Thursday, May 4, 2006
11:30 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 a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Jauch led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 724
Relating to: creating a revenue limit for local governmental units, prohibiting the legislature from passing any bill that would exceed a revenue limit, returning excess revenue to taxpayers, elector approval for exceeding the revenue limit, reimbursing the reasonable costs of imposing state mandates, prohibiting the promulgation of certain rules, prohibiting the issuance of certain revenue obligations, and standing to bring a suit to enforce the revenue limits.
By
Senators
Harsdorf and Brown.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator A. Lasee added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 1020.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 868.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 26, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Dueholm, Robert,
of Luck, as a member of the Real Estate Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2009.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 28, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Misra
, Suresh,
of Mequon, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 431
Assembly Bill 814
Assembly Bill 897
Assembly Bill 1018
Assembly Bill 1124
Assembly Bill 1154
Assembly Bill 1159
Assembly Bill 1179
Assembly Bill 1187
Assembly Bill 1188
Concurred in:
