Tuesday, January 28, 2003
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Senate met.
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Senator A. Lasee, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 2:00 P.M..
10:01 A.M.
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2:00 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the chair.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, George, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 31.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Brown 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 11
Relating to: the life and public service of Helmar A. Lewis.
By
Senators
Schultz, Hansen, Wirch and Kanavas; cosponsored by Representatives Loeffelholz, Freese, Boyle, Miller, Johnsrud, Owens, Plouff, Bies, Hahn, Ladwig, Townsend, Gunderson, Nischke and Petrowski.
Read.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senate Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: requesting Senator Lasee and Representative Gard, the cochairs of the Joint Committee on Employment Relations, to convene a meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Relations to be held by February 4, 2003, to take action on the negotiated state employee contracts.
By
Senator
Erpenbach
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To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: recognizing February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day in the state of Wisconsin.
By
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Welch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Kanavas, Panzer and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, J. Fitzgerald, Albers, Bies, Gard, Gielow, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Owens, Petrowski, Stone and Wieckert.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 11
Relating to: creation of an Ethics and Elections Accountability and Control Board and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Ellis, Cowles, Erpenbach, Schultz, A. Lasee and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives McCormick, Krawczyk, Hahn, Seratti, Underheim, Bies, Staskunas and Van Roy.
To committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Senate Bill 12
Relating to: campaign financing, official action in return for providing or withholding political contributions, services, or other things of value, lobbying regulation, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, nonrefundable income tax credits for certain donations to the Wisconsin election campaign fund, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, statewide voter registration, staffing of the Elections Board, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Ellis, Erpenbach, Cowles, Schultz, Harsdorf, A. Lasee, Risser, Jauch, Robson, Hansen, Carpenter and M. Meyer; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Travis, Black, Lassa, Vruwink, Kaufert, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, J. Lehman, Berceau and Miller.
To committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Relating to: requiring ethanol in automotive gasoline, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Schultz, A. Lasee, Risser and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Gronemus, Loeffelholz, Hahn, Musser, Bies, M. Lehman, Owens, Hines, Albers and Petrowski.
To committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance.
Senate Bill 14
Relating to: invasion of privacy and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Roessler, Darling, Kanavas, A. Lasee and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Weber, Underheim, Townsend, Vrakas, Plale, Jeskewitz, Freese, Bies, Ainsworth, Krawczyk, Petrowski, Stone, Seratti, Olsen, McCormick, Lassa, Gunderson, Albers, Hines, Gronemus and LeMahieu.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 15
Relating to: creation of a Joint Survey Committee on State Mandates and required funding of state mandates.
By
Senators
Welch, Kanavas, Leibham, Reynolds, Roessler, Cowles and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Owens, Olsen, Albers, Suder, J. Wood, Grothman, Seratti, Musser, Krawczyk, McCormick, Hahn, Bies, Kreibich, Gronemus and Lassa.
To committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
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The committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance reports and recommends:
Holmes
, Robert W.,
of Tomah, as a member of the Savings Bank Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Lombard, Dennis L.,
of Manitowoc, as a member of the Credit Union Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mahr
, Dr. Larry D.,
of Oregon, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Timmerman, Douglas J.,
of Madison, as a member of the Savings Bank Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
