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 silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Huelsman 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 353
Relating to: funding for food pantries, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
George, Moore, Burke, Baumgart, Robson, Plache, Grobschmidt, Wirch and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Bock, La Fave, Ryba, Staskunas, Riley, Turner, Black, Hahn, Plouff, Sinicki, Richards, Kreuser, Hasenohrl, J. Lehman and Berceau.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 354
Relating to: collection of data concerning motor vehicle stops, law enforcement training standards and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Moore, George and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Turner, Colon, Riley, Morris-Tatum, Coggs, Williams, Bock, Richards, Wasserman, Black, Miller, Pocan, Berceau, Schooff, Boyle, Ryba and Klusman.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 355
Relating to: increasing the recycling fee imposed on the disposal of solid waste.
By
Senator
Robson
; cosponsored by Representative Black
.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 356
Relating to: applicability of the local governmental unit negotiation and cost-recovery process for contaminated property.
By
Senators
Wirch, Huelsman and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Vrakas, Pettis, Kelso, Stone, Gundrum, Kedzie, Ladwig, Owens, Kreuser, Duff, Hoven, Olsen, Walker, Turner, Staskunas, Musser, Kreibich, Sykora, Spillner, Albers and Porter.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 357
Relating to: an agreement between the state and tobacco product manufacturers; classification and elements of felony offenses and certain misdemeanor offenses; modification of a bifurcated sentence in certain cases; revocation of extended supervision; the creation of a sentencing commission and temporary sentencing guidelines; legislative procedure for criminal penalties bills; assistant district attorney positions for certain counties; releasing information from the sex offender registry to school district administrators and parents, guardians and legal custodians of children; achievement guarantee contracts; authorizing digital television conversion projects; funding for gaming law enforcement operations, general program operations of the state lottery, lottery retailer compensation, lottery vendor fees, the farmland tax relief credit, costs of administration, administration of the lottery and gaming credit; prescription drug assistance for elderly persons; funding for the badger care health care program; funding for food pantries; requiring insurance coverage of certain immunizations for children; creating an office of public intervenor in the department of justice; bonding authority under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program; shared revenue payments to counties and municipalities, circuit court support payments, financial assistance for local recycling programs, community aids, youth aids; transferring certain consumer protection functions performed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to the department of justice; the composition of the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; distribution of national forest income payments from the federal government; restoring the school property tax rent credit; granting bonding authority; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Chvala, Burke, Risser, Moen and George.
To joint committee on Finance.
Relating to: animal health testing and diagnosis, creating a veterinary diagnostic laboratory board and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Clausing, Schultz, Burke, Erpenbach, Decker, Jauch, Fitzgerald, Moen, Rude, Huelsman, Baumgart, Breske, A. Lasee, Roessler and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Plouff, Lassa, Reynolds, Musser, Urban, Kestell, Spillner, Schneider, Hasenohrl, Hahn, Olsen, Hutchison, Hundertmark, Gronemus, Kreuser, Ainsworth, Ladwig, Brandemuehl, Turner, Pettis, Huebsch, Klusman, Petrowski, Rhoades, Kaufert, Gunderson, Freese, Sykora and Albers.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 359
Relating to: exempting from taxation certain amounts of pension income received by an individual.
By
Senators
Wirch, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Darling, Roessler and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Waukau, Reynolds, Plale, Gronemus, Kaufert, Bock, Ryba, J. Lehman, Hasenohrl, Staskunas, Plouff, Kreuser, Musser, Leibham, Gunderson, F. Lasee and Kreibich.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 367
Relating to: school district open enrollment and tuition waivers and payments.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 241
Relating to: programs for children at risk of not graduating from high school.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 242
Relating to: planning grants for retained 4th graders and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling and Roessler.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Senate Bill 264
Relating to: granting high school diplomas to certain veterans.
Passage.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 309
Relating to: the number of school districts to which a pupil may apply under the open enrollment program.
Passage.
Ayes, 10 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Erpenbach.
Richard Grobschmidt
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 448
Relating to: Vietnam veteran eligibility for veterans benefits.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 77
Relating to: authorizing the activation of the national guard for public disasters related to the year 2000 computer issues.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Bie
, Avie,
of Madison, as a member of the Public Service Commission, to serve for the interim term ending March 1, 1999 and for the full term ending March 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
