Tuesday, February 5, 2002
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Senate Journal
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, S. Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Jauch, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Father Jim Murphy of Saint Augustine University Parish in Platteville.
The Senate remained standing and Senator S. Fitzgerald led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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INTRODUCTION, first reading and reference of bills
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 420
Relating to: authorizing a retail establishment to adopt a policy permitting exclusion of a customer who is not properly attired.
By Senators Erpenbach, Darling, Moen, Rosenzweig, Huelsman, Cowles, Welch, Breske, Burke, Kanavas, M. Meyer and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Rhoades, Ziegelbauer, Suder, Bies, Musser, D. Meyer, Hahn, J. Fitzgerald, Staskunas, Ryba, Krawczyk, Huebsch, Vrakas, Lassa, Gunderson, Ward, Loeffelholz, Plale, Walker, Gard, Kaufert, Gronemus, Shilling, Sykora, Townsend, Pettis, Freese, Hines, Lippert, Stone and Albers.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 421
Relating to: creating a biological agent registry, requiring reporting of biological agents, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Senators Cowles, Burke and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Krawczyk, Lassa, Hahn, Sykora, Townsend and Ryba.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 422
Relating to: energy assessments of proposed agency rule.
By Senators Cowles, Burke and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives McCormick, Richards, Hahn, Miller and Black.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 423
Relating to: mowing highway rights-of-way and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Plache and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Kreuser and Gunderson, by request of William Neuhaus of Union Grove, Wisconsin .
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Senate Bill 424
Relating to: authorizing the creation of a local park and recreation district, authorizing a local park and recreation district to levy a property tax, authorizing a local park and recreation district to apply for funding from certain programs that receive funding from the stewardship 2000 program, and authorizing a local park and recreation district to impose impact fees and issue debt.
By Senators Erpenbach, Decker, Hansen, Baumgart and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Huber, Underheim, Ziegelbauer, Musser, Plouff, Urban, Balow, Krawczyk, J. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Turner, Suder, Miller, Olsen, Lassa, Ott, Berceau, Gunderson, Shilling, Duff, Meyerhofer and Kaufert.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 36(2)(c) and section 13.52(6), Wisconsin Statutes, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions shall prepare and submit a report in writing setting forth an opinion on the desirability of Senate Bill 424, relating to authorizing the creation of a local park and recreation district, authorizing a local park and recreation district to levy a property tax, authorizing a local park and recreation district to apply for funding from certain programs that receive funding from the stewardship 2000 program, and authorizing a local park and recreation district to impose impact fees and issue debt, and making appropriations, as a matter of public policy.
Senate Bill 425
Relating to: investigations by state traffic patrol officers and inspectors.
S553 By Senators Burke, Baumgart, Darling, Hansen, Harsdorf, Moen, Plache, Robson and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Ainsworth, Bies, Friske, Hahn, Hines, Huber, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Loeffelholz, McCormick, Miller, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Owens, Petrowski, Ryba, Stone, Sykora, Townsend, Urban and Vrakas.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
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report of committees
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 333
Relating to: merger and conversion of business entities, exemptions from securities registration requirements and licensing requirements for securities broker-dealers and securities agents, registered agents for business entities, filing of documents relating to certain business entities, administrative dissolution of business entities, amended certificates of authority for certain foreign business entities, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 15 - Senators Burke, Decker, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch, Baumgart, Darling and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huebsch and Huber.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 15 - Senators Burke, Decker, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch, Baumgart, Darling and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huebsch and Huber.
Noes, 0 - None.
Brian Burke
Senate Chairperson
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petitions and communications
State of Wisconsin
February 5, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
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