Thursday, June 7, 2007
3:25 P.M.
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Marchant, pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Wednesday, June 6, 2007.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: David C. Mills' dedicated public service on behalf of all Wisconsin citizens, particularly the members of the Wisconsin Retirement System.
By
Senators
Robson, Coggs, Lehman, Harsdorf, Lassa, Olsen, Sullivan, Risser, Plale, Miller, Erpenbach, Roessler, Darling and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, Travis, Hahn, Black, A. Ott, Berceau, Petrowski, Turner, Townsend and Boyle.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 202
Relating to: specifically authorizing local governmental units to issue debt related to the brownfields revolving loan program.
By
Senators
Roessler, Cowles, Olsen and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Hahn, A. Ott, Kaufert, Hintz, Albers, Staskunas, Petrowski and Ballweg.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 203
Relating to: authorizing cities, villages, towns, and counties to solicit bids for certain contracts by using the Internet.
By
Senator
Roessler
; cosponsored by Representatives Owens, Jeskewitz, Albers, Bies, Mursau, A. Ott, Vos and Lothian.
To committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 204
Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs.
By
Senators
Breske, Olsen, Hansen, Grothman, Kreitlow, Schultz, Kapanke, Plale and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Staskunas, Jeskewitz, Gronemus, Vos, Hahn, LeMahieu, Musser, Ballweg, Gunderson, Albers, Honadel, Sheridan, Friske, Mursau and Van Roy.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
Senate Bill 205
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for nonprescription drugs.
By
Senators
Carpenter, Lehman, Roessler, Olsen, Darling and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Jorgensen, Black, Sheridan, Staskunas, Zepnick, Turner, Hraychuck, Parisi, Sinicki, Vukmir, Berceau, Nelson, Albers, J. Ott and A. Williams.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 206
Relating to: providing a health savings account option under the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan.
By
Senators
Harsdorf, Cowles, Darling, Grothman, A. Lasee, Roessler and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, Friske, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Hubler, Kerkman, Kestell, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Mursau, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petrowski, Strachota, Vos and Wood.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
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Relating to charges for voter registration data.
Submitted by Elections Board
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Report received from Agency, June 5, 2007.
Referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, June 6, 2007
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Relating to hunting and trapping regulations.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, June 5, 2007.
Referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources, June 6, 2007
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
June 6, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2007-2008 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us/
Baird, Mick Invenergy Wind LLC
Bliss, Amy Wisconsin Housing Alliance
Deschane, Gerard Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin