10:00 A.M.
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Robert Cowles.
Senator Cowles, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Senate Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: authorizing a sports lottery, with the proceeds dedicated to athletic facilities (2nd consideration).
By
Senators
Farrow, George, Huelsman, Darling, Rosenzweig and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Foti, L. Young, Schneiders, Jensen, Krug, Duff, Ladwig, Riley, Grobschmidt, Turner and Carpenter.
To committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs.
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Senate Bill 21
Relating to: the authority of villages, towns and cities other than 1st class cities to vacate streets, roads or alleys.
By
Senator
Andrea
; cosponsored by Representatives Kreuser, Wirch and Porter, by request of Kathy Dahl of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
To committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
Senate Bill 22
Relating to: discontinuing the property tax exemption for governmental property that is leased and which the lessee uses as a country club.
By
Senator
Wineke
; cosponsored by Representative Travis
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 23
Relating to: claiming the school property tax credit.
By
Senator
C. Potter
; cosponsored by Representative Baumgart
.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
January 11, 1995
To the Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Porter, Sharon, of Brookfield, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 1998.
Respectfully,
Tommy Thompson
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs.
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Relating to a clean fuel fleet program to reduce organic compound and oxides of nitrogen emissions from fleet vehicles.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report recieved from agency, January 18, 1995.
To committee on Environment and Energy, January 19, 1995.
Relating to snowmobile rail crossings..
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report recieved from agency, January 18, 1995.
To committee on Environment and Energy, January 19, 1995.
Relating to detection of use of an intoxicating substance through a body contents search or possession of an intoxicating substance by a person on probation or parole supervision..
Submitted by Department of Corrections.
Report recieved from agency, January 17, 1995.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections, January 19, 1995.
Relating to vocational rehabilitation benefits..
Submitted by Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations.
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Report recieved from agency, January 17, 1995.
To committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, January 19, 1995.
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By Thomas T. Melvin, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks conurrence in:
Assembly Bill
6
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Assembly Joint Resolution 7
Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Assembly Joint Resolution 11
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Assembly Bill
6
Relating to: school district revenue limits.
By Representatives Brancel, Huebsch, Seratti, Ainsworth, Brandemuehl, Duff, Foti, Freese, Hoven, Jensen, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Musser, Nass, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Powers, Prosser, Schneiders, Silbaugh, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Zukowski, Albers and Goetsch; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: congressional explanations of unfunded mandates.
By Representatives Green, Hoven, Seratti, Ladwig, Ryba, Coleman, Musser, Klusman, Ourada, Hahn, Owens, Goetsch, Grothman, Urban, Handrick, Johnsrud, Hutchison, Lorge, Dobyns, Freese, Hanson, Schneiders, Duff, Gard, Brandemuehl, Ainsworth, Ward, Vrakas, Kaufert, Plombon, Wasserman and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Petak, Cowles, Buettner and Darling.
Read and referred to committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
Assembly Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: requesting appropriate action by the congress, either acting by consent of two-thirds of both houses, or, upon the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, calling a constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the federal constitution to require, with certain exceptions, that the total of all federal appropriations may not exceed the total of all estimated federal revenues in any fiscal year.
By Representatives Green, Handrick, Ladwig, Gunderson, Seratti, Klusman and Walker; cosponsored by Senator Petak
.
Read and referred to committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: requesting Congress to grant to the President the authority to line-item veto legislation.
By Representatives Kaufert, Gunderson, Hoven, Green, Ladwig, Nass, Olsen, Powers and Albers.
Read and referred to committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.