Tuesday, April 24, 2007
11:00 A.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 Decker led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Wirch added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution
37.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the reading be dispensed with and that all appointments except that of Dennis Conta, be taken up en masse.
Arneson, Kenneth,
of Oshkosh, as a member of the Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
Azar
, Lauren,
of Madison, as a member of the Public Service Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2013.
Britton, Marla,
of Westby, as a member of the Real Estate Appraisers Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Gass
, Eric,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Meyer, Tanya,
of Gleason, as a member of the Board on Aging and Long Term Care, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2012.
Wickhem, Rebecca,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - 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.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
Conta, Dennis,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2010.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - 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.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 30 be withdrawn and taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army Pfc. Jon Bailey St. John II.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate
Joint Resolution 30.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that
Senate Joint Resolution 41 be withdrawn and taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 41
Relating to: the life and service of Specialist Grant A. Dampier of the United States Army.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate
Joint Resolution 41.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 42 be withdrawn and taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: the life and service of Sergeant Ryan D. Jopek of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate
Joint Resolution 42.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that all Senate action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
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