Tuesday, May 31, 2005
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Marchant pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the Journal.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Thursday, May 26, 2005.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 219
Relating to: applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain electric generating facilities.
By
Senators
Cowles and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Montgomery and Honadel.
To committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, May 27, 2005.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 220
Relating to: the determination of prevailing wage rates and prevailing fringe benefit rates for workers employed on state or local projects of public works and granting rule-making authority.
By
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
To committee on Labor and Election Process Reform.
Senate Bill 221
Relating to: the provision of information regarding shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies to the parents of newborn infants, training regarding shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies for day care providers, and instruction regarding shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies for middle school and high school pupils; and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Lassa, Olsen, Roessler, Plale, Breske, Erpenbach, Kanavas, Brown, Robson, Coggs, Hansen, Darling, Wirch and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Kerkman, Berceau, Sheridan, Jensen, Sinicki, Hines, Lehman, Turner, Petrowski, Hahn, Bies, Seidel, Shilling, Albers, Grigsby, Krusick, Ott, Fields, Cullen, McCormick, M. Williams and Davis.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
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The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 201
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Health and Family Services from promulgating a rule under which fees for copies of patient health care records and X-rays equal certain amounts.
No recommendation pursuant to s.
227.19 (6)(b), Wisconsin Statutes.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Kopplin, Charles,
of Milwaukee, 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, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Neubauer, Lisa,
of Racine, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Spano
, David,
of Elm Grove, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds, Lassa and Decker.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 103
Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit for research and research facilities.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Decker.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien, Reynolds and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Decker.
Relating to: reducing the amount of the estate tax imposed by the state.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Kanavas, Zien and Reynolds.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Lassa and Decker.
