Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Tourism and Rural Affairs.
Relating to: permitting the creation of joint local water authorities and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives F. Lasee, Gard, Hutchison, Porter, Owens, Hoven, Ott, Ryba, Vander Loop, Green, Kelso, Ladwig, Ainsworth, Ziegelbauer and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Drzewiecki, A. Lasee, Shibilski and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Utility Regulation.
Assembly Bill
921
Relating to: fiscal responsibilities of the department of corrections and the disposal of property belonging to prisoners and inmates under the supervision of the department of corrections; standards for delivery of health services in state correctional institutions; and discharge of persons from probation.
By Representative
Goetsch
; cosponsored by Senator Fitzgerald
, by request of Department of Corrections.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Bill
925
Relating to: prohibition of political contributions by foreign nationals and providing a penalty.
By Representative
Jensen
; cosponsored by Senator Welch
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
926
Relating to: access to records of county sheriffs, superintendents of county houses of correction and the department of corrections for coroners and medical examiners.
By Representatives Goetsch, Porter, Olsen, Dobyns, Owens, Musser, J. Lehman and Gronemus; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Bill
928
Relating to: prohibiting the parking of vehicles in access aisles adjacent to parking spaces reserved for vehicles used by persons with disabilities and reports of violations of parking spaces reserved for vehicles used by persons with disabilities.
By Representatives R. Potter, Musser and Kelso; cosponsored by Senator Moen
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
940
Relating to: strategic energy assessments, certification requirements applicable to certain projects proposed by public utilities, certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain electric generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines, independent system operator or transmission owner of electric transmission system, certain out-of-state retail electric sales, ownership and operation of wholesale merchant plants, service standards for electric generation, transmission or distribution facilities, regional transmission planning and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Hoven, Gard, Johnsrud, Ott, Riley and Plale; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Rude and Farrow, by request of Governor Tommy G. Thompson
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Utility Regulation.
Assembly Bill
948
Relating to: the application process for the development zone program.
By Representatives Gard, Linton and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Drzewiecki and Breske.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
951
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Association of State Prosecutors for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the assistant district attorneys collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By joint committee on Employment Relations.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
952
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Physicians and Dentists Association, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the professional patient treatment collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By joint committee on Employment Relations.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: directing the joint committee on legislative organization to request that each member of the Wisconsin delegation to the U.S. Congress appear at least once during the 1997-98 session before a joint session of the Wisconsin legislature.
By Representatives Schneider, Gronemus, Williams, Murat, Albers, Goetsch, Olsen, Musser, Green, Lazich and Plale; cosponsored by Senators Wirch and Schultz.
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Joint Resolution 112
Relating to: proclaiming May 15, 16 and 17, 1998, Syttende Mai Weekend.
By Representatives Johnsrud, Skindrud, Underheim, Bock, Ward, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, R. Young, Owens, Dobyns, Krug, Turner, Murat, Grothman, Baldwin, Urban, Notestein, Hahn, Musser, Ott, Walker, Olsen and Hebl; cosponsored by Senators Rude, Wineke, Zien, Farrow, Breske, Drzewiecki, Moen, Huelsman and Burke.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: fully funding the social security system.
By Representatives Plale, Jensen, Albers, Baldwin, Black, Gard, Green, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Hasenohrl, Huber, Jeskewitz, Kelso, Ladwig, Musser, Otte, Owens, Plouff, R. Potter, Ryba, Spillner, Springer, Staskunas, Sykora, Turner, Urban, Vander Loop, Walker and Ward; cosponsored by Senators Farrow and Breske.
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
S558
Assembly Joint Resolution 123
Relating to: honoring the life of Ray Nitschke
By Representatives Huebsch, Ryba, Gard, Walker, Boyle, F. Lasee, Ott, Duff, Bock, Vrakas, Spillner, Otte, Wood, Freese, Owens, Hoven, Ourada, Harsdorf, Brandemuehl, Turner, Dobyns, Klusman, Kelso, Kreuser, Underheim, Musser, Huber, Goetsch, Jeskewitz, Sykora, Krug, Plale, Kreibich, Porter, Handrick, Kedzie, Ainsworth, Springer and Gronemus; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Plache, Farrow, Jauch, Cowles, Fitzgerald, Wineke, A. Lasee, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Moen, Grobschmidt, George, Breske, Huelsman, Weeden and Wirch.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 125
Relating to: honoring the 1998 U.S. women's Olympic team members who have ties to Wisconsin.
By Representative
Hanson
.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 127
Relating to: the life and public service of Curtis McKay.
By Representatives Hoven, Otte, Grothman, Baumgart and Lorge; cosponsored by Senators Panzer and C. Potter.
Read.
Considered as priviledged and taken up.
Concurred in by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Welch, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the senate be added as cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 127.
Assembly Joint Resolution 128
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's basketball team.
By Representatives Brandemuehl, Ward, Freese, Powers, Albers, Baldwin, Boyle, Dobyns, Goetsch, Johnsrud, Musser, Ott, Spillner, Staskunas and Steinbrink; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Breske, Burke, Drzewiecki, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Weeden and Wirch.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Plache, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 1:42 P.M.
10:38 A.M.
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1:42 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that all of the appointments be taken up en masse.
Barnard, Charles P.,
of Menomonie, as a member of the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000.
Read.
Bohen
, Mary Lou,
of Madison, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2001.
Read.
Brandau, Robert R.,
of Wilton, as a member of the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2002.
Read.
Clark
, Frederic A.,
of Poynette, as a member of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 2000.
Read.
Ficks
, Judith E.,
of Mequon, as a member of the Dentistry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2002.
Read.
