Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Tuesday, March 21, 2006.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports:
March 17, 2006
[MOTION] To create the Road to the Future Committee. The committee shall be a Senate select committee. The Senate select committee is authorized to combine with duly appointed Representatives to the Assembly to form a Joint Legislative Road to the Future Committee. All powers and duties of the Senate select committee may be exercised or satisfied by action of the Senate select committee or by action of the Joint Legislative Road to the Future Committee.
The committee shall explore and identify savings and revenue opportunities to maintain the strength of the state's transportation infrastructure. The committee shall issue reports and recommendations, which may include recommended legislation.
The committee may hold hearings and take testimony at the discretion of the chairperson. At the discretion of the chairperson, the committee may hold hearings in Wisconsin at locations outside of Madison, except that between May 31 and November 7, 2006 no hearings may be held at locations outside of Madison. Committee members and the committee clerk may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending any hearing outside of Madison. Such reimbursement is not charged against the Senator's office account.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau shall staff the committee, attend every meeting of the committee, and assist the committee clerk with the production of documents for the committee. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall provide staff support at any hearing held outside of Madison, unless such support is provided by the Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms.
The committee shall consist of 3 Republican members and 2 Democratic members, all appointed by the Majority Leader. The two Democratic members shall be appointed based upon nomination by the Minority Leader.
No later than December 15, 2006, the committee shall issue its report and recommendations to the Chief Clerk for distribution to each Senator.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Senate Majority Leader
March 17, 2006
[MOTION] To add one Republican member to the Road to the Future Committee.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, and Robson
Noes, 1 - Senator Hansen.
Dale Schultz
Senate Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
March 21, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20 (2)(a), I have made the following appointments to Senate committees:
To the Committee on Road to the Future, Senators Kapanke (Chair), Fitzgerald, Zien, Grothman, Decker, and Breske.
With regard to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on nominations made by that caucus.
Sincerely,
DALE W. SCHULTZ
Senate Majority Leader
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday
, March 31
, 2006.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 677
Relating to: the failure to publish certain notices relating to the creation, or attempted creation, of a tax incremental financing district in the village of Kimberly.
By
Senator
A. Lasee
; cosponsored by Representative Ott
.
To committee on Housing and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 678
Relating to: the use of seclusion and restraints in schools.
By
Senator
Hansen
, by request of Disability Rights Wisconsin.
To committee on Education.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 591
S760
Relating to: global positioning system tracking for certain sex offenders while on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervised release, or conditional release and providing a penalty.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen, Decker and Taylor. Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Gottlieb, Pocan and Colon.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2.
Ayes, 14 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Darling, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen and Decker.
Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Gottlieb and Colon.
Noes, 2 - Senator
Taylor. Representative
Pocan.
