Wednesday, February 12, 1997
10:00 A.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 and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: requesting appropriate action by the U.S. Congress to propose an amendment to the federal constitution to require, with certain exceptions, that the total of all federal appropriations may not exceed the total of all estimated federal revenues in any fiscal year.
By
Senators
Welch, Fitzgerald, Weeden, Buettner, Zien, Darling and Panzer; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Jensen, Lorge, Urban, Zukowski, Kaufert, Goetsch, Handrick, F. Lasee, Otte, Musser, Kreibich, Ainsworth, Harsdorf, Gard, Owens, Gunderson, Hahn, Underheim, Kelso, Walker and Ott.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 64
Relating to: vehicles or vehicle parts having an altered or obliterated vehicle identification number.
By
Senators
Zien, Welch, Moore, A. Lasee, Schultz, Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Darling, Huelsman and Farrow; cosponsored by Representatives Nass, Riley, M. Lehman, Kreibich, Ainsworth, Zukowski, Gunderson, Hahn, Musser, Albers, Goetsch, Schafer, Skindrud, Seratti, Gard, Grothman, Olsen, Ott, F. Lasee, Ward, Sykora, Foti, Turner, Handrick, Lorge and Owens.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 65
Relating to: the retail sale of firearms and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Rosenzweig, Wineke, Risser and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Duff, M. Lehman, Bock, Wasserman, Notestein, R. Potter, Riley, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Boyle and Baldwin.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 66
Relating to: the purchase of health care coverage by private employers through the group insurance board, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Adelman, Risser, Wirch, Clausing, Jauch and Decker; cosponsored by Representatives Robson, Baldwin, Bock, Boyle, Plouff, Meyer, Musser, Linton, R. Potter, Reynolds, Baumgart, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, R. Young, L. Young, Springer and Notestein.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 67
Relating to: exempting the sales of flex-time time-share property from the sales tax.
By
Senators
Breske, George, Zien, Wirch, Schultz, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Burke and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Handrick, Lorge, Ryba, Underheim, Goetsch, Grothman, Hasenohrl, F. Lasee, Urban, Springer, Vander Loop, Dobyns, Kreuser, Schneider, Travis, Gunderson and Kelso.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 68
Relating to: changing the name of the department of industry, labor and job development to the department of workforce development.
By
Senators
Plache and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Vrakas and Vander Loop.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 69
Relating to: making the establishment of the school calendar a permissive subject of collective bargaining for municipal employers.
By
Senators
Darling, Huelsman, Farrow, Fitzgerald and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Brandemuehl, Nass, Duff, Ainsworth, Jensen, Powers, Goetsch, Seratti, Vrakas, Handrick, F. Lasee, Skindrud and Grothman.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 70
Relating to: creating a plea and verdict of guilty but mentally ill in certain criminal cases.
By
Senators
Welch, Schultz, Drzewiecki, Buettner, Rosenzweig and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Walker, Ladwig, Owens, Porter, Duff, M. Lehman, Zukowski, Dobyns, Goetsch, Brandemuehl, Handrick, Otte, Musser, Powers, Ziegelbauer, Kreibich, Ainsworth, Harsdorf, Seratti, Hahn, Lazich, Gunderson, Freese, Olsen, Grothman and Ott.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Relating to: authorization for electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party.
By
Senators
Risser, Rude and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Porter, Otte, Vander Loop, Johnsrud, Seratti, Ourada, Baldwin, Ziegelbauer, Musser, Baumgart, Carpenter, Staskunas, Gronemus and Wasserman.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 72
Relating to: tuition for undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin System and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Risser, Clausing, Grobschmidt, Moen, Wineke and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Plouff, Musser, Baldwin, Black, Boyle, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, La Fave, Meyer, Murat, Notestein, Springer, L. Young and Ryba.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 73
Relating to: discontinuing the property tax exemption for nuclear shelters.
By
Senators
Wineke, Moen, Risser, Rude, Weeden, Wirch and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Meyer, Powers, Bock, Black, Green, Ryba, Baumgart, R. Young and Baldwin.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 74
Relating to: narrowing the property tax exemption for educational and other institutions to exclude recreational organizations.
By
Senators
Adelman, Cowles and Wineke; cosponsored by Representatives Duff, Ainsworth, Urban, Powers, Baldwin, R. Young, Bock, Ryba and L. Young.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 75
Relating to: lowering the prohibited alcohol concentration for certain offenses involving alcohol use.
By
Senators
Adelman and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Bock, Notestein, La Fave and L. Young.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
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The joint committee on Legislative Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 76
Relating to: acquisition of certain property by the building commission.
Introduction.
Ayes, 10 - Senators Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude; Representatives Brancel, Foti, Ladwig, Kunicki and Schneider.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Fred A. Risser