmed.
Senator Coggs, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the question of confirmation of the en masse appointments.
Jeremy
Normington-Slay
of Friendship, as a member of the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2015.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, King, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 31.
Noes - Senator Vukmir - 1.
Absent or not voting - Senator S. Coggs - 1.
Confirmed.
Senator Coggs, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the question of confirmation on the appointment of Jeremy Normington-Slay.
Charlie K. Walker
of Chippewa Falls, as a member of the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, King, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 32.
Noes - Senator Vukmir - 1.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
2 (1), Senate President Pro Tempore Leibham in the chair.
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Senate Bill 184
Relating to: the reporting date for the Special Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities and making an appropriation.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 184 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
