Thursday, July 26, 2001
8:00 P.M.
Ninety-Fifth 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, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Jauch, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Decker led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 5
Relating to: commemorating on September 1, 2001, the 90th anniversary of Wausau Insurance and the enactment of the nation's first constitutional worker's compensation law.
By
Senator
Decker
, by request of Representative Huber.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Resolution 5 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Senate Resolution 5
Relating to: commemorating on September 1, 2001, the 90th anniversary of Wausau Insurance and the enactment of the nation's first constitutional worker's compensation law.
Read.
Adopted.
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The committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 104
Relating to: campaign financing, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing penalties.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
George, Risser, Wirch and Huelsman.
Noes, 1 - Senator
S. Fitzgerald.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
George, Risser, Wirch and Huelsman.
Noes, 1 - Senator
S. Fitzgerald.
Senate Bill 115
Relating to: campaign financing with respect to the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
George, Risser, Wirch and Huelsman.
Noes, 1 - Senator
S. Fitzgerald.
Gary George
Chairperson
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By John A. Scocos, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has adopted and asks concurrence in:
Committee on Conference Report on
Senate Bill 55
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 55 be withdrawn and taken up at this time.
Senate Bill 55
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2001 legislature.
Read.
The question was: Shall the Senate concur in the Committee of Conference report?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 8; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Shibilski, Wirch and Zien - 25.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, George, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich and Welch - 8.
Absent or not voting - None.
