Wednesday, November 10, 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, 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 Farrow 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 287
Relating to: registration of reductions in certain air emissions and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Burke, Cowles, Clausing, Rosenzweig, Darling and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Bock, Turner, Plouff, Black, J. Lehman, Pocan, Miller and Sinicki.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 288
Relating to: military honors funerals for veterans and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Moen, Risser, Breske, Decker, Burke, Fitzgerald, Lazich, Grobschmidt, Wirch, Baumgart, Roessler, Clausing, Schultz, Darling, Drzewiecki, Farrow, Welch, Rude, Zien, Jauch, George, A. Lasee, Huelsman, Erpenbach, Shibilski and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Brandemuehl, Musser, Turner, Waukau, Grothman, Meyerhofer, Porter, Hahn, Riley, Bock, J. Lehman, Albers, Goetsch, Petrowski, Plouff, Ladwig, Kelso, Sykora, Seratti, Hasenohrl, Spillner, Gundrum, Kestell, Montgomery, Ryba, Nass, Pettis, Rhoades, Owens, Plale, Coggs, Skindrud, Gunderson, Huber, Kreuser, Lassa, Hundertmark, Huebsch, Handrick, Boyle, Underheim, Reynolds, Kreibich, Carpenter, Schneider, Hutchison, Suder, Gard, Gronemus, Ott, Morris-Tatum, Hoven, Meyer, Vrakas, Hubler, La Fave, Travis, Johnsrud, Pocan, Ward, Jensen, Black, Wieckert and Miller.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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The committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 181
Relating to: campaign financing with respect to the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations and providing penalties.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Clausing, Baumgart, Wirch, Schultz and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
Alice Clausing
Chairperson
The committee on Labor reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 409
Relating to: the coverage of the prevailing wage and hours of labor law, the definition of prevailing hours of labor, the determination of prevailing wage rates and granting rule-making authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Decker, Breske, Zien and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 547
Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Decker, Breske, Zien and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jim Baumgart
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: declaring November as Diabetes Awareness Month.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
November 9, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 1999 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us.
Gallo, Donald P City of Waukesha
Itkin, Laurie Sprint
Klibowitz, Lynn International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Wis State Conference
Mlynarczyk, Mark HLR Service Corporation
Petersen, Laura Madison Area Builders Association
Stitt, Donald Medical College of Wisconsin
Winters, Amy American Crop Protection Association
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 11:40 A.M..
10:10 A.M.
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11:40 A.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the appointment of RICHARD L. DEAN be laid on the table.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the appointment of Francis W. "Bill" Murphy
of Portage, as a member of the Natural Resources Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005 be placed at the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of November 10, 1999.
