Tuesday, March 7, 2000
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Father Del Klink of Saint Williams Catholic Church in Janesville.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Moen led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 4
Relating to: prohibiting the senate from bringing or maintaining legal action against the department of revenue in regard to use-value assessment of agricultural land.
By
Senators
Panzer and Rude.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: strongly urging the U.S. senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
By
Senators
Robson, Moore, Risser, Darling, Burke, Plache and Baumgart; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Richards, Hundertmark, J. Lehman, Johnsrud, Bock, Musser, Black, Boyle, Hasenohrl, Pocan and Turner.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 439
Relating to: the regulation of snowmobile rail crossings.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representative Spillner
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Senate Bill 440
Relating to: detention of persons placed on conditional release after being found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease and defect.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representative Walker
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Senate Bill 441
Relating to: publication of legal notices in a village, town or 4th class city.
By
Senators
Wirch, Darling and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Wieckert, Hutchison, Ainsworth, Gronemus, Duff, Ryba and Ladwig.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 442
Relating to: authorizing the creation of a local cultural arts district; granting a property tax exemption for the district's property; granting a sales tax and use tax exemption for tangible personal property and services purchased by the district; giving a local cultural arts district the authority to issue bonds and granting income tax exemptions for interest income on bonds issued by the district; authorizing certain local cultural arts districts to acquire property by condemnation; and authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance certain cultural arts facilities.
By
Senator
Risser
; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim and Miller.
To joint committee on Finance.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
36(2)(c) and section 13.52(6), Wisconsin Statutes, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Survey committee on Tax Exemptions shall prepare amd submit a report in writing setting forth an opinion on the desirability of
Senate Bill 442 as a matter of public policy.
Relating to: funding to repair a dam located in the village of Cazenovia and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Schultz and Chvala; cosponsored by Representative Albers
.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 444
Relating to: the unencumbered balances in the appropriation accounts to which moneys for fighting forest fires are credited.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Cowles, Breske, Baumgart and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Gronemus, Meyerhofer, Gunderson, Gard, Owens and Musser.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 445
Relating to: responsibility for payments to parents and guardians of pupils attending private schools under the Milwaukee parental choice program and for payments to certain charter schools.
By
Senators
Decker, Plache, Moen, Cowles and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Plouff, Musser, Huber, Reynolds, Ryba, J. Lehman, Goetsch, Turner, Johnsrud, Seratti and Miller.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 446
Relating to: medical assistance wage or salary supplements for nursing home housekeeping, laundry and food workers and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Moen, Breske, Roessler, Burke, Rosenzweig, Robson, Rude, Erpenbach, Darling, Clausing, Farrow, Plache, Drzewiecki, Grobschmidt, Wirch, Baumgart and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Olsen, Berceau, Musser, Kreuser, Townsend, Reynolds, Hundertmark, Coggs, J. Lehman, Sykora, Boyle, Spillner, La Fave, Gronemus, Kestell, Plouff, Ryba and Hasenohrl.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 447
Relating to: wetlands mitigation and granting rule-making authority.
