Wednesday, October 1, 2003
10:15 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Senate met.
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, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, 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 Risser led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated September 30, 2003 :
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 34
Relating to: the life of Marine Sergeant Kirk Allen Straseskie.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, A. Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 36
Relating to: the life and military service of Major Mathew E. Schram.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, A. Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: the achievement of a Silver Star by Tech. Sergeant William Markham for his service to our country in Afghanistan.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, A. Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Resolution 18
Relating to: memorializing Congress to immediately and permanently prohibit any state from imposing a tax on Internet access.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, A. Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mary Panzer
Chairperson
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: honoring the 4 Wisconsin citizens who lost their lives fighting in Iraq for worldwide freedom.
By
Senators
Cowles, Brown, Zien, Wirch, Lassa, Kanavas, Lazich, Stepp, Leibham, Roessler, Harsdorf, Reynolds, S. Fitzgerald, Darling, Schultz and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Pettis, Nass, Hundertmark, Ainsworth, Lothian, Kestell, Towns, Miller, Turner, Plouff, J. Fitzgerald, Albers, Kreuser, Vruwink, Weber, Ladwig, Freese, Van Roy, Powers, Gundrum, Morris, Coggs, Olsen, Nischke, Taylor, D. Meyer, Jeskewitz, Ott, Gunderson, Huber, LeMahieu, McCormick, Vrakas and Krawczyk.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 266
Relating to: notice of public meetings held by certain bodies within the University of Wisconsin System.
By
Senators
Reynolds and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Hines, Freese, Nass, Grothman, Albers, J. Wood, Owens, Bies, Ladwig, Kestell, Hahn and Musser.
To committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
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Relating to rescheduling buprenophine from a schedule V controlled substance to a schedule III controlled substance under federal law.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, September 29, 2003.
Referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, October 1, 2003
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Relating to the scheduling of a schedule III controlled substance under chapter 961, Stats., the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
