Wednesday, May 24, 1995
10:00 A.M.
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Brian Rude.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Adelman, Andrea, Breske, Buettner, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Leean, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Petak, Plewa, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Wineke and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The prayer this morning was offered by Pastor Joe Bubar of Bethany Evangelical Free Church in La Crosse.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Cowles led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: 4-year terms of office for district attorneys (first consideration).
By
Senators
Huelsman, Risser, Darling, Schultz, Andrea, Weeden, Burke, Farrow, Breske, A. Lasee, Chvala, Petak, Moen, Panzer, C. Potter, Drzewiecki, Clausing and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Lazich, Kunicki, Dobyns, Jensen, Riley, Urban, Lehman, Huebsch, Goetsch, Schneiders, Ryba, Albers, Krusick, Seratti, Boyle, Zukowski, Gunderson, Foti, Musser, Owens, Walker, Handrick, Powers, Hutchison, Vander Loop, Ourada, Turner, Springer, Murat, Vrakas, Duff, Porter, Grothman, La Fave, F. Lasee, Kreibich, Hasenohrl, Otte, Ladwig, Olsen, Wasserman, Plombon, Green, Kelso, Hanson and Nass
.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 219
Relating to: grants for harbor improvements located on islands in or outside the state that are owned by a city, village, town or county.
By
Senator
Rude
; cosponsored by Representatives Meyer and Huebsch
.
To committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 64
Relating to: damage to transmission facilities and providing penalties.
Introduction of Senate substitute amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators Leean, Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Schultz, Panzer, George, Chvala, Brancel, Foti, Porter, Schneiders, Ourada, Harsdorf, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 2.
Ayes, 15 - Senators Leean, Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Schultz, Panzer, George, Chvala, Brancel, Foti, Porter, Schneiders, Ourada, Harsdorf and Coggs.
Noes, 1 - Senator Linton.
Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators Leean, Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Schultz, Panzer, George, Chvala, Brancel, Foti, Porter, Schneiders, Ourada, Harsdorf, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 15 - Senators Leean, Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Schultz, Panzer, George, Chvala, Brancel, Foti, Porter, Schneiders, Ourada, Harsdorf and Coggs.
Noes, 1 - Senator Linton.
Joseph Leean
Senate Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
May 23, 1995
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
S212
Sheboygan Area School District
Subjects: Our school is interested in influencing legislation involving tax incremental financing and districts (TIF & TID) as well as school aids, local control of school affairs, taxation authority, as well as collective bargaining and labor laws.
McDowell, Kelly
Schreiber, Martin
Sheboygan, City of
Subjects: To influence legislation to bring property tax relief to the citizens of the City of Sheboygan, targeting the impact of legislative changes to tax incremental finance districts (TIF). specifically to include proposed boundary amendments.
