Tuesday, March 13, 2012
10:10 A.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
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The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
15, the official attendance for session was:
Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, King, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silence.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Vukmir led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 243 offered by Senator Vukmir.
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The committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Behling, John,
of Eau Claire, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Schultz, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Moulton, Hansen, Shilling and King.
Noes, 0 - None.
Millner, Regina,
of Madison, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Schultz, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Moulton, Hansen, Shilling and King.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
March
13
, 2012
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46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal(s) to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred.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.
Assembly Bill
426
, relating to
regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties, withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
.
Senate Bill
488
, relating to
regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties, withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
.
Senate Bill
542
, relating to
the process for issuance of prospecting and mining permits for certain iron mining, standards for activities related to iron mining, fees related to iron mining, the net proceeds occupation tax on iron mining, and making appropriations, withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and rereferred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL E. ELLIS
Senate President
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 73
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 73
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
243
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator C. Larson added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
542
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
536
.
S791
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
537
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
216
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
322
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
322
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
497
.
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The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Relating to training and proficiency in the use of automated external defibrillators for certification as a massage therapist or bodyworker.
No action taken.
Leah Vukmir
Chairperson
Referred to joint committee for review of Administrative Rules, pursuant to 227.19 (5)(a),Wisconsin Statutes
.
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Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments be taken up en masse.
Debra Gorra Barash
of Bayside, as a member of the Sign Language Interpreters Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Peter
Fabian
of Madison, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Suzette Garay
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Sign Language Interpreters Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Carlos
Jaramillo
of Madison, as a member of the Sign Language Interpreters Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Faye
Jordan-Peters
of Appleton, as a member of the Sign Language Interpreters Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Scott
Krueger
of Shawano, as a member of the Dietitians Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2015.
Donna
Loveland
of Onalaska, as a member of the Dietitians Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Joel
Mankowski
of Greenfield, as a member of the Sign Language Interpreters Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
James
OKeefe
of Mauston, as a member of the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016.
Joseph
Riggio
of Madison, as a member of the Sign Language Interpreters Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Steven
Smart
of Waukesha, as a member of the Sign Language Interpreters Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Beth
Welter
of Prairie Du Chien, as a member of the Dentistry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
Christopher Woodfill
of Delavan, as a member of the Sign Language Interpreters Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014.
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