1.
Order that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin shall be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the State of Wisconsin beginning at sunrise on May 15, 1998 and ending at sunset on that date; and
2.
Authorize any jurisdiction of this state to fly the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin at half-staff on any day during Police Week (i.e. May 10, 1998 through May 16, 1998) that such jurisdiction officially honors, in a public ceremony, peace officers who have given their lives in the line of duty.
IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this sixth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
May 6, 1998
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
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Senator Plache, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 1:30 P.M..
10:55 A.M.
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1:30 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Rude in the chair.
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The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate return to the fourth order of business.
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The committee on Environment and Energy reports and recommends:
Farrow
, John H.,
of Elm Grove, as a member of the Public Service Commission, to serve for the interim term ending March 1, 2001.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Cowles, Panzer and Shibilski.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Clausing.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
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The joint committee on
Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 251
Relating to: the operating privilege of an underage person convicted of certain alcohol-related offenses.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Burke and Decker. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz, Rosenzweig and Burke. Representatives Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs.
Noes, 5 - Senator
Decker. Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf and Albers.
Timothy Weeden
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Information Policy reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 811
Relating to: the authorization, use and verification of digital signatures, licensure and regulation of certification authorities, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, Rosenzweig, Fitzgerald, Jauch and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, Rosenzweig, Fitzgerald, Jauch and Moore.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mary Panzer
Chairperson
The committee on State Government Operations and Corrections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 747
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 (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of corrections).
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Fitzgerald, A. Lasee, Lazich and Wineke.
Noes, 1 - Senator
George.
Scott Fitzgerald
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Rural Affairs reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 483
Relating to: removal of disabled vehicles, accident debris and other obstructions from freeways and expressways and stopping after a motor vehicle accident.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
A. Lasee, Drzewiecki, Zien and Clausing.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Decker.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
A. Lasee, Drzewiecki, Zien and Clausing.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Decker.
Alan Lasee
Chairperson
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate return to the sixth order of business.
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Senator Huelsman, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments be taken up en masse.
Folcey
, Sharon M.,
of Sparta, as a member of the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001.
Read.
Heidel
, Sandra,
of Onalaska, as a member of the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 1999.
Read.
Rikkers, Frederick T.,
of Madison, as a member of the Savings and Loan Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2001.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Burke, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 32.
