Thursday, March 7, 2002
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, 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 a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Robson 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 65
Relating to: memorializing Congress to pass House Resolution 1717, to require department of veterans affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Burke, Schultz, Darling and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Staskunas, Duff, Sinicki, Bock, Pettis, Turner, Albers, Berceau, Musser, McCormick, J. Lehman, Sykora, Ryba, Wasserman, Lassa, Townsend, Miller and Carpenter.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 489
Relating to: violations of sex offender registry reporting requirements and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Kanavas and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Jeskewitz, Musser, Krawczyk and Hines.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 490
Relating to: appellate procedure.
By
Senator
George
, by request of the Judicial Council.
To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.
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The committee on Environmental Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 689
Relating to: approval by the joint committee on finance of contracts to sell or exchange state land under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Gumtow
, Jon H.,
of Random Lake, as a member of the Examining Board of Professional Geologists, Hydrologists and Soil Scientists, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 452
Relating to: the groundwater law and regulation of aquifer storage recovery systems.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch and Cowles.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Schultz.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch and Cowles.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Schultz.
Senate Bill 468
Relating to: the formula used for calculating the estimated motorboat gas tax payment; establishing a wetlands protection grant program, funding for wetlands mitigation activities and positions, for lake management and river protection grants, and for positions to administer lake, river, and dam financial assistance programs; implementation of the conservation reserve enhancement program; implementation of county land and water resource management plans; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch and Cowles.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Schultz.
Jim Baumgart
Chairperson
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The committee on
Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
