Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 223
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 23; noes, 9; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 23.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Erpenbach, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moore, Risser and Robson - 9.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 227
Relating to: priorities, completion guidelines, and notices required for health care professional disciplinary cases; identification of health care professionals in possible need of investigation; additional public members for the Medical Examining Board; Authority of the Medical Examining Board to limit credentials and impose forfeitures; reporting requirements for reports submitted to the National Practitioner Data Bank; inclusion of health care professionals who practice alternative forms of health care on panels of health care experts established by the Department of Regulation and Licensing; reports by coroners and medical examiners regarding therapeutic-related deaths; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 227 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 258
Relating to: suspending the Department of Natural Resources rule related to limits on bridges over wild rivers.
Read a second time.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 258 be referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 259
Relating to: objecting to the Department of Natural Resources' proposed rule regarding the feeding and baiting of deer and permitting deer baiting and feeding in certain circumstances.
Read a second time.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 259 be referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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Assembly Bill 141
Relating to: the eligibility of employees of cities, villages, towns, and counties to be candidates for elective public office.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 141
Read a third time and concurred in.
Senator Welch, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 141.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill
141.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 141.
Assembly Bill 548
Relating to: limiting the amount of bond set by a court in a civil action.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 548
Read a third time and concurred in.
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Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the undefeated St. Joseph's Football Team, who made it into the Division Finals Tournament.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the Central High School girls volleyball team, who made it to the State Finals.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the Tremper boys soccer team for a successful year.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor and memory of Charlie Kubly a young man who committed suicide.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Malia Clare Bicoy born to his daughter, Cari and her husband, Bret on October 31st.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of his mother, Clare Hansen, who celebrated her 84th birthday yesterday, November 3.
Senator Kanavas, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Christopher Glenn Mueller, a CIA agent that was killed in the border region of Shkin in Afghanistan on October 25th. Mueller was a Waukesha native born on September 10, 1971. He signed up for a six-year term with the U.S. Navy in 1991 and in 1994 became a SEAL. In 2002, he joined the CIA.
Christopher Glenn Mueller will be sorely missed by the community and will forever be remembered for his honor and service to our country.
Senator Roessler, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor and memory of Rachel Bosveld, a young woman who was killed in Abu Ghraib, Iraq on Sunday, October 26, 2003. Army Private First Class Rachel Bosveld, who died for her country, will be deeply missed and will always be remembered.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of his grandmother, Peggy Bemowski who turned 92 last week.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Wednesday, November 5 at 11:00 A.M.
Adjourned.
6:36 P.M.
Chief Clerk's Report
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Joint Resolution 26
Senate Joint Resolution 31
Senate Joint Resolution 44
Senate Joint Resolution 45
Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on October 31, 2003.
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Corrections In:
2003 Senate Bill 119
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(May 7, 2003 - Revised October 30, 2003)
1. Page 2, line 4: delete "an".
2. Page 2, line 4: delete "technician" and substitute "personnel".
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Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 85 offered by Senator Brown.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 375 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 300 offered by Senator Cowles.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 300 offered by Senator Cowles.
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for the Month of October 2003
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Erpenbach, for Ian Gregory Allen, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Erpenbach, for The Bank of New Glarus, on the occasion of celebrating 110 years of service.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Kanavas, for Adam John Bauer, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Roessler, for Richard Binder, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
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A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Kanavas, for Andrew Patrick Carver, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
