Tuesday, January 25, 2000
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 Grobschmidt led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 32
Relating to: the life and public service of Robert W. Dean.
By
Senator
Decker
; cosponsored by Representative Huber
.
Read.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senate Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: the retirement of Jane Henkel.
By
Senators
Risser, Chvala, Moen, Ellis, Rude, Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Erpenbach, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 33 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senate Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: the retirement of Jane Henkel.
Read.
Adopted.
Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 336
Relating to: dams, ditches and drains used in the cultivation of cranberries.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representative Black
.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 337
Relating to: occupational exposure of public employes to blood and other material potentially containing blood-borne pathogens and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Robson, Moore, Burke, Rosenzweig, Plache and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Berceau and Seratti.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 338
Relating to: the sale of fireworks to nonresidents and shipping of fireworks.
By
Senators
Wirch, Breske, Decker, Roessler, Panzer, Huelsman, Fitzgerald, Robson, George and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Rhoades, Suder, Kestell, Pettis, Duff, La Fave, Albers, Sykora, Grothman, Owens, Underheim, Gard, Seratti, Schooff, Kedzie, Ryba, Gronemus, Pocan, Klusman and Skindrud.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 339
Relating to: the disclosure of records relating to a substitute care parent.
By
Senators
Wirch, Darling, Huelsman, Burke, Plache, Roessler and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Brandemuehl, Olsen, Huebsch, Ladwig, Gronemus, Spillner, Plale, Rhoades, Musser, Vrakas, Porter, Seratti, Kelso, Sykora, J. Lehman, Ryba and Klusman.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 340
Relating to: the composition of county boards of canvassers in certain counties.
By
Senators
Baumgart, Huelsman, Roessler, Schultz, Darling and Farrow; cosponsored by Representatives Grothman, M. Lehman, Ott, Leibham, Stone, Olsen, Kestell, Ladwig, Hahn, Albers, Spillner, Gronemus, Huber, Plouff, Pettis and Miller.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Relating to: the time limit for participation in a Wisconsin works employment position.
By
Senators
Moore, George, Burke, Darling and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Morris-Tatum, Sinicki, Colon, Jeskewitz, Coggs, Young, Miller, Berceau, Boyle, Riley, Kreuser and Hasenohrl.
To committee on Labor.
