Tuesday, December 6, 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 the prayer which was offered by Father John Girotti of Holy Family St. Williams in Wittenberg, St. Anthony's in Tigerton, and St. Mary's in Marion.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Breske led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Senator Plale, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
10:32 A.M.
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11:04 A.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the chair.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated, Thursday, December 1, 2005.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 463
Relating to: investment of funds by the City of Milwaukee Employes' Retirement System.
By
Senators
Darling and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Fields, Hahn, Richards, Sinicki, Towns, Townsend, Young, Cullen and Grigsby.
To committee on Housing and Financial Institutions.
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The committee on Housing and Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Altepeter, Carla,
of Oshkosh, as a member of the Credit Union Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2010.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kruger
, David,
of Verona, as a member of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Lee
, Daniel,
of Waunakee, as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 230
Relating to: prepayment penalties on variable rate residential mortgage loans.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds and Plale.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Lassa and Coggs.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds and Plale.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Lassa and Coggs.
Senate Bill 350
Relating to: displaying political signs in condominiums.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 353
Relating to: exemption from construction standards for certain load-bearing dimension lumber.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Assembly Bill 456
Relating to: prepayment penalties on variable rate residential mortgage loans.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds and Plale.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Lassa and Coggs.
Assembly Bill 496
Relating to: defaults in consumer credit transactions involving motor vehicle consumer leases or credit sales of motor vehicles.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Coggs.
Assembly Bill 593
Relating to: various modifications to housing loan programs and loan guarantee programs, increasing the bonding authority of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), and removing limitations on WHEDA's authority to acquire property.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Plale and Lassa.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Reynolds and Coggs.
Cathy Stepp
Chairperson