Wednesday, March 29, 2000
11:30 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 Robson 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 519
Relating to: civil immunity for administration of drugs to pupils in compliance with instructions of advance practice nurse prescribers.
By
Senators
Risser, Huelsman and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Pocan, Musser, Underheim and Miller.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 520
Relating to: calculating child support and creating committees to review the method of calculating child support.
By
Senator
George
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
, by request of Jan Raz of Hales Corner.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 397
Relating to: designating personal care shortage areas, reimbursement for losses in the provision of personal care services, providing a supplement for hourly medical assistance reimbursement rates for in-home personal care services workers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Moore and Plache.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 429
Relating to: a nonprofit corporation to promote the development of high-technology businesses and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Moore and Plache.
Noes, 0 - None.
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.
Senate amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Moore and Plache.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Shibilski, Moore and Plache.
Noes, 0 - None.
Brian Burke
Chairperson
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 533
Relating to: authorizing the appointment of assistant district attorneys to provide restorative justice services; authorizing counties and the department of corrections to contract with religious organizations for the provision of services relating to delinquency and crime prevention and the rehabilitation of offenders; inmate rehabilitation; creating the office of government-sectarian facilitation; establishing a grant program for a neighborhood organization incubator; distributing funding for alcohol and other drug abuse services; and making appropriations.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Cowles and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Plache.
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Senate substitute amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 13 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 3 - Representatives Albers, Duff and Ward.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 315
Relating to: child abuse and neglect prevention and making appropriations.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 14 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 2 - Representatives Albers and Duff.
Senate Bill 362
Relating to: fiscal estimates for bills containing criminal penalty provisions, establishing a corrections special reserve fund and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 1 - Representative
Duff.
Senate Bill 378
Relating to: payments to ethanol producers, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 13 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 3 - Senators Plach, Cowles and Representative Duff.
Senate Bill 442
Relating to: authorizing the creation of a local cultural arts district; granting a property tax exemption for the district's property; granting a sales tax and use tax exemption for tangible personal property and services purchased by the district; giving a local cultural arts district the authority to issue bonds and granting income tax exemptions for interest income on bonds issued by the district; authorizing certain local cultural arts districts to acquire property by condemnation; and authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance certain cultural arts facilities.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Darling. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 0 - None.