Tuesday, April 4, 1995
11:00 A.M.
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Brian Rude.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Adelman, Andrea, Breske, Buettner, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Leean, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Petak, Plewa, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Weeden, Wineke and Zien - 32.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The prayer this morning was offered by Pastor Brad Hunt of the Boscobel Assembly of God Church.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Schultz led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: 4-year terms of office for, and the restriction on holding any other office by, sheriffs (first consideration).
By
Senators
Buettner, Drzewiecki, A. Lasee, Fitzgerald, Andrea, Breske, Burke, Darling, Huelsman, Leean, Moen, Panzer, C. Potter and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Dobyns, Albers, Bock, Brandemuehl, Foti, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hutchison, Hoven, Jensen, Ladwig, La Fave, Lehman, Linton, Musser, Olsen, Otte, Owens, Plombon, Reynolds, Ryba, Schneiders, Seratti, Springer, Turner, Urban, Vander Loop, Walker, Wasserman, L. Young and Zukowski
.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
Senate Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: abolishing the constitutional grant of legislative immunity from arrest and civil process (first consideration).
By
Senators
Buettner, Darling and Andrea; cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Dobyns, Ainsworth, Black, Boyle, Carpenter, Dueholm, Goetsch, Grobschmidt, Grothman, Hoven, Hubler, Lehman, Notestein, Walker and Ziegelbauer
.
To committee on Judiciary.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 125
Relating to: the date for making application for absentee ballots and the procedure whereby overseas electors may obtain absentee ballots for elections.
By
Senators
Cowles and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Duff, Dobyns, R. Potter, Hahn, Robson, Springer, Seratti, Huber and Albers
.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
Senate Bill 126
Relating to: the creation of a lottery retailers council.
By
Senators
Moen and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson and Ryba
.
To committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 127
Relating to: prohibiting the use of cigarettes and tobacco products on the premises of shopping malls and in the common areas of privately owned residential buildings, regulating smoking in restaurants and in private schools, colleges and universities, authorizing the department of health and social services to enforce smoking restrictions in restaurants, authorizing the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to prohibit the use of cigarettes and tobacco products on property that is subject to its jurisdiction and authorizing a person owning, leasing or renting a building to prohibit the use of cigarettes and tobacco products in the area of that building that is subject to that person's control.
By
Senators
Risser, Clausing and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Bock, Notestein, Plache, Baldwin, Urban, Black, Boyle, R. Young, Morris-Tatum, Wasserman, Coggs, Bell, Turner, L. Young and La Fave
.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
Senate Bill 128
Relating to: the shining of wild animals on certain types of wild animal farms.
By
Senator
Cowles
; cosponsored by Representative Johnsrud
.
To committee on Environment and Energy.
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Legislature extend the floor period convening on April 4, 1995, through April 8, 1995. The purpose of the extension is to consider any proposals pending before either house and scheduled pursuant to the rules of either the Senate or Assembly.
Ayes: (3) Senators Ellis, Rude and Farrow.
Noes: (1) Senator Jauch
Senator Michael Ellis, Chair
Committee on Assembly Organization:
Ayes: (5) Representatives Prosser, Green, Freese, Klusman and Jensen
Noes: (3) Representatives Kunicki, Schneider and Potter
Representative David Prosser, Chair
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State of Wisconsin
Senator Michael Ellis
March 30, 1995
To the Honorable the Senate:
