Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
Assembly Bill
783
Relating to: allowing pupils to possess and use metered dose and dry powder inhalers while in school.
By Representatives Jensen, Harsdorf, Kunicki, Duff and Ward; cosponsored by Senators C. Potter, Burke, Rude, Chvala and Grobschmidt.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
Relating to: costs related to investigations regarding weights and measures violations, protection for persons reporting weights and measures violations, providing for business and consumer education and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Otte, Huber, Albers, Springer, Harsdorf, Notestein, Porter, Hasenohrl, Hahn, Wasserman, Musser, R. Potter, Kedzie and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Clausing, Panzer, Decker, Burke and Risser.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Assembly Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: petitioning the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Congress to establish a 1st class postage stamp entitled "Game Warden" to honor our nation's conservation wardens, past and present.
By Representatives Hahn, Dobyns, Musser, Black, Schafer, Ott, Kaufert, Goetsch, Johnsrud, Seratti, Ryba and Huber; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Moen and C. Potter.
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Assembly Joint Resolution 110
Relating to: a humanitarian fund for Holocaust victims.
By Representatives Plale, Wasserman, Freese, Baldwin, Green, Grothman, Hasenohrl, Jensen, F. Lasee, Notestein, Plouff, R. Potter, Sykora, Turner, Walker and R. Young; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Rosenzweig, Burke, Darling and Roessler.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 118
Relating to: proclaiming Arts Day.
By Representatives Murat, Underheim, Boyle, Black, Hanson, Baldwin, Plouff, Krug, Notestein, Plale, Porter, Hahn, Musser, Ladwig, Owens, Brandemuehl, Dobyns, R. Young, Wasserman, Hoven and R. Potter; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Risser, Shibilski and Rude.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 120
Relating to: honoring the Society of Jesus for its substantial contributions to the quality of spiritual, intellectual and cultural life in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Plale, Walker and Cullen; cosponsored by Senators Burke and Farrow.
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
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Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: memorializing Congress to ensure that the federal government will accept civilian spent nuclear fuel on January 31, 1998.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: proclaiming May 15, 16 and 17, 1998, Syttende Mai Weekend.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Bill 148
Relating to: the dollar limits in wrongful death and medical malpractice actions.
Read a second time.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill
148 be laid on the table.
Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 148 offered by Senator Huelsman.
Senator Jauch moved rejection of Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 148.
The question was: Rejection of Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 148?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Decker, George, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Shibilski, Wineke and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Panzer, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Weeden, Welch and Zien - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 148 offered by Senators Clausing and Jauch.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 148 offered by Senator Jauch.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 148?
Adopted.
Senator Huelsman moved rejection of Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 148.
The question was: Rejection of Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 148?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 13; noes, 19; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Drzewiecki, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Panzer, Roessler, Rude, Schultz, Weeden and Welch - 13.
Noes - Senators Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Decker, Ellis, George, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Shibilski, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 19.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejection refused.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 148?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, George, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Shibilski, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 20.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Panzer, Roessler, Rude, Schultz, Weeden and Welch - 12.
Absent or not voting - None.
Adopted.
S504
Ordered to a third reading.
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Senator Huelsman, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal until 1:07 P.M..
1:02 P.M.
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1:07 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 148
Read a third time and passed.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Senate Bill 166
Relating to: calculation of interest expense of affiliated entities under medical assistance.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 166
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 7; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Darling, Decker, Farrow, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Shibilski, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 25.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Fitzgerald, A. Lasee, Schultz and Weeden - 7.
Absent or not voting - None.
