Tuesday, October 16, 2001
10:00 A.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 stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Darling 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 Joint Resolution 47
Relating to: supporting President Bush's efforts to extend unemployment insurance benefits and urging support of a universal extension of unemployment insurance benefits to cover all 50 states and all workers.
By
Senators
Plache, Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Erpenbach, George, Hansen, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moore, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Shibilski and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Hebl, Huber, Jeskewitz, Kreuser, Krusick, La Fave, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Reynolds, Richards, Ryba, Schooff, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Sykora, Turner and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Labor and Agriculture.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 280
Relating to: increasing a school district's revenue limit by a portion of the school district's handicapped education costs.
By
Senators
Plache, Burke, Jauch, Risser, Wirch, Moore, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt and Breske; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Sinicki, Bock, La Fave, Shilling, J. Lehman, Ott, Staskunas, Gronemus, Boyle, Turner, Krawczyk, Black, Pocan, Ryba, Gunderson, Miller, Plouff, Kreuser and Berceau.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 281
Relating to: eligibility for veterans benefits for those veterans who are involved in Operation Enduring Freedom; the extension or renewal of a license held by a national guard member or member of the U.S. armed forces reserve who is called into active service; college students called to serve in the armed forces; and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Moen, Risser, Erpenbach, Jauch, Burke, Breske, Plache, Zien, Schultz, Wirch, Shibilski, Decker, Grobschmidt, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Baumgart and George; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Nass, Ryba, Gronemus, Boyle, Suder, Kestell, Jeskewitz, Plouff, Turner, Albers, La Fave, Sykora, Krawczyk, Pettis, Staskunas, Meyerhofer, Bock, Freese, Petrowski, Grothman, Ladwig, Lassa, Berceau and Urban.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 282
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for pay received from the federal government by members of the armed forces participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and abating interest or penalties due on income tax returns for members of the armed forces who are participating in that operation.
By
Senators
Moen, Wirch, Plache, Shibilski, S. Fitzgerald, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Baumgart and George; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Bock, Boyle, Nass, Ryba, Albers, Gronemus, Petrowski, Turner, Freese, Grothman, La Fave, Lassa, Berceau and Urban.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 283
Relating to: abating interest otherwise due on income tax returns filed under an extension by members of the armed forces who are participating in that operation.
By
Senators
Moen, Breske, Wirch, Plache, Shibilski, Burke, Decker, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Baumgart and George; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Nass, Ryba, La Fave, Hahn, Suder, Pettis, Bock, Freese, Staskunas, Boyle, Turner, Petrowski, Grothman, Albers, Lassa, Berceau and Urban.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
The joint survey committee on Retirement Systems reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 245
Relating to: contribution rates under the Wisconsin retirement system.
The Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems find that Senate Bill 245 is good public policy, and the Committee recommends its passage.
Referred to committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Robert Wirch
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 279
Relating to: elimination of legislative partisan caucus staffs.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Panzer and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 3:00 P.M..
10:19 A.M.
