Tuesday, January 30, 2007
1:00 P.M.
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Risser.
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The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Hansen led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Leibham be granted a temporary leave of absence for today's session.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: the life and public service of Jerris Leonard.
By
Senators
Darling, Cowles, Ellis, Grothman, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Schultz and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives J. Ott, Ballweg, Berceau, Gundrum, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Kessler, Nerison, A. Ott, Schneider, Sherman, Townsend, Ziegelbauer and Gunderson.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 18
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
By
Senators
Darling, Harsdorf, Grothman, Leibham, Lazich, Kanavas, Olsen, Roessler, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Schultz and Kapanke; cosponsored by Representatives Kaufert, Moulton, Jeskewitz, Davis, Ziegelbauer, F. Lasee, J. Fitzgerald, Petrowski, Suder, Kestell, Gundrum, Ballweg, Kerkman, Montgomery, Hubler, Albers, Roth, Tauchen, Strachota, Wood, Lothian, Van Roy, Vos, Hines, A. Ott, Meyer, Petersen, Hahn, Townsend, Friske, Murtha, Owens, Nass, Rhoades, J. Ott, Kleefisch, LeMahieu, Bies, Zipperer, Stone, Gunderson, M. Williams, Nerison, Nygren, Kramer and Musser.
To committee on Health and Human Services.
Senate Bill 19
Relating to: creditable military service under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
By
Senators
Jauch, Leibham, Hansen, Harsdorf, Erpenbach, Roessler, Sullivan, Lassa, Breske, Coggs, Plale, Kreitlow, Kapanke and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Hubler, Petrowski, Schneider, Wood, Hahn, Suder, Boyle, Kerkman, Gronemus, LeMahieu, Bies, Friske, Hebl, Fields, Hines, Gundrum, Albers, Kaufert, Nerison, Gunderson, A. Ott, Nelson, M. Williams, Hraychuck and Hintz.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
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State of Wisconsin
Joint Committee on Legislative Organization
January 26, 2007
The Honorable, the Legislature:
Thank you for your letter of January 26 regarding the scheduling of your budget address. We are pleased to inform you that Senate Joint Resolution 1 extends the statutory deadline to that date.
We look forward to receiving your budget message at a joint session, held February 13, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Sincerely,
President Fred A. Risser
Co-Chair
Speaker Michael Huebsch
Co-Chair
State of Wisconsin
Office of State Employment Relations
January 2007
The Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to s.
230.04 (9)(em), Wis. Stats., I am pleased to submit the 2006 Veterans Employment Report. The report summarizes veteran new hires and on-board statistics for the time period from July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006, and includes information for each state agency and each institution of the University of Wisconsin System.
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Veterans comprise an important segment of the Wisconsin workforce in both the private and public sectors. State government - and any other employer - can benefit greatly by recruiting and retaining our nation's trained and motivated veterans.
Sincerely,
Karen E. Timberlake
Director
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5),
Senator Kedzie added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution
7.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments except those of Sean Dilweg, Dan Ebert, and Kevin Hayden, be taken up en masse.
Ambs
, Todd,
of Madison, as a member of the Great Lakes Protection Fund, to serve for the term ending October 11, 2009.
Bagley, Cynthia,
of Clinton, as a member of the Psychology Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
Balachandran, Swaminat,
of Verona, as a member of the Optometry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
