Wednesday, October 6, 1999
2:00 P.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 3:44 P.M.
2:05 P.M.
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3:44 P.M
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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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, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Chvala led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 249
Relating to: patient privacy protections in collection and dissemination of health care information, changing requirements for membership on the board on health care information and creating an independent review board, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
By
Senator
Moen
.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 133 be placed after Assembly Joint Resolution 75 on the calendar of October 6, 1999.
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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 234
Assembly Bill 266
Assembly Bill 478
Assembly Bill 481
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Assembly Bill
234
Relating to: qualification of candidates for justice of the supreme court for grants from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, court fees and making an appropriation.
By committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Assembly Bill
266
Relating to: requiring certain educational agencies to install filtering software on computers connected to the internet and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Huebsch, Hutchison, Ainsworth, Kelso, Owens, Petrowski, Seratti and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Welch and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
Assembly Bill
478
Relating to: physical health examinations of pupils.
By Representatives Rhoades, Gundrum, Ainsworth, Duff, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Johnsrud, Kedzie, Kestell, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Montgomery, Nass, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Skindrud, Spillner, Stone, Vrakas, Walker, Wieckert, Leibham and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Plache, Darling and A. Lasee.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
Assembly Bill
481
Relating to: access by a parent to records relating to the parent's child.
By Representatives Hundertmark, Jensen, Skindrud, Ladwig, Pettis, Kestell, Hahn, Staskunas, Gunderson, Ainsworth, Porter, Albers, Stone and Kedzie; cosponsored by Senator Darling
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions.
