Tuesday, February 28, 1995
10:00 A.M.
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Brian Rude, President of the Senate.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 84
Relating to: substitution of judges in criminal cases.
By
Senators
Leean, A. Lasee, Cowles, Zien, Darling and Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Goetsch, Ryba, Porter, Dobyns, Owens, Olsen, Otte, Zukowski, Ziegelbauer, Lehman, Hahn, Musser, Schneiders, Ainsworth, Kaufert, Seratti, Krusick, Ladwig, Nass, Ott, Vrakas, Freese, Gunderson, Brandemuehl and Walker
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To committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill 85
Relating to: the regulation of firearms by cities, villages, towns and counties.
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Drzewiecki, Zien, Moen, Andrea, Breske, Rude, Schultz and Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Porter, Gard, Hahn, Lehman, Dobyns, Freese, Kaufert, Otte, Ladwig, Hoven, Kreibich, Musser, Duff, Coleman, Goetsch, Green, Silbaugh, F. Lasee, Nass, Hasenohrl, Springer, Handrick, Harsdorf, Gunderson, Olsen, Brandemuehl, Meyer, Jensen, Skindrud, Owens, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Seratti
.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
Senate Bill 86
Relating to: increasing a school district's revenue limit by the amount spent for school security measures
By
Senators
Jauch, Burke and C. Potter; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Gronemus, Morris-Tatum, Turner, Ryba, Grobschmidt and Boyle
.
To committee on Education and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 87
Relating to: the labeling of certain gasoline.
By
Senators
Panzer, Cowles, Farrow, Andrea, Rosenzweig, Plewa, A. Lasee, Buettner, Schultz, Burke, Drzewiecki and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Duff, Hoven, Bock, Jensen, Notestein, Albers, Grothman, Wasserman, Lehman, La Fave, Lazich, Bell, Nass, Riley, Porter, Plache, Urban, Krug, Gunderson, Krusick, Walker, Grobschmidt, Ladwig, Wirch, Vrakas, Ziegelbauer, Cullen, Coggs, Klusman, Dobyns, Musser, Seratti, Morris-Tatum, Wood, Black, R. Potter, Kreuser, Turner, L. Young and Carpenter
.
To committee on Environment and Energy.
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The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 11
Relating to: comparative negligence and punitive damages.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators Huelsman, Petak, Drzewiecki and Darling.
Noes, 3 - Senators Risser, Adelman and Burke.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators Huelsman, Petak, Drzewiecki and Darling.
Noes, 3 - Senators Risser, Adelman and Burke.
Joanne Huelsman
Chairperson
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Senate Petition 1
A petition by 2,332 residents of the state of Wisconsin requesting the removal of Kewaunee County from the EPA mandate, forcing the exclusive use of RFG gasoline through out county,
By
Senator
A. Lasee
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To committee on Environment and Energy.
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 21, 1995
The Honorable, The Senate/Legislature:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
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Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Accountants, Inc, Wisconsin Assn of
Subjects: To make sure we are able to practice and call ourselves Accountants in the State of Wisconsin.
Froehlke, Scott
Alamo Rent-a-Car, Inc
Subjects: All areas of state government which may impact on the rental car industry.
Froehlke, Scott
Ameritech Mobile Communications
Subjects: Any matter affecting the company in any way by any state agency or the legislature.
Broydrick, Bill
Broydrick, Cynthia
Fitzgerald, Moira
Richard, JoAnna
Athletic Trainers Assn, Inc. , Wisconsin
Subjects: We plan to carry out discussions with the Department of Regulation and Licensing. We also plan to meet with members of the Health, Human Services and Aging Committee.
Theo, Peter J.
Automatic Merchandising Council, Wisconsin
Subjects: Matters affecting food vending, taxes, license fees, nutrition, labeling, labor and employment, recycling, etc.
Driessen, Anthony
Theo, Peter
Career Employees, Assn of (ACE)±*
Subjects: State laws and rules affecting civil service, pay and benefit issues affecting State of Wisconsin career employees.
Davies, Wynn
Cerebral Palsy of Wisconsin, United
Subjects: Funding and disabilities issues including, but not limited to, information technology, transportation and education.
Blumenfeld, Michael H.
Child Support Enforcement Assn, Wisconsin
Subjects: Legislation and rules in the areas of child support and welfare reform.
Blumenfeld, Michael H.
CIBA Crop Protection (formerly CIBA--GEIGY Agriculture Division)
Subjects: Monitor state legislation and administrative rules dealing with agriculture and environmental conservation.
Vaughan, Michael
Dental Hygienists Assn, Wisconsin
Subjects: Any issues relating to the practice of dental hygiene.
Broydrick, Cynthia
Intrater, Michelle
Richard, JoAnna
Dental Management Services, Inc
Subjects: Any matter affecting the company in any way by any state agency or the legislature.
Broydrick, Bill
Educational Media Assn, Wisconsin
Subjects: All- volunteer organization is especially concerned with legislative issues related to library services: the common school fund, the educational communications board, funding for technological innovation, & support of other funding and access legislation and study committees.
Blumenfeld, Michael H.
Forest County Potawatomi
Subjects: Any matter affecting the Forest County Potawatomi community in any way by any state agency or the legislature.
Peterson, Craig
Rice, Joseph
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Subjects: Health care reform/academic medical centers; Capital Expenditure Review; Medicaid and General Relief Funding; Organ procurement/transplants; Hospital Cost Index
Hottenroth, Theresa
Green Lake Sanitary District
Subjects: Sanitation, water quality, solid waste disposal, regulation and management of private sewage systems.
O'Connor, William
