Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Bindl
, Karen J.,
of Sun Prairie, as a member of the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Drury
, Michael H.,
of Merrill, as a member of the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Flynn
, James,
of Milwaukee, as Commissioner of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2005.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Glaser
, Robert,
of Brown Deer, as a member of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
McNamara, Patrick J.,
of Lancaster, as a member of the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Neumann, Judith,
of Newton, Massachusetts, as Chair of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 511
Relating to: the renewal and extensions of business contracts.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien, Decker and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 535
Relating to: interest rates for residential loans involving the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie, Zien and Decker.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Hansen.
Thomas Reynolds
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Resolution 31
Relating to: strongly urging Congress and the administration to address the significant price disparity in the international trade of brand-name prescription drugs by creating a safe and legitimate program for prescription drug importation or through negotiated trade agreements with other industrialized nations.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, A. Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mary Panzer
Chairperson
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Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 508 offered by Senator Cowles.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 518 offered by Senator Roessler.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 524 offered by Senator Risser.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 32
Relating to: urging the members of the U.S. Congress from this state, Wisconsin state legislature, executive branch, judicial system, county governments, city governments, village governments, town governments, University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin technical college system, and public school districts to work on securing more federal funds for the residents of Wisconsin.
By
Senators
Zien, Welch, Panzer, Lazich, Schultz, Darling, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Reynolds, Leibham, Stepp, Brown, Kanavas, S. Fitzgerald, Roessler, A. Lasee, Plale, M. Meyer, Wirch, Robson, Coggs, Lassa, Moore and Hansen.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: the life and service of Sergeant Eugene A. Uhl III.
By
Senator
Lassa
; cosponsored by Representative Molepske
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 536
Relating to: the offering of health savings accounts under the state employee health care coverage program.
By
Senators
Darling, Roessler and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representatives Ladwig, Weber, Wieckert, Kerkman, J. Wood, M. Lehman, Townsend, Jensen, Ott, Nischke, Pettis, Hundertmark, Hahn, Rhoades, Albers and McCormick.
To joint committee on Finance.
Relating to: indoor environmental quality in schools and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Schultz and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Krawczyk, Hines, Nass, Ott, J. Lehman, McCormick and Albers.
To committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing.
Senate Bill 538
Relating to: disclosure of the geographical locations of call centers, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Hansen, Erpenbach and Decker; cosponsored by Representatives Plouff, Black, J. Lehman and Albers.
To committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 539
Relating to: regulating funeral directors and funeral establishments, regulating cremation and funeral advertising, and providing a penalty.
By
Senator
Schultz
.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 540
Relating to: setoffs against tax refunds.
By
Senator
Darling
; cosponsored by Representative Stone
.
To joint committee on Finance.
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The committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 792
Relating to: regulating certain consumer mortgage lenders, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Hansen and Lassa.
