Thursday, February 24, 2011
11:06 A.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
President Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that the
roll call, prayer, and pledge of the January 2011 Special Session
be applied to the Regular Session.
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The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
15, the official attendance for session was:
Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.
Absent - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Wednesday, February 23
, 2011.
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
Referred to, and withdrawn from, the joint committee on
Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Senate Bill 6
Placed the following proposals on the Senate Calendar of Thursday, February 24, 2011:
Senate Joint Resolution
13
Senate Bill 6
Ayes: 3 - Senators Fitzgerald, Ellis and Grothman.
Noes: 0 - None.
SCOTT FITZGERALD
Chairperson
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 24
Relating to: eliminating the fee for having land rezoned out a farmland preservation zoning district and eliminating the program for purchasing agricultural conservation easements.
By
Senators
Schultz, Galloway and Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Rivard, Steineke, Ziegelbauer, Bies, Kerkman, Kestell, Nass, Kleefisch, Litjens, Pridemore and Weininger.
To committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues.
Senate Bill 25
Relating to: eliminating authorization to create a regional transit authority, dissolving any existing regional transit authority and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, and eliminating the Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program.
By
Senators
Grothman, Wanggaard, Lazich, Vukmir, Lasee and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Nass, Ripp, Vos, Wynn, Pridemore, Mursau, Petersen, Nygren, Kerkman, Suder, August and LeMahieu.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
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The committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Winston, Wyman,
of Atlanta, GA, as Executive Director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 13, 2013.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Hopper, Zipperer, Darling and Wanggaard.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 11
Relating to: the filing of certain forms related to Tax Incremental Financing District Number 72 in the city of Milwaukee.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Hopper, Zipperer, Darling and Wanggaard.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: authorizing the town of Brookfield in Waukesha County to create a tax incremental district for a retail project.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Hopper, Zipperer, Darling and Wanggaard.
Noes, 0 - None.
Randy Hopper
Chairperson
