Tuesday, November 4, 2003
10:00 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:
Present - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, 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 - 32.
Absent - Senators George - 1.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Wirch led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated October 29, 2003 :
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 109
Senate Bill 176
Senate Bill 235
Report correctly enrolled on October 29, 2003.
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated October 30, 2003 :
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The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 155
Relating to: use of hybrid-electric vehicles by state officers and employees and residents of this state.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Cowles, Lazich, Wirch and M. Meyer.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Leibham.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 170
Relating to: the Veterans Mortgage Loan Program, veterans tuition and fee reimbursement, authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire a headquarters building, departmental delivery of services to veterans, veterans personal loans, eligibility for burial at a veterans cemetery, part-time study grants for veterans, housing loans for veterans, mortgage loan repayment fund, grants to county veteran service offices, national guard tuition grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Lazich, Kanavas, Decker and Moore. Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Ziegelbauer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Lazich, Kanavas, Decker and Moore. Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Ziegelbauer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Lazich, Kanavas, Decker and Moore. Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Ziegelbauer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Lazich, Kanavas, Decker and Moore. Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Ziegelbauer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 250
Relating to: construction and operation of a Hmong cultural center, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations.
Passage.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Lazich, Kanavas and Moore.
Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone and Coggs.
Noes, 4 - Senator
Decker. Representatives Rhoades, D. Meyer and Ziegelbauer.
Senate Bill 261
Relating to: creating a qualified new business venture tax credit and a capital gains tax exemption regarding investments in certified venture capital funds and qualified new business ventures, requiring a study of new Wisconsin businesses, facilitating the development of certain investor networks, and granting rule-making authority.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 14 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Lazich, Kanavas and Moore.
Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Ziegelbauer.
S454
Noes,
1 - Senator
Decker.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Kanavas and Moore.
Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Lazich and Decker. Representatives Coggs and Ziegelbauer.
Alberta Darling
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 409
Relating to: the duties of county veterans' service officers.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Brown, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch and Breske.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 87
Relating to: limiting the authority of cities and villages to annex territory and specifying the boundaries for certain annexations.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.