The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Brown led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the members of the 432d Civil Affairs Battalion, Green Bay, Wisconsin come forward to the podium.
Major Mark Chamberlain, accompanied by Major Michael Hert, Captain David Albino, Captain Shannon Way, Specialist First Class Craig Weber, Sergeant Joe Boersma, Specialist Aaron Wesoloski, presented the Wisconsin State Senate a Wisconsin State Flag flown over the Iraqi secret police headquarters in the City of Kirkuk, Province of Kirkuk, Iraq, to honor Wisconsin's men and women of the United States Armed Forces who gave their lives in the Global War on Terrorism.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated February 10, 2005 .
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The committee on Agriculture and Insurance reports and recommends:
Krome
, Margaret,
of Madison, as a Consumer Representative of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rude
, Brian,
of Coon Valley, as a Consumer Representative of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kapanke, Kedzie, Brown, Olsen, Erpenbach, Hansen and Miller.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dan Kapanke
Chairperson
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of enacting the death penalty in this state.
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Reynolds, S. Fitzgerald and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Gunderson, Stone, Hines, Kreibich, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Musser, Ott, Owens, Pettis, Pridemore, Vos and Ainsworth.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 56
Relating to: state contractual service contracting procedures and information and fiscal estimate cost mitigation analyses, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from and extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures.
By
Senators
Cowles, Ellis, Brown, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Gottlieb, Jensen, Nass, Davis, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Kaufert, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, McCormick, Moulton, Musser, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Pridemore, Staskunas and Van Roy.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 57
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for building materials that become a part of a facility for a local unit of government's or nonprofit organization.
By
Senators
Grothman, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Reynolds, Roessler, Stepp and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Vrakas, Petrowski, Albers, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jensen, Kerkman, Kreibich, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Musser, Nass, Ott, Owens, Rhoades, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos and Wood.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 58
Relating to: product liability of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers.
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By
Senators
Kanavas, Grothman, Stepp, Kapanke, Roessler and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Nischke, Gundrum, Van Roy, Kestell, Hahn, Nerison, Gielow, Vos, Nass, Kreibich, Vrakas, Pettis, Ott, Petrowski, Gunderson, Hines, McCormick, F. Lasee and Musser.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 59
Relating to: individuals registered as sex offenders based upon a juvenile delinquency adjudication.
By
Senators
Darling, Kedzie, Leibham, Roessler, Kanavas, Reynolds and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Friske, Bies, Gard, Gundrum, Gielow, Gronemus, Kleefisch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Jensen, LeMahieu, Nischke, Montgomery, Ainsworth, Lothian, Musser, Hines, Van Roy, Vos, Petrowski, Owens, Nass, Ott, Lamb, Strachota, Krawczyk, M. Williams, Pettis, Nerison and Moulton.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 60
Relating to: exempting from taxation certain amounts of pension or retirement income received by an individual.
By
Senators
Wirch, Hansen, Lassa and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Boyle, Shilling, Freese, Cullen, Hubler, Lehman, Townsend, Suder, Hines, Sheridan and Gunderson.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 61
Relating to: consecutive monthly registration of certain vehicles used exclusively to transport calcium chloride liquid.
By
Senators
Breske and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Hines, Albers, Van Roy, Sheridan, Gronemus, Hahn and Musser.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Senate Bill 62
Relating to: disclosing whether land being sold is subject to withdrawal as managed forest land.
By
Senators
Breske, Grothman and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Staskunas, Hines, Hahn, Hubler, Lehman and Sheridan.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Senate Bill 63
Relating to: expanding the authority of villages to create combined protective services departments.
By
Senator
Cowles
; cosponsored by Representative Montgomery
.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
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Senate Bill 58
Relating to: product liability of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46 (2)(c), withdrawn from the committee on
Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs and rereferred to the committee on
Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
State of Wisconsin
February 11, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am writing to inform you of my resignation from the Women's Council, effective immediately.
Please be assured my resignation is not because of lack of interest nor any concerns I have about the Women's Council's focus or mission. Instead, I am resigning due to the increased committee responsibilities I have this legislative session. I currently chair the Senate Health, Children, Families, Aging, and Long Term Care and I Co-Chair the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. In addition to chairing these two committees I chair a subcommittee of the State Building Commission, serve as Vice Chair of the State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Council, and serve on the Senate Judiciary, Corrections, and Privacy Committee. And as many of you well know, I am very active in events and programs in the communities I serve and I'm advancing many legislative initiatives.
Thank you for your service and all that you do on the Women's Council to "enhance the ability of all Wisconsin women to participate fully in all aspects of life."
Sincerely,
CAROL ROESSLER
State Senator
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
February 10, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The Department of Public Instruction is submitting the 2004 annual report on the status of bilingual-bicultural education programs as required under s.
115.96, Wis. Stats. This report provides data from the state-aided bilingual-bicultural/ESL education programs for the 2004 fiscal year (July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004).
This annual report presents details on the state's administration and funding of bilingual education in Wisconsin, including the number of pupils from minority languages served, the locations of the state-aided programs during the 2002 and 2004 fiscal years, and staff-related data. In addition, the report comments on factors contributing to program expansion and the continuously lower annual reimbursement rates for school districts.
Sincerely,
ELIZABETH BURMASTER
