Thursday, February 8, 2001
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 3
Relating to: commending and congratulating Ron Wolf for his service and thanking him for his contribution to the Green Bay Packers and the people of Wisconsin.
By
Senators
Hansen, Wirch, Erpenbach, Moen, Breske, Zien, Moore, Burke, Rosenzweig, A. Lasee, Plache, Risser, Lazich, Decker, Schultz, Darling, Farrow, Welch and Cowles.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 48
Relating to: creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez.
By
Senators
Burke, Erpenbach, George, Moore and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Colon, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Gronemus, Kreuser, Krug, J. Lehman, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Pocan, Richards, Riley, Schooff, Sherman, Sinicki, Turner, Williams and Young.
To committee on Labor and Agriculture.
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The committee on Environmental Resources reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 3
Relating to: the appointment of the secretary of natural resources.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 37
Relating to: water quality certification for wetlands.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jim Baumgart
Chairperson
The committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 1
Relating to: requiring pharmacies and pharmacists, as a condition of medical assistance participation, to charge elderly persons for prescription drugs no more than specific amounts; specifying requirements for rebate agreements between the department of health and family services and drug manufacturers; requiring the department of health and family services to seek a waiver to provide medical assistance eligibility to certain persons for purposes of a prescription drug benefit; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch, Darling and Welch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate substitute amendment 1 adoption.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Wirch and Darling.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Welch.
Report Passage as amended, with emergency statement (s.
16.47 Wisconsin Statutes).
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Moore, Shibilski, Plache and Wirch.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Darling and Welch.
Brian Burke
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: the joint rules.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Panzer and Farrow.
