Wednesday, May 9, 2007
11:00 A.M.
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Risser.
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The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator S. Fitzgerald led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Coggs be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 31 be withdrawn and taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 31
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Air Force Senior Airman Adam Servais.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 31 be adopted?
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate
Joint Resolution 31.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 31 be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 12:00 P.M.
11:07 A.M.
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12:11 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
The Chair noted the possible lack of a quorum.
The roll was called and a quorum was present.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 178
Relating to: health insurance coverage of treatment for autism spectrum disorders.
By
Senators
Robson, Wirch, Breske, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Sullivan, Taylor and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Hixson, Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Cullen, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Gronemus, Hebl, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kreuser, Krusick, Mason, Nelson, A. Ott, Parisi, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Seidel, Sheridan, Shilling, Sinicki, Soletski, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren and Young.
To committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy.
Senate Bill 179
Relating to: calculation of operating revenues of certain energy utilities for the purpose of determining spending on certain energy efficiency and renewable resource programs.
By
Senator
Plale
; cosponsored by Representative Montgomery
.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail.
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
S210
[MOTION] To establish the Special Committee on Oversight of Senate Broadcasting. The committee shall consist of 6 members, with equal representation from each political party. The committee shall monitor and review the operation of Article IV of the License Agreement between WisconsinEye and the State of Wisconsin. No later than October 26, 2007, the committee shall report to the Committee on Senate Organization its findings with regard to the operation of Article IV of the License Agreement and any changes to the License Agreement that the committee recommends the Committee on Senate Organization implement.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Robson, Risser, Hansen, Fitzgerald and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senator Judith B. Robson
Chair
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
May
9
, 2007
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal(s) to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairperson and the chairperson of the committee on
Senate Organization.
Senate Bill
177
withdrawn from committee on Agriculture and Higher Education and rereferred to committee on Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology.
