Wisconsin Legislature: 2006-01-26 Senate Journal

Assembly Bill 338

Relating to: civil liability exemption for claims resulting from weight gain and obesity.

By Representatives Vrakas, Krawczyk, Kerkman, Vukmir, Montgomery, Suder, Jeskewitz, Moulton, LeMahieu, Ainsworth, Van Roy, Vos, Kestell, Gard, Jensen, Hines, Wood, Strachota, Mursau, Honadel, F. Lasee, J. Fitzgerald, Nass, Hahn, Ballweg, Musser, Albers, Ott, Petrowski, Gunderson, McCormick, Kreibich, Hundertmark, Nerison, Lothian, M. Williams, Kleefisch, Gronemus, Pettis and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Reynolds, Harsdorf, Leibham, Roessler, Olsen, Kedzie, Kanavas, Breske, Lazich, S. Fitzgerald, Darling and Grothman, by request of Wisconsin Restaurant Association.

Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.

Assembly Bill 659

Relating to: consent for the recovery, processing, or distribution of certain anatomical gifts.

By Representatives Ott, Gielow, Wieckert, Wasserman, Strachota, Staskunas, Townsend, Kerkman, Van Roy, Hahn, Albers, Sheridan, Bies, Kestell, Gunderson, Hines, Lothian and Moulton; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Roessler, Brown, Darling, Miller and Lassa.

Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Bill 830

Relating to: anatomical gifts and the powers and duties of coroners and medical examiners.

By Representatives Wieckert, Vruwink, Musser, Gronemus, Bies, Schneider, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Vos, Townsend, McCormick, Shilling, Albers, Lehman, Gunderson, Kreibich, Gielow, Wasserman, Underheim, Krawczyk, Owens, Zepnick, Boyle, Kestell, Van Roy, Ainsworth, Nelson, Strachota, Ott, Nass and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Breske, Olsen, Risser, Leibham, Hansen, Darling, Erpenbach, Lassa, Cowles and Kedzie.

Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Bill 843

Relating to: punitive damage awards.

By Representatives Gundrum, Huebsch, Albers, Nischke, Krawczyk, Musser, Hahn, Owens, F. Lasee, Nass, Vos, Bies and Kestell; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Schultz, Roessler and Lazich.

Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.

Assembly Bill 855

Relating to: damages for frivolous claims.

By Representatives Gundrum, Travis, Gard, Kestell, Hahn, LeMahieu, Van Roy, Hundertmark, Musser, Jensen, Pettis, Nischke, Gottlieb, Vos, Gunderson, Ballweg, Krawczyk, Owens, Bies and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Stepp, Roessler, Darling, Reynolds and Lazich.

Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.

Assembly Bill 881

Relating to: public health planning, services, and functions; reporting of communicable diseases; public health agreements; required vaccinations, isolation, or quarantine; contracts between municipalities and federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

By Representatives Hines, Freese, Grigsby, Gunderson, Hubler, Lehman, Ott, McCormick, Shilling and Underheim; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Risser and Lassa.

Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.

Assembly Joint Resolution 74

Relating to: the life and public service of Edward G. Jackamonis.

By Representative Schneider ; cosponsored by Senators Risser and Ellis.

Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.

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Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 448 offered by Senator Olsen.

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INTRODUCTION, First Reading and
reference of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 526

Relating to: sexual intercourse or sexual contact with a person who is under the influence of alcohol beverages and providing a penalty.

By Senators Stepp, Zien, Lassa, S. Fitzgerald, Roessler, Kedzie, Miller, Brown, Olsen, Kanavas, Lazich, Darling and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Berceau, Kaufert, Turner, McCormick, Nischke, Seidel, Montgomery, Jeskewitz, Ainsworth, Sherman, Loeffelholz, Wasserman, Ballweg, Van Roy, Lothian, Lamb, Parisi, Kreibich, Zepnick, Albers, Petrowski, Owens, Molepske, Ott, Lehman, Bies, Gunderson, Kleefisch and Hubler.

To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.

Senate Bill 527

Relating to: transferring the functions of the office of retirement research director to the Legislative Council Staff and eliminating the Retirement Research Committee.

By Senator Grothman ; cosponsored by Representative Jeskewitz .

To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.

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report of committees

The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:

Senate Bill 136

S556 Relating to: creating income and franchise tax credits for businesses located in an airport development zone and a loan program for certain construction projects in an airport development zone.

Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.

Ayes, 12 - Senators S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham and Olsen. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.

Noes, 4 - Senators Decker and Taylor. Representatives Pocan and Colon.

Passage.

Ayes, 11 - Senators S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Leibham and Olsen. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.

Noes, 5 - Senators Cowles, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Pocan and Colon.

Senate Bill 276

Relating to: expanding reimbursements to cities and villages for fire calls on certain highways.

Passage.

Ayes, 15 - Senators S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.

Noes, 0 - None.

Senate Bill 325

Relating to: indoor environmental quality in schools and granting rule-making authority.

Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.

Ayes, 15 - Senators S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.

Noes, 0 - None.

Passage as amended.

Ayes, 14 - Senators S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon.

Noes, 1 - Senator Leibham.

Senate Bill 446

Relating to: interfund transfers in state government.

Passage.

Ayes, 12 - Senators S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham and Olsen. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades and Meyer.

Noes, 4 - Senators Decker and Taylor. Representatives Pocan and Colon.

Senate Bill 477

Relating to: licensing midwives, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.