Tuesday, April 25, 2006
10:30 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 Bishop Robert Morlino of the Diocese of Madison.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Brown 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 dated Thursday
, April
20, 2006.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 75
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team.
By
Senators
Risser, Miller, Erpenbach, Roessler, Olsen, A. Lasee, Plale, Lassa, Breske, Wirch, Taylor, Coggs and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Pocan, Nischke, Mursau, Sheridan, Hebl, Nelson, Jeskewitz, Travis, Meyer, Toles, Young, Vruwink, Bies, Davis, Ward, Berceau, Lehman, Petrowski, Molepske, Boyle, Pridemore, Van Akkeren, Gunderson, Turner, Kerkman, Pope-Roberts and Ott.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 76
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin women's hockey team.
By
Senators
Risser, Miller, Erpenbach, Roessler, Olsen, A. Lasee, Darling, Hansen, Schultz, Lazich, Kedzie, Cowles and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Pocan, M. Williams, Mursau, Sheridan, Hebl, Cullen, Jeskewitz, Travis, Meyer, Pope-Roberts, Turner, Vruwink, Hubler, Davis, McCormick, Berceau, Lehman, Krawczyk, Molepske, Boyle, Pridemore, Ott, Nass, Hundertmark and Van Akkeren.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 696
Relating to: differential pay for activated state employees.
By
Senators
Brown, Miller, S. Fitzgerald and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Musser and Turner.
To joint committee on Employment Relations.
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The committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 683
Relating to: the prohibition against the harvest of raw forest products from tax delinquent lands and notice and recording requirements for persons who harvest raw forest products.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Kapanke, Plale, Wirch and Kedzie.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
The committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 172
Relating to: the rights of adult children of crime victims.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 691
Relating to: termination of mobile telephone contracts by members of the military.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Zien.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman and Taylor.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
David Zien
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April
20
, 2006
