Wednesday, May 11, 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, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Stepp 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 Tuesday, May 10, 2005.
Senate Bill 61
Relating to: consecutive monthly registration of certain vehicles used exclusively to transport calcium chloride liquid.
Senate Bill 61 contains a fiscal note in excess of $10,000. Pursuant to s.16.47(2) the committee on Senate Organization considers this bill to be an emergency and authorizes passage prior to the passage of the Budget Bill:
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rereferred to the joint committee on
Finance by committee on
Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Withdrawn from the joint committee on
Finance and placed on the calendar of 5-11-2005 by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Senate Majority Leader
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 204
Relating to: authorizing cities, villages, towns, and counties to solicit bids for certain contracts by using the Internet.
By
Senators
Roessler, Darling and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Albers, Hines, Kreibich, LeMahieu, Lothian, McCormick, Ott, Owens and Vos.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
May 11, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
As required by s.
13.94(1)(em), Wis. Stats., we have completed our annual financial audit and biennial program evaluation of the Wisconsin Lottery, which is administered by the Department of Revenue. We have issued an unqualified opinion on the Wisconsin Lottery's fiscal year (FY) 2002-03 and FY 2003-04 financial statements.
Total sales increased from $406.7 million in FY 1999-2000 to $482.9 million in FY 2003-04, or 18.7 percent. Both instant game and on-line ticket sales increased during this period. Approximately $2.2 billion in property tax relief has been provided through gaming-related proceeds since the Wisconsin Lottery's inception in 1988.
Because instant game ticket sales account for the majority of the Wisconsin Lottery's revenues, we reviewed the process used to develop instant games, including those affiliated with copyrighted or trademarked properties. We include a recommendation to formalize game development and management practices and analyses. We also found that a loss of approximately $212,000 was incurred in 2003 when participation in a Super Bowl prize drawing tied to the Powerball game was cancelled. We include a recommendation that the Wisconsin Lottery protect itself by ensuring that its contracts require a performance bond or similar guarantees.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by Wisconsin Lottery staff in the Department of Revenue. The Department's response follows the appendices.
Sincerely,
JANICE MUELLER
State Auditor
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the reading be dispensed with, and that all appointments except that of Jonathan Ela be taken up en masse.
Anderson, June,
of Oshkosh, as a member of the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Armstrong, Perry,
of Waunakee, as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2006.
Basting, Thomas,
of Madison, as a member of the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Berkos
, Daniel,
of Mauston, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2008.
Gale
, Rick,
of West Allis, as a member of the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Joyner
, Bennie,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Nashold, Jennifer W.,
of Madison, as a member of the Tax Appeals Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2009.
Norman
, Diane,
of McFarland, as a member of the Tax Appeals Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2007.
Soldon
, Scott,
of Shorewood, as a member of the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2005.
Soldon
, Scott,
of Shorewood, as a member of the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2010.
Van De Hey, Ron,
of Kaukauna, as a member of the Fox River Navigational System Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2008.
Van Goethem, Rick,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Wells
, Lenard,
of Madison, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2007.
Williams, Jay,
of Mequon, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
