The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Roger Breske.
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 151
Relating to: sale and distribution of cigarettes in packages or containers with fewer than 20 cigarettes.
By
Senators
Rosenzweig, Risser, Roessler, Erpenbach, Panzer, Darling, Clausing and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Olsen, Bock, Montgomery, Jeskewitz, Ladwig, Cullen, Staskunas, Freese, Huber, Black, Owens, Richards, Miller and Young.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 152
Relating to: the tax exemption for occasional sales.
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Huelsman and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Grothman, Gronemus, Sykora and Powers.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 153
Relating to: providing a penalty of either death or life imprisonment for the first-degree intentional homicide of a child younger than 16 years old, affecting parole and extended supervision eligibility and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives F. Lasee, Musser, Handrick, Gunderson, Ainsworth, Hoven, Hundertmark, Kreibich and Kaufert.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 154
Relating to: the petroleum storage remedial action program, providing an exemption from emergency rule-making procedures and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senator
George
; cosponsored by Representative Kelso
.
To joint committee on Audit.
Senate Bill 155
Relating to: elimination of requirements concerning information about physicians who voluntarily accept assignment for payment of Medicare claims and authorizing release of certain information by the designated representative of the long-term care ombudsman (suggested as remedial legislation by the board on aging and long-term care).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 156
Relating to: the discharge of wastewater from a sulfide mine.
By
Senators
Schultz, Rude, Robson, Baumgart, Wirch and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Hahn, Albers, Miller, Freese, Hasenohrl, Musser, Ryba, Ainsworth, Huber, Berceau, Plouff, Sinicki, Reynolds, Lassa, Boyle, Coggs and Waukau.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 157
Relating to: the placement in the statutes of certain definitions concerning natural resources and public lands administration (suggested as remedial legislation by the board of commissioners of public lands).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: the life and public service of Patricia A. Goodrich.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 41
Relating to: the life and public service of Dr. Donald L. Iverson.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: the life and public service of Laurie Carlson.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 57
Assembly Bill 88
Assembly Bill 136
Assembly Bill 137
Assembly Bill 155
Assembly Bill 239
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 52
Assembly Joint Resolution 53
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Assembly Bill
57
Relating to: eligibility to operate commercial motor vehicles and the transport of hazardous materials.
By Representatives Brandemuehl, M. Lehman, Ott, Goetsch, Kelso, Sykora, Turner, Hahn, Olsen, Albers and Ryba; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Darling and Farrow.
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Assembly Bill
88
Relating to: special event campground permits issued by the department of health and family services.
By Representatives Johnsrud, Ward, Freese, Ladwig, Goetsch, Brandemuehl, Owens, Gunderson, Seratti, Musser, Huebsch, Powers and M. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators Rude, Cowles, Huelsman, Roessler and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Bill
136
Relating to: transferring appeals of certain determinations of the department of transportation from the division of hearings and appeals to the tax appeals commission.
By Representatives Brandemuehl, Ainsworth, Albers, Goetsch, Hahn, Kelso, Lassa, J. Lehman, Montgomery, Powers and Steinbrink; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Huelsman, Darling, Schultz and Farrow.
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Assembly Bill
137
Relating to: older security interests in motor vehicles.
By Representatives Brandemuehl, Stone, Ladwig, Steinbrink, Olsen, Powers, Goetsch, Ainsworth, Albers, Owens, La Fave, Plouff, Gronemus, Sykora, Lassa, Grothman, Skindrud and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Farrow and Zien.
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Assembly Bill
155
