Tuesday, March 14, 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 Panzer 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 465
Relating to: prohibiting charter schools, and private schools that participate in the Milwaukee parental choice program, from discriminating against pupils.
By
Senator
Grobschmidt
; cosponsored by Representative Sinicki
.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 466
Relating to: appointment of students to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
By
Senator
Grobschmidt
; cosponsored by Representative Lassa
.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 467
Relating to: maximum gross vehicle weight of motor trucks transporting exclusively milk.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representative Brandemuehl
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
Senate Bill 468
Relating to: requirements for enacting comprehensive plans, requirements for comprehensive subdivision ordinances, the applicability of traditional neighborhood development ordinances, the timing of transportation planning grants and making an appropriation.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representative Powers
.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 469
Relating to: investment authority of the board of commissioners of public lands.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen and Richards.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 470
Relating to: a sales tax and a use tax exemption for building materials sold to a builder for a local government construction project.
By
Senators
Darling and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Vrakas, Grothman, Hoven, Musser, M. Lehman, Sykora, Spillner, Gunderson, Stone, Urban, Ladwig, Ryba, Hasenohrl, Meyerhofer and Kestell.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 471
Relating to: income continuation insurance coverage for state employes.
By
Senators
Risser, Roessler and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Hahn and Miller.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 472
Relating to: the number of lots into which a parcel of land in an exclusive agricultural use district may be divided.
By
Senators
Burke, Risser and Baumgart; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Berceau, Black, Goetsch, J. Lehman and Turner.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 473
Relating to: a state passenger rail plan, the creation of a passenger rail projects commission and passenger rail project selection.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representative Bock
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
The committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 157
Relating to: the placement in the statutes of certain definitions concerning natural resources and public lands administration (suggested as remedial legislation by the board of commissioners of public lands).
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Clausing, Baumgart, Wirch, Schultz and A. Lasee.
