The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Robert Wirch.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 345
Relating to: sentences for felony offenses, parole, extended supervision and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representatives Huber and Murat.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 29, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
This is to inform you that I am withdrawing the nomination of Jerome Lacke for appointment to the Chiropractic Examining Board.
Mr. Lacke notified my office that he cannot accept the nomination at this time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Relating to commercial feed.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, November 05, 1997.
Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources, November 06, 1997.
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The committee on Insurance, Tourism and Rural Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to valuation of reserve liabilities for life insurance.
No action taken.
Relating to annual patients compensation fund and mediation fund fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, adding certain physician specialties and providing that University of Wisconsin hospital and clinics residents' fees be calculated on a full-time-equivalent basis in the same manner as medical college of Wisconsin resident fees are currently calculated.
No action taken.
Roger Breske
Chairperson
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By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 156
Assembly Bill 240
Assembly Bill 266
Assembly Bill 361
Assembly Bill 364
Assembly Bill 433
Assembly Bill 465
Assembly Bill 487
Assembly Bill 505
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 77
Concurred in:
Senate Bill 343
Senate Bill 344
Assembly Bill
156
Relating to: a county treasurer's appointment of a deputy treasurer.
By Representatives Ladwig, Schafer, Duff, Goetsch, Handrick, Hanson, Huber, M. Lehman, Olsen, Otte, Owens, Porter, Ryba, Seratti, Sykora and Zukowski; cosponsored by Senators Wirch and Shibilski.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
240
Relating to: providing an exception to the open housing law to permit a person to offer a discount or other reduction in price for the lease or rental of housing to a person 55 years of age or over.
By Representatives Dobyns, Urban, Musser, Schafer, Freese, Goetsch, Gunderson, Lorge, Hahn, Ainsworth, F. Lasee, Brandemuehl, Zukowski, Albers, Williams, Skindrud, Handrick, Lazich and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Buettner, Welch, Schultz, Farrow, Zien and Rosenzweig.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
266
Relating to: substitute care providers of children, termination of parental rights, the appointment of a relative of a child as the guardian of the child, paternity determinations and the duties of juvenile court intake workers.
By Representatives Krug, Huebsch, Plouff, Freese, Ryba, Goetsch, Hanson, Ladwig, Ziegelbauer, M. Lehman, Boyle, Musser, Seratti and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman, C. Potter, Panzer, Buettner, Rosenzweig, Farrow and Weeden.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
361
Relating to: "sale or return" or consignment sales under the uniform commercial code.
By Representatives Skindrud, Freese, Grothman, Gronemus, F. Lasee, Musser, Powers, Seratti, Sykora, Urban and Zukowski.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
364
Relating to: tampering with hour meters of farm equipment and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Skindrud, Albers, Ainsworth, Freese, Goetsch, Hahn, Hasenohrl, Musser, Otte, Ott, Owens, Plouff, Porter, Powers, Seratti and Sykora; cosponsored by Senator Welch
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Assembly Bill
433
Relating to: disclosures for motor vehicle consumer leases.
By Representatives Freese, Ward, Kunicki, Hoven, Otte, Johnsrud, Albers, Ott, M. Lehman and Goetsch; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Rude, George, Huelsman, Shibilski and Cowles.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
465
Relating to: various changes in the provisions regarding police relief associations.
By Representatives Krusick, Dobyns, Goetsch, Green, Gunderson, Hahn, Hanson, Huebsch, Jensen, Kreuser, Musser, Nass, Plale, Porter, Staskunas, Sykora, Turner, Walker and L. Young; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Farrow, Breske and Schultz.
