Tuesday, March 13, 2001
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Shibilski, Schultz, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Wirch led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: the life and public service of Gerald D. Lorge.
By
Senators
Welch, Risser, Baumgart, Darling, Ellis, George, Roessler, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Harsdorf and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Hundertmark, Freese, Ladwig, Albers, Schneider, Owens, Skindrud, Coggs, Ott, Musser, Townsend, Stone, Ryba, Sykora, Nass, Huber, Jeskewitz, Miller, Turner, Lippert, Gunderson, D. Meyer, Bies, Wasserman, Petrowski and Plouff.
Read.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 28.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 82
Relating to: participation in the programming of a youth report center as a condition of a juvenile disposition, sanction, deferred prosecution agreement, or consent decree.
By
Senators
M. Meyer, Cowles and George; cosponsored by Representatives Miller, Musser, Ryba, Ott, Plouff and Seratti.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 83
Relating to: the payment of costs of persons in jails.
By
Senators
Hansen, Burke, Huelsman, Roessler, Harsdorf, Schultz, Decker, Erpenbach, A. Lasee, Farrow and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Krawczyk, La Fave, Ladwig, Bies, Musser, J. Lehman, Wade, Turner, Kreuser, Miller, Johnsrud, J. Fitzgerald, Pettis, Pocan, D. Meyer, Plouff, Townsend, Friske, Gunderson, Hundertmark, Freese, Nass, Schooff and Berceau.
To committee on Economic Development and Corrections.
Senate Bill 84
Relating to: payday loan providers and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Robson, Burke, Decker and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Grothman, Miller, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Cullen, J. Lehman, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Pocan, Reynolds, Schneider, Sinicki, Turner, Wasserman and Wood.
To committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 85
Relating to: permits for the possession or use of certain fireworks, sales of fireworks to certain organizations and groups, liability for the use of illegally sold fireworks, and the authority of district attorneys to enforce laws relating to fireworks.
By
Senators
Darling and Farrow; cosponsored by Representatives Steinbrink, Starzyk, Kreuser, J. Lehman and Williams.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Relating to: time limits for a police and fire commission or another governing body to render a decision related to the suspension of a law enforcement officer or firefighter.
By
Senators
Risser and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Travis, Musser, J. Lehman, Staskunas, Berceau, D. Meyer, Seratti, Colon, Sykora, Ryba and Turner.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 87
Relating to: termination of a tenancy if notice given regarding drug or criminal gang activity.
By
Senators
Moore, Plache, Risser, Rosenzweig, Roessler, Darling and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Sykora, Turner, Morris-Tatum, Albers, Stone, Jeskewitz, Lippert, Ryba, Urban, Olsen, Riley, Ladwig, Musser, Staskunas, Krawczyk, Vrakas, Hundertmark, Townsend, Lassa, Berceau, D. Meyer and M. Lehman.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 88
Relating to: receiverships for public nuisance.
By
Senators
Plache, Burke, Rosenzweig, Darling and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives La Fave, Townsend, Ryba, Miller, Staskunas, J. Lehman, Cullen, Kreuser, Richards and Coggs.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 89
Relating to: prohibiting a parent who has physical placement of a child from taking the child to certain foreign counties without the agreement of the other parent.
By
Senator
M. Meyer
; cosponsored by Representative Johnsrud
.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 90