Thursday, March 13, 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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Senate Joint Resolution 17
Relating to: 4-year terms of office for district attorneys (2nd consideration).
By
Senators
Burke, Huelsman, Breske, Buettner, Clausing, Darling, Drzewiecki, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, A. Lasee, Panzer, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Foti, Kunicki, Lazich, Ainsworth, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Coggs, Dobyns, Duff, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Handrick, Hanson, Hasenohrl, Hoven, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Murat, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Porter, Powers, Ryba, Schafer, Seratti, Springer, Staskunas, Sykora, Turner, Underheim, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker and L. Young.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 114
Relating to: death benefits to dependents of certain volunteer clergy and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Panzer, Schultz and Buettner; cosponsored by Representatives Gard, Turner, Lorge, Musser and Ott.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 115
Relating to: exempting from income taxation the pension benefits of certain national guard technicians and interest and penalty waivers for certain payments made to national guard technicians.
By
Senators
Moen, Wineke, Decker, Rude, Welch, Schultz, Grobschmidt and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Dobyns, Gronemus, Vander Loop, Springer, Riley, Plale, Schneider, Grothman, Kreuser, Lazich, Lorge, Ward, Seratti, Powers and Owens.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 116
Relating to: an individual income tax exemption for payments for medical care insurance.
By
Senators
Moen and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Ryba, Goetsch, F. Lasee, Grothman and Turner.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 117
Relating to: interest and penalty waivers for certain payments made to national guard technicians.
By
Senators
Moen, Schultz, Rude, Breske, Chvala, Clausing, Welch, Wineke, Fitzgerald, Decker, Grobschmidt and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Johnsrud, F. Lasee, Hasenohrl, Lorge, Albers, Hahn, Boyle, La Fave, Kaufert, Kreuser, Ladwig, Plale, Lazich, Gronemus, Gunderson, Ryba, Nass and Schneider.
To committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 118
Relating to: minimum sentences for certain sex offenses.
By
Senators
Darling, Drzewiecki, Cowles, Huelsman, Panzer, Buettner, A. Lasee and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Walker, Lazich, Porter, Otte, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Hutchison, Wasserman, Albers, Kreibich, Gard, Ladwig, Musser, Robson, Duff, Hasenohrl, Urban, Vrakas, Ott, Kelso, Green, Kaufert, Riley, Kedzie, Schafer, Freese, Gronemus, Staskunas, Seratti and Brandemuehl.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 119
Relating to: hours of labor and one day of rest in 7 for persons employed in the manufacture of butter, cheese or other dairy products from nonperishable milk, in the distribution of nonperishable milk or cream or in canning or freezing nonperishable agricultural commodities and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives F. Lasee, Ryba and Vander Loop.
To committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Relating to: adjusting a school district's revenue limit upon the transfer of services.
By
Senators
Moen, C. Potter, Grobschmidt, Buettner, Jauch, Decker and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Musser, Turner, Gronemus, Boyle, Brandemuehl, R. Young, M. Lehman, Murat, Huber, Reynolds, Ott, Kreibich, Sykora, Robson, Plale, Duff, Albers and Kedzie.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 121
Relating to: interest payments under a restitution order.
By
Senators
Jauch, Huelsman, Breske, Wirch, Panzer, Darling, Schultz, Buettner and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Boyle, Urban, Albers, Huber, Plale, Green, Ryba, Lazich, Gronemus, Grothman, Musser, F. Lasee, Ziegelbauer and Seratti.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 122
Relating to: exposing a child to harmful descriptions or narrations and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Huelsman, Drzewiecki, Buettner, A. Lasee, Welch, Rosenzweig and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Otte, Dobyns, F. Lasee, Ziegelbauer, Baumgart, Gard, Wasserman, Musser, Hahn, Brandemuehl, Vrakas, Boyle, Ladwig, Ryba, Freese, Albers, Kelso, Lazich, Owens, Plale and Gronemus.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Berkos
, Daniel M.,
of Mauston, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 1999.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Adelman, Risser, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Condos
, Spyro G.,
of Lake Geneva, as a member of the Judicial Commission, to serve for the interim term ending August 1, 1998.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Adelman, Risser, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Hogan
, John,
of Rhinelander, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 1999.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Adelman, Risser, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.