By Joint Legislative Council.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Assembly Bill
491
Relating to: authorizing conservation wardens to enforce the trespass law and prohibitions on shooting at caged or staked wild animals and to make arrests under warrants issued for felonies or misdemeanors.
By Joint Legislative Council.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Assembly Bill
535
Relating to: immunity in cases involving wrongful birth and wrongful life.
By Representatives Kedzie, Albers, Gundrum, Ladwig, Ziegelbauer, Walker, Huebsch, Owens, Goetsch, Porter, Leibham, Plale, Nass, Pettis, Urban, Suder, Sykora, Duff, Meyerhofer, Ryba, Spillner, Handrick, Freese, Seratti, Grothman, Ott, Powers, Kreibich, Vrakas, Wieckert and Montgomery; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Drzewiecki, Lazich, Welch, Roessler, Zien, Farrow and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
560
Relating to: prohibiting nudity on certain land and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Johnsrud, Jensen, Albers, Ward, Freese, Duff, M. Lehman, Ladwig, Porter, Owens, Montgomery, Gundrum, Hahn, Walker, Vrakas, Brandemuehl, Spillner and Kedzie; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Zien, Drzewiecki, Welch and Farrow.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
561
Relating to: the possession of barbed hooks while fishing.
By joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: declaring November as Diabetes Awareness Month.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Bill 5
Relating to:following snowplows.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 181
Relating to: campaign financing with respect to the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations and providing penalties.
Read a second time.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 181 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 260
Relating to: sale or rental of certain information pertaining to minors by state agencies.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 260 offered by Senators Erpenbach and Rude.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 260?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 260
Read a third time and passed.
Murphy
, Francis W. "Bill",
of Portage, as a member of the Natural Resources Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
The question was: Rejection?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Decker, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Shibilski and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Welch and Zien - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
O Brien, Gerald M.,
of Stevens Point, as a member of the Natural Resources Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - 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.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 4:38 P.M..
1:15 P.M.
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4:38 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate return to the eighth order of business.
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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 113
Assembly Bill 576
Assembly Bill 584
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 14
Concurred in:
Senate Joint Resolution 27
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Assembly Bill
113
Relating to: the display of the U.S. flag and offering of the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem in public and private schools.
By Representatives Jensen, Pettis, Petrowski, Montgomery, Suder, Townsend, Leibham, Kelso, Spillner, Kedzie, Ladwig, Huebsch, Hahn, Freese, M. Lehman, Seratti, Albers, Ryba, Plale, Sykora, Goetsch, Musser, Owens, Ainsworth, Urban, Hoven, Johnsrud, Handrick, Kreibich, Meyerhofer, Schooff, Vrakas, F. Lasee, Duff, Nass, Wieckert, Ott and Ward; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Fitzgerald, Welch, Schultz, Roessler and Darling.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
Assembly Bill
576