Wednesday, February 2, 2000
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Brian Rude.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 360
Relating to: nonmoving traffic violations involving rented or leased motor vehicles.
By
Senators
Wirch, Farrow, Schultz, Huelsman and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Duff, Nass, Stone, M. Lehman, Urban, Kedzie, Suder, Ward, Sykora, Ladwig, Porter, Musser, Grothman, Kreibich, Albers and Vrakas.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 361
Relating to: the number of Class "B" licenses that may be issued to certain small brewers.
By
Senators
Roessler and Ellis; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Walker, Grothman, Kedzie, Kaufert and Owens.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
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The committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 561
Relating to: the possession of barbed hooks while fishing.
No recommendation pursuant to s.
227.19 (6)(b), Wisconsin Statutes.
Senate Bill 270
Relating to: the possession of barbed hooks while fishing.
No recommendation pursuant to s.
227.19 (6)(b), Wisconsin Statutes.
Alice Clausing
Chairperson
The committee on Labor reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 268
Relating to: restoration and reinstatement rights of classified employes appointed to unclassified positions; leaves of absence from state employment to seek partisan political office; compensation and employment rights of assistant district attorneys; the salary of the position of Wisconsin veterans museum superintendent; authority of the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations to appoint local examiners; and solicitation of recommendations for positions in the classified service of the state (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of employment relations).
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Decker, Breske, Zien and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jim Baumgart
Chairperson
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By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 241
Assembly Bill 251
Assembly Bill 431
Assembly Bill 432
Assembly Bill 442
Assembly Bill 571
Assembly Bill 585
Assembly Bill 590
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Assembly Bill
241
Relating to: health insurance coverage for former local government employes who are participants in the Wisconsin retirement system.
By Representatives Skindrud, Bock, Goetsch, Gronemus, Huebsch, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Miller, Musser, Spillner, Sykora and Urban; cosponsored by Senator Robson
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Relating to: notification of persons that land may be taken in trust by the U.S. government for individual American Indians and tribes.
By Representatives Seratti, Freese, Sykora, F. Lasee, Owens, Gunderson, Albers, Kelso, Petrowski, Grothman, Handrick, Pettis and Nass; cosponsored by Senator Farrow
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
431
Relating to: confidentiality of documents reviewed by notary publics.
By Representatives Staskunas, Schneider, Huebsch, Kelso, Goetsch, Stone, Pettis, Seratti, Ryba, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Musser, J. Lehman, F. Lasee, Sykora, Coggs, Nass, Meyerhofer, Hasenohrl and Kedzie; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Rude, Huelsman and Farrow.
Read first time and referred to committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
432
Relating to: auditing University of Wisconsin System and technical college system courses by persons who are 60 years of age or older.
By Representatives Huebsch, Kreibich, Olsen, Ladwig, Walker, Rhoades, Suder, Pettis, Montgomery, Townsend, Petrowski, Seratti, Kelso, Schneider, Gronemus, Kaufert, Sinicki, Young, J. Lehman, Lassa, Berceau, Pocan, Waukau, Boyle, Meyerhofer, Hutchison and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Erpenbach, Rosenzweig, Wirch, Drzewiecki and Darling.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
Assembly Bill
442
Relating to: the amount of the exemption from income tax withholding requirements for employes of a county fair association.
By Representatives Gunderson, Jensen, Ladwig, Porter, Spillner, Kedzie, Albers, Olsen, Kestell, Staskunas, M. Lehman, Pettis, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Musser, Klusman, Stone, Goetsch, Hahn, Plouff, J. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Grothman, Hasenohrl and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Farrow, Schultz, Huelsman, Roessler, Cowles and Drzewiecki.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
571
Relating to: repealing the transition provision regarding the name of the head of the legislative council staff (suggested as remedial legislation by the legislative council staff).
By Law Revision Committee.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
585
Relating to: the American Indian study committee.
By Joint Legislative Council.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
590
Relating to: qualifications for endorsements authorizing the operation of a school bus.
By Representatives Brandemuehl, Spillner, Ryba, La Fave, Kestell, Ladwig, Sykora, Stone, Musser, Hasenohrl, Kedzie, Owens, Albers, J. Lehman, Olsen, Kelso, Freese, Colon, Gronemus, Petrowski, Seratti and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Rosenzweig, Huelsman, Breske and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
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Senator Rude, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Thursday, February 3 at 10:00 A.M..
