Thursday, November 1, 2001
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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The committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 368
Relating to: the authority of cities, villages, towns, and counties to regulate amateur radio antennas and antenna support structures.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 512
Relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities and obsolete provisions, reconciling conflicts and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill).
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 513
Relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting and clarifying references, eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities and obsolete provisions, reconciling conflicts, and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill).
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 514
Relating to: reconciling conflicts and repelling unintended repeals (Revisor's Correction Bill).
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Chandler, Richard G.,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Revenue, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Fiedler, Sharon R.,
of Neenah, as a member of the Real Estate Appraisers Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Franklin, LaMarr J.,
of Glendale, as a member of the Real Estate Appraisers Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Haering, Arno Wm.,
of Wausau, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the interim term ending July 1, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Hanson
, Martin J.,
of Eau Claire, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kowbel
, Mark P.,
of Racine, as a member of the Real Estate Appraisers Board, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 2004.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
S441
Otto
, James G.,
of Hubertus, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 173
Relating to: a child care worker loan repayment assistance program; a child care career education scholarship program, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt and Hansen.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Senate Bill 175
Relating to: appointment of students to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt and Hansen.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Senate Bill 239
Relating to: the valuation of a state employee's accumulated sick leave credits for the payment of health insurance premiums under a group health insurance program administered by the group insurance board.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 247
Relating to: the membership of the child abuse and neglect prevention board.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 265
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income and corporate income and franchise tax credit for contributions to the artistic endowment fund.
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Ellis.
Senate Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: commending Dr. James Thomson and his research team, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation for their pioneering work in embryonic stem cell research and asking the federal government to designate the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a National Center of Excellence for Embryonic Stem Cell Research.
Adoption.
