Thursday, March 10, 2005
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh 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, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 31.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - Senators Grothman and Harsdorf - 2.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Thomas Reynolds.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Carpenter led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Grothman be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Harsdorf be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Tuesday, March 8, 2005.
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The committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 79
Relating to: specifying the rate-making principles applicable to certain electric generating facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Leibham, Kapanke, Plale and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Leibham, Kapanke, Plale and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
5
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 36
Assembly Bill 38
Assembly Bill 62
Assembly Bill 89
Assembly Bill 91
Assembly Bill 99
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Assembly Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: the life and public service of Alex C. Ruffing.
By Representative
Kessler
.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
36
Relating to: classification of jail prisoners for determining prisoner housing assignments, the type of prisoner supervision, and the delivery of services and programs to prisoners.
By Representatives Friske, Bies, Hines, Kerkman, Petrowski, Jeskewitz, Owens, Ballweg, Hundertmark, Musser, Albers, Gunderson, Hahn, Vrakas, Ott and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, S. Fitzgerald and Lassa.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
38
Relating to: restriction violations by persons holding instruction permits or probationary licenses to operate motor vehicles and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Friske, Gard, Young, Petrowski, Staskunas, Ballweg, Wasserman, Kestell, Gronemus, Rhoades, Jeskewitz, Stone, Vos, Albers, Ott, Van Roy, Ainsworth, Musser, Gunderson, Hahn, Krawczyk, Ward, Hines and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Roessler, A. Lasee, Kedzie, Grothman, Stepp, Lassa, Jauch and Reynolds.
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Assembly Bill
62
Relating to: sentencing discretion of a court and providing a penalty.
S116
By Representatives Gundrum, Ziegelbauer, Gunderson, Vrakas, Nass, Hines, Musser, McCormick, Bies, Townsend, Ainsworth, Albers, Hahn and Hundertmark; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Olsen and Lassa.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
89
Relating to: exclusive municipal court jurisdiction in proceedings against juveniles 12 years of age or over, but under 16 years of age, for municipal traffic ordinance violations.
By Representatives Gundrum, Staskunas, Gunderson and Krawczyk.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
91
Relating to: noncompliance with a municipal court order.
By Representatives Gundrum, Bies, Krawczyk, Hines, Stone, Lothian, Albers, Pridemore and Vrakas.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
99
Relating to: individuals registered as sex offenders based upon a juvenile delinquency adjudication.
By Representatives Friske, Bies, Gard, Gundrum, Gielow, Gronemus, Kleefisch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Jensen, LeMahieu, Nischke, Montgomery, Ainsworth, Lothian, Musser, Hines, Van Roy, Vos, Owens, Nass, Ott, Lamb, Strachota, Krawczyk, M. Williams, Pettis, Nerison, Moulton and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Kedzie, Roessler, Kanavas and Reynolds.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 108
Relating to: the purchase of health care coverage through the Group Insurance Board by individuals who are engaged in the business of farming, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Leibham, Decker, A. Lasee, Kapanke, Wirch, Breske, Hansen, Miller, Brown, Taylor, Zien and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Towns, Vruwink, Ainsworth, Pettis, Gronemus, M. Williams, Hubler, Musser, Kestell, Suder, Owens, Van Roy, Davis, Hines, Hahn, Freese, Pope-Roberts, Bies, Berceau, Gunderson, Kreibich, Wood, Seidel, Lamb, Petrowski, Nerison, Van Akkeren, Ott, Townsend, Albers and Ballweg.
To committee on Agriculture and Insurance.
Senate Bill 109
Relating to: expanding the cancer drug repository program to include prescription drugs and supplies for chronic disease and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Roessler, Stepp, Brown, Cowles, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, Kedzie and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Vukmir, Underheim, Albers, Bies, Gard, Benedict, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Lehman, Montgomery, Mursau, Nass, Seidel, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Vrakas, Vruwink and M. Williams.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 110
Relating to: renewable resource requirements for electric utilities and cooperatives.
By
Senators
Miller, Erpenbach, Lassa, Wirch, Risser and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Boyle, Berceau, Pocan, Parisi, Black, Molepske, Seidel, Zepnick and Lehman.
To committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology.
Senate Bill 111
Relating to: retained earnings of telecommunications cooperatives.
