Wednesday, September 28, 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 a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Decker led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 347
Relating to: expanding eligibility for the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit.
By
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas and Leibham; cosponsored by Representatives Loeffelholz, Gard and J. Fitzgerald.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 348
Relating to: authorization cards for collective bargaining representation.
By
Senators
Hansen, Decker, Erpenbach, Carpenter and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Sheridan, Sinicki, Kessler, Turner, Zepnick, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Van Akkeren, Black, Pocan, Seidel, Boyle, Fields and Lehman.
To committee on Labor and Election Process Reform.
Senate Bill 349
Relating to: sexual contact or sexual intercourse involving a 16- or 17-year-old and a person who works or interacts with him or her through the person's occupation or a volunteer position and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Lazich, A. Lasee, Darling, Leibham and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Gunderson, Gard, Petrowski, McCormick, Suder, Owens, Musser, Krawczyk, LeMahieu, Honadel, Hines, Wasserman and Kleefisch.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 350
Relating to: displaying political signs in condominiums.
By
Senators
Olsen, Lazich, Decker and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Jensen, Vos, Zepnick, Bies, Hines, Hahn, Berceau, Turner and Lehman.
To committee on Housing and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 351
Relating to: creating nonrefundable individual income tax credits for amounts contributed to a college savings account or a college tuition and expenses program.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Miller, Darling, A. Lasee, Roessler, Grothman and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, Pridemore, Suder, Kestell, Zepnick, Gronemus, F. Lasee, Hahn, Parisi, Wood, Moulton, Musser, Grigsby, Ainsworth, Hundertmark, Gard, Nass, Petrowski, Albers, Townsend, Van Roy, Gunderson, Pocan, Hines, Vrakas, Mursau, Ott, Ballweg and Berceau.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 352
Relating to: creating the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority to develop and operate spaceports and related facilities and services and other aerospace facilities and services and providing the authority with the power of condemnation, authorizing municipalities to develop and operate spaceports, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Leibham, Schultz, Brown and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Kestell, Suder, Davis, Jensen, Albers, LeMahieu, Ott, Van Roy, Gronemus, Nelson, Van Akkeren and Vruwink.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
36(2)(c) and section 13.50(6), Wisconsin Statutes, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems shall prepare and submit a report in writing setting forth an opinion on the desirability of
Senate Bill 352 as a matter of public policy.
Senate Bill 353
Relating to: exemption from construction standards for certain load-bearing dimension lumber.
By
Senators
Breske, A. Lasee and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Ainsworth, Albers, Hahn, Pettis, Musser, Gunderson and Hines.
To committee on Housing and Financial Institutions.
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
September 29, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2005 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2005-3 Special Committee on Recodification of Ch.
55, Stats., Placement and Services for Persons With Disabilities [2005 Assembly Bill 539 and 2005 Assembly Bill 540]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/
Sincerely,
TERRY C. ANDERSON
Director
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 180 and cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 105.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Darling added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 206.
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State of Wisconsin
