Monday, March 5

Relating to: creating fiscal year allowable revenues for the state and local governmental units, returning excess revenue to the taxpayers, requiring electoral approval for certain taxing and spending decisions, and allowing local governmental units to exempt themselves from certain state mandates (first consideration).

By Senators Lasee, Grothman and Leibham; cosponsored by Representative Jacque.

Relating to: elimination of sick leave for state senators and representatives to the assembly.

By Senators Galloway, Moulton, Vukmir and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Marklein, Strachota, August, Craig, Endsley, Jacque, Kapenga, Kestell, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Kuglitsch, Litjens, Murtha, Nygren, J. Ott, Petersen, Steineke, Thiesfeldt, Van Roy, Weininger, Wynn and Ziegelbauer.

Relating to: the authority and responsibility of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, requirements for obtaining certain licenses or other credentials from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, weighing a product that contains opium or another controlled substance, and granting rule-making authority.

By Senator Leibham; cosponsored by Representative Rivard.

Relating to: the property tax exemption for certain housing facilities.

By Representatives Vos, Berceau, Endsley, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Wynn, Pocan and Nygren; cosponsored by Senators Schultz and Erpenbach.

Relating to: information related to condominiums that must be furnished with real estate condition reports.

By Representatives Rivard, Marklein, Doyle, Steineke and Stroebel; cosponsored by Senator Darling.

Public Hearing
11:01AM or upon conclusion of Executive Session

Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties.

By Senators Galloway, Vukmir, Zipperer, Wanggaard, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Kedzie and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Suder, Williams, Tiffany, Honadel, August, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Craig, Endsley, Farrow, Jacque, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos, Weininger and Wynn.

Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties.

By Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business.

Of Mequon, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2015.

Of Brookfield, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2015.

Of Racine, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.

Of Milwaukee, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2015.

Relating to: authorizing the sale or transfer of tax credits in counties experiencing high rates of unemployment.

By Senators Wanggaard and Holperin; cosponsored by Representatives Knilans, Wynn, Kerkman, Ringhand, Turner, Bies, Jacque, Stroebel, Ballweg and Loudenbeck.

Relating to: gasoline vapor recovery requirements and granting rule-making authority.

By Senators Lazich, Wanggaard, Olsen, Grothman, Wirch and Holperin; cosponsored by Representatives Kapenga, Rivard, Petersen, Thiesfeldt, Jacque, Craig, Brooks, Doyle, Ballweg, August, Stroebel, Endsley, Kooyenga, Tiffany, Stone, Kuglitsch and Van Roy.

Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed disabled veterans.

By Senators Lassa, Schultz, Carpenter, T. Cullen, Taylor, S. Coggs, Hansen and C. Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Wynn, Spanbauer, Jacque, Tranel, Knilans, Berceau, Kaufert, Fields, Brooks, C. Taylor, Sinicki, Turner and Endsley.