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 Breske led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 17
Relating to: declaring March 2007American Red Cross Month.
By
Senators
Wirch, Carpenter, Cowles, Erpenbach, Grothman, Hansen, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Albers, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Boyle, Gunderson, Hahn, Hintz, Hraychuck, Kerkman, Lothian, A. Ott, Owens, Pope-Roberts, Seidel, Sheridan, Sinicki, Soletski, Townsend, Van Roy and Wasserman.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 49
Relating to: free access to state parks and state trails by certain disabled veterans and former prisoners of war.
By
Senators
Lehman, Miller, Coggs, Risser, Kedzie, Lassa, Erpenbach, Kreitlow, Breske, Plale, Roessler and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Gronemus, Boyle, Hebl, Hubler, Berceau, Sheridan, Petrowski, Nerison, Kleefisch, Turner, Bies, Hines, Cullen, Sinicki, Steinbrink, Townsend, Seidel, Hraychuck, M. Williams, Owens, Hahn, LeMahieu, Lothian, Gunderson and Albers.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 50
Relating to: the frequency of wage payments to volunteer fire fighters.
By
Senators
Kreitlow, Cowles, Lassa, Kanavas, Grothman, Roessler and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Wood, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Moulton, Musser, Suder, Townsend and Vos.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 51
Relating to: establishing a publicly financed health care system for residents of this state, creating the Department of Health Planning and Finance, Health Policy Board, and regional consumer health councils, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Miller, Risser and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, A. Williams, Hebl, Parisi, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Zepnick, Sinicki, Hilgenberg, Fields, Kessler and Grigsby.
To committee on Health and Human Services.
Senate Bill 52
Relating to: daylight saving time and closing hours for certain alcohol beverages retailers.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representatives Boyle, Musser, Sheridan, Turner, Sherman, Pocan and Berceau.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
Senate Bill 53
Relating to: exempting school districts from the motor vehicle fuel tax.
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Carpenter, Lehman, Olsen, Plale and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Ballweg, Staskunas, Albers, Boyle, Gronemus, Gunderson, Kleefisch, Lothian, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nygren, A. Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Townsend and Van Roy.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
Senate Bill 54
Relating to: fees charged by notary publics.
By
Senators
Risser and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Sheridan and Sinicki.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
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Office of the Governor
February 4, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Heinemann, Lorrine Keating, of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Financial Institutions, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 4, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Jackson, Celia,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Regulation and Licensing, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Family Prosperity and Housing.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 9, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Burke, Mary,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Commerce, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 9, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Busalacchi, Frank,
of Brookfield, as Secretary of the Department of Transportation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 9, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Frank, Matt,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Corrections, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
