Tuesday, September 11, 2007
2:15 P.M.
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Assistant Chief Clerk Renk, pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (3) and
(4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 116 offered by Senator Sullivan.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 116 offered by Senator Sullivan.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: recognizing October 2007 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
By
Senators
Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Risser, Lassa, Miller, Schultz, Olsen, Lehman, Harsdorf, Taylor, Hansen, Cowles, Coggs, Roessler, Sullivan and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Hilgenberg, Sheridan, Boyle, Zepnick, Nelson, Soletski, Jeskewitz, Hraychuck, Sinicki, Albers, Benedict, Pocan, A. Williams, Suder, A. Ott, Ballweg, Pope-Roberts, Hahn, Seidel, Shilling, Toles, Young, Parisi, Kreuser, Molepske, Hebl, Grigsby, Kaufert, Mason, Strachota, Fields and Townsend.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 260
Relating to: strangulation and suffocation, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Lassa, Kapanke, Kanavas, Plale, Darling, Lazich, A. Lasee, Roessler, Lehman, Sullivan, Olsen, Harsdorf, Hansen, Schultz, Cowles, Risser and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Hraychuck, Berceau, Gunderson, Sinicki, A. Ott, Hilgenberg, Parisi, Sheridan, Jeskewitz, Musser, Molepske, Hahn, Albers, Shilling, Townsend, Kaufert, Newcomer, LeMahieu, J. Ott, Mursau, Hintz, Tauchen, Hines, Ballweg, Nerison and Steinbrink.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 261
Relating to: graffiti and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Plale, Carpenter, A. Lasee, Leibham, Darling, Schultz and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Staskunas, Zepnick, Sinicki, Lothian, Hahn, Vos, Musser, Sheridan and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
Senate Bill 262
Relating to: slaughter of equine animals.
By
Senators
Plale, Lassa and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Montgomery, Pocan, Van Akkeren, Jeskewitz, Fields, Townsend, Zepnick and Sinicki.
To committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
Senate Bill 263
Relating to: designation of an official state automotive museum.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Roessler and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Pridemore, Gunderson, Townsend and Albers.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism and Insurance.
Senate Bill 264
Relating to: the reporting of child abuse or neglect exemption for privileged information.
By
Senators
Erpenbach, Vinehout, Lassa, Harsdorf, Darling, Roessler and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Hines, Boyle, Parisi, Berceau, Zepnick, Grigsby, Sheridan, Pope-Roberts, Musser, Ballweg and Hraychuck.
To committee on Health and Human Services.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
September 10, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Mershart, Eileen,
of Madison, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Family Prosperity and Housing.
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The committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs reports and recommends:
Crump, Ann,
of Mukwonago, as a member of the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2013.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Coggs, Wirch, Lehman, Grothman and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 121
