Tuesday, February 26, 2002
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 Huelsman 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 60
Relating to: policy of executive branch consultation with tribal governments.
By
Senator
George
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Joint Resolution 61
Relating to: state recognition of the sovereign status of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands.
By
Senator
George
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Joint Resolution 62
Relating to: proclaiming March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
By
Senators
Moen, Burke, Schultz, Plache, Kanavas, Hansen, Darling, Wirch, Rosenzweig and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Krug, Pettis, Berceau, Petrowski, Staskunas, Townsend, Wasserman, Olsen, Coggs, Plouff, Hahn, J. Lehman, Turner, Sykora, Bock, Lassa, Ryba, Schneider and Young.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 464
Relating to: disqualification from commercial motor vehicle operation for railroad crossing violations and providing a penalty.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representative Stone
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Senate Bill 465
Relating to: the conversion of lands that are entered on the tax roll as forest croplands to lands that are entered on the tax roll as managed forest lands.
By
Senator
Harsdorf
; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Owens, Musser, Albers, Sykora, Freese, Olsen, Townsend, Pettis, Gunderson and Petrowski.
To committee on Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 466
Relating to: creation of the Wisconsin tribal-state council and making an appropriation.
By
Senator
George
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 467
Relating to: preparation of tribal impact statements for bills that would have an impact on tribal governments or American Indians.
By
Senator
George
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 468
Relating to: the formula used for calculating the estimated motorboat gas tax payment; establishing a wetlands protection grant program, funding for wetlands mitigation activities and positions, for lake management and river protection grants, and for positions to administer lake, river, and dam financial assistance programs; implementation of the conservation reserve enhancement program; implementation of county land and water resource management plans; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Cowles and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Albers, Owens, Black, Krawczyk, J. Lehman and Boyle.
To committee on Environmental Resources.
Relating to: the energy efficiency of equipment used in state building projects and certain other projects constructed for the state and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Cowles, Burke and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Powers, Kaufert, Bock, Black, Plouff, Ryba, Owens, Hahn and Meyerhofer.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 470
Relating to: licensing of electricians and electrical contractors, regulation of electrical construction, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Baumgart and M. Meyer; cosponsored by Representatives Meyerhofer, Ott, Plouff, Hines, Gronemus, Pettis, J. Lehman and Jeskewitz.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
