First Order. Call of Roll.
Second Order. Chief clerk's entries.
Third Order. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
Fourth Order. Report of committees.
Fifth Order. Petitions and communications.
Sixth Order. Advice and consent of the Senate.
QUESTION: Shall the appointment be confirmed?
Almond, Patricia M., of Madison, as Division Administrator of Merit Recruitment and Selection, Department of Employment Relations, to serve for the term ending March 26, 2004. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Bauman, Susan, of Madison, as a Commissioner of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2005. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Bindl, Karen J., of Sun Prairie, as a member of the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Drury, Michael H., of Merrill, as a member of the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Flynn, James, of Milwaukee, as Commissioner of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2005. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Glaser, Robert, of Brown Deer, as a member of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2009. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
McNamara, Patrick J., of Lancaster, as a member of the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2006. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Neumann, Judith, of Newton, Massachusetts, as Chair of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Odom, Corey F., of Milwaukee, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2006. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Smith, Bill G., of Madison, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Seventh Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
Ninth Order. Special Order at 2:01 P.M.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted.
Senate Resolution 32. Relating to: urging the members of the U.S. Congress from this state, Wisconsin state legislature, executive branch, judicial system, county governments, city governments, village governments, town governments, University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin technical college system, and public school districts to work on securing more federal funds for the residents of Wisconsin. By Senators Zien, Welch, Panzer, Lazich, Schultz, Darling, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Reynolds, Leibham, Stepp, Brown, Kanavas, S. Fitzgerald, Roessler, A. Lasee, Plale, M. Meyer, Wirch, Robson, Coggs, Lassa, Moore and Hansen.
(Report adoption recommended by committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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QUESTION: Shall the assembly amendment be concurred in?
Senate Bill 8. Relating to: withholding certain security information from public inspection. By Senators Cowles, Leibham, Darling, A. Lasee, Harsdorf, Kanavas and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Jensen, Krawczyk, Ainsworth, Bies, Lassa, Freese, Seratti, M. Lehman, Hahn, Ott, Stone, Van Roy, McCormick and Albers. Assembly substitute amendment 1 pending.
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QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 217. Relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a divorced or legally separated parent to his or her child's college savings account or college tuition and expenses program and limiting the deduction that may be claimed by a married person who files separately. By Senators Kanavas, Darling, Stepp, Schultz and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Kreibich, Nischke, Jensen, Kestell, Olsen, Pettis, Turner, Albers, Ainsworth, Kaufert, Bies, Ladwig, Vrakas, Van Roy, Gunderson, Lothian, Hines, Ott, F. Lasee, Townsend, Stone, Taylor and Pocan. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) (Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received.)
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Senate Bill 275. Relating to: the definition of the practice of chiropractic; chiropractic evaluations, treatments, and referrals to physicians; unprofessional conduct by chiropractors; delegations by chiropractors; continuing education for chiropractors; nutritional guidance provided by chiropractors to patients; granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties. By Senators Schultz, Breske, Carpenter, Plale and M. Meyer; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Hines, Vrakas, LeMahieu, Kreibich, Kestell, Musser, Van Roy and Hahn. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 8, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
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Senate Bill 322. Relating to: the definition of a group health benefit plan. By Senators Kanavas, Darling, A. Lasee, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Gielow, Van Roy, Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Krawczyk, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Montgomery, Musser, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Seratti, Stone, Townsend, Underheim, Vrakas and Vukmir.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
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Senate Bill 414. Relating to: exempting farm truck tractors being operated in intrastate transportation for certain agricultural purposes from vehicle registration. By Senator A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representative Petrowski. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 1)
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Senate Bill 425. Relating to: the number of deputy coroners that may be appointed by a coroner. By Senator Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Olsen, Musser and McCormick. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Senate Bill 439. Relating to: time-share licenses. By Senators Welch and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Hines, Grothman, Ainsworth, Krawczyk and Hahn.
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2, Ayes 4, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 1) (Senate amendment 1 pending.)
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Senate Bill 442. Relating to: permitting third-party testers to administer driving skills tests for certain noncommercial motor vehicle drivers. By Senators Leibham, Kanavas, Reynolds, A. Lasee and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Kestell, Hines, Montgomery, Albers, Nass, Ott, Hundertmark, Taylor, Townsend and Gunderson. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4)
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Senate Bill 486. Relating to: regulation of rental-purchase agreements and granting rule-making authority. By Senators Brown, Welch, Schultz, M. Meyer, Plale, S. Fitzgerald, Darling and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Stone, Gronemus, Montgomery, Olsen, Albers, Vrakas, Kreibich, Gunderson, Musser, J. Fitzgerald, Hines, Petrowski, Hahn, Balow and Freese. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2, Ayes 15, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4)
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Senate Bill 493. Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates associated with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and making an appropriation. By Senators Plale, Chvala, Wirch and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Balow, Berceau, Krawczyk, Lothian, McCormick, Morris, Nischke and Turner. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Senate Bill 508. Relating to: minimum wage and overtime pay exemptions for providers of companionship services. By Senators Cowles, Ellis, A. Lasee, Roessler, Darling and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Van Roy, Krawczyk, Grothman, Gunderson, Hines, Gronemus, Montgomery, McCormick, Weber, Gielow, Hahn, Wieckert, Vukmir, Seratti, M. Williams, Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Ott, Suder and Nischke. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 7, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 5, Noes 4)
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Senate Bill 511. Relating to: the renewal and extensions of business contracts. By Senators Reynolds, Brown, Lassa, Cowles and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Musser, Van Roy, Kestell, Hines, Nass, Plouff, Gronemus and Petrowski.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Senate Bill 516. Relating to: a trial jobs plus demonstration project under the Wisconsin Works program. By Senators Roessler, Darling, Moore, Plale, Robson and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Zepnick, Gunderson, Miller, Montgomery, Shilling, Sinicki, Taylor and Hahn. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
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Senate Bill 518. Relating to: grants to counties for providing alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who abuse alcohol or other drugs and making an appropriation. By Senators Roessler, Zien, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Moore and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Friske, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Taylor, Pocan, Miller, Staskunas, Black and Nischke. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Senate Bill 524. Relating to: regulation of high capacity wells, notification of well construction, groundwater quantity management, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. By committee on Environment and Natural Resources. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Senate Bill 526. Relating to: special observance days in school. By Senators Plale and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives J. Fitzgerald and Staskunas.
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QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 15. Relating to: vehicle owner liability for violations of certain traffic laws relating to railroad crossings and providing penalties. By Representatives Hahn, Ainsworth, Gronemus, M. Lehman, Kreibich, Freese, Lassa, Owens, Musser, Albers, Bies, Seratti, Hines, Ott, LeMahieu, Townsend and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Cowles, Roessler, Lazich, Breske and Leibham. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendments 1 and 2 adopted
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Assembly Bill 50. Relating to: sheriff's fees established by the county. By Representatives Ladwig, Kerkman, Gunderson, Bies, Freese, Hahn, Jeskewitz, M. Lehman, Owens, Seratti and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Kanavas and Wirch. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.
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Assembly Bill 119. Relating to: reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law. By Representatives Seratti, Freese, Gunderson, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Stone, Ott, Kestell, Albers, Kreibich, Owens, Musser and Pettis; cosponsored by Senator Harsdorf.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ethics and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
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Assembly Bill 125. Relating to: maximum allowable grants under the Private Sewage System Replacement or Rehabilitation Grant Program. By Representatives Gunderson, Albers, Bies, Gronemus, Hahn, Ladwig, Loeffelholz, Miller, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Stone and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie and Stepp. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Assembly Bill 157. Relating to: crimes affecting the U.S. flag and providing a penalty. By Representatives Pettis, Musser, Krawczyk, Suder, Kerkman, Owens, Ladwig, Hahn, Hines, Albers, Ainsworth, Freese, Friske, Loeffelholz, Bies, Gunderson, Nass, Vrakas, Ott, McCormick, J. Fitzgerald, Townsend and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Kedzie, Stepp, Roessler and A. Lasee. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Assembly Bill 200. Relating to: restrictions on promulgating or enforcing certain rules regulating the sighting of a firearm. By Representatives Petrowski, Loeffelholz, Musser, Pettis, M. Lehman, Gunderson, Ward, Suder, Seratti, Gundrum, Kestell, Hahn, Underheim, Ott, Bies, Ladwig, Olsen, Stone, Grothman, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Hines, Albers, Townsend, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, S. Fitzgerald, Zien, A. Lasee and Lazich.
(Report concurrence, Ayes 4, Noes 1 recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources)
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Assembly Bill 206. Relating to: pointing a firearm at certain persons and throwing or expelling bodily substances and providing penalties. By Representatives Wieckert, Jeskewitz, Pettis, Gunderson, M. Lehman, Stone, Ladwig, Hahn, Musser, Hines, Ott, Kreibich, Ainsworth, Owens, Vrakas, Coggs and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Roessler. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.Assembly amendment 2 adopted.
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Assembly Bill 210. Relating to: reciprocity for alcohol beverages operators' licenses. By Representatives Pettis, Musser, Seratti, Ladwig, Krawczyk, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Plouff, Bies, Albers and Friske.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
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Assembly Bill 263. Relating to: changing the bonding requirements for city, village, and county officers. By Representatives Stone, Musser, Ainsworth, Ladwig, Grothman, Hines, Bies, Gunderson, Olsen, Hahn and Hundertmark; cosponsored by Senator Brown. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Assembly Bill 273. Relating to: allowing municipal courts to hold refusal hearings. By Representatives Vrakas, Grothman, Montgomery, McCormick, M. Lehman, Ladwig, Hines, Hahn, Ainsworth, Krawczyk, Gunderson, Bies, Albers, Stone, Van Roy, Petrowski, Kaufert, Seratti, Friske, Huber and J. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald and Wirch. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Assembly Bill 274. Relating to: golf cart trailers as towed vehicles in 3-vehicle combinations. By Representatives Freese, Pettis, Grothman and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Zien and Reynolds. (FE)
(Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
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Assembly Bill 306. Relating to: writing bad checks and providing a penalty. By Representatives Suder, Albers, Bies, Gunderson, Hahn, Ladwig, LeMahieu, Musser, Olsen, Owens, Seratti, Townsend, Van Roy, Weber and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Kanavas, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz and Stepp. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 3, Noes 2) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
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Assembly Bill 326. Relating to: allowing funeral directors and operators of funeral establishments to copy vital records. By Representatives M. Lehman, Olsen, J. Lehman, Vrakas, Staskunas, Freese, Rhoades, Pettis, Nass, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, F. Lasee, Hundertmark, Van Roy, Friske, Bies, Weber, Gunderson, Montgomery, Musser, McCormick, LeMahieu, Krawczyk and Jensen; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Lazich, Roessler, Wirch, Leibham, M. Meyer, Breske and Schultz.
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly substitute amendment 2 adopted.
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Assembly Bill 341. Relating to: authorizing counties to use the marriage license fee for purposes related to domestic violence and increasing the assessment imposed on persons convicted of domestic abuse offenses. By Representatives Kreibich, Kaufert, J. Wood, M. Williams, Vrakas, Owens, Ward, Rhoades, Turner, Jeskewitz, Gielow, Musser, Shilling, Ott, Ladwig, Pettis, Balow, Hines, Loeffelholz, Olsen, Berceau, Albers, Van Roy, Weber, Friske, J. Fitzgerald, Suder, Miller, Plouff and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Leibham, Darling, Stepp, Cowles and Jauch. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
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Assembly Bill 431. Relating to: a county's tax levy for library services. By Representatives Gottlieb, Albers, Nass, Hines, Jensen, Gielow, Friske and Grothman; cosponsored by Senator Darling.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 1) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.
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Assembly Bill 436. Relating to: the sale or donation of state property by the Department of Transportation. By Representatives Ainsworth, Bies, Freese, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Hundertmark, Jensen, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, Ladwig, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Loeffelholz, Lothian, Miller, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Seratti, Stone, Townsend, J. Wood and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Stepp and Breske. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Assembly Bill 443. Relating to: allowing counties to request that certain platted land be vacated. By Representatives Vrakas, Nischke, Albers, Bies, Grothman, Gunderson, Hines, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Ladwig, LeMahieu, Lothian, Miller, Musser, Ott and Townsend; cosponsored by Senator Kedzie.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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Assembly Bill 471. Relating to: procedures that towns and certain cities and villages must follow to be reimbursed for fire calls on highways. By Representatives LeMahieu, Ladwig, Towns, Kestell, Townsend, M. Lehman, Gard, F. Lasee, Seratti, Grothman, Gunderson, Ainsworth, Coggs, Hundertmark, McCormick, Freese, Ott and Bies; cosponsored by Senators Reynolds, Brown, Darling, Breske, Lazich, Roessler, Leibham and A. Lasee. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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