Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Senate Joint Resolution 35
Relating to: abolishing the office of lieutenant governor (first consideration).
By
Senator
Wirch
; cosponsored by Representative Wasserman
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Joint Resolution 36
Relating to: urging the U.S. and Canadian governments to prohibit diversion of Great Lakes water.
By
Senators
Cowles, Burke, Risser, Rosenzweig, Decker, Baumgart, Schultz, Roessler, Harsdorf, Darling, Grobschmidt, Hansen and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Kedzie, Gunderson, Huber, Plale, Ryba, Sherman, Musser, Richards, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Hahn, Lippert, Krug, Staskunas, Bock, Pocan, Hundertmark, Plouff, Owens, Ladwig, Ott, Meyerhofer, Miller, Nass, Lassa, Skindrud and Boyle.
Read and referred to committee on Environmental Resources.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 179
Relating to: requiring crossing gates on school buses, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Plache, Burke, Risser and Shibilski; cosponsored by Representatives Plale, Urban, Sinicki, Turner, Ryba, Ott, Morris-Tatum and Wasserman.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 180
Relating to: requirements for applying for and issuing licenses for game bird and animal farms and wildlife exhibits having bears, cougars, or wolves.
By
Senators
Roessler, Breske, Cowles and Baumgart; cosponsored by Representatives Owens, Townsend, Ott, Wade, Vrakas, Musser, Lippert, Hahn and Krawczyk.
To committee on Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 181
Relating to: an individual's ownership of his or her personal identifiers and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Erpenbach, Robson and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Schneider, Sinicki, Suder, Ryba, Musser, J. Lehman, Ott, Coggs, Gronemus, Albers and Boyle.
To committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 182
Relating to: phasing out the annual delay in school aid payments.
By
Senators
Cowles, Moen, Plache, Schultz, Darling, Huelsman, Lazich and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Townsend, Ryba, Krawczyk, La Fave, Hahn, M. Lehman, Musser, J. Lehman, Gronemus, Powers and Boyle.
To committee on Education.
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The joint committee on Employment Relations reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 183
Relating to: expansion of the catastrophic leave program administered by the department of employment relations.
Introduction.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Risser, Burke, Chvala and Panzer. Representatives Jensen, Foti, Gard and Black.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Fred Risser
Senate Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
May 15, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
As President of the Wisconsin State Senate, under Wisconsin Statutes Section
15.177, I am empowered with the responsibility to appoint one member of the Senate majority party to the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.
I am writing to notify you that I am appointing Senator Jon Erpenbach to this position effective immediately.
If you have questions or comments regarding this appointment, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Senator Fred A. Risser
President, Wisconsin State Senate
Legislative Audit Bureau
May 15, 2001
