Tuesday, January 30, 1996
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, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Petak, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke and Zien - 32.
Absent - Senators Jauch - 1.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Robert Welch.
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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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Jauch be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: commending the City of Milwaukee on its 150th anniversary.
By
Senators
Burke, Darling, George, Grobschmidt, Moore, Rosenzweig, Andrea, Buettner, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Moen, Panzer, Risser and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Bock, Bell, Coggs, Cullen, Krusick, Kunicki, Notestein, R. Potter, Riley, Rutkowski, Schneiders, Walker, Wasserman, Baldus, Grothman, Hahn, Hanson, Klusman, Lorge, Prosser, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Plombon, Turner and Zukowski
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 49 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: commending the City of Milwaukee on its 150th anniversary.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: the life and public service of Robert Zimmerman.
By
Senators
Rude, Ellis and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Prosser and Jensen
.
Read.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senate Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: an advisory referendum on the question of enacting the death penalty in this state.
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Zien, Buettner, Fitzgerald, Petak, Welch, Ellis and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Handrick, Hoven, Seratti, Freese, Brandemuehl, Ainsworth, Ott, Dobyns, Owens, Musser, Kreibich, Vrakas, Foti, F. Lasee, Ladwig, Otte, Green and Skindrud
.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 506
Relating to: wages for Wisconsin conservation corps crew leaders.
By
Senators
Rude, Andrea, Breske, Buettner, Burke, Clausing, Darling, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, Jauch, Moen, Panzer, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Grobschmidt, Shibilski, Wineke, Zien and Moore; cosponsored by Representatives Gard, Handrick, Brancel, Albers, Baldus, Baumgart, Bell, Bock, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Dobyns, Duff, Foti, Freese, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kreibich, Krug, Kunicki, Ladwig, La Fave, Lehman, Linton, Meyer, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plache, Plombon, Porter, Powers, Prosser, Reynolds, Riley, Schneider, Seratti, Silbaugh, Springer, Turner, Underheim, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Ward, Wasserman, Wirch and R. Young, by request of the Wisconsin Conservation Corps Board
.
To committee on Environment and Energy.
Senate Bill 507
Relating to: exempting farm trucks from the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program.
By
Senator
A. Lasee
; cosponsored by Representative Otte
.
To committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
Relating to: training programs for fire fighters.
By
Senators
Zien, Fitzgerald, Rude, Schultz, Breske and Decker; cosponsored by Representatives Porter, Vrakas, Grothman, Musser, Hahn, Lehman, Goetsch, Powers, Otte, Silbaugh, Hasenohrl, Lorge and Nass
.
To committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 509
Relating to: the method of reviewing and establishing revised operator's license examination standards and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senator
A. Lasee
; cosponsored by Representative Brandemuehl
.
To committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
Senate Bill 510
Relating to: the election of certain persons to a city, village or town planning commission.
By
Senators
Rude and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Hanson, Musser, Albers, Goetsch, Olsen, Turner, La Fave, Powers, Silbaugh, Johnsrud and Klusman
.
To committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 204
Relating to: by-products from prison industries recycling operations and prison industry interest payments.
Passage.
Ayes, 15 - Senators Weeden, Schultz, Cowles, Petak, Rosenzweig, George, Decker, Brancel, Foti, Porter, Schneiders, Ourada, Harsdorf, Linton and Coggs.