2001-01-12 Senate Journal

By Senator Burke ; cosponsored by Representative Huber .

To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.

Senate Joint Resolution 4

Relating to: proclaiming May 18, 19, and 20, 2001, Syttende Mai Weekend.

By Senators Moen, Chvala, Erpenbach, Burke, S. Fitzgerald, George, Roessler, Schultz, Risser, Baumgart, Darling and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Skindrud, Hebl, Richards, Musser, Huebsch, Bock, Gunderson, Petrowski, Boyle, Rhoades, Underheim, Olsen, Albers, Pocan, Walker, Sykora, Miller, Ward, Pettis, Urban, Gronemus, Krug and Townsend.

To committee on Senate Organization.

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INTRODUCTION, first reading and reference of bills

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 1

Relating to: requiring pharmacies and pharmacists, as a condition of medical assistance participation, to charge elderly persons for prescription drugs no more than specific amounts; specifying requirements for rebate agreements between the department of health and family services and drug manufacturers; requiring the department of health and family services to seek a waiver to provide medical assistance eligibility to certain persons for purposes of a prescription drug benefit; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.

By Senators Robson, Plache, Roessler, Shibilski, Erpenbach, Chvala, Baumgart, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Jauch, Risser, Wirch, Moen and M. Meyer; cosponsored by Representatives Plouff, Krusick, Schooff, Krug, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Plale, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Turner, Young, Wood, Schneider, Wasserman, Balow, Morris-Tatum, Huber and Staskunas.

To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.

Senate Bill 2

Relating to: the scope of regulation and reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.

By joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.

To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.

Senate Bill 3

Relating to: the appointment of the secretary of natural resources.

By Senators Shibilski, Risser, Burke, Decker, Hansen, Robson, Breske, Grobschmidt, Moen, Erpenbach, Jauch, Wirch, Plache, M. Meyer, Baumgart, Moore and George; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Hubler, Hebl, Boyle, Sherman, Carpenter, La Fave, J. Lehman, Wasserman, Berceau, Bock, Krug, Pocan, Reynolds, Plouff, Huber, Lassa, Shilling, Sinicki, Travis, Schooff, Balow, Staskunas, Richards, Meyerhofer and Miller.

To committee on Environmental Resources.

Senate Bill 4

Relating to: increasing a school district's revenue limit by the amount spent to initiate a school breakfast or school lunch program and requiring a report on pupil nourishment.

By Senators Baumgart, Shibilski, Plache, Grobschmidt, Risser and Robson; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Young, Pocan, Turner, Gronemus, Black, Boyle and Miller.

To committee on Education.

Senate Bill 5

Relating to: reimbursement of emergency response teams and granting rule-making authority.

By Senators Baumgart, Decker and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, La Fave, Gronemus, Turner, Black, Plouff, Powers, Olsen, Musser, Urban, Boyle, Ott, Miller, Vrakas and Leibham.

To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.

S5 Senate Bill 6

Relating to: lamps emitting a flashing red or white light on bicycles and motor bicycles.

By Senators Chvala, Baumgart, Burke, Erpenbach, Moen, Risser and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Bock, Black, Ryba, Ott, Sykora and Albers.

To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.

Senate Bill 7

Relating to: the filing of certain forms related to a tax incremental financing district.

By Senator Moen ; cosponsored by Representative Musser .

To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.

Senate Bill 8

Relating to: creating a sales tax and use tax exemption for clothing and shoes.

By Senators Plache, Moore and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Huebsch, Wade, Powers, Freese, Lassa, Turner, Carpenter, Boyle, Black, Bock, Gronemus, Young, McCormick, Jeskewitz, Balow and Sinicki.

To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.

Senate Bill 9

Relating to: revising the Uniform Commercial Code Secured Transactions and related statutes and granting rule-making authority.

By Senators Huelsman and George; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen and Gundrum, by request of Wisconsin Commission on Uniform State Laws..

To committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.

Senate Bill 10

Relating to: motorists approaching certain authorized emergency vehicles or tow trucks stopped near a highway and providing a penalty.

By Senator Burke ; cosponsored by Representative Kaufert .

To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.

Senate Bill 11

Relating to: intoxicating-liquor pouring devices and providing a penalty.

By Senator Chvala , by request of Rick Horstman..

To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.

Senate Bill 12

Relating to: prohibiting the inclusion of an individual's social security number on certain documents issued or used by the state.

By Senators Erpenbach, Roessler, Plache, Moen, Schultz, Darling and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Foti, Musser, Ziegelbauer, Young, Powers, Huebsch, Grothman, Gronemus, Pocan, Schneider, Berceau, Sykora, Boyle, Lassa, Miller and Kreuser.

To committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Senate Bill 13

Relating to: creditable military service under the Wisconsin retirement system.

By Senators Welch, Darling, Roessler, S. Fitzgerald and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Freese, Ladwig, Owens, Rhoades, Huebsch, Wade, Olsen, Hundertmark, Stone, Gunderson, Gundrum, Albers, Ainsworth, Gronemus, Pettis, Kreuser, Ott, Kreibich, Hoven, Sykora, Townsend, Williams, Reynolds, Plale and Plouff.

To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.

Senate Bill 14

Relating to: apprenticeship training and making appropriations.

By Senators Welch and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Owens, Suder, Sykora, Ladwig, Olsen, Hundertmark, Albers, Kreibich, Ott, Townsend, Balow, Kestell and Lassa.

To committee on Labor and Agriculture.

Senate Bill 15

Relating to: prohibiting the denial, revocation, suspension, withholding, or restriction of approvals issued under chapter 29 of the statutes based on the failure of the approval applicants or approval holders to provide social security numbers.

By Senators Welch, Darling, S. Fitzgerald and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Freese, Grothman, Owens, Olsen, Hundertmark, Walker, Musser, Stone, Gundrum, Albers, Hahn, Gronemus, Hoven, Ziegelbauer, Reynolds, Pettis, Kreuser, Steinbrink, Williams, Lippert and Plouff.

To committee on Environmental Resources.

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report of committees

The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:

Pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c), the following shall be the committees of the Senate for the 2001-2002 legislative session.

Administrative Rules; committee for review of: (5)

Audit; committee on: (5)

Economic Development and Corrections; committee on: (3)

Education; committee on: (11)

Environmental Resources; committee on: (5)

Finance; committee on: (8)

Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs; committee on: (9)

Human Services and Aging; committee on: (7)

Information Policy and Technology; committee on: (5)

Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation; committee on: (5)

Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform; committee on: (5)

Labor and Agriculture; committee on: (5)

Privacy, Electronic Commerce, and Financial Institutions; committee on: (5)

2001-03 Biennial Budget; committee on: (5)

S6 Universities, Housing, and Government Operations; committee on: (7)

Ayes, 5 - Senators Chvala, Risser, Moen, Panzer and Farrow