Tuesday, February 28, 2006
11:00 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator 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 stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Stepp led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, February 24, 2006.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 626
Relating to: causing property damage, injury, or death while operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Lazich, Lassa and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Ainsworth, Hahn, Nass, Jeskewitz, Krusick, Lehman and Gunderson.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 627
Relating to: seizure of a computer used to commit a crime and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Leibham, A. Lasee and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Nass, Albers, Ainsworth, Strachota, Bies, Lehman, Townsend and Ott.
To committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology.
Senate Bill 628
Relating to: virtual charter schools.
By
Senators
Olsen and S. Fitzgerald
; cosponsored by Representatives Davis, Towns, Montgomery, Underheim and Musser.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 629
Relating to: sexual assault of a child and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Lazich, Grothman, Kedzie and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Gundrum, Kaufert, Musser, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Townsend and LeMahieu.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 630
Relating to: requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process.
By
Senators
Hansen and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Sheridan, Lehman, Seidel, Grigsby, Fields, Pocan, Berceau and Black.
To committee on Education.
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The committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 146
Relating to: changing the amount at which a public construction contract let by a city, village, town, technical college district board, town sanitary district commission, or federated public library system must be let to the lowest responsible bidder.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, Kanavas, Breske and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 295
Relating to: the location of a town board meeting.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, Kanavas, Breske and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, Kanavas, Breske and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, Kanavas, Breske and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 366
Relating to: authorizing the creation of neighborhood improvement districts.
Concurrence.
