Tuesday, May 11, 2004
10:30 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Mary Lazich.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Zien 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 Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: the life and military service of Marine Corporal Jesse Thiry.
By
Senator
A. Lasee
; cosponsored by Representative Bies
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin Army National Guard Specialist Michelle Witmer.
By
Senator
Lazich
; cosponsored by Representative Gundrum
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: the life and military service of Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson.
By
Senator
Roessler
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent asked that the members of Michelle Witmer's family, her mother and father John and Lori Witmer, her sisters Rachel and Charity and her brothers Timothy and Mark come forward to the podium. Also
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent asked that the members of Jesse Thiry's family, his father Randy Thiry, his stepmother Sue Thiry, his fiancee Jamie Johnson, his sisters Denise and Tricia Thiry and his brothers Travis and Scott Thiry and Ben Brien and his aunt and uncle Ernie and Mary Ellen Fameree, to also please come forward to the podium.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 70 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 70.
Senate Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: the life and military service of Marine Corporal Jesse Thiry.
Read.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 71 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 71.
Senate Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin Army National Guard Specialist Michelle Witmer.
Read.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
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Senator A. Lasee, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal until 11:02 A.M.
11:00 A.M.
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11:02 A.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the chair.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 72 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 72.
Senate Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: the life and military service of Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson.
Read.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
S780
Senate Joint Resolution 73
Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Offner.
Read.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 73.
