Tuesday, March 21, 2000
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 483
Relating to: permits for certain funeral services held in certain establishments.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Schultz and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Kedzie, Olsen, Ryba and Gunderson.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 484
Relating to: expenditure of $49,776.35 from the general fund in payment of a claim made by Rosendale Farm Equipment, Inc.
By
Senator
Roessler
.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 485
Relating to: revocation of the privilege to operate snowmobiles for violations of the intoxicated snowmobiling law; speed restrictions on the operation of snowmobiles; confiscation of snowmobiles after conviction under the intoxicated snowmobiling law or for failure to stop a snowmobile in response to a law enforcement officer; increasing the public-use snowmobile registration fee; snowmobile trail aids to counties; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Decker, Burke, Moen, Plache, Roessler and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Hutchison, J. Lehman, Kelso, Vrakas and F. Lasee.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 486
Relating to: an income tax and franchise tax credit for employing an undergraduate student.
By
Senator
Shibilski
.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 487
Relating to: participation of certain Wisconsin works participants in a technical college education program.
By
Senators
Moore and Grobschmidt; cosponsored by Representatives Plouff and Schooff.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 488
Relating to: creating a donor registry board, creating a Wisconsin donor registry, the definition of "document of gift", modifying the form for the power of attorney for health care, requiring a study, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Rosenzweig, Robson, Roessler, Grobschmidt, Risser, Plache and Farrow; cosponsored by Representatives Wasserman, Kaufert, Jeskewitz, Bock, Vrakas, Ladwig, Riley, Ryba, Albers, Steinbrink, Huebsch, Walker, Plale, Balow, Musser, La Fave, Ainsworth, Schooff, Kreuser, Plouff, Gronemus, J. Lehman, Hahn and Turner.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 489
Relating to: increasing funding for retired senior volunteer programs and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Robson, Risser, Plache, Moen, Erpenbach and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Lassa, Waukau, Hasenohrl, Musser, Wood, Gronemus, Black, Staskunas, Kreibich, Montgomery, Pocan, Ott and Young.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 490
Relating to: education vouchers issued to enrollees of the Wisconsin conservation corps and composition of the Wisconsin conservation corps board.
By
Senator
Clausing
.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 491
Relating to: grants for innovative police technology and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
George, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, Rosenzweig, Drzewiecki and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Goetsch, Schooff, Ryba and Bock.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Relating to: federal funding for railroad crossing protection improvements.
By
Senators
Cowles, Roessler, Huelsman and Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Hahn, Black and Ott.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections.
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The committee on Lambeau Field reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 493
Relating to: the authority of certain counties to issue bonds or promissory notes for the construction or renovation of football stadium facilities; application of the prevailing wage law and the open records law to contracts for the construction or renovation of football stadium facilities entered into by a professional football team or a related party; and creating goals for the participation of minority and women's businesses in contracts related to the construction or renovation of football stadium facilities.
Introduction.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Decker, Erpenbach and Chvala.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Rude and Huelsman.
