Tuesday, September 27, 2005
11:00 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh 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, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Pastor Susan Vergeront of the First Presbyterian Church in Waunakee.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Kedzie led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Monday, September 26, 2005.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 105
Relating to: state contractual service contracting procedures and information and fiscal estimate cost mitigation analyses, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from and extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 140
Relating to: eliminating a penalty for certain early withdrawals from an individual retirement account.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 143
Relating to: deadlines for the transmittal of the Building Commission's long-range state building program recommendations and the delivery of the governor's biennial budget message and a report on the timeliness of the submittal of agency budget requests.
Passage.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham and Olsen.
Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Decker and Taylor. Representatives Pocan and Colon.
Senate Bill 167
Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for multiple sclerosis programs.
Passage.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 23
Relating to: regulating the manufactured housing industry and manufactured home installations; promoting rehabilitation and recycling of manufactured housing; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; providing a penalty; and making appropriations.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for amounts contributed to any section 529 college tuition program account.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich and Leibham. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.
Noes, 7 - Senators
Darling, Cowles, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Pocan and Colon.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich and Leibham. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.
Noes, 7 - Senators
Darling, Cowles, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Pocan and Colon.
Senate Bill 45
Relating to: operating certain 3-vehicle combinations on the highways.
