Tuesday, March 9, 2004
11:00 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:
Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, 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 - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent mediation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Darling 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 March 4, 2004 :
The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 211
Relating to: a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized by the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, the membership of that board, the grant programs administered by that board, and making appropriations.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 841
Relating to: various changes to the regulation of hearing instrument specialists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists and granting rule-making authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 82
Relating to: kinship care, notice of guardianship proceedings, creating a health services consent form, requesting the Joint Legislative Council to study guardianship and legal custody, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz and Jauch.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Robson, Chvala and Carpenter.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz and Jauch.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Robson, Chvala and Carpenter.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Robson.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Schultz, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Welch and Robson.
Senate Bill 484
Relating to: contracts for services under Medical Assistance.
Passage.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Robson.
Senate Bill 487
Relating to: permitting confidential information to be entered into, and accessed from, the statewide automated child welfare information system.
Passage.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
