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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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Assembly Bill 501. Relating to: the maximum permissible length and width of motor homes and recreational vehicles operated without a permit. By Representatives Kerkman, Gunderson, Towns, Ladwig, Hundertmark, Olsen, Van Roy and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Senators Zien and A. Lasee. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

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QUESTION: Shall the assembly amendment be concurred in?

Assembly Bill 519. Relating to: the feeding of deer and elk. By Representatives Gunderson, M. Williams, Albers, Bies, Gronemus, Grothman, Krawczyk, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Pettis, Seratti, Sherman and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Brown, Decker and Lazich.Assembly amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 pending.
QUESTION: Shall the senate adhere to its position?

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Assembly Bill 554. Relating to: declarations to physicians regarding life-sustaining measures and powers of attorney for health care. By Representatives Krawczyk, Colon, Ladwig, Boyle, Cullen, J. Lehman, Staskunas, Taylor, Bies, Musser, Seratti, Owens, Huebsch, Hahn, Hundertmark, McCormick, Jeskewitz, Gronemus, Huber, Black, Hines, Van Roy, Zepnick, Olsen and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Erpenbach, Lassa, M. Meyer and Schultz.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)

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Assembly Bill 591. Relating to: recording and filing documents with the offices of register of deeds and the Department of Financial Institutions. By Representatives F. Lasee, Kerkman, M. Lehman, Seratti, Hahn, Hundertmark, Ladwig, McCormick, Olsen, Hines, Kestell, Weber, Van Roy, Townsend, Bies, LeMahieu, Gunderson and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Roessler, Wirch, Lassa and Breske. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.

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Assembly Bill 598. Relating to: employment relations under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. By Representatives Gottlieb, LeMahieu, Gielow, Lothian, Stone, Owens, McCormick, Ainsworth, Nischke, Grothman, Hahn, Vukmir, Honadel, Kerkman and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Lazich, Darling, Reynolds, Leibham and A. Lasee. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.

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Assembly Bill 715. Relating to: ordinances in certain counties regarding drug paraphernalia and the possession of marijuana. By Representatives Honadel, Stone, Taylor, Ladwig, Vrakas, Pettis, Ott, Hines and Cullen; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Lazich and Coggs.(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

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Assembly Bill 830. Relating to: funding for engineering instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Rock County campus and making an appropriation. By Representatives Towns, W. Wood, Powers, Ward, Gard, Loeffelholz, Musser, J. Wood, Albers, Ott, Hines, McCormick, Gunderson, Freese and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Kanavas, Welch and Darling. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

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Assembly Bill 868. Relating to: the siting and expansion of certain livestock facilities, local zoning ordinances relating to livestock facilities, creating a Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, and granting rule-making authority. By Representatives Ward, Ott, Gronemus, Vruwink, Gard, Gunderson, Hahn, Towns, Weber, Powers, Pettis, Olsen, Van Roy, Loeffelholz, Ainsworth, Kestell, Suder, Hundertmark and Nass; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Brown, M. Meyer, Harsdorf, Jauch, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas and Zien. (FE) (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 3, Noes 2) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.

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QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?

Senate Bill 408. Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain adoption expenses. By Senator Reynolds. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1, Ayes 10, Noes 0, adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1, Ayes 16, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0)

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QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be ordered to a third reading?

Assembly Joint Resolution 66. Relating to: providing that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state (first consideration). By Representatives Gundrum, W. Wood, Vukmir, Nischke, Weber, Krawczyk, Suder, J. Fitzgerald, Towns, Owens, Ladwig, McCormick, Hundertmark, M. Williams, Seratti, Van Roy, Grothman, Bies, LeMahieu, Honadel, Pettis, Nass, Ott, Vrakas, F. Lasee, Hahn, Kestell, Lothian, Hines, Olsen, Gottlieb, Townsend, Gunderson, Kreibich, Petrowski, D. Meyer and Huebsch; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, Roessler, Lazich, Leibham, Zien, Kanavas and Schultz. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

Tenth Order. Consideration of motions and resolutions.

Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.

Twelfth Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.

Thirteenth Order. Third reading of joint resolutions and bills.

Fourteenth Order. Motions may be offered.

Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.

Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.

senateSENATE CALENDAR

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10:00 A.M.

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?

Alden, Ginger, of Wausau, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Bartell, Jeffrey B., of Madison, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2010. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Basting, Thomas J., of Madison, as a member of the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Baumgartner, Donald W., of Milwaukee, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Berg, Scott B., of Appleton, 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, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Fishman, Marvin, of Milwaukee, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Greenheck, Ann, of Lone Rock, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Gust, Gary A., of Menomonie, 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, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Janiak, Matthew J., of Mondovi, 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, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Messinger, Joseph D., of Cedarburg, as a member of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Nagel, Judy, of De Pere, as a member of the Artistic Endowment Foundation, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Oemichen, William, of New Glarus, as a member of the College Savings Program Baord, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Styczinski, Rosheen, of Milwaukee, 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. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Vang, Annie K., of Madison, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Wesley, Gregory M., of Milwaukee, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007. (Report confirmation recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Seventh Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.

Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
QUESTION: Shall the Assembly amendment be concurred in?

Senate Bill 272. Relating to: local government telecommunications utilities and public hearings for ordinances and resolutions authorizing local government cable television, telecommunications, and Internet access facilities. By Senators Kanavas, Kedzie, Plale, Stepp, Reynolds, M. Meyer, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch, Leibham, A. Lasee, Breske, Brown, Carpenter and Welch; cosponsored by Representatives Montgomery, Vrakas, Suder, J. Fitzgerald, F. Lasee, Owens, Gundrum, Schneider, Shilling, D. Meyer, Hundertmark, Stone, Huebsch, Gronemus, Pettis, Grothman, Nass, Seratti, LeMahieu, Hines, Friske, Van Roy, J. Wood, Musser and Jeskewitz. (Assembly amendments 4 and 7 pending.)

Ninth Order. Special Orders.

Tenth Order. Consideration of motions and resolutions.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?

Senate Resolution 31. Relating to: strongly urging Congress and the administration to address the significant price disparity in the international trade of brand-name prescription drugs by creating a safe and legitimate program for prescription drug importation or through negotiated trade agreements with other industrialized nations. By Senators Brown, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Zien and A. Lasee. (Report adoption recommended by committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?

Senate Bill 61. Relating to: environmental compliance audits, environmental management systems, providing incentives for improving environmental performance, providing immunity from civil penalties for certain violations of environmental requirements, access to certain information, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. By Senators Kedzie, Welch, Schultz, Harsdorf and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Montgomery, Jeskewitz, M. Lehman, Hines, Olsen, Musser, Ainsworth, Vrakas, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Albers, Ott and Bies. (FE) (Report recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 3, Noes 2) (Senate amendment 2 pending.)

Senate Bill 284. Relating to: a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of employment displacement under the Wisconsin Works program and granting rule-making authority. By Senator Lazich; cosponsored by Representative Grothman. (Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 293. Relating to: consecutive monthly registration of certain vehicles used exclusively to transport calcium chloride liquid. By Senators Breske, Schultz and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Hines, Hahn, Lothian, Gronemus, Grothman, Seratti and Albers. (FE) (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)