Read.
Figueroa, Enrique,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Read
Moran
, Peter J.,
of Superior, as a member of the Board of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Confirmed.
Heinemann, Lorrine Keating,
of Oshkosh, as Secretary of the Department of Finanical Institutions, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Confirmed.
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Relating to uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, November 10, 2003.
Referred to committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, November 11, 2003.
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The committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance reports and recommends:
Relating to the annuity dividend effective date.
No action taken.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
The committee on Education, Ethics and Elections reports and recommends:
Relating to audits of the school district standards.
No action taken.
Michael Ellis
Chairperson
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Senate Bill 214
Relating to: carrying or going armed with a concealed weapon, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Read.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 70 to Senate Bill 214 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
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Senate Bill 300
Relating to: construction of electric generating facilities and transmission lines, and granting rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Senator Cowles, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate
Bill 300 be laid on the table.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 300 offered by Senator Cowles.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 300?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 300?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 30; noes, 2; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 30.
Noes - Senators Decker and Jauch - 2.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senator Chvala moved to suspend the rules to withdraw from committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs and take up Senate Bill 240.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 2:09 P.M.
1:52 P.M.
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2:09 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the chair.
POINT OF ORDER
Senator Panzer raised the point of order that the motion to withdraw from the committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs Senate Bill 240 was not properly before the Senate.
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 240.
Senator Erpenbach appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the Decision of the chair stand as the judgement of the Senate?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
The Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
Senator Meyer, with unanimous consent, asked that the Chair provide a written opinion on its ruling on Senate Bill 240 to be included in the journal.
Senator Welch objected.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 240.
