Tuesday, June 8, 1999
2:35 P.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Brian Burke.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 187
Relating to: eliminating the time period in which state employes must use accumulated sick leave credits to purchase state group health insurance.
By
Senators
Risser, Burke, Schultz, Rude and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Miller, Travis, Boyle, Musser, Turner, Black, Plouff, Powers, Berceau, Young and Seratti.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 188
Relating to: prohibiting a parent or other person who is convicted for the solicitation to commit the first-degree intentional homicide of a parent of a child from having visitation or physical placement with the child.
By
Senators
Clausing, Darling, Huelsman, Lazich, Roessler and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Plouff, Kreibich, Gunderson, Lassa, Musser and Turner, by request of Melanie Wiegand.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 189
Relating to: limiting increases of academic fees at the University of Wisconsin System.
By
Senators
George, Decker, Baumgart and Moen; cosponsored by Representatives Plouff, La Fave, Musser, Hasenohrl, Bock, Pocan, Kreuser, Morris-Tatum, Meyer, Richards and Boyle.
To committee on Education.
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The committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 190
Relating to: campaign financing, imposition of a lobbying expenditure tax, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing penalties.
Introduction.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Clausing, Baumgart and Wirch.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Clausing and Baumgart.
Read first time and referrred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Alice Clausing
Chairperson
The committee on Labor reports and recommends:
Lavigna, Robert J.,
of Madison, as the Administrator of the Division of Merit Recruitment and Selection, to serve for the term ending March 26, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Decker, Breske, Zien and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
McCallum, Laurie R.,
of Madison, as a member of the Personnel Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Decker, Breske, Zien and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 75
Relating to: establishing a service award program for volunteer fire fighters and emergency medical technicians, creating a volunteer fire fighter and emergency medical technician service award board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Decker, Breske, Zien and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jim Baumgart
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
June 8, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
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For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list
of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 1999 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Bowen, Sarah Wisconsin Psychological Association
Bowen, Sarah Society of Clinical & Consulting Psychologists, Inc
Bowlby, Judy Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
Boyce, Catherine Daily Race Game/Joint Venture
