Wednesday, January 29, 1997
6:40 P.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
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 35
Relating to: the purchase of used home furnishings by antique dealers and recyclers and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Moore and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Riley, Morris-Tatum, Krug, Bock, Notestein, Boyle, Freese, Otte, Olsen and Dobyns.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 36
Relating to: notice of tort claims against governmental entities.
By
Senator
Adelman
.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 37
Relating to: deductions to labor and professional organizations from annuity payments under the Wisconsin retirement system.
By
Senators
Rude, Risser and Moen; cosponsored by Representatives Baldwin, Freese, Green, Musser, R. Young, Goetsch, Albers, Huber, Hanson, Black, Ryba, Hahn and Riley.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 38
Relating to: the composition of the land information board.
By
Senators
Rude and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Freese, Gunderson, Olsen, Musser, Hahn, Ladwig and Seratti.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 39
Relating to: stopping at railroad crossings, reckless driving at railroad crossings and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Rude, Buettner, Moen and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Dobyns, Johnsrud, Huebsch, Olsen, Albers, Otte, Black, Ryba, Hahn, Freese and Urban.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 40
Relating to: the election of certain persons to a city, village or town planning commission.
By
Senators
Rude, Huelsman and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Zukowski, Albers, Seratti, Hanson, Olsen, Goetsch, Musser, Kedzie and Gronemus.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 41
Relating to: security deposits made by motor fuel dealers.
By
Senators
Rude, Moen, Wirch, Schultz and Buettner; cosponsored by Representatives Foti, Johnsrud, Meyer, Gard, M. Lehman, Gunderson, Albers, Musser, Ainsworth, Hahn, Schafer and Seratti.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 42
Relating to: legislative approval of Indian gaming compacts.
By
Senators
Welch and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Handrick, Nass, Kreuser, Hahn, Goetsch, Owens, Grothman, Kreibich, Reynolds, Duff, Ryba, Lazich and F. Lasee.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 43
Relating to: senate approval of Indian gaming compacts.
By
Senators
Welch and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Handrick, Nass, Kreuser, Hahn and F. Lasee.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Relating to: professional land surveyors and the practice of professional land surveying.
By
Senators
Welch, Rude and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Seratti, Goetsch, Ainsworth, Powers, Ward, Vrakas and Olsen.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 45
Relating to: including surveys, appraisals and architectural and engineering plans under the construction lien law.
By
Senators
Welch, Huelsman, Cowles and Buettner; cosponsored by Representatives Gard, Musser, Seratti, Olsen, Hahn, Grothman, Schafer, Powers, Ott and Ward.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 46
Relating to: substitution of judges.
By
Senators
Welch, Buettner and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Walker, Ladwig, Krusick, Dobyns, Brandemuehl, Seratti, Nass, Jensen, Plale, Goetsch, Olsen, Hahn and Freese.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 47
Relating to: production by the state and local governments of customized work products compiled from public records.
By
Senators
Welch, Huelsman and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Dobyns, Freese, Huebsch, Brandemuehl, Seratti, Olsen, Goetsch, Huber, Powers, Ott and Vrakas.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 48
Relating to: committing certain crimes while possessing, using or threatening to use a firearm and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Welch, Farrow, Rosenzweig, Grobschmidt, A. Lasee, Zien, Huelsman, Drzewiecki and Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Dobyns, Ladwig, Green, Walker, Jensen, Freese, Nass, Grothman, Ainsworth, Seratti, Huebsch, Handrick, Gunderson, Duff, Urban, La Fave, Plale, Olsen, Kreibich, Schafer and Vrakas.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 49
Relating to: eliminating recovery for personal injury for persons injured while involved in a felony.
By
Senators
Welch, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Weeden, Huelsman, Rosenzweig, Buettner, Zien, Cowles and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Walker, Ladwig, Lazich, Freese, Dobyns, Nass, M. Lehman, Grothman, Zukowski, Seratti, Hasenohrl, Urban, Duff, Porter, Hahn, Ryba, Musser, Skindrud, Handrick, Ainsworth, Wasserman, Huebsch, Brandemuehl, Gunderson, Otte, Plale, Olsen, Goetsch, Kreibich, Schafer and Ott.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Boyle
, Patrick G.,
of Madison, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators C. Potter, Jauch, Shibilski, Grobschmidt, Darling, Huelsman and Buettner.
Noes, 0 - None.
Brandes, Joanne,
of Racine, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2003.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators C. Potter, Jauch, Shibilski, Grobschmidt, Darling, Huelsman and Buettner.
Noes, 0 - None.
Calvin Potter
Chairperson