Tuesday, October 23, 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 Erpenbach led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 2:18 P.M..
11:19 A.M.
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2:18 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the life and public service of Nile W. Soik.
By
Senators
Darling, Rosenzweig and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, J. Lehman, Hahn, Owens, Nass, Ryba, Urban, Riley, Gundrum, Ott, Gunderson and Stone.
Read.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senate Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: the life and public service of Jerome Meyer.
By
Senator
Erpenbach
; cosponsored by Representative Travis
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Resolution 8
Relating to: the authorization by the joint committee on legislative organization for 12 senate positions.
By
Senators
Ellis, Cowles and Schultz.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 287
Relating to: creating a grant program to supplement medical assistance payments to nursing homes in the city of Milwaukee and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
George, Darling and Moore; cosponsored by Representatives Richards, Young, Krug, Riley, Bock, Morris-Tatum, Coggs and Carpenter.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 288
Relating to: administration of student financial aid programs by the higher educational aids board and granting rule-making authority (suggested as remedial legislation by the higher educational aids board).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 289
Relating to: adding legislative members to the council on developmental disabilities; requiring the council on developmental disabilities to report annually to the legislature; expanding eligibility, requiring submission of wavier requests by a specified date, and providing transitional services under a pilot program for long-term care of children with disabilities; requiring the department of health and family services to develop a plan to administer and fund services for persons with developmental disabilities; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Joint Legislative Council.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 290
Relating to: water quality standards for wetlands for an activity at a site in Trempealeau County and review of certain changes to shoreland, wetland, and floodplain zoning ordinances as they relate to an activity at a site in Trempealeau County.
By
Senator
Moen
; cosponsored by Representative Gronemus
.
To committee on Environmental Resources.
Relating to: maintenance of grass and weeds below a specified height on department of transportation land abutting highways.
