Tuesday, February 16, 1999
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Absent - Senators Moore - 1.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Clausing led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, introduced our honored guests a delegation from the Palestinian Legislative Council.
The Council was created a little over 3 years ago as part of the Oslo Agreement.
The United States Agency for International Development is sponsoring a program to increase the capacity of the Legislative Council and provide for procedures to create and maintain a record of activity.
With us today at the Clerk's desk observing our session and procedures are the Honorable Hussam Khader, a member of the Council and Mr. Nabil Isifan, Chief Clerk of the Council.
Please join me in welcoming them to our session today.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 38
Relating to: eligibility for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority's property tax deferral loan program.
By
Senators
Risser, Moen, Erpenbach and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Black, La Fave, Cullen, Miller, Hasenohrl, Ott and Krug.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 39
Relating to: outdoor advertising of intoxicating liquor.
By
Senator
Baumgart
; cosponsored by Representatives Morris-Tatum and La Fave.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Senate Bill 40
Relating to: shared revenue payments for former utility property.
By
Senators
Breske, Rude, Drzewiecki, Wirch, A. Lasee, Robson, Baumgart and Moen; cosponsored by Representatives Hahn, F. Lasee, Brandemuehl, Gard, Skindrud, Sykora, Powers, Leibham, Ott, Meyer, Gronemus, Hutchison, Montgomery, Steinbrink, Johnsrud, Seratti, Plouff, Lassa, Owens and Huber.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 41
Relating to: employment of minors 11 years of age in the sale or distribution of newspapers or shoppers guides.
By
Senators
Wirch, Schultz, Breske, Roessler, George, Rude, Farrow and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Powers, Bock, Freese, Gard, Handrick, Hoven, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kelso, Kreuser, F. Lasee, Owens, Porter, Ryba, Seratti, Skindrud, Stone, Sykora, Turner, Young, Ziegelbauer and Gundrum.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 42
Relating to: qualifications for absentee voting.
By
Senators
Risser, Robson, Burke, Rude, George, Plache, Welch, A. Lasee, Shibilski, Jauch and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Krug, Bock, Grothman, Urban, Ziegelbauer, Spillner, Black, Cullen, Schooff, Plouff, Plale, J. Lehman, Musser, Meyer, Turner, Colon, Travis, Hasenohrl, Wasserman, Olsen and Duff.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 43
Relating to: termination of a tenancy if notice given regarding drug or criminal gang activity.
By
Senators
Moore, Burke, Erpenbach, Plache, Chvala, Risser, Darling, Panzer, Rosenzweig, Cowles and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Turner, Plale, Cullen, Riley, Ziegelbauer, Colon, Black, Ryba, Bock, Boyle, Morris-Tatum, Sinicki, F. Lasee, Kelso, Ladwig, Sykora, Porter, Urban and Powers.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 44
Relating to: access to public records containing social security account numbers of individuals.
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By
Senators
Erpenbach, Plache, Moore, Rude, Burke, Clausing, Decker, Roessler, Farrow, A. Lasee, Darling and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Foti, Schneider, Meyer, Musser, Schooff, Turner, Pocan, Black, La Fave, Hasenohrl, Plale, Kreuser, Wasserman, Colon, Powers, Bock, Plouff and Boyle.
To committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions.
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The committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: urging the members of the Wisconsin delegation to the U. S. Congress to support proposed federal legislation that would provide revenues to Wisconsin from the development of oil and natural gas resources on the outer continental shelf.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Clausing, Baumgart, Wirch, Schultz and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Clausing, Baumgart, Wirch, Schultz and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
