Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Kedzie, Kapanke, Breske and Plale.
Noes, 0 - None.
Sheila Harsdorf
Chairperson
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Senate Bill 39
Relating to: school transportation bio-diesel fuel cost assistance and making appropriations.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule
41(1)(e).
Withdrawn from the joint committee on
Finance and placed on the calendar of 5-3-2005, pursuant to Senate Rule
41(1)(e).
Senate Bill 45
Relating to: operating certain 3-vehicle combinations on the highways.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule
41(1)(e).
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 3
Presented to the Governor on April 27, 2005.
Senate Bill 27
Senate Bill 79
Senate Bill 83
Presented to the Governor on April 28, 2005.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 7
Relating to: urging the House Armed Services Committee as well as the entire United States Congress to adopt H.R. 605, awarding a Medal of Honor posthumously to First Lieutenant Garlin Murl Conner.
By
Senators
Wirch, Breske, Erpenbach, Lassa and Zien.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: the life of Kenneth J. Clasen.
By
Senators
Lazich, Schultz, Reynolds, Grothman, A. Lasee, Zien, Darling, Kanavas and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Van Roy, Vrakas, Nass, Kerkman, Underheim, Petrowski, Lothian, Nischke and M. Williams.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 192
Relating to: special observance days in school.
S190
By
Senators
Plale, Wirch, Darling, Cowles, Stepp, Grothman and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, Turner, Lehman, Staskunas, Hahn, Vrakas, Seidel and Petrowski.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 193
Relating to: establishing a Gulf War Illnesses Recognition Day.
By
Senators
Brown, Kapanke, Wirch, S. Fitzgerald, Zien, Decker, Coggs, Lassa, Schultz, A. Lasee and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Loeffelholz, Gronemus, Musser, Sinicki, Rhoades, Kestell, Bies, Pridemore, Boyle, Kerkman, Hines, Turner, Nass, Hundertmark, Albers, Gundrum, McCormick, Pettis, Kreibich, Petrowski, Townsend and Lamb.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
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The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 127
Relating to: donation of newborn umbilical cord blood.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Erpenbach.
Senate Bill 167
Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for multiple sclerosis programs.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
April 26, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
I will be reappointing Mary Jo Baas to serve on the Wisconsin Women's Council. Her current term of service will expire on July 1, 2005. Upon her reappointment, Mrs. Baas will be serving until July 1, 2007. I am confident that her committment and service to the women of the State of Wisconsin will continue to grow. Her knowledge, experience and tenure will only add to the overall quality of the Council.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office.
Sincerely,
ALAN J. LASEE
Senate President
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
April 26, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 2005 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2005-01 Special Committee on Recodification of Chapter
45, Veterans
RL 2005-05 Special Committee on Recodification of Ch.
767, Stats., Actions Affecting the Family
RL 2005-06 Special Committee on Wisconsin's Transportation Network Infrastructure
RL 2005-11 Special Committee on Improving Wisconsin's Fiscal Management
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/
Sincerely,
TERRY C. ANDERSON
Director
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
May 3, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2005 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Brooks, Bryan City of Oak Creek
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