Thursday, May 20, 1999
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 17
Relating to: requesting Congress to meet its fiscal responsibility for the education of children with disabilities.
By
Senators
Robson, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Drzewiecki, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, Lazich, Plache, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Albers, Black, Bock, Coggs, Goetsch, Hahn, Hasenohrl, Ladwig, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Miller, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Owens, Plouff, Pocan, Ryba, Seratti, Sinicki, Spillner, Staskunas, Sykora, Turner, Wasserman and Young.
To committee on Education.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 164
Relating to: supervised release of sexually violent persons.
By
Senators
Baumgart, Darling and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Coggs, Kestell, Musser, F. Lasee, Brandemuehl, Sykora, Albers, La Fave and Seratti.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 165
Relating to: voting by the members of the conservation congress.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Schultz, Baumgart, Drzewiecki, Panzer and Farrow; cosponsored by Representatives Sykora, Gronemus, Albers, Plouff, Powers, Goetsch, Gunderson and Petrowski.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 166
Relating to: dispute settlement procedures in local government employment other than law enforcement and fire fighting employment.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Erpenbach, Clausing, Moore, Risser, Breske, George, Decker, Moen, Baumgart and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Wood, Sinicki, Reynolds, Miller, Balow, Colon, Berceau, Bock, Ryba, Young, Black, Plouff, J. Lehman, Richards, Boyle, Lassa, Schneider, Wasserman, La Fave, Travis and Meyerhofer.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 167
Relating to: sale and distribution of recordings of certain musical works to persons under the age of 18, the purchase of recordings of certain musical works by persons under the age of 18 and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Roessler, Huelsman and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Ainsworth, Hahn, Handrick, Gronemus, Sykora, Owens, Goetsch, Urban, Kreibich, Albers and Seratti.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 168
Relating to: one day of rest in 7 for persons employed in the manufacture of butter, cheese or other dairy products subsequent to the first processing of the milk from which those products are made.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Decker and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives F. Lasee, Meyerhofer, Sykora, Ryba, Goetsch and Musser.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 169
Relating to: deceptive preapproval of open-end credit plans and providing a penalty.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 170
Relating to: transactions excluded from the Wisconsin Consumer Act, authority of licensed lenders and consumer leases under the uniform commercial code.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 156
Relating to: candidacy of independent candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
S155
Assembly Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: requesting Congress to enact legislation that would specify that no portion of the money received by the states as part of the settlement with tobacco companies may be withheld, offset or claimed by the federal government.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
