Thursday, January 22, 1998
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Robert Wirch.
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 413
Relating to: threats to cause bodily harm to a witness or to damage the property of a witness and providing penalties.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Roessler, Darling, Weeden, A. Lasee and Panzer; cosponsored by Representatives Otte, Green, Murat, Dobyns, Grothman, Owens, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Porter, Ainsworth, Plouff, Skindrud, Musser, Sykora, Ladwig, Ziegelbauer, Baumgart, Brandemuehl, Gronemus and Albers.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 414
Relating to: restricting state governmental units from engaging in certain commercial activities, state governmental procurement requirements and creating a legislative joint committee on public-private partnership.
By
Senators
Farrow, Huelsman, Darling, Welch, Rosenzweig and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Nass, Jensen, Musser, Hutchison, F. Lasee, Hahn, Johnsrud, Kedzie, Ladwig, Seratti, Vrakas, Meyer, Huebsch, Walker, Staskunas, Plale and La Fave.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 415
Relating to: the prohibition on constructing and modifying medical waste incinerators.
By
Senators
Wirch, Burke, Risser, A. Lasee and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Kreuser, Porter, Ainsworth, Murat, Baldwin and R. Young.
To committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 39
Relating to: stopping at railroad crossings, reckless driving at railroad crossings and providing penalties.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 14 - Senators
Burke, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig.
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 2 - Senator
Decker. Representative
Kaufert.
Senate Bill 147
Relating to: regulating water or sewer service provided to occupants of mobile home parks, providing an exemption form emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate substitute amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 1 - Representative
Harsdorf.
Senate Bill 180
Relating to: the sale of advertising space in folded highway maps, the sale of highway service maps and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 1 - Representative
Harsdorf.
Senate Bill 271
Relating to: exempting certain resident students from tuition at the University of Wisconsin System and at the technical college system.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
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Ayes,
16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 321
Relating to: increasing the number of circuit court branches.
Senate amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate amendment 2 adoption.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 14 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig.
Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 2 - Senator
Cowles. Representative
Kaufert.
Senate Bill 366
Relating to: nonresident individual income tax reciprocity with the state of Illinois and making appropriations.
Senate amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 3.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 4.