10:00 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, Shibilski, Weeden, Wineke and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Leean 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 267
Relating to: reductions in automobile insurance premiums for persons age 55 and older who complete an accident prevention course and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senator
Clausing
; cosponsored by Representative Grobschmidt
.
To committee on Insurance.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 262
relating to: the amount of certain public debt authorizations and granting bonding authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 15 - Senators Leean, Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Schultz, Panzer, Chvala, Brancel, Foti, Porter, Schneiders, Ourada, Harsdorf, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Joseph Leean
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
June 27, 1995
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7), Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the name of an organization recently registered with the Ethics Board that employs an individual 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 the 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 the licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organization recently registered:
Below is the name of an organization recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Land Surveyors, Wisconsin Society of
Subjects: All legislation and administrative rules which may affect the practice of professional land surveying.
Anderson, Norman
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Athletic Trainers Assn, Inc. , Wisconsin
Graven, Mara
Crandon Mining Co
Theo, Peter
Credit Union League, Wisconsin
Dickert, John
Homecare Organization, Wisconsin
King, Russell
Labor Assn of Wisconsin, Inc
Intrater, Michelle
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin
Korsmo, Chris
UW Student Governments, Inc, United Council of
Casper, Timothy
Organization's termination of lobbyists:
Each of the following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as the employer of a lobbyist has withdrawn, on the date indicated, its authorization for the lobbyist identified to act on the organization's behalf.
AFSCME Council 11
Clarenbach, David 6/30/95
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Athletic Trainers Assn, Inc. , Wisconsin
Theo, Peter J. 6/23/95
Family Insurance Group, American
Clarenbach, David 6/30/95
Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, Professional
Clarenbach, David 6/30/95
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin
Kocos, Stan 6/16/95
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
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The Committee on Health, Human Services and Aging reports and recommends:
Relating to 2-party payment of rent and voluntary protective or vendor payments under the aid to families with dependent children program.
No action taken.
Carol Buettner
Chairperson
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By Charles R. Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 312
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 51
Concurred in: