Tuesday, February 24, 2009
11:00 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Risser.
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The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
15, the official attendence for the session was:
Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Representative Lawrence Walker, a member of the Ho-Chunk Legislature.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Fitzgerald 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, February 23
, 2009.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 37 offered by Senator Taylor.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: declaring March 2009 American Red Cross Month.
By
Senators
Risser, Cowles, Kedzie, Lehman, Miller and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Benedict, Bies, Brooks, Hebl, Hintz, Kerkman, A. Ott, Pasch, Petrowski, Ripp, M. Williams, Zepnick and Pope-Roberts.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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The committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Relating to wholesale fish dealing and commercial fishing in outlying waters and affecting small business.
No action taken.
Jim Holperin
Chairperson
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan on his appointment as archbishop of New York.
By
Senators
Plale, Sullivan and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki and Kleefisch.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
9
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 14
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 15
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
6
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
6
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 15
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution 17
.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 6, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
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I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint
Schneider, Kathleen,
of Minocqua, as a member of the Chiropractic Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2012.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
