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.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 488
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Relating to: the appointment of a guardian for certain children in need of protection or services, the payment of subsidized guardianship payments to a guardian of a child who meets certain requirements, and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 180
Relating to: school buses loading or unloading pupils or other authorized passengers.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 182
Relating to: designating and marking STH 173 as the 173rd Airborne Brigade Highway.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 471
Relating to: procedures that towns and certain cities and villages must follow to be reimbursed for fire calls on highways.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 302
Relating to: exempting broadband Internet service from regulation by the Public Service Commission and local governments, requiring telecommunications utilities to provide unbundled network elements, and price regulation of telecommunications utilities.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas and Kedzie.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Breske and M. Meyer.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas and Kedzie.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Breske and M. Meyer.
Senate Bill 398
