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The joint survey committee on Retirement Systems reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 301
Relating to: county and municipal aid; imposing a city sales tax and an additional county sales tax to pay the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of city and county retirement systems; requiring newly hired city and county employees of certain city agencies and counties to be enrolled in the Wisconsin Retirement System; fire and police commissions of first class cities; eliminating the personal property tax; reporting certain crimes and other incidents that occur on school property or school transportation; advisory referenda; local health officers; local public protection services; exceptions to local levy limits; local regulation of certain quarry operations; emergency services; local approval of projects and activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program; requiring a referendum; and granting rule-making authority.
hist168217Retirement provisions are good public policy. Ayes: 5 - Senator Feyen and Representative August; Senator Cowles; Representative Swearingen; Secretary Voelker.
Noes: 5 – Senator Agard; Representative Neubauer; Commissioner Houdek; Assistant Attorney General Gibson; Chief Information Officer Stanton.
Retirement provisions are not good public policy.
Ayes: 5 - Senator Agard; Representative Neubauer; Commissioner Houdek; Assistant Attorney General Gibson; Chief Information Officer Stanton.
Noes: 5 – Senator Feyen and Representative August; Senator Cowles; Representative Swearingen; Secretary Voelker.
DAN FEYEN
Senate Chairperson
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The committee on Utilities and Technology reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 49
Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Bradley, Wanggaard and Quinn.
Noes: 2 - Senators Smith and Pfaff.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Bradley, Wanggaard and Quinn.
Noes: 2 - Senators Smith and Pfaff.
Senate Bill 67
Relating to: changing the phase-out of utility aid payments for decommissioned power plants.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Bradley, Wanggaard, Quinn, Smith and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
JULIAN BRADLEY
Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
hist168021Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 55.
