Thursday, April 19, 2007
1:30 P.M.
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Marchant, pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 37 was offered by Senator Lassa.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: declaring the ninth of May as Europe Day.
By
Senators
Risser, Lassa, Schultz and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau and Turner.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 151
Relating to: permitting certain individuals to make written requests for medication for the purpose of ending their lives, and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Risser, Jauch and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Boyle, Berceau and Pocan.
To committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy.
Senate Bill 152
Relating to: rail security and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Hansen, Wirch, Schultz, Breske, Plale and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Molepske, Hahn, Sheridan, Sinicki, Bies, Travis, Boyle, Turner, Lothian and Gronemus.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail.
Senate Bill 153
Relating to: protective placements and protective services; involuntary administration of psychotropic medication; guardianships, conservatorships, and wards; and services for adults at risk and elder adults at risk.
By
Senators
Olsen, Miller, Erpenbach, Roessler, Risser and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Townsend, Jeskewitz, Hahn, M. Williams, Hines, Pridemore, Musser, Berceau, Strachota, Mursau, Petrowski, Sherman and Krusick.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 154
Relating to: health insurance coverage of a full-time student on medical leave.
By
Senators
Roessler, Taylor, Kreitlow, Lassa and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Albers, Ballweg, Berceau, Boyle, Cullen, Gunderson, Molepske, A. Ott, Petrowski, Townsend and Travis.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
Senate Bill 155
Relating to: a loan program for veterinary medicine students who agree to provide veterinary medical services to food-producing animals in this state, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Lassa, Harsdorf, Kreitlow, Olsen, Roessler, Schultz, Vinehout and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Hines, A. Ott, Albers, Benedict, Berceau, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hixson, Molepske, Montgomery, Mursau, Musser, Owens, Townsend, Van Roy and Wasserman.
To committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
Senate Bill 156
Relating to: prohibiting certain persons from refusing to honor, or from attempting to avoid honoring, a document of gift for donation of an anatomical gift.
By
Senators
Lehman, Risser, Darling, Coggs, Kreitlow and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Staskunas, Van Akkeren, Pocan, Berceau, Cullen, Hebl, Townsend, Molepske, Sinicki, Ballweg, Turner, Parisi and Wasserman.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 157
Relating to: considerations for determining conditions of pretrial release for a person accused of committing a crime.
By
Senators
Darling, A. Lasee, Grothman and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Kaufert, Pridemore, Ziegelbauer, Lothian, A. Ott, Hahn, Albers, Stone, LeMahieu, Vukmir, Kerkman, Nass, Vos, Bies, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Musser and Mursau.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 158
Relating to: lightweight utility vehicles, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Jauch, Grothman, Kreitlow, Vinehout and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Hubler, Musser, Gronemus, Townsend, A. Ott, Gunderson, Ziegelbauer, Berceau, Hahn, Wood, Boyle, Ballweg, Lothian, Owens and A. Williams.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
Relating to: threatening a school official.
By
Senators
Schultz, Roessler, Olsen and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Musser, Hahn, Berceau, Vos, Nygren, Townsend, Gunderson, Hraychuck and Molepske.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 160
Relating to: reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Olsen, Kreitlow, Cowles, Darling, Grothman, Lassa, Lehman, Roessler and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Ballweg, Gottlieb, Berceau, Cullen, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Mursau, Musser, Nygren, A. Ott, Owens, Townsend and Van Roy.
